Acadiana Catholic January 2013

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Blessed Pope John Paul II

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AcAdiAnA cAtholic January2013 Volume29 Number01

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Pro-life activities for January planned throughout the diocese LAFAYETTE

OnbehalfoftheentireDioceseofLafayette,theOfficeofthePro-LifeApostolatewould like toen-courage everyone to participateinasmanyof theupcomingpro-life activities as possible. Sev-eral walks, services, and rallieshavebeenplannedthroughoutthemonthof January so thatpro-lifesupporterscancontinuethistradi-tionalexpressionofpublicprayerandcamaraderieasthe40thanni-versaryofRoev.Wadeapproaches(pleaseseerelatedarticleonpage12).

St.PiusXChurchinLafayettewillhostaPro-LifePrayerServiceat6:30p.m.onJanuary9.Pleasecontact Jackie Richard at (337)288-4238 or (337) 981-1596 fordetails.

The Sacred Heart of JesusKnights of Columbus Council# 7557 will sponsor a March forLife on January 12. Participantswill march from Sacred HeartChurchinBroussardtotheBrous-

In Acadiana, the month of January has long since been a time in which many local communities publically express their support for the pro-life ministry by participating in a number of walks, services, and rallies scheduled throughout the area. Photo by P.C. Piazza

sard Middle School campus be-fore returning to the church forrefreshments. The time is to beannounced. For further details,please contact Voorhies Short at(337)230-2009orMikeMalaga-rieat(337)344-4701.

The Louisiana Life March inBaton Rouge is also scheduled

forJanuary12,beginningat1:00p.m.attheOldStateCapitalbuild-ing.ParticipantswillmarchfromtheOldStateCapitalforapproxi-mately 0.8 miles to the currentstate capital, with prayers led byreligious, government, and com-munityleaderstobeofferedonthestepsuponarrival.Therewillalso

be a Life Ministry Mobilizationarea set up near the capital, forthosewhowishtoobtaininforma-tion on how to become more in-volvedwith thepro-lifeministry.For further information, pleasecontact Kacie Kampton with theLouisiana Right to Life Federa-tion;shemaybereachedatthetollfree number (866) 463-8212 [email protected].

St.AnneChurchinYoungsvillewillhostaPro-LifeBabyShowerfrom 9:00-11:00 a.m. on January13.PleasecontactDebbieMillerat (337)856-8212 for furtherde-tails.

TheKnightsofColumbusCoun-cil#10293willsponsortheRighttoLifewalkonJanuary19. Par-ticipantswillgatheratSt.EdmondChurchinLafayette,beginningat8:00 a.m. for praise and worshipmusic. Bishop Michael Jarrellwill offer the opening prayer at8:30a.m.,andwalkerswilldepartat9:00a.m. forSt.MaryChurch

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Change is on the horizon for the Acadiana CatholicbyStephanieR.MartinLAFAYETTE

A great change is coming tothe Acadiana Catholic, markingthe first significant restructuringofthepublicationinnearlythreedecades.Beginninginthespringof 2013, the Acadiana Catholic will transition from its currenttabloid size and format, whichwas originally adopted in 1985,to a more standard magazine.In addition to the change in ap-pearance, published contentwillalsoshiftfromitsnews-reportingfocus toamoreeducationalandinspirationalapproach.

Sinceitsestablishmentin1918,the DioceseofLafayette has al-ways been served by a Catholicpublication.Overallthoseyears,of course, the title has oftenchanged—from Catholic Action toThe Morning StartoCatholic

Action of the SouthtoThe South-west Louisiana Register, andeven back to The Morning Star

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The Acadiana Catholic newspaper has existed in its current tabloid format since 1985. Coming in April 2013, the publica-tion will change to a standard magazine size, and shift its content focus to more evangelical purposes. August cover, 2012

before becoming the Acadiana Catholic—butthegoaltosupportunifiedcommunicationsthrough-out the Catholic community hasremainedthesame.

With so many technologicaladvancesnowavailable,however,ithasbecomesomewhatdifficultforthemonthlypublicationoftheAcadiana Catholic to remain anefficientavenuefor timelycom-munications.Withinthelasttwoyearsespecially,BishopMichaelJarrellandotherdiocesanadmin-istrators have supported the es-tablishment of a website, www.diolaf.org, to provide an easilyaccessibleandmorequicklyup-dated source for breaking news.In addition to this special newssectionwhichallowsforimmedi-ateaccesstothelatestlocal,na-tional,andinternationalCatholic

Rev.Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.MassonJan.18.........6

RespectLife:40yrs.oflegal-izedabortioninU.S.hasnotdeterredChurch’sstance....12

Sistersre-establishlinkwithEunicearea..............16

BishopJarrellcitesDorothyDay,futuresaint..........19

HowtoPraythePro-LifeRosary...............24-25

Churchmusthighlightwomen’sroleinministry...........29

OurLadyofGuadalupe’sdevotionextendsbeyondtheAmericas...............35

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AcAdiAnA cAtholic

Official announcements

TheDioceseofLafayettehasreleasedthe following announcements andchanges.Everyoneisaskedtoupdatetheir records and databases accord-ingly.

Effective December 7, 2012:

Very Rev. W. Curtis Mallet, JCLhas been appointed to the Office ofAdministratorofSt. Joseph Parish

inParks,togetherwithitsmissionofSt. Louis Chapel,inadditiontohiscurrentOfficeofVicarGeneralandDirectoroftheOfficeofOngoingFormationofPriests.

Rev. Brad D. Guillory hasbeenappointedtothepositionofAsso-ciate Pastor ofSt. Jo-seph ParishinRayne.

Day of Recollection scheduled for Feb. 14

Fr. Chester Arceneaux

LAFAYETTEThe St. Edmond’sAltar Society

will host aDay ofRecollectiononThursday, February 14 at St. Ed-mond Church in Lafayette. Theevent is scheduled tobeginat9:00a.m. with coffee, juice, and donutsservedduringregistrations,followedbytherecitationoftherosaryinsidethe church. Other activities of theday will include the celebration ofMass, the opportunity for confes-sion, Benediction, and meditationsontheStationsoftheCross.

TheretreatmasterwillbeFatherChester Arceneaux, pastor of theCathedralofSt.JohntheEvangelistinLafayette.FatherArceaneauxisanativeofLafayetteandwasordainedtothepriesthoodfortheDioceseofLafayettein1992.Hisfirstassign-mentwasasAssociatePastorofSt.

TheresaoftheChildJesusinAbbev-ille. HehassinceservedasPastorofOurLadyofWisdomChurch inLafayette,aswellasVicarforBlackCatholicMinistries;Chaplaintothebishop’sOpus Christi Magnum;onthediocesanCouncilofPriests;ontheSt.ThomasMoreCatholicHighBoardofPastors;andonOurLadyofLourdesFoundationBoard.

Tickets for the Day of Recol-lection are $10 per person, whichincludeslunchfortheday. Ticketsmust be purchased prior to Febru-ary8bysendingacheckto:St.Ed-mond’s Altar Society, 116 DelmarLane, Lafayette, LA70506. Foradditionalticket information,pleasecontactRaNelleSimon at (337) 232-2849.

From the February 1998 edition of Acadiana Catholic:In an expression of gratitude and appreciation, Bishop Edward O’Donnell (left) presented retiring editor Barbara Gutierrez with a plaque to commemorate her 24 years of service to the Acadiana Catholic and the Diocese of La-fayette. Mrs. Gutierrez joined the Acadiana Catholic as a staff member in 1973 and was appointed to served as editor in 1985. She retired in December 1997. Photo by P.C. Piazza

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January

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for January:General Intention:

ThatinthisYearofFaithChristiansmaydeepentheirknowledgeofthemysteryofChristandwit-

nessjoyfullytothegiftoffaithinHim.Missionary Intention:

ThattheChristiancommunitiesoftheMiddleEast,oftendiscriminatedagainst,mayreceivefromthe

HolySpiritthestrengthoffidelityandperserverance.

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10TheEpiphanyoftheLord

TheOctaveDayoftheNativityoftheLordTheSolemnityofMary,TheHolyMotherofGod

Sts.BasiltheGreat&GregoryNazianzen

ChristmasWeekdayTheMostHolyNameofJesus

St.ElizabethAnnSeton St.JohnNeumann

ChristmasWeekdaySt.RaymondofPenyafort

ChristmasWeekday ChristmasWeekday ChristmasWeekday ChristmasWeekday ChristmasWeekday

TheBaptismoftheLord FirstWeekinOrdi-naryTime

Weekday Weekday St.Anthony Weekday BlessedVirginMary

SecondSundayinOrdinaryTime

St.Agnes Weekday St.Vincent St.FrancisDeSales TheConversionofSt.PaultheApostle

Sts.Timothy&Titus

ThirdSundayinOrdinaryTime

St.ThomasAquinas Weekday Weekday St.JohnBosco

Meeting of the King’s Men7:00PM

OurLadyofWisdomChurch,Lafayette









Holy Hour for Vocations6:00-7:00PM

St.PatrickChurch,Lafayette

Divine Mercy Night6:30PM

St.PeterChurch,NewIberia

Food for the Journey11:30AM-12:45PM

HotelAcadiana,Lafayette

Pro-Life Prayer Service6:30PM

St.PiusXChurch,Lafayette

Companions Along the JourneyImmaculataCenter,Lafayette

6:30-8:30PMRediscover Your Knowledge

of Your Catholic Faith, Part 11St.MaryMagdalenChurch,

Abbeville6:30PM

For a list of Pro-Life Marches and Rallies planned throughout the Lafayette Diocese, please see the article on Page 3 of this edition of the Acadiana Catholic.

Pro-Life Baby Shower9:00-11:00AM

St.AnneChurch,Youngsville

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers9:00AM-12:00PM

ImmaculataCenter,Lafayette

Rediscover Your Knowledge of Your Catholic Faith, Part 12

St.MaryMagdalenChurch,Abbeville6:30PM

Catholics Returning Home Workshop

9:00-11:00AMSt.PiusXChurch,Lafayette

Mass for the Unborn4:00PM

CathedralofSt.JohntheEvangelist,Lafayette

Pro-Life Rosary2:00PM

St.AnneChurch,YoungsvilleFaith of Our Fathers:

Fr. Keith LaBove6:30-8:30PM

SacredHeartofJesusChurch,Broussard

Faith of Our Fathers: Fr. Michael Delcambre

6:30-8:30PMSacredHeartofJesus

Church,Broussard



Faith of Our Fathers: Fr. Louis Richard

6:30-8:30PMSacredHeartofJesusChurch,

Broussard

RCIA Workshop:Rites in the Catechumenate

9:00-11:00AMSt.TheresaChurch,Abbeville




Pray for our priestsListed below are the priests for whom Catholics are asked to pray daily during the month of January. The calendar is spon-sored by the Serra Club of La-fayette.

01PopeBenedictXVI02BishopMichaelJarrell03Fr.KennethBienvenu04Fr.PaulBienvenu05Fr.WilliamBlanda06Fr.HowardBlessing07Fr.MartinBorcherding08Fr.KevinBordelon09Fr.FrancisBourgeois10Fr.MillardBoyer11Fr.JamesBrady,JCL12Fr.JosephBrasseaux,OSB13Fr.JohnBreaux14Fr.AllenBreaux15Fr.JosephBreaux16Fr.JosephBrennan17Fr.RexBroussard18Fr.DavidBroussard19Fr.HenryBroussard20Fr.KenBroussard21Msgr.RonaldBroussard22Fr.PaulBroussard23Fr.RichardBroussard24Fr.TheodoreBroussard25Fr.KeenanBrown26Fr.WilburBrown27Fr.FrancisButler,SSJ28Fr.FloydCalais29Fr.CoreyCampeaux30Fr.JosephCampion,SSJ31Fr.JairoCastano,SDS

Eternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Je-sus’ name we pray. Amen.

LAFAYETTERegistrationforCycle2ofthe

VirtualLearningCommunityforFaith Formation (VLCFF) willopenonJanuary15andcloseonFebruary27.Thiscyclewillcon-sistofseminarsonlyandwillbeconducted from March 3-March23. The seminars to be offeredare:

• Designing a Parish Cat-echeticalPlan

• OnBendedKnee• OurHeartsWereBurning• Overviewof theGDC&

NDC• Theological Reflection:

Key to Connecting Faith andLife

• MarianistStudies:ThreeOffices

• Marianist Studies: Vir-tuesforMission

• Roles and Ministry ofOnlineFacilitators

A full description of theseseminarsmaybeaccessedonlineat http://vlc.udayton.edu. Sincethe Diocese of Lafayette is inpartnership with the Universityof Dayton Institute for PastoralInitiatvie, residents of the dio-cesemayparticipateintheseon-line courses at the reduced costof $40 per course. Successfulcompletion of VLCFF courses

Register for Cycle 2 of VLCFFmaybeappliedtowardaCertifi-cate in Catechesis or continuingeducation hours as required bytheDioceseofLafayette’sOfficeofCatholicSchools.

Cycle3oftheVLCFFissched-uled for April 7-May 11, withregistrationtoopenonMarch5.

Forfurtherinformationonthepartnership between the Univer-sity of Dayton Institute for Pas-toral Initiative and the Dioceseof Lafayette, please contact theOfficeofChristianFormationat(337)261-5550.

RCIA workshopsLAFAYETTE

The Lafayette Diocese’s Of-fice of Christian Formation hasscheduled two RCIA workshopsfor2013.Bothworkshopswillbeconducted from 9:00-11:00 a.m.on the given dates, and will beconducted by John Schexnaildre,RCIAconsultantforthediocese.

On January 26, St. TheresaChurch in Abbeville will host“Rites in the Catechumenate.”Pleasenotethecorrectedlocation.

On March 2, Nativity of OurLady Church in New Iberia willhost “Prayer in the Catechume-nate.”

These workshops provide anexcellent opportunity for repre-sentativesfromthevariouschurchparishesofthediocesetomeetandsharetheirbestRCIApracticesastheyreceivetrainingonaspecificRCIAtopic.Thereisnofeetoat-tend, but participants are encour-agedtoregisterwithLynneBrous-sardat(337)261-5550.

LAFAYETTESt.PiusXChurchinLafayette

has begun a parish-based pro-gram called “Catholics Return-ingHome”whichisdesignedtoreachouttonon-practicingCath-olicswithaninvitationfor themtoreturntotheCatholicChurch.“Catholics Returning Home” isone of twelve model programslisted in the United States Con-ferenceofCatholicBishops(US-CCB)directory,ATimetoListen...ATimetoHeal.

As part of the program, St.Pius X Church will host a spe-cial evangelization workshop

“Catholics Returning Home” at St. Pius Xfrom 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.on Saturday, January 19. Theworkshop will feature Sally L.Mews,authorofthebookentitledCatholics Returning Home.Mrs.Mews,whowasbornandraisedincentralWisconsin,returnedtotheCatholicChurchin1980andwasinspiredtodevelopaparish-basedministry tohelpothersdothesame.

The workshop is ideal forpriests, deacons, evangelizationteams,religiouseducators,youthministers,parishleadersandstaffmembers, liturgical ministers,and all those who are interestedin learningmore about themin-istryofevangelization.Thecostis$5perperson,whichincludeslight refreshments and lunch.Registration forms are availableatwww.stpiusxchurch.net.

Additional information mayberequestedbycontactingRob-ertDelafosseat(337)319-2438,JohnSchexnaildre at (337)654-9671,orAshtonMoutonat(337)296-6713.

A Special Invitation“Meet&Greet”

withSallyL.MewsAuthorof

Catholics Returning HomeFriday,January18

ImmaculateHeartofMarySchoolCafeteria

Immediatelyfollowing6:00p.m.Massinsidethechurch

Allarewelcome

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass scheduled for January 18LAFAYETTE

TheDioceseofLafayette’sOf-fice of Black Catholic Ministireswill sponsor the annual Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass onFriday,January18.TheMasswillbeheldat7:00p.m.attheCathe-dral of St. John the Evangelist inLafayette.BishopMichaelJarrellwillserveascelebrantoftheMass,and Father Michael Sucharski,SVD, Pastor of St. Joseph ParishinMaurice,willserveashomilist.

The Annual Rev. Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. Mass is open to

everyonein thediocese. Inaddi-tiontothecelebrationoftheMass,all2013recipientsoftheRev.Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Awardwillberecognized.Recipientsarechosen based on the nominationssubmittedbytheindividualchurchparishesoftheLafayetteDiocese.All parishes are encouraged tonominateindividualswho,throughtheirownlivesandactions,exem-plifytheworksofRev.Dr.MartinLuther King, Jr. by proclaimingtheGospelofJesusChrist.

A total of 75 individuals received the 2012 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award dur-ing last year’s Mass held in his honor. This year’s Mass is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 18, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette. Photo provided by the Lafayette Diocese’s Office of Radio/TV Ministry


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January’s pro-life activities

offDoucetRoadbeforereturningtoSt.Edmond’s. For furtherde-tails,pleasecontactPatsyandNor-risThibodeauxat(337)984-9947or(337)962-6208;orPatLabordeat (337) 988-5580 or (337) 988-3586.

The Cathedral of St. John theEvangelist will also celebrate aspecial Mass for the Unborn at4:00 p.m. on January 19. Pleasecontact Melinda Howze at (337)216-3317fordetails.

St. Anne Church in MamouwillhostaPro-LifeWalkonJanu-ary20,withparticipantstodepartfromthechurchat10:00a.m.andproceed to the parish’s religiouseducation building. Please call(337)468-3159forfurtherdetails.

TheVillePlattePro-LifeWalkis also scheduled for January 20.Participants are invited to attend10:30 a.m. Mass at Our LadyQueenofAllSaintsChurch,asthewalk will begin immediately fol-lowingtheMass.Participantswillproceed to thegroundsofSacredHeart Church to listen to a guestspeaker,andtransportationwillbeprovidedbacktoOurLadyQueenof All Saints Church for thosein need. Please contact Stepha-nieAndrus at (337) 831-0638 orPitchy Tuminaro at (337) 363-4533forfurtherdetails.

ParishionersofSt.AnneChurchin Youngsville encourage every-one to join them at 2:00 p.m. onJanuary20topraythepro-lifero-

sary.TeurlingsCatholicHighSchool

inLafayettewillsponsoritsWalk/RalleyforLifeonJanuary22.Stu-dents from the school, aswell asthose from many other neighbor-ing schools, will leave theTeurl-ingscampusatnoonandproceedto thegroundsof theImmaculataCenterfortherally.PleasecontactJosette Serette at (337) 235-5711forfurtherdetails.

The South Region of the dio-cese will also sponsor its MarchforLifeonJanuary22.Themarchwill begin at 5:30 p.m. as a si-lent procession from the LourdesGrottoinNewIberiaandconcludeat St. Peter Church. In conjunc-tion with this event, St. Peter’swillbeginarosarycongresswithEucharisticAdoration, to be held24 hours a day for five consecu-tive days. During this time, thepro-liferosarywillbeprayedev-eryhour,and therosarycongresswillconcludewiththecelebrationof8:00a.m.MassonJanuary27.Pleasecall(337)369-3816forfur-therdetails.

St.CeciliaSchoolinBroussardwillhostitsPro-LifeSchoolWalkimmediatelyfollowingtheschoolMassonJanuary23.Pleasecon-tact Glenda Serio at (337) 837-6363fordetails.

TheLouisianaRighttoLifeFed-erationisorganizingGeauxForth:Louisiana’sPro-LifeYouthRally,in conjunction with Washington,DC’s40thannualMarch forLife

on January 25, Geaux Forth willtakeplace fromonJanuary24atthe Grand Hyatt, with the timeto be announced at a later date.PleasecontactKacieHamptontollfreeat866-463-5433oremailheratkhampton@prolifelouisiana.orgforfurtherdetails.

The St. Landry Right to LifeWalkhasbeenscheduledforJanu-ary 26. Participants will departfrom Our Lady Queen ofAngelsChurchinOpelousasat10:00a.m.and proceed to the Life Center,

Last year, students for St. Cecilia School in Broussard proudly participated in their own Pro-Life School Walk. Photo submitted by St. Cecilia School

where they will receive a specialblessingandrefreshments.Pleasecontact John and Jeri Miller at(337)948-9559forfurtherdetails.

Notre Dame High School inCrowley will host its Pro-LifeMarch/RallyonJanuary29.Pleasecontact Mary Ann Hadaway at(337)783-3849fordetails.

Individualsarealsoencouragedto refer to their local churchpar-ish bulletins for any additionalpro-life activities which may bescheduled.


news, the website also offers adiocesan-widecalendarofeventstohelppromoteparticipation inanumberofCatholiceventsandactivities.

