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Father Donald Calloway, a priest of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception and knownas the surfer priest, will be one of the speakers of the diocesan men’s conference, “Can YouHandle the Truth?” on Feb. 19, 2011, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum andExposition Center in Fort Wayne. Registration is available now.

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FORT WAYNE — Men of the Diocese of FortWayne-South Bend are invited to attend the dioce-san men’s conference, “Can You Handle theTruth?” on Feb. 19, 2011, at the Allen County WarMemorial Coliseum and Exposition Center in FortWayne. The all-day event is presented by the menof Rekindle the Fire and the Diocese of FortWayne-South Bend.

The conference will feature Boston College pro-fessor of philosophy and author Dr. Peter Kreeft,Marians of the Immaculate Conception FatherDonald Calloway and singer-songwriter W. KeithMoore. Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades will celebrate a 4p.m. Mass.

Father Calloway, known as the surfer priest,recently spoke with Today’s Catholic about theupcoming men’s conference. “We’re going to getinto some nitty gritty details about some manly

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Pope offers Step-by-step guideon ‘lectio divina’ meditation

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In his post-syn-odal document on the Word of God, PopeBenedict XVI urged all Christians to get toknow the sacred Scriptures better.

He gave a few suggestions that includedhaving a Bible in every home and engagingin a more attentive, prayerful listening toGospel readings.

The pope paid particular attention to theimportance and efficacy of “lectio divina,” aform of prayerful meditation on the word ofGod, and he offered a step-by-step guide onthe practice.

The post-synodal apostolic exhortation,“Verbum Domini” (“The Word of the Lord”),was released Nov. 11.

The pope said the first step is to open witha reading (“lectio”) of a text, “which leads toa desire to understand its true context: Whatdoes the biblical text say in itself?”

Understanding what the text is trying tosay is important so as to move beyond one’sown notions and ideas, he said.

“Next comes meditation (‘meditatio’),which asks: What does the biblical text say to

us?” the pope wrote.Christians both as individuals and as a

community need to let themselves be “movedand challenged” by what the sacred text istelling them, he wrote.

“Following this comes prayer (‘oratio’),which asks: What do we say to the Lord inresponse to his word?” wrote the pope.

“Finally, ‘lectio divina’ concludes withcontemplation (‘contemplatio’), duringwhich we take up, as a gift from God, hisown way of seeing and judging reality, andask ourselves what conversion of mind, heartand life is the Lord asking of us?” he wrote.

Contemplation and reflection let the mindconsider reality as God sees it and help fosterwithin oneself “the mind of Christ,” the papaldocument said.

“The process of ‘lectio divina’ is not con-cluded until it arrives at action (‘actio’),which moves the believer to make his or herlife a gift for others in charity,” said the pope.

The pope said in his document that themonastic tradition of “lectio divina” is “trulycapable of opening up to the faithful thetreasures of God’s word, but also of bringingabout an encounter with Christ, the livingword of God.”

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This Sunday we celebrate theSolemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christthe King. How fitting it is that we

give honor and praise to Christ the Kingon the last Sunday of the liturgical year.This Solemnity reminds us that Christ isthe King of heaven and earth and that Hehas sovereignty over all creation. Itreminds us that we belong to Him, that weare His and His we wish to be.

The Kingdom of Christ is mysteriouslypresent now in His Church, the seed andbeginning of the Kingdom on earth. It willenter into its perfection at the end of time.Yet now we are called to increase HisKingdom. This begins with Christ reign-ing in us and in our lives. When Pope PiusXI instituted this feast in 1921, he pointedout that Christ must reign in our minds, inour wills, in our hearts, and in our bodies.

In 2005, several martyrs were beatifiedin Guadalajara, Mexico. They were faith-ful Catholics who died defending theChurch against the persecution by thegovernment there in the 1920s. Somewere tortured for their loyalty to Christthe King. Each martyr’s story is inspiring.Each is unique, however, in common,each one before his or her executionshouted: “Viva Cristo Rey” (“Long liveChrist the King”).

One of the Mexican martyrs was ayoung teenager, Jose Luis Sanchez delRio, a devout 14-year-old boy who, afterbeing captured, was asked under pain ofdeath to give up his faith in Christ. JoseLuis refused to apostasize. His motherwas overwhelmed by sorrow and anguish,but she kept encouraging her son. The sol-diers sheered off the skin from the solesof his feet and made him walk through thevillage to the cemetery. He wept andmoaned with pain, but would not give in.He said along the way: “Viva Cristo Rey.”Every now and then along the route, theystopped and said to Jose Luis: “If you cryout, ‘Death to Christ the King,’ we willspare your life. Say ‘Death to Christ theKing.’” But each time, Jose Luisanswered “Viva Cristo Rey.” At the ceme-tery, before shooting him, they asked himone last time to deny his faith. He refused.His assassins then fired upon him and hedied like so many others shouting: “VivaCristo Rey.”

The Mexican martyrs of the 1920sincluded a Jesuit priest, Blessed MiguelAgustin Pro, whose feast we celebrate thisTuesday, November 23rd. I remember cel-ebrating Mass at his tomb in a church inMexico City. Father Pro risked his life bycelebrating the sacraments during thatsevere persecution of the Church inMexico. He would disguise himself invarious ways to evade capture as he wentabout doing his priestly ministry withcharity and zeal. He was eventually dis-covered and arrested like so many otherfaithful Catholics. As he stood before thefiring squad, he stretched out his arms like

Jesus on the cross and declared “VivaCristo Rey.” He was shot to death anddied at the age of 36.

Blessed Jose Luis, a teenager, andBlessed Miguel Pro, a priest, and all theMexican martyrs are an encouragement toall of us, especially our young people, tolive for Christ more fervently, to live withChrist as the King and Lord of our lives,the center of our life each and every day.At times, this may bring us criticism, evensome persecution and suffering.

Our King’s crown was made of thorns.His throne was a wooden cross. Herevealed from that throne that God is love.He offered Himself in expiation for thesins of humanity and He defeated Satan,the ruler of this world. From that throne,from the cross, He established theKingdom of God once and for all. This ishow God reigns as King! His triumph isthe victory of love. He does not imposehis rule by force. He invites us to followHim, to embrace His cross, to overcomeevil with good, so as to enter into Hiseternal Kingdom.

At every Mass, we listen to the Wordof God which enlightens our way to theKingdom. In the Eucharist, we offer our-selves and our lives in union with Christin His sacrifice of love on Calvary. OurKing feeds us with the bread of life, withHimself, His holy Body and Blood. Henourishes us with the food that the mar-tyrs received, the food of immortality. Hestrengthens us to live our faith with fideli-ty and conviction and to love one anotheras He has loved us.

In the Preface of Mass on thisSolemnity of Christ the King, we willhear these beautiful words:

“As king He claims dominion over allcreation, that he may present to you, hisalmighty Father, an eternal and universalkingdom: a kingdom of truth and life, akingdom of holiness and grace, a kingdomof justice, love, and peace.”

May we be loyal servants of Christ theKing and serve the building up of Hiskingdom on earth!

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issues. It gets the guys fired up andyou just feel like a group of broth-ers in there. I love it,” he saysenthusiastically.

Father Calloway, a convert tothe Catholic faith, says he willweave his radical conversion storythroughout the themes that he willpresent. “A lot of the things I wentthrough are the things a lot of menare going through in the times inwhich we live,” he says, citing theculture’s pervasive sensuality,rugged individualism and worka-holism that men can fall prey to.

Prior to his conversion, FatherCalloway was a troubled youthwho dropped out of high school tolive a precarious life involvingcrime and substance abuse. But thetestimony of his journey to Godholds an effective message formen.

“My conversion goes throughwhen I was a really bad youngman to falling in love with Jesus,Mary and the Church,” FatherCalloway says.

Following his conversionFather Calloway earned severaldegrees and has authored manyacademic articles. He has appearedon several broadcasts on EWTNand is the editor of “TheImmaculate Conception in the Lifeof the Church,” and “The VirginMary and Theology of the Body.”He also is the author of “Purest ofAll Lilies: The Virgin Mary in theSpirituality of St. Faustina,” andmost recently “No Turning Back:A Witness to Mercy.”

Currently Father Calloway isthe House Superior of the MarianHouse of Studies in Steubenville,Ohio.

Father Calloway’s message tothe men is simple yet powerful.“We are the ones who are called tobe the defenders and protectors ofthe beauty that has been entrustedto us,” he says, adding that thatbeauty includes wives, children

and the Church — all of which areunder attack in this present age.Father Calloway will rally the menof this diocese to fight this spiritu-al war and its enemy, by teachingthem to arm themselves with spiri-tual weapons such as the rosary,devotions and Confession.

He says he will encourage themto “pray with your wife. You, asthe man of the house, must take upthe challenge.” This, he says,inspires the men to tackle thischallenge no matter their vocation.“This also applies to the priests.All men are included in this,” hesays, emphasizing that no one cando this alone. “We do this coveringeach others’ backs, looking out foreach other and having accountabil-ity with each other.”

Fruit of a large conference suchas “Can You Handle the Truth?”says Father Calloway, is men’sgroups that form at the parish levelthat are a follow-through applica-tion of what the men learn there.Father Calloway says the men canmeet once or twice a month to“just be guys together, shoot thebreeze — but also to get togetherto pray, to have accountability.”

The enthusiastic surfer priestlooks forward to meeting with themen of the diocese and believesthe spirit will move them. Hishope for the male faithful who willattend? “To step up to the chal-lenge and to see their role as menin this new light of ‘you are calledto be a soldier, a knight to protectthe beauty entrusted to you.’”

A final invitational note fromFather Calloway to the men of thediocese, “Don’t miss your chanceto bring your son. ... You won’tregret it. It’s a really unique expe-rience for a father and son to cometogether and pray. ... It’s a realbonding experience.”

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• Wednesday, Nov. 24, 12 p.m. — Midday Prayer with investi-ture of novices at Our Lady of the Angels Oratory, St. AndrewChurch, Fort Wayne

• Thursday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m. — Thanksgiving Day Mass atCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne

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Cardinal reviews health reformdebate as ‘wound to Church’s unity’

BALTIMORE (CNS) — In hisfinal address as president of theU.S. Conference of CatholicBishops, Cardinal Francis E.George of Chicago criticizedthose who define the Church’susefulness by whether it provides“foot soldiers for a political com-mitment, whether of the left orthe right.”

In his talk opening the Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly of theUSCCB, the cardinal devotedmuch of his time to reviewing thedebate over healthcare reform ear-lier this year and the “wound to theChurch’s unity” caused by differ-ences over the final legislation.

Cardinal George said “devel-opments since the passage of thelegislation” have confirmed that“our analysis of what the lawitself says was correct and ourmoral judgments are secure.”

He did not specify what thosedevelopments were.

The USCCB opposed passageof the final health reform legisla-tion, saying that it would permitfederal funding of abortion, inad-equately protect the consciencerights of healthcare providers andleave out immigrants. OtherCatholic groups, including theCatholic Health Association andmany orders of women religious,said the final bill and an execu-tive order signed by PresidentBarack Obama would excludeany possibility of federal moneygoing to pay for abortions underthe health plan.

Cardinal George said thedebate also raised the question of“who speaks for the CatholicChurch.”

“The bishops ... speak for theChurch in matters of faith and inmoral issues and the laws sur-rounding them,” he said. “All therest is opinion, often well-consid-ered opinion and important opin-ion that deserves a careful andrespectful hearing, but still opin-ion.”

He said the Catholic Church“should not fear political isola-tion; the Church has often beenisolated in politics and in diplo-macy.”

“We need to be deeply con-cerned, however, about thewound to the Church’s unity thathas been inflicted in this debateand I hope, trusting in the goodwill of all concerned, that meanscan be found to restore the seam-less garment of ecclesial com-munion,” he added.

He also dismissed argumentsthat the health reform legislationwas too complex for the bishopsto understand it.

“If you will excuse my sayingso, this implies either that no onecan understand or judge compli-cated pieces of legislation, inwhich case it is immoral to act

until sufficient clarity is obtained,or it is to say that only bishopsare too dense to understand com-plicated pieces of legislation,”Cardinal George said.

The latter comment drewlaughter from the bishops and acomment from the cardinal thatthis was “an arguable proposition,but we won’t argue it now.”

The cardinal, who was com-pleting a three-year term asUSCCB president, also warnedagainst the U.S. Catholic Churchseeing itself as “a purelyAmerican denomination.”

He expressed concern forChristians in the Middle East, say-ing that they were “uniquely ...without protection in the wake ofthe American invasion of Iraq.”

