50¢ March 16, 2008 Volume 82, No. 11 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Holy Week is upon us Taking up the cross Customs, traditions in prayer, fasting and almsgiving Couple finds the Stations of the Cross bring people closer to Christ, each other Pages 9-13

BY DON CLEMMER

COLUMBIA CITY — When Michelle Alles stopped by the parish office at St. Paul of the Cross Church Controversial play one day and learned that the parish might be can- celling its 11 a.m. Friday Stations of the Cross, her returns to ND reaction was immediate. Bishop John M. D’Arcy’s “I was like, ‘Jacob and I will do it!’” recalls Alles, who owns and operates a tutoring center in statement Columbia City with her husband, Jacob. “And I went home, and I said, ‘Guess what — we’re leading sta- Page 3 tions now.’” Michelle’s snap decision to volunteer herself and her husband for the Lenten stations was fueled in part by a devotion to the Stations of the Cross that Father Robert Hoevel began a decade ago. She grew up in a rough area of Detroit with not much of a family life, so when she St. Henry founder dies rediscovered her Catholic faith as an adult, the sta- tions really clicked for her. Page 4 “I was going through very troubling times in my life,” she says. “It was something that I really felt I could connect with. I really felt like I was going through that darkness myself.” It helped her feel closer to Jesus and to all the suf- Vices and Virtues fering people of the world. It also gave that suffering Series concludes this week meaning. Jacob, a lover of history, also has a devotion to Page 12 the stations, but for him, they bring him closer to the historical event of the Passion of Jesus. They also bring him closer to the countless faithful pil- grims over the years who have either traveled to DON CLEMMER Jerusalem to walk the Way of the Cross or, if they Good Friday Jacob and Michelle Alles draw on their mutual love of the Stations of the Cross to lead the devotion on Friday mornings at St. Paul of the Cross Church in Columbia City. The couple Diocesan offices and Cathedral STATIONS, PAGE 5 continues the tradition led by the late Deacon Joseph Zickgraf. Bookstore closed March 21 AMAZING APOSTLES ‘A personal meeting with God’ Urging priests to make confession a time for God’s merciful love

confide only in themselves are blinded by BY CAROL GLATZ their ego “and their heart hardens in sin,” he said. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With fewer and A person who recognizes himself or her- fewer Catholics going to confession, Pope self “as weak and sinful entrusts himself to Benedict XVI urged priests and seminari- God and receives grace and pardon from ans to make the sacrament of penance a him,” he added. time for sinners to feel God’s merciful love. The pope said this was the message “Sin does not lie at the heart of the sacra- priests had to convey to the faithful: that no PROVIDED BY OUR LADY OF GOOD HOPE mental celebration, but rather God’s mercy, matter what sin one commits, if the sinner Our Lady of Good Hope youth group for which is infinitely greater than each of our humbly recognizes it and approaches a faults,” he said March 7. priest for confession with trust, “one special needs, Amazing Apostles, attended The pope spoke to about 700 priests and always experiences the peacemaking joy of a retreat that included praying the rosary seminarians taking part in a weeklong God’s forgiveness.” course offered every year by the Vatican’s He praised the fact that the course was with crafts, lessons on Mary’s life, discus- Apostolic Penitentiary, which deals with helping confessors be doctrinally well pre- sion, food and fellowship. Members matters of conscience. pared and better able to help penitents feel The head of the penitentiary, U.S. God’s loving mercy. include, from left, Ally Stevens, Dani Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, told the pope He asked whether a lack of emphasis on Wilson, Tori Daugherty, Patty Welch, Lizzie the annual study session was a way to pro- God’s mercy was a contributing factor to “a mote the importance of “the penitential certain disaffection toward this sacrament” Erexson, Anna Welch and Abby Schnelker ministry, above all that of confession of confession. (which) depends greatly on priests, too, and While helping the penitents understand who are pictured in front of the retreat their awareness of being the bearers of a the seriousness of their sins is important, he shrine. Each girl holds a rosary or a favorite precious and irreplaceable ministry.” said insisting only on “the accusation of The pope said that today, unfortunately, sin” risks putting the most important point Mary piece. A retreat for the boys of the there is a growing lack of any sense of sin. group is currently being planned. Those who are too self-confident and LOVE, PAGE 4 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Vocations, religious education Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 build strong Catholic identity PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy about 50 of our priests gathered at St. Martin prayer in the presence of the Blessed EDITOR: Tim Johnson de Porres Parish in Syracuse for a Day of Sacrament. ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer Recollection. Our speaker was John STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad Cavadini, chair of the theology department at On the question of immigration Notre Dame. His topic was the spirituality of Every year the bishops and the major the preacher as seen in the homilies of St. Editorial Department NEWS religious superiors who have their head- Augustine. We learned how Augustine quarters in Indiana meet for discussion on PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES always had his focus on Christ and that the an area that concerns us both. This year the FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, word of God is never complete until it is pro- topic was immigration. Glen Tebbe, who is Ann Carey, Michelle Castleman, Elmer BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY claimed. It is in the proclaiming that the word the director of the Indiana Catholic J. Danch, Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie of God takes residence in the souls of the lis- Conference, gave us a presentation of the Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane teners. It was challenging and enriching and a legislation now before the Indiana Freeby, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, Saint Joseph’s High School good preparation for all of us as we under- Assembly. It was a special blessing that take the sacred responsibility of drawing our Jennifer Murray, Jennifer Ochstein A splendid day at Saint Joseph’s High Father Chris Cox, CSC, from St. Adalbert, people closer to the mystery and the person was with us. Father Chris, who is the pastor and Deb Wagner School, South Bend. What you always look for as bishop when you visit a high school is of Christ in Holy Week and Easter, and as of an urban ethnic parish — Polish and always there was appropriate time for the Hispanic — has an extraordinary grasp of Business Department Catholic identity. We began as always, John Gaughan and I, with the holy sacrifice of the sacrament of reconciliation. Speaking of this complex situation, and he brought BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Mass and then followed the great Saint Joe Holy Week, I urge as many of our people as much light to our discussion. AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber tradition of honoring the senior scholars and possible to attend the chrism Mass which will BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol various other awards and then the valedictori- be Monday night in South Bend and Tuesday About St. Patrick [email protected] an and salutatorian, who were Thomas in Fort Wayne. Above all, if your health As is now well known, we cannot cele- Everett and John Aversa. Both are from allows, you should make the complete tridu- brate St. Patrick on his feast day because it Advertising Sales Corpus Christi Parish. um, that is Holy Thursday night, the solemn is in Holy Week, when quite properly and Good Friday event and the Easter Vigil in Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) Among the things we learned were that according to liturgical regulations, we must several groups of students go to the chapel your parish church. concentrate on the Passion of the Lord. (260) 456-2824 On Good Friday, there will be the collec- Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) daily to say a decade of the rosary in the However, it is allowed to have this Mass tion for the Holy Land, which is taken up the previous week. So it will be a thorough (574) 234-0687 presence of the Blessed Sacrament. There was a meeting of about 15 young people, throughout the Catholic Church. Even though joy to celebrate the evening Mass on March Web site: www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY boys and girls, who meet on a regular basis there is only one service in most parishes, 13 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. It has to think about the priesthood for the boys or this collection, which by the way is the oldest been some years since I have celebrated Published weekly except the last collection in the universal church, is one of Sunday in June, second and fourth the consecrated life for the young women. this Mass, and it is a wonderful and prayer- Father Cam Tirabassi, one of the three priest our largest. People naturally turn to ful moment. The magnificent Notre Dame weeks in July, second week in August Jerusalem on this day. Remember that St. and last week in December by the chaplains at Saint Joe, runs this meeting and Folk Choir under the direction of Steve Sister Lois of the Sisters of St. Francis of Paul took up a collection for the church in Warner will sing appropriate Irish hymns Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Jerusalem as is recorded in the scriptures. 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Perpetual Adoration of Mishawaka runs a with Irish instruments. Among those attend- Wayne, IN 46801. Periodicals postage similar meeting for the girls. We do not know ing, by the way, will be my cousin John paid at Fort Wayne, IN, and additional how many of them will take up religious life Farewell to a good priest D’Arcy from Philadelphia. When my mailing office. or the seminary, but it is a credit to their fam- On a snowy wintry morning, we celebrat- father’s family came out of Galway to this ilies and to this high school that they are con- ed the Mass of Christian Burial for Father country, some came to Boston and some to POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: sidering it. Robert Hoevel. There is a great story here. Philadelphia. John’s grandfather and my Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort One has to be impressed with the splendid Father Bob served 65 years as a priest. The father were first cousins and lived next door Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or e-mail: team that Principal Susan Richter has gath- land southeast of Fort Wayne was once all to each other. Now John is living out his [email protected]. ered around her. It includes Marty Harshman farms. His grandfather, Henry, and his father, first year as a professor of the business Ben, gave this land to the diocese, as his SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Domestic in as dean. Marty is a former basketball player school at Notre Dame, and I had lunch with at Saint Joe. Marilyn Gibbs is assistant prin- grandfather had always wanted to have a him recently — a cousin I only met this advance, one year $20. Bundle rates church built there. Thus, Father Bob was available on request. Single copy 50¢. cipal. There was much praise for her efforts year at our eucharistic conference. His in strengthening the academic element. She is made the first pastor of a church in a fast grandfather, Peter, was a Philadelphia MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort a superb educator and a former principal of growing area. The parish was cut off from policeman, and he and my father grew up Wayne, IN 46802.Telephone (260) Corpus Christi School. Also, the athletic St. Andrew and Sacred Heart, and it flour- together and was among that magnificent 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. director Eric Gohlke is outstanding. ished. Here is what he wrote to me about this generation that came from Ireland with BUREAU OFFICE: 114 W.Wayne St., South special moment in his life in a letter written nothing and raised large families and made Bend, IN 46601.Telephone (574) 234- A special classroom to me as I prepared to preach on his golden certain they received a good education. I 0687. Fax: (574) 232-8483. One can never say enough about Andy jubilee as a priest. think of them when I hear such criticism of the new immigrants, whom we must wel- News deadline is the Monday morn- Oross. Andy is a Notre Dame graduate who received his advanced degree in theology at Grandpa Henry often said that he would be happy come and serve in the name of Christ. ing before publication date. to have a Catholic church on his land, but there You can also celebrate St. Patrick’s Advertising deadline is nine days the University of Dayton through our dioce- was no need. When my parents were married in before publication date. san program. I visited his classroom where he Masses the week before the feast day in 1911, all was farmland north of St. Henry’s for a churches under his patronage. I hope I can teaches a course on great Catholic thinkers. mile and a half. All was farmland too, west of St. LETTERS POLICY: Today’s Catholic wel- What a joy to hear the young people reflect celebrate the noon Mass at St. Patrick Henry’s, up to Rudisill Blvd. So when we attended Parish, South Bend, on Friday, March 14. comes original, signed letters about on their readings and on their interests, and St. Andrew School, we walked nearly three miles. issues affecting church life. Although what the bishop considered to be good writ- Even the block east of St. Andrew’s was farmland we cannot publish every letter we ers of theology. Many are well versed on the when it was built. A special night at Marian receive, we strive to provide a bal- writing of Joseph Ratzinger, who is now I journeyed to Marian High School on a anced representation of expressed Pope Benedict XVI, and were preparing to My father, Ben, repeated to the diocese, the wish cold Saturday afternoon to take part in their opinions and a variety of reflections study Catherine of Siena. I was told about the of Grandpa Henry, that if ever the diocese wanted auction. At each of the four high school on life in the church.We will choose letters for publication based on read- famous “wager” of Pascal, and how one land for a new parish, he would give the land. So auctions, I lead a special event at the begin- er interest, timeliness and fairness. young man had shared this with a relative as in 1956, as the city moved rapidly south, the offer ning. This is to raise money for those stu- Readers may agree or disagree with a proof for the existence for God. Senior was accepted. Bishop Pursley offered the building dents who could not otherwise attend a the letter writers’ opinions. Letters Ryan Richter is an outstanding left-handed of that parish to me (Father Hoevel) and said: Catholic High School. Marian gives such must not exceed 500 words. All let- pitcher who will enter Notre Dame in the fall “Think it over. There are plusses and minuses to help to 21 percent of their students. Last ters must be signed and include a and play baseball there. He will be among your doing that.” I was thrilled to accept. year they gave out $228,000 and the aver- phone number and address for verifi- those entering the church at Easter. age grant was $2,000. The Bishop’s cation.We reserve the right to edit It is a work of faith and learning that is So we brought him back to his first Auction raised $90,000. The largest ever at letters for legal and other concerns. going on at Saint Joe High, and there is joy parish, and St. Henry’s was full as it had Marian. It is a worthy thing to do because been in the old days when he was pastor. Mail letters to: Today’s Catholic, in that building and love for the school by we must never become a school system for students and faculty alike. Father Bob Schulte and I accompanied him the affluent. It would not be Catholic. P.O. Box 11169, Fort Wayne, IN to his place of burial at the Catholic 46856-1169; or e-mail: Cemetery east of Fort Wayne. He was a [email protected] A day of prayer with St. Augustine Have a beautiful Holy Week and Easter great friend of many of our priests including Sunday, and I will see you all next week. Despite a wintry morning and snow-cov- the late Msgr. Edward Hession, and like ISSN 0891-1533 ered highways at least on the eastern end, USPS 403630 Father Ed, was known for his devotion to MARCH 16, 2008 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 3

STATEMENT OF BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY The decision to allow performances of ‘The Vagina Monologues’ at the University of Notre Dame March 2008

