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On the border BY CINDY WOODEN U.S. and Mexican bishops celebrate Mass (CNS) — Without a ceremony, declared three new saints Page 4 for the Americas, pioneers of the in Brazil and in Canada. Pope Francis signed decrees April 3 recognizing: St. Jose de Anchieta, a Spanish-born Jesuit who traveled to Brazil in 1553 and became known as the Apostle of After RCIA Brazil; St. Marie de l’Incarnation, a French Ursuline Journey to bring others who traveled to Quebec in 1639 and is known as the Mother of the Canadian Church; and St. Francois de to the faith Laval, who arrived in Quebec 20 years after St. Marie de l’Incarnation and became the first bishop of Quebec. Page 9 In declaring the three saints, the pope used a procedure known as “equivalent ,” which required a thorough study of the candidates’ life and writings, fame of holiness and reports of favors granted through their inter- cession. Unlike a regular sainthood process, though, it did All Diocese Team not require the verification of a miracle through their inter- Christian, academic, cession, nor further studies by historians and theologians working for the Congregation for Saints’ Causes. athletic success The three were beatified together by Pope John Paul II in 1980. Pages 12-13 The Brazilian bishops, who thought the decrees would be signed April 2 and planned local celebrations for that CNS PHOTOS/COURTESY OF JESUIT POSTULATION evening, have said they will celebrate a Mass of thanks- Blessed Marie de l’Incarnation, known as the Blessed Jose Anchieta, known as the Apostle giving with Pope Francis April 24 in ’s Church of Mother of the Canadian Church, was canon- of Brazil, was canonized April 3. Jesuit Father End of an era St. Ignatius. The bishops of Quebec have said they will ized April 3. Jesuit Father Marc Lindeijer, vice Marc Lindeijer, vice postulator of his cause, celebrate a thanksgiving Mass May 18 in Quebec and School founded by hope to have a larger celebration with the pope in Rome postulator of her cause, said Pope Francis said Pope Francis waived certain require- in October. waived certain requirements to expedite her ments to expedite Blessed Anchieta’s cause St. Frances Cabrini to close cause and canonize her this year. Blessed and canonize him this year. Blessed Anchieta Marie is pictured in an undated painting. is pictured in an undated painting. Page 16 SAINTS, PAGE 5 Beneficial effects of marriage discussed at conference

BY ANN CAREY ence. The senior the media, in the we find that around the world several pastor of Hope courts, in doctri- things happen: When gay marriage Christian Church nal attacks within or alternative marriages are allowed, NOTRE DAME — An April 3 in Washington, churches and in then people start marrying later in student-organized conference on the D.C., he has been the schools. life, out-of-wedlock births increase, definition and importance of civil in the forefront Bishop divorces increase, and there is a frag- marriage focused on the beneficial of advocating Jackson said mentation of not only the family effect marriage has on society, and for traditional that marriage is structure but the sense of connection most especially on the most vulner- marriage, and he important to him that kids have with their family. It able members of society: children related some of as “a personal creates all kinds of problems in our and the poor. It was the first of what the “battles” he covenant, a sacred world.” is hoped to be an annual conference and like-minded trust” between One of the arguments used for sponsored by Students for Child- leaders have him and his wife same-sex marriage, Bishop Jackson Oriented Policy, a new University of engaged in to pro- of 37 years, but it said, is that it is a civil rights issue. Notre Dame student group focusing tect the institution is even more than He explained that is an inaccurate on promoting public policies that of marriage. BISHOP HARRY JACKSON, JR. that: “It is a foun- comparison because the civil rights give primary consideration to how Small, well- dational stone of movement was based on prejudice those policies will affect children. organized groups our culture, and I about a person’s skin color and The Presiding Bishop of the of activists, he said, have succeeded believe that without it, there will be revolved around lack of opportunity International Communion of in changing marriage laws well ahead some tremendous consequences,” he for justice, fair wages and jobs, and Evangelical Churches, Bishop Harry of public attitudes and have mounted said. Jackson, Jr., opened the confer- challenges to traditional marriage in “When marriages are devalued, MARRIAGE, PAGE 5 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC April 13, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Holy Week: Entering into the logic of God Official newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 IN TRUTH PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. 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Notre Dame panel discussion exposes Public Schedule of harms of pornography culture Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades • Sunday, April 13, 11:30 a.m. — Palm BY CHRISTOPHER LUSHIS go out and their soul start to die, fast and purgation of destructive Sunday Mass, Cathedral of the Immaculate as they were forced to do more habits, she eventually found a Conception, Fort Wayne and more extreme acts. On camera strong, supportive Christian man • Monday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. — Chrism NOTRE DAME — Four people it might look like the girls enjoy who values her and treats her with Mass, Saint Matthew Cathedral, South Bend who have been drastically affected what they are doing and enter into dignity. They will be celebrating • Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. — Chrism Mass, Cathedral of by the epidemic of pornography it of their own consent, but once their one-year marriage anniver- the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne shared their personal testimonies the cameras turn off, no one sees sary this May. • Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. — Mass of the Lord’s Supper, of the struggles they endured and that same young woman curled up Sam and Beth Meier met at Saint Matthew Cathedral, South Bend eventually overcame in order to in the corner crying or in shock the University of Dallas and • Thursday, April 17, 11 p.m. — Tenebrae Service, Basilica of regain control and moral stability because she is unable to com- were married in 2001, at ages 20 the Sacred Heart, University of Notre Dame within their lives on March 31 at prehend what she had just gone and 19, respectively. Sam had • Friday, April 18, 1 p.m. — Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, the University of Notre Dame. The through.” struggled with pornography since Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne panelists included Donny Pauling, However, it was not until an he was 12, but assumed it would • Saturday, April 19, 9 p.m. — Easter Vigil Mass, Cathedral of a former pornography producer, encounter with a Christian mis- not be much of an issue after mar- the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne Christina (Chrissy) Moran, a for- sionary group that his life turned riage. However, after receiving mer pornography star, Sam Meier, around. At a pornography conven- a computer as a wedding gift, he a former pornography addict, tion, he encountered people from quickly found himself becoming and Beth Meier, Sam’s wife. The the group XXXchurch, who dedi- addicted to pornography. Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious event titled “Porn: On Both Sides cate their ministry to helping men Within a few months he began Liberty Holy Hour across the diocese of the Screen” was co-sponsored break free from addiction, encour- looking forward to when his wife by Notre Dame’s Institute for aging women to see that they are wouldn’t be home so he could • St. Charles Borromeo Church, 4916 Trier Rd, Fort Wayne, has Church Life and Gender Relations inherently loved, and sharing the look at pornography as much as a holy hour all Fridays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the chapel. (There Center. healing power of forgiveness and he wanted. Their sex life became will be NO Adoration/Benediction on Good Friday, April 18, or Each speaker described the reconciliation through relationship more distant. He remarked on during the entire month of May.) methods in which pornography with Christ. This witness brought the irony of pornography, “porn • Queen of Peace Church in Mishawaka has an hour and a half worked its way into their life and him to see Christianity very dif- begins with two strangers engag- (3:30-5 p.m.) every Saturday of Adoration and Exposition prior almost ended up destroying them. ferently from that with which he ing in sex, but if you bring it into to the Mass at 5:30 p.m. They dedicate this time in honor of pri- Donny Pauling began the testimo- grew up, eventually leading him your marriage it eventually makes vate prayer for the Call to Prayer for Life, Marriage and Religious nies by revealing his own difficult out of the industry in 2006. He two strangers out of the husband Liberty. relationship with God that led him shared with those present that he and wife.” • St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Decatur, hosts Eucharistic to a very lucrative, yet immoral has become very involved in his He noticed that his sexual Exposition on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:30-6 p.m. lifestyle. As the faith and is plan- fantasies had led to flirting in the and on Thursday from 9-10 a.m. and 4:30-8 p.m. The parish asks son of a pastor, ning to convert workplace and lack of chastity participants to pray for the protection of marriage, religious freedom he was taught to to Catholicism within his heart. While he did not and unborn children. see God as very ‘...not one of them ever this upcoming have an affair, Beth became very • Our Lady of Good Hope Church, 7215 Saint Joe Rd., Fort legalistic and Easter Vigil. upset and frustrated with Sam. She Wayne, hosts a holy hour for religious liberty beginning with a rigid, and quick- Chrissy indicated that “his addiction and rosary at 9:30 a.m. every Tuesday. ly grew resentful thanked me for bringing Moran then my anger led to a reversal of what toward religion. shared what a couple should be; he became His bitterness them into this life...’ led her to be a emasculated and I was forced to BRITAIN’S QUEEN ELIZABETH TALKS toward faith pornographic take the lead in everything.” stayed with him actress. As a She also began to feel inferior WITH POPE FRANCIS young girl she to the women he fantasized about through adult- DONNY PAULING, hood and into was sexually and continued to question why she FORMER PORNOGRAPHY PRODUCER married life. abused, strug- wasn’t ever enough for him. While at first gled through After losing her she gave he was only her parents’ him an ultimatum for their future, curiously attract- divorce and telling him “if this is what you ed to pornogra- dealt with the really want in your life, I will not phy, after bring- fallout of having stop you, but you have to make ing a computer into their home he an alcoholic father. As she grew a choice.” Sam wanted to work became gradually consumed by older she was constantly looking out his marriage, so he began it. Not long after, he began living for fulfillment in her relationships attending Sexaholics Anonymous a secret life and started work- with men. counseling sessions and learning ing part-time in the pornography She shared, “I was looking for more about brain chemistry to industry. As a photographer and love, I wanted a family, and I felt better understand his own addic- eventual producer, he became unworthy if I wasn’t in a relation- tion. He also became