Thus, as it has become moreefficient to offer full access tonews stories and informationonline—twenty-four hours eachday,sevendaysperweek—Bish-opJarrellandhisadministratorsbegantore-evaluatethepurposeand function of the Acadiana Catholic.Itwasdeterminedthatbyconvertingthenewspapertoamagazineandgivingitscontenta more evangelical focus, thepublicationcouldbetterservethepeopleofthediocesebyofferingarticles and resources designedtoremindCatholicsoftheteach-ingsoftheChurch,andalsoin-spirethemtolivetheirlivesac-cordingtothoseteachings.

Toachievethisnewgoal, theAcadiana CatholichaspartneredwithFAITHPublishingService,a magazine publishing com-pany owned by the Diocese of

Changes toAcadiana Catholiccontinued from page 3 Lansing, Michigan. Originally

foundedasLansing’sowndioc-esanmagazineintheyear2000,the company’s mission was toestablish a publication that fo-cuses on evangelizing with thereleaseofeveryedition.FAITHhas been so successful in thismission that the company hassincebranchedouttoformpart-nershipswith31otherCatholicentities throughout the UnitedStates. Some of these partnersinclude the Knights of PeterClaver and the Claverite, theArchdioceseofSt.LouisandtheCatholic St. Louis, the Carmel-ites(SocietyoftheLittleFlower)and Between Friends, and theirvery first client, the Diocese ofLaredoandLa Fe.

The Acadiana Catholic’spartnership with FAITH willgrant readers access to severalwell-researched features suchas “Theology 101” and “SaintoftheMonth.”“Theology101”encourages readers to becomemore familiar with the bible astheyreadeasy-to-understandex-

planationsofScriptureprovidedby distinguished faculty mem-bers of Mundelein Seminary,Illinois. “Saint of the Month”provides insight into the lifeof a selected saint, while otherFAITHfeaturesofferanenlight-ening, Catholic-based perspec-tive on matters involved withmarriage,parenting,conflictres-olution,andworkenvironments.Through these features, FAITHcontent strives to appeal to alladultagegroups.

As worthy as these featuresare,thepartnershipwithFAITHwill by no means overshadowlocal content. Popular fea-tures such as the bishop’s col-umn,“ExploreYourFaith,”and“Looking Back” will continueto be included in every editionof the Acadiana Catholic. An-nouncements about upcomingevents and activities will alsocontinuetobeincluded,although

they will be more convenientlyorganizedintoa“ThingstoDo”section. The “Parish Life” and“CatholicSchools”sectionswillbededicatedtoprovidingcover-ageofspecialhappeningswithinthechurchparishesandCatholicschools.

Anewaddition to theAcadi-ana Catholic will be the “Cul-ture” section, modeled after aFAITH concept but adapted tohighlighttherichheritageoftheLafayette Diocese. “Culture”will be dedicated to illustrat-inghowthemanyethnicitiesofSouthwestLouisianahavemeld-ed together to share their com-mon Catholic faith and enrichoneanotherthroughthesharingof their food,music,crafts,andotherculturaltraditions.

Further details regarding thisexcitingtransitionfortheAcadi-ana Catholicwillbereleasedastheybecomeavailable.

Bishop Michael Jarrell (left) recently received a $1,000 donation by the Serra Club of Lafayette for the seminary burse. In accepting the check, Bishop Jarrell stated that the diocese has received a matching grant from Catholic Extension for donations for voca-tions. Presenting the check to the bishop was Will Charbonnet, Serra Club President (right). The presentation was made in conjunction with the bishop’s recent Mass cel-ebration members of Serra and hosted the breakfast meeting. Photo by Jay Caldwell

Serra Club donates to seminary burse


SESSION 2: “FAITH OF OUR FATHERS”

Celebrating the “Year of Faith”

Session 2: January 22, 23, 24, 2013 ▪ 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church 200 N. Main Street, Broussard

Speakers:

Rev. Keith LaBove; Rev. Michael Delcambre; Rev. Louis Richard

In celebration of the “Year of Faith”, the Central Region of the Diocese of Lafayette presents “FAITH OF OUR FATHERS”, a series of six sessions, three nights each, featuring Priests of the Central Region as speakers each night. Each evening will begin with an Opening Prayer led by Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, VE, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region. Please join us for Session 2 as “our Fathers” share their witness of faith with us—all are welcome and pre-registration is not required. For complete information on our “FAITH OF OUR FATHERS” series, please contact Mary Bergeron (337-654-8682; [email protected] or [email protected]) or visit www.centralregiononline.org or www.diolaf.org.

Session 2: January 22, 23, 24, 2013 Sacred Heart of Jesus, Broussard

Session 3: April 15, 16, 17, 2013

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Lafayette

Session 4: May 6, 7, 8, 2013

St. Francis of Assisi, Breaux Bridge

WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH

Rev. Michael Delcambre Rev. Louis Richard Rev. Keith LaBove

Session 5: July 29, 30, 31, 2013 St. Elizabeth Seton, Lafayette

Session 6: October 7, 8, 9, 2013

Holy Cross, Lafayette


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Abroadcoalitionofchildadvo-cacy, health, parents, privacy, andconsumer organizations—includ-ing the Communications Com-mittee of the U.S. Conference ofCatholicBishops,AmericanAcad-emy of Pediatrics, the AmericanHeartAssociation,andtheAmeri-

canPsychologicalAssociationandConsumers Union—has releasedalettertotheFederalTradeCom-mission (FTC) to express strongsupportforproposedupdatestotheChildren’s Online Privacy Protec-tionAct(COPPA).

COPPAwaspassedbyCongressin1998and isdesigned toenableparentstodecidehowandwhether

Internet companies and operatorscancollectandusepersonalinfor-mation from their children undertheageof13.

The FTC is considering thefirst updates to the COPPA rules,which were established in 2000.The December 13 letter says that“rapid expansion of digital mediaduring the last decade, data col-

lection and marketing practiceshave become increasingly sophis-ticatedandmuch less transparent,underminingtheabilityofparentsto make meaningful decisions forprotecting their children’s privacyand safety.” The letter describestheproposedupdates to theCOP-PArulesas“notonlyessential,butalsourgent.”

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Elmespas-adorecibíunacarta anunci-ando un Lla-mado a Orar.LacartaestabafirmadaporelCardenalSéanO ’ M a l l e y ,

o.f.m.,ArzobispodeBostonyPres-idente del Comité de ActividadesPro-VidaydelaConferenciaAmer-icanadeObisposCatólicos;porelArzobispoSalvatoreCordileonedeSanFrancisco,PresidentedelSub-comité para la Promoción y De-fensadelMatrimonio;yporelAr-zobispoWilliamLorideBaltimore,PresidentedelComitéAdHocparalaLibertadReligiosa.Losnombresdelosdiversoscomitésilustranlaspreocupacionesdelosfirmantes,y,ciertamente, de la Conferencia delos Obispos. Están pidiendo ora-ciones y la participación de todosloscatólicosparaabordarestosim-portantestemas.

Lacausapro-vidahaestadopre-sentepordécadas.Muchoscatóli-cos han trabajado y orado por unfinaldelabortoyunmayorrecono-cimiento de las depravadas prácti-cas como lo son la eutanasia y el

suicidioasistidoporunmédico.Sehan dedicado a la causadelmayorreconocimientodelasantidaddelavidahumana.Muchosehalogrado,pero permanecen muchos desafíos.Asípues,una insistenteLlamadaaOrar.

La promoción del matrimonioesunesfuerzoparapersuadir a losamericanos que el matrimonio esuna institución social única que seencuentra en todas las sociedades.Existe por el bien de un orden desaludsocialyporelbiendelosni-ños.Porestasrazones,esreconocidayreguladaporlaleycivil.Muchaspersonas no ven la necesidad delmatrimonio, simplemente optandoporvivirjuntos.Así,laiglesiaestátratandoambos,elpromoverelma-trimonioyladefensadeéste.

La defensa llega a aquellos quebuscanrechazar ladefinicióntradi-cionaldelmatrimonioy redefinirloparaincluirparejasdepersonasdelmismosexo.Nodebemosredefiniren la leyuna instituciónqueexisteen la naturaleza e inscrita antes decualquierleyhumana.

Esimportanteresaltarqueelma-trimoniounealhombreyalamujerentresíyalosniñosnacidosdesuunión.Esteesunverdaderomatri-monio. Nadamásmerecellamarsematrimonio o el recibir un recono-cimiento civil otorgado al matri-monio. Ha surgido esta pregunta:

¿Eselmatrimoniosimplementeunainstitución para un reconocimientopúblico de relaciones comprometi-dasparaunasatisfacciónadulta, oesunainstituciónqueuneaunhom-breyaunamujerentresíyconhijosnacidos de su unión?” Formulandola pregunta de esta manera colocaa los hijos y sus necesidades den-trodeladiscusión.Esunpuntodecapital importancia. Si lasociedadpermite el matrimonio del mismosexo, entonces se convierte en unainstituciónmeramenteparalasatis-faccióndeladulto.¿Debemoscreerquecadaniñodebenacerdentrodelsenodelafamiliaconunamadreyun padre quienes primeramente sehanhechoinsubstituiblesparacadaunoatravésdelmatrimonio?Esteesel quid de la pregunta. (Nota: Unadiscusiónplenadeestasideassepu-edenencontraren“GettingtheMar-riageConversationRight,”unlibroporelautorWilliamB.May,publi-cadoporEmmausRoad.).

Eltercertemaesaqueldelalib-ertadreligiosa,basadoenlaPrimeraEnmienda de la Constiitución: “ElCongresoprohíbequeel legisladorpromulgue leyalgunacon respectoalaadopcióndeunareligiónopro-mulgue ley alguna que prohíba lalibertad de culto, de expresión, deprensa, de reunión, o de petición.”Aun así, las normas que imple-mentanelAffordableCareAct (La

Reforma al Cuidado de Salud) re-quieren que ciertas institucionescatólicas y algunas empresas depropietarioscatólicoscomprenpro-ductos y servicios que violan susconciencias. Las normas vigenteslesdicealoscatólicosquelasuni-versidades católicas, hospitales yAgencias de Caridad Católicas nosonpartedelaiglesiayquesusac-tividadesnoconstituyenelejerciciodelareligión.

Todos estos tres temashan sidodebatidos en público, en recintoslegislativos, y en las cortes. Contodaseguridad,sonlascortes,espe-cialmente laCorteSupremade losEstadosUnidosquedecide.

La carta de los arzobispos sim-plementepideoración.Enparticu-larestánpidiendoporHorasSantasEucarísticas, rosarios en familia,peticiones en las misas, ayunos yabstinenciasvoluntariaslosviernes.En enero nuestro Concejo de Sac-erdoteshablarásobrenuestrarespu-esta.LosobisposdeLuisianaestánpreparandounarespuestaconjunta.Unacopiadelacartaeinformaciónadicionalpuedeverseen lapáginawebdelUSCCB(CalltoPrayerforLife,MarriageandReligiousLiber-ty).Elpresenteañovaaserimpor-tante para la iglesia y los EstadosUnidos.Cadacatólicodebeunirseenoraciónparaunaresoluciónjustadeestostrestemascruciales.


January 2013

byBishopMichaelJarrellAt the Last Supper, the Lord

Jesussaidtohisdisciples,“Peace,Ileavewithyou.MypeaceIgiveto you.” (Jn. 14.27)Today, onWorldPeaceDay,wegivethankstoJesusforhisgiftofpeace.So,whereisthispeace?InSyria,Af-

ghanistan,Mali,Egypt? Is it inNewtown,Connecticutoranyoftheseveralplaceswheretragedyhasstruck?Istherepeaceintheworld?Onecancitesomanyex-amplesofsufferinganddiscord.Yet,isitnottruethatinmostoftheworld,formostpeople,mostofthetime,thereispeace.Alot

Bishop Jarrell’s New Year’s Message for 2013ofattentionispaidwhenpeaceisshattered.But,forthemostpartthere is peace. Peace is God’sgift. But thegift carrieswith ita challenge to each of us to be,inthewordsofSaintFrancis,aninstrument of peace, a maker ofpeace. “Blessed are the peace-makers,”saidJesus,“fortheywill

becalledchildrenofGod.”(Mt.5.9)Today,wepraythatpeoplethroughout theworldmayenjoythegiftofpeace. Wepray, too,thatallmaygivethegiftofpeace.MaythisYearofOurLord2013beatimeofpeaceforallofGod’schildren.

byBishopMi-chaelJarrell

L a s tmonth I re-ceived a let-ter announc-ing a Callto Prayer.The letterwas signedby Cardinal

SéanO’Malley,o.f.m.,Archbish-opofBostonandChairmanoftheCommitteeonPro-LifeActivitiesof the United States Conferenceof Catholic Bishops; by Arch-bishop Salvatore Cordileone ofSan Francisco, Chairman of theSubcommitteeforthePromotionandDefenseofMarriage;andbyArchbishopWilliamLoriofBal-timore,ChairmanoftheAdHocCommitteeforReligiousLiberty.The names of the various com-mittees illustrate the major con-cernsofthesignees,and,indeed,of the Conference of Bishops.They are asking for prayer andfortheinvolvementofallCatho-licsinaddressingtheseimportantissues.

The pro-life cause has beenwithusfordecades.ManyCath-olics have worked and prayedfor an end to abortion and for

greaterrecognitionoftheevilsofpractices such as euthanasia andphysician-assisted suicide. Theyhave devoted themselves to thecauseofgreaterrecognitionofthesacrednessofhuman life. Muchhasbeenaccomplished,butmanychallenges remain. Thus, a re-newedCalltoPrayer.

The promotion of marriage isan effort to persuade Americansthat marriage is a unique socialinstitution found in all societies.Itexistsforthesakeofahealthysocial order and for the sake ofchildren. For these reasons, it isrecognizedandregulatedbycivillaw.Toomanypeopleseenoneedformarriage,optingsimplytolivetogether.Thus,theChurchistry-ingbothtopromotemarriageandtodefendit.

Thedefensecomes in thefaceofthosewhowouldseektothrowout the traditional definition ofmarriage and re-define it to in-clude partnerships of persons ofthesamesex. Weshouldnotre-defineinlawaninstitutionwhichexists innatureandpredatesanyhumanlaw.

Itisimportanttonotethattruemarriageunitesamanandwomanwitheachotherandanychildrenborn from their unions. This istrue marriage. Nothing else de-servestobecalledmarriageorto

receivethecivilrecognitiongivento marriage. The question hasbeen asked: “Is marriage merelyan institution for public recogni-tion of committed relationshipsfor adult fulfillment, or is it aninstitution that unites a man anda woman with each other andwithanychildrenbornfromtheirunion?”Framingthequestionthiswayinsertschildrenandtheneedsofchildrenintothediscussion.Itisamuchneededfocus. Ifsoci-etypermitsmarriagebysame-sexcouples,itthenbecomesaninsti-tutionmerelyforadultfulfillment.Do we believe that every childshouldbebornintoafamilywithamotherandfatherwhohavefirstmadethemselves irreplaceable toeachotherthroughmarriage?Thisisthecruxofthequestion.(Note:Afullerdiscussionoftheseideascanbefoundin“GettingtheMar-riageConversationRight,”abookbyWilliamB.May,publishedbyEmmausRoad.)

The third issue is thatof reli-gious liberty, based on the FirstAmendment to the Constitution:“Congressshallmakenolawre-specting an establishment of areligion or prohibiting the freeexercise thereof.” Yet, the rulesimplementing the AffordableCareActdorequiresomeCatho-lic institutions and some busi-

nesses owned by Catholics topurchase products and serviceswhich violate their conscienc-es. The rulesnow inplacesayto Catholics that the Church’scolleges,hospitalsandCatholicCharitiesAgenciesarenotapartoftheChurchandthattheirac-tivitiesdonotconstitutetheex-erciseofreligion.

All three of these issues arebeing debated in the publicsquare, in legislative halls, andinthecourts.Morethanlikely,itisthecourts,especiallytheUnit-edStatesSupremeCourtwhichwilldecide.

The letter from theArchbish-ops simply asks for prayer. InparticulartheyareaskingforEu-charistic holy hours, family ro-saries,petitionsatMassandvol-untaryfastingandabstinenceonFridays. OurCouncilofPriestswill discuss our diocesan re-sponseinJanuary. TheBishopsofLouisianaarepreparingajointresponse. A copy of the letterandmuchmore informationcanbefoundontheUSCCBwebsite(CalltoPrayerforLife,MarriageandReligiousLiberty).Thecur-rent year will be an importantonefortheChurchintheUnitedStates. Every Catholic shouldjoininprayerforajustresolutionofthesethreecrucialissues.


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Respect Life: 40 years of legalized abortions in the United States has not deterred the Catholic Church’s stance byStephanieR.MartinLAFAYETTE

January22,1973was thedaythat the United States SupremeCourt ruled to legalize abortioninthiscountry.

This year will mark the 40thanniversaryofthatdecision.Mil-lionsofinnocentliveshavebeenlostasaresult,andmillionsmorehave been affected--from thewomen and men who live withtheregretofhavingchosenabor-tionevenifitwastheirlegalrighttodoso,toallofthoseinvolvedin the pro-life advocacy. It hasbeenawearyingtime,filledwithmany sorrows and disappoint-mentsaseffortstoendthistrav-estyhaveyettosucceed,butonlyifsuccessismeasuredbylimitedmeans.

Yes, abortion is still legal inthiscountry.

Yes, it is estimated that overone million babies continue tobe aborted with each year thatpasses.

And yet, the Roman CatholicChurch--and indeed many pro-life supportersofother religious

The 2012-2013 Respect Life poster, released by the USCCB’s Office of Pro-Life Activi-ties in conjunction with the celebration of Respect Life month in October 2012.

affiliations--havenotallowedtheresulting culture of death to tri-umph. They have not given upandthrowninthetowelbycon-ceding that abortion is accept-able. Rather, they have contin-ued to uphold and defend theirbeliefs thatall life is sacredandprecious,andassuch itmustbeRESPECTED.

Itwas,infact,inresponsetothependingthreatoflegalizedabor-tioninthiscountrythattheUnit-edStatesConferenceofCatholicBishops(USCCB)firstlaunchedits“RespectLife”programintheyear 1972. Since that time, theprogramhasbeen renewedeachyearwith the celebrationofRe-spectLifeMonthduringOctober.TheUSCCB’sPro-LifeSecretar-iatsupportstheprogramwiththeannual release of a special pro-life packet containing numerousresources which parish pastorsandlayvolunteerscanusetoedu-catepeopleontheimportanceofthepro-lifeministry.

In 1979, the USCCB’s Pro-Life Secretariat also joined theBasilica of the National Shrine

oftheImmaculateConceptioninWashington,DCandtheCatholicUniversityofAmerica’sOfficeofCampusMinistry to sponsor theNational Prayer Vigil for Life,which isalwaysheldon theeveof the National March for LifeeachJanuary(themarchitselfisheld inconjunctionwith thean-niversaryoftheSupremeCourt’sRoev.Waderuling).Whileato-talofonly50peopleattendedtheveryfirstvigilMassin1979,thisyearparticipantsareexpectedtonumberwellintothethousandsastheyfilltheGreatUpperChurchoftheBasilicafortheoccasion.

In November 2001, the U.S.CatholicBishopspublishedtheirupdated statement, A Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, torenewthecallforCatholicinsti-tutions, organizations, and indi-

viduals to show their support ofthe pro-life ministry. Locally,this coincided with the DioceseofLafayette’sdecisiontoexpandtheOfficeofPro-LifeIssues(es-tablished in 1992 under the di-rection of Brenda Desormeaux)frompart-timetofull-timestatus.Under that expansion, BishopEdward J. O’Donnell appointedKarolMeynardasDirectoroftheoffice; Ms. Meynard was soonjoinedbyherassistant,TristaLit-tell,andtodaythetwostillworkhand-in-hand to address all lifeissuesfrom“conceptiontonatu-raldeath.”Thisincludeschastity,unplanned pregnancy, abortion/partial birth abortion, post abor-tion healing, infertility, embry-onic stem cell research, humancloning,euthanasia/physician-as-

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OPELOUSASThe ninth annual Stewardship

Leadership Day will be held onWednesday,February6atthepar-ishhallofOurLadyQueenofAn-gelsChurchinOpelousas,locatedon2125SouthUnionStreet.

Father Daniel Mahan, onceagain, will serve as KeynoteSpeaker for the event. He willspeakonStewardshipandtheNewEvangelizationandStewardshipintheYearofFaith. Hissecondof-feringwillbetitled‘RenderinganAccounttotheFaithful’,atalkhedelivered in October at a Confer-enceheldatRome’sUniversityoftheHolyCross.

