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DON HOUDE THEY LOOK SERIOUS but the U.S. bishops also had time while in Washington to worry about both the fit of their episcopal vestments and their personal fitness. (Kearns photo)
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Behind scenes at bishops' meeting committee cha~ged with writing a proposed pastoral letter on Healthy Mind in Healthy Body women's concerns said the sympoEven when bishops work, they sium was designed to provide rework out. Before or in between sources for diocesan commissions sessions of their fall meeting in on women. Speakers include Washington, some bishops traded Bishop Matthew H. Clark of clerical garb for sports attire to get Rochester, N.Y., members of some exercise as part of their fitdiocesan commissions on women; ness regimen. and Sidney Callahan, associate "You'll find that many of us are professor of psychology at Mercy good stewards of our bodies," said College of Detroit. Auxiliary Bishop Dale J. Melczek The bishop also said the women's of Detroit, an avid runner and pastoral writing committee would racquetball player. "Y ou see few overweight bish- . meet in January to review comments on the pastoral and prepare ops," he added. a revised draft. The document had Racquetball players include been scheduled for consideration Bishop Daniel M. Buechlein of at last week's meeting but was Memphis, Tenn.; Boston Auxilwithdrawn because the Vatican iary Bishop Robert J. Banks, who asked the bishops to consult first· will soon be installed as bishop of with other bishops~ conferences.. Green Bay, Wis.; and ,AuxiliarY • ~. .;l~.:'. * * * Bishops Robert F. Morneau~f Green Bay and Wilton D. Gregory The Well-Dressed Bishop' of Chicago. Amongt+le'finhs andorganizaTennis players include Bishop tions that ~how up at the bishops' Walter F. Sullivan of Richmond, meeting and invite the bishops to Va., and Auxiliary Bishops Walter their hotel suites are vestment J. Schoenherr and Thomas J. Gummakers. bleton of Detroit. Bishop James P. Keleher of BelRunners include Fall River leville, Ill., said durability of vestnative Bishop Joseph P. Delaney ments was very important to him. of Ft. Worth, Tex., Bishop John "With a confirmation night after G. Vlazny of Winona, Minn., and night, they've got to hold up," he Auxiliary Bishop John H. Ricard explained. of Baltimore. Bishop Keleher said that for his, "I got up at 5 a.m. and ran five episcopal ordination six years ago, or six miles," said Galveston"my buddy Tom Murphy [Seattle Houston Auxiliary Bishop Curtis Coadjutor An;hbishop Thomas J. Guillory. Murphy) gave me a ·set of vestDetroit Auxiliary Bishop WaIments. I've worn them 500 times ter J. Schoenherr, 70, said he took up tennis 15 years ago, plays once and they're holding up beautifully." Wools and silks are. the fabrics a week at 7 a.m., walks regularly of choice, said Dan Stutte of and does aerobics. Catholic Supply Co. of St. Louis. • Materials used in vestments of a "Wisdom of Women" generation· ago, he said, were The U.S. bishops' Committee on Women in Society and in the . "heavier and stiffer. 'They were not Church wiil :sponsor 'a national as soft and flowi.ng" as .those of today. Stutte mentioned in particsymposium on "The Wisdom of ular the "fiddleb.ack;' the;vertical Women" Nov. 19-Dec. 1 in Arlington; Va.' . . . . line' of a crucifix that ran the Bishop JosephL: Imesch ·of length of older chasubles, as being a main cause of their stiffness. Joliet, 111., chairman of the ~:d ho~ By Catholic News Service
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Bishop Keleher agrees. "There's more color" in today's vestments to contribute to "the overall ambience" of a celebration. "The colors of what we used to wear in the old days were dull," he added. The price for a complete set 01 vestments could sock the wallet of a new bishop, Stutte said, noting that "a nice vestment and miter" could cost from $650 to $3,000. As for vestment care, Stutte said, "a good dry cleaner will not have a problem. If they take it to a corner laundromat, they might have a problem."
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Sales are still strong despite the shrinking number of priests, Stutte said. If clothes make the man, they also: make., the bishop, Bishop Kelehe.r asserted. ~'I like to come out looking OK on· the altar for the people," he said. Ill-fitting vestments or poorly made clerical garb, he added, will :'Iook really cheap."
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