commit- more and more skilled at manipu- ship.” ted to daily prayer and frequent lation, convincing young women She confessed that she became Reconciliation, as well as enroll- that pornography was a career addicted to sex because it was the ing in the Covenant Eyes software they really wanted for themselves only way she could feel connected program to keep him honest about CNS PHOTO/MARIA GRAZIA PICCI ARELLA, POOL and were well suited for. to a man, even if for only a short his Internet usage. Beth also began He revealed that during his time. She went from living with to heal by listening to stories of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Pope Francis exchange nine years in the business, he one man to another. other wives who had battled and gifts during a meeting at the Vatican April 3. The Queen was responsible for bringing over She began working in pornog- persevered through having a hus- 500 girls into pornography. He raphy in 1999 and enjoyed the band consumed by pornography. and her husband, Prince Philip, were making a one-day remarked that “although it brought money it brought, but still felt very After years of therapy they visit to meet with the pope and Italian President Giorgio these girls fame and wealth, not broken. “I would continue to try have since built up a strong one of them ever thanked me for to have relationships, but it was Catholic marriage, grounded Napolitano. The 30-minute visit of the 87-year-old queen bringing them into this life, and always with men who struggled in the sacraments, chastity and and her 92-year-old husband demonstrates “the impor- many of them have been severely with porn and I would wonder accountability. Sam now works scarred by the experiences they why I wasn’t enough,” she said. at the My House organization in tance that she places on this relationship with the Holy went through there.” Eventually, after working in the the Archdiocese of Kansas City to See and on getting to know Pope Francis,” said Nigel His own marriage fell apart industry for seven years, without help families and marriages strug- after he had an affair with an having experienced any type of gling with pornography, while Baker, the British ambassador to the . The royal actress and he disclosed his double authentic love, she encountered Beth is a stay-at-home mom for visit took place as the Vatican and the United Kingdom life to his wife. He began to see a man who shared the Gospel of their two sons and also facilitates more and more the negative Christ with her and showed her a support group for wives who were marking the 100th anniversary of the re-establish- impacts all around him, especially how she has been truly loved, for- struggle with pornography addic- ment of diplomatic relations. Formal ties were broken in the women he worked with. given and redeemed by the Savior tions. He shared, with deep emotion, of the world. Two days later she in the 1570s after excommunicated Queen that “after working with many of left the pornography business and Elizabeth I, who had reasserted the Church of England’s these girls, I began to see the light sought to reform her life. After that had once been in their eyes committing to a lengthy dating independence from papal authority. 4 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC April 13, 2014 At border Mass, bishops call for compassion, immigration reform

BY PATRICIA ZAPOR St. Pius X Parish in Tucson, was among the volunteer ushers. He said he’d only learned about the NOGALES, Ariz. (CNS) — With Mass a day earlier but thought it the backdrop a few feet away of important to attend. He had made the rusted iron slats of the 30-foot the hourlong drive to the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, with three fellow parishioners. Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley “They say we have a broken and a dozen other bishops from immigration system,” Goddard said. three countries prayed April 1 for “Obviously we do. Human rights compassion and for a return to ide- and dignity have gotten lost in the als that welcome immigrants. whole thing. We’ve got to do some- More than 300 people formed thing to get attention to that.” the outdoor congregation on the Many of the congregants on the U.S. side of the border and hun- Mexican side came to the Mass after dreds more participated on the having met the bishops and others Mexico side, receiving Communion in the delegation during their visit to pressed into hands that stretched the “comedor” the previous day. between the slats, illustrating that, Father Clete Kiley, a Chicago as one teenage member of the choir archdiocesan priest who works as put it, “we are all one community director for immigration policy for — we are all bilingual and bicul- the labor union UNITE HERE, said tural.” two of the young men he chatted Referring to a visit by Pope with over dinner March 31 caught Francis last summer to the Italian his eye, smiling broadly through the island of Lampedusa where fence slats as the priests and bish- migrants from the Middle East and ops assembled at the altar on a large Africa try to enter Europe illegally, CNS PHOTO/NANCY WIECHEC stage brought in for the occasion. Cardinal O’Malley in his homily Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, N.M., ducks under a barbed wire fence as a group of U.S. bishops tours an Cardinal O’Malley’s homily, quoted the pope’s comments about area of the Arizona desert north of Nogales March 31. The bishops participated in a two-day tour focused on delivered largely in Spanish, was the “globalization of indifference.” U.S.-Mexico border issues and used the opportunity to again appeal for changes in the U.S. immigration sys- met with applause at several points, “We have lost a sense of respon- tem. such as when he talked about how sibility for our brothers and sisters,” today’s migrants, whether they Pope Francis said. “We have fallen come with or without government into the hypocrisy of the priest and We come here today to be a neigh- permission, hold the same kind of the Levite whom Jesus described in bor and to find a neighbor in each values that brought earlier genera- the parable of the good Samaritan.” of the suffering people who risk tions of immigrants. Cardinal O’Malley quoted Pope their lives and at times lose their “Our country has been the Francis further: “The culture of lives in the desert. beneficiary of so many immigrant comfort, which makes us think only “The hard work and sacrifices of groups that had the courage and the of ourselves, makes us insensitive so many immigrant peoples is the fortitude to come to America. They to the cries of other people.” secret of the success of this country. came fleeing horrific conditions and The Mass at the intersection Despite the xenophobic ranting of harboring a dream of a better life of International Street and Nelson a segment of the population, our for the children,” he said. capped a two-day experience immigrant population contributes “They were some of the most of the border region for bishops mightily to the economy and well- industrious, ambitious and enter- from as far away as Atlanta and being of the United States.” prising citizens of their own coun- Guatemala. Beginning with a Mass He added that the group came tries and brought enormous energy the day before at San Xavier del also to mourn the loss of “countless and good will to their new home- Bac Mission outside Tucson, which immigrants who risk their lives at land. Their hard work and sacrifices dates from when the entire region the hands of the ‘coyotes’ (smug- have made this country great,” he was part of Mexico, the bishops glers) and the forces of nature to added. then walked along rough desert come to the United States.” After Communion a proces- paths used by migrants. The Mass, which was shown sion of bishops climbed the Border Crawling under strands of live on the Internet and remains Patrol access road alongside the barbed wire, scrunching low to available for viewing on YouTube, fence. Partway up the steep hill, walk through a culvert beneath a was organized by the Jesuits’ Kino Cardinal O’Malley placed two road, dodging cactus and sticker Border Initiative and Migration wreaths alongside a cross to com- Catholic school students attend a and Refugee Services of the U.S. memorate those who have died Conference of Catholic Bishops. Mass with U.S. bishops at the U.S.- along the border, including “ranch- The Diocese of Tucson and ers, farmers, peacekeepers and Mexico border fence in Nogales, the Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Ariz., April 1. travelers who seek a common Mexico, worked closely together ground of peace and prosperity,” in arranging the details. Tucson as the Mass program described the •Rosaries •Veils bushes, the group came upon Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and memorial. empty water bottles, backpacks Hermosillo Ulises Another Mass was held simul- •Crucifixes •Statues and other belongings abandoned by Macias Salcedo were among the taneously at the border between the •Missals •Jewelry the migrants who cross the hilly, concelebrants. cities of San Luis, Mexico, and San rocky terrain as they try to get past A choir from Lourdes Catholic Luis, Ariz., at the southwestern tip •Patron Saint Medals the various security measures and High School in Nogales and mem- of the state. agents used by the Border Patrol to bers of Knights of Columbus coun- Cross-border religious events try to stop illegal immigration. cils from across southern Arizona to bring attention to immigration- Then the group met with the were among the many volunteers. related issues have been sponsored Border Patrol at their regional One of the more unusual roles the by dioceses in the U.S. and Mexico 20% OFF headquarters, before crossing into volunteers filled was ensuring that One Regular Price Item for years. 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Throughout the Mass a Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:30 am - 7:00 pm PARKING The April 1 Mass had perhaps in our garage! “We come to the desert today dozen or more Border Patrol agents the greatest number of bishops par- Saturday Hours: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm because it is the road to Jericho,” watched the proceedings from just ticipating, as well as priests from said Cardinal O’Malley in his hom- outside a pedestrian port of entry a throughout the region and across 915 South Clinton Street • Fort Wayne 46802 • (260) 399-1443 ily. “It is traveled by many trying to block west of the altar. the country. reach the metropolis of Jerusalem. Dick Goddard, a Knight from April 13, 2014 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC 5

