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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Church officials keepemphasizing, Pope John Paul II is being beatified May1 not for his performance as pope, but for how he livedthe Christian virtues of faith, hope and love.

When the Vatican’s sainthood experts interviewedwitnesses about the Polish pontiff, the focus of theirinvestigation was on holiness, not achievement.

What emerged was a spiritual portrait of Pope JohnPaul, one that reflected lifelong practices of prayer anddevotion, a strong sense of his priestly vocation and areliance on faith to guide his most important decisions.

More than leadership or managerial skills, thesespiritual qualities were the key to his accomplishments— both before and after his election as pope in 1978.

From an early age, Karol Wojtyla faced hardshipsthat tested his trust in God. His mother died when hewas 9, and three years later he lost his only brother toscarlet fever. His father died when he was 20, andfriends said Wojtyla knelt for 12 hours in prayer andsorrow at his bedside.

His calling to the priesthood was not something thathappened overnight. It took shape during the dramaticyears of World War II, after a wide variety of otherexperiences: Among other things, he had acted with atheater group, split stone at a quarry, written poetryand supported a network that smuggled Jews to safety.

Wojtyla’s friends of that era always rememberedhis contemplative side and his habit of intense prayer.A daily Mass-goer, he cultivated a special devotion toMary. In 1938, he began working toward a philosophydegree at the University of Krakow. A year later, the

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Triduum, EasterCelebrations across the diocese

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Pope John Paul IIAnd those he touched

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Easter blessingPope offers ‘urbi et orbi’

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OrdinationCongregation of Holy Cross to

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A mother’s wishA reflection for moms

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‘Burst’Book of the Month Club

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Bishop Rhoades celebrates Triduum, EasterCelebrates Easter Sunday Mass at St. Joseph, Bluffton

BLUFFTON — Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades cele-brated Easter Sunday Mass with the multitudeassembled at St. Joseph Church in Bluffton.Bishop Rhoades has made it a tradition to cele-brate Easter at a parish.

The days of the Easter Triduum kept BishopRhoades busy at the Cathedral of the ImmaculateConception in Fort Wayne and St. Matthew Co-Cathedral in South Bend.

At St. Joseph, Bluffton, Bishop Rhoadesopened his homily with the words, “We celebratethe crowning truth of our faith. The Church singsonce again ‘Alleluia,’ a Hebrew word meaning‘God be praised.’ We praise God with great joytoday as we celebrate the Resurrection of His

Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Wecelebrate today the greatest event in the historyof salvation, and indeed, in the history of human-ity. Easter is the Church’s greatest feast.”

Bishop Rhoades spoke of the Resurrection ofJesus in historical terms and said, “But besidesbeing a real, historical event, the Resurrectiontranscends and stands above history.”

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Pope John Paul II is pictured in an image released March 25 by the postulation of hissainthood cause. The Polish pope, who died April 2, 2005, will be beatified May 1.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades’ first visit to St.Joseph Parish, Bluffton, was a special one,occurring on Easter Sunday. With acolyte DanGeimer in attendance, Bishop Rhoades blessedthe congregation at Mass which he concele-brated with pastor Father Francis Chukwuma. MARK WEBER

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TODAY’S CATHOLIC Memories of Pope John Paul II

Ihave been asked to write about my memo-ries of the soon-to-be beatified Pope JohnPaul II for this week’s issue of Today’s

Catholic. Reflecting on my memories of thisgreat Pope has been an occasion of grace forme and fills me with thanksgiving for thisincredible man, a faithful and courageous dis-ciple of Jesus Christ, a holy priest and bish-op, an amazing Pope.

I remember watching his election(October 16, 1978) on television while aseminarian at Saint Charles BorromeoSeminary in Philadelphia. The first electionof a non-Italian Pope in over 400 years sur-prised the world. I was 21 years old. Littlecould I have imagined the effect this newPope would have on my life as a seminari-an, as a priest, and as a bishop. I was imme-diately taken by his energy and youth, hischarisma and strength. I knew that he wasjust what the Church needed at that time inhistory. He brought hope for a new spring-time of the Church.

The next year, I was sent to Rome for mytheological studies. From 1979 to 1983 as aseminarian and from 1985 to 1988 as a priest,I lived and studied in Rome. Those years werea grace-filled time of my life, most especiallybecause of the one I came to admire and tolove as truly a “Holy Father.” I don’t knowhow many of his Masses and audiences Iattended, probably over a hundred. I felt like adisciple at the feet of his master, listening andsoaking in his homilies and speeches. I think Ilearned more from Pope John Paul II than Idid from my university theology classes. Hishomilies, encyclicals, apostolic letters andexhortations fill more than a bookshelf in myresidence. I turn to his writings often for wis-dom and knowledge.

But Pope John Paul II is not being beati-fied for his intellectual gifts and accomplish-ments. Nor is he being beatified for his amaz-ing pontificate: his apostolic visits around theworld, his role in the downfall ofCommunism in Eastern Europe and the for-mer Soviet Union, his influence in worldaffairs, his charismatic leadership, or for anynumber of accomplishments during his 27-year pontificate. He is being canonizedbecause of his holiness and heroic virtue, hissaintly life and death. The papal biographer,George Weigel, said it well when asked“what is the essence of John Paul’s holi-ness?” He replied: “Radical discipleship.Everything Karol Wojtyla did — as priest,poet, philosopher, playwright, bishop, fatherof Vatican II, Pope and world statesman —was an expression of his discipleship.”

I had the honor and privilege of personallymeeting Pope John Paul II six times duringmy years in Rome. The first time was onFebruary 22, 1980, the feast of the Chair ofPeter (also George Washington’s birthday),when Pope John Paul visited our seminary,the North American College. It was a ratherbrief encounter, but one that touched medeeply. He greeted every one of the seminari-ans personally after he celebrated Mass for us

in our chapel and then had dinner with us inour refectory.

A few months later, I had the privilege ofserving Mass for the Holy Father in SaintPeter’s Square on the Solemnity of CorpusChristi. I will never forget the time threeother seminarians and I shared with PopeJohn Paul in the sacristy before the Mass.The Holy Father was very interested in learn-ing about our vocations, our families andbackgrounds. Since it was the feast of CorpusChristi, the Holy Father spoke to us about thegift of the Holy Eucharist and shared with ushis personal experience of celebrating thisfeast in Poland with beautiful Corpus Christiprocessions through the streets. I thought atthe time that he seemed a little homesick.And then he spoke to us as a spiritual fatherand advised us to always keep the Eucharistat the center of our lives as seminarians andlater as priests. I felt he was giving a littlehomily or spiritual direction just for us beforewe went out into the square and the thou-sands of people gathered there for the Mass.Before vesting, the Holy Father knelt downto pray. This had a profound impact on me. Itwas evident that he was in deep prayer. Itwent on for several minutes. In fact, one ofthe papal M.C.’s had to go over to ask him toput on the vestments since we would havebeen late for the start of Mass if Pope JohnPaul continued in his personal prayer. Later, Iwould also experience the Holy Father atprayer. I am convinced that he was a mystic,profoundly connected to God when heprayed. After that very personal time with theHoly Father, we processed into Saint Peter’sSquare for Mass. At the end of Mass, weprocessed with the Holy Father carrying theEucharist around Saint Peter’s Square for theCorpus Christi procession.

After the Mass, we again spoke with theHoly Father. He said, in our presence, to theM.C.’s that next year he wanted to have theCorpus Christi procession through the streetsof Rome. I remembered his words to usabout Corpus Christi processions in Poland.He wanted to bring Jesus in the HolyEucharist into the world, not just aroundSaint Peter’s Square! I remembered this andwondered whether the Holy Father’s wisheswould be followed the next year. Sadly, itwas not to be. In May 1981, Pope John Paulwas shot and nearly killed in Saint Peter’sSquare. He was in the hospital for CorpusChristi 1981.

I was ordained a deacon in April, 1982. AsProvidence would have it, I was asked to serveas a deacon for Pope John Paul at the Mass forCorpus Christi that June. This time it was cele-brated at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran.And yes, the Holy Father’s wishes were grant-ed. At the end of Mass, we processed with theBlessed Sacrament through the streets ofRome, from the Basilica of Saint John Lateranto the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Beforethe Mass and procession, I was again with theHoly Father in the sacristy. This time therewas a lot of commotion. The police and secu-rity guards were trying to convince Pope JohnPaul that they should surround him during theprocession, that it was a dangerous route, withall the buildings on either side of the streetwhere snipers could easily be hiding. It wasjust a year earlier that he had been nearlyassassinated. But the Holy Father stood hisground and said no. He told them that whyhave a Eucharistic procession with police allaround him, blocking the people’s view of themonstrance with the Blessed Sacrament. TheHoly Father prevailed. The only ones by hisside during the procession were us deaconswho carried the canopy over him and theBlessed Sacrament. I could not help thinkingthat we might want bullet-proof vests underour dalmatics! I cannot describe the joy andexcitement I felt walking next to the HolyFather carrying the Eucharist on that routethrough the streets of Rome. And nearby somecardinals also walked in the procession, theone closest to us none other than CardinalJoseph Ratzinger!

I realize this column is already getting longso I will have to condense my other experi-ences. I served Mass for Pope John Paul onDecember 31, 1980, and I served as a deaconfor him on December 31, 1982. Both of theseMasses were in the Church of the Gesu, themain church of the Society of Jesus (theJesuits) in Rome. Saint Ignatius Loyola isburied in a beautiful side altar in that church.Those Masses on New Year’s Eve wereMasses of thanksgiving for the blessings of thepast year. At the end of Mass, all sang the “TeDeum” in thanksgiving. On both occasions, Iwas blessed to have some minutes with theHoly Father before and after Mass.

My last one-on-one experience with PopeJohn Paul was a week before returning homefor my priesthood ordination in 1983. I hadbrought my new paten and chalice, gifts frommy parents, to the Vatican and asked if thePope would bless them and be the first to usethem before I left for home. It just so hap-pened that the Holy Father was celebrating aspecial Holy Year Mass for the Sick in SaintPeter’s Square that week. Pope John Paul usedmy paten and chalice for the Mass. I distrib-uted Holy Communion at the Mass and, after-wards, thanked the Holy Father and receivedhis blessing before coming home. Though Iwould return to Rome for further studies twoyears later, I did not know that at the time.

Fast forward! I was one of the last bishopsappointed by Pope John Paul II before he died.When I returned to Rome as a new bishop in2005, at an annual conference for all the newbishops of the world, we concelebrated Massin Saint Peter’s Basilica. At the end of Mass,we processed down into the crypt by the tombof Pope John Paul II. I thought of his advice tome 25 years earlier, when I was a server at hisCorpus Christi Mass. I thought of his holyexample. Needless to say, tears of gratitudeflowed down my face. Blessed John Paul II,thank you and pray for us.

IN TRUTH AND CHARITY

BY BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES

PROVIDED BY BISHOP KEVIN RHOADES

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades, right, while studyingin Rome, is greeted by Pope John Paul II.

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BISHOP KEVIN C. RHOADES

• Sunday, May 1, 12:15 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. PiusX Church, Granger

• Sunday, May 1, 3:30 p.m. — Divine Mercy Sunday Mass atHoly Family Church, South Bend

• Tuesday, May 3, 5 p.m. — Mass at St. Joseph Chapel, HolyCross Village, Notre Dame

• Wednesday, May 4, 12:30 p.m. — Luncheon Meeting ofPriests’ Retirement Board

• Wednesday, May 4, 5:30 p.m. — Meeting of DiocesanReview Board, Warsaw

• Thursday, May 5, 12 noon — Service for National Day ofPrayer, Battell Center, Mishawaka

• Thursday, May 5, 7 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. Maryof the Annunciation Church, Bristol

• Friday, May 6, 7 p.m. — Confirmation Mass at St. CharlesBorromeo Church, Fort Wayne

• Saturday, May 7, 2 p.m. — Commencement address for theUniversity of Saint Francis, Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Blessed John Paul II once reflected that the motherly love of the Church consists in being close topeople and all that happens to them, and bringing their human needs within the radius of Christ’s sav-ing power. This is what Mary, our Blessed Mother, did at the wedding at Cana, and what the Churchcontinues to do through the work of organizations like Catholic Charities. How fitting it is, then, thatour diocese continues its tradition of taking up a special collection for Catholic Charities on Mother’sDay weekend.

The money received in this collection will be used to support the many services of Catholic Charitiesright here in our own diocese. From providing life-affirming pregnancy counseling, foster care, andadoption assistance, to maintaining food pantries, to providing immigration services and refugeeresettlement, to offering older adults opportunities to continue to grow and learn and serve, the workof Catholic Charities is a concrete manifestation of the motherly love of the Church for all those inneed in our diocese.

