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WASHINGTON — TheCatholic Church in the Unit-ed States will celebrateNational Vocation Aware-ness Week on Nov. 5-11. Thisannual event is a specialtime for parishes across thenation to actively foster andpray for a culture of voca-tions to the priesthood, dia-conate and consecrated life.

Cardinal Joseph Tobin,chair of theU.S. bish-ops’ Com-mittee onClergy,Consecrat-ed Life, andVocations,remindseveryonethat eachperson inthe Church has a key role toplay in the witness of hisvocation in ordinary cir-cumstances.

“As we go about oureveryday life, and mostespecially this week, wemust keep vocations in ourprayers, while, at the same

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More than 30sixth- througheighth-gradegirls participatedin the third Cruxcamp for girls,held Oct. 21-22 atOakbrook ValleyCamp near Rus-siaville. Activitiesat this year’scamp includedrope climbingwith harnesses.(Photo by BobNichols)

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Students challenged to ‘fight the new drug’: pornographyBy Brigid Curtis AyerFor The Catholic Moment

NOBLESVILLE —Nationally known pornogra-phy education speaker Gar-ret Jonsson shared personaltestimony about his ownaddiction and the results ofscientific research in a recentpresentation at St. TheodoreGuerin High School.

Jonsson, a presenter andambassador for Fight theNew Drug, a pornographyeducation group, works tomake inroads with youngpeople and raise awarenessof the risks involved withpornography.

“It’s a movement for love,and a movement to help

young people makeinformed decisions,” Jons-son said.

Scientific research showspornography affects thefrontal lobe of the brainwhere decision-makingtakes place, he told studentsattending the presentation. Itindicates the brain is affectedby pornography the sameway it is affected by cocaine.This makes viewing pornog-raphy highly addictive.

Jonsson said continual useof pornography causesresults similar to otheraddictions. Users of pornog-raphy withdraw from timespent with friends, family orengaging in favorite hobbies


Pope’s words in Myanmar will be monitored closelyBy Paul JeffreyCatholic News Service

YANGON, Myanmar(CNS) — When Pope Francisvisits Myanmar in lateNovember, Church leaderswill be listening nervously tohis every word, specificallyhoping they don’t hear theR-word. Any mention byname of the Rohingya, aMuslim group widely hatedin this predominantly Bud-dhist country, will have

widespread implica-tions here.

“The pope’s visitis keeping us veryanxious, as manythings can go wrong.A wrong word fromthe Holy Father canplunge the countryinto chaos,” saidFather Mariano SoeNaing, communicationsdirector for Myanmar’s bish-ops.

“If the Holy Father in his

speech even men-tions the Rohingya,the nationalistgroups will respond.This is a historicproblem, and weneed a lot of time tosolve this problem.We cannot just saythis or that. That isthe reason why

Aung San Suu Kyi cannotsay anything,” he said, refer-ring to the de facto leader ofMyanmar’s civilian govern-

ment, who has been criti-cized internationally for fail-ing to speak out against themilitary’s actions againstRohingya in northernRakhine state.

Father Soe Naing toldCatholic News Service thatwhile the bishops supportdemocracy and back AungSan Suu Kyi, they under-stand her silence on theRohingya.


Garret Jonsson is a presenter for Fight the New Drug, apornography education group. (Photo by Brigid Ayer)

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SaintMeinradArchabbeyLibraryGallery inSt. Meinradis hostingan exhibit

of oil paintings titled“Road to Alaska” by pleinair artists Larry Rudolechand Wyatt Legrand

through Dec. 4. This exhib-it showcases the work oftwo friends who went on aworking vacation this sum-mer. Travelling 12,000miles to Alaska, they pro-

duced 160 paintings alongthe way. A selection ofthem is in this show. Paint-ing outdoors requiresspeed as the light is con-stantly changing. Bothartists participate in pleinair events in which artistscompete in a particularoutdoor location. Rudolechhas won many awards,traveling as far afield asTexas and Florida. He wonBest in Show in 2017 in theKnoxville (Tenn.) Museumof Art plein air event.

Legrand also has wonmany awards, includingBest Artist Under 30 inPlein Air Magazine in2014. For library hours, call812-357-6401 or 800-987-7311, or visit the Arch-abbey Library’s Web site:www.saintmeinrad.edu/library/hours/. The exhib-it is free and open to thepublic. Those wishing toview the exhibit areencouraged to arrive atleast 30 minutes beforeclosing time.

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Sister Mary of the Angels dies at Kokomo monastery

KOKOMO — Sister Maryof the Angels O’Connor,PCC, 87, died on Oct. 28 atthe Monastery of the PoorClares after suffering a longillness.

Mary Louise O’Connorwas born Nov. 10, 1929, inPittsburgh, the youngest ofthree children of TimothyPatrick and Margaret Cecilia(Kelly) O’Connor.

She attended ElizabethSeton High School and grad-uated from Seton Hill Col-lege with a bachelor’s degreein psychology.

She entered the PoorClare Monastery in Cleve-land on Oct. 23, 1953, andreceived the name SisterMary of the Angels at herinvestiture on Oct. 24, 1954.She professed her simplevows on Oct. 24, 1956, andsolemn vows on Oct. 24,1959.

In 1961, she came to helpthe fledgling monastery inKokomo in various waysand transferred permanentlyin 1967. She served the com-

munity as novice mistress,vicaress and abbess.

She is survived by twonephews, three nieces, twograndnieces and a grand-nephew. She was preceded

in death by her parents andher brothers, Robert andDonald.

“As a community, we wishto express our gratitude toDr. Joseph V. Westrom and

staff and to allthose who giftedSister Mary bytheir prayers andkindnesses overthe years,” thePoor Clare sisterswrote in a newsrelease. “Godbless and rewardeach one withpeace.”

A Mass ofChristian Burialwill be celebratedby Bishop Emeri-tus William L.Higi at 9:30 a.m.Saturday, Nov. 4.

The public iswelcome to comefor viewing at themonastery chapelfrom 6:30 p.m. to7:30 p.m. Friday,Nov. 3; the rosary

will be recited at 7:30 p.m.Sister Mary of the Angels

will be buried in the ceme-tery on the Maria ReginaMater Monastery grounds.

May she rest in peace.

Sister Mary of the Angels is shown in a 2016 photo. (Photo provided)

St. Mary,Muncie,recently heldits annual golfouting. Morethan $5,000was raised toassist theschool in itsmission,specifically topurchaseChrome booksand desks. Atleft is the win-ning team ofNathanSchmidt, ChadGilliam, GregHowell andDante Villavi-cencio. (Photoprovided)

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Priests and deacons of the Lafayette diocese celebrating special ordination anniversaries in 2018

50 years

Father JohnMannion

Ordained May 25,1968

Granted retirement in 2010

55 years

Father JamesBates



50 years

Father RobertWilliams



45 years

Father DavidHellmann

Ordained June 16,1973

Pastor,St. Lawrence,

Muncie

45 years

Father Leroy Kinnaman


Pastor, Francesville, Pulaski,

Winamac

40 years

Msgr. RobertSell III

Ordained Sept. 30,1978

Pastor, St. Mary &St. Ambrose,

Anderson

40 years

Father RonaldComeau Ordained

May 20, 1978Serving in

Ontario

35 years

Father RobertBernotas

Ordained May 7,1983

Pastor,Earl Park,

Goodland, Kentland

35 years

Deacon DomingoCastillo

Ordained Oct. 15,1983

St. Paul,Marion

35 years

Father TheodoreRothrock

Ordained May 7,1983

Pastor, St. Elizabeth Ann

Seton, Carmel

35 years

Father PhilipMahalic

Ordained May 7,1983

Serving inTexas

35 years

Deacon TrumanStevens

Ordained Oct. 29,1983

St. Charles Borromeo, Peru

65 years

Father JosephGrace



45 years

Father BarryFischer, CPPS

Ordained Jan. 28,1973

Rector, SaintJoseph’s College

40 years

Father KennethAlt, CPPS


Pastor,Holy Trinity,

Trinity

35 years

Father PeterVanderkolk

Ordained May 7,1983

Pastor, SacredHeart, Fowler, & St.Mary, Dunnington

30 years

Father PaulCochran


Pastor, Sorrowful Mother,

Wheatfield

30 years

Father DavidBuckles

Ordained July 16,1988

Serving in New Jersey

30 years

Father JohnCummings


Administrator, St. Joseph,Reynolds

30 years

Father DavidNewton


Pastor, St. John,Hartford City, &

St. Mary, Dunkirk

National Vocation Awareness Week

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time, being a mindful wit-ness with our own voca-tion,” Cardinal Tobin said.“We may never know howour lives may have animpact on someone else’sstory. Simply living out ourcall as disciples of JesusChrist fully and joyfully inthe world bears witness tothe love of Christ as he gen-erously bestows on each ofus our own personal call.”