Cardinal George’s voice caughtas he told the story, recounted by aU.S. Dominican nun in Iraq who isa friend of a friend, of a 3-year-oldboy named Adam who “witnessedthe horror of dozens of deaths,including that of his own parents,”during the Oct. 31 massacre at theSyrian Catholic Church inBaghdad.

“He wandered among thecorpses and the blood, followingthe terrorists around and admon-ishing them, ‘Enough, enough,enough,’” the cardinal said, quot-ing the Dominican. “According to

witnesses, this continued for twohours until Adam was himselfmurdered.”

“As bishops, as Americans, wecannot turn from this scene orallow the world to overlook it,”Cardinal George said.

He also urged attention to “theactive persecution of Catholics inother parts of the Middle East, inIndia and Pakistan, in China andin Vietnam, in Sudan and Africancountries rent by civil conflict.”

Cardinal George also stressedthe Church’s “consistent concernfor the gift of human life, a con-cern that judges the full continu-um of technological manipulationof life the use of artificial contra-ception to the destruction ofhuman embryos to the artificialconception of human beings in aPetri dish to genetic profiling tothe killing of unwanted childrenthrough abortion.”

“If the poor are allowed to beborn, then the voice of Christcontinues to speak to the home-less and the jobless, the hungryand the naked, the uneducated,the migrant, the imprisoned, thesick and the dying,” he said.

“Our ministry is consistentbecause the concerns of JesusChrist are consistent,” he added.“He is at the side of the poor.”

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WASHINGTON (CNS) —Medical supplies, chemicals topurify water and materials tobuild temporary beds were rushedto Haiti as the outbreak ofcholera surged across the countryand reached some of the squalidsettlements housing earthquakesurvivors in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Exhausted aid workers, work-ing around the clock for at least aweek in the wake of floodingcaused by Hurricane Tomas, triedto head off the intestinal diseasein the most vulnerable areas butfaced mounting difficulties and arapidly depleting amount of med-ical supplies.

“Some people have beenreporting that we’ve gotten infront of it and are in control ofthe spread of cholera,” LauraDills, director of programmingfor Catholic Relief Services inHaiti, told Catholic News ServiceNov. 15. “Actually WHO (WorldHealth Organization) doesn’tbelieve that. There’s such asevere underreporting of casesthat they’re not sure of all of thehot spots.

“We don’t expect this to peakfor a number of weeks,” she saidin a telephone interview.

Haiti’s Ministry of PublicHealth and Population reportedthat, as of Nov. 12, 917 peoplehad died and more than 14,640people had been hospitalizedsince the outbreak began Oct. 19in rural Artibonite departmentnear the city of St. Marc.

Some aid agencies have said

the toll could be higher becausethe government does not trackdeaths in rural areas where peo-ple never reached a hospital orone of the emergency choleratreatment centers.

Louise Ivers, a physician whois chief of mission in Haiti forBoston-based Partners in Health,told reporters in a briefing Nov.12 that she feared the centers andhospitals could be overrun withcholera patients if the number ofcases continues to grow as it didafter the hurricane.

CRS, more than 40 non-governmental organizations, fiveU.N. agencies and theInternational Organization for

Migration have joined with theHaitian health ministry in a mas-sive education program aimed atpreventing the disease fromspreading.

The U.N. Office for theCoordination of HumanitarianAffairs expects as many as200,000 people eventually couldshow symptoms ranging frommild diarrhea to serious dehydra-tion. The figure is based on pro-jections of past cholera outbreaksand projections by the PanAmerican Health Organizationand the U.S. Centers for DiseaseControl.

The U.N. agency has request-ed $164 million to battle the dis-

ease.Dills said the spread of the

water-borne disease, of whichsymptoms may not be apparentfor several days, is compoundedby the transient nature of Haiti’speople. Left untreated, choleracan kill a person within hours ofthe onset of symptoms because ofdehydration. The disease can betreated with fluids and antibiotics.People who receive treatmentquickly usually survive.

As the outbreak spreads, peo-ple in settlements with access tochlorinated water are safer than

rural residents who lack cleanwater, Dills said.

Efforts are being made to getwater purification chemicals tothe more than 1,300 settlementshousing an estimated 1.3 millionpeople left homeless by the Jan.12 earthquake.

Despite the effort, the healthministry reported that cholera hasspread throughout the country,with the highest number inArtibonite department.Significant numbers of cases alsowere reported in the North,Northwest, Center and Westdepartments, including Port-au-Prince.

Government officials in theneighboring Dominican Republichave taken steps to limit access topublic markets commonly fre-quented by Haitians along theborder.

Dills said that, each day, CRS-trained workers spray a bleach-based chemical on latrines andshowers in the 12 camps theagency administers in an attemptto limit the spread of the bacteriathat causes the disease.

The education effort hasreached Salesian-run schoolsthroughout Haiti. Children arebeing taught the importance ofpersonal hygiene, especially regu-larly washing their hands.

In addition, Salesian BrotherHubert Mesidor, whose educa-tional program on Radio Soleilreaches much of the country, hasdevoted much of his daily showto education about cholera.

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Reject partisan strife on Churchissues, panelist urges Catholic women

WASHINGTON (CNS) —Catholics must find ways to dis-cuss important issues in theChurch without adopting the“vicious” rhetoric of partisan pol-itics, a panelist told the NationalCouncil of Catholic Women con-vention Nov. 12.

“We need to be utterly intoler-ant of trashing other people in theChurch,” said Sister CarolKeehan, president and CEO ofthe Catholic Health Association.“It undermines the charity that isat the heart of the Church.”

Sister Carol, a Daughter ofCharity, was among five Catholicleaders who participated in apanel discussion opening theNCCW’s 90th anniversary con-vention in Washington.

The panel discussions, moder-ated by Tony Spence, directorand editor-in-chief of CatholicNews Service, focused on theNCCW’s year-old Campaign forHuman Dignity, which bringstogether a number of issues onwhich local councils work undera single umbrella.

The campaign deals withissues that include human traf-ficking, abortion, pornography,immigration, marriage, climatechange and poverty.

John Carr, executive directorof the U.S. bishops’ Departmentof Justice, Peace and HumanDevelopment, urged the morethan 600 women at the conven-tion not to see Catholic teaching“as an either/or” but to see it interms of “and.”

“It’s about human life and dig-nity, human rights and responsi-bility,” he said of the range ofCatholic concerns. “It beginswith life, but it doesn’t endthere.”

Carr also criticized the“intense polarization, partisan-ship and politicization” that hasseeped into the Church from thepolitical world.

“We can divide up the work,but we can’t divide up theChurch,” he said.

Both Carr and Sister Carolhave been the targets of intensecampaigns, primarily throughblogs and e-mails, accusing them

of taking actions or supportingorganizations opposed to Churchteaching. Neither mentionedthose campaigns, although SisterCarol said she has been “the sub-ject of the most blogs that end,‘Send money.’”

Helen Alvare, an associateprofessor at George MasonUniversity School of Law inArlington, Va., and a formeradviser to the U.S. bishops onlife issues, said Catholic womenshould not be shy about sharingthe Catholic response to what shecalled the secular “sex, marriageand mating market,” where abor-tion is seen as “insurance” if con-traception fails.

“What we have in our theolo-gy of the body is what actuallyworks,” she said. The secularanswer of contraception, abortionand divorce, however, has result-ed 1.2 million abortions a year,out-of-wedlock births making up41 percent of all U.S. births anddecisions not to marry “causingentrenched poverty,” she added.

Alvare said the money thathad been spent on promotingmarriage by Presidents BillClinton and George W. Bush hadbeen redirected during theObama administration to pro-grams that promote fatherhood.

“There’s good stuff there, butthey are trying to connect fatherswith their kids without connect-ing them with (the children’s)mothers,” she said.

Kathleen McChesney, CEO ofKinsale Management and the firstexecutive director of the U.S.bishops’ Office of Child andYouth Protection, urged theNCCW to remember, in additionto the important issues in theirhuman dignity campaign, themany “men and women and boysand girls abused by Catholic cler-gy and the men who have beenfalsely accused” of abuse.

“Their pain is not going to goaway,” she said, noting that manyof the 10,000 people found tohave been abused by Catholicclergy between 1950 and 2002are “still alive and still in pain.”

She also urged those in theaudience to pay attention to theclergy and religious in their lives.Although many have lives thatare “very joyous and fulfilled,”

others experience loneliness and“don’t have relationships withother adults that are really impor-tant.”

“Reach out to them,” she said.“Share some of the joys in yourlife so you can share some oftheir joys.”

Kerry Robinson, executivedirector of the NationalLeadership Roundtable onChurch Management, said herorganization aims to help thosewho carry out the Church’s mis-sion of promoting human dignitygain the “competencies andexpertise to strengthen the tem-poral affairs of the Church.”

“The Church’s ability to makea positive contribution ... is tiedto its ability to be well man-aged,” she said.

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Students from St. Joseph-Hessen Cassel School in rural

Fort Wayne participated in the National Young Readers

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ality on WOWO Radio AM 1190, read to the students of

Kathy Hartenstein’s kindergarten class.

Crosiers Fathers, Brothersgather to mark 800 yearssince foundingPHOENIX (CNS) — More than500 people crowded into St.Mary’s Basilica for Mass Nov. 7to celebrate the 800th anniversaryof the founding of the Crosierorder in Belgium in 1210. Amongthose in attendance were BishopThomas J. Olmsted, AuxiliaryBishop Eduardo A. Nevares andretired Bishop Thomas J. O’Brien,all of the Diocese of Phoenix. TheCrosiers Fathers and Brothers, aworldwide religious order, havebeen serving in the PhoenixDiocese for 30 years and in theUnited States for 100 years. In2007, the Crosiers moved theirnational headquarters to Phoenix.Crosier Father Thomas Enneking,prior of the Crosier community ofPhoenix, welcomed the crowd tothe celebration. Thirty CrosierFathers and Brothers, arrayed intheir trademark black and whitecassocks, lined the first severalpews of the basilica. “Our celebra-tion today is really like a com-mencement ceremony. We end ourfestivities, but the main focus forus is our future,” Father Ennekingsaid. “We are deeply grateful forGod’s fidelity during these past800 years, and we are full of hopethat God will be faithful to us forthe next 800 years.”

Iraqi Catholics injured in Baghdad flown to Rome for treatmentVATICAN CITY (CNS) —Twenty-six Iraqi Catholics injuredin an Oct. 31 attack on their cathe-dral in Baghdad were transferredto a Rome hospital for treatment.Pope Benedict XVI thanked Italy’sforeign minister for helping facili-tate the transfer of three children,seven men and 16 women. Fifty-eight people died in the attack onthe Syrian Catholic church aftermilitary officials tried to end a ter-rorist siege of the church. In apress release Nov. 13, Rome’sGemelli Hospital said most of the26 were in fair condition and werebeing treated by a medical teamwith a variety of specialties. As ofmidday Nov. 15 the hospital hadnot issued a further update. TheVatican newspaper, L’OsservatoreRomano, reported that CardinalTarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretaryof state, had asked Italy’s foreignminister, Franco Frattini, to organ-ize the transfer of the patients fortreatment. A group of 35 IraqiCatholics hurt in the attack alreadyhad been transported to Paris Nov.10. Frattini, a former ski instructor,joined a group of ski instructorsNov. 15 at an audience with PopeBenedict. Before speaking to thegroup, Pope Benedict said hewanted to express his deep grati-tude to Frattini for arranging thetransfer of the patients to Rome.The transfer was funded by Italy’sforeign aid program and thepatients were flown to Rome fromBaghdad by the Italian air force.

Pope calls for local support for prayer vigilfor the unbornVATICAN CITY (CNS) — PopeBenedict XVI encouragedCatholics around the world to par-ticipate in a prayer vigil forunborn babies to be held on theeve of the first Sunday of Advent,Nov. 28, either in St. Peter’sBasilica or in their local parishes.Speaking Nov. 14 after recitingthe Angelus, the pope said, “Theseason of preparation forChristmas is an appropriate timefor invoking divine protectionover every human being calledinto existence and for thankingGod for the gift of life we receivedfrom our parents.” The popecalled for the vigil to pray for theunborn and their parents, for anend to abortion and research thatdestroys embryos, and recognitionof the dignity of every human life.The Vigil Nascent Human Lifewill include prayers for overturn-ing of laws that permit thedestruction of innocent lives, andfor the healing of those who haveacted against innocent human life.Pope Benedict will preside overan evening prayer vigil in St.Peter’s Basilica Nov. 27 and askedthat parishes, religious communi-ties, associations and movementsaround the world hold vigils oftheir own.