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Ordained to the Priesthood in John XXIII and John Paul II will SAINTS 1647, he eventually was appointed be only the second canonization apostolic vicar of New France, as Mass Pope Francis has presided Tune into Redeemer Radio CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Quebec was called, and ordained over. At a Mass in May last year, a bishop in 1658. He landed in he proclaimed the sainthood of Quebec — a town of just 500 Antonio Primaldo and some 800 Despite the one-day delay in the people — the following June and other Italians killed by Ottoman sol- announcement, parishioners kept began his missionary work among diers in the 15th century, Mexican filing into Our Lady of Assumption colonists and the native peoples. He Sister Maria Guadalupe Garcia And make us a part Church in Anchieta, Brazil, April 2 died in Quebec in 1708. Zavala, and Colombian Sister Laura to celebrate the new Brazilian saint. St. Marie de l’Incarnation was Montoya. Many joined the celebration and born in 1599 and although drawn In addition to the three “equiva- of your morning Mass in the square outside to the religious life, she followed lent canonizations” April 3, Pope the Church, watching on large TV her parents’ wishes and was mar- Francis signed decrees recognizing screens. ried at the age of 17. Six months the miracles needed for the future At 2 p.m., all of the Catholic after her son was born, her husband canonizations of Blesseds Giovanni Holy Week churches in Sao Paulo rang their died. When the child turned 12, Antonio Farina, the Italian founder bells to celebrate St. Anchieta. Sao she entered the Ursuline order and, of the Teaching Sisters of St. Paulo’s Cardinal Odilo Scherer cel- in 1639, set sail for Quebec with Dorothy; Kuriakose Elias Chavara, ebrated Mass at the city’s cathedral several other Ursulines. She died in the Indian founder of the Carmelites and said St. Anchieta “should be Quebec in 1672. of Mary Immaculate, a Syro- considered the first anthropologist St. Jose de Anchieta, was born Malabar Catholic order; Nicholas of Brazil due to his enormous inter- in the Canary Islands in 1534 and of Longobardi, an Italian Oblate est in the indigenous population and joined the Jesuits at the age of 17. priest; and Euphrasia Eluvathingal, their culture.” He was sent to Brazil, mainly for his an Indian Carmelite sister and mem- Cardinal Orani Tempesta, cele- health, but immediately dedicated ber of the Syro-Malabar Catholic brating Mass in Rio de Janeiro, said himself to missionary work, learn- Church. it was “impossible to write about the ing the local languages and writing He also recognized the miracle history of Brazil without mentioning a grammar and dictionary used by needed for the of the presence of Jose de Anchieta.” Portuguese settlers and missionaries. Brother Luigi Bordino, an Italian Across Canada, the news of the He was ordained to the Priesthood member of the Brothers of St. decrees was welcomed with joy and only after he had been in Brazil sev- Joseph Cottolegno, who died in thanksgiving, most especially in eral years. He is credited with being 1977. the Archdiocese of Quebec, where one of the founders of Sao Paolo Pope Francis also declared St. Marie de l’Incarnation and St. and Rio de Janeiro. He died in 1597 eight men and women “vener- Francois de Laval are buried. in Reritigba, the city now known as able,” recognizing they lived the In Quebec, Cardinal Gerald Anchieta. Christian virtues in a heroic way. Lacroix said the canonizations “give Pope Francis has used the The eight included three Italians, RCIA us models of sanctity to encourage “equivalent canonization” twice three Spaniards, a Brazilian and Rosaries ¦ Crucifixes ¦ Bibles us.” Pope Francis has given the before; in October he signed Assumptionist Father Marie- Canadian Church two “great exam- the decree recognizing Italian Clement Staub, who was born in 320 Dixie Way North - South Bend 46637 ples of the New Evangelization.” St. Angela of Foligno, and in France and sent to the United States St. Francois de Laval was born December, he signed a decree rec- in 1909. At Assumptionist College (1/2 mile north of Notre Dame on SR 933) in 1623, studied in a Jesuit school, ognizing St. Peter Faber, one of the in Worcester, Mass., in 1914 he (574) 277-1400 then joined a group of youths who founding members of the Jesuits. founded the Sisters of St. Joan of formed what would become the The public Mass scheduled April Arc in 1914. He died in Quebec in www.divinemercygifts.com Seminary of Foreign Missions. 27 for the canonization of Blesseds 1936. 6 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC April 13, 2014 HHS barred from enforcing Chilean Caritas crews mandate on Catholic ready to respond after entities in Georgia quake ATLANTA (CNS) — U.S. District ews riefs SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — A Court Judge William S. Duffey N B spokeswoman for Caritas Chile Jr. has ruled that two organiza- said crews were ready to respond to tions affiliated with the Atlanta a massive earthquake in the north- Archdiocese — Catholic Charities ern part of the country, but the situ- Atlanta and Catholic Education of CANDLELIGHT VIGIL MARKS NINTH ANNIVERSARY ation and damage remained uncer- North Georgia Inc. — cannot be tain. “We are working to collect forced to comply with the Affordable OF DEATH OF BLESSED JOHN PAUL II information,” said Ingrid Saavedra, Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. director of communications for In a 91-page decision issued March Caritas Chile. “We have dioceses 26, Duffey ruled that enforce- in the North (of Chile), but we ment of final rules issued by U.S. cannot contact them.” In a tele- Department of Health and Human gram April 2 to Cardinal Ricardo Services’ last June to implement Ezzati Andrello of Santiago, Pope the mandate violated the Catholic Francis said he was saddened by organizations’ First Amendment the news of the earthquake, which right of freedom of speech, as well left at least six people dead and as protections established under the others injured or homeless. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act. pope asked the cardinal to convey His ruling permanently enjoined to all Chileans “my closeness and HHS from enforcing the contra- affection. I ask God to grant eter- ceptive mandate against Catholic nal rest to those who have died, Charities Atlanta and Catholic give consolation to those suffering Education of North Georgia Inc., or the effects of such a sad disaster CENGI. The Atlanta Archdiocese and, at the same time, inspire in and Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. everyone sentiments of hope to Gregory and the Savannah Diocese face the adversity,” the pope said. and Savannah Bishop Gregory J. “At the same time, I strongly urge Hartmayer were the plaintiffs who Christian communities, civil insti- filed the federal lawsuit, along tutions and people of good will, with Catholic Charities and the with a generous spirit and fraternal Catholic education corporation. charity, to offer effective help at They filed suit against HHS and this painful moment to all those Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in the involved.” Caritas Chile began col- U.S. District Court for the Northern lecting money and materials for District of Georgia in October 2012. the victims of the magnitude-8.2 In his ruling Duffey said the two earthquake that struck offshore dur- dioceses were already exempt from CNS PHOTO/STANISLAW ROZPEDZIK, EPA ing the evening of April 1 and sent having to provide the contracep- People attend a candlelight vigil to mark the ninth anniversary of the death of Blessed residents of coastal regions fleeing tive coverage in their health plans inland after a tsunami warning was because they are considered to be John Paul II in Krakow, , April 2. The vigil was held in front of the so-called issued. “religious employers” under the final rules. “pope’s window” at the archbishop’s residence. Soon to be saints changed the way Church relates to other faiths

approach to other religions. World War II. nalized the systematic demonization condemned anti-Semitism as a sin; BY CINDY WOODEN Adnane Mokrani, who teaches From 1935 to 1945, Blessed of the Jew within the Church — I was the first pope, probably since St. at Rome’s Pontifical Institute for John served as apostolic delegate think very few within the Church Peter, to visit the Rome synagogue; VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Arabic and Islamic Studies, said to Turkey, a country that remained did — but he knew there was some- and was the first to pray at the Blesseds John XXIII and John Blessed John “is not well known neutral during the Second World thing wrong, he knew something Western Wall in Jerusalem, leaving Paul II left lasting marks on the in the Arab world, except by those War. His relationship with King had to change. To have it presented amid its stones a note asking God’s way the Catholic Church under- who are very involved in dialogue,” Boris of Bulgaria, where he had as systematically as Jules did, I forgiveness for Catholics’ past hos- stands other religions and the way although “obviously, it is different served previously, his contacts with think that was a strong boost for his tility to Jews. it interacts with believers of other in Turkey” where he served as apos- top Catholic leaders throughout resolve to address this whole rela- “In the Arab world, Pope faith communities. tolic delegate for 10 years before Europe and with other diplomats tionship,” Rabbi Rosen said. John Paul II is better known” Both ’ outgoing person- becoming pope. Still, he is a key based in Turkey gave him repeated Blessed John “is the revolution- than Blessed John, Mokrani said. alities and personal experiences — player in Catholic-Muslim dialogue opportunities to help Jews fleeing ary,” the rabbi said, and everything “His speech to young Muslims in especially during World War II — because he convoked the Second the Nazis receive the papers they later popes did built on his ground- Casablanca (Morocco, in 1985) was obviously came into play, as did the Vatican Council, which formally needed to escape. breaking moves. “I think it’s quite an extremely strong moment of dia- fact that the world around them and set a new tone for the Catholic “He not only helped to rescue striking: John XXIII starts the pro- logue that had an echo throughout many of their own faithful, theolo- Church’s view of other religions and Jews, but was one of the first people cess and John Paul II takes it to new the Arab world. gians and bishops increasingly sensed other believers. to get information about what was heights.” “Another important point is that that respecting human dignity meant Rabbi Rosen said he believes happening,” Rabbi Rosen said. Blessed John began the process at critical moments — especially at least trying to respect that others there is much truth in the assertion Even before the liturgical that led to the Second Vatican during the war in Iraq — he was also were searching for truth. that “John XXIII’s recognition that reforms of the Second Vatican Council’s recognition that the seeds very adept at maintaining balance,” The impact each pope had on the Church had to reassess its whole Council, in 1959 Blessed John of truth and even God’s presence Mokrani said. “His position against Jewish-Catholic relations is so relationship with the Jewish people ordered a change in a Good Friday could be seen at work in other reli- the war and in favor of peace on strong, said Rabbi Rosen, that — which was the inspiration for prayer many Catholics and Jews gions; Blessed John Paul showed a spiritual, diplomatic and politi- “in Jewish eyes, there is a total logic ‘Nostra Aetate’ (the Second Vatican believed contributed to anti-Jewish the world how seriously the Church cal level was very clear and helped to these two being canonized togeth- Council document on relations with sentiments among Catholics. The believes that by inviting represen- overcome the tendency some er; in fact, many Jews probably other religions) — was what led the text offered prayers “for the faithless tatives of all the world’s major people had to identify the West with think it’s because of the Jews that Church to begin to look at its rela- Jews” — in Latin “perfidia iudaica,” religions — and several local indig- Christianity.” they’re being canonized together.” tionship with all other religions.” which often was translated into enous religions — to Assisi, , in Both popes about to be canon- Pope Francis is scheduled to The Catholic Church “came to a English as “perfidious Jews” rather 1986 to pray for peace. ized were living examples that declare saints during more universal approach to dialogue than “faithless.” Blessed John Paul has a special “traveling, meeting people, learning a Mass April 27 at the Vatican. out of its ‘rehabilitation,’ if you like, Even more importantly, Rabbi place in the hearts of many Jews, new cultures and interacting with Rabbi Rosen, director of inter- of its relationship with Judaism and Rosen said, was Blessed John’s meet- and his efforts to promote Catholic- others every day creates bonds,” religious relations for the American the Jewish people,” the rabbi said. ing in 1960 with the French Jewish Jewish relations will be remembered Mokrani said. “Personal, direct con- Jewish Committee, told Catholic The Nazis’ attempt to extermi- scholar Jules Isaac, whose wife and as a hallmark of his papacy. He tacts are essential, fundamental for News Service that Blessed John nate the Jews had a profound impact daughter had been killed at Auschwitz. grew up with Jewish friends not dialogue. Dialogue isn’t something holds “the copyright” for the mod- on both popes and on their relation- “I don’t know to what degree far from what would become the you can learn at university, you have ern Catholic Church’s respectful ship with Jews both during and after Roncalli (Blessed John) had inter- Auschwitz death camp; frequently to live it.” April 13, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 7