National Vocation Aware-ness Week, sponsored by theU.S. Conference of CatholicBishops’ (USCCB) Commit-tee on Clergy, ConsecratedLife and Vocations, isdesigned to help promote

vocation awareness and toencourage young people toask the question: “To whatvocation in life is God callingme?”

Parish and school com-munities across the nationare encouraged to include,during the first full week inNovember, prayer and spe-cial activities that focus onvocation awareness.

Observance of VocationAwareness Week began in1976 when the U.S. bishopsdesignated the 28th Sundayof the year for the celebra-tion.

It was later moved to thefeast of the Baptism of theLord in January.

The USCCB Committee

on Clergy, Consecrated Lifeand Vocations then movedthe observance of NationalVocation Awareness Week toNovember to engageCatholic schools and col-leges more effectively in theeffort.

For more information andresources for National Voca-tion Awareness Week,including a prayer card, visitthe Web site at www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/v o c a t i o n s / n a t i o n a l -vocation-awareness-week.cfm.

Information provided by theUnited States Conference ofCatholic Bishops.

Bishop Timothy L. Doherty stands with Deacon ChristianDeCarlo (left) and Deacon James De Oreo (right), whoanticipate ordination to the priesthood in 2018.

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Priests and deacons of the Lafayette diocese celebrating special ordination anniversaries in 2018

25 years

Father ChristopherMiller


Pastor,St. Mary,Frankfort

25 years

Father Michael McKinney


Pastor, Rochester,

Kewanna, Monterey

25 years

Father JosephWestfall


Serving inNew York

10 years

Father PatrickBaikauskas, OPOrdained June 7,

2008Pastor,

St. Thomas Aquinas,West Lafayette

10 years

Father DennisFaker


Pastor,St. Cecilia,DeMotte

10 years

Deacon JoseMunoz

Ordained Sept.20, 2008

St. Boniface,Lafayette

10 years

Deacon JohnJezierski


St. Mary Cathedral,Lafayette

10 years

Deacon WilliamReid


St. Elizabeth AnnSeton, Carmel

10 years

Deacon Joe VanSchepen

Ordained Sept. 20,2008

St. Cecilia, DeMotte,& St. Augusta, Lake Village

5 years

Father ThomasHaan


Chaplain, St. Theodore Guerin

High School

5 years

Deacon JohnEtter


Sacred Heart,Cicero

5 years

Father KevinHurley


Associate pastor, Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, Carmel

25 years

Father RichardDoerr


Pastor,Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, Carmel

20 years

Father BrianDoerr


Pastor,St. Francis of Assisi,

Muncie

10 years

Deacon D.Michael Gray


St. Boniface,Lafayette

5 years

Deacon PaulLunsford


Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, Carmel


5 years

Deacon JamesRush


St. Lawrence,Lafayette

5 years

Deacon MikeMescall


Blessed Sacrament,West Lafayette

5 years

Father ClaytonThompson


Administrator,St. Joseph,

Delphi

Seven men anticipate ordination to permanent diaconateLAFAYETTE — Seven

men of the Lafayette dioceseanticipate ordination to thepermanent diaconate in2018.

• Ed Boes of St. LawrenceParish, Lafayette

• Christopher Bock of St.Maria Goretti Parish, West-field

• Tim Perry of St. MariaGoretti Parish, Westfield

• Joe Poremski of theCathedral of St. Mary of theImmaculate Conception,Lafayette

• Steve Seitz of St. Louisde Montfort Parish, Fishers

• Charles Springer of St.Patrick Parish, Kokomo

• Stanislaw Zak of St.Boniface Parish, Lafayette

The men are part ofthe fourth permanentdiaconate class for theLafayette diocese.

Permanent dea-cons receive thesacrament of holyorders, but do notbecome priests.

All ordained min-isters in the Churchare called to functionsof Word, Sacramentand Charity, but bish-ops, priests and dea-cons exercise thesefunctions in variousways.

As ministers ofWord, deacons proclaim theGospel, preach and teach inthe name of the Church.

As ministers of Sacra-ment, deacons baptize, leadthe faithful in prayer, wit-

ness marriages andconduct wake andfuneral services.

As ministers ofCharity, deacons areleaders in identify-ing the needs ofothers, then mar-shaling theChurch’s resourcesto meet those needs.

Deacons acrossthe Lafayette dio-cese serve in a vari-ety of ministries,including prisonministry, Hispanicministry, campusministry, ecumeni-

cal outreach, ministry tothose in hospitals and nurs-ing homes, ministry to the

homebound, and marriageenrichment.

The permanent diaconateis open to any baptized andconfirmed Catholic manwho is 35 years of age orolder, if he has the permis-sion of his wife (if married)and has received the properformation under the aus-pices of his local bishop.

Men who are interested inlearning more about thevocation of a permanentdeacon are invited to visitthe Web site at www.dol-in.org/permanent-diaconateor contact Deacon Bill Reid,diocesan coordinator of per-manent diaconate vocations,at [email protected].



God’s ‘glorious’ invitation to the contemplative life“Although we are not hid-

ing, we are hidden. Althoughthere are gates, we are notfenced in. Although we do notspeak, we give God the time andspace to speak.”

— Sister Christiana Maria of Merciful Love

By Jesica E. HollingerThe Catholic Moment

KOKOMO — Sister Chris-tiana Maria of Merciful Lovewas joined to Christ, duringa Mass of Religious Profes-sion on Oct. 21 at MariaRegina Mater Monastery.

Bishop Timothy L. Doher-ty was principal celebrant ofthe Mass. Concelebrantsincluded Bishop EmeritusWilliam L. Higi.

Sister Christiana pro-fessed her solemn vows as acloistered Poor Clare nun,amidst her community ofsisters, dozens of priests,and more than 100 guestswho traveled from withinand outside of the Lafayettediocese to support her extra-ordinary commitment.

Sister Christiana said shehad her first thoughts of areligious life as a youngchild, with a love for Mass,praying, and being outsidewith God in nature.

“For as long as I canremember, I have lovedgoing to Church and pray-ing, as well as my time insilence and solitude, espe-cially outside. These weredefinitely seeds ... but Ididn’t know that I would bea sister until I was betweenthe age of 15 and 16,” SisterChristiana said.

Before receiving her silverring and crown of thorns,which symbolize her unionwith Christ crucified, SisterChristiana journeyedthrough a six-year period ofsteps in her formation to reli-gious life.

Sister Christiana hadnever met a Catholic womanreligious until her laterteens, when she was intro-duced to the Felician Sistersas she began college.

“I was attracted to themand prayed with them daily.A year and a half later, Ientered. The thought ofbeing consecrated to Christas his bride was so amazingto me — I couldn’t under-stand why everyone elsedidn’t agree,” she said.

“After I made my FirstProfession, I finished my

degree in biology and wascertified to teach secondaryschool. I did this for fiveyears, then ministered toprisoners (youth and adults),before serving as a collegecampus minister.

“Throughout this time, Ihad a growing sense thatsomething was missing. Ibegan to pray for direction,and eventually went on a 30-day Ignatian retreat. I heardGod’s invitation to the con-templative life — it was glo-rious.

“Although I was a little bitshocked, having never con-sidered this before, I wasalso filled with inexpressiblejoy and peace.”

Sister Christiana is one of10 children born to Gary andSandy Klein in Kalamazoo,Mich. Her brother Michael isa seminarian at Sacred HeartMajor Seminary in Detroit.