Even with new media,actions speak louderthan words, pope saysVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Whilethe Church is looking for creativeways to evangelize through newmedia, the actions of Catholicsalways speak louder than words,said Pope Benedict XVI. “Onlylove is worthy of belief and turnsout to be credible,” he told partic-ipants of a meeting hosted by thePontifical Council for Culture.The virtuous lives of saints andmartyrs fascinates and attractsothers in a way words cannot, hesaid Nov. 13 at the Vatican. “Weneed men and women who speakwith their lives, who know how tocommunicate the Gospel withclarity and courage, with thetransparency of their actions, andwith the joyous passion of chari-ty,” he said. The pope spoke tomembers and invited speakersattending the council’s plenaryassembly Nov. 10-13 on thetheme, “The Culture ofCommunication and NewLanguages.” Profound culturalchange is under way today withnew technologies and modes ofcommunication, the pope said.Priests and lay Catholics havenoted, “with concern, some diffi-culties in communicating theGospel message and conveyingthe faith within the Church com-munity itself,” he said.

Maryland theologianjoins CCHD as consultanton moral, ethical issuesWASHINGTON (CNS) — A pro-fessor of moral theology at MountSt. Mary’s Seminary inEmmitsburg, Md., has joined theCatholic Campaign for HumanDevelopment as a consultant onmoral and ethical issues. CapuchinFather Daniel Mindling, who alsoserves as academic dean at the sem-inary, will advise the campaignwhen questions surface about par-ticular activities of a CCHD-fundedgroup and to ensure that the pro-gram clearly follows Catholicteaching and moral principles.Bishop William F. Murphy ofRockville Centre, N.Y., chairmanof the U.S. bishops’ Committee onDomestic Justice and HumanDevelopment, said in a statementthat the priest will play an impor-tant role in CCHD’s effort to reachout to poor and vulnerable people.Father Mindling is no stranger toprograms at the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops. He serves as aconsultant to the bishops’Committee on Pro-Life Activitiesand the bishops’ Task Force onCatholic Health Care. The moraltheologian was recommended toserve as a consultant to the bishops’program that addresses social injus-tices by Cardinal-designate DonaldW. Wuerl of Washington, whochairs the bishops’ Committee onDoctrine.

Cuban bishops still see‘promise’ of freedom for political prisonersMIAMI (CNS) — The Cubangovernment may have missed adeadline to release 13 prisoners ofconscience detained in Cuba, butthe work of the Church on theirbehalf — and for all prisoners onthe island, regardless of theiroffense — will continue, saidCuba Bishop Arturo Gonzalez ofSanta Clara during a news confer-ence Nov. 8 in Miami. The CubanChurch, led by Havana CardinalJaime Ortega, has been success-fully negotiating the release ofCuban prisoners of consciencesince this past summer, when thedeath of one of the prisoners, whowas on a hunger strike, and therough treatment of the Ladies inWhite, a group of women whoprotested peacefully each Sundayin Havana, brought internationalcondemnation to the Castroregime. So far, thanks to the inter-vention of the Cuban Church, 39from a list of 52 dissidents havebeen freed and repatriated toSpain along with more than 200 oftheir relatives. However, some ofthe dissidents have said they wantto be released and allowed toremain in Cuba. “There is an offerof liberty for those prisoners whowant to leave, and a promise ofliberty for those prisoners whowant to stay in the country,”Bishop Gonzalez said. He said thework of the Church on behalf ofthe prisoners has been ongoing,“effective” and not always public.

Thai Church workers sendaid to border forrefugees from MyanmarBANGKOK (CNS) — Churchworkers have rushed humanitarianaid to thousands fleeing toThailand from Myanmar to escapefighting between an ethnic militiaand the military. “Myanmar peo-ple feel unsafe to live there ascasualty figures on the Myanmarside of the border could not beconfirmed,” said Suree Vinitchop,director of Santhawamaitri Suksaschool, run by St. Paul de Chartresnuns in Mae Sot, Thailand. “Theviolence has also spilled over tothe Thai side,” she told the AsianChurch news agency UCA News.Fighting broke out Nov. 8 betweenMyanmar troops and rebelsbelonging to the Karen ethnicminority who seized key govern-ment offices in Myawadi,Myanmar, on the border withThailand. The violence came justone day after Myanmar’s firstelections in 20 years. Suree led aCatholic team to aid Myanmarcivilians Nov. 9. “Villagers livingin at-risk areas on the Thai side ofthe border were evacuated to saferareas,” she said, adding that aidofficials will plan other kinds ofassistance after studying the situa-tion. According to Thai mediareports, at least 10 people, includ-ing Thais and Myanmar villagers,were wounded when stray shellslanded on Thai territory.

T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C6 NOVEMBER 21, 2010

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Capuchin Brother Bob Malloy leads a prayer during an annual fall garden blessing at

Capuchin Soup Kitchen’s Earthworks Urban Farm Nov. 10 in Detroit. Brother Malloy

blessed the fallen leaves, which were then put on gardens to protect and nourish the soil

over the winter.

BROTHER LEADS PRAYER DURING FALL GARDEN BLESSING

NOVEMBER 21, 2010 T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 7

Events open to the publicduring Christmas at USFFORT WAYNE — The Universityof Saint Francis will offer a vari-ety of seasonal festivities for thecommunity’s enjoyment inDecember as part of its annualChristmas at USF celebration.

The planetarium program,“Star of Bethlehem 2010,” will beheld in Schouweiler Planetariumin Achatz Hall of Science onSaturday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. and7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1:30p.m. and 3 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 10,at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 11, at3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday,Dec. 12, at 5 p.m.; Friday, Dec.17, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec.18, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; andSunday, Dec. 19, at 5 p.m. Parkingis off Leesburg Road. Admissionis $4 for adults and $3 for seniorcitizens and those under age 18.The maximum charge per familywill be $14.

“Christmas in the Castle” willgive visitors an opportunity to seethe newly renovated Brooksidemansion decked out in seasonalglory by local florists and design-ers. All levels of Brookside will beopen for touring. Brookside islocated near Mirror Lake on theSpring Street side of campus.Parking is available across thestreet at the North Campus, 2702Spring St. Admission is $5 perperson and $20 maximum perfamily. Tours will be Saturday andSunday, Dec. 4 and 5, from 1-5p.m.; and Monday, Dec. 6, from 3-7 p.m.

A Fair Trade AlternativeShopping Bazaar will be offeredby USF’s Students in FreeEnterprise (SIFE) on Sunday, Dec.5, from 3-5:30 p.m. in the PopeJohn Paul II Center. Shoppers canchoose from high-quality handi-crafts from international produc-ers who have earned a fair priceand received credit and trainingfor their crafts, and who maintainlong-term relationships withorganizations rooted in the princi-ples of human dignity and eco-nomic justice.

A free Living Nativity will bepresented in the amphitheater nextto the Pope John Paul II Center onSunday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m.Members of the university com-munity will honor a tradition, dat-ing to 1223 in Greccio, Italy, inwhich Francis of Assisi led agroup of villagers in replicatingthe scene of poverty and humilityof Christ’s birth. The character ofSt. Francis will narrate theChristmas story, and all gatheredwill sing “Silent Night.” A freepetting zoo with the animals fromthe scene will be open for childrenbefore the reenactment from 5-5:50 p.m. Parking is available offLeesburg Road.

USF’s “Lighting of the Lake,”in which luminaries circle MirrorLake on Spring Street as a shiningsymbol of Christmas, will beSunday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m.Luminaries dedicated to a lovedone, in memory of someone spe-cial, to recognize a special occa-sion or simply to wish a studentgood luck with final exams can be

purchased for $10 each by calling(260) 399-8037 by Dec. 2. Therewill be no charge for the Lightingof the Lake event.

USF’s free Christmas musicconcert will be Sunday, Dec. 5, at7 p.m. in the North CampusAuditorium. University musicgroups will present traditional car-ols and classical arrangements bya variety of composers andarrangers.

The University of Saint Franciswill also host two free art exhibitsduring the holiday season. TheNational Ceramics Invitationalwill feature decorative and figura-tive works of over 50 ceramicartists from across the UnitedStates in the Rolland Center’sWeatherhead Gallery off LeesburgRoad through Jan. 7, 2011.

Paintings by 30-year USFSchool of Creative Arts instructor

Maurice Papier will be on displayin the Lupke Gallery on the NorthCampus from Dec. 4 to Jan. 28,2011. Papier will demonstrate hisexpertise in watercolor, oil andacrylic paint, airbrush illustration,mixed media and digital imagingin his exhibit of portfolio paint-ings.

Hours for both galleries areMonday through Friday from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays from1-5 p.m. The galleries will closeNov. 25 and 26 for Thanksgivingand Dec. 23-Jan. 2 for Christmas.For more information, visitwww.sf.edu/art.

Studying the watersDONALDSON — On the 10thanniversary of the Earth Charter(www.earthcharterus.org), the

Poor Handmaids of Jesus ChristMinistry Center EcologicalRelationship Committee, alongwith MoonTree Community, FlatLake Watershed Group, AncillaCollege and Earthworks, initiateda training program for those inter-ested in learning the ways andmeans of testing and protectinglakes and streams.

Becoming familiar on a firstname basis with the stream com-munities, the multigenerationalgroup gathered west of theMenominee Wetlands as it beginsits way towards Tulip Road. Thisstudy, hopefully, is the first ofmany tributary streams of humaninvolvement with the water sys-tems.

The lakes have been monitoredthe past several years by the FlatLake Watershed Group, whichmeets bimonthly at the PHJC

Ministry Center attempting toglean the story of the two majorlakes in the watershed: Flat Lakeand Gilbraith Lake.

Dissolved oxygen and temper-ature are the two parameters thatindicate the health of a lake.Information on these indices arefound at www.indiana.edu/~clp/.Both lakes are listed on this site.

The Poor Handmaids of JesusChrist and their ministries believein and promote the wise use andcare of all resources. Caring forand monitoring the water in andaround Plymouth helps ensurehealthier water for future genera-tions.

St. Adalbert School marks100 years in 2011SOUTH BEND — Plans areunder way to commemorate theCentennial of St. Adalbert Schoolin 2011 An historic and familiarfixture of South Bend’s west side,St. Adalbert opened its doors inSeptember of 1911 to the largelyimmigrant Polish families thatpopulated the neighborhood andhad built the beautiful parishchurch building. Currently St.Adalbert serves a rich diversity ofchildren and families, which addsto the culture and Catholic identi-ty of the school.

While numerous centennialevents are being planned for the2011-2012 school year, a grandcelebration weekend will takeplace July 29, 30 and 31.

Friday evening will feature aCentennial Kick-off Reception inthe Heritage Center, which willrecognize friends and alumni ofSt. Adalbert who have made sig-nificant contributions to theschool’s history.

Saturday’s Family Fest willfeature the foods, culture and tal-ents of the school communitythroughout the years.

The weekend events will con-clude Sunday morning with aMass celebrated by Bishop KevinC. Rhoades followed by brunch inthe Heritage Hall.

Mini-reunion class groups willbe gathering informally through-out the weekend to renew friend-ships and reconnect with their his-tory.

St. Adalbert School has beenblessed through the years by thedevotion and commitment ofmany community groups whohave supplied countless hours ofvolunteer work, professionalexpertise and financial assistance.The occasion of the centennial is aperfect time for the entire St.Adalbert community to reflect onthe motto “Grounded in Our Past,Building For the Future — OneChild at a Time” as it looks for-ward to the next 100 years.

Alumni and friends of theschool not currently receiving thenewsletter are encouraged to con-tact Linda Hudak Cornett of theclass of 1972 at (260) 637-6329 orthrough e-mail atCelebrate1911@hotmail.com orthe St. Adalbert School office(574) 288-6645 in order to receivecentennial information.

AROUND THE DIOCESE

T IM JOHNSON

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades tours the St. Felix Monastery in Huntington on Nov. 4. The

former Capuchin monastery was sold to the United Brethren Church in 1978, but this

summer, Tippmann Properties of Fort Wayne purchased the facility. Renovations include

new windows, roofing, painting and improvements to the heating system. On the 28-acre

campus, 120 dead tress and brush have been cleared. Parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul

Church in Huntington have volunteered labor for the improvements. St. Felix was the

home of Venerable Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, whose room has been preserved, and

was one of Bishop Rhoades’ stops on the tour. Capuchin Father Ron Rieder, pastor of Ss.

