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Most Reverend Carl F. Mengeling PUBUSHU
Rev. Fr. Charles Irvin EDfTOIIIN CHill'
Patrick M. O'Brien MANAGING EDITOR CREATIVE DtREClOfl
Kathy Funk AUIS'Wn' EDfTOII STAPP WRIT!R
Evelyn Barella janet Cassidy William Koshelnyk Rev. Fr. joseph Krupp Tamara Luchini Most Rev. Kenneth j . Povish SteveRall COHTRIIIUTING WRinRS
Peter Glendinning Todd Lancaster Christine jones james Luning
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two faiths - one decision
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Janet Cassidy
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A New Career: Retirement two stories - plus 1deas William Koshelnyk
11Llke total fitness your goal Kllthy Funk
Michael Rizik Ricardo Rodriguez Rev. Fr. j ames Swiat
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BROKEN TOILETS AND ISSUES OF FAITH A little while ago, a friend of mine told me a story he heard about a guy trying to
get rid of an ol toilet. You know, getting rid of an old toilet isn't simply a matte of putting it ot to the road. n guys who coli£ the garbage apparently don want THAT kind of trash it their truck. So, what do yo do? He had a great idea. H went to the mall, got a box for a big screen television and put the toilet in the be He put the box on the back of his truck and went into the mall for an hour or so. When he got back, it was gone. Cool stuff, television boxes. Believe it or not, our fai can be the same way. Its supposed to address evet} area of our lives but often we don't know what to de with it. Instead, we packa our faith as something it isn't - like superstition, good feelings or habit. We package it as anythin~ but what it is - an invitati from a loving God. What happens then?
Someone comes and steals it away and we think we have lost our faith. The good news is that God never loses faith in us and He constantly reaches out to us. He wants us with Him. It's that simple. Let's spend our Jives responding to this call.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Why do Catholics baptize babies Into the faith? Why not wait until dulthood? Primarily because, as Catholics, we recognize that adults are generally far too heavy to immerse in the
baptismal font. All right, that, too, and that's why we maybe that's not why. Try this offer Confirmation during one on for size - as Catholics the teenage years. Keep baptizing those babies! What we believe that baptism initiates the baby into the better way to bring up baby family of]esus Christ and than knowing he or she is turns their part of a loving, giving family that we call Church. toward God. We want Enjoy another day in children to recognize that God's presence. '} God, our Father, desires to Send In your Questions to: enter into every element of their lives from infancy ..In the Know with Fr. Joe" FAITH Magazine until the moment of 300W.OHawa death. Other faiths Lansing, Ml 48933 or E¡Mall JoelnBiac:k@prlest.com or go to our Web site www.FAITHmag.com
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The Great Schism Crusades of the Eastern & 1097-1265 Western Churches Pope Urban 11 1054 pre<~ches a fiery call
Christendom was shattered and the Christian Church fatally weakened. The dyarchy, the kingdom governed by the emperor and the patriarch, was destroyed allowing secular forces full reign in assaulting the Church. (Hagia Sophia: site of the Great Schism)
The Age of Faith 1200s
Christianity was enriched by the likes and six Crusades of SS. Albert the follow during which Great, Catherine of the seeds of bitterness Siena, Catherine of are planted in the Sweden, Elizabeth of Greek Byzantine Hungary, Thomas Catholics and Aquinas, Francis of subsequently Assisi, Bonaventure, resulted in the Elizabeth of Ponugal, Great Schism. Louis IX, to mention (13th century Catalan only a few. manuscript) (St. Thomas Aquinas and many others are still rtquired reading in theology courses)
Spccialth:lnks co Bishop Povish ~nd the Diocese of lansing An:hivtS
The TOP 10 Most Significant RellglouJnr Events In Chronolog)cll Order ·"l
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Black Death
A virulent and de<~dly disease, bubonic Both played significant roles in plague, devastated the Age of Faith and the Western World both effected shifts In in the 1300s by the life of the Church killing as much as that remain today. three-quaners of The appeal of St. the population in Francis is universal - less than 20 years. non-Catholics regard The Black Death him as their saint, too. profoundly affected The work of St. the Western Churchs Dominic still supports spirituality with the intellectual morbid concerns leading to the fear of structure of the te<~ching Church. Gods wrath. (Rats (SL Dominic) were thought to have spread the disease)
Discovery of the New World 1492
The old restrictive boundaries were shattered and people dared to do new things- things never before imagined. (Columbus)
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overabundant and pose problems. Great strides will be made towards
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Luthers thought empowers the princes and kings to break up the remnants of the Holy Roman Empire. The Western latin Church shatters, resulting in a need to reform many or its external practices. (Martin Luther)
Council of Trent
French Revolution
Vatican II
So scholarly and definitive that the next Ecumenical Council, Vatican 1, came more than 300 years later. Trent cleaned up a very messy Church beginning with major refonns at the very highest levels. The Council, on the downside, also adopted a ·ronress mentality." condemning all that was outside or its parameters. (Roman Missal)