Sister Christiana said herfamily’s response to herdecision to enter the clois-tered life was not as enthusi-astic as she hoped it wouldbe.

“Honestly, they were hor-rified,” she said.

“It meant that they wouldrarely see me, and onlybehind a screen. No phonecalls, limited writing, no e-mail, etc. I am one of 10 chil-dren. By this point, I hadbeen a sister for nearly 13years, so they understoodand appreciated religiouslife, but this transition was

difficult for them. “Now, they are very sup-

portive and I have grown tolove them even more andfeel closer to them, as ourspiritual bond has deep-ened,” she added.

While most will neverexperience a typical day inthe life of a cloistered nun,Sister Christiana says it isanything but boring ormonotonous.

“Our days are intenselyexciting because they arecentered on and flow fromthe liturgy, especially theMass and the Divine Office.The flavor of the day is influ-enced by the liturgical sea-son, or the saint or feast weare celebrating,” she said.

“We pray all Offices in theLiturgy of the Hours. Thefirst begins at midnight(Matins), then the rest aresprinkled throughout theday: Lauds (5:20 a.m.), Terce(6:15 a.m.), None (1:30 p.m.),Vespers (4:40 p.m.) andCompline (7:30 p.m.). Theclimax of our day is Mass at6:30 a.m.”

The sisters have two peri-ods of meditation and twoperiods of work each day.Work consists of indoor andoutdoor manual labor —tasks necessary for the main-tenance and upkeep of themonastery.

“Our work periods arewhat varies the most fromday to day. It depends onwhat needs to be fixed,

canned, cooked or cleaned,”she said.

“Our work is simple andis an expression of ourpoverty, as well as an offer-ing of prayer and sacrificefor the many intentions wecarry in our hearts.

“Breakfast consists of cof-fee, milk and bread. Dinneris a variety of vegetables,fruit and non-meat protein(we are vegetarians) and ourevening meal is a light repastof bread, an egg or cheeseand fruit.

“Recreation time is amust. This is the period oftime (about 45 minutes)when we speak, since weobserve silence during theday. We usually work onhandcrafts, such as makingrosaries or religious articles,as we talk.

“Finally, we sleep — afterCompline and until Matins(8 p.m. to midnight), thenafter Matins (12:30 a.m.)until the morning bell ringsat 4:55 a.m.”

Sister Christiana said thatwhile her vow of enclosure isthe most difficult part of hervocation for most people tograsp, it is the enclosure thatactually gives her the free-dom to live her vocation.

“Bars, grilles, gates, walls— it sounds like a prison. Wedo acknowledge ourselves tobe ‘prisoners of love,’ so con-victed of God’s love for usand for all of humanity thatwe wish to give him every-

thing: our time, our wills,our hearts, our bodies, ourentire lives,” she said.

“Enclosure is actuallywhat gives us the freedom tolive our vocation. Althoughwe are not hiding, we arehidden. Although there aregates, we are not fenced in.Although we do not speak,we give God the time andspace to speak.”

Sister Christiana said thegift of the sisters in her com-munity is their vocation,which consists of small, hid-den acts of love each day asthey offer prayers, works,joys and sufferings in unionwith Christ.

“We merely serve as poorlittle vessels to receive all thegraces he wishes to showerupon us in order to emptythem out upon the entireworld, and this requires amore intensive union withChrist — to be his alone,which means to be separatedfrom the world,” she said.

Father David Hasser,director of vocations for theLafayette diocese, said thatas a priest and a lifelong res-ident of Lafayette, he findsthe Poor Clares and theirprayerful presence at theheart of the diocesan region.

“While I was discerningmy own vocation, I alwayshad the support and prayersof the Poor Clares,” FatherHasser said.

“When I envision our dio-cese on the map, I alwaysthink about how the PoorClares are at the very center,near Kokomo — like apower-plant of prayer forthe whole Church and all ofour parish communities,interceding on our behalf foran abundance of grace andblessings in our active mis-sionary efforts throughoutthe region.”

As National VocationAwareness Week is markedon Nov. 5 - 11, Father Hassersaid he is grateful for thePoor Clares’ ongoing sup-port of vocations, throughtheir prayers and contactwith the seminarians eachyear.

“Throughout history,monasteries have preservedand nurtured our faith, evi-denced by the life of themembers and the beautifulwitness they give to the out-side world, demonstratingthat God is real, wortheverything and wonderful tostay with forever,” he said.

From left are Bishop Timothy L. Doherty, Sister Christiana Maria of Merciful Love andBishop Emeritus William L. Higi. (Photo by Jesica E. Hollinger)



70 years a Sister of St. Joseph: ‘I am so blessed ...’By Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

ELWOOD — Sister RosieCoughlin, CSJ, 87, whorecently celebrated her 70thanniversary as a Sister of St.Joseph, said she owes hervocation to a watermelon.

O ne night whenyoung Rosemarywas a high-school

freshman at St. Joseph Acad-emy in Tipton, the principal,Sister Madonna, was on dor-mitory hall duty.

“An eighth-grade girlbrought a watermelon andasked one of us to get a plateand fork for Sister Madon-na,” Sister Rosie said. “Whenthe watermelon was cut, Bar-bara called Sister Madonnainto our room. Sister came inand sat on a bed — which wewere not supposed to do.She was handed a plate andfork, picked up the fork andsaid, ‘What’s this for?’

“When Sister Madonnapicked up a watermelonslice with her hands andstarted eating, I thought,‘My goodness! Nuns can behuman!’ So, before mysenior year, I decided to castmy lot with that bunch,” shesaid.

“My community, the Sis-ters/Congregation of St.Joseph, has provided mewith a sense of belonging,and spiritual, educationaland formational opportuni-ties beyond my expectations,for which I am very appre-ciative.

“I’m also grateful that Iam still here to celebrate,”Sister Rosie said. “I am prob-ably too busy. I call myself a‘human doing’ instead of ahuman being. I had hopedwhen I retired that I wouldtake more time for prayer,reflection and reading. Oneof my goals is to honor thataim, the sooner the better.”

Her dad, Bob Coughlin,had been taught by the Sis-ters of St. Joseph at St.Patrick Parish in Kokomo,and her mom, Bertha, hadmade many retreats at thesisters’ motherhouse in Tip-ton while Rosemary wasgrowing up in their veryCatholic home in Kentland.

“So my parents knew thesisters well,” she said. “Asyoung girls, my sister Eileenand I used to dress up andpretend we were religioussisters. The grocery boy

would come to our houseand see Eileen and me play-ing in our garden,” she said.“When I entered the congre-gation, he was surprised itwas me. He told my mother,‘I used to always see Eileenwalking in the garden with aBible and Rosemary wasclimbing a tree!’”

“She is a loving presenceand is a blessing to us all”

Carolyn Perry is coordina-tor for the Associates of theSisters of St. Joseph, a groupof women and men who joinin the sisters’ mission with-out making a commitment toa vowed life. There areapproximately 40 Associatesin central Indiana.

“We gather every othermonth and Sister Rosie helpsplan the liturgy,” Perry said.“She is an amazing person,very solid and active inmany groups. She has realleadership and spiritualgifts. She is a loving presenceand is a blessing to us all.

“Sister Rosie is the face of

the local Sisters of St. Josephcongregation. Everyoneappreciates that and sees herkindness,” Perry said. “Ithink she sees needs in thecommunity and knows shehas the ability and gifts tohelp. We have been friendsfor a long time and she is atremendous help and sup-port to me personally.”

Sister Rosie spent 18 yearsas a teacher, working inparish schools inNoblesville, Marion, SouthBend and Wabash, Ind.

She then worked as achild welfare worker withCatholic Charities in Koko-mo. Ministering in adoptionand foster care services, Sis-ter Rosie placed nearly 50babies and children withadoptive parents.

After earning a master’sdegree in social work fromLoyola University in Chica-go, she became a clinicalsocial worker with theJasper-Newton outpatientMental Health Center inRensselaer.

She was called into com-

munity leadership, afterwhich she pursued a year ofchaplain residency at Stoud-er Hospital in Troy, Ohio.

