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Editor�s note: The U.S. bishops�Administrative Committee adopted�Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call toPolitical Responsibility� as a blueprint on

how Catholic socialteaching shouldaffect political par-ticipation byCatholics. Here isone story in an

ongoing Catholic News Service seriesabout how the stands of the Democraticand Republican presidential candidatesstack up with �Faithful Citizenship.�

WASHINGTON (CNS)�With differ-ent political philosophies, RepublicanPresident George W. Bush andDemocratic rival Sen. John F. Kerry arefar apart on how they would structuretaxes and the federal budget to help shapethe U.S. economy for the next four years.

How well or poorly either candidate�splans and programs would mesh withprinciples for economic justice outlinedby Catholic social teaching is anothermatter.

In today�s complex, increasingly glob-alized economy, there is no simple way totranslate norms of social justice andequity into U.S. public policy decisions.Too much depends on the practical out-come of the policies, on which there iswide disagreement.

Last September the AdministrativeCommittee of the U.S. bishops issued a21-page statement, �Faithful Citizenship:A Catholic Call to Political Responsi-bility.�

A relatively small portion of that state-ment addressed tax, budgetary and eco-nomic policy issues directly, althoughwhat the bishops said on a wide range ofother issues had budget-related policyimplications.

In their most direct statement on theeconomy and government policy, the bish-ops said:

�Church teaching on economic justiceinsists that economic decisions and insti-tutions be assessed on whether they pro-tect or undermine the dignity of the

Bush, Kerryare far apart ontaxes, budgetand economy

WASHINGTON (CNS)�With a fewinnovations, the 2004 audits to measurecompliance with sex abuse preventionpolicies by U.S. dioceses and Eastern-riteeparchies started in late July.

A new question this year is the numberof allegations received by dioceses andeparchies since their 2003 audit, saidSheila Horan, deputy director of theU.S. bishops� Office of Child and YouthProtection.

The answers will establish a statisticalbase line needed to measure the successof prevention policies by showingwhether future accusations will rise orfall, she said.

�Are we reducing cases?� she said.

� Giving dioceses and eparchies the auditresults within two weeks of the com-pletion of their individual audit ratherthan waiting for all audits to be com-pleted, as was done in 2003.Regarding allegations, Horan told

Catholic News Service that each dioceseand eparchy will be asked the number ofallegations it received during the approxi-mately 12-month period since its lastaudit.

The 2003 audit did not ask about alle-gations. However, a Church-approvednational study on the sex abuse crisis con-ducted by the John Jay College ofCriminal Justice in New York gathered

The child and youth protection officeis responsible for conducting the on-siteaudits and has contracted the GavinGroup, the same organization that did the2003 audits, to do this year�s audits.

The 2003 audits, the first to be con-ducted, showed 90 percent compliancewith the policies contained in the bish-ops� �Charter for the Protection ofChildren and Young People,� approvedin 2002.

Other 2004 innovations include:� Provisions that allow individuals or

groups with information that a dioceseor eparchy may not be in compliancewith policies to forward such informa-tion directly to the Gavin Group.

2004 audits of diocesan sex abuse policy begin

Most of the archdiocese’s seminarians stand on the front steps of St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Church in Floyds Knobs. In the front row are, from left, FatherJohn Geis, pastor of St. Mary-of-the Knobs Parish; Deacon Shaun Whittington; Father Joseph Moriarty, archdiocesan vocation director; Deacon BillWilliams; Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein; Father Robert Robeson, director of formation for the Bishop Bruté House of Formation in Indianapolis; andseminarian Sean Danda.

By Sean Gallagher

FLOYDS KNOBS�From the end ofthe last academic year to the beginningof this one, the number of seminariansaffiliated with the archdiocese hasgrown by 76 percent, from 17 to 30.

Recently, most of these men, whorepresent in an important way the futureof the archdiocese, made a pilgrimagewith Archbishop Daniel M. Buechleinto parishes that represent its historicalroots.

On Aug. 18, they traveled toSt. Mary-of-the-Knobs Parish in FloydsKnobs, the oldest existing parish in thearchdiocese, having been established in1823.

The archbishop celebrated a Mass inthe church there and was joined by con-celebrants Father Joseph Moriarty,

vocation director of the archdiocese,Father Robert Robeson, director of forma-tion for the Bishop Bruté House ofFormation in Indianapolis, and FatherJohn Geis, pastor of St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Parish.

Standing in the church of a parish thathas endured many trials over the course ofnearly two centuries, the archbishopencouraged the seminarians to take thelong view toward life.

�Without the long view, we miss thepoint, the meaning of life,� ArchbishopBuechlein said. �We are called to seek thekingdom of God because that�s our goal� it�s the end of the race. We may stum-ble and fall. But on the way of faith, wehave the courage to start over and to raceto the final finish.�

In an interview following the Mass, the

Exploring the archdiocese’s pasthelps seminarians look forward

Seminarian Jeremy Gries examines a grave-stone in the cemetery in front of St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Church in Floyds Knobs. The arch-diocese’s seminarians recently made a pil-grimage to the 181-year-old parish, the oldestexisting parish in the archdiocese.

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data on sex abuse allegations during the1950-2002 period.

The John Jay study released inFebruary said that dioceses and eparchiesreceived credible allegations of abuseagainst 4,392 clergymen�almost allpriests�involving 10,667 minors duringthe period.

Regarding possible noncompliancedata, a child and youth protection officefact sheet on the audits said that peoplewith information that �indicates that aparticular article, or articles, of the charter

human person. We support policies thatcreate jobs for all who can work withdecent working conditions and adequatepay that reflects a living wage. We alsosupport efforts to overcome barriers toequal pay and employment for womenand those facing unjust discrimination.

�We reaffirm the Church�s traditionalsupport of the right of workers to choose toorganize, join a union, bargain collectively,and exercise these rights without reprisal.We also affirm the Church�s teaching onthe importance of economic freedom, ini-tiative and the right to private property,through which we have the tools andresources to pursue the common good.�

On the domestic front, Bush recentlycredited his administration�s tax cuts withspurring economic recovery and said, �Tosustain this economic growth, we need tokeep taxes low. Higher taxes right nowwould undermine growth and destroyjobs. ... We need to make the tax reliefpermanent.�

Noting that most of the Bush tax cutsbenefited people in the highest incomebrackets, Kerry recently said, �I�m fight-ing to roll back George Bush�s unafford-able tax cut for the wealthy and invest itin health care, education, job creation andto build America again.�

A little more than 9 percent of the Bushtax reduction package went to the three-fifths of American households earning$53,000 or less. Almost 14 percent wentto those in the next fifth, earning up to$84,000, and 77 percent went to the one-fifth of households with incomes above$84,000.

The administration argues that the taxcut was necessary to spur growth andrestore the nation�s economic health; theKerry campaign says the cut contributedto record deficits that endanger theU.S. economy. According to White Houseprojections, the deficit for the fiscal yearending on Sept. 30 will be a record$445 billion, well above last year�s$375 billion deficit but below earlierprojections of more than half a trilliondollars.

The Bush campaign literature focuseson making the administration�s tax cutspermanent. Kerry says he would roll backthe tax cuts for the wealthy, increase thechild care tax credit and middle-class tax

ops decided to approve the 2004 auditsand to discuss the audit procedures duringtheir overall review of sex abuse preven-tion policies to be done at their Novembermeeting.

Prior to the June meeting, several bish-ops questioned whether annual auditswere required by the charter as the chartermentions only �an annual report on theprogress made� in implementing thecharter.

The child and youth protection officefact sheet said that �the compliance auditsare authorized by the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops pursuant to the Charterfor the Protection of Children and YoungPeople.� �

provide them with more time to digest thereport and make it public locally, saidHoran.

According to the fact sheet, the finalreport will be completed next Februaryand posted on the USCCB Web site alongwith the individual reports.

Horan said that the 2004 audits willcontinue not asking dioceses andeparchies the amounts of money theyspent in settling cases with accusers.

�This is not a charter issue,� she saidof settlements.

The 2004 audits are taking place aftercontroversy surfaced among the bishopson whether to postpone this year�s audits.

At a June meeting, however, the bish-

are not being complied with� in a dioceseor eparchy can mail the data to GavinGroup, P.O. Box 520162, Winthrop, MA02152.

The fact sheet was posted in mid-Auguston the U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops� Web site and is available at:www.usccb.org/ocyp/compliance.htm.

Horan said that victims� advocacygroups have been advised of the provi-sion. For the 2003 audit, people withinformation about possible noncompli-ance had to contact the child protectionoffice, which then passed the data to theGavin Group, she said.

Giving dioceses and eparchies theiraudit findings within two weeks will

cuts, and use tax incentives to get busi-nesses to invest in jobs at home, notabroad.

Bush and Kerry both claim their planswill cut the federal deficit in half�Bushin five years, Kerry in four.

This summer, Republicans in Congressbegan floating the idea of a national salestax, prompting Bush at an Aug. 10 cam-paign event to say that, while he had noidea how large a national sales tax wouldhave to be, �it�s the kind of interestingidea we ought to explore seriously.�

Kerry said such a tax would have to beas large as 30 percent and would hurtsmall businesses and middle-class familiesthe most.

Kerry proposes raising the U.S. mini-mum wage from the $5.15 per hour set in1997 to $7 per hour. Under a �minimumwage increase� heading, the Bush cam-paign Web site stresses the number ofnew jobs created in the past year and theneed for �policies that will keep theeconomy growing��language tradition-ally used by opponents of a higher mini-mum wage�but adds that the adminis-tration �will continue to work withCongress to study the various minimumwage proposals.�

Bush and Kerry disagree sharply on themeaning, impact and number of new jobsgenerated in the United States since lastAugust. The Kerry campaign claims thatmost of the new jobs are in fields of workwhere wages are below the national aver-age, while the Bush campaign argues thatmost of them are in higher-paying fieldsof work.

Kerry says a Democratic administrationwill create 10 million new jobs in thecountry. His �Jobs First Tax Cut Strategy�includes closing loopholes that providetax breaks to companies that move jobsoverseas; giving a tax credit to small com-panies for each new employee hired; elim-inating capital gains taxes for those whoinvest in small businesses; and givingsmall employers a tax break of up to50 percent on the cost of covering healthinsurance for workers.

On the U.S. role in the global economyand the development of heavily indebtedand underdeveloped nations, �FaithfulCitizenship� said, �As a wealthy and pow-erful nation, the United States has thecapacity and responsibility to address[the] scandal of poverty and underdevel-opment.�

�The United States,� the bishops added,

�should take a leading role in helping toalleviate global poverty through a compre-hensive development agenda, includingsubstantially increased development aidfor the poorest countries, more equitabletrade policies and continuing efforts torelieve the crushing burdens of debt anddisease.�

The Bush administration has continuedthe process begun under President BillClinton to fund significant debt forgive-ness in poor countries facing massiveexternal debt.

Bush also launched a three-year$15 billion Millennium ChallengeAccount to improve living conditions inpoor countries and launched a five-year$15 billion commitment of U.S. aid tofight disease abroad, especially the spreadof HIV and AIDS in Africa and Asia.

The Kerry campaign calls for morereliance on inexpensive generic drugs tofight AIDS globally, a more collaborativemultilateral approach than the largelybilateral aid approach of the Bush admin-istration, and raising U.S. anti-AIDS fund-ing to $30 billion by 2008.

Kerry also calls for �deeper andbroader debt cancellation� for heavilyindebted poor countries. �

A worker sews air bagsfor Ford at AguirreSafety Technologies inDetroit. In their state-ment on politicalresponsibility, theU.S. bishops said theysupport governmentpolicies that “createjobs for all who canwork with decent work-ing conditions and ade-quate pay that reflectsa living wage.”

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St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital dedicates new breast care centerBy Mary Ann Wyand

St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital officials dedicated thenew St. Vincent Breast Center on Aug. 13 and rededicatedtheir efforts to provide early detection, diagnosis, treatmentand support for patients with breast cancer.

National statistics indicate that about one in eightwomen are diagnosed with breast cancer and men accountfor about 1 percent of all cases.