Begun in 1789, the French Revolution grounded human rights on the will of man. As Americans, our rights come from God not a king, president, parliament or coun. This is not the case with the French system wherein the state is the source and guarantor of rights. (Dtlacroix~ Uberty leading 1he people)
Resulted in a major paradigm shift in understanding of the internal nature or the Church and its external relationship to the world surrounding it. The drawbridge of the fonress, erected by the Council of Trent, was let down, windows were opened, and the winds of the Spirit allowed in. (Bishop Zaleshi of Lansing allending 1he Council)
Sr. Rtra Wt!14llcil, OP, Dim:tor of the Olftct of PCISioral Pkmnlngfor lht: Diocese of Uwlng • tM CMhollc Churdl
Famaly ministry will be influenced by changes in how -parents parent and manage family life. Thert Will be more lay involvement as well as formation or lay mmisters. Technology will also help to dtfine the dirccnon the Chmeh will take. If not, Sr, Rlta said "the world will pass us by: George Mechem, an economist for dlt Midrlga~t
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You ltold in your ltands a brand-new arrival to the media scene - FAITH Magazine. New arrivals always grab our attention. As we peruse this first issue, we ponder, "Will it succeed?" With humility and hope, the Diocese of Lansing puts FAITH in your hands and invites you to read and reflect on the Good News of the faith, hope and love God offers us through jesus Christ. By timely coincidence, FAITH shares in a sensational multiple birth! FAITH arrives simultaneously with a new millennium and a new century. Thus, the theme of the premiere issue is "New Life." FAITH, by intention and design, serves and promotes faith, both human and divine, as indispensable for human relationships. FAITH will be a vital medium promoting the New Springtime of the Church envisioned by Pope john Paul 11. Human reason and experience testify that human faith is essential for human relationships. It opens a person to trust, love and life with others. Human faith is a gift we bestow on others. Similarly, divine faith is a gift of God that opens doors to a relationship with God in which our human faith relationships find ultimate meaning and fulfillment. In the reciprocity of the gift of faith, we are no longer alone but open to communion with others, and community happens - divine faith opens us to the unlimited and eternal community. We launch this formidable enterprise, inspired and emboldened by the words of john Paul II that echo through his 20 years as Vicar of Christ, "Do not be afraid." He was almost shouting in his inaugural homily on Oct. 22, 1978, as he spoke the following words: "Do not be afraid to welcome Christ and accept his power." Help the Pope, and all who serve Christ, to serve the human person and the whole of mankind. Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ." FAITH is committed to the fearless service of truth which does not change and does not go away. john Paul II reminds us: "Service of truth is service of man." It is a valuable goal worthy of our time, finest talents and generous elTon to apply imagination, creativity and artistry for an aesthetic, forthright and substantive FAITH. FAITH will be characterized by openness to truth, sensitive to charity and intellectual integrity, with respect for persons of goodwill and uncompromising commitment to our Catholic faith. ~
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she thought she was pregnant, she had the symptoms
By Kathy Funk PhoCogl'llphlf by
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Theres an angel in William and janet Reedys lives Shes bright and bubbly and bas twinkling eyes. She doesn't even need a set of feathery wings or a halo to prove that sbe is heaven-sent. In April 1997, William and Janet were preparing to celebrate their second wedding anniversary. The two bad mer six years earlier through a mutual friend and soon found they shared the same values and beliefs. ..We had the same philosophical outlook on life,M recalls William. "After just a couple of dates, I knew this was the woman I was going to many. M The couple thought their anniversary was going to be celebrated with the joyous news that they were expecting a baby janet was suffering from symptoms normally related to pregnancy. She scheduled a doctors appointment to confirm her suspicions Will.i.am waited anxiously outside the doctors office for the test results. The diagnosis was postuve - cancer. ...
At the age of 33, janet was suffering from ovarian cancer, a far cry from what they had anticipated. Doctors informed the couple the tumor could be removed but there was the chance cancer could strike the other ovary. "They said I should have a hysterectomy at the time as the tumor was removed - that was my best option," janet says. ~1 told the doctors to do what was absolutely medically possible but 1 wanted to have children. We really wanted to have our own child." The surgeons successfully removed what turned out to be an 18-pound tumor from one of janet's ovaries. Luckily. no chemotherapy or radiation treatments were needed. The Reedys were left with the hope of having a child. A trip to the doctors office one year after janet's cancer surgery once again brought unexpected news. · we were having difficulties (becoming pregnant)," recalls janet. The couple scheduled an appointment to discuss infenility options. Nothing was necessary as janet found out she was, in fact, pregnant. And William believed the baby was going to be a girl - a baby they decided to name "Rachel."