For six years, Sister Rosieministered with hospice inMiami County, Ohio, first aschaplain and social worker,then also as bereavementcoordinator.

She was chaplain at St.Vincent Mercy Hospital inElwood for 14 years, “retir-ing” in 2008.

“To retire can mean to geta new set of tires and keepon truckin,’” Sister Rosiesaid.

“Hospice was a mostheartwarming ministry,” shesaid. “It was a favoritebecause the hospice patientstaught me what is importantin life — relationships, withGod, others and self.”

Over the years, she hasbeen gifted with five adopt-ed families. Without them,Sister Rosie said, shebelieves she would not stillbe in religious life. “I neededthose relationships in mylife, for which I am veryblessed and grateful.”

Another life-giving groupfor her is Womyn’s Advance,a group of women formed incommunity in the days ofFamily Camp. “We havegathered together twice ayear for 30 some years, nowin my home,” she said.

Tom and Brooke Whittenand their nine children,members of Our Lady ofGrace Parish, Noblesville,are among those who callSister Rosie family.

They have known her for15 years, since becomingAssociates with the Congre-gation of St. Joseph.

“I met Rosie when shewas a chaplain at St. VincentMercy Hospital and I was anew, young surgeon,” TomWhitten said. “She helpedsmooth some of my roughedges and helped me toappreciate the dignity indeath and the gift in dyingwell, rather than fighting toextend life without dignity.”

“Sister Rosie is a very realperson with a serious sidebeing precise and pragmat-

ic,” Brooke Whitten said.“She has always encouragedme to broaden and deepenmy faith journey, and to bethe best wife and mother Icould be, placing muchvalue on family life aboveother priorities.

“However, she also has avery fun loving side and awonderful laugh,” she said.“She is family, as our littlekids refer to her as ‘GwamaRosie.’ She is always servingthe dear neighbor. She rollsup her sleeves and alwayshelps so much. I can’t counthow many times she haswashed and put away dish-es and helped orchestratethe evening meal. Whethershe helps school the chil-dren, weeds the garden orreads to the little ones, she isalways serving. She holds avery special place in ourhearts.”

The Whitten childrenadded that their “grand-mother” is always encourag-ing and supportive, playingand swimming with them,and wearing funny costumeswhen she visits over the hol-idays.

Sydney, 18, said, “SisterRosie has been there throughthick and thin, ever since Iwas young.”

“There is just so much shedoes for us ... she is family,”said Bren, 15.

Sister Rosie also traveledto Port-au-Prince, Haiti, sixtimes to minister at HospiceSt. Joseph, a guest house forgroups that was co-spon-sored by the Sisters of St.Joseph of Tipton and theDiocese of Lafayette-in-Indi-ana.

Since retirement, SisterRosie has stayed in Elwood.She co-leads a grief group atSt. Vincent Mercy Hospital;serves as a volunteer chap-lain; mentors a Kids HopeUSA child; tutors home-schooled children and helpsat St. Joseph Parish func-tions.

“My family, the Sisters ofSt. Joseph, my ministries andother relationships havegiven me a sense of belong-ing to something above andbeyond myself,” she said. “Ithink each ministry has putme where God has wantedme to be. I am so blessed —celebrating 70 years hasmade me mindful of howmuch I have to be gratefulfor.”

Sister Rosie Coughlin, CSJ, 87, recently celebrated her70th anniversary as a Sister of St. Joseph.

“I think each ministry

has put me

where God has

wanted me to be.”



Father Kiefer sees ‘endless possibilities’ in retirementBy Sarah L. MurphyThe Catholic Moment

SELMA — Father JohnKiefer has followed thelabyrinth that God has setbefore him, being open toserving wherever God need-ed him, and he hopes to con-tinue ministering to God’speople throughout his retire-ment, beginning Nov. 30.

He is optimistic about thechanges he is yet to experi-ence.

“My immediate planwhen I retire is to get in mycar, which I’m converting toa camper, and hit the road,”taking his camera as he trav-els and visits family, FatherKiefer says.

He says he has no ideawhere he wants to settle, that“possibilities are endless,and that’s why I’m tryingnot to commit too quickly tosomething.”

This is a theme in FatherKiefer’s life, a curiosity tosee what God will do withhim and a motto to “leavespace for God.” This was theimpetus behind a garage saleearlier this year to removeexcess “stuff” from his lifeand his home.

Father Kiefer held the saleafter getting a sense fromGod to get rid of a big work-shop’s worth of tools andsupplies he had collected.He says he felt embarrassedby how much he hadamassed over 40 years,intending to keep himselfbusy with metal and wood-working during his retire-ment.

He felt that God had moreplanned for him than metal-smithing in his workshop,Father Kiefer says. “I’mwaiting to hear from Godexactly what that’s going tobe.”

Seeing what he had andhow much he was able to getrid of, Father Kiefer said heknew, “I’m going to be justfine. I can do without all thisstuff.”

Part of his collection hadbeen works he created for hismaster’s in metalsmithingthesis, “Sacred Containers.”

He proudly displayed achalice he kept, an award-winning piece called “WeHold a Treasure in EarthenVessels.” It shows a lump ofclay formed by his handbranching up into a sterlingsilver cup.

He likes working with his

hands and loves to celebratethe Eucharist with others, sohe asked himself if he creat-ed something, how it couldbe used for God’s good pur-pose.

“I always see myself inrelation to God’s people,” heexplains. That is why he islooking forward to mobilityin retirement.

“I can settle someplaceand just be there and minis-ter to the people there,” hesays, reiterating there aremany options before him. “Icould go to Haiti for a fewmonths. I would love to be apart of the building of Sagra-da Familia Cathedral inBarcelona, Spain. I can vol-unteer at a national park. Achaplain on cruise ships,there’s a need for that.”

Father Kiefer has been fill-ing needs since childhood,going where God placed himto serve.

“As an altar boy, I likedserving and being aroundthe church stuff,” heexplains during a storyabout “playing Mass” withhis siblings. “With 10 broth-ers and sisters, we had thiscongregation right at home.”

When his older brotherBob went into seminaryright out of the eighth grade,Father Kiefer chose to followhim through the LatinSchool in Indianapolis andonto Saint Meinrad for col-lege.

His brother went a differ-ent educational route, begin-

ning training as a Benedic-tine monk, but Father Kieferdecided he really wanted tobecome a priest.

He earned his bachelor’sdegree in French and masterof divinity degree from SaintMeinrad School of Theology.He was ordained to thepriesthood in 1970, in thewake of the Second VaticanCouncil.

He says it was “a crazytime in the Church,” so heasked himself, “Am I willingto step into priesthood notknowing exactly what that’sgoing to be like? Am I will-ing to step into that mys-tery?”

This approach to priest-hood shaped the 47 years hehas been a priest.

“I was choosing to servethe Church, to serve God’speople, in whatever formthat would take,” he says.

Father Kiefer’s first threeappointments were as asso-ciate pastor to St. MaryParish in Anderson, then St.Patrick Parish in Kokomoand Blessed SacramentParish in West Lafayette.

In 1978, he became pastorof Sts. Peter and Paul Parishin Goodland. He served twoyears there before moving toSt. Anne Parish in Montereyfor five years. He was pastorof St. Patrick Parish inOxford for four years beforebeing sent to Muncie in 1991,where he served for 19 yearsas pastor of St. Francis ofAssisi Parish and ministered

on the Ball State Universitycampus.

St. Francis of Assisi Parishcelebrated Father Kiefer’sretirement earlier this sum-mer, with Mass and a recep-tion in the parish hall.

Tara Edmondson, parishsecretary, explained that“since Father John was herefor 20 years, and for the lastcouple years he did not havea parish, we decided to cele-brate his retirement here.”

Approximately 125 peo-ple attended, many from thethree parishes in Muncie.

Father Kiefer lived in ahouse on the grounds of theSt. Joseph Retreat and Con-ference Center in Tiptonuntil recently.

In his time there, he sawmuch work done, with majorrenovations of the chapeland dorm-like rooms.

A tour of the buildingsand grounds revealed FatherKiefer’s familiarity withlocal, diocesan and Churchhistory.