FatherMahanisanenormouslypopular speaker on the topic ofStewardshipintheCatholicChurchand delivers his talks at confer-ences,Arch/DiocesanStewardshipDays, in parishes and seminarsthroughout the United States andtomanyArch/diocesesabroad.

He is the Director of theO’Meara Ferguson Center forCatholicStewardshipattheMarianUniversityofIndianapolis.Father

Annual Stewardship Leadership Day to be held Feb. 6 Mahan received

ravereviewsfromattendees at lastyear’s steward-shipday.

P a s t o r s ,priests, deacons,religious, parishadministrativepersonnel,steward-shipcommitteemembersandany-oneinterestedinfosteringsteward-ship formation at the parish levelare urged to mark their calendarsforFebruary6,2013.Attendancebyclergyandotherinterestedper-sonsinneighboringdiocesesisen-couraged.

Registration will begin at 8:30a.m. and the program will beginpromptly at 9:00 a.m. and con-cludeshortlyafterthelunchhour.Lunch will be served and a $10offering/donation isasked tohelpdefray the cost of the meals andotherconferenceexpenses.

Formoreinformationortoreg-ister,[email protected] theOfficeofSteward-ship and Development at (337)261-5641forConnieBabin,CassieLeBlancorCindyLeBlanc.

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The U.S. Catholic bishopshavelaunchedapastoralstrate-gyaddressingcriticallife,mar-riageand religious liberty con-cerns.The five-part strategyorcall toprayerwasapprovedbythe bishops in November andis set to begin after Christmas.The overall focus is to inviteCatholicstoprayforrebuildinga culture favorable to life andmarriageandforincreasedpro-tectionsofreligiousliberty.

Campaign components in-cludemonthlyEucharisticholyhours in cathedrals and parish-es, daily family rosary, specialPrayers of the Faithful at allMasses, fasting and abstinenceonFridays,and thesecondob-servanceofaFortnightforFree-dom.

Thecalltoprayerispromptedby the rapid social movementsandpolicychangescurrentlyun-derway,suchasthemandatebythe U.S. Department of HealthandHumanServicesthatcoerc-es employers, including headsofreligiousagencies,topayforsterilizations, abortion-induc-ingdrugsandcontraceptives,aswellasincreasedeffortstorede-finemarriage.

“The pastoral strategy is es-sentially a call and encourage-menttoprayerandsacrifice—it’smeanttobesimple,”saidArch-bishopSalvatoreCordileoneofSanFrancisco,chairmanof thebishops’ Subcommittee for thePromotionandDefenseofMar-riage.“It’snotmeant tobean-otherprogrambutratherpartofamovementforLife,Marriage,andReligiousLiberty,whichen-gages the New EvangelizationandcanbeincorporatedintotheYear of Faith. Life, Marriage,and Religious Liberty are notonly foundational to Catholicsocial teaching but also funda-mental to thegoodof society,”hesaid.

Details of the strategy fol-low:

1.Starting with the Sundayafter Christmas (Feast of theHolyFamily)andcontinuingonornearthelastSundayofeverymonth throughChrist theKing

Bishops urge Catholics to pray for life, mar-riage, religious liberty

Sunday,November2013,cathe-drals and parishes are encour-agedtoholdaEucharisticHolyHour for Life, Marriage, andReligiousLiberty.

2.Families and individualsare encouraged to pray a dailyRosary,especiallyfor thepres-ervationofLife,Marriage,andReligiousLibertyinthenation.

3.AtSundayanddailyMasses,itisencouragedthatthePrayersof the Faithful include specificintentions for respect for allhuman life from conception tonaturaldeath,thestrengtheningofmarriageandfamilylife,andthepreservationofreligiouslib-ertyatalllevelsofgovernment,bothathomeandabroad.

4.Abstinence from meat andfasting on Fridays are encour-agedfortheintentionofthepro-tection of Life, Marriage, andReligious Liberty, recognizingthe importance of spiritual andbodilysacrificeinthelifeoftheChurch.

5.ThecelebrationofasecondFortnight for Freedom at theendofJuneandthebeginningofJuly2013isbeingplanned.ThisFortnightwouldemphasizefaithandmarriageinaparticularwayin the faceof thepotentialSu-premeCourtrulingsduringthistime.TheFortnightwouldalsoemphasize the need for con-scienceprotectioninlightoftheAugust1,2013deadlineforre-ligiousorganizationstocomplywiththeHHSmandate,aswellas religious freedom concernsinotherareas,suchasimmigra-tion, adoption, and humanitar-ianservices.

A website with resourcesfromtheUSCCBisavailableat:www.usccb.org/life-marriage-liberty.

“With the challenges thiscountry is facing, it is hopedthatthiscalltoprayerandpen-ance will help build awarenessamong the faithful as well asspiritualstaminaandcourageforeffectivewitness.Wealsohopethatitwillencouragesolidaritywith all people who are stand-ingforthepreciousgiftsoflife,marriage,andreligiousliberty,”ArchbishopCordileonesaid.


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Inthebattletodefeatthecultureofdeath and preserve Christian valuesthroughout theAmericas,Christiansneed to adopt the “unconventionalweapons”ofOurLadyofGuadalupe:loveandprayer,ArchbishopWilliamE.LoriofBaltimoretoldparticipantsataVaticancongress.

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquilaof Denver, who led a small groupdiscussion Dec. 10 at the congressmarking the15thanniversaryof theSynodofBishops forAmerica, toldthesameparticipantsthatanencoun-terwithChrist,throughMary,ises-sentialforensuringa“transformationofculture.”

“Wemustcometounderstandthatthecivilizationinwhichwelive”--inNorth,SouthandCentralAmerica--isthesceneofareal“spiritualbattle.Theculturalwarisarealwar.Weseethevisionofthehumanpersontodaybeing totally rejected,” he said, andthere is an all-out effort to redefinemarriageandfamilylife.

Archbishop Aquila said the firstblessing given to human beings in

Use ‘weapons’ of love, prayer in cultural war, participants say theBibleisGod’sblessingofAdamandEve,tellingthemto“befruitfulandmultiply.Andwhatisattheheartof thehomosexualmovement is therejectionofthatfirstblessing.”

Thesmall-groupdiscussion,whichwas moderated byArchbishop LoriandintroducedbyArchbishopAqui-la,involvedabouttwodozenbishops,religiousandlayleadersfromNorthAmerica and South America. MostmembersofthegroupwereinvolvedinhighereducationorCatholicevan-gelizationprojects.

Archbishop Aquila’s commentsabout the “spiritual battle” beingwaged in theAmericas led toadis-cussionabouthowCatholics,lookingtotheexampleofOurLadyofGua-dalupe,arecalledtodefendChristianvalues,reachouttoothersandaffirmhumandignity.

Father Robert L. Barron, rectorandpresidentoftheUniversityofSt.Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Semi-naryinChicago, toldthegroupthatinMary’sMagnificatandoftenintheeventsandmessagesgiveninMarianapparitions“thereissomethingofthewarriorelement.”

However, “she’snever the leader

of armies. It is the warfare that isfought in the name of love, divinelove surging into the world againsttheforcesthatareopposedtoit,”hesaid.

Christians concerned about thedirectionofmoderncultureoftenaredepicted as being “naysayers,” hesaid, but following the example ofMaryguaranteesthattheywillactinthenameof theGodof loveandofthehumanbeingshecreated.

“Whatyouarebringingintobattleisamother’sloveforherchildren,”FatherBarronsaid.“Weare‘ecclesiamilitans’ -- a fighting church -- butwefightinaveryunusualway.”

Peruvian Archbishop Jose Anto-nio Eguren Anselmi of Piura, headof the Peruvian bishops’ committeeforfamilyandforlife,saidavarietyofgroups,mostbasedintheUnitedStates,arewagingmultimillion-dol-larcampaignstoconvincePeruviansto liberalize theircountry’sabortionlawsandtoredefinemarriage.

Cardinals and other participants in the International Congress on the Church in Amer-ica pray the rosary in the Vatican Gardens Dec. 11. Pictured from left are: Cardinals Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras; Thomas Collins of Toronto; Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops; and Juan Sandoval Iniguez, retired archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico. CNS photo/Robert Duncan

“But we have something morepowerful -- the power of prayer,”thearchbishopsaid.“ThroughMary,wecanbringGodtooursideinthisbattle,”hesaid.

CurtisMartin,presidentandfound-eroftheFellowshipofCatholicUni-versityStudents,urged thegroup torememberthatinthebattletodefendatraditionalJudeo-Christianculture,Christiansmust remember thatnon-believers“arenottheenemy,theyaretheprize.Thedevilistheenemy.”

Thosewho“havebeentakencap-tivebyerrorsandlies”arethepeopleChristians must fight for, Martinsaid.

Archbishop Lori, summarizingsomeofthepointsraisedinthedis-cussion,saidtheparticipants’experi-enceclearlyshows that“weareen-gaged in a struggle, in a battle, buttheweaponswebringtothisarenottheconventionalweapons,butratherthat love,whichisstronger thansinandmorepowerfulthandeath.”

Catholics find new Mass translations to their liking, study findsWASHINGTON(CNS)

AwidemajorityofMassgoersare satisfiedwith thenewEnglish translationoftheRomanMissalintroducedayearagoatAdvent,asurveyshowed.SeventypercentofCatholicsrespondingagreedthatthetranslationisa“goodthing,”ac-cordingtoresultsofthesurveyconductedbytheCenterforAppliedResearchintheApostolateatGeorgetownUniversity.Halfofrespondentsagreedwiththeassess-mentwhile20percentstronglyagreedwithit,thesurveyfound.Thatstillleftthreein10Catholicssayingtheydisagreedwithsuchanassessment.Sevenpercentsaidthey stronglydisagreed that the translationsweregood for theCatholicChurch.SulpicianFatherAnthonyPogorelc,astaffmemberoftheInstituteforPolicyRe-searchandCatholicStudiesatTheCatholicUniversityofAmerica,whichcommis-sionedthesurvey,saidthefindingswerenotsurprising.“The(Mass)actionshavenotchanged,thewordsarenotasbigachangetopeople,”hesaid.Theinstituteconductedasimilarsurveyin2011priortotheintroductionofthenewmissaltoes-tablishabaselineonhowCatholicsrespondedtotheeucharisticliturgyandhadtheresultsweresimilarthen,FatherPogorelcsaid.ThelatestsurveyrevealedthattheacceptanceofthenewlanguagewashigheramongCatholicswhoattendedMassweeklyormoreoftenthanthosewhoworshippedlessoften.Worshipperswholikethetranslationssaidthenewwordinginspiredthemtobemorefaithfulindailylife,helpedthemfeelclosertoGodandmakeiteasiertoparticipateinMass.


Thanks to all those who donated to “Child Smile”

The Lafayette Diocese’s Office of Justice & Peace would like to thank all those who do-nated to this year’s Child Smile project; your generosity helped to brighten the Christ-mas of so many in need. Pictured above as they wrapped donated gifts for the project are Stephanie Bernard, Program Coordinator (right) and Henrietta Robertson, Grand Lady of Little Theresa Court #11. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin

Pope expresses grief over Newtown shooting, calls for acts of peacebyCindyWoodenCatholicNewsServiceVATICANCITY(CNS)

After20childrenandsixadultswere shot dead in Connecticut,Pope Benedict XVI offered hiscondolences and prayers, urgingall to dedicate themselves to actsofpeaceinthefaceofsuch“sense-lessviolence.”

AfterrecitingtheAngelusDec.17,thepope,speakinginEnglish,saidhewas“deeplysaddened”bytheDec.14shootingatanelemen-taryschoolinNewtown,Conn.Inaddition to the students and staffkilled, the gunman took his ownlife.

“Iassurethefamiliesofthevic-tims, especially those who lost achild,ofmycloseness inprayer,”he said. “May the God of conso-lation touch their hearts and easetheirpain.”

Just before blessing the Nativ-ity-scene statues of the baby Je-susthatItalianchildrenbroughttothe square, Pope Benedict urgedpeople to use the rest of Adventto dedicate themselves more “toprayerandtoactsofpeace.”

CardinalTarcisioBertone,Vati-cansecretaryofstate,sentames-sage Dec. 14 to the Diocese ofBridgeport, which includes New-town, saying the pope had askedthecardinal “toconveyhisheart-felt grief” and his prayers to thevictims,theirfamiliesand“allaf-fectedbytheshockingevent.”

“In theaftermathof thissense-lesstragedy,heasksGodourfatherto console all those who mourn

and to sustain the entire commu-nity with the spiritual strengthwhich triumphs over violence bythe power of forgiveness, hopeandreconcilinglove,”thecardinalwrote.

A front-page articleDec. 15 inL’Osservatore Romano, the Vati-can newspaper, said the peopleof the United States must look atways to “stem the violence thatstrikes themfromwithin,heinousviolence that is increasedbyeasyaccesstoincreasinglylethalweap-onsandthistimestruckchildreninanelementaryschool.”

“TheNewtownmassacreisdes-tined to reopen the debate aboutthe free circulation of guns,” itsaid.Whilemany individuals andgroups called for more stringentgun-control measures in the im-mediateaftermathoftheshooting,“theNationalRifleAssociation,onthe other hand, entrenched itselfbehind an embarrassing silence,”theVaticannewspaperarticlesaid.

“Inapurecoincidence,themas-sacre of the Connecticut childrenoccurredontheeveoftheanniver-saryoftheSecondAmendmenttotheU.S.Constitution,whichguar-antees the right tohaveweapons.ItwasratifiedDec.15,1791,andwasmadetomeasurefortheUnit-edStatesasitwas221yearsago,”thearticlesaid.

Before reciting the AngelusDec.17,Gaudate(rejoice)Sunday,PopeBenedictcelebratedamorn-ingMassat theparishofSt.Pat-rick inCollePrenestino,asuburbon the eastern outskirts of Rome,

and met with parents of babiesbaptizedinthepastyear.

InhishomilyattheMass,PopeBenedict said the Prophet Zeph-aniah’s exhortation to “shout forjoy” and “be glad and exult withallyourheart”isaproclamationofgoodnews.

“The prophet wants to tell usthatthereisnoreasonformistrust,discouragement, sadness, no mat-

terwhatsituationweface,becausewe are certain of the presence ofthe Lord, which alone is enoughto cheer us and give joy to ourhearts,”thepopesaid.

Returning to theVatican to re-cite the Angelus with visitors inSt.Peter’sSquareandtoblessthebabyJesusstatuesthatwillbethecenterofNativityscenesinhomes,

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Sisters re-establishi link with Eunice areabyMyraMillerEUNICEReprinted with permission from Eunice News

It’s been a busy month for threeMarianiteSisterswhoarrivedhereinmid-October.

Sister Joel Miller officially as-sumed the St. Edmund CatholicSchoolprincipalshiponOct.21andSistersMarieEmmaNoelandPhyllisFuselierbegantheirnewministriesatthesametime.

Thetransferofthethreenunsherere-linkedtheschoolandthecommu-nitywiththeorderthatwasapartofitsfabricfordecades.

As for why three came at once,SisterJoelnotes,“WhenIwasgiventheministryinEunice,IwouldrathernotcomealonesoI talkedwithourCongregationalLeaders inNewOr-leansaboutwhomightbeinterestedandwasinbetweenintheirownmin-istriestocomeandlivewithme.ItsohappenedthiswasokaywithSistersPhyllisandMarieEmma...anditallworkedout.

From left, Sisters Phyllis Fuselier, Joel Miller and Marie Emma Noel, have had a busy month since re-locating from New Orleans to Eunice. They were photographed in the Jeanmard Center. Behind them is a portrait of the late Msgr. Jules Jeanmard. Photo by Myra Miller, Eunice News

“It was an odd time of year forchange of ministry and that is whymoreSisterscouldnotcome,”said.

SisterPhyllishasbeenatSt.Ed-mundpreviouslyand is teachingartat the elementary campus and serv-ingasanacademictutor.

SisterEmmaishelpingtheMari-aniteSistersinOpelousasatthenurs-ing home and convent. She assiststhem by driving them to doctors’and other appointments and sittingwiththemduringhospitalstayswhenneeded.

Sister Joel’s community standingismostapparent,astheprincipalofaschoolwhich includesgradesPre-Kthrough12.

Sister Joel is excited about her“spot” on campus, and added, “Ihope to have each student WANTto come to school for an educationbutmoreimportantly,tolearnaboutGod,neighbors,andtheworld.Thiswouldenablehim/hertoloveothersand treat each person with dignity,respectandcompassion.Thisiswhatourworldneedstoday.”

She is a Sister by confession, aneducatorbyprofession.

Hermost-recentteachingpositionwas at Immaculate Conception inLakeCharleswhereshetaughtReli-gion,English,andSocialStudies.

Her lastprincipalpositionwasatHoly Family School in Port Allenfrom1986until2007.Shethenwaselected councilor for the MarianitesofHolyCrossforfiveyears.

She added, “It was a wonderfulgift formetoworkwithourSistersbutImissedbeingwithstudentsandfaculty. I believe God gave me thegiftofSt.EdmundandIamsograte-ful!

Shedescribesherselfasa“huge”LSUTigersfanaswellasaNewOr-leansSaints follower. Inaddition tofollowing her sports teams, she en-joysreading, takingcareofher fishandinteriordecorating.

SisterJoelisanativeofBlackwell,Okla.ThedaughterofthelateMaryandTedMiller,sheisahighschoolgraduateofSt.CharlesAcademy inLakeCharles.Anolderbrother, JoeTed, is an Episcopal priest in NewOrleans.

Sister Phyllis previously taughtfifthgradeforoneyearandseventhgradefortwoyearsatSt.Edmund’s.

Other schools she has served in-cludeSt.Cecilia,OurLadyofHolyCross,St.MaryoftheAngels,HolyAngelsHighSchool,allinNewOr-leans,andLittleFlowersinArnaud-ville,HansonMemorial inFranklin,St. Charles and Immaculate Con-ception in Lake Charles. She hastaughtmanygrade levels, includingelementary, juniorhigh,highschoolandsomecollege-levelclasses.

Herfirst teachingpositionwasatSt. Mary of theAngels in New Or-

leans and her last post was at OurLady of the Holy Cross College inNew Orleans. She also served asprincipal at Holy Name of Mary inNewOrleansforthreeyears.

In addition to her teaching expe-riences,SisterPhyllishasperformedvarioussocialandcharitywork.

She is a native of Ville Platteand graduate of Sacred Heart HighSchool. Her parents were the lateMarjorieandAlFuselier.She is theoldestoffivesisters.

Sister Phyllis earned a BachelorofArtsinEducationfromOurLadyofHolyCross inNewOrleans, anda Master’s in Communication ArtsfromtheUniversityofNotreDame.

Sister Emma’s pastoral duties ofthepast21yearswereservingHolyCommunion to homebound in PortAllen.

Regarding her current ministry,shesaid,“IenjoyhelpingtheSistersdealwiththeirillnesses,disabilities,etc.”

SisterEmmawasraisedinChurchPointbyherparents, the lateDavidand Onelise Noel. She comes fromafamilyofninebrothersand11sis-ters.

She is a 1951 graduate of theAcademy of Holy Angels in NewOrleans. She received a bachelor’sdegreefromOurLadyofHolyCrossin New Orleans, and is certified inSupervision (Food Supervision), St.Louis,Mo.,andearnedcertificationinPastoralministryfromOurLadyoftheLakeHospitalinBatonRouge.

She was also involved for manyyears in Food Service Ministry atOurLadyofHolyCross.

Sister Emma enjoys gardening,watching movies, and staying intouchwithherfamilyandfriends.



Respect Life

sistedsuicide,andthedeathpen-alty/capitalpunishment.

“In setting the scope for thevision of the diocesan pro-lifeoffice,” stated Ms. Meynard, “Iadapted theprinciplesofCardi-nal Joseph Bernardin’s Consis-tent Ethic of Life, applying theCatholic Church teachings ofHumanae Vitae andThe Gosepl of Life to the four cornerstoneareasofpubliceducation,publicpolicy and legislation, pastoralcare,andpublicprayerandwor-ship.”

In September 2011, BishopMichael Jarrell approved theoffice’s name change to that oftheOfficeofthePro-LifeApos-tolate; however, its mission to“promote a consistent ethic oflife. . .to respect, protect, love,and serve life from conceptionto natural death” has remainedthesame.

Topromotepubliceducation,theOfficeofthePro-LifeApos-tolateutilizestheavenuesofthediocese’sweeklytelevisionpro-gram, Tell the People, as wellas the diocesan newspaper, the

Acadiana Catholic, USCCB’sRespectLifeProgram,ProLifeOratoryContest,TheologyoftheBody Workshops, and pro lifepresentationstoschoolsuponre-quest,tospreadthepro-lifemes-sagetothepeopleofAcadiana.

