September 30, 2007

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Sacred Heart School breaksground for the future

WARSAW — Bishop John D’Arcy cele-brated Mass with Sacred Heart parishionersin Warsaw Sept. 23 to commemorate the50th anniversary of the school.

Bishop D’Arcy told parishioners, “It’s apleasure to be here with you celebrating the50th anniversary and groundbreaking forimprovements to the school and eventuallythe church.”

The bishop also commended parish-ioners for their generosity, calling them“good trustees” and he said it was a “sign oftheir faith and continued trust” to invest inthe renovation project.

At the groundbreaking ceremony fol-

lowing the Mass, Bishop D’Arcy prayedfor God’s help during the construction, thatthe construction be successful and theworkers be kept safe from injury and thatthe parish, dedicated to the Sacred Heart ofJesus, be blessed.

Sacred Heart pastor Msgr. James Wolfsaid, “We are building on the faith of peo-ple 50 years ago,” who he said took a smallchurch downtown and moved it to the cur-rent location, building a school and usingthe gym as a church. Msgr. Wolf asked for“continued faith and trust in God and in thesacrifice made for us and for our school sothat children can continue to have the sameCatholic education our children have had.”

Sacred Heart Principal Mary Ann Irwinsaid the improvements would add fourclassrooms, a couple of which might beused for computer and science labs. Irwin

Fifty years celebration andgroundbreaking

LE MANS, FRANCE — A spirit of joyful anticipationpermeated the environment when hundreds of HolyCross religious and their colleagues from around theworld gathered in Le Mans, France, from Sept. 14-16to celebrate the beatification of their founder, FatherBasil Anthony Moreau.

The beatification festivities began on Sept. 14, thefeast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross. Members ofthe Holy Cross family and other guests gathered infront of the parish church in Laigné-en-Belin, the birth-place of Father Moreau. In his opening comments,Holy Cross Father Jean-Guy Vincent, from theCanadian province of Holy Cross, said, “What couldbe more fitting for us, the sons and daughters of BasilMoreau to gather here to launch the beatification cele-bration?”

He spoke of the 60 years that the four congregationsof Holy Cross worked to present his cause and said that“after a long and careful examination of the life, activ-ity and writings of Father Moreau, he was declaredvenerable by Pope John Paul II, April 12, 2003, and onApril 28, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI announced thebeatification for Sept. 15.”

After comments from several dignitaries, includingthe deputy majors of Laigné-en-Belin, Holy CrossFather Mario LaChapelle, the vice-postulator of thecause, rang the bell, originally ordered by FatherMoreau and first located at the Institute of Notre-Damede Sainte-Croix in Le Mans, to signal that the beatifi-cation celebration had indeed begun.

He said, “At the sound of this bell, everywhere inthe Diocese of Le Mans, church bells will peal.” Thosepresent responded with a joyful alleluia. This was asignificant moment, not only to Holy Cross, but for thechurch of France who never before had a beatificationheld within its country.

After the bell was rung, Bishop Jacques Faivre, thebishop of Le Mans, and various dignitaries and leaders

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Among the 68 couples celebrating silver

and golden wedding jubiliees at the

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

on Sunday, Sept. 23, were Jim and Mary

Steinacker, married on June 25, 1957.

They were married in St. Peter Church,

Fort Wayne, by Father Adam Schmitt,

Mary’s brother. Father Schmitt celebrates

his own golden jubilee this year.

BROTHER CHARLES MCBRIDE, CSC

Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Causes of Saints,reads the decree of beatification for Blessed Father Basil Moreau in Le Mans, France, Sept. 15.

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TODAY’S CATHOLIC Special event honors those whofaithfully lived marriage promises

The sacrament of matrimonyCentral to the life of the church in any

diocese is the renewal and strengthening ofmarried life. Every bishop must make con-certed efforts to renew this sacrament andhelp people understand what it is they areembracing.

In a sense, the preparation for marriagestarts in grade school, and most certainly inhigh school. Here it is that young peopleexperience the elements from the culture,which are counter to such concepts asfidelity, the permanence of marriage and theright understanding of the gift of humansexuality. But there should be honor forthose who, through God’s grace, have livedfaithfully the promises which they made onthe day of their marriage. So, in recentweeks, as we have done for many years, wehave honored those, first at St. MatthewCo-Cathedral in South Bend and secondlyat the Cathedral of the ImmaculateConception in Fort Wayne, a total of 37couples at St. Matthew’s and 67 at thecathedral. We had the renewal of vows anda special blessing.

Year after year, when I lead these cele-brations, I think of my own dear parents.They were together for 48 years, and dadwas always hoping to make it to their 50th.It was not to be. I know how much it wouldhave meant to them to attend such a Masswith their bishop and renew their vows andthen have a little champagne brunch. I ammost grateful to the priests in the parisheswho announced these events making it pos-sible for the people to attend. Also, somechildren and grandchildren attended, espe-cially at St. Matthew’s. A joyful event.

A few days at OakwoodEvery year, we offer to our priests a con-

tinuing education seminar. This year, it willbe under the direction of Fred and LisaEverett, co-directors of our Office ofFamily Life. The focus will be on the sacra-

ment of matrimony. Indeed, priests spend agreat deal of their time preparing people formarriage.

We will begin with a talk by ProfessorJohn Cavadini on marriage and the teach-ings of St. Augustine. Fred and Lisa Everettwill present a talk on the pastoral care ofmarriage. Lisa Marino, director of religiouseducation at St. Matthew Co-CathedralParish, will give a presentation on PopeJohn Paul II’s theology of the body.Professor Adrian Reimers of Notre Damewill make a presentation. Cindy Black andLisa Everett will make a presentation on thedignity of women based on Pope John PaulII’s theology of the body.

I know our priests will be enriched bythese few days and we will all be helped tounderstand and to teach more effectively onthis great sacrament.

The importance of WarsawI was off early on a warm September

morning to the important town of Warsaw.Standing between our two major cities, wehave many meetings there. However, thiswas a visit to the parish to celebrate the50th anniversary of the school and to offerMass with the people.

Through the excellent leadership ofMsgr. James Wolf, this parish is completinga major financial drive. They may haveraised $1,285,000. If you include pledges,the total raised is $1,535,000. They want tobuild new classrooms and also eventuallyextend the church. This church, which wasunderway when I came here 22 years ago,is too small. I was quite impressed with thelarge crowd at this Mass, overflowing intothe gathering space. So many young chil-dren and families.

Warsaw, as you may know, is a realworldwide center for orthopedic and med-ical equipment with some of the largestcompanies in the world. Therefore, it drawspeople from everywhere who come andwork there. The number of families andchildren attending Mass was wonderful tosee. It was a real joy to celebrate Mass withthem.

A coming feast dayOn Oct. 3, in this diocese we will cele-

brate the feast of St. Mother TheodoreGuérin. Brian MacMichael of our Office ofWorship has sent the liturgy for this feast toour parishes. Her canonization, and themore recent beatification of Blessed Basil

Moreau, are not accidents, but must be seenas inspired by the Holy Spirit to help us allattain greater holiness by the study of theirlives and reflecting on what they have togive to the church today.

St. Mother Guérin, certainly a foundressof our school system, actually worked inFort Wayne. Her gift is the reliance on theprovidence of God and a great trust in himand an openness to God’s will.

Father Moreau was an educator. He alsoteaches us about the cross of Christ. Heknew great suffering. He was a missionaryand the spread of the Gospel was central tohis life as was his devotion to the cross ofChrist. “Ave crux spes unica” (“Hail thecross our only hope”).

I was privileged to offer a diocesan Massfor Father Moreau at the Church of Lorettoon the grounds of Saint Mary’s College.Many from this diocese were at Le Mans,France, for the beatification. Also, we willhave a Mass for St. Mother Guérin honor-ing her canonization on Nov. 18 at theCathedral of the Immaculate Conception.We hope to invite all the Sisters ofProvidence who have worked here, and alsothe alumni who attended the schools wherethey taught. These include Central Catholic,St. Jude, St. John the Baptist and St. Patrickin Fort Wayne.

A busy October continues. I am lookingforward to anniversary Masses at St.Henry’s Parish, Fort Wayne and St.Joseph’s Parish, Roanoke. Also, on thisSunday, we will conclude another greatevent — namely, the conferral of the sacra-ment of confirmation at the Allen CountyWar Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne. Thefocus of our 150th anniversary is on thesacraments. It has been a gift to have livedthis year with you. Exhausting, indeed, butbeautiful.

Still hopingAs for a certain baseball team, I think

they will surely take many years off mylife. While we have made the playoffs, atthis writing it looks as if the New YorkYankees may beat us out for the divisioncrown. Fatigue of the long year seems to becatching up with our pitching staff. If theschedule were eight games shorter, as itwas in the old days, we would have won itby now. Well, two games ahead with six toplay. Hope remains.

See you all next week.

BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY

NEWS& NOTES

STATEMENT FROM BISHOP JOHN M. D’ARCY

Plenary indulgenceA gift of mercy to thosewho truly seek it

As our diocesan EucharisticCongress approached, I wrote tothe Holy See asking if the great giftof the Jubilee Indulgence could beextended further in our diocese.This decree has been granted.

The first decree, issued at thebeginning of the Jubilee Year,granted that the plenary indulgencemight be given at the EucharisticCongress and also to those who,through illness, could not attend theCongress but united themselveswith Christ in that blessed event.

This initial decree also granted

that the plenary indulgence couldbe received throughout the JubileeYear by those who came, in pri-vate or public prayer, to either theCathedral of the ImmaculateConception or St. Matthew Co-Cathedral, and observed the usualconditions of prayer which are list-ed elsewhere in this edition.

On July 25, 2007, I wrote to theApostolic Penitentiary to ask if thisgift of Christ’s mercy, which thechurch has called a plenary indul-gence and which is linked toChrist’s suffering and death, to themerits of Our Lady and to thecommunion of saints, could begranted more widely during the

present year. In the letter, I calledspecial attention to the gift ofMercy Day, when a large numberof people came to churchesthroughout the diocese andreceived the sacrament of reconcil-iation, as our priests joyfully spentmany hours in confessionals.

In a decree dated Aug. 17,2007, the very day before ourdiocesan Eucharistic Congress, adecree was received expandingthis gift of God’s mercy through-out the diocese.

The plenary indulgence may bereceived under the usual condi-tions, which are presented withthis statement in a catechesis, or

instruction.1. As was announced previous-

ly, this gift of mercy was grantedfor the recent confirmation at theUniversity of Notre Dame and willbe granted through a papal bless-ing at the confirmation to be heldat the Fort Wayne MemorialColiseum on Sept. 30, 2007.

2. This plenary indulgence willalso be granted to all those whoobserve the usual conditions onDec. 8, 2007 at a Mass in anyparish church in the diocese, aswell as at the Basilica of theSacred Heart at Notre Dame.

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T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 3SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

of the four Holy Cross congrega-tions, unveiled a commemorativeplaque that was hung on the out-side of the church. Bishop Faivrespoke, not only of Basil Moreauand his congregations’ contribu-tions to the church of Le Mans,but to the wider church and theworld.

The ceremony concluded withprayer and song, praising God forthe life of Basil Moreau. A recep-tion hosted by the town officialsfollowed. After a picnic lunch par-ticipants boarded buses andreturned to Le Mans. There theyattended a prayer vigil in theChurch of Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix, the church built by FatherMoreau.

The church was overflowing ashundreds of people came togetherto pray and sing about the founderand his great trust in divine provi-dence. The people sang of the“tiny seed of unity, a tiny grain,almost nothing at all, becominglife-giving word, a community ofbrothers and sisters.” At the con-clusion of the vigil, voicesresounded with the chorus of thehymn to Basil Moreau, written byFather Michael Joncas and used inall the ceremonies:

“Let us glory in the cross, ourone and only hope, as we honorone who walked God’s ways. Letus glory in the cross, our one andonly hope, as we sing his praise.”

On Sept. 15, the feast of OurLady of Sorrows, to whom FatherMoreau dedicated his communi-ties, close to 5,000 people filledthe Centre Antarès in Le Mans toparticipate in the Mass and Rite ofBeatification.

Hearts were filled with pride asCardinal José Saraiva Martins, pre-fect of the Vatican Congregationfor the Causes of Saints, declaredFather Moreau blessed.

Emotions were high as a hugeportrait of the founder was low-ered above the altar. Many wept atthe realization of what had finallytaken place and how the dreams ofa determined French priest whohad great faith in divine provi-dence were realized. The presenceof so many Holy Cross religiousfrom around the world gave wit-ness to the fact that FatherMoreau’s missionary spirit contin-ues to grow as the members of hisfamily carry on his mission tomeet the needs of the church.

The weekend festivities con-cluded with a Mass ofThanksgiving in the Cathedral ofSt. Julian. Cardinal TheodoreMcCarrick, archbishop emeritus ofWashington, D.C., and a longtimefriend of Holy Cross, presided atthis special liturgy in honor ofBlessed Basil Moreau.

In his homily he spoke ofMoreau’s great virtues and hisdrive to help people in need. “Heworked tirelessly for the kingdomand often suffered and was misun-derstood by those close to him buthis faith in God sustained him,”said the cardinal.

At the conclusion of the Mass,the family of Holy Cross wascommissioned to continue thework begun by its founder. Onecould not help but experience arenewed spirit as the people leftthe church.

Beatification commentsThe following are comments

from diocesan participants of thebeatification in Le Mans, France:

• “I was deeply moved by thenumber of laity who were person-ally invited by either the sisters,priests or brothers to join them incelebrating the beatification... Theterm ‘family of Holy Cross’ hastaken on a whole new meaningand perspective. It was a privilegefor me and my husband to stand insolidarity with our family of HolyCross at this historic event. — Adaline Cashore, Saint Mary’sCollege, Notre Dame

• “The most special part of myexperience in Le Mans was beingin Father Moreau’s hometownwhere his vision for Holy Crosstook root and became a viableinternational community for thegood of the church.” — Sister Virginia MacNeil, CSC

• “Jerry and I cherish the mem-ories of our pilgrimage to LeMans. The experience deepenedour connection with the church,the worldwide congregation ofHoly Cross and the people ofFrance. Surrounded by the legacyof a great visionary, Blessed BasilMoreau, we marveled at the inter-national community that HolyCross has become. It was a greatprivilege to be part of the familyof Holy Cross at this importanttime in their history. — Barbara Ziliak, director ofmusic and liturgy, Church of OurLady of Loretto

• “From his birth, to his min-istry, to his death, to his life eter-nal, Moreau lived in a way thatwould bring renewed life, hopeand peace to the church and theCongregation of Holy Cross foryears to come through us. Theprivilege of being part of this holytime is a gift for which I will beforever grateful.” — Sister John Margaret Dietzen,CSC

• “This grand event seemed likea magnificent family reunion, suchas heaven may be for all of thehuman family.” — Sister Kathryn EdwardMcDermott, CSC

• “I feel emboldened by myexperience to do what I can toensure that Saint Mary’s Collegeremains committed to the HolyCross values enunciated by FatherMoreau.” — Carol Ann Mooney, president,Saint Mary’s College

• “Certainly one of the high-lights of the events surroundingthe beatification of Father Moreaufor me was the moment when hisportrait was solemnly unveiled atthe beatification Mass. As the por-trait was lowered, some 4,000 peo-ple broke into spontaneousapplause and joined in singing theacclamation, ‘Laudate Dominum,’by the French composer, JacquesBerthier. It was a thrilling momentand a befitting tribute to a holyman who zealously devoted hislife to the church and to the con-gregation he founded.” — Father Peter Rocca, CSC, rec-tor, Basilica of the Sacred Heart,Notre Dame

• “It was a microcosm of theworld with people from so manycultures gather in thanksgiving forBasil Moreau, the man trulyformed in the likeness of God.” — Sister Olivia Marie Hutcheson,CSC

• “To see men and women, reli-gious and non-religious, from allparts of the world giving thanks toGod for the life of this prayerful,loving man, left me withoutwords. I am still praying the expe-rience and know that I will formany days and years to come.May Blessed Basil intercede forall of us.” — Sister Rose Edward Goodrow,CSC

• “It gave me great hope for theHoly Cross and the church to seeso many young religious from thedeveloping countries.” — Brother Charles McBride, CSC,official photographer

• “The beatification was a oncein a lifetime experience. Hearingthe history of Holy Cross wasamazing. I found simply walkingwhere Father Moreau had walkedto be a particularly gratifyingexperience. He came from suchhumble beginnings and came sofar in his life. It’s sad to think thathe may have died thinking he wasa failure, but at least he is beinghonored now for everything hedid. Seeing his Holy Cross familygather together to celebrate his lifewas amazing and I am so thankfulto have had that experience.” — Haley Nickell, Saint Mary’sCollege student

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MOREAU A founder beatifiedReflections from a Sister of the Holy Cross

NOTRE DAME — When Ientered the Congregation of theSisters of the Holy Cross, I hadnever even heard of BasilMoreau and neither had most ofmy classmates. Our first intro-duction to him took place whenwe began reciting a daily prayerfor his beatification. Little did Iknow then that God wouldanswer this prayer during mylifetime, and I would be one ofthe privileged to attend his beati-fication.