The prayer labyrinth nes-tled among cultivated land-scaping was a particularpoint of interest.

“There is never a pointwhere one must decide,” heexplains, emphasizing theidea that it is not a maze, butrather a path providing thefreedom to walk with God.

Father Kiefer recallsattending a week-long work-shop in France a decade agoto learn about the labyrinthlaid in stone at the Notre

Dame de Chartres Cathedralin the 13th century.

An ancient form of prayer,a current version of walkingmeditation, a way to followthe phases of the moon, andan opportunity to focus onthe gestation of Christ with-in the womb of the VirginMary, he explains how pil-grims in the late MiddleAges considered thelabyrinth at Chartres to bethe culmination of a reli-gious pilgrimage acrossEurope.

He has been in Europe onother occasions during hispriesthood, including a two-week class in silversmithingin 2002 and a trip to theSagrata Familia.

Father Kiefer says hewould love to be a part of thebuilding of the cathedral insome way, even going so faras to suggest, “I would goand volunteer, I will cleanthe toilets, I will sweep thefloors.”

Any chance to serve andbe a part of the Church,Father Kiefer enjoys cele-brating with God’s people.

“I do think that I havemade a difference in somepeople’s lives. At the recep-tion we had at St. Francis, itwas very affirming,” FatherKiefer says. “I strive to dothat, to love God’s people,one person at a time.”

He hopes to continue thiswork throughout retirement,saying he cannot think ofanything better to do thanminister.

“I think it is going to lookvery different; I’m lookingforward to it. It is anunknown.”

Father John Kiefer has been a priest of the Lafayette diocese for more than 47 years.(Photos by Sarah L. Murphy)


National Vocation Awareness Week / Guest column

Priests’ example, insights help to foster vocationsBy Marianne Brown

S ince 2005, we’ve had aconsistent run of menbeing ordained to the

priesthood, fueled by manyseminarians in for-mation. We’ve alsohad a number ofyoung women enterconsecrated life andmake their solemnprofession.

In the last 15years, we’ve seenmen and womencoming from a fewconsistent pocketswithin the diocese, includingZionsville, Carmel, West-field, Kokomo and Lafayette.So, what influences arebehind these consistentpriestly and religious voca-tions?

According to a report in2013 by the Center forApplied Research in theApostolate (CARA), 71 per-cent of men and women whohave made a decision toenter seminary or religiouslife attribute their vocationto the encouragement, sup-port and example of theirparish priest.

In addition, 72 percentattribute their vocation tothe influence of friends, and58 percent to the influence offamily.

True vocational discern-ment happens through theaccompaniment of others.Specifically in our diocese,the pastors where our voca-tions are being consistentlycultivated are proving thepriestly influence true.

Father Dennis O’Keeffe,pastor of St. AlphonsusLiguori Parish in Zionsville,Father Richard Doerr, pastorof Our Lady of Mt. CarmelParish in Carmel, and FatherKevin Haines, pastor of St.Maria Goretti Parish in West-

field, can all three be knownby their fruits.

Of our current 17 seminar-ians, two are from FatherO’Keeffe’s parish inZionsville, and newly

ordained FatherMichael Bower callsSt. Alphonsus homeas well.

When asked howhe personally investsin the vocations ofyoung men andwomen in his parish,Father O’Keeffeshares that his pres-ence as a priest at

parish functions and amongthe youth is itself an eye-opening witness to youngpeople.

He lamented that manyyoung people do not knowthat there are vocationoptions other than marriage.He noted, “The specificsmall groups of high-schoolage girls and boys is anopportunity to open up acalling to a vocation otherthan married life.”

Father O’Keeffe alsonoted that “the fraternal lifebetween priests is a draw foryoung men looking to makea difference in the world.The image of a supportivecommunity of ‘like-minded’brothers is an answer to thefear of being alone.”

Far from being an isolat-ed, boring and restrictedway of life, Father O’Keeffedemonstrates that priest-hood is full of companion-ship, meaning and content-ment.

From Our Lady of Mt.Carmel Parish, 17 men andwomen have been ordainedor made final vows since2005.

Currently, two of our sem-inarians are from Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel, and newlyordained Father John

Nguyen is a son of theparish.

After so much success,Father Doerr speaks of histactics as pastor. One exam-ple is his change in outreachto the young people of hisparish after he witnessed thelack of enthusiasm in confir-mandi.

“One of the most impor-tant adaptions that we havemade to meet their needs is achange in focus,” he said.“When ministering to ouryoung people, we began cre-

ating programs that empha-size conversion rather thaneducation. Put simply, Iwant our teens, vocationbound or not, to fall in lovewith Jesus Christ and hisChurch.”

Unlike the commonstereotype which depictsmillennials as lazy, demand-ing and incapable, FatherDoerr said that at Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel, “We alsostrive to include youngadults in our various leader-ship councils so that theirvoice is heard.”

The sense of belongingand purpose that FatherDoerr creates is pivotal totoday’s youth.

As for his presence as pas-tor in their lives, he declared,“I find that our teens/youngadults don’t expect me to bean expert about the complex-ities of modern life. But theywant me to ask andempathize as they negotiateit. I also owe them honestyand correction, as well asdynamic answers to theirquestions about Churchteaching, not my opinionsabout Church teaching.”

In Westfield, FatherHaines loves being with theyouth of the parish andspeaks of his constantprayers for young people.

“Here at St. Maria GorettiParish, we love our youngpeople! They are so giftedand energetic and talentedthat I love getting to spendany time with them that Ican,” he said. “They teachme so much! The primaryways that seems to happen isin our school every day, ourPRE program, our youthgroups, in Scouts, in theTemple Knights of the HolyEucharist, in the Sisterhoodof Marietta, and the time thatI get to visit with our youngpeople before and after Mass

and other parish events.” Father Haines makes sure

that he does not spread thejoy of religious vocationawareness alone, but that allfamilies participate in theprocess.

Every Sunday, the parishsponsors the Elijah Cup, achalice which families taketurns bringing home as areminder to pray for reli-gious vocations.

As an overall result, threeof our current seminariansare from St. Maria Goretti.

Most of all, Father Hainesvalues his ability to let hisway of life do the preaching.“I would hope that my life asa priest would show forththe incomprehensible joyand wonder of serving Godin the priesthood, and thatjoy and peace is offered to allof us, when we say ‘yes’ toGod.”

In the examples of thesethree priests, the beauty andheroism of priesthood shinesforth.

In the words of St. JohnVianney, patron of parishpriests, “The priest is not apriest for himself, he is apriest for you.”

Young people today havedesires to do great thingswith their lives, and FatherO’Keeffe, Father Doerr andFather Haines teach us allthat life is meaningful to theextent that it is spent as a giftfor others.

Imagine what the Churchwould be like if every parishhad consistent numbers ofmen and women discerningpriesthood and consecratedlife!

Marianne Brown is theadministrative assistant in thediocesan Office of Vocations.

MarianneBrown Prayer for vocations

God our Father, we thankyou for calling men andwomen to serve in yourSon’s Kingdom as priests,deacons and consecratedpersons. Send your HolySpirit to help others torespond generously andcourageously to your call.May our community offaith support vocations ofsacrificial love in our youthand young adults.Through our Lord JesusChrist, who lives andreigns with you in theunity of the Holy Spirit,one God, forever andever.

Amen.

Seminarians of the Lafayette diocese

• Sean M. Aaron, St. Joan ofArc Parish, Kokomo

• William O. Beardmore, St.Boniface Parish, Lafayette

• Michael K. Block, Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel Parish,Carmel

• Jordan Boone, St. JohnVianney Parish, Fishers

• Rev. Mr. Christian M.DeCarlo, St. AlphonsusLiguori Parish, Zionsville

• Rev. Mr. James De Oreo,St. Joan of Arc Parish, Kokomo

• Jason Diebolt, Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Parish, Carmel

• Brian Farrell, St. MariaGoretti Parish, Westfield

• Matthew Jakupco, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,Carmel

• Thomas Kappes, St. MaryParish, Muncie

• Andrew Morand, St.Alphonsus Liguori Parish,Zionsville

• James Shaw, St. JohnVianney Parish, Fishers

• William T. Summerlin, St.Maria Goretti Parish, West-field

• William Thompson, St.Maria Goretti Parish, West-field

• Andrew Thornton, St. Fran-cis of Assisi Parish, Muncie

• Jeffrey Todd Jr., All SaintParish, Logansport

• Elliot Zak, St. BonifaceParish, Lafayette


Crux camp an experience of beauty, grace, friendshipBy Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

RUSSIAVILLE — Thethird Crux camp for girlsoffered a weekend awayfrom the chaos of life and achance to grow in faith whilemaking new friends in themidst of fall’s beauty.