William was attending to errands when he came home and found the answering machine "lit up." He made the trip from Grand Blanc to Hurley Medical Center, located in downtown Flint, in less than 10 minutes. Rachel Marie Reedy entered the world at 28 weeks of gestation, weighing a mere 1 pound, three ounces, and measuring 11 inches in length. just as her mother had fought to bring her life, Rachel began to wage her own battle to sutvive. During the first few days following the birth, William was left to deal with decisions concerning the care of Rachel while]anet recuperated. "All 1 could do was give janet updates in her room," he says now. "I'm sure God got tired of hearing from me those first few days." William relied on his faith as to what would be in the best interest of Rachel's medical care. "The doctors had the knowledge. God had given them the intelligence to become doctors so I decided to listen to them." During her second week of life, Rachel developed pneumonia. "The doctors gave us the 'we've done the best we can' speech," William says. Her weight dropped to 13 ounces but her parents would not give Jam; t. .............:d of the risks Involved with carrying a 1.1111U a • • up on her. "We'd come through so suffering from ovarian cancor. "I knew my uteru!i couldn't take o natural much," they both said. bir' •-t r•nto rc d I could bleed to death!" Family members and friends urged "'Fhe doctors were telling me 1 could carry a child but the couple to have Rachel baptized ~in case something they didn't know if 1 would be around at the end." happened." "But we believed she would be leaving the The pregnancy progressed normally, under the circumhospital," states William. stances, until August 1998, when complications began to 1ronicall); janet had been born prematurely and had been arise. Doctors theorized that janet's body was fighting the baptized at the hospital. "We didn't really want Rachel to be growth of the baby as if the baby was a tumor. janet and the baptized in the hospital," janet says. "We didn't want her to 1~ baby's conditions were monitored by daily trips to the doctor. out on the sense of community by not being baptized at church. The baby's due date was, most appropriately. jan. 1, 1999 We want her to experience all the thing;; Church life can bring." - a_ne:-v year, a new life, a n.ew begmnmg for the Reedy famlly. However, on Oct. 8, doctors made the decision to place janet in the hospital for closer monitoring. William was told to go home, it was only routine. Doctors told janet around 10 a.m. the foUowing morning that they planned to take the baby within 15 minutes. They gave her that amount of time to find William. "There was the real possibility 1 was going to bleed to death," she says matter-offaatly. Hospital officials wanted to give her the opponunity to say goodbye to her husband. "I told them I was going to be OK," she recalls. "1 was going to be there because 1 needed to see my baby and I didn't need to say goodbye."
"We knew we could give Rachel love but we knew we needed a bigger community of a church 1f nre .Jh t can see and have a strong colmn!llr1nct to God. adds William. "There's a lot of bad in the wortd - we want her
The couple would spend eight to 10 hours a day with Rachel in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hurley. They would talk and sing to her. They even recited the lord's Prayer. And Rachel was listening. something she would later prove on her first visit to Holy Family Catholic Church, when she perked up as Fr. james Swiat began to recite the prayer during Mass. On Nov. 5, when she was almost 1 month old, Rachel pulled her ventilator tube out on her own. The doctors and nurses didn't feel her lungs were strong enough yet so the tube was re-insened. She promptly removed the tube again, proving she was strong enough to survive. ~she was under 2 pounds and she was rolling over," informs janet. "Everything about this child that the doctors have smd - she can't do this or won't do that - luckily they have been wrong." Rachel's triumphant homecoming was Feb. 4, 1999. "Normally, preemies are released by what would have been their due date," janet said. "But she was unusual in the fact that she didn't sleep as much because she was too active." Thus, Rachel took extra time in gaining the weight needed prior to her discharge from the hospital. More than two years after their long and arduous journey - . IIV It:;n, the Reedys have celebrated Rachel's first binhday
She is now off the 11 medications she was on when she came home and weighs around 13 pounds. Doctors predict she will be caught up in her development by the age of 2. She has staned eating table food - her favorite, according to her doting parents, is vanilla pudding. And just as her parents had envisioned and believed, Rachel was baptized on Aug. 21 at Holy Family Parish. janet has resumed work in the Vice Chancellor's Office at the University of Michigan-Flint. She underwent a hysterectomy this past summer and doctors have given her a clean bill of health. Wtlliam attends to Rachel's needs during the day and at night continues his studies for a master's degree in organizational communications at Michigan State University. Although life isn't exactly normal as of yet in the Reedy home - because her immune system isn't fully developed, Rachel must be kept indoors during the cold and flu season- the family is taking joy in each and every day. "We can say. hey, no matter how bad it is, you JUSt have to have faith that God will watch your back," concludes William. God is definitely watching over the Reedy family. In fact, He has blessed them with an angel with twinkling eyes. :.
"You want to instill all those values you grew up with in your own child," says Katherine, who began t~ re-examine her lifestyle and what she wanted for her daughter. Though Katherine reads the Bible on a daily basis, sh had wandered from practicing her Catholic faith. Abou four months ago, she made the decision to join Holy Family Church in Grand Blanc and registered for baptism classes. "It just kept nagging at me," Katherine says. "I prayed every night and asked God what I should do I would bring it up to David that I would like to have Briar baptized. He finally said, 'If it means that much to you.'" "Having Briar baptized was a concern for KatherineJ David says. "As a Protestant, we believe baptism is reserved for adults, but I also have a sensitivity to Katherine's beliefs and her family's religious traditions. "I want to make sure Briar is raised with an one decision awareness of God and taug~ the story of Jesus. We want By Evelyn A. Barelle to bring her up with good ust one year ago, new parents Katherine Boyd and moral teachings at home and have them reinforced in church." David Golladay were at a crossroad in their lives. When their daughter Briar Katherine Golladay was On Oct. 3, 1999, in Katherine's hometown parish of St. born Nov. 23, 1998, Katherine and David found themselves Benedict in Pittsburgh, Briar was baptized in the Catholic Church wearing the christening dress her great-grandfather asking the question many interreligious couples are faced had worn 100 years earlier. Katherine's sister, Chris Kravisk with, "In which faith should we raise our children?" Katherine, an anchor on WJRT-TV Channe\125 evening who was married the previous day, was chosen to be Briar's godmother and Jennifer Golladay, Davids sister, was Briar's newscast, was born and raised a Catholic in her hometown sponsor. The baptism united Protestant and Catholic family of Pittsburgh. Her husband, David, works as a copywriter for a Cleveland advertising agency and is a Protestant who members with the common goal of instilling sound morals and a solid Christian background. grew up in Steubenville , Ohio. Married for seven years, the "A baby brings two families together," Katherine couple became involved in their careers and organized says. "At first it was David's family and my family, rehgion took a back seat. It was Briar's birth that sparked renewed interest in their faith. now it's our family!' 3
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haring thoughts and recollecttons of loth rhood John Hammond, 1 01, shown standlnB thlrd from th I ft, reflects on tho role of fath rs during th p t 100 y ra - a role that has evolved w\th the tim yet stayed rooted In the beaics of t Uh and love.