Like all experiences, it is diffi-cult to articulate what it meant forme to be in Le Mans with somany of my Holy Cross sistersand brothers from around theworld for this glorious occasion.Father Moreau was a missionaryat heart and from the very begin-ning, when his religious familywas quite small and had fewresources, he sent members toother lands to preach God’s word.

Having members there from somany different countries and conti-nents must have warmed his heart.I know it deepened my sense ofHoly Cross internationality.

Being in Le Mans andLaigné-en-Belin, the place of hisbirth, was for me what I imagineit must be like to go to the HolyLand and walk where Jesus livedand ministered.

Although several years ago Ihad the wonderful opportunity totake part in a program onMoreau spirituality in Le Mans,being there this time for his beat-ification took on a new meaning.I was overcome by emotionwhen I realized what the deter-mination, sacrifice, love of Godand zeal of one man would pro-duce, and that God had calledme, an ordinary girl from NewJersey, to be a part of his mis-sion. A chill ran up and down myspine when, after he wasdeclared blessed, a portrait of

Father Moreau was lowered tothe claps and cheers of thosepresent. I was so grateful to bepart of his family.

Besides the unity I felt in LeMans, I was also very consciousof the hundreds of members ofthe Holy Cross family around theworld who were present with usin spirit. At times I found mymind drifting back to SaintMary’s and other Holy Crossplaces where celebrations weretaking place. I had a sense of thecommunion of the body ofChrist.

Another virtue of FatherMoreau that I experienced on ourpilgrimage was the warm wel-coming spirit of those there, bothmembers of Holy Cross and ofthe many French people whoserved us in a variety of ways.

Since the beginning, the HolyCross family has been known forits hospitality. No one there wasa “stranger.” We were all HolyCross, including our friends andcolleagues who joined us for thismomentous occasion. It is anoth-er thing I will never forget.

All of the congregations ofHoly Cross have prepared awhole year for this big event. Wecalled it a “Year of Animation.”

I think I can speak for manyof us that this year has truly beena time of animation and a deep-ened appreciation and knowledgeof the man who had a dream andwho did not give up until he sawit realized. My own zeal andgratitude for the mission of HolyCross that he began has beenrenewed.

For me, our founder is anexample of what dependence onand trust in divine providencecan produce. Despite the manycrosses and obstacles he facedduring his life, he never lost hisgreat hope in God. He truly livedhis motto, “Spes Unica,” (“thecross our one hope”). He is anexample to us who also live introubled times.

B Y S I S T E R M A R G I E L A V O N I S , C S C

PHOTOS BY BROTHER CHARLES MCBRIDE, CSC

The four leaders of the Holy Cross congregations are shown at “The Lifeand Legacy of Father Moreau” held at Our Lady Of Holy Cross Church,Sept. 14 in Le Mans, France. In the photo are Father Hugh Cleary, CSC,superior general, Congregation of Holy Cross, Rome, Italy; Sister JoyO’Grady, president, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame; Sister SoeurKesta Occident, CSC, general of the Soeurs de Sainte-Croix, St. Laurent,Quebec, Canada; and Sister Mary Kay Kinberger, MSC, congregationalleader, Marianite Sisters of Holy Cross, New Orleans, La.

DENISE FEDOROW

From left, Sacred Heart PrincipalMary Ann Irwin, Bishop JohnD’Arcy and Msgr. James Wolfbreak ground for a school expan-sion project at Sacred Heart parishin Warsaw Sept. 23. Architect BillLamie, Architecture Design Group,looks on.

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said the improvements to thechurch would include 250 addi-tional seats. The school currentlyhas 197 students in pre-kinder-garten through sixth grade.

T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C4 SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

December 8 is the patronal feast ofthe diocese and, on that day, aprayer consecrating the dioceseonce again under the title of theImmaculate Conception will beoffered. This will be done in everyparish church and in the Basilicaof the Sacred Heart.

3. The Sacred Penitentiary hasalso granted to the bishop of thisdiocese that this gift of mercy andpurification, which is called a ple-nary indulgence, can be grantedfurther at the discretion of thebishop.

Accordingly, beginning on Nov.1, the feast of All Saints and end-ing on the closing of the JubileeYear, the feast of Epiphany, Jan. 6,2008, the plenary indulgence canbe received in any parish church ofthe diocese where people go,whether individually or in groups,and observe the usual conditions.This applies also to the Basilica ofthe Sacred Heart on the campus ofNotre Dame, the Church ofLoretto on the campus of SaintMary’s College, the church at HolyCross College staffed by the broth-ers, the Shrine of Our Lady ofFatima on the campus of NotreDame, and also to the churchesand chapels of the congregationswhose major superiors are locatedin the diocese; namely, VictoryNoll in Huntington, the FranciscanSisters of Perpetual Adoration inMishawaka, and the PoorHandmaid Sisters in Donaldson.

The translation of the originaldecree was presented in the specialedition of this newspaper at thetime of the Eucharistic Congress.The more recent decrees of Aug.17 are attached.

I wish, along with the SacredPenitentiary, to be especially mind-ful of the sick and infirm. Thus,the special gift of mercy, which isa plenary indulgence, has beengranted to them under conditionswhich are more easily accessibleto them.

I hope all our people make avisit to the appropriate churches,receive the sacrament of penanceand the Holy Eucharist and prayfor the Holy Father and thus,freely of their own volition, openthemselves to the great mercy ofGod.

Most Reverend John M. D’Arcy

InstructionTo understand an indulgence as

the church understands it, we needfirst to be open to several beautifultruths of our faith. Such as:

• The effects of sin and the con-tinuing mercy of God.

• The beauty of conversion as away of life.

• The communion of saints. • The desire of God to purify us

and draw us closer to himself.• The ministry of the church in

behalf of mercy.• The link between grace and

human freedom.

A definition“An indulgence is a remission

before God of the temporal pun-ishment due to sins whose guilthas already been forgiven, whichthe faithful Christian (CCC 370)who is duly disposed gains undercertain prescribed conditionsthrough the action of the church,

which, as the minister of redemp-tion, dispenses and applies withauthority the treasury of the satis-factions of Christ and the saints.”— Pope Paul VI, ApostolicConstitution, IndulgentiarumDoctrina, Norm 1.

While serious sin and the guiltof sin is taken away by a sincereconfession and absolution in thesacrament of penance, the effectsof sin, even of venial sin, remainafter repentance. For example, wefind ourselves drawn to materialthings and realize we are not whol-ly given to God but are in need offurther purification.

The person who seeks indul-gences wishes to be purified butknows that his or her action inseeking purification, while valid initself, is insufficient.

The church, the minister ofGod’s mercy, draws on the infinitemerits of Christ, poured out uponthe earth when the blood and watercame forth from the side of Christ.From this infinite treasury, whichincludes the merits of Mary, whichare profound, and the merits of allthe saints, the church grants thisfurther purification so that the tem-poral effects due to sin, as opposedto eternal punishment, might beremoved.

There are spiritual practices,called “the customary conditions,”which the one seeking indulgenceis asked to perform. These actions,quite simple in themselves, areimportant. God, after all, respectsour freedom and awaits us to openour hearts, and these practicesindicate that we are freely seekinghis special gift.

Here are the acts we are askedto freely embrace: Sacramentalconfession, eucharisticCommunion and prayer for theintentions of the Holy Father.

I wish to extend my gratitude toPope Benedict XVI, and CardinalFrancis Stafford of the ApostolicPenitentiary for this gracious giftfor our observance of the JubileeYear.

Sincerely yours in our Lord,Most Reverend John M. D’Arcy

The Apostolic PenitentiaryProt N. 512/07/I

DecreeSince in the Diocese of Fort

Wayne-South Bend, anniversarycelebrations are being held for thebenefit of the faithful not only inthe Cathedral and Co-Cathedralchurches, but also in other church-es and sacred places, HisExcellency the Diocesan Bishophas himself proposed that a requestbe made to the Apostolic See thatthe Holy Father might extend thespiritual benefits already grantedfor the devout visitation of theCathedral and Co-Cathedralchurches during the entire time ofthe Jubilee celebration of theDiocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend, to the devout visitation ofthe other sacred places in the dio-cese.

This Apostolic Penitentiary gra-ciously receives this request, andby virtue of the faculties speciallygranted to it by our Holy Father,Pope Benedict XVI, now decreesthat in accord with the content ofthe Rescript N. 592/06/I, givenJanuary 1, 2007, the lay faithful,who are genuinely repentant, andwho have properly fulfilled thecustomary conditions, may obtaina Plenary Indulgence equally inother churches and holy places inthe diocese on the dates deter-mined by the His Excellency, the

Bishop of Fort Wayne-SouthBend; anything to the contrarynotwithstanding.

With the assurance of the fullestgenerosity of the Church and withthe intercession of the MostBlessed and Immaculate Virgin,the lay faithful will obtain thedevout purpose and the spiritualstrength to carry out their lives inaccord with the law of the Gospel,in hierarchical communion withand with filial devotion toward theSupreme Pontiff, the visible foun-dation of the Catholic Church, andthe proper priest of the sacredmysteries.

John Francis Girotti, OFM Conv

Titular Bishop of Metensis, Regent

The Apostolic PenitentiaryProt N. 515/07/I

MOST HOLY FATHER,John Michael D’Arcy, Bishop

of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, with great joy of soul,in the name also of his clergy andof all the faithful entrusted to hispastoral care, humbly makesknown to your Holiness that on theoccasion of the Jubilee of theDiocese, not only in the Cathedraland Co-Cathedral churches, butalso in each individual parishchurch, on the 8th day of this com-ing December, the Solemnity ofthe Immaculate Conception, theDiocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend, in celebration of its Jubilee,will itself be re-consecrated to theBlessed Virgin Mary, conceivedwithout original sin. From thisgenerosity from on high, by theintercession of the Mother of God,and with the help of prayers, thegift of spiritual renewal and adesired increase of faith, hope andlove are expected. Moreover, sothat the lay faithful might partici-pate in the sacred rites with thegreatest devotion, a PlenaryIndulgence would be especiallybeneficial. The Most ReverendPetitioner confidently appeals to

the great kindness of yourHoliness for this.

On August 17, 2007The APOSTOLIC PENITEN-

TIARY, by virtue of the facultiesentrusted to it by the SupremePontiff, freely grants a PlenaryIndulgence, the customary condi-tions having properly been ful-filled (sacramental Confession,Eucharistic communion and prayerfor the intention of the SupremePontiff) by the lay faithful who aregenuinely repentant, in theCathedral or Co-Cathedral church-es of Fort Wayne-South Bend, andalso in any parish church of thesame diocese as it celebrates itsJubilee, to be obtained on Dec. 8,2007, if they are devoutly presentfor the re-consecration to theImmaculate Virgin Mary.

The elderly and the sick, if theycannot be present for a legitimatereason, may equally obtain aPlenary Indulgence, if they intendto unite themselves to those whoare present at the parish celebra-tion, and if, in the presence of animage of the Blessed Virgin Mary,they offer their prayers, their suf-ferings, and whatever difficultiesthey encounter, to the MercifulGod for the good of the diocesethrough her intercession, if theypossess a genuine hatred for everysin, and have the intention of ful-filling the three customary condi-tions.

This is in force for this presentopportunity only; anything to thecontrary notwithstanding.

John Francis Girotti, OFM Conv

Titular Bishop of Metensis, Regent

The Apostolic PenitentiaryProt N. 514/07/I

MOST HOLY FATHER,John Michael D’Arcy, Bishop

of Fort Wayne-South Bend,humbly asks that since he, on theoccasion of the Diocesan Jubilee,will solemnly administer theSacrament of Confirmation on

September 30 at the MemorialColiseum in Fort Wayne, with avast number of persons present,the lay faithful who are devoutlypresent for this rite and who aregenuinely repentant, might obtaina Plenary Indulgence, under thecustomary conditions (sacramentalConfession, Eucharistic commun-ion, and prayer for the intention ofthe Supreme Pontiff).

On August 17, 2007The APOSTOLIC PENITEN-

TIARY, by mandate of theSupreme Pontiff, has graciouslygranted approval of this request.

This is in force for this presentopportunity only; anything to thecontrary notwithstanding.

John Francis Girotti, OFM Conv

Titular Bishop of Metensis, Regent

The Apostolic PenitentiaryProt N. 513/07/I

MOST HOLY FATHER,John Michael D’Arcy, Bishop

of Fort Wayne-South Bend,humbly asks that since he, on theoccasion of the Diocesan Jubilee,will solemnly administer theSacrament of Confirmation onSeptember 16 at the University ofNotre Dame, with a vast numberof persons present, the lay faithfulwho are devoutly present for thisrite and who are genuinely repen-tant, might obtain a PlenaryIndulgence, under the customaryconditions (sacramentalConfession, Eucharistic commun-ion, and prayer for the intention ofthe Supreme Pontiff).

On August 17, 2007The APOSTOLIC PENITEN-

TIARY, by mandate of theSupreme Pontiff, has graciouslygranted approval of this request.

This is in force for this presentopportunity only; anything to thecontrary notwithstanding.

John Francis Girotti, OFM Conv

Titular Bishop of Metensis, Regent

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St. Mother Theodore Guérin’s feast day is Oct. 3Sisters of Providence, diocese to celebrate feast of foundress

ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS —The Sisters of Providence of SaintMary-of-the-Woods will celebratethe feast day of St. MotherTheodore Guérin Wednesday, Oct.3. This will be the first celebrationof her feast since her canonizationOct. 15, 2006, in Rome by PopeBenedict XVI.

A feast day in the Catholicfaith tradition is a day set aside tocommemorate the life of an indi-vidual or a specific event. Theday will also be celebrated in theDiocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend and across Indiana.

In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop John M.D’Arcy requested that all parish-es receive materials and readingsfrom the Office of Worship forthe memorial of St. MotherTheodore Guérin.

Mother Theodore has specialsignificance to the Diocese ofFort Wayne-South Bend. She isconsidered the co-foundress ofthe Catholic school system inFort Wayne. She arranged andtraveled with the Sisters ofProvidence in 1846 to the firstCatholic school in Fort Wayne,St. Augustine, which was locatedat the site of the current chancery.

Bishop D’Arcy has asked thatall local parishes on Oct. 3 usethe memorial Mass and that allpeople would be made aware ofthe feast day.

At St. Mary-of-the-Woods, thepublic is invited for the eucharis-tic liturgy, which will begin at 11a.m. in the Church of theImmaculate Conception. General

Superior Sister Denise Wilkinsonwill give a reflection. Father DanHopcus, the congregation’s chap-lain, will be the presider.

Sister Camille Neubauer, coor-dinator of liturgical music, saidthere will be an entrance proces-

sion. The text of the liturgy willoffer the traditional message usedon St. Mother Theodore’s feast.The popular song, “Hark on theWind Swept Breton Shore,” willbe sung, as will a new hymn, “St.Theodora, Teach Us,” which willbe sung for the first time.

The public is invited to visitSt. Mother Theodore’s shrinebefore or after liturgy.

In Indianapolis, the 11 deaner-ies of the archdiocese have hon-ored the sainthood of MotherTheodore Guérin. These celebra-tions will conclude Oct. 3 with aMass at Our Lady of ProvidenceJunior/Senior High School inClarksville.

Background on MotherTheodore

MotherTheodore cameto the UnitedStates fromFrance in 1840to establish acongregation ofwomen reli-gious in a denseforest near TerreHaute. Primitiveconditionsgreeted her andher five com-panions after atumultuousjourney of morethan threemonths.