In the name of Mary, our Blessed Mother, who shows us that a life lived in service to God is at thesame time a life lived in service to others, I ask you to be as generous as you can with this collection.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Kevin C. RhoadesBishop of Fort Wayne – South Bend

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At Easter, pope prays for peace, freedom in world trouble spots

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In anEaster blessing to the world, PopeBenedict XVI prayed that Christ’sresurrection may open paths of“freedom, justice and peace” fortroubled populations of the MiddleEast and Africa.

The pope urged an end to vio-lence in Libya and the Ivory Coast,assistance to refugees flooding outof North Africa and consolationfor the victims of the Japaneseearthquake. He prayed for thosepersecuted for their Christian faith,and praised their courage.

He spoke from the central bal-cony of St. Peter’s Basilica April24 in his blessing “urbi et orbi” (tothe city of Rome and to the world),after celebrating Mass for nearly100,000 people in St. Peter’sSquare. Broadcast to many coun-tries and live-streamed on theInternet, it was the last major eventon the 84-year-old pontiff’s heavyHoly Week schedule.

Pope Benedict said the resur-rection of Christ must not beviewed as “the fruit of speculationor mystical experience.” It hap-pened in a precise moment andmarked history forever, givinghuman events new strength, newhope and new meaning, he said.

“The entire cosmos is rejoicingtoday,” and every person open toGod has reason to be glad, he said.

But the joy of Easter contrastswith “the cries and laments thatarise from so many painful situa-tions: deprivation, hunger, disease,war, violence,” the pope said.

He prayed that “the splendor ofChrist reach the peoples of theMiddle East, so that the light of

peace and ofhuman dignitymay overcomethe darkness ofdivision, hateand violence.”In Libya, hesaid, diplomacyand non-vio-lence need totake the place ofarmed fighting,and the sufferingmust haveaccess tohumanitarianaid.

The popealluded to thecivil unrest thathas spreadthroughout northern Africa and theMiddle East, encouraging all citi-zens there, especially young peo-ple, to work for a society wherepoverty is defeated and where“every political choice is inspiredby respect for the human person.”The refugees who have fled theconflicts deserve a generousresponse by other populations, headded.

The pope said the many formsof suffering in “this woundedworld” make the Easter messageall the more meaningful.

“In our hearts there is joy andsorrow, on our faces there aresmiles and tears. Such is our earth-ly reality. But Christ is risen, He isalive and He walks with us,” hesaid. He then offered Easter greet-ings in 65 languages, includingChinese, Hindi and Swahili.

The pope arrived at the Easterliturgy in an open jeep, ridingthrough a crowd that overflowedthe square into adjacent streets.

Many of the pilgrims were Poleswho had already arrived in Romefor the May 1 beatification of PopeJohn Paul II.

As clouds gave way to sun-shine, the pope celebrated Mass onan altar surrounded by flower gar-dens of yellow narcissus, cream-colored roses and blue delphini-ums — all donated and shipped toRome by Dutch florists.

After the Gospel reading, anOrthodox choir sang a hymn ofpsalms of the Byzantine liturgicaltradition, marking the fact that theCatholic and Orthodox celebrationof Easter fell on the same day thisyear.

In a lengthy Easter Vigil Massin St. Peter’s Basilica the nightbefore, the pope baptized and con-firmed six adults from Albania,China, Peru, Russia, Singaporeand Switzerland. He poured holywater from a golden shell overeach catechumen’s head, and lateraccepted offertory gifts from the

newly baptized.In a sermon,

he analyzed whythe Christian’ssense of envi-ronmentalresponsibility isdirectly connect-ed to the corebeliefs of thefaith.

“We relate toGod the creator,and so we havea responsibilityfor creation,” hesaid. “Onlybecause Godcreated every-thing can Hegive us life and

direct our lives.”The trajectory of salvation his-

tory, which reaches a summit withChrist’s resurrection, reaches allthe way back to creation, he said.For the Christian, he said, theaccount of creation is not about thescientific process involved, butsomething deeper: it says that thesource of everything is not purechance, but “creative reason, loveand freedom.”

The pope rejected an evolution-ary account that excludes a divinepurpose.

“It is not the case that theexpanding universe, at a late stage,in some tiny corner of the cosmos,there evolved randomly somespecies of living being capable ofreasoning and of trying to findrationality within creation, or tobring rationality into it,” he said.

“If man were merely a randomproduct of evolution in some placeon the margins of the universe,then life would make no sense,” he

said. “Reason is there at the begin-ning: creative, divine reason.”

The pope said Easter was a goodtime for Christians to remind them-selves that the faith embraces every-thing about the human being, fromhis origins to his eternal destiny.

“Life in the Church’s faithinvolves more than a set of feel-ings and sentiments and perhapsmoral obligations,” he said.

On Good Friday, the popepresided over a nighttime Way ofthe Cross liturgy at Rome’sColosseum, where tradition holdsthat early Christians were put todeath. Kneeling on a platform on ahillside facing the ancientamphitheater, the pope opened theceremony with a prayer that drewattention to the constant strugglebetween good and evil in humanhistory.

He appeared to refer to thepriestly sex abuse scandal when hespoke of the “hour of darkness”when “an emptiness of meaningand values nullifies the work ofeducation, and the disorder of theheart disfigures the innocence ofthe small and the weak.”

The meditations for the 14Stations of the Cross were writtenthis year by an Augustinian nun,Mother Maria Rita Piccione. Thetexts encouraged Christians todevelop the ability to listen to thesubtle voice of God that speaksthrough the human conscience,and not to ignore the needs of thepoor and suffering in their midst.

In a closing talk, the pope saidthat reliving the drama of Christ’scrucifixion demonstrates that thecross is not a triumphal symbol butrather the sign of “God’s immenselove” for humanity.

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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the cityof Rome and to the world) from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilicaat the Vatican April 24.

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As bills advance, Obama calls for federal immigration changes

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Withmore legislatures taking publicfrustration over immigration-relat-ed problems into state-level hands,President Barack Obama renewedhis commitment to putting hispolitical weight and the resourcesof his administration behind a fed-eral approach to reform.

But as he told participants in aWhite House meeting April 19, theresponsibility for legislation to fixthe multilayered immigration messlies with Congress.

Bishop John C. Wester of SaltLake City, one of dozens of reli-gious, political, business and civicleaders who attended the WhiteHouse meeting, told CatholicNews Service April 21 that hecame away from the session moreoptimistic about the possibility ofgetting a comprehensive immigra-tion reform bill passed than he waswhen he arrived.

But he acknowledged that afteryears of working with similardiverse coalitions on the subject,“I’ve been there too many times toget my hopes up.”

Comprehensive immigrationreform proposals generally includesome enforcement provisions;expanded ways for low-skilledworkers to come legally into theUnited States; changes in family-based immigration procedures; anda path to legalization for the esti-mated 11 million people who arein the United States illegally.

As the group gathered inWashington, Georgia’s legislativestaff was putting the finishingtouches on a bill passed April 14that would broaden the powers oflocal police to enforce immigrationlaws and require businesses to usean online verification system whenhiring. The bills also would createcriminal penalties for assistingpeople who are in the country ille-gally.

Gov. Nathan Deal said hewould sign the bill when it reached

his desk, in spite of the ongoingprotests against the legislation,including by the state’s Catholicbishops.

In a March statement as the leg-islation was being considered, thebishops said that while nationshave the right to control their bor-ders, “the human dignity andhuman rights of undocumentedimmigrants should be respected atall times, whether they are at work,at home, at school or participatingin community life.”

Georgia legislators said theirbill was written to avoid some ofthe judicial challenges that putArizona’s similar law, passed ayear ago, into legal limbo.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court ofAppeals April 11 upheld a stay onimplementation of the most con-tentious enforcement provisions ofS.B. 1070, saying, “We are notpersuaded that Arizona has theinherent authority to enforce the‘civil’ provisions of federal immi-gration law.” Yet to be decided bythe appeals court is whether theArizona law itself is constitutional.

The Indiana House April 21passed a bill requiring employersto verify workers’ immigration sta-tus and mandates steps to ensureundocumented immigrants are notreceiving welfare benefits.

The House version eliminated aprovision from the Senate version

of the bill that would requirepolice officers to investigate peo-ple’s immigration status. BishopDale J. Melczek of Gary wasamong protesters who marched inearly April from Hammond to EastChicago to express their opposi-tion to the legislation.

Similar legislation also waspending in Florida, where neitherHouse nor Senate versions hadmade it to a vote by the full bodyas of April 22.

Dozens of other states havetaken up similar bills, though mosthave ended up going nowhere.

A White House statement aboutthe April 19 meeting said “thepresident made it clear that while

his administration continues toimprove our legal immigrationsystem, secure our borders, andenhance our immigration enforce-ment so that it is more effectivelyand sensibly focusing on criminals,the only way to fix what’s brokenabout our immigration system isthrough legislative action inCongress.”

Obama asked participants to“get the word out, to galvanizesupport” among their constituen-cies, said Bishop Wester. He saidhe attended the meeting at therequest of Los Angeles ArchbishopJose H. Gomez, who chairs theU.S. bishops’ migration committeebut was unable to attend becauseof Holy Week obligations inCalifornia.

Among those at the sessionwere: the secretaries of the U.S.departments of Labor, Interior andHomeland Security — Hilda Solis,Ken Salazar and Janet Napolitano,respectively; Attorney GeneralEric Holder, and White Housedomestic and economic policyadvisers.

Others included the president ofthe National Association ofEvangelicals; New York MayorsMichael Bloomberg of New Yorkand Julian Castro of San Antonio;current and former police chiefs orcommissioners of Los Angeles,New York and Philadelphia; for-mer California Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger; several formerCabinet members; and representa-tives of the AFL-CIO, BusinessRoundtable and other organiza-tions.

Bishop Wester said one themeof the discussion was the need “toreframe the conversation,” toeliminate the perception that fix-ing immigration problems is aneither/or choice between enforce-ment or “being a bleeding heart.”

“Those are not the only validoptions,” Bishop Wester said.“There could be enforcement andcompassionate protections forvulnerable people.”

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Bishop Dale J. Melczek of Gary speaks to hundreds of residents at a rally in East Chicago, April 1. The demon-strators were voicing opposition to legislative proposals intent on curbing illegal immigration. The IndianaHouse April 21 passed a bill requiring employers to verify workers’ immigration status and mandating steps toensure undocumented immigrants are not receiving welfare benefits.

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School choice and pro-life legislation headed for homestretchINDIANAPOLIS — As the April29 adjournment deadlineapproaches for the Indiana GeneralAssembly to pass a budget andcomplete all other legislative busi-ness, the Indiana CatholicConference priority legislationheads for the homestretch.

School choice and pro-life leg-islation topped this year’s list aspriorities for the Indiana CatholicConference (ICC) and both arelikely to become law in 2011.

School choice is one step clos-er to reality as HB 1003, theschool scholarships bill, passedthe Senate 28-22.

The bill would award familiesthat qualify for free and reducedlunches at school to get up to 90percent of tuition cost to attend aprivate school of the parent’schoice. Each child in a qualifyingfamily would be eligible for up to$4,500 in school scholarshipmoney to use at the privateschool of the family’s choice.Families between 100 and 150percent of the free and reducedlunch income would also be eligi-

ble for a 50 percent scholarship.Only students who were previ-ously enrolled in a public schoolwould be eligible for a scholar-ship.

The bill was amended on sec-ond reading in the Senate to pro-vide a benefit for current privateschool parents. Parents of stu-dents in private or home schoolswith unreimbursed expenses candeduct $1,000 per student fromtheir adjusted gross income incomputing state income tax.

“While the income tax reduc-tion is modest, only $34 per stu-dent, we wanted to put in thisprovision to recognize and sup-port the efforts that parents havemade a choice to send their chil-dren to a school that best fitstheir needs,” said Rep. BobBehning, (R-Indianapolis), authorof the bill.

“The unreimbursed expensescould certainly include tuition,which in most cases, would be atleast $1,000,” said Behning. Theprovision recognizes that in thescholarship program current stu-

dents are not permitted to partici-pate and yet these familiesdeserve support also.

Another important provisionof the bill increases the tax capfor the scholarship tax credit pro-gram. The provision allows agreater number of scholarshipsfor students entering kindergartenwho under the current bill areexcluded. Once awarded a taxcredit scholarship, the student iseligible for the voucher the fol-lowing school year.

