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ATHOLIC IMES Official Newspaper of Tthe Diocese of Springfield in Illinois C ct.dio.org Vol. 120 No. 10 May 15, 2016 This issue was mailed on May 11, 2016 Diocese honors educators and catechists PAGE 9 Bishops urge lawmakers to oppose tax-payer funded abortions PAGE 12 Women of Distinction sought PAGE 15 Index Bishop’s column ––––––– page 2 News Roundup –––––––– page 3 Comment & Dialogue – pages 4-5 Word & Worship ––––––– page 6 Next Generation ––––––– page 7 Diocesan Life –––––– pages 8-16 Datebook ––––––––––– page 16 Thinkstock Arts & Entertainment –––– page 17 Catholic Times honors religious jubilarians throughout the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. Religious sisters and brothers, and ordained World/National –––– pages 30-31 priests from religious orders within the diocese are celebrating their 25, 50, 60, 70 (and further) jubilees this year. Pray for them as you Classifieds ––––––––––– page 31 read about their ministries on pages 18-29. PAGE 2 MAY 15, 2016 CATHOLIC TIMES Bathrooms now legislated? Who knew? My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have access to the restroom and locker Once again common sense has been room facilities of the gender they identify turned on its head in our culture, this with emotionally, not the biological gen- time by transgender activists agitating der that they were born with. for people to be able to use the bathroom Earlier this month, a group of Illinois that they feel corresponds emotionally to students and parents sued the Obama their self-identified gender rather than administration over its stance on trans- the anatomical gender of their biological gender students’ access to school bath- sex. The issue has emerged prominently rooms and locker rooms, arguing that the in recent national and local news. U.S. Department of Education is illegally In North Carolina, in response to an forcing local authorities to let children ordinance adopted in Charlotte that of North Carolina that its new law limit- that their students, teachers and staff use facilities that correspond to their would have allowed transgender people ing bathroom access violated the civil could use whichever restroom matches subjectively chosen gender identity. The to use whatever bathroom they wanted, rights of transgender people. their self-selected gender identity. complaint alleges that the federal govern- the state legislature passed a law in Here in Illinois, in response to Nearby in central Illinois, a transgen- ment has violated students’ fundamental March blocking local governments from a federal complaint, the Palatine- der student at Williamsville High School Continued on page 13: BISHOP enacting rules that grant such privileges Schaumburg High School District 211 who was born with female anatomy but to transgender people. A similar law in suburban Chicago earlier this year identifies as a male recently resolved recently passed in Mississippi allows peo- granted a transgender student, who a complaint filed in October with the ple to withhold services from lesbian, gay, was born male but identifies as female, Illinois Department of Human Rights. bisexual and transgender individuals on limited access to the girls locker room The school had previously provided a religious grounds. In response, President at Fremd High School. Similarly, a private bathroom for the transgender Barack Obama has said that these laws transgender student at a Wheaton student, who complained that this was in North Carolina and Mississippi Warrenville Unit District 200 school has unacceptable, saying, “It made me feel are “wrong” and “should be overturned.” been granted access to a locker room like I was being treated differently and The Obama administration used the designated for the opposite sex. The ostracized.” So now all transgender stu- Department of Justice to warn the state Chicago Public Schools have announced dents at Williamsville High School will BISHOP PAPROCKI’S SCHEDULE Monday, May 16 Center, Diocesan Finance Council High School, Graduation Springfield, St. John’s Hospital, Meeting, 3:30 p.m. Ceremony, 3 p.m. Mass for Nurses Week, 12 noon Wednesday, May 18 Monday, May 23 Monday, May 16 Springfield, Cathedral of the Charleston, St. Charles