OCTOBER FEASTS John XXIII, John Paul II added to general Roman calendar Vol.The XLX, No. 11 DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD—CAPEMirror GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI September 19, 2014 Vatican City he Congregation for Di- vine Worship has added St. John XXIII and St. John Paul II to the universal cal- Tendar of the modern Roman rite, with both their feasts observed School of Excellence: during October. According to the Sept. 11 issue of the Vatican weekly Notre Dame Regional High School L’Osservatore Romano, the decree naming the new feast days for the saints was issued by the Congre- gation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments following requests to do so from around the world. While the feasts of both late popes had already been avail- able to some dioceses since they had been beatified, every diocese throughout the world is now free to commemorate these popes li- turgically. Both are given the rank of optional memorial, meaning they may be celebrated, but they do not have to be. The optional memorial of SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE—N otre Dame students displayed banners to be St. John XXIII is observed on Oct. hung in the Cape Girardeau high school showing its School of Excellence 11, the day he opened the Second Award. Pictured were Josh Seabaugh, Evan Unterreiner, Bill Kapp, Shelby Vatican Council. The second read- Heckert, Carson Freeman, Mackinze Lynch, Joe Matthews, Tanner Robert , ing at the Office of Readings for and Josh H alter. (Photo courtesy Notre Dame Regional High School) his feast, published in the decree, See Calendar / 9 Cape Girardeau comes as a result of your commit- ment to providing a truly integrat- n Sept. 15, The Cardinal ed and authentic Catholic educa- As of Sept. 15, Newman Society released tion across all academic disciplines 2014, 84 parishes its list of schools recognized and areas of student activities,” Bp. have reported by the Catholic Education James V. Johnston wrote in a letter to OHonor Roll. That same day, it was an- Br. Migliorino and the Notre Dame 8,458 pledges nounced at a school-wide assembly community. “This is a well-deserved to the Diocesan and pep rally that Notre Dame Re- honor and I applaud you, Br. David, Development Fund gional High School in Cape Girardeau your administrators, faculty, staff, totaling $2,411,640, is a 2014 School of Excellence. and students. I am also deeply grate- PRESS CONFERENCE— Cape Gi- “I am most grateful for this dis- ful to the parents and parishes who rardeau Mayor Harry Rediger con- or 96 percent of the tinction,” said Br. David Anthony generously assist you. Their ongoing gratulate d Br . David Migliorino, OSF, $2,500,000 goal. Migliorino, OSF, principal. “It shows dedication, support, and sacrifice has after he made remarks Sept. 15 on the dedication of the staff, the de- assisted in Notre Dame thriving as a Notre Dame Regional High School’s​​ Thank you! termination of the students, and the place of excellence.” School of Excellence Award. The support of the parents and alumni of Home to 559 students, Notre distinguished Catholic high school Notre Dame Regional High School.” Dame Regional High School has a held a school-wide pep rally and A School of Excellence repre- legacy of recognition for 10 consecu- assembly in order to announce its sents the top five percent of the 1,303 tive years. award as one of the top 5% Catho- Catholic high schools in the nation. lic academic institutions in the US. “This national recognition See Excellence / 9 (Photo courtesy Notre Dame Regional High School) The Catechism in brief 136 God is the author of Sacred Scripture because he inspired its human authors; he acts in them and by means of them. He thus gives assurance that their writings teach without error his saving truth (cf. “Dei Verbum” [“Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation”], 11). The Catechism of the Catholic Church compiles the living tradition of the Catholic Church and divides it into four sections: What Catholics believe (the Creed), how the faith is transmitted (worship and sacraments), how Catholics are called to live The next issue of The Mirror will be Oct. 3, 2014. (moral life), and prayer. If you would like to receive the diocesan newspaper via Email in digital format, please contact Angie Toben at (417) 866-0841, or Email her: [email protected]. 2 The Mirror COLUMNS September 19, 2014 religion in countries governed by Sharia law. A reader of the tale of two A tale of two churches churches, an outside observer, might note that American civil law has done nce upon a time there was “progressive” and “enlightened.” much to weaken and destroy what is a church founded on God’s The inevitable result is a crisis of the basic unit of every human society, entering into human history GUEST belief for many Catholics. Through- the family. With the weakening of in order to give humanity out history, when Catholics and other the internal restraints that healthy Oa path to eternal life and happiness COLUMN believers in revealed religion have family life teaches, the State will need with him. The Savior that God sent, been forced to choose between being to impose more and more external his only-begotten Son, did not write Card. Francis George, OMI taught by God or instructed by politi- restraints on everyone’s activities. a book but founded a community, a cians, professors, editors of major An outside observer might also note church, upon the witness and min- newspapers and entertain- that the official religion’s istry of twelve apostles. He sent this its citizens to think of themselves as ers, many have opted to imposing whatever its church the gift of the Holy Spirit, the the creators of world history and the go along with the pow- proponents currently spirit of love between Father and Son, managers of nature, so that no source ers that be. This reduces desire on all citizens and the Spirit of the truth that God had of truth outside of they themselves a great tension in their Those who even on the world at revealed about himself and humanity needed to be consulted to check their lives, although it also choose to live large inevitably generates by breaking into the history of hu- collective purposes and desires. But it brings with it the worship by the Catholic resentment. An outside man sinfulness. had never explicitly taken upon itself of a false god. It takes no observer might point This church, a hierarchical com- the mantle of a religion and officially moral courage to conform faith will not out that class plays a munion, continued through history, told its citizens what they must per- to government and social be welcomed large role in determining living among different peoples and sonally think or what “values” they pressure. It takes a deep as political the tenets of the official cultures, and was filled with sinners, must personalize in order to deserve faith to “swim against the candidates State religion. “Same-sex but always guided in the essentials to be part of the country. That was tide,” as Pope Francis re- marriage,” as a case in of her life and teaching by the Holy until recent years. cently encouraged young to national point, is not an issue for Spirit. She called herself “Catholic” In recent years, society has people to do at last sum- office, will not the poor or those on the because her purpose was to preach a brought social and legislative ap- mer’s World Youth Day. sit on editorial margins of society. universal faith and a universal moral- proval to all types of sexual relation- Swimming against How does the tale ity, encompassing all peoples and ships that used to be considered the tide means limiting boards of major end? We don’t know. cultures. This claim often invited con- “sinful.” Since the biblical vision of one’s access to positions newspapers, The actual situation is, of flict with the ruling classes of many what it means to be human tells us of prestige and power will not be at course, far more complex countries. About 1,800 years into that not every friendship or love can in society. It means that than a story plot, and her often stormy history, this church be expressed in sexual relations, the those who choose to live home on most there are many actors and found herself as a very small group church’s teaching on these issues by the Catholic faith will university characters, even among in a new country in Eastern North is now evidence of intolerance for not be welcomed as politi- faculties, will the ruling class, who do America that promised to respect all what the civil law upholds and even cal candidates to national not want their beloved religions because the State would not imposes. What was once a request office, will not sit on not have … country to transform be confessional; it would not try to to live and let live has now become editorial boards of major itself into a fake church. play the role of a religion. a demand for approval. The “rul- newspapers, will not be It would be wrong to lose This church knew that it was ing class,” those who shape public at home on most univer- hope, since there are so far from socially acceptable in this opinion in politics, in education, in sity faculties, will not have successful many good and faithful people. new country. One of the reasons the communications, in entertainment, is careers as actors and entertainers.