Onthelevelofpastoralservic-es,Ms.MeynardandMrs.Littellbegan to lay the foundation forpost-abortionhealingretreats inthe diocese when they attendeda Rachel’s Leadership Trainingconferencein2002.Theconfer-

Students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Lafayette recently reenacted the life’s journey of Mother Henriette Delille. This heartwarming performance gave light to struggles and perseverance of Mother Henriette Delille. Photo submitted by Brandy Batiste

Immaculate Heart students honor Mother Delille

encehelped to familiarize themwith Project Rachel, the post-abortionhealingministryfound-edbyVickieThornin1994,andsubsequentlyhelpedthemtoof-ferthearea’sfirstRachel’sVine-yardretreatinApril2004.

Additionally,theofficestrivesto address bereavement issuesbyhosting “Come to theWell”retreatsforthosewhohavesuf-fered life losses, and by estab-lishingthebereavementsupportgroup “Companions Along theJourney”inMarch2010.

Prayer and worship is sup-ported through the promotionof the pro-life rosary (see fea-tureonpages24-25). AgroupofvolunteersknownasOurLa-dy’s Rosary Makers meet oncea month to make these specialrosaries which are then distrib-uted throughout the world. In2002,theOfficeofthePro-LifeApostolate also established theprayer blanket ministry, whichencourages volunteers to sewlap-sizedblankets tobedistrib-utedtothoseinneedofcomfortand/orhealing.

Pro-lifeprayerisalsolargelyembraced throughout Acadiana

“In setting the scope for the vision of the diocesan pro-life office, I adapted the principles of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s Consistent Ethic of Life, applying the Catholic Church teachings of Humanae

Vitae and The Gosepl of Life to the four cornerstone areas of public education, public policy and legislation, pastoral care, and public

prayer and worship.”

withthemanypro-lifemarchesand rallieswhichareheldeachyear in January. Like the Na-tional March for Life inWash-ington, DC, these events arescheduled to closely coincidewith the January 22 anniversa-ry of Roe v. Wade, to serve asapowerfulpublicreminderthatnomatter howmanyyears thisdecisioncontinuestobeupheldin this country, itwillneverbeaccepted by those who believeinthesanctityoflife.

For a schedule of this year’spro-life activities in the area,pleaserefertopage3.

Ofcourse,after40yearsofle-galizedabortion,somemayaskif any of these efforts are trulyworthwhile, and do they reallymake an impact? Perhaps it’sarguable,butonefactisnot:todate,thestateofLouisianaranksasoneofthemostpro-lifestatesin the nation, with the rankingbased on its pro-life legislative

record and its current body ofpro-life laws. In 2006,Louisi-anaevenbecameoneofthefirststates to implement a “TriggerLaw” which essentially standsready to make abortion ille-gal (with the exceptionof con-siderations to save the life ofthe mother) as soon as the daycomes that thedecisionofRoev.Wadeisoverturned.

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The Vatican is offering a newappthatprovideslivestreamingofpapaleventsandvideofeedsfromtheVatican’ssixwebcams.

“The PopeApp” also will sendout alerts and links to top storiescoming out of the Vatican’s newsoutlets, said Gustavo Entrala,founder and CEO of the Spanishfirm 101.es, which developed thefreeapp.

“You’ll have almost everythingthat the pope does or says” deliv-eredtoamobiledeviceandappus-ers“willbeabletowatchthepopeliveeverytimehespeaks,”hetoldreportersduringaDec.3newscon-ferenceattheVatican.

TheappshouldbeavailableDec.10 for iPhone and iPad while anAndroidversionisdueoutinJanu-ary,hesaid.

Most people only get to watchthe pope live during the satellitebroadcastsofChristmasandEastereventsattheVatican,hesaid.

“And I was wondering, ‘Whatif thepope couldbe able to reachourhands,thehandsofeverysingleperson in theworld’”whohasac-cess to a mobile device or smart-phone,hesaid.

“We’llhaveeverythingthepopesays directly broadcast to your

Papal events, Vatican webcam feeds streamed live with new ‘Pope App’

phone,” for example, his SundayAngelus, Wednesday general au-dience talks and other importantevents,hesaid.

Users also can browse throughthelatestphotosofthepopeaswellas search archived media, and allthe links will be shareable online,headded.

TheVaticanstartedofferinglivestreaming online of papal eventson itsSilverlightvideoplayer andthroughitsnewsportal,news.va,in2011.

The new “PopeApp” will alertuserswhenaneventisabouttobe-ginand themobiledevicewill re-ceivethelivefeeddirectlyfromtheVaticanTelevisionCenter,hesaid.

The app also will give usersviewsfromanyoneoftheVatican’ssixlivewebcams.Twowebcamsarelocatedon thedomeofSt.Peter’sBasilica:onelookingatSt.Peter’sSquareand,anotherat theVaticangovernor’s office.Another is situ-atedhighonthecolonnadearoundSt. Peter’s Square looking at thebasilicaandpapalapartments.OneisdirectedatBlessedJohnPaulII’stombinSt.Peter’sBasilica,anotherishighontheVaticanhillpointingtowardthedomeofthebasilicaandthe last is aimedat thegardensofthe papal summer villa in CastelGandolfo.

Entrala’s communications com-pany also is designing a new e-bookontheYearofFaiththatwillbereleasednextyear.

ArchbishopClaudioCelli,presi-dent of the Pontifical Council forSocial Communications, said theVatican has already sent out re-queststoeverybishops’conferencein the world asking them to sendhisofficetexts,documents,photos,videosandevenmusictiedto“lo-cal events celebrating the Year ofFaith.”

The first volume of the e-bookwillbededicatedtothepope’scon-tribution to the special year -- allhistalksandotherevents,hesaid.

Then there will be one volumeforeachoffivecontinentscontain-ing multimedia materials showinghowtheYearofFaithwascelebrat-edandlivedoutlocally.

WhentheYearofFaithendsNov.24,2013,“wecanhavetherichest,largestcollectionpossibleof thesecelebrations,”thearchbishopsaid.

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During this inspiring retreat,FMC missionaries will sharetheir expertise about witnessingyour Catholic faith. Everyonecanbenefitfromnewideasaboutbecomingmoreeffectiveinshar-ing our precious faith with oth-ers.

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tendingtheretreat,butitisopentoallparishgroupsandindividu-als.

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Bishop Jarrell visits Our Mother of Peace School

Bishop Michael Jarrell recently visited Our Mother of Peace School in Church Point. He served as celebrant of the school Mass and also attended a reception with students and faculty afterwards. Photo submitted byOur Mother of Peace School


byKathleenToupsLAFAYETTE

The U.S. Catholic bishops attheirrecentmeetingapprovedthecause for canonizationofDoro-thy Day, a 20th century activistforthepoor.

Bishop Michael Jarrell, cel-ebrating Mass in the CathedralofSt.JohntheEvangelistforthefeastoftheImmaculateConcep-tion,citedtheexampleofDoro-thyDayasafuturesaint.

HeadmittedthatDorothyDay,whowasborn in1897andonlydiedin1980,hadbeenacontro-versialfigureinherlifetimeandremainsonetoday.

“Youcanfindthingsinherlifeyoulike,andyoucanfindthingsyou don’t like as well,” BishopJarrellsaid.“EarlyinherlilfeshelivedaBohemian life style, sheadmittedtohavinganabortioninher20’s.Butalsoinher20’ssheexperiencedaconversiontoCa-tholicism,aconversionthatwassolidandlasting.

“Afterherconversionshebe-ganattendingdailyMass,ahabitshesustainedthroughoutherlife.Sheprayedtherosaryandhadadevotion to the saints,” BishopJarrellcontinued.“Herhusbandatthetimeofherconversionwasan atheist and complained ‘shewas absorbed in the supernatu-ral.’ They split up. She beganherministry to thepoor inNewYorkandcontinueditfortherestofherlife.”

“There are several things wecan note about Dorothy Day aswe consider her for sainthood,”BishopJarrellpointedout.“Thefirst thing isherspiritof repen-tence for her sins. She was an

Bishop cites Dorothy Day, future saint

Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker move-ment, spent her adult life as an advocate for the poor and the rights of workers. The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 13 on a canonical step for her canonization cause. CNS photo/courtesy Milwaukee Journal

authentictestimonyofthepowerof God’s grace because her re-pentencewastrulyauthentic.

“Thepsalmistintoday’sMasssays,andIthinkDorothyfeltthesame way, ‘the Lord has doneg r e a tthingsforus.’Sheis a testi-mony tothepowerof God’sgrace inbringingabout re-pentenceinpeople,the bish-opsaid.

He re-c a l l e dreading ac o l u m ninanareanewspa-per byMichaelGer son ,w h ow r i t e sfor theWashingtonPost,with avery complimentary review ofthebishops’ actionsonDorothyDay’s life, her concern for thepoorandherdeepspirituality.

“But toward theendhegivesa quotation from her writingswhere she said, ‘The mysteryof thepoor is this, that theyareJesusandwhatyoudoforthem,you do for Him.’ Then Gersonsaid, ‘thismaybeapiousover-statement.’

“Thisisnotapiousoverstate-ment,” Bishop Jarrell empha-sized.“It is theGospelof Jesus

Christ.DorothyDaywasmerelyquotingwhatshehadreadintheGospelwhereourLordHimselftellsus‘whateveryoudoforanyof these, the least of my broth-ers and sisters,youdo forMe.’

It is interest-ingthejudge-menthercarefor the poorinspireswhenthe source ofher charity iscited.

“ForDoro-thyDay,” thebishop re-minded, “herlove for thepoor was theresult of herfaith in theIncarnation,that God be-comes hu-man. Thisis the reasonJesus taughtthat what wedo for oth-erswedofor

Him.Jesustookonhumanflesh,unitingHimselfwiththehumanrace. DorothyDaywasable totie all this together, a belief intheIncarnationand theapplica-tion that we love one another,”BishopJarrellsaid.

“DorothyDayisagreatexam-

pleofrepentenceandreconcili-ation.Allduringourlives,thisyearincluded,wehaveneedforrepentenceforsin,ourunfaith-fulness, our lack of devotion,our lackof attention to our in-teriorlife,“thebishoppointedout.

“Throughtheexampleofherlife Dorothy Day shows us aspiritualviewoflife,howlifeistobelived.TheLordhasdonegreat things for Dorothy Day.TheLordcandogreatthingsforus,”BishopJarrellconcluded.

From 2008, Catholic Worker Mike Uca-Dorn, left, assists V. Paige in selecting vegetables outside the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House in Washington. Uca-Dorn and his wife lived at the house. The Catholic Worker movement marked its 75th anniversary on May 1, 2008. CNS photo/Bob Roller


National Vocation Awareness Week Set For January 13-19USCCBWASHINGTON

The Catholic Church in theUnited States will celebrate Na-tional Vocation Awareness Week(NVAW) January 13-19.The an-nual event earmarks a time forparishes to consider their role inpromotingtheroleofpriests,dea-consand religiousorderbrothersand sisters to Catholics decidingontheirfuture.

“National Vocation AwarenessWeekgivesdiocesesandparishesacross the country a chance topromotevocationsthroughprayerand education,” said ArchbishopRobert Carlson, chairman of thebishops’ Committee on Clergy,Consecrated Life and Vocations.“This is especially importantin this Year of Faith and as theChurchcontinuestofocusontheNewEvangelization.Vocationstothepriesthood,diaconateandcon-secrated life are essential in theChurch’smissionofspreadingthejoyandloveofJesusChrist.OurworldandcultureneedstheGoodNewsofChristmorethanever.”

Father Shawn McKnight, ex-ecutivedirectoroftheSecretariatof Clergy, Consecrated Life andVocations (CCLV), said researchshowsmoreyouthconsideralife-timeofservicetotheChurchthanfamilyandfriendsrealize.

“A recent study found signifi-cantinterestamongnever-marriedCatholicsages14-35inpriesthoodandtheconsecratedlife,”hesaid.“We estimate that over 600,000youthandyoungadultshaveseri-ouslyconsideredareligiousvoca-tion in the Church. This is goodnews.ThechallengeistoprayforthemandencouragethemtotakethenextstepastheydiscernGod’scall.”

The study, “Consideration of

Priesthood and Religious LifeAmong Never-Married U.S.Catholics,”wasconductedbytheGeorgetown University-basedCenterforAppliedResearchintheApostolate(CARA)andcommis-sioned by the U.S. bishops’ Sec-retariat for Clergy, ConsecratedLifeandVocations.Itisavailableat http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/vocations/survey-of-youth-and-young-adults-on-vocations.cfm

Vocation Awareness Week re-mindsCatholicsthattheyhavere-sponsibility toprayforvocationsandtoinviteyoungpeopletocon-sider a call to ordained ministryand consecrated life, said FatherJohnGuthrie,CCLVassociatedi-rector.

“Whensomeoneisencouragedby three or more people to con-sider a religious vocation in theChurch, they are more than fivetimesmorelikelytoseriouslycon-siderit,theCARAstudyshowed.Weneedtobelessshyabouten-couragingsomeonewiththerightqualitiesforreligiouslifetothinkaboutit,”FatherGuthriesaid.

The CCLV office will pro-vide dioceses web resourcessuch as prayer cards, suggestedprayers of the faithful and bul-letin-readyquotes.Materials canbedownloadedfromtheUSCCBVocations page, www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/vocations/national-vocation-awareness-week.cfm

Observance of VocationAwareness Week began in 1976whentheU.S.bishopsdesignatedthe 28th Sunday of the year forthe celebration. In 1997, it wasmovedtocoincidewiththeFeastof the Baptism of the Lord, thisyear marked on January 13. Be-ginningin2014,VocationAware-nessWeek will be moved to thefirstfullweekofNovember.

St. Francis students participate in Advent

St. Francis School in Iota celebrating Advent as a school family by lighting the Advent Wreath. Alexis Fontenot lit the first candle in preparation of the season during a school assembly. Photo submitted by St. Francis School

Tell the People for JanuaryLAFAYETTE

TheLafayetteDiocese’sOf-fice of Radio/TV Ministry in-viteseveryonetotuneinforthediocesantelevisionprogramTell the People every Sunday, im-mediately following the 10:00a.m.broadcastofSundayMassonKATCTV-3. EachepisodeofTellthePeoplefeatureslocalCatholicnewsandspecialseg-ments on upcoming events, aswellasaninterviewwithBish-opMichaelJarrell.Throughoutthe month of January, FatherMichaelRussowillalsobefea-tured on the segment “What itMeanstobeCatholic.”

OnJanuary6,AshtonMoutonwillappearonTell the Peopletotalk about the Catholics ComeHome workshop being held atSt. Pius X Church on January17.

On January 13, the Lafay-ette Diocese’s RCIA consul-

tant,JohnSchexnaildre,willbeon hand to discuss upcomingRCIA workshops and generalinformation about the RCIAprocess.

On January 20, MichelleHernandez will talk about thenew divorce healing programbeginningsoonintheLafayetteDiocese (see related article onpage26).

On January 27, CatholicSchools Superintendent AnnaLarriviere will talk about thisyear’s celebration of CatholicSchools Week, scheduled forJanuary27-February1).

PastepisodesofTell the Peo-pleareavailableforviewingatany time through the diocesanwebsite, www.diolaf.org. Toaccess these videos, please se-lect the office page for Radio/TV Ministry as found underthe OFFICES tab of the homepage.


Prayer journal written by Fr. Joseph Brennan now available

A Retreat into Prayer: Examining the Prayer of Noth-ingness with Mother Teresa and her Sisters by Father Joseph Brennan is now available through Crossroads and Acadian Religious Bookstores of Lafayette.

byStephanieR.MartinLAFAYETTE

FatherJosephBrennan,retiredpriestoftheDioceseofLafayetteand author of several books inthepast,haswrittenanewprayerjournal entitled A Retreat into Prayer: Examining the Prayer of Nothingness with Mother Te-resa and her Sisters.

As Father Brennan explainsin the foreword, the book wasinspired by a three-day retreatwhichhegavetoMotherTeresaand her sisters while he was inCalcutta in the year 1995. Theretreat focused on the topic ofprayer, specifically “a prayer ofnothingness--in which we dwellwith theLord in silenceandal-lowHimtoformusintowhatHehascalledustobe.”

Thebookconsistsof13chap-ters,eachofwhichstrivestore-latetoprayeras“therockbottomofourlives.”InChapter1,forin-stance,FatherBrennandescribes“ThePathtoPrayer”throughtheapproachofacceptingJesusasadearfriendwhodoesnothavetoberemindedofourdeepestneedsbecauseHealreadyknows.

Inthefollowingchapters,Fa-therBrennanreferstotheparableofthelostsheeptoaffirmGod’s

love forus, and thecomfort Heoffers to usasourEter-nal Shep-herd.

F a t h e rB r e n n a nalso ad-dresses aFr. Joseph Brennan

very important dilemma whichso many of us seem to face atonetimeoranother:whatdowedowhenwehaveproblemswithtryingtoprayaswefeelthatweshould?Toremedythis,FatherBrennanstressestheneedforsi-lence, turningoff thenoise thatdistracts us from ourselves aswellasfromGod.

Father Brennan’s book alsodedicates a chapter to an “Atti-tude Check” in which he urgesreaderstoexaminetheirinternalattitudesanddispelanynegativebehavior and/or attitude whichcanhamperourspiritualgrowthandmaturity.

A Retreat into Prayer: Ex-amining the Prayer of Nothing-ness with Mother Teresa and her Sisters iscurrentlyavailableforpurchasethroughCrossroadsandAcadian Religious BookstoresofLafayette.Thebookisdedi-catedtoSt.GenevieveParishinLafayette, where Father Bren-nanservedfor14years,andalsocontains several photographsofthe church, which was renovat-ed just last year. Father Bren-nan feels honored to be knownas Pastor Emeritus of St. Gen-evieveParish,andcelebratedthe50th anniversary of his ordina-tionthereinMay2009.

Father Brennan retired fromactiveministrywithintheLafay-etteDiocesein1996,afterhavingserved the people of Acadianafornearly40years.Inadditionto his pastoral care of St. Gen-evieve,hisassignmentsincludedSt.HelenChurch inLouisa;St.Peter Church in Four Corners;Our Lady Queen of All Saints

Church in Ville Platte,which he helped tofound; andAssumptionChurchinFranklin.

Manywillrecall thatheisalsoknownastheyoungpriestwho,inhisfirstareaassignmentasahospitalchaplain,en-couragedalittlegirlbythe name of CharleneRichard toofferuphersuffering as prayer forothers while she wasill.

A Retreat into Prayer is Father Brennan’s13thbook,withseveralothersalsohavingbeenwrittenasanendeavorto help people developa greater spiritualitythrough the power ofprayer.

“How often in ourdaydowemisswhatwesee--the house-bound,theclerk in thestore,amember of our family,” FatherBrennanwrites.“Thereisacallto be compassionate and this

compassionisdevelopedwithina prayer life. . . .It is not howlong we live, but how well welive.Prayerwilldecidethat.”



Children’s book reveals pope’s sensitive side, secretary says

byCindyWoodenCatholicNewsServiceVATICANCITY(CNS)Anewchildren’sbook,releasedbytheVaticanpublishinghouse,accu-

ratelyrevealsthe“very,very,verysensitivesoul”ofPopeBenedictXVI,saidhispersonalsecretary,Archbishop-designateGeorgGanswein.

TheItalian-languagebook,“TheMysteryofaLittlePond,”waswrit-tenandillustratedbytheRussianpainterNataliaTsarkovaandwaspre-sentedataDec.11conferencebythearchbishop-designateandapanelof experts, including the director of the papal summer villa at CastelGandolfo.

ThetaletakesplaceinapondguardedoverbyastatueofMaryinthegardensofthepapalvillaandfeaturesalittlegoldfishwho--eveninreallife--isfedbyPopeBenedictduringhiseveningstroll.

Archbishop-designateGanswein,whowillbeordainedabishopJan.6byPopeBenedict and serveasprefectof thepapalhousehold, saidthebookaccuratelyportraysapopewho“paysattentionto the littlestcreatures.”

Youngandold,hesaid,will“discoverthemysteryofthecurrentpopewhoweallknowisagreattheologianwithaveryacutemind,butwhohasavery,very,verysensitivesoul.”

The56-year-oldarchbishop-designatetoldthosegatheredforthebooklaunch thatduringhisyearsasayoungassistantpastor inGermany’sBlackForest,hewasinchargeofthechildren’sliturgies.

“Itisnevereasytoprepareahomily--sometimesyouareabletodoitwell,sometimeslessso--itdependsonseveralthings,”hesaid.