Saint Joseph OB/GYN Following graduating from Holy Cross, Nussbaum went on to earn cer- Specialists and Midwifery tification from the Montessori Institute now seeing patients at of America, through Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington. Bremen Family Medicine round the iocese She is passionate about children and A D their education, and currently serves MISHAWAKA — The Saint as the co-administrator, as well as a Joseph Physician Network classroom directress, for Countryside announced that OB/ Montessori School in South Bend. GYN Specialists & Midwifery is now seeing patients at Bremen YOUNG PEOPLE’S STATIONS OF THE CROSS Bishop Dwenger to host Family Medicine. “Holding office hours in Bremen 50 Hours of Saints’ Power will allow our patients to stay close to home to receive care,” said Dr. FORT WAYNE — As Bishop David Parker, M.D. “The Saint Dwenger High School celebrates Joseph Physician Network is dedi- its 50th anniversary, the school cated to offer the complete continu- has planned “50 Hours of Saints’ um of care in Marshall County and Power” to promote the Golden set the standard for obstetrics.” Traditions Capital Campaign. Dr. Parker is trained in medical “This is Holy Ground” and the and surgical NaProTECHNOLOGY school will share the excitement (NPT) and will be consulting patients of the renovations and construc- in Marshall County. NPT is a new tion already underway. approach in women’s reproductive It is through the generosity and and gynecologic health science that prayers of the Dwenger family is morally acceptable to all faiths. that the traditions of the school The certified nurse midwife team continue, year after year. The will provide high quality care to school asks for continued sup- women of all ages including prena- port throughout this campaign, in tal care and delivery, well-woman preparation for the next 50 years. gynecology and preconception coun- A generous benefactor will seling. match dollar for dollar up to $50,000 donated during these “50 Ancilla College’s SGA Hours of Saints’ Power,” whether online, over the phone or through ‘Penny Wars’ a success the mail. The three-day celebration will DONALDSON — Ancilla’s GEOFF FRANK be held Sunday, April 13, through Student Government Association Tuesday, April 15. (SGA) sponsored a campus-wide Members of the seventh-grade class at St. Therese Catholic School help focus attention Sunday, April 13 “Penny Wars” this March to fun- on the Stations of the Cross on Friday morning, March 28, before an all-school Mass. 1 p.m. — Spring Choir and draise for the organization as well Band Concert, SAC Gym as local charities. The pre-K to grade 8 school, located in the Waynedale area of Fort Wayne, uses a special 3 p.m. — Family rosary fol- Faculty, students and staff vol- booklet, “Step Up Close to Jesus — Stations of the Cross for Young People.” The Lenten lowing concert unteered to have their face on a 3:30 p.m. — Easter egg hunt, tea jug in order to raise money for prayer helps the students and parishioners attending to “remember what Jesus did and to main entrance door No. 1. the group or charity of their choice. Monday, April 14 Ten volunteers stepped up to the show Him we are thankful.” 7:05 a.m. — Mass in chapel plate including: Dr. Tom Buchanan 7:35 a.m. — Exposition of the (faculty) for the Marshall County Blessed Sacrament, chapel Historical Society, Chelsea Chalk teacher at every level, from grade president of the Logan Foundation who received $162 to go to the Adoration throughout the (faculty and PTK rep) for Culver school to college, for more than two Board of Directors, she was instru- Marshall County Humane Society. school day Boys and Girls Club, Cross decades, it has been Beeler’s dedi- mental in the development of the Second place went to Sister Carleen 10 a.m. — Mayoral proclama- (student) for Military Family cated volunteerism in which she has new Logan Center on East Jefferson with $50 going to Sojourner Truth tion of Bishop Dwenger Day (cel- Association, John Gough (faculty) excelled, by raising millions of phil- Boulevard. On the board of Saint House, and Tom Buchanan earned ebrating the of Bishop for the Neighborhood Center, Kristin anthropic dollars. Joseph Regional Medical Center, she $25 for his charity — Marshall Joseph Dwenger, April 14, 1872) Korcha (faculty) for Relay for Life “Kathy Malone Beeler, a trustee helped raise funds for the new medi- County Historical Society — by hav- 10:15 a.m. — Groundbreaking Starke Co., Jill Neidlinger (faculty of Holy Cross College, is a long- cal center in Mishawaka. She has ing earned the most money overall. ceremony and SGA rep) for Ancilla College time friend of the college and of the served on both the Marian and Saint 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Emergency Fund, Allen Renz Congregation of Holy Cross,” said Joseph high schools’ boards, was Kathleen Malone Beeler “Celebrity Saints” Phonathon. (student and Dance Club rep) for Holy Cross College President Holy the first female chair of the Bishop’s Call 260-496-4775 during these Ancilla College Emergency Fund, to address Holy Cross Cross Brother John Paige. “We are Annual Appeal for the Diocese of hours to make a donation and Thomas (faculty) for Marshall delighted to be able to honor Kathy Fort Wayne-South Bend, and is College Class of 2014 speak with one of the “Celebrity County Humane Society, Steve Malone Beeler by awarding her a the immediate past president of the Saints” VanDerAa (faculty) for Relay for NOTRE DAME Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Catholic Community Foundation of 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — Life Marshall Co., and Sister Carleen — Kathleen Causa.” Northwest Indiana. Among the many Dave Scudder and Carol Cornell Wrasman (staff) for Sojourner Truth Malone Beeler, Born in Toledo, Ohio, Kathleen honors that she has been award- 12:45-2 p.m. — Fred Tone and House. former chairman attended Saint Mary’s Academy in ed are the Saint Mary’s College Del Nelson For two weeks before spring of the board of South Bend before matriculating Distinguished Alumna (2009), the 3 p.m. — Reposition of the break, fans could donate pennies to Beeler Industries, at Saint Mary’s College where she Colonel Jack Stephens Citizenship Blessed Sacrament their favorite cause or face. Each Elkhart, brings earned a bachelor’s degree in 1969. Award from the Military Officers 6-8:30 p.m. — “Celebrity penny counted as a point and silver her enthusiasm She then attended graduate school of America, the “Sagamore of the Saints” Phonathon with Principal coins counted as negative points. and experience in Kathleen at the University of Chicago earn- Wabash” by the Indiana Governor, Jason Schiffli, Fred Tone and “We were thrilled with the education, fund- Malone Beeler ing a master’s degree in English in and honorary “Kentucky Colonel” other past and present Saints will results of the Penny Wars,” said raising, politics, 1971. Beeler went on to teach high by the Governor of Kentucky. school and elementary school at sev- be available to answer calls. Jill Neidlinger, SGA advisor and board gover- Beeler is the mother of five Tuesday, April 15 assistant professor of math and nance and business leadership to eral Catholic and public institutions children and eight grandchildren. developmental studies at Ancilla Holy Cross College when she is including three in South Bend — Widowed in 1998, she married 7:20 a.m. — Exposition of the College. “We raised over $400 featured as the keynote speaker John High School, St. Joseph retired Marine Corps Colonel Brian Blessed Sacrament, chapel through the event and were able to at the 47th commencement exer- Grade School and Corpus Christ Regan in 2005. Together, they live Adoration throughout the give payouts to the top three winners cises, taking place Saturday, May Grade School. in Granger. school day for their charities.” 10, at 11 a.m. in the Pfeil Center’s Beeler is passionate about vol- Amy (DeCloedt) Nussbaum, 2 p.m. — Reposition of the Half of all the proceeds go to the McKenna Area, on the campus of unteering for great organizations in a 2006 graduate of Holy Cross Blessed Sacrament top two winners’ charities and the Holy Cross. the arts, education, healthcare and College, will be the featured alumni 2:15 p.m. — Stations of the first-place winner has the “honor” Beeler’s professional and person- Catholic ministry. She is a strong speaker. Nussbaum earned a bach- Cross of being dressed up in a silly outfit al work over the past 40 years has leader for numerous boards and elor’s degree in liberal arts as a mem- 3 p.m. — Closing prayer to with their face painted. The winner been instrumental in the Michiana foundations, including the board of ber of Holy Cross’s second graduat- conclude the “50 Hours of Saints’ of the contest was Joel Thomas, community. Having served as a trustees of Holy Cross College. As ing baccalaureate class. Power.” 8 TODAY’S CATHOLIC April 13, 2014 Goldstine Foundation’s ‘Corazon Puro’ missionaries inspire Hispanic youth $1 million gift underscores USF friendship MILFORD — A powerful bilin- gual youth retreat, titled “Youth FORT WAYNE — The Robert Walking with Christ,” hosted Goldstine Foundation has made a by the Hispanic Ministry of the $1 million gift to the University of Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Saint Francis for the enhancement Bend took place at Camp Mack of its Performing Arts Center at 431 the weekend of March 29-30. W. Berry St., underscoring a long- Over 250 Hispanic youth from term friendship between the univer- around the diocese attended. sity and the foundation’s creator. The weekend began on Friday The friendship — and the uni- with Mass and a session led versity’s gratitude — will be dis- by Father Agustino Torres, a played when the building’s name Franciscan Friar of the Renewal is lettered as the Robert Goldstine priest, who provided a religious Performing Arts Center to proclaim figure for the youth in attendance. the legacy to all. Saturday, March 29, sessions The gift will be used to enhance on themes relevant to current day the building’s performance in ways issues were addressed including the university sees fit, to honor the family values, abortion, homo- purpose of the Goldstine Foundation: sexuality, media and dressing to make Allen County and Fort in moderation. And more than Wayne a better place to live and a dozen diocesan priests with work, said Steve Wesner, president Hispanic Ministry parishes par- of the foundation’s board of trustees. ticipated in the Reconciliation “Most people in Fort Wayne services making the sacrament didn’t know of Bob’s philanthropy,” of Confession available for the Wesner said. “He was very gener- youth. ous to the community and never An informative lecture for would take any recognition. We parents about the themes cov- thought it should be known because ered with their children, and an this is something that