everend John Jenkins, put such a play, which many both theoretical and practical violence does. The play depicts, cited in defense of this position. CSC, and I have been in consider pornographic, on the and eminently pastoral and exalts, and endorses female mas- But what makes a Catholic uni- Rcommunication about his level of serious works such as prayerful. Easter week is liturgi- turbation, which is a sin. It versity distinctive is the convic- decision to allow performances the writings of Gibbon and cally considered as Easter Day. depicts, exalts, and endorses a tion that in the search for truth, of “The Vagina Monologues” at Luther? Surely Notre Dame will not pre- sexual relationship between an we do not start from scratch; we Notre Dame. I am grateful to Even if one could make a fer or even seem to prefer the adult woman and a child, a start from the truth that has been Father Jenkins for the extensive case that this play has academic requirements of the V-Day cam- minor, which is a sin and also a revealed to us in the Word of time he has put into our conver- merit, it could be read in class. paign to the proper observance crime. It depicts God, the person sation and correspondence on When a book or play is read in of Easter. and exalts the of Jesus Christ, these matters over the last two class, the student expects it to be Perhaps an analogy might most base form and the teaching months, and I have taken care in discussed and critiqued; indeed, illustrate how critical the context of sexual rela- While claiming to deplore of his church. this statement to present his this is an essential part of the is when making decisions about tionship The notion that position accurately in order to classroom experience. This is what is appropriate to allow. between a man truth will make a fair response. Father not so when one attends the per- Suppose that Notre Dame was a and a woman. violence against women, emerge from a Jenkins has informed me that, formance of a play. One general- Catholic University in Nazi These illicit discussion in while he thinks that this play is a ly goes to a play and leaves; Germany in 1938, and a portion sexual actions which many bad play, he believes that permit- staying afterwards to listen to a of the faculty and student body are portrayed as the play at the same time points of view ting its performance under cer- panel discussion about the play were Nazi sympathizers. Suppose paths to heal- are represented tain conditions, namely, in an is not inherent in the activity of further that there was a national ing, and the violates the standards both disrespects academic building without attending a play. No one who movement to show a prominent implication is revealed truth fundraising and with a panel dis- comes to the play is required to Nazi propaganda film on college that the historic, and separates cussion afterwards in which the stay for the panel discussion, and campuses. Would not the show- positive under- of decency and morality the search for Catholic perspective is repre- Father Jenkins’ attempt to give ing of such a film at Notre Dame standing of het- truth from the sented, is consistent with the the performances of this play an involve the university in provid- erosexual mar- that safeguard a woman’s certainty of identity of a Catholic university. academic quality seems defi- ing a platform for Nazi propa- riage as the faith; instead, as In particular, Father Jenkins cient. ganda and entail some level of norm is what Pope John Paul believes that reading the works In addition, unlike reading the cooperation with the evil of we must recov- dignity and protect her, II stated in “Ex of authors such as Nietzsche, play as a classroom assignment, Nazism? Would providing a er from. Corde Gibbon, Luther and Joyce, who the performances are themselves panel in which the Catholic atti- Father body and soul, Ecclesiae”: “A in various ways espouse ideas an endorsement of the interna- tude towards Nazism was includ- Jenkins has Catholic univer- that are contrary to Catholic tional V-Day campaign, even if ed as one among several view- informed me sity’s privileged teaching, in classes at Notre this is done without fundraising. points, in any way mitigate the that after each from sexual predators. task is ‘to unite Dame, is comparable to permit- Is this not the motivation of the evil involved in showing such a evening per- existentially by ting performances of “The departments that have asked to film? Would not the university formance there intellectual Vagina Monologues” under the sponsor the play and the young bear moral responsibility for the will be a panel effort two conditions specified. women who will be acting in it? fact that some students who discussion, which will include orders of reality that too fre- As bishop of this historic dio- Did they not propose to have viewed the film on campus might someone who will give an quently tend to be placed in cese, entrusted with the spiritual multiple performances of the be persuaded by the propaganda informed and sympathetic pres- opposition as though they were welfare of all those who live play again this year because they and became Nazi supporters? entation of Catholic teaching. In antithetical: the search for truth, within its borders, including the believe it conveys an important I chose this analogy because so doing, he notes that Notre and the certainty of already students at our beloved Notre message, and they want as many Father Jenkins, in our correspon- Dame “has taken stronger steps knowing the fount of truth.’” Dame, I believe that, once again, people to see it as possible? In dence, made mention of a series than many other Catholic institu- — John Paul II, Discourse to the I must publicly and respectfully short, people push to have this of documentary films shown tions to put limits on the per- Institut Catholique de Paris, disagree with Father Jenkins’ play performed year after year recently on campus concerning formance of this play.” While June, 1, 1980, cited in “Ex Corde decision. I am because they the early days of Nazism, which this may well be true, there are a Ecclesiae,” 1. convinced that endorse the he believes would also have to growing number of Catholic For these reasons, I believe permitting per- message it con- be banned if “The Vagina institutions of higher learning that the performing of this play, formances of But there is an enormous veys, and they Monologues” were banned. But that have permanently banned even with one or more persons “The Vagina want to be part there is an enormous difference the play. willing to present Catholic Monologues” is of the interna- between showing a Nazi propa- The overriding issue here is teaching, is in direct opposition not consistent difference between tional campaign ganda film in 2008 and showing moral. The play is an affront to to both the spirit and letter of with the identi- to promote this it in 1938. One is a matter of human dignity, as Catholic “Ex Corde Ecclesiae.” Also, ty of a Catholic showing a Nazi message. In historic and scholarly interest in teaching understands it. If it is because it depicts and endorses university and allowing per- a long-past event, and the other performed, it should be sinful sexual acts in direct oppo- not comparable formances of constitutes active cooperation in denounced. Otherwise, the uni- sition to church teaching, I to the long propaganda film in 2008 the play on promoting a current and threat- versity appears to endorse it as believe its performance to be accepted aca- campus again ening evil ideology. in some way good and the pornographic and spiritually demic tradition this year, I am convinced that, in the impression is given that Catholic harmful. This judgment is made through which and showing it in 1938. whether or not current cultural context, allowing teaching is one option competing after prayer, reflection and dia- a wide variety they are offi- performances of “The Vagina among many. This method logue and after preparing several of authors are cially consid- Monologues” at Notre Dame is places faith in a defensive posi- statements over many years. (For read and dis- ered part of the analogous to the situation tion and on the margin and is other statements on this issue, cussed in class- V-Day cam- described above. The play is lit- unacceptable at a Catholic uni- see www.diocesefwsb.org.) es at Notre paign, Notre tle more than a propaganda piece versity. Because of this pastoral find- Dame and in all institutions of Dame continues to cooperate in for the sexual revolution and “A faith that places itself on ing, of which I am convinced, higher learning. advancing the campaign’s agen- secular feminism. While claim- the margin of what is human, of and keeping in mind primarily In the first place, the differ- da, an agenda which, as I have ing to deplore violence against what is therefore culture, would the spiritual welfare of our ence between the works of repeatedly reflected in my sever- women, the play at the same be a faith unfaithful to the full- young students, the good name authors such as Nietzsche, al statements over the years, is time violates the standards of ness of what the Word of God of Notre Dame and her well- Gibbon, Luther and Joyce, and directly opposed to the dignity decency and morality that safe- manifests and reveals, a decapi- earned position of academic and “The Vagina Monologues” is a of the human person and is anti- guard a woman’s dignity and tated faith, worse still, a faith in Catholic leadership, and the difference, not of degree, but of thetical to Catholic teaching. protect her, body and soul, from the process of self-annihilation.” blessed Easter week — I remain kind. The former have written According to their Web site, sexual predators. The human — John Paul II, Address to hopeful that Father Jenkins will serious philosophical, theologi- the international V-Day cam- community has generally Intellectuals, to Students and to reconsider his decision for this cal and literary works, which paign has extended the time refrained from exposing and dis- University Personnel at Medellin, year and future years. A decision have influenced Western when this play can be performed cussing the hidden parts of a Columbia, 5 July, 1986. Cited in not to sponsor the play is not thought. As such, their work has to March 30. But if this play is woman’s body, preferring to “Ex Corde Ecclesiae” 44. only consistent with academic academic merit and is worthy of performed on the dates sched- consider them private and even Some claim that a perform- freedom but is a right use of serious discussion and critique in uled, it will be held during sacred. Most importantly, the ance of the play followed by a such freedom for it shows a classroom setting. Father Easter week, the holiest time of sexual sin, which the play panel will “engage the culture” respect for the truth, for the Jenkins believes that Eve the church year. Notre Dame has depicts in several scenes, dese- and that out of such a discussion common good and the rights of Ensler’s play was written to a long and blessed tradition of crates women just as much as, if the “truth will emerge.” Sadly, others. (ef. “Ex Corde shock and offend. How can one liturgical excellence, a tradition not more deeply than, sexual “Ex Corde Ecclesiae” is even Ecclesiae,” 12) 4 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008 Father Robert Hoevel, Social effects of sin greater St. Henry founder, dies than ever, says Vatican VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In Among the “new sins” that FORT WAYNE — Father Robert bration,” recalls Becker. “I went today’s globalized culture, the have emerged in recent times, he J. Hoevel died Wednesday, up to the man and said, ‘You social effects of sin are greater pointed to genetic experiments and March 5, at Saint Anne Home. probably won’t remember me.’ It than ever before and deserve the manipulation that violate funda- He was 92. A devoted priest and had many, many years. He said, church’s urgent attention, a Vatican mental human rights and produce lover of sports, he served eight ‘Of course I know you, and I official said. effects difficult to foresee and con- parishes as either pastor or assis- remember where you lived in the New forms of sin have arisen in trol. tant pastor during his 65 years of parish.’” the area of biotechnology, eco- He said other areas where sin priesthood. Most notable among Becker also remembers her nomics and ecology, and many has a social impact include drug these was his role as founding old pastor as a supportive pres- involve questions of individual abuse, which affects many young pastor of St. Henry Parish in ence when her husband was diag- rights and wider social effects, said people; economic injustice, which southeast Fort Wayne. nosed with cancer years ago and Bishop Gianfranco Girotti. has left the poor even poorer and Born Feb. 2, 1916, in Fort knows that Father Hoevel will be Bishop Girotti is an official of the rich richer; and environmental Wayne, he was the son of missed. the Apostolic Penitentiary, an irresponsibility. Benjamin W. and Marie U. “He gave a lot of years to a lot office that deals with questions Bishop Girotti was asked about (Steib) Hoevel and grew up on a of people,” she notes. relating to penance and indul- public reaction to sin among the parcel of farmland that would be During Father Hoevel’s time gences. He made the comments in church’s own members, a refer- the future site of St. Henry at St. Henry’s, his parents lived an interview March 8 with the ence to priestly sex abuse. Church. He attended St. Andrew only a few blocks from the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore “One cannot underrate the School in Fort Wayne and in fifth church and came to Mass every Romano. objective seriousness of a series of grade decided he wanted to be a day. Bishop Girotti said the sense of acts that have recently been report- priest. In 1968, Father Hoevel was sin in today’s world should be ed and that carry with them the After attending St. Joseph FATHER ROBERT HOEVEL appointed administrator of St. even more acute than before, since signs of the church’s human and College in Rensselaer, he was the Joseph Parish in Garrett and the effects of sin are often wide- institutional fragility,” he said. recipient of a diocesan scholar- made pastor in 1969. He battled spread. But he said it should also be ship for two years of study at the the chancery on Sundays, and the cancer during this time. He “If yesterday sin had a rather recognized that the church reacted Pontifical North American parish grew under his care. moved to St. Patrick, Arcola, in individualistic dimension, today it to these reports and is continuing College in Rome. Highlights of He also was responsible for 1975, St. Joseph, Mishawaka, in has an impact and resonance that to do so, with “rigorous interven- this time included playing base- CYO athletics, which included 1977 and Immaculate is above all social, because of the tions and initiatives” aimed at pro- ball with classmates within view basketball, football and softball Conception, Kendallville, in great phenomenon of globaliza- tecting the church’s good name of St. Peter’s Basilica and partici- games. By charging 10 cents per 1980. tion,” he said. and the people of God. pating with other seminarians in game, he raised the funds to help Along with his lifelong love of “In effect, attention to sin is a He added, however, that he the observances surrounding the pay for a gymnasium for Central baseball, Father Hoevel enjoyed more urgent task today, precisely thought the mass media had death of Pope Pius XI and the Catholic High School. fishing and golf, often accompa- because its consequences are more overemphasized these scandals in election of Pope Pius XII. His In 1949, Father Hoevel was nied by Msgr. William Faber. abundant and more destructive,” a way that brought discredit upon time in Rome was cut short, how- appointed assistant pastor at St. “We were very close friends. I he said. the church. ever, by the outbreak of World Bernard Parish, Wabash, and con- had a great, deep respect for him War II, when the American semi- tinued to take care of St. Francis because he was first a priest,” narians were sent home at the Xavier Parish. In 1950, he was Msgr. Faber says of Father for a priest to be present in confes- advice of the American consul. appointed resident pastor of St. Hoevel. “He was a tremendously LOVE sionals. Twenty percent said they Father Hoevel completed his Francis Xavier. good priest, a sincere priest.” had difficulty in talking to another studied at St. Meinrad Seminary In 1956, Father Hoevel was Father Hoevel was also friends CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 person about their sins while 10 in southern Indiana and was appointed founding pastor of St. with Msgr. Edward Hession, percent considered the priest to be ordained to the priesthood on Henry Parish, Fort Wayne. Father founding pastor of St. Charles on the back burner — that of “a an obstacle to direct conversation May 30, 1942, by Bishop John F. Hoevel’s father had donated six Borromeo Parish, Fort Wayne. personal meeting with God, the with God. Noll in the Cathedral of the acres of farmland to the diocese Father Hoevel retired in 1984, father of good will and mercy.” While the survey is dated, he Immaculate Conception in Fort for the new parish. The parish first living in residence at St. “It’s necessary today to let the said, “things have not improved” Wayne. His first assignment was was named St. Henry, in honor of Bavo, Mishawaka. He later person who confesses feel that since then. as an assistant at St. Mary of the Father Hoevel’s grandfather, moved to and assisted at the divine tenderness toward the peni- Bishop Girotti told the paper Assumption Parish in Decatur. Henry Hoevel, the original owner Cathedral of the Immaculate tent sinner,” which is seen in the course also addressed special Father Hoevel reportedly made a of the land. Conception. He was appointed many moving accounts in the penitents like the divorced, remar- good impression on the Decatur On Oct. 8, 1957, Bishop Leo chaplain of Saint Anne Home in Gospel, he said, highlighting ried and couples who were living parishioners when he hit a home Pursley dedicated the church. Fort Wayne in 1991 but held the Luke’s account of Jesus’ encounter together outside marriage. run to win a baseball game, 1-0, Father Hoevel celebrated the first post for only a few months. In with a repentant woman in the He said the priest should use against St. Andrew, Fort Wayne, Mass in the new church on 1998, he was appointed to a five- house of Simon. the moment of confession to slow- his home parish. Christmas Eve. To the north of year term on the clergy retire- The pope reminded the priests ly suggest solutions that would In 1946, Father Hoevel was the church and school, a rectory ment committee. how valuable their ministry of rectify the person’s situation so appointed assistant chancellor of and convent were constructed, He later lived in an apartment administering “divine mercy for that he or she may eventually be the diocese and resided for a time the latter housing the Sisters of in Sylvan Springs near Rome the salvation of souls” was for the able to receive the Eucharist. at the chancery in Fort Wayne. St. Agnes who came to staff the City and, finally, Saint Anne church and urged them to be While priests must follow doc- His responsibilities included school. The parish grew from 278 Home in Fort Wayne. examples of “authentic Christian trinal rules concerning divorced overseeing the cafeteria at families its first year to 495 fami- Father Hoevel is survived by a life.” and remarried Catholics, their pas- Central Catholic High School, lies in 1962. sister, Helen Berghoff of Fort One of the course’s organizers toral attitude must be inspired by buying groceries and finding Barb Becker is one parishioner Wayne, a brother, Benjamin and a top official at the Apostolic the Gospel and “cannot and must assignments for student workers. who remembers Father Hoevel Hoevel of South Bend, 14 nieces Penitentiary, Bishop Gianfranco not bring someone despair,” he While Father Hoevel enjoyed fondly. Among his many attrib- and nephews and 42 great-nieces Girotti, told the Vatican newspaper said. the work, Bishop Noll wanted utes, Becker says Father Hoevel and nephews. Mass of Christian the sacrament of penance in Italy When hearing the confession of him to stay in contact with parish had a remarkable ability to Burial was Saturday, March 8, at was in a “period of crisis” and a other priests or religious, the con- life and assigned Father Hoevel remember different parishioners St. Henry Catholic Church in “serious state of difficulty.” fessor must be a “just judge” and to oversee the mission church, St. from different parishes. Fort Wayne. Burial was in In a March 4 article in “good doctor of the spirit”; he Francis Xavier, in Pierceton. “Recently I spoke with him at Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. L’Osservatore Romano, the bishop must “never take on an apocalyp- Father Hoevel drove down from the parish 50th anniversary cele- referred to a 1998 survey that tic tone” since taking too hard a found 30 percent of Catholics in line has often “been fatal for Italy believed there was no need many,” the bishop said.