Borromeo Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Immaculate Conception, St. Thomas Parish, Confirmation, 7 p.m. Center, Catholic Charities More Lawyers Guild Red Mass, 5:15 Tuesday, May 24 Corporate Board Meeting, 3:30 p.m. p.m., followed by Reception, Dinner Mattoon, Immaculate Conception Monday, May 16 and Guest Speaker Parish, Confirmation, 7 p.m. New Berlin, St. Mary Church, Thursday, May 19 Wednesday, May 25 Confirmation for St. Mary Parish, Chicago, University Club, Springfield, Catholic Pastoral New Berlin; Visitation of the Blessed Luncheon announcing the “Francis Center, Deans’ Meeting, 11 a.m. Virgin Mary Parish, Alexander; Cardinal George Visiting Fellow” Friday, May 27 Sacred Heart Parish, Franklin; and Position at the Ethics and Public Springfield, Cathedral of the St. Sebastian Parish, Waverly, 7 p.m. Policy Center, 11:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception, Dinner with Tuesday, May 17 Thursday, May 19 Ordinandi and their families, 6 p.m. Altamont, St. Clare Parish, Chicago, Westin Chicago River Confirmation, 6 p.m. North, Chicago Legal Clinic Saturday, May 28 Springfield, Cathedral of the Wednesday, May 18 Banquet, 6 p.m. Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Saturday, May 21 Immaculate Conception, Priesthood Center, College of Consultors Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Ordination, 10:30 a.m. Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Center, Diocesan Pastoral Council Sunday, May 29 Wednesday, May 18 Meeting, 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville, Our Saviour Parish, Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Saturday, May 21 Mass for Feast of Corpus Christi, Center, Joint Meeting of the Effingham, St. Anthony of Padua 10:30 a.m. College of Consultors and the Church, St. Anthony High School Sunday, May 29 Diocesan Finance Council, 2:30 p.m. Graduation Mass, 7 p.m. Jacksonville, Our Saviour Parish, Wednesday, May 18 Sunday, May 22 Routt Catholic High School Springfield, Catholic Pastoral Glen Carbon, Father McGivney Graduation Ceremony, 2 p.m. Bishop Thomas John Paprocki Deadline: For news and advertising; (U.S.P.S. 128-130) Publisher Thursday, 10 days before date of publi- Periodicals postage paid at Springfield, IL. 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CATHOLIC TIMES MAY 15, 2016 PAGE 3 THREE-MINUTE NEWS ROUNDUP Pope recognizes miracles in two sainthood causes CNS/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA Pope Massacres in Paris in 1792, and Blessed VATICAN CITY (CNS) — ACA OBJECTIONS Francis has signed decrees that clear the Ludovico Pavoni, the Italian priest who — Women religious way for the canonizations of a Christian founded the Sons of Mary Immaculate, demonstrate March Brother martyred during the French now commonly known as the Pavonians. 23 against the Revolution and an Italian priest who With the recognition of the miracles, Affordable Care founded a religious order of men dedi- the canonization ceremonies for the two Act’s contraceptive cated to the vocational and spiritual edu- men can be scheduled. mandate outside the cation of the poor and hearing impaired. Pope Francis also signed a decree U.S. Supreme Court Meeting May 9 with Cardinal Angelo recognizing that Father Rafael in Washington. Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Almansa Riano of Bogota, Colombia, Saints’ Causes, the pope signed decrees heroically lived the Christian virtues. recognizing miracles attributed to the The priest was born in 1840 and died intercession of Blessed Guillaume- in 1927. The decree is one of the early Nicolas-Louis Leclerq, who was mar- steps on the path to beatification and Theologians’ brief might tyred during the infamous September eventual canonization. lead to compromise ruling By CAROL ZIMMERMANN out a form or send a letter stating their Catholic News Service objection to contraception coverage but Pope offers prayers for those would simply do nothing and the insur- WASHINGTON — Supreme Court ance companies, taking the cue from affected by Fort McMurray wildfires cases, with their multiple friend-of-the- the employer’s stance, would provide the court briefs, leave extensive paper trails, necessary contraception coverage. EDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) — He also asked