Since the Senate amended thebill, the author has the option ofagreeing with the Senate amend-ments or disagreeing on theamendments. Behning said heplans to file a motion for a con-currence. He said that the HouseRepublicans have a policy that allmembers of the caucus mustagree with the Senate amend-ments before the author can con-cur. “I think our caucus will agreeto the Senate changes,” saidBehning. “We are going to haveto make a few tweaks to the billto make sure it does what it is

intended to do, but the overallchanges were in line with thegoals we are trying to achievehere.” Behning said he is fairlyconfident he has the votes for thebill to pass.

A pro-life measure, HB 1210,aimed at reducing abortion anddefunding Planned Parenthoodpassed the Senate. 35-13. “It is amajor victory for the pro-lifecommunity because it accom-plishes several goals,” said GlennTebbe, Indiana CatholicConference executive director.“First, it strengthens the informedconsent law in Indiana,” saidTebbe. Prior to an abortion, infor-mation on abortion must be givenin writing as well as orally to thewoman. This includes the factthat life begins at conception andthat there are options to abortionand support for women who carrythe baby to birth. It also requiresthe woman to refuse to see theultrasound prior to the abortion.“Secondly, the bill will prohibitabortion after 20 weeks and ban

an Indiana health insuranceexchange established under thefederal healthcare act fromincluding elective abortion cover-age,” said Tebbe.

“Thirdly, the bill includes aprohibition for Indiana to contractwith an organization that con-ducts abortions,” said Tebbe.

House Bill 1210 now returnsto the House for review of thechanges made in the original bill.“The House is expected to vote toconcur,” said Tebbe. “We arehopeful that this significant pro-life bill will clear this final hurdleand pass this year.”

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Pope names Louisvillevicar general to succeedBishop Gettelfinger of EvansvilleWASHINGTON—Pope BenedictXVI has named Father Charles C.Thompson, 50, vicar general ofthe Archdiocese of Louisville,Kentucky, and pastor of HolyTrinity Parish in Louisville, tosucceed Bishop Gerald A.Gettelfinger, 75, of Evansville,and accepted BishopGettelfinger’s resignation fromthe pastoral governance of the dio-cese. The appointment and resig-nation acceptance were publicizedin Washington, April 26, byArchbishop Pietro Sambi, apos-tolic nuncio to the United States.Charles C. Thompson was bornApril 11, 1961, in Louisville. Heholds a bachelor of arts degree inaccounting from BellarmineCollege, a master of divinitydegree from St. Meinrad Schoolof Theology, and a Licentiate inCanon Law from St. PaulUniversity in Ottawa. He wasordained a priest for the LouisvilleArchdiocese in 1987.Assignments after ordinationincluded associate pastor, St.Joseph Pro-Cathedral, Bardstown,Ky., and chaplain of BethlehemHigh School, Bardstown, 1987-1990; part-time associate pastor,St. Francis of Assisi Parish,Louisville, 1992-1993; metropoli-tan judicial vicar and director oftribunals, 1993-1998; administra-tor, St. Peter Claver Parish,Louisville, 1994-1996; chaplain,Presentation Academy, Louisville,1995-1997; pastor, St. AugustineParish, Lebanon, Ky., 1996-2002;defender of the bond and judge ofthe diocesan tribunal, 1998-2008;pastor, Holy Trinity Parish, 2002-present and vicar general, 2008-present. Bishop Gettelfinger wasborn in Ramsey, Ind., on Oct. 20,1935. He was ordained a priest in1961 for the Archdiocese ofIndianapolis. In 1989, he wasappointed bishop of Evansville.He holds a bachelor of arts degreefrom St. Meinrad College and amaster of science degree in educa-tion from Butler University. TheEvansville Diocese includes 5,010square miles, with 496,793 peo-ple, of which 17 percent, or85,079, of them are Catholic.

Pro-life veteran sees‘mood change’ in US on abortionWASHINGTON (CNS) — JosephScheidler, regarded by many as the“godfather of the pro-life move-ment,” sees the mood shifting in theUnited States on the abortion issueand predicts pro-lifers eventually“will prevail.” He said: “There is amood change in the country. A lotof our legislators are actually get-ting backbone and they are begin-ning to stand up for the rights forthe unborn.” The president andfounder of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, Scheidlermade the comments in a recent tele-phone interview with Catholic

News Service. In Chicago in earlyApril, more than 400 people paidtribute to him at an evening banquetorganized by Citizens for a Pro-LifeSociety. Scheidler, along with hiswife, Ann, and their son, Eric, lis-tened to several speakers tell sto-ries, share humorous anecdotes andoffer words of praise for hisdecades of pro-life activism. “Thepolls now show that the majority ofpeople call themselves pro-life.There has been a lot of media expo-sure with Planned Parenthood andit has exposed a lot on abortion. It’sbecoming more and more of a neg-ative thing than it was in 1973,”Scheidler told CNS, referring to theyear of the Supreme Court’s Roe v.Wade decision. The recent focus onthe Planned Parenthood Federationof America has occurred as a resultof the budget debates on CapitolHill and demands from pro-lifegroups that the organization nolonger receive federal funding. Aresolution to amend federal appro-priations bills for the current fiscalyear to exclude any funding forPlanned Parenthood or its affiliatespassed in the House April 14 butfailed in the Senate later that day.

Appeals court panelthrows out challenge to National Day of PrayerWASHINGTON (CNS) — WhenMay 5 rolls around, activitiesassociated with the National Dayof Prayer will go on largely unfet-tered, thanks to an April 14 deci-sion by a three-judge panel of the7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

The court ruled that the FreedomFrom Religion Foundation did nothave standing to challengePresident Barack Obama’s right toproclaim the National Day ofPrayer because its plaintiffs couldnot show any harm done to them.The foundation filed suit in 2008,claiming the day violated church-state separation. A U.S. DistrictCourt judge ruled in 2010 the daywas unconstitutional. The Obamaadministration appealed the rul-ing, arguing the day recognizesthe role of religion in the UnitedStates. The National Day ofPrayer has been around sinceCongress passed a bill in 1952requiring the president to select aday each year. A 1988 bill fixedthe first Thursday of May as thedate. Catholic participation in theday is a sidelight — the NationalDay of Prayer Committee is anonprofit Christian evangelicalorganization — but the degree ofliberty enjoyed by one religiousgroup will affect the degree of lib-erty all other groups will have.The suit — which foundation co-president Annie Laurie Gaylorsaid will be appealed to the fullcircuit court, but only on the“standing” issue, not the case’smerits — is evidence that thequest for religious liberty, whilefought more publicly on the inter-national stage, has a home front aswell. While religious liberty is notabsolute — worshippers, forexample, can’t justify violatingparking regulations just becausethose parking “spaces” are closeto their church — tests continue topop up from time to time to deter-mine just how much religious

freedom Americans have.

In TV appearance, popeanswers questions about faith, suffering, warVATICAN CITY (CNS) — In anunprecedented TV appearance,Pope Benedict XVI answered ques-tions posed by Christians and non-Christians about global conflicts,interreligious relations and humansuffering. One of the most movingquestions came from a 7-year-oldJapanese girl who lost friends in therecent earthquake and tsunami andwho asked: “Why do I have to be soafraid? Why do children have to beso sad? I’m asking the pope, whospeaks with God, to explain it tome.” In his response, pre-recordedand broadcast on Italian state televi-sion Good Friday, April 22, thepope assured the girl that one dayshe would understand better that“this suffering was not empty, itwasn’t in vain, but behind it was agood plan, a plan of love. It is notchance.” He said he had the samequestions about why some peoplesuffer so much while others live inease. “And we do not have theanswers but we know that Jesussuffered as you do, an innocent, andthat the true God who is revealed inJesus is by your side,” he said. “Beassured, we are with you, with allthe Japanese children who are suf-fering. We want to help you withour prayers, with our actions, andyou can be sure that God will helpyou,” he said. The pope, seated athis desk in the Vatican, spoke inItalian as he responded one by one

to the questions, which were posedon-screen by the people who sub-mitted them.

Ex-Anglican priest, fatherof eight, gives up job to become CatholicLONDON (CNS) — It’s a bravedecision for Ian Hellyer to give uphis job when he has to provide foreight children and his wife is preg-nant with the couple’s ninth child.But Hellyer is losing no sleep overhis decision. He believes he isanswering God’s call to become aCatholic priest in the newly-creat-ed Personal Ordinariate of OurLady of Walsingham. On PalmSunday, he formally gave up his20,000-pound ($33,000) yearlysalary as rector of four Church ofEngland parishes in the Dartmoorarea of southwest England. OnHoly Thursday, during the Massof the Lord’s Supper at theBenedictine Buckfast Abbey inDevon, he was confirmed byAbbot David Charlesworth. Hiswife, Margaret, and children, whoare already Catholic, were hissponsors. Hellyer then made hisfirst Communion as a Catholic,joined by 12 members of the ordi-nariate group he will lead after hisordination to the Catholic priest-hood June 17. The small faithcommunity will be based at theabbey. “I truly feel that this isGod’s call, and there has beennothing to make me think that itisn’t,” he told Catholic NewsService April 20. “It has been awonderful, wonderful journey,” hesaid. “There are some practicalissues that haven’t been resolved,but I don’t worry that they are notgoing to be resolved.”

New Altoona-Johnstownbishop pledges to be‘servant, witness of hope’ALTOONA, Pa. (CNS) — As hisordination and installation Masscame to a close, new Bishop MarkL. Bartchak said he looked forwardto being “a servant, a prophet, awitness of hope.” Hope was theprevailing theme of the April 18-19celebration of Bishop Bartchak’sordination and installation as theeighth bishop of Altoona-Johnstown. Bishop Bartchak chosefor his episcopal motto “Christ, ourhope of glory,” drawn fromChapter 1, Verses 25-27 of St.Paul’s Letter to the Colossians.Speaking at an evening vespersservice at the Cathedral of theBlessed Sacrament in AltoonaApril 18, the soon-to-be-ordainedbishop said he was moved tochoose his motto when reading theintroduction of a 2003 apostolicexhortation addressed to theworld’s bishops by Pope John PaulII. Though he was familiar with thedocument and had read it manytimes, Bishop-designate Bartchaksaid he had not carefully consid-ered the introduction before beingnamed bishop of Altoona-Johnstown Jan. 14. “Pope JohnPaul wrote that a bishop is called tobe a prophet, a servant, a witness ofhope,” he said.

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Notre Dame graduateshonored at AlumniSenateNOTRE DAME — TheUniversity of Notre Dame AlumniAssociation honored the achieve-ments of seven distinguishedgraduates during its annualAlumni Senate events last week.

From South Bend, Michael(Mike) Danch, a 1967 graduate,was recognized with the James E.Armstrong Award for his years ofdistinguished service to the NotreDame community.

Danch has worked at the uni-versity since 1972, going fromevents manager at the JoyceCenter to his current post as asso-ciate athletics director, where heoversees facilities including NotreDame Stadium and acts as the pri-mary administrator for the men’sswimming and diving program.

An active member of commu-nity boards, he was instrumentalin bringing events such as theAAU Junior Olympics andInternational Summer SpecialOlympics to campus.

Danch is a 1963 graduate ofSaint Joseph’s High School andcurrent board member. His father,Elmer J. Danch, has been a long-time contributing reporter toToday’s Catholic.

Also honored were the follow-ing: Brian Doyle, a 1978 graduate,was presented with the Rev.Robert F. Griffin, CSC, Award;Stefanie Marshall, a 2005 gradu-ate, was honored with the YoungAlumni Award; John Crowley,who received his law degree fromNotre Dame in 1992, and AileenCrowley received the FamilyExemplar Award; Lt. Col. JasonMims, a 1975 graduate, was pre-sented with the William D.Reynolds Award; and The Rev.Louis J. Putz, CSC, Award waspresented to Christopher Walsh, a1959 graduate.

Bishop Luers High Schoolinducts National HonorSociety membersFORT WAYNE — Bishop LuersHigh School recently inducted 16new members into the NationalHonor Society. They includeNicholas Burrell, Andrea Choka,Sarah Doak, Anna Eifrid, BrookeGabrek, Sarah Gigli, Emily Hoch,Katelyn McCullough, MorganMiser, Rachel Myers, MeganPhillips, Taylor Phillips, EmilyRaugh, Colleen Scheible, MelissaSchenkel and Alisha Wyss.

Saint Mary’s College recognizes students with service awardsNOTRE DAME — The Office forCivic and Social Engagement(OCSE) at Saint Mary’s Collegehas announced that six studentsreceived service awards at a ban-quet held on April 26 in Le MansHall. Five of the awards arenamed for Sisters of the HolyCross, who founded the Catholicall-women’s college in 1844, and

the awards are a tribute to thefounders’ mission — to helpwhere help is needed. The sixthaward is named for an alumna,Patricia Arch Green ’61, wholived a life dedicated to servingothers. Winners are selected fromnominations submitted by facultyand staff.