Physicians, staff members, volunteers and guests joinedhospital officials for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, whichincluded the release of three doves in front of the 45,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art medical facility at thecorner of Naab Road and West 86th Street adjacent to themain hospital campus.

Hospital officials said the new building at 8550 NaabRoad integrates the latest breast cancer diagnostic technol-ogy with St. Vincent�s �Spirit of Caring,� symbolized bythe hospital�s logo featuring three doves, in what is thelargest multidisciplinary breast center in the state.

Dr. Patricia Maryland, president of St. Vincent Hospitalsand Health Services in Indianapolis, said creating a centerdedicated to breast care offers patients new beginnings andrenewed hope for the future.

�Cancer does not have to be a diagnosis of death,�Maryland said, because early screening, intervention andtreatment can make a huge difference in clinical outcomesand survival rates for patients.

�Having the best of technology to support that [earlyintervention] truly can help us move toward a very positiveoutcome� for breast cancer patients, she said. �I believe thatSt. Vincent Health is special because we not only take careof the patient�s needs from a physical standpoint and a men-tal standpoint, but � how we integrate the spiritual compo-nents, understanding the emotional and spiritual needs ofour patients, is a big part of that care process.�

Dr. R. Thomas Schmidt, a surgical breast oncologist andmedical director of the St. Vincent Breast Program, said thecenter�s multidisciplinary approach will increase the sur-vival rate of breast cancer patients, but emphasized that cre-ating awareness about warning signs and the importance ofmammograms are the keys to preventing this type of cancerin both women and men.

�We�re very proud to have a state-of-the-art facility,�

Schmidt said, �and we have a very dedicated and caringstaff of people that are committed to the work. We wantpeople to get mammograms so we can save lives.�

Dedication of the specialty center �makes us pause torealize that breast cancer continues to be a huge problem, ahuge issue,� he said, �and despite all the advances thatwe�ve made, early detection is the primary way that we willimpact survival. We all need to continue to create aware-ness throughout the community. Without question, that�s themost important thing we can do. � We all need to � gohome and ask our neighbors, ask our friends, if they havehad a mammogram. It�s a simple little thing.�

If everyone would promote the importance of breastmammography, he said, that life-saving message wouldreach countless people and help save lives.

Schmidt cited a recent study indicating that only a verylow percentage of women who should get mammogramsactually do arrange to have the annual radiological exami-nation.

�The St. Vincent Breast Center is about awareness,� hesaid, and hopefully women driving on West 86th Street willnotice the sign on the building and remember to visit a doc-tor and schedule a mammogram.

St. Vincent�s new center is �a unique combination ofChurch and medical practice,� Schmidt said. �We�re all try-ing to help make a really, really, really bad disease better.What we really want to celebrate is [the day] that there isno more breast cancer. That would be a celebration.�

Daughter of Charity Sister Sharon Richardt, chief mis-sion officer of St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, said thebreast center dedication is an opportunity to remember thefirst four Daughters of Charity, who came to Indianapolis in1879 with only $34.77 and transformed an unused seminaryinto a hospital.

Sister Sharon said �this bit of history reminds us all ofhow blessed we are to continue to have so many partner-ships with physicians and those who share our passion forthe mission, vision and core values that have distinguished

St. Vincent�s for almost 125 years now.�Dr. Lori Wells, a radiologist and medical director of the

St. Vincent Breast Center, said the new facility includesthree full-field digital mammography units linked to com-puters for enhanced detection and diagnosis.

Medical specialists associated with the new center offermedical and surgical oncology, radiation oncology, internalmedicine, nuclear medicine, laboratory services, plasticsurgery, emotional counseling, social and financial services,and rehabilitation care in one location.

Technology includes analog and digital mammography,stereotactic biopsy, ultrasound diagnostic imaging and ultra-sound-guided biopsy with �second look� computer-aidedscreening.

St. Vincent officials said breast care specialists and tech-nicians perform more than 2,000 mammograms monthly aswell as more breast care procedures annually than any otherfacility of its kind in the state.

Julie Howerton, a nurse practitioner and director of theSt. Vincent Breast Center, said the St. Vincent MobileMammography Unit has been very successful as an out-reach tool for screening and early detection for years.

She said St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital recentlyreceived a grant from the Susan G. Komen Breast CancerFoundation to fund a Hispanic bilingual assistant for themobile mammography unit.

�In a lot of the areas where we�re going, there is a largepercentage of Hispanics in the population,� Howerton said.�We now have a translator for those patients whose culturemay be a barrier to them receiving a mammogram. It�s beenan extremely successful program, and we�re hoping toexpand it and get additional funding for next year.�

St. Vincent�s ongoing mobile mammography servicescomplement the new breast care center and offer �opportu-nities to remove additional barriers for women to seekmammography,� she said. �Unfortunately, a very low inci-dence of women actually get mammograms, so we can goright to their workplace and remove that barrier.� �

Ann Hess, a mammographer at the newSt. Vincent Breast Center in Indianapolis,demonstrates a new full-field digital mam-mography unit linked to computer-aideddetection technology. Nationally, one ineight women are diagnosed with breastcancer. Men account for 1 percent of allbreast cancer cases. Symptoms of breastdisease include a lump, thickening orswelling in the breast or underarm area;dimpling, puckering or other changes inthe skin on the breast; retraction or sink-ing of the nipple; discharge or bleedingfrom the nipple; an increase in size in onebreast; change in the shape or contour ofthe breast; and pain or tenderness in oneor both breasts.

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Letters to the EditorSome people need toremember to ‘judge not’

Seventy-one years ago when I wasbaptized in the Catholic Church, theUnited States was just coming out of aserious depression, the war in Europewas soon to involve the United Statesand my darling Irish mother was strug-gling as a single parent to keep a hometogether for my older sister and myself.

By her wonderful example as adevout Catholic mother, she taught melessons I still live by today as a wife of46 years, mother to five, grandmother tofour and a registered voting Democrat.

Since Pope John Paul II, the arch-bishop and my pastor have not told mewho I must vote for, I strongly believe itis not the role of my fellow RepublicanCatholics to insist I am not �true to myfaith� if I do not vote Republican.

Because of my mother�s deep faithand the Sisters of Providence teachings,there is no possibility that I would everleave my Catholic religion, but I musttell you that it is becoming harder andharder to feel welcome by some in theChurch.

It is with my strong Catholic faith tra-dition and love for all my fellowCatholics that I pray and remember thewords �judge not, lest you be judged.�Joan Feeney, Indianapolis

Neither presidentialcandidate is completelypro-life

Regarding Nora Cummings� letter(Aug. 6, The moral dilemma voters facein 2004) about the difficulty faced byCatholic Christians making a choice forpresident this fall:

Thanks for pointing out clearly thatneither George Bush nor John Kerry is�pro-life.� Actions speak louder thanwords.Jane N. Pictor, Ripley County

Vote for lifeFor those who say that we cannot

apply our faith to politics, we are of Godat all times and we can�t walk through ahome, business, institutional or politicaldoor and be changed into a secularbeing.

Pope John Paul II writes inChristifideles Laici: �A new state ofaffairs today both in the Church and insocial, economic, political and culturallife, calls with a particular urgency forthe action of the lay faithful. If lack ofcommitment is always unacceptable, thepresent time renders it even more so. Itis not permissible for anyone to remainidle.�

Many of our legislators, judges, newsmedia, advertisers and entertainers havesupported anti-life efforts. With theirvery visible dais, weight and secularimportance, those forces have ledsome Catholics to agree against theChurch because it �feels right� whetherDemocrat or Republican.

Most U. S. Catholics are Democraticparty members. That in itself is not bad,but to my knowledge they have not triedto make their party change its platformto become pro-life. Apparently, thegreater number of members don�t thinkthat they should.

Our Church is misunderstood bymany Catholics. They don�t seem tohave read Scripture or been taught indepth about Jesus giving it the deposit offaith, and that he gave it utmost author-ity on earth in teaching faith and morals.

�He that hears you hears me; and hethat despises you despises me; and hethat despises me despises him that sentme� (Lk 10:16).

This election will be the last goodchance for many years to undo what the

�culture of death� has done and what itpromises in the future. We must serveGod first before any political party. Voteas you are led by God. If you do youwill vote for life.Dan Logan, Indianapolis

Response to woman’svoting dilemma

In a recent letter to the editor, anIndianapolis woman expressed herdilemma over who to vote for thisNovember. She says that althoughPresident George W. Bush is anti-abor-tion, he has not demonstrated a pro-lifeposition on issues of war in Iraq, socialprograms and capital punishment.

I just feel compelled to say that noneof those issues compares with the horrorof abortion�the gruesome murder ofone-fourth of all babies conceived inthis country�the most innocent amongus.

The reality of legalized infanticide,while cloaked in the euphemisms of�choice,� �it�s just fetal tissue� and�women�s (not babies�) rights,� is with-out a doubt the most barbaric practiceinstituted in the United States today.

And, the consequences of our coun-try�s acceptance of and complacencyabout such a fundamentally evil proce-dure are far-reaching and long-lasting,not just for those precious babies, butalso for their mothers and society.

Testimonies of women who feel theirbaby�s first kicks as they fight for theirlives during saline-induced abortions, orsuffer excruciating grief over the deathof their aborted babies, often years later,are heart-wrenching.

Voting for a president who supportsany measure to end this practice�evenat the expense of our economy, foreignpolicies or social issues�while votingagainst a candidate who endorses eventhe most hideous attack on life, partial-birth abortion�is an absolute duty ofany pro-life Christian.

While every life is precious and God-given, and I would never choose one lifeover another, the number of lives lost inthe war in Iraq, an estimated 11,000(including civilians and military person-nel), is nowhere near the more than44 million lives lost in abortion since itwas legalized in 1973.

Likewise, I believe capital punish-ment, reserved for those found guilty ina court of law of only the most heinousof crimes, is not at all comparable to theabortion of innocent babies, whose only�crime� is to be an inconvenient conse-quence of willing sexual activity bytheir mothers. (Rape constitutes lessthan 1 percent of all abortions.)

I�m not condemning women who�vehad abortions. I know most of themundergo the procedure out of despera-tion, not fully understanding the realityof the precious baby that lives withinthem. And, a majority of them are phys-ically and emotionally scarred for lifeby their �choice� to sever their babiesfrom their wombs and those preciousGod-given bonds of motherhood�hisgreatest blessing to women.

As Christians, we must respond tothese women with love and mercy. But,as pro-life supporters, we must also dowhatever we can in the voting booth tohelp end abortion. I don�t think anyother current �issue� can override inimportance the life of even one helplessinfant painfully ripped from the warmthand safety of its mother�s womb justbecause it is �inconvenient� or�unwanted.�

Please vote in November for the can-didate who stands on the side of thesmallest, most helpless, most innocentof our citizens, whose voices we neverhear, except in the silent recesses of ourhearts.Lori Burkhart, Lawrenceburg

Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Bosler, Founding Editor, 1915 - 1994

Most Rev. Daniel M. Buechlein, O.S.B., Publisher William R. Bruns, Associate PublisherGreg A. Otolski, Editor John F. Fink, Editor Emeritus

OPINION

Britain prides itself on being a secu-lar, rather than a religious, society.

There is seldom a religious motive forthe decisions its government makes.An example of that, as we reported inour July 30 issue, is the announcementmade by Britain�s Human Fertilizationand Embryology Authority that itwould allow the screening of humanembryos so that prospective parentscan pick and choose which embryoswill be implanted and allowed to beborn in order to help a seriously ill sib-ling. In order words, it will allow thecreation of so-called �designer babies.�

Since Britain is such a secular soci-ety, it makes another development inEngland that much more interesting. Itall started with a new book by a gyne-cologist, Dr. Stuart Campbell. Thebook, titled Watch Me Grow!(St. Martin�s Press, $24.95), showsphotographs of fetuses in the wombduring various stages of their growth.The photographs were produced by thenew 3D ultrasound scanning.