From thathumble origin, avibrant congre-gation wasgiven life that is sustained todaythrough Mother Theodore’s fore-sight, legacy and energy that con-tinues to motivate the generationsof sisters who have followed inher footsteps.

Mother Theodore was bornAnne-Thérèse Guérin, Oct. 2,1798, in the village of Etables inBrittany, France. Her inspirationcontinues today with the currentgeneration of Sisters ofProvidence. Ministries today

focus on maintaining a vital pres-ence in educational opportunities,and also on child care, workingfor justice, preserving the envi-ronment, adult literacy, healthcare to the sick, assisting those inneed, spiritual direction and acommitment to non-violence.

People throughout the worldcontinue to contact the congrega-tion for information about itsfoundress. Pilgrimages and tours

can be arrangedfor those whowish to visit thegrounds, or topray at St.MotherTheodore’sshrine, by con-tactingProvidenceCenter at (812)535-4531.

The Sisters ofProvidence, aCongregation ofnearly 450women religious,have their moth-erhouse at SaintMary-of-the-Woods, locatednorthwest ofTerre Haute. St.

Mother Theodore Guérin foundedthe Sisters of Providence at SaintMary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today,Sisters of Providence minister in 20states, the District of Columbia,Taiwan and China.

For more information about theSisters of Providence of SaintMary-of-the-Woods, visit thecongregation’s Web site atwww.SistersofProvidence.org.

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Catholic Charities delegates discuss poverty, racism at conventionCINCINNATI (CNS) — Singing“This Little Light of Mine” andwalking across a Civil War-erasuspension bridge fromCovington, Ky., to the NationalUnderground Railroad FreedomCenter in Cincinnati Sept. 15,about 500 participants at the annu-al Catholic Charities USA con-vention demonstrated their desireto lead the way out of poverty andracism. Echoing the conventiontheme, “Crossing the Rivers ofFreedom,” the marchers followedin the footsteps of numerous for-mer slaves making their way tofreedom. The final destination forthe delegates, the Freedom Center,was named for the part the OhioRiver Valley played as a stopalong the underground railroad.“This is a wonderful way to end aday of discussion about the roleracism plays in our society,” saidShelley Borysiewicz, spokes-woman for Catholic CharitiesUSA. Earlier in the day, FatherBryan Massingale, a MarquetteUniversity theology professor,and Bishop Ricardo Ramirez ofLas Cruces, N.M., led discussionsfocused on the Catholic Charities2006 briefing paper, “Poverty andRacism: Overlapping Threats tothe Common Good.”

Tony Blair accepts invitation to be speakerat annual Al Smith dinnerNEW YORK (CNS) — FormerBritish Prime Minister Tony Blairis scheduled to be the guest speak-er at the 62nd Alfred E. SmithMemorial Foundation Dinner Oct.18 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel inNew York City. Catholic NewYork, the archdiocesan newspaper,reported recently that Blair hadaccepted Cardinal Edward M.Egan’s invitation to speak. Theannual $1,000-a-ticket dinner isnamed for former New York Gov.Alfred E. Smith, who in 1928became the first Catholic nomi-nated by a major party as a presi-dential candidate. New YorkCardinal Francis Spellman beganthe dinner in 1945 to inaugurate ahospital wing in honor of Smithand to raise money for health careprograms in the New YorkArchdiocese. Blair was primeminister of Great Britain fromMay 1997 until he stepped downJune 27 of this year. The UnitedNations then named him specialenvoy to the Middle East. Amonghis duties are mobilizing interna-tional aid and development for thePalestinians. Blair is Anglican.His wife, Cherie, and their fourchildren are Catholic, and he oftenattends Mass with them.

Chinese bishops’ ordinations with papalOK raise hopes, saysVaticanVATICAN CITY (CNS) — TheVatican said the recent ordinationof two Chinese bishops in com-munion with Rome was a positive

sign for the church and raisedhopes of further appointments.The comment came in an article inthe Vatican newspaper,L’Osservatore Romano, whichreported on the Sept. 21 ordina-tion of Bishop Joseph Li Shan ashead of the Diocese of Beijing, theChinese capital. The two-hourordination liturgy, attended byhundreds of local Catholics and anumber of government officials,followed the ordination ofCoadjutor Bishop Paul XiaoZejiang of Guizhou, China, earlierin September. The Vatican news-paper indicated that both ordina-tions had been carried out with theapproval of Pope Benedict XVI.The local Catholic communities,who elected the bishops, had indi-cated to the Vatican that they wereworthy candidates, the newspapersaid. “The Catholic communitiesof Guiyang and Beijing, havingreceived news of the communiongranted by the pope to BishopXiao and Bishop Li, gathered incelebration around the new pas-tors,” the newspaper said.

Pope warns againstundermining democracyin fight against terrorismCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy(CNS) — Pope Benedict XVIwarned politicians against under-mining the foundations of democ-racy in their fight against terror-ism. “Terrorism is a serious prob-lem whose perpetrators oftenclaim to act in God’s name andharbor an inexcusable contemptfor human life,” he told a group ofpoliticians promoting Christiandemocracy. Countries have a rightto defend themselves, he said,“but this right must be exercisedwith complete respect for moraland legal norms, including thechoice of ends and means.” Thepope’s comments came during a

Sept. 21 audience at his summerresidence in Castel Gandolfo withsome 200 members of the execu-tive committee of CentristDemocratic International, aninternational association of politi-cal parties promoting Christiandemocracy. Pope Benedict saidthat in democratic nations “the useof force in a manner contrary tothe principles of a constitutionalstate can never be justified.”

Pope transfers Moscowarchbishop to Belarus,names Italian successorVATICAN CITY (CNS) — PopeBenedict XVI named ArchbishopTadeusz Kondrusiewicz ofMoscow to head the Archdioceseof Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus. TheSept. 21 appointment fills a seeleft vacant by the 2006 retirementof Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek.The same day, Pope Benedictappointed an Italian missionaryworking in St. Petersburg, Russia,Father Paolo Pezzi, as the newhead of the Moscow-basedArchdiocese of the Mother ofGod. Archbishop Kondrusiewicz,who was born in Belarus, toldVatican Radio Sept. 21, “I go toMinsk with great joy.” ArchbishopKondrusiewicz was responsiblefor the pastoral care of BelarusianCatholics when he served as apos-tolic administrator of Minsk,1989-1991.

New bishop for Superior,Wis., ordained inMinnesota cathedralST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Inremarks at his episcopal ordina-tion Mass in St. Paul, the newbishop of the Diocese of Superior,Wis., first thanked the children ofNativity of Our Lord Parish in St.Paul, which he had served as pas-

tor since 1999. The children arethe future of the church, BishopPeter F. Christensen said, addingthat they had prayed for the last-minute arrival from overseas ofhis crosier for the ordination. Theshepherd’s staff, which was a giftfrom his Nativity parishioners,was missing somewhere betweenEurope and St. Paul, but it arrivedthe morning of the Sept. 14 ordi-nation at the Cathedral of St. Paul.He thanked the bishops who trav-eled from all over to attend theordination, saying that he is proudto call them brothers. He thankedthe priests, expressing his grati-tude for every one of them. “Youhave shown me what it means tobe a priest. I see you (as being)much more deserving of this(bishop’s appointment). Thankyou my brother priests,” he said.Nary a seat was left in the 3,000-seat cathedral, which was filledwith family, friends and soon-to-be members of his flock inWisconsin.

Bishop Pelotte returns toGallup Diocese; recoverycontinuesGALLUP, N.M. (CNS) —Following a determination that “areturn to more familiar surround-ings would be good” for his con-tinuing recovery from injuries suf-fering in a July 23 fall, BishopDonald E. Pelotte returned to theDiocese of Gallup from FloridaSept. 20. But no decision has beenmade about “when he can resumepublic ministry” and there are nopublic events on the bishop’sschedule, the diocese said in aSept. 21 news release.“Meanwhile the day-to-dayadministrative work of the diocesewill remain the responsibility ofFather James E. Walker, vicargeneral, in concert with otherdiocesan officials,” the statement

said. Bishop Pelotte, 62, hasreceived medical care in Phoenix,Houston and Florida since hereceived extensive injuries includ-ing head trauma and severe bruis-es to a shoulder and his arms, legs,hands and knuckles. The bishopsaid he had fallen down the stairsat his residence.

Vatican: Pope’s refusal tomeet Rice should not beseen as snubVATICAN CITY (CNS) — PopeBenedict XVI declined to meetwith U.S. Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice during hisAugust vacation, but Vatican offi-cials said it should not be inter-preted as a diplomatic snub. “Theonly reason she wasn’t receivedwas that she came during a periodwhen the pope doesn’t receiveanyone. It was a purely technicalquestion of protocol,” an informedVatican source told Catholic NewsService Sept. 20. The source saidit was “absolutely not” theVatican’s intention to rebuff Riceor signal disagreement with U.S.policy on the Middle East. Ricewas about to travel to the MiddleEast for diplomatic talks in earlyAugust when the request for apapal meeting was made. Thepope was vacationing at his sum-mer residence in Castel Gandolfo,outside Rome. Even as it declinedthe request, the source said, theVatican made it clear that top offi-cials of the Vatican’s Secretariat ofState would be happy to meet withRice at any time. “So clearly therewas no intent to send a negativesignal,” the source said. Riceinstead ended up speaking by tele-phone with Cardinal TarcisioBertone, Vatican secretary ofstate, while he was visiting theUnited States in August.

Vatican dismisses Englishwoman’s claims ofMarian apparitionsLONDON (CNS) — The Vaticanhas dismissed the claims of awoman in England who says Maryhas visited her outside her homefor more than 20 years. Rulingthat her claims are “highly ques-tionable,” the Vatican also hasrefused to approve the statutes ofthe community she founded.Patricia De Menezes said theapparition has been appearing toher beneath a pine tree at herhome in Surbiton, a London sub-urb, since 1984. She claimed shehas received a divine message thatthe Catholic Church must pro-claim aborted babies to be mar-tyrs. She also founded theCommunity of Divine Innocence,which has about 3,000 membersin 43 countries, many comingfrom the pro-life movement.Community members “strive forholiness and innocence withinGod’s own family,” according tothe community’s Web site.Archbishop Angelo Amato, secre-tary of the Vatican’s Congregationfor the Doctrine of the Faith,announced the decision in a letterto Archbishop Kevin McDonaldof Southwark, the archdiocese inwhich De Menezes lives. The let-ter from Archbishop Amato wasdated July 16; it was released bythe Southwark Archdiocese Sept.21.

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Pope Benedict XVI holds his crosier as he celebrates a Mass in Velletri, Italy, south of

Rome, Sept. 23. The pope said that overemphasizing the “logic of profit” can bring

ruinous effects, as seen in global poverty and the ecological crisis.

POPE CELEBRATES MASS IN VELLETRI, ITALY

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 7

St. RobertChurch celebrates twoEagle ScoutsNORTH MANCHESTER — St.Robert Church in NorthManchester recently celebrated twonew Eagle Scouts, Bryan andMatthew Bowman.

The Scouts worked with FatherRonald Ramenaden to design theirprojects. He provided insight anddirection to both Scouts.

Bryan’s Eagle project involvedlandscaping the grounds around St.Robert Church. Bryan designedplans, coordinated the work teamsand materials, and participated inconstruction that took four weeksand over 200 man hours.

Matthew’s project involved theexterior of the church and created amemorial walkway dedicated to theparish members. His project tookeight months to complete andtotaled 468 hours.

Troop 451’s Burmeisterbrothers to receive EagleScout awardsSOUTH BEND — William ErnestBurmeister and Robert GageBurmeister will be honored Oct. 7in a special court of honor forachieving the Eagle Scout Award.They are members of Troop 451and the sons of Richard and PaulaBurmeister.

William started in Scouting as aTiger Cub in first grade. A senior atClay High School, he is on the soc-cer team, has worked on the year-book and is involved in the fine artsdepartment’s productions as a light-ing technician. William has spentthe last three summers working atCamp Tamarack on Wood Lake inJones, Mich. He is currently takinga literature class with IndianaUniversity, South Bend, and plansto attend Indiana University aftergraduation.

William completed a communi-ty service project for DardenPrimary School in South Bend. Theschool’s outdoor science lab hadfallen to disrepair. William organ-ized a team of Scouts and leaders tohelp clean the pond, lay pavingstones, pull weeds, trim trees, laymulch and repair and weather sealthe wooden benches that surroundthe pond.

Robert also began Scouting as aTiger in first grade. He is a junior atClay High School, a second lieu-tenant in the Air Force JROTC pro-gram and has attended the SummerLeadership Program for the pasttwo summers. He worked at CampTamarack this past summer. Roberthas earned a commendation fromthe St. Joseph County Sheriff’sDepartment in the “Do the RightThing” program for his work withprimary-grade students.

Robert also completed his com-munity service project at DardenPrimary School. He organized histeam of Scouts and leaders toreclaim the nature trail and outdoorclassrooms that had become over-grown and littered with trash. Robcut back overgrown trees, clearedpoison ivy and brambles from thepaths. He laid mulch in the classareas and cleared trash from thepaths. He also repaired and weath-

erproofed the benches in two out-door class areas. Rob hopes to pur-sue a career in criminal justice.

The Burmeister brothers aremembers of Christ the King Parishin South Bend. Brother Daniel isalso a Scout and attends Christ theKing School.

Main Building photography exhibitioncelebrates Moreau beatificationNOTRE DAME — “The Spirit ofHoly Cross,” an exhibition of 20impressionistic photographs ofscenes and sites of special signifi-cance in the life of Blessed FatherBasil Moreau, CSC, has beenmounted on the walls of the second,third and fourth floors of theUniversity of Notre Dame’s MainBuilding.

The photographs, silver gelatinprints by Steven Scardina, weretaken in 2003 in Father Moreau’snative France and on the NotreDame campus. Father Moreau, the19th century French churchmanand founder of the Congregation ofHoly Cross, was beatified ordeclared blessed by the CatholicChurch in a ceremony in Le Mans,France, on Sept 15. Beatification isthe last step toward canonization,the formal declaration of sainthood.

Led by Father Edward F. Sorin,CSC, members of the Congregationof Holy Cross founded theUniversity of Notre Dame in 1842.

In addition to photographs ofwell-known landscapes and interi-ors of the Notre Dame campus, theexhibition includes several photo-

graphs of sites in France, includingthe chapel of Sainte-Benoît lesRivíeres in Ahuille, where BlessedFather Moreau was baptized; theChurch of the Visitation in LeMans, where he was ordained apriest; the monastery of Le Grande-Trappe in Normandy, where hemade frequent retreats; and theChurch of Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix in LeMans, which he builtand where his body is entombed.

“The Spirit of Holy Cross,” thefirst of what will be a continuingseries of exhibitions to be mountedin the Main Building, will be on dis-play until the end of this semester.

Worldwide Children’sholy hour honoranniversary of FatimaWith an apostolic blessing fromPope Benedict XVI and in honor ofthe 90th anniversary of our Lady ofFatima, Children of the Eucharist,an international children’s programof The World Apostolate of Fatima,will be sponsoring the fifth annualWorldwide Children’s HolyProgram for all the children of theworld encouraging them to gatherin prayer before the BlessedSacrament on Friday, Oct. 5, at 10a.m.

EWTN will broadcast the eventto 40 nations throughout thenation from the National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception inWashington, D.C., on Oct. 5 at 10a.m., and will rebroadcastthroughout that day. More infor-mation is available at the Web sitewww.childrenoftheeucharist-waf.org.

Hope For The Workplaceseminar scheduled SOUTH BEND — Men andwomen of the South Bend areawill gather Sept. 28 at the CollegeFootball Hall of Fame for a half-day program to consider positiveways to deal with the challenge ofthe marketplace. The Hope for theWorkplace seminar is designed tohelp business people with thechallenges they face and to make areal difference in today’s businessworld and the Michiana communi-ty.

The program will run fromnoon until 4:30 p.m. and willinclude lunch in the Hall of Famepress box followed by three talksand table discussion. The cost forthe seminar and lunch is $35.

Speakers include Fred Crowe,former partner at Crowe ChizekAccounting; Kirby Falkenberg,executive director of the YMCA;and Walt Seale, executive directorof Christians in Commerce. SouthBend Mayor Stephen Lueke willgive the welcome.

The Hope for the Workplaceseminar is sponsored byChristians in Commerce, an inter-national ecumenical Christianorganization whose purpose is tobring the presence of Christ intothe marketplace.

