50¢ January 31, 2010 Think Green Volume 84, No. 5 Recycle this paper Go Green todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Go Digital The divendends of ’’ Catholic education TTODAYODAY SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Pages 9-17, 22 March for Life Mass National March for Life 2010 ‘Prayer our strongest weapon BY DIANE FREEBY in fight for life’ WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 1,000 strong, they Page 3 came from all corners of the Diocese of Fort Wayne- South Bend. Most tossed sleeping bags onto buses and made their way to Washington, D.C., to show their support for the sanctity of human life. They joined a record-breaking crowd of about 400,000 New president people who descended upon Constitution Avenue, introduced participating in the 37th annual March for Life, held Jan. 22, the date marking the anniversary of the Brother John Paige to head Supreme Court decision making abortion legal in the U.S. Holy Cross College Today’s Catholic rode along on a bus that left Page 5 Thursday night from Saint Joseph’s High School in South Bend. Young people from Elkhart, Goshen and Warsaw also joined the pil- grimage. They included stu- dents from Catholic, public and Immigration home schools. Driving through the night, the group arrived in More photos are proposal the nation’s capital Friday available at morning, just in time for the www.diocesefwsb.org Indiana Catholic Conference Youth Rally and Mass for Life voices opposition at the Verizon Center. “That was incredible, to be part of such a huge Page 8 crowd of people all working and standing up for respect for life,” exclaimed Mark Wheeler, a home- schooled junior from St. John the Evangelist Parish in Goshen. He and others enjoyed the music, talks and rosary that were conducted before Mass. “Sometimes, Savor time where I live, I’m kind of the minority in terms of Catholics. When you’re in a huge stadium of some Tim Prister talks 20,000 Catholics, excited about it all, that was pretty from the sidelines incredible to me.” Saint Joseph’s High School junior Michael page 21 Shakour was also making his first trip to Washington DIANE FREEBY for the march. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, bishop of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, left, stands with “I see how horrible abortion is and I just want to retired Bishop John M. D’Arcy at the 37th annual March for Life, held Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. MARCH, PAGE 24 of Amid cathedral rubble, YEAR our PRIESTS BY MARK WEBER Haitians celebrate funerals FATHER PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS) — Amid might never be known. the rubble of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap- DREW CURRY the Assumption, Haitians celebrated the lives Haitien, president of the Haitian bishops’ of the archbishop and vicar general of Port- conference, celebrated the funeral Mass, and He started at the top. au-Prince, both of whom were killed in the Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Lafontant of Port- Father Andrew Cole Curry, country’s earthquake. au-Prince delivered the homily. Church officials — including some from Haiti President Rene Preval was among age 29, with the oils of the United States — joined ordinary Haitians those in attendance. ordination fresh on the Jan. 23 for the funerals of Archbishop Joseph New York Archbishop Timothy M. Serge Miot, who died when the impact of the Dolan, who represented the U.S. bishops at forehead, began his priestly career in the Jan. 12 quake hurled him from a balcony, and the Mass, read a message on behalf of midst of 8,000 souls at one of the largest Msgr. Charles Benoit, the vicar general Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, U.S. whose body was pulled from the cathedral bishops’ conference president. Cardinal parishes in the diocese. debris. George’s message to the Haitians was con- Father Drew was no stranger at St. They were among more than 150,000 tained in a letter was addressed to Haitians killed in the magnitude 7 quake; YEAR OF, PAGE 5 U.N. officials have said the final death toll HAITI, PAGE 24 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC JANUARY 31, 2010 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Episcopal ministry begins Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades with gratitude and joy EDITOR: Tim Johnson NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad Editorial Department PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, Elmer J. Danch, Bonnie Elberson, BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES Denise Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May Lee Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC, Joe Kozinski and Deb Wagner t has been almost two weeks since my INTERN: Monica Eichman installation as Bishop of Fort Wayne-South IBend and what a wonderful two weeks it Business Department has been! BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice The week of my installation was filled with activity as my family and friends AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber arrived from Pennsylvania and other parts BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol of the United States and even abroad. I am [email protected] so grateful for the warm welcome and incredible hospitality extended to them by Advertising Sales you, the faithful of my new diocese. So Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) many of my friends and relatives have com- (260) 456-2824 mented on the friendliness of the people of DIANE FREEBY Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) Indiana. I am so deeply grateful for your Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and Bishop John M. D’Arcy are shown with Deacon Andrew Budzinski, kindness to me and all my guests who came (574) 234-0687 left, Holy Cross Father Wilson Miscamble, and Holy Cross Father Richard Warner, director of Campus Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org for the installation. Speaking of my installation, it was truly Ministry at the University of Notre Dame, right, in a diocesan Mass for pro-life participants at St. Ann Church in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 23. Published weekly except the fourth a grace-filled event. Vespers at St. Matthew Sunday in June, second and fourth Cathedral on Jan. 12 and the Installation Constitution Avenue, past the U.S. Capitol, his family and friends. weeks in July and August, the first week Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate to the Supreme Court. It was a great joy for I flew back to Indiana after the Saturday of September and last week in Conception on Jan. 13 were both very beau- me to meet so many wonderful youth from Mass. I flew to South Bend, rather than Fort December by the Diocese of Fort tiful liturgies. I thank all who were involved our diocese — over 350 high school stu- Wayne, since I was scheduled for a Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun St., in these ceremonies and all who helped P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. dents from our four diocesan high schools Confirmation Mass on Sunday at Holy with my installation in any way: with the and from several of our parishes as well as Cross Parish. This was my first Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, liturgies, receptions, transportation and hos- IN, and additional mailing office. over 500 college students from the Confirmation ceremony in the diocese. pitality. I realize that dozens of people University of Notre Dame, Holy Cross Celebrating the sacrament of Confirmation POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: helped in the planning and organization of College, Saint Mary’s College and the was one of my favorite episcopal duties in Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort those days. To Bishop D’Arcy, Msgr. University of Saint Francis. I thank Fred Harrisburg. It was wonderful to begin this Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or e-mail: Schulte, Maureen Schott, the members of and Lisa Everett, John Sikorski, Margarita holy ministry in my new diocese on Jan. 24. [email protected]. the installation committee, and all who Rodriguez, Cindy Black, Megan I confirmed 31 young people from the assisted in various ways, from the bottom of Oberhausen, Brian MacMichael, our high parishes of Holy Cross and St. Stanislaus in MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort my heart, I say “thank you.” school pro-life moderators and faculty, our South Bend. The candidates were clearly Wayne, IN 46802.Telephone (260) After I bade farewell to my family and parish youth ministers and chaperones, all well-prepared to receive the gifts of the 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. friends, I was ready to begin my episcopal who helped organize and supervise our Holy Spirit. I thank the pastor, Father BUREAU OFFICE: 114 W.Wayne St., South ministry in this beautiful portion of the young people’s participation at the march. Michael Mathews, CSC; the parochial vicar, Bend, IN 46601.Telephone (574) 234- Lord’s vineyard. It was truly a joy to cele- 0687. Fax: (574) 232-8483. We should have much hope for the future Father Bradley Metz, CSC; and all who brate my first Sunday Mass as bishop here as we witness the pro-life commitment of helped prepare the newly confirmed. I pray in St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend on our youth. Also, polls show that, for the that they, and all the young people Bishop News deadline is the Monday morning Jan. 17. That liturgy, the annual diocesan before publication date. Advertising first time in many years, a majority of D’Arcy and I will confirm this spring, will deadline is nine days before publica- pro-life Mass, was truly a celebration of the Americans identify themselves as “pro- joyfully and courageously bear witness to tion date.