M ore than 30 sixth-through eighth-grade girls from

eight parishes throughoutthe diocese stayed Oct. 20-22at Oakbrook Valley Camp onthe Wildcat Creek.

Retreat organizers wereGwen Adams, ElisabethLangenkamp and Lori Muh-lenkamp.

The eighth Crux foryoung men will be held Nov.17-19.

The camp offers 60 acreswith sleeping cabins, alodge, two large fields sur-rounded by pine trees,wooded trails, ropes courses,and a fire pit with seatingthat served as an outdoorchapel.

“It’s very peaceful withMass at night. We had beau-tiful weather outside underthe stars,” said Father DavidHasser, diocesan vocationsdirector. “It certainly is abeautiful experience foreverybody. Our main effortis a desire to bring campersaway from noise and thebusyness of life to experi-ence God’s beauty.”

Activities includedarchery, crafts, a scavengerphoto hunt, and rope climb-ing with harnesses. Faith is

woven into all activities, andcampers also were offeredopportunities for adoration,confession and Mass.

Campers were asked toleave their cell phones athome to better appreciatenature.

“I really think of the fourharmonies God intended forus before sin,” Father Hassersaid. “We are to be in harmo-ny with him, ourselves, withone another and our com-

munity, and with the wholeof creation. God created forfive days and his creation ofus was a pinnacle. Crux ismeant to be a reflection ofhim, his beauty and ourexperience in all of that.

“We want to giveglimpses of all that beautyand be able to say ‘Lord, it’sgood to be here.’ We wantcampers to experience thegrace of the sacraments andhave time for personal

reflection,” he said. “If Godgives us beauty like this,how beautiful must heavenbe? My own life is supposedto be this beautiful, my rela-tionship with others is alsosupposed to be this beauti-ful. The weekend was a win-win — and we wouldn’t beable to do it without a greatstaff and counselors.”

The girls were split intothree groups which wereeach named for a femalesaint. The campers chose St.Joan of Arc, St. Thérèse ofLisieux and St. Maria Gorettiand decorated flags withsymbols depicting eachsaint.

“Mass in the dark wasamazing — the only lightingwas the fire, so you just sawthe crucifix,” Adams said.“At the end of Mass, FatherHasser asked for a momentof silence to listen to nature. Ihope the girls come to lovesilence.

“There’s so much fun, butI hope that they all hadmoments in between therunning around to take in allthe beauty,” she said. “Weset up an adoration chapel inthe center of campus thatwas accessible all day long.It’s a tiny room, but we all fitin there. It was an intimatesetting.”

“I like everything aboutcamp,” said Julienne Mil-bourn, an eighth-graderfrom St. Maria GorettiParish, Westfield. “Everyoneis so close and you get toknow each other really fast.Part of being here is enjoyingnature and what God made

out here.” Seventh-grader Molly

Thieme from St. BonifaceParish, Lafayette, said shemade a good friend rightaway.

“My favorite thing iswhen we did the team build-ing because I have learnedthat even if you don’t knowsomeone, you can still givethem a chance,” she said.“Fall is my favorite season soit’s great to be here with theleaves falling. I feel like myfaith has grown because usu-ally we don’t get to spendtime out here in this beauti-ful place that God has givenus. Everyone working herehas given their time to helpus grow in our faith.”

Organizer Elizabeth Lan-genkamp said she hopes allthe girls made new friendsthey can count on who sharetheir faith.

“It’s great for them to seethere are other girls trying tolive their faith, too,” shesaid. “The sacraments speakfor themselves. It’s nice tohave Mass at night with thefire and under the stars —that’s something you don’tnormally get to do.”

“I love Crux and wish Ihad a Catholic camp thatwas this intentional aboutthe faith when I was a kid,”said Griffin McHaffie, fromOur Lady of Mt. CarmelParish, Carmel, who helpedwith group activities.“Campers learn to worktogether as a team, and welove to relate things back totheir faith.”

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Crux participants work their way through a “human cater-pillar” activity while their ankles are fastened together.(Photo by Caroline B. Mooney)


Crux camp for girls

Emma Gellenbeck of St. Maria Goretti Parish,Westfield, makes a friendship bracelet duringthe third Crux camp for girls.

Maryrose Green, left, of St. Maria Goretti, West-field, is helped by counselor Lizzy Pangburn asshe applies a handprint to her team flag.

Activities at thisyear’s campincluded ropeclimbing withharnesses.

Below left isSara Erla of St.Boniface Parish,Lafayette.

Below center isMariah Farmer of St. LawrenceParish,Lafayette.

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HA PPENING . . . IN THE DIOCESE OF LA FAYETTE-IN - INDIANA

Contributions to “Happening... in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana” are most welcome.Send items in writing to: P.O.Box 1603, Lafayette, IN 47902or e-mail: [email protected] send information atleast two weeks before theevent to ensure timely notice.The listing is free.

“40 Days for Life” campaignLAFAYETTE — All areinvited to join in the fallcampaign of “40 Days forLife” — an internationaleffort of 40 days of prayerand fasting for an end toabortion. This year’s fallcampaign began Sept. 27and will continue throughNov. 5. A peaceful prayervigil will be held from 8a.m. to 8 p.m. each day inthe public right-of-way out-side the Planned Parent-hood office at 964 Mezza-nine Drive. Signups for thedaily vigil are availableonline at www.40daysforlife.com/lafayette. For moreinformation or to volunteerto help, call or text PatriciaCole at 331-302-0213 or e-mail [email protected].

Mistletoe Mart holiday saleLAFAYETTE — FranciscanHealth Auxiliary Lafayettewill host its annual Mistle-toe Mart holiday sale atFranciscan Health LafayetteEast. The sale will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thurs-day, Nov. 2, and 9 a.m. to 6p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in the3900 Building on the Fran-ciscan Health Lafayette Eastcampus, 1701 S. CreasyLane. The two-day sale willfeature specialty gift items,handmade crafts, holidaydecorations and ornaments,jewelry, stocking stuffers,toys and gourmet fooditems. Mistletoe Mart is afund-raiser for the auxiliary.Proceeds from the sale go tofund special projects atFranciscan Health, such asreplacement clothing forpatients in need, Halo SleepSacks for all newborns andnursing scholarships. Formore information, call theFranciscan Health GiftShops at 765-502-4438 orvisit FranciscanHealth.org.All are invited to attend.

BazaarMUNCIE — St. Mary ParishWomen’s Association willhold its annual bazaar from4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov.

3, and 8 a.m. to noon Satur-day, Nov. 4, in the parish’sNoll Hall. On Friday, all areinvited to bring their chil-dren and let them make anornament while parentsshop. A brunch for girls andtheir dolls also will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Saturday. Cost is $15 per girland includes a craft project,games and brunch. Limitedseats are available and reser-vations are required for thebrunch. For more informa-tion or to make a reserva-tion, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

Turkey bingoZIONSVILLE — St. Alphon-sus Liguori Parish invites allto come and play turkeybingo at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov.3. Food will be served start-ing at 6:30 p.m. Thoseattending will have a chanceto win a turkey for theirThanksgiving table.

Fish fryLAFAYETTE — St.Lawrence Parish will hold afish fry from 5 p.m. to 10p.m. Friday, Nov. 3. Mealswill include fish or hot dog,coleslaw, tater tots, dessertsand assorted beverages.Cost is $5 for children and$10 for adults. The eveningwill offer food, fun, fellow-ship, music and beer, featur-ing the City Lites Band andPeople’s Brewing Company.Tickets are available at theparish office or at the door.