The editors of a London daily news-paper were so taken by the pho-tographs that they published, on thefront page, a series of the photographsof a 12-week-old fetus stretching andkicking in the womb. Inside pages fea-tured a double spread of a large rangeof the photos. Naturally, the photosshowed quite clearly that this was ababy in the mother�s womb.

As a result of those photos, there isnow a demand that England�s abortionlaws be changed. The law now allowsabortions up to 24 weeks of gestation,and England�s lawmakers now want tolower that.

As part of the campaign for lower-ing the age limit, London�s SundayTelegraph published an article with theheadline, �This 2-year-old is the reasonwhy the abortion law will change.� Itshowed a photo of a healthy little girlwho was born at just 23 weeks of ges-tation. The little girl could have beenaborted legally, just as she could havebeen here in the United States.

How low the age might be loweredis now being debated. England�sHealth Secretary, John Reid, is advo-cating a reduction in the time limit to18 weeks while other politicians are

lobbying for 12 weeks. Dr. Campbell was interviewed for an

article in the Catholic periodical TheTablet. As also reported in the Aug. 1issue of the U.S. national Catholicnewspaper Our Sunday Visitor, he isquoted as saying, �When you see theseimages, you realize that between 18 and24 weeks the baby is so advanced neu-rologically, at such an advanced stage ofdevelopment, that abortion at 24 weeksis just unacceptable.

�Even a fetus lying there deaddoesn�t convey the horror that oneexperiences seeing a baby moving itsarms and legs, opening its mouth,sucking its thumb. Then you think�gosh!�somebody wants to�youknow.� (Apparently he couldn�t bringhimself to say the word �kill.�)

Campbell continued, �I believe theabortion limit should be cut to20 weeks immediately, and then wecould work toward bringing it down to16 weeks. If the limit was cut to20 weeks, that would at least make ussemi-civilized.�

It should go without saying that wewould like to see all abortion elimi-nated, from the moment of conceptiononward. At the moment, though, bothin England and in the United States,that doesn�t appear to be possible.

That�s when the advice of PopeJohn Paul II comes into play. In hisencyclical Evangelium Vitae (�TheGospel of Life�), he wrote: �TheChurch encourages political leaders,starting with those who are Christians,not to give in, but to make thosechoices which, taking into accountwhat is realistically attainable, willlead to the reestablishment of a justorder in the defense and promotion ofthe value of life� (#90).

When even a partial-birth abortionban is now being contested inU.S. courts, it�s difficult to see how wecould currently get legislation thatwould ban abortion even after24 weeks of gestation. But we are con-vinced that we could lower the numberof abortions if pregnant women wouldtake advantage of technology such asthose ultrasound scans. When they seethem, it�s difficult for them not tothink, �That�s a baby in there!�

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Archbishop Buechlein’s intention for vocations for AugustParish Awareness: that all parishioners will be aware of their role in promoting allvocations and have the awareness especially to encourage our youth to consider thepriestly and religious life.

La intención del Arzobispo Buechlein para vocaciones en agosto

Conocimiento de la Parroquia: Que cada parroquiano sea consciente de su papel parafomentar todas las vocaciones y anime a nuestros jóvenes a con-siderar la vida sacer-dotal y religiosa.

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The story is told that at dinner oneevening, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli(later to become Pope John XXIII)

listened to his priest-secretary�s reportabout a fellow priest whose behavior wasthe source of scandal in the local commu-nity.

The secretary questioned the cardinalas to why he was willing to tolerate such apriest.

The cardinal remained silent for sometime, all the while examining the winegoblet he held in his hand. Finally, heasked the priest-secretary, �Whose glass isthis?�

Surprised by the question, the priestresponded, �It is yours, Your Eminence.�

Without saying another word, CardinalRoncalli threw the glass to the floor,where it shattered into hundreds of pieces.

�And whose glass is it now, Father?�he asked.

The priest was quiet for a moment andthen replied, �It is still yours, YourEminence.�

Then it was the cardinal�s turn to ask afinal question, �Is the priest you asked meabout any less my brother because he isshattered and broken than this wine gobletis still mine even though it is now brokeninto many pieces?�

The question contains its own answer.The last two years, the news media

have given extraordinary attention to thepublic and private sins of Catholic priests.

Certainly, there are wrongs to be correctedand actions to be made transparent. As amatter of fact, Church leaders of all faithsconfront clergy problems, and we arelearning how to deal more effectively withthe need for purification and also the sad-ness of public scandal. We are learning todeal with public and private sins in publicand in the media.

As we scrupulously address sex abuseby Catholic priests, the attendant publicityhas caused me to do much thinking aboutChurch-media relations. A few years ago,a bishop-friend put his thoughts on thesubject to paper. Some of his thoughtsspeak my mind.

Matters of religion�Catholic doctrinesin this case�seem foreign to some medialeaders and reporters. Rarely do serioussubjects of faith receive media attention,except when conflict, controversy or scan-dal arise. It is �religion as sound bite.�

We, the public, are not free of responsi-bility for the voyeuristic tenor of muchthat appears in print and on television: thesinful side of life, tales of broken promisesand the sad debris left in their wake. It is�life as soap-opera.�

Sinful clergy and other public sinnersare treated as objects of fascination, not aspersons. Forgiveness seems to be off theradar screen. Are we responsible for thisdevelopment in our culture?

Criminals and victims of their crimes,hurting families with errant children, the

Religion as a sound bite; Life as a soap opera

Cuenta la historia que una nochedurante la cena el cardenal AngeloRoncalli (quien posteriormente se

convirtiera en el Papa Juan XXIII)escuchaba el informe de su sacerdotesecretario sobre un compañero sacerdotecuyo comportamiento era objeto deescándalos en la comunidad local.

El secretario cuestionó al cardenal sobrepor qué estaba dispuesto a tolerar asemejante sacerdote.

El cardenal permaneció en silenciodurante algún tiempo, mientras examinabala copa de vino que tenía en la mano.Finalmente le preguntó al sacerdotesecretario: �¿De quién es esta copa?�

Sorprendido por la pregunta, el sacerdotele respondió: �Es suya, Su Eminencia�.

Sin decir nada, el cardenal Roncalli tiróla copa en el suelo donde se hizo pedazos.

�¿Y de quién es ahora, padre?� lepreguntó

El sacerdote se mantuvo en silencio porun momento y luego respondió: �Aun essuya, Su Eminencia�.

Era el turno del cardenal de hacer lapregunta final: �¿Es acaso menos hermanomío el sacerdote del que me hablabasporque está roto en pedazos, que esta copade vino que aun es mía a pesar de que ahoraestá rota en mil pedazos?�

La pregunta encierra su propia respuesta.Durante los últimos dos años, los medios

de comunicación le han dado atenciónextraordinaria a los pecados públicos yprivados de los sacerdotes católicos.Ciertamente hay males que deben corregirsey acciones que deben tornarse transparentes.De hecho, los líderes de las iglesias de todaslas denominaciones enfrentan problemasclericales y estamos aprendiendo cómo

lidiar de modo más efectivo con lanecesidad de purificación así como con latristeza del escándalo público. Estamosaprendiendo a lidiar con los pecadospúblicos y privados en público y ante losmedios de comunicación.

En nuestra tarea de corregir el abusosexual de los sacerdotes católicos, lapublicidad vigilante me ha hechoreflexionar mucho sobre las relaciones entrela iglesia y los medios de comunicación.Hace algunos años un amigo obispo plasmóen papel sus pensamientos sobre este tema.Algunos de sus pensamientos coinciden conlos míos.

Los asuntos religiosos, en este caso ladoctrina católica, parecen ser conceptosextraños para algunos de los líderes yreporteros de los medios de comunicación.Muy rara vez los temas de fe importantesreciben atención de los medios decomunicación, salvo cuando surgenconflictos, controversias o escándalos. Setrata de �la religión como fórmulapublicitaria.�

Nosotros, el público, no estamos exentosde responsabilidad por el tenor voyerista debuena parte de lo que aparece en la prensa yen televisión: el lado pecaminoso de la vida,historias de promesas rotas y la estela debasura que dejan. Se trata de �la vida comouna novela�.

Se les considera al clero pecaminoso y alos demás pecadores públicos como objetosde fascinación, no como personas. Elperdón parece estar fuera del alcance.¿Somos nosotros responsables por estasconsecuencias en nuestra cultura?

Criminales y víctimas de sus crímenes,familias entristecidas con hijos descarriados,aquellos que sufren perturbaciones

La religión como fórmula publicitaria; la vida como una novela

Traducido por: Language Training Center,Indianapolis

emotionally disturbed with their oftentimesbizarre behavior, Churches and their frag-ile ministers�all are our sisters and broth-ers�not objects to satisfy our curiosityand righteous scrutiny. To allow ourselvesto be �entertained� by others� hurts is theroot of indifference and prejudice.

As Bishop J. Peter Sartain of LittleRock, Ark., wrote, �Priests, ministers, andrabbis bear the awesome calling to speakGod�s word. Sometimes we preach it well,sometimes badly. Sometimes we live itwell, sometimes badly. Yet what sustainsour calling, despite the poor mess wemake of things at times, is a belief thatGod does not treat any human person as anobject.

�Let there be no mistake,� BishopSartain continues, �God is not soft on evil,nor should we be. But neither does Goddistance Himself from us, alienate Himselffrom us, or make us subjects of his enter-tainment. God loves us, saints and sinnersalike. Our stumblings elicit His compas-sion and His ire; but He who created usknows we are capable of better, and Henever tires showing us how. There is noth-ing more purifying than the wrath of God�s

emocionales con su comportamientoextraño, iglesias y sus frágiles ministerios,son todos hermanos y hermanas, no objetospara satisfacer nuestra curiosidad y justoescrutinio. Permitir �entretenernos� con elsufrimiento ajeno es la raíz de laindiferencia y el prejuicio.

Como escribió el obispo J. Peter Sartainde Little Rock: �Los sacerdotes, ministros yrabinos detentan el maravilloso llamado adifundir la palabra de Dios�. A veces lohacemos bien, a veces mal. A veces lovivimos bien, a veces mal. Sin embargo loque mantiene nuestro llamado, a pesar delos desastres que ocasionemos en ciertasoportunidades, es la creencia de que Diosno trata a ningún ser humano como unobjeto.

�No nos equivoquemos� � continúa elobispo Sartain � �Dios no es flexible con elmal, así como tampoco debemos serlonosotros. Pero Dios no se distancia denosotros, no nos margina o nos convierte enobjetos de su entretenimiento. Dios nosama, a santos y pecadores por igual.Nuestros traspiés provocan Su compasión ySu ira; pero aquel que nos creó sabe quesomos capaces de hacer el bien y Él nuncase cansa de enseñarnos cómo. No hay nadamás purificador que la ira del amor de Dios.

�Pareciera� � dice el Obispo � �por suenfoque con respecto a los asuntos de fe,que algunos miembros de los medios decomunicación fueran los últimos en

love.�It seems to me,� the bishop says, �that

in their approach to matters of faith, somemembers of the media are the last to dis-cover that sin exists. There is somethinginherently naïve about one who sensation-alizes human frailty; he or she misses thepoint! Believers have always knownbeyond a doubt that sin exists, that in factall of us are prone to fall and often do.God�s word bears ample testimony to theeffects of human flirtations with evil.What we believers have to offer is aresponse to human frailty, based on God�sword to us. �The alluring sound bite weheard on the 6 o�clock report was aboutour sister. The gripping headline we readin this morning�s paper was about ourbrother,� Bishop Sartain concludes.

There is much in religion that is news-worthy, and not all news about religion iscomfortable to the believer. Yet, whateverthe news about their faith, believersdeserve a serious account of issues�notsensational accounts sought from question-able sources in order to introduce conflictand controversy.

The broken sinners are family, too. �

descubrir que existe el pecado. Existe algoinherentemente inocente sobre aquellos quesensacionalizan la fragilidad humana; ¡noentienden! Los creyentes han sabidosiempre, más allá de la duda, que existe elpecado, que de hecho todos nosotrosestamos propensos a caer y con frecuencialo hacemos. La palabra de Dios llevaconsigo un extenso testimonio de losefectos del coqueteo de los humanos con elmal. Lo que debemos hacer nosotros comocreyentes es ofrecer una respuesta a lafragilidad humana basada en la palabra deDios para nosotros. ... La fórmulapublicitaria seductora que escuchamos en elreportaje de las seis era sobre nuestrahermana. El apasionante titular que leímosesta mañana en el periódico hablaba sobrenuestro hermano�, concluye el obispoSartain.