The South Bend chapter is pre-dominately Catholic and has beenin existance for over 25 years.

Please visit the CIC Web site atwww.ChristiansInCommerce.orgfor additional information or callJohn Carnick at (574) 234-5088ext. 31.

AROUND THE DIOCESEEAGLE SCOUTS RECOGNIZED IN NORTH MANCHESTER

PROVIDED BY THE TROOP 465

Matthew and Bryan Bowman, members of Troop 465, pose with Father Ronald

Ramenaden, center, at a recent Eagle Scout celebration at the St. Robert Parish in North

Manchester. Both Scouts’ Eagle projects involved projects at the parish.

PROVENA VOLUNTEERS HONORED

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Victor and Ursula Ley, left, of Avilla, who are volunteers at

Provena Sacred Heart Home, were recently awarded the

Excellence in Volunteering-Non Resident award for the

state of Indiana for 2007. The award was presented Sept.

18 by Jillian Everett, right, the awards committee chair of

the Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the

Aging (IAHSA). What they would like people to know is

that they have not done anything for recognition but for

the love of God’s people in the twilight of their days —

and in appreciation for the loving Christian care their

mothers received at Provena Sacred Heart.”

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Fort Wayne Cathedral

offering Christmas cards

FORT WAYNE — The Cathedralof the Immaculate Conception,Fort Wayne, is offeringChristmas cards that feature animage from one of its 13 magnif-icent stained-glass windowsdesigned especially for the 147-year-old cathedral by Francis X.Zettler and artists of the RoyalBavarian Art Institute for StainedGlass in Munich, Germany. Thewindows were installed in 1896-97.

This year the cathedral chosea close-up and a medium view ofthe 28-foot Nativity window(right) professionally pho-tographed and printed on twocard designs with separate yetsimilar verses.

Packages of 16 cards — eightof each design — and envelopeswill be available on the weekendof Oct. 13-14 after allMasses for a donationof $10. The cards alsowill be available afterMasses at nearbyMacDougal Chapelon Monday, Oct. 15.After that date cardswill be available bymail or phone.Write to: CathedralParish Office, 1122S. Clinton St.,FortWayne, IN46802Attn:ChristmasCards.Enclose acheck for thefull amountindicatingwhere cardsshould be sent.All mailrequests will befilled first-come-first-served basis.

Readers may

also call the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception ParishOffice at (260) 424-1485. Pleaseadd a shipping cost of $3 for onepackage, $5 for two packageswhen ordering by mail or tele-phone.

According to Father RobertSchulte, rector, proceeds from theChristmas cards will be used tohelp fund outside repairs to thecathedral’s magnificent 36-footeast window in the apse, whichfeatures a stained-glass represen-tation of the Immaculate Virgin.

In 2004 the cathedral pro-duced a Christmas card featuringthe Visit of the Magi Windowand quantities sold out quickly,said Pauline Flynn who is incharge of this year’s project.

The 2007 card also contains asmall logo commemorative of theSesquicentennial Jubilee of theDiocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend and the reconsecration ofthe diocese to the Immaculate

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The fourth-grade students at St. Bernard School in

Wabash had some surprise visitors on Aug. 24. Their

teacher, Jennifer Finney, had read the story, “The

Relatives Came,” and the students discussed times when

relatives have come to visit. The children were really sur-

prised when their relatives came to visit their classroom.

The families then shared stories and a snack.

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Over 250 grandparents visited St. Anthony de Padua

School, South Bend, as they observed Grandparents’ Day

on Sept. 7. The day included a church service with the

students and grandparents and tours provided by the stu-

dents of the property and school. Grandparents were treat-

ed to refreshments and were thanked by Principal Martha

Lewallen for attending.

USF invites public onIndianapolis art tripFORT WAYNE — The School ofCreative Arts at the University ofSaint Francis is planning a bus tripto Indianapolis, showcasing theEiteljorg Museum and theIndianapolis Museum of Art(IMA) on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

The bus to Indianapolis willleave from the Rolland Art Centeroff Leesburg Road at 7:30 a.m. andreturn at approximately 7 p.m. Thecost is $30 for the general public,which includes admission toEiteljorg. Tickets for theIndianapolis Museum of Art are $6and are not included in the $30 fee.The special exhibition at the IMA is“Roman Art from the Louvre,” atraveling exhibit featuring the largestnumber of loaned pieces from theLouvre for any single show.

Tickets for the bus trip may bepurchased at the School ofCreative Arts in the Rolland Centeror by calling (260) 434-7591. Forfurther information, please contactEsperanca Camara at (260) 434-7716 or e-mail ecamara@sf.edu.

Knights of ColumbusWives celebrate 50 yearsSOUTH BEND — The Knights ofColumbus Wives of Santa MariaCouncil, marked their 50thanniversary with plans for aCatholic activity program for thecoming year and re-electing AnnaSlomski as president.

Their fall program will official-ly begin on Oct. 8 with a dinnerprogram where members of themen’s council will be guests.

The women’s organization wasthe first of its kind to be organizedin the South Bend area and sincethen has assisted the men’s groupin many of their programs.

Also elected were CathyRiordan, vice president; DorothyTowner, treasurer; BarbaraKozmer, secretary; RoseBraunsdorf, financial secretary;and Barbara Wincek, MarilynToepp and Joan Fahey, trustees. — EJD

Father Likupe honoredby Knights, SerransSOUTH BEND — Both the SerraClub of South Bend and the SantaMaria Council of the Knights ofColumbus gave a farewell tributeto Father Ray Likupe, an Africanpriest who is returning to his nativeMalowi area in central Africa afterhaving served the St. Patrick com-munity for nine years.

“I want to thank Father LeonardChrobot, pastor of St. PatrickChurch, for accepting me, and Iwill take a part of the communitylife when I return to my nativeland,” he said.

Both organizations gaveFather Likupe a monetary contri-bution, while the Knights provid-ed him with a special stole madein Guadalupe, Mexico, whereSister Michelle Toepp, CSC, is amissionary and her group hand-crafts stoles with the Our Lady ofGuadalupe emblem.

The Knights also included acamera and suggested that FatherLikupe take pictures of his area tosend back to the Knights.

Before Father Likupe left forhis native land, members of St.Patrick‘s also held a testimonialluncheon in his honor. — EJD

T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 9SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Eucharistic Congress cantor content to serve the church in music

SOUTH BEND — Music unifies.At least that’s Theresa Slott’s

experience.Standing before a congregation

— and recently as EucharisticCongress cantor at the Universityof Notre Dame — Slott’s oftenamazed.

“It’s amazing how music uni-fies people,” she said quietly, sit-ting humbly in a meeting room atSt. Joseph Parish Center in SouthBend.

She was moved at theEucharistic Congress to see every-one from all over the diocese andIndiana sitting next to peoplethey’d never met and singing withone voice.

“It gives people a voice,” Slottsaid of music in the church.

Sure there’s spoken responseduring Mass, she said.

“But (music) is a unique wayfor people to participate andengage in what’s going on,” sheadded.

She said she’s often remindedof a St. Augustine quote: “He whosings prays twice.”

Singing in English, Spanish andLatin during the congress, Slottsaid music gives people in differ-ent cultures the opportunity toworship in the context of their cul-tures.

“At the Eucharistic Congresswe used different genres of musicin different languages to includeall the people there,” she said.

In her role as director of musicand liturgy at St. Joseph for nearlytwo years, Slott’s had the opportu-nity to sing at various events atNotre Dame’s Joyce Center andother venues.

But the Eucharistic Congresswas a first for her.

She admitted it was a bit star-tling to see a giant-sized TheresaSlott broadcast over JumboTronsto the audience.

“But it was also fun to be ableto hear that many people singingback at you,” she said.

Slott said it was also fun towork with other music directorsand instrumentalists to help shapethe Eucharistic Congress into a“very prayerful and moving expe-rience for people,” she said.

A South Bend native, Slottattended elementary school atHoly Cross, where her mother,Carolyn Sherman is director ofmusic. She attended high school atSaint Joseph’s High School.

She went on to attend theUniversity of Notre Dame, whereshe double majored in theologyand music theory. She minored inliturgical music.

“A lot of my music backgroundcomes from my family,” Slott said.

Seemingly one of her earliestmemories is singing “Row, Row,Row Your Boat,” as her mothertaught her to sing in a round.

And, as expected, she sang inchoir at Holy Cross School. In

eighth grade she began singingwith the church choir. And themusic continued as she went intohigh school, when she began voicelessons.

Slott’s career at Notre Damesaw her sing with the folk choir forfour years, three years with theCollegium Musicum and duringher senior year work at St. Michaelin Plymouth as choir director.

After graduating, Slott acceptedher position at St. Joseph Parish.

She plays flute, some percus-sion instruments and piano.

“I own a guitar,” she said witha laugh. “That doesn’t mean I canplay it.”

Originally, Slott said, she didn’tgo to Notre Dame with the intentto work in the church.

“I always knew I wanted to dosomething with music,” she said.

So she envisioned doublemajoring in music and theater.

That all changed during hersophomore year.

Slott involved herself with

Notre Dame Vision, a program thatsees undergraduates lead highschool students through retreats.Slott was one of the musicians.

The focus of the retreats is stu-dents looking at their gifts andusing their own gifts as saints andothers used their gifts, sheexplained.

The saints’ gifts changed theworld, she said. Retreatants wereasked how their gifts wouldchange the world.

“Through that I realized I want-ed to use music in the church,” shesaid. Throwing up jazz hands anda laugh, she added: “Instead ofBroadway.”

She said her own musical incli-nations originated in the church,and seeing what good music doesfor people helped her decide thatthe church was where she wantedto spend her gifts.

“I wanted to give back to thechurch with the gifts I receivedand use my gifts to help people,”Slott said.

Music is her favorite form ofprayer, she said. She found shealways had fun making music. Butshe also discovered through musicshe obtained a much better prayerlife.

“It’s the language I use best topray,” she said.

And now, Slott said, she’s con-tent.

“I love my job, and that’s some-thing not a lot of people get tosay,” she said, adding that she alsoworks with the diocesan musiccommittee to help with musicalissues arising in the diocese.

“I love this parish,” Slott said.She called the parish supportivewith a “great” and “active” con-gregation,” and she’s looking for-ward to expanding the music min-istry.

“I’m very happy where I’m at,”she said.

B Y J E N N I F E R O C H S T E I N

JENNIFER OCHSTEIN

Theresa Slott, director of music and liturgy at St. Joseph Catholic Churchin South Bend, served as cantor recently at the Eucharistic Congress atthe University of Notre Dame.

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Retired priests enjoyjubilarian gift vacationBRANSON, Mo. — Father AdamSchmitt, Father James Rose andFather Jacob Gall — retiredpriests of the Diocese of FortWayne-South Bend — made a tripto Branson, Mo. on Aug. 19-24.

When Father Schmitt celebrat-ed his golden jubilee, he received alarge gift from parishioners andfriends that included a gift trip ofhis choosing. Father Schmitt choseBranson, which he had visited 10years earlier and greatly enjoyed.

Father Rose, also a golden jubi-larian, and Father Gall, a goodpriest friend, accompanied FatherSchmitt on the trip, which includedstops at Our Lady of Sorrows nearBellville, Ill., on the way to andfrom Branson and a stop on theway back at the tomb of St.Theodore Guérin at St. Mary-of-the-Woods near Terre Haute.

CPF launches ‘We Go OnRecord’ Web siteNOTRE DAME — The CatholicPeace Fellowship is happy tolaunch its newest Web project: WeGo On Record, www.wegoon-record.org.

We Go On Record is an “onlinecommunity of conscience,” aspace on the Internet for people toexpress their opposition to war intheir own words and to draw inspi-ration from others — includingmilitary servicemembers — whohave also publicly expressed theiropposition to war.

Significantly, We Go OnRecord will provide the first wayfor people concerned about a draftto register their objection to war onthe Web. We Go On Record will bea permanent archive of publicstatements of conscientious objec-tion (CO) to war, viewable on theWeb, but also periodically backedup to ensure that no CO statementsare lost.

Statements submitted to We GoOn Record would be permissibleas evidence before a draft boardunder current law.

CPF welcomes all who objectto war in any form, whether theyare pacifists or follow the just wartradition, whether veterans or civil-ians, whether draft-eligible or not,to join them in going on recordagainst war.

Perinatal bereavementand loss conference set for Oct. 17FORT WAYNE — LutheranChildbirth Center, LutheranChildren’s Hospital, the Universityof Saint Francis and Erin’s Housewill sponsor a perinatal bereave-ment and loss conference onWednesday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to4:30 p.m. at the Abundant LifeTabernacle Church at theUniversity of Saint Francis.

The conference is recommend-ed for professionals in the appro-priate fields of healthcare, pastoralcare or social service. The goal ofthe conference is to help partici-pants provide bereavement supportand teach coping skills to parentswho have lost a baby in pregnancy,childbirth or in early infancy.

For information about the con-ference visit www.lutheranhealth-network.com/education.

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Care for the next generationJudge Kenneth F. Ripple will speak at Fort Wayne Red Mass

FORT WAYNE — When JudgeKenneth F. Ripple of the UnitedStates Court of Appeals for theSeventh Circuit addresses the legalcommunity of Fort Wayne at theOct. 7 Red Mass brunch at theGrand Wayne Center, which followsthe 9:30 a.m. Mass at the Cathedralof the Immaculate Conception, hewill be speaking on the obligation oflawyers and judges to take an activerole in the professional lives ofyoung people who are entering thelegal profession.

“They need all the help theycan get,” Ripple notes, “and Ibelieve we have an obligation togive it to them. ... If you hold thisoffice, you have to be worriedabout those who will follow.”

Ripple is one of the senior-mostfederal judges in the system belowthe Supreme Court. As a professorof law at the University of NotreDame Law School, he has beeninvolved in the education oflawyers for over 30 years.

One of his former students isJudge Theresa Lazar Springmann,a Federal District Court judge ofNorthern Indiana. JudgeSpringmann remembers her formerprofessor as a very humble andvery competent man who looked athis students as individuals.

Through the years, JudgeSpringmann has encounteredJudge Ripple at circuit confer-ences, seminars and other events,and he has always shown greatinterest in her life and career.

“That always surprised mebecause I was such a quiet student

through law school,” notesSpringmann, “and I never thoughtI made a wave or would call atten-tion to myself.”

But Judge Springmann haslearned that she is not alone amongJudge Ripple’s former students,that he actually enjoys a reputationas a man who stays in contact with,looks after and, put simply, caresabout his former students.

Judge Ripple asserts that helearned the importance of this dur-ing his workwith the UnitedStates SupremeCourt, where heserved as legalofficer and spe-cial assistant toChief JusticeWarren Burgerin the 1970s.

“All of thejustices werevery interested inthe next genera-tion,” Ripplerecalls, notingthat they spent agreat deal oftime and atten-tion with visitingstudents andtheir own lawclerks. Judge Ripple believes theresponsibilities of the SupremeCourt forced the justices to take along view of the development ofthe country and the preservation ofits values.

“They knew they were writingfor generations long after them,and so they also treated youngpeople in a very special sort ofway,” Ripple says.

Judge Ripple also notes that,while they didn’t wear their reli-gion on their sleeves, “The justiceswere very spiritual individuals,who I think realized they neededGod’s help to get their workdone,” something he has come torealize in his own career.

“Anyone who thinks you cansit in judgment of your fellowhuman being and do it all by your-self has really got delusions ofgrandeur,” he says, calling his

work a humblingjob where peo-ple realize theydon’t have allthe answers.

But evenwith its weightyresponsibilities,Judge Rippleloves his work,noting, “You justsee Americapassing acrossyour desk, allthe worries andconcerns of theAmerican peo-ple, high andlow, in very con-crete, tangibleform.” JudgeRipple, a long-

time member of Christ the KingParish in South Bend, also enjoysbeing a grandfather.

In anticipation of his address atthe annual Red Mass brunch,Judge Theresa Lazar Springmannsays of Judge Ripple, “He reallydoes embody... what it means to bea good Christian lawyer, a goodChristian judge, a good Christianteacher.”