The Sister Kathleen AnneNelligan, CSC, Award for SpiritualService was awarded to seniorAnne Maguire, a nursing major.The Sister Olivia Marie Hutcheson,CSC, Award for Service in theHealth Field was awarded to sen-ior Christina Losasso. The SisterMaria Concepta McDermott, CSC,Award for Service in Educationwas awarded to junior AileenHurd, a social work and commu-nicative disorders double major.The Sister Christine Healy, CSC,Award for Service with Womenwas awarded to senior ClaireYancy, a communication studiesmajor. The Sister Olivette Whalen,CSC, Award for General Servicewas awarded to senior KarenBorja, a political science major. ThePatricia Arch Green Award wasawarded to sophomore Carla Leal,a psychology and communicativedisorders double major.

Bishop Luers studentsdiscuss world eventsFORT WAYNE — Bishop LuersHigh School government and eco-nomics classes are currently par-

ticipating in NewsHour throughthe Teach on the Beach program.NewsHour is an interactive forumwhere high school students gatherto watch and discuss currentevents news programming to learnmore about their world and sharetheir opinions on important cur-rent events with their peers aroundthe globe.

Bishop Luers students currentlyuse Facebook to communicate withstudents in Ghana, West Africa, ona weekly basis. The students willuse Skype to discuss world eventswith the West African students onFriday, May 6.

USF offering communityrain barrel workshopFORT WAYNE — Students andadvisers of the Luca PacioliSociety Accounting Club and EcoEnvironmental Club at theUniversity of Saint Francis willoffer a workshop on rain barrelconstruction on Saturday, April30, at 9 a.m. in Hutzell AthleticCenter off Leesburg Road.

Rain barrels that collect stormwater from a home’s gutter systemconserve water and promote sus-tainability by creating a free reser-voir for the watering of vegetablegardens and flower beds. A fee of$50 includes the barrel, all hard-ware and instruction. Assemblywill occur onsite, and participantswill take home a completed rainbarrel.

Proceeds from the workshopwill underscore USF’s Franciscanvalue of respect for creation andthe importance of environmentalstewardship by supporting addi-tional student environmental ini-tiatives.

For more information, contactProfessor Dan Boylan at (260)399-7700, ext. 8306.

Gloudemans named candidate in PresidentialScholars ProgramFORT WAYNE — BishopDwenger senior Michael J.Gloudemans has been named oneof more than 3,000 candidates inthe 2011 Presidential ScholarsProgram. The candidates wereselected from nearly 3.2 millionstudents expected to graduatefrom U.S. high schools in the year2011.

Inclusion in the PresidentialScholars Program, now in its 47thyear, is one of the highest honorsbestowed upon graduating highschool seniors. Scholars areselected on the basis of superioracademic and artistic achieve-ments, leadership qualities, strongcharacter and involvement incommunity and school activities.

CorrectionIn the April 24 issue of Today’sCatholic Father Ed Ruetz’s namewas misspelled in “Blessingoffered for new Earthworks loca-tion in Plymouth” on page 8. Weapologize for the error.

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St. Joseph School, Decatur, eighth-grader Vince Faurote

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demic excellence and community service with $1,000 col-

lege scholarships. Shown is Faurote, right, with his nomi-

nating teacher Amanda Sutter. Faurote ’s name will be

added to the trophy with the other St. Joseph past win-

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Congregation of Holy Cross to ordain two priestsNOTRE DAME — The IndianaProvince of the Congregation ofHoly Cross will ordain two newpriests on Saturday, April 30, at 2p.m. at the Basilica of the SacredHeart, located on the campus ofthe University of Notre Dame.Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, bishop ofPeoria in Illinois, will confer theSacrament of Holy Orders on Rev.Mr. John Britto Antony and Rev.Mr. Paul M. Ybarra.

“The international Holy Crosscommunity is blessed to welcomethese men who will bring hope andjoy to many people through ourministries,” says Holy CrossFather David T. Tyson, provincialsuperior for the Congregation ofHoly Cross, Indiana Province.“These ordinations are a time ofgratitude and celebration for us.”

John Britto AntonyThe youngest of five children,

John Britto Antony was born in thevillage of Agraharam, Salem,India, to devout Catholic parents,Antony and Natchathiram. He

enrolled in the Juniorate programof Holy Cross in South India at theage of 13, joined the Brothers ofHoly Cross in 1984 and made hisfinal profession of vows inDecember 1990. Britto holds abachelor’s degree in sociologyfrom Annamalai University inChidambaram and a master’sdegree in English from Loyola

College, Madras University inChennai. He also studied philoso-phy and theology at the esteemedPontifical University of JnanaDeepa Vidya Peeth (J.D.V.) inPune, India, and later earned abachelor’s in education in English,a master’s in education fromAnnamalai University and a mas-ter’s in philosophy from Periyar

University, Salem, India.As a professed brother of the

Congregation of Holy Cross, Brittoserved in a variety of leadershiproles, most recently as vicariatesuperior for the Brothers of HolyCross in South India from 2005-2009.

During his years of ministry inIndia, Britto’s desire to seek ordi-nation to the priesthood grew, andin 2009, he joined the EasternProvince of Priests and Brothers inthe United States where he wasassigned to study in the theologydepartment at the University ofNotre Dame. Ordained to the tran-sitional diaconate in September2010 in Bennington, Vt., Britto hasserved as deacon at SacredHeart/St. Francis de Sales Parishsince September of last year.

Following his ordination, Brittowill celebrate a Mass ofThanksgiving at the Basilica of theSacred Heart on Sunday, May 1.

Paul M. YbarraPaul M. Ybarra was born in Los

Angeles, Calif., and attended WestCovina High School before enteringthe University of Notre Dame in1998. There he earned a bachelor ofarts degree in film, television andtheatre in 2002 and a master’s ineducation through the Alliance forCatholic Education prior to enteringformation with the Congregation ofHoly Cross in 2004. While complet-ing his master’s degree at NotreDame, Ybarra taught middle schoolEnglish and social studies at St.

John Vianney Catholic School inGoodyear, Ariz. Following a novi-tiate year in Colorado Springs,Colo., Ybarra professed first vowswith the Congregation of HolyCross in July, 2006, and returned toMoreau Seminary to continue theol-ogy studies at the University ofNotre Dame.

During his time in formation,Ybarra worked with the St.Vincent de Paul Society of St.Joseph County in Indiana, as achaplain at Penrose Hospital inColorado Springs, and served as amember of the staff at HolyRedeemer Parish and School inPortland, Ore. In addition he par-ticipated in the marriage prep pro-gram at St. Pius X Parish inGranger, returned to St. JohnVianney Parish in Arizona as apastoral associate, and completedan internship with the Center forSocial Concerns at the Universityof Notre Dame.

Prior to his profession of per-petual vows with the Congregationof Holy Cross and ordination tothe diaconate in August 2010,Ybarra was awarded a master ofdivinity degree from theUniversity of Notre Dame. Duringthe past year, he has been assignedto St. Ignatius Martyr Parish inAustin, Texas, where he has servedas a transitional deacon.

Ybarra will offer a Mass ofThanksgiving at the Basilica of theSacred Heart on Sunday, May 1, at11:45 a.m., and later that eveningat 10:30 p.m. in the Dillon HallChapel at Notre Dame.

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May Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows, patroness of the Congregation of Holy Cross,keep you close and help you continue to grow in faith, hope, and love.

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Bishop Rhoades visits Sister Maura Brannick Health Center

SOUTH BEND — As MarthaVelazquez waited patiently in thelobby of Sister Maura BrannickHealth Center to be seen, some-one caught her eye.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades ofthe Diocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend made his way over toVelazquez and her grandson,Angel. Velazquez told BishopRhoades in Spanish about herhusband, who like herself, is apatient at the center on ChapinStreet in South Bend.

The bishop knelt down withher and along with Al Gutierrez,Saint Joseph Regional MedicalCenter president and CEO, lis-tened to her and spoke to her withgreat concern.

“She (Velazquez) was tellingus that her husband has had somereally bad health problems,” saidBishop Rhoades. “He’s a diabeticbut he’s doing much better sincethey have been coming to theclinic, and she is very grateful forthis place.”

“Yo sabia que era alguienespecial (I knew he was someonespecial),” Velazquez said.

Last week Bishop Rhoadesvisited those in need at the SisterMaura Brannick Health Center.

The bishop began his visitwith a tour of the clinic. He alsovisited with the staff of the clinic

as well as the executives of SaintJoseph Regional Medical Center.He shook hands and greeted peo-ple who came to the clinic forhelp.

“This is faith in action,” saidBishop Rhoades. “This clinic notonly serves the poor, (the clinic)brings Christ to them. That iswhat we are all called to do. I’mso thrilled to be here.”

Those who work at the clinic

said they were touched by thevisit, too.

“It was good to have the bish-op come to visit us,” said ElmaBautista, a licensed practicalnurse at the clinic. “We all hopehe sees the family-like atmos-phere we have around here. Thepeople come to us because theyknow we are one of them. Weenjoy serving them, and it wasnice to have the bishop visit and

see what we do every day.”Gutierrez agreed, saying,

“Growing up I got all my healthcare at a clinic like this. That’swhy it is so important that we beclear about our faith-based pro-gram, because our ministry isabout caring and healing.”

Those who depend on theservice said they, too, were gladto meet Bishop Rhoades.

“I’m Catholic, and it’s so niceto see he wants to come out andmeet the people,” said AliciaDealba of South Bend. “I mean,if it wasn’t for the clinic, a lot ofus would be sicker then we are.Thank you bishop. Your comingshows how much you care.”

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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and staff members at SJRMC’s Sister MauraBrannick Health Center in South Bend pose during his recent visit. Theyare from left, Holy Cross Sister Maura Brannick, Bishop Rhoades, BettyeGreen, RN, Joseph Vallejos, social worker, Medical Director Dr. NicholasTimm and Carla Bice, clinical director.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades meets oneof the many clients served at theSister Maura Brannick Health Centerin South Bend during his recent visit.

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Nazi blitzkrieg of Poland left thecountry in ruins.

During the German occupation,Wojtyla began attending weeklymeetings called the “living rosary”led by Jan Tyranowski, a Catholiclayman who soon became his spir-itual mentor. Tyranowski intro-duced him to the 16th-centurySpanish Carmelite mystic, St. Johnof the Cross, who would greatlyinfluence the future pope.

Wojtyla called Tyranowski an“apostle” and later wrote of him:“He showed us God much moreimmediately than any sermons orbooks; he proved to us that Godcould not only be studied, but alsolived.”

At a spiritual crossroads in1942, Wojtyla entered Krakow’sclandestine theological seminary.In the pope’s 1996 book, “Gift andMystery,” he remembered his joyat being called to the priesthood,but his sadness at being cut offfrom acquaintances and otherinterests. He said he always felt adebt to friends who suffered “onthe great altar of history” duringWorld War II, while he pursued hisunderground seminary studies.

As a seminarian, he continuedto be attracted to monastic contem-plation. Twice during these yearshe petitioned to join the DiscalcedCarmelites but was said to havebeen turned away with the advice:“You are destined for greaterthings.”

He was ordained four yearslater, as Poland’s new communistregime was enacting restrictionson the Catholic Church. After twoyears of study in Rome, hereturned to Poland in 1948 and

worked as a young pastor. Fromthe beginning, he focused much ofhis attention on young people,especially university students —the beginning of a lifelong pastoralinterest. Students would join himon hiking and camping trips,which always included prayer, out-door Masses and discussions aboutthe faith.

Father Wojtyla earned a doctor-ate in moral theology and beganteaching at Lublin University, atthe same time publishing articlesand books on ethics and other sub-jects. In 1958, at age 38, he wasnamed an auxiliary bishop ofPoland, becoming the youngestbishop in Poland’s history. Hebecame archbishop of Krakow in1964, and played a key role in theSecond Vatican Council, helping todraft texts on religious liberty andthe Church in the modern world.

After Pope John Paul I waselected in the first conclave of1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyla saidin a sermon in Poland that thepapacy, “although it is a greatoffice, is also a very great cross.”

He said of the new pope: “Hetook up the cross of contemporaryman ... of all the tensions and dan-gers which arise from variousinjustices: the violation of humanrights, the enslavement of nations,new forms of colonial exploitation... wrongs which can be rightedonly in the spirit of Christ’s cross.”

A few weeks later, Pope JohnPaul I was dead, and the “cross” ofthe papacy fell to Cardinal KarolWojtyla.