improves that exhortation to verbally tell their part of downtown and draws people children how much they are loved PROVIDED BY LOURDES SILVA to it. It benefits our community and was shared by Father Torres as Pictured are the Hispanic youth attending the closing Mass at the Youth Walking with Christ retreat held at catapults it forward as the founda- well. Camp Mack on March 28-30. tion intended.” Denise, one of the “Corazon Robert Goldstine was a long-term Puro” missionaries, also spoke benefactor and friend of the univer- to the parents about the impor- youth role-playing the various forgiveness in return. priest were filled with hope, sity. He was trustee emeritus for the tance of giving their children themes of the weekend. The clos- Following the Mass the youth informing those in atten- board from 1975-2001, and emeritus more quality time. She shared ing Mass, celebrated by Father were invited to give testimonies. dance, “The Fort Wayne-South member of the University Relations her personal experience of how Torres, was packed with parents, Many shared how the retreat had Bend youth are an example for Committee from 1995-2001. an excessive amount of time on grandparents, siblings and several touched their hearts. One youth the youth on the East Coast of the The performing arts center joins computer games brought her diocesan community leaders. asked his girlfriend for forgive- United States” where their head- the former Fort Wayne Chamber of 12-year-old son to a nervous During the Mass, a family healing ness for not respecting her in the quarters are located. Enid Roman, Commerce building, purchased and breakdown — bringing family prayer was presented by Father past and vowed to respect her director of Hispanic Ministry of slated for renovation by the univer- life to a renewal through counsel- Torres to those in attendance dur- with the dignity a princess of God the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South sity as a downtown campus to house ors and “real” time between par- ing which the children asked their deserves. Bend, appreciated the over 29 new academic programs, drive busi- ent and son. parents for forgiveness and the Pure Hearts “Corazones chaperones who willingly gave ness creation, support a vibrant arts Sunday, March 30, had the parents asked their children for Puros” missionaries and their their time to the youth through- community and provide economic out the weekend. stimulus for the city. liturgy and popular religion Aspen African spirituality Mortgage Glen Ford President Explore Summer Institute Our Lady of Good Hope 2420 N. Coliseum Blvd. Parishioner Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Locally Owned and Phone:(260) 486-5626 x 232 Operated since 1995 After Hours: (260) 310-5569 prayer and hiking FHA* VA* USDA CONVENTIONAL* www.aspenmortgageco.com

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BY TROY COZAD St. Patrick Parish 309 South Taylor Street - South Bend 46601 omething was missing. Latin Masses In middle age that is how I felt about my life. And what Holy Thursday, April 17: Sreally bothered me was I could Mass at 7 p.m. followed by adoration of not quite put my finger on what it was. I had achieved reasonable the Blessed Sacrament until Midnight success in my education and career Good Friday, April 18: and was financially comfortable. I enjoyed good health. I had traveled Mass of the Pre-Sanctified at 5 p.m. extensively and had far more than my share of unique and interest- Holy Saturday: April 19: ing experiences. I had a wonderful Vigil of Easter at 10 p.m. wife, family and circle of friends. I donated to selected charities and helped out my family and friends as best I thought I could. I wasn’t much into organized religion but in a vague way believed in God and St. Michael Catholic Church the desirability to live as a good 611 N. Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563 Christian. All in all, not a bad life really. Still, something was missing. Holy Thursday Then I began attending St. 7 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in KAY COZAD Bilingual Fort Wayne. I admit at first it was Troy Cozad, a Huntington native, has spent more than 35 years as a pro- largely to accompany my wife, a heart-felt cradle Catholic. Not that fessional communicator and currently is marketing coordinator at the Reimbold & Anderson financial advisory practice. He lives in Fort Wayne Good Friday I had anything against Catholicism, Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion but then I didn’t have much for with his wife, Ann, and their dog, Peregrin Took. He joined the Catholic 12:30 PM in English and 3 PM in Spanish it either. Yet the more I attended Church in 2012 and continues as an active member of St. Elizabeth Ann the more I began to discover that, Seton Church. frankly much to my surprise, a Holy Saturday strong faith was that missing piece any road will take you there” and have helped me. Through RCIA 9 PM Easter Vigil to my life. True, my path to faith “if you don’t stand for something activities such as leading “Breaking Bilingual was neither short or straight — I you will fall for anything.” As Open the Word” Holy Scripture spent eight years attending Mass, Christians and Catholics we have a studies, facilitating class table dis- took three years of catechism great blueprint of where we should cussions and helping to provide Easter Sunday classes, went through nine months be going and what we stand for — an overview of our 2,000-year-old Masses in English at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 of RCIA formation and almost yet too often we tend to ignore the faith, it is exciting and rewarding Mass in Spanish at 2 PM had to be led on a leash to my first sign posts on life’s journey. to feel like you have even a small Reconciliation — but two years I am pleased to believe that, part in helping each candidate and ago at Easter I proudly entered full most of the time at least, I am no catechumen to become the best communion with the Church and longer ignoring these sign posts. version of themselves possible. experienced taking the Eucharist I try to work every day at becom- I also participate in a variety for the first time. My Catholic ing the best version of myself that of other activities at St. Elizabeth, 22nd Anniversary of Divine Mercy at our parish family members both rejoiced and I can. Certainly my involvement from education programs to volun- joked (badly) that the real rea- with the Church, and with the St. teering at the annual Setonfest each Remembering the holy souls in purgatory. son Pope Benedict resigned was Elizabeth parish community espe- summer. Most recently, I spent a Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena begins he heard I finally had joined the cially, has become among the great Friday night working the Knights Church and he figured his work joys of my life. of Columbus Lenten fish fry at the Good Friday, April 18 and ends Saturday, April 26 was done because no greater mira- For the past two years I have church. I can honestly say I have SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2014 cle was possible. served on the RCIA facilitation never felt more at home. To me now a strong faith life team at St. Elizabeth, helping oth- It has been quite a journey. 2:00 - 2:45 pm: has important meaning. It means ers on the same path to faith I so If you had told me 10 years ago seeking that inner peace Christ recently traveled. I admit it was that leading a “Breaking Open the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament wished for us by being in good somewhat intimidating at first Word” Holy Scripture lesson in Divine Mercy Chaplet and Reconciliation relationship with all around you — my fellow team members are an RCIA program would be the — God, your family, your life highly experienced, knowledge- highlight of my week, I would have 3:00 pm: Holy Mass priorities, indeed the entire world able, and extremely filled with faith thought you totally crazy. Yet it has Father Derrick Sneyd, Celebrant environment. It means thinking and beyond my level in every area — come to pass. It’s what was miss- Immaculate Conception Church, 500 East Seventh Street, Auburn acting outside yourself — focus- yet they welcomed me heartily and ing in my life. ing only on possessions, career, status, looks and other points of self-interest only serves to limit Divine Mercy you. I also have learned some hard lessons that these self-centered pur- Sunday suits are transitory and can quickly St. Mary of the Assumption Parish be washed away through the flood 414 Madison Street • Decatur, Indiana At Randallia Drive and East State Boulevard in Fort Wayne of time. invites all to join in the celebration of the Paschal Triduum Catholic writer Matthew Kelly Sunday, April 27, 2014 has a great description of this — he 1:00 p.m. says each person’s goal should be Holy Thursday, April 17 - 7:00 PM to become more holy in life, and •Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper that means “becoming the best ver- •Reconciliation •Rosary sion of yourself possible.” If you want to test yourself, read •2:00 Sunday Mass Good Friday, April 18 - 12:30 PM Mathew 25 and then search your •Divine Mercy Chaplet Celebration of the Lord’s Passion heart to see if you are a sheep or a goat. We rejoice with the faithful everywhere as Holy Saturday, April 19 - 9:00 PM Easter Vigil It also means a desire to know April 27, 2014 Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II and share your faith. Two old say- Easter Sunday Mass, April 20 - 7:00, 9:00,11:00 AM ings come to mind — “when you Come join us! are canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday. don’t know where you are going 10 TODAY’S CATHOLIC April 13, 2014 Where are we seeing the Catholic Relief Services ‘living image of God’ this Lent? and Santa Fe s I mentioned in our first Many of us began sharing how hard of the messiness of life misses out BY AUDREY ANWEILER Rice Bowl article this it is not to fall into “darkness,” and on encountering those most in need, ALent, 75 percent of what CRS the struggle of representing Christ in and of whom we are in most need. is collected goes directly to the have always found it strange that mixed settings with people of little- It limits opportunities for the believ- international work of Catholic RICE BOWL Catholic churches shroud the cru- to-zero understanding of morality, er to look into nonbelievers’ eyes, Relief Services. The other 25 Icifix during Lent. Before Vatican or Catholicism. How do we block hear their inner-longings, and rely percent stays in the diocese for II, it was common practice to cover out the misguided values we see all on the Holy Spirit to speak a com- grants to local hunger efforts. all the statues of the church during around us, one of the men asked, passionate word or offer an alterna- Most recently our 25 percent has MELISSA WHEELER Lent, and some still do this today. and maintain our vision of what we tive to their current state of mind. It been given to Catholic Charities Why, I remember asking myself for know to be right? also omits the sharing of the Gospel, in our diocese for all of the work most of my young adult life at Good Whether a young adult in his 20s or the mutual benefit of attempting they do with local social justice our sisters and brothers who suf- Friday, would we decide to cover and 30s, a mother of four or a senior to reconcile it to modern life. efforts. This year, CRS highlights fer with hunger each day. Unite the sign of Christ’s sacrifice for the about to retire, we can all relate to The person, and the living image a program in the Archdiocese us through Christ with the poor world on just the occasion we most this question. In a culture whose of God Himself residing in every of Santa Fe, N.M. that uses part worldwide, and bless our efforts need to remember it? But, like any moral fiber seems to be