Peter and Paul Parish, Huntington, spent some of his novice discernment at St. Felix and

was the guide on the tour. Outside of the restored Blessed Mother shrine are from left,

Vincentian Father Augusty Kochuparathanathu, associate pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul

Church; Capuchin Father Ron Rieder; Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades; Franciscan Father David

Mary Engo; Msgr. Owen Campion, associate publisher of Our Sunday Visitor; and Father

Larry Tippmann, retired.

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Earthworks Whole-House Christmassale set for Nov. 19-20

DONALDSON — It’s that timeagain! The Earthworks Whole-House Christmas Sale.

Every holiday-decorated roomin the Earthworks House, 9815Union Rd., Donaldson, across thelake from Ancilla College andConvent, will be filled with itemsfor sale, most all of them $5 orless.

The sale will be held from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday andSaturday, Nov. 19-20,

The Poor Handmaids of JesusChrist Sisters and their friendsoffer rummage sale goodies(recycled, polished, ready for giv-ing), hand-crafted items, manymade by local artists andEarthworks homemade breads,oils, and jellies and jams.

“Last year,” Sister Sue, aSister of the Society of theSacred Heart, said, “we sold out.This year we will have 600 jars.”Some of the flavors available areblueberry, white peach, grape,raspberry and ruby red wine. Theoils are extra virgin olive oilsteeped in herbs.

The delicacies may be pur-chased singly, in jam and oilboxes or in gift baskets.

The sale is the major money-raiser for the Earthworks’ mis-sion-programs that are offered allyear long to teach adults and chil-dren how to care for, love andrespect our fragile earth.

New to the sale are “wrap-pies.”

The children who attendedEarthworks summer program thisyear made, among other things,“wrappies.”

A wrappie is a reusable fabricsandwich holder, designed toreplace plastic sandwich bags thatdon’t biodegrade in the landfill.

The wrappies are made of re-used fabric on the outside andwater-resistant fabric on theinside. Thus, when filled with asandwich, they hold in the dripsfrom ketchup, pickles and othercondiments you might put in asandwich.

To use the wrappie, place thesandwich in the middle, fold inthe sides and tie the edges togeth-er.

When it is time to eat, openthe wrappie and it makes a place-mat for the sandwich and otherlunch items.

The children in theEarthworks’ eight-week summerprograms learned that plastic is abig environmental problem.Sister Sue has known that allalong. She said that it is empow-ering for a child to know thathe/she is making a contribution tosolving an environmental prob-lem. It doesn’t matter if the stepis small.

“A lot of small steps takentogether eventually make a giantstep,” she said.

Sister Teresa Schleper, a PoorHandmaid of Jesus Christ, ismaking the wrappies to sell at thesale.

From Trenton, Ill., SisterTeresa said that for most of her

religious life she has been cook-ing and baking in Indiana com-munities.

A wiz at the sewing machine,the sister follows the theme that“Handmaids’ hands are busy forthe Lord.”

She said that she thinks shewas supposed to retire in 2002,but “I’m not ready yet.”

Complimentary tea and cook-ies will be served in theEarthworks’ kitchen.

There will be Christmas musicas well.

Sister Sue invites everyone tocome and simplify theirChristmas giving and help to sup-port Earthworks’ many worth-while projects at the same time.

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Sister Teresa Schleper prepares to stitch “wrappies” for the annualEarthworks’ Whole House Christmas Sale to be held from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. each day, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19-20, at the Earthworks’House, across the lake from Ancilla Convent and College.

BISHOP RHOADES PRAYS ROSARY ATMEN’S CURSILLO

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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades stands with some of those who

participated in the Men’s 83 Cursillo that took place at St.

Patrick Parish in South Bend, Nov. 4-7. Participants came

from Elkhart, Granger, Fort Wayne, Syracuse, South Bend

and Edwardsburg, Mich. Pictured are Greg Lakner, Dave

Garwood (rector), Bishop Rhoades, Neal Garwood and Pat

Ruff. Bishop Rhoades led the team and candidates in the

polanca rosary on Saturday and stayed for dinner.

Marian High School science research memberswin big at competition

The 28 members of MarianHigh School’s scienceresearch classes were

awarded most outstanding school,among other awards, at theIndiana Junior Academy ofScience competition held atIndiana University inBloomington on Friday, Nov. 5.

Results from the competition

include: Marian High School —first place, Most OutstandingSchool; Michael Hunckler —second place, Research Finalist,third place, Outstanding JuniorScientist; Chloe Deranek — thirdplace, Research Finalist; TimTrippel — top 10 OutstandingJunior Scientist; Dana Lind —top 12, Research Finalist; SamuelLeung — first place in ProblemSolving Exam; Connor Burke —second place in the IssuesPresentation.

Other competitors in specificevents were Stacie Skwarcan inthe Problem Solving Exam, andLauren Garatoni and Tracy Scottin the Science Olympiad —Forestry event. Throughout theday students toured various sci-ence facilities at IndianaUniversity and cheered Connoron in the Issues Presentation.

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LOCAL PRIESTS REUNITE WITHPRIEST FRIEND IN WISCONSIN

PROVIDED BY FATHER PAUL BUETER

Fathers Ed Ruetz, Robert D’Souza and Paul Bueter took

an unexpected 11-hour field trip on Oct. 19, to visit a

longtime friend, Father Tom Zelinski, former pastoral asso-

ciate at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Huntington. Father

Zelinski currently resides at the St. Anthony Spirituality

Center in Marathon, Wis. The four priests are members of

a clergy support group that meets monthly to discuss per-

sonal spirituality, health status, intellectual pursuits and

pastoral work, along with group facilitator John Crowley.

During their visit, the priests received a tour of the spiri-

tuality center, held their monthly support group meeting

and celebrated Mass at a nearby senior center. From left

are Father Ed Ruetz, retired priest of the Diocese of Fort

Wayne-South Bend, Capuchin Father Tom Zelinski, Father

Robert D’Souza, associate pastor of St. Jude in Fort

Wayne, Father Paul Bueter, retired priest of the Diocese of

Fort Wayne-South Bend, and facilitator John Crowley.

SEMINARIAN CHRIS LAPP RECEIVES MINISTRY OF ACOLYTE

PROVIDED BY PONTIF IC AL COLLEGE JOSEPHINUM

Christopher Lapp of the

Diocese of Fort Wayne-South

Bend poses with Archbishop

Wilton D. Gregory of the

Archdiocese of Atlanta at the

Institution of Readers and

Acolytes that took place at

the Pontifical College

Josephinum, in Columbus,

Ohio, on Sunday, Nov. 7.

Seminarian Lapp received

the ministry of acolyte and

was entrusted with the

duties of attending to the

altar, assisting the deacon and

priest at Mass and distribut-

ing Holy Communion as an

extraordinary minister.

RENEWAL OF COMMITMENTS AS PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATES

PROVIDED BY TERRY BROBERG-SWANGIN

Rae Huffman from St. Vincent de Paul,

Fort Wayne and Terry Broberg-Swangin of

the Cathedral of the Immaculate

Conception, renewed their commitments

as Providence Associates to the Sisters of

Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods at

the St. Mother Theodore Guérin Chapel

on Cathedral Square on Nov. 6. Msgr.

Robert Schulte, rector of the Cathedral

of the Immaculate Conception, presided

over the ceremony and Sister Mary Ann

Fox, a Sister of Providence, witnessed the

renewal of commitment. In the photo,

from left, are Sister Mary Ann Fox, Rae

Huffman, Terry Broberg-Swangin,

Camille Snyder, candidate-associate, and

Msgr. Robert Schulte.

T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C10 NOVEMBER 21, 2010

All across America families and friends will gatherto celebrate the nation’s designated holiday of grat-itude — Thanksgiving. It’s a time to recall the

nation’s humble beginning and all the challenges andblessings that have brought it into the 21st century. Familytraditions and favorite recipes will renew a sense ofbelonging and deepen the ties that draw travelers back totheir origins. In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bendcherished prayers, recipes and traditions will personalizedthe Thanksgiving gatherings with the ever-present founda-tion of gratitude for God’s grace and joy.

Thanksgiving prayer Wendy Summers, member of St. Pius X in Granger,

wrote a simple prayer she holds dear after a ChristRenews His Parish (CRHP) experience in July 2007,which she says, “opened the flood gates of my heart.” Sheprays it daily, offers it to friends in need and has designeda holy card to hand out as well. Summers says of theprayer, “Those words were always in my heart becausethis prayer is thanking God for the Trinity and asking forthe power of God’s love so that I can make it through theday.” Her prayer is, “Almighty God our Heavenly Father,I give thanks to you for this day; send down Your SonLord Jesus and the power of your Holy Spirit so that Imight know and love you in all I say and do today.”

Sparkling Thanksgiving memory Mary Arend of St. Gaspar’s Church in Rome City

holds a joyful memory of a Thanksgiving day long agoand says, “At the first Thanksgiving celebration Iattended with my future husband Rick,his brother-in-law and sister hadbrought a bottle of champaign tocelebrate and announce that theywere pregnant with their thirdchild. They told me that theyhad made the announcement ofeach of their pregnancies thisway, and that it hadbecome a family tra-dition, so we shouldconsider making ourannouncements thesame way afterwe were marriedand had con-ceived.”

Unfortunately, Arend had been informed by doctorsthat she would most likely not have children. Though shefelt only joy for the expecting couple, her heart was heavywith the knowledge that she and her future husband maynever carry a bottle of champagne to a Thanksgiving gath-ering.

Arend continues, “But much to our surprise, you canonly imagine the joy we experienced the following yearwhen we were able to take a bottle of champaign alongfor the Thanksgiving family gathering and announce thatwe were pregnant with our first child. It was truly aThanksgiving we will always remember! The gratitude inmy heart to God for that precious life in my womb wasmore than I could express in words. Rick and I have beenmarried 25 years and are the proud parents of six beautifulliving children, and we have two miscarried babies inheaven as well. Each Thanksgiving we remember andthank God for the gift of life and our beautiful family.”

Seasoned Thanksgiving traditionVicki Welch, parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Parish

in Fort Wayne, and her family of five celebrateThanksgiving together as their extended family lives outof town. The Welch tradition has each family memberresponsible for preparing part of the meal — a joyful culi-nary undertaking. But Welch’s favorite part of her fami-ly’s tradition is not sharing the bounty of food. Shesays, “... the best part of the day is sharing ourthoughts of Thanksgiving. We each get 15 slips of

paper that say, “I am thankful for______.” We each fill them in andthrow them in a basket. As we areeating dinner, we pass the basketaround the table and read the slipof paper and try to guess whosethanksgiving it is. Some areeasy to guess and some are notso easy. Through the years, asour children have grown up,we try to “fool” each otherby either being vague orshowing thanks for some-thing out-of-the-ordinary.This really makes usthink of our manyblessings.”

New traditions amidst the oldClaudia Herber, parishioner of the Cathedral of the

Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, has seen holidaytraditions change and grow in the two years since herbeloved husband Bob died. She says, “Thanksgiving hasalways been my favorite holiday, even over Christmasand birthdays. It was a simple time of food, family andthanks to God for all our blessings.”

Though her family continues to hold dear the cher-ished tradition of each reciting a personal blessing orprayer before dinner, much has changed within the evergrowing family. Herber says, “I am still examining myfeelings about holidays without Bob. They will never bethe same, but I am still blessed with family. We are stillfinding some new traditions ... we wrestle with fivegrandchildren now, trying to get their picture taken alltogether every year, to watch their growth. And we laughabout corralling them all in one place.”

Herber continues to be grateful that her family honorsBob in some way at each holiday. She reports, “Specialthoughts of Bob have been mentioned in our prayers theselast few years.”

Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. Delightfulmemories of past holiday gatherings and even honoring

those who have gone before us help shape a gratefulheart.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE AREND FAMILY

The Arend family are, from left, Gloria, Genevieve, Grace, Gayle,Mary, Rick, Ricky and Robbie.

Original cranberry recipe

Dorthea Hartman, her husband and grown

children enjoy this original cranberry dessert

that she created about 10 years ago. “When it

came out years ago how good cranberries are for

you, I created this recipe,” says Dorthea, who is originally

from Germany. She serves it for her family at

Thanksgiving and Christmas and proudly reports it is a hit

where ever she serves it, including church receptions. The

Hartmans are parishioners of St. Mary of the

Assumption in Decatur.Cranberry Pecan Delight

• First layer1 cup flour1 1/2 stick margarine softened

1/ cup chopped pecans and pinch of salt

Mix all and press into 9x13 pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20

minutes and cool.• Second layer

8 ounces cream cheese

1 cup powdered sugar

little salt and vanilla

8 ounces Cool Whip

Mix all and spoon over cooled baked first layer.

