Inside Archbishop Buechlein . 4, 5 Editorial. 4 From the Archives. 10 Question Corner . 13 TheCCriterionriterion Sunday & Daily Readings. 13 Serving the Church in Central and Southern Indiana Since 1960 www.archindy.org November 10, 2000 Vol. XXXX, No. 6 50¢ Fatima Retreat House to stay at present location By Mary Ann Wyand sary celebration last Sunday at the tions from individuals and corpora- “The archdiocese looks to a bright Holiday Inn North at the Pyramids in tions raised $75,000 for Fatima future for Fatima, our retreat house, as After considering an offer to sell the Indianapolis. Supporters of the arch- Retreat House. the retreat ministry of our local Church,” Fatima Retreat House property on East diocesan retreat ministry joined the arch- The anniversary celebration is “a the archbishop said. “It’s true, as some of 56th Street in Indianapolis to neighboring bishop, Benedictine Archabbot Lambert great affirmation of our retreat min- you know, that several months ago we Cathedral High School, Archbishop Reilly of Saint Meinrad and Evansville istry at Fatima,” Archbishop Buechlein were approached by the board of direc- Daniel M. Buechlein said Nov. 5 that the Bishop Gerald Gettelfinger to celebrate a said. “We have a wonderful history— tors of Cathedral High School. The board archdiocese and Fatima’s board of direc- half-century of ministry, thank God for 50 years—and we have a bright future, was interested in obtaining some of tors decided to renovate the retreat facil- many blessings during those years and which we also celebrate tonight. We Fatima’s property in order to construct ity at its present location. pledge continued support for the retreat celebrate not only 50 years of God’s additional access roads to and from the Archbishop Buechlein announced the facility. blessings in the past. We are also here school, which they need. After a lot of decision during Fatima’s 50th anniver- The dinner, silent auction and dona- to celebrate a promising future. See FATIMA, page 7 Families of four murdered churchwomen not discouraged by jury’s verdict WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)— Photo by Jennifer Del Vechio Del Jennifer Photo by Relatives of the four U.S. missionaries Religious retail stores are booming. Forty percent of the nearly 1,800 Catholic retail stores in the United States have opened within the past five years. slain 20 years ago in El Salvador said Nov. 3 they were shocked but not discour- aged after a federal jury cleared two for- mer Salvadoran generals of liability in the Religious retail stores are 1980 rape and murders of the women. “While we didn’t win, we didn’t lose,” said Bill Ford, a New York trial attorney and the older brother of Maryknoll Sister experiencing a national resurgence Ita Ford, one of the missionaries killed by Salvadoran security forces during the By Jennifer Del Vechio downtown Indianapolis have been around within the last five years. Also, 96 per- decade-long civil war in that Central for more than 100 years, newer stores cent of Catholic storeowners expect sale American nation. he newest religious retail stores in such as Angels’ Corner on the eastside of increases in the next five years. Bill Ford had taken a lead role among Tthe Indianapolis area are a prime Indianapolis are opening under the mar- Kueher said Angels’ Corner “has been the churchwomen’s family members in indicator that religious goods are more keting strategy of providing more gifts well-received,” and the owners of the working with the New York-based Lawyers popular than ever with consumers. and less books and surplus religious sup- new Hispanic Catholic store in Lafayette Committee for Human Rights to bring the While religious supply stores such as ply items, such as priest vestments, min- said the store is making a profit. retired Salvadoran military officers to court Krieg Bros. Catholic Supply House in ister robes or chalices. But the positive figures don’t mean under the 1992 U.S. Torture Victim Greg Kueher opened Angels’ Corner in that Catholic storeowners aren’t facing Protection Act. June in the hope of gaining an eastside challenges. In the four-week trial in Ford v. market. The Village Dove opened its Many storeowners are deciding how to Garcia, the families had asked for a total newest store in Fishers four years ago, compete with Internet sales and how to of $100 million in damages from the bringing its total number to three. The reach out to the growing Hispanic com- men, both of whom are living in Florida. other locations are in Broad Ripple and munity in Indiana. After the verdict, Ford said that the near Greenwood. Difficulty in finding a variety of families of the women were simply grate- Other stores, Anchor of Hope on Spanish printed books and Mexican reli- ful for the chance to tell their story in a Rockville Road in Indianapolis, Revela- gious items led Gracela Gaeta to open a federal courtroom. Only two years ago, tions in Mooresville and Las Novedades, store in Lafayette focusing on Spanish- they had learned that the Salvadorans— which caters to Hispanic Catholics, in speaking customers. Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova and for- Lafayette, have all opened within the last She said it was hard to find baptismal mer Defense Minister Jose Guillermo two years. and first Communion clothing nearby. Garcia—had been living in Florida since These stores are part of trend of a grow- Other storeowners are backing away 1989, making the lawsuit possible. ing number of stores selling religious from being labeled “Catholic only” “We know more people know about items, according to the Catholic Marketing stores because they want to be able to this [atrocity] and more people in El Network, a national organization based in help evangelize and offer items suitable See VERDICT, page 2 Photo by Jennifer Del Vechio Del Jennifer Photo by Irving, Texas, that provides a support net- to all religions. Anne Krieg, owner of Krieg Bros. Catholic work for Catholic businesses. Ann Hall, a parishioner at St. Thomas Supply House in Indianapolis, looks over some Catholic Marketing Network’s surveys Moore in Mooresville, who owns Revel- priest vestments. Her family has run the store show that 40 percent of all Catholic ations with her daughter, said it is differ- for more than 100 years. stores operating today have opened See STORES, page 2 Religious worker visa program extended three years WASHINGTON (CNS)—A bill tem- 10 years, and supporters had hoped to end been extended. porarily extending a program that grants the periodic reauthorization hassle by Although the program is broadly sup- visas to nonclergy religious workers for making the visa category permanent. ported and accounts for a small percent- another three years was signed into law The program allows about 5,000 reli- age of the visas authorized each year, a Nov. 1 after efforts to make the program gious workers—such as nuns, brothers few key members of Congress alleged permanent failed. and specialists in certain types of min- that religious worker visas are used fraud- President Clinton signed the bill after istry—to come to the United States each ulently and fought to prevent its perma- the House approved it Sept. 19 and the year. Catholic religious orders, dioceses nent extension. Senate signed off on it Oct. 19. and parishes account for between 1,000 A General Accounting Office report The extension came a full month after and 1,500 of those visas annually. found no more abuse than in any other the previous temporary law expired, leav- Eight Sisters of Providence, of Saint visa category. But Rep. Lamar Smith, ing the application process in limbo dur- Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana, currently R-Texas, chairman of the House immigra- ing that time. hold religious worker visas that would tion subcommittee, proposed several The program has been “temporar,” for have been affected if the program had not amendments aimed at preventing fraud, See VISA, page 8 Page 2 The Criterion Friday, November 10, 2000 Marketing Network. ues, medals, rosaries and religious art. STORES Beth Kuczkowski, a former school- “The atmosphere here exposes [non- continued from page 1 teacher who bought The Village Dove, Catholics] to the difference,” Kreig said. agrees that the religious retail business is “But I treat everyone the same.” ent from many stores because she only complicated. Bill Tonini’s family started their carries 20 percent of Catholic goods. “We didn’t know anything,” said Louisville business in 1886. Eight years The reason is that the area only has two Kuczkowski, a member of St. Joan of Arc ago, they moved to a larger store and now Catholic churches. Parish in Indianapolis. She had to learn carry 32,000 items. The rest of the store has books, Bibles, quickly about suppliers, and how to offer He’s a fourth-generation owner and said cards, gifts and music without any particu- the variety that customers wanted. the outlook for the future is good. lar denominational slant. While new stores are opening steadily “There will always be a need for spiri- “The majority of our customers are non- across the nation, two long-running stores tual items and I think that is going to Catholic,” she said. have stood the test of time and seen most increase,” Tonini said. According to the Catholic Marketing of the changes. Tonini said the market has been steady Network survey, Hall’s store is unusual. Krieg’s in downtown Indianapolis and in the last 15 years. While the national percentage of sales Tonini in Louisville are family-run busi- It wasn’t always that way.