Mucho de la religión es digno de unanoticia y no todas las noticias sobre religiónson agradables para el creyente. Sinembargo, independientemente de la noticiasobre su fe, los creyentes merecen unrecuento serio de los problemas, no unrecuento sensacionalista extraído de fuentescuestionables para inducir al conflicto y lacontroversia.

Los pecadores rotos también sonfamilia. �

SEEKING THEFACE OF THE LORD

BUSCANDO LACARA DEL SEÑOR

ARCHBISHOP/ARZOBISPO DANIEL M. BUECHLEIN, O.S.B.

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Tom and Anne (Tous-sant) Gill, members ofSt. Roch Parish in Indiana-polis, will celebrate their50th wedding anniversaryon Aug. 28 with a 5 p.m.Mass at their parish. Thecouple was married on thatdate in 1954 in St. JosephChurch in Canton, Ohio.

They have six children: Cindy Arterburn, Teri, George,Jeff, Tim and Tom Gill. They have nine grandchildren. �

Prince of Peace Parish, 201 W. State St., in Madison, ishaving its community festival from 5 p.m. to midnight onAug. 27 and from 3 p.m. to midnight on Aug. 28. The fes-tival will feature food, carnival rides and games. For moreinformation, call 812-273-5835.

Immaculate Conception Parish, 2081 E. County Road820 S., in Millhousen, is having a Smorgasbord Dinnerfrom 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 in the Knights ofSt. John Hall. The cost is $7 per adult, $3 per child age 6to 12, and $1 for children under 5. For more information,call the parish at 812-591-2362.

Mount Saint Francis Friary and Retreat Center, 101St. Anthony Dr., in Mount Saint Francis, is having itsannual picnic from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 28. Therewill be rock-climbing, a chicken and ham dinner and theSouthern Indiana Hot Air Balloon Race. For more infor-mation, call the retreat center at 812-923-8817.

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 4625 N. Kenwood Ave., in

Indianapolis, is having its Taste of St. Thomas Aquinasfundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 in thegymnasium of the parish school. The event will be achance to sample the many foods that more than 60 par-ishioners have prepared and to take home recipes. Thecost is $5 per person or $15 per family, and includes tast-ing of all foods. Proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de PaulSociety. For more information, call Sharon Sperry at 317-834-2809 or e-mail ssperry@brebeuf.org.

The Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, 1402Southern Ave., in Beech Grove, is offering a Spa Day forWomen on Sept. 25. The retreat will be a chance forwomen to pamper themselves with a mini-massage, do-it-yourself facial, aromatherapy and other activities. The costis $100 per person or $90 per person with two or moreregistrations. There will also be a retreat titled �TheSchool of Lectio Divina� on Sept. 11-17. Participantswill pray with the Benedictine community and learn abouta form of prayer for those seeking to live the contempla-tive way of life. The cost is $400 per person or $310 percommuter. The registration deadline for both programs isAug. 27. For more information, call 317-788-7581 ore-mail benedictinn@yahoo.com or log on to www.benedictinn.org.

The Speed Dating for Indy Catholics team is holdingits next event at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Marian Center atSt. Mary Parish, 317 N. New Jersey St., in Indianapolis.Check-in will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will be preceded bya 5 p.m. Mass. The Mass is typically followed by a recep-tion for Catholic Young Adults at 6 p.m., which partici-pants of speed dating are welcome to attend. People willbe split into two age groups: 21 to 35, or 36 and over. Formore information, e-mail sdindycatholics@yahoo.com.

Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, in Indiana-

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polis will host a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Sept. 11-12in the St. Francis Residence Hall. The seminar will includea charismatic Mass, several presentations, praise andworship, and an opportunity for the sacrament of recon-ciliation. A memorial charismatic Mass for all thedeceased members of the Charismatic Renewal and theirfamilies is planned on Sept. 17 in the St. Francis ResidenceHall Chapel. Praise and worship will begin at 7 p.m. Formore information, call 317-927-6565.

St. Michael the Archangel Parish, 3354 W. 30th St.,in Indianapolis, will host a special Mass at 3 p.m. onSept. 12 to honor the 15th anniversary of the DivineMercy adoration chapel on the parish grounds. TheMass, which will honor the Sept. 14 feast of theExaltation of the Holy Cross, will be celebrated by Msgr.Joseph F. Schaedel, vicar general. A reception will follow.For more information, call 317-926-1963.

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Fran-cis Hospital and Health Centers is celebrating its30th anniversary with a reunion of former patients andtheir families from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 28 at TheChildren�s Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 N. Meridian St.Former patients and their immediate family members willreceive free tickets to the museum, and there will be a dis-counted rate for extended family and friends. Reservationsmust be made in advance. For more information or tomake reservations, call 888-466-7997 or log on towww.StFrancisHospitals.org.

Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries Inc., a min-istry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a recogni-tion and appreciation luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m. onSept. 10 at Providence House for Children, 8037 UnruhDr., in Georgetown. An R.S.V.P. is requested by Sept. 2.For more information, call 812-951-1878 or e-mailpennym@insightbb.com. �

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School openingFather John Meyer, pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Madison and Most Sorrowful Mother of God Parish in Vevay, leads studentsfrom Shawe Memorial Jr./Sr. High School in Madison in a blessing and release of balloons on Aug. 11. The event inaugurated thefirst day of class and also the 50th year of the school’s existence—and a celebration that will culminate with the 50th graduatingclass in 2006.

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By Sean Gallagher

Sidewalk counselors at abortion clinicshave a challenging job. The women theytry to serve often ignore them.

But now the men and women who seekto help those who come to the PlannedParenthood clinic at 5430 E. 21st St. inIndianapolis have a tool in their pro-lifework that will be difficult to look past.

A large sign designed to attract theattention of the clinic�s clients was recentlypainted on the wall of a commercial build-ing perpendicular to the clinic. It faces theclinic and its parking lot.

The sign�s message does not condemnthe women who have come there. Instead,it offers them help. It shows a hand hold-ing a heart. Next to the hand is the mes-sage: �There is a better choice. For realhelp, call 1-877-734-2444.�

This is the telephone number of theGabriel Project, a network of pro-life peo-ple who give help and support to womenwho are experiencing crisis pregnancies.

The sign also has a short message forthose who speak only Spanish: �Llamanos[�You may call us at�]1-800-720-4570.�This is the telephone number for theGabriel Project�s Spanish line.

Maureen McHugh, a member ofSt. Matthew Parish in Indianapolis, spear-headed the effort to have this sign painted.She has often served as a sidewalk coun-selor outside the clinic.

But McHugh does not take any creditfor the sign. She looks to God in thatregard.

�It came about in prayer,� she said. �Ifelt called that it would be a good idea toput a pro-life message up there.�

McHugh�s sidewalk counseling and herefforts to paint the sign have been done incoordination with Truth and CompassionMinistries, a small ecumenical pro-lifeassociation in central Indiana that arranges

�I feel they are really important, just toshake people out of their apathy,�Hanagan said. �Too often, people justignore us. They don�t think about it. Ithink that they don�t really realize whatthey�re doing. So the idea of the signs isto wake them up.�

But more than simply raising theirawareness, Hanagan also explained that thenew sign can express the ultimate purposefor his and other counselors� presencethere: to offer help.

�The first message is that we�re here tohelp,� he said. �We�re not just here toprotest. We�re here to help. And that�swhat that [sign] says. I think that it isgoing to help.�

(Those interested in assisting or participat-ing in the pro-life work of Truth andCompassion Ministries can call 812-662-2444. Those interested in assisting or par-ticipating in the pro-life work of theGabriel Project can call 877-734-2444.) �

her friends, most of whom were membersof various Protestant Churches.

One friend is a professional interiordecorative painter. Beth Falkenbach, a resi-dent of Indianapolis and a member ofTrader�s Point Christian Church, discussedthe connection between her artistry and herfaith in God while painting the letters ofthe sign.

�I feel that it is very important to usethe gifts that God has given us to servehim and to glorify him,� she said. �And so,in this regard, I�m able to use my art skillsto do something that will hopefully dosomething to change a woman�s life and achild�s life.�

John Hanagan, a member of St. LukeParish in Indianapolis and a veteran side-walk counselor, was stationed outside theclinic on the first morning that an abortiondoctor was performing abortions thereafter the sign was painted. Hanaganexpressed his belief that such signs canplay an important role in pro-life ministry.

to have trained sidewalk counselors pre-sent at facilities that perform abortions.

She said that many members of theministry made either financial or materialcontributions to the effort to paint the sign.

McHugh also consulted many otherpeople about the message on the sign andthe images that would be on it.

In all, McHugh estimates that eightmonths passed from the time she beganthinking about the possibility of the sign toits completion. During that time, a smallerplastic sign with a similar pro-life messagewas mounted on the wall, but it was torndown within two days.

She eventually contacted John Reeder,the proprietor of the building, about paint-ing a sign on the wall. He told her that hewould pray about it. McHugh called himabout a month later and he gave his per-mission for the sign.

�My position in life is pro-life,� Reedersaid. �So if there is a way that I can helpone of the troubled ladies that go into thesite over there, if there is a way to helpthem or to bring awareness to them, I�d bein support of that.�

After receiving permission to paint thesign, McHugh secured the work of KendraThornton, a resident of Indianapolis and ajunior at Marian College. Thornton con-ducted a summer art camp in whichMcHugh�s children had participated, andMcHugh felt that she had the skills andconvictions to paint the sign. Thorntonquickly agreed.

�I really liked this project because Ithought that this is a piece of art that couldmake a substantial difference,� she said.�Pictures can look pretty, but they don�tchange lives. With this, it could actuallysave a life.�

Thornton, who is a member of Trader�sPoint Christian Church in Indianapolis,knew that this large project required someextra assistance. She called on several of

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First of three columns

Ever since Catholics entered mainstreamAmerica after World War II, anti-

Catholicism in thiscountry has lessened.It�s still �the lastrespectable prejudice,�as Arthur SchlessingerJr. called it, but it is notnearly as strong as itonce was.

It�s hard to say whenit was the strongest: inthe English colonies

where Catholics could not vote, hold officeor practice their religion publicly; duringthe time of the Know-Nothings in the 1850swhen homes of Catholics and churcheswere set on fire in Louisville, Philadelphiaand New York; in the 1880s and 1890swhen the American Protective Associationvowed to keep Catholics from public officeand worked for the repeal of immigrationlaws; or during the 1920s when the KuKlux Klan was so strong, especially here inIndiana.

The first two decades of the 20th century

would certainly be in the running for themost vicious anti-Catholic decades. The so-called Guardians of Liberty led the bigotryat that time through its slanderous newspa-pers. A common feature of these publica-tions was an article by an ex-priest or ex-nun exposing sordid goings-on in conventsand monasteries among priests and nuns.

The authors of those articles also dis-covered a lucrative business. They trav-eled around the country making anti-Catholic speeches. Seldom were theyreally ex-priests or ex-nuns, but few peo-ple bothered to check their credentialsbecause their sponsors believed everyword they spoke.

One man who did check, though, was aparish priest in Hartford City, Ind. Whenan �ex-priest� came to the MethodistChurch there in 1908, 33-year-old FatherJohn F. Noll attended the lecture with sev-eral of his parishioners. After the manspoke, Father Noll challenged him, sayingthat he doubted that the man was ever apriest or even a Catholic. If he was aCatholic, Father Noll said, he would beable to answer a simple question from TheBaltimore Catechism. He asked the defini-

From the Editor Emeritus/John F. Fink

There�s something to be said for order.After all, God introduced us to this greatidea when he ordered the universe. One

thing religious andnon-religious peopleseem to agree on is thefact that we are part ofa natural system thatfollows certain rules,which can�t be brokenwithout usually direconsequences.