disintegrat- person, stands at the center of our of the 25 percent raised by their to bring relief to those in need. other time of preparation and antici- ing at record pace, we can all recall Christian identity. It is from the archdiocese. Amen. pation, Lent requires something more times when we’ve felt the need radical equality of every human When contemplating the than the routine from us. Whereas Immaculate Conception to discourage certain behavior, or individual that Catholic social teach- Stations of the Cross, meditate throughout the rest of the liturgical Church in Santa Fe holds Bread hold our moral high-ground, as our ing builds its understanding of the on how Jesus’ path to Calvary is year we are provided rich images to and Blessings meals on Sunday coworkers, acquaintances or fellow common good, of our call toward walked everyday by the world’s recall Christ’s effect on our humanity afternoons. These meals are bystanders in the ATM line devolve participation, and the principles that open to anyone who is hungry. poor. You can find a useful and history, and prime us for prayer into hedonistic storytelling. But, at have been offered for years, indeed http:// and worship, during Lent we abstain The tables in the hall are deco- resource for doing this at those moments, is it more important for centuries, as one of the only rated neatly. The meal is served resources.crs.org/wp-content/ from such immediately available to quietly cling to our certainties, or cohesive, universally applicable luxuries. Instead of within the physi- restaurant-style with volunteers uploads/2013/10/stations-of-the- enter into the ambiguity? touchstones for a just society. If we serving the guests a meal that cal church itself, Lent challenges us Grumbling, sighing or avoid- don’t challenge ourselves to know cross-crs-rice-bowl-2014.pdf. to look around, in the environments includes drinks, a main course Thank you for making CRS ing confrontation with our brothers our neighbor, how can we expect to and dessert. Bread and Blessings of our everyday life, to find living and sisters who’ve found it more love our neighbor? Rice Bowl a part of your Lenten images of the suffering, resurrection- has been serving the community journey. Don’t forget to empty difficult to avoid the various mal- for five years. Now guests can bound Christ. indulgences we have access to in your Rice Bowl. Please give your Audrey Anweiler is the Social Justice receive clothing, hygiene items donations to your parish office, or During the Fourth week of Lent, this life was certainly not what and books, as well as referrals in an ARISE group I was invited to Christ was endorsing when He Ministry Coordinator for the you may donate online at crsrice- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South to social service agencies that bowl.org/give. Continue to fol- by the St. Vincent de Paul Young encouraged us to love our neighbor. can help with unemployment, Adult group, we were reading what It never creates a “woman at the Bend. Following her studies in low the work of Catholic Relief Social Communications in Rome, mental illness, addiction and Services by visiting crs.org and would be the Scripture reading that well (Jn 4:5),” “tax collector brunch housing. Whatever their needs Sunday, and discussing what it (Mt 9:13)” or a “centurion” (Mt 8:7) Italy, she also lived as a member of www.catholicsconfrontglobalpov- the Louisville Catholic Worker. may be, the weekly Bread and meant to be “Children of the Light.” moment. In other words, a dismissal Blessings meals gives guests and erty.org. If you are interested in volunteers the opportunity to sit becoming more involved with the down together around a common work of Catholic Relief Services, table. please contact me at the email Christ awaits us with forgiveness This week, our focus turns listed below. Thank you again for to the Catholic social teaching making a difference in the lives principle of global solidarity. We of our brothers and sisters in need be the site of the culmination of the He is the victim, but a victim are all part of one human family by your prayer, fasting and alms- THE Lord’s mission. completely complying in free will — whatever our national, racial, giving this Lent. I leave you with The crowd proclaims the Lord and committed to the Savior’s religious, economic or ideological a quote from our Holy Father. SUNDAY as “son of David.” They greet the mission. differences — and in an increas- May it help you to keep prayer, Messiah as their own legitimate While the Apostles do not ingly interconnected world, fasting and almsgiving a part of GOSPEL king, David’s heir, not the detested come across as heroic in their loving our neighbor has global your practice throughout the year. Roman emperor. loyalty, to say the least, Jesus never dimensions. As our Lenten jour- “Where do I find hope? In the MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION For its next reading, the Church repudiates them. He called them. ney draws to a close, take time to flesh of Jesus, who suffers and in gives us a passage from the third Despite their fear and cowardice, reflect on how you may be being true poverty. There is a connec- part of , one of those eloquent especially in Peter’s case, their call called to change your life for the tion between the two.” (June 7, and expressive sections of Isaiah endures. Thus it is for all called to benefits of others. 2013) Sunday of the Lord’s called by biblical scholars the discipleship. Believers sin and fall. Pray the Lenten prayer given “Songs of the Suffering Servants.” However, they can return. Their below. Passion Poetic and descriptive, these four vocation is not cancelled, at least Loving God, We thank you for Melissa Wheeler is the director for Mt 26:14-27:66 songs laud an unflinchingly faithful not by the Lord. the many gifts you have given us. Catholic Relief Services in the , who despite abuse Finally, all the intrigue, Bless our prayers and sacrifices Diocese of Fort Wayne-South his weekend observes Palm and persecution remains steadfastly conspiracy and prejudice that this Lent. May these gifts from Bend. She can be reached at Sunday, recalling with such loyal. Christians always have seen surrounded Jesus fall away before our table bring hope and life to [email protected]. Tgreat reverence the Lord’s Jesus prefigured in these beautiful the fact that the Lord triumphs. He traditional entry into Jerusalem, poems. is always in control. beginning the drama and depth of In the next reading, from the almighty and victorious. Nothing Holy Week. Epistle to the Philippians, the Reflection then occurred without ultimately READINGS The liturgy includes two stress again is on Jesus and again lending itself to the fulfillment of Sunday: Mt 21:1-11 (procession) readings from the Gospels. The in the literary genre of poetry. Matthew’s Passion Narrative the divine plan of salvation. Is 50:4-7 Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 first occurs at the blessing of the Experts now believe, in fact, is the centerpiece of this The praise of the people Phil 2 6-11 Mt 26:14-27:66 palms and as the procession of that this passage was an early weekend’s Liturgy of the Word. who acclaimed Jesus’ entry into Monday: Is 42:1-7 Ps 27:1-3, 13-14 the faithful bearing the palms Christian liturgical hymn. Its deep It is easy to lose its deep meaning Jerusalem does not illustrate Jn 12:1-11 fickleness just on their part. We assembles. It reveals both the understanding of the person and by concentrating on the awfulness Tuesday: Is 49:1-6 Ps 71:1-4a, 5ab- of all that was brought to bear all are fickle. Lord’s divine power, seen through place of Christ is both clear and 6ab, 15, 17 Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 the knowledge that an ass and colt compelling. upon Jesus. Yet, the reading from Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a Ps 69:8-10, are in the village ahead, and the Finally, the liturgy presents the Certainly the treachery and Philippians illustrates not only Lord’s mission as messiah. He is Passion Narrative of St. Matthew’s cruelty cannot be dismissed or that Jesus is Lord, but that we 21-22, 31, 33-34 Mt 26:14-25 approaching Jerusalem, more than Gospel. Matthew’s presentation understated. These elements can be good disciples, even if Thursday: Ex 12: 1-8, 11-14 Ps just a city in pious Jewish minds, of Jesus, even in the horrifying underscore the evil that genuinely we fall. Christ awaits us with 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 1 Cor 11:23- but the holy place in which God’s circumstances of the Passion, exists in the world, and that forgiveness. No sin breaks our 26 Jn 13:1-15 temple stands, where David once conveys powerful lessons. overtakes many people. relationship with God, unless we Friday: Is 52:13-53; 12 Ps 31:2, 6, reigned as king, and where the First, even at this time, Jesus In a week the Church will choose to reject God ultimately 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 prophets spoke in the name of is the Christ. Far from being celebrate Easter. Jesus rose. and finally. The Lord, living Jn 18:1-19:42 God. It was, as it is, the center of overwhelmed and helpless, the However, even in the dark hours and victorious, always offers us Jewish faith and worship. It was to Lord is majestic and in control. of Good Friday, the Lord was mercy, if simply we ask. April 13, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 11 Celebrating a culture of protection SCRIPTURE SEARCH he Catholic Church is 11. If one-on-one counsel- Gospel for April 13, 2014 working hard to protect ing, tutoring or other training or Matthew 21:1-11 Tchildren. Much has been CHILD ABUSE care of a child requires frequent accomplished, but more work is or regular appointments, parents Following is a word search based on the processional needed. Until child PREVENTION should be notified that these is no longer a part of our soci- appointments are occurring and Gospel for Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. The ety, the Church will continue its MONTH provided the schedule of appoint- words can be found in all directions in the puzzle. efforts. ments. If you believe the subject The Diocese of Fort Wayne- CATHIE CICCHIELLO matter properly precludes noti- South Bend has conduct guide- fication, you must consult with THE MOUNT OLIVES COLT lines that all adults must follow and receive the approval of your UNTIE THEM SEND THEM PROPHET to protect all children from harm the diocese for 20 years or more supervisor on the local or dioce- ZION FOAL BROUGHT as well as to create safe environ- and, of course, for members of a san level before engaging in such CLOAKS BRANCHES THE TREES ments in which children can learn priest’s immediate family. appointments. HOSANNA BLESSED WHO COMES and grow in faith. Knowing and 2. Avoid physical contact with 12. Lodging standards apply to THE NAME LORD HIGHEST following the guidelines creates a child. Never engage in any cor- hotel and dormitory room accom- CITY JESUS NAZARETH a culture of protection and keeps poral punishment. In situations modations for adults and children our children safe. where physical contact is neces- who participate in overnight sary and proper, such as in sac- events. These standards have YOUR KING ramental preparation, use sound been followed in practice for Practical guidelines discretion and moderation. If a diocesan youth ministry events THETREESLWDJ child initiates innocent physical and are now committed to writ- for conduct when contact out of acceptable affec- ing to promote a uniform set of EHH I GHESTKED interacting with a child tion, an appropriate response is guidelines for use in the diocese. HAEMANEHTSSH proper if not prolonged. These standards are consistent or young person 3. Except in unavoidable with the model proposed by the PNAMAMOPUES T The diocese’s clergy, reli- circumstances that require oth- National Federation for Catholic OABFOALSHVEE gious, employees and volunteers erwise, for example a pre-school Youth Ministry, which discour- RDRCHUECH I LR working in and on behalf of student who needs assistance in ages the rooming of adults with its schools, parishes, Offices the restroom, do not be alone children. The Office of Youth PHOSANNAYLBA of Catechesis and of Youth with a child in a residence, Ministry for the Diocese of Fort NHUZDACTNO I Z Ministry, and other diocesan school, sleeping facility, locker Wayne-South Bend endorses this programs or agencies engage in room, restroom, dressing facility position. For full description of WLGTRH I HLOFA or other closed area. lodging standards, please see: extensive services with counsel- BPHBOCHDROLN ing, educational and spiritual 4. 