50¢ August 10, 2008 Volume 82, No. 28 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend ’ TTODAYODAY’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC The hint of autumn High school fall sports preview Cardinals say immigration at ‘dark Pages 10-13 moment’ in US but call for hope Eternal rest Father Elden Miller and BY PATRICIA ZAPOR Deacon Louis McDougall remembered WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two Catholic cardinals called the current U.S. immigration situation “a terrible Page 3 crisis” and “a dark moment in our nation’s history” in remarks they made July 28 at the opening Mass and plenary session of the 2008 National Migration Conference. Both Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired arch- Leader of song bishop of Washington, and Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles urged participants to hold on to hope in John Michael Talbot their work with immigrants for local and national to visit South Bend church agencies. The July 28-31 conference attended by more than Page 4 850 people was co-sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Catholic Charities USA and Catholic Relief Services. Much of the agenda, built around the theme New director “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice,” reflected the struggles faced by those who work with immigrants. Mary Glowaski join Campus Workshops were scheduled on topics such as “How and Young Adult Ministry to respond to federal raids,” “Identifying and support- ing survivors of traumatic events,” “A Catholic Page 8 response to human trafficking” and “Parenting chal- lenges from an African immigrant perspective.” Another two dozen workshop sessions dealt with legal issues including “Filing waivers of inadmissibil- ity” and “Immigration law and crimes”; strategies for Dedicated fundraising; and getting out the church’s message on to saving lives CNS PHOTO/NANCY WIECHEC immigration. Attending the conference from the Diocese of Fort Luz Ostrognai of Fort Wayne attends the July 28 opening Mass at the 2008 National Women’s Care Center Wayne-South Bend was Luz Ostrognai who works Migration Conference in Washington. More than 600 people were expected at the confer- with family-based immigration issues and services for expands in Elkhart ence addressing a number of current topics related to immigration, pastoral care, refugee Catholic Charities. resettlement and human trafficking. Ostrognai works in immigration services for Catholic Page 20 Charities in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. MIGRATION, PAGE 5 Vatican approves English BRAZILIAN DIVER PARISI PRACTICES IN BEIJING Think Green translations for parts of Mass Recycle this paper BY DENNIS SADOWSKI Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, told WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican has Catholic News Service July 25. “It’s a refine- given its approval to a new English-language ment of the language, a clearer theological translation of the main constant parts of the language. Mass, but Catholics in the pew are unlikely to “Not much of the people’s part is changed, see any of the approved changes at Masses and I think once or twice after they use it, for awhile to allow for catechesis on the rea- they will hardly notice the change,” he said. sons for the revisions. While the changes have been approved, The approved text, sent to the Vatican for Bishop Serratelli said it will be awhile before “recognitio,” or confirmation, after a June they become part of regular worship at Mass. 2006 vote by the U.S. bishops in Los “I’m hoping for two years,” he said. “I’m Angeles, involves translation of the peniten- an optimist.” tial rite, Gloria, creed, eucharistic prayers, The lead time is needed to allow musi- CNS PHOTO/SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS eucharistic acclamations, Our Father and cians to work with the text and to prepare other prayers and responses used daily. music for various liturgical settings and sea- Hugo Parisi of Brazil dives from the 10- But it is only the first of 12 units into sons and to allow for the necessary catechesis meter platform during a practice session which the third edition of the Roman Missal explaining the reasons for the revisions to has been divided for translation purposes. It parishioners, the bishop explained. Aug. 4 in Bejing. Pope Benedict sent best includes most of the texts used in every cele- The most significant changes approved bration of Mass including responses to the by Rome include: wishes to China and international athletes celebrant by people participating in a liturgy. for a successful Olympic Games. The “In terms of the people’s part, it’s not going to require too much adjustment,” MASS, PAGE 5 Olympics officially open Aug. 8 in Beijing. 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC AUGUST 10, 2008 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Official newspaper of the Bishop D’Arcy pays tribute Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 to two devoted priests PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy And looking to the future attacked as strongly as the family? Same-sex marriages are now legal in my home state of EDITOR: Tim Johnson Every summer, I make it a point to have a Massachusetts and in California. Same-sex ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer personal visit with each seminarian. I find adoptions are being supported. Something STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad these visits most encouraging. Our seminari- that has existed for centuries, that marriage is NEWS ans are men of high caliber. I recall words I between one man and one woman, receives Editorial Department had with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now intense opposition. If a woman has a large Pope Benedict XVI), at my “ad limina” visit. PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES family, perhaps six or seven children, she I think it was 1998, but it may have been finds herself questioned and even ridiculed. FREELANCE WRITERS: Lauren Caggiano, 1993. At any rate, I said to him, we have Ann Carey, Michelle Castleman, Elmer BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY Yet, are not children the most blessed gift been careful in our discernment of vocations of all, and is not life sacred? A tip of the hat J. Danch, Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie and we have tried to do what God wants in to Father Phalen and his efforts to strengthen all areas of the diocese. Therefore, I believe Elberson, Denise Fedorow, Diane Our senior priest family life. Freeby, May Lee Johnson, Sister that in my final years here or perhaps indeed, Afterwards, I linked up with an old friend. Msgr. Bill Faber died while I was on vaca- after my retirement, the good Lord will send Margie Lavonis, CSC, Jennifer Murray That would be Beth Lohmuller-Grisoli. I tion. I had visited him in the hospital after he us an increase of quality young men for our hired Beth in my early days as bishop, while and Deb Wagner suffered a severe stroke, and it seemed cer- diocese in the future. He replied, “Of course. Summer Intern: Monica Eichman she was still a student at Notre Dame major- tain that death was not far away. The death of That is salvation history. One man sows and ing in communications. She worked with us a priest calls for the presence of the bishop, if another reaps.” Many of our seminarians are Business Department for several years, and then went off to New it is at all possible. So I came back from working in parishes, and several helped on a Orleans to marry Ron Grisoli. They suffered BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice vacation overnight, and I had prepared for me retreat for teenagers under our Office of through Hurricane Katrina. She is now back AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber a folder with the beautiful letters that Msgr. Youth Ministry and Cindy Black. Matt in the diocese with her husband and three Faber had written to me over the years. I read BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol Coonan is in Mexico, polishing his Spanish children, and we had a delightful dinner at [email protected] some of them at the end of Mass, after Father and working in a parish there. Thankfully, we Legends on the campus of Notre Dame. It Dave Carkenord, at the request of Msgr. now have five deacons, two to be ordained in was the first time I had been there, and it was Advertising Sales Faber, had presented a warm and beautiful October, and three more scheduled for the a joy to see all the Notre Dame pictures and homily. Msgr. Bill Faber was 99 years of age, following year. Four of the five are fluent in Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) memorabilia, including Grantland Rice’s our senior priest, and the founding pastor of Spanish. description of the four horsemen, and George (260) 456-2824 Queen of Angels. He dedicated himself to We will open the school year with 18 Jeanette Simon (South Bend area) Gipp’s message to Rockne, “when the breaks Our Lady, as a young man, asking her to find young men studying for the priesthood. Two are beating the boys,” etc. (574) 234-0687 the right vocation for him. He found his way of these are scheduled to be ordained in On Sunday, I celebrated Mass at one of Web site: www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY to St. Joseph, Rensselaer, which was at that October. Three have just been accepted to the the two oldest parishes in the diocese; Sacred time, a kind of college seminary where many seminary. Of the 18 studying for the priest- Heart Parish, which is in the Crypt under Published weekly except the fourth of our priests studied.