Although humanskeep trying to change

the rules, they still apply. Babies are cre-ated in a certain way and seasons changeat appointed times, bringing appropriateweather, flora and fauna with them. Thefood chain keeps on linking creatures andthe moon continues to pull ocean tides.

That�s one kind of order. Another is thekind some of us learned at our mother�sknee, namely how to be neat and tidy. Thisalso is a system, but unlike God�s it can beoverdone. While God remains in sereneremote control of his system, the peoplewho create this kind of order may becomeobsessively picky about it.

Sometimes children rebel against suchmodel cleanliness in their ancestral homes

by creating exactly the opposite effect intheir own apartments or houses. One of mycousins, the only daughter of my mother�sidentical twin sister, is a case in point.While my aunt was a clone of my mom inevery way, including the neatness depart-ment, her daughter rejected their ideasabout a clean house.

Whenever we visited my cousin, wesecretly scrubbed the bathtub withcleanser before taking a bath. We exam-ined our bed carefully before getting intoit, since cockroaches had motel rightsthere, and shook out our clothing beforedonning it. We pretended we didn�t noticethat our shoes stuck to the kitchen floorwhen we walked on it.

Not that I am exactly righteous in thematter of neatness, you understand. Whenthere are eight people living in a 1,750square-foot home, perfection is not anoption. Thus, while my family didn�t stickto the floor or entertain bugs, we had ourshare of dust bunnies under the furnitureand fingerprints on the windows.

Despite these failings, I always believedthat order is important, especially whenraising a family. Children respond well toroutine when they�re young, and the habitsthat order creates will be useful to them all

Make sure everything is in order

Faith and Family/Sean Gallagher

It is commonly believed that wisdomcomes with age. An important part of

that wisdom consistsof the realization ofhow little we actuallyknow.

St. ThomasAquinas livedapproximately800 years ago. Hewrote book afterbook delving into thegreat mysteries of

God and pluming the depths of theScriptures. His works are still studiedand read today by Christians of manytraditions.

And yet, as the end of his lifeapproached, God gave him a profoundvision that forced him to see all of hislife�s work from a new perspective. Washe given a revelation of the heavenlycourt with all of the saints and angelssurrounding God�s throne, praising himeternally? Did the Lord open his heartand mind to divine truths as yetunknown?

We�ll never know, at least on this sideof the grave. All we do know is thatafter this vision was over, St. Thomasnoted that all of the countless volumesthat he had written in the past �were likestraw��they had no substance to themin comparison with what the eye of hisheart had just seen.

You and I need not be gifted mystics orlearned theologians to experience some-thing of the greatness of God and morefully comprehend our own smallness, howlittle wisdom and knowledge we actuallypossess.

For if we open ourselves to it, eachand every parent can be given a visionno less overpowering than the one expe-rienced by St. Thomas. When a baby, anew human person, is conceived in thewomb of his or her mother, the parentsare participating in a powerful creativeact of God, something that fundamentallyis the same as what we read about in thefirst pages of the Bible.

None of us are worthy to be able to beco-creators with God. It is not a right thatwe possess. It is only through his life-giv-ing love for each one of us that he inviteshusbands and wives to be just that. Andthe miracle doesn�t end there. As thebaby grows in the womb and is eventuallyborn, parents are called to give specialloving care to him or her.

When parents care for their children,they become living signs of our heav-enly Father, who cares for and loveseach one of us in a manner that is farbeyond our imagination. Our attentive-ness to our children is a sign of God�sfatherhood, not just to them, but to our-selves as well.

How is it that we, who can be so self-ish, can give of ourselves in love to givelife to a new human person? How is itthat we, who constantly stumble and fallin our parenting, can be signs of theFather who cares for us all?

We have started to become wise whenwe are brutally aware of our own inade-quacies and yet acknowledge that God,through his grace, has called us andenabled us to be his co-creators and liv-ing signs of his loving care.

My wife, Cindy, and I were giventhis beginning of wisdom when we wereblessed with our son, Michael. God haschosen to bless us again with anotherpregnancy, and we hope to see our childborn sometime in the middle of nextJanuary.

Are we becoming wiser as we becomeparents of another child? I�m not sure.But I do know that, like St. Thomas, wewere given a vision of God�s greatnessand our smallness in that moment whenwe first became parents. And our under-standing of that insight will hopefullyonly increase as our new baby grows inCindy�s womb. �

A few years ago, I accidentally cameacross information about consecrated vir-

gins. I meant toresearch this thor-oughly at the time, butbecame sidetrackedwith too many otherprojects. Recently, myinterest was piquedagain.

This time, researchrevealed a coinci-dence: the United

States Association of Consecrated Virgins(USAVC) held its 2004 �Seeking the Faceof Jesus as Consecrated Virgins� retreatthis week at the very same place myAcademy of Notre Dame reunion washeld earlier this month�the Shrine of OurLady of the Snows in my hometown ofBelleville, Ill.

USACV members are women who havebeen consecrated according to the Rite forthe Consecration of a Virgin living in theworld. Besides retreats, conferences aredesigned for women discerning and/orpreparing for this vocation. Diocesan per-

sonnel, such as spiritual directors, canonlawyers and pastors, also attend. Earlierthis month, a conference was held inChicago at the same time I was reunitingwith classmates in southern Illinois.

St. Louis Archbishop Raymond L.Burke is the episcopal moderator forUSACV, which has liaisons with theU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops aswell as the National Conference of(Diocesan) Vicars for Religious.

Who are consecrated virgins? Accordingto an extensive Web sitewww.consecratedvirgins.org, they arewomen practicing one of the oldest sacra-mentals in the Church.

In May of 1970, the sacramental wasrestored for women living in the world.Consecrated virgins have never married orlived in open violation of chastity�and byage, prudence, and good character aredeemed suitable for a life of chastity in theservice of the Church and others. They sup-port themselves by work, pension or inde-pendent means. They must be admitted toconsecration by a bishop.

Of course, they practice their Catholicfaith, accept the teachings of the Church

Consecrated virgins: a sacramental lifestyle

Gaining wisdomthrough parenting

Father Noll confronts anti-Catholicismtion of a sacrament.

When the �ex-priest� didn�t answer,Father Noll called on one of the parish-ioners, who gave the definition. Father Nollasked another question, �What is actualsin?� When the �ex-priest� didn�t answer,Father Noll had another parishionerrespond. He then went on to speak to theaudience about what the Catholic Churchreally taught instead of what the �ex-priest�claimed that it taught. And he invited theaudience to come to the Catholic church thenext Sunday to hear more.

Father Noll went to other places inIndiana to confront anti-Catholic speakers.Then he began to write a little monthly32-page pamphlet that he called The ParishMonthly, first for his parish and then forother parishes in Muncie, Marion, UnionCity and Alexandria. Next, he sent copiesto priests throughout the country, explain-ing that pastors could add their own pagesfor their parishes and it could be paid forthrough local advertisements.

Soon more than 200 parishes wereordering The Parish Monthly, and FatherNoll found that he was in the publishingbusiness. �

through life. Somehow, both terrible andwonderful life events are absorbed betterwhen our lives are organized in some way.

We all feel better when we know what�scoming next. As kids, we may gripe abouteating meals at appointed hours or going tobed on time or doing the same old chores,but secretly we depend upon such routines.They make surprises actually fun whenthey happen, including on birthdays andother special occasions.

Kids also thrive on traditions, such asshopping for school supplies or celebratingholidays in certain ways. The certainty thatMom or Dad will pick them up at this timeor that, or faithfully monitor their home-work, or require that they tell them wherethey�re going and when they�ll return, canhelp make a child feel secure.

When we create order in our lives, we�reimitating the order of God�s universe. Thedivine order assures us that God�s promiseswill be fulfilled, and the order we createourselves can also be reassuring for us andfor others. �

(Cynthia Dewes, a member of St. Paul theApostle Parish in Greencastle, is a regu-lar columnist for The Criterion.) �

and Scriptures and give themselves totallyto God with a readiness and capacity forpersonal growth. They live in the worldaccording to Canon Law, attend daily Mass,and pray the Divine Office. They canchoose whatever Church-approved spiritu-ality they prefer to follow, and they volun-teer for parish work and/or civic responsi-bilities.

USACV also approves affiliate membersfor those who do not otherwise qualify forfull, voting membership. The organizationalso has a newsletter and video, whichexplain members� prayer, work and dailylife.

At long last, I am pleased to share thissacred opportunity with the women of theIndianapolis archdiocese. Additionalinformation can be obtained via the Website already listed or by writing the U.S.Association of Consecrated Virgins, 300West Ottawa Street; Lansing, MI 48933-1577 or by e-mail atinfo@consecratedvirgins.org. �

(Shirley Vogler Meister, a member ofChrist the King Parish in Indianapolis, isa regular columnist for The Criterion.) �

Perspectives

Faithful Lines/Shirley Vogler Meister

Cornucopia/Cynthia Dewes

The Criterion Friday, August 27, 2004 Page 9

The Sunday ReadingsSunday, Aug. 29, 2004• Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29• Hebrews 12:18-19, 22-24a• Luke 14:1, 7-14

The first reading for this weekend�sliturgy is from the Book of Sirach.

This book is fromthat class of biblicalwritings called theWisdom Literature.In general, this classof writings representsan effort to combinetraditional Jewishbelief with the high-est of human wis-dom.

This process is not an attempt toblend these two elements together sothat neither has integrity and identity ofits own. It is not to equate one with theother. Rather, it sees great value inhuman wisdom, and it shows that soundhuman logic has no quarrel for divineRevelation.

This reading is a statement addressedto a male child (or grandson). Imagingthe origins suggested by this style ofwriting in itself reveals how theWisdom Literature developed in manycases. Primarily, these books wereformed outside the Holy Land. Immi-grants from the Holy Land to distant,foreign and pagan places wrote many ofthese books.

These authors wished to convincetheir own children of the worth of theancient Hebrew religion so that the reli-gion would survive into the futurethrough the lives of the young.

In this weekend�s reading, the authorof the book, Ben Sira, or son of Sira,tells his son to live his life with humil-ity.

Be humble in dealing with others, headvises. Humility, not aggressiveness,wins friends and true supporters.

For the second reading, the Churchgives us a section of the Epistle to theHebrews.

Heavy with the richest imagery ofthe Old Testament, Hebrews both sub-limely describes Jesus as the Lamb ofGod and as the Messiah long promisedby God, but it calls Christians to realizetheir unity with Christ in their faith.

Through and with Jesus, true disci-ples go forward through their own life

experiences to meet God on the holymountain, Zion.

St. Luke�s Gospel is the source of thelast reading.

The Gospel reading is a parable.Etiquette at the time of Jesus was veryimportant and exacting. Nothing was agreater honor than to be invited to joinanother in a meal, unless it was to inviteanother to a meal.

As to conversation in these socialsettings, bold assertiveness, and cer-tainly criticism of the host, wasabsolutely out of place.

An atmosphere of unspoken deceitsurrounds this meal. The Pharisees atthe dinner watch Jesus intently, not tolearn but to discredit the Lord. Self-cen-tered, they vie for places of honor at thetable.

Jesus spoke frankly and very bluntly.He rebuked the ambitious Pharisees. Itneeded to be said.

Reward belongs to God. He gives itto those deserving of it, not in humaneyes, but in God�s eyes. We cannotgrasp a place at God�s banquet table.Humble in our sinfulness and in ourhumanity, we must await God�s invita-tion.

ReflectionHumility usually is misunderstood,

and in any event it is not cherished inthis culture.

For decades now, people have beenurged to act on impulse and speak theirmind, regardless of the effect upon oth-ers. �Honesty� has become almost thesupreme virtue.

Deceit is not the better way. It is notbetter to be silent in the face of wrongor to surrender self to the control ofothers. Rather, this parable calls us tothe fact that humans are limited in theirabilities to perceive accurately and toact appropriately.

For this reason, Revelation, madeperfect in Christ, is the greatest of gifts.Focusing upon Jesus, humans havebefore them the best and surest ofguides.