“Butpreparingahomilyforchildrenisdraining,”thearchbishop-des-ignatesaid.“Theyimmediatelyseeifyouarebeingsuperficialandtheyareunforgivingifyouarenotsincere.”

Sharing the gifts of faith: Mr. Joseph Sonnier

After 27 years as a custodian at Port Barre Elementary School, Mr. Joseph Sonnier is now in his fifth year as a teacher on the same campus. “Every single day I thank God for it,” says Mr. Sonnier, and he often reminds those around him that, “If God brings you to it, He will see you through it!” Photo by Stephanie R. Martin

byStephanieR.MartinPORTBARRE

“ItrytoliveaccordingtoGod’stwo greatest commandments--toloveHimandtolovemyneigh-bor,andtoloveistoserve.”

One of the very first things apersonissuretonoticewhenhemeetsMr. JosephSonnier is theenergyheexudes.He’stalkativeand enthusiastic, and he doesn’thold back when he’s asked toshare the story of what led himtohiscurrentpositionasafourthgrade teacher at Port Barre El-ementarySchool.

“I was told not to ever beashamedtoshareit,”hesays.“Ihad people who once inspiredme,andIneverknowwhenhear-ingmystorymightinspiresome-bodyelse,sosharingit isawaytoserveGod.”

Andwhataninspirationalsto-ryhehastoshare.

As a young man right out ofhighschool,Mr.Sonnieralwaysknewthathewantedtopursueahighereducation.Heenrolledincollege, but due to his family’scircumstances at the time, hechosetoleaveafterthefirstyearsohecouldgetajobandhelphismotherfinanciallyasshecontin-uedtoraisehisyoungersiblings.

“Sometimesthepathyoumaytake is not the one you wouldhavechosen,”hereflects. “Godchoosesitforyou.”

In Mr. Sonnier’s case, GodchosetoleadhispathtoPortBarreElementary School, where hewashiredasacustodian.Shortlythereafter,hewasapproachedbytheprincipal,Mr.Jones,wholitasparkinhisheartthatclearlystillburnstheretothisveryday.

“HetoldmethatIcouldbeofa greater use to the students in-sidetheclassroomthanoutofit,”saysMr.Sonnier.“Ihadn’teverthoughtaboutbeingateacherbe-fore,and Ididnot see thatafter27 years as a custodian at thatschool,Iwouldbeateacherthereinstead.”

Something about the notionobviously must have intriguedhim, however, and eventuallyMr.Sonnierbeganseekingwaystotestthewatersinthisarea.Hedecidedthathewouldtryhishandatteachingreligiouseducationinhis church parish of St. Mary’s,

coincidentallyjustafewhundredfeet from theelementary schoolwhere he was employed. Notonlydidhefindthathewaswell-suitedtothecall,butalsothatheenjoyed it immensely, so muchsothathecontinuedtofulfilltheroleforanother20years.

He was also given other op-portunities along the way. Hebecame involved in officiating

baseball and basketball games,andherecallsthatMr.Jonesandthe succesion of principals whofollowedhimatPortBarreEle-mentarycontinued toencouragehim, but in Mr. Sonnier’s eyeshis family always had to comefirst.Hehadawifeandchildrenofhisownby then, andhewasdeterminedthattheywouldhavetheeducationtheydesired.

In2000,however,Mr.Sonnierproudly watched his youngestson graduate from high schoolandgoontocollege.Hebegantothinkhardabouthisunfulfilledambitionsandsoondecidedthatitwasfinallytimeforhimtore-turntoschool.Hebegantakingclasseswheneverhecould,mostofthembeingatnight,andwhenhereachedthepointthathehadto schedule classes which wereonly offered during the day, heappealed to the school’s admin-istrators for assistance. Theyagreedthattheywouldhelphimfindawaytomaintainhisworkschedule around his classroomschedule.

“Sometimes it meant goingintoworkfromfivetoseveninthemorningbeforeIhadtoleave

formyclasses,andcomingbackafter class to finish my work,”explains Mr. Sonnier. In thismanner he persisted, however,and after eight years he earnedhisdegreewitha3.85GPA,al-lowinghimtofinishsixthinhisclass.

Justrecently,Mr.Sonnieralsoearned his Master’s Degree inEducational Leadership. He’s

not entirely sure about the ideaof pursing his doctorate, but hedoesbelievethathewouldsome-day like to become involved intheadministrativelevelsofedu-cation.

Presently, Mr. Sonnier is inhis fifth year on the teachingstaff of Port Barre Elementary;hetaughtthirdgradeforhisfirstthree year, and is now halfwaythroughhissecondyearteachingfourthgrade.Thoughhenolon-ger teaches religious classes atSt.Mary’s,heisstillveryactivewithin his church parish, evenserving on the parish council.He and his wife are also mem-bersoftheLegionofMary,andheenjoysgivinghistimetopar-ticipate inprisonministryeverySaturday.

“EverysingledayIthankGodforit,”saysMr.Sonnier,credit-inghisfaithas thesourceofallhisachievements.“Itellpeopleallofthetime,andIwastellingit to my nephew just the otherday--ifGodbringsyoutoit,Hewillleadyouthroughit.YoujusthavetotrustinHimtodothat.”


The CrucifixPray: Lord,forallthosewhosay,“Idon’tbelieve,”Isay“IbelieveinGod...”ContinuewithsayingtheCreed.

First Our Father(Clear or White Bead)

I/weofferthisfirstOurFatherfortheintentionsofourHolyFather,thePope.

The Three Purple Hail Marys(The purple beads represent the Lord’s Passion and Death)

Pray: Lord,I/weofferthesethreeHailMarysforanincreaseinFaith,Hope,andLove,inallpeoplesothatallpeoplewillalwaysCHOOSELIFE,andI/wealsooffertheminreparationforthesufferingYouen-dureeachtimeanunbornbabyiskilled,eachtimesomeoneiseutha-nized,eachtimedeathovercomeslifeinthisworld.Amen.

The First Decade(*State the Mystery of the Day)

(Aqua-blue and white or clear beads)

Pray: DearLord,DearMotherMary,everyaquabeadinthisdecadeisspecialforonitI/wepraythatHailMaryfortheintentionsoftheIm-maculateHeartofMary,andoneveryclear/whitebead,I/wesaythatHailMaryforpeaceinourworld.MostSacredHeartofJesus,HaveMercyonus!Mary,QueenofPeace,prayforus!Amen.

The Second Decade(*State the Mystery of the Day)

(Red and clear or white beads)

Pray: Jesus,SourceofMercy;Mary,BearerofMercy,oneveryredHailMary,I/weprayinreparationforthebloodspilledfromeverybabywrenchedfromitsmother’swombthroughabortion. I/weknowthatevenasYouhold andcomfort eachof theseprecious littleones, thehorroroftheirslaughterscreamsforjusticetobemetedoutuponourworld. May these red HailMarys be a source of reparation for sin.I/wealsooffereachwhite/clearHailMaryforthemothersandfathersoftheseabortedlittleones,thattheymayreceivethegracetorepentofthissin,turntoJesus,andreceivethegiftofsalvationwithopenhearts.HealthemoftheemotionalandpsychologicalwoundsthatthissinhascausedasYoupouroutthegracesofconversionuponthem.Letthemnowwitnessforlife!Amen.

How to Pray the Pro-Life RosaryThe Originof the

Pro-Life RosaryThe pro-life rosary origi-

natedintheLafayetteDioceseintheyear1992,whennursingstudent Deanna Westbury be-came inspired tomakea spe-cial rosary to concentrate onthemanyfacetsofthepro-lifeministry.Theideacametoheras she sat before the BlessedSacrament in her church par-ish of St. Genevieve’s in La-fayette.

“It was during Advent, aweek or two before Christ-mas, when thoughts of ‘Youneedtomakeapro-liferosary’keptintrudingduringmyHolyHours,” Deanna wrote in hertellingof the rosary’sorigins.“I would treat the thought asa distraction to prayer--so Iwouldsimplyputitoutofmymind and redirect my focusback to our Eucharistic Lordin the tabernacle. Over thecourseofseveraldaysinfrontof the Blessed Sacrament thethought persisted nearly con-stantly,andnow,evenwhenIwasn’t in theChurch the ideawasinsistent.”

FinallyDeannacametoreal-izethatperhapsthesethoughtswere lessof adistractionandmore of a Divine request forher cooperation. Wanting tobeobedienttothecall,shesatdown at her typewriter oneeveningandpreparedtowriteout everything in her mindabout these special rosary in-tentions.

With the help and supportof the Lafayette Diocese’sPro-Life office, use of thesemeditationshavesincespreadthroughout the United States,Canada,Mexico,SouthAmer-ica, France, China, Haiti,Af-rica, India, and Russia. For-merPro-LifeDirectorBrendaDesmormeaux even saw to itthatoneofthepro-liferosariesand its meditations were senttotheHolyFather,PopeJohnPaulII.

Twodecades later, thepro-life rosary is still a powerfulweapon of faith, hope, andlove.

Deanna Westbury

“We Stand for Life”

Teurlings March/Rally for Life

Pro-Life Rosary Makers

“The Woman at the Well” is a power-ful re-enactment that has become part

of the Pro-Life Apostolate’s healing ministry.


The Third Decade(*State the Mystery of the Day)

(Black and clear or white beads)

Pray: LordJesus,MotherMary,inthisdecadeI/wepraytheHailMaryoneveryblackbeadinreparationsforthesinsoftheentiremedicalpro-fession:alldoctors,nurses,andassistantsofeverytypewhocontributetoabortion,euthanasia,oranyprocedureintheinterestofdeath.Oneverywhite/clearHailMaryI/wepleadfortheirconversion.Letthemseethetruthofwhattheyaredoing,seethehorrorofit,rendtheirheartsinrepentance,thenworkforLifeandforYou,LordJesus,alltherestoftheirdays.Amen.

The Fourth Decade(*State the Mystery of the Day)

(Red, clear or white, and blue beads)

Pray: LordJesus,SourceofAllTruth,OurLadyofallPeoples,witheveryredHailMaryI/wepraythateverybadanti-lifelawinournationandworldbereversed.Witheveryclear/whiteHailMaryI/wepleadprotectionandstrengtheningofeverypro-lifelawinexistence;andwitheveryblueHailMaryI/wepetitionfornewandstrongerpro-lifelawstobeenactedinournationandinourworld.Amen.

The Fifth Decade(*State the Mystery of the Day)

(Green and clear or white beads)

Pray: LordJesus, trueGodand trueMan, I/we thankYou forYourIncarnation.YouwereformedinthewomboftheBlessedVirginMary.YourhumanityatthemomentofYourconceptionrevealstheincompa-rablevalueofeachandeveryoneofusatthemomentofourconcep-tions.HadSatanhadhisway,YoutoowouldhavebeentornfromYourmother’swomb,nevertobebornandnevertofulfillYourdestinyintheparticularmannerinwhichYoudidfulfillit.Thecolorgreenissym-bolicofhope.OneverygreenHailMary,I/wethankYouforthosewhoinanywayworkforlife.Givethemcontinuedcourage,strength,peaceofheart,andlove.Protectthemfromallevilandincreasetheirwitnessinthisnationandinthisworld.Strengthentheirfamiliestounderstandtheimportanceoftheirworkandtosupportthemintheirstandforlife.

MotherMary,OurMotherunderthetitlesofOurLadyofGuadalupe,MotherofPerpetualHelp,QueenofPeace,joinusinourintercessionfor theendofallpro-deathactivities. Crush theheadofevil inournation,ourworld,andinourpersonallives.Rollbackthecrimsonho-locaust.Witheveryclear/whiteHailMaryofthisdecadeadvancethecauseofyourDivineSon,Jesus,theIncarnateWord!Staythehandofchatisement,andifitmustfall--protectyourchildren.Amen.

Mysteries of the

Holy Rosary

*The Mysteries of the Ro-sary are to be meditated upon

while praying the pro-life rosary.

The Joyful MysteriesMondays & Saturdays

1.TheAnnunciation2.TheVisitation3.TheNativity4.ThePresentation5.TheFindingintheTemple

The Sorrowful MysteriesTuesdays & Fridays

1.TheAgonyintheGarden2.TheScourgingatthePillar3.TheCrowningwithThorns4.TheCarryingoftheCross5.TheCrucifixion

The Glorious MysteriesWednesdays & Sundays

1.TheResurrection2.TheAscension3.TheComingoftheHolySpirit4.TheAssumptionoftheBlessedVirginMaryintoHeaven5.TheCoronationofOurLadyasQueenofHeavenandEarth

The Luminious MysteriesThursdays

1.TheBaptismofChrist2.TheWeddingatCana3.TheProclamationoftheKingdom4.TheTransfiguration5.TheInstitutionoftheEucharist

Note: By maintaing the form/structure/colors of the pro-life rosary, you maintain the wit-ness that it provides because all who see it know what is being prayed for and where you stand on this issue! Unite your wit-ness with others as you pray it at rallies, etc., as well as when you intercede alone.

To order plastic pro-life rosa-riesand/orprayercards,pleasecontact:

The Office of the Pro-Life Apostolate

(337) 261-5607

How to Pray the Pro-Life Rosary



L/R: Trista Littell (Assistant) and Karol Meynard (DIrector) of the Office of the

Pro-Life Apostolate

Choose Life. . .and Embrace It!

In Memory of All Those We Have Lost


byKelleyChap-man

T h ebest wayto pro-moteand

pronounce your faith is throughyour everyday actions. Do yougo to Mass regularly? Do youavail thesacramentofPenance?DoyoustudytheBible?Doyousacrifice your time and energytoward the well-being of thosein need? Are you a missionaryforthechurch?Thesearethingsthatyoucanapplytoyourdailylifewithouthavingtoleaveyourcomfortzone.

Duringtheyearoffaith,manyfamiliesareabletotakethisop-portunity to rediscover faith.Doors open and close all thetime.ButthedoortoJesusChristour Savior is always open. It’snot just open for you, but it isopen for all. This year is dedi-

Marriage 101: The Year of Faith

cated to strengthening the faithofallChrist’schildrenbyreflect-ingoneverydetail.GotoMass.Provideguidancewith thedailyactivitiesofyourchildren.Inter-actwithyourneighborandlendahelpinghand.Becourteoustotheotherdriverontheroad.Holdthedoorforsomeone.Turntheothercheek,feedthehungry,salvethewounded,andcomforttheneedy.Do the things we sometimesforget to do on a regular basis.But most of all, by doing these“things,” we are contributing toandcreatingtendenciesthatoth-ers will notice because of ourindividualactions.Weallfollowexamples.Righteousnessiscon-tagious.Theexamplethatweseteveryday helps us confirm howimportant the teachingsofJesusimpactthelivesofothers.

For more information, pleasevisitusccb.org.Anyquestionsorcomments please email KelleyChapman at [email protected].

NEW! Catholic’s Divorce Healing ProgramLAFAYETTE

TheLafayetteDiocese’sOfficeofMarriageandFamilyLife ispleasedtoannouncethebeginningofanexcitingnewministryformenandwomenwhohavesufferedfromdivorce.MichelleHernandez,LicensedProfessionalCoun-selor, will facilitate a workshop based on the DVD programThe Catholic’sDivorceSurvivalGuide,tobeheldonApril13and20atSt.EdmondChurchHallinLafayette.

Ms.HernandezisaparishionerofOurLadyofWisdomChurchinLafayette.ShetrainedatLoyolaUniversityinNewOrleansandreturnedtoherhometownofLafayettewithherthreechildrenafterdivorce.Shehasdoneworkinthear-easofrelationships,marriageandfamilylife,andwillcombineherprofessionalandpersonalexperiencetohelpotherCatholicsonthejourneyafterdivorce.

Thecostfortheprogramis$50.00perperson,whichcoversmaterials.Formoreinformation,pleasevisittheOfficeofMarriage&FamilyLifesectionofthediocesanwebsite,www.diolaf.org.

Pre-K student lends determined hand

With help from his dad, Pre-K student Elliot Reed collected food for the annual “Food for Families” food drive, sponsored by KLFY TV-10 and FoodNet. Photo submitted by Sts. Leo-Seton School

LAFAYETTESts. Leo-Seton Catholic School

Pre-K student Elliot Reed found ithardtoacceptthathecouldn’tbeamember of his big brother Isaiah’sBoy Scout troop during the recent“FoodforFamilies”drive.There-fore,hetookituponhimselftoaskhis dad to take him around theirneighborhood tocollect foodsohecouldjoinhisbrotherindonatingtheitems at the Cajundome during thedrive,whichwasheldonDecember

5.Theannual“FoodforFamilies”driveissponsoredbyKLYFTV-10andFoodNet,anon-profitorganiza-tion that distributes food in Lafay-etteParish.Agenciesthatareservedby FoodNet include Faith HouseBatteredWomen’sShelter,theChil-dren’s Shelter, St. Joseph Shelterfor Men, Acadiana Youth ShelterforGirls,St.JosephDiner,theRedCross, Alleman Center, AcadianaCares, St. Francis Foundation forSubstanceAbuse,andTheArk.


Seminarian BursesWhat is a seminarian burse?

Aseminaryburseisa“named”portionoftheseminaryendowmenttrustfund,whichwasstartedfortheDioceseofLafayetteintheyear1919.Burs-esarecommonly“named”eitherbythepersonorpersonswhoestablishedthem,orinmemoryofadeceasedlovedone.

How do seminarian burses contribute to the diocese’s ongoing seminary formation?

Moneydonatedtotheseminarytrustfundremainsasuntouchedprinci-pal,whileinterestfromthetrustisusedtopayforthediocese’sannualcostofseminaryformation.Currently,theinterestfromthetrustpays20%ofthisexpense,whiletheremainderissupplementedbyfundsraisedduringtheBishop’sServicesAppealCampaign..

When is a seminarian burse complete?Typically,aburseiscompletedwhenitsbalancereaches$15,000.This

amount represented the total cost of educating a single seminarian backwhenthepracticewasfirstestablished,althoughtodaythatcosthasrisentoapproximately$200,000.Onceabursehasreached$15,000,anewbursemaybeopenedifthosewhoestablishedtheoriginalwishtocontinuetheirdonations.

Atthistime,atotalof98burseshavebeencompletedfortheDioceseofLafayette.

IncompleteBurses

Who can establish and contribute to a seminarian burse?

Anyoneiscapableofestablishingaburseandnamingitasdesired,andanyonecancontributesimplybyspecifyingthedesignatedbursenamewhenthe contribution is made. Contributions may be mailed to the LafayetteDiocese’sOfficeofVocations,1408CarmelDrive,Lafayette,LA70501.

How is a seminarian burse established?Anyonewhoisinterestedinestablishinganewseminarianbursemay

alsocontacttheOfficeofVocationsat(337)261-5690.

CorrectionOntheSeminarianBursespageoftheOctobereditionoftheAcadi-

ana Catholic,theincorrectsponsoringparishesweregivenforsemi-nariansAndrewSchumacherandBrentSmith.ThecorrectsponsoringparishforbothisOurLadyofWisdomParish,Lafayette.

Chris Cambre isthesonofMr.andMrs.RickCambre.HeissponsoredbySt.PiusXChurchinLafayette,andiscurrentlyinhisthirdyearBasselinatTheologicalCollege,Washington,DC.

Michael Deblanc II isthesonofMr.andMrs.MichaelDeblanc,Sr.HeissponsoredbySt.JosephChurchinParks,andiscur-rentlyinhisthirdtheologyyearatNotreDameSeminary,NewOrleans.

Rev. Mr. Dustin Dought isthesonofMr.andMrs.DavieDought.HeissponsoredbySt.GenevieveChurchinLafayette,andiscurrentlyinhisfourththeologyyearatTheologicalCollege,Washington,DC.

Blake Dubroc isthesonofMr.TedDubrocandMrs.SandraLaborde.HeissponsoredbyOurLadyofWisdomChurchinLafayette,andiscurrentlyinhispre-theologyfirstyearatSt.JosephSemi-naryCollege,LA,

Bro. Nicholas Dupre, CJC, isthesonofMr.andMrs.CharlesDavis.Heisspon-soredbyOurLadyofWisdomChurchinLafayette,andiscurrentlyinhisthirdtheologyyearattheCommunityofJesusCrucified.