• Third layer2 packages Strawberry Jell-O

2 cups boiling water1 - 16 ounce can whole cranberry sauce

1 can drained crushed pineapple

Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water. Stir in cranberry

sauce, drained crushed pineapple. Refrigerate until partial-

ly set. Spoon over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate

till firm. • Top layerTop all with 8 ounces of Cool Whip and

chopped pecans.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010 T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 11

An Italian Thanksgiving Terry Andorfer and her husband Phil, parishioners of

St. Charles Borromeo in Fort Wayne, began a new tradi-tion years ago as their adult children left home. Becauseof Terry’s Italian heritage the couple made homemaderavioli together. She says, “Phil helped me make themthat first year. His job was to fork around the edge ofeach and every one of the ravioli. That first year wemade about 100 ravioli.”

The following year two of their granddaughters want-ed to help and as the years progressed more of the grand-daughters came to enjoy the festive family event.Eventually Terry had each granddaughter design her ownapron to be worn at the Thanksgiving ravioli gathering.She says, “We now make over 150 meat ravioli andabout 100 cheese. Each one of these ravioli is forked by,of course, the youngest granddaughter. We usually makethem the Sunday before Thanksgiving and then I freezethem.” With 12 granddaughters and four grandsons, Terrysays, “I hope this tradition can follow my granddaughtersthrough their lives here in Fort Wayne or away fromhome.”

PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE SCHADE FAMILY

Amelia, Sara and Annalee Schade hold their prizedThanksgiving table cloth.

Thanksgiving tablecloth The Schade family, parishioners at St. Jude Parish in

Fort Wayne, break out their favorite tablecloth atThanksgiving every year to record their individual mes-sages of gratitude. Mom Angela says, “Each of us writesor draws what they are thankful for that year. We havefun reading the past. I am sure this will be a treasuredheirloom.”

PROVIDED BY THE ANDORFER FAMILY

Five of Terry and Phil Andorfer’s granddaughters show offtheir handcrafted Thanksgiving aprons.

te family recipe

is easy and delicious recipe is a

favorite replacement for traditional

pkin pie for Carole Klawitter and

her family of St. Martin de Porres in Syracuse.

pkin Torte

• Crust

Mix together and line 9x13x2 pan with

1 2/3 cup graham cracker crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 cup melted butter or margarine

• Middle layer

2 packages of cream cheese

2 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

• Top layer

No. 2 1/2 size can of Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Mix

5 oz. can of evaporated milk

2 eggs

2 packets Knox gelatin

1/1 cup cold water

Mix together crust ingredients and line 9x13x2 pan with it. B

eat cream cheese, eggs and sugar

till fluffy. Spoon over crust and bake 20-25 minutes. Remove and let cool. Soften gelatin in cold

water. Bring pumpkin mixture to boil. Add gelatin. Cool slig

htly. Spread over cream cheese

layer. Chill thoroughly. Spread Cool Whip. Sprinkle with

nuts (optional). T

his recipe can be prepared two days

ahead. It freezes well too.

ILL HEARTS WITH GRATITUDE

NOVEMBER 21, 2010T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C12

FORT WAYNE PARISHES

Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception

1100 S. Calhoun St.Fort Wayne, IN 46802Friday in St. Mother Theodore

Guérin Chapel after 12:05 p.m.Mass to Benediction at 4:55 p.m.

Little Flower Holy Hour firstand third Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Nancy O’Brien: (260) 437-0051

Our Lady of Good Hope7215 St. Joe Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46835Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 9:30

p.m.Holy Thursday after Mass

until 11 p.m.Jackie Oberhausen: (260)

485-9615 ext. 104

Most Precious Blood1515 Barthold St.Fort Wayne, IN 46818Tuesday 5-6 p.m.

Queen of Angels1500 West State Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46808Tuesday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Rosie Houser: (260) 483-7590

St. Charles Borromeo 4916 Trier Rd.Fort Wayne, INFirst Friday of each month

7:30 p.m. in the ChapelFeb. 1, 2011: Adoration after

the 8:30 a.m. Mass withBenediction at 2:15 p.m.

First Sunday of Lent, March13, 2011: Exposition after the 11a.m. Mass to Benediction at 7p.m. in the church

May 18, 2011: Adoration afterthe 8:30 a.m. Mass withBenediction at 2:15 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 10700 Aboite Center RoadFort Wayne, IN 46804-5444Tuesday 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in

the Daily Mass Chapel locatedoff the Homestead Road parkinglot. The Eucharist is reposed dur-ing 9 a.m. Mass.

Parish office: (260) 432-0268

St. Henry2929 Pauldiing Rd.Fort Wayne, IN 46816Tuesday: 8:30-10 a.m.(260) 744-2519

St. Joseph2213 Brooklyn Ave.Fort Wayne, IN 46802Holy Hour: Wednesday 7 p.m.(260) 432-5113

St. Jude2130 Pemberton Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 4680524 hour, 7 days a week

Perpetual Adoration in chapel.Cheryl Schleinkofer: (260)

486-6827

St. Patrick2120 Harrison St.Fort Wayne, IN 46802Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.(260) 744-1450

St. Therese 2304 Lower Huntington Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46819Most Thursdays except during

Advent and Lent 6-7 p.m.Parish office: (260) 747-9139

St. Vincent de Paul 1502 E Wallen Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46825Sunday noon to 6 p.m. and

Wednesday 8:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chapel open daily 6 a.m. to 9

p.m. for private adoration. Parish office: (260) 489-3537

St. John the Baptist4525 Arlington Ave.Fort Wayne, IN 46807.Everyday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Edward and Reggie Romary

SOUTH BEND PARISHES

Christ the King 52473 State Road 933South Bend, IN 46637First Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Forty Hour devotion prior to

the Feast of Christ the KingParish office: (574) 272-3113

Our Lady of Hungary829 W. Calvert St.South Bend, IN 46613Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Kathy: (574) 287-1700

St. Anthony de Padua2120 E. Jefferson Blvd.South Bend, IN 46617Thursday 9 a.m. to noonTina Masterson

St. Catherine of Siena atSt. Jude

19704 Johnson Rd.South Bend, IN 46614First Friday 9 a.m. to noon(574) 291-0-570

St. Joseph226 N. Hill St.South Bend, IN 46617Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m.Parish Office: (574) 234-3134

St. Patrick309 S. Taylor St.South Bend, IN 46601Thursday before first Friday 6

p.m. to 6 a.m. Benediction FirstFriday at 6 a.m.

(574) 232-5839

AREA PARISHESALBION

Blessed SacramentHwy. #9 S.Albion, IN 46701First Friday 5:30-6:30 p.m.(260) 636-2072

AUBURN

Immaculate Conception 500 East 7th St.Auburn, IN 46706Monday-Friday 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.Ann Helmkamp: (260) 925-

2771 or Jan Smith (260) 837-2005

AVILLA

St. Mary228 N. Main St.Avilla, IN 46710Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.(260) 897-3261

BLUFFTON

St. Joseph1300 N. Main St.Bluffton, IN 46714Second Wednesday 5-7 p.m.(260) 824-1380

COLUMBIA CITY

St. Paul of the Cross315 S. Line St.Columbia City, IN 46725First Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Sign up in narthex week prior

CULVER

St. Mary of the Lake124 College Ave.Culver, IN 46511Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.(574) 842-2522

DECATUR

St. Mary of theAssumption

414 Madison St.Decatur, IN 46733

Monday-Wednesday 4-5 p.m.Thursday 9-10 a.m. and 3-9

p.m.All night Exposition on specif-

ic Fridays of Lent.Father Dave Voors: (260) 724-

9159

ELKHART

St. Thomas the Apostle 1405 N. Main St. Elkhart, IN 46514Monday-Friday 3-9 p.m.Third Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m.Irvin Kloska: (574) 264-2556

GARRETT

St. Joseph300 W. Houston St.Garrett, IN 46738Thursday after 9 a.m. Mass,

Rosary at 11:30 a.m.

GOSHEN

St. John the Evangelist109 W. Monroe St., Goshen, IN 46526 First Friday at the end of 8

a.m. Mass to 6 p.m.The Thursday preceding the

First Friday 7-8 p.m.Thursday 6:30-7:30 p.m.

(Hispanic) After Holy Thursday MassDarlene Leitz: (574) 533-3385Hispanic Ministry Office:

(574) 533-3385 ext. 218

GRANGER

St. Pius X 52553 Fir Road, Granger, IN 46530Friday following 9:15 a.m.

Mass to Benediction at 5 p.m.Family Hour from 4-5 p.m. towelcome and encourage familieswith children to participate.

First Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m. Adoration Chapel open 7 a.m.

to 10 p.m. Monday throughThursday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.Friday through Sunday

Rachael Myers: (574) 272-8462, ext. 326

915 S. Clinton, Fort Wayne 46802 260-399-1442

Hours: M, Th, F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm • Tues. & Wed. 8:30 am - 7:00 pm • Sat. 10:00 - 2:00

Parking is Free and Easy in our garage!(Enter from Clinton or Washington)

Special 20 % OFF Sale Wednesday, Nov. 24: 5 pm-9pm!

Come downtown to celebrate the annuallighting of the Christmas lights! FREE HOT CIDER

& COOKIES...Everything in stock 20% OFF 5 pm-9 pm only!We will be closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday November 26. OPEN Saturday, Nov. 27, 10:00am-2:00pm

O COME LET US ADORE HIM

Waking Up to Presence!Saturday, December 49 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Advent as a time to wake up more fully to the everywhere and always present holy in our midst. It is a time to celebrate the vision of Jesus expressed in the symbol “Reign of God”. During this season we are not awaiting the arrival of an absent Divine. Rather, it may be that we simply need to slow down, pay attention, notice and re-spond to the Spirit, here and now ̶ in our own life and person, in our neighbor and in our world. Facilitator: Anne Luther Anne Luther is the Director of Adult Spiritual Renewal & Empowerment, Inc. based in South Bend, Ind. She also teaches part time in the In-stitute for Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. For many years Anne has been involved in the ministry of spiritual accompaniment, facili-tates spirituality groups and retreats.

Cost: $35 includes continental breakfast and lunch

Please register by November 27

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HUNTINGTON

St. Mary903 N. Jefferson St.Huntington, IN 46750Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.Noon on Palm Sunday to 5

p.m. Holy ThursdayKathy VanGilder: (260) 356-

4460Dick Ehler: (260) 356-1697

KENDALLVILLE

Immaculate Conception301 E Diamond StKendallville, IN 46755First Wednesday 9 a.m. to 6

p.m. Benediction 6-7 p.m. Parish Office: (260) 347-4045

MISHAWAKA

Queen of Peace4508 VistulaMishawaka, IN 46544Saturday 3:30-5 p.m. (during

weekly Confessions)After Holy Thursday Mass till

10 p.m.Laura McGuire: (574) 271-

9511

St. Joseph225 S. Mill St.Mishawaka, IN 46544Thursday 7:30 a.m. to noonCarol Mertes: (574) 255-6134

St. Bavo511 West 7th St.Mishawaka, IN 46544First Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

First SaturdayDavid Schwier: (574) 259-

9849

NEW CARLISLE

St. Stanislaus Kostka55756 Tulip Rd.New Carlisle, IN 46552Thursday 4 p.m. to Holy Hour

at 7 p.m.Four times a year; October,

Advent, Lent and Pentecost —All night Adoration

Father Paul McCarthy: (574)654-3781

NEW HAVENSt. John the Baptist943 Powers St.New Haven, IN 46774Thursday noon to 8 p.m. Holy

Hour, rosary and Benediction at 7p.m.

(260) 493-4553

ROANOKE

St. Joseph/St. Catherine641 N. Main St.Roanoke, IN 46783First Sunday noon-5 p.m.Father Kenneth Sarrazin: (260)

672-2838

ROME CITY

St. Gaspar del Bufalo10871 State Rd. 9Rome City, IN 46784Fourth Wednesday 10 a.m. to

6:30 p.m. Father Bernard Ramanaden:

(260) 854-3100

WABASH

St. Bernard 207 N. Cass St.Wabash, IN 46992First Friday 6:15 p.m. (follow-

ing 5:30 p.m. Mass)Nov. 21 noon to 1 p.m.

Junior/Senior High SchoolAdoration Service at 1 p.m. andNov. 20 at 2 p.m. (Sunday beforeThanksgiving)

April 21, 2011: Holy ThursdayAdoration in Zahn Hall (schoolbasement) 8 p.m. to midnight

May 1, 2011: Divine MercySunday — noon to 2 p.m. withBenediction at 2 p.m.

June 26, 2011: Feast of CorpusChristi — noon to 2 p.m. withBenediction at 2 p.m.