However, to see the Lord, and thento follow the Lord, humans musthumbly admit who and what they are.They are limited, but as Hebrewsassures us, they are redeemed and areheirs with Christ of the heavenly king-dom. �

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time/Msgr. Owen F. Campion Daily Readings

Monday, Aug. 301 Corinthians 2:1-5Psalm 119:97-102Luke 4:16-30

Tuesday, Aug. 311 Corinthians 2:10b-16Psalm 145:8-14Luke 4:31-37

Wednesday, Sept. 11 Corinthians 3:1-9Psalm 33:12-15, 20-21Luke 4:38-44

Thursday, Sept. 21 Corinthians 3:18-23Psalm 24:1-6Luke 5:1-11

Friday, Sept. 3Gregory the Great, pope and

doctor of the Church1 Corinthians 4:1-5Psalm 37:3-6, 27-28, 37-40Luke 5:33-39

Saturday, Sept. 41 Corinthians 4:6b-15Psalm 145:17-21Luke 6:1-5

Sunday, Sept. 5Twenty-third Sunday in

Ordinary TimeWisdom 9:13-18bPsalm 90:3-6, 12-17Philemon 9-10, 12-17Luke 14:25-33

My Journey to God

When the valley of the shadowLeads us to despair,Take comfort in the certitudeThat He is always there.

It is a mystic soundLike whispers on the air;A gentle voice that says��I�m listening and I care.�

In our time of want,No sorrow is too small.When we pray for help,There�s an answer to our call.

No one ever walks alone,For He does understand;You will hear Him whisper��Come and take my hand.�

By C. David Hay

Whispers

QI am thoroughly confused. Recentissues of our Catholic newspaper and

Catholic magazinessay that, according tosome bishops, votingfor a candidate whobacks abortion is asin, and we should notgo to Communion.Other bishops tell ussomething different.

How can some-thing be a mortal sin

in one part of the country and not a sinsomewhere else? It seems to me no politi-cian�s hands are clean, even on abortion.

Are we expected to avoid voting alto-gether until we have a �perfect� candi-date, which will never happen?(Maryland)

AMy mail is heavy these days withquestions similar to yours. Catholic

voters are wondering how to work theirway through this.

Fortunately, the United StatesConference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)gave us some major help at their meetingin Denver this past June.

After a brief opening statement,interim reflections from the USCCB taskforce on Catholics and political life werepresented by Cardinal TheodoreMcCarrick of Washington, ArchbishopWilliam Levada of San Francisco andCardinal William Keeler of Baltimore.

Because of space limits, what I sayhere will apply their comments only tovoters�not to politicians�in response toyour question.

Your concern must be resolved onbasic moral principles of cooperation withevil.

In Catholic tradition, there are twokinds of such cooperation�formal andmaterial.

Archbishop Levada, quoting Pope JohnPaul II�s encyclical �The Gospel of Life�(#74), defines formal cooperation in thiscontext as �a direct participation in an actagainst innocent human life or a sharingin the immoral intention of the personcommitting it.�

Such participation or intention is neverlawful.

Material cooperation is an action thatmay abet a sinful act, but does notdirectly participate in it and does not con-cur in the evil intention of the perpetrator.Material cooperation, therefore, is notautomatically sinful, but it is lawful for aproportionate reason. (Proportionate rea-son would weigh factors such as the

effectiveness of one�s choice for achiev-ing a desired good or avoiding an evil,and overall benefits of one option overanother.)

Cardinal McCarrick, citing a letterfrom Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head ofthe Congregation for the Doctrine of theFaith, applies that distinction to voters.

A Catholic would be guilty of sinfulformal cooperation in evil, he said, �onlyif he were to deliberately vote for a candi-date precisely because of the candidate�spermissive stand on abortion.

�However, when a Catholic does notshare a candidate�s stand in favor of abor-tion and/or euthanasia but votes for thatcandidate for other reasons, it is consid-ered remote material cooperation, whichcan be permitted if there are proportionatereasons.�

Archbishop Levada quotes St. ThomasAquinas in his �Summa Theologiae� thateven God tolerates some evils, which hecould remove, but if he did it would resultin even worse evils. Civil authorities, saysThomas, must sometimes do the same(�Summa Theologiae,� II-II-q10-11).

This is simply good traditional ethics.Without going through all these moraltechnicalities, I believe most people ofgood will, Catholic or not, almost intu-itively use this process for making impor-tant moral distinctions and decisions.

Some other USCCB remarks are rele-vant. Interestingly, the bishops severaltimes acknowledge they need to do moreto persuade people about dignity-of-lifeissues.

Bishops have long been engaged inteaching and internal Church �dialogue,�according to Archbishop Levada, but�that dialogue has not been effectivelyengaged for many Catholics in politicallife and in American culture at large.�

Cardinal McCarrick said similarly,�We cannot communicate and persuadesimply through newspaper columns orissuing statements.�

�We bishops,� Archbishop Levadareported, �owe it to our people to achievea reasonable consensus among ourselveson issues affecting the common status ofCatholics in American culture and politi-cal life.�

It seems to me these insights from thebishops can resolve many questions aboutconscience formation which, as the bish-ops note, the Catechism of the CatholicChurch calls �a lifelong task� (#1784).

Full texts of these statements are avail-able on the Internet. Use Google to searchfor �American bishops interim reports�and follow the Web link. �

(C. David Hay is a member of St. Joseph University Parish in Terre Haute.)

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Bishops offer guidanceto help Catholic voters

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Jesuit Father Thomas Widner, former editor of TheCriterion, was recently named rector of the JesuitCommunity at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School inIndianapolis.

The appointment was announced on July 1 by VeryRev. Edward W. Schmidt, S.J., provincial of the ChicagoProvince of the Society of Jesus.

Father Widner was born in Beech Grove in 1942 andattended Our Lady of Lourdes School and the formerSt. Bernadette School, both in Indianapolis.

He attended the Bishop Bruté Latin School inIndianapolis his freshman year of high school and FatherThomas Scecina Memorial High School for the remain-ing years.

He graduated from Marian College in Indianapoliswith a bachelor�s degree in English in 1964 and, after ayear of accelerated Latin studies, entered major seminaryat Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis. In the summers, hepursued a master�s degree in English from the Universityof Notre Dame, which he earned in 1969, the same yearhe was ordained for priestly ministry in the Archdioceseof Indianapolis.

As a diocesan priest, Father Widner taught at the LatinSchool from 1969 to 1973, at which point he entered parish

work at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in Indianapolis.In 1975, he was appointed associate editor of The

Criterion, the newspaper of the Archdiocese ofIndianapolis, and in 1976 became its editor, a position heheld until 1984, when he was named associate pastor at

St. Barnabas Parish inIndianapolis.

Father Widner also edited AJourney of Faith: Sketches ofthe People and Parishes of theArchdiocese of Indianapolis inCelebration of Her 150thAnniversary.

In 1985, Father Widnerentered the Jesuit novitiate inBerkley, Mich.

From 1985 to 1991, he com-pleted the formation processrequired to become a Jesuit.During that process�from1987 to 1990�Father Widner

served on the staff of America magazine in New York.In 1991, he was appointed associate director of the

Spiritual Renewal Center in Hammond, Ind., and a year

later was invited to become editor-in-chief of theCatholic New World, the newspaper published by theArchdiocese of Chicago.

He was appointed communications coordinator for theChicago Province of the Society of Jesus in 1995, wherehe managed publication of the province�s quarterly mag-azine, Partners (which was then called Contact).

Father Widner then did retreat work at MilfordSpiritual Center in Milford, Ohio, from 1997 to 1999. In1999, he was appointed secretary for communications atthe Jesuit Conference in Washington, D.C., where heedited and published the National Jesuit News, a nationalnewspaper published seven times a year.

He served in this capacity until he was assigned rectorof Brebeuf�s Jesuit community.

Father Widner served on the school�s board of trusteesfrom 1992 to 2000. He will move to Indianapolis andbegin his new assignment later this year. �

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August 27Marian College, St. Francis HallChapel, 3200 Cold Spring Road,Indianapolis. Catholic Charis-matic Renewal, teaching, praiseand worship, 7-8:30 p.m. Infor-mation: 317-787-3287.

August 27-28Holy Guardian Parish, 405 U.S.52, Cedar Grove. Firemen�sFestival, 3 p.m.-close. Informa-tion: 765-647-6981.

Prince of Peace Parish, 201 W.State St., Madison. CommunityFestival, Fri. 5 p.m.-midnight,Sat. 3 p.m.-midnight, food, car-nival, rides, games. Information:812-273-5835.

August 28Holy Angels Parish, 740 W. 28thSt., Indianapolis. Tailgate fleamarket, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Informa-tion: 317-926-3324.

Mount St. Francis, FloydCounty. Picnic, booths, food,entertainment, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Immaculate Conception Parish,2081 E. County Road, 820 S.,Greensburg. Smorgasbord din-ner, adults $7, children 6-12 $3,children under 5 free, 4-7:30p.m. Information: 812-591-2362.

August 29St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 46thand Illinois streets, Indianapolis.Taste of St. Thomas, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $5 per person, $15 perfamily, proceeds benefit St. Vin-cent de Paul Society. Informationand registration: 317-253-1461.

MKVS and DM Center, Rexville(located on 925 South, .8 mileeast of 421 South, 12 miles southof Versailles). Mass, 3:30 p.m.,with Father Elmer Burwinkel.Information: 812-689-3551 ore-mail frburwink@seidata.comor log on to Schoenstatt Web siteat www.seidata.com/~frburwink.

August 30Borders Bookstore, 7565 U.S. 31South, Indianapolis. St. FrancisHospital and Health Centers,Spirit of Women�s Wellness

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August 31The Marian Center of Indiana-polis, 3356 W. 30th St., Indiana-polis. �12-Step Spirituality�tapes, Dominican Father Em-merich Vogt, narrator, 7:30 p.m.Information: 317-924-3984.

September 1St. Barnabas Parish, Faith For-mation Office, 8300 RahkeRoad, Indianapolis. Women�sministry, 7 p.m. Information:317-882-0724.

September 3Holy Trinity Parish, BockholdHall, 2618 W. St. Clair St.,Indianapolis. All-class reunion,open house, 6-7 p.m. Informa-tion: www.indyslovenefest.com.

September 3-5Our Lady of Fatima RetreatHouse, 5353 E. 56th St., Indian-apolis. �A Journaling Retreat,�Joe Zarantonello, presenter, $145per person. Information: 317-545-7681 or fatima@archindy.org.

Saint Meinrad Archabbey, 100Hill Dr., St. Meinrad. Weekendretreat, �The Prodigal Son andHis Elder Brother,� BenedictineFather Eugene Hensell, presen-ter. Information: www.saintmeinrad.edu or mzoeller@saintmeinrad.edu.

September 3-6Sacred Heart Parish, 558 Nebe-ker St., Clinton. Little ItalyFestival. Water Street in down-town Clinton, Fri. 7-11 p.m., Sat.11 a.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Mon. 11 a.m.-closing,Italian food, entertainment.

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September 4St. Vincent Hospital, 2001 W.86th St., Indianapolis. Couple toCouple League, Natural FamilyPlanning (NFP), 9-11 a.m. Infor-mation: 317-228-9276.

Dick�s Bodacious Bar-B-Q, 723Broad Ripple Ave., Indiana-polis. Indy Slovene Fest, polkajam, 1-9 p.m. Information:www.indyslovenefest.com.

September 5Slovenian National Home PicnicGrounds, West 10th Street(one mile west of RacewayRoad, turn north on Yates Lane),Indianapolis. Picnic, 11 a.m-10 p.m. Information: www.indyslovenefest.com.

St. John the Evangelist Parish,9995 E. Base Road, Enochs-burg. Parish festival, friedchicken and roast beef dinners,11 a.m.-4 p.m. Information: 812-934-2880.

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MonthlyFirst SundaysSt. Paul Church, 218 SchellerAve., Sellersburg. Prayer group,7-8:15 p.m. Information: 812-246-4555.