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219Msgr.Wm.J.Teurlings 13,417.00236JohnE.Lee,Jr. 9,324.60239St.Joseph 9,076.48242LeeC.Lavergne 7,079.73244Rev.JulianVanExem#2 12,524.06248Msgr.AlphonseMartel 11,000.00254RustyRandol 1,742.76260St.Theresa#2 5,697.46266Paul&MaryKarre 2,105.00268M/MFournet#2 570.65271Rev.J.A.M.VanBrero 710.00272MsgrP.AlexandreBorel1,625.00274MsgrEmeryLabbeBurse 6,310.00278MsgrDanielBernard 3,674.64281HarryVanTielFamily 3,969.00283NoemieL.Petitjean 2,000.00284Msgr.DanielHabetz 6,590.00286P.J.Reiners#2 9,500.00288RevOscarDrapeau 2,000.00290Rev.P.G.J.Kemps 1,000.00291LucilleM.GriffinMem.5,000.00292Anonymous 10,470.00293Msgr.FernandGouaux 4,770.00294RobertA.FreyMemorial 7,360.00297APriestBurse#2 12,400.00308Harold/RubyMoreauFamilyMemorial5,000.00309LibbyHolcombreMemorialBurse 2,000.00318Msgr.MarcelMurieBurse 5,260.00319Marcel/alfredGaudet#51,942.80322FrJeanParadisBurse#25,000.00323CharleneRichardBurse 3,030.00326Fr.RaphaelGauthierBurse#2 3,757.17327Msgr.AlbertBacqueBurse#2 325.00330RevVerbisLafleur#3 8,250.00332Ben/LouisaLarriviereBurse#2 3,750.00337Col.ChapKennethBienvenuBur 13,814.99340Rev.JamesDoironBurse 2,272.17346Msgr.AlexanderO.SigurMem. 2,250.00348Rev.J.WilsonMatt&MireFam 500.00351SonnierBurse#2 11,300.00352St.EdmondChurchParish 9,000.00354CDA#3 10,750.63356Mrs.LouiseWhite 10,110.00358ThereseEsteves#5 7,516.49359StPeterPar-NewIberia 10,422.35363RamonaCrosbyBennerfield 2,180.52364St.JudeBurse#2 8,030.00366A.Otis&EttaHebertMemorial 5,000.00367BishopO’DonnellBurse3,545.00368ReverendJulesSpeyrer 10,000.00370Msgr.BurtonMoutonBurse 10,700.00375RevCharlesMarinBurse 500.00376BishopJeanmardBurse 6,214.00377MarieFranquesKennethLacaze 3,000.00378BishopGerardFreyBurse 12,522.00379Rev.MoiseHebert#2 3,403.61380LayHonorees#6 3,974.50381MrsDorphiMarieDuhonMem. 2,181.50383JamesKBourqueMemBurseFund 4,330.00384BishopSchexnayderBurse#3 940.19385Fr.MikeBakowskiMemBurse 3,600.00386Coignard/GremillionBurse#2 2,500.00387InMemoryOfMr&MrsScrantonMouton9,000.00388BlessedJohnPaulII 21,030.00389Rev.DonaldLegerMemBurse 960.00390Claire&AllenAnding 13,000.00392JohnRochelLandryMemorialBurse 2,000.00393AnonymousRetiredPriestBurse#84,000.00 December Donors376HalinaKozeill 750.00377Mr.ShelbyMier500.00392Dr.&Mrs.AlphonseLandry2,000.00393AnonymousRetiredPriest4,000.00

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Church must highlight women’s vital role in ministry, says US speakerbyCarolGlatzCatholicNewsServiceVATICANCITY(CNS)

To counteract the widespreadperceptionthatwomendon’thaveavitalroleinthechurch,Catho-licsneedtolearnmoreaboutthehistorical importance of womeninministryandre-tell thosesto-riestoyoungergenerations,saidaprominentU.S.Catholicspeak-er.

Catholics need “to take theseyoungpeople,sometimesadults,under our wing and talk aboutthese things and share our ownlifestoryofministry,”saidVickiThorn.

Thorn, who is the founder ofProjectRachel--aCatholicpost-abortion healing ministry -- andexecutivedirectoroftheNationalOffice of Post-Abortion Recon-ciliationandHealinginMilwau-kee, was attending a Dec. 9-12internationalcongressattheVati-can.

Thecongressmarkedthe15thanniversary of the Synod ofBishops forAmerica,andThornaddressedoneof the assembly’sworking groups in a talk aboutthechurch’svisionofthedignityofwomen.

She told Catholic News Ser-viceDec.10thatthechurchneedsto shine the spotlight back onthe significant rolewomenhaveplayedinthelifeofthechurch.

“IfyoulookatScripture,therewere thewomenwho fed Jesus,supportedhimandtraveledwiththeApostles,”shesaid.

“Womenhavealwaysbeenthepragmatic responders,” she said.“Ifyoulookatthesaints,womensaw a need, they went and tookcareofit”andworkedwithotherchurchauthoritiestogetthenec-essaryinfrastructureandsupporttokeeptheirservicesgoing,suchascaringforthesickorneglect-ed,andeducatingtheyoung.

Many Catholics, especiallyyoungadults,aresurprisedwhenthey hear stories of the saints’strengthandgumption,shesaid.“Wehavetoreclaimthat,it’sourtradition.”

Part of the reason why wom-en’scontributionsgetoverlooked,shesaid,iswomenareoftentooconcerned with getting thingsdone than tooting their ownhorns;anotherproblemisthatthemassmediainterpretthefactthatpriestlyordinationisopenonlytomenasproof thechurchconsid-erswomentobeinferior.

“Butourrole isdifferent thantheroleofmen,andthat’snotaproblem,”shesaid.

However,“inthemediathere’sthis mindset that we should bethe same. No, we shouldn’t.There’s complementarity andthat’swhat’simportant.”Women“bring to the church perceptive-ness;thewayweviewtheworldisdifferentthanthemalewayandthat’snotbad,”shesaid.

So-called “gender neutrality”endsuperasingthetwogender’suniquegifts,sheadded.

“Women who are involved inthechurchhavetotellthestoriesand take pride in what womenhavedonebecausewegetcaughtup in the authority issue,” shesaid.

Women have had differentkindsofauthority in thechurch,Thornsaid,withwomenrunningreligious communities, schools,hospitals and other institutionseven long before they were al-lowed such positions in secularsociety.

Thornsaidthatwhenshetellsyoung women about the longhistoryofwomen in thechurch,“their faces light up” and theywanttoknowmore.

“We, for centuries, have beenapeopleofstory,”yetthosedaysofpassingonthefaithinaninfor-

mal familysettingarenowrare,shesaid.

Storiesorexperiencesoffaithhad been handed down fromgrandmothersandotherrelativesto the younger generations, shesaid, giving life to the saying:“Faithiscaught,nottaught.”

Stainedglasswindows,statuesandothersacredartworkwereallmeant toofferanopportunity totellthestoryoftheeventorholypersondepicted,butnowpeoplejustseethemasbeautifulartisticdecorations, missing their truepurpose.

“There is this vacuum” in alackofwell-catechizedadults,in-cludingparents,whoareknowl-edgeable about church history,shesaid.

Giventhesuccess,forexample,of the “Veggie Tales” Christianvideoseriesforkids,Thornsaid,Catholicmediacouldcreatecom-pelling videos for children that

explainthelivesofwomensaintsandhelpkidsapplythosestories’lessonstoreal-lifeproblems.

“Therearegreat adventures inmany of those lives,” she said,likeSt.TeresaofAvilawho,op-posed to her father’s wishes,sneakedawayinthedeadofnighttoaCarmeliteconvent toescapebeingmarriedoff.

The saint’s story also helpskidsbecomeawareofthecontin-ued problem of forced marriagein some cultures and how, as achurch,peoplecanhelp thoseontherun,saidThorn.

Teachingandministeringneedrenewed attention as “I think insomerespectsovertimewegrewaway from the practical work ofthe church and we became morebureaucratic.”

“Feeding the people, walkingwith Jesus, making sure he hadwhat was needed, that’s what’simportant,”shesaid.

CROWLEY St.MichaelSchoolinCrowley

recently recognized10outstand-ingsixth-gradestudentswhowerenominated to participate in theJunior National Young LeadersConference(JrNYLC).Thesestu-dentswerenominatedduetotheirmotivation, academic achieve-mentandleadershippotential.

The JrNYLC offers studentsthe opportunity to learn aboutleadership by studying the lead-ersofthepasttomakeapositiveimpact in their homes and com-munities.Theconferencewillbe

St. Michael school students receive junior national young leaders honors

Pictured above are the sixth-graders from St. Michael School who were nominated to participate in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference, to be held in Boston later this year. Photo submitted by St. Michael School

heldinBostonanditisdesignedto educate, inspire, and motivat-ed students by giving them theconfidence and leadership skillsthatwill take them throughhighschoolandbeyond.

In related news, St. Michael’salso recognized six fourth-gradestudentswhomeritedrecognitionbyDukeUniversityTalentIdenti-ficationProgram.Thesestudentsscored 95% or higher on one ormoresectionsordesignatedsub-sectionsontheirSATtest,whichplacestheminthetop5%ofstu-dentsintheirgradelevel.


Members of the Central Region Council greeted and staffed the first 3-night session of “Faith of our Fathers”, the Central Region’s program designed to celebrate the “Year of Faith”. The first session was held at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Scott, and featured Monsignor Robie Robichaux, JCL, VJ, Father Michael Russo, and Father Bryce Sibley as guest speakers. Pictured from left to right are: (front row) Donna Ger-ald, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Broussard; Mary Bergeron, Executive Assistant to Father Thomas James, SVD, VE, Episocpal Vicar for the Central Region; Betty and Voorhies Short, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Broussard; Gayle Landry, St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Lafayette; (middle row) Margie LeBlanc, St. Mary Mother of the Church, Lafayette; Michelle Devall, St. Pius X Church, Lafayette; Sandra Moore, Our Lady of Fatima Church, Lafayette; (back row) Michael Gerald, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Broussard; Amie Clostio, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Scott; and Steve Moore, Our Lady of Fatima Church. Additional members of the Central Region Council were pres-ent but not pictured. Videos of the three Session One presentations may currently be viewed online at www.diolaf.org; for access, please click on the “Year of Faith” banner located at the top of the home page and follow the link labeled “Faith of Our Fathers: A Year of Faith Speaker Series.” For information on Session Two of the “Faith of Our Fathers” series, please see the ad on page 9 of this edition. Photo submitted by Mary Bergeron

Faith of Our Fathers

byAntoAkkaraCatholicNewsServiceBANGALORE,India(CNS)

ThelifeofBlessedDevasahay-amPillai,an18th-centuryCatho-liclaymanwhowasmartyredforrefusingtorefutehisfaithdespitebeingbrutallytortured,washeldup as an example for all Chris-tianstoembrace.

“(India)canrejoiceasthisgreatmartyr is now only a step awayfrom being a declared saint,”BishopPeterRemigiusofKottartoldCatholicNewsServiceDec.3,adayafter400,000peopleat-tended the beatification ceremo-ny in Nagercoil, in the southernstateofTamilNadu.

“Itwasawonderfuleventandthe people were really excited,”thebishopsaid.

Cardinal Angelo Amato, pre-fect of the Congregation for theSaints’ Causes, presided duringtheceremony.

Father Antony Gabriel, vicepostulator of the canonizationprocess,describedBlessedPillaiasa“truemartyr.”

Born inanupper-castefamily

Newly beatified Indian lay martyr praised for refusing to reject faith in1712andnamedNeelakandan,Blessed Pillai became a trustedsoldieroftheHinduking,butlaterincurredhiswrathforembracingChristianity. While incarcerated,Blessed Pillai shared his woesand frustration with EustachiusBenedictus de Lannoy, a DutchCatholicmilitaryofficerwhohadbeen imprisoned following thewar between the Dutch East In-diaCompanyandtheIndianstateofTravancore,FatherGabrielex-plained.

De Lannoy narrated the bib-lical story of Job to his prisonmate, after which Blessed PillaibeganreadingtheBible.

When Blessed Pillai ap-proached Catholic officials ask-ing to embrace Christianity,church officials were “hesitantand discouraged him,” FatherGabrielsaid.

“Becausehe(Pillai)wasaroy-al official, they feared that thismight anger the (Hindu) king,”heexplained.

Blessed Pillai persisted, how-ever, and was baptized in May1745. He was given the name

Devasahayam,aTamilrenderingofthebiblicalnameLazar,mean-ing“Godhashelped.”Hebeganpreachingandconvertedhiswifeandothers.

“ThismadetheBrahmins(up-per-caste priestly class) angry,and the chief of army also con-spired against him,” Father Ga-brielsaid.

In1749,BlessedPillaiwasar-rested again and was sentencedtodeath.However,justbeforehewassenttothegallows,theHin-du king canceled the executionorder. Blessed Pillai remainedimprisonedforthreemoreyears,

enduringtortureandpublicbeat-ings and ridicule for refusing torenouncehisfaith.

“Meanwhile, people had no-ticedhisstrongfaithandstartedbecoming Christians,” FatherGabriel said. “That was why hewassecretlytakentoajungleandshotdead.”

While his body was throwninto the jungle 11 miles fromNagercoil, Christians later dis-covered his remains and buriedthem in front of the altar in St.Francis Xavier Church, whichnow serves as the Kottar dioc-esancathedral.


byKathleenToupsLAFAYETTE

Hismorethan60yearsofpriest-hoodhavegivenFatherFloydJ.Cal-aismanyjoysanddisappointmentshe toldanoverflowaudienceat theDecemberprogramofFood for theJourney.

Butheemphasized,“I’mgladI’mapriest.”

A native of Cecilia, he reflectedonhisyearsofministryinvariedas-signmentsinNewIberia, Melville,Richard, Abbeville, and Lafayette.He recalled wondering before ordi-nation, which sacrament would heenjoythemost.

“Baptismisawonderfulthing.Asmallbabycomestochurchwithoutgrace.Iholdwaterinmyhandsandin an instant this infant becomes achildofGod,“FatherCalaissaid.

“Hearing confessions is a won-derfulexperience,”headded.“Youcanseethereliefonpeople’sfacesastheyhearthewordsofforgiveness.

“IlookforwardtosayingMass,”Father Calais emphasized. “It hasbeensuchajoy,alltheseyears,say-ingMass.Yousayafewwordsandsuddenly the Creator of the worldisinyourhands. Whatmorecouldyouhopefor?GodhassharedwithmeandotherpriestsHisredemptivepower.”

However, the priesthood is notwithout its disappointments, Fa-therCalaisadmitted. Heexpressedthathe foundweddingshard toen-joy sometimes if there was a lackof preparation, no concept of thesacredness of the sacrament, or toomuch emphasis on externals, dress,flowers,etc.

“Weddings well done are sobeautiful,” Father Calais said. “Inthe1980’s,IbaptizedababyatHoly

The joys & disappoitments of 60 years of priesthoodCross. Later I had theprivilegeofwitnessing her wedding at the Ca-thedral.Shehadprayedtomeettherightmate.

“In the sacrament of matrimony,couplesreceivespecialgraceswhichremain throughout their marriedlife,”FatherCalaisremindedtheau-dience.

A fewweeksago,hemet a ladyafterMasswhowantedhimtovisither husband who needed surgeryforstomachcancer,hadheartprob-lemsandhadn’tbeentochurchin30years.

FatherCalais visited the couple;thewifewentnextdoorsohewouldbealonewiththehusband.“Isoft-enedhimup,”herecalled,“toldhimabout my riding a bicycle back-wardsandotherstoriestomakehimlaugh.”

Thenhe spoke seriously aboutthecomingsurgery.

“DoyouthinkGodcanhelpyou?”Themanreplied,‘Yes.’Itoldhim,“GodsentmetotalktoyoubecauseHewantsyoubackinthefold.”

The man went to confession,and when Father Calais offered togivehim theSacramentofAnoint-ing,theyaskedthewifetoreturnsoshecouldwitness it. FatherCalaishadbroughtCommunion,whichthemanreceived.

Later,he realizedhehad forgot-ten to give the man the ApostolicPapalblessing,sohereturnedtothehouse, found many cars, the chil-dren were visiting. Father CalaissaidhegavethePapalblessingandeveryoneprayedforPopeBenedictXVI. After the surgery, FatherCalaisvisitedthemagain.Themantoldhim,“Fatheryoumakemefeelimportant.”

“Youareimportant,”FatherCal-

ais toldhim. “Jesus,SonofMary,created you.” Father Calais alsonoted, “This is the way marriageis supposed towork. Twobecomeone, and the wife was very con-cernedaboutherhusband’sspiritualwelfare.”

Looking back at his pre-ordi-nation attitude, Father Calais re-members asking his pastor, Father

GeorgeBraquetinCecilia,“DoyouthinkIcandothis?”FatherBraquetreplied, “Don’tyou thinkGodwillbewithyou? Hewillnotabandonyou.”

“’This is true, I’m glad I’m apriest,” Father Calais emphasizedinconclusion.Hereceivedanex-tended standing ovation from theaudience.

Several priests were in attendance at the December session of “Food for the Journey” to hear guest speaker Father Floyd Calais speak on the sacraments and priesthood. Pictured from left to right are Rev. Ryszard Kalinowski, SVD, Chaplain - University Medical Center; Rev. Glenn Meaux - Kobonal Haiti Mission; Rev. Floyd Calais, Guest Speaker; Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, VE, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region; Rev. Louis Richard, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Broussard. Also in at-tendance but not pictured was Rev. Rofinus Jas, SVD, Associate Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Lafayette. Photo submitted by Mary Bergeron


METAIRIEThe Hispanic Center in Me-

tairierecentlyhostedtheProvin-cial Encuentro of Louisiana forthe Southeast Pastoral Institute(SEPI). The event was coordi-nated by SEPI in conjunctionwith the Archdiocese of NewOrleans and allowed coordina-tors,directorsand leadersof theHispanicMinistriesof thesevenLouisiana dioceses to gather to-getherfortheone-day.Atotalof13leadersandcoordinatorsfromtheDioceseofLafayette--includ-ing Cristina LeBlanc (Director),DeaconJuanCarlosPagan(Pro-gram Coordinator), and FatherJairo Castano (Pastoral Coordi-nator) of the Office of HispanicMinistry--attended this day offormation,fraternityandpastoralworkforall.

Father Fr. Rafaél Capó, Sch.P, director of SEPI, opened theEncuentrowitha specialprayer.José(Pepe)AlonsoofEWTNwasalso in attendance as one of themainpresenters,andArchbishopofNewOrleans,MostRev.Greg-

Hispanic Ministries’ Provincial Encuentro in New Orleans

oryMichaelAymond,welcomedthegroupwithkindwords.

In response to Pope BenedictXVI’scall,SEPIhasaskedtheirProvincialEncuentrostosupporttheYearoftheFaithfortheHis-panic Ministry in the Louisiana

A total of 13 leaders and coordinators representing the Hispanic Ministry of the Dio-cese of Lafayette recently attended the Southeast Pastoral Institute’s (SEPI) Provincial Encuentro of Louisiana at the Hispanic Center in Metairie. The one-day event was an opportunity for representatives of all seven Louisiana dioceses to come together to discuss their work in Hispanic ministry. Photo submitted by the Office of Hispanic Ministry

dioceses by promoting a reflec-tionaboutthenewevangelizationand the transmissionof faith fortheHispanicpeople.

Topicscoveredthroughoutthedayincluded:

• AreviewofVatican

CouncilIIanditsrichnessfortheChurchtoday• ThecallingtotheNewEvangelization• ReflectionandworkingroupsonsubjectsoftheSynodofBishopsrefer-ringtothenewevangeli-zation• TimeofNewEvangeliza-tion• TransmitFaith• RevivethePastoralAc-tion

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Congratulations to swim team champs

Two members of the Notre Dame PIO Swim team captured State Championship hon-ors at the State Swim Meet on Thursday, November 15th in Sulphur. Erin Trahan (second from left) broke the state record in the 50 freestyle and also placed second in the 100 butterfly. Sarah Simar (on right) placed first in state in the 100 butterfly and took second in the 200 individual medley. The girls are pictured with ND Chancellor, Fr. Matthew Higginbotham, and Swim Coach, Jenny Didier, after receiving their medals following Wednesday’s Liturgy. Photo submitted by Notre Dame High School

Acadiana Catholic represented at CPA’s re-gional meetingSAVANNAH,GA

The Diocese of Savannah,Georgia recently hosted theCatholic Press Association’sSouthern Regional Meeting forthe year 2012. Approximately27 individuals representing 13Catholic dioceses and/or orga-nizationswereinattendance,in-cludingStephanieMartin,Man-aging Editor of the Acadiana Catholic.

The present-day CatholicPressAssociation(CPA)wasor-ganizedduringameetinginCo-lumbus, Ohio in August 1911.According to theorganization’sby-laws, its general purpose is“to assist its members to serveeffectively,throughthemediumof the printed word, the social,intellectual and spiritual needsoftheentirehumanfamily,andtospreadandsupporttheKing-dom of God.” The Acadiana Catholic is a longtime memberoftheCPA.