Oct. 2, 2011: noon to 2 p.m.with rosary service andBenediction at 2 p.m.

Oct. 7, 2011: Children’sApostolate of Fatima EucharisticAdoration/Benediction Service at12:30 p.m.

Rectory: (260) 563-4750

Yoder

St. Aloysius14623 Bluffton Rd.Yoder, IN 46798Thursday Holy Hour 6-7 p.m.

with Benediction(260) 622-4491

OTHER INSTITUTIONS

Sisters of Saint Francis ofPerpetual Adoration

1515 W. Dragoon Trail, Mishawaka, IN 46546-0766The sisters are the official

adorers for the 24/7 PerpetualAdoration. The faithful are invit-ed to adore between the hours of8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

(574) 259-5427

Saint Anne Home andRetirement Community

1900 Randallia Dr. Fort Wayne, IN 46805During Lent Fridays from 2-3

p.m. followed by Stations of theCross and Benediction.

First Friday Benediction 3:30 p.m.Pastoral Care Department:

(260) 484-5555 ext. 3257

Holy Cross CollegeSt. Joseph Chapel54515 State Road 933 NorthNotre Dame, IN 46556Tuesday (while school is in

session) from 7 p.m. to midnight.Andrew Polaniecki: (574) 239-

8315

University of Saint Francis2701 Spring St. Fort Wayne, IN 46808Visit www.sf.edu/sf/campus-

ministry for up-to-date days/timesJoshua Stagni: (260) 399-7700

ext. 6703

Marian High School1311 S. Logan Mishawaka, IN 46544First Friday throughout the

school day when school is in ses-sion. After 7:20 a.m. Mass until2:30 p.m. Benediction.

Carol Miller: (574) 259-5257

Bishop Dwenger HighSchool

1300 E. Washington Ctr. Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46825First or Second Friday of each

month during the school year fol-lowing morning Mass: 7:45 a.m.to 3 p.m. (2010 Dec. 10), (2011Jan. 7, Feb. 4, April 1, May 6)

Barbara Ruden: (260) 496-4736 Fall SharathonFall SharathonFall SharathonFall Sharathon

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FORTY HOURS DEVOTION AT NEW HAVEN PARISH

PROVIDED BY ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, NEW HAVEN

St. John the Baptist Parish in New Haven recently cele-

brated a Forty Hours devotion Oct. 29-31, an annual event

there that is usually held during or near the month of

October. This Eucharistic devotion consists of continuous

adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, solemnly exposed, by

shifts of people for 40 hours. The significance of the 40

hours comes from the calculation that Jesus was in the

tomb for 40 hours before He rose from the dead. At St.

John Parish, several priests celebrated the closing Mass.

T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C NOVEMBER 21, 201014

GUEST COMMENTARY BY DAVID GIBSON

COMMENTARYTODAY’S CATHOLIC welcomes letters from readers. All letters must be signed and include a phone number and address

for verification. Today’s Catholic reserves the right to edit for clarity and length. Address letters to: Today’s Catholic •

P.O. Box 11169 • Fort Wayne, IN • 46856-1169 or e-mail to: editor@fw.diocesefwsb.org

Not a disease Here is an unsigned editorialfrom the Nov. 4 issue ofCatholic New York, from theArchdiocese of New York.

Apanel of experts is setto begin a series ofmeetings to consider

what kind of preventive carefor women should be coveredat no cost to the patient underPresident Barack Obama’shealthcare reform act.

A set of “interim finalrules” of more than 50 cov-ered services for women, menand children has already beenreleased and covers a broadrange of generally acceptedpreventive services andscreenings such ascolonoscopy, immunizations,blood pressure testing and leadscreening for at-risk children.It also includes autism screen-ing for children at 18 and 24months and tobacco cessationprograms for adults.

The 15 services listed asspecific to women includesuch familiar and expectedprocedures as annual mammo-grams, PAP tests and bonemarrow scans to detect osteo-porosis, as well as more eso-teric, but no less useful, ser-vices, like folic acid supple-ments for women who maybecome pregnant (folic acid isknown to greatly reduce therisk of certain birth defects).

What’s not on that list, andrightly so, are contraceptives

— drugs and devices whosesole purpose is to preventpregnancy.

Pregnancy, as everyoneknows, is a natural, healthycondition.

It’s not a disease, like can-cer, to be diagnosed and treat-ed as early as possible; neitheris it an infectious condition,like polio, that’s preventablewith immunization.

But with the Department ofHealth and Human Servicescontinuing its deliberations oncovered services for women— with an eye toward issuingguidelines by Aug. 1 — con-cerns are mounting by theU.S. Catholic bishops and oth-ers that contraceptives andpossibly sterilizations will bemandated under the PatientProtection and AffordableCare Act.

Indeed, PlannedParenthood has alreadyannounced that it will lobbypublic officials to insist onmandating “family planning”services in the final rules,attempting to ensure that thesedrugs and devices will beavailable free or at very lowcost to the woman.

Contraception, however, isa choice. The choice is madefor personal or lifestyle rea-sons, not for medical or healthreasons. And the drugs anddevices pose their own seriousrisks and side effects, some of

which can be life-threatening.Many individuals and institu-tions, including the CatholicChurch, also oppose artificialcontraception on moral andreligious grounds.

The bishops, and othersopposed to “family planning”mandates, also are deeply con-cerned that drugs sold as“emergency contraceptives,”particularly the new drugknown as “Ella,” can actuallycause abortion, even weeksafter conception has takenplace.

Because the mandate ofpreventive services wouldapply broadly to group healthplans and insurance compa-nies, adding contraceptives tothe list would pose “anunprecedented threat to rightsof conscience for religiousemployers and others whohave moral or religious objec-tions,” including the CatholicChurch, said representatives ofthe U.S. bishops in a recentletter to HHS.

The federal governmenthas had a long-standing com-mitment to respect the rightsof conscience of all citizens,and to allow healthcare institu-tions and religious employersto participate in health cover-age without violating theirmoral or religious convictions.

We urge the government toallow that commitment to stand.

Flying MedicalService feedsthose starving inTanzania

Times are tough for manyof us in this turbulent uncertaineconomy. Conditions are farworse in Tanzania where peo-ple are starving due to a pro-longed drought that has deci-mated crops and livestock.Flying Medical ServiceDirector Father Pat Patten andhis small band of volunteershave been providing medicalcare to remote villages inTanzania for the past 27 years,flying 365 days a year.

Many very thin people,often subsisting only on roots,have come to his door sayingin Swahili, “I’m hungry, sir.”

Father Patten is now provid-ing a survival diet for 80women, mostly widows, and265 children from the limited

resources the mission hasavailable.

He figures $20 per adult amonth can provide enoughnutrients to sustain them.

If you can spare $20 oreven $20 per month, FatherPatten and those in his carewould be eternally grateful. Ashe said in his last newsletter,“We can’t let people die fromhunger.”

Flying Medical Service,1758 Manchester, GrossePointe Woods, MI 48236 orvisit www.flyingmedicalser-vice.org

John EakinFort Wayne

Thanks for Peter’sPence offeringMost Rev. Kevin C.Rhoades:

I gratefully acknowledgethe check in the amount of$47,973.03, which you sent tothe Apostolic Nunciature as the

Peter’s Pence contributionfrom the Diocese of FortWayne-South Bend for 2010.

“(Such a) gesture has notonly a practical value, but alsoa strong symbolic one, as asign of communion with thepope and attention to the needsof one’s brothers; and thereforeyour service (and that of yourfaithful) possesses a refinedecclesial character.” —Address of Pope Benedict XVIto the Members of the St. PeterCircle, Feb. 25, 2006

I assure you that this sumwill be transmitted to theSecretariat of State on yourbehalf.

May God, who is infinitelygenerous, reward you and con-tinue to bless you and the faith-ful under your pastoral care.

I am sincerely yours inChrist,

Pietro Sambi Apostolic Nuncio

Apostolic Nunciature UnitedStates of AmericaWashington, D.C.

Implementing the new missal:An opportunity to ‘unpack’rich Mass textsYou didn’t hear these words at the end of last Sunday’s Mass: “Go in peace, glori-

fying the Lord by your life.” But you may well hear them the first Sunday ofAdvent 2011, when the new English translation of the Roman Missal, the book ofprayers used at Mass, is implemented at English-speaking Masses in the UnitedStates.

Msgr. Anthony Sherman, director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of DivineWorship, pointed out in an interview that these words represent one of four optionsin the missal for what is termed “the dismissal” at the conclusion of a Mass. Theother options are, “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord,” “Go in peace” and,somewhat more familiar in its sound, “Go forth, the Mass is ended.”

Pope Benedict XVI felt there needed to be “more of a connection” between“liturgy celebrated and life lived,” Msgr. Sherman said. The new options for thedismissal reflect that concern.

The world Synod of Bishops that met in Rome in October 2005 recommendedto Pope Benedict that a way be found for the dismissal to accent every Christian’smission in the world. Responding to the synod in his 2007 apostolic exhortationtitled “The Sacrament of Charity,” Pope Benedict expressed agreement.

Liturgical scholars and theologians long have discussed the Eucharist’s dis-missal, which in Latin has been worded “Ite, missa est” (“Go, the Mass is ended”).They’ve made the point that these words do not mean, in effect, “OK, leave now;we’re finished.” Pope Benedict’s apostolic exhortation picked up on such discus-sions, explaining:

“In antiquity, ‘missa’ simply meant ‘dismissal.’ However, in Christian usage ...the word ‘dismissal’ has come to imply a ‘mission.’ These few words succinctlyexpress the missionary nature of the Church. The people of God might be helped tounderstand more clearly this essential dimension of the Church’s life, taking thedismissal as a starting point.”

How does the Sunday Eucharist connect to the complex lives people lead duringthe week at home and in workplaces, schools or during leisure time? That’s theissue. And this point seems clear: The dismissal is worth talking about, learningabout — like so many other Mass texts.

Msgr. Sherman explained that the rubrics (rules) that apply to the new transla-tion indicate that any text of the Mass, not only the Scripture readings, is a resourcefor homilists. Who knows? Perhaps we’ll hear a homily on the dismissal one dayfairly soon.

During the year following the translation’s introduction, Msgr. Sherman hopes tosee a movement beyond earlier debates over how certain texts are translated andtoward recognition that the newly translated missal represents an invaluableresource.

In his view, the translation’s implementation offers a unique opportunity forscholars and then homilists to “begin to unpack” texts in the Mass. He noted thatthe missal texts also will constitute a resource for religious educators or thoseinvolved in spiritual formation.

Moreover, he commented, the translation’s implementation presents an “out-standing opportunity” in the Church for delving deeper into the theology of theEucharist. He regards the present moment as a time of continued liturgical renewal.

It appears, then, that implementing the new translation is a multidimensionalproject. It involves advance preparation to generate awareness of what is comingand the reasons the new translation was undertaken.

But once the translation comes into use Nov. 27, 2011, a new phase of imple-mentation may well get under way, a period of unearthing the riches of the liturgi-cal texts.

The advance-preparation phase is vital. The U.S. bishops advise that “use of therevised text requires preparation and catechesis for both priests and the faithful.”

It is important that priests acquaint themselves with the new translation. Theycan even listen in their cars to an audio recording of it, Msgr. Sherman pointed out.

Their preparation requires some “minimal effort,” but he believes priests willfind gearing up to use the new missal very doable. He recommends they read up onthe theology of the Eucharistic Prayer.

The easy accessibility of extensive online materials facilitates the preparationprocess, he indicated. For example, the Mass texts can be found on the U.S. bish-ops’ national Web site (www.usccb.org/romanmissal), along with explanations ofwhat will change for priests and the congregation, sample parish bulletin insertsand many more educational materials on liturgy.

On the first Sunday of Advent 2010, one year prior to the translation’s imple-mentation, Msgr. Sherman hopes parishes will have plans basically in place forintroducing people to the new translation over the course of the year ahead andpreparing them for their “not drastically changed” parts at Mass. Now is the time,he said, for weekly bulletin announcements about the translation and the Massitself.

However, on the first Sunday of Advent 2012, one year after the translation’simplementation, Msgr. Sherman envisions experts, homilists and many others at adifferent point. He hopes they’ll be endeavoring to penetrate the riches of new textsand to expose all in the Church “to a deeper appreciation and understanding” oftheir content.

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Feast of Christ theKing: Lk 23:35-43

The Second Book of Samuelfurnishes the first biblicalreading for this feast, mark-

ing the close of the Church’s year.Once the two books of Samuel

composed a single volume. Intime, editors divided the volumeinto the two books now seen inBibles. The book records themajor events of the reign of KingDavid in Israel, which was from1004 to 971 BC. It is classified asa history book in the OldTestament.