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Message at Red Mass traditional — yet radical

NOTRE DAME — Although spir-its on campus may have been sub-dued after recent Irish losses, thesomber tone at the Basilica of theSacred Heart Sept. 9 had muchdeeper significance. Members ofthe law school, students, digni-taries, alumni, attorneys, judges,legislators, priests and religious allgathered around their bishop tocelebrate the annual Red Mass,and to grieve with Bishop John M.D’Arcy at the passing of his sisteronly two days before.

Franciscan Father JohnCoughlin, of the Notre Dame LawSchool faculty, offered the homily.

“As you may know, BishopD’Arcy’s sister Mary passed awayon Friday, so he asked me to givethe homily this morning,” FatherCoughlin said. “I think I speak forall of us in expressing our heartfeltcondolences to Your Excellency.

“And I think I speak for all ofus in expressing our gratitude, thatat such a time of grief and personalloss, you choose to be with us hereso we might celebrate the RedMass with our bishop. We thankyou.”

The Red Mass is a unique tradi-tion of the Catholic Church which,at the beginning of the judicialterm, asks God’s guidance andblessings for all members of thelegal profession. Named for the redvestments worn by the priest as he

invokes the Holy Spirit’s help inupholding justice, the Red Mass iscenturies old.

According to historians, the firstsuch celebrations were held in thecathedral of Paris in 1245 and atEngland’s Westminster Abbey in1310, before the reign of HenryVIII and the rise of the Church ofEngland. Also at its heart, the earlyRed Mass sought to reconcileChristian and secular law, and torecognize Jesus as the ultimatesource of justice and mercy.

The basilica was filled to capac-ity. Students, law school faultymembers, Law School DeanPatricia O’Hara, basilica rectorHoly Cross Father Peter Rocca andmany priests joined Bishop D’Arcyin the procession and celebration.

Father Coughlin kept with RedMass tradition in his homily, say-ing that Jesus requires attorneys toexperience a “transformation ofrelationships” that demands a pro-life response, a commitment to car-rying the cross of Christ and com-mitment to service to God’s poor.

The homily examined Luke’sGospel, standard in this cycle forthe 23rd Sunday in ordinary time.This Gospel, Father Coughlin said,links together sayings of Jesus,which have special meaning forattorneys. The first is a radicalchallenge about the cost of disci-pleship: “If anyone wishes to bemy disciple, he must hate hisfather and mother ... relatives,friends, and even his own self.”

“Hate is a strong word; wedon’t expect it from our Lord,”Father Coughlin said.

“St. Augustine wrote that on theone hand, Jesus tells us to hatethose who are closest to us, and onthe other hand, he tells us to loveour enemies. Augustine resolvesthis seeming contradiction by say-ing: ‘Our Lord does not want us tohate anyone; he wants us to hatethose aspects of our human rela-tionships that keep us from eternallife.’

“We have as lawyers a verygood tradition of setting the condi-tions in the United States, throughhuman rights language, for deeppersonal transformation,” he said.“One only has to think of the CivilRights movement and the way thatthe law helped to set up conditionsconducive to the transformation ofpersonal relationships.”

The homily was delivered fromthe ambo, just behind a large paint-ing of St. Thomas More.

More, the patron saint of civilservants, court clerks, lawyers,politicians, and statesmen, wasmartyred for his faithfulness to theGospel.

Father Coughlin reminded hislisteners of past Red Mass homi-lies proclaimed by Bishop D’Arcy,and of the bishop’s assertion thatthere is a close relationshipbetween human rights and truth,between freedom and truth.

“All human rights depend onthe basic human right: the right tolife,” he said. “For us, as Catholiclawyers, we know that life is pre-cious from the moment of concep-tion in the womb until the very lastbreath.”

Father Coughlin added that inpreserving this most basic ofrights, we set the conditions in

which human transformation cantake place; we are faithful to Jesus’commandment that “If you want tobe my disciple, you must havenothing before me but God alone.Base all your relationships onthat,” he said.

Father Coughlin also calledthose who would serve God in thelegal profession to heed anothercall of Jesus to would-be disciples:“If anyone wishes to be my disci-ple, let him take up his cross andfollow me.”

“The Holy Cross takes as itsmotto ‘Spes Unica’ — (‘TheCross, our only hope’). This para-dox is simple, in the example ofJesus crucified; that to lose one’slife is to gain eternal life; that todie to self is to be constituted as adeeper and richer human being.

“As all of us know this is easiersaid than done in the normal occa-sion of everyday life.” Althoughthere may be a cost to following

the Lord, Father Coughlin saidJesus promises us the grace tocarry it, no matter how heavy theburden.

“For those of us who are attor-neys — especially as Christianattorneys — we take this opportu-nity today to recommit ourselvesto Jesus’ love for the poor, and toservice of the poor. This is part ofthe cost of discipleship as Catholicattorneys.”

Congresssman Joe Donelly,U.S. District Judge Christopher A.Nuechterlein, Professor ClareNuechterlein of ValparaisoUniversity were among the manywho greeted Bishop D’Arcy afterthe Mass. Despite a hectic week-end schedule and his personalgrief, Bishop D’Arcy took ampletime with students and dignitariesalike as each offered condolencesto the Bishop on his loss. A recep-tion followed the Mass.

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Canon law Q and ALike governments and soci-

eties, the Catholic Churchalso functions with the help

of laws. This area, canon law, canbe confusing to many people. ButToday’s Catholic has asked twocanon lawyers from the Diocese ofFort Wayne-South Bend, FatherBruce Piechocki and Father MarkGurtner, to answer some basicquestions on the subject.

What distinguishes church law, orcanon law, from the laws of God andthe laws of man?

Father Piechocki: Law is intendedfor the life of the people, whetherits source is God, the church or apolitical entity. It governs behav-iors and provides for order withina specific group of people. Canonlaw shares these purposes bothwith the laws of God and the lawsof man.

Unlike many systems of legisla-tion, a code is formulated and pre-sented as a unit; it attempts to beall inclusive. Often it does not con-

tain mechanisms for automaticchange or updating.

The word canon comes from aGreek word meaning norm or rule.Canon law is a series of norms orrules that govern the life of theCatholic Christian community.

In areas not contrary to law ofGod and/or which do not interferein the church’s ability to fulfill itsmission from Jesus Christ, thechurch respects the laws ofhumanity.

Father Gurtner: Canon law con-tains both human laws and divinelaws. Human laws expressed withincanon law are those which are givento us by the pope for the goodordering of the church. An exampleof a human law within canon law iscanon 395, which states that thediocesan bishop must live in his dio-cese. Divine laws expressed withincanon law are those which comefrom God himself.

How did canon law develop?Father Piechocki: Prior to 1917

(when the first Code of Canon Lawwas promulgated by Pope BenedictXV), church law existed, and itwent back to the earliest centuries.However, it was found in a varietyof sources, and was somewhatunorganized, making it difficult formany persons within the church todetermine precisely which lawsapplied any given situation. PopeSt. Pius X called for the codifica-tion of the church’s law.

Over time, it became apparentthat the many parts of the 1917code needed to be updated. At thesame time Pope John XXIIIannounced Vatican Council II in1959, he called for a revision ofthe 1917 Code of Canon Law. In1963 a commission was estab-lished to oversee this task. It took20 years of consultations and anumber of drafts, since it wasimportant that the principles andteachings of Vatican II be incorpo-rated into church law.

Father Gurtner: This 1983 versionis currently the code under which

the Latin church operates. Actually,canon law is not in a single placestill as liturgical law is covered inthe liturgical books, and the EasternCatholic churches have their ownseparate code of canon law.

What areas of church life does canonlaw cover?

Father Gurtner: It covers basical-ly everything concerning the struc-ture of the church, for example,how power can be exercised in thechurch and by whom, how officesare attained and lost, the rights ofthe lay faithful, the office of pope,the governance of religious insti-tutes, Catholic education, the struc-ture of the sacraments, the admin-istration of money, property, etc.,penalties such as excommunica-tion, trials such as annulmentcases. These are just a few exam-ples of the many areas that canonlaw covers in the life of thechurch.

Some might say, “Why does thechurch have all these laws?”Again, law is important for properorder. Without proper order thereis simply chaos and injustice.What is interesting though is thatthe church operates on relativelyfew laws. The Code of Canon Lawonly contains 1,752 laws. Thatmight seem like a lot, but if youlook at the U.S. tax code alone itfills rooms full of books.

What issues would commonly requirethe help of a canon lawyer?

Father Gurtner: The most well-known use of a canon lawyer is indiocesan tribunals, which handlemarriage annulment cases. Canonlawyers most often serve as judgesfor marriage cases. Canon lawyers,though, are also frequently used bythe diocesan bishop to research thelaw when situations arise in whicha bishop must make a decision oract in some other way. A bishopwould come to a canon lawyer,present the situation and ask himor her to research the law. Forexample, if a parish needs to bemerged with another parish, acanon lawyer would research thesteps necessary for the bishop todo this. A canon lawyer is alsoconsulted when the bishop needsto write certain legal documents inthe church.

Father Piechocki: There are occa-sions in the life of the church whenindividuals engage in behaviorsthat damage the entire Christiancommunity. These are sinfulactions that are also regarded ascrimes. In order to heal the injuryor bring about the offender’s rec-onciliation with the church, some-times it is necessary for churchauthorities to declare or impose apenalty, such as excommunication.If an individual is accused of anoffense that could bring about a

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penalty, the services of a canonlawyer are essential so that one canvindicate his or her rights.

Father Gurtner: Incidentally, thereis nothing that says that onlypriests or bishops can be canonlawyers. Lay people can be canonlawyers also. It requires only thedegree in canon law.

How might the work of a canonlawyer come into contact with oraffect the lives of everyday Catholics?

Father Piechocki: Church lawtouches all aspects of church life:Sacraments and sacred life, mar-riage and annulment; Catholicpractice, even church structuresand operations. The more aCatholic is involved in the life ofthe church, the more he or she willbe touched by canon law.

That being acknowledged, apartfrom the types of situationsreferred to above, canon lawyersusually have an indirect but veryreal impact on the lives of every-day Catholics. By way of example,suppose a Catholic complains tothe local bishop that his/her babywas denied baptism without rea-son. The bishop might seek theadvice of one or more canonistsregarding what church law saysabout delaying or denying baptism.

Another example of whencanon law touches upon might bewhen a question arises regardingwhether a 12 year old is bound bythe requirements to fast (regardingAsh Wednesday and Good Friday,the answer is no). However, even a12 year old is bound to observe afast of one hour prior to receivingthe Eucharist.

Many Catholics have benefitedfrom Bishop D’Arcy dispensing

from the duty to abstain from meatwhen the feast of St. Patrick hap-pened to fall on a Friday duringLent.

How is canon law similar or differentto other aspects of life in the church,for instance, faith or theology?

Father Gurtner: Canon law dealswith the institutional side of thechurch. For the church properly toaccomplish her purpose, which isthe salvation of souls, there is aneed for structures through whichthe work of the Gospel can takeplace.

Father Piechocki: In some ways,church law is analogous to a snap-shot; it expresses the faith or theol-ogy of the church as it is under-stood at the time the particular lawwas adopted. There are manyplaces in the 1983 code that quotepassages contained in the docu-ments of the Second VaticanCouncil. In other places, the lawreiterates the consistent teaching ofthe church as obtained from divinerevelation and/or the magisteriumof the church. As the churchunderstanding of herself and hermission grows, there will be theo-logical development not envi-sioned when the current canon lawwent into effect (one will look invain in the code for any referencesto John Paul II’s theology of thebody). That is why it can beexpected there will be periodicadditions to or revisions of the uni-versal law of the church by thepope. Since local bishops canenact laws binding the people ofhis diocese, one would expectthere to be this growth and devel-opment on the diocesan level aswell.

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Little considerationgiven to those whostay after to pray

I am writing concerning the edi-torial in the September 23 issuetitled “When does community beginin church?”

Community does not begin inchurch since as members of themystical body of Christ we arealready a community of believersand we come together to worship ina church as members of that com-munity. We show concern for thecommunity through the prayers atMass especially the prayer of the

faithful. We are also charged withbeing concerned for the communitywhen we are sent forth to “love andserve the Lord” by loving and serv-ing one another.

With regard to expressing careabout the people of our communityfollowing Mass, my experience hasbeen that there is little or no consid-eration given to someone who maywish to continue in private prayerafter Mass. It is not a matter of just“chatter” in a pew. What may havestarted as a friendly greetingbetween one or more congregantshas now escalated to individualsgathering in groups laughing andspeaking loudly with one another.There is no apparent reflection that

this is being done not in the parishhall, which was built to provide aplace for fellowship, but rather inthe church proper where the BlessedSacrament is reserved.

Serious consideration must begiven to the fact that our churchesare first and foremost places setaside for a very specific purpose,that of worship of the Almighty.That should be the main focus ofour attention when we come togeth-er for communal worship in theMass. This does not preclude beingfriendly and/or expressing concernin an appropriate manner for thoseof our community.

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Go and take your rest, my friend

Every once in a while, a veryspecial person crosses yourpath — someone who

touches you dearly and you willalways remember.

For anyone who knew ThelmaSchulte, I’m sure they would agreeshe was a very special person.

On Monday, Sept. 10, ourfriend and organizer of the BlackCatholic Congresses died atParkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.She was 70.

“Thelma was a splendid personwho was most active in the St.Mary Catholic Church, FortWayne, and at St. Mary’s SoupKitchen,” said Bishop JohnD’Arcy, bishop of the Diocese ofFort Wayne-South Bend.

“She attended all the nationalmeetings of African-AmericanCatholics, including one mostrecently in Buffalo, N.Y., in July.

“Thelma worked closely foryears with Father Tom O’Connor,the legendary pastor of St.Mary’s.”

Thelma had spent more than 20years as business administrator ofSt. Mary’s. She still was an activemember at the time of her death.

She also was the coordinatorfor black Catholics throughout thediocese. Thelma was instrumentalin getting a large group of blackCatholics to Buffalo, N.Y., thisJuly — it was the 10th nationalBlack Catholic Congress, and shehad attended almost all of themsince their rebirth in the 1980s.

She has been quoted in manyarticles and was an advocate forthe church, Black Catholics andanyone in need of help.

She will be remembered mostfor her feisty personality andspeaking her mind.

In Buffalo, she shared with methat she wasn’t very happy withthe organization of the congress.

But she quickly assured me thatshe was very touched by BishopWilton Gregory’s homily and thatshe was armed with enough spiri-tual strength to continue her work.

Thelmaand I talkedwhile waitingto take thetrain that tookus home toFort Wayneand SouthBend after thecongress inNew York.

She saidsomething thatI never gave much thought, until Iheard about her death.

“This is probably going to bethe last congress I attend,” shesaid. “I have attended every one ofthem since their beginning. Butthis will be my last.”

According to Cheryl Ashe ofSouth Bend, Thelma was a veryconcerned person. “Thelma wasvery concerned about St. Mary’sChurch and was sure it would berebuilt as a church, and not as asocial agency,” Ashe said.

But more than anything else,she was concerned that youngblack Catholics would stay closeto the church. “She wanted themto stay so they could be the futurefor blacks in the Catholic Church,”

Ashe said.Although she was born in St.

Louis, Mo., she lived in FortWayne for over 30 years.

Thelma is survived by herdaughters, Stephanie Johnson ofSt. Louis and Tracie Strother ofFort Wayne; sons Victor Strotherof Wheaton, Md., and Angelo(Jeanette) Strother of Fort Wayne;18 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; sisters ElizabethEdwards and Annie M. O’Neal,both of St. Louis; sister-in-lawMargaret Bauer; and brother-in-law Richard Bauer.

She was preceded in death byhusband, Paul Schulte; a son,Randell Strother; and a grandson,Demetrius Johnson.

A Mass of Christian Burial washeld Sept. 15 at St. Mary CatholicChurch in Fort Wayne.

Arrangements were handled byMungovan and Sons MemorialChapel in Fort Wayne.

Memorials can be made to St.Mary Catholic Church.

Iraqi Christians face difficultiesUntil recently, one story that has received little attention from the

mainstream media is the plight of Iraqi refugees, particularlyChaldean Catholics — Assyrians who have lived in Iraq since 5000B.C, but who are mostly Christian — many of whom have fled Iraq orare in refugee camps.

Should they stay in Iraq, Assyrians face extreme danger. Dr.Charles Rice, a law professor from the University of Notre Dame,reports in a commentary in the campus newspaper, The Observer, thatthe Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) has confirmed thatmuch of the persecution is primarily religious.