Early in his pontificate, on May13, 1981 — the feast of Our Ladyof Fatima — the Polish pope expe-rienced a brush with death thatintensified his already strong devo-tion to Mary. Mehmet Ali Agca, aTurk who had previously threat-ened the pope, shot and seriouslywounded the pontiff in St. Peter’sSquare. The pope’s life hung in the

balance, and his recovery wasslow. He credited Mary with sav-ing him, and he later traveled tothe Shrine of Our Lady of Fatimain Portugal, where he placed a bul-let fragment removed from hisbody in the crown of a statue ofMary.

Years later, the pope publishedthe “third secret” of Fatima, whichdescribed a period of suffering forthe Church and the shooting of abishop in white — a figure thepope believed was linked to theattempt on his life.

Pope John Paul’s private prayerlife was intense, and visitors whoattended his morning Massdescribed him as immersed in analmost mystical form of medita-tion. He prayed the Liturgy of theHours, he withdrew for hours ofsilent contemplation andEucharistic Adoration, and he saidthe rosary often — eventuallyadding five new luminous myster-ies to this traditional form ofprayer.

The pope alsotook penitentialpractices serious-ly. In a bookpublished afterhis death, thepostulator of hissainthood cause,Msgr. SlawomirOder, said PopeJohn Paul spententire nightslying with hisarms out-stretched on thebare floor, fastedbefore ordainingpriests or bish-ops and flagellat-ed himself witha belt.

Throughouthis life, PopeJohn Paul was adevotee of theDivine Mercy

movement, which was founded inthe early 1900s by a Polish nunfrom Krakow, Sister FaustinaKowalska. Her special devotion tothe divine mercy of God was atheme the pope himself took up inhis 1980 encyclical “Dives inMisericordia” (“Rich in Mercy”).

The pope beatified SisterFaustina in 1993 and canonizedher in 2000, proclaiming the sec-ond Sunday of Easter as MercySunday throughout the world.Pope John Paul’s death in 2005came on the eve of Mercy Sunday,and his beatification May 1 will becelebrated on Mercy Sunday.

Pope John Paul canonized 482people, more than all his predeces-sors combined. Although theVatican was sometimes humorous-ly referred to as a “saint factory”under Pope John Paul, the popewas making a very serious effort tounderline what he called the “uni-versal call to holiness” — the ideathat all Christians, in all walks of

life, are called to sanctity.“There can never be enough

saints,” he once remarked.He was convinced that God

sometimes speaks to the worldthrough simple and uneducatedpeople. St. Faustina was one, andhe also canonized St. Padre Pio,the Italian mystic, and St. JuanDiego, the Mexican peasant whohad visions of Our Lady ofGuadalupe.

The world knows Pope JohnPaul largely because of his travelsto 129 countries. For him, theywere spiritual journeys. As he toldhis top advisers in 1980: “Theseare trips of faith and of prayer, andthey always have at their heart themeditation and proclamation of theword of God, the celebration of theEucharist and the invocation ofMary.”

Pope John Paul never forgotthat he was, above all, a priest. Inhis later years, he said repeatedlythat what kept him going was notthe power of the papacy but thespiritual strength that flowed fromhis priestly vocation.

He told some 300,000 youngpeople in 1997: “With the passingof time, the most important andbeautiful thing for me is that Ihave been a priest for more than50 years, because every day I cancelebrate Holy Mass!”

In his final years, the sufferingbrought on by Parkinson’s disease,arthritis and other afflictionsbecame part of the pope’s spiritualpilgrimage, demonstrating in anunusually public way his willing-ness to embrace the cross.

With his beatification, theChurch is proposing not a modelpope but a model Christian, onewho witnessed inner holiness inthe real world, and who, throughwords and example, challengedpeople to believe, to hope and tolove.

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‘In the presence of a saint’Local Catholics revel in memories of personalmeetings with BlessedJohn Paul II

The worldwide Catholic com-munity will rejoice at theupcoming beatification of

Pope John Paul II scheduled forMay 1, the feast of Our Lady ofFatima, in Rome. Pope John Paul,whose global travels and genuinepastoral presence, united the faith-ful across the globe during his richand fruitful 26-year papacy.

It appears to be universallyagreed upon that Pope John Paulwas a pope of the people, attentiveto each individual he met. He wasa man of great humility and devo-tion to his priestly vocation. Manyacross the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend recall with gratitudeand joy their own personal meet-ings with the devoted Holy Father.

Bishop-Emeritus John M.D’Arcy recounted the privilege ofmeeting with the Holy Father overa dozen times throughout his own26 years as bishop of this diocese,in several locations and settings.Bishop D’Arcy has fond memoriesof the five “ad limina” visits —visits between the pope and thebishops of the world — in theVatican beginning in 1983. Thesevisits, said Bishop D’Arcy, keptthe bishops of the world “linked tothe Apostles,” through their pope.

“This pope made these visitsextraordinary,” said Bishop

D’Arcy, who describes the day asincluding a 10-15 minute meetingwith the pope, early morningMass, a talk by the pope and aluncheon, where Bishop D’Arcyrecalled, “We could talk abouteverything.”

During one of those special vis-its, Bishop D’Arcy recalls thepope’s warmth and sense of humorwhen he had the opportunity towalk beside Pope John Paul II asthey exited the chapel after Mass.Bishop D’Arcy said to the HolyFather, “You have helped us bebetter priests and bishops,” towhich the clever pope responded,“A pope should be good for some-thing!”

Bishop D’Arcy met with PopeJohn Paul in Boston in 1979, atWorld Youth Day in Denver in1993 and several other citiesaround the country and in Canada,as well. He said of the pope, “Hehad a great love and affection foryoung people. ... He was joyful,holy, highly intelligent, with astrong sense of the priesthood. Hewas a great listener. He was devot-ed to his ministry and the Church.”

Bishop D’Arcy found greatinspiration for his own vocationfrom this man who was priest firstabove all else. “Pope John Paulhad as much influence on me asmy mom and dad. ... I loved him,”he said, adding, “You knew you

were in the presence of a saint.”Msgr. Bernard Galic, pastor of

St. Aloysius Parish in Yoder, anddirector of the Vocations Office inthe Diocese of Fort Wayne-SouthBend, met Pope John Paul for thefirst time while he was in Rome onvacation. Bishop D’Arcy had writ-ten a letter requesting Msgr. Galicbe permitted to celebrate Masswith the pope while in the Vatican.With the request granted Msgr.Galic found himself standing withthis holy man at the altar of theApostolic Palace. “It was excitingthe first time I met him. It wasawesome to be standing next tohim. We’re there with the Vicar ofChrist,” he said.

Msgr. Galic enjoyed the pope’scompany a second time six years

later while visiting Rome, this timewith his own brothers. The broth-ers with their wives were invitedalong with the monsignor to meetwith the pope at his summer resi-dence, Castel Gandolfo. ThoughPope John Paul’s health was in vis-ible decline, Msgr. Galic said, “Hespoke less. But holiness radiatedfrom him. I thought, ‘I know I’min the presence of a saint.’”

During this meeting Msgr.Galic said Pope John Paul askedhim where he was from and sentblessings to all his people. “Hewas so very humble and unassum-ing,” said Msgr. Galic. The high-light of the trip occurred as Msgr.Galic was introducing his brothers

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Bishop John M. D’Arcy met with Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day inDenver in 1993.

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Father Daryl Rybicki, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in South Bend, andhis mother Eileen met with pope John Paul following a private Mass atthe Vatican in 1994.

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He said, “In His risen body, Jesuspassed from death to another lifebeyond time and space. His risenbody was indeed the same bodythat had been tortured and cruci-fied. In fact, it still bore the tracesof His Passion. Yet, it was radical-ly new, a glorious body, not limit-ed by space and time, not subjectto physical restrictions. It belongedto a new realm, the realm of eter-nity.”

Pope Benedict XVI, BishopRhoades said, “called Christ’s res-urrection ‘the greatest mutation,absolutely the most crucial leapinto a totally new dimension thatthere has ever been in the long his-tory of life and its development: aleap into a completely new orderwhich does concern us, and con-cerns the whole of history.’”

The bishop continued to relatethe pope’s words: “TheResurrection is a cosmic event,which includes heaven and earthand links them together.”

Bishop Rhoades said, “... it isclear that the Resurrection of Jesusis not just some miracle from thepast, something of indifference tous. It makes all the difference inthe world. Without it, our faithwould be meaningless. Because ofit, we live in Christ. We becomeone in Christ. As Pope BenedictXVI puts it: “The great explosionof the Resurrection has seized usin Baptism so as to draw us on.”Amid the challenges and suffer-ings of life, and even in the midstof the greatest trials, includingdeath, we live in hope. We live ourlife in Christ, as a journey of faith,the way of the cross, yes, but thetriumphant and victorious cross ofthe Risen Jesus. This is the joy ofEaster. ...”

After Mass at a reception in theparish center, John Horn, St.Joseph Parish council member,presented the bishop with a checkfor $1,000 on behalf of the parishfor the Franciscan Brothers Minoreducational fund.

Easter VigilBishop Rhoades celebrated the

Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedralof the Immaculate Conception onApril 23. At the Mass 10 joinedthe Catholic Church.

Bishop Rhoades quoted St.Augustine who called the EasterVigil, “’the mother of all vigils,’for this is the night when ChristJesus broke the chains of deathand rose triumphant from thegrave. So the Church keeps watch,awaiting the resurrection of Christand celebrating it in the sacra-ments.”

The accounts of the women atthe empty tomb and the angelspeaking to them bring a feeling ofquiet joy. “The Gospel tells us thatthey went away quickly from thetomb, fearful yet overjoyed,”Bishop Rhoades said.

He offered: “Perhaps those arethe feelings of our catechumensand candidates here this evening —

half-overjoyed and half-fearful.Overjoyed that their journey offaith tonight reaches a climax inthe sacraments of Baptism,Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.Overjoyed to join the Churchfounded by Christ on the rock ofSt. Peter’s confession of faith.Overjoyed that the Spirit of Godfinds a dwelling place in theirhearts and that they will receive theLord’s Body and Blood as spiritualfood and drink for the first time.”

He said in his homily, “Butmaybe they are also experiencingsomething of the women’s fear —fear because their lives becomechanged. The future presents newchallenges to them and to all of uswho are persons of faith.Conversion means a deepening ofour relationship to God who callsus to a new life of service to Himand commitment to His Church.We are called to a self-sacrificinglove in union with the heart ofChrist. We must always look to theexample of Jesus, whose love wasso great that it led Him to thesupreme act of self-emptying onCalvary. His love is so amazing, sodivine, that it demands our soul, ourlife, our all. St. Paul says that ‘If wehave died with Christ, we believethat we shall also live with Christ.’Yes, Jesus will raise us up if we fol-low Him with love to the cross.”

During the Liturgy of Baptism,Bishop Rhoades baptized nine.And later, Bishop Rhoades con-firmed those baptized neophytesand one additional man who joinedthe Catholic Church. The 10 madetheir First Holy Communions atthe Mass.

Holy Thursday and GoodFriday

Earlier in the week at the HolyThursday Mass of the Lord’sSupper at the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception, BishopRhoades said, “The events of theLast Supper, the Passion and deathof Jesus, and His Resurrection areat the very core of our faith. Wecelebrate the mystery of faith thatwe proclaim after the consecrationat every Mass, words which willbecome even clearer when the newEnglish translation comes out in afew months. ‘We announce your

death, O Lord, and we proclaimYour resurrection, until You comein glory.’

“The whole Paschal mysterycelebrated in the Easter Triduumwas foreshadowed at the LastSupper,” Bishop Rhoades said. “Itis appropriate that the Triduumbegins with this Mass of theLord’s Supper in which weremember the amazing gift Christentrusted to His Church, the giftwhich makes present until the endof the world the Paschal mysteryof Christ. That gift is, of course,the Holy Eucharist instituted onthis holy night.”

Bishop Rhoades washed thefeet of seminarians during theMass.

Holy Thursday Mass of theLord’s Supper concluded with aprocession of the Holy Eucharistfrom the cathedral to the St.Theodore Guérin Chapel. Eachparticipant carried a small candlein the procession.

At the Good Friday celebrationof the Lord’s Passion at St.Matthew Co-Cathedral, he said inhis homily, “Jesus’ mission wasaccomplished on Good Friday.That is why we call today ‘Good.’It is the day that Jesus defeated sinand overcame evil with the powerof love. And so, He was able tosay ‘tetelestai,’ — ‘it is fulfilled.’He had obediently fulfilled the willof His Father. He had accom-plished the work God had givenHim to do: The work of redemp-tion. His love had conquered hate.His goodness had triumphed overevil, though this would not beclear to His disciples until EasterSunday morning. But Jesus knewit when He said ‘tetelestai,’ — ‘itis accomplished.’ He knew He hadwon for us eternal redemption, thatHe had become, as the author ofthe letter to the Hebrews wrote,‘the source of eternal salvation forall who obey Him.’”