parents was very good. and 1 always wanted to be wtth m !;lther, ~ recalls john Hammond of his father, Cinton (1 00-1936). "In the summertime, as soon as it was warm enough, my dad would let me take off my shoes and I'd go b 11·frot aU summer. When 1was a litde kid ana we went th -.~gh a thistle patch or something like that. he'd put me on h • b? ck and carry me through tt. He was good.· Rmsed on a farm in Traverse City. john recalls "there wasn't t ""' much disc1pline - we all seemed to get along good togeth· er W · didn't try to compete wtth one another." ' Vh le his parents didn't pass on formal religion to their 11 d n, they dtd beheve in God and allowed their children ~o to a nearby litde church whenever they wanted, which ) :>
john cbd occasionally. He respected his father without fear, deeply loved rus parents and was brought up with a healthy sense of obedience. john says his father ~ught him. by example, to help anyone in need Mamed 75 years, john and his now deceased wife, Glennie, had five children together: Prior to their marruase. john convened to Catholicism llle and Glennie attenrled St. Matthew Catholic Church in Flint and senl theitt children tO a parodual school. A resident of lilint for neady 70 years, he now lives wtth his daughter and son-in-law in Roscommon. Uvmg one's faith, loving one's children and setting good examples - a lot to strive for in the 21st centUry. lflopefully. compared to walking through a thistle patch, a litde less thorny.
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that works to discourage abortion by providing basi1 life assistance to unwed mothers. The cribs come from the basements and attics of neighbors and strangers, parishioners, anc friends - many from secondhand stores - in aU conditions, from nearly ne to well-used to virtually beyond repair. The cribs find new lit in Cletus' well·equippe· workshop where they'r reconstructed and refinished for babies beginning their own new lives. Sometimes the units are altered extensively. "I one turned a playpen into a porta-crib," Cletus recalls. More commonly, older cri must be reworked to mee· current safety requiremen Ml often have to add bars ! a baby can't get his head caught," he explains. "Mr. Crib," as he's known, considers his wm a genuine calling - one which has had a profounl impact on his own life. It began at age 66, when Cletus was approached b: a woman associated with Problem Pregnancy Help and asked if he could fix a crib which had been donated. That was shortly after he was diagnosed with cancer that had started in the prostate and had advanced into the pelvic bone. He was told he could expect to live no more tha two years. "I was stunned," he says. "But I had a talk with Jesus. I told Him, 'If You help me with th cancer, I'll take care of Your babies:" Four years a 1 00 cribs later, bone scans revealed that Cletus' cancer had not advanced. "I knew then that the d was on," he says. Cletus explained his conviction that this experience Mgi witness that it's possible to petition God and get answers I believe that woman (from Problem Pregnancy Help) wa sent to me," he says, adding with a chuckle, MNow I'm af to quit. You know, a deal's a deal." • •
Bruno Haracz is similarly convinced of divine participation in his ministry at Ann Arbor's Riverview Nursing Home. He had been looking forward to greater involvement in parish life when he retired in 1996, after a long career as a tailor- the last 10 years in his own shop. Sr. Irene asked him if he would be interested in taking Eucharist to Catholic residents at the home. He agreed, but what he found there shook him deeply. "I had never been inside a nursing home before and I was shocked to see the condition of some of the people there,~ he says. He went again the next Sunday and then regularly after that, realizing how much the people there appreciated having someone who would minister to them and take time to talk and listen to their concerns. But at the time only about six of the 40 residents at Riverview were Catholic. And the Protestant minister who used to visit had moved out of the area. That left the non-Catholic residents who were every bit as much in need of human contact and spiritual comfort with no one to provide it. So the nursing home management asked Bruno if he might conduct some kind of interfaith service in which everyone who was able could participate. Sensing the hand of the Spirit in this opportunity, he was happy to oblige, though he wasn't quite sure where to begin. Bruno had a good familiarity with Scripture so he put together a oose collection of psalms and readings, along with some hymns whtch he assumed Christians of all denominations would know. He then bought a computer and started writing out his presentations, including some simple reflections. "They were son of like linlc homilies," he says. The services caught on and more and more residents started attending. Bruno recruited fellow St. Thomas parishioner Dave Zanghi to play organ, and the sessions soon became a highlight of the week at Riverview. "I feel that God has prepared me for this work," Bruno observes. "I get along easily with people and I went through some suffering in my own life. So I can deal with these people who are suffering here!' Sr. Irene sees retired people who have a wealth of life experiences as a great resource for the Church, but she stressed that those she works with at St. Thomas don't think of themselves a do-gooders. "Our philosophy is that senior mtmstry is intended to help ldc r panshioners recognize hetr own self-worth - who they are before God; she says. "Our elder years are a time for greater fulfillment, not of decline." J)