In this weekend’s reading,David becomes the king of Israel.He was more than a governmentalauthority or political figure. Histask as king was to strengthen theunion between God and the peo-ple. He was God’s instrument, notin a plan to control people. Afterall, people had free wills allowingthem to choose the course of theiractions.

Rather, David was God’s gift tothe people. By bringing them moreclosely to God, David assisted inbringing them to prosperity, peaceand life.

For its second reading, theChurch presents a passage fromthe Epistle to the Colossians. Thisepistle was written to theChristians of Colossae, a moder-ately important city of the RomanEmpire.

Jesus is the absolute keystoneof creation. In the Lord cometogether all human beings and cer-tainly all Christians. ThroughJesus, all people possess the hopeof eternal salvation. ThroughJesus, all Christians share in thevery life of God.

Magnificent in its imagery, thisreading acclaims Jesus as the“image of the invisible God.”

St. Luke’s Gospel supplies thelast reading. It is a passage fromLuke’s powerful Passion Narrativethat recounts the trial and execu-tion of Jesus.

Central in the story is theinscription placed above the headof Jesus on the cross. It read, “TheKing of the Jews.” It is easy, andprobably accurate, to assume thatthis inscription was placed on thecross above the Lord’s dying bodyby the Roman authorities to warnobservers, and potential rebels,that such was the plight of anyonewho dared to defy Rome.

However, it was a revelation. Itsituated Jesus in the full sweep ofSalvation history, that pattern ofencounters between God and theHebrews. Jesus was of theHebrews. He was a Jew. Mostimportantly, Jesus was the firstamong the Jews, the king.

The Gospel then gives the storyof the criminals being executedbeside Jesus. One bitterly blas-phemes. The other beautifully pro-fesses Jesus as Savior. To him,Jesus promises life eternal. It is amajestic act of divine love and for-giveness.

ReflectionFifty-one weeks ago, the

Church began its liturgical yearwith Advent 2009. Then it calledus to prepare ourselves to meetJesus — in our hearts. It rejoicedwith the Lord’s birth. It led us

through the Lord’s Passion. It pro-claimed the Resurrection. It invitedus to be one in the Spirit, in theChurch.

It constantly has summoned usto faith and to faithfulness, askingus to be disciples, no easy task, butpossible because of God’s grace.

This grace awaits us becauseJesus died for us. He is one of us,human as the son of Mary.

A great heroine of the SecondWorld War was Queen Wilhelminaof the Netherlands, who had cometo the throne as a very small childwhen her father died. On a greatDutch holiday early in her reign,her mother led Wilhelmina to thebalcony of the palace to receivethe cheers of the crowds. Thrilledwith it all, the little queen asked,“Mommie, do all these peoplebelong to me?”

Her mother replied, “No, dear,you belong to them.” Wilhelminanever forgot.

The great lesson of this feast isthat the wonderful, loving and for-giving Son of God, Christ theKing, belongs to us.

Christ the King belongs to us

READINGSSunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3 Ps 122:1-5 Col1:12-20 Lk 23:35-43Monday: Rv 14:1-3,4b-5 Ps 24:1b-4b,5-6 Lk 21:1-4Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19 Ps 96:10-13 Lk 21:5-11Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4 Ps 98:1-3b,7-9 Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3,9a Ps 100:1b-5 Lk 21:20-28Friday: Rv 20:1--4, 11-21:2 Ps 84:3-6a, 8a Lk 21:29-33 Saturday: Rv 22:1-7 Ps 95:1-7b Lk 21:34-36

THE SUNDAYGOSPEL

MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Godconstantly tries to enter into dia-logue with the people He created— speaking through creation andeven through silence, but mainlyin the Church through the Bibleand through His Son Jesus Christ,Pope Benedict XVI said.

In his apostolic exhortation,“Verbum Domini” (“The Word ofthe Lord”), the pope encouragedCatholics to embrace and valueeach of the ways God tries tospeak to humanity.

The document, a papal reflec-tion on the conclusions of the 2008Synod of Bishops on the Word ofGod, was released at the VaticanNov. 11 and emphasized the needto improve Catholics’ familiaritywith the Bible and with the need toread and understand it in harmonywith the Church.

The Bible is not a dusty collec-tion of ancient writings addressedonly to ancient peoples, he said.

But it’s also not some sort of pri-vate letter addressed to individualswho are free to interpret it anyway they please, the pope said inthe document, which is close to200 pages long.

The pope said he wrote“Verbum Domini” because “Iwould like the work of the synodto have a real effect on the life ofthe church: on our personal rela-tionship with the sacred Scriptures,on their interpretation in the liturgyand catechesis, and in scientificresearch so that the Bible may notbe simply a word from the past,but a living and timely word.”

Pope Benedict asked for greaterChurch efforts to teach Catholicsabout the Bible, to help them learnto read it and pray with it, to treatit with great dignity during theliturgy and emphasize its impor-tance by making sure homilies arebased on the day’s readings.

For centuries, Catholic laity

actually were discouraged fromreading the Bible themselves.Even though that began changing100 years ago, Bible reading oftenis seen as a Protestant activity.

In fact, some evangelicalChristians use passages from theBible to preach against theCatholic Church, which the popesaid is truly ironic since “the Bibleis the Church’s book.”

It was the Church that decided

Pope encourages devoted, reasonedapproach to Scripture

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Mention “The FirstThanksgiving” and peo-ple immediately think of

Pilgrims in dark clothes with bigwhite collars and brightly dressedNative Americans gathered for afeast at Plymouth, Mass. Theyear was 1621 and they spentthree days celebrating the sur-vival of the English settlementafter a successful harvest. Ofcourse, folks from Virginia mightargue that English settlers therehad conducted their ownThanksgiving two years earlier.Still, tradition is a powerfulteacher, and today Americansrecognize that gathering of 53Pilgrims and 90 members of theWampanoag tribe who sharedvenison, turkeys and a variety ofother dishes including pumpkins(though probably not in pies) asthe basis of our own holiday cus-toms.

There’s no doubt that the newarrivals had reason to be grateful– to God, to the native peopleand to each other. They had lostabout half their number to sick-ness and to hardship aboard theMayflower and while they estab-lished their colony, yet they werealready beginning to prosper.These determined people hadcome to the shores of Americalike so many after them to find aplace where they could worshipfreely. Over the next two cen-turies, the desire for freedom andself-determination which was sovital to the colonists would leadto a revolution and the foundingof a new nation.

In 1789, the United States ofAmerica was just finding its waywith the establishment of theConstitution and the election ofGeorge Washington as the firstpresident. Before the year wasover, Washington issued aThanksgiving Proclamation:“Whereas it is the duty of allNations to acknowledge the prov-idence of Almighty God, to obeyHis will, to be grateful for Hisbenefits, and humbly to implorehis protection and favor — andwhereas both Houses of Congresshave by their joint Committeerequested me ‘to recommend tothe People of the United States aday of public thanksgiving andprayer to be observed byacknowledging with gratefulhearts the many signal favors ofAlmighty God especially byaffording them an opportunitypeaceably to establish a form ofgovernment for their safety andhappiness.’”

But how many of us actuallyacknowledge “with gratefulhearts the many signal favors ofAlmighty God” — whether onThanksgiving or any other day?Do we really appreciate ourcountry? Our community? Ourfamily? Do we let those aroundus know just how much theymean to us?

All too often we get so caughtup thinking about ourselves, ourneeds, even our accomplish-ments. We take the blessings —large and small — from ourCreator as well as the everydaygenerosity that comes from otherpeople for granted. So this yearwhen we sit down at the holidaytable with our loved ones, let’stake a moment to really say“Thanks!”

“Expressing gratitude for thegifted nature of our existencefrees us from a delusion that crip-ples us with arrogance,” saysFather Stephen Rehrauer,C.Ss.R., a professor of moral the-ology, writing in Liguorian mag-azine. “Thanking God before weeat isn’t for God’s benefit; it’s aprayer of blessing. We do it toremind ourselves of a truth we soeasily forget: We have all beenand continue to be the recipientsof the unearned love of God andthe work of others. As individu-als and as a nation, as a trulygood and moral people, may wethis year be truly grateful forwhat we have received — for allthese things and for all these peo-ple who are the tangible ways inwhich God continues to blessus.”

We don’t have to travel to anew land to find God’s blessingsor a reason to be grateful. We justhave to open our eyes and ourhearts.

LIGHT ONE CANDLE

STEPHANIE RAHA, THE CHRISTOPHERS

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C O M M E N T A R Y

Countercultural time

During three years of out-standing service as presi-dent of the United States

Conference of Catholic Bishops,Cardinal Francis George ofChicago has often drawn the bish-ops’ attention — and indeed thewhole Church’s attention — to thechallenges posed by a new secular-ism that is, in its way, as great athreat to the integrity of Christianfaith as the lethal totalitarianismsof the mid-20th century.

The cardinal’s analysis is animportant application of PopeBenedict XVI’s warning about thedangers posed by a “dictatorshipof relativism”: the use of law andother forms of coercive statepower to impose certain conceptsof the plasticity of human natureon a range of issues including theprotection due to human life andthe nature of marriage. And theimplication of that analysis seemsclear. In the future, the Churchmay well have to take a moredeterminedly counterculturalstance. The question is, how?

Let me suggest one specific,concrete way that Catholicism inAmerica can begin to mount acampaign of resistance to the flat-tening-out of our common life bythe ambient culture: Restore a dis-tinctive sense of time to Catholiclife, and do that by reforming thereform of the liturgical calendar.

As things now stand, theChurch has bent its sense of litur-gical time to the imperial demandsof that modern cultural artifact, theweekend. The Holy See has per-mitted local churches to lower thebar of liturgical expectation bytransferring solemnities like

Epiphany and Corpus Christi toSundays, and the bishops of theUnited States have gone a step far-ther by lifting the obligation toattend Mass on certain holy days ifthose days fall on a Saturday or aMonday: thus, just a few weeksago, the Solemnity of All Saintsdropped off a lot of Catholic radarscreens because it fell on aMonday, and was thus not a holyday of obligation.

These are very bad ideas, itseems to me. If the time we spendworshipping God through Christ inthe power of the Spirit is, in truth,an experience of enriched time(because it anticipates the time-beyond-time,) then we should notlook for ways to cut temporal cor-ners by shifting to Sunday long-established feasts whose celebra-tion during the week once gave aunique rhythm to Catholic life. Solet’s put Epiphany back where itbelongs, on January 6, and let’s getthe Solemnity of the Body andBody of Christ, Corpus Christi,back where it belongs, which isduring the week.

By the same token, we oughtnot reduce the opportunitiesCatholics have to live in a differenttime-zone by eliminating holydays of obligation. Is it really toomuch to ask Catholics to attendMass two days in a row, on thoserare occasions when a holy dayfalls just before or after Sunday?Indeed, I would go even fartherand suggest that we need moreholy days of obligation, not less.Restored to their proper dates, theSolemnities of the Epiphany andCorpus Christi could be made holydays of obligation. So might the

Solemnity of the Annunciation,which could become an annualcelebration of the inalienable rightto life from conception until natu-ral death. And if the late John PaulII was right in lifting up Our Ladyof Guadalupe as a special Mariangift to the Church in the Americas,then perhaps we should considermaking December 12 a holy dayof obligation, focused on the NewEvangelization. I would also betempted to add to an expanded listof obligatory holy days the Oct. 19feast of the North AmericanMartyrs, as a reminder of just howchallenging the proclamation anddefense of the faith can be.

As for the practical problems ofdistance involved in some ruralareas, these can be easilyaddressed by the local bishop dis-pensing from holy days of obliga-tion when he sees fit. Nonetheless,the Church as a whole ought tomake a countercultural statementby reforming the way it orders therhythms of its life.

THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE

GEORGE WEIGEL

George Weigel is a senior fellow ofthe Ethics and Public PolicyCenter in Washington, D.C.

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SCRIPTURE SEARCHGospel for November 21, 2010

Luke 23:35-43

Following is a word search based on the Gospelreading for the feast of Christ the King, Cycle C: from

the crucifixion account. The words can be found inall directions in the puzzle.

RULERS SAVED CHOSENSOLDIERS KING OF THE JEWS

SAVE YOURSELF INSCRIPTION ONECRIMINALS SAYING OTHER

FEAR GOD CONDEMNATIONINDEED THIS MAN REMEMBERME

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which of the ancient Christianwritings were inspired and were tobe considered the New Testament,the pope said. And it was theChurch that interpreted it for hun-dreds of years.