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Seek responsible adults to adult violating these guidelines he 52 Frost of the diocese, which involves  interaction. The following is a set be present at events involving or engaging in other conduct, 53 “Every __ should bend” of practical guidelines for con- children, such as games and ath- which causes you to have reason ross ord 54 “___ and you shall for concern for the well being  receive” letic activities. 1234 567 8910 ducting yourself, which must be  55 New York City 6. Youth group trips and of a child, you should confront observed by all clergy, religious, 11 12 13 56 Chow lay employees and volunteers of school field trips must have that adult in a forthright manner the diocese when dealing with enough adult chaperones, prefer- and report your concerns to your 14 15 16  supervisor, pastor or a vicar gen- children. ably of the same sex as participat- 17 18 19 20 1 Infra’s opposite ing children, to provide adequate eral. If you have reason to believe 2 Real estate These guidelines are not 21 22 23 24 25 26 intended to prevent you from supervision based upon the type that child abuse or neglect has 3 “In the ___” 27 28 29 performing your service or min- of activity. Adult chaperones occurred or is occurring, you 4 Magi came from 5 “Send down your Spirit istry but rather to assist you in should supervise in opposite sex must follow the diocesan policy 30 31 32 33 pairs whenever possible. on reporting incidents of child ... like the ____” employing good sense when 34 35 6 Greek sun god interacting with children. If you 7. Never take an overnight trip abuse to civil authorities and alone with a child. report the matter to your supervi- 36 37 38 39 40 41 7 Hyper activity find it necessary to depart from 8 Hot tub 8. Topics or vocabulary that sor or vicar general at 260-422- 42 43 44 these guidelines due to some 9 Short for Benedict would not be discussed or used 4611. 45 46 47 48 49 50 extraordinary circumstance, 10 Cease comfortably in the presence of We pray for all adults to fol- you should be aware of your 51 52 53 low the loving example of Jesus 13 Not New Testament departure and must be able to parents should not be discussed 18 Mary and Martha 54 55 56 justify your actions. If one-on- or used with children. when interacting with children… 20 Hires Christ, graciously hear us. one involvement with a child 9. Alcohol, in the form of © 2014 www.tri-c-a-publications.com 23 Tricky is unavoidable, you must use wine, may be given to those Based on these readings: 24 Galilee water extreme discretion in your deal- under the age of 21 only in very Ez 37: 12-14; Rom 8: 8-11; Jn 11: 1-45 and Is 50: 4-7; 25 Peter cut off Malchus’ ings with the child. limited quantity and only in Ph 2: 6-11; Mt 26:14-27 6:6 26 Catholic News Service 24 Part of a minute Definition — Child or preparation for first Communion. 27 “Lazarus, come _ _!” Otherwise, never provide alcohol  27 Capital of Norway 29 Snacked Children — Anyone who has 1 Sure 28 Song of praise not yet reached his or her 18th to anyone under the age of 21. 30 Eavesdrop 5 Levee 30 Good looks 31 Compass point birthday. All clergy, religious, lay Alcohol should not be used by adult supervisors or chaperones if 8 Compass point 33 Shrines are found 32 Cause of sickness employees and volunteers of the 11 Cal.University at side ___ activities with or responsibilities 33 Wing diocese will observe the follow- 12 Environmental 34 David did for 12 tribes 35 Like a sheep ing guidelines when engaging in for children are scheduled. protection agency (abbr) 35 Floating ice 10. Always maintain a profes- 38 Mischievous ministry to or otherwise interact- 13 Jesus had them do to 36 Hair stuff 39 Italian title for Lady ing with children: sional posture in dealing with Lazarus’ tomb 37 Type of race For questions, contact Cathie 40 Set in 1. Children under 18 years of children. Avoid unwarranted 14 V.P.’s boss 39 Darken 41 ___ and Persians Cicchiello, age who are not relatives may not emotional attachment and be safe environment coor- 15 Aced 42 Island 42 Lazarus was very ___ stay overnight in a parish rectory aware of the attraction that chil- dinator, Diocese of Fort Wayne- 16 ___ of Israel 43 Jesus had them roll 44 Grab in the diocese. No one, except dren may have for adults in posi- South Bend, at ccicchiello@dio- 17 God does on 7th Day this away 45 Legume priests, may live in a rectory on tions of authority and trust. If you cesefwsb.org, 260-422-4611, ext. 19 Fibbed 45 Philippians abbr. 46 Owns a long-term basis, that is, for perceive emotional or physical 3308 or Mary Glowaski, victim 21 ___ Wednesday 48 ___ up 47 Gall 22 Muslim’s religion 50 Hearing disorder more than a few days. Exceptions attraction developing, refer the assistance coordinator, Diocese 49 Christmas month may be made for housekeepers child to another qualified adult, of Fort Wayne-South Bend at who have worked in a rectory in particularly in counseling situa- [email protected] or tions. 260-399-1458. Answer Key can be found on page 15 12 TODAY’S CATHOLIC April 13, 2014 Girls’ swimming Girls’ basketball Dana Baldus, Erin Guzicki, sophomore, senior, St. John the St. Matthew, Baptist, guard All Diocese Team 200 freestyle Today’s Catholic is highlighting athletes from Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. These student-athletes are recognized in character, sportsman- Anna Barnard, ship, leadership, athletics and Catholic values. The athletes are selected by their coaches. Carly Grabner, junior, sophomore, St. Pius X, St. John the Granger, Baptist, post 100 backstroke Bishop Dwenger Swim and dive Bishop Luers Boys’ basketball Nick DeWald, Boys’ basketball junior, Boys’ swimming St. Vincent Caleb Kroft, Olivia Koob, Grady Eifert, de Paul junior, freshman, Pablo Montalvo, senior, guard St. Elizabeth freshman, St. Vincent Ann Seton, Our Lady of de Paul, 50 freestyle Hungary, forward 100 fly

Jared Schipper, senior, Wrestling Our Lady of Austyn Kyle Hartman, Good Hope Rybicki, Gage Malott, Sean Tragesser, junior, senior, freshman, senior, St. Jude, St. Elizabeth St. Joseph- St. Matthew, guard Ann Seton, Hessen Cassel, 100 breast forward/center 106 lbs. stroke

Erica Evans, junior, Marcus Stepp, St. Patrick, Girls’ basketball junior, Arcola Daemen Matthew St. Jude, Allison Butler, Williams, Schoen, guard senior, sophomore, senior, St. Vincent 220 lbs. St. Matthew, de Paul, 100 fly Alexandra guard Goetz, junior, Girls’ basketball St. Jude Landan Yount, Adelaide sophomore, Girls’ swimming Megan Shea, Reimbold, 113 lbs. senior, senior, Molly St. Vincent St. Elizabeth Pendergast, de Paul, Ann Seton, freshman, forward forward St. Matthew, Wrestling individual Dominic medley Garrett, senior, Boys’ swimming Marian Michelle St. Charles Adgalanis, Borromeo, Andrew Gill, Boys’ basketball Theresa Rice, junior, 138 lbs. freshman, Devin Cannady, sophomore, St. Elizabeth St. Elizabeth junior, St. Matthew, Ann Seton, Ann Seton, guard 100 butterfly point guard 200 individual Austin Hillman, medley senior, St. Vincent Gymnastics de Paul, Alexander Shannon 145 lbs. Maldeney, Hendricks, Cecilia Sordelet, sophomore, Ryan Schafer, junior, junior, St. Elizabeth junior, Christ the King, Our Lady of Ann Seton, St. Thomas 100 breast Good Hope 200 freestyle the Apostle, stroke Alex Bruns, Elkhart, senior, guard St. Jude, 106 lbs. Andres Sundberg, sophomore, St. , New Haven, 100 freestyle April 13, 2014 TODAY’S CATHOLIC 13 Wrestling Justin Knobloch, Austin senior, Most Precious Blood Church Fitzpatrick, 200 med relay senior, Christ the King, Easter Triduum 160 lbs. Thursday 7:00 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Adoration after Mass until 10:00 PM) Cole Short, Friday - 1:30 PM Good Friday Liturgy & Communion freshman, Saturday - 9:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass William Felix, St. Joseph, junior, 200 med relay Easter Sunday - 8:00 & 10:15 AM Masses St. Joseph, (Regular Sunday Schedule) Mishawaka, 120 lbs. 1515 Barthold Street • Fort Wayne Girls’ swimming

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For details and registration Meghan Cohoon, visit cushwa.nd.edu Girls’ basketball senior, or call (574) 631-5441 Christ the King, Michelle 400 free relay Weaver, junior, Little Flower, guard Wrestling Salute the Class of 2014! Today’s Catholic “grad-ads” are open to all high school and Peter Rymsza, Send best wishes to your graduate in college graduates in the diocese of Madeline junior, Today’s Catholic’s special graduation Fort Wayne-South Bend. Raster, Christ the King, section to be in homes on May 25, 2014 junior, 138 lbs. St. Joseph, guard This 4” x 2”“grad-ad” costs $50.00 Mary Smith “grad-ad” sizes and prices: 4 inches wide x 2 inches deep - $50 Congratulations Mary, on your Boys’ swimming Norm Hezlep, (1/8 page) 4 inches x 4 inches - $100 junior, (1/4 page) 6 inches wide x hard work for the past 12 years... Anthony Kolbus, Holy Cross, 5.5 inches deep - $150 and best wishes at Harvard! 160 lbs. (1/2 page) 10.25 inches wide x junior, Mom and Dad 200 Med Relay 6.5 inches deep - $300 Deadline for ads is May 2, 2014 For information or to place your ad, please call: Tess Steffen (260) 399-1457 Max Ujdak, email:[email protected] Chris Bals, senior, senior, Holy Cross, 195 lbs. Prepare your own congratulatory ad... Corpus Christi according to sizes shown. Preferred format is PDF. We cannot accept 200 med relay Microsoft Publisher Files.(On request, Today’s Catholic advertising department will prepare your ad at no additional charge) All ads will appear in black and white. 14 TODAY’S CATHOLIC April 13, 2014 Portraying saint a chance to share Join Us! message of God’s mercy, says actress NOVENA

