50¢ July 1, 2007 Volume 81, No. 25 www.diocesefwsb.org/TODAY Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC A Journey for Christ With liberty Seminarians lead pilgrim group across the diocese and justice for all BY MARK WEBER Visit a variety of Americans he old saying that a long journey begins with Pages 10-11 a single footstep took on a realistic meaning Tfor a group of diocesan seminarians and some friends when they made a walking pilgrimage from South Bend to Fort Wayne in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Pastoral assignments Bend. Bishop D’Arcy announces Seminarians involved in this journey included Deacon Drew Curry, Andy Budzinski, Deacon personnel appointments Jason Freiburger, Matt Coonan, Tink Coonan, Matt Soberalski, Zachary Barry, Jacob Meyer, Cristian Page 3 Reyes, Ben Muhlenkamp and Gabriel Hernandez. On Saturday, June 9, the group went to Mass at St. Matthew Cathedral and then walked to nine parishes in South Bend and spent their first night as guests of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Praises for veto Adoration in Mishawaka. Church responds The daily routine began with morning prayers, Mass, breakfast and a look eastward. The pilgrims to presidential veto were led by a seminarian carrying a crucifix — Jesus leads us, followed by another bearing a small Page 4 banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Daily prayers included the rosary, the Sesquicentennial prayer, periods of silence and prayers honoring patron saints of parishes visited. A support vehicle visited the group each hour Shared faith with ice and water. During these breaks, the spiritu- We need grandparents al intention of the next hour was mentioned and the journey resumed. Upon arrival at each parish in the Page 9 afternoon, the men rested (some had the energy to play basketball) and had evening prayers at 6 p.m. Some nights the pilgrims slept in sleeping bags on a parish gym floor. Other nights were spent with MARK WEBER host families. Annual Bishop The pilgrim group of seminarians and friends stop at Sacred Heart Parish in Warsaw one On the road, the group was met with acts of Appeal report afternoon of their journey across the diocese. The hospitality of parishes along the way played a central role in the success of the June 9-17 journey. PILGRIM, PAGE 20 Page 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe Church VICTORY NOLL CELEBRATES No issue July 8 the focus at national conference BUILDINGS RENOVATION Next issue July 15 BY ALEX SCHEIDLER People came from as far as Michigan and Ohio. Since it was the only Spanish Mass in the area, the number of participants kept NOTRE DAME — Our Lady of Guadalupe increasing. Parish and Diocesan Shrine in Warsaw took Brito described the Mass in her aunt’s special recognition at a national conference trailer where they often had difficulty finding hosted by the University of Notre Dame a Spanish-speaking priest to preside. She also Center for Liturgy June 11-13. recounted the way they approached Bishop Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish was a D’Arcy requesting a Spanish-speaking priest Jubilee 2000 celebration initiative of Bishop and were fortunate to have one assigned to John M. D’Arcy. them. The liturgical conference special event Brito also fondly described the special began with Sister Joan Hastreiter, a Sister of family meals that always followed. St. Joseph and pastoral minister at Our Lady “The whole thing of the kitchen started,” TIM JOHNSON of Guadalupe introducing each panel mem- explained Brito, “because people would ask, Bishop John M. D’Arcy presided at the ber and a description of how they have been ‘Is there a place where we can eat before we involved in the parish. head back?’” rededication ceremony at the motherhouse Panel member Genoviva Brito is a charter “There were no McDonalds or anything for the Sisters of Our Lady of Victory member of the parish, a catechist and head of in the area,” she said. the cooking committee, which has been an Missionaries in Huntingon on Sunday, June indispensable part of parish life. 24. Above, sisters prepare to take blessed “When we first came to Indiana, we were delighted to find a Catholic church,” Brito said. FOCUS, PAGE 5 water to each building that was renovated. 2 TODAY’ S CATHOLIC JULY 1, 2007 TODAY’S CATHOLIC Seminarians offer witness to Official newspaper of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend P.O. Box 11169 Fort Wayne, IN 46856 prayer, pilgrimage and evangelization PUBLISHER: Bishop John M. D’Arcy cese. How wonderful it was for me as their Moments of prayer with consecrated EDITOR: Tim Johnson bishop, and for our priests with whom they ASSISTANT EDITOR: Don Clemmer visited along the way, to see their joy and women STAFF WRITER: Kay Cozad energy and, above all, their sense of pur- On two occasions recently, I had the joy pose and vocation. This was entirely their of visiting some of the historic religious Editorial Department NEWS initiative, and they told me the purpose was congregations in our diocese. First, it was not only to manifest the church’s need for the Jubilee Mass with the Franciscan PAGE DESIGNER: Francie Hogan &NOTES more young men of good quality to offer Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in FREELANCE WRITERS: Ann Carey, themselves as priests but also to highlight Mishawaka, high on a hill overlooking Michelle Castleman, Elmer J. Danch, BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY the call to personal holiness and purity of Marian High School. This is an annual Michelle Donaghey, Bonnie Elberson, heart and the call of everyone to follow the event that means a great deal to me. This Denise Fedorow, Sister Margie Gospel of Jesus Christ. congregation, so devoted to prayer and Lavonis, CSC, Jennifer Ochstein, Pilgrimage extraordinaire Celebrating joyfully with them over apostolic life, shows that Jesus Christ is pizza, I thought of the following words pre- still calling young women to a life of con- Theresa Thomas, Kristi Ward I tip my hat to our seminarians. sented recently to the whole church: secration and mission. Under the leadership and guidance of More recently, I drove to Huntington for Business Department Drew Curry, they planned and executed a “Families should generously embrace the gift of life an afternoon with the Victory Noll Sisters. BUSINESS MANAGER: Kathy Denice walking pilgrimage from one end of the and help their children be open to doing God’s will. This is a congregation founded under the diocese to the other. They undertook this as AD GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: Mark Weber In a word, they must have the courage to set direction of my legendary predecessor, a component of our Jubilee Year. Beginning before young people the radical decision to follow Archbishop John Francis Noll, and a BOOKKEEPING/CIRCULATION: Kathy Voirol at St. Matthew Cathedral Parish, winding [email protected] Christ, showing them how deeply rewarding it is.” Chicago priest, Father John Sigstein. These through several South Bend parishes and up — Pope Benedict XVI, “The Sacrament women went out, two by two, as catechists to the historic chapel where Father Sorin Advertising Sales of Charity” to teach the faith in impoverished areas. set out his sanctuary lamp over 160 years Mostly, they went to counties that had no Tess Steffen (Fort Wayne area) ago, and then to the Basilica of the Sacred (260) 456-2824 priests. 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Once again, the initiative for this came Indeed, one member of the community told Sunday in June, second and fourth I told them that the breakfast that they me she never met a sister until weeks in July, second week in August received from the Franciscan she got off the train in and last week in December by the Sisters was hardly the material of Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Huntington. Advertisements fasting that has been traditionally about Our Lady of Victory 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort a part of ancient pilgrimage. This was entirely their initiative, Wayne, IN 46801. Periodicals postage Missionary Sisters would be However, they are young and in placed in Our Sunday Visitor, paid at Fort Wayne, IN, and additional need of nourishment when one mailing office. and they told me the purpose was not only which at that time had a circula- prepares to walk over 100 miles. tion of nearly 1 million. 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