Workshops duringthe southern regionalmeeting included pre-sentations by MichaelTrujillo, RelationshipManager of Communi-cations with CatholicRelief Services (CRS)and Michelle Johnson,Director of Communi-cations with EWTN.Mr. Trujillo gave anoverview of media re-sources that are avail-ablethroughCRS,whileMs. Johnson offeredsuggestions for cover-ingtheRomanCatholicChurch’s current cel-ebration of the Year ofFaith. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, GA

Participants also heard fromAnthony Spence, Director/Edi-tor-in-Chief of Catholic NewsService (CNS) and TimothyWalter, Executive Director oftheCPA.

Participants were treated toa tour of Savannah’s Cathedralof St. John the Baptist, as wellasa tourofpartsof theSavan-nah College of Art & Design(SCAD).Theywerealsotakenonawalkingphoto assignmenttour of downtown Savannah,guided by three professionalphotographerswhoofferedvari-oustipsoftheirtradealongtheway.Later,someofthephotostakenbytheparticipantsduringthetourwerereviewedduringalivephotoeditingsession.

The two-day meeting con-cluded with a round table dis-cussion in which participantssharednewsandideasfromtheirowndioceses.



byDavidAgrenCatholicNewsServiceMEXICOCITY(CNS)

AnaRitaValeroreceivedanun-likely request in 2008.Valero, ananthropologistandpresidentoftheArchconfraternityofOurLadyofGuadalupe,wasaskedbyanoffi-cialwiththeMexicanconsulateinShanghaitosendtwolargeimagesofOurLadyofGuadalupe.

“Itwastheleastlikelyplacewecould have sent images,” Valerosaid, recalling the cool commer-cialrelationsbetweenMexicoandChinaatthetime.

But the images were well re-ceived by Chinese Catholics andwere placed in the cathedrals ofBeijingandShanghai.

“The Chinese population likedthem and began going there topray,”shesaid.

OurLadyofGuadalupeis inti-matelyassociatedwithMexicoandformspartoftheMexicanidentity--evenformanynon-Catholics,whocallthemselves,“Guadalupanos.”

Butwith thefeastofOurLadyofGuadalupeDec.12--whenmil-lions of Mexicans make pilgrim-ages to the Basilica of Our Lady

Our Lady of Guadalupe’s devotion extends beyond the Americas ofGuadalupe innorthernMexicoCity -- many non-Mexicans alsomark theday.Many do so in un-likely places, far from TepeyacHill,homeof thebasilicaandthesite where Our Lady of Guadal-upe appeared in 1531 to St. JuanDiego.

Valero has sent images of OurLady of Guadalupe around theworld -- as far away as Austra-lia,shesaid.Herorganizationhaschapters on four continents andincountriesasdisparateasCana-da, Slovakia and the Philippines,wheresheseesgrowinginterest.

“I’ve never seen it so strong,”shesaidoftheinternationalinter-est inOurLadyofGuadalupe. “Iseeaboominternationally.”

Valero participated in the1949 gifting of an imageOur Lady of Guadalupe tothe Notre Dame Cathedralin Paris as a girl, her fam-ily having sailed to Europeon the Queen Mary with aMexicangroup.

Thechildhoodtripandtherequest from the Mexicandiplomat in China -- whoactedofhisownaccord,notasanagentofagovernmentwith ahistoryofuneasy re-lations with the CatholicChurch -- are examples ofwhatValerosaysarethewaythedevotiontoOurLadyofGuadalupe has spread: bydevotees taking her imageandstoryabroad.

“It permits them to not breakthe link with their homeland,which theymiss,”Valero saidofMexicans.

Theirstoriescanbetouching.Antonio Pun Valdez was born

in Sinaloa state to a Chinese fa-therandMexicanmother,buttheywere expelled in the late 1920sduring a wave of bigotry; theywere only allowed to return in1960.Pun,whowouldlateropen

arestaurantinGuadalajara,Mexico,andstartaperson-al mission to promote OurLadyofGuadalupeinHongKong and China, said hismothersharedherdevotionwith her children, despitebeing far from her home-land.

“I learned about (OurLadyofGuadalupe)beforeIlearnedSpanish,”PuntoldCNSin2010.

Pun’s mission has beensmall in scope -- as withmost attempts at sharingOur Lady of Guadalupe,whohasgainedgrass-rootsacceptance in Mexico andLatinAmerica.

FatherAntonioCamachoMunoz,priestwiththeMis-sionariesofGuadalupe,saidthe devotion grew some-what organically as localpopulations took a likingto a figure from their sideof the world, not anotherbroughtinfromEurope.

Our Lady of Guadalupe “issomething unique to the identityof all Latin Americans, not justMexicans,”saidFatherCamacho,whowasamissionaryinJapanforeightyears.

Overseas, the devotion hasgrown, especially in places suchasKorea,HongKong,thePhilip-pinesandEasternEurope,FatherCamachosaid.

FatherMarcoAntonioNavarro,anotherpriestwiththeMissionar-iesofGuadalupe,whoalsomin-istered in Japan, said acceptance

Photo provided by the Office of Hispanic Ministry

sometimes comes from the wayOur Lady of Guadalupe is pre-sentedandthestoryofherappear-ancein1531.

“It’s Mary coming close to apeople,”hesaid.

TheMissionariesofGuadalupewere founded topreach theGos-pelinnon-Christiancountries,notpromotedevotiontoOurLadyofGuadalupe.Still,“Everywherewego,wetakeanimageofGuadal-upe,” Father Navarro said. “Thisdrawsattention.”

Adding even more to the ap-pealandthedevotion,Valerosaid,“She’sthemotherofGod.”

This local celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was hosted by St. Jules Church in Lafayette. Photo provided by the Office of Hispanic Ministry

Local members of the HIspanic community in Acadi-ana proudly participated in this procession in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Abbeville. Photo provided by the Of-fice of Hispanic Ministry




byCarolGlatzCatholicNewsServiceVATICANCITY(CNS)

The universal church needsCatholics in the Americas whoarejoyfulmissionaries,well-cat-echizedandfaithfultotheteach-ingsofthechurch,PopeBenedictXVIsaid.

Theonlywaytosolvetoday’sproblemsisthroughcredibleandeffective Christian witness andcharity, he said, since only ac-tions based on God’s truth andlove can be the “decisive forcewhichwilltransformtheAmeri-cancontinent,”hesaid.

Thepopemadehiscommentsduring the opening Mass of aDec.9-12internationalcongressmarkingthe15thanniversaryoftheSynodofBishopsforAmer-ica.

The congress, organized bythe Pontifical Commission forLatin America and the Knightsof Columbus, was looking atways Catholics can cooperatemorecloselytoconfronttoday’schallengesinNorth,CentralandSouthAmerica.

The pope said some of theproblems the whole continentmustdealwithincludeincreasedsecularization,affrontstohumandignity, threats to the institutionofmarriage,migration,violence,theillegaldrugsandarmstrades,corruption and inequality andpoverty“causedbyquestionableeconomic, political and social”

Pope: Americas need renewed missionary spirit, well-catechized laity

policies.While the solutions will re-

quire careful technical or insti-tutional responses, nothing willever be fully resolved withoutan “encounter with the livingChrist,”hesaid.

It’s thatpersonalrapportwithGod that“gives rise toattitudesandwaysofactingbasedonloveandtruth”--thetruesourceandlight for real transformation, hesaid.

In order to bring that savingmessage to everyone in a waythat’s effective and credible,Catholics need to “purify andstrengthen” their spiritual livesbygrowingclosertoGod,espe-cially through the sacraments,thepopesaid.

“This will be encouraged bya correct and ongoing doctrinalformation marked by completefidelity to thewordofGodandthe church’s magisterium,” hesaid.

“A renewed missionary spiritand zealous generosity” will be“an irreplaceable contributiontowhattheuniversalchurchex-pectsandneedsfromthechurchinAmerica,”headded.

Carl A. Anderson, supremeknightoftheKnightsofColum-bus, told the congress that theAmericasrepresentanew“post-Christian”land,inwhichpeopleare familiar with Christ and, atthesametime,woefullyignorantofhismessage.

American countries and cul-tures“builtuponChristian faithshow great failures of charity,dignity and truth -- failures in-consistent with being disciplesoftheGodwhoislove,”hesaidDec.10.

Such ignorance not only hasfacilitated a culture of deaththroughout theAmericas, it hasalso“resultedinamischaracter-izationofChristandofthemis-sionofthechurch.”

The world is “mortally hun-gry for the presence of the liv-ingGod,”hesaid,andthosewhoarepoororhurtingmustbeabletoseethe“caringfaceofChristin thosehehas called to followhim.”

Theonlyway the church canbe thathopeful, lovingpresenceisbyrebuildingCatholicidentityandhelping itsmembers to liveholy lives that are “formed andstrengthened by the sacramentsand lived in total faithfulness tothechurchandincommitmenttoJesusChrist.”

“The method that speaksstrongest of Christ is love,” hesaid,so“weshouldbepreparedto let charitybeourmeasureofthenewevangelization.”

The Catholic Church is espe-cially well-positioned to offerconcrete solutions to communi-ties’ varied problems, he said,because“nootherinstitutionlaysoutasinglevision”thatcantran-scend cultures and languages.Thechurch’svision isnotapo-liticalvision,hesaid,but“avi-sion of humanity encounteringChrist.”

“Diversity is sanctified and

purifiedinitscommunioninthechurch by orienting us towardChrist,”thetruthandeachother,headded.

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malleyof Boston told Catholic NewsService thatwhile languageandculture can be difficult obsta-cles,“whatunitesusissomuchmore.”

Catholicsareunitedbyasharedfaith, traditions, the Eucharistand the “new commandment toloveoneanother,”hesaid.

CardinalThomasC.CollinsofToronto toldCNS thathisarch-dioceseworksveryhard topre-serve the diverse cultures of itslarge immigrant communities.ItsparishescelebrateMassin37differentlanguages,hesaid.

Catholicslearnaboutandshareimmigrant communities’ “deepspiritual understanding that willhelp us face secularism, whichseemstobethedominatecultureinNorthAmerica,”hesaid.

Youth movements are criti-calinhelpingsecond-generationyouthnotlosetheculturalidenti-tyandfaithoftheirparentssinceyoung people tend inevitably toassimilateintothedominantcul-ture,hesaid.

BishopThomasJ.OlmsteadofPhoenixtoldCNSthatthechurchhasalso foundunlikelypartnersin the evangelical communitiesinitsfightagainstsecularismandthreatstolife.

Post-Vatican II ecumenicalpartners, such as theAnglicans,“haveslippedawayfromtheba-sic teaching about Jesus Christ,thehumanpersonandmarriage,

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to make remarks at the conclusion of the open-ing Mass of the International Congress on the Church in America held in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 9. CNS photo/Paul Haring

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, elevates the chalice during the opening Mass of the International Congress on the Church in America held in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 9. Pope Benedict XVI delivered remarks at the conclusion of the Mass. CNS photo/Paul Haring continued on page 46


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What to Expect on RetreatbyLynHolleyDoucet,DirectorofSpiritualFormation

PerhapsoneofyourresolutionsforthisNewYearistogrowclosertoGod.Mightwe,onceagain,recommendaretreatatOurLadyoftheOaksasawonderfulwaytodothis?

Ifyouhavenevervisitedusforretreat,Iwouldliketotellyouwhattoexpect,andperhapsrelieveanyanxietyyoumighthaveindoingthisforthefirsttime.

Youwillarriveatfivein theafternoon,usuallyonaThursday,andgointoournewlyrenovatedlibraryforcheck-in.Thereyouwillbemetbyour,“innkeeper,”apriestorlaydirectorwhoservesashostfortheweekend.Theinnkeeperhelpsyoutofindyourroomandheorshemakessurethatyouhaveeverythingthatyouneed.Youreceiveaprayerbookandscheduleatthistime.Beforesupper,youcanchatwithotherretreatants.Manywillbesittingaroundthefountain,catch-ingupwitholdfriends.Soon,youwillbeanoldfriendtoo.Youaregratifiedbyhowfriendlyyourfellowretreatantsare.

Abellcallsyoutosupper,thefirstofmanygreatmealsthatareusu-ally served family style.Talking is allowedduring thismeal.Abitlateryouwillgointothechapelforanorientationtalkfollowedbythefirstspiritualpresentationoftheretreat.

Duringnextdays,peacefulsilencereignsasbellsguideyoutomeals,talks,andmass.Thereisampletimeafterlunchtonap,takealongwalkinbeautifulGrandCoteau,andtoreflectonthehandoutsprovid-edbytheretreatmaster.Youcanalsoarrangetovisittheretreatmas-terorinnkeeperforpersonalspiritualdirectionorconfessionduringyourretreat.WayoftheCrossandtheRosaryareprayedasagroup.ThetalksgivenduringretreattakeyouthroughtheLifeofChristaswrittenintheSpiritualExercisesofSt.Ignatius.Speakersusehumor,stories,andbiblicalreflectionstohelpyoutoincorporatethemessageofJesusdeeper intoyourheartandapply it toyourownlife.AfterMassonSunday,youwillenjoytalkingtoyourretreatcompanionsoverdeliciouschickenandricedressing---withchocolateicecreamfordessert.Youwillleaverefreshedandrenewedinyourfaith,eagertoreturntotheOaksinthefuture.

Wehopethiscolumnwillencouragedyoutotaketheplungeintoaretreat…todayisthedaytheLordmaybefound.AsOurLordsaid,“Comeandsee!”Youwon’tregretit.

LAFAYETTEThe Lafayette Diocese’s Of-

ficeof Justice&Peace recentlyhosted its annual Survivors ofViolence Mass at the Immacu-lataChapelinLafayette.BishopMichael Jarrell celebrated theMass,withassistancefromDea-consRolandJeanlouisandScottPeyton. The St. Edward Choirprovided music for the Mass,whichwasfollowedbyaspecialreceptionhostedbytheLadiesofGrace Knights of Peter Claver,FourthDegree,St.Paul,Chapter#3.

TheOfficeofJustice&Peacehas sponsored the Survivors ofViolence Mass every year since1985, as a spiritual means ofreaching out to those who havelost their lovedonesundersuchtraumatic circumstances. TheMassservesasanopportunityforfamiliesandfriendsofthosewho

Annual Survivors of Violence Mass offers comfort to those who grieve

are deceased to come together,lean on one another, and sharetheir strength and support withothers who have shared similarexperiences. Those who attendmayhavelostsomeonerecentlyormanyyearsago,buttheMassis a way for them to rememberand reflect on their loved oneswhoweretakenfromthem.Theinvitationisopentoall.

Traditionally,theMassisalsofollowed by a special receptionfor the participants inside Mar-ian Hall. Grief counselors arealwaysonhandduringtherecep-tion, tositandtalkwithanyonewhofeelstheneed.Duringthisyear’s reception, those who at-tendedwere also invited tome-morialize their departed lovedonesbylightingasmalltealightcandle andplacing it on a tablewhere a nativity scene was dis-played.

Participants in this year’s Survivors of Violence Mass were given the opportunity to fur-ther commemorate their loved ones by lighting small candles and placing them around the Nativity scene at the reception which followed. Photo by P.C. Piazza


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“Be Fire!”byGrahamN.Smith

This isprobablygo-ing to rubsome folksthe wrongway, but Ithink thereare thingsthat need to

besaidclearlyaboutthemasskill-ings lastmonth inNewtown,CT.There isnoexplainingthat tragicevent;thereisnojustifyingit.Itissimplyhorrificbeyonddescrip-tion.Thegriefthefamiliesofthedeadbear,particularlytheparentsofthe20youngchildrenwhodied,issomethingthatwecan’tbegintograsp,butweneedtotry.

In the first days that followedtheshootings, I foundmyselfsit-ting in prayer in stunned silence.IfoundmyselfmeditatingonMat-thew2:18,which follows the ac-countofKingHerodorderingthemurder of all boys age two andyounger inBethlehem: “AvoicewasheardinRamah,sobbingandloudlamentation;Rachelweepingforherchildren,andshewouldnotbe consoled, since they were nomore.”Whatelsecouldbesaid?

By the timeyouread this,youwillhaveheardtheusualspeechesdemandingtoughguncontrolthatalways followsuchevents, alongwithdemands forabettermentalhealth system that would catchwould-bemasskillersbeforetheyact. You will have heard someargue that having more guns forself-defense is the answer. Youwill have read some saying thatthisstemsfromremovingGodandprayerfrompublicschools.Thoseresponsesarealllogical,buttheyarenot likely tostop thiskindofthingfromhappeningagain.

LetmemakeclearthatIamnotsaying that any of these are bad

ideas. It’s just that they get atsymptoms,nottheproblem.

The problem is who we’vebecome. It’s our culture that’sdeeplyill.Itreflectstheempti-nessthatitproducesintheheartsofmanywholiveinit.Untilwedealwiththatdeepsicknessofthehuman heart, we are very likelyto see such tragedies again andagain.

I only know of one way tochange that culture, and it’s notsomethingthatcanbedoneover-night by act of congress or bycourtorder.

It’sgoing to takeus -youandme-winningthoseheartsforJe-sus,oneat a time,becauseHe istheonlyrealhopeforthealienat-ed,theangry,thediscouraged,andotherswhoseelifeaspointless.

I know this sounds simplis-tic, but I am deeply convincedthat persistent, loving, sharingof the Good News of the Gospelis the only thing that offers anyrealchanceofturningthisculturearound.Idon’tmeancondemna-torycriesthatsomeone’sgoingtohell.We’vegotmorethanenoughofthatalready.IdomeansharingtheinvitingloveofJesusthatdrewpeopletoHiminthefirstplace.

There’sawonderful littlesongthatgoes, “the joyof theLord isour strength.” But what is that“joy”?

As Pope Benedict XVI said atWorldYouthDaythispastyear,itcomes frommeetingJesus inourhearts,oneonone.

“An encounter with Jesus al-ways gives rise to immense in-nerjoy. . .WerecallwhenJesusvisitedZacchaeus,adishonesttaxcollectorandpublicsinner,hesaidtohim:‘TodayImuststayatyourhouse’.Then,SaintLuketellsus,

Zacchaeus‘receivedhimwithjoy’(Lk. 19:5-6). This is the joy ofmeetingtheLord.ItisthejoyoffeelingGod’slove,alovethatcantransformourwholelifeandbringsalvation. Zacchaeusdecides tochangehislifeandtogivehalfofhispossessionstothepoor.”

Ifwedon’thavethatjoyinourlives anymore, we need to findoutwhereweleftitbeforewecangiveitaway.Ifwedon’tremem-bereverhavingit,now’sthetimetoaskJesustofillourheartswithit!

But let’s not wait until we’vegotourlivesnicelycleanedupbe-forewestartsharingthatjoywithothers.Jesusdidn’twaitforfolkstogetthingsrightbeforeHecametosavethem.St.Paulremindsusthat “GodprovesHis love forusinthatwhilewewerestillsinners,Christdiedforus.”Rom5:8

IstillneedaSavior.Isuspectyoudo,too.

There are lots of other peopleouttherewhoneedHim,andmanydon’t even know it. Our job inthisYearofFaithistorescuethemwithGod’slove,butwemayhaveto rediscover that love ourselvesfirst!

Pope expresses grief

schoolsandhospitalsthroughoutRome,PopeBenedictprayedthatpeoplewouldembracethecalltoconversion, honesty, respect forothersandloveforneighbor.

As the pope spoke from hisapartmentwindowhighoverSt.Peter’sSquare,twosmallgroupsofprotestersheldup signs.Thehandful of protesters inside St.Peter’s Square had black andwhite signs in English, Italianand Spanish; one said, “Gaymarriages do not harm peace.Weaponsdo.”ThegroupoutsidethesquareheldupcoloredheartswithmessagesinItaliansuchas“Loveyourneighbor”and“Mar-riageforall.”

The groups were protestinga section of Pope Benedict’sWorld Day of Peace message,which affirmed Catholic teach-ing on marriage as the lifelongbondofamanandawoman.Themessage said attempts to rede-finemarriage“harmandhelptodestabilize marriage, obscuringits specific nature and its indis-pensableroleinsociety.”



LAFAYETTETheLafayetteDiocese’sOffice

of the Pro-Life Apostolate willhost its annual Pro-Life OratoryContestonTuesday,February19.Thecontest,whichisopentoallhigh school juniors and seniors,willbeheldfrom6:00-9:00p.m.atSt.PiusXLifeCenter inLa-fayette.

