50¢ September 25, 2011 Volume 86, No. 32 GO DIGITAL todayscatholicnews.org todayscatholicnews.org Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend ClICK ON CIrCulatION Spirit of TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Saint Francis His impact in the diocese Page 12 Knights donate ultrasound machine New missal Dioceses prepare to Women’s Care Center Page 3 By lISa KOChaNOWSKI SOUTH BEND — Dick Dornbos reports that two abortions take place in St. Joseph County every day, Vatican Gardens and this is a statistic he could not accept. The Knights of Columbus Father Stephen T. Badin Council 4263 Minibus offers order member felt something needed to be done to relaxing alternative save innocent babies and decided to enlist members of his group on a mission to purchase a new ultra- Page 10 sound machine for the Women’s Care Center facility on Ironwood Road in South Bend. “The Holy Spirit tells me what to do,” said Dornbos, of what brought him to this decision. “I believe we’ve got to do something about this.” Catholic gamers According to Knights of Columbus field agent of the Supreme Council Bob Baloun, the individual Is it possible to be faithful council can choose a project to fund and the Father and a video gamer? Stephen T. Badin group chose an ultrasound machine for the Women’s Care Center. Through fundraising Page 16 efforts like pancake breakfasts, fish fries and other projects the Granger council raised over $16,000 in nine months, which was matched by the Supreme Council, allowing enough money to purchase the machine for the center. ICCL, CYO football “If it saves at least one life it’s worth it,” said Baloun of the project. Gridiron rivalry Members of the Women’s Care Center were delighted with the generosity of the Knights of Pages 17, 18 LIsa KocHaN owsKI Columbus. Bishop Kevin C. rhoades, along with members from the community, attended a rite of thanksgiving and Blessing Ceremony at the Women’s Care Center on Sunday, Sept. 18 in South Bend. ultra, page 8 Pope visits Germany Faces growing secularism Page 20 St. Joseph Grade School named National Blue Ribbon School SOUTH BEND — St. Joseph Grade School in As a member of the Inter- vice to the community. Students visit South Bend has been named a 2011 National City Catholic League area agencies dedicated to serving Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department (ICCL), St. Joseph the underprivileged such as the of Education. School students Christ Child Society and Hope The National Blue Ribbon award honors excel in athletic Ministries. Other forms of Principal Suzanne Wiwi, St. Joseph Grade competition, service include visiting the School’s faculty and staff, its students and and the school elderly and the infirm at parents, the Congregation of Holy Cross, and promotes Holy Cross Village and all of St. Joseph Parish and the Diocese of Fort good sports- at St. Mary’s Convent. Wayne-South Bend. manship Principal Wiwi, an Accredited through the North Central and char- alumna of St. Joseph Association, St. Joseph School offers a core acter build- School, has served as curriculum that far exceeds state and fed- ing through the school’s principal eral standards. Students have achieved consis- sports. since 1989. Owing to tent high performance as measured by annual St. Joseph her outstanding leader- Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational School stu- ship, St. Joseph School Progress (ISTEP). This is due in large part to dents are also provides an exceptional the school’s emphasis on mastering the funda- known for con- learning environment for all mentals of reading, writing and mathematics. tribut- of its students. Traditional studies at St. Joseph School are ing their The school has complemented by classes in religion, music, time and witnessed signifi- visual arts, foreign language, computers, lan- talent guage arts and physical education. in ser- rIBBON, page 20 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC September 25, 2011 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Our diocesan pilgrimage Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 PUBLISHER: Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades IN TRUTH AND EDITOR: Tim Johnson NEWS EDITOR and STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad CHARITY Editorial Department BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, Michelle Castleman, Karen Clifford, Last week, I attended several meetings of Elmer J. Danch, Bonnie Elberson, committees of the United States Conference of Denise Fedorow, Diane Freeby, May Catholic Bishops on which I serve. The meet- ings took place in Washington, D.C., so it was Lee Johnson, Sister Margie Lavonis, convenient that the meetings began imme- CSC, Joe Kozinski and Deb Wagner diately following our diocesan pilgrimage to Washington and Emmitsburg. On Wednesday, Business Department approximately 70 bishops concelebrated a BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice Memorial Mass for the recently deceased AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol Archbishop Pietro Sambi, at the Basilica of the [email protected] National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. You may recall that Archbishop Sambi was in Advertising Sales Fort Wayne for my installation as bishop here. Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) He was a man of deep faith and served the Holy Father and the Church with joy and self- (260) 456-2824 less devotion. Before serving as nuncio to the Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) United States, he had served as nuncio in the (574) 234-0687 Holy Land as well as in the diplomatic service Web site: www.todayscatholicnews.org of the Holy See in many other countries. May God grant him eternal happiness and peace! Published weekly except the fourth Our diocesan pilgrimage was a wonder- Sunday in June, second and fourth ful experience of faith for our over 150 dioc- CNS photo/LeSLie e. KoSSoff weeks in July and August, the first esan faithful who participated. On Friday, Members of the U.S. hierarchy process from the altar following a memorial Mass in honor of Vatican week of September and last week September 9th, we visited the Basilica of the diplomat Archbishop Pietro Sambi Sept. 14 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate in December by the Diocese of Fort National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Conception in Washington. Archbishop Sambi served as nuncio to the United States from 2006 until his Wayne-South Bend, 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. in Washington. As you probably know, death July 27. Periodicals postage paid at Fort Wayne, the Blessed Mother, under the title of the IN, and additional mailing office. Immaculate Conception, is the patroness both of our diocese and of our country. The Basilica tion of Mass at the Basilica of the National along the pathways of the Stations of the Cross POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: of the National Shrine is the largest church in Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, our first and the mysteries of the rosary. We finished Today’s Catholic, P.O. Box 11169, Fort the Western Hemisphere. American-born saint. In the homily, I reflected our visit with Vespers in the glass chapel near Wayne, IN 46856-1169 or e-mail: kvoi- We began our visit with the recitation of on the heroic sanctity of this incredible woman: the grotto. We then enjoyed a festive dinner in [email protected]. the sorrowful mysteries of the holy rosary in wife, mother, widow, convert, religious found- the parish hall of Saint Joseph’s Church in the the beautiful crypt church. After the rosary, we ress, and pioneer of the Catholic school system town of Emmitsburg. MAIN OFFICE: 915 S. Clinton St., Fort had a few hours to visit the upper church and in the United States. Despite many hardships On Sunday morning, September 11th, we Wayne, IN 46802. Telephone (260) the dozens of side chapels and oratories, most and adversities throughout her life, Mother celebrated our final Mass together in the Chapel 456-2824. Fax: (260) 744-1473. of which honor Our Lady under various titles Seton persevered in faith and spread the love of of the Immaculate Conception at Mount Saint BUREAU OFFICE: 1328 Dragoon Trail, from different countries and cultures. There Mishawaka, IN 46544 Christ. Her deep prayer life and her devotion Mary’s University, which was recently beauti- was also the opportunity to receive Our Lord’s to the Blessed Sacrament sustained her as she fully renovated. After Mass, I bade farewell to News deadline is the Monday morning grace and mercy in the sacrament of Penance. carried the cross: the death of her beloved hus- our pilgrims as they boarded the buses for the before publication date. Advertising We concluded our visit with the celebration band and two young daughters, the rejection long ride home to Indiana. I then returned to deadline is nine days before publica- of Holy Mass in the crypt church. I celebrated of family and friends because of her conversion Washington for the USCCB committee meet- tion date. the Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Gate of to the Catholic faith, and her own suffering ings which began the next day. I did have some Heaven. It was an opportunity to reflect on the with tuberculosis. Many pilgrims shared with free time on Sunday, so friends came down LETTERS POLICY: Today’s Catholic wel- theme of “pilgrimage,” our life on earth as a pil- me their amazement at all that Mother Seton from Pennsylvania and we enjoyed watching a comes original, signed letters about grimage of faith, hope, and love. Of course, the accomplished in just 46 years of life on earth.