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CHICAGO • ELKHART • FORT WAYNE • GRAND RAPIDS • INDIANAPOLIS • SOUTH BEND • WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 16, 2008 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 5 struggling with his own health,” Jacob recalls, noting that his fam- Annual abuse audit and survey find ily had a special connection to STATIONS Deacon Zickgraf’s ministry as CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the deacon was a good friend to soaring costs, fewer allegations Jacob’s grandmother and visited and ministered to her often fluctuation of those numbers; the couldn’t travel to Jerusalem, tried toward the end of her life. BY PATRICIA ZAPOR need to develop and maintain con- to bring themselves closer by “If someone does that for cise record keeping ... and the praying the stations. The latter someone you love, how can you WASHINGTON (CNS) — The time-consuming process of select- practice has gone on since the not love them?” Jacob asks. costs to the Catholic Church for ing safe environment programs medieval period, says Jacob, and While Michelle did not have legal settlements in abuse cases, that are age-appropriate and in have become part of our Catholic the family connection to Deacon therapy for victims of sexual accord with Catholic moral princi- identity. Zickgraf, she grew close to him abuse, support for offenders and ples.” “As Catholics we know what by attending the 11 a.m. Friday legal fees soared to more than Kettelkamp told Catholic News they are,” says Jacob on the role stations during Lent. $600 million in 2007, the fourth Service it has proven especially the devotion serves. “These are “He was not good at this time year of reporting on the handling difficult to track one category of 14 different things that we can last year, and leading the stations of abuse cases by U.S. dioceses people designated in the charter meditate on to learn more about was a real journey,” recalls and religious orders. for the training — parents — so Christ, to grow closer in our rela- Michelle, noting the gratitude The 2007 Survey of Allegations it’s unclear how many have partic- tionship with him. The mysteries Deacon Zickgraf showed her for and Costs released by the U.S. ipated. of the rosary are the same thing. praying the stations with him and Conference of Catholic Bishops “We just don’t have a firm They allow us supporting him. March 7 also reported a continued number of parents” in the targeted to meditate on Jacob notes, decrease in the number of new church population, she said. Many certain aspects “Deacon Joe credible allegations of abuse: 599 parents have received training of Christ’s life.” They find that didn’t just say new allegations were made in CNS GRAPHIC/EMILY THOMPSON because they are volunteers or Jacob and the stations. He 2007, compared with 635 in 2006, Costs related to clergy sexual employees of the church, and so Michelle were lived the sta- 695 in 2005 and 898 in 2004, the abuse cases in U.S. Catholic dioce- are counted in those numbers. not aware of the the stations tions. He served first year of the survey. ses and religious orders climbed Others are encouraged to partici- mutual devotion the church According to the survey con- to more than $600 million in pate in sessions offered for various for the stations through his ducted by the Center for Applied 2007. groups. when they met have a real ecumenical times of suffer- Research in the Apostolate at After unsuccessfully attempting at daily Mass at ing.” Georgetown University, dioceses lion children and adults through to track how many parents receive Eastern value in that, It was and religious institutes paid $615 training programs meant to teach the training the first two years of the Michigan because of this million for legal settlements, thera- people at all levels of the church audits, Kettelkamp said, subsequent University, or that Michelle py, support for offenders, attor- how to prevent abuse from occur- audits haven’t pursued a figure. when they since they are felt she couldn’t neys’ fees and other costs. In the ring, to spot the signs of abuse and Of the 195 dioceses and moved back to let the Friday four previous years of the survey, to ensure that it is reported. eparchies — the comparable entity Columbia City not a Mass, morning sta- the highest amount paid out was An annual audit of compliance to a diocese in Eastern-rite to be near tions die. $466 million in 2005. with the bishops’ “Charter for the Catholic churches — only the Jacob’s family. Along with Of the $615 million, dioceses Protection of Children and Young Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., did not They didn’t non-Catholics find bringing them spent $499 million and religious People” released at the same time participate in the CARA survey. even get to pray closer to the orders paid $116 million. as the CARA survey found that Of the 218 U.S. religious orders them together them more accessible. suffering Christ, Teresa Kettelkamp, executive more than 99 percent of the that belong to the Conference of regularly prior the suffering of director of the U.S. bishops’ Office 37,000 U.S. priests have partici- Major Superiors of Men, 159, or to this Lent the world, the of Child and Youth Protection, pated in what is called “safe envi- 73 percent, participated. because of con- faithful said the annual costs may continue ronment” training. A statement from the Lincoln flicting work throughout his- to be high in coming years, as dio- The training had also been Diocese said it operates “in full schedules. tory, their ceses pay off settlements to vic- completed by more than 99 per- compliance with all civil and all But now that parish, Deacon tims of abuse. cent of deacons and educators, laws of the Catholic Church con- they’re leading Zickgraf and In 2007 several dioceses and more than 98 percent of 4,918 can- cerning the abuse of minors.” the stations together, the experi- each other, the Stations of the religious orders announced large didates for ordination, 98 percent It said the diocese has fully ence has been a real gift to their Cross have also brough Jacob settlements, including $660 mil- of 229,000 church employees, 98 implemented the “Essential relationship. and Michelle closer to Protestants lion for the Los Angeles percent of 1.4 million volunteers, Norms” approved by the Vatican “Because our spiritualities are and other non-Catholics, who Archdiocese, covering more than and more than 96 percent of the “and is vigilant to make every rea- so different, this has been a nice have come to St. Paul of the 500 claimants, and a settlement of 5.9 million children involved in sonable effort to see that any and sort of bridge for us,” explains Cross to pray the stations with $50 million for more than 100 church programs. all abuse is prevented.” The norms Michelle. “If we both had to sit them. They find that the stations claimants by the Oregon-based The audit found 178 of the 190 established legal procedures under down and take private prayer, I have a real ecumenical value in Jesuit province whose members dioceses that participated to be in church law for applying charter would sit down with a great that, since they are not a Mass, served in Alaska. A portion of full compliance with every article policies. devotional and a rosary, and he non-Catholics find them more those settlements is being paid by of the charter, it said. After participating in the initial would grab early Church accessible. insurers and is not included in the Twelve others were in compli- audit by the USCCB, “the Diocese Fathers.” For them, the stations Father Larry Kramer, pastor of figures for what dioceses and reli- ance except for one or two of its of Lincoln has exercised its option encompass the best of both St. Paul of the Cross, who still gious orders have spent. 17 articles. Nearly all those fell to refrain from participation in the worlds. does the 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Kettelkamp said it’s difficult to short on Article 12, the one requir- audit, as its application, though per- Leading the 11 a.m. Stations Cross, attests to the ecumenical predict whether the number of ing “safe environment” programs, haps helpful in some dioceses, has of the Cross are also special to appeal of the stations, recalling allegations of abuse will continue and almost all gaps were in getting not proven to be so in the Diocese the Alleses because of the reason how a Lutheran pastor to decrease, partly because victims all children through the programs, of Lincoln,” the statement said. they were almost cancelled in the approached him during his time of sexual abuse often wait decades it said. The charter also established first place. They had been led, up in Bluffton about using his to report what happened to them. “The difficulty has to do with a the Office of Child and Youth until last year, by Deacon Joe church to do the stations. “His Meanwhile, U.S. schools, number of factors,” said the audit Protection and the National Zickgraf, who died in August. was of course not equipped. I parishes and dioceses have put report, “the sheer number of indi- Review Board to oversee compli- “He had a real devotion to suggested we do them jointly,” nearly all of the targeted 8.5 mil- viduals in each category ...; the ance with the charter. going around and visiting the recalls Father Kramer. “It was a homebound even when he was great experience.” Lenten Enrichment Books and Activity Books for home or school and All Saints for children or adults. 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the satellite transmission in cele- Vatican official: Pope's bration of the sixth Day of Prayer social encyclical not for European and American University Students. Besides expected before summer Washington, participants were in Havana; Mexico City; Toledo, VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope EWS RIEFS N B Spain; Aparecida, Brazil; Loja, Benedict XVI is still working on Ecuador; Naples, Italy; Avignon, his social encyclical, but it proba- France; Bucharest, Romania; and bly will not be ready before sum- Minsk, Belarus. “It was beautiful mer, a top Vatican official said. POPE MEETS WITH ECUMENICAL ORTHODOX PATRIARCH to have all the college students "The pope is reflecting and revis- from all over the world to be unit- ing, and therefore we cannot pre- ed in solidarity,” said Anne Funk, dict. But I presume it will not be a senior majoring in social work at published before the summer Catholic University, who prayed a vacation period," Cardinal Hail Mary that was broadcast Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican sec- around the world. Washington retary of state, said March 9. Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, Vatican sources said the pope who is chancellor of Catholic began work on the encyclical last University, presided at the prayer year and that it would treat topics service, joined by Vincentian related to Catholic social teaching. Father David O’Connell, Catholic His first two encyclicals examined University’s president. the virtues of love and hope. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apos- Cardinal Bertone, who spoke with tolic nuncio to the United States, the Italian news agency ANSA also attended the prayer service, while visiting Azerbaijan, said the which was held in Caldwell pope was preparing his new text Chapel on the campus. carefully. "It needs to be written well. The pope is making his reflections and annotations and is Plans being made to fly checking things rigorously," he said. "I'm not saying the pope is a Blessed Pier Giorgio’s true perfectionist, but in a certain body to World Youth Day sense he is," the cardinal said. ROME (CNS) — Logistical details are being finalized in an Pope expresses alarm at attempt to fly the body of Blessed Holy Land violence, urges Pier Giorgio Frassati to Sydney, CNS PHOTO/L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO VIA REUTERS Australia, for veneration by young dialogue for peace Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople people at World Youth Day in July. Among Italian young people VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope look at a picture during a private meeting at the Vatican March 6. The two spent almost and a growing number of their Benedict XVI expressed alarm at peers around the world, Blessed a new wave of violence in the half an hour speaking privately March 6 before going into a small Vatican chapel to pray Pier Giorgio, who died in 1925 at Holy Land and urged Israelis and together. It was Patriarch Bartholomew’s first visit to the Vatican since the election of the age of 24, is seen as a special Palestinians to set aside the logic patron because he combined his of revenge. "In recent days, vio- Pope Benecict in April of 2005. enjoyment of life and sports with lence and horror have once again strong faith, serious charity and a bloodied the Holy Land, feeding a spiritual foundations of Christian church excommunicated Luther commitment to social justice. In a spiral of destruction and death that Chicago cathedral closed and Muslim teachings about the for preaching a philosophy doubt- service combining prayer and seems to have no end," the pope obligation to love God and one’s ing the pope's infallibility. for ceiling, roof repairs church legal procedures, Blessed said at his noon blessing March 9. neighbor. The second day will Pier Giorgio’s tomb in the cathe- On March 6, a Palestinian gunman CHICAGO (CNS) — The focus on “human dignity and dral of Turin, Italy, was opened killed eight Jewish seminarians Iraqi archbishop Chicago Archdiocese announced mutual respect” and the third day March 3, said Father Livio and wounded 11 others. The March 7 that Holy Name will be a conference open to the expresses concern about Demarie, spokesman for the attack came after an Israeli mili- Cathedral will remain closed until public, the statement said. Archdiocese of Turin. Both the tary assault on Gaza left more than early May so the building's ceiling fate of kidnapped tomb of Blessed Pier Giorgio and 100 Palestinians dead. The pope and roof structure can be repaired. the Shroud of Turin are venerated prayed for the innocent victims of Vatican spokesman calls prelate The cathedral has been closed in the Turin cathedral. the attacks and expressed his con- rumors of rehabilitation LONDON (CNS) — An Iraqi since Feb. 26 when forensic engi- dolences to the families of the archbishop has expressed concern neers determined that structural dead and wounded. He asked of Luther groundless that Chaldean Catholic weakness caused a 10-pound California’s high court everyone to pray for peace in the piece of decorative wood to fall VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of region. "I ask everyone, in the Mosul, Iraq, who was kidnapped from the ceiling during the night hears arguments in case name of God, to leave the twisted Rumors that the Vatican is set to Feb. 12. The cathedral was unoc- rehabilitate Martin Luther, the for ransom, is sick, injured or has on defining marriage paths of hatred and revenge and to been killed. No one has heard cupied at the time. Once the cathe- responsibly take up the paths of 16th-century leader of the dral was closed, workers began SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — The Protestant Reformation, are from Archbishop Rahho since he dialogue and trust," he said. was kidnapped Feb. 29 after he securing the decorative 19th-cen- California Supreme Court’s opin- groundless, said the Vatican tury wooden ceiling from a ion on the definition of marriage spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico finished leading the Way of the Cross in Mosul, said Chaldean canopy atop massive scaffolding, will mark a step in a national Vatican, Muslim Lombardi. News reports in early and parish Masses and other serv- debate that remains far from set- March alleged that Pope Benedict Catholic Archbishop Louis Sako representatives establish of Kirkuk, Iraq, in an interview ices were moved to the parish cen- tled, according to a law professor XVI was dedicating a planned ter. Engineers had hoped to have who audited the high court’s September symposium with for- with Aid to the Church in Need, a Catholic-Muslim Forum Catholic charity helping persecut- the repairs completed in time for March 4 hearing in San Francisco mer doctoral students to re-evalu- the cathedral to reopen for Easter on a legal challenge to a voter- VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ed Christians. The interview was ating Luther, who was excommu- services. According to Father Dan backed measure upholding tradi- Representatives of the Vatican and released by the British branch of nicated and condemned for Mayall, the cathedral's pastor, tional marriage. The measure, of the 138 Muslim scholars who the charity March 10. Archbishop heresy. The story "does not have most regular parish liturgies will Proposition 22, states that “only wrote to Pope Benedict XVI last Rahho "was able to make a call any foundation, insofar as no remain scheduled on the cathedral marriage between a man and a October proposing a new dialogue from the back of the car in which rehabilitation of Luther is fore- campus and at various nearby woman is valid or recognized in have established the Catholic- he was kidnapped but since then seen," Father Lombardi told the locations. California.” It was ratified by an Muslim Forum. The forum will nothing," said Archbishop Sako. Italian news agency ANSA March overwhelming majority of sponsor a seminar in Rome Nov. "The people in contact with the 8. Vatican officials said the topic California voters in 2000. “No 4-6 with 24 scholars from each kidnappers have over several days of the pope's annual summer gath- Catholic University matter what the decision is, we’re side, according to a statement asked to hear the archbishop's ering of former students this year in a time of transition as far as released at the end of a March 4-5 voice, but they are constantly students pray the rosary has not yet been decided. Of the marriage rights across the coun- planning meeting at the Vatican. refused." Archbishop Sako said he two topics under consideration, with pope via satellite try,” said Beth Hillman, a profes- Pope Benedict will meet with the was worried the captors have Luther is not one of them, one sor at the University of seminar participants in November, increased the ransom for WASHINGTON (CNS) — About official told Catholic News California’s Hastings College of the statement said. Accepting the Archbishop Rahho's release from 100 students at The Catholic Service. Excesses in 16th-century the Law. central topic suggested by the 138 preaching about indulgences and $1 million to $2 million to $3 mil- University of America in in their letter to the pope and other in Catholic penitential practices lion. "It leaves us with two possi- Washington began their spring Christian leaders, the seminar sparked Luther, a theologian and bilities," he told the charity. break by praying the rosary with planners have said the theme will Augustinian monk, to seek reform "Either the archbishop is sick or Pope Benedict XVI via satellite be “Love of God, Love of in the church. His concerns started injured or he has been killed and from Vatican City March 1. Neighbor.” The Nov. 4 session a movement that led to the the kidnappers just want to get as Thousands more university stu- will focus on the theological and Protestant Reformation. The much money as possible." dents from other countries joined MARCH 16, 2008 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC 7

