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Walking in the Light of Christ Mission of mercy ‘Food Fast’ brings Clarksville youths ‘in tune with others’ suffering,’ page 7. Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 CriterionOnline.com April 8, 2016 Vol. LVI, No. 26 75¢ Pope to release document on Walking in the light of Christ the family on April 8 Faith, love and VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of service guide “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”), Pope Francis’ teacher who receives reflection on the family and family life. archdiocese’s top The document, subtitled “On Love in educator honor the Family,” will be released at a Vatican By John Shaughnessy news conference with Cardinal Doug Bauman can’t believe how amazingly Lorenzo Baldisseri, memorable this past year has been for him. general secretary He and his wife Julie savored being in Philadelphia Pope Francis of the Synod of in September when Pope Francis celebrated the closing Bishops, Austrian Mass of the World Meeting of Families for nearly Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna and one million people. Giuseppina and Francesco Miano, a married Bauman is also part of a team of four teachers at couple who participated in both the 2014 and St. Barnabas School in Indianapolis that was one of just 2015 synods of bishops on the family. 10 schools from across the country chosen for a special “Amoris Laetitia” is what is known as three-year program at the University of Notre Dame—a a “postsynodal apostolic exhortation,” a program that focuses on helping teachers inspire student document addressed to the whole Church learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering reflecting on themes of Church life and faith and math. that have been discussed at a gathering of the And the father of three was recently selected as this Synod of Bishops. year’s recipient of the Saint Theodora Guérin Excellence According to a variety of reports, the in Education Award, the highest honor for a Catholic document will be long—perhaps as many as educator in the archdiocese. 200 pages. Yet perhaps the most telling memory that Bauman Speaking to reporters flying with him shares from the past year comes from a moment at the from Mexico to Rome in late February, beginning of one of his math classes. Pope Francis said the document “will During that time, a student volunteer leads the class summarize all that the synod said,” including in prayer and shares one of the Mass readings that day, about broken families, the importance of followed by Bauman leading the students in a short serious marriage preparation programs, reflection of how the message from the reading applies to raising and educating children, and their lives. “integrating” divorced and civilly remarried “The Scripture passage was the story about Zacchaeus, Catholics into active parish life even if they and how he climbed the sycamore tree in an effort to get cannot receive Communion. a better view of Jesus,” Bauman recalled. “We ended up “The key word that the synod used— See BAUMAN, page 2 and I will refer back to it—is to ‘integrate’ wounded families, families with remarried spouses, and all this, into the life of the Doug Bauman adds real-life applications to the math classes Church,” the pope said on the plane he teaches at St. Barnabas School in Indianapolis, and he on Feb. 17. multiplies his influence on his students by sharing his faith and However, he said, “being integrated emphasizing service—qualities that led him to be selected as into the Church does not mean ‘taking this year’s recipient of the Saint Theodora Guérin Excellence in Communion.’ I know remarried Catholics Education Award, the highest honor for a Catholic educator in who go to Church once or twice a year” and the archdiocese. (Photo by John Shaughnessy) say, “ ‘I want to receive Communion,’ as if See FAMILY, page 2 ‘Such a flow of grace’ pervades at 2016 Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference By Victoria Arthur and Natalie Hoefer Divine Mercy and a miracle drew Jennifer Conley, her sister and her mother to downtown Indianapolis on March 19. From their spots in the front row, the trio from Fishers, Ind., took in every moment of the 2016 Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference. The previous year’s conference, they believe, had yielded miraculous results for their family. Conley had proof positive in the cell phone image of her Jennifer Conley, left, and her sister, Jessica DeFrench, enjoy time together during 4-month-old daughter, Mariella Faustina—named after the Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference on March 19. Conley sees a miraculous the Blessed Mother and the patroness of Divine Mercy, connection between a healing service at last year’s conference and the recent birth St. Faustina Kowalska of Poland. of her daughter, Mariella Faustina. The baby’s first name, an Italian variation of Mary, Conley and her husband, Nik, had been struggling with also means “wished-for child,” while her middle name is in honor of St. Faustina infertility for two years when a healing priest prayed over Kowalska, who introduced the world to the Divine Mercy image and devotion. See WOMEN, page 8 (Photo by Victoria Arthur) Page 2 The Criterion Friday, April 8, 2016 learn to apply their math concepts to real- BAUMAN life applications, she said. continued from page 1 “I’ve seen him use his classroom for miniature golf as the students solve talking about how we all have a little bit of problems involving angles,” Perkins noted. Zacchaeus inside us. We all struggle to see “They’ve used the non-linear exponential Jesus from time to time. The question was growth model formula to determine our raised, ‘What holds us back from getting a city’s population in four different years, clear view of Jesus—busy schedules, social and they’ve calculated the slope in algebra media, peer pressure?’ by comparing the speed of a cheetah “An amazing discussion ensued. Then and the speed of a track star. It always one student asked, ‘If Zacchaeus used feels like they are playing with math a bit a sycamore tree to get a better view of in class.” Jesus, what are the sycamore trees in our The learning is also demanding in lives—what allows us to get a better view his class. of Jesus?’ ” After observing his teaching style, The answers the students gave came Perkins once told him, “The work you quickly: friends, teachers, reading Scripture were asking the students to do required more frequently, having intentional prayer much rigor. It was very challenging, but time at home, going to Mass more often, you gave them the tools and instruction to Doug Bauman leads the way as St. Barnabas students Michael Feltz, middle, and Jackie Zhao carry setting aside quiet time, and minimizing make it attainable.” canned goods in the school’s annual drive to help Indianapolis food pantries that serve the poor. distractions. Seventh-grade student Samantha Moylan Bauman considers the food drive his most rewarding experience as a teacher. (Submitted photo) “In a span of three minutes, our math shares that enthusiasm for Bauman. class had turned into an incredibly deep “He is an amazing teacher,” she said. convince our students that society has it all teacher make an attempt to pack as many and rich discussion focused solely on “He explains everything to everyone. And wrong, and that the real and authentic truth cans as possible into a very confined strategies that improve my students’ we learn a lot of things about religion, and beauty in life rests in the words and space. It’s during those moments that I’m relationships with Jesus and with each too. He tells us not to judge. He’s a very actions of Jesus Christ.” reminded why we are here on Earth—to other,” Bauman noted. “I absolutely love faith-filled person.” Bauman tries to convince his students love God and to love one another.” our five-minute, prayer-and-reflection time Another side of his influence is shared through the way he treats them with respect That lesson of “walking in the light at the beginning of each class. Math is by Father Benjamin Syberg, the associate and attention, through the example he of Christ” is the one that Bauman hopes great, but prayer and reflection trump math pastor of St. Barnabas who was a former sets by attending Mass with his family, endures for his students. any day of the week.” student of Bauman when he taught at through the stories and memories he “Christ teaches us to love one another Roncalli High School in Indianapolis. shared from the Mass with Pope Francis in as he loved us. Enabling our students to Inspiration, influence and integrity “When I was a high school freshman, Philadelphia. experience that Christ-like love and service The various special moments from a tornado struck the south side of “I presented each student with a rosary firsthand is the one teacher moment that Bauman’s past year reflect the diverse Indianapolis, including Roncalli,” which was blessed by Pope Francis,” he will be forever instilled in my heart.” † qualities of his life. Father Syberg recalled. “On that day, I was said. “Even though they were missing math He was a stay-at-home dad for in Doug’s class. When it [hit], we could instruction that day, they needed to hear five years, using some of that time to earn barely see outside the window. We spent the stories from Philadelphia. They needed Finalists for teaching a master’s degree in pastoral theology.
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