Fatima Knights of Columbus,1040 N. Post Road, Indiana-polis. Euchre, 1 p.m. Informa-tion: 317-638-8416.

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St. Joseph Church, 2605 St. JoeRoad W., Sellersburg. Holyhour for religious vocations,Benediction and exposition ofthe Blessed Sacrament after7 p.m. Mass.

Brebeuf Jesuit PreparatorySchool, 2801 W. 86th St.,Indianapolis. Indiana Autismand Sertoma Club meeting,7-9 p.m., child care provided.Information: 317-885-7295.

First FridaysSt. Vincent de Paul Church, 1723�I� St., Bedford. Exposition ofthe Blessed Sacrament after8:30 a.m. Mass-9 a.m. Sat., rec-onciliation, Fri. 4-6 p.m., Sat.8-9 a.m., �Children of Hope�program, holy hour for children.Information: 812-275-6539.

Holy Name Church, 89 N. 17thAve., Beech Grove. Mass,8:15 a.m., eucharistic adorationfollowing Mass until 5 p.m.Benediction. Information: 317-784-5454.

St. Peter Church, 1207 EastRoad, Brookville. Exposition ofthe Blessed Sacrament after8 a.m. until Communion service,1 p.m.

Holy Guardian Angels Church,405 U.S. 52, Cedar Grove.Eucharistic adoration after 8 a.m.Mass-5 p.m.

SS. Francis and Clare Church,5901 Olive Branch Road,Greenwood. Mass, 8 a.m., ado-ration, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., SacredHeart Chaplet, 8:30 a.m., DivineMercy Chaplet, 3 p.m. Informa-tion: 317-859-4673.

Christ the King Church, 1827Kessler Blvd., E. Dr., Indiana-polis. Exposition of the BlessedSacrament after 7:15 a.m. Mass-5:30 p.m. Benediction and ser-vice.

Holy Rosary Church, 520 Ste-vens St., Indianapolis. Adora-tion of the Blessed Sacramentafter 5:45 p.m. Mass-9 a.m.Saturday. Information: 317-636-4478.

Our Lady of Lourdes Church,5333 E. Washington St., Indian-apolis. Exposition of the BlessedSacrament, prayer service,7:30 p.m.

St. Anthony Church, 379 N.Warman Ave., Indianapolis.Exposition of the Blessed Sacra-ment after 5:30 p.m. Mass, hourof silent prayer and reflectionfollowed by Benediction of theBlessed Sacrament.

St. Joseph Church, 1375 S.Mickley Ave., Indianapolis.Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment, 4 p.m., rosary, 5 p.m.,Benediction, 5:30 p.m., Mass,5:45 p.m. Information: 317-244-9002.

St. Rita Church, 1733 Dr.Andrew J. Brown Ave., Indiana-polis. Sacred Heart devotion,11 a.m., holy hour, 6-7 p.m.Information: 317-632-9349.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,1530 Union St., Indianapolis.Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment, 7:30-10:30 a.m. Informa-tion: 317-638-5551.

Our Lady of Perpetual HelpChurch, 1752 Scheller Lane,New Albany. Adoration con-cluding with confessions at6 p.m. Benediction, 6:45 p.m.

St. Joseph Church, 113 S. 5th St.,Terre Haute. Eucharistic adora-tion, 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Benedic-tion, rosary, noon, Mass,5:15 p.m. Information: 812-235-4996.

First SaturdaysOur Lady of the GreenwoodChurch, 335 S. Meridian St.,Greenwood. Devotions, Mass,7:30 a.m., sacrament of reconcil-iation, rosary, meditations fol-lowing Mass.

Holy Angels Church, 740 W.28th St., Indianapolis. Expo-sition of the Blessed Sacrament,11 a.m.-noon.

St. Therese of the Infant Jesus(Little Flower) Church, Chapel,4720 E. 13th St., Indianapolis.Apostolate of Fatima holy hour,2 p.m. �

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By Mary Ann WyandFirst of two parts

ST. LOUIS�Embryonic stem cell research, which killsdeveloping embryos, has not cured any diseases and cancause tumor growth, a nationally known bioethics specialisttold diocesan pro-life directors and state CatholicConference directors during an Aug. 6 presentation inSt. Louis that was sponsored by the U. S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops� Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, director of education for theNational Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia and apriest from the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., said manyphysicians, politicians and celebrities erroneously acclaimthe use of embryonic stem cells as a miracle cure for manydiseases when research clearly shows that adult stem cellsand umbilical-cord blood stem cells are achieving successesas medical therapies.

There�s no need to kill developing embryos to find curesfor diseases, he said, because other types of stem cells haveproven effective in medical research and treatment.

Father Pacholczyk earned a doctorate in neuroscience atYale University in New Haven, Conn., then completed post-doctoral research at Massachusetts General Hospital and theHarvard Medical School in Boston and advanced studies intheology and bioethics in Rome.

Embryonic stem cell research has become a contentiouselection-year issue, he said, but voters need to know that thekilling of human life to benefit other lives is morally wrong.

The use of embryonic stem cells for research and treat-ment has become a national and international debate, FatherPacholczyk said. �The United Nations faces the question ofwhether they should ban all types of cloning. So in order tohave an informed debate, people have to be aware of whatthe real parameters of the discussion are: What is a humanembryo? What is cloning? What are stem cells and where doyou get them from? And what�s the price that is going to bepaid if we take stem cells from certain sources like living,growing human embryos?�

Father Pacholczyk said his goals as director of educationfor the National Catholic Bioethics Center are �to educatepeople and bring together the frontiers of science and reli-gion in some way to [help people] realize that science can-not proceed entirely independent of moral concerns.�

He said �science is a tremendous power at the hands ofman, but power can be used either for good or for evil, andso there is a necessity to regulate [how] we use the powerthat science gives us in an appropriate direction.�

To educate the public, Father Pacholczyk has published abrochure listing 10 great myths in the debate over stem cellresearch. Excerpts from some of the myths explained in hisbrochure are included here with his permission.

Myth: Stem cells can only come from embryos.Fact: �Stem cells can be taken from umbilical cords, the

placenta, amniotic fluid, adult tissues and organs such asbone marrow, fat from liposuction, regions of the nose,� hesaid, �and even from cadavers up to 20 hours after death.�

Myth: The Catholic Church opposes stem cell research.Fact: �There are four categories of stem cells�embry-

onic stem cells, embryonic germ cells, umbilical cord stemcells and adult stem cells�and given that germ cells cancome from miscarriages that involve no deliberate interrup-tion of pregnancy,� he said, �the Church only opposes theuse of embryonic stem cells.�

Myth: Embryonic stem cell research has the greatestpromise.

Fact: �Up to now,� he said, �no human being has everbeen cured of a disease using embryonic stem cells. Adultstem cells, on the other hand, have already cured thousands.� Research using adult stem cells is 20 to 30 years ahead ofembryonic stem cells and holds greater promise. This is inpart because stem cells are part of the natural repair mecha-nisms of an adult body, while embryonic stem cells do notbelong in an adult body, where they are likely to formtumors and to be rejected as foreign tissue by the recipient.�

Myth: Embryonic stem cell research is against the law.Fact: �In reality, there is no law or regulation against

destroying human embryos for research purposes,� he said.�While President Bush has banned the use of federal fund-ing to support research on embryonic stem cell lines createdafter August 2001, it is not illegal. Anyone using privatefunds is free to pursue it. � The 1996 Dickey Amendmentprohibited the use of federal funds for research that wouldinvolve the destruction of human embryos. Bush�s decisionto permit research on embryonic stem cell lines createdbefore a certain date thus relaxes this restriction from theClinton era.� �

Research shows that embryonic stem cells have not cured any diseases

By Mary Ann Wyand

ST. LOUIS��We�reinvolved in some of the veryimportant issues of our day,�Gail Quinn, director of theU.S. bishops� Secretariat forPro-Life Activities inWashington, D.C., told dioce-san pro-life directors andstate Catholic Conferencedirectors on Aug. 5 during thesecretariat�s 2004 pro-lifemeeting at a hotel near theGateway Arch.

�They are also some ofthe very contentious issues ofour day � abortion, stemcell research, euthanasia andcloning,� Quinn said. �Thisis what we deal with day byday.�

Servants of the Gospel ofLife Sister Diane Carollo,director of the archdiocesanOffice of Pro-Life Activities,represented the archdiocese atthe annual conference.

�The conference providedexcellent speakers trained inmedicine, law and theology,who spoke on timely lifeissues,� she said. �Forexample, Planned Parent-hood�s calculated attack onthe Catholic Church�s teach-ings and values, through itsvigorous promotion of con-traceptive mandates forCatholic hospitals, is some-thing that continues tothreaten Catholic hospitalsthroughout the UnitedStates.�

Sister Diane said she wasimpressed with a comprehen-sive educational presentationon the successes of non-embryonic stem cell research.

�Unfortunately, the media,some politicians and enter-tainers have promoted onlyembryonic stem cellresearch,� she said, �despitethe scientific proof that suchcells, that must be harvestedat the expense of humanlives, have produced no curesor treatments for diseases andconditions. Only adult stemcells are proving beneficialfor treatment of diseases.Here is where the investmentand research must be made.�

Sister Diane said she alsoappreciated the opportunity tohear lawyers discuss theimplications of partial-birthabortion and its impact onRoe vs. Wade, the SupremeCourt�s 1973 decision legaliz-ing abortion during all ninemonths of pregnancy, and thethrust to reverse Roe.

�What becomes clear asan urgent message,� she said,�is that to create a culture oflife requires not only morallaws, but the conversion ofhearts to the Gospel of Life inits fullness.� �

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Please submit in writing toour office by 10 a.m.Thursday before the week ofpublication; be sure to statedate of death. Obituaries ofarchdiocesan priests servingour archdiocese are listedelsewhere in The Criterion.Order priests and religioussisters and brothers areincluded here, unless they arenatives of the archdiocese orhave other connections to it;those are separate obituarieson this page.ACKERMAN, Mildred J., 81,Prince of Peace, Madison,Aug. 12. Mother of CandiHolcroft, Sherry Lockridge,Phillip Custer, John and LarryAckerman. Grandmother of six.Great-grandmother of eight.BUREN, Ruth E., 89,St. Anthony of Padua,Clarksville, Aug. 3. Mother ofRuth Ann Reynolds, Mary LouRichards, Judith Wheatley andSimon Buren Jr. Grandmotherof nine. Great-grandmotherof 15.DEAK, Andrew T., 40, HolyName, Beech Grove, July 19.Son of Judith (Pflum) Deak.Brother of Jane Jennings,Laurie, Daniel, Michael andPaul Deak. Uncle of several.BOLA, Pamela J., 51,St. Luke, Indianapolis, Aug. 4.Wife of Stephen L. Bola.Mother of Danielle Batchelder,Lindsay LoBianco, Andrew,Jamie and Rob Bola. Daughterof Mayis (Minnon) Roesly.Grandmother of two.EDDY, Mary Frances, 68,St. Bartholomew, Columbus,Aug. 9. Wife of Carl W. Eddy.Mother of Kathleen, Kevin,Michael and Timothy Eddy.Daughter of Marie (Bedel)Wietlisbach. Sister of LouiseMcDonough, John, Joseph andOtto Wietlisbach Jr. Grand-mother of two.FENOGLIO, Carlo, 92,Sacred Heart, Clinton, Aug. 6.Brother of Domenic Fenoglio.FITZGERALD, Florence C.,89, St. Luke, Indianapolis,Aug. 8. Mother of Michael andThomas Fitzgerald. Sister ofRosemary McGinnis. Grand-mother of four.