Former acting president of Luers renovation Saint Mary’s College dies almost complete, NOTRE DAME — Sister M. Alma Peter, CSC, acting president at could use boost AROUND THE DIOCESE Saint Mary’s College from 1970- 1972, passed away March 7 at Saint FORT WAYNE — Bishop Luers Mary’s Convent. She was 98. Sister High School is making a lot of Alma’s career at the college progress as it renovates the 50-year- CORPUS CHRISTI HONORS TEENS spanned 34 years, from 1950-1984. old building. But funds, $280,000, Sister Alma entered the are needed to renovate the north Congregation of the Sisters of the side of the school as the school Holy Cross in 1928. Her final pro- comes close to completing its first fession took place on Aug. 15, phase of renovation. 1933. She had a bachelor’s degree Bishop Luers Principal Mary in chemistry from Immaculate Keefer reported in a construction Heart College in Los Angeles. She update: “The budget simply didn’t received her master’s degree in stretch far enough to allow the chemistry from Marquette façade improvements to reach the University in Milwaukee. She also band room, cafeteria and the class- held two honorary degrees: a doctor rooms along the north side. of humanities degree from Saint Replacing the old drafty windows Mary’s College and a doctor of and other improvements will cost laws degree from the University of an additional $280,000, and will Notre Dame. help us reduce heating costs even In 1970 Sister Alma became act- further.” ing president of Saint Mary’s, fol- Of the progress in this Phase I lowing the death of President Msgr. stage, Keefer reported, “A major John McGrath on June 9. She goal of the project was to improve served that role during the time the 50-year-old building’s energy when the college and the University efficiency. Replacing hundreds of of Notre Dame were determining old single-pane windows with whether or not to unify. In modern window systems and insu- November 1971, Notre Dame and lated panels has cut our heating Saint Mary’s jointly announced ter- expense. The building is far less mination of unification plans. Notre drafty and more comfortable over- Dame announced at the time that it all. The modern, high-efficiency would admit women beginning in boiler system is using less natural DIANE FREEBY September 1972. Saint Mary’s gas, but generating more heat than Corpus Christi Parish honored their students who have had much success at Saint remains an all-women’s college. the Eisenhower-era boiler it President Carol Ann Mooney replaced.” Joseph’s High School, South Bend, in academics, athletics and service, with a special ’72 expressed sadness at the loss Keefer added, “The hallways are plaque that will be displayed at the parish. In the photo, from left, are Tim Kaniewski, and said Sister Alma left her mark lighter and brighter due to new, on the school. “Saint Mary’s has more energy-efficient fixtures. The Ted Pajajowski, Kevin Healy, Father Tirabassi , Mitchell Speers, Chris Kosinski, John lost not only a former president, but sell-out crowds at Bishop Luers Aversa and Christian Honap. Not pictured, but also honored on the plaque, are Joe a woman who helped to shape our basketball games are raving about future during a pivotal time in our the new fresh air ventilation sys- Vasquez, Bobby McClintock, Christian Healy and Jay Dobson. history. tem. The fabric ductwork works great and looks even better. The building has a new modern updated look that is also more energy effi- cient. Syracuse Knights recognized for philanthropy works “This August we will be wel- coming our 50th freshman class,” Keefer wrote. “We will once again BY DENISE FEDOROW Evangelist, Goshen; St. Dominic, raising the most money and col- (TPS) also receives a lot of dona- begin preparing them for their Bremen; St. Patrick, Ligonier; lecting the most food. tions from the Knights, often and Sacred Heart, Warsaw. DeLucenay said it started with paper products are collected for future just as Bishop Luers has SYRACUSE — The Knights of done for the last 50 years. This Trustee Mike DeLucenay said the member Ray Darr who came up the organization. Columbus Council 6323 of St. Knights send the sixth graders at with the idea to collect food “They’re like our own person- year’s freshman class will never Martin de Porres Church, need to experience just how hot it St. Dominic’s on a trip to because the food banks were al right to life,” DeLucenay said. Syracuse, have a reputation in the Chicago every year, for example, hurting, and now, every week Curry explained the organiza- can get in a second floor classroom. community as the “go to” people For the first time ever we will have and donate to St. Patrick’s food food is collected. tion tries very hard to educate when help is needed. Because of bank. Teen Parent’s Succeeding teens and to keep the teen parents air conditioning to help us out on their community involvement those hot August days.” Other beneficiaries include the in school. they’ve received several awards Syracuse Fire Department every The Knights also sponsor two Contact the Bishop Luers — most recently the Philanthropy Development Director Kathy year, the Boy Scouts — including Milford ball teams. “We do a lot Award by the Syracuse-Wawasee Nappanee Boy Scouts — Gibault of stuff for kids,” DeLucenay Skelly at (260) 456-1261 Ext. 3142 Chamber of Commerce and to make a pledge. School for Boys in Terre Haute, said. Donor of the Year Award by area Wawasee High School athletic Tammy Cotton, executive food banks. and music departments ($10,000 director said, even though she’s Era Day sends students The Knights of Columbus at in 2003), area grade schools, Our only recently taken over that back to the 1950s St. Martin’s was established Oct. Father’s House in Warsaw, sever- position, “I just know in my own 28, 1971 as a Father Francis al area preschools and day cares, experience as a person in the FORT WAYNE — St. Joseph-St. Pitka Council and began with 33 Syracuse and North Webster food community, they’re involved in Elizabeth Ann Seton School, Fort members. Currently there are 122 banks and three $1,000 scholar- everything. Anytime there’s Wayne, celebrated its second annu- members. About 90 of those ships each year. something going on at school, al Era Day on March 3. This year members are locally active, the In 2002, $94,510 was given to they’re there. They’re always the school focused on the 1950s. rest have moved away but kept organizations from the Knights of there whether it’s the community Students met an Elvis imperson- their membership, according to Columbus. In 2003 $65,375 and or school to help with fundrais- ator and learned music and dances Grand Knight Don Curry. last year, $61,733.36. ing,” she said. “They’re a group of the era. They also played with The Knights are heavily “A lot of people come to us you know you can count on in some of the games and toys of the involved in the community but and ask us to help them raise the community. They’re a group ‘50s including hula-hoops, Clue, also in their parish. Over the last money,” Curry said. that will come through for you.” Lincoln logs, a slinky and Mr. several years, they’ve coordinat- The money is raised generally DeLucenay said the reason the Potato Head. ed the church Christmas party through a Saturday night bingo at Knights at St. Martin de Porres Students also watched the popu- and parish picnics, and donated the Knight’s Hall or a pancake DENISE FEDOROW are involved in so many things is lar television show “Happy Days” $22,500 to the building fund over breakfast. Knights of Columbus Members because they’re usually connect- and learned ‘50s trivia playing a four-year period, to the Annual About 50 weeks a year, bingo Council 6323, Syracuse Mike ed in some way to a council Jeopardy. They also worked on an Bishop’s Appeal and recently is going on at the hall and food is DeLucenay, left, and Grand Knight member. art project from the ‘50s. purchased a dozen lightweight collected for the food banks. Last “We started out helping mem- Don Curry, right, show one of the Lunch was the favorite ham- tables for the church basement. year $5,700 went to Syracuse and bers, and it got bigger than us,” burger, fries and shake. The after- In the community, the list is $2,600 to the North Webster food awards they received — this one DeLucenay said. “We’ve noon included a sock hop, which even longer and far-reaching, bank, which is why they just the Philanthropy Award for 2007 branched out as others ask for incorporated the favorite songs and encompassing many other area received a Donor of the Year from the Syracuse-Wawasee help and if we have the means, dance steps they had learned. parishes including St. John the Award from the food banks for Chamber of Commerce. why say no?” 8 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008 Adult stem cell proposal expected to pass this year

INDIANAPOLIS — Cancer Catholic Conference that stem Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis interest in health issues, and, as a patients and people faced with a cells can be taken from umbilical said, “One thing we are certain of, cancer nurse, she’s had a particular debilitating disease may have an cords, the placenta, amniotic fluid, the applications and uses for these interest in stem-cell research and enhanced source of adult stem adult tissues and organs such as INDIANA stem cells is just going to increase the promise it offers cancer vic- cells for transplant therapy if legis- bone marrow, fat from liposuction, over the next few years. New tims. lation to create a public umbilical regions of the nose and even CATHOLIC applications cannot be discovered Private donations of umbilical cord blood bank clears the Indiana cadavers up to 20 hours after and or perfected without research cord blood can be made for about General Assembly this year. death. CONFERENCE units as well as clinically banked $1,000 plus an annual storage fee The cord blood bank proposal, There are four categories of units, all donated by the public for $100, but there is no provision for House Bill 1172, authored by Rep. stem cells. 1) embryonic stem BRIGID CURTIS AYER the public good,” said Goebel. public donation. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) cells; 2) embryonic germ cells; 3) “Currently, out of 10 cord blood Private and public umbilical would require the Family and umbilical cord stem cells; 4) adult professionals, economic develop- donations, only two are of trans- cord blood banks have proven Social Service Administration stem cells. Father Pacholczyk says ers, legislators and members of the plantable quality. The other eight invaluable to the medical commu- (FSSA) to: 1) create a governmen- that since embryonic germ cells Hospital Association did extensive would have research value,” said nity. Many blood and immune dis- tal nonprofit corporation to estab- can come from miscarriages where research and frequently met to dis- Welch. “What is exciting about eases have been successfully treat- lish and operate an umbilical cord no deliberate interruption of preg- cuss what other states were doing this legislation is Indiana will be ed using cord blood. Doctors use blood bank; 2) establish an umbili- nancy occurs, three of the four cat- so that they could recommend lan- receiving hundreds of thousands of cord blood cells to treat about 70 cal cord blood donation initiative; egories (2, 3 and 4) are potentially guage to the General Assembly umbilical cord blood units with diseases, mostly anemias or can- and 3) promote public awareness morally acceptable, and the church this year. postnatal tissue for transplants and cers of the blood, such as concerning the medical benefits of vigorously encourages research in “The language this coalition research. Postnatal tissue includes leukemias and lymphomas. umbilical cord blood. The Indiana these areas. developed is found in HB 1172 the cord blood, cord and placenta. Sen. Patricia Miller (R- Catholic Conference supports the Umbilical cord blood is a rich and the bill has been refined and The goal is that we will increase Indianapolis) Senate Sponsor of bill. source of adult stem cells and an improved as it has moved through the number of transplantable stem HB 1172, who chairs the Senate Many believe stem cells only ethical, non-controversial option, the process,” said Welch. “The pri- cells, help save lives of cancer Health Committee and the interim come from embryos, but Father which can be used for many types ority of the cord blood bank would patients, provide more research Health Finance Commission said, Tadeusz Pacholczyk, a leading of transplants. be for transplants.” quality stem cells and improve the “Stem cells have such a great national stem cell expert, told Welch said that prior to the Dr. Scott Goebel, who is a stem quality of life for Hoosiers both future in helping those suffering Indiana legislators in 2005 at a 2008 session, a coalition of cord cell transplant doctor responsible physically and financially. “ from cancer and other diseases. luncheon hosted by the Indiana blood advocates including medical for cord blood transplants at Riley Welch anticipates a public Unlike the use of embryonic stem blood bank will bring more cells, which destroys human life, researchers and “big” research dol- Miller said, “Cord blood stem cells lars to Indiana and help in the area are a moral, readily available Let Your Light Shine Forth! of economic development because source for stem cells which doesn’t of the spin-off businesses that will hurt another living person in the Pro-Life Youth Rally be created. Welch said, according process.” to the business plan, it is estimated HB 1172, which also contains for Middle School and that the public cord bank would be licensing for various professionals, self-supporting in two to three is in conference committee. Welch, High School students. years from its inception. who is one of the conferees, said Welch, a practicing nurse in the the bill has bipartisan support she is cancer unit at Bloomington hopeful the bill will pass before the z Hospital said she’s always had an March 14 adjournment deadline. A day for students to have fun doing various Cord blood stem cells activities and listening to Umbilical cord blood is one of three sources for the blood-forming cells used in transplants.The other two sources are bone marrow and peripheral (circulat- Pro-Life speakers while ing) blood.The first cord blood transplant was done in 1988.Cord blood plays an learning about the important role in transplant today.Doctors are still learning about the ways cord blood transplants are similar to and different from marrow or peripheral blood Sanctity of Life. transplants.Umbilical cord blood is collected from the umbilical cord and placen- ta after a baby is born.This blood is rich in blood-forming cells.The donated cord APRIL 5, 2008 blood is tested,frozen and stored at a cord blood bank for future use.The stored cord blood is called a cord blood unit.(Source: National Marrow Donor Program) LaFortune Ballroom According to Dr.Scott Goebel,who is the stem cell transplant doctor responsi- University of Notre Dame Campus ble for cord blood transplants at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis,some of South Bend the diseases currently treated with cord blood stem cell transplants include: leukemia; Hodgkin’s lymphoma,non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma,sickle cell disease, aplastic anemia,neuroblastoma,retinoblastoma,multiple myeloma.Clinical tri- als are ongoing utilizing cord blood stem cells for multiple sclerosis,Krabe dis- Register at www.nd.edu/~proflife/youthrally ease,ALD,Tay-Sachs disease,Niemann-Pick disease,breast cancer,Ewing’s sarco- ma and renal cell carcinoma.Experimental treatments are underway for juvenile Fee: $15 Online • $20 at the door and rheumatoid arthritis,Crohn’s disease,type I diabetes mellitus,scleroderma, lupus,Parkinson’s disease,Alzheimer’s disease,ALS and spinal cord injury.

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Other of guests warrant. buses will leave from the Basilica of the After the liturgy, pilgrims will Indianapolis Archdiocesan walk the short distance to Mary’s Catholic Center and from Guerin Sacred Heart - Notre Dame Garden for the blessing and dedi- Prep at River Grove, Ill. The bus cation of the statue, after which leaving Indianapolis also will stop Saturday, March 15 there will be a reception at the at Columbus, Ohio, to receive pil- 5:00 PM: Palm / Passion Sunday Vigil Mass Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, grims for the remainder of the a short drive from the garden. The Palm / Passion Sunday, March 16 journey. GERALDINE M. ROHLING Indiana Society of Washington, Hotel accommodations are 10:00 AM: Sunday Mass with outdoor procession D.C., is hosting the reception. available at Washington, D.C., for 4. Registration forms and addition- 12:00 PM: Sunday Mass with outdoor procession Travel arrangements may be those who desire to travel on their al information are available by 7:15 PM: Sunday Lenten Vespers made through the Sisters of own. contacting Kerry Scott at (812) Monday of Holy Week, March 17 Providence. Round-trip motor Registration for travel arrange- 535-2800 or at [email protected]. coach transportation is available ments through the Sisters of Information also may be obtained 11:30 AM: Mass 5:15 PM: Mass for $275. Cost includes transporta- Providence must be made by April by www.SistersofProvidence.org. Tuesday of Holy Week, March 18 11:30 AM: Mass 5:15 PM: Mass 7:00 PM: Campus Wide Stations of the Cross Easter Triduum Schedule (procession departs from Grotto) 9:15 PM: Opportunity for individual confession HOLY THURSDAY, March 20: 7:30 PM - Mass of the Lord’s Supper (follows Stations in the Basilica) 9:00 PM Individual Reconciliation following the liturgy Wednesday of Holy Week, March 19 Paschal watch and Paschal Fast begins 9:30 PM - Night Prayer 11:30 AM: Mass 5:15 PM: Mass GOOD FRIDAY, March 21: 8:30 AM Morning Prayer Holy Thursday, March 20 1:00 PM Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion and Death 9:00 AM: Morning Prayer Noon: Basilica closed until 4:00 PM 2:30 - 5:00 PM Individual Reconciliation 5:00 PM: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 PM Solemn Stations of the Cross 6:30 PM: Adoration in the Lady Chapel 7:30 - 9:00 PM Individual Reconciliation 8:00 PM Taize Prayer 11:00 PM: Tenebrae 9:30 PM Night Prayer (Paschal Watch Continues) Good Friday, March 21 Saint Pius X Church HOLY SATURDAY, March 22: 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 9:00 AM: Morning Prayer 8:30 PM The Great Easter Vigil Noon - 3:00 PM: Silent hours of Prayer 52553 Fir Road 3:00 PM: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion EASTER SUNDAY, March 23: Easter Masses 7:00, 8:45,10:30 AM & 12:15 PM Granger (574) 272-8462 7:15 PM: Stations of the Cross 5:30 PM Solemn Paschal Evening Prayer (NO MASS) Holy Saturday, March 22 9:00 AM: Morning Prayer Noon - 3:30 PM and 5:00- 7:30 PM: Basilica Closed 9:00 PM: The Paschal Vigil Mass Most Precious Blood Church Easter Sunday, March 23 8:00 AM: Easter Sunday Mass 10:00 AM: Easter Sunday Mass Noon: Easter Sunday Mass Easter Triduum 7:15 PM: Easter Paschal Vespers Thursday 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper v (Adoration after Mass until 10:00 PM) Confessions During Holy Week Friday - 1:30 PM Good Friday Liturgy & Communion (March 17 through March 22) Monday: 11:00 AM, 4:45 & 7:00 PM Saturday - 8:30 PM Easter Vigil Mass Tuesday: 11:00 AM, 4:45, 7:00 and 9:15 PM Easter Sunday - 8:00 & 10:15 AM Masses Wednesday: 11:00 AM, 4:45 & 7:00 PM (regular Sunday Schedule) Holy Thursday: 11:00 AM, Noon & 7:00 - 8:00 PM Good Friday: 10:30 AM, 2:30 PM & 6:30 - 8:30 PM 1515 Barthold Street • Fort Wayne Holy Saturday: Noon to 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM to 5:00PM 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008 Corpus Christi pastor rallies youths Bishop D’Arcy to to the Way of the Cross celebrate chrism Masses BY JOE KOZINSKI because Father Cam asked me to Crucifixion.” come,” remarked Chris Kosinski, a “It is amazing how little the The annual Chrism Mass for the chumens — used for the sacra- senior at Saint Joseph’s. “I’m par- sacrifices we make are when Diocese of Fort Wayne-South ment of baptism; sacred chrism SOUTH BEND — Incense ticipating in the Stations of the placed against the ultimate sacri- Bend will be on Monday and — used for the sacrament of con- abounded the celebration of the Cross at the high school as Pontius fice made by Jesus Christ,” com- Tuesday, March 17 and 18, in firmation; and oil of the sick — Stations of the Cross as the partici- Pilate and this service has given mented Ryan Richter, Saint South Bend and Fort Wayne, used for the sacraments of pants brandished Saint Joseph’s me some time to reflect.” Joseph’s High School senior and respectively. anointing and High School, Corpus Christi and Out of the many young adults Father Cam invitee. “The 11th sta- The Masses will holy orders. At Washington High School letter who attended the stations after tion really shows the complete suf- be held at 7:30 the Mass of jackets — even a lone Marian passing up on video games, fering and sacrifice and the real p.m. at St. “It is fitting that the oils chrism, priests High School garment was present movies, hanging out with friends focus of the stations.” Matthew also renew their here. or just watching television, there “I think that the 11th station Cathedral, promise of celi- Pastor of Corpus Christi Parish was very honest seventh grader. means the most to me,” explained South Bend on are blessed during Holy bate love and and Saint Joseph’s High School “I came tonight because my Kosinski, “Jesus showed how Monday and at pastoral service. chaplain Father Camillo Tirabassi parents made me,” commented much he loved us, and that really the Cathedral of Week, the week Jesus “It is fitting called to the youths he serves to Chris Freeby, Corpus Christi hits home.” the Immaculate that the oils are observe a special devotion of the School student. “Father Cam As the students reflected and Conception, blessed during Stations of the Cross on Friday nailed it when he said that I would embraced the torment that Jesus Fort Wayne on Christ consecrated the Holy Week, the evening, March 7, and they have been watching TV, but I real- endured for us on the 11th station, Tuesday. week Jesus responded by filling the parking ly thought about Jesus’ suffering Father Tirabassi’s focus was The oil of Christ conse- lot and the pews. during the 11th station, the entrenched with another one. sacred chrism world through his death crated the world With small children gathered — through through his around, young adults knelt silently which all and resurrection.” death and resur- and the five white clad altar boys Catholics are rection,” said stood quietly as Father Tirabassi anointed and Bishop D’Arcy. spiritually traveled the 14 steps directed toward BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY “This is one of that will lead us to Easter. God — and the most impor- “As many of the saints have other holy oils tant liturgical said before, to celebrate the joys of will be blessed observances of Easter you must go through the during the the year.” cross,” reflected Father Tirabassi. chrism Mass by The bishop “The Stations of the Cross have Bishop John M. D’Arcy. The oils invites all priests, religious broth- helped guide me through my per- are a sign of the strength that is ers and sisters, deacons and lay sonal life, and I would hope that needed to live a faithful Christian people of the diocese to attend our youth may find the same life. the chrism Mass in South Bend vision.” There are three oils that will or the chrism Mass in Fort “Father Cam (as he is affection- be blessed for use in parishes Wayne. ately called) invited me to the throughout the year: oil of cate- Stations of the Cross, and I could- n’t let him down,” explained Kevin Healy a senior at Saint Joseph’s. “I really should come to DIANE FREEBY St. Michael the stations anyway. Usually I Saint Joseph’s High School students, sophomore Josh McMillan, junior would be playing video games or Ben McMillan, assist Corpus Christi pastor Father Camillo Tirabassi, with TRIDUUM going to the movies with some the Stations of the Cross along with Saint Joseph’s junior David Osowski, friends. The stations will help me Schedule of Services focus on Holy Week.” freshman Pete Freeby and senior John Aversa. Father Tirabassi rallied “I came to the stations tonight youths from his parish and Saint Joseph’s High School to a special cele- bration on March 7. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 pm O Good Friday: Morning Prayer 10:00 am Ecumenical Community Prayer 11:30 am Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 12:30 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (in Spanish) 3:00 p.m. Way of the Cross 7:00 pm O Novena DivineJoin Mercy Us! Chaplet Holy Saturday Solemnity of the Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Good Friday to Mercy Sunday O 3 PM in St. Jude Church Easter Sunday Mass 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 am Easter Sunday Mass (in Spanish) 2:00 pm FORT WAYNE Starts Good Friday, March 21 St. Michael Church • 211 North Center Street • Plymouth