For more information,call the parish officeat 765-742-2107 or e-mail [email protected]. The church islocated at 1916Meharry St. All arewelcome to attend.

Eucharistic adorationDEMOTTE — All areinvited to join inEucharistic adorationfrom 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.Friday, Nov. 3, at St.Cecilia Church, 33415th St. SW. Refresh-ments and the oppor-tunity for conversa-tion will follow. Theevening is sponsoredby St. Cecilia’s YoungAdults.

Legion of MaryLAFAYETTE — Allare invited to join theLegion of Mary forthe celebration of

Mass at 9 a.m. on the firstSaturday of each month inthe chapel at FranciscanHealth Lafayette Central.The Mass will be followedby Legion of Mary prayersand recitation of the rosary.All are invited to also joinin a holy hour for Americaat 7 p.m. on the firstWednesday of each monthin the chapel.

Missionary DiscipleshipConferenceCARMEL — Adults, cate-chists, parish staff, volun-teers, parents and clergy areinvited to attend the firstever Missionary Disciple-ship Conference sponsoredby the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana and the Universi-ty of Notre Dame’s McGrathInstitute for Church Life.The conference will be heldfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 4, at St. ElizabethAnn Seton Parish. Partici-pants will have an opportu-nity to hear from presenters,encounter the St. John’sBible and collaborate withothers seeking to becomeand form missionary disci-ples at their parishes. Toregister, visit dol-in.org/missionarydiscipleshipconference

Holiday bazaar/ElwoodELWOOD — St. JosephParish will hold its 23rdannual holiday bazaar from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 4, in the parish center.Lunch will be served from

11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Therewill be many booths withplenty of new, vintage andhand-crafted items. The dayalso will feature a bake sale,“Attic Treasures,” a quiltraffle, a raffle for a Joe Riceglass lamp and homemadenoodles from the Knights ofColumbus. All proceeds willbe donated to help pay fornew hymnals for the parish.All are invited to attend.

Flu shot clinicWEST LAFAYETTE — Fran-ciscan Physician NetworkFamily Medicine WestLafayette will be adminis-tering flu shots to adultsand children 6 months andolder from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 4, in its officelocated at 915 SagamoreParkway West. No appoint-ment is necessary; walk-insare welcome. Those interest-ed in receiving a flu shot donot have to be a currentpatient of Franciscan Physi-cian Network. To haveinsurance billed, bringinsurance information foreach adult. Cost is $25 perperson for those withoutinsurance. For more infor-mation, call 765-463-2424.

Turkey dinner/DelphiDELPHI — St. Joseph Parishwill hold its annual turkeydinner from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, in theparish’s Honan Hall. Din-ners will include turkey,dressing, mashed potatoesand gravy, green beans,cranberry sauce or apple-sauce, roll, pie and bever-age. Cost is $8 for adults, $4for children ages 6 to 12 andfree for children under age6. Carryouts will be avail-able for an extra 50 centsper meal. All are welcometo attend.

Turkey dinner/OtterbeinOTTERBEIN — St. CharlesParish will host its annualturkey dinner from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, inthe church hall. Carryoutswill be available starting at10 a.m. Meals will includeturkey, mashed potatoes,dressing and an assortmentof salads and desserts. Costis $9 for ages 12 and older,$5 for children under age 12and free for childrenpreschool age and younger.The church is located at 108N. Meadow St. in Otterbein.All are welcome to attend.

Fall bazaar/TiptonTIPTON — St. John the Bap-tist Parish will hold itsannual fall bazaar from11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 5, in the former parishschool, 323 Mill St. Theschool is handicap accessi-ble. The bazaar will featurea full turkey dinner. Mealswill include turkey, dress-ing, mashed potatoes andgravy, green beans, rolls,choice of salad, dessert andbeverages. Cost is $10 foradults, $5 for children ages4 to 10 and free for childrenages 3 and younger. Carry-outs will be available. Thebazaar also will featurebingo, a fall market, silentauction and raffles, includ-ing two $500 Scrip raffles, amoney raffle, a 50/50 draw-ing and pull tabs. All arewelcome to attend.

Consecration to Jesusthrough MaryKOKOMO — FatherChristopher Roberts willteach a course on consecra-tion to Jesus through Maryat 12:15 p.m. each Sundayfrom Nov. 5 through Dec. 10in the basement of St.Patrick Church, 1204 N.Armstrong St. All are wel-come to attend.

“Catholicism: The Pivotal Players”WEST LAFAYETTE — St.Thomas Aquinas Parishinvites all to its next presen-tation from Bishop RobertBarron’s new film series“Catholicism: The PivotalPlayers.” The series exploresthe lives of individuals whoshaped the Church andchanged the world. The nextpresentation will begin at 6p.m. Monday, Nov. 6, inNewman Hall (lower levelof the church). Dr. TomRyba will lead the sessionfocusing on St. ThomasAquinas. A free dinner willbe provided and theevening’s discussion willend at 7:30 p.m. The serieswill continue on Monday,Nov. 13, with the secondpart of the segment aboutSt. Thomas Aquinas. Thatsession also will be heldfrom 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.,with a free dinner. All areinvited to attend the upcom-ing presentations. For moreinformation, e-mail EileenStrater at [email protected].

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“Being Mortal”KOKOMO — The St. PatrickParish Nurses will host apresentation on “Being Mor-tal” from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the St.Patrick parish hall (churchbasement). The presenterswill be the Rev. MarkDeckinga, manager of spiri-tual care, and registerednurse Peggy Farrer, manag-er of home health/hospice,from St. Vincent HealthKokomo. The presenterswill discuss life examples ofaging with dignity byemploying the DVD “BeingMortal.” The presentationwill cover aspects of dyingwith dignity, includingadvance directives, criticaldecisions in end-of-life care,how to let family membersknow about end-of-lifewishes and more. All adultsare welcome to attend.

“Marriage on Tap”ZIONSVILLE — St. Alphon-sus Liguori Parish will hosta “Marriage on Tap” eventfrom 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 9, at theCarolina Grill Taproom.Cost is $25 per couple. Dea-con Rick Wagner, formerprincipal of St. TheodoreGuerin High School, will bethe guest presenter. RSVP isrequested to [email protected].

Bazaar/FrankfortFRANKFORT — St. MaryParish will hold its annualbazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 11. Crafts,holiday gifts and vendorswill be located in the newlyremodeled Muller Hall. Raf-fles, homemade noodles andbake sales will be located inGruber Hall. Lunch will beserved from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. in Gruber Hall. All areinvited to attend.

Parish missionNOBLESVILLE — Our Ladyof Grace Parish will host aparish mission at 7 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 12, Monday,Nov. 13, and Tuesday, Nov.14, in the church, 9900 E.191st St. The mission’skeynote speaker will beFrank Runyeon. He was anactor, starring in more than1,000 TV episodes andmovies, before leaving Hol-lywood to attend seminary.He has had a speakingcareer dating back 20 years.All are invited to attend themission and rediscover the

power of the central storiesof Scripture, as well aslaugh good-naturedly at theway the media portrays theworld. The focus on Sundaywill be “Luke: Stories on theRoad,” followed by “Signs:The Gospel of John” onMonday and “The Letter ofJames” on Tuesday. A spe-cial children’s performance,“Salt and Light,” will beoffered at 2 p.m. Tuesday.There is no cost to attend.Refreshments will be servedeach night following thepresentations.

Grief support meetingLAFAYETTE — The Cathe-dral of St. Mary of theImmaculate Conception willoffer a grief support meetingfrom 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 16, in theBishop Bennett Room. Thisis a time to join others inprayer and reflection asloved ones are remembered.Those attending are wel-come, but not required, toshare their stories. Refresh-ments will be served. Griefsupport meetings also willbe held on Jan. 18 and Feb.15. Each meeting standsalone, so participants arewelcome to come as little oras often as they would like.

Right to Life Fund-raiser GalaLAFAYETTE — All areinvited to attend theTippecanoe County Right toLife Fund-raiser Gala from 7p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 18, at The Trails, 325Burnett Road. The eveningwill include dinner, speak-ers, music and a silent auc-tion. Guest speakers willinclude Father TimothyCombs, OP, and Kathy Lehe.Cost is $50 per person or$400 for a table of eight. Formore information, call 765-491-8030 or visit the Website at tippecanoecountyrighttolife.com.