BY JOANNE FOX Divine Mercy Chaplet Good Friday, April 18 SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — Besides the challenge of portraying to Saturday, April 26 St. Faustina, actress Maria Vargo said she also was drawn to the role 3 PM by the opportunity to share “the message of God’s mercy for every in St. Jude Church soul.” “I have had a devotion to Divine FORT WAYNE Mercy and have been praying the chaplet of Divine Mercy for a long Starts Good Friday, April 18 time,” Vargo explained. “I have experienced and continue to experi- ence God’s mercy personally and I 14th Worldwide Mercy Sunday understand the great gift that it is.” April 27, 2014 Divine Mercy Sunday Devotion Vargo travels the country por- traying St. Faustina in a multimedia 3:00 PM drama, “Faustina: Messenger of Recommend Reconciliation Divine Mercy.” The saint had a special devotion prior to Divine Mercy Sunday to God’s divine mercy. The chaplet is a series of prayers focusing on the Exposition and Confessions: 1:00 - 3:00 PM gifts of His mercy, especially shown through the passion of Christ. • Procession and Benediction Vargo was in Sioux City in mid-March to perform the one- of the Blessed Sacrament woman drama, which is directed by Leonardo Defilippis of St. Luke • Presider and Homilist: Father Jake Runyon Productions, based in Battle Ground, Wash. St. Jude Church - Randallia Drive at East State Blvd., Fort Wayne St. Faustina was born Helena Kowalska in 1905 to a large peasant www.stjudefw.org/adoration family in Poland. After a vision from Jesus encouraged her to become a Early Bird Spring Special... nun, the young woman entered the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. 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He asked her high quality to paint His image with the message, Dorchester, Mass., in preparation for remember that I need to be prayerful Swing Sets “Jesus, I trust in you.” That was the the role. as I pour myself into this role,” she throughout beginning of a mission that turned “Several of the sisters I stayed said. the diocese into a devotion for the Church — with were Polish, so I got a real feel Another challenge, Vargo con- for 14 years! the Divine Mercy. for that culture,” she said, but “apart tinued, is taking the message she Sister Faustina kept a diary of her from just a few words” she doesn’t portrays on stage and keeps in her visions until her death from tubercu- speak Polish like the saint. heart “off stage.” PLAY MOR SWING SETS OF WARSAW losis in 1938. “I am meeting so many Polish- “I realize that all of us are called Blessed John Paul II beatified her American communities on tour. to holiness, and that it is only For FREE catalog, call 574-267-7323 or [email protected] in 1993 and canonized her in 2000. They are so hospitable, and they through humility and love of God He also made Divine Mercy Sunday love their three modern saints — the and neighbor that we can achieve a Church-wide feast day to be cel- holy triangle of Faustina, John Paul our goal of closeness to God.” ebrated the Sunday after Easter. The II and — so With those challenges comes Put Your MoneY to Work late pope, along with Blessed John much.” great satisfaction, Vargo noted. XXIII, will soon be canonized him- Prior to taking on this role, Vargo “The greatest joy is that I get the NATIONAL 1 self — on Divine Mercy Sunday, characterized herself as an active chance to bring St. Faustina — an CATHOLIC which this year is April 27. 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HAPPENINGS Day of Reflection Holy Week prayer St. Joseph Queen of Peace Trivia night planned Mishawaka — A day of reflec- South Bend — Prayer in memory 71, St. Joseph tion will be held at St. Francis Donald T. Adams, 87, Carrie P. Ganus, 89, Fort Wayne — Queen of Angels of those who, in recent years, Carol J. Walker, 57, Parish will have a trivia night Convent (across from Marian have given their life for the St. Therese St. Adalbert Saturday, April 26, in the activ- High School) Wednesday, April Gospel, will be Sunday, April St. Joseph Helen A. Doehrman Suzanne Freitag, 36, ity center. Doors open at 6 p.m., 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in St. Matthew New Haven The theme for the day is Schmieman, 91, Little Flower game begins at 7 p.m. Ten rounds Cathedral, 1701 Miami St. Kenneth Louis Klinski, of trivia and other fun games ($1 “Ministers of Surprise.” Bring a Hosted by the Community of St. Therese 75, St. Louis Besancon Ted Piechocki, 84, each). 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Baptist Parish will have a bake Holy Name Society fish fry and rummage sale Saturday, April New Haven — The Holy Name St. Aloysius plans square dance 12, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Society of St. John the Baptist Yoder — A square dance will Sunday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to Parish will have a fish fry Friday, be held Saturday, May 17, at noon. April 11, from 4-7 p.m. Adults St. Aloysius, 14607 Bluffton $7.50, children 5-12 $4 and chil- Rd., with the Bill Werling band dren under 5 free. “Break Away,” in the school from The Diocese of Fort Wayne-­‐South Bend is accepting applications for 8-11 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Ages 16 and up are welcome. Elementary Principal Position HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL $20 a couple includes two drink Mishawaka, Indiana tickets for either beer or wine pro- HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL Educational Excellence in the Catholic Tradition vided by Mad Anthony’s Brewing South Bend, Indiana Grades 9-­‐12; Enrollment: 750 Co. 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BY BETH GRIFFIN

RYE, N.Y. (CNS) — In the end, the declining numbers trumped the best efforts of enthusiastic alumnae and parents, committed staff and a religious congregation to save a New York school founded by an immi- grant saint, but the 115-year legacy of Mother Cabrini High School will live on. The all-girls college preparatory school in the Washington Heights section of northern Manhattan will A woman prays April 1 before the close at the end of the 2013-14 aca- body of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, demic year. which rests in a glass casket under The decision was made by the altar in the saint’s shrine the school’s board of trustees and approved by the Missionary Sisters chapel in the Washington Heights of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which section of New York City. The cha- sponsors the school. St. Frances pel adjoins Mother Cabrini High Xavier Cabrini founded the congre- School, an all-girls’ college pre- gation in 1880 and established the paratory school the saint founded high school in 1899. in 1899. Increased costs and diminishing revenue made it impossible to contin- tives was to lease an underutilized ue operations, according to a school campus auditorium to an off-Broad- press release. There are 305 students way theater group and a Jewish con- enrolled, down from 455 in 2004. gregation. “The archdiocese can verify how Ultimately, the school failed hard the sisters and the board have economically because of factors tried to keep the school open. Our CNS PHOTOS/GREGORY A. SHEMITZ that included declining enrollment, office will continue to offer assistance St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is depicted in a stained-glass window at the saint’s shrine chapel in the Washington withdrawal of federal grants and the where needed, especially by helping Heights section of New York City. The chapel adjoins Mother Cabrini High School, an all-girls’ college prepara- growing cost of unfunded scholar- the students find a new home in other tory school the saint founded in 1899, which will close at the end of the academic year. ships, tuition assistance, insurance excellent Catholic high schools,” and maintenance of an aging facility, Timothy J. McNiff, superintendent of Segall said in a statement co-signed schools of the Archdiocese of New She said the Missionary Sisters by Paula Greco-McTigue, chair- York, said in a statement. needed $7 million to keep the school woman of the board of trustees. He noted Mother Cabrini is “not open. Segall said the Missionary Sisters a high school under archdiocesan According to a congregation his- retained the National Executive control.” tory, Mother Cabrini High School Service Corps to help with school When the closing was announced, was established as Sacred Heart closing details, including student alumnae and parents of current Villa, “a residential school for young placement for the approximately 200 students organized the Cabrini ladies.” Its plan envisioned that current freshmen, sophomores and Movement to appeal the board’s tuition paid by well-to-do earlier juniors. decision. The group launched a Italian immigrants would fund free Joseph Gerics, associate superin- media campaign and an online schools for needy immigrants. tendent for secondary education for fundraising appeal with a goal of Today the high school has a pre- the New York Archdiocese, said he $100,000. dominantly Latina student body and solicited local Catholic high schools Two weeks later, after rais- is located in a neighborhood popular “to see which would provide a soft ing more than $62,000, Cabrini with immigrants from the Dominican landing for the girls.” Many agreed Movement leaders met with the sis- Republic. The school shares a cam- to accept Cabrini students in good ters, who confirmed the school would pus with sisters’ convent and a shrine standing and honor their current close because of an insurmountable chapel, where the saint’s body rests tuition agreements, he said. deficit. in a glass casket under the altar. More than one-third of the current “At that point in time, with the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini students have been placed in other sisters’ blessing, we shifted our mis- (1850-1917) came to New York Senior Alexus Lee takes notes during a class at Mother Cabrini High Catholic high schools, including sion’s focus and centered on the need from Italy in 1889 to minister to School in the Washington Heights section of New York City April 1. some who will move as a cohort, to help the 200-plus current students fellow immigrants. She became a Gerics said. of MCHS complete their education U.S. citizen in 1909. She opened the first American citizen to be declined to elaborate on the state- “Most of the students want to as they started it as well as advocate convents, schools, orphanages and continue their education in Catholic for the advancement of women’s hospitals for the poor in New York, declared a saint. ment. To keep the school viable, the Bruce A. Segall, president of high schools and our Catholic high education in our community,” Liane New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, schools have extended themselves to Ramirez Swierk, alumna spokes- Louisiana, Colorado, California and Missionary Sisters set benchmarks the school since August 2011, told to meet by 2013, including achiev- CNS the school researched and accommodate the students and make woman for the Cabrini Movement Washington. it financially possible,” he said. told Catholic News Service. Canonized in 1946, she became ing a balanced or surplus budget and implemented an international student undertaking efforts to enhance enroll- exchange program to host an initial Gerics said Mother Cabrini has ment and development. six Chinese students, who paid full “funds available to assist students for Love and Blessings In 2011, the congregation gave tuition in advance. He went to China the remainder of their high school At St. Mary’s Church • Bristol, Indiana 46507 the school funds for capital improve- to recruit students. “There’s a kinship years.” ments, maintenance, repairs and with Mother Cabrini, because she Swierk said the Cabrini 574-848-7799 Movement is “committed to securing Hours: Sunday - Thursday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm consultants to help it become self- always wanted to go to China as a sustaining. According to a congrega- missionary,” he said. placement for the remaining students (Closed Fridays) tion statement, “Administration and Segall said when he was hired, and assisting with their transitions to •Gifts•Statues•Rosaries•Crucifixes•Books and More staff worked to intensify marketing, two of the goals were to increase new new schools.” increase enrollment and obtain enrollment from 70 students to 100 Despite sadness at the school’s See us for all your alumnae support and other donations each year and raise annual “advance- closing, she said Mother Cabrini through improved fund develop- ment income” to $500,000. “We was a special place for generations First Communion and ment.” The school added new course never reached that,” he said, although of young women. “It shaped the sequences, additional Advanced both enrollment and development women we have become, teach- Confirmation needs! Placement programs and opportuni- income were inching up. “In hind- ing us to have a voice, stand up ties to earn college credits. sight, not doing a major gift program for what we believe in, to become leaders and learn our worth,” CLOSE TO HOME! Board member and provincial or gala was a mistake,” he said. treasurer Sister Diane Olmstead One of Segall’s successful initia- Swierk said.