The people of St. Jude Catholic Church Randallia Drive at East State Blvd. in Fort Wayne invite all to join in the celebration of the Paschal Triduum v Eighth Worldwide Mercy Sunday Holy Thursday, 7:00 PM March 30, 2008 Divine Mercy Sunday Devotion Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Good Friday, 12:30 PM (Reconciliation during these two hours or anytime during Lent) 3:00 PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet Celebration of the Lord’s Passion • Procession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Holy Saturday, 8:30 - 11 PM • Homily - Father Jason Freiburger Easter Vigil Mass including all 7 Old Testament Readings Presider: Father Thomas Shoemaker Easter Sunday Masses: St. Jude Church - Randallia Dr., at E. State Blvd., Fort Wayne www.stjudefw.org/adoration 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 AM MARCH 16, 2008 SENIORS 11 Married to death

t the outset of Holy Week, word, to present to himself a glo- we feel in a unique way rious church, holy and immacu- Athe force of St. Paul’s late, without stain or wrinkle or VIEWS words to the Corinthians: anything of that sort.” “behold, now is the acceptable This text today is one of the FROM THE time; behold, now is the day of more “controversial” readings not salvation.” During this great because of what it says so much CATHOLIC week, our focus turns to Christ’s as how people hear it. Many peo- suffering, death and resurrection. ple trip up at the phrase “wives, EAST But how many of us think of be submissive to your husbands ADAM A.J. DEVILLE weddings and marriage during ... in everything.” this week? Read fully and understood In the events of Holy Week properly, however, it should pres- both images — a wedding and a ent no stumbling block for two death is something devoutly to be funeral — are brought together, reasons at least. First, it makes avoided. If we do not like think- especially in the East-Roman strenuous requirements of both ing about death even at the time liturgical tradition better known men and women. Second, the of death, even fewer of us con- TRISH LINNER as the Byzantine rite. requirement made of wives, I template death on our wedding Third-grade members of Young Vincentians at St. Matthew School, would suggest with some delica- The Byzantine rite is second day. South Bend, show off some of the items collected to fill Easter baskets only to the Roman or Latin rite in cy, pales alongside what hus- By now you are wondering for needy children the number of those who follow bands must do: they must be pre- who would contemplate such it. It is used by most Eastern pared to die for their wives. “morbid” things on one’s wed- Catholics (such as myself) and Husbands must pattern them- ding. Perhaps I may hereby mark most Eastern Orthodox as well. selves after Christ, who “loved myself down as slightly unhinged In that rite’s services, for the first the church” and “gave himself up if I confess that I had, if only for Grade school students make three days of Holy Week, we for her.” a moment, those thoughts on my repeatedly find the theme of Christ the Bridegroom is seen own wedding day. a difference in society Christ the bridegroom: not just in Scripture but also in Then and since, I realized that Behold, the Bridegroom is this icon called “Christ the a marriage, to be Christian, must Bridegroom” or sometimes coming in the middle of the be marked by an undying love of BY TRISH LINNER very busy,” said Principal night. Blessed is the servant he “Extreme Humility”: death-to-self without which there Suzanne Wiwi, “Each grade is shall find awake. But the one he This icon features a downcast will be an inevitable death of collecting items and volunteering shall find neglectful will not be Christ bound as a common crimi- love. Without a ceaseless cruci- SOUTH BEND — The Lenten their time at local agencies.” worthy of him. Beware, there- nal and standing in his own tomb. fixion of one’s ego, selfishness season of giving is in full swing The third grade is helping St. fore, O my soul! Do not fall into Here we realize that “a crown of will murder the marriage. Only throughout the grade schools of Margaret’s House. The fourth a deep slumber, lest you be deliv- thorns crowns him who is King by dying to ourselves can we South Bend. Each school has grade is volunteering with the ered to death and the door of the of Angels. He is wrapped about learn finally and fully the mean- taken on several projects to help retired Sisters at Saint Mary’s kingdom be closed to you. Watch with the purple of mockery who ing of love. the community and participate in College. The fifth grade is col- instead, and cry out: Holy, holy, wrapped the heavens with clouds. How ought we to love our the Lenten ideal of almsgiving. lecting items to ship oversees to holy are you, O God. Through ... He was transfixed with nails spouse? The answer is very sim- “Our children are very excited soldiers serving in the Middle the intercession of the Mother of who is the bridegroom of the ple: we are asked to love as God about their projects this year,” East. The sixth grade in serving God, have mercy on us. church.” — Matins of Great and does, with an undying love that said Principal Sister Joan lunches at the Hope Rescue Troparion, t. 8. Holy Friday. knows no end, that does not Shillinger of Holy Family Mission. The seventh grade is The theme of Christ the What does this icon teach us count the cost, but pours itself School, located on South Bend’s volunteering at La Casa De Bridegroom, found in Matthew’s about marriage and family? It out entirely, withholding nothing. west side. Amistad and collecting items for Gospel (25:1-13), is perhaps most illustrates for husbands and wives Perfect love, as we realize this The students at Holy Family their day care and after school clearly seen in St. Paul’s letter to the most “extreme humility” the week, is love crucified. are participating in three main programs. The eighth grade is the Ephesians, the text most com- world has ever seen. Here he And only love that is crucified missions this Lent. Their first is a helping the Christ Child monly read at weddings in the “whom none may touch is seized. will know the joy of Pascha — school-wide penny war. “The Association. The school has also Western and Eastern liturgical ... The Creator is struck by the Easter — when we are able to penny war is always fun for the been fortunate to have local rep- traditions: hand of a creature. The Judge of sing “Christ is risen from the kids, and they can see their resentatives of nonprofits come “Wives, be submissive to your the living and the dead is con- dead, trampling down death by money add up quickly,” Sister in and speak to them about what husbands as if to the Lord, demned to the cross.” — Vespers death, and to those in the tombs Shillinger said. The second is a their time and contributions because the husband is the head for Gt. Friday. giving life!” raffle called Feast with Father. mean. The entire school will also of the wife just as Christ is the But I also want to suggest that The winner of the raffle needs a participate in the annual Holy head of his body the church, as it teaches us to love death. The hearty appetite as Father Galic Thursday seder service. well as its savior. As the church patron of the university where I will be cooking up a meal for six St. Matthew’s School also has submits to Christ, so wives teach, St. Francis, concluded his for the lucky winner — and yes, several projects going on, some should submit to their husbands celebrated “Canticle of the Sun” he can cook. coordinated by their Young in everything. by exclaiming: “We praise you, The funds from these two Vincentian group. “Husbands, love your wives, Lord, for sister death, from whom projects will go the help Father “We are donating Easter bas- as Christ loved the church. He no one living can escape.” Joe in Africa. Father Joe spent a kets to children in need and also gave himself up for her, to make Now in our culture, it is not Adam DeVille is a theology profes- year at Holy Family and the kids giving baskets to shut-ins,” said her holy, purifying her in the bath common to consider death our sor at the University of Saint want to help the children in his Pam Van Huffel, one of the of water by the power of the sister. Any intimate congress with Francis. home parish. Young Vincentians sponsors. The third mission is raising Classes have been gathering new funds for two local families in toys and candy to fill the baskets Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception South Bend who have faced for the kids. tragedy this year. Former student “Everyone should have an 1100 South Calhoun Street - Fort Wayne - 424-1485 Brian Johnson recently passed Easter Basket to open on Easter,” away, and the children are help- explained Young Vincentian Holy Week and Easter Schedule ing his family. Bailey Heimann. The school is And like many schools in the working with the local St. area they are also raising funds Holy Thursday, March 20, 2008 Vincent Society to have the bas- for the Jeni Bishop family at St. kets delivered to those in need. Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6:00 pm Matthew’s. Bishop lost her life in Like many other South Bend the Lane Bryant tragedy in Good Friday, area schools, St. Matthew’s is March 21, 2008 Tinley Park, Ill., earlier this year. also participating in Eric’s Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 1:00 pm* “The children are very touched Promise, a donation drive for St. by these events and want to do Vincent de Paul Society in honor Way of the Cross at 7:00 pm everything they can to help,” of deceased Marian High School Holy Saturday, * Sister Shillinger said. student Eric Henry. A dress-down March 22, 2008: Easter Vigil at 8:00 pm St. Joseph School in down- day and moment of prayer was Easter Sunday Masses, March 23, 2008 town South Bend is getting in the recently observed for the Jeni giving mood as well. Each grade Bishop family, members of St. 7:30, 9:30* and 11:30 am (No 5:00 pm Mass) is participating in a special serv- Matthew Cathedral Parish. *Bishop D’Arcy presiding ice project in addition to school It’s not too late for you to wide dress down days for the clean out your closets and donate SACRAMENT OF PENANCE OFFERED: Bishop family and collecting some of your almsgiving funds to Holy Thursday 4:00 to 5:00 pm and Good Friday after services pantry items for the Near one of these great causes. Take a Northeast Neighborhood lesson from our local students Holy Saturday 2:30 to 4:30 pm Association. and do your part to help those “Our older children have been less fortunate this Lenten season. 12 TODAY’S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008 Grace and virtue Vices and Virtues BY LINDA FURGE

