Serving the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana Volume 73, Number 40 November 12, 2017

The Catholic MomentBishopDohertywrites onThanks-giving questions,Page 2.

Opioid crisis

draws new

focus as

‘national

emergency’

By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON (CNS) —The opioid crisis may havesneaked up on the UnitedStates, but few would dis-pute President DonaldTrump’s assertion that it isnow a national emergency.

T rump made the for-mal declaration Oct.26. But much needs to

be done before the emer-gency becomes manageable.

An estimated 200,000Americans have died fromopioid overdoses since thepharmaceutical opioid oxy-codone was introduced in1996. The numbers continueto climb, and the fatal over-dose rate continues to soar.

West Virginia, at the heartof Appalachia, has thenation’s worst rate at 41.5deaths per 100,000 eachyear, four times the nationalaverage.

Appalachians were derid-ed in the early years of thegrowing crisis for their

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“We stand in unity”

A man and womanattend a candle-light vigil after thedeadly shootingNov. 5 at the FirstBaptist Church inSutherlandSprings, Texas. Alone gunmanentered the churchduring Sunday ser-vices, taking thelives of at least 26people and injuringseveral more. (CNSphoto/Sergio Flores, Reuters)

Story and more photos,

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Author