To summarize, AINA says Assyrian women have been abductedand raped. Some women have been sprayed in the face with nitricacid for not wearing veils. Assyrian businesses have been targetedand burned for selling alcohol, radios, TVs and music. Priests havebeen kidnapped and held for ransom. Property has been confiscatedby Kurds and Shiites. They face exploitation and shortages of foodand clean water.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged the U.S. gov-ernment to escalate resettlement aid and family reunification. To date,about 719 Iraqi refugees have been admitted to the U.S. Other coun-tries in the Middle East are closing their borders, leaving those flee-ing persecution nowhere to go.

A Pax Christi report said, “to be admitted to the United States,Iraqis must pass extended screening processes in addition to rigorousbackground checks and security procedures mandated for allrefugees.”

For those who come as refugees in the U.S., many of the ChaldeanCatholic Iraqis have family in Detroit and wish to resettle there. Arecent CNS report said the Archdiocese of Detroit has helped to settlemore than 200 people since the recent wave of refugees arrived inJuly. They are also resettled in Phoenix, San Diego, Illinois, northernCalifornia and other places.

Joseph T. Kassab, executive director of the Chaldean Federation ofAmerica, based in Farmington Hills, Mich., reported in a recent CNSstory, “Most refugees have a sponsor family able to help them set upschool registration for children, English classes if necessary, govern-ment assistance and housing, although the refugee office has to makesure it’s up to government standards, for example, with enough bed-rooms for children. It’s often difficult to find housing a family canafford, especially if there are many children or if two families are liv-ing together.”

“Most of the anchors (sponsor families) we work with all havetheir own families, so it’s crowded already,” she said. “It’s not easy tofind a house.”

Last Friday, Catholic New Service (CNS) reported that the U.S.Department of States should have the capacity to admit around 1,000Iraqi refugees a month next fiscal year.

Please keep the plight of all refugees in your prayers. CatholicCharities in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend assists refugeesand resettlement. The needs are great, and if you can help, pleasecontact their office at (260) 422-5625.

ConfirmationOn Sept. 16, and again on Sept. 30, the Holy Spirit filled the Joyce

Center and will fill the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum asregional confirmations are celebrated. These regional confirmations aretied into the diocesan celebrations of the Sesquicentennial Jubilee Year.As one person responded in the Sept. 23 issue of Today’s Catholic: Thebig celebration “feels richer, in that more people are here celebratingwith you.” That richness will surely be the same this weekend in FortWayne, where the confirmandi can witness the vastness of the churchwith their peers throughout the eastern end of the diocese.

Preparation for the sacrament of confirmation has changedthrough the years. At one time, a report on the saint whose name waschosen by the confirmand, a possible quiz question from the bishopand the often overly-exaggerated “slap” from the bishop is whatmany of those confirmed in the past may remember.

Today, preparation is more extensive. In some parishes, the prepa-ration takes two years. Parents and religious education instructorswork with the young people, encourage prayer, and the preparation isa process — an understanding of the sacraments, the gifts of the HolySpirit and the role of a servant. This role takes on a community-ser-vice aspect.

Hopefully this faith formation process is just a beginning toencourage the confirmandi to embrace what it means to be a Catholicand to continue to learn, grow and live in the faith well beyond theconfirmation preparation into the adult years.

We congratulate the confirmandi in this special year.

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B Y M A Y L E E J O H N S O N

May Lee Johnson is a freelance writerfor Today’s Catholic newspaper.

THELMA SCHULTE

C O M M E N T A R Y 15SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Sunday, 26th Sundayin Ordinary TimeLk 16:19-31

The Book of Amos provides thefirst reading this weekend. Thebook itself states that it was writ-ten during the reign of KingUzziah of Judah, or between 783-742 B.C. This was a time of tran-quility and prosperity. No warstroubled the kingdom.

Even though conditions werecalm, Amos strongly spoke againstlaxity in religion and morally care-less living. It was not necessarily adenunciation of utter vice, butrather it denounced lukewarmness.

Of course, chief among his con-cerns was the sluggishness withwhich people practiced their reli-gion.

All in all, Amos insisted, thesituation was a sure recipe fortrouble and even disaster.

St. Paul’s First Epistle toTimothy supplies the second read-ing for this weekend’s liturgy. Lastweekend’s second reading alsocame from First Timothy.

Timothy was an early convertto Christianity. The epistles writtento him, and now contained in theNew Testament, assured his placein the tradition of the church. Ashis life unfolded, he became a dis-ciple of Paul and then a Christianleader in his own right, destined tobe one of the major figures in the

development of Christianity, thisselection calls Timothy to virtue.

The epistles called him to dili-gence and dedication in followingJesus and in leading the communi-ty.

It was easy to be distractedfrom such faithfulness in the faceof the glory, power and excesses ofthe mighty Roman Empire. Theepistle calls Timothy to be res-olute, citing the example of Jesusin the Lord’s trial before PontiusPilate.

Despite the seeming power ofRome, the reading insists thatGod’s goodness and justice willendure, and that Jesus will comeagain in triumph and vindication.

St. Luke’s Gospel furnishes thelast reading, as also was the casein last weekend’s Liturgy of theWord.

It is a parable, rather straight-forward in its message. A rich manis enjoying all the benefits offinancial success and well being.

By contrast, Lazarus is desper-ately poor. He yearned to have thescraps that fell from the rich man’stable.

In time, Lazarus died. Then therich man died. As the rich man’sreached the hereafter, he realizedthat he himself was in great need,whereas Lazarus was being heldclose to Abraham, the father of theHebrew people.

By this time, the once rich manis desperate. He pleads withAbraham for just a drop of water.Then the once rich man imploresAbraham to send Lazarus back toearth to warn the rich man’s broth-ers that they too will be punishedunless they turn to God and for-sake greed.

Abraham replies that messen-gers already have been sent, name-ly Moses and the prophets, andMoses and the prophets wereignored.

ReflectionThe readings, and especially

that from Luke’s Gospel, seem tobe rather clear in their message.They are clear, but beneath them isa very strong lesson. It is morethan a question of not beinggreedy or unjust in commercialdealings. It is instead the lessonthat Christians must judge earthlylife by a standard that not often isembraced.

It is the standard of puttingeverything secondary, or evenirrelevant, in judging life. Only thethings of God are worth living, ordying, for.

The story of the rich man andLazarus is much more than merelya coincidence about a person whohas succeeded in the world and aperson who has not succeeded.

At the time of Jesus, manythought that earthly riches showedthat God had blessed the rich.Whereas, poverty and want indi-cated that there had been a greatsin somehow in the background ofthe sinner.

Jesus totally debunks thisnotion. When we end our earthlylives, riches will mean nothing.

Shackled and cuffed: Prisoners needpastoral attention, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prisondoors may be locked shut, butpeople must not close their eyes tothe inmates behind bars.

Vatican officials conveyed thatmessage at an international gather-ing of prison chaplains in Rome,where Pope Benedict XVI calledthe pastoral care of prisoners a“vital mission” that deserved thesupport and guidance of bishopsand the involvement of localCatholics. He told the chaplains hehoped greater awareness abouttheir ministry would inspire others“to join you in performing corpo-ral works of mercy.”

Last March, the pope demon-strated his solidarity with prisonerswith a visit to a juvenile detentioncenter in Rome. He reminded theyoung people of God’s love forthem and said he was bringing “alittle light” to an otherwise darkand lonely place.

At the mid-September con-gress, the head of the PontificalCouncil for Justice and Peace,Cardinal Renato Martino, insistedthat society could not “close itseyes, cannot be indifferent” to the

living conditions, human rightsabuses, and often-dim prospects ofsome of the 9 million men andwomen imprisoned around theworld.

Cardinal Martino said it wasnot for the church to decide ifsomeone is guilty or innocent.However, the church has a duty to“denounce all those situations thatharm human dignity,” he said.

The death penalty, he said, only“impoverishes the society thatlegitimizes and carries it out” and“foments revenge” instead of realjustice.

Pope Benedict, in a speech tothe congress, recognized that acommunity has an obligation tokeep its citizens safe, but hereminded governments thatoffenders must have a chance atrehabilitation. He, too, insistedinmates must never — under anycircumstances — be demeaned ortortured.

Congress participants agreedthat torture, humiliating practicesand “institutional cruelty” were onthe rise.

In their final declaration, the prison

ministry workers from 62 differentnations declared that capital punish-ment must be abolished worldwideand harsh penalties, especially torture,must end. They also lamented how“most prisons are overcrowded, theprisoners are abused and their needsare not satisfied.”

Debbie McDermott of theCalifornia Catholic Conference’sdetention ministry told the con-gress that her state’s prison system“is in crisis.” She said that“172,284 inmates are warehousedin 33 prisons designed for lessthan 100,000.”

Almost 30,000 prisoners have

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Things of God worth living, dying for

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CATEQUIZ’EM By Dominic Camplisson

As Potter-mania recently swept the nation,this quiz looks at more ancient magic.

1.The early Israelites associated magic with the priests of this culture:

a.Persia b.Rome c.Greece

2.These priests were likely associated with this religion, which still exists today:

a. Islam b.Christianity c.Zoroastrianism

3.The name of this priestly group is often used of three wise men from the East:

a.Rex b.Magi c.Socii

4.This term for a group which, now confusingly, refers to Catholic Iraqis was in ancient

time virtually synonymous with magical powers and divination:

a.Circassian b.Chaldean c.Charismatic

5. Dream interpretation was not found solely amongst the more eastern empires.

Which Jew famously used this ability to rise from slavery in Egypt to authority?

a.Cain b.Moses c. Joseph

6. And later, in less favorable times for the Hebrews, Aaron takes part in a contest with

Egyptian magicians.What was their main trick?

a.turning water into wineb.turning staffs into snakesc.turning friends into foes

7. Generally the Jews were suspicious of magical powers and regularly banned them.

Exodus 22 warns the people bluntly not to let a sorceress

a.exercise her power beyond the grounds set aside for foreigners.b.marry into the people unless she renounces her evil ways.c. live.

8. Leviticus 19 bans

a.divination and soothsayingb.card sharks and dolphin meatc.shell games and tightrope walking

9. Leviticus 20 prescribes this punishment for anyone who acts as a medium or for-

tune-teller:

a.exile for seven yearsb.exile for life,commuted if there was an intervention jubilee yearc.death by stoning

10.These rules meant that when Jews did seek out magicians and mediums they had

to take precautions.When King Saul visited a witch he did this:

a.He disguised himself by changing his clothes.b.He wore a cow suit and pretended to be a sacrifice.c.He talked only through two cans tied with string.

11.Who was that witch whose name reappears, in modified form, in the ‘60s show

“Bewitched?”

a.The Wicked Witch of The Northb.The Good Witch Glendac.The Witch of Endor

12. Daniel showed the proper Jewish approach to magic contests.When asked by

Nebuchadnezzar to interpret his dream Daniel

a.refused and challenged Nebby to a pie eating contest.b.made up an answer,knowing that all the answers will be madeup anyways.c.asked the Lord to assist him and therefore got it right withoutmagic.

13. References to magic continue to echo in the New Testament. In Matthew’s Gospel

the allusion to babbling like the pagans in prayer probably relates to

a.the spells and incantations of the non-Jews.b.the litany of emperors recited each year by the lectors.c. the memorized Koran recited by the neighboring Arabs.

14. In Acts there are references to various magicians. One magician, Simon Magus is by

tradition thought to have come from this area:

a.England b.Samaria c. Italy

15.What does the church say today about magic, for example in the catechism?

a.Nothing, it is no longer a social phenomenon so it is notaddressed.b.Due to our greater tolerance,dabbling in the occult for fun onlyis accepted.c. It is gravely contrary to the virtue of religion and is reprehensiblein all forms.

ANSWERS:1.a,2.c,3.b,4.b,5.c,6.b,7.c,8.a,9.c,10.a,11.c,12.c,13.a,14.b 15.c

THE VATICAN LETTERCAROL GLATZ

READINGSSunday: Am 6:1a,4-7 Ps 146:7-10 1Tm 6:11-16 Lk 16:19-31Monday: Zec 8:1-8 Ps 102:16-23,29 Lk 9:46-50Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23 Ps 87:1-7 Mt18:1-5, 10Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8 Ps 137:1-6 Lk9:57-62Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12Ps 19:8-11 Lk 10:1-12Friday: Bar 1:15-22 Ps 79:1-5, 8-9 Lk10:13-16Saturday: Bar 4:5-12,27-29 Ps 69:33-37 Lk 10:17-24

What was fishing like for the apostleson the Sea of Galilee? Anonymous

In the Holy Land, fish arefound in the Mediterranean Seathat borders Israel, the Sea ofGalilee in northern Israel, theJordan River that flows throughthe Sea of Galilee onto the DeadSea and even in the Red Sea. Inthe Negeb in southern Israel fishbones have been found in kitchengarbage, showing that fish mayhave been brought from the RedSea.

Father John McKenzie says theSea of Galilee is especially well-stocked with fish. Twenty-sixspecies have been discovered. TheBible, however, does not distin-guish fish by species. But it doesdistinguish between clean andunclean fish. Clean fish are thosewhich have fins and scales andthese may be eaten. Aquatic ani-mals of any other kind are unclean.This excludes all shellfish and fishthat have fins but no scales, suchas shark, catfish and eels.

At the time of the apostles, withno refrigeration, there was no wayof keeping fish fresh. So G.Wigoder says the fish had to besalted and dried immediately if itwas to be preserved for storage ortransport. One of the major saltingcenters on the Sea of Galilee wasat Magdala, the hometown ofMary Magdalene. The Aramaicname for Magdala was Migdal,meaning “the tower of the fisher-men.”

Only fishermen like the apos-tles, and those living in close prox-imity to their catch, could eat freshfish, since it spoiled quickly. Onemethod of preparing fresh fish was

to roast it over an open fire. Thuswhen the risen Jesus appeared tothe disciples on the shore of theSea of Galilee, fish and bread wereplaced on a charcoal fire and theyate fresh fish. Salted fish, however,would be soaked in water to desaltit and then be cooked.

In New Testament times, saysG. Wigoder, the method of fishingwas with a hook and line and nets.The dragnet or seine is the oldestmethod of net fishing and is stillused today on the Sea of Galilee.The seine is about 300 yards long,four yards high on the ends andeight yards high at the center. Itwas spread from a boat about 400yards from the shore. As many as16 men would haul in the net withtowing lines attached to each end.Once the catch was on shore, thegood fish would be put into bas-kets, and the rest thrown back intothe lake. Most fishing was done atnight or just before dawn.

Jesus compared the kingdom ofheaven to this seine. “The reign ofGod is like a dragnet or seinethrown into the lake, which col-lected all sorts of things. When itwas full they hauled it ashore andsat down to put what was worth-while into containers. What wasuseless they threw away. At theend of the world, angels will sepa-rate the wicked from the just.”

The miraculous catch of fish bythe apostles, where their netsalmost broke, was also achievedwith the seine.

The gill net also was and still isused on the Sea of Galilee. Thisnet had weights on the bottom andfloats on the top and was loweredbehind the boat not far from shore.The fishermen passed between the

shore and the net while beating onthe bottom of the boat, so the noisewould scare any nearby fish to runinto the net. After 10 minutes ofbeating, the net was drawn, thefish hauled onto the boat, and thenthe fishermen moved to anotherspot and lowered the net again.Clay and stone weights used tosink these nets, as well as floats ofcork and wood, have been found atCaesarea in northwest Israel on theMediterranean Sea and in otherport towns.

Another method of fishinginvolved round casting with a spin-ning motion over shallow water.The net fell in a ring as theweights on its perimeter dragged itdown. As the net sank, it took theshape of a dome that enclosed thefish. The fishermen drew the netclosed with a line attached to thecenter and collected the fish entan-gled in it.

Fishing was also done with ahook and line as seen in the mira-cle of St. Peter catching a fish andfinding a coin in its mouth to paythe taxes for Jesus and himself.This particular fish, says G.Freeman, now called St. Peter’sfish, is a flat fish with an extreme-ly narrow mouth, just sufficient tohold the tribute money of the nec-essary gold or silver coin of the

Greek city-states called a “stater.”The peculiarity of this fish is that itcarries in its mouth the eggs laidby the female and, for a shortwhile, the immature young.

Somehow this fish acquired agold coin. You can eat St. Peter’sfish on the Sea of Galilee today.