offers this definition: “Yahweh, our faith is by being tested. In as he offered official prayers of God and us. We try to live grace- Opening prayer God of tenderness and of grace, fact, there is no faith that is never thanksgiving in a conspicuous fully out of love for God. Being Teach us your ways, Lord, that slow to wrath and rich in mercy tested. Peter, in Matthew’s place in the temple. Having in the state of grace is living as we may be open to the fire of the and fidelity.” But grace is more Gospel, was the first to be tested worked on his checklist of sins we were created to live — in the all-consuming Spirit that flows than just the gift of God’s good and to experience our human fal- and considering himself a right- image and likeness of God, who between you and the Father — will. “It is the gift which radiates tering when he denied Jesus three eous Jew, we can almost see him is love itself. When we humbly the Spirit of joy, of courage, of the generosity of the giver and times — after adamantly declar- patting himself on the back for acknowledge our sinfulness and faith, of peace, of wisdom, of envelopes with this generosity the ing just the night before: “Even “being a good boy.” Because he our dependence on God’s grace, love. Help us to change how we creature who receives his gift though I must die with you, I will was so caught up in his own when we strive to live as loving live so that we truly become your (Dictionary of Biblical Theology, not deny you.” It was only with virtue, when he caught sight of persons, “we share then in the life grace-filled sons and daughters in page 218). God’s help that Peter was later the tax collector standing in the of the Godhead, but by no means the body of Christ. This we ask in God’s gratuitousness is not able to confess that Jesus was the back of the temple, it was easy to possess it in its fullness.” — “The Jesus’ name. Amen. just poured out because there is son of God. It was only after draw a comparison between the Spiritual Life.” This is our earthly an unusable abundance. Grace being tested, failing and being publican and himself. call to holiness and our promise Reading: Lk 18:9-14 has as its purpose God’s eternal graced by God that Peter could The tax collector, however, for eternal salvation. covenant with us: “The grace meaningfully teach the truth and made no such comparison. He To live grace-fully we choose which chooses and which gives is strengthen his fellow disciples as understood he was a sinner in life; we must choose life. First of a gesture of knowing ... it awaits they went through the same need of God’s forgiveness and all, we must choose God’s life, Commentary a response, thanks and love.” process. mercy. His prayer was simply: grace, to give life to our spirit. Honestly, I was not sure how (Ibid. 218). The union that God’s We are much like Peter. There “God, be merciful to me a sin- We must choose a life of virtue to to start an article on grace grace establishes between God are times our spirit is fervent and ner.” The parable gives no indica- give life to our souls. And, lastly, because this ancient biblical con- and us is a bond of love and a strong — and our flesh remains tion that the tax collector was we must choose life as a way to cept has always been vague for call to holiness. weak. It is part of all Christian working on a checklist or on peace to give life to our bodies me, both in definition and, more In baptism, we receive God’s experience to live between temp- making progress. He simply and to our world. importantly, in my spirituality. life; we receive sanctifying grace. tation and grace in need of con- stood before God with humble We hear the word used all the And for the rest of our human version and forgiveness. knowledge of his sinfulness and time in Scripture, at Mass and in lives, with the help of God’s actu- asked for God’s forgiveness, Reflection and discussion homilies. It is part of our daily al grace, we struggle to overcome God’s grace. vocabulary; it is fundamental to the effects of original sin, our The Pharisee and This parable highlights that • What is your understanding our faith ... we/I need to really inescapable inclination towards Jesus came to earth not for the of grace? How has it changed “know” grace so, taking a deep selfishness. Growing in holiness the tax collector self-righteous (those focused on over the years? • Where do you see God’s breath, here goes. Perhaps togeth- is not a simple checklist of con- We need to remind ourselves themselves) but for the sinners er we can deepen our understand- quering one sin and then working (those focused on God). The good will, God’s grace, in your often that this Christian experi- life? ing and appreciation of this most on another. Rather sin, repentance ence is not like the checklist men- good news of Jesus is, first and wonderful aspect of God’s love. and grace are inextricably bound foremost, that we are sinners and • Who are the people you most tioned above through which we admire for having struggled with Grace, at its core, is simply together as part of our human “get better” and “make progress” that our sins have been forgiven. God’s life, God’s exuberant good existence. We constantly remain It is really a grace, a blessing, to a particular sin and who, through towards holiness. Remember the the grace of God, have found will towards all of creation. sinners so we must always ask for parable of the proud Pharisee and fully realize that we are sinners in God’s benevolence even extends forgiveness, and God uncondi- need of forgiveness as: “There strength in the corresponding the humble tax collector from a virtue? to the giving of Jesus, who clari- tionally and continuously sancti- previous faith-sharing? Drawing will be more joy in heaven over fies for us our ultimate goal — to fies us with unending and abun- again on the many lessons within one sinner who repents than over reside forever within the love of dant love. this story, the Pharisee complete- 99 righteous persons who need the Trinity. In Exodus 34: 6, God One of the ways we grow in ly followed the prescribed style no repentance.” — Lk 15:7. Closing prayer In this moment draw me to yourself, Lord, Sinners and saints and make me aware That is not to say that we not so much of what I’ve should not strive to be virtuous given Celebrate with Us! and holy. Instead we need to as of all I have received rethink our definition of saint — and so have yet to share. He is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church as a continually repentant sinner Send me forth not here: who has more completely recog- in power and gladness 10700 Aboite Center Road - Fort Wayne nized his or her dependence on and with great courage He is God’s love and mercy. It is the to live out in the world Risen person for whom the tax collec- what I pray and profess, tor’s prayer has become the that, in sharing, prayer. In this cry, there is “... I may do justice, only love, the embrace between make peace, RECONCILIATION SCHEDULE Father and the prodigal son, grow in love, between Jesus and the publican, enjoy myself, Friday, March 14 - 10:00 - 11:00 AM the long awaited connection other people between ... our sin and ... God’s and your world now Saturday, March 15 - 9:30 - 10:30 AM & 3:30 - 4:30 PM mercy.”— “Tuning In To Grace” and you forever. Becoming virtuous and striv- — Ted Loder, Tuesday, March 18 - Noon - 1:00 PM ing to be holy fulfills our part of “Guerrillas of Grace” the covenant, the union that Holy Thursday, March 20 - 3:00 - 4:00 PM God’s grace establishes between Good Friday, March 21 - 2:30 - 4:30 PM v HOLY WEEK MASS SCHEDULE BATHROOMS HOLY THURSDAY: March 20 - 7:00 PM invites you to relax in a remodeled bathroom in 2008! 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hungry and thirsty does not have to be limit- visit or call shut-ins who may who experi- ed to literal food and water. People have all ence a kind of “imprisonment” in their THE kinds of hungers and often thirst for many homes. things. A common hunger that we all share To shelter the homeless might mean vol- CUTTING is the hunger for love. We can help satisfy unteering at a shelter. We all have opportuni- that hunger by reaching out to people, espe- ties to visit the sick and bury the dead, but cially the lonely, and being kind and gener- do we take them? Are we afraid of hospitals EDGE ous to others when it would be easier not to and funeral homes? If so, can we at least SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS, CSC be involved. Maybe there is someone in my send get well or sympathy cards. class or at work who needs my time and/or Even more challenging are the spiritual friendship. It could even be a family mem- works of mercy. They call us to admonish esus often tells us to be compassionate ber who I tend to neglect or overlook. the sinner; to instruct the ignorant; to coun- as God is compassionate. It always Another hunger that we all share is the sel the doubtful; to comfort the sorrowful; to Jamazes me that Jesus has so much con- hunger to be listened to, to have people real- bear wrongs patiently; to forgive all injuries fidence in us that he suggests that we have ly care about what we say. This hunger is and to pray for the living and the dead. the capacity to behave like God. I guess it often so great that some people resort to At first glance these seem very over- goes along with our being made in the paying for this service in therapy when all whelming. Who are we to admonish the sin- YAYOUNG ADULT PERSPECTIVES image and likeness of God. The question is, they might really need is a listening ear. Do ner when we are sinners ourselves? One ! what are some practical ways to develop this we really listen with compassionate hearts? way might be to point out another’s destruc- beautiful virtue in our daily lives? There are also people who thirst for affir- tive behavior — not in a righteous way but A related spiritual work of mercy is to When I was growing up we learned mation. How many times are we presented out of true care or by saying something or at forgive all injuries. What a challenge, espe- about the corporal and spiritual works of with opportunities to affirm the gifts of oth- least changing the subject when we find our- cially if we have been hurt deeply. One time mercy. They were tools for living a good ers, to let them know we notice the good selves in a negative conversation about when I was having difficulty doing this my Christian life. that they do, but never get around to it? another person. spiritual director said that sometimes we Jesus tells us about the corporal works of What about clothing the naked? How do To instruct the ignorant might mean shar- have to pray for the desire to forgive. mercy in chapter 25 of the Gospel of we do this? It might be as easy as opening ing our beliefs with people who have little Finally, compassionate people express Matthew. He challenges us to feed the hun- our closets and deciding we don’t really or no knowledge of Christianity, and we can their concern for others in prayer. gry; to give drink to the thirsty; to clothe the need 20 sweaters or 15 pairs of shoes. We counsel the doubtful by sharing our hope in During this Holy Week it might be help- naked; to visit the imprisoned; to shelter the can share them with others and bring them God and in God’s faithfulness. ful to focus on one of these works that needs homeless; to visit the sick and to bury the to St. Vincent’s, Goodwill or the Salvation One way to comfort the sorrowful is to to be strengthen in our lives. dead. He goes on to say that we will be Army. acknowledge their pain and to be there for judged by whether we do these things or not The next question is how do we visit the them. — a sobering thought. imprisoned? Do we have to literally go to To bear wrongs patiently is not easy. It At first glance we might think that we are prisons or jails? That is good, if the opportu- takes much strength not to lash out against rarely presented with opportunities to exer- nity arises, but there are other ways people those who treat us unjustly. Jesus’ command Sister Margie Lavonis,CSC, a former campus cise these works, but, if we look a little clos- can be imprisoned. Maybe we could con- to turn the other cheek is down right hard minister and vocation director, works for the er, we might be surprised how often they front those who imprisoned by drugs or and takes a lot of practice. A suggestion is to Sisters of the Holy Cross communications present themselves. For instance, feeding the alcohol and encourage them to get help or pray for them. department. [email protected]. SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH 4500 Fairfield Avenue - Fort Wayne (260) 744-4393 Memo to Marthas: RECONCILIATION: HOLY WEEK LITURGIES: Sunday, March 16: Wednesday, March 19: After 6:00 PM Stations 5:30 PM - Anointing of the Sick Mass ‘There is need of only one thing’ Monday, March 17: Holy Thursday, March 20: 7:00 AM & 5:30 PM 8:00 AM - Rosary and Morning Prayer Tuesday, March 18: 7:00 PM - Mass of Lord’s Supper n preparation for my first TV than protest, we answer the call, 9:00 AM & 4:30 PM Good Friday, March 21: interview, I hit the Mall of half naked, elbow in shirt, hob- TWENTY Wednesday, March 19: 8:00 AM - Rosary and Morning Prayer IAmerica. I had a mission: to bling. 7:00 AM & 6:30 PM 1:00 PM - Liturgy of Lord’s Passion find a top. The Top. A TV top Young adults have been raised SOMETHING Thursday, March 20: 7:00 PM - Stations of the Cross like the anchors wear. on the notion that we can do and 9:00 AM & 3:00 PM Holy Saturday, March 22: I always experience sensory have it all — walk on the moon, BY CHRISTINA CAPECCHI overload at MOA. It is a lot to become president, cure cancer Friday, March 21: 8:00 AM - Rosary and Morning Prayer 8:00 PM - process. Caricatures and charac- and get weekly massages. After 1:00 PM Service Easter Vigil The key, we learn, is to multi- Easter Sunday, March 23 ters. Mohawks and midriffs. humankind — he focused on the After 7:00 PM Stations Runny noses and roller coasters. task. If you’re doing more than Saturday, March 22: Masses at 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM here and now. As a result, he So when I slipped into a fit- one thing, you’ll advance much A Blessed & Happy Easter to all! touched countless souls. 9:00 AM ting room, I was ready to soak up more quickly. And if you want to be an All-Star multitasker, buy an When he encountered multi- a little silence. tasking Martha, who was peeved And yet, as soon as I closed iPhone. Lofty as our ambitions are, we by her single-minded sister, he Holy Cross my door, I heard the woman in gently rebuked her. the next stall talking on her cell often feel crummy about their and outcome. My friend reminded me “Martha, Martha, you are anx- phone. Something about her hus- ious and worried about many St. Stanislaus Parish band’s retirement. I focused my of this in a recent e-mail. “Life has been crazy and stressful,” she things,” Jesus said. “There is attention back on the shirts at need of only one thing.” vvv hand, until an “It’s A Small wrote. “Just trying to juggle work, family, friends and myself. Profound wisdom is packed in World” ringtone pierced the air, that short sentence. We may Come join us in celebrating and the woman to my other side Dropping a lot of balls.” Her e-mail arrived on a night covet or expect or demand many the Paschal Mystery of began describing her outfit, evi- things, but we need only one. It is dently intended for Friday. when I was keenly aware of my Christ’s passion,death and resurrection. own dropped balls. I felt as if I a pointed statement, a trumping That’s when it struck me. Our of quality over quantity. Chasing Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper most private places are eroding. was attempting a lot but excelling at little. Worse yet, I was so pre- “many things,” Jesus implies, dis- 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus Church Before cell phones entered our tracts us from the heart of the purses and pockets, a fitting room occupied preparing to catch the next ball that I wasn’t really matter. was a personal space. Sure, its There is need of only one Good Friday, the Lord’s Passion halls hosted heated debates enjoying the one in hand. 3:00 p.m. Holy Cross Church Being present to the moment thing: to attend to the giver of between moms and daughters, each grace-filled moment. with friends waiting in the wings. is harder than ever for young Taizé Prayer Service But what happened inside a Catholics today. It defies our cul- 8:00 p.m. Holy Cross Church stall’s cramped quarters was a tural training and dismisses our private exchange, an unflinching high-tech aids. showdown between woman and Our faith calls us to slow Holy Saturday Easter Vigil mirror, birthing hard-to-swallow down and attend to each moment, 8:30 p.m. St. Stanislaus Church epiphanies like “I have gained “to be still and know that I am weight” and “This looked better God.” The essence of spirituality, Christina Capecchi is a freelance Easter Sunday on the hanger.” quite simply, is being awake. writer from Inver Grove Heights, 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. Holy Cross Church These days the fitting room is Jesus was the ultimate single- Minn. E-mail her at christi- 9:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Church yet another place where busy tasker. Despite the weight of his [email protected]. women can be accessed. Rather earthly mission — to save 14 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC MARCH 16, 2008