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SUNDAY READINGS January 1 Solemnify of Mary, Mother of God Numbers 6:22·27 Psalm 67:2·3, 5·6, 8 Galatians 4 :4·7 Luke 2:16·21 January 2 Solemnity of the Epiphany Isaiah 60:1· 6 Psalm 72:2, 7·8, 10 · 13 Ephesians 3:2·3a, 5· 6 Matthew 2: t · 12 January 9
Feast of tht Baptism of /he l..tmJ Isaiah 55:H 1 Psalm 29: 1a, 2, 3ac·4, 3b, 9b·10 Acta 10:34·38 Mark 1:7· 11 January 16 Second Sunday In Ordina ry Time 1 Samuel 3:3b·1 0, 19 Psalm 40:2, 4, 7·10 1 Corinthians 6:13c· 15a, 17·20 John 1:35· 42 January 23
Third Sunday In Ordinary Time Jonah 3:1· 5,10 Psalm 25:4· 9 1 Corinthians 7:29 · 31 Mark 1:14·20 January 30
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The faithful of the Diocese of lansing are invited to take part in a very special New Year's celebration beginning at 1 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, at St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing. The evening's festivities will begin with a prayer service concluding the second millennium. Following at midnight, Bishop Can Mcngellng will celebrate Mass In honor of Jubilee 2000. Sl. Mary Church in Durand will celebrate the New Year and new millennium while reflecting on the rich faith history of the community. The firat Mass held in the fnl Catholic Church of Durand on New Year's Eva 1900 will be commemorated with a Mass on Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at 5 p.m.
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The 39 grade schools and four high schools of the Lansing Diocese are preparing to celebrate "Ughting Christ's Way to a New Century• during Catholic Schools Week Jan. 3G-Feb. 5. An All Schools Mass wiU be celebrated Monday, Jan. 31 , at 10 a.m. with Bishop Carl Mcngdlng presiding. At that time, representatives from the 43 diocesan schools will take part in the theme of lighting Christ's way with a spacial candle procession. Each representative wiU be given a candle with a school nama and city on it along with a scroll of the 10 Commandments. The candles and scroll will be displayed at their respective schools and, during the next year, students will pray for the school listed on the candle.
While the Diocese of lansing has a rich cuhural tapestry from Christ the IGng, Sl Andrew Dung-Lac and St. Stanislaus Kostka Psriahes to Cristo Ray and Our Lady of Guadalupe - Auxiliary Bishop Edward K. Braxton of St. Louis believes that Catholics must be reminded of the caU to evangelization. This is aspecially true within the Black community. Of the 35-40 million Americans of African ancastry, only about 2 million are members of the Catholic Church. Bishop Braxton also aays: 1. w. lhould give serious .uentlon lD our relallontlllp with the 8ledl mlllk 2. T1le bllhops of the United Statu
a once·in·a·thousand year opportu· nity to celebrate Jubilee 2000 with e gala on Friday, Dec. 31. The evening will begin with a festive liturgy at Siena Heights University Field House at 6 p.m. with the combined congregations, choirs, ministries and priests of St. Mary's and St. Joseph's along with Adrian Dominican Sistare. A social hour featuring refreshments and hors d'oeuvras will follow the liturgy. A semHonnal dinner will begin at 8:30 p m. with dandng from 9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. to the sounds of the Fabulous High Tops and Brooks EntertalnmenL A continental breakfast will top the evening's festivities from 12: 15 - 2 a.m. Tickets for the dinner and dance are available at St. Joseph or St. Mary Parishes.
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3. Black workers should be employed by our dlocetes and partahes el all levels, not Just as HCI'IIIariu, cuatodlans, coolul
and howlekHpiii"L 4. W. should feature artlc:IH about Afrtcen-Amerlcana fraquentJv In our diDCHBn newspapers, whether or not - have a significant number of Black Calhotlcs or even Black people In our dloc:Hea.
St. Catherine Woure Catholic Church of Concord will hold a Jubilee Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 15, beginning with a Candlelight Mass at 5 p.m. Dinner and dancing will follow in the parish social hall. For reserve· tiona, call (51 7) 524·7578. Sl. Joseph and S1. Mary Parishes of Adrian are taking advantage of
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5. W. must go beyond volunteerlsm, and eupport well-trained diiOMo-door evangelization In the urban centera ofourdtlea.
Ollr Lady of Guadalupe Parish In Flint begins to celebrate the feast day of their patron saint with a novena starting Dec. 3. A rosary service followed by Mass, exposi· tion of the Blessed Sacrament and the recitation of the novena prayer is held each evening. This year, on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 10 p.m., parishioners wm gather for Maiianitas, a festive celebration featuring traditional Mexican songs and dancers. Due to the Advent schedule, the parish will mark the feast day on Dec. 13 with Mass and Anointing of the Sick at 1 1 a.m. That evening, Bishop Cart Mengeling wil celebnde Mass at 7 pm
Cristo Hey will celebrate the feast with a novena beginning on Dec. 1. Mananitas will be held at 6 a m. on Dec. 12, followed by Mass at 9 a.m. and a light brunch.