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EASTER

PHOTOS BY JOE ROMIE

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades pours baptismal waters over the head of aAshley Didier who was baptized into the Catholic Church during theEaster Vigil at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in FortWayne on April 23.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades washes the feet of seminarian Craig Borchardduring Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception in Fort Wayne on April 21.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades blessesfire outside the Cathedral of theImmaculate Conception in FortWayne during the Easter VigilSaturday, April 23.

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to the pope when one of the broth-ers and his wife received a surpriseblessing and congratulations fromthe Pope John Paul II when helearned it was their 40th weddinganniversary.

Another local clergy, FatherDaryl Rybicki, pastor of CorpusChristi in South Bend, remainsinspired by his memories of meet-ings with the humble Holy Father.Father Rybicki with his mother,Eileen, then 72, traveled throughPoland and Rome with a groupfrom their area in the fall of 1994.Bishop D’Arcy had written arequest letter to the Vatican forFather Rybicki to concelebrateMass with the pope. Though PopeJohn Paul was scheduled to betraveling, said Father Rybicki, thetrip was canceled at the lastminute. So the next morningFather Rybicki and his mother,along with just a few of Pope JohnPaul’s household staff, entered thechapel at Castel Gandolfo.

Father Rybicki said, “It wasremarkable. It was quite the honorand privilege to be standing nextto him (the pope) at the altar. Theexperience is emblazoned in mymemory.” As he stood next to thepope, Father Rybicki realized thatas they celebrated Mass theyshared in the same ministry, thesame priesthood. “I got a realsense of saying ‘We’re all in thistogether.’ It was a real revelationas to the continuity of the Church.Pope John Paul was first and fore-most a priest. That’s what he iden-tified with.”

Following the Mass, FatherRybicki and his mother wereescorted to the reception roomwhere they spent a good deal ofpersonal time speaking with thepope, due to his now clear sched-ule. “It was a pleasant visit andexceptional because we were theonly guests there,” said FatherRybicki.

A few years later, FatherRybicki was privileged once againto concelebrate Mass in Rome, thistime with nearly 40 priests andPope John Paul II in the Vaticangarden, afterwhich the popevisited personal-ly with eachpriest and thenprocessedthrough thecrowd.

Mike andDee Dee Dahm,parishioners ofSt. Jude, touredItaly in 1999 for their 35th wed-ding anniversary. The couple wasinvited, in response to a letter ofrequest from Bishop D’Arcy, toattend an audience with Pope JohnPaul along with the multitude atSt. Peter’s Square. “We were on aplatform at St. Peter’s behind thebishops and cardinals,” recalledDee Dee.

Following the audience theyarrived at their hotel in search of

the invitation to attend the morn-ing Mass in the papal chapel. But,said Dee Dee, “there was no let-ter.” So the couple spoke with sev-eral in authority in hopes of secur-ing a seat at the Mass. After sever-al hours of roaming the streets andpraying the rosary, the Dahms

were told room would be made forthem. “It was a select group. Therewere 30 seats only,” said Dee Dee,who added, “By the grace ofGod.”

Following the Mass that hadthe couple entranced with thepope’s “prayerfulness and humili-ty,” the Dahms were escorted intothe reception room to meet thepontiff. Upon entrance, Dee Deereported, “The pope went through

the whole line and said, ‘I pray foryou and your families.’ He radiat-ed holiness and peace and wasthere for everybody.” As he nearedher, Dee Dee wondered what tosay and recalled thinking, “I want-ed to give him a big hug. Becausethat’s the feeling you get from

him. He waslike fatherly andgrandfatherly tome.”

Dee Deerecalled that atthe end of thereceiving linestood a familywith a childwith Down syn-

drome. There the pope paused abit longer and spoke with thechild. “He reached out to thosewith disabilities and was lovingand kind to them,” said Dee Dee.

Perhaps Dee Dee speaks for allwho had the privilege of meetingpersonally with Pope John Paul IIwhen she said, “It was one of thebiggest thrills of my life. I justwanted the opportunity to put myarms around him.”

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SAINT HILGER INSPIRED TO PAINT PORTRAIT OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

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Mary Hilger, parishioner of Queen of Angels Parish in Fort

Wayne, was inspired to paint this portrait of Blessed John

Paul II in 1983 before her chalk drawing ministry devel-

oped. The painting was completed in 10 hours and Hilger

said, “The many hands trying to touch the pope commu-

nicate the charisma this pope had around people.” Hilger

was able to see Pope John Paul II in 1993 at World Youth

Day in Denver, Colo., and again in 2003 in Rome at

Mother Teresa’s beatification.

“It was one of the biggest thrills of my life.”

DEE DEE DAHM

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Mother in Maccabees is the real ‘tiger mother’

Amy Chua, the “tiger moth-er” who recently toucheda nerve around the globe

with her tougher-than-nails par-enting memoir, has nothing onthe mother in the second book ofMaccabees.

In this historical book of theBible, we see the Jewish peoplein Palestine suffering persecutionunder the reign of the Syrianking, Antiochus, who is trying toforce Greek culture on his sub-jects. Chapter seven tells thestory of seven brothers and theirmother who are arrested andcommanded by the king, underthreat of torture and death, to eatpork, a food which is forbiddenby the Torah. This courageousmother must watch as each of hersons, in turn, is savagely tortured

and killed for refusing to violatethe law of God. Yet she neithercringes in fear for their lives norattempts to persuade her sons toobey the king’s command.Rather, “filled with a noble spir-it,” she encourages each of hersons to remain faithful, full ofhope that God “in His mercy willgive life and breath back to youagain, since you now forget your-selves for the sake of His laws.”

When six of her sons havebeen put to death, Antiochussummons the mother and urgesher to advise her youngest childto save himself in return for rich-es and power, and the personalfriendship of the king. “Do notfear this butcher,” the motherwhispers as she leans close to herson. “Accept death, so that inGod’s mercy I may get you backagain with your brothers.” Lastof all, the mother herself is mar-

tyred in the confident convictionthat death is not the end, that shewill be reunited with her sons inthe resurrection of the just.

It has been said that being amother is like having your heartgo walking around outside yourbody. Our hearts ache when wesee our children suffer, whetherthat suffering is physical, emo-tional or spiritual. So on thehuman level, it is hard to imaginea more horrible, heart-wrenchingscenario than the one which themother in Maccabees faced. Andyet, on the supernatural level, it isalso hard to imagine a moreinspiring one, for it illustrateswith crystal clarity the deepestmeaning of our vocation.

Motherhood is a call to give ofourselves for the good of the chil-dren whom God has entrusted tous, the greatest of which is thegift of eternal life. Communion

with God, now and forever, is thepearl of great price for which weand our children must be willing,with His grace, to suffer anythingand to sacrifice everything. Fromthis perspective, we see moreclearly the great truth penned bythe French novelist, Leon Bloy:“The only tragedy in life is not tobe a saint.”

Think for a moment of OurLady. Standing at the foot of theCross, watching her Son suffer anexcruciating, drawn-out death,must have been Mary’s momentof supreme sorrow and at thesame time, her moment ofsupreme joy. While her mother’sheart must have been breaking tobehold her Son’s agony, her heartmust have also rejoiced beyondall telling to realize that her Sonhad perfectly fulfilled the will ofHis Father, had finished the workHe had been given to do, hadbeen faithful to the end, and hadobtained for her, and for all of us,the gift of eternal life.

Most likely, our children willnot be called to give their livesfor their faith like Christ Himself,or like the seven sons inMaccabees, or like all of theother men and women in the his-tory of salvation whom we honoras martyrs. But the word “mar-tyr” means “witness,” and ourchildren will be called to witnessto their faith in a world which isin many ways more than ever atodds with our basic beliefs asChristians and our clear moralconvictions as Catholics. Ourchildren must know that the mostimportant thing for us is notwhether they are successful in theeyes of the world, but whetherthey are faithful in the eyes ofGod.

Only if we are women of faithcan we give our example and ourencouragement to our children —whether they live under our roofor whether they are grown andgone — to put God first, to fol-low His Law no matter what thecost or the consequence, and toseek first His kingdom in the sure

hope that everything else we real-ly need will be given us besides.And only if we are women ofprayer can we hope to persuadeour children to be faithful to Godand to all that He, in His wisdomand love, expects of us — in thesure hope of spending eternitywith Him and with each other.

St. Monica, who prayed formany years that her waywardson, Augustine, would eventuallyembrace the Christian faith, wasable to confide to him near theend of her life: “One thing onlythere was for which I desired tolinger in this life: to see you aCatholic Christian before I died.And my God has granted this tome more lavishly than I couldhave hoped, letting me see evenyou spurning earthly happiness tobe His servant.”

Several years ago on Mother’sDay I got a glimpse of what St.Monica and the mother inMaccabees must have felt. I don’tremember what gifts I got, orwhat special meal was preparedto celebrate. What I do rememberis that all the kids were home,and after Mass, we all sat out onour back deck, just talking andlaughing and telling stories. Thenmy husband suggested we pile inour van and drive to theUniversity of Notre Dame tomake a visit to the Grotto to praythe rosary. On the drive home,my heart was trying to hold on tothe Tabor moment I was experi-encing. I turned around and toldthe kids that all I wanted forMother’s Day — in fact, all Iever wanted as their mother —was to see them in heaven oneday, so that we could spend eter-nity together.

Blessed John Paul II oncereflected that the communion ofpersons in the family is meant tobe nothing less than a preparationfor the communion of saints inheaven. By the grace of God,may it be so for all of us.

Lisa Everett is codirector of theOffice of Family Life.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Theslight differences between abeatification and a canonizationare easy to miss, especiallywhen one pope beatifies anotherpope.

Just three weeks before PopeBenedict XVI was to beatifyPope John Paul II, theCongregation for DivineWorship and the Sacramentsissued a decree designed, inpart, to maintain the distinction.

The decree dealt with one ofthe three main differences: thenumber and location of diocesesthat can hold annual public litur-gical celebrations in the holyperson’s honor.

The other two differences areless noticeable and they dealwith who ceremonially requeststhe pope to act and the level ofpapal authority involved in the

proclamation.During a beatification cere-

mony, the bishop of the diocesewhere the person dies asks thatthe candidate be declaredblessed; at a canonization, theprefect of the Congregation forSaints’ Causes speaks in thename of the whole Church andasks that the candidate bedeclared a saint.

Even less visible, but moreimportant, is the fact that “papalinfallibility is involved” when aperson is declared a saint, saidCardinal Agostino Vallini, thepapal vicar of Rome.

Beatification is an “adminis-trative act” by which the popeallows a candidate for sainthoodto be venerated publicly inplaces closely associated withhis or her life and ministry; theplace may be as small as one

city, although usually it is thediocese where the person livedor died. In the case of PopeJohn Paul II, his Oct. 22 feastday is entered automatically intothe calendars of the Diocese ofRome and all the dioceses of hisnative Poland.

A canonization, on the otherhand, is a formal papal decree

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2nd Sunday of EasterJn 20:19-31

With deep faith and faith-filledexcitement the Church continuesthe celebration it began a weekand a day ago of Easter, the Lord’sResurrection and final victory overdeath and sin.

As is the case in almost everyMass of this season, the first read-ing this weekend comes from theActs of the Apostles. Acts original-ly was seen to be a continuation ofSt. Luke’s Gospel, and still thesebooks should be considered asbeing in sequence.

Together they tell an uninter-rupted story of salvation in Jesus,from Mary’s conception to a timeyears after the Ascension.

This weekend’s reading revealsto us what life actually was like inthe time shortly following theAscension for the first Christians,most of whom likely knew Jesus,as reverently following theApostles, of being together in amost realistic sense of community,of eagerly caring for the needy, ofpraying, and of “breaking thebread,” a term referring to theEucharist. Clearly Peter was thechief of the Apostles. He was spe-cial.

Most importantly, through theApostles, and in the Church, Jesuslived and acted. The sick werecured. The deaf heard. The blindsaw. No one was beyond theApostles’ interest.

For its second reading this

weekend, the Church offers us apassage from the First Epistle ofPeter.

Obvious and inspiring in thisreading is the early Church’s obvi-ous and intense love for, and faithin, the Lord. It was a faith thathardly went unchallenged. Theculture in which Christianity wasborn and grew in almost everyrespect either rejected the ideals ofthe Gospel or held them in outrightcontempt.