EDITORIAL Renewing our faith in the Son of God deepens COMMENTARY our belief TODAY’S CATHOLIC welcomes letters from readers. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address for verification. Today’s Catholic reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. Address letters to: Today’s Catholic • P.O. Box 11169 • Fort Wayne, n 2007, several atheists stepped up their attack once again on IN • 46856-1169 or e-mail to: [email protected] Ibelief in God in the form of published books. Christopher Hitchens wrote a book called “God is not great: Why Religion Poisons Everything,” Richard Dawkins wrote “The God Delusion” ident on “West Wing” as denounc- some of the earlier recipients, Notre and Sam Harris wrote “Letter to a Christian Nation.” All became Laetare Medal ing abortion rights, for example, in Dame could have rallied around defense of his faith on that series. someone more deserving and truly national best sellers. selection questioned That would be outstanding to have a Catholic. This seems to be a great For us who believe, the growth of atheism is a frightening sitting president abolish in some problem for the church right now ... prospect. However, the trump card is in our hands as expressed by It’s interesting to see that Notre Dame has awarded the Laetare real way the end to abortion on faux Catholics and Catholics in the words of St. Augustine: “Our hearts are restless, O God, until Medal to liberal Martin Sheen. demand. name only for their specific agendas. they rest in you.” The background given about Mr. Further, he acknowledges the When will we be more discern- This coming week, we Catholics, and indeed most of the Sheen appears to be compelling. likes of Daniel Berrigan, SJ, and the ing about our “choices”? Our Christian world, enter the most sacred time of the church year, But in as much as the description of late Cesar Chavez as spiritual accountability is showing for the Holy Week and the sacred triduum, the most solemn celebration of recipients of the medal include debtors of his. This is an outrage for rest of the world to see. We will be the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. In these most solemn “outstanding” contributions to their most faithful Catholics who remem- crucified on this one. rites, the church puts before us the infinite love of God shown to faith through their particular career, ber those hooligans. Louise Gonya us in Jesus Christ. Through participation in these sacred rites, our I don’t recall Mr. Sheen as the pres- Surely, with the descriptions of Leo hearts, minds and souls are filled ever more deeply with the love that came down for us from heaven to die on the cross. In our belief, we know that we were made for God, made to be with God, and it is only by living in his love that we truly are at Mary and Women’s History Month peace. “Our hearts are restless, O God, until they rest in you.” No one has to prove to us that God exists. Our hearts tell us that it is or 21 years, Women’s tually any reason since the defini- so. History Month has been tion of “health” in the health So why do many in the world still not believe? Because faith Fcelebrated in March. In exception includes not only phys- takes humility, the humility to acknowledge that we are not self- 2008, this observance will end on ical health, but all factors (emo- LIFE sufficient, the humility to recognize that we do not have the com- the Solemnity of the tional, financial and familial fac- plete answer to the presence of evil in the world, the humility to Annunciation of the Lord (cele- tors) relevant to the well-being of ISSUES acknowledge that we have contributed to that evil by our own sins, brated on March 31 instead of the the woman. and humility is one thing that many recoil from. Pride is the cause traditional March 25, so as not to But true, Christian humanist FORUM of the fall of Satan, pride is the cause of man’s sin, and the tempta- conflict with Easter Week). It’s feminism — the kind called for tion to pride still infects all of us. With pride, there’s no room for fitting to end on this high note, by John Paul II — doesn’t pit BY DEIRDRE A. MCQUADE belief in God because one’s world is only big enough for one. paying tribute to the most pivotal women against men or their Humility is the doorway to faith because by humility one can see woman in the history of unborn children. It refuses to settings, including a beautiful that one is not the center of the universe but rather that God is. humankind. Yet I wonder embrace an ideology in which the whether lesson plans for this rights of family members — born Annunciation Novena called “A During Holy Week, Jesus shows us the way. Though he was Heart Open to God’s Will” found God he humbly submitted himself into the hands of sinners who awareness-raising month will and unborn, male and female, raise any awareness of her. young and old — are in competi- at www.usccb.org/prolife. You nailed him to a cross. By humbly renewing our faith in the Son of may also download our new “Say God, our belief is deepened, and our hearts are at peace. The feast day marks that deci- tion with each other. He proposes sive moment when Mary, not yet that “women occupy a place, in Yes to Life” ad for your pro-life fully understanding what the thought and action, which is outreach. angel Gabriel was saying to her, unique and decisive. It depends In honor of Our Lady’s pivotal nonetheless responded out of her on them to promote a ‘new femi- role in history, consider praying Finding the truth about the dignity of women love for God and said “yes” in nism’ which rejects the tempta- this novena before her feast day. While the production of the “Vagina Monologues” raises contro- her famous “fiat”: “I am the tion of imitating models of ‘male May our imitation of her help versy on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, another handmaid of the Lord. Let it be domination,’ in order to acknowl- bring an end to abortion and conference on the campus, the Edith Stein Conference 2008, gets done (fiat) to me according to edge and affirm the true genius of build the culture of life. kudos for its portrayal and understanding of the dignity of women. your will.” women in every aspect of the life Scheduled March 28-29, the conference is based on Pope John The rest, as they say, is histo- of society and overcome all dis- Paul II apostolic letter, “On the Dignity and Vocation of Women.” ry. Not a distorted feminist “her- crimination, violence and Deirdre A. McQuade is assistant Edith Stein, the project’s patron saint, “celebrated women’s story” that seeks to erase refer- exploitation.” — The Gospel of director of policy and communi- unique gift to act as instruments of empathy in her writings and ences to men. Indeed, Mary’s Life, 99. cations, Secretariat of Pro-Life through her exemplary life,” according to the Notre Dame-The whole mission in life is to point Such cultural transformation Activities, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Go to Identity Project Web site. Edith Stein, a Jewish philospher who others to her Son, the God-Man will take much prayer. The Pro- Life Secretariat produces prayer www.usccb.org/prolife to learn converted to Catholicism and became a Carmelite nun, was a mar- who could never exploit us in any way, and who is the source resources for use in parishes, more about the bishops’ pro-life tyr of Aushwitz and a strong advocate for the truth about the digni- of all reconciliation, healing and schools, homes and ecumenical activities. ty of women. authentic love, including between The project’s mission statement on its Web site says, “The Edith the sexes. Wherever women suf- Stein Project is an annual conference offering an optimistic per- fer injustice, exploitation and vio- spective on the future of feminism by emphasizing the dignity of lence, the only hope for authentic human persons and the unique role of women in society. It began justice will come through the as a student-initiated forum for discussion about the dignity of transforming power of Christ and women and the problems women face in our culture. Just as the those who cling to him. women who organized the first conference (in 2004), we feel How different Mary’s fiat is strongly that conversations such as these need to take place at the from the era-defining book “Our University of Notre Dame, where modern culture and Catholicism Bodies, Ourselves” and early slo- intersect in a unique way. In this community that seeks to excel gans of the pro-abortion move- academically and to foster a life of faith, we believe that a confer- ment such as: “It’s my body, my ence is the best way to achieve the objectives of education and choice.” These slogans popular- genuine dialogue concerning these issues.” ized a false philosophy, rejecting Highlights of the upcoming conference include the following the reality that we are not our speakers: Bishop John M. D’Arcy; Barbara Nicolosi, director of own but were made by God in Act One; Dawn Eden, author of “The Thrill of the Chaste,” Dr. his image, male and female. Philip Mango, St. Michael’s Institute for the Psychological Secular feminists leave God Sciences; and Father Walter Schu, author of “The Splendor of out of “lifting up the lowly” and Love.” “casting the mighty from their thrones” in promoting their cause To learn more about this conference, visit the Web site, and take matters into their own www.nd.edu/~idnd/edithstein/. hands. They assert autonomous women’s rights, including the legal right, established by Roe v Today’s Catholic editorial board consists of Bishop John M. D’Arcy, Wade, to have an abortion. That Ann Carey, Don Clemmer, Father Mark Gurtner, Father Michael Heintz, legal right extends throughout the Tim Johnson and Vince LaBarbera. nine months of pregnancy for vir- 15 MARCH 16, 2008 COMMENTARY CATEQUIZ’EM The seasons of grief By Dominic Camplisson One of the key players in the Easter events is Judas.This quiz looks at t was another cold winter which will get you by. that despised player in the drama of Good Friday. morning as I looked out my Fall gave way to the winter of Iwindow and was greeted by the my grief, and I turned my face HOPE 1.What is special about the name Judas? blush of the rising sun stretching from the harsh winds of life and a.It indicates “Jew”: so is clearly anti-Semitic. across the eastern sky. Though the bitter cold of my pain. As I tried to temperature was near freezing, make sense of my husband’s IN THE b.It is not a personal name, but refers to the Judeans as a whole. hope dawned on my hibernating death, I found I needed to suspend c.Nothing.Like Jesus it was a common male name in New heart, and the warmth of the sun my life, much like the hibernating MOURNING Testament times. held the promise of spring. It was animals on God’s good earth. KAY COZAD then that I realized that the natural I sought warmth from sources 2.In fact,Jesus might have had a familial Judas connection,for when Jesus preaches in seasons have much to teach us outside myself — friends, church Nazareth the locals wonder if he is not about the seasons of our grief. and work — but my grief was as course, in its own time. Winter a.speaking on behalf of all Jews from, Judas to Jeremiah Those early days following my deep as the driven snow. Surviving b.the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon husband’s death were like the fall. winter called for long periods of grief can be as unpredictable as the c.only supposed to preach in Judea, not Galilee, where Judas As leaves of every color fell to the introspection and prayer. weather with the myriad of emo- earth and left the trees skeletons As I bundled myself in a thick tions and memories that flood our Maccabbees lived. against the sky, all the life and woolen sweater to protect myself lives. Time alone to mourn beauty around me seemed to die from the bitter cold of winter, I becomes as important as seeking 3.What was Judas’s original relationship to Jesus? before my eyes. protected my heart against the pain support from compassionate oth- a.He was one of the Twelve Apostles. Though my active young and loneliness I felt as well. That ers. b.He was a second cousin. daughters demanded my attention, dark time kept me homebound as I As we allow ourselves to retreat, over time we will begin to c.He was likely an early disciple who left after Jesus began to I felt a natural need to prepare for worked to make it through each preach in Judea. the coming winter of my grief, as day, fearful of what tomorrow trust again and find a hint of the the shock of his death lifted and I might bring. I felt separated from coming of spring. Those sad days 4.Judas is referred to as Iscariot.What clue might this give about him? was nearly paralyzed with the sad- God and mankind. will begin to hold sweet memories ness of my loss. While it seemed I was not mov- in place of tears, a foreshadow of a.It means he was a Roman citizen. The fall of grief is a time of ing in any direction, I now know the resurrection of life to come. b.He was likely a member of the Druze faith who converted to turning inward, slowing down and there was a mysterious internal Creating a new life can be diffi- Judaism. simply surviving. Feelings of con- change happening as I mourned. cult. If we don’t mourn our loss, c.He was likely not a Galilean like the other 11. fusion and being overwhelmed are Deep grieving is necessary in the sprouts of new life may be common now. Consider taking one the winter of grief and like the 5.What is the Gospel of Judas? day at a time and doing just that earth’s winter cycle; it runs its own HOPE, PAGE 16 a.nothing, there is no such thing b.a copy (4th century) of a 2nd century Gnostic work, one of many such texts c.the book that the pope hid for centuries, now available at fine Respond to the Lord’s love bookstores quent and expressive sections of received them. Jesus came for us all. Isaiah called by biblical scholars Matthew’s Passion Narrative 6.Does this work (question 5) mean that Judas wrote a Gospel? the “Songs of the Suffering offers the same lesson. Pilate’s a.No, lots of Gnostic texts were written about and attributed to THE Servants,” this passage lauds an wife, almost certainly a Roman, biblical figures. unflinchingly faithful servant of and a pagan, admires Jesus. She b.Yes, and it is time for the church to fess up. SUNDAY God, who despite abuse and perse- warns her husband not to mistreat c.Yes, though it means he may have survived his suicide so the cution remains steadfastly loyal. Jesus. After the crucifixion, the implications are enormous. GOSPEL Christians always have seen Jesus Roman soldier announces that prefigured in these beautiful Jesus indeed is the Son of God. 7.How can these types of (question 5) works portray Judas as being good? MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION poems. Ethnicity is not the issue. The Epistle to the Philippians Coming to God is the issue. a.They cannot. provides the next lesson. Doubts, ignorance, anger or neg- b.It is predestination, as taught by the sect of the Judites. Eloquently, it excitedly proclaims lect of religion may cause people c.Gnostics often believed that the created world was evil, and that Palm Sunday Jesus as Lord, capturing so well to be estranged from God. Causes God authored all sin. Mt 26:14-27:66 the unflinching faith of the first matter not. The past matters not. Christians. Actually, scholars think Jesus is the Son of God. Testifying 8.In fact the sect that produced the Gospel of Judas might be one that believes in the his weekend the church that this passage was an early to this fact were the striking events rehabilitation of many “scoundrels”of the Bible,perhaps the reason for their name begins Holy Week by offer- Christian liturgical hymn. after the crucifixion, such as the a.Cainites b.Dolceinites c.Vice Versists Ting to us the richest jewels At last, the church gives us the tearing of the temple’s veil. Jesus of its magnificent liturgical treas- great pearl of this weekend’s les- died for us. Jesus loves us. ury. As the week proceeds, the son from Scripture by solemnly At Holy Week, the church calls 9.Although the Gospel of Judas has recently surfaced,that,or a similar text,was coun- church will call us to join with proclaiming, usually with three us to respond to the Lord’s love. He tered by this early church father: believers everywhere in celebrat- readers for the sake of drama and awaits us. Despite whatever we a.Herod Agrippa in his alter ego of Herod Antipas ing the reality of the eternal Christ impact, the Passion Narrative of have done, whatever keeps us away, b.Nimrod the Hunter, known as the Orion in Rome in the chrism Mass in cathedrals, St. Matthew’s Gospel. Jesus loves us and died for us. c.St.Irenaeus of Lyons in his work “Against the Heresies” in the Mass of the Last Supper on It is too bad that the four Holy Thursday, the powerful litur- Evangelists’ individual and distinct 10.What motive does Matthew’s Gospel give for Judas’betrayal? gy of the Lord’s death on Good insights into the Passion often are a.Judas was disappointed at Jesus’failure to raise a revolt. Friday, and the brilliantly hopeful lost by dwelling upon the horror of READINGS b.Jesus had bypassed Judas when selecting Peter as the leader. and joyful Easter Vigil. Roman crucifixion. Sunday: Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9,17-18,19- c.Surprisingly no clear motive, though Matthew hints at greed for On this weekend, the liturgy More important is to see all that 20,23-34 Phil 2:6-11 Mt 26:14-27:66 commemorates the arrival of Jesus a reward. the crucifixion actually meant. It Monday: Is 42:1-7 Ps 27:1-3, 13-14 in Jerusalem. This liturgy too is reveals the identity of Jesus. It is Jn 12:1-11 profound in its simplicity but not just that that the Romans death 11.What about Mark’s Gospel — what motive does that suggest? Tuesday: Is 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-4a, 5ab- extraordinary message. At the unmercifully with Jesus, and that a.Even less; Mark does not say much about a motive, just the act 6ab, 15, 17 Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 beginning are two readings from Jesus endured the most intense of betrayal. Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a Ps 69:8-10, the Gospels. The first occurs at the physical pain in the process of b.Mark is clear that it was Jesus’failure to start a revolt that upset blessing of the palms and as the 21-22, 31, 33-34 Mt 26:14-25 being executed. Jesus willingly Judas. procession of the faithful bearing was the sacrificial lamb, offered in Thursday: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9 Ps the palms assembles. Jerusalem to God. 89:21-22, 25, 27 Rv 1:5-8 Lk 4:16-21 c.Judas was, according to Mark, not pleased that the Jesus would This reading reveals both the Friday: Is 52:13-53:12 Ps 31:2, 6, not make him the leader. Lord’s divine power, seen through Reflection 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Heb 4:14- the knowledge that an ass and colt 16;5:7-9 Jn 18:1-19:42 12.Luke’s Gospel and John’s Gospel are clear that are in the village ahead, and the Matthew’s Gospel begins with a.the devil made him do it Lord’s mission as messiah. He is the story of the birth of Jesus. It Saturday: Gn 1:1-2:2 Ps 104:1-2, 5- 6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35 (2) Gn 22:1-18 b.Judas acted out of the goal of bringing on the Resurrection entering Jerusalem, David’s capi- then recalls the visit of the Magi to c.it was ultimately the love of money that causes Judas to betray tal, the city in which sacrifice to Bethlehem, a story unique to Ps 16:5, 8-11 (3) Ex 14:15-15:1 Ps Ex Christ. God is offered. Matthew. The story has a very 15:1-6, 17-18 (4) Is 54:5-14 Ps 30:2, Jerusalem’s people salute the important lesson for us. The Magi 4-6, 11-13, 15-18 Ps 16:5, 8-11 (5) Is Lord as “son of David,” greeting were foreigners. They were not 55:1-11 Ps Is 12:2-3, 4-6 (6) Bar 3:9- 13.What did Judas receive for betraying Jesus? Jesus as their own legitimate king. Jews. They yearned to find God. 15, 32-4:4 Ps 19:8-11 (7) Ez 36:16- a.thirty pieces of gold b.thirty pieces of silver C.forty shekels Beginning the Liturgy of the The Magi recognized Jesus as the 17a, 18-28 Pss 42:3, 5;43:3-4; (8) Word as on any other day, the Son of God. Rom 6:3-11 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22- ANSWERS: church then reads from the third Another vitally important part of 23 (9) Mt 28:1-10 1.c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.c, 5.b, 6.a, 7.c, 8.a, 9.c, 10.c, 11.a, 12.a, 13.b part of Isaiah. One of those elo- the story is that the Holy Family 16 COMMENTARY MARCH 16, 2008 Chrism Mass an opportunity for bishop to exercise his pastoral office What is the importance of the chrism by the fact that the holy oils are I have heard the triduum is like one resurrection and welcome the cate- Mass? Anonymous then distributed to all the parishes continuous liturgy.Please explain.Each chumens who are sacramentally ini- in the dioceses. tiated into the body of Christ. The Roman Missal offers a THAT’S piece seems so different in my perspec- tive.Anonymous The sacred triduum officially good treatment of the significance When does Lent end? Is the triduum closes with evening prayer on of the chrism Mass: “The bishop is separate from Lent? Anonymous A GOOD There is certainly a strong sense Easter Sunday, but the celebration to be considered as the high priest in which the sacred triduum is a is continued in the Easter Octave (a of his flock. The life in Christ of According to the General QUESTION single liturgical event. There is no solemnity lasting eight days, his faithful is in some way derived Norms for the Liturgical Year and final blessing on Holy Thursday, through the next Sunday) and in the and dependent upon the bishop. the Calendar, Lent “runs from Ash and the observance of the Lord’s entire season of Easter, up until The chrism Mass is one of the Wednesday until the Mass of the Passion on Good Friday is not a Pentecost. principal expressions of the full- Lord’s Supper.” But to get the Mass. Those liturgies flow into the time that begins at the end of the ness of the bishop’s priesthood and familiar “40 days” of Lent, one “Great Vigil” on Holy Saturday Lenten season. It is dedicated signifies the close unity of the would count from the First Sunday night, which is the highpoint of the Brian MacMichael, director of the wholly to a focus on Christ’s last priests with him. During the Mass, of Lent (the Sunday immediately triduum and of the entire liturgical Office of Worship for the days, and in preparation and antici- which he concelebrates with following Ash Wednesday) until year. It is the climax of the church’s Diocese of Fort Wayne-South pation of his death and resurrec- priests from various sections of the Holy Thursday. The traditional 40 journey — we rejoice in Christ’s Bend, answered these questions. diocese, the bishop consecrates the days of fasting could also be tion. This is why feasts that fall chrism and blesses the other oils. derived by counting from Ash during Holy Week (such as St. The newly baptized are anointed Wednesday to Holy Saturday Patrick and the solemnity of St. SCRIPTURE SEARCH and confirmed with the chrism while excluding Sundays, since Joseph this year) are either moved consecrated by the bishop. (Priests Sundays were not considered days or not observed — other celebra- By Patricia Kasten and bishops are also ordained with of fasting. At any rate, the techni- tions should not distract from this most solemn time, which is kept the sacred chrism.) Catechumens cal beginning and end are simply a Gospel for March 16, 2008 are prepared and disposed for bap- matter of liturgical law. What is especially focused, contemplative tism with the second oil. And the more important to us today is the and preparatory. Philippians 2:6-11 sick are anointed in their illness Lenten connection with the At the end of Holy Week is the with the third oil.” Biblical symbolism of the 40 days sacred triduum, which begins with Following is a word search based on the Second reading The chrism Mass, then, is an — for instance, the 40 days Jesus the evening Mass of the Lord’s for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Cycle A, an opportunity for the bishop to exer- spent fasting in the wilderness, in Supper on Holy Thursday. The early professions of Christian faith. The words can be “triduum,” whose name refers to cise his pastoral office within the preparation for his public ministry found in all directions in the puzzle. context of a beautiful liturgy dur- (which is recounted in the Gospel the “three days” between Holy ing Holy Week. His communion reading during the First Sunday of Thursday and Easter, is its own distinct and privileged liturgical FORM OF GOD EQUALITY HIMSELF with the entire diocese is manifest- Lent). A SLAVE HUMAN HUMBLED ed both by the fact that he concele- Holy Week, starting with Palm time. OBEDIENT THE POINT DEATH brates with his brother priests and Sunday, comprises a very special ON A CROSS THE NAME EVERY NAME KNEE SHOULD BEND HEAVEN ON EARTH UNDER TONGUE Sandboxes and seminar rooms CONFESS LORD GLORY riving through the all the way down. And for this EARLY CREED Cleveland suburbs recent- parents are paying more than quarter of a million dollars? Dly, I had a great life-imi- THE HUMBLEDEATHO tates-art moment: a sign on No doubt there are honorable Interstate 271 announcing two exceptions on the Harvard faculty GFLESM I HDROJ impending exits, one for — teachers who believe that their CATHOLIC DROL I EMANEHT “Harvard Rd.” and the other for responsibility is to introduce “Chagrin Blvd.” some of the brightest young peo- DIFFERENCE GLORYQSSEDET Bingo. ple in the world to the riches of GEORGE WEIGEL Please don’t get me wrong. the intellectual life, understood as HHKEMLSFBNMN Some of my best friends went to reason’s quest for truths worth TEWPAOEMDUA I Harvard; one of my best friends believing because they are, well, teaches at Harvard; I’ve even lec- true. But for those members of at the undergraduate level might RALVRJFKLMNO well have a look at the Cardinal tured at Harvard. But for too the Harvard professoriate whose AVECTONGUEYP many undergraduates, four years views dominated the Task Force Newman Society’s new publica- on the Harvard road will likely on General Education, reason tion, “Choosing a Catholic EEANAEOHOERE College: What to Look For and lead to one form of chagrin or can’t get at the universal truth of NNAAEPCBHDEH another. Why? Because Harvard things, for there are no such uni- Where to Find It.” As with any College doesn’t take undergradu- versal truths. The report says that such guide, reasonable people OBED I ENTSGVT can differ about some of the ate education seriously. one of the goals of a Harvard KENYT I LAUQEC It will, of course, tell you that undergraduate education is to judgments made about the 22 it does and point you toward the empower students to “choose for schools profiled, or the selection © 2008 Tri-C-A Publications recently released “Final Report of themselves what principles will (or omission) of certain schools; the Task Force on General guide them.” But isn’t the ques- I, for one, would certainly add Education,” the result of years of tion of what those principles are Providence College in Rhode had awakened from my grief and labor by the Harvard faculty. One important? Apparently not, if Island to the list of schools-well- found the fragile promise of hope acute observer, himself a denizen you’re comfortably perched, with worth-considering. Overall, HOPE for the future. There was move- of the academy, notes that as a tenure, in the intellectual sandbox though, I found the book fair, ment and purpose again. result of that heavy-lifting, “we of postmodernism. judicious, and chock-full of use- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 Learning to live after the loss now have a useful, readable con- My general rule for parents ful detail about every facet of life crushed under the heavy weight of of a loved one is a monumental stitution for postmodern under- who care is that, in the main, it’s on the campuses studied. denial, anxiety and depression. task. It takes the bereaved on a graduate education in America. better to save the prestige Guides like this are gold and Mourning the loss in healthy ways uniquely personal journey through The only problem is that it is a American universities for your frankincense compared to rubbish will lead to small joys and a new the seasons of grief. Our lives constitution for an intellectual son’s or daughter’s graduate edu- like the annual U.S. News & normal life. have been forever changed. And and moral banana republic.” cation. The undergraduate years World Report ratings. The col- As I mourned the loss of my whatever season we find ourselves Too harsh? Try this, from the are a privileged moment in which leges profiled are also signs of husband, I learned to navigate my in, if we patiently allow our grief aforementioned report: “The aim students should drink deeply hope that the intellectual sandbox feelings with the support of family to unfold naturally, and face the of a liberal education is to unset- from the wellsprings of western won’t prevail — which is no and friends. I turned to my faith and work of mourning, we will in time tle assumptions, to defamiliarize culture, while being formed into small thing. Nothing less that the learned that I would never forget find our new beginnings blossom the familiar, to reveal what is mature Christians who have inte- future of the West is at stake in my husband. And life did go on. forth into a new life of hope, going on beneath and behind grated the life of faith with the our continued ability to make Then suddenly, springtime meaning and purpose. We will appearances, to disorient young life of the mind. Nothing does rational arguments on behalf of erupted for me from beneath the begin to feel the warm sun shining people.” No doubt Socrates this better — and nothing pre- freedom lived for excellence, cold and barren landscape of my on our hearts in the summer of our thought he was doing something pares students better for any pro- freedom lived in truth, freedom heart. The seedlings of a new life grief. And with summer comes joy vaguely akin to that. But Socrates fessional career — than a classic fulfilled in goodness. for me had broken through the and contentment. “disoriented” young people with liberal arts education at a ground laid by my grief. all of those probing questions in Catholic college or university I believe God had led me order to get them to grasp the that takes both learning and through the darkness of winter and Kay Cozad is a certified grief educa- truth of things. The basic Catholicism seriously. was showing me the light of tor and writer for Today’s Catholic assumption of the Harvard facul- Parents and students looking George Weigel is a senior fellow of spring. newspaper. She is also the author ty report is that there is no truth- for just that kind of intellectual, the Ethics and Public Policy I recall the first day I heard a of “Prayer Book for Widows,” Our of-things; it’s all “appearances,” cultural and spiritual experience Center in Washington, D.C. bird sing at my window sill. I felt I Sunday Visitor, 2004. MARCH 16, 2008 SPORTS 17