8. Dewlop MlghborhoDd llfllnlrnlnl community dawlapment and .........p centara, that ..... wide range al
raa..uan.J lldlvlllel, SDdai..W., c:ounaeRng. employment~ Bible . . . . . and llrnpleEuc:harlatlc: -.hlp ...mea. 7. Greater public: arnphuls on the role that Campaign for Human DeveiDpll'lent (CHD) plap In urban nelghborhood1, emphulzlng It's Catholic: ldontlty.
8. R-.emtne the role that RCIA could play as an egenl for evangellzetiDn for non-whttea. 9. Review the various Episcopal documents from the Black bishops.
10. Engage In nt~~ular, epaclflc:, prayera, focuMCI on conversion, announc:ement of the Gospel, ud for voc:aUons from Afrlcan•Amencan familia. For mformauon on the Dtocesc of L:msmg's Office of Black Cathohc Ministry, contact Ronald Llndfair, Dtrector. at (517} 342-2496 or via e-m.:lt!; rlandf@dtoc:ueonanalng.org
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Vision. That:S what really built the newest church within the Diocese of Lansing, SL Mary Magdalen catholic Church In Brighton. While groundbreaking ceremonies in September 1996 led to the physical structure of the Church, the hopes and dreams of future members for the new parish community laid the foundation for a vision statement. "Building the building was not nearly as important as building the church," says Fr. David Howell, who was appointed pastor of St. Mary Magdalen in 1993. "Our vision statement is our blueprint for building the Church. Today, new families are still asked to sign the vision statement when registering at the parish. "Our vision statement is more than just something that hangs in the gathering area of the church," states Fr. Howell. "Every year we evaluate the parish as to how we are moving in terms of the vision statement. We then set goals to take (the parish) a step further." The next step for St. Mary Magdalen? The third millennium.
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Debt Forgiveness Effort Paying Off
-------------------------------------By Steve Rell When we began the "Forgive the Debt Campaign" as a project for parishes, we wondered if the essence and complexity of the international debt crisis could be communicated in simple terms. We were not experts. We were dealing with the "big boys" - the International Monetary Fund ([MF) and the World Bank. People would ask, "What does the Church know about international finance?" Others would ask, "I have to pay my debts. Why should we forgive their debts?" Our response? Pope john Paul II has taken the lead. Debt relief for the most impoverished countries has been a key theme in his leadership toward the third millennium. We have the Scriptures on our side. The jubilee Year (Leviticus 25), the year of favor (Luke 4), is central to the Hebrew Scriptures as well as the teaching of jesus. Of more practical importance, the Church has had many decades of missionary experience. Missionaries have seen firsthand, every day, the affects of the crushing debt on families, women and children. Their moral expertise is far more believable
than the calculations of the international financiers. In a world of great economic disparity, these voices had to be heard. With crazy optimism, we set a goal of 100,000 signatures. Privately, we said we'd be overjoyed if we got 10,000 signatures in support of debt cancellation. We were almost giddy when we passed the 15,000 mark. When representatives from 47 participating parishes presented their signature cards at the 1998 Common Conference to Mary Jo Griesgraber, chairman of the jubilee 2000/USA Board of Directors, we knew something significant was happening. So what has happened in the meantime? If you signed a card in your parish, know that it has made the rounds to meetings of international policy makers in Washington. Know that your signature has made a huge difference. The number of signatures gathered from around the world is now in the millions and the IMF and the World Bank are making changes. President Clinton, last September, to the surprise of many, asked for total cancellation of debt
that poor countries owe the ' Sr. Rita Wenzlick, OP, United States. A debt has a new role within cancellation bill was imrothe Diocese of Lansing duced in the U.S. Senate in as director of the newly October, and Rep. Spencer established Office of Bachus, R-Ata., a "plainspoPastoral Planning. ken Baptist," to the shock of "It is completely driven by his fellow Republicans, took the Holy Spirit," says Sr. Rita of her appoinunent as well the lead in the House. The $1 billion debt as the establishment of the cancellation would cost office. "The Church of about $1.20 per year for Lansing has great vision and the average American, together, with the Holy not much more than the Spirit, we will define that cost of an ice cream vision." cone, Bachus pointed Assisting Sr. Rita will be out. "We have so much a 12-member commission and these countries co-chaired by Fr. David have so little," Bachus , Howell, pastor of St. explained. "We're all memMary Magdalen Parish in bers of the human race, you Brighton, and james Rouse know? We can make such a of Christ the King Parish difference in the world and 1 in Flint. The remaining for such a minuscule volunteer members will be amount of money." reflective of the diversity of the diocese and will include Bachus speaks the truth and we should listen. six members from each Momentum continues region of the diocese to build. We will do our and six members chosen best to keep you informed. from applications. The application process will be open through january. For more information on dtc Office of Pastoral Planning,
contact Sr. Rita at (517) 342-2502, or via e-mail, nvenzl@dioceseojlansing.oJg
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jubilee 2000 Commission of the Diocese of Lansing. For additional information, call Steve at (517) 3422469, or Mike Liberato at (517) 342-2466, or e-mail srall@dioceseoflansing.org. Also check out the jubilee 2000/USA Web site at www.j2000usa.org
assuming new duties Dr. Richard Strife has been appointed to flU 1 the posHion as chairman • of the Department of Diocesan Ministries. Strife will conttnue his work as director of the Dea Ministry/Ministry with Persons with Disabilities/ Catholic Inquiry for the Blind.