“The primary setting for scrip-tural interpretation is the life of theChurch,” he said, not because theChurch is imposing some kind ofpower play, but because theScriptures can be understood fullyonly when one understands “theway they gradually came intobeing.”

Obviously, he said, the keymessage of the Bible — the storyof God’s love for His creaturesand the history of His attempts tosave them — can be grasped onlyif people recognize that the full-ness of God’s word is Jesus Christ.

Jesus “is the definitive wordwhich God speaks to humanity,”the pope wrote, and “in a worldwhich often feels that God issuperfluous or extraneous, we con-fess with Peter that He alone has‘the words of eternal life.’”

The Scriptures themselvesteach that God created humanbeings with a special dignity, giv-

ing them intelligence and free will.In approaching the Scriptures, hesaid, people must use that intelli-gence to understand what is writ-ten.

Pope Benedict, a theologianwho served for more than 20 yearsas president of the PontificalBiblical Commission, said aca-demic approaches to Scripturestudies were essential for helpingpeople understand the Bible, aslong as those studies recognizethat the Bible is not simply a pieceof literature.

For example, he said, a lot ofCatholics — including priests giv-ing homilies — are completely ata loss when dealing with “thosepassages in the Bible which, dueto the violence and immoralitythey occasionally contain, proveobscure and difficult.”

Those passages, he said,demonstrate that “God’s plan ismanifested progressively and it isaccomplished slowly, in successivestages and despite human resist-ance. God chose a people andpatiently worked to guide and edu-cate them.”

God’s education of His peoplecontinues today, for example, byhelping people understand theimportance of safeguarding cre-ation and working for more justicein social and political systems, hesaid.

Pope Benedict said God’s dia-logue with humanity through theBible must lead to greater faithand a more powerful witness inthe world.

While the papal exhortationmentioned plenty of early Churchtheologians and their approachesto understanding Scripture, it alsoincluded a long section about menand women who read the Bibleand were inspired to live its mes-sage in the world.

“Every saint is like a ray oflight streaming forth from theword of God,” he said, listing per-sonalities ranging from St. Clareof Assisi to Blessed Teresa ofCalcutta and from St. Dominic toSt. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer,the founder of Opus Dei.

Some of the Bible’s lessons areold but need to be given newattention, Pope Benedict wrote.

The Scriptures make it clear thatthe family founded on marriage ispart of God’s plan for humanityand for human happiness.

“In the face of widespread con-fusion in the sphere of affectivity,and the rise of ways of thinkingwhich trivialize the human bodyand sexual differentiation, theword of God reaffirms the originalgoodness of the human being, cre-ated as man and woman and calledto a love which is faithful, recipro-cal and fruitful,” he wrote.

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T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 17NOVEMBER 21, 2010

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play Hammond Morton in Hammond. In Class 3-A, Saint Joseph’s will take on Leo at Saint Joseph’s.

In Class 2-A, Bishop Luers will take on Rensselaer Central at Luers.

Dwenger grad Fogler named to CoSIDA ESPN academic team

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —Fort Wayne native and formerBishop Dwenger High Schoolgridiron standout Kevin Fogler isnearing the end of an illustriousfootball career and an outstandingfour-year deployment to Air ForceAcademy where he has been a starboth on and off the field.

Wearing No. 83 for the Falcons,the 6-foot 5-inch, 215-pound widereceiver led his team as a juniorwith 25 receptions, 567 receivingyards and five touchdown catchesaveraging 22.7 yards per catch. Hewas ranked ninth in his conferencein receiving yards per game.

Because he has been on thedean’s list five times for academicexcellence and is carrying a 3.61grade point average, Fogler hasrecently been named to theCoSIDA ESPN Academic All-District® football team as releasedby the College Sports InformationDirectors of America.

Fogler earned first-team DistrictVII honors in the university divi-sion and will be on the ballot for

Academic All-America honors tobe announced in late November.Capping off his senior year high-lights was a recent nomination bythe National Football Foundationand College Hall of Fame (NFF)as one of 121 semifinalists for the2010 William V. Campbell Trophy.Although he did not advance to thefinal round of 15, being chosen asone of the brightest and the best inhis field was quite an honor.

In a phone interview withToday’s Catholic from Colorado,Fogler explained, “It is a greathonor and very humbling experi-ence to be nominated for thesegreat awards.” NFF ChairmanArchie Manning, whose sonsPeyton (1997 Campbell Trophywinner) and Eli were named NFFScholar-Athletes in 1997 and 2003,respectively, explained, “Thisyear’s Campbell Trophy semifinal-ists embody the NFF’s mission ofbuilding leaders through football. ”

He added that the schools rep-resented by a semifinalist shouldtake great pride in being represent-ed by such well-rounded youngmen who will undoubtedly go onto do great things in life. To be

nominated by his school as a can-didate for the esteemed group,Fogler had to meet the followingcriteria: be a senior student in hisfinal year of eligibility, maintain aGPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale,have outstanding football ability asa first team player and havedemonstrated strong leadershipand citizenship. Florida’s TimTebow was the 2009 recipient.

Fogler, who is majoring inmanagement and minoring inSpanish, spent part of the summerof 2009 in Spain training in lan-guage immersion. He also com-pleted the powered flight programand worked the assault course dur-ing Basic Cadet Training this pastsummer.

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REST IN PEACEAuburnMarian C.Gschwind,97, ImmaculateConception

DecaturRobert M.Braden,95,St.Mary of theAssumption

ElkhartRosemary Del Regno,65,St.Thomas theApostle

Fort WayneFrank J.Herzog,93,Saint Anne Chapel

Irene L.Snyder,91,St.Patrick

Margaret J.Yoder,63,St.Jude

Charles F.Gabet,82,Sacred Heart

Kathryn T.Mee,76,St.Charles Borromeo

Lucile B.Sorg,97,SaintAnne Home Chapel

GoshenCatherine E.Gardner,85,St.John theEvangelist

MishawakaJerome Grzeskowiak,86,St.Joseph

Notre DameSister Mildred MarieKeefe,CSC,86Our Lady of Loretto

South BendCarolyn E.Gerschoffer,76,Our Lady ofHungary

Theresa Ann Goralski,81,St.Adalbert

Shirley Ann Thomas,65,Holy Family

John S.Balint Jr.,64,Holy Family

Sylvia L.Carrico,75,Little Flower

Daniel W.Wisniewski,68,Holy Family

Cynthia Diaz,41,St.Adalbert

Joan T.Pap,74,St.Hedwig

Robert W.Levendoski,84,Christ the King

Christendath R.Mahadeo,63,LittleFlower

Virginia M.Kovach,87,Holy Cross

Susan Ann Marek,62,Holy Family

Mike Kedik,86,HolyFamily

Peter P.Papandria,89,Christ the King

Margaret M.Jurkaites,94,Our Lady OfHungary

Visit www.diocesefwsb.org for a complete calendar.

Christmas bazaar plannedChurubusco — St. John BoscoParish will have a Christmasbazaar Friday, Nov. 19, from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Nov.20, from 9 - ?. Handmade crafts,baked goods, gently used room,and more. Homemade lunchavailable.

St. Jude Christmas BoutiqueFort Wayne — St. Jude Parishwill have a Christmas BoutiqueSaturday, Nov. 27, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. in the church hall andschool auditorium. Food will beavailable.

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Fall conference announcedNotre Dame — The Notre DameCenter for Ethics and Culturewill have a fall conference Nov.18-20, entitled “Younger ThanSin: Retrieving SimplicityThrough the Virtues of Humility,Wonder and Joy.” The lecturesand colloquia are free and opento the public.

Living Nativity at St. Therese, Fort Wayne — St. ThereseParish will have a LivingNativity Saturday, Dec. 11, at6:15 p.m. Small groups willenjoy a shepherd-guided tourthrough the first Christmas aftera simple dinner of chili, hot dogsand drinks hosted by the Knightsof Columbus with a freewilldonation accepted. Call Linda at(260) 747-9139.

Evening of Hope planned for dioceseGranger — The diocesan Officeof Family Life is hosting anevening of hope for thosetouched by infertility on Friday,Dec. 3, from 7-9:30 p.m. at St.Pius X Parish. The evening willbegin in the Holy Cross Roomwith witness talks by marriedcouples, and will conclude in thechapel with a reflection byFather Bob Lengerich, followedby Eucharistic Adoration. Thisevent is free and open to thepublic.

Catholicism RevisitedFort Wayne — St. Vincent dePaul Parish announcesCatholicism Revisited Mondayevenings from 6:30-8 p.m. OnNov. 22, “Behold, I Make AllThings New” will be presentedby Father Andrew Budzinski,parochial vicar, St. Vincent dePaul.

Holy Name Society fish fryNew Haven — The Holy NameSociety of St. John the BaptistParish will have a fish fry Friday,Nov. 19, from 4-7 p.m. Adults$7.50, children 5-12 $4 and chil-dren under 5 free.

Turkey BingoFort Wayne — St. Joseph-St.Elizabeth Ann Seton, 10070Aboite Center Rd, will haveTurkey Bingo on Sunday, Nov.21, in the St. Elizabeth Schoolcafeteria. Doors open at 12:30p.m. and Bingo will be calledfrom 1-3 p.m. Proceeds benefitthe HASA.

St. Augustine plans greenery sale South Bend — St. Augustinewill have a greenery sale withpre-ordered items only. Greenerywill be available for pickupSaturday, Dec. 4, from 9-10 a.m.at the church, 1501 W.Washington St.

The Christ Child Society cookie walkFort Wayne — The HolidayCookie Walk and Bake Sale willbe held at St. Vincent de PaulChurch at Auburn and Wallenroads on Saturday, Dec. 4, from8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in thechurch hall. Proceeds benefitinfants and children who are inneed.

Cookie walk announcedSouth Bend — St. Patrick Parishwill have a Cookie Walk, BakeSale and Craft Sale, Saturday,Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at308 S. Scott St. There will alsobe homemade soup available forlunch.

‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at LuersFort Wayne — Bishop LuersDrama Department will present“The Little Shop of Horrors”Friday, Dec. 3, and Saturday,Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. in the Café.

Eighth-grade scholarship/placementexam offeredFort Wayne — All eighth-gradestudents interested in attendingBishop Luers High School areinvited to take thescholarship/placement exam onSaturday, Dec. 4, at the schoolfrom 8-11:30 a.m. Cost of thetest is $10. A total of $10,000dollars in scholarships will beawarded through the Henry-Keefer Scholarship.

Eighth-grade scholarship/placementexam offeredFort Wayne — The James E.Robinson Merit ScholarshipExam will be held Saturday,Dec. 4, from 9-11 a.m. Pre-regis-tration cost is $20 and mustarrive at Bishop Dwenger byNov. 19. There will be a limitednumber of walk-ins available atthe door the morning of the testfor $30 beginning at 8:30 a.m.Prospective eighth graders canvisit the school Friday, Dec. 3,from 7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. forSaints Day. Visit www.bish-opdwenger.com or call theBishop Dwenger GuidanceDepartment at (260) 496-4701for information.

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Pope says rich economies must pay more attention to farming VATICAN CITY (CNS) —Modern economies must paymore attention to farmers and theentire agricultural sector, not outof some nostalgic yearning for asimpler time, but out of recogni-tion that farms feed the worldand offer dignified work to mil-lions of people, Pope BenedictXVI said.

“I believe now is the time tore-evaluate agriculture, not in anostalgic way, but as an indispen-sable resource for the future,” thepope said Nov. 14 during hismidday Angelus address.

Thanksgiving holidays inmany countries at the end of theharvest season are an appropriatetime for everyone to reflect onthe importance of agriculture andon the ways that many moderneconomies ignore the sector oractually inflict harm on it throughtrade policies or through the pro-motion of industries that destroyfarmland, he said.

With the current global eco-nomic crisis, the pope said, the

temptation of the richest coun-tries is to band together toimprove their own situations,often in a way that harms theworld’s poorest countries anduses up “the natural resources ofthe earth, entrusted by God thecreator to human beings to culti-vate and safeguard.”

The world urgently needs toforge “a new balance amongagriculture, industry and servicesso that development is sustain-able, no one lacks bread andwork, and so that the air, waterand other primary resources arepreserved as universal goods”belonging to all people, he said.

The response of all people ofgood will, the pope said, must be“to educate everyone to a wiserand more responsible style ofconsumption and to promote per-sonal responsibility, together withthe social dimension of ruralactivities based on perennial val-ues such as welcome, solidarityand sharing toil and labor.”

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A figure of Christ is seen as pilgrims attend Pope Benedict XVI’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at theVatican Nov. 14.