BISHOP LUERS BASKETBALL AIMS FOR SEMISTATE TITLE The Bishop Luers High School boys basketball team will vie for a semistate basketball title at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15, as the team takes on Westview (24-1) for the Class 2-A Warsaw Semistate championship. Luers beat Tipton and Northfield March 8 to win its first basketball regional. Luers is 22-3. The game will air live on Redeemer Radio — Sports Catholic Radio AM 1450. Christ the King, St. Pius teams shine CORPUS CHRISTI GIRLS WINS SECOND in ICCL fifth and sixth grade league ICCL CHAMPIONSHIP ed 10-0 overall regular season and Casey Coleman added eight BY GREG SCHULTHEIS record. The fifth-grade Holy points for Holy Cross. Mathew Family team from South Bend Monserez scored 16 points, Pat SOUTH BEND — Thirty-four had a strong season and finished O’Conner 10 points and Cole teams battled it out this year in just behind St. Pius with an over- Nowicki 8 points for Christ the the Inter-City Catholic League all 8-2 record. In their regular King A2. (ICCL) fifth- and sixth-grade bas- season meeting, Billy Doslak led In the B League championship ketball league. Only two teams St. Pius to the win with a strong St. Pius B defeated Holy Family completed the regular season 18-point effort. B, 40-24. Nate Miller tossed in with unblemished records as The Martin De Porres fifth- three three-pointers and finished Christ the King A1 from South grade B division was a tight with a game high 17 points for Bend completed the regular sea- three-team race all year. St. Bavo St. Pius while Billy Doslak son at 11-0 in the sixth grade from Mishawaka and St. scored 12 points and Conner league and St. Pius from Granger Matthew from South Bend had Young 10 points to support the went 10-0 in the fifth-grade identical 6-2 division records, cause. Wesley Short tossed in 10 league. while St. Bavo was 8-2 overall points to lead Holy Family. The regular season was high- and St. Mathew 7-3. St. Michael In the A League championship lighted by many close games and from Plymouth had a 5-3 division St. Joe, South Bend, Blue com- strong individual performances. record and was 7-3 overall. All pleted their tourney run, as they In the John Bosco sixth-grade A three teams split their regular- have most of the year, by coming division, the two Christ the King season matchups in head-to-head back from six points down in the DIANE FREEBY teams battled to the end. But in a meetings. The top individual per- fourth quarter to win the champi- The Corpus Christi sixth-grade girls baskeball team won their second game rescheduled initially due to formance during these exciting onship, 29-27, over their South Inter-City Catholic League (ICCL) championship, defeating St. Monica, the inclement weather, Christ the matchups was St. Matthew’s Bend cross town rival St. Mishawaka, March 9. To get to the championship game, the Corpus King A1, behind Ryan Wobbe’s Kevin Brammer scoring 23 points Anthony A1, 29-27. Paul Christi Cougars needed a double over-time win the previous weekend, 18 points, defeated Christ the in the win over St. Michael. Byszewski hit two clutch free defeating St. Joseph, South Bend, 38-31. They followed that with a vic- King A2, 42-20, who were led as The year-end tournament had throws with 15 seconds left to tory over St. Thomas, Elkhart, before heading into Sunday’s champi- they were all year by Mathew many close and exciting games. seal the win. Byszewski finshed onship game with St. Monica. In the photo are front row, from left, In the end St. Pius from Granger with 10 points while Sam Monserez who scored 14 points. Haley Powers, Shannon McMahon and Mary Freeby; second row, Emily The win enabled the Kings A1 continued their fifth-grade domi- Hosinski and Tommy Clark team to complete an undefeated nance and won the B League added 8 points each. Denton Lindzy, Katrina Kamanda and Casey Colvin; third row, Lilly Renbarger, 11-0 season while the Kings A2 tourney title. Gillis led St. Anthony with 14 Sarah Bogol and Mary Kaczorowski; and back row, assistant coach Dave team finished 10-1 overall. St. St. Joseph, South Bend, Blue points and Sam Royeca had 10 Renbarger, player Nicole Francoeur, assistant coach Kelly Klute, head Anthony stayed close and com- got hot at the right time and made points for St. Anthony A1. Coach Doug Kaczorowski and assistant coach Mary Klute. pleted the regular season with a a great tourney run winning the 8-3 overall record. sixth-grade league tourney title. In the De Porres sixth-grade A St. Joe, South Bend, Blue beat USF guard one of three Cougars named to 2007-08 All-MCC Team division, St. Joseph, Mishawaka, tourney favorites and regular-sea- and St. Michael, Plymouth, fin- son champs, Christ the King A1 FORT WAYNE — University of 12 games and 30-plus twice with a in steals per game at 3.0 and No. 1 ished with identical 7-1 league and St. Joe, Mishawaka, along Saint Francis senior Mike Steinau career and season high 37 vs. in the MCC with 88 in 29 games. records. However, St. Michael the way to win the title. has been named to the Mid- Indiana Wesleyan on Jan. 19. He His 88 steals in a single season is a defeated St. Joe Mishawaka dur- In the B League consolation Central Conference 2007-08 All- notched two double doubles. USF record and he stands No. 4 on ing the regular season, 29-26. St. game, South Bend rivals Our Conference team selected by Steinau also finished No. 5 in the USF career list with 201 steals. Joe, Mishawaka, finished with a Lady B defeated Christ the King MCC coaches. NAIA, No. 2 in the MCC in free- He also led USF in blocked shots 9-1 overall record while St. B2, 28-25, as Mikal Henderson Other Cougars earning recogni- throw percentage at .896, the third (21) despite suffering a painful Michael finished the year with a scored 14 points and Austin tion included junior Nate Bojrab, best season for a Cougar. He hit mid-season ankle injury. He 8-2 overall record. Smith 10 points for Our Lady and who was named to the honorable 146-of-163 free throws, just 17 notched two double doubles Both teams battled last year’s Lou DeTrempe scored 10 points mention team, and freshman Matt misses. At .859, Steinau finishes including a 32 point, 11 steal effort fifth-grade champs, Our Lady for the Kings. The A League con- Edmonds, who named to the with the No. 2 free-throw percent- vs. Algoma on Dec. 21. Bulldogs from South Bend. Our solation game featured a double Newcomer team. age at USF and No. 4 on the career Edmonds, an East Noble High Lady completed the season with a overtime thriller as Christ the Steinau, a Bishop Dwenger free-throws made list with 378. School grad, finished fourth in the 7-3 overall record. In one of the King A2 defeated fellow South High School graduate who con- The 6-foot-1 guard also fin- MCC in rebounds per game averag- most exciting games of the year, Bend team Holy Cross A, 39-38. cluded his career as the No. 5 scor- ished No. 2 in MCC assists per ing 7.6 with a total of 236. The 6- Our Lady defeated St. Michael in Holy Cross battled back the er on the USF career scoring list game at 4.1 and 128 total in 31 foot 5-inch forward led the MCC in a double overtime thriller as entire game as Pat Conner’s with 1,617 points, was fifth in games in 2007-08. He was No. 42 offensive rebounds per game at 3.2 Dominique Sanders poured in 23 forced the first overtime by scor- MCC scoring this season with a in NAIA assists per game. and a total of 99, the fourth best points to lead all scorers. ing with less than 20 seconds left 17.3 average. He finished with 537 Steinau was a second team All- season in USF history. He had 12 In the John Bosco fifth-grade and finishing with a game high points this season, the second con- MCC pick in 2006-07 and led double-figure scoring games, six B division, St. Pius rolled 18 points. Tommy Bernacchi secutive season with 500 or more USF in scoring. double figure rebounding games through the competition and com- forced the second overtime with points. He scored in double figures Bojrab, a Dwenger graduate, with a high of 15 vs. Indiana Tech, pleted the year with the undefeat- his shot with eight seconds left in 27 games, scored 20-or-more in finished the season No. 3 in NAIA and two double doubles.

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For additional listings of that event, please Frances Wantuch, 93, Fort Wayne Granger St.Stanislaus call our advertising sales staff at (260) 456-2824 to purchase space. Richard A.Birkmeier, John S.Grannan, 68, 68, St.Peter Remedios Alejo, 92, St.Pius X $1. Drive-through service avail- St.Adalbert FISH FRIES garage sale Friday, April 4, from Helen M.Niebler, 100, able behind the school. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday, D.Jeanne Stilp, 86, Fish Fry at St. Paul of the Cross St.Vincent de Paul Michael J.Bauman, 88, April 5, a $3 bag sale from 8 St.Pius X Columbia City — St. Paul of the St.Matthew Cathedral Knights plan fish fry a.m. to noon at the parish hall Andrea Piwowar, 31, Cross Parish will have a fish fry Mishawaka on Friday, March 14, from 4:30- South Bend — The Knights of (enter through door 10). St.Jude Rita A.Obermeyer, 84, Columbus Council 5521, 61533 Clara Marie Polinck, 91, 7:30 p.m. Adults $7.50, children Holy Family 6-12 $3.50 and children under 5 S. Ironwood Dr., will have a fish Soup and salad luncheon Robert J.Klein, 73, St. Bavo fry on each Friday of Lent, from South Bend — The Knights of St.Jude Elsie S.Radics, 96, free. Carry-out available. Edward W.Hiner, 71, 5 to 7 p.m. Adults $7.50, chil- Columbus #553 ladies soup and Our Lady of Hungary dren (5-12) $3. Chicken strips salad luncheon will be Monday, Robert Boyer, 86, Queen of Peace Fish fry in Culver for $7.50 and shrimp for $8.50 Culver — The Knights of March 31, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 St.Jude Genevieve Wilkeson, will be available. New Haven Columbus Council #13720 will p.m. at 553 E. Washington St. 92, St.Jude Tickets are $5 per person and Carl Edward Loew, 89, Ray A.Glaze, 68, have a fish fry Friday, March 14, St.Therese St.Louis Besancon Richard W.Deguch, 72, from 4-7:30 p.m. in the basement MISC. HAPPENINGS includes beverage. Carry-outs available. St.Casimir of St. Mary of the Lake Church – Day of reflection Father Robert Hoevel, Notre Dame Mishawaka — A day of reflec- 124 College Ave. Tickets are $7 92, St.Henry Sister M.Alma Peter, tion will be offered at St. Francis Card party and salad bar Wabash for adults and $4 for children. CSC, 98, Our Lady of George Thompson, 84, Convent on Wednesday, March New Carlisle — St. Stanislaus Domenico M.Barile, Loretto St.Bernard Fish fry at St. Matthew 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kostka will have a card party 42, St.Charles The theme for the day is “If and salad bar Sunday, March 30, South Bend — A Jonah fish fry South Bend Charlene Anderson, Grain Could Talk.” Please bring at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $5 each will be held Friday, March 14, Dorothy J.Haggenjos, Virginia G.Winnicki, 90, your Bible. The cost is $15 and in advance by calling Louise at 76, St.Bernard from 4-7 p.m. in the St. Matthew 67, St.Mary St.Stanislaus Cathedral School cafeteria. includes lunch. Please register by (574) 654-3364 or Nancy at Adults $6, seniors $5, children Friday, March 21, to Sister (574) 289-2986. All proceeds (7-12) $4 and children under 6 Barbara Anne Hallman at (574) will purchase church linens, can- lead a pilgrimage to Poland and 7:30 p.m. All students of ages 3- free. Carry-out available. 259-5427. dles, etc. Italy from March 24 to April 9. 5 by Sept. 1 are invited to attend. Questions and reservations may Call (260) 747-2343 for further Fish dinner at St. Augustine Singles conference announced Easter bake sale time be handled by Sharon at (619) details. South Bend — St. Augustine Chicago — A National Catholic South Bend — The Altar Rosary 225-1880. Parish, 1501 W. Washington St., Singles Conference will be held Society of St. Casimir Church, Registration announced will have a fish dinner Friday, April 25-27, in Chicago, Ill. 1308 W. Dunham St., will have SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS Monroeville — St. Joseph Social events and dynamic an Easter bake sale Saturday, March 14, from 4-8 p.m. Adults Round-up time School is now accepting registra- national speakers on the single March 15, from 3-6:30 p.m and $6, children $3 and children 5 Fort Wayne — St. Therese tions for the 2008-09 school life will be featured. Register at Sunday, March 16, from 8-11 and under free. Carry-out avail- Catholic School’s preschool and year. Call (260) 623-3447 for www.NationalCatholicSingles.com a.m. at the school. Easter lamb able. kindergarten round-up will be information. or call (815) 828-5094. cakes, pies, cookies and more. Wednesday, April 16, from 6:30- Fish fry offers healthy fare South Bend — Knights of Garage sale offers great deals Divine Mercy pilgrimage Columbus #553 will have fish Fort Wayne — The St. Vincent Catholic Heritage Tours has fries featuring grilled, baked or de Paul HASA will have a asked Father Bob Lengerich to fried fish Friday, March 14, at 553 E. Washington St. from 5-7 Where do you find the p.m. Meal includes potatoes baked or fried, cole slaw, bread, coffee or lemonade. Adults $6, TRUTH? children 13-17 $3 and children 12 and under free.

Fish fry hosted by Knights of Columbus Mishawaka — The Knights of Columbus Council #8617 will have a fish fry on March 14, at Queen of Peace Parish hall, cor- ner of Vistula and Bittersweet from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Drinks and sides included. Deserts available for donation. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 12. Drive-through available.

Scouts sponsor fish fry Fort Wayne — St. Vincent Scouts will have a fish dinner on Friday, March 14, in the school cafeteria. Tickets are $7.50 adults, $3 chil- dren 6-11.

Arts and enrichment sponsor fish fry Catholic Radio AM 1450 Fort Wayne — St. John the Baptist will host a fish fry Listen around the world Friday, March 14, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Pursley Center, 4500 www.redeemerradio.com Fairfield Ave. Adults $7.50, chil- To contact us or to provide financial support: dren 6-12 $4.50 and children 1-5 [email protected]

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