Eccleslal Lay Ministers
Commissioned Congratulations are extended to those who were commissioned as ecclesial lay ministers for the Diocese of Lansing on Nov. 13 by Bishop Carl Mengeling at St. Mary Cathedral.Those recognized included Susan Cancro, Marianne Danks, Ronald Kenney, Ann Laurance, Barbara Papp, Sandra Millar, Douglas Moore, Stephen Rail and Anthony Sperendi.
The first ordinatwn of Permanent Dracons for the Diocese of Lansrng, cdcbralCd in 1974.
twenty-five years fifty-six serving permanent deacons
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-----------------------------------------------------K.thy Funk Theres a special group of men in the lansing Diocese who have heard God's call to service. In fact, they are referred to as the "icons of service." And while they may not wear the Roman collar of a priest, they play an integral role as permanent deacons within the Catholic Church. The Pennanent Diaconale program within the Lansing Diocese is not only celebrating its sliver jubilee but it's also getting ready to make history when, in May 2000, 21 men - the largest group ever - will be ordained at St. Mary Cathedral. Currently, 56 deacons are active within the diocese serving 37 parishes.
"This is a very positive ing," relates William Sirl, sociate Director of the Diaconate program, himself a deacon candidate. "It shows durability and
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duration in growth. celibacy and obedience. "The Diaconate Program is A married man who is alive and well in the Diocese ordained into a deacon isn't ordinarily allowed to remany of lansing.n According to Fr. William if his wife predeceases him. Wives, however, are very Ashbaugh, director of the program and pastor of St. much a pan of the Mary Parish in Westphalia, ministry, Sir! says, and the deacons play a different role church recognizes the imporfrom that of a priest within tance of the sacrament of the Church. "The role of the marriage -a wife and family diaconate is seen as a sign of shall remain the first priority. The diaconate program will Gods service to the Church," says Fr. Ashbaugh. continue to thrive in lansing thanks to tremendous growth "Deacons are a visible sign potential as well as the of Christ as a servant and support received from they remind everyone of their own call to service.n Bishop Carl Mengeling, Fr. Ashbaugh and Sir) Sirl says. And Sir! should know - he will be among emphasize the point that deacons are ordained clergy. the 21 men taking vows as In fact, deacons are ordained ordained clergy in service to the Catholic Church in May. for life and take vows of --Formorc information on the diaconatc program, contacc Sir! or Fr. Ashbaugh at
Sr. Carla Moeggenborg, OP, Director of Vocation Services for the Diocese of Lansing, offers the following as ways to promote vocations in the home during Vocation Awareness Week, jan. 9-14, and the rest of the year as well. • Create a Christian home. Make prayer a part of your life. • Parents should share how they came to their vocation as a married person and parent. • Encourage children to learn about all options for vocations - including religious vocations. • Emphasize the gifts of each child. Encourage them to develop these gifts and to use them to assist others. • Be active in Church events. For more information Contact Sr. Carla (517) 342-2506
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world catholic Colleges Recognized for Character Development
Pope Calls Catholic· Lutheran Agreement Milestone on Journey
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Twenty-five Catholic colleges made tl1e john Templeton Foundation~ Honor Roll for CharacterBuilding Colleges in the foundations newly released guidebook. The colleges are among 100 colleges and universities profiled in the "The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character
The Catholic-Lut.heran agreement on jU5Uikation is ..a milestone along t.he not easy road of the re-establishment of full unity among Christians," Pope john Paul II said. As representatives of the Lutheran World Federation and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity were signing the agreement Oct. 31 in Augsburg, Germany. the pope used his midday Angelus address at the Vatican to highlight the imponance of the document. "The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of justification," the pope said, deals with "one of the principal arguments which set Catholics and Lutherans against one another." As one of the documents signed in Augsburg said, "Justification is forgiveness of sins and being made righteous, through which God impans the gift of new life in Christ." A key dispute during the Protestant Reformation was whether believers were justified and saved through grace alone or whether salvation required a combination of grace and good works. The Catholic-Lutheran agreement states that justification comes through faith alone, but that good works are an essential sign of true faith. Pope John Paul said the agreement "constitutes a sure basis for the continuation of
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lbe Catholic colleges and universities that made the honor rolllfst Include:
Alvemia Colege, Reading. E1tnn. Carrol College, Hdtna, Mont. Clarke Conege, Dubuque, Iowa College of Mount St. Joseph ClncinnaLi. Ohio Colege ol St. Benedict. St. joseph., Minn. Colege of St. Cailerine, St. Paul, Minn. Franciecan Univeraity of Steubenvie, OhiO King's Coll8ge Wilkts-Bam:, Penn. Merist College IIDilglikttesJe, N.Y. Mount St. Mary's Colege. Los Angtlcs, Caljl. Regia UrWersity. Denw:r, Colo. 9L Bonavemn Uniwnity. St. Bonavcncurr. N.Y. St Fraocie College, Lorcrro, P~nn. St. John's U~, Collegeville, Mann. St. Jdln Fishet Colege, RO(hcsttr; N.Y. St. 1\bbert Colege, De Pert, Wis. St. Peter'a College. Jersey City, N ). Slonehill College, &sron, Mass. UnMnity cl Dayton. Ohio UnMM1Jity of Mary, Bismarch, N.D. I.JnMnity of Noire Dame, Ind. ~ci~,Ort.