So, the mere presentation ofthese beliefs in this epistle showhow steadfastly the first Christiansheld to what Jesus had taught.

John’s Gospel provides the lastreading. It is one of the beloved,and most familiar, of theResurrection Narratives.

In this reading is the story ofthe reluctance of the ApostleThomas to accept that Jesus indeedhad risen from the tomb. Then, asall recall, dramatically Jesusappears on the scene. He invitesThomas to believe. In awe, and theuttermost faith, Thomas declaresthat Jesus not only is teacher andRedeemer, but, indeed, that Jesusis God.

The Lord then confers upon theApostles that most divine of pow-ers, the power to judge what is sin-ful and to forgive sin.

ReflectionThis weekend is Divine Mercy

Sunday. Coincidentally it also isfor people in Israel and for Jewseverywhere the day of memorialfor the millions who died in theHolocaust. Finally, for many yearsbefore the collapse of the Sovietsystem, it was the great celebrationof communism, a philosophy thatbrought death and heartache to somany millions.

May 1 brings these three eventstogether. The last two, the hideouspolicy of Adolf Hitler’s dictator-

ship in Germany that slaughteredmillions and the generations-longdomination of communism standon one side as an example of howterribly sin and disregard of Godand God’s creatures, humanbeings, can bring terror into theworld. We humans can do awfulthings.

Opposite all this is God’s lov-ing mercy for each of us. In mercy,God sent the Lord Jesus. Hishumanity, life, death and triumphover death provided our access todivine mercy.

The Apostles and their succes-sors bring us this mercy, this con-tact with Jesus, with God, and thehope of being forgiven, just asthey brought it to Christiansrecorded in Acts.

The Church gathers around theApostles. We truly become part ofthe Church when we create withinourselves the faith of the firstChristians, and indeed of Thomas.

Through this faith, in theChurch, with the Apostles, wereceive the gift of eternal life. Weexperience the mercy of God.

MSGR. OWEN F. CAMPION

READINGSSunday: Acts 2:42-47 Ps 118:2-4,13-15,22-24 1 Pt 1:3-9 Jn 20:19-31Monday: Acts 4:23-31 Ps 2:1-9 Jn 3:1-8Tuesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8 Ps 19:2-5 Jn 14:6-14 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26 Ps 34:2-9Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33 Ps 34:2,9,17-20 Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7 Ps 33:1-2, 4-5,18-19 Jn 6:16-21

THE SUNDAYGOSPEL

Being an award-winningmusician who’s performedwith the likes of Luciano

Pavarotti, Faith Hill and evenCarlos Santana hasn’t sparedNatalie MacMaster from the self-doubt that afflicts many busywives and mothers. Her Catholicfaith, however, provides a sourceof comfort she can turn to duringthose inevitable times.

A native and resident of CapeBreton, Nova Scotia, MacMasterhas earned her reputation as anelectrifying fiddle virtuoso withnumerous gold albums, JunoAwards, and successful concerttours to her name. Married toDonnell Leahy — an acclaimedfiddler himself with the bandLeahy — the couple has fourchildren. Though they balancework and family life well,MacMaster recently experienceda bout of self-pity and gloomafter comparing herself to othermothers who seem to be able to“do it all” with ease. Instead ofstaying focused on the negative,she tried a different approach. Asshe explained to me onChristopher Closeup, “I wentdown in the basement, cried realhard, gritted my teeth and waspraying to Mary. I said, ‘Mary,please help me. I don’t want tobe like this.’…And you knowwhat? My day turned around. Iattribute that to Mary as a motherand a woman helping me to seehow much God loves me, howmuch the things that I do are ofvalue, and how I shouldn’t becomparing myself.”

MacMaster first learned aboutrelying on her Catholic faith fromthe example set by her motherand father. She admits that herparents only “knew the basics”and weren’t deeply schooled intheology. Yet they believed inCatholicism and lived it — “Iwatched my mom live her faiththrough loving people…Myfather always lived the com-mandments in an obvious butunspoken way… My mom anddad (were) the only example Iwatched from the time I wasborn. Now that’s so ingrained inme that anything less than what

they did is just not acceptable.”Another key factor during her

formative years was thatMacMaster’s father would neveraccept her or her brothers miss-ing Mass. When she started trav-eling a lot for concerts, she con-tinued to attend weekly Mass,originally out of obligation. Inretrospect, she believes thatreceiving the Eucharist through-out that time gave her the gracesto transform her lukewarm faithinto a Catholicism that’s “on fire”today. She says, “I really dobelieve the Eucharist … givesyou strength that’s not human.It’s God trying to help you dothings that are much too hard todo on your own.”

After years of focusing on herown goals like developing acareer and falling in love with theright man, marriage and mother-hood required an adjustment inattitude and some divine assis-tance. She observes, “Love itself,after the ooey-gooey part is over… is a denial of self that’s not soeasy. Our faith mentions givingup things for great reward andit’s so true. Life would be soshallow without my family, if Iwas just living for myself.”

Though MacMaster is busierthan ever, she wouldn’t change athing about her family life. Shesays, “It is way harder than any-one ever told me — and it isabsolutely the most gratifying,fulfilling, loving thing I’ve everdone!”

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Holy confusion? Beatification, canonization are different

THE VATICANLETTERCINDY WOODEN

A mother gets spirituallyin tune

Mysteries in the hardware store

Iran into a friend in the hard-ware store yesterday. She wasin the paint section, looking to

match some paint to refresh someof her rooms. I was also in thepaint section, hoping to findsome clean, pretty colors toreplace our wallpaper. I hatewallpaper.

Anyway, Susan is the motherof my daughter’s best friend, andI hadn’t seen her since last sum-mer. We had so much to talkabout. Right then and there,between samples of Harvest goldand Limoncello yellow wecaught up as best we could, chat-ting about our daughters — theiryear so far in college, their stres-sors, their concerns.

And then we turned to discussour other children. When I got tomy adult son who is living faraway from my husband and me(on the opposite side of the coun-try, in fact), Susan said some-thing that jolted me in a goodway. As I described to her mypain of my son leaving the nestand working so far from us sheinterjected,

“That’s the Ascension.”“What?” I asked“That’s the Ascension. You’re

going through what Mary wentthrough at the Ascension.”

She was referring to the eventand the second glorious mysteryof the rosary.

Hmm. I guessed so. Pain ofseparation. He was doing hiswork far from me. I alwaysthought of the Ascension fromthe ‘significance to the faithful’point of view — Jesus’ work wasdone and He was returning toheaven. Susan made me think ofthe event from His mother’s per-spective. Interesting.

As we continued to talk Imentioned another event in mylife. She slid in with “Oh! The

Visitation.”Yes, I suppose. I was experi-

encing something similar to Maryin that moment too. As our con-versation continued, Susan con-tinued to point out parallels inmy life to certain mysteries of therosary. It was a combination ofcomforting and feeling déjà vu. Iliked it.

And that’s what I realizedwhat Susan had known all along— that the rosary mysteries couldnot only be meditations on thegreat events of Jesus’ life interms of their significance tomankind in general, but theycould be peeks into the mysteriesof our personal lives as well.They were opportunities to relateto Him in a more personal way.As Catholics we are to unite oursufferings to Jesus on the cross tosee their redemptive power. Ourjoys can also more fully unite usto God as we ponder their signifi-cance in our lives — what Godmight be trying to say to us ineach mystery event, in eachmoment that we experiencesomething similar, if even in asmall way.

The “Agony in the Garden” inthe sorrowful mysteries, forexample, not only reminds us ofthe torturous suffering that Jesuswent through in anticipation ofHis brutal death but we can pos-sibly more fully understand,relate to and maybe accept withresignation and offer up theanticipation of some dreadedevent in our lives when we prayand ponder this mystery. A stu-dent might be dreading a test. Afather might be dreading a pres-entation or separation from thefamily. A mother might be dread-ing a medical procedure or eventhe simple challenges of a partic-ular day. By meditating uponJesus’ acceptance of the Father’s

will — in the Agony in theGarden He prayed, “Not mine butYour Will be done” — we canperhaps gain the courage to faceour own cross, our own suffering,and approach it in the best waypossible.

In pondering the luminousmystery, Institution of theEucharist, we might come to abetter understanding of andappreciation for the HolyEucharist and what a gift it is tous. Maybe that thought will getus to daily Mass or at least toapproach it with a more apprecia-tive and open heart the nextSunday that we go.

In short, I realized what myfriend Susan must have known along time — that applying themysteries of the rosary to mydaily life is a way to make it aliving prayer — something thatcan be prayed almost constantly,daily. I appreciate this insightfrom Susan, my “big sister inChrist,” and continue to beamazed how God uses littleevents and ordinary friends toteach us great things aboutHimself.

EVERYDAYCATHOLIC

THERESA A. THOMAS

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that the candidate was holy andis now in heaven with God; thedecree allows public remem-brance of the saint at liturgiesthroughout the Church. It alsomeans that churches can be ded-icated to the person without spe-cial Vatican permission.

Beatifications only becamecommon in the early 1600s afterthe Vatican centralized the saint-hood process. The centralizedprocess meant dioceses couldwait many years or decades tocelebrate one of their own as asaint, so to acknowledge thelocal devotion to the candidate,the popes would give the candi-date the title blessed and allowlimited devotion.

For hundreds of years, themost obvious differencebetween a canonization andbeatification was the fact thatthe pope personally presidedonly at a canonization Mass.

Those lines began to blurduring the pontificate of PopePaul VI, who decided to cele-brate the beatification in 1971of Polish Franciscan FatherMaximilian Kolbe, who wasmartyred in a Nazi concentra-tion camp.

Pope John Paul II kept up thepractice of personally presidingover both beatifications andcanonizations — and he did sohundreds of times all over theworld.

Pope Benedict XVI, respond-ing to pleas from some Vaticanofficials, bishops and theolo-gians, tried to help people actu-ally see the difference between abeatification and a canonizationby presiding personally onlywhen a new saint was beingproclaimed.

For more than five years, hemaintained that practice. But inSeptember, he led the beatifica-tion Mass in England for JohnHenry Newman. The secondbeatification of his pontificatewill be the proclamation ofBlessed John Paul II.

Procedurally, a miracle — lit-

erally — is needed for a blessedto be declared a saint.

For beatification, the Vaticanrequires proof of a miracleattributed to the candidate’sintercession, unless the candi-date was martyred for his or herfaith.

The second miracle — theone needed for canonization —must take place after the beatifi-cation ceremony and is seen asGod’s final seal of approval onthe Church’s proclamation.

“In addition to reassuring usthat the servant of God lives inheaven in communion with God,miracles are the divine confir-mation of the judgmentexpressed by Church authoritiesabout the virtuous life” lived bythe candidate, Pope Benedictsaid in a speech to members ofthe Congregation for Saints’Causes in 2006.

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St. Paul preached and baptized convertsWhere is Crete where St. Paul’s shipwas caught in a hurricane?

St. Paul was continuing hisjourney by ship from Jerusalem toRome when he encountered a hur-ricane and unexpectedly had toland at the Greek island of Crete(or Kriti). Crete is the largest ofthe Greek islands in the easternMediterranean Sea southeast ofmainland Greece. Crete is famousfor its ancient Minoan civilization(300-2100 B.C.) and its ancientpaintings and ruins are very inter-esting to see.

O. Meinardus says that St.Paul’s ship anchored at FairHavens in Crete about the end ofthe first week of October, AD 61.Here the ship stayed for possiblythree weeks waiting for the windto change. Fair Havens (or KaloiLimenes) is the name of a smallvillage, a bay and a group of isletson the southern coast of Crete.

In 1851 Captain Sprattanchored his paddle steamerwhere St. Paul’s ship had soughtshelter. On a ridge over the baySpratt found the ruins of a Greekchapel dedicated to St. Paul, per-haps marking the very spot wherePaul himself used to preach to thenatives of Crete.

Today the existing whitechapel, commemorating St. Paul’sarrival on Crete, is situated on the

brow of the hill overlooking thebay. It is built upon the site of theformer church. A few yards to thewest of the church is the tradition-al cave where St. Paul stayed. Thiscave is marked by a very tallcross. There are houses in FairHavens scattered around the bay.

Another town of Crete is calledPhoenix (modern Loutro) and ismentioned in the Acts of theApostles. Loutro was a better har-bor for waiting out the winter. Thepeople of Loutro maintain that St.Paul visited their town. Todaythere is a little chapel of St. Pauland a spring of St. Paul betweenthe coastal towns of Loutro andAglia Roumeli. This chapel com-memorates the site where St. Paulbaptized his first Cretans converts.A service is held in this chapeleach year on June 29, the feast ofSs. Peter and Paul.