Holiday bazaar/AtticaATTICA — The LadiesGuild of St. Francis XavierParish will host its holidaybazaar from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. Theevent will feature home-

made noodles, bake sale,homemade pumpkin rolls,baby quilts and more. Thechurch is located at 407 S.Perry St. in Attica. All areinvited to attend.

Free Thanksgiving DaymealFISHERS — St. Louis deMontfort Parish will host afree Thanksgiving Day din-ner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 23, in CraigWilly Hall on the parishcampus. The menu willinclude turkey, mashedpotatoes, stuffing, vegeta-bles, rolls and desserts. Theparish is located at 11441Hague Road. For moreinformation, call 317-517-4256. All are welcome toattend.

Eucharistic adorationDEMOTTE — All are invit-ed to join in Eucharisticadoration from 7 p.m. to 8p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at St.Cecilia Church, 334 15th St.SW. Refreshments and theopportunity for conversa-tion will follow. Theevening is sponsored by St.Cecilia’s Young Adults.

Christmas bazaar/FowlerFOWLER — Sacred HeartSchool will hold its 36thannual Christmas bazaarfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Dec. 2. The school islocated at 607 N. Washing-ton in Fowler. The bazaarwill feature a bake sale, cof-fee shop, craft vendors, raf-fles and a Kids Corner(where children can shop).All are welcome to attend.

Women’s Lenten retreatFRANKFORT — The Altarand Rosary Society of St.Mary Parish will present awomen’s Lenten retreat onSaturday, March 17. Fea-tured speaker for the daywill be Judy Hehr, a nation-ally known speaker andradio show host and guest.The day will begin with reg-istration and hospitality at8:45 a.m. and conclude withMass at 3 p.m. (not a vigilMass). The day also willinclude presentations, theopportunity for adorationand confession, a cateredlunch and a selection ofvendors. (The vigil Masswill be celebrated at theparish at 6 p.m.) Registra-tion is now under way.Early bird price of $15 willbe offered until Dec. 31;after Dec. 31, the regular

retreat price will be $25.Registration deadline willbe March 11. To register, call765-654-5796, visit the Website at stmarysfrankfort.orgor e-mail [email protected].

WorldWide MarriageEncounterMarried couples in theLafayette diocese and Indi-anapolis area are invited torestore, renew and rekindletheir marriages throughMarriage Encounter Week-ends and Sharing Circles.

Those wishing to make afirst-time (or another) week-end may apply atwww.wwme.org. Upcomingweekends to be held in Indi-anapolis include Nov. 3-5,2017, and April 27-29, 2018.Couples who already haveparticipated in a MarriageEncounter Weekend areinvited to join monthlySharing Circles. For moreinformation, e-mail [email protected].

REST IN PEACE

Please pray for the repose of the souls of our departedbrothers and sisters in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana.

Peggy Jo McPherson, 75, died Oct. 27. She was amember of Holy Family in Gas City.

Wallace Savitsky, 90, died Oct. 20. He was amember of St. Maria Goretti in Westfield.

Mary C. Dell’Italia, 96, died Sept. 28. She was amember of St. Lawrence in Lafayette.

Jamie R. “Jimmy” Michael, 64, died Oct. 17.John Phillip Scagnoli, 73, died Oct. 25. Both weremembers of All Saints in Logansport.

Jackie H. Burns, 81, died Oct. 23. He was a mem-ber of St. Paul in Marion.

Catherine Mihal, 94, died Sept. 3. JamesKuszewski, 81, died Sept. 4. Jason Wignot, 29, diedSept. 11. Don Seal, 87, died Sept. 29. All were mem-bers of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Carmel.

Rita Huntzinger, 88, died Oct. 16. She was amember of St. Ambrose in Anderson.

Pauline Fites, 87, died Oct. 10. She was a mem-ber of St. Peter in Winamac.

Patricia Goble, 79, died Sept. 30. She was a mem-ber of St. Joseph in Pulaski.

Richard Louis Hemme, 59, died Oct. 10. AnnetteMarie Williams, 62, died Oct. 10. Teresa “Teri” A.Croy, 57, died Oct. 13. All were or had been mem-bers of St. Joseph in Elwood.

Ricky M. “Rick” Elizalde, 59, died Oct. 28. Hewas a member of Our Lady of the Lakes in Monti-cello.

Names of the deceased are provided at the requestof parishes in the diocese desiring to provide thisinformation.


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because they prefer toengage in the addictionrather than activities or rela-tionships they used to enjoy.

In his presentation, Jons-son detailed how scienceand research show thatviewing pornography hurtsthe brain, the heart and theworld.

Pornography works in thereward center of the brain,Jonsson explained. Brainfunctioning changes overtime and a person wants andneeds more and more hard-core pornography to get thesame reward or effect.

“It puts a straightjacket onyour mind as you build up atolerance to it,” he said.

Viewing pornographyhurts the heart because itmakes people feel bad aboutthemselves, but because theyare addicted, they can’t stop,Jonsson said. This adds to adownward spiral in how theaddict feels.

“The human heart ismade for love and intimacy,but not this type of exagger-ated pixel on the screen,” headded. The brain starts toprefer the exaggerated ver-sion over real-life people. Apreference for “pixels overpeople” emerges.

As a result, satisfaction inreal relationships alsodecreases. “People who usepornography see people asobjects for pleasure ratherthan as human beings,” Jon-sson said. “They see them asbody parts, not as a wholeperson. Porn gets in the wayof true love.”

The world is affected neg-atively because as relation-ships fail and marriages end,people get hurt, he said.

In 2015, 4.3 billion hoursof pornography werewatched on a single Website, Jonsson said.

Viewing pornographygreatly increases the odds ofmarital infidelity, he contin-ued.

Nearly 90 percent ofpornographic scenes depictviolence. The pornographyindustry also has beenlinked to child exploitation,drug abuse and human traf-ficking.

These are all ways thatpornography affects theworld.

Introduced to pornogra-phy at a friend’s house dur-ing a sleepover at age 9, Jon-sson said he tried to quit for20 years. In his own life, Jon-sson told himself that hishabit wasn’t that bad, hewasn’t hurting anyone, andhe would stop once he gotmarried — but that was notthe case.

While pornography hasbeen around for hundreds ofyears in various forms, Jons-son said a big difference nowis technology.

“We have unlimitedaccess to pornography and

privacy to view it. There isliterature, movies, music,sexting,” he said.

The widespread availabil-ity of pornography on com-puters and personal elec-tronic devices makes thedanger of exposure to it andgetting hooked on it moreserious now than at any timein history, Jonsson said.

Concerns about the effectsof pornography havebecome so troubling that atleast three states havepassed laws saying thatpornography is a publichealth hazard.

Getting help for pornog-raphy addiction is key, Jons-son said.

Until recently, it was chal-lenging for some young peo-ple to get help because they

needed parental consent anda credit card, he said. A new,free, online program calledFortify, found at fortifyprogram.org, now is avail-able and nearly 70,000 peo-ple have sought helpthrough the online resource.

Jonsson displayed severalpictures of his baby daugh-ter, his wife and his familyon the big screen.

“This is what I wanted,”he told students. “This iswhat makes me happy, ful-filled. Isn’t this what youwant?

“It’s important for us tohave the conversation and tochange the conversationabout pornography becauseit affects people and theirrelationships and future rela-tionships so much.”

Michael Supernaw, afreshman who attended thetalk, said, “I thought if some-one like Mr. Jonsson can talkto us openly about such asensitive topic, we can makea difference by talking to ourfriends and family about it.”

Jenna Janssen, a senior,said, “I really like the waythe speaker handled the pre-sentation. People were notjoking around like I thoughtthey might be. I didn’t real-ize viewing pornographyhad the same effects as drugsdo, and the negative impactit has on our different rela-tionships.”

For more information onhow to fight the new drug,visit the Web site at www.fightthenewdrug.org.

Students challenged to ‘fight the new drug’: pornography

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