The Sea of Galilee is also sub-ject to sudden violent storms. Theyare caused by the funnel effect ofwinds in the wadis and can reachsuch fury that one can scarcelystand upright. This frighteningscene is pictured when Jesus walkson the water and bades St. Peter tocome to him to test his faith.

At Ginnosar on the shore of theSea of Galilee is a kibbutz thathouses a first-century boat that thefamous apostles would have used.This important boat, says G.Freeman, was found on theseashore when the water fell to anexceptionally low level in 1986. Itis kept in water under cover, aspart of the process of conservation,in a constructed pool in the YigdalAllon Museum. It is a flat-bot-tomed, very shallow boat, 27x7

1/2 feet. The fright of the apostleswhen waves were breaking overtheir boat in a storm is easy toimagine when you see this frailvessel. Remember the apostles didnot have motors for their boats likewe have today. The ancient worldonly had paddles or sails. Otherarchaeological discoveries werealso made near Ginnosar at a num-ber of caves near Nahal Ammud.In 1923 they found a Neanderthalskull. In 1961 the Japanese foundAmmud Man from the UpperPaleolithic age.

THAT’S A GOODQUESTION

Exploring fishing at the time of Jesus

SCRIPTURE SEARCHBy Patricia Kasten

Gospel for September 30, 2007Luke 16:19-31

Following is a word search based on the Gospel readingfor the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, CycleC: the story of Lazarus and the man known as Dives.

The words can be found in all directions in the puzzle.

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C O M M E N T A R Y16 SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Health care occupies Congress,churches and presidential candidatesWASHINGTON (CNS) — As aSept. 30 deadline looms forCongress to extend the StateChildren’s Health InsuranceProgram and presidential candi-dates roll out the details of theirplans for health care reform, newevidence is emerging that church-es play an important role in fill-ing the gaps in the current sys-tem.

More than 6,000 churches —mostly mainline Protestant congre-gations, but with some Catholicparticipants — responded to arecent survey by the NationalCouncil of Churches on whatkinds of health ministries theyoffer. Of the respondents, 70 per-cent said they provide direct healthservices (defined as medical careby trained health professionals), 65percent said they offer health edu-cation programs and more thanhalf give direct financial assistanceto help people pay their medicalbills.

The results might be skewed bythe fact that the respondingchurches were likely to be thosemost interested in the topic ofhealth care and because congrega-tions receiving the survey mighthave passed it along to other con-gregations more involved in healthcare ministries. The 6,037 respon-dents reported nearly 79,000health-related programs in their

congregations or communities —an average of more than 13 foreach church.

But the Rev. Eileen W. Lindner,deputy general secretary of theNCC for research and planning,said the survey results releasedSept. 18 indicate that U.S. church-es “have shown an incredible abili-ty to leverage health care servicesin extremely creative, innovativeand cost-effective ways.”

“They know their communitiesand they respond to their specificneeds,” she added.

That response might be moreneeded than ever these days, inlight of President George W.Bush’s threatened veto of legisla-tion extending SCHIP and a newreport from the health advocacygroup Families USA that saysnearly 90 million Americans under65 were without health insurancefor some part of 2006 or 2007.

That figure is almost twice the47 million that the U.S. CensusBureau said were uninsured for thefull year in 2006. Four-fifths ofthose were in families where atleast one member worked full orpart time.

“This report shows just howmany working families are strug-gling with the skyrocketing costsof health care,” said Sen. DebbieStabenow, D-Mich., at aWashington news conference Sept.

20. “It is simply unacceptable thatin the greatest country in theworld, a third of Americans havehad to go without health insuranceat some point over the last twoyears. Health care should be aright, not a privilege in our coun-try.”

More than 10 percent of unin-sured Americans are children, andofficials at the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops, Catholic HealthAssociation and Catholic CharitiesUSA are working with Congress tocome up with compromise SCHIPlegislation that will satisfy bothHouse and Senate, and the Bushadministration.

After a conference committeeagreement is reached, “we’llattempt to move it throughCongress,” said ThomasShellabarger of the USCCBDepartment of Domestic SocialDevelopment. “There are a lot ofifs right now.”

Father Richard Hire, pastor of St.Martin de Porres Parish,Syracuse, answered this week’squestion.

been sentenced to life without parole,another 657 are on death row, and4,200 people are locked away insolitary confinement, she said.

McDermott said Californiaspends more than $35,000 per

inmate which, given the recidi-vism rate is 95-98 percent, doesnot sound like money well spent.

But despite the desperate con-ditions for many prisoners, shesaid, innovative chaplains are find-ing ways that respect a peniten-tiary’s rules while bringing theGospel and the sacraments tomore prisoners — even to inmatesin solitary confinement who arenot allowed any human contact.

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C O M M E N T A R YSEPTEMBER 30, 2007 17

True compassion in the midst of tragedy

As the floodwaters were rising in the days afterHurricane Katrina, the situation went from bad toworse at Memorial Medical Center in New

Orleans. When the electricity failed, flashlights becamenecessary to carry out simple tasks. There was no run-ning water. Human sewage streamed through the hospi-tal corridors. Many patients could not be evacuated,were crying out and suffered greatly in the stifling heat.Much of the medical staff had already left. The few whoremained began to think they might never be rescued.

The conditions were “less than third world,” accord-ing to Dr. Anna Maria Pou, who was accused of admin-istering lethal doses of morphine and another sedative tonine patients in the hospital. Many who have learned ofher actions have called her a hero, believing she wasmotivated by true compassion. Louisiana’s attorney gen-eral, however, after consulting with a panel of medicalexperts, concluded that she perpetrated a multiple homi-cide.

While the debate continues as to what Dr. Pou did ordid not do, compassion and heroism should never beconfused with intentionally overdosing patients or lovedones in order to end their lives. The act of directly tak-ing innocent human life is always incompatible withtrue compassion.

Upon further examination of the facts of the case,experts have suggested that Dr. Pou was not simplymanaging the pain of her patients by providing themwith a medically indicated dose of morphine. Dr. CyrilH. Wecht, past president of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences, was one of the five experts broughtin by the state of Louisiana to analyze the deaths. Hedescribed the situation this way: “The complete hospitalrecords, autopsy protocols and postmortem toxicologicalanalyses of the nine patients who died were thoroughlyreviewed by several highly-experienced forensic pathol-ogists, a toxicologist and other medical experts. Weunequivocally concluded that the cause of death in allthese cases was acute combined drug toxicity and thatthe manner of death was homicide.”

These same experts also concluded that the possibili-ty of the deaths being due to a tragic medical mistakewas statistically unlikely. “Accidental overdoses wouldneed to have occurred nine times between 12 noon and3:30 p.m., all on one floor, to every patient who was lefton the floor,” observed Dr. John Young, former presi-

dent of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.After looking into the matter, however, a Louisianagrand jury nevertheless chose not to indict Dr. Pou fol-lowing a series of closed-door hearings.

In looking at this case, it seems that many have hesi-tated to call a spade a spade. When I participated in aradio interview recently on this topic, a number of lis-teners were aghast at what Dr. Pou had allegedly done.Two people, however, called into the show to defendher, and I believe their comments were representative ofhow many people think about cases like this. “I com-mend Dr. Pou,” one of the callers said, “for her courageand compassion towards those terminal patients whomore than likely wouldn’t ‘survive’ the horrid condi-tions they were in anyway due to an ‘act of God,’ notman. By looking at her patient’s condition and the cir-cumstances around her, she did what needed to be done,keeping her patients comfortable and easing their suffer-ing. I pray that if I were ever in their shoes, I wouldhave a doctor as conscientious and compassionate as Dr.Pou.”

To understand the moral argument in this case, how-ever, it is important to grasp the distinction betweenkilling and allowing to die. It is also important to under-stand the real meaning of the word compassion.

“Compassion” has a Latin origin meaning “to suffertogether with another.” To be compassionate, in theproper sense of the term, means to take another’s painand suffering upon ourselves, onto our own shoulders,so that we suffer with them in some way. We seek to bepresent to them, and accompany them in their trials andtribulations as best as we are able.

True compassion as the flood waters were risingwould not mean pulling a massive dose out of the vial,looking the person in the face, in their weakness andfear, and thrusting a needle deep into their skin or intotheir IV tube to cause the light in their eyes to falter andgo out. That is not mercy or compassion, and to call itsuch is a lie. Mercy and compassion would rather seekto care for each patient in the face of difficulties, tryingto move them to a higher floor if the waters were rising,and if that were impossible for some reason, then to sitattentively at their bedside, holding their hand and mak-ing them as comfortable as possible. True compassionwould mean praying with them, perhaps crying withthem at times, but above all remaining in solidarity with

them as they prepare for what might be their lastmoments of life on earth.

When natural disaster strikes, we do not abandonthose in our care, or ignore them, or betray them by tak-ing their lives in the name of a false and violent com-passion. Human beings are not like horses or other ani-mals, needing to be shot when they break a leg or suffera misfortune. The reason for this is that our pain andsuffering have a redemptive purpose and a deeper mean-ing for each of us, as well as for those around us.Showing true compassion towards those who suffer endsup transforming both us and them in deep and ennoblingways.

For doctors and health care workers who have beenentrusted with powerful tools over life and death, thistruth is central to their identity. More than 2,000 yearsago, the renowned physician Hippocrates stressed thiswhen he said: “Primum non nocere” (“First, do noharm”). The truly compassionate doctor will strive touse his tools and medicines to attend to the medicalneeds of his patients, humbly recognizing that thosetools may not be able to stave off death in every case.He may have to step aside as the shadow of death drawsnear and the mortal existence of the person he has beentending to comes to its natural close.

Above all, the compassionate physician can neverviolate his inner being and identity by becoming onewho directly kills others, especially those who, in theirmost needful and fragile moments, find themselvesentrusted to his care.

MAKING SENSE OF BIOETHICSBY FATHER TAD PACHOLCZYK

Meet the Priest

Father Laurence TippmannOrdained May 31, 1969

Retired, Fort Wayne

What was your primary influence inyour decision to become a priest?

The primary influence in mydecision to become a priest wasmy family, my parish and myfriends. I guess I wanted to dosomething for everybody. Afterreflecting upon how to accom-plish this for weeks, months andeven years, it gradually becameclear to me that I could actuallyaccomplish this if I became apriest.

What is the most rewarding part ofbeing a priest?

The most rewarding part ofbeing a priest is the awarenessthat, working with Christ in hischurch, I can actually share in thesame miraculous power and life-giving love that Jesus broughtdown from heaven and continuesto provide for us even in ourpresent day.

What are your hobbies?

My hobbies are skiing in thewinter and enjoying my horses inthe summer. These two hobbieshave much in common. I enjoythem most in the West —

Montana, Wyoming and so on.We can enjoy a “Rocky Mountainhigh” while skiing and a “cowboyhigh” while riding the range oreven occasionally herding cattle.

Do you have any pets?

My horse is a very fine gentle-man. His name is Ranger. He wasborn in Alberta, Canada, andmoved to Montana as a youngcolt. He roamed the range inMontana until he was 6 and thentrained by one of the finest pleas-ure riding schools in the West. Ibought him in Dillon, Mon. andbrought him here to Fort Wayneon my way home from skiing inearly February of 2005.

What do you do for relaxation?

For relaxation I just love towork here on my miniature horseranch. There are such a variety ofthings to do. Fortunately these arethings I learned to do throughoutmy entire life, including the manythings I did in the six parisheswhere I served, especially inPlymouth, Goshen, and at Queenof Angels and Saint Joseph’s inFort Wayne.

What are your favorite reading materi-als?

As a child I spent my free timeplaying in the woods, swimming

in the river, or riding horses ondirt roads or in open fields.However, I did plenty of readingduring my nine years in the semi-nary, but it was mostly philoso-phy, theology and spiritual read-ing. Probably my favorite authorswould be St. Augustine and St.Theresa of the Child Jesus. Inever read novels but reallyenjoyed movies during my teensand early 20s.

What is the best part of being Catholic?

I think the best part of beingCatholic is to see clearly thebeauty of truth and the wondersof the world God created and toknow that each day is new and

filled with new life and to havethe hope that this will becomeeven more abundantly wonderfulforever into the future forever.

What is your favorite prayer?

My favorite prayer is theApostles Creed. It is a reminderof the treasures and magnitude ofthe realities of our Catholic faith.Beginning with the words, “Ibelieve in the Holy Spirit, theholy Catholic Church,” and so on,it just seems that each one ofthese truths of our faith strength-ens our faith in each of the oth-ers.

What is your favorite Scripture pas-sage?

My favorite Scripture passageis Romans 12:12. “Rejoice inhope, be patient with difficultiesand persevere in prayer.” This isthe tripod upon which my faithstands. If I fail in any one ofthese three legs of the tripod, myfaith will fail, just as a tripod willfall if one leg is missing.

Who is your favorite pope?

My favorite pope is Pius XII.When Pius XI died and EugenioPacelli became Pius XII, I wasjust a young boy, and my motherexplained all about what a pope isand what be does. I just followed

the life and difficulties of PiusXII through my grade school andhigh school years, and he was thepope of my youth and the pope ofour generation.

What is your favorite food?

My favorite food is really notvery healthy, but whenever I justwant to throw caution to the windand enjoy myself, I’ll go to a cer-tain restaurant where I can get acheeseburger with lettuce, tomatoand mayo, an order of Frenchfries and a chocolate malted.

What is something interesting aboutyourself that most people might notknow?

When I retired from parishministry in July 2001, the bishopfelt it best that I discontinue evenpart-time parish help. Almostimmediately, an opportunitybecame available to open a centerfor women and another for menwho were recovering from drugand/or alcohol addiction. It is avery fruitful ministry, and I justwish I could do even more forthem.

How do you prefer to be addressed?

I preferred to be called eitherFather Larry of just father.Family and lifelong friends oftenjust call me Larry.

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. earned his doctorate in neuro-science from Yale and did postdoctoral work at Harvard.He is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., andserves as the director of education at The NationalCatholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.

18 T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

SportsLADY INDIANS HEAD TO STATE PREP GOLF FINALS Saint Joseph’s High School girls golf team will make it to

the Indiana state finals for the second year in a row after finishing second in the IHSAA regional in

LaPorte. The Lady Indians finished with a team total of 361, just two strokes behind Twin Lakes

with 359. The top medalist honors were captured by Saint Joseph’s Anne Ormson who carded a 75 in

the 12-team regional. Marian High school finished eighth among the 12 teams with a score of 380.

— EJD

With two weeks left in the season,two CYO teams remain unbeaten

FORT WAYNE — With the endof season tournament just twogames away, Catholic YouthOrganization (CYO) footballaction is heating up this week. Todate, two teams remain unbeaten.They are the St. John/Benoit/Hessen Cassel Eagles and the St.Vincent Panthers. These two teamswill go head to head in the finalseason match up Sunday, Oct. 7.

Face-offs Sunday, Sept. 23,were played at both Bishop Luers’field and the University of SaintFrancis. The first game at SaintFrancis featured a match-upbetween the Holy Cross Crusadersand the St. Charles Cardinals.

With a 6-0 lead at the half, theCardinals hung on to claim the 12-8 victory. Zach Crabtree earnedplayer-of-the-game honors chalk-ing up 186 yards for the Cardinalson 18 carries. The eighth-gradetailback scored two touchdowns.The Cardinals improve to 3-2.

In the “Battle of the St. Johns,”Fort Wayne outscored New Haven40-14. The Eagles got a pair oftouchdowns each from three oftheir speedsters: J.J. Curry, JocquelCooper and Devon Causey. J.J.

Curry “started the party” with a60-yard scamper and later scoredon a 10-yard run. Causey put theicing on the cake taking it to thehouse late in the game on two dif-ferent 70 yarders. Brian Nichterconverted on two of his point aftertries for the now 5-0 Eagles.

Eagle coach Jim Carroll said,“The game was fought hard byboth teams.” The Raiders never letup and executed some big plays.

Raider touchdowns came fromColin Stuerzenberger and AdamMcCarthy. Jeffrey Heaton kickedboth extra points.

At Bishop Luers, St. Vincentstandout Evan Feichter providedthe opening kick off back 75 yardsfor a touchdown against the RoyalRed of Precious Blood/Queen ofAngels/St. Mary’s Avilla. On theirfirst play from scrimmage, Pantherquarterback, Luke Tippmann hitFeichter on a 42-yard pass play.Nick German added the extra-point, making it 14-0 at the end ofthe first quarter.