Thosewhowishtoparticipateintheoratorycontestmustregis-terwiththeOfficeofthePro-LifeApostolatebyFebruary12.Reg-istrationmaybesubmittedonlinebyvisitingtheOfficeofthePro-Life Apostolate page at www.diolaf.org. Thepagealsooffersa “Resources” section whichmay be useful to participants inresearchingtheirpro-lifetopictoprepareforthecontest.

Registrationformsmayalsoberequestedfromtheofficebycall-ing(337)261-5607.

Participants will be expectedto present a five-seven minutesspeech on one of the followingpro-lifetopics:

• Abortion• Euthanasia

• Infanticide• EmbryonicStemCellRe-

searchNo props are allowed as part

of the presentation. A panel ofjudgeswilldeterminethewinnerbased on the contestants’ abilityto present a clear thesis througha logical and well-organizedspeech,aswellastheirabilitytodeliverthatspeechwithageneralsense of confidence and fluentdelivery.

Thefirst-placewinnerwillre-ceivetheopportunitytocompeteat the state oratory contest, tobe held in conjunction with theKnightsofColumbusStateCon-vention in thespring. Thefirst-placewinneratthestatelevelwillgo on to represent Louisiana onthenationallevelattheNationalRighttoLifeConvention.

Annual pro-life oratory contest is Feb. 19

Please note that this year’s Pro-Life Oratory Contest will be held at

St. Pius X Life Center in Lafayette.

Risk Management Workshop

Ryan Fitzgerald, Director of the Office of Risk Management for the Diocese of Lafay-ette, presents one of four regional Risk Management Workshops at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, Lafayette. Over 125 Pastors, parish staff members, parish leaders, Catholic school principals and personnel, and staff of Lafayette Catholic Service Cen-ters attended the four workshops in November. Presentations addressed Facility Se-curity, Building Stewardship, Preventative Maintenance, and Distracted Driving. Photo submitted by Mary Bergeron

Food for the Journey speakers for Jan. & Feb.LAFAYETTE

The CentralRegion of theDiocese of La-fayette will hostits next meet-ingof“Foodforthe Journey” onTuesday, Janu-ary 8, at HotelAcadiana (for-

merly the Crowne Plaza Hotel)inLafayette. Theguest speakerwill be Father Kevin Bordelon,Associsate Pastor of the Cathe-dral of St. John the EvangelistinLafayette,andDirectorofthediocese’s Office of Vocations &Seminarians. Several Seminar-ians will join Father Bordelonandintroducethemselvesaspartofthispresentation.

TheFebruarymeetingof“Foodfor the Journey” will be held inthe same location on Tuesday,

February 5. The guest speakerat that timewillbeFatherBrianTaylor, Pastor of St. GenevieveChurchinLafayette.

“Food for the Journey” is amonthly lunchtime series spon-soredbytheCentralRegionoftheLafayetteDiocese.Eachmonth,an optional buffet is offered inconjunction with the presenta-tion, and those who wish to en-joythemealmaydosobeginningat11:30a.m.;thecostis$12perperson,whichincludesthemeal,drink,dessert,andtip.

All are wel-come to come“eatandbefed”.Pre-registrationis not required.For more infor-mation, pleasecall Mary Bergeron (654-8682)or visit www.centralregionon-line.org.

Fr. Kevin Bordelon

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The December “Food for the Journey” speaker was Father Tom Voorhies (right); he is pictured with Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, VE, Episcopal Vicar for the Central Region. Photo submitted by Mary Bergeron


byLauraDeaversCatholicNewsServiceBATONROUGE,La.(CNS)

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindalcalled it “wrong-headed” and a“travesty”thatastatejudgeruledNov.30 that avoucherprogrampassed by the Legislature lastspringisunconstitutional.

State District Judge Tim Kel-leysaidthestatecannotusefundsset aside forpubliceducation topayforchildreninfailingschoolstoattendnonpublicschools.

The Legislature passed theprogram -- known formally asthe Louisiana Student Scholar-shipsforEducationalExcellenceProgram--duringits2012legis-lative session, held from MarchtoJune.

Kelley’sdecisionisa“travestyforparentsacrossLouisianawhowantnothingmorethanfortheirchildrentohaveanequaloppor-tunityatreceivingagreateduca-tion,”Jindalsaid.

“Thatopportunity is a chancethateverychilddeserves,andwewill continue the fight to giveit to them,” he continued. “The

Use of Louisiana state funds for school vouchers ruled unconstitutional opinion sadly ignores the rightsof familieswhodonothave themeans necessary to escape fail-ingschools.This rulingchangesnothingforthestudentscurrentlyintheprogram.Allalong,weex-pected this tobedecidedby theLouisianaSupremeCourt.”

Jindalvowedtoappealtherul-ing handed down by Kelley ina 39-page decision following athree-daytrial.Thesuitwasfiledby the Louisiana Federation ofTeachers, Louisiana Associationof Educators and the LouisianaSchool Boards Association, and143 local school boards againstthestateDepartmentofEducationandthestateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducation.

Currently, more than 4,900Louisianachildrenattending117nonpublic schools receive state-issuedtuitionvouchers.

Since Kelley did not issue animmediate injunctiontostopthevoucher program, students willbeabletocontinueattendingtheschools they are attending. Theprogram has been successful inCatholicschoolsthroughoutLou-

isiana,providingaqualityeduca-tiontothousandsofstudentswhowould otherwise be attendingfailingschools.

“The superintendents are un-happywiththerulingandareveryconcerned about the students,”saidDannyLoar,directorof theLouisiana Conference of Catho-licBishops,thepublicpolicyarmofthebishops.

He told The Catholic Com-mentator, newspaper of the Ba-ton Rouge Diocese, that he haslearned the case is being expe-ditedtothestateSupremeCourtsotherecouldbeadecisionthisspring.

The annual education appro-priation,which is calculatedun-deraformulaknownastheMini-mum Foundation Program, wasintended exclusively for publicschools.Divertingthesefundstootherschoolsisinviolationofthestateconstitution,Kelleysaid.

Initscourtargument,thestateargued that as long as publicschools are funded adequatelyand equitably, a portion of stateeducation funds could be given

to nonpublic schools to providefamilies with more options fortheeducationoftheirchildren.

But Kelley ruled that Louisi-ana’sAct2,theso-calledvoucherbill,andSenateConcurrentReso-lution99,whichwerepassedlastspring, unconstitutionally diverttononpublicentities“MFPfundsthatareconstitutionallymandatedtobeallocatedtopublicelemen-taryandsecondaryschools.”

Kelley added that the act andconcurrent resolution unconsti-tutionally divert to nonpublicentities “local funds included inthe MFP that are constitution-ally mandated to be allocated”to public schools. Through theMinimum Foundation Programformula,thisyearthestateispro-viding$3.4billion inbasicstateaidforschooloperationsandstu-dentsstatewide.

“Westronglydisagreewiththeruling,” Education Superinten-dent John White said. “We areoptimistic this decision will bereversedonappeal.”

Followingthedecision,astatecontinued on page 44


DepartmentofEducationofficial,BarryLandry,saidstateofficialshave begun looking at the pos-sibility of funding the voucherprogramfromthestate’sgeneralfund.Moniesfromthisfundhavebeenusedforseveralyearstopayforamuchsmallervoucherpro-graminNewOrleans.

UponhearingofKelley’sdeci-sion,JanDanielLancaster,super-intendentofCatholicschoolsfortheArchdioceseofNewOrleans,said: “Our commitment remainstoprovideahighqualityCatho-lic education and experience tothe students and families in our


School vouchers

Catholic schools whether theyare currently on a state scholar-shipornot.

“Ourdoorsremainopentoourscholarshipstudentsandwewillwaittoseewhatactionsneedtobetakenasaresultofthisjudgmentaswemoveintothefuture.”

To be eligible to apply for astateeducationvoucher,studentsmustbeenrolledinapersistentlylow-performing schooland theirfamily must meet the financialrequirementofanannualincomeupto250percentofthepovertyline, or $57,625 for a family offour.

Damage in Philippines from typhoon looks like tsunami hit, CRS rep saysbyDennisSadowskiCatholicNewsServiceWASHINGTON(CNS)

Thedestruction fromTyphoonBophainportionsofMindanaointhesouthernPhilippinesisworsethanfearedasrescueworkerscon-tinued to discover bodies underknee-deep mud, said a CatholicReliefServicesofficialcoordinat-ingtheagency’sstormresponse.

“Itlookslikeatsunamihit.It’sjust complete and total destruc-tion.Wholehillsideswerewashedawayinflashfloods,”JoeCurry,CRS country representative, toldCatholicNewsServiceDec.6.

“The staff there have beenthroughahalfdozentyphoonsandfloodsinthePhilippines,andtheysay this is probably the worst,”Curryadded.“I’veheardthesamefromotherseasonedpeoplefromotherdonororganizations.”

Typhoon Bopha made landfallon the east coast of MindanaonorthofDavaoDec.4,lashingtheisland with 120-mph winds andtorrential rains, before sweepinginland.Witnessesreportedthattherainturnednormallyplacidriversand streams into raging torrentsthat inundated the fertile Com-postelaValley.Theaccompanyingwinds destroyed banana planta-tionsinthefertilevalley.

Curry said that a CRS teamreached New Bataan, a city ofabout 80,000 in the CompostelaValley, Dec. 6 and found muchofthecommunityundermudandwithout electricity. He said localofficialsreportedthatatleast240peoplehaddied in thecityalone

whilehundredsmoreweresweptawayinflashfloods.

The government confirmedDec.6that370peopleweredeadthroughoutMindanao.

“Thetownhadalakeonthetopof ahill, and the raincaused thelaketocomedownlikeawaterfalland wash everythingout,” Currysaid.

Other teams of CRS workerscontinued to assess damage andtheneedsofstormsurvivors.

CRShadplannedtobegindis-tributing hygiene kits, sleepingmats, blankets, cooking utensilsandwaterDec.6,butCurrysaidthatitwouldlikelybeDec.10or11beforesuppliescouldreachtheaffectedareasbecauseofblockedroadsandwashed-outbridges.

“The government is doingmoresearchandrescuerightnow.They’re looking at saving livesand digging out people from themud. The scale of this is huge.Theseareareasthatarenotaccus-tomedtostorms,”Currysaid.

CRSalsoplannedtodistributetarps and other shelter materialsforpeoplewhohavebeenforcedtoliveintheopensincethestormdissipatedbecausetheevacuationcenterswerefilledtocapacity.

“People are trying to salvagematerials toputa roofover theirheads,”Currysaid.

TheNationalDisasterRiskRe-ductionandManagementCouncilsaidthetyphoonaffected231,630peoplein513villagesin25prov-inces, reported the Asian churchnews agency UCA News. Ofthese, more than 179,000 people

Residents carry the coffin of a victim of Typhoon Bopha Dec. 6 past a house destroyed by the typhoon in New Bataan, Philippines. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Philip-pines planned to begin distributing basic necessities to 1,250 families as soon as pos-sible. CNS photo/Erik De Castro, Reuters

Residents wash their clothes Dec. 6 in a stream near their houses that were destroyed by Typhoon Bopha Dec. 4 in Montevista, Philippines. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Philippines planned to begin distributing basic necessities to 1,250 families a s soon as possible. CNS photo/Erik De Castro, Reuters

soughtshelter in417evacuationcenters,thecouncilreported.

The government continued tocallfordonationsforvictims.

“Filipino solidarity is at itsmostpotentamidsttestingtimes.

We call on our countrymen togivegenerouslyforthereliefandwell-beingofourbrethrenintheVisayasandMindanao,”astate-mentfromthepresidentialpalacesaid.

A pregnant woman who survived flooding from Typhoon Bopha Dec. 4 holds her child on a stretcher while being evacuated from New Bataan, Philippines, Dec. 6. Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Philippines planned to begin distributing basic necessities to 1,250 families as soon as possible. CNS photo/Erik De Castro, Reuters


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byKatieAustin(Co-founderofSourceandSummitMinistry)LAFAYETTE

When it comes to parish life,young adults often fall throughthecracks.Caughtinthegapbe-tween high school youth groupandministriesgearedtofamilies,young adult Catholics long forformation opportunities to growin their faith whether single,married, or beginning their ownfamilies.SomeyoungCatholicsareblessedtohaveexcellentcol-lege campus ministry, like UL’sRagin’CajunCatholics,butwhathappensaftergraduation?Wheredotheygo?Whatistheretodobetweenhighschoolandthebap-tism of their first child? A fewyearsagothefaithfuloftheArch-dioceseofWashingtonD.C.wereaskingthemselvesthesameques-tion,and“ChristintheCity”be-cametheanswer.

“ChristintheCity”wasstartedin Washington, D.C. by FatherRobertPanke,VocationsDirectorfor theArchdioceseofWashing-ton.InanarticlebytheUSCCB,FatherPankenotedthatthefound-ingof“ChristintheCity”wasaresponseto thelackofactivitiesforyoungadults,especiallythosethatfocusonprayerlife.“Ourfo-cuswasnotonsocialactivitiesorevencatechesis,butondeepeningrelationshipswithJesusChrist….The most profound way we canexperience Christ is through theHolyEucharist,”saidFatherPan-ke. “It isvery simpleandat the

“Christ in the City” arrives in Lafayette

sametimeveryprofound.”Sinceits founding monthly Christ inthe City gatherings have begunin D.C., New Orleans, Houston,Baton Rouge, and beginning inFebruary—Lafayette!

“Christ in the City” providesamonthlyopportunityforyoungadultstoworshipthroughEucha-ristic Adoration. At each hour-longservice,thoseinattendanceprayinsilencebeforetheBlessedSacrament, hear a homily, singandgotoconfession.

“Christ in the City” will beheldonthe1stThursdayofeverymonthatSt.Mary,MotheroftheChurch, 419 Doucet Road, La-fayette, LA, from 7:00-8:00PM.The events areopen to youngadultsintheir20sand30s,mar-ried or single. A cry room willbeavailableforthosewithyoungchildren.EachChristintheCityeventwillbefollowedbyatimeoffellowshipatCornerbar.

Upcomingdatesfor“ChristintheCity”areFebruary7th,March7th,April4th,May2nd,andJune6th, etc. For more informationabout Christ in the City or howYOUcangetinvolved,pleasefindus on facebook, email [email protected], or visit thewebsite: http://ChristInTheCity-Lafayette.Wordpress.com.

Immaculate Conception parishioner celebrates 100th birthday

LEBEAUThecommunityofImmaculate

ConceptionParish inLebeaure-centlycelebratedthe100thbirth-day of Mrs. Theresa Davis An-drus.Mrs.AndrusisthemotherofJosephitepriestFatherCharlesAndrus.

For many years, Theresa wasveryactive in thecommunityofLeBeau,LA.Shewasoneofthefirstmembersof theAltarSoci-

ety and is still a member today,morethan80yearslater.Theresawasandstillisaninspirationandrole model for many people inthecommunity.Sheislovedbyallwhoknowher.Inadditiontoraisingherownchildren,Theresahelped raise her grandchildren,nieces, nephews and other chil-dreninthecommunity.Herwis-dom and knowledge has greatlyenhancedthelivesofmany.

Marian consecration at St. Thomas More Church

Pictured above are participants who were consecrated or re-consecrated to the Blessed Mother after attending a 6-week retreat held at St. Thomas More Church in Eunice. These individuals will be helping with another 6-week retreat at St. Thomas More in the spring. This retreat, which will begin on April 8 and conclude on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima (May 13), will meet once a week at 6:00 p.m. in the social hall. Pre-registration is required, and the cost is $30 per person. For more informa-tion contact, Lisa Feucht at (337) 457-8107 or Gail Barzare at (337) 457-9509. Photo submitted by Jan Fruge


byFrancisX.RoccaCatholicNewsServiceVATICANCITY(CNS)

The world authority envi-sionedbytwopopesasawaytoensure global peace and justicewould not be a superpower, butprimarilyamoralforcewithlim-ited jurisdiction, Pope BenedictXVIsaid.

The pope made his remarksDec.3toaplenarysessionofthePontificalCouncilforJusticeandPeace, which was scheduled tomeetforthreedaystodiscussthethemeof“politicalauthorityandglobalgovernance.”

In his address, Pope BenedictrecalledthatBlessedJohnXXIIIhad called for the “constructionofaworldcommunity,withacor-responding authority,” to servethe“commongoodofthehumanfamily.”

The pope also cited his own2009encyclical“CaritasinVeri-tate,” in which he called for a“trueworldpoliticalauthority”toensureinternationalcooperation,peaceandenvironmentalprotec-tion.

The church offers “principlesofreflection,criteriaofjudgmentandpracticalguidelines”forsuchanorganization,butnoconcretelegal or political recommenda-tions, Pope Benedict said in hisaddress.

Yet the pope stipulated thattheproposedbodywouldnotbea “superpower, concentrated inthehandsofafew,whichwoulddominate all peoples, exploitingthe weakest.” The authority in

Pope calls for world authority as ‘moral force’question, he said, “must be un-derstood,firstandforemost,asamoralforce,apowertoinfluencein accordance with reason, thatis,aparticipatoryauthority, lim-itedbylawinitsjurisdiction.”

The council’s president, Car-dinalPeterTurkson,toldVaticanRadiothattheagendafortheple-nary session would include thetopic of global financial gover-nanceasaresponsetotheworldfinancialcrisis.

In October 2011, the coun-cil called for establishment of a“centralworldbank” to regulatetheglobalfinancial industryandtheinternationalmoneysupplyasasteptowardtheworldauthorityenvisioned by Blessed John andPopeBenedict.

Pope Benedict’s address alsotouchedonthreatstohumandig-nityfromdifferentformsofmate-rialismincontemporaryculture.

“The man of today is consid-ered primarily from a biologi-cal point of view, or as ‘humancapital,’ a ‘resource,’ a cog in aproductiveandfinancialmachinethat dominates him,” the popesaid.

“Newideologies--suchasthehedonistic and egoistic one ofsexual and reproductive rights,or that of a disorderly finan-cial capitalism that transgressespolitics and dismantles the realeconomy -- contribute to maketheemployeeandhisworkseem‘minor’goodsandtounderminethe natural foundations of soci-ety, especially the family,” hesaid.

ASH Students Perform in Lafayette Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker

In between reading, writing and studying, 14 of the Academy of Sacred Heart’s own spend their time in rehearsals preparing for Lafayette Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker. The Academy of the Sacred Heart is very proud of its students’ in-volvement in the community. Sacred Heart students Elise Blalock, Hannah Broussard, Colette Bu, Lia Bu, Catherine Cain, Ana Brooke Castille, Hannah Dakin, Caroline For-est, Kate Kaufman, Lauren Leckelt, Anna Paddock, Caroline Rader, Virginia Rader, Mary-Alice Talbot performed various roles in The Nutcracker. They danced alongside local professional dancers and guest artists from the Pacific Northwest Ballet. Photo submitted by Schools of the Sacred Heart

whichhasmadedialogueandco-operationwiththemmuchmoredifficult,”hesaid.

Newerdialoguepartners,suchastheOrthodoxChurchandMor-mons,andevencommunitiesthatwereonceanti-Catholic,suchastheBaptists,notonlysharemanyofthesamevaluesconcerningthesanctityoflifeandmarriage,butare eagerly seeking active part-nershipswith theCatholicC h u r c htoprotectsuchval-ues andreligiousfreedom.

B i s h -op Ol-m s t e a dsaid thec h u r c hcan bet-ter evan-gelize by looking at legitimatestrategiesemployedbyevangel-icalmovements.Whileprosely-tismmustbeavoidedbecauseitdoesn’t fully respect thehumanperson nor present the truth initsfullness,“wecanstilllearnalot”fromsectsandothermove-

ments.“For example, we should

learn from the way they usemega-eventstomovepeopleinawaythathelpsthemtorealizethisisareallyimportantissue,”hesaid.

“Sects also see people thathave leadership abilities andtrain them to go back to theirpeersandinfluencethem,whichisexactlywhatweneedtodoaswell,”headded.

While the church tries tofoster theenthusiasmand love forChrist seenin manyevangelicaland Catholiccharismaticmovements,the bishopsaid,itshouldalsopromotesolid forma-tion“becausezeal alone isa dangerous

thing.”“Without zeal, we won’t re-

ally act, he said,but if it’snotzealthat’swell-formedandde-siresandknowsitneedstocon-tinuetobeformed,wewillnotbeabletomaketheimpactthatChristreallycallsustohave.”

Pope: Americascontinued from page 38

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and Archbishop Gerald Lacroix of Quebec attend the opening Mass of the International Congress on the Church in America held in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 9. CNS p hoto/Paul Haring

Pope Benedict XVI greets Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, and his wife, Dorian, after making remarks at the conclusion of the opening Mass of the International Congress on the Church in America in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 9. CNS photo/Paul Haring


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