St. Paul’s companion Titusbecame the first bishop of Crete.

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For Dave Elchert, Christ is ‘Chairman of the Board’GOSHEN — Holiness is one ofthe characteristics that Christiansare called to through Baptism. Apermanent deacon regardless offamily, charitable service or lead-ership must cultivate a life ofprayer in the midst of their busylives. The Liturgy of the Hours,daily Mass, the rosary and dailyprayers are a must in order tomaintain a servant’s heart. St.Francis de Sales once wrote,“Every one of us needs half anhour of prayer each day, exceptwhen we are busy — then we needan hour.” The deacon, who teach-es, administrates, assists at thealtar or encourages, gives solace ordirection to the faithful, needs con-stant refueling through personalprayer and the sacraments of theChurch.

Dave Elchert and his wifeDonna, now married for 48 years,take daily prayer and their person-al witness to Jesus Christ very seri-ously. By way of prayer they havesuccessfully raised four children,Bob, Lisa married to Tim, Jimmarried to Becky and Ron weddedto Leslie. Eight grandchildren arefortunate to have such dedicatedand holy grandparents.

Dave’s call to holiness was wellcultivated by his parents and rela-tives who led holy lives throughgood marriages or the religiouslife. Dave was surrounded by twopermanent deacon uncles, a HolyCross Brother uncle and an aunt, aFranciscan Sister, who taught himhow to serve as a young boy at thealtar.

Dave, one of 12 children, grewup with entrepreneur parents whostarted a religious article store intheir own home. Initially recruitingother friends and fellow Catholicsto assist them in making these arti-cles of prayer available in theirhomes, his parents would eventu-

ally own and operate 19 successfulreligious article stores in northwestOhio. This combined love of theCatholic faith and his parents’financial genius would set Dave ona similar spiritual path throughouthis life.

After high school, Dave joinedthe Marine Corps, were he learnedthe skill of photography. Heworked as a photographer until hemet his future wife Donna anddecided to advance his profession-al opportunities by earning afinance degree. This decision andhis innate ability to operate a busi-

ness led to a career that began as afederal credit union examiner, andthen as a financial controller for amobile home company.

He then was put in charge ofthe finances of five mobile homecompanies in Kansas. Moving toAtlanta, Dave became the generalmanager of five recreational vehi-cle companies and eventuallybecame the vice president or presi-dent of three or four other RVcompanies. After moving 13 timesto pursue his corporate dreams,Dave, in 1989, decided to start hisown business in Bristol.

Dave now owns and operatesMerhow Industries, a companythat builds and sells horse trailersfor customers all over the world.Dave proudly admits that in thelobby of his own business stands astatue of the Blessed Mother. Inhis office hangs a large crucifixand a picture of the Divine Mercy,who Dave confesses is “theChairman of the Board.”

A more settled life in Goshenallowed the Elcherts the possibilityof becoming active members of St.John the Evangelist Parish. FatherJohn Delaney, former pastor of theparish, quickly noticed their talentsand asked Dave to chair the stew-ardship committee for the parish.With prayer, his financial expertise

and the help of many parishioners,Dave was able to eliminate theparish’s half-million-dollar debt.He began to teach his fellowparishioners about the three-foldtasks of discipleship whichincludes the giving of time, talentand treasure. Dave also chaired theLegacy of Faith campaign for hisparish. They not only blessed theirparish with financial and businessexpertise but also their profoundlove of Jesus Christ.

Donna, a former beautician andcosmetologist, is now the parishsacristan. She heads the churchcleaning committee, sings in thechoir and mentors third- andfourth-grade students in the parishschool. She assisted Dave on thestewardship and Legacy of Faithcommittees as well.

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“Burst: A Story of God’s Grace When Life Falls Apart,” by KevinWells, (Servant Books, ISBN: 978-0-86716-948-5, $14.99)

Today’s Catholic book of the month club offers KevinWells’ compelling personal story as this month’sreading choice. Wells takes his readers on an unbe-

lievable journey through some remarkably challenging tri-als juxtaposed with tender moments of faithfulness, humorand grace.

The first chapter begins unceremoniously as we meetWells describing in intimate detail his excruciating experi-ence of an intracranial brain hemorrhage. The formersports journalist’s style of writing, stemming from hissports coverage years, is quippy and down to earth. Earlyon it’s easy to feel as if you are present with him as hiscomprehensive account unfolds.

The truly inspired feature of this story is the delicatelyinterwoven personal faith vignettes that form the ruggedtapestry of his life leaving his readers wanting to knowmore. Following brain surgery, a miraculous healing sup-ported by a host of prayerful friends and family and hissubsequent return home for recuperation, Wells writes, “Ibelieve much of the acute, lasting pain I’ve accumulatedthroughout my life has arrived as a sort of message fromGod, kind of like a postcard dropped from heaven that’s asheavy as an anvil.”

Subsequent chapters take the reader back in time beforehis brain hemorrhage in a successful attempt to illustrate

the early trajectory of Wells’ life. Throughout his struggleswith recovery from brain surgery and much more, Wellsreminds us of God’s grace with his accounts of saints,analogies and quotes from outstanding Church leaders thathave touched his faith life and sustained him through it all.

Wells teaches us about faith in adversity even in hisearly years as he strives to find purpose in his first job in asmall town. As intimacy with the Lord grows for theauthor in his solitude, through sheer will he finds his wayto gratitude for even the smallest of blessings. He eventual-ly lands his dream job on a daily newspaper as a sportsjournalist.

As his professional life accelerates, Wells — withouteven looking — meets and marries the woman of hisdreams and sets up house. Life is good until the happycouple discovers their disheartening challenge with infertil-ity. As he describes it, “Life is rolling along then ... poof!”

After coming to terms with the idea that biological chil-dren are not in the cards, the young couple turns to adop-tion, where they encounter even further devastation with afraudulent adoption. And to add insult to injury, as Wellsand his bride take refuge in the loving wisdom offered byhis uncle Tommy — the enlightened and compassionatepriest — on the cross they bear, a vicious murder tears thepastor from their grasp.

Even readers with the hardest of hearts will soften asthis book reveals the truth of redemptive prayer through-out its pages. As the author and his wife face trial aftertrial, they seek God with raw and raging honesty andremain faithful to prayer and the sacraments even when

their hearts are barrenand dry. That is thefundamental beautyof “Burst” — in theface of disastrousadversity, the Wells’foundation of faithsustains them andhope prevails.

“Burst: A Storyof God’s GraceWhen Life FallsApart,” by Kevin Wells is apage turner to say the least, if not for the riv-eting trail of adversity he traverses throughout his life,then for the inspiring results of his steadfast faith. Wecould all learn a thing or two about hope and trustingGod from this inspiring account.

Questions for reflection• What trials have you encountered in your life that

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• What does Wells mean when he writes “All of us, itseems to me as I grow older, are confronted with at leastone tragic event. And working through the aftermath ofthose tragedies is where we will determine every futureinstance of our lives.” — page 107? Does that havemeaning in your life? How?

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FORT WAYNE — The two-timedefending Catholic Youth League(CYO) softball champs were beatenhandily by St. Joseph, Decatur, 11-1, intheir first outing of 2011, played at St.Charles on April 12.

Coach Tim Atkinson remains verypositive about his St. Charles

Cardinals, “Our girls have a lot of fastpitch experience, which will allow usto focus on details instead of just thebasics. Most of our players have beenplaying since they were little.”

The team lacks pitching experience,but has a goal of winning the CYO titleagain this season.

“St. Joe, Decatur, smacked the ballall over the place. They may be thebest all-around team and will be the

ones to beat this year,” Atkinson pre-dicts.

While winning is important,Atkinson feels that preparing his teamto play at the high-school level is hisfirst concern. The Cardinals are 13strong this year listing six eighthgraders and seven seventh graders ontheir roster.

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T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C 19MAY 1, 2011

REST IN PEACE

Lourdes Dinner Dance May 7South Bend — The Knights ofColumbus Council No. 553 willhold a Lourdes Dinner DanceSaturday, May 7, at 553 E.Washington St. The eveningbegins with wine, hors d’oeuvresand silent auction at 5:30 p.m.,followed by dinner catered byFiddler’s Hearth. Dancing to themusic of Mike Vaszari and hisband will complete the evening.Tickets are $30 per person or$60 per couple. Reservations byMay 1 can be made by callingJohn or Judy Lehner at (574)236-7642. Proceeds send an indi-vidual suffering from a seriousillness or injury on a pilgrimageto Lourdes.

Little Flower Holy HourFort Wayne — Father AdamSchmitt will celebrate the LittleFlower Holy Hour at St. MotherTheodore Guérin Chapel onTuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. topray for priests and vocations.Father Schmitt is a retired priestin Fort Wayne.

Unemployment seminar offered Huntington — Victory NollCenter will offer a SupportSeminar for the Unemployedfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. onWednesday, May 4, at VictoryNoll Center, 1900 W. Park Dr. Anumber of local agencies willhave staff members on handmaking presentations and hostingworkshops to offer training andother informational opportuni-ties. There is no cost for the pro-gram, but registration is required.A continental breakfast andlunch will be provided. Contactthe center at (260) 356-0628, ext.174, or atvictorynollcenter@olvm.org.

Evening with MaryMonroeville — St. Rose Parishwill have an Evening with Maryon Thursday, May 12, starting at6:30 p.m. There will be a halfhour of congregational singing ofMary songs. At 7 p.m. there willbe Exposition of the BlessedSacrament and Franciscan FatherDavid Mary Engo will give atalk on Fatima, followed by therosary and Benediction.

Spring salad luncheon plannedElkhart — St. Thomas theApostle Church will have aspring salad luncheon onWednesday, May 4, from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. in the school gym at1331 N. Main St. Handicappedaccessible. Serving hot chickensalad, many other salads, bread,desserts and beverages. Donationis $6 at the door or by calling(574) 596-1673.

Natural Family Planning sessionsofferedSouth Bend — An introduction toNatural Family Planning will beFriday, May 13, at the South BendClinic physician’s lounge, 211 N.Eddy St., presented by CathyRakowski, PhD, and is sponsoredby Natural Family Planning of St.Joseph County. To register contact(574) 234-5411 ornfpstjoseph@catholic.org.Additional classes will be held onJune 3, July 8, Aug. 12 and Nov.18 at the same location.

Columbia CityEvelyn Irene Andorfer,92,St.Paul of the Cross

Fort WayneSandra Lee Shepard,69,Cathedral of theImmaculateConception

Francis James Gradley,St.Vincent de Paul

Maria L.Barnet,94,St.Patrick

Felicia De-Ianni,83,St.Charles

Mary Elizabeth LucasShreve,93,St.Jude

GoshenDemarcus Kelly,70,St.John the Evangelist

GrangerKevin P.Herceg,35,St.Pius X

Robert L.Sellers,82,St.Pius X

MishawakaMartha D.Pepin,88,St.Bavo

Eddie J.Kush,90,Queen of Peace

Virginia K.Trippel,89,St.Monica

Camiel P.De Keiser, Jr.,78,St.Bavo

New HavenGary R.Swaidner,72,St.John the Baptist

Notre DameFay Hare,84,St.JosephChapel

South BendHelen A.Maslowski,94,St.Adalbert

Dorothy A.Kroll,89,Holy Cross

Loretta L.Laskowski,86,Holy Cross

Margaret Myers,79,St.Catherine of Sienaat St.Jude

WarsawLeonard C.Wendt,85,Sacred Heart

WaterlooMarilyn JoannRudolph,79,St.Michael

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T O D A Y ’ S C A T H O L I C20 MAY 1, 2011

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Celebrate the Hour of Mercy!MERCY SUNDAY

May 1, 2011Holy Family Catholic Church

46405 Mayflower Road

South Bend

CLOSING MASS FOR

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA

Bishop Kevin C. RhoadesCELEBRANT

Confessions: 2:00 - 3:20

Eucharistic Adoration: 2:30-3:00

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

3:00

Novena Closing Mass: 3:30

EVERYONE WELCOME

BIENVENIDOS A TODOS

“Whoever approaches the fount of life this day will be granted

remission of sin and punishment”(M.300)

EASTER TRIDUUM ACROSS THE DIOCESE

LAURIE KIEFABER

Steve Kroh was one of 12 men having their feet washed byFather Sextus Don at St. Bernard Church in Wabash on HolyThursday.

JERRY KESSENS

Those assembled at St. Peter Church, Fort Wayne, veneratethe cross during the celebration of the Lord’s Passion onGood Friday.

KAREN CL IFFORD

Msgr. William Schooler, pastor of St. Pius X Parish, Granger,blesses the congregation at Easter morning Mass.