GOSNEY, Lucille S., 86,St. Mary-of-the-Knobs, FloydsKnobs, Aug. 12. Mother ofMary Wilson and Mark Gosney.Sister of Helen Stiller. Grand-mother of four.HAAS, Verena, 76,St. Michael, Bradford, Aug. 4.Mother of Rose AnnGlenbening, Fred, Mark andMike Haas. Grandmother ofnine. Great-grandmother offour.MOORE, Clarence William,Jr., 80, Holy Angels, Indian-apolis, Aug. 6. Father ofCatherine, Cynthia andFrederick Moore. Brother ofLuanne Lucas and HowardMoore Sr. Grandfather of two.Great-grandfather of two.MUNCHEL-FISCHER,Kathryn E., 87, ImmaculateHeart of Mary, Indianapolis,Aug. 18. Mother of EllenCamp, Jane Connor, PeggyRudberg and Gerry Munchel.Stepmother of Joan Morgan,Joyce Pope and Carol Tetrick.Sister of Franciscan FatherBenno Heidlage and RobertHeidlage. Grandmother ofseven. Step-grandmother of 10.Great-grandmother of one.REDDEN, Irma J. (Board),73, St. Joseph, Corydon,Aug. 3. Mother of Mark, NilesJr. and Thomas Redden.Daughter of Lucy Board. Sisterof Lucy Shackletter. Grand-mother of seven.STRASSELL, Elizabeth AnnLockard (Moody), 73,St. Mary, Aurora, Aug. 6.Mother of Diana Ryle, Donnaand James Moody. Stepmotherof Susan Fleckenstein, LindaGredy, Christopher and LeeStrassell. Sister of CarolRaymond. Grandmother of 16.Great-grandmother of two.WAHMAN, Clifford, 83,St. Maurice, Napoleon, Aug. 9.Uncle of several.WEILER, Leona C., 92, GoodShepherd, Indianapolis, Aug. 9.Mother of Dale and PaulWeiler. Grandmother of seven.Great-grandmother of seven.WHITE, Dorothy, 84,St. Agnes, Nashville, Aug. 8.Sister of John White. �

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By Brandon A. Evans

The milestone of 50 years for Holy Family Parish inRichmond is a cause for celebration for the entireRichmond Catholic Community.

That community is a network of three Richmondparishes: St. Andrew, St. Mary and Holy Family.

Members of all the parishes attended a 50th anniversaryMass on Aug. 15 celebrated by Archbishop Daniel M.Buechlein, former pastors of Holy Family Parish and otherpriests. The Mass was followed by a dinner.

A few Franciscan sisters from Oldenburg, who used toteach at the parish school, were also in attendance.

During the previous day, there were tours of the parishgrounds, tours of the new Seton High School, an ice creamsocial and a concert.

�Everything went perfectly,� said Father Todd Riebe,pastor of the Richmond Catholic Community. �We wantedthe Mass to be the highlight, and I think it really was.�

He estimates that about 500 people participated in forthe Mass. Father Eric Augenstein, associate pastor, alsoconcelebrated the Mass.

�I liked the ceremony,� said Carolyn Lyle, a 50-yearmember of the parish. �I was amazed at the [number of]people that attended.�

�It was the focal point of the whole celebration,� saidFrank Erdosy. Everything over the weekend was �fantas-tic,� he said, and there were no problems.

Father Riebe called all the events a �joyous celebrationof parish life.�

Ron Oberle, a member of the parish since 1957, said thatthe events were �a good time of reflection.�

Erdosy, who chaired the planning committee for theevents with his wife, DeLane, as a �thank you� for all theparish has done for them, said that it couldn�t have beendone without the hard work of dozens of people whohelped him.

�We have so much talent,� he said, �[and] that�s the rea-son this thing was a total success.�

Jo Ann Bertsch, a charter member of the parish, said thatshe has noticed that, as time goes on, �it just seems likepeople have become more involved.�

Erdosy, who has been a member for 40 years, said thatthough many people have died in that time, the parish hasnot been lacking in generous souls.

�We�ve lost a lot of good people, and what amazes me isthere�s always somebody else that will come along and pickup and do the things the people who have gone before us[did],� he said.

�I think that from the very beginning of Holy Family�sexistence, there was this spirit of working together and

working hard for the parish,� Father Riebe said, �and thepeople have never lost that. Whatever needs to be done,they�re ready to do it.�

He said that parishioners have been working on thegrounds and the buildings of the parish over the last10 years�renovating the school; adding a computer lab,new offices and a new library; and improving the gym.

The goal, Father Riebe said, is for the parishioners tounderstand that they need to take what has been given tothem through the sacrifices of those who came before and�pass it on to the next generation in even better shape thanwe received it.�

Holy Family Parish, he said, is much younger thanSt. Andrew and St. Mary parishes, which were founded inthe mid-1800s. He calls members of the two older parishesthe �parents� of Holy Family because they were asked tohelp raise the funds for the new parish.

�The two parishes worked together to really give birth toHoly Family, and so we really recognized that in our cele-brations,� Father Riebe said.

In recent times, the parishes of the city of Richmondjoined together as one Catholic community. Everythingthey have is shared.

�The beautiful thing about Richmond now is that HolyFamily shares in all of the ministries with the other twoparishes,� Father Riebe said. In all, it is about 80 ministries.

He said that he hopes that those ministries continue toexpand and that the community will continue to be openenough �so that we will respond to new needs that webecome aware of.�

Bertsch said that besides having been involved with theparish council she is also member of the Women�s Guild,which is a group that all three parishes formed. She likeshow the parishes have joined together.

�I think it�s one of the best things that ever happened tous,� Bertsch said. �It used to be, years ago, that there was alot of rivalry between the parishes, and now we�re one, big,happy family.�

�The power of our witness in Richmond is so muchstronger together like this than it would be if we were threecompletely separate parishes,� Father Riebe said.

�There�s no reason for a Catholic to miss Mass in ourtown,� Oberle said. He was the contractor for the buildingof the current church, which was completed in 1978.

The new church replaced a temporary church structurethat was christened with its first Mass on Aug. 15, 1954.Father Robert Minton was the first pastor of the parish andremained at that post until his death in 1981.

Lyle remembers him with fondness. �He was quite acharacter,� she said. �You had to take him the way he was.�

She recalled a hot summer day several decades agowhen she saw Father Minton up on a ladder working on theschool building. Lyle had just scolded her husband, Harold,for working in the heat, and told the pastor to get down.

�He said, �I don�t have any wife telling me what to do,� �Lyle said. �So that�s the kind of a person he was.� Shepaused, laughing softly. �I liked him.�

Bertsch said the parish has had �some very good priests.�Besides Father Minton and Father Riebe, there have only

been two other pastors: Fathers John Hartzer and RobertMazzola.

Bertsch, who is also on the social committee and serveswith her husband, Joe, as an extraordinary minister of holyCommunion, speaks highly of the parish.

�We have eight children who attended Holy FamilySchool when it first started, and they all still feel like that�stheir home parish, although six of them live in Florida rightnow,� she said.

When asked why she has stayed with Holy Family forhalf a century, her response was simple: �Everything that Iever wanted in a parish is there.� �

Holy Family Parish in Richmond celebrates 50 years

This photo taken in 1977 shows the current church for Holy FamilyParish in Richmond. The construction of one of the parishioners,Ron Oberle, was the contractor.

Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein celebrates a 50th anniversary Masson Aug. 15 at Holy Family Parish in Richmond with Father ToddRiebe, pastor, second from right, Father Eric Augenstein, associatepastor, second from left, and several other priests.

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (CNS)�Leaning against a weatheredwooden post, Faustino Barbosa looked out over a railroadspur on the south side of St. Joseph. �When I was a child inthe 1930s, we lived in a boxcar near these railroad tracks.My father worked the switches. There were four boxcarsand four families living in them,� he remembered. Barbosa,74, is now a great-grandfather and involved in providingreligious and social services to a new wave of Hispanicsarriving in the area. �People cannot live in boxcars anymore,� said Barbosa, a member of Hispanic Outreach, aministry team which provides community support for thegrowing Hispanic population in St. Joseph. The result isthat finding housing is a main service of Hispanic Outreach,founded in 1997 by Hispanics and supported by CatholicCharities of Northwest Missouri and the U.S. bishops�Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Among thosebeing helped to find housing are members of the Mirandafamily, who clandestinely crossed the U.S.-Mexican borderto settle first in Los Angeles before traveling halfway acrossthe United States to St. Joseph.

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)�Calling theBlessed Virgin Mary the �mother of unity and of love,�Pope John Paul II prayed that the return of a Marian iconto the Russian Orthodox Church would bring the Catholicand Orthodox Churches closer together. Marking theAug. 22 feast of the Queenship of Mary, the pope alsoexpressed again his thanks to God and to the individualswho helped him make his Aug. 14-15 pilgrimage to theShrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Speaking toseveral thousand visitors gathered in the courtyard of hissummer villa for the recitation of the Angelus, the popeprayed that �the heavenly mother of the redeemer wouldbe more welcomed, loved and venerated by the Christianpeople.� The pope asked his visitors to turn in prayer withhim �to the Virgin Mary venerated under the title of�Mother of God of Kazan.� � Pope John Paul explainedthat an icon of the Mother of God of Kazan image, whichleft Russia sometime in the 1920s, �after a prolonged stayin different places, reached the apartment of the popesome years ago.� Since 1993, he said, he had kept theMarian icon above his desk, where it has �watched over�his daily work. �

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archbishop reflected on the importance of today�s semi-narians traveling to places of historial significance in thelife of the archdiocese.

�It�s important for them to be in touch with the historyof our local Church,� he said, �because it�s an inheritance,a heritage that we carry forward with us.

�For them visually to be tied to the roots through thepilgrimage � [is] an aid to get a larger sense that we�renot just a Church in the day we come from. We have apast and we have a future.�

In the afternoon, the seminarians visited St. MaryParish in New Albany and its pastor, Father WilliamErnst. After praying the rosary in the church, the seminari-ans walked to the nearby Holy Trinity Heritage Court, theplace where the church of the former Holy Trinity Parish,established in 1836, burned to the ground in 1975.

They also viewed the outside of the home of CardinalJoseph E. Ritter, a son of St. Mary Parish, former arch-bishop of Indianapolis and later archbishop of St. Louis.

Traveling as pilgrims to, praying at and learning aboutthese important places in the history of the archdiocesewas an important event for both the new and returningseminarians.

Scott Nobbe, a member of St. Thomas the ApostleParish in Fortville, who is starting his third year of studiesat Saint Meinrad School of Theology, noted how the triphelped him to connect with a group of seminarians whohave a wide range of years completed in their formation.Some are close to being ordained as priests, while othershave eight or more years ahead of them.

�It�s hard to make that connection a lot of times,� saidNobbe, �so if we do something like this, this kind of pil-grimage, it�s something that closes that gap.�

One of the new seminarians that Nobbe traveled withwas Eric Lecher, a member of St. Mary Parish inGreensburg, who is starting his junior year at MarianCollege and will be one of the first residents of the BishopBruté House of Formation on the college�s campus.

Despite the fact that many of his brother seminarianshave been in formation for several years, Lecher notedthat this trip allowed many of them to experience some-thing new with him.

�It was great just to be able to be one with all theguys,� Lecher said, �as well as share in a lot of people�sfirst experiences of being in these parishes here.�

Father Moriarty thinks that this now annual pilgrimage,which began last year at the suggestion of ArchbishopBuechlein, plays an important role in the seminarians�priestly formation.

�In the end, God willing, if they are ordained priests,it will strengthen their identity as priests, particularly fortheir local Church,� he said. �We go and we walk in thefootsteps of those who have gone before us in hopes thatas they were found faithful, they will find us faithful,that generations in the future will find us faithful.� �

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From left, archdiocesanseminarian Dustin

Boehm; Deacon ShaunWhittington; seminari-

ans Rick Nagel, JeremyGries, Tom Kovatch and

Joseph Grady; andFather Robert Robeson,director of formation forthe Bishop Bruté House

of Formation inIndianapolis, view the

remains of Holy TrinityChurch in New Albany.

The church wasdestroyed by a fire in

1975. The parish, whichwas established in

1836, was merged withnearby St. Mary Parish

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Father Joseph Moriarty, archdiocesan vocation director, DeaconBill Williams and a group of archdiocesan seminarians walk awayfrom what had been the sanctuary of Holy Trinity Church in NewAlbany. The church burned to the ground in 1975. The land onwhich it stood is now known as the Holy Trinity Heritage Court.

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