Univeraity of Scrsnlon, Penn. Vttefbo College, La Crosse, Wis. Xavier UnMtrsity Cincinnau, Ohio.
At the end of the service, the joint declaration ecumenical was signed by Cardinal Edward 1. Cassidy, theological research and President of the Pontifical Council for for facing the Promoting Christian Unity on the left; German Lutheran Bishop Christian Krause d1fficulues which remain of Brunswl~ President of the Lutheran with a bcuer World Federation on the right; and by founded hope other Catholic and Lutheran participants. In his homily during the in resolving them in the service, Cardinal Cassidy said future." Christians share the original "I want to thank the Lord disciples' call to build the for this intermediate step along a path which is difficult, Church of Christ. "Our task is not only to but so rich in joy, unity and continue the building, but communion among unfonunately we have also Christians," the pope said. the duty of seeking to repair Pope john Paul said the the damage that has been signing, in addition to helpdone to that building by the ing Calholics and Lutherans storms, conflicts and, at times, give a better witness to the by human-made eanhquakes," love and unity found in the cardinal said. Christ, also is "a precious Cardinal Cassidy said the contribution to the purification agreement on justification is of historic memories." a gift from God and moves The signing ceremony forward "in a significant way in Germany began with the work of restoration of a penitential service in unity among the followers Augsburg's Catholic cathedral. of Christ." Catholics and Lutherans The task of continuing the asked for forgiveness for not dialogue is urgent, he said. always having chosen the way "Our lack of love for one of unity within their churches another, brothers and sisters and within their lives. in the one Lord jesus Christ, Then, panicipants walked destroys the credibility of our in a half-mile procession to preaching the Gospel of the Lutheran Church of love," the cardinal said. St. Anne for an ecumenical By Cindy Woode11, CNS prayer service.
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The last ord ... Old janus and a New Year looking both ahead and behind Most Rev. Kenneth J. Povlsh
igions Offer Best Hope For Justice \ AllCAN CITY (CNS)
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Far from being sidelined by 20th-century scientific progress, the worlds religions are the best hope for overcoming hatred, violence and gross economic disparity into the next millennium. a Vatican interreligious conference declared. "l have always believed that religious leaders have a vital role to play in nurturing that hope of justice and peace, without which there \vill be no future wonhy of humanity," Pope John Paul II ld some 50,000 people thered in St. Peters Square Oct. 28 for the meetings closing celebration. ul am convinced that the increased interest in dialogue
between religions is one of the signs of hope present in the last pan of this century." he said. More than 230 representatives from some 20 religious traditions took pan in the Interreligious Assembly Oct. 24-28 for discussions and a pilgrimage to Assisi, Italy, the birthplace of St. Francis. Among the participants were Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Shintos, Confucianists, Sikhs, Zoroastrians, Hindus, indigenous religious members, Jains, Baha'is and Mandeis. The assemblys final declaration called interreligious cooperation "an urgent need" at the beginning of a new millennium. By joltn Norton, CNS
january takes its name from the old Roman god janus, a pagan deity who had two faces, one looking ahead and one looking backwatils. He was the Romans' ~god of the doors," and so also their ready-made god of the first month, the doorway to the new year. Most modem European languages named the first month after janus. It ts Gennaio in Italian, Enero in Spanish, janvier in French, januar in German. The Slavic peoples, who were the last Europeans to be converted to Christianity, mUst have taken exception to naming the months for pagan gods. In Polish, for instance, the flt'St month is Styczen, whose root word means a change in time or order. But old janus, who could see both what was ahead and what was behind him, remained the favorite with the ancestors of most of us. He gave rise to the practice of New Year's resolutions. We look back in retrospect on the year(s) past, and we make resolutions for improvement in the year ahead. You couldn't select a more appropriate time to launch FAITH Magazine than january 2000. It's the first month of the first year of a new century and a new millennium. And ota janus also typifies, in a way, the perspective of FAITH Magazine. Because our Faith is ancient, going all the way back to Abraham and to the Apostles, FAITH will sometimes be looking back to the past. But FAITH will mostly focus on what is in front of us and around us, on what the future holds for us, and how living and sharing lh¢ Faith is important As one who has been a weekly columnist for diocesan newspapers since March of 1954 (45 years!), I was honored and pleased to be asked to have The last Word every month in FAITH Magazine. 1 believe there is still need for a Catholic newspaper in a diocese for information, but 1 do not believe a Catholic newspaper is a very effective means of evangelization. Today's society and today~ people are different from the world and the population of 1954. "The Information Age" has changed the way we think, the way we learn, the way we work, the way we play. the way we are moved, and the way we move others. FAITH Magazines new format, new style and new approach to the proclamation of the Gospel will be more effective than pages of newsprint. Read it. Keep it on your coffee table. Share it. Talk about it. If asked or moved to do so, offer your experiences and insights to the new magazine of the Catholic Oiocesl! of Umsing. -1
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