Fullback Blake Noll scored asecond quarter Panther touchdownon a two-yard run. And in the thirdquarter, German was busy catchinga 52-yard pass from Tippmann andadding another extra point. Thefinal score was 28-6 marking St.Vincent’s fifth win of the season.

Next up was the high scoringshootout between the St. JudeEagles and the St. Joe/St.Elizabeth/St. Aloysius/St. Therese(JAT) Knights. To start things off,eighth grader, Andrew Yaneyreturned the opening kick off 80yards for a JAT touchdown.

Logan Dorman came throughfor the JAT offense with four rush-ing touchdowns in the 30-24 winover the Eagles. Delaney andEcclestone hooked up for sixpoints on several occasions in theSt. Jude loss.

Due to the regional confirma-tion for many of the eighth gradeplayers this Sunday, all games willbe played on Saturday.

Current standings1. St. John FW 5-02. St. Vincent 5-03. St. Charles 3-24. St. John NH 3-25. St. J-A-T 2-36. Q of A/PB 1-47. St. Jude 0-58. Holy Cross 0-5

B Y M I C H E L L E C A S T L E M A N

ICCL soccer resumes weekend playSOUTH BEND — After a week-end off from play to accommodatethe regional confirmation scheduleat the University of Notre Dameon Sept. 16, Inter-City CatholicLeague (ICCL) soccer returned toweekend action Sept. 23.

In the boys varsity division, St.Thomas defeated Corpus Christi,5-2, with Joe Santerre scoring twogoals for St. Thomas. Noah Strati,Bobby Norell and Ben Mauseradded one each for St. Thomas.Turk and Bellagonte each had agoal for Corpus Christi.

Christ the King defeated St.Joseph, South Bend, 7, 4-1.Scoring for the Kings were ChrisAgostino with two goals andBailey Sexton and Joe Concannonwith one goal each.

St. Joseph (South Bend) 8 beatSt. Jude, 3-1. St. Joseph/HolyCross goals were scored by KevinKruszewski with an assist byThomas J. Labuzienski, AlexScholtes (header) with an assist byPatrick Bruneel and Nick Barlowwith an assist by KevinKruszewski. Tyler Olkowskiscored for St. Jude.

In girls varsity, Christ the Kingbeat St. Thomas, 8-1; St. Joseph,South Bend defeated St. Matthew,5-2; and St. Jude defeated HolyFamily, 5-1.

St. Anthony beat Holy Cross,6-0, in a game where Kit Fosterand Ruth Liddell both had twogoals each. Claire Griffith andTherese Taylor scored one goaleach. Abbey Matthys and Taylorcombined for the shutout.

Corpus Christi beat MishawakaCatholic, 6-0. Emma Flesh andJordan Wawrzyniak combined forthe shutout.

Boys varsity soccer standingsTeam W LSt. Joseph (South Bend) 8 3 0St. Thomas 3 0Christ the King 3 0St. Jude 2 1St. Matthew 0 2Mishawaka Catholic 0 2Corpus Christi 0 3St. Joseph (South Bend) 7 0 3

Girls varsity soccer standingsTeam W LSt. Joseph (South Bend) 3 0Corpus Christi 3 0Christ the King 3 0St. Anthony 2 1St. Matthew 2 1Mishawaka Catholic 1 2Holy Family 1 2Holy Cross 0 3St. Thomas 0 3St. Jude 0 3

PARPARISHMISSION

Babysitting service will be available in the parish hall.

Beginning at all Masses on Sept. 29/30& each evening Oct. 1 - 4, 7:00 pm

SPEAKER –Fr. Dismas Bonner, OFM

TOPICS –� Celebrating 60 Years of Faith

� Celebrating 60 Years of Prayer

� Celebrating 60 Years of Reconciliation

� Celebrating 60 Years of Eucharist

ST. THERESE CHURCH

Celebrating Yearsof faith-filled, faith-guided life.

2304 Lower Huntington Road • Fort Wayne

MICHELLE C ASTLEMAN

St. John Fort Wayne battles St. John New Haven in a football gameplayed Sept. 23 at the University of Saint Francis. Fort Wayne outscoredNew Haven 40-14.

SOUTH BEND — MishawakaCatholic’s Saints and the St.Anthony Panthers football teamssimply overpowered their foeswith a barrage of touchdowns toremain unbeaten and tied for firstplace in the varsity division of theInter-City Catholic League(ICCL).

St. Anthony thundered over theHoly Family Trojans, 38-6, withVince Camiti and KevinMcFadden each romping fortouchdowns. McFadden tallied onrushes of 4 and 12 yards, andCampiti scored on a 54-yard aerialfrom Nick Carmola and later on a10-yard smash through center.

Collin Hickey also added atouchdown and Kameron Smithadded four conversions.

Holy Family tallied on a 36-yard aerial from Zach Fozo toBlake Palicki.

Mishawaka Catholic’s MichaelWhitfield cut loose for threetouchdown scampers on 25, 40and 21 yards. The Saints’ defensewas exceptionally stout, keepingtheir foes outside the 20-yardmarker.

The accurate Coley Schultheisadded the extra points.

In the B-team division, Holy

Cross snared its third win of theseason, and St. Anthony chalkedup its second straight as bothteams literally tied for first place.

Holy Cross swampedMishawaka Catholic, 42-0.

Patrick O’Connor and AnthonyMurphy each scored twice on longruns to lead the Saints.

St. Anthony easily defeatedHoly Family, 19-6. Alex Wardtossed a touchdown pass of 15yards to Oliver Page. Other touch-downs were added by BrianMischler and Alex Clark.

Tyler Beck scored for the loserson a 2-yard plunge.

St. Matthew’s Blazers waltzedover the Granger Titans, 20-0.Dominique Sanders scored onruns 37 yards and 8 yards. Sandersalso tossed a 50-yard touchdownpass to Tyran Ottbridge, who alsokicked an extra point.

Boys varsity football standingsTeam W LSt. Anthony/St. Joe Panthers 2 0Mishawaka Catholic Saints 2 0St. Matthew Blazers 1 1Holy Cross/Christ the King Crusaders 1 2Holy Family Trojans 0 3Corpus Christi Cougars 0 0

Mishawaka Saints, Panthers overpower ICCL football foesB Y E L M E R J . D A N C H

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T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 19SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

REST IN PEACEFort WayneElmer H.Macke,77,St.Vincent de Paul

Rita F.Somers,89,St.John the Baptist

JoAnn Ybarra,58,St.Patrick

Marciano SaminMagno,83,St.Vincent de Paul

Suzanna Young,48,St.Vincent de Paul

Catherine A.Baron,93,Saint Anne Home

James A.Hurst Jr.,85,Cathedral of theImmaculateConception

Alice M.Snyder,95,St.Therese

Rita H.Marshall,90,St.Therese

GarrettBernard R.Brennan,96,St.Joseph

GoshenSue Ann Whitehead,76,St.John theEvangelist

MishawakaJosephone Lentine,81,St.Monica

PiercetonMaurice J.Howe,86,St.Francis Xavier

PlymouthHelen M.Haines,80,St.Michael

Alice B.Munroe,86,St.Michael

South BendHelen H.Niezgodski,94,St.MatthewCathedral

John W.Pluta,71,Christ the King

Frances L.Lewallen,83,St.Anthony de Padua

Harry A.Plencner,98,St.Adalbert

Hilary VanOverberghe,64,Holy Family

Dolores B.Krzyzaniak,83,Holy Cross

Black Forest cake and Germanbeer, purchased separately.Tickets are $6 for all over 10years of age. Polka music, facepainting and fun from 4:30-7:30p.m.

Haunted Castle returnsFort Wayne — The HauntedCastle will be open in Octoberon Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. andon Fridays and Saturdays from7-11:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 or$14. Sponsored by the St.Vincent Boy Scouts. Visitwww.hauntedcastle.com forinformation.

DEVOTIONSWorld Apostolate of Fatima sponsorscommemorative service New Haven — A procession,rosary and Mass to celebrate the90th anniversary of Fatima willbegin at noon, Oct. 13, at St.John Church, 943 Powers St. Allare encouraged to come and prayfor peace. For information con-tact (260) 432-5113 Ext.336.

Family rosaries plannedFort Wayne — The first Sundayall family rosary will be recitedfrom 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Sunday,Oct. 7, in MacDougal Chapel.The intention is for all families,

Rummage and bake saleFort Wayne — Most PreciousBlood Parish Rosary Society willhave a rummage and bake saleOct. 4-6 in Mohr Hall. Times areThursday and Friday from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. A craft show willalso be held Saturday, Nov. 3.Crafters call (260) 422-8766.

Knights plan fish frySouth Bend — The Knights ofColumbus Council 5521, 61533S. Ironwood Dr., will have a fishfry on Friday, Oct. 5, from 5-7p.m. Adults $7, children (5-12)$3. Chicken strips for $7 andshrimp for $8 will be available.

Clothing saleBristol — St. Mary Parish, 411W. Vistula St., will have a cloth-ing sale on Friday, Oct. 5, andSaturday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to2 p.m.

Bratfest planned by friends of St.PatrickWabash — Friends of St.Patrick, an ecumenical groupaspiring to restore St. PatrickChurch in Lagro will haveBratfest on Saturday, Oct. 13, atthe Knights Hall in Wabash.Menu includes brats, warm pota-to salad, German chocolate cake,

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especially families with difficul-ties. Father Adam Schmitt fromSt. Joseph Parish and Sister MaryAnn Fox will attend. The firstMonday all family rosary for thesouls in purgatory will be heldMonday, Oct. 8 in MacDougalChapel at 7 p.m.

Widows of prayer meet for MassFort Wayne — All Catholic wid-ows are invited to attend Mass onSunday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. atMost Preciouus Blood Church. Abrief introduction and refresh-ments will follow.

MISC. HAPPENINGSHomecoming event plannedSouth Bend — St. AdalbertSchool will have a homecomingevent on Sunday, Oct. 28. If youattended St. Adalbert School con-tact the parish office at (574) 288-5708 or e-mail stadalbertweb@comcast.net

Living Healthier series sponsored byUniversity of Saint FrancisFort Wayne — The LivingHealthier series will offer “Shedsome sunlight on Women’s HeartHealth” with Sue Chubinski,PhDc, RN, Cheryl Erickson, MA,and Carol Gruelich, MSN, on

Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m.in Gunderson Auditorium. Doorsopen at 6 p.m. Refreshments andhealthy snacks provided. Freeadmission. Non-perishable fooditem donations accepted.

Annual garage sale plannedFort Wayne — St. Peter Church,500 E. DeWald St., will have agarage sale Sept. 27 and 28 from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sept. 29 the bagsale will be from 9 a.m. to noon.

CRAFT SHOWSCraft bazaar offers tables to rentFort Wayne — A craft bazaar willbe held at St. Joseph HessenCassel Parish Saturday, Nov. 10.For table rental information call(260) 639-3281.

Holiday bazaar at Queen of AngelsFort Wayne — A holiday bazaarwill be held at Queen of AngelsParish, 1600 W. State Blvd.,Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. For table rental informationcall (260) 484-2035.

Craft fair reservations acceptedFort Wayne — St. Charles Parishwill have a craft fair Saturday, Nov.3. Handmade items only. Call (260)749-6077 for information.

FUNDRAISERSSilent and live auctionWaterloo — St. Michael theArchangel’s youth group willhave an auction on Sunday, Oct.7. The silent auction, concessionstand and bake sale begin at11:30 a.m. in the parish hall. Thelive auction on selected itemswill begin at 1:30 p.m.

Holiday bazaar plannedMishawaka — St. Joseph Churchadult choir will sponsor a holidaybazaar on Saturday, Oct. 27,from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in theschool on the corner of Third andSpring streets. Over 82 tables ofcraft and household items, bakesale and raffles will be available.Bring a canned or boxed fooditem and receive one free entry inthe “mini raffle” for each itemdonated.

Dinner, dance and auction heldSouth Bend — Corpus Christiwill host a dinner, dance and auc-tion with an ‘80s theme. Catereddinner, drinks and music will beserved Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7p.m. Tickets are $25 per person.Reserve a table of 10 and receivetwo free drink tickets per person.For information call (574) 271-9794.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C20

SESQUICENTENNIAL20071857ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS

THE DIOCESE OF FORT WAYNE-SOUTH BEND

The beginnings of St. Augustine Parish can becompared to a leaky boat carrying a smallgroup of starving refugees unwelcome in any

port.In 1928, Holy Cross Father George O’Connor

became aware of eight African-American familiesstruggling to remain steadfast in the Catholic faith.The doors to Christ in the Catholic parishes inSouth Bend did not open wide to these blackCatholics.

Father O’Connor had worked as a missionaryamong blacks in Louisiana, saw the South Bend sit-uation as intolerable personally and was determinedto correct it.

Help came first from Holy Cross Father WilliamLennartz, pastor of St. Joseph Church on the eastside of South Bend, who offered the recreation hallof his parish as a place where these eight familiescould meet.

Even in the midst of the Great Depression, thesmall mission grew in membership to a total of 60members by 1937, most of whom lived on SouthBend’s west side and faced a long walk to St.Joseph’s on the east side. It was obvious that theyneeded a church in their own neighborhood.

A vacantstorefront at1228 W.Washingtonbecame a dis-astrous failureon its firstSunday when athe roof leakedso badly thatthe borrowedaltar and all

linens were ruined. A second location at 1238 W.Washington, a former tavern, became the onlyoption for the nomadic members of St. Augustine.

Providentially, fortunes improved here; theKamm’s brewery provided the location rent free,and the O’Brien Paint Company sent one of its owndecorators and paint to prepare the interior of thechurch.

Volunteers from St. Matthew Parish stripped oldwallpaper, a solid oak altar from a chapel inMichigan appeared, and gradually the former ginmill became the house of the Lord.

On Sunday, June 15, 1941, Bishop Noll dedicat-ed the new St. Augustine’s church at 1501 WestWashington where it now stands as a vibrant parishfinancially stable, with a multiracial membershipdescribed as strongly black with its main outreach asoup kitchen that serves hundreds three days aweek.

Today, St. Augustine’s, founded for the unwel-come, welcomes all.

St. Augustine, South Bend, Est. 1928

MARK WEBER

Two men whose bones have long since turnedto dust, Father Stephen Badin and LeopoldPokagon, chief of the Potawatomi Indians

lived lives in the American wilderness that shapedthe destiny of Sacred Heart Parish and theUniversity of Notre Dame.

Badin, born in Orleans, France, arrived inAmerica as a seminarian and became the firstCatholic priest ordained in this country. He was 25years old and allowed to come to America on thecondition that he would serve as a missionary in thevalley of the Ouabache (Wabash). It was Badin whoeventually acquired the land that became NotreDame, calling it Sainte Marie des Lacs.

Chief Pokagon, baptized at 55, had such a loveof the faith that he influenced other Indians tobecome converts and motivated Badin to press on inhis missionary efforts.

By 1842when FatherEdwardSorin arrivedin northernIndiana, thePotawatomihad beenforced tomove and thehandful ofCatholicsthere rarelysaw a priest.Sorinreestablisheda mission toprovide pas-toral care for

Catholicsin theregion,whicheventuallybecameSacredHeartParish.

FatherSorin’sfirst serv-ices were in the famous log cabin, and since thattime, Sacred Heart has been a common place ofworship for its parishioners, the university and theCongregation of Holy Cross.

In the early days, Sacred Heart’s outreach went100 miles beyond Notre Dame in northern Indianaand southwestern Michigan with all marriages andbaptisms recorded back at Notre Dame.

This practice gradually diminished as outlyingparishes were established.

Today, Sacred Heart parishioners attend servicesin a basement chapel which is stark and severe inappearance in contrast to the majestic furnishings inthe basilica above.

Sacred Heart Notre Dame is unique in that itowns no land, buildings or even the church it is in.It has never had a school or the usual parish soci-eties.

It was not until 1970 that a parish council wasformed and a director of religious education washired.

Now, 200 years after Blackrobes said Mass nearIndian campfires, Sacred Heart serves nearly 1,000families at a famous location known round theworld.

Sacred Heart, Notre Dame, Est. 1842

MARK WEBER

The tabernacle in the crypt chapel of Sacred Heart Parish.

BY MARK WEBER

A tapestry in St. Augustine sanctuary shows the black Savior

and the Stations of the Cross.