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ay 9, 1998 was a beautiful, memorable day. I was the parochial vicar at St. Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor, presiding for the second of two first Communion Masses that morning. The liturgy had reached the distribution of Communion. As one young boy approached to receive the Eucharist for the first time, he held up his hands, perfectly poised as he had been taught. I carefully placed the Eucharist in his outstretched hand. He looked down at the Body of Christ and said in a perfectly gleeful stage whisper that was heard by the first 10 rows: "I finally got Him!" I'm not sure how any of us managed to continue.

The Eucharist has incredible power in our hves. I still marvel at how that young boy was eagerly longing to receive Communion. I can't help but hope that each of us has the same kind of antictpation as we make our way to receive Eucharist. The Blessed Sacrament, which forms both the source and summit of our life of faith as Catholics, is a treasure of inestimable value that God has given to the Church. The gift of the Eucharist is present at so many key times in our lives. Cenainly many of us have wonderful memories of our own first Communion Tlte gift of tlae Eucharist is day. Bishop Carl Mengeling shares with us his memories of that day 62 years ago and the impact it has had on his life present at so many lrey times through the years. in our lives. It sustains tlarouglt

For others, the Eucharist is what sustains us through some of the most difficult times in our lives- times when we difficult times ancl satisfies our know we rely solely on God for the strength we need to make it from day to day. Rosita Kintz knows much about lmnger for tile l10ly. relying on God to get through tough times. The Eucharist has sustained Rosita through the loss of six family members during the past 16 years. The Body and Blood of Christ have supponed Rosita and drawn her into even closer communion with God. She now shares the Divine love she finds in the Eucharist and the lessons of the past 16 years with those who arc caught in their own grief.

Still others are drawn to the Church and to a life of faith because we have been given the gift of the Eucharist. This sacrament of Christs Body and Blood has a powerful attraction for many who have never before experienced it. Such was the case for Carolyn Fecman who joined the Church through the RCIA. Like so many.

Carolyn was first attracted to the Church by the presence of Christ dwelling with the community of faith in the Blessed Sacrament. After her profession of faith, Carolyn took pan in her parishs BeFrienders ministry. That ministry was one way that she could carry the presence of Christ to people who were suffering from losses of many kinds.

Whether he knew it or not, that young first communicant at St. Thomas had a hunger for the holy. Hunger for the holy is a good thing and our hunger for the Eucharist is unlike any other that we can experience. In Spiritual Fitness, Fr. Bill Ashbaugh gives us some simple ways that we can be mindful of and encourage that hunger for the Eucharist within us.

Bread also satisfies our physical hunger and baking bread can bring families together. Discover the power of fresh-baked bread by using one of the simple recipes in Culture. The "breaking of the bread" in the Eucharist has had the power to bring families and communities together for centuries. Bishop Kenneth Povish reminds us that it is Communion that brings us together as a community of faith that extends from family to parish to the global communio that we call the Church.

All this and more await as we continue our journey in FAITH. - Fr. Dwight E•op is Editor in Chief of FAint Mag;u:inc and pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Jude, DeWitt.

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Bishop Mengeling remembers his first Communion as one of the premier moments in his life. This seemingly small event in each of our lives is really a defining moment for us.

When Carolyn walked into St. Joseph Parish in St. Johns, it fek like home. What she found she soon shared with others reaching out with a listening ear and the Eucharist.

Ann Arbor's Emestina Parravano reminds one of Mother Teresa Her simple ways of loving come from an interesting history of her father serving as the physician to five popes.

If you think bread is boring, think again. Catholics have had a long history of baking and breaking bread together.

And, we are not just talking about the Holy Eucharist.

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Tiutnks for the article on the many reservists and National Gumtl members in our diocese that art serving our country in this time cf wm: (Feb. 2002, FAITH Magazine) I am a n:servist from St. Thomas the Apostle. ... Uile so many others, I was reca/lccl to active duty in the walle of the attach on dte World Trade Center, and have been away ftvm home for almost jive months soJar: ... I can't begin to say enough about the support my family has given, cspedally n~ wife, Mary. Witlwut rt 1couldn't be here, and cou/dn't begin to focus on the impor1ant worll of helping win this war.

Please remember to support our families while tlwse of us art away from home during this very clifficult and trying time.

Larry CiiiP, u. s. Coat Gu.rd

Special: A Nation at War. (FAITH Magazine, Nm~ and Dec. 2001, Feb. 2002) Titc Church has tahen a strong stand against abortion because it is tire tailing of life.

Titus, I don't understarul hmv lite dnuth can support tlu: tailing of life when it is called something differr:nt -lil1e war: Riltltcr than articles about how the Clturtlt is supporting the Catholics who choose to be part of war; have articles about what tlte Churrh is doing to support peace. Catlw/ics arr: very diverse. Some join lite military.

Some l1i//. Some call hilling "defense." Tire dtwth needs to set the example - as jesus c/id. ~D? Titc c/can:st statement tltat I can maize is tlte punctuation marh at tire cncl of tire next sentence. Tirou shall rwt hill.

Arnold Slleber

Kudos on the placement of the Catholic Schools Weclz information on tlte bac/1 cover of the February FAITH Magazine.

Our Catholic sclrools are an important part of the mission of the dtllrch. What I was somewhat disappointed in was the regional representation of our scltools on the inside of tltc magazine. Mrs. Funh did an excellent job of representing Iter feelings about tl1e importance of a Catholic school for her son but, since Catholic Schools Weclz is a national celebration, it would ltavc been nice to sec Catholic school representation from every region of our diocese.

Michael G. Mal'lhlll, Ph.D.

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s your bishop, I think it is necessary to address a mauer of grave concern to the Catholic Church in the United States. One cannot pick up a newspaper nor tum on the television without learning of yet more allegations or sexual abuse of children by priests.

I assure you, those who serve in the Diocese of Gtnsing abhor and condemn this violation or innocent children. Se>.ual abuse of minors by clerics, religious, employees, seminarians, students, or volunteers or the Diocese of Gtnsing IS NOT toleratcd. We have an extensive se>."Uat misconduct policy and

procedures to deal with these criminal and immoral acts. This policy is the work of professionals: a canon lawyer, a civil lawyer, a psychiatrist, a counsclor, a pastor and a religious educator. Alleged so.ual abuse or minors demands an immediate response. It MUST be reported to civil and Church authorities. There must also be a response to the victim, the victims family and the community.

Your trust in us is crucial. I assure you that NO ONE who has had a substantiated claim or so.ual abuse of a minor brought against him/her is actively working in the Diocese of Llnsing.

Past experience of sexual abuse in our diocese helps us to be keenly sensitive to the immense trauma and damage victims and their families suffer and endure for years, often for a lifetime. Please share my compassion and solicitude for the victims and families. Pray for them! Support them! Love them!

With profound sorrow, I say to the victims and their families: l am sony this has happened to you. It should never have happencd, and I apologize. 1seck your forgiveness for the betrayal the loss and suffering you endure.

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Car1: First of all, its rear-wheel drive . ... Its been a long time since we built a performance rear-wheel drive. When you get in this car and d rive it, you will immediately feel the crisp responsiveness of the wheel - which is really a thrill. A lot o f people look at it and their first impression is only of styling and I always tell them wait 'til you get behind the wheel and drive it.

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good priests who love our Lord and generously give faithful sclvice to the people of the Diocese or Lansing. Their steadfast witness in accepting the increasing demands of priestly ministry is often heroic.

This is a difficult time for our priests and priests throughout our 'latlon. However, it is also an pportunity for priestly fidelit}~ optimism and leadership. I am confident they will accept this current challenge. I ask you to pray

for and support our priests.

We must not allow the crimes of a few to overshadow or even can· celthe tremendous good done by the vast majority of our priests everyday I pray that your faith is steadfast and your trust in our priests is strengthened. As Catholics, you and I believe and understand that we rely on jesus, our Lord, who sa1d: "Do not be afraid. I am with you always."

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allow for those periods of quiet prayer outside the celebration of the Eucharist (abad ).

Since the altar itself is a symbol of Christ and the place where we offer our Eucharistic sacrifice, the bishops suggest that consideration be given to using lighting, distance or church; it should be beauti· some other architcctual device fully designed, and in harmoto separate the tabernacle and ny with the decor of the rest reservation area during of the church (#72).

Mass (#80).

So where are we then?

The other option is to desig- Hopefully, we arc in a place nate a separate chapel for the where we can all agree that the tabernacle which is Qconnected Eucharist must be honored. to the church and conspicuous Some churches will choose to to the faithful. The placement honor the Blessed Sacrament ~ and design of the chapel can in the sanctuary itself; others foster reverence and can prowill honor it with a chapel. vide the quiet and focus need· Both ways work. ed for personal prayer, and it The bishop and his Office of should provide kneelers and Worship help a parish deterchairs for those who come to mine which is best for them pray· (# 77). This, too, has disand their worship space. tinct bonuses. With a separate The Eucharist IS who we are. chapel, prayer Its centrality in and adoration is Some churches will our liturgical life possible in a spe- choose to honor the and our prayer cial room afford- Blessed Sacrament life is, in many ing more privacy. in the sanctuary itself; ways, what disWith a chapel for others will honor it tinguishes us as the Blessed Catholic with a chapel. Both Sacrament, we Christians. We ways work are making a believe that in powerful statethe Eucharist, ment: This place is special. A jesus offers himself to us in a separate chapel can also be a real and physical way. Lets take physical sign of the importance today and thank God for the of the Eucharist. great gift of the Eucharist and In general, the Church pro· dedicate our lives to Him. vides norms that express the If moving the tabernacle to ~\ importance of the Blessed a side chapel causes you pain. .

Sacrament and the tabernacle consider praying about it that houses it. There should before the Blessed Sacrament be only one tabernacle in a - wherever It is.

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Dear Fr. Joe: Why did they remove the tabernacle from the main sanduary off to the side? Why are we hiding Jesus away?

be placed in the sanctuary apart from the altar of celebration or in a separate chapel suitable for adoration and the private prayer of the faithful.~ First of all there are two Our bishop allows either. Let's appropriate places for the tab- take a look at both. ernacle in the Church. ll can One option is to place the tabernacle in the sanctuary of be in the sanctuary or in a the Church. There are definite separate chapel. The United States bishops released an bonuses to this approach. With important document about the the tabernacle in plain sight it is another reminder that we are design and structure of a Eucharistic people. lf the tabchurches - Built of Living ernacle is to be located in the Stones. In paragraph #74 we read, "The bishop is to detersanctuary, it should be placed mine where the tabernacle will so that it "does not draw the be placed and to give further attention of the faithful away from the Eucharistic celebradirection. The bishop may decide that the tabernacle is to tion" (#79) . It also should

Many of us find it difficult to get out of bed Sunday momtog and go to Mass, even though we know its important.

Yet most parishes m our diocese actually offer Mass every day, and not just Sunday. We decided to go to St. Joseph Parish In Jackson, where on weekdays at 8:30 a.m., the students at St. joseph school and members of the community gather together to celebrate the Lords Supper. Perhaps they can help us to appreciate the gift of Communion.

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Dear Fr. Joe: I am quite angry at some people at our parish over decisions they have made In our Church. I am angry and I am hurt. What should I do?

pure and simple. We can do ever does nm love a brother great damage to someoncs whom he has seen cannot reputation when we do that. love God whom he has not seen." (I John 4 20) Ouch! l Nobody likes to be talked about and we have to keep don't mean love as an emothat in mind. tion, but as a commitment Connict stinks, doesn't it?

Also, we need to do this face on our pan to It is hard to learn to live How we disagree with to face.

Writing sec the person together in peace when we someone can be a we disagree keep stepping on each others an anonymous witness to the world with as sometoes! An early saint once said, letter is not about the power and one who jesus only counter"Community life is penance enough for anyone." productive, it is value of Christianity. died for and cowardly. loves very So, what do we do when When we go much. two Christians disagree?

Here are some rules that I to that person (or persons), Third, we have to assume we must make sure we love the best. This means we have found helpful. First of assume their intent was to all, we have to pray. I know, them. Confronting someone I know! 1 say that every time we hate produces more anger do the right thing- they love but it is a message in and of -it doesn't relieve it. So, even God as much as we do and if we don't feel love, we must are seeking holiness with "â&#x20AC;˘self, right? remember our commitment purity of heart.

J' Second, we have to go to Fourth, we have to keep in the person who offended us. to love. ~rr anyone says, 'I mind that our perceptions This is a must. Spreading talk love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar; for who- may be wrong and we have about our anger is gossip,

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to be willing to accept that.

I know all these steps arc easy to write but hard to do.

However, we are called to nothing less. How we disagree with someone can be a witness to the world about the power and value of Christianity. AND, in each of these steps we have to pray, pray, pray! We arc incapable of acting this way through our own strength - it requires grace. Read and reflect on Matthew 18.

Enjoy another day in God's presence! Send your Questions to: "In the Know wHh Fr. Joe" FAITH Magazine 300 W. Ottawe, Lansing, Ml 48933

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n the night bdore He died, Christ gathered His disciples for a meal. He took simple bread and wine .

He blessed it in a great prayer of thanksgiving to his Father. He broke the bread and gave it to His disciples. It was a familiar ritual, only this ume it was different.

This bread · is my body which will be given up for you.~ Christ said. This cup "is the cup of my blood, the

breaking of the bread (luke justin Martyr (150) Christ prepares First Apology 1 early breakfast on the seashore (John Christians gathered on a 21 ·1- 14).

Sunday 2 presiders gave New Tcst<Jmcnt thanks to the best of thier Eucharist as part of an agape ablliy 3 Eucharist taken to meal. Paul scolds Corinth absent members 4 Eucharist about its Eucharistic practices as pan of initiation rite {1 Cor 11: 17 22, 26-34) and Tertullian (160· 255) On reminds them that "every time Prayer 1 Communion on we eat this bread and drink Sundays. Wednesdays and this cup we proclaim the Fridays 2 penitential fasting jesus institutes the Eucharist death of our Lord" (11 26). and Eucharistic feasting are at the Last Supper and com2nd to 8th Ccntuncs incompatible mands His disciples to MDo Ignatius o£ Antioch - Letter to Cyprian of Carthage this in memory of Me.n the Philadelphians (110) The Lapsed (251) (1 Cor 11:23-25, Mt 26: 26-29; Mk Three things as norm: 1 a Repentance and reconciliation 14: 22-25 ; lk 22: 14-20) gathered assembly as condiPost-Resurrection 2 the presidency of tions for Meals Communion bishop 3 the action The disciples walk of praise and thankswith jesus on the giving with bread road to Emmaus, but and wine recognize Him in the :!OJ3AD t'l .. ',;

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and in Lhe Eucharistic eleChrisl is wholly presem in ments. In tradiLionalLheologi- either the bread or the wine, but it is fitting to receive callanguage, Christ becomes present under the appearance Chrisl under both forms as a of bread and wine. The "sub- fuller expression and forestance" (deepest - - - - - - - taste of the heavenChrist is present in reality) of bread ly banquet the people, in the and wine are When we receive changed by the Word, in the priest, Communion, we Holy Spirit to the and in the Eucharistic hear those wonder· fully ambiguous "substance" of elements Christs body and words - "The Body blood. The "accidents" of Christ." We respond (<;c #lO, CCC 1324). (appearance or physical attrib- a Amen· (so be it). In so Christ is present in four utes) of bread and wine doing, we express our faith in ways in the Mass - in the peo- remain. This is defined as the true presence of Chnst in Je, in the Word, in the priest, "transubstantiation" (ccc 13i'6}. the Eucharistic bread. But we

also remind ourselves that this sacrament fomlS us into the Body of Christ Nourished by this bread and wine, Christl; body and blood, we are called

by God, though Christ our Head, and by the grace of Lhe Spirit, to build the kingdom of God on eanh.

In this sacrament, we find the cause and sign of our unity. In this sacrament, especially, the Lord continues to dwell among His people.

mandates minimum of Communion once a year "Easter duty" 2 Pope leo IV established the Feast of Corpus Christi in 1264 3 Thomas Aquinas and others use philosophical arguments: "substance" = Body and Blood of

species em 2 Reform of the Mass, including return to vernacular language 1965 Mass of Paul VIrevised Ururgical Year, Sacramentary and Lectionary 1973 lmmensae Caritas 1 Permits extraordinary ministers for distribution of Communion 2 extends faculty to receive more than once per day 3 eliminates fast for ill and aged 4 restores reception of Eucharist in the hand 2000 U.S. bishops issue pastoral letter on the Real Presence

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2 Eucharist not something to eat and drink, but an object to be reverenced 3 Decline in reception of Communion - pebple don't consider themselves wonhy 4 Prolonged elevation of hosts. People have "ocular communion" S Genuflection added at consecration

Council of Trent (1548-1563) 1 defines TransubsLantiation 2 Order of Mass becomes uniform and in latin (Missal or l'tus V. 1!570)

3 Eucharist strengthens us spiritually and wipes away venial sins Ritual of 1614 1 advocates frequent Communion at Mass 2 provides rituals for Communion outside of Mass

1 visits to Blessed Berengarius of Tours - lord's presence is sacramental L.anfranc - visible appearance . interior essence; truly is flesh ' ' nd blood of Christ 13· 1Sl h Centuries

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Sacrament - tabernacles built near altar 2 processions with Blessed Sacrament carried in container 3 exposition of Blessed Sacrament so faithful might gaze at it followed by benediction

1910 Pius X advocates frequent Communion; allows reception at age of reason (age 7) 1963 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (~e 1-14, 47-56) 1 Christ is present in peopie, priest, word, Eucharistic

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'oldies." The staying power of some oldies and tlieir link with people and events in our lives is amazing.

Recently so much came back to me as 1 ha rd Uttlt Things Mtan A Lot Most of us can relate to the lyrics of â&#x20AC;˘little ~bin~.. of aUkinds In our lives that mean 1 lot. Many are often pan of great mdestone events that transform our lives It~ awesome to realize how in these "little thingsâ&#x20AC;˘ grace builds on nature.

from lhe__bishop Each of us can make quite a list of amazing events that were and are blessings to us and others. They define who we are and who we are yet to become. Like the polestar, they guide us now and in the future.

One of the premier moments in my life was my first Holy Communion! For a young Catholic it was precious because it was truly a defining and guiding event.

My first Communion began a life of communion with our Eucharistic Lord that has never ceased. It has continued and intensified for more an 60 years. r When my mother returned to the Catholic Church, we children were suddenly enrolled in St. Mary Catholic School and discovering the newness of Sunday Mass and the daily school Mass. Before I could receive first confession and first Communion, 1 was conditionally baptized a Catholic Dec. 22, 1939. I had been baptized after birth in 1930.

During Masses I was deeply moved and filled with longing as I watched older students and grown-ups reverently move up the aisle in a sacred procession and then kneel at the Communion rail and wait for the priest to give them the holy Eucharist. I dreamt of the day when I could join that procession and receive our ~rd. t wondered what the ¡est said to each communicant. Later in class, sister told us: "May the body of our Lord,jesus Christ, preserve

your soul to life everlasting."

Classes in preparation for these first sacraments spanned the entire school year from 1939 to 1940.

First Communion was ALWAYS on the Sunday after Easter. In those days it was called "Sunday in White."

My first Communion was on that day in 1940.

The first Communion class was a mixed group, mainly second graders, other stu¡ dents my age and some who were older. Being with the second grade wasn't too bad since I wasn't very tall yet. I don't recall any details about

Saturday, we were ready! As we arrived at St. Mary Parish on Sunday, 1 knew it was very real. 1 can still see the other boys, and especially the girls in white veils and dresses, walking toward the Church. What a sight it was!

In our classroom, we received our prayer book, rosary and lapel pin. The procession formed and we entered the church for our first Communion. After Mass, there was another "littie thing" - our group photo.

It's one of the things 1 sti\1 have to treasure.

Many relatives and friends

but great for us- a tasty breakfast prepared by our mothers and then a free day!

Only two little things from my first Communion have survived the years. The prayer book, rosary and lapel pin have long ago disappeared.

Besides the class photo, I have a seemingly insignificant treasure. I can't even remember who gave me the gift. A small box contained a shiny metal capsule about 1111. inches long.

I slipped ofT the top and lifted out a silvery metal figure of St. joseph. Miraculously. this tiny

It was truly a defining and guiding event. My first Communion began a life of communion with our Eucharistic Lord that has never ceased. the classes but one thing is for sure: sister's teaching abom the real presence of jesus in the holy Eucharist was most effective - by God's grace. I have never wavered in my belief in the real presence of our Lord.

Several weeks before the great event, we began first Communion practice. I sti\1 remember the many hours spent learning and reciting prayers before and after Communion and the seemingly never-ending practices. little things for the big event happened at home, too. Weeks ahead we went to Goldblatt's Department Store in Hammond, Ind., to buy a dark suit, white shirt and tie - plus shiny black shoes. It was my first "dress-up."

After first confession on

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came to the first Communion party that went into the wee hours. Even Uncle Fritz and Uncle Otto, my godfathers at my Lutheran baptism, came to the party with more Lutheran relatives.

And then there were the presents. The only ones I can still remember were the cards that had a gift inside. The gifts came to the grand sum of $7that was big dough then! With so much money in my hands for the first time, I was rich. Of course, by the end of the day, the new suit and white shirt had surrendered to the party.

The next day at school was our second Communion day with all the students at the school Mass. All the first Communion dresses and suits looked like new again. After Mass was another "little thing,"

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first Communion gift has survived 62 years. The capsule and St. joseph have been my constant companion all these years. 1 took them along to the seminary and both have been with me for my 45 years as a priest and bishop.

For me, all these "little things" from my first Communion have meant a lot.

By themselves, they mean very little. But together they are key players in the divine-human encounter of sacraments which transform us and give ultimate meaning to our lives now and forever. They are not "much ado about nothing."

They are much ado aboUL everything. 3 - Most Reverend Carl F. Mc:ngeling Is the founb Bishop of lansing

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... "Your sons and dauglllers were eating and drinlling wine it tl1e house of their eldest brotlter, wl1en suddenly a great wind came across dte desert and smote tl1e four comers of tl1e house.

It fell upon dte young people and d1ey are dead ... " (Job 1:18-19)

Be honest. Have you ever been angty for sometlring you thought God did or did not do? Maybe for someones life He didn't save? For a prayer that seemingly went unanswered? What if God really didn't play fair?

Meet Rosita Kintz. It is her laugh that first draws you in. It is the robust knowing laugh of a woman who has seen much and lives to tell about it.

Her eyes twinkle, with an insightful sparkle that is usually reserved for T grandmothers, or the elder matriarchs of the sisterhood. She bears a great, yet quiet, dignity that is reserved for those who have known epi triumphs as well as tragedies in their lives. Yet, she will readily admit she is no saint - only a fellow sojourner, another pilgrim on the way just like the rest of us. And she will tell you honestly that not only does God play fair, but He gives us more blessings than we deserve - it's just that sometimes they come in ways in which we don't expect. â&#x20AC;˘

By Ronald Landfair

Photography by james Luning

won't be taken advantage of - she knows what she can and can't give - but she will help where and when she can.n You find yourself laughing with Rosita at the straight-forward logic she applies to the matter of the new feline addition. Then the cynic in you sets in and you wonder if she is merely substituting cats for her now deceased children, spouse and parent.

You see, Rosita has lost six relatives in the past 16 years: her oldest daughter, Roxanne: her husband, Steve; her mother and sister; her youngest son, Marcus; and daughter, Stephanie. In each circumstance, there was no immediate death due to an unforeseen accident - no drunken driver to blame or other seemingly preventable horror, but rather the inexorable loss of life due to complicated illness.

With Marcus and Stephanie, the culprit was cystic fibrosis, a disease that takes the lives of many of our youngest and brightest children - a disease that slowly kills from the inside.

Roxanne$ life was ended all too soon by leukemia. It is then that you remember that anyone who has faced these kinds of losses should be able to have as many cats, dogs, llamas or other pets that she wants- she has earned that privilege.

"Rosita has this deep faith," says Booth. ~when people have losses like this, they sometimes tum against God. But ( she has this deep reservoir of faith that she keeps drawing on which is a lesson for us and an example for us alL "l identified myself as a wife and as a mother and as taking osita is the type of person who brings home a cat from care of other people: reflects Rosita. ~And now, I'm taking the veterinarians office just to keep her dog company. care of myself. (A pan of ) the identity I had carved out for She's never owned a cat but that doesn't stop her. "I myself is, to some degree, no longer valid. never thought about owning cats before because ¡ Early on, I was afraid of death, for whatever reason, but I also knew that there was a God. I can remember that l had a Stephanie (Rosita's youngest daughter) was very allercousin when I was about 7 who was in a Catholic school. She gic to cats. I thought that they were nice little creawas talking to me one day while we sat on the porch stoop tures, but had no desire to own one. I then decided about all the wonderful things going on at school and I felt that my dog, Zoe, might need a companion to play like I was missing something. It was getting dark - of course with, or at least they could irritate each other to the n"' you are 7 and you're afraid of the dark - but I felt safe because my grandmother was in earshot of this conversation. There are degree if I'm not home." She admits that it never defining moments in your life when you occurred to her not to bring the cat just hnow, and I remember standing up With Marcus and Stephanie, the home. "It looked like it needed a and feeling like someone had just patted culprit was cystic fibrosis - a dis¡ me on the head and said, 'God loves you home. But you know, the funny ease that slowly kills from the too, and you know, you hnow.' Now at 7, thing is that 1 kept thinking about inside. Roxanne 1S life was ended you wonder what does that mean: 'you getting rid of the dog, but now 1 all too soon by leukemia. hnow'? And right then I felt like I had the suppose I'll keep them both!" capability of having what my cousin had, that she wasn't anymore special than I "Thats just Rosita," notes her close was. We are all special to God. friend, Mary Booth. "She'll be in a crowd"My grandmother was a Catholic, my ed subway and she \viii see someone in brothers and sisters are not, and she was need and she will try to help them. She my influence to become Catholic at the

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Catl•olic and sl•e was my influence to become Catl1olic at the age of 13." age of 13. Being Catholic is imponant for me. healed - I had to learn to accept that.

"I think that it was a miracle they were here in I'm a convert and I never want to stop learning- I want to be grounded in my faith. I thank God my my life to begin with." A friend of Rosita$ for neargrandmother brought me to the Church. I went to catly 30 years is Ruby Frazier. "God gives each of us gifts echism with Fr. (Norman) DuKette at Christ the King - gifts of the Spirit. I believe that one of her (Rosita's) spirParish in Flint. He made sure I learned what I needed to itual gifts is the gift of mercy. Another is the gift of hospitaliknow. later, I married into a strong faith-filled family in Flint. ty. She reaches out to people - she cares for people, especial1have very God-centered people in my life. ly those who are hurting. She pulls them into the sanctuary "There is no way I could have gotten through any of this of her life. She lives by the word 'love.' Thats one of the without my faith. I want people to see Christ in me; 1want things you hear coming from her a lot. people to see the love in me."

"She surrounds herself with symbols of heart. She gathers "We should not be afraid of death," Rosita continues. "I think people to her often for meals - and she always invites me, it there is only a slight separation between this plane of reality and doesn't matter who is coming. People just seem to naturally the next. A friend asked me recently. 'What do you believe?' 1 gather at her home, for as long as I've known her.... answered, '1 believe that we are all going to be together again Through grief, happiness and even through sadness, she has and thats what keeps me going. I believe in the resurrection!'" had the ability to draw people to her, and a belief in the Yes, but aren't there moments of uncertainty and doubt? goodness of others.''

Rosita does not hesitate, however, about what keeps her Not for Rosita. "No, the moments of uncertainty are like when Moses was called to do Gods will," she explains, "and going- her faith. "1 would have to say that it is the he probably said, 'Are you sure you are talking to me Lord?

Eucharist - it's the love of God and knowing that God is working in my life. When you take in the blood and body I'm supposed to do WHAT?' of Christ, that is gratifying. 1 know that, I've felt it personalRosita adds in a more serious tone, "Do I have what it takes to ' 1 complete this mission? At times I feel real confident and at times ly. I felt it when I've had to be with each one of these people I don't. When I don't feel confident, I pray more. I know that I who were dying. have to be in a grounding mode -listening to my priests, our "I love the rituals in our Church- they sustain me. I love Church, and our faith family- and shut out the negative vibes." being Catholic and I need to know where it all came from, what There is no mention in any of the is the basis for why we are doing what we do. Its very important, because it sustains Gospels about how Mary felt, looking at her Son's dead body as it sagged under its my relationship with God. I feel close to own weight on the cross. Only that she, God. 1 feel fortunate to be where I am, Mary Magdalene and the other disciples doing what 1do. I love being surrounded " ... looked on from a distance." How do by the priests at St. Mary Cathedral where I work. you as a parent accept the will of God, the Father, while watching your child "I am a person who came from a die? Perhaps one can understand how it background of being a 'daddy's girl,' feels to have a parent or spouse dying, and being sheltered from a lot of but how do you cope with the death of things," she continues. "I was very fortunate to be from a two-parent home. I not just one, bm three children in so felt the love of a lot of people. My short a time? What level of loss finally There is no mention in any of the mother was a very giving person to the paralyzes you? "I feel like I'm in a period Gospels about how Mary felt, looking where I'm reassembling my life," Rosita community; my father was generous to at her Son's dead body. How do you a fault. Both of them would have given replies. "There were times I did get angry as a parent accept the will of God, the you the clothes off of their back. We at God because I wanted a miracle to Father; while watching your child die? had company come in the middle of save them. But I've learned you have to look at the situation a little differently. the night- their car had broken down You have to redefine what a miracle is and what it is not. Its - and my parents went out to get them and put them in - at what I thought it was, or praying for a healing and the their bed and they slept on the couch! How many people · J' ealing being that they went on to 'paradise,' and were would do that? So I've had this love around me, and I've healed. They weren't healed the way I wanted them to be had God-centered people around me all my life. "

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"When you come to that realization can easily miss the miracle that you do have if all you are focused on is the one that you have these kinds of people that you don't have." around you, and that it's about love and spreading love - when you go to church, "People would say it's a tragedy my you are fortifying yourself to go out ...

We should not be afraid of death. A son died at 19, it's a tragedy that 11ost you are bringing Christ into you ... and my daughter at 25, its a tragedy that friend asked me recently, 'What do Roxanne died at 23 ... each one of them you have to keep that in your heart and let it out and let people see Christ in you you believe?' I answered, 'I believe had plotted their course - they knew ... and we don't always do that ... we fall that we are all going to be together where they wanted to be in the world ... again. I believe in the resurrection I' that was their life, and each one came down, 1 fall down ... " Currently, Rosita is in the ministry forinto the world and our lives to give us mation program for the Diocese of Lansing and wants to go something, to teach us something. 1 don'tlook at it as 'tragedy' into grief ministry. "1 want to know my faith in a deeper way, because with each one, it was more of a confirmation of this life that we are living- that we are spiritual beings here trying to 1 never want to stop learning in both a personal and professional context I've gone to grief counseling and a couple of do a job. We arc on a mission, and with each life and death it them have skirted the questions of 'Where is God in your becomes clearer to me, because 1 felt that God was walking with me, and I knew that He was with me. He was what got life? How do you hang on to God?' 1 know how to hang on to God and 1 think I could help someone else hang on to me through it. 1 was in His embrace."

God. I believe I could help someone answer those questions.

"I have not finished learning," Rosita gently observes, "the Maybe I'm fooling myself, but I think 1 could. 1 get my com- learning goes on. I'd like to be there and hold somebody's fort from books about our faith, from people that have gone through untold hell and still kept their faith. I need to have Ministry Focus Black catholic Ministry this adult faith formation going on in my life. 1 want to work with others, to share with them this important ministry."

This doesn't surprise her friend, Ruby Frazier, at all. "She he growing national is still evolving, she is in the throes of evolution, with a f development of a specifstrong commitment to her faith," Frazier says. "I am a strong ic "Black Theology" in the Protestant, she is a strong Catholic, but we respect each Roman Catholic Church as an other very much. Her persona is that she always wants to outgrowth of the national learn - from yoga exercises to whatever. She JUSt wants to awareness of ethnic conscious· know more about everything- she is a seeker". ness in the late 1960s and "I'm not angry at God," Rosita says. "It has to do with the early 70s took firm root in the Diocese of Lansing under people in my life, and who 1 talk to. I have a priest that I Bishop Kenneth Povish. The growth of Black Catholic love, Fr. jim Myer, a priest for the Archdiocese of Detroit who Ministry beyond the confines of Christ the King Parish in is the chaplain at Children's Hospital in Detroit. He has a Aint led to the opening of the Fr. DuKette Center in place - a cottage called Chalfonte House - where he takes October 1977, which was designed to meet the needs of sick children. Fr. Myer, along with volunteers, nurtures the the Black Catholic community. This was done through children and they talk about death. And in doing that talking revivals (missions), the formation of a Gospel-oriented about death and understanding what death is, you redefine choir, vacation Bible schools, and other unique programs. how you think about life and death. In talking to Fr. Myer Over the course of the next 10 years, however, it and telling him my story, he gently guided me toward the became increasingly clear that the gifts of the Black point of acceptance of the miracles of ordinary life."

Catholic community of the diocese needed to be expanded One such miracle concerned her son, Marcus. He was not beyond the city of Aint. As the home diocese of the secexpected to live past the age of 9. He lived to 19 - 10 more ond Black priest ordained in the United States, Fr. years for Rosita to love and nurture him. Fr. Myer helped her to Norman DuKeHe, Bishop Povish understood the unique see the miracle of the lO additional years, not that Marcus was historical role that the diocese held. After extensive local, now gone. " ... (I) rejoice in what I do have, not what I don't regional, and national consultation, a vision for diocesan· have. Have you ever gone shopping and you wanted to buy a level ministry was formed. In September 1986, the first red dress? So you are out there shopping and looking for this Black Catholic Diocesan Coordination Team was commis· red dress and there is a perfect good green dress over here that sioned

by Bishop Povish. He led the 1O·member delega· would fit you wonderfully- but you have your hean set on tion to the first National Black Catholic Congress of the this red dress. That's when the light bulb comes on and you say, 20th century - and the sixth overall - in Washington, 'Oh, 1 should be celebrating the glories of what I do have, and D.C., in May 1987. looking at what 1do have rather than what 1don't have.' You The Black Catholic Ministry Office opened in March of 1990, with a part·time director. Recognizing the reality

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JOUrney ~and while they're going through this, just to let them know that they will go down this road ... and it is a lonely road and you do need someone every now and then to sit with you, lO listen to you scream -just to be there, to be a presence.

"Despair means to me you have no hope. If you have your faith, your religion is what is filling you up and you have hope. Even though there is a great physical void when someone dies, and you have lO fill that void - with God, with friends, even cats. If you are depressed and get out of synch with the world while going through the stages of grief, you have to re-enter the world. You are changed; you are different. But you have that glimmer of hope and you realize that you are here for a reason. You have to find meaning in your suffering to find that glimmer of hope so you don't jump off of a bridge because someone might need your help the next day. We have to give hope to each other.

"I also want to be the kind of person my grandmother was for me for my own grandchildren and my two godchildren.

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need for individualized ethnic ministries that spoke to

(!cL":. singular unique experiences of persons of color, the " Office of Black Catholic Ministry was established.

4 Goals of Black Catholic Ministry: • To assist the bishop of the Diocese of Lansing in ensuring that the Church becomes more relevant to the needs and hopes of Black people.

• To promote evangelization and foster vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

• To sensitize all diocesan offices to the integral relation Blacks and other people of color have within the Church.

• To foster special ministries for the improvement of the human condition of Blacks and other people of color within the Diocese of Lansing.

In 1997, Bishop Carl Mengeling established the office as a full-time ministry with a fuU·time director. In 2001 , Fr. Patrick (Ike) Agunwa became the first Black seminarian ordained in the diocese.

In 2002, Bishop Mengeling will lead a delegation of approximately 20 persons to the Ninth National Black Catholic Congress in Chicago Aug. 29- Sept. 1. In preparation for those who will be attending the congress, a Day of Reflection for all Black Catholics will be held May 18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the diocesan center's Madonna Hall. Mass will follow at St Mary Cathedral at 5 .m. R.S.V.P. for the Day of Reflection by calling 517) 342-2496.

For more information concerning Black Catholic ministry, contact Ronald Landfair at (517) 342-2496, or via e-mail: rlandf@dioceseoflansing.org

Ways to bring the positive impad of Mass back home

o In peace to love and serve the Lord:' "Thanks be to God:' With the rite of dismissal and the last strains of the closing hymn, we pour out the doors of the church and resume family routines. Having listened to the word of God and consumed the Bread of ufe, we have the foundation to renew our relationships.

How do we bring peace into our home when we return from Mass?

• Sabbath Decisions. God's creation flows in rhythmic cycles, soothing breezes and thundering stonns, ebbing tidewaters and the returning flow of waves. We are creatures of rhythm, too, and God calls us to attend to that rhythm in order to restore our balance. Instead of being Awareness is blunted in the led through the day by habit, Jesus calls us to choose the "better part" as Mary restless pGce of life; it tahes did while her sister, Martha, labored to serve Him. Family harmony comes from effort to observe our surround· God's commandment for weekly renewal.

• At the Works of Your Hands I ings and Jed Gods hand Shout for Joy. (Psalm 92:5 -A S abbath song) Awareness is blunted in the restless pace of life; it takes effort to observe our surroundings. What experiences heighten your awareness? When have you felt God's hand working in your life? What evokes gratefulness? For a person who works in an office, the physical work of gardening may bring peace. Another person may be restored by a time of quiet reflection, enjoying music or dreaming by a fire. Talk about experiences that bring "shouts of joy" into each family member's life. Then make a conscious effort to allow time for these activities.

Remember the glee of a treasure hunt when you were a child?

Ask God to show the path to life's treasures at this moment in time.

Be open to God's response, willing to join St. Francis of Assisi, as a Mfool for Christ~ 5 Ways to ftnd spiritual treasure at home: 1 Spend time with children or grandchildren making homemade toys. Ch~dren radiate joy playing with a toy they helped create. F.U a sock with cotton balls, secure it with a rubber band, and show how buttons can be sewn on for eyes (or for younger children use marking pens). Do you have a skiU that brings you joy? Share it in a way that focuses on the process rather than the final result!

2 Dig out old photooraphs and use them to start a tradition of story-telling. Use the pictures to help retrieve memories.

3 Plan an adventure! If you usuaHy travel by car, then take a city bus to a nearby park or restaurant. The same sights win look quite different from a new vantage point. Or set up a tent in your backyard, bring out a deck of cards, and grill dinner!

4 Hunt for a tiny example of God's handiwork and share it.

The blue periwinkle may be overlooked in a garden of irises and tulips but it has a quiet beauty all its own.

5 Share your reaction to the SUndey Scriptures and homily. Did a verse or a theme stand out? The Archdiocese of Chicago publishes At Home wifl• f11e Word: 2002. This book includes the readings for each Sunday 88 well 88 reflection and discussion questions. It is available through the St. Francia Retreat Center Bookstore.

- Dr. Cathleen McGreal is a professor of Psychology 111 Hope College: and a certified spirilual director.

Feeman has always lovâ&#x201A;Źd the icl.ea of community. She has lived in or near St. johns, population 7,485, sine~ 1960. "I love going down the street and seeing people 1 know," says Carolyn, who now shares a split~level home furnished with antiqlUIS and a baby grand pumo witt\ Roger, her husband of 5 112 years. But for more than three of the four decades she has lived in St johns, Carolyn ..)on'ged for another kind of community. She didn't know it at the time, but she yearned for a community of faith.

She finally found it at St. joseph Carolyn didn't hesitate before jump.

Catholic Church, where she went through ing into the lay ministry. She joined the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Befrienders, a group that provides a (RCIA) in 1994. Since then, she has been listening ear to people who have suf· a Eucharistic minister and worked in the fered a loss such as death, divorce or Befrienders ministry. But Carolyn's road even the loss of a job. She also The RCIA process was emotional to faith was a long one. became a Eucharistic minister. for both women. Edna found herself She was born in Elsie, the youngest by She married Roger, a widower with better equipped to deal with the eight years of three children. She moved two grown daughters, in 1996. He is a problems she faced. Carolyn felt often, sometimes living with her mother, fonner school principal, and both an emotional healing. sometimes with her beloved Aunt Pearl. now are retired. They spend time with She married her £irst husband at 17. their 11 grandchildren and travel Carolyn's husband worked at Diamond Reo in Lansing while often, sometimes in their fifth-wheel trailer, sometimes to she took care of their daughters and held a variety of jobs to destinations like Hawaii. Because the schedule can be hectic, help out, from Avon lady to court secretary. She was work· she has given up the BeFrienders ministry for now. ing part-time in the schools when Diamond Reo closed. She She briefly stopped taking the Eucharist to people in hosneeded a full-time job to make ends meet and went to work pitals, but could not bear to give up that ministry. ki love in the administrative offices at St. johns Public Schools. that so much," she says. Carolyn regularly attends Mass at Carolyn had attended Methodist churches off and on as a St. joseph, enjoying the community she sought for so long. child, but had never been baptized into any faith. Divorced "You can't believe what a devout Catholic she ts; Edna in 1989 after 32 years of marriage, she was introduced to says. "She's just wonderful." '3 the Catholic Church by a man she was dating.

When she walked into the sanctuary at St. joseph Parish, Ministry Focus Befrlenders she felt like she had arrived at home. "I always wanted something but 1 didn't really know what it was;· she says. ~ I When Carolyn Feeman joined the Catholic Church, one of ~oved the ritual, the genuflecting.

I just loved everything the things she wanted to do most was become 8 BeFriender.

1 \)lbout it." Carolyn stopped dating the man who ftrst took "BaFrfenders is a ministry of listening," she says. ~A lot her to the parish, but knew she had found the community of times somebody who is going through an experience can't she had sought for so many years. She decided to convert. express their feefings to someone who is going through it with One of Carolyn's duties as secretary to the school superin- them. It's good to have an outside pen100 to talk to~ tendent was to take notes at board meetings every Monday The BeFrienders Ministry began in 1981 at the University of night, so she was crushed to learn that RCIA classes met on St Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. During a 35-hour training course, Monday nights. The superintendent encouraged her to call BeFrienders learn to listen as people dlscuu any problem, the church and ask if there were any other meetings she including those related to aging, loss or drug or alcohol abuse. could attend.

Voltneens are trained to prOYide support wilhoul giving When Carolyn called back, she found that the new RCIA advice or being judgmentaL They learn to let clier1s wor1< group would be meeting on Wednesdays. "It was a prayer through problems ..whout geUing WYapped up il them. answered," she said. She asked her co-worker Edna Eaton to BeFrienders start their training by opening up to one another be her sponsor. Edna was dealing with a family issue and about why they've chosen the ministry. "There's usualy 8lot of wasn't sure she was up to the challenge. "I told her 'I don't weeping and joy," Carolyn explains. She took the course with know if l can do it right now,"' Edna explains. But Carolyn felow parishioners from St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sl Johns. Volunteers are asked to make 8 two-year commitment to asked her to think about it. "Something hit me and I said, 'I'm going to do it,"' Edna remembers. "It was quite a jourthe minisby after training is complete. ney." Edna, a lifelong Catholic who attended parochial Conversalions IWia)'8 are stridly confidet 1tia1. Cien1s may be referred by 8 priest or c:oriacled by a BeFriender after a funeral or schools, was surprised to be learning alongside her friend.

"There were things I took for granted, things I did for years hospilaizatioc L Somelimes a relative asks BeFiiel ders to s1ep in. and years and never knew why I did them," she says.

Other people call the BeFriender coordinator~ It's a big The RCIA process was emotional for both women. Edna step to ask fer 8 isaening ear; and it can be a growth expet'ienoe to found herself better equipped to deal with the problems she offer one. "You 8Mys get back more than you give," Carolyn says. faced. Carolyn felt an emotional healing. "I felt a lot of love Interested In BeFrtenders? that I needed," says Carolyn. "I felt the love of Christ and If interested, find out if your parish currently has a BeFriender 'he Virgin Mary. It felt so wonderful." Edna started carrying program and contact the coordinator. If your parish does not have tissues along when candidates and their sponsors were a Befriender Ministry. contact Judy Scharf, regional convener for called to the altar. "She knew I'd cry," Carolyn says. "It was a the Diocese of lansing, at St. Mary Magdalen Parish, Brighton, at (810) 229-8824, or (248) 88&o274. tearful process."

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4 Ways of Adoring the Blessed Sacrament

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he practice of adoring the Blessed Sacrament allows us to consider the Eucharistic mystery in all its fullness. Four terms are frequently used to describe this practice. Let's look at the distinctions: 1 Adoration - a visit to Christ present in the tabernacle. We pray for ourselves and for the whole world.

2 Perpetual Adoration - the church is open all the time for visitation to the Blessed Sacrament. As an annual parish event, it is organized with groups and invividuals to be constantly present and engaged in readings, prayer and song.

3 Exposition - refers to adora~ tion of the Blessed Sacrament outside the tabernacle, usually in a monstrance {a vessel which displays the host; from monstrare, "to show"). Again, there should be someone constantly in attendance, prayer, and song.

There can never be exposition during Mass or the Triduum.

4 Perpetual Exposition - as the name implies, the host is exposed in the monstrance perpetually {except during the Triduum). This is only done by religious communities for which this is integral to their constitution or for a pious association of the faithful which has received the special permission of the bishop.

It must be held in a separate chapel. - Rlt:l Thiron Perpetual Exposition Loc:atlons: Burton: Holy Redeemer Parish Lansing: Immaculate Heart of

Mary Parish Jackson: Queen of the Miraculous Medal Parish

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srael was delivered by God from Egypt, but the people were not all that happy about it.

They were hungry in the desert, but for the wrong kind of food.

They still hungered for Egypt!

They complained "would that we had died at the Lords hand in the land of Egypt, as we sat by our Ocshpots and ate our fill of bread! But You had to lead us into this desert to make the whole community die of famine!"

(Exodus 16 3) God heard their cry. He did not want them to starve to death, but to hunger for the tight kind of food. God sent them manna - a bread-hkc substance to cat all the days of their journey right up until they entered the promised land.

Manna was their food in cx1le.

We arc in exile too, and jesus does not want us to starve either.

Many times we hunger for the wrong things, and end up filling ourselves with junk food that kills the soul.

Growmg in our awareness of the real food God provides is essential for spiritual fitness. We need to be hungry for God! I[ we are not spintually hungry for the food God provides, we arc not spiritually healthy.

Jesus said, "I am the Living Bread that came dO\vn from heaven; whoever cats this Bread will live forever The Bread that I will give is my Ocsh for the life of the world." Oohn 6.51) Mystery of mysteries! The bread we share at Mass is Jesus Christ! Many disciples could not take this teaching and left jesus.

Many today still say, "How can this man give us His Ocsh to cat?" Oohn 6 52) jesus was not just a man, and the Eucharist we share in as Catholics in not just bread. It is H1s Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity substantially present to us under the disguise of bread and wme. jesus asked

the apostles if they wanted to leave, too. Peter said, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life." Uohn 6:68) I pray God will grant us the grace to say the same thing.

When people looked upon Jesus, they were seeing God come in the flesh. Not everyone could recognize that Jesus was God. It required a gift of faith from God. When we look upon the bread and wine after the consecration, we are looking upon jesus Christ coming to us as the Ltving Bread

from heaven. Not everyone believes this, and because of this, they miss out on the real food that gives eternal life. They miss out on the holy hunger!

That is what I call being hungry for Jesus in the Eucharist! It is holy hunger!

Do you want this hunger? Then do the following exercises. We all know what it is like to be hungry after exercise. The same thing will happen to us spiritually when we exercise our spirits! We will be given the gift of holy hunger.

1 Receive Jesus m the Euchanst wuh love and devouon at Mass. Give your5elf to Him. Prepare well to receive Htm Pray "Lord, 1am hungry for you. Increase my hunger; so that I may say, '1do not live on bread alone, but on jesus, my Bread of Ufc ·• 2 Vmt Jesus present at church in the Blessed Sacrament He is there for us. Our adoration of Hts Presence wtll help us grow in our aware- ( ness of Hts presence, wtll mcrease our hunger for Htm, Will help us better partictpatc m the Mass, and wtll help us be His body and blood for others. To begm· Stt, kneel, lie prostrate on the ground, or stand before Htm Whatever is most appropriate for you before God. Say His name in prayer· "jesus Jesus I love you, jesus I adore you, jesus l believe m you." Repeat often, but say it each time like you really mean it. Ltstcn to jesus ask you these questions ... Why do you love Me? Why do you adore Me? W11y do you believe in Me? Talk to jesus present before you. Tell Him why Repeat the prayer as often as you desire. Your hunger Will grow!

3 End your llme wlthjcsus by praymg the followmg litany. jesus, Bread that1s brol~en for me, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of angels, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread sentfJOm the Father; increase my hungerfor You. jesus, Bread of Life, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Eternal 71wnllsgiving. incrrasc my hungcrfor You. jesus, Bread of Eternal Prmse, tncrease my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Dlvme Mercy, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Divine Love, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Hope, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of umty, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Brrad of Your Body and Blood, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Humility, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread ofPwity, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Innocence, increase my !JUnger for You. jesus, Bread of Poverty, inm.-asc my hunger for You. jesus, Bread of Obedience, increase my hunger for You. jesus, Brrad of Strrngtll for the living. incrrasc my hunger for You. jesus, Bread fmm heaven for the dying. increase my hunger for You. jesus, 1/ove You, jesus, I adore You,jesus, I believe in You. Have mercy on me a sinner: Amen

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ell-known as "the Mother Teresa of Ann Arbor," 'Emestina has made an enormous difference in the lives of countless people, including my own. Her faith m God, her love of jesus, and her ~vo­ tion to family. along with a momentous telephone conversation with Mother Teresa m Calcutta, have all combined to make her the saintly icon that she is. â&#x20AC;˘

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Pantheon in central Rome. They were school classmates and ( shared a common desk with double chairs. their last names beginning with the letters "P" and ~A ~ They walked and bicycled to school together, studied together, and eventually rose to top of their class in academics. The jesuits cared for them and schooled them at St. Ignatius Parish and at Gesu Parish m Rome. Daily Mass was a part of their regular routines.. Eugenio and his sister, Maria, lost their parents when they were quite young. Emcstina's grandfather, Pietro Paparazzi, who was one of the best lawyers in Rome, tutored the two Pacelli children.

With both the jesuits and the Paparazzi family guiding and forming them, something quite special was engendered in Hrst met Emestina in 1946 when our families belonged to St. both Saverio and Eugenio - a warm and tender concern for Mary Smdent Chapel in Ann Arbor. As the years went by people, especially suffering people. Saverio went on to become and I was ordained a priest, she and her family attended my a doctor; Eugenio went on to become a pope.

In her early 20s, Emestina was living in Milan amidst the "First Mass" celebrated at St. Mary Student Chapel.

Subsequently, while l was assigned there as a priest, my devastation and human suffering of an Italy that was being bombed. She recalls one particular occasion when, during friendship with the Parravanos deepened. When Giuseppe passed away, I anointed him and celebrated his funeral Mass. World War II, Eugenio (by then Pope Pius XII} went to a nearby cemetery - the Verano - and there helped the Throughout the years Emestina and my mother became good friends. Over an eight-year period as my mother's wounded and dying. She remembers pictures of Pope Pius Alzheimer's disease developed and deepened, Emestina XII standing in his white cassock all stained with mud and helped us in countless ways, caring for and blood from holding the suffering and the dying attending to mom in so very many loving ways. in his arms immediately after a particularly To this day Emestina will call me or send a f1erce bombing of Rome'S railroad station. note on mom's birthday, the anniversary of her Ernestina married Giuseppe Parravano who latey. · death (which happens to be my own birthday) became a professor of engineering at the \..J and on other occasions. Little things? No! They University of Michigan. Together, they had four boys. Paulo, one of the children, came down are of great importance and they bring me God's with malignant tumors that blinded him at love in a big way.

"Life is made up of small, small things put the age of 3. together." Thm's the little saying of a diminutive woman, About 30 years ago, Emestina dedicated herself to volunErnestina Parravano. Basing her life on this principle, teer work at the University of Michigan hospitals, particular· Emestina has made a huge difference in the lives of many, ly the Kellogg Eye Center and the C S. Mott Children's HospitaL To this day, she spends more than 300 hours a many people.

Putting small things together is the fundamental princtple that year helping people who are experiencing terrible loss and governed all that jesus did. He chose little people to accomplish suffering, especially those who have learned that their chi\· His work Five barley loaves, two dried-up dren will be blind for life.

Her unbounded energies have led her ftsh, mustard seeds, a bit of leaven, two Emestina's father, Dr. Saverio to become the honorary coordinator of copper coins - the Gospels are full of the Paparazzi, a specialist in otolarynservices for the Friends of the University miracles God docs with little things and litgology who treated five popes, of Michigan. She has been instrumental tle people. grew up and chummed with the in the establishment and workings of The more I think about the impor· future Pius XII in central Rome.

World Visitors, an organization of facultance of life being made up of small, ty women that makes international famismall things put together, the more I realize how true it is in everything, especially in lies feel welcome in Ann Arbor. love. Think about your own life, your spirituality, But while she has been involved in organizations and their development, it is people, par· your family, your career- isn't your entire life built upon a series of small, small things? ticularly "little people," low-income and those Emestina's father, Dr. Saverio Paparazzi, a spewho have slipped through the cracks of the social service systems, who capture her heart cialist in otolaryngology who treated five popes, grew up and chummed with a young boy his age I) and fire her devotion and zeal. who lived In the Piazza Venezia by the name of "So small gestures make a difference and Eugenio Pacelli. Piazza Venezia is near the grow," says Enestina. fl)

One of rl1c firsr Cursillos in rl1c IIIliion consisrcd of a group from Crlsro Rcy Parisi!, lansing

worklife Common situations that can give our wort< life a wort<out

T n June 1994 and I was about to participate in my first Cursillo (pronounced Cur-see-o). I was there at the urging and invitation of my good friend, Bob Clark. Although I did not know much about the Cursillo Weekend, I trusted Bob who served as my sponsor. The warm welcome given to me and the other new candidates made me believe that I was in good company.

During the three days, we learned what is fundamental for being an active adult Christian and Catholic in today's world. The ultimate challenge is for us to bring the Gospel t ~f Christ into the home, the work place, and among friends. \W'J} The highlight of each day was the celebration of the Eucharist. I was able to achieve a much better understanding and appreciation for the Eucharist. It was especially during the Liturgy that I experienced a sacred bond of love and unity with Christ and with others. Visits with Christ in the Eucharist also created a wonderful sense of oneness with Him. Christians are called to share their lives in a loving community. No Catholic community can be built unless the celebration of the Eucharist is at its core and root. An isolated Christian is a paralyzed Christian.

At the Cursillo, I found something special that I did not want to end. I was very impressed by the sincerity and selfsacrifice of the team members, and the camaraderie that developed amongst all those in attendance. The best way to keep the benefits of the Cursillo going was to form a small group that would meet on a regular basis. Members of such a small group can support and encourage each other, especially when problems develop in life. They also serve as an incentive for all the members to keep improving their spiritual lives. - Sieve Lusrn. lansing Diocesan lay Director ror the Curslllo Movcmcnl

Interested In Curslllo?

The Cursillo is not a retreat or a program which begins and ends in one weekend. It is a movement that is ongoing. e next Curslllo Weekends: en: April 18•21 Women: April 25·28 For information, contact Gene Myers in Flint at (810) 234-3693; Maria jaimez in Adrian, (517) 26:5-2720; or, Rick Van Wagoner in jackson, (517) 787-5715.

he 2002 Lenten season is completed. We have once again prepared ourselves to renew our baptismal promises, strengthened by the Holy Spirit, to follow the example of Christ in doing God~ will in our daily life. We have died and risen with Christ and, In our celebration of Eucharist, we praise God and affinn our communion in the one Body of Christ. Thats what we believe and our spirituality should be a clear demonstration and witness to that belief in the way we live our faith. But that~ not always the case.

There has been much said and written about the notion o£ spirituality of work in recent years. Unfortunately, the attention is too often on important but less central issues - the right to display religious items in our work space, etc. Spirituality is less about what we say we believe and more about how we live what we believe. St. Francis of Assisi is often quoted as having said, "Preach the Gospel always, and when necessary use words. ~ In other words, the way we live our life is a much more powerful witness to our faith than what we tell people about how we live our lives (or how they should Jive theirs!).

When we are trying to dlscam God's wfllln our everyday work IHe, we have two situations that frequenUy occur: The dilemma of choosing between a good and an evil action

In these cases, the choice made will be influenced by: 1 2 3 4 5

Our understanding of what it means to be a Christian.

Our commitment and desire to living a Christian life.

The depth and frequency of our prayer.

Our understanding of Church teachings, Scripture and Tradition.

Our conscience.

It is never God~ will to do evil - no matter how we economically, socially or politically rationalize tt.

The dilemma of choosing between two goods

When either choice is morally acceptable, we have the opponunlty to more deeply follow Christ. The ability to make these chOlces is strengthened by: 1 2 3 4 5

A regular practice of prayer.

A willingness to be detached from our fears and selfishness.

A desire to want what God wants.

A willingness to act on that which God shows us.

The guidance and counsel of a competent spiritual director.

God calls us to be co-creators of His kingdom. Our daily work becomes a source and opportunity for spirituality when we fully participate in that opponunity. We can choose good or evil, but we can also choose what will witness the greater glory of God. Our work then becomes a holy space and ume where the true presence of Christ can be visible.

Our social institutions are often seen as callous, indifferent, dishonest, incompetent, ineffective and unenlightened. Enron, Olympic judging, and endless others examples can lead us to conclude that all organizations are to not be trusted. But, this attitude overlooks what our faith is about. In each organization there are individuals and small groups who work every day to make things better. They choose to light a candle of hope and truth, and to witness to their faith in small, vulnerable and humble ways.

We are called to be a spark of good in every part of the world. We are called to be fully human and free. Is being a Christian something you only believe in or is it the reality of how you live your life? Do you seek to do the minimum or has lent prepared you to live a life for the greater glory of God in your daily action and choices? - Michael Sullivan, SFO, Is 11 p11rlshloncr of St. Francis or Assist Parish, Ann Arbor. sulllvanmw@llol.com

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he first Wednesday in February can be bone chilling outside. But inside, in the basement of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Flushing, faces are flushed with warmth around the oven, as 40 second~graders, along with their parents and guardians, bake - then break - bread together.

The baking session is part of a morning retreat, organ· ized by Peggy Wescott, the parishs director of religious education, and teacher Sharon Albertson. "Its the culmination of nine weeks study," explains Sharon, "in preparation for their first holy Communion."

The gathered are separated mto small groups to make the dough, using an easy coffee can recipe (see below) Then everyone is brought back together to talk about what will happen on the day each family chooses to share this first and most important Communion. "We schedule no more than four families at a Mass, so the experience is really personal," Sharon says.

The morning also includes a Video, entitled Maria:S First Communion, and a craft workshop: each family is encouraged to make a banner celebrating the sacrament.

About the time the ban~ ners are completed, the '-!read is ready to be taken 'lom the oven, sliced, but~ tered, and shared by all.

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of first holy Communion as a family experience," explains Sharon Making bread following St. Robert Parishs simple recipe can also be a fanuly experi~ ence. Why not try baking and breaking bread together with your own children?

Coffee Can Bread Yield: 2 loaves 4 cups all~purpose white flour, divided 1 envelope fast-acting yeast lh cup water 1;2 cup milk lh cup vegetable oil 1.4 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt 2 eggs Grease two on~nd coffee cans and set aside. Meast.n 11h cups of the flour into a large bowl. Stir in the yeast Using a saucepan, combine water, mil<, vegetable oil, sugar, and salt. Heat until warm, but not boiling. Add the warm liquids to the bowl of flour and yeast. Beat until smooth. Add two eggs. Add remaining flour (21J.z cups) and beat untii81T100th and elastic. DiviCie dough in half and place in the two coffee cans. Cover the can tops with aluminum foil let rise in a warm oven for 30 minutes.

Remove foil and place the cans back in,the oven and bake at 375° for 35 minutes.

CathOlics love bread.

We cjkln't Invent It but monks Improved upon the theme by Inventing pretzels Another recipe your chil~ dren may enjoy making is soft pretzels. Did you know that pretzels have a religious history? As early as 610 A.D., monks on the border between France and Italy used scraps of dough and formed them into strips to resemble a child's anns fold~ ed in prayer. The three holes were said to represent the Trinity. The monks baked the dough and offered the resulting treats to children who had memorized their Bible verses and prayers.

The treats took on the name pretiola, which is latin for "little reward. n Over the centuries, the pretiola journeyed beyond its origins and into Germany, where it became known as the bretzel, and later the pretzel. Its speculated that the term "tying the knot" originated in Switzerland in 1614, when royal couples wished for happiness with a pretzel forming the nuptial knot- much like we use a wishbone today. just when the pretzel first arrived in the New World is a matter of some debate. But they were definitely popular~ www.FAITHIUII.com

ized here in the early 1700s by the Palatinate Gennans, who came to bt: known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.

With just four ingredients, this modem pretzel recipe will take almost no time to assemble and only 20 mtn~ utes to bake!

Soft Pretzels Yield: 24 pretzels 2 16 oz. loaves offroten bread dough, thawed 1 egg white, slightly beaten 1 tsp. water Coarse salt Grease two cookie sheets and set aside. Separate thawed bread dough into 24 11h -inch balls. Roll each ball into a rope 141J.z inches long.

Fonn a circle with each rope and cross over the ends, connecting them to the bottom of the circle. Place pretzels 1 inch apart on the cookie sheets. Let stand for 20 min~ utes, then brush with combined egg while and water, and sprinkle with coarse salt.

Carefully place a ahaMow pan containing 1 inch of boiling water on bottom rack of oven.

Place cookie sheets containing pretzels on a rack above the water and bake at 350" for 20 minutes, or until gold· en brown.

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Rosita Kintz is a firm believer that God plays fair even though she has dealt with tremendous - almost unspeakable -losses during her lifetime. The same can probably be said for 11-yearold Matthew joseph Thaddeus Stepanek - better lmown as "Mattie." He, too, has endured tremendous pain during his life, both emotional and physical.

Mattie suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, the same disease has claimed the lives of three of lus siblings and threatens the life of

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS Best-selling Catholic author and apologist Patrick Madrid will visit Ave Maria Oolege in Ypsilanti Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. to present a seminar on A Catholic Response to the Problem of Evil. Madrid is the founder and publisher of Envoy Magazine and is the author of several bestselling books. His presentation will be based on Biblical exegesis and will be aimed at helping people examine, explain and share their faith more effectively. An "open forum" ques-

his mother, jeni.

But, just like Rosita, Mattie doesn't spend his days dwelling on the negative.

Instead, he has put pen to paper since the age of 3 and composed award-winning, best-selling poetry. His collecnon of poems, Heart.songs and journey Through Heart.songs have made it onto the New York Times best sellers list. His third collection, Hope Through Heartsongs, has just hit bookstore shelves.

Mattie's poems, or "heartsongs" as he refers to them, are filled with wisdom, courage and a strong faith that transcends his young age. He moves easily from topics such as his despair being "The Left-Over Chlld" to the delight he finds in eating "pirate-candy" (black jelly beans). Parents can also use the poems to explain complex topics - such as

death and illness - to children. Readers of all ages will not only be inspired but also reminded of what is important in life - family, love, faith and joy.

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tion-and¡answer period will follow with audience participation. Admission is free for the seminar and all are welcome to attend. The event will be held in the college aud~orium in the academic building at 302 West Forest Avenue. For more infonnation, call (734) 337-4651 or e-mail: kate.emsting@avemariaedu

Catholic fa~h effectively. For infonnation on the seminar at Sl Gerard Parish, call (51 7) 321-3714, or vis~: www.surprisedbytruth.com/ calendar

Patrick Madrid will be the featured speaker Saturday, April 6, at Sl Gerard Catholic Church, Lansing, beginning at 9:30am.

Madrid will discuss how to explain, defend and share the

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I will be a snowman.

Because when it snows outside, I'll already be cold And like it.

And children will Play with me, And laugh And s!ng And dance All around me.

And those are important Things to have happen When you grow up

All chis from the heart of a boy who has experienced more than most of us will in a lifetime and who knows, firsthand, what is important m life.

- Kllrhy funlr

The dedication of the new church for Christ the King Parish, Flint, will be held Sunday, April 7, beginning with Mass at 2 p.m. celebrated by Bishop Cart Mengeling.

The new church is located directly across the street from the old building at 1832 Seymour Avenue. The parish will host an open house for the public Sunday, April 14,

on the dedication or open house, contact Sr. Joanne Fedewa, pastoral coordinator, at (81 0) 233-0402.

Masses for the deaf com¡ munity will be celebrated by Fr. Michael Oepcik, OSFS, at St John the Evangelist Parish, Fenton, on the following Sundays at 10 am.: April 14 (Town Hall) and 21.

Masses will be celebrated by Fr. Depcik at Sl Mary Cathedral, Lansing, on the following Sundays at 3 p.m.: April 14 (Town Hall) and 21 .

The deaf community of Ann Arbor are inv~ed to Mass at St Francis of Assisi Parish in the Day Chapel at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday April 13 and 2Qfl Fr. Oepcik, who is the sixth VJ deaf man to be ordained in the Un~ed States, serves as chaplain for the Diocese of Lansing's deaf community.

Darrell Scott, a leading spokesperson following the Columbine High School tragedy, will speak at St John's Conference Center in Plymouth on Thursday, April 11 . The event is being sponsored by the Sl Francis Educational Trust Fund with proceeds benefitting the Sl Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Ann Arbor. Scott is the father of Rachel Joy Scott who was fatally shot April 20, 1999, during the Columbine massacre. The story of her life has reached around the world.

Raclrcls Tears, the best selling book by Rachel's parents, provides a fresh look at how one teenager looked at life.

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Darrell Scott's current book addressing compassion as a logical solution to some of this country's violence. Scott was featured in the September 2001 issue of FAITH Magazine. Tickets for the event include dinner and can be purchased from St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School by calling Kathy Barrett at (734) 821·2208.

Catholic Legislative Day will be held Wednesday, April 17.

Hosted by the Diocese of lansing and ccrsponsored by the Michigan Catholic Conference and the seven dioceses of Michigan, participants will have an opportunity to gath· er, discuss issues and meet w~h state legislators. The day will ~.f'!gin at 9:30a.m. and con· · !:Lde at 2:30p.m. Information will be sent to parish social min· isters and other interested per· sons. For further information, please contact Michael Liberato, Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Charities, at mliber@dioceseoflansing.org or (517) 342-2466.

A spring music concert will be held Thursday, April 18, at Sl John Student Parish, East lansing, beginning at 7 :30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

St. Joseph Parish, Adrian, will host a book discussion group Thursday, April 18, from 7·8:30 p.m. The discus· sion will focus on C.S. Lewis' Mere Cltristianity. For infer· mation, contact the parish at (51 7) 265·8938.

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Cursillo Weekend is sched· led April 18-21 for men and April 25-28 for women. The Cursillo is not a retreat or pro-

gram that begins and ends in one weekend, according Steve Larsen, Lansing diocesan lay director. Instead, it is a move· ment that is ongoing and coin· cides with several of the goals which have been promulgated by the diocesan pastoral plan.

For information, contact Gene Myers in Aint at (81 0) 234· 3693; Maria Jaimez in Adrian, (517) 265·2720; or, Rick Van Wagoner in Jackson, (51 7) 787·5715.

entitled Our Failh will be held at Sl Joseph Parish, Adrian, Thursday, April 25, from 7·9 p.m. and Saturday, April27, from 10 am.-12 p.m. The courses will be held in the parish activity center. While Our Faith is a requirement for engaged cou· pies preparing for maniage, everyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith is welcome to participate. To regis· ter, call the parish office at (517) 265·8938.

A special maniage workshop: l Do, I Do, wiU be held April 19· 20 at Sl John Student Parish, East Lansing. For registration information, contact the parish at (517) 337·9778.

Youth to Youth Catholic Evangelization will sponsor a Youth Liturgy for teenagers and young adults Saturday, April 2 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Pastoral Center, Rushing.

All are welcome to join in and celebrate. For more informa· tion on this event, call (810) 639·7175.

Women In Praise of the Sacred is a day of "time out" or reflection for women of all ages Saturday, April 20, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Sl Mary Parish, Durand. Women will have the opportunity to sing and celebrate the sacred in their lives while their human voices lift and heal their spirits. Also offered will be personal and communal reflection, Scripture and simple body movement.

Singer, composer and church musician Kathryn Christian will lead the retreat All voices are welcome to attend. Sponsored in part by the Diocese of Lansing's Council on Women's Concerns, the retreat includes a breakfast snack and lunch. The cost is $20. Registrations are requested by April 1. Checks, made payable to the Diocese of lansing, can be mailed to: Mary T. Newman, 4075 Squire Hill Drive, Rushing, Ml48433· 31 00. For further information, can (810) 720.0280.

A two-session instruction course

FAITH Is available on audiotape by requesl Call (517) 342·2500.

A blessing for students graduating from Michigan State University will take place at all Masses the week· end of April 27·28 at St. John Student Parish, East Lansing.

A presentation of The Virtuous Caregiver by Fr. Jake Foglio will be held Sunday, May 5, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Michigan Ubrary and Historical Center, 71 7 West Allegan, Lansing. Fr. Foglio is a faculty member in the Department of Family Practice at Michigan State University.

The event is a "signature" fund-raiser for the Health and Social Ministries Program of Catholic Social Services of Lansing/St. Vincent Home, Inc. A $25 tax deductible donation to support the pro· gram is required. For informa·

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tion, call (51 7) 393·8520.

Former Notre Dame basket· ball coach Richard "Digger'' Phelps will be the keynote speaker at the 18th annual Fr. Mac Scholarship Dinner Wednesday, May 8, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing. Phelps led the Irish basketball team to more wins than any other coach in the university's histo· ry during his 20-year tenure.

A reception will kick the evening off at 6 p.m. Dinner will follow at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the Fr. Mac Dinner helps provide scholarship dollars for students who might not other· wise be able to attend Lansing Catholic Central High School.

Tickets and further information can be obtained by calling lansing Catholic Central's Development Office at (51 7) 267-2109.

Aprll7 Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 118:2-4, t 3·15, 22·24 1 Peter 1:3·9 John 20:19-31

Aprll14 Tltird Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14, 22·33 Psalm 16: 1-2a, 5, 7-11 1 Peter 1:17-21 luke 24: 13-35

Aprll21 Fourtlt Sunday of Easter Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 23:1·6 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1 · 10

Aprll28 Fiftlt Sunday of Easter Ada 6: 1·7

Psalm 33:1·2, 4-5, 18·19 1 Peter 2:4·9 John 14:1-12

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ision statements about purpose, meaning and direction are commonplace today, but not new. Over two millennia ago, the aUihors of Proverbs warned: "When there is no vision, the people perish."

priests on the move

Bishop Cart F. Mengeling, upon recommendation of the Pries1s' Assignment Commission, announces the following assignments and transfers, effective June 26, 2002: Fr. joseph Aubin To Senior Priest Status From. Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Durand Fr. Charles Irvin To: Senior Priest Status From Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Manchester

Fr. Timothy D. Krzy4aniall To: Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Manchester From. In Residence, St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, jackson

Fr. Eduardo Loren4o To: Senior Priest Status From Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Flint Fr. J. Thomas Munley To: Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Durand.

From· In Residence, St. Patrick Parish, Brighton Fr. Timothy Nelson To : Pastor, Our Lady of

Guadalupe Parish, Flint From: Administrator, Holy Redeemer Parish, Burton

Fr. William Wegher To Pastor, Holy Redeemer Pansh, Burton.

From. Pastor, St. Michael and Sacred Heart Parishes, Flint

Our theme for the 2002 Diocesan Services Appeal {DSA), the 'divine vision that will not disappoint,' was spoken by the prophet Habakkuk around 600 B.C. He and his message are as timely and urgent today as for people then because our needful situation is like theirs.

The D10ccsc of U!nsing has just completed the inittal steps in defining its own vision. The VOICES {Vocaliztng Opportunities, Issues, Challenges, Envisioning Strategies) process was begun in response to Pope John Paul ll!; challenge to dioceses everywhere to create uspecific features of a detailed pastornl plan (that) will enable the proclamation of Christ to reach people, mold communities, and have a deep and incisive influence in bringing the Gospel values to bear in society and culture.

The VOICES process has tdcmified seven goals for the Diocese of U!nsing and Its parishes. These seven goals Will shape the way that we minister to the people of God in our 10 counues. They will guide and affect nearly all the ministries, programs, inttiatives and efforts supported by the DSA in the coming years.

Our mission has not changed - as always it is to help build the Kingdom of God here on earth. All we've done is stepped back, refocused ourselves and added a renewed vitality to our mission. n

Our life in the Lord is true when we accept this mtsston.

Each of us is called, with our fellow Catholics, lO bring our "Vision and Mission~ to reality. We do this through our individual efforts and our support of the ministries and programs of others. As mem· hers of the Diocese of U!nsing, we have the responsibility to ensure that the pro· grams and ministries funded by the DSA continue the work, outreach and mission of our diocese and parishes.

Our support of these pro· grams through the DSA becomes the catalyst that transfonns our vision into mission, and mission into reality. Whether it is a social service program, an educational effort, a spiritual formation class, a special min· istry or any one of a hundred other services provided by the Diocese of U!nsing, these programs reach out and bring people closer to Christ.

These efforts nurture and sustain tens of thousands of people every year. They can only happen when we all work together with a single vision and a united mission.

Editor's Note: The May/june issue of FA ITH Magazine will contain an in-depth looll ell the seven goals for the diocese and its parishes as well as the DSA. For an overview of the seven goals, see the baclz cover or log on to www.falthmag.com

Sophomore recognized In mission essay contest Office of Missions encouraging students to tallc part in new conlcsl

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lizbeth Terhaar, 16, received honorable mcntton m the sixth annual High School Mission Essay contest sponsored by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. A sophomore, Elizabeth is homeschooled and is a member of Mt. Zion Pastornl Center, Flushing. She is shown with Fr. Timothy Krzyzaniak, director of the Office of Missions for the Diocese of Llnsing.

High school-aged students from throughout the diocese arc encouraged to participate in the Society for the Propagation of the Faiths sev· cnth annual essay contest.

This years theme, in light of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, is: Missionary Heroes.

Submissions should be 1111 pages in length, 500 words, typed and double-spaced. On the back of the second page, entrants should list: complete name, address, telephone number, name of school (or note if homeschooled). parish, age and grade. Essays must be postmarked by Friday, April 19, to: Attention, Essay Contest, 366 Fifth Avenue, New Yorlz, N.Y. 10001.

For further infonnation, contact the Office of Missions r. the Diocese of U!nsing at (517) 342-2541. Winners will be announced on Pentecost Sunday, May 19.

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What Makes Mv Parish Special?

Papal medal awarded to Charlotte music minister_

n todays mobile society, its hard to imagine someone making a commitment to anything for more than SO years. Frances Madry of Charlotte, however, has done just that. For 53 years, Madry has served the Roman Catholic Church as an organist, choir member, fund-raiser and active parishioner.

Currently Madry serves as organist and liturgist not only for St. Mary Parish, Charlotte, but also Bellevues St. Ann Catholic Church.

Madrys dedication to her faith and music ministry has i;?t gone unnoticed. Recently, ~tc was presented with a laymans papal blessing by Fr. Denis Spitzley, pastor of St. Mary Parish.

Not only was she presented with the papal award, the pastoral council of St. Mary Church recognized her with a resolution of appreciation. ~The parish support has been

By Sandy Cowen

0 very rewarding and very humbling," Madry said. "You don't realize through your life that you arc doing things that make a difference in someones life because you're young. And then you realize that what you are doing makes you a wonhy person.

"You don't accomphsh it on your own. I've had the sup¡ port of my family and my husband."

Sadly, Madrys husband, Louie, died in 2000. Her friend and St. Mary choir member, Eleanor Vallie, says, "As with any conscientious human being, Fran has endured criticism for her undying devotion and her herculean schedule.

"Her integrity is beyond reproach. Mother Teresa once said, 'We are called not to be successful, but to be faithful.'

Thats Fran."

Michaels new director of NFP for diocese

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ita Michaels, a registered nurse, is the new director of the Diocese of Lansings Office of NaLUral Family Planning, which was initiated by Bishop Carl Mengeling.

Michaels is educating peolc across the diocese, conucting workshops on the Billings Ovulation Method.

She describes it as a scientific method of charting a

St. Ann Church, Bellevue

womans natural signs of fertility and infertility. It is typically used to achieve or postpone pregnancy and to diagnose and treat reproductive diseases.

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Resurrection Church April 14, and Sept. 15, from 7-9 p.m.

Ann Arba~/Wcl~lttrlww H'gion \\Ill /z\IWf'S:

St. Joseph Catholic Church Sept. 15, from 7-9 p.m.

The office of Natural Family Planning can be reached at (517) 342-2587.

- Erla Oakley (Tlt~ Gslltc>lic Times)

ur wonderful little church is the smaDest in the Diocese of Lansing. We are so small that we don't even have a full-time priest. But we are large of heart lhere has never been a stranger In our chun:h.

It is my guess you shall never see a mont active parish anywhere. Although we are small in number- about 80 fami. lies - we can always boast that we do more as a parish family than most large churches.

At a VOICES session, we had 45 people in attendance. We always have at least 10 ladies attending a retreat at Sl Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt.

We have a Christmas dinner and white elephant auction f!NerY year.

Yes, we all buy each other's stuff but we have fun I Our young people and teens celebrate a 3D-hour fast each spring.

We have breakfast the second Sunday of each month. We have an active roswy group that meets every Wednesday; a super Bible study group that meets on Thursdays; and an ecumenical group (in fact, we join with three other churches in our village for an annual progressive dinner), Everyone is always welcome to attend.

We celebrated our 75th year as a parish two years ago. We sbll have a couple of the original members who were baptized and confirmed here. We can even brag that we have an ordained priest from our wonderful little church - Fr. James L.othamer.

We have many things on the back burner - like plans for our seniors and some remodeling projects.

There is so much more I could teD you but ... please join us at Mass on Sundays at 9 am. I promise you will not be a stranger.

What makes your parish special?

Send your response of 250 to 300 words to: Pl.ACES TO PRAY, FAITH Magazine 300 W. Ottawa

Lansing, MI 48933 or e-mail: lifunk@dioccseojlansing.org If your response is chosen for future publication, you will receive a one-year FAITH gift subscription for the recipient of your choice.

Sl Mary Parish, Charlotte Groundbrralling¡ Aug. 15, 2001, Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Vi'&in Mary just what is being built?

A soctal hall that wdl accommodate 100 people, four multipurpose classrooms, a complete service kitLhen, restrooms and an admmtstrauve office complex whtch wtll house eight offices.

Fr. Denis Sp1tzlcy at the

groumlbrcalring The construction, contracted by Nielson Commerctal Contruction Company, Holt, is the culmination of three years of planning and nine months set aside for a capital fund drive.

tl1.e..worlcl Young people from Canacla carry the World Youth Day cross from an observation dcch ovaloohing the World Trade Center excavation site Feb. 25 in New Yorh. About 100 people macle tl1e pilgrimage to the city to pray for those who clied in the Sept. 11 tragedy ancl for peace ancl justice.

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Officials discuss World Youth Day security

he Canadian officials in charge of World Youth Day security held a major consultation with their Vatican counterparts, on topics ranging from crowd control to popemobiles.

But when they met the man they're going to protect, Pope john Paul II, safety questions did not even arise.

"It was one of those spiritual moments. We paid our respects to a great man, a

man of peace, and received pontiff will begin the minute his blessing," said julian he steps off the plane in Canada, which sources now Fantino, chief of police in Toronto, where World Youth say will be july 23- several Day will be held in july. days before he presides over The six officials, o'..... -· ....,~ the major celebrations for representing local, i1'~~ •••• World Youth Day. regional and fed- { • ~ The sources said the eral police in \ ~ -~- : pope is expected to Canada, were in ·.. ~ ~'l spend at least two days Rome recently to ·~ ..,o~.~· relaxing in a yet-to-be-disshare their plans for closed area somewhere near security and learn what the Toronto, resting up after his Vatican expects at such events. Oight from Rome.

Their protection of the "They don't want a mili-

taristic approach. Obviously the Holy Father is a people person, and we don't want to create barriers for him."

Fantino said.

On the other hand, he said, everyone recognizes th in the post-Sept. 11 world, security will be on the minds of many people, including the 400,000-500,000 youths expected to attend the main events with the pope.

"We have an unprecedented amount of cooperation among

and the status of the human embryo as a free individual.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino said to a commiuee recently at U.N. headquartcrs in New York.

"The Holy Sec firmly supports a worldwide and comprchcnsive ban on human cloning, no matter what techniques arc used and what aims arc pursued," he said.

"Its position is based on biological analysis of the cloning process and anthro-

and legal reOection on the negative implications that human cloning has on the life, dignity and tights of the human being," he said.

The day Archbishop Martino spoke, the United States called for a total ban on human cloning like that

ing human cloning is in itself a reproductive process in that it generates a human being at the very beginning of his or her development."

Under the heading of "therapeutic~ cloning, he said, researchers would in fact be creating a human being "for the purpose of destroying him or her or t produce embryonic stemcell lines or to conduct other experimentation."

But several other countries have taken the position that while reproductive cloning should be excluded, cloning for experimental or therapeutic goals should be allowed to continue.

Archbishop Martino called that a "false distinction":

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lastword Ethnic Parishes Help Keep Faith Alive for Those in a New World

A Pope JPII Center kicks off new donation admission Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and children from St. Anthony School in Washington hick off a new voluntary donation admission policy at the Pope john Paul II Cultural Center in Washington recently. The center, which opened last year, dedded to drop its $6 and $8 admission fees in order to lure more visitors to its exhibits and programs. (CNs p1w1o by Bob Roller}

our municipal, provincial and federal police forces, and we're networking with the world.

We've got our finger on the pulse and we feel very confil~nt that Toronto will be a arc venue and these will be safe events," Fantino said.

Fr. Rosica said the biggest concern among World Youth Day planners is overcoming a widespread ureign or fear and paralysisMsince Sept. 11 and getting young people to register. To d<llc, 110,000 young

people from 114 countries have signed up, he said.

Fr. Rosica added that Sept. 11 and its aftermath had not prompted any changes in the popes World Youth Day schedule. "! think what we realize is we need World Youth Day now more than ever bdore, both society and the Church, because ll brings together young people to build a culture of peace," he said. â&#x20AC;˘ jcJim Tlou,ls (CNSl

Ed Asner plays Pope John XXIII in new series olm XXlll is set to hit television screens across Italy in the fall with Ed Asner portraying the pope. Negotiations are underway to bring the production to America. The pontificate of Pope john XXIll ran 1958-1963 and included the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

Ed Asner, best known as TVs "Lou Grant," found the :)le of Pope john XXlll one of the most intimidating of his five-decade acting career.

Asncr, who described himselr as a cultural jew,

praised the script and film direction, saying he thought it presented the "good pope" as faithfully as possible. â&#x20AC;˘ john Nc~rwn lCNS)

s the grandson of immigrants from eastern Europe, and as the son of first-generation American parents, 1 know something about ethnic parishes. And as a churchman who helped organize and develop ethnic parishes for Hispanics and Asiatics in Michigan, I say that they were and are still necessary.

The flowering of the Catholic Church in the United States into a real koinonia (Greek) or communio (Latin), translated as "communionn (or fellowship, or pannership, or mutual sharing) has been made possble by the success of the ethnic parish.

St. Andrew Dung-Lac parish for the Vietnamese on Lansings south side is the most recent example of this.

Beginning in 1980, with the influx of Vietnamese refugees into the Lansing area, the diocese obtained the services of Father joseph Tran, himself a refugee, to minister to them at the cathedral. I began attending religious and cultural events in this community. For 14 years, for example, I celebrated Mass for them early on Christmas Eve with Father Tran inter+ preting the homily. Afterwards I had a Vietnamese dinner with the community and enjoyed an after-dinner program, interpreted to me by grade s.choolers who were bilingual.

My memories of the early 1980s were that the elders of the community, the grandparents, always looked sad. They missed their homeland, didn't understand or speak English, and seemed lost. They were reverent, polite, and appreciative of American freedom; but their hearts were in the past. Their sons and daughters had the same struggles; but, working very hard, they fared much better. The grandchildren thrived in America almost at once, were whizzes in school, and learned English with ease.

One of the two most vivid memories I have of the Vietnamese is of children guiding their grandmothers in the aisles of a supermarket, serving as interpreters for them with other adults, and helping them through the check-out line.

The other vivid memory is the Christmas pany of 1994, when a proud father told me that one of his daughters was engaged "to an American boy" and would marry him in the spring.

Among the Vietnamese today, it is the grandchildren of the first refugees who are the first to be really at home in American society, civic and religious. It was the same in my family years ago. Of the 11 children born to my immigrant grandparents, only the two youngest daughters married outside the ethnic circle. But of the 24 cousins whom my parents, aunts, and uncles begot, 19 married non-Poles, only one or whom was non-Catholic.

The ethnic parishes kept the faith alive for European immigrants and their children. The grandchildren of these immigrants were the ones who intermarried, made the European ethnic parishes extinct, and brought about the majority of parishes today which are more reflective of the Church that is catholic; that is to say, universal and for all. -Most Rev. Kenneth Povish was the third bishop of Lansing and Is now retired.

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As a result of our ongoing VOICES process, we, the Chwch of the Diocese of Lansing, will 1 Create parish communities of faith that are inclusive and welcoming, and which encourage spiritual and social growth.

2 Evangelize, sharing the joy and promise of the Gospel with inactive and alienated Catholics and the unchurched.

3 Provide vibrant, lifelong faith formation opportunities which enable us to live the Gospel.

4 Nurture Spirit-filled ministofo8 and leaders

who are commissioned through the sacraments of initiation to use their gifts and talents to serve the needs and vision of the Church.

5 Respond to the Gospel's call to social justice and outreach through education and by a coordinated assessment and response to the needs of the people in our communities.

"For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint ..." lluhul,kuk 2 1

6 Foster and enhance spirituality and worship that will deepen people's relationship with God and the Church.

7 Strengthen the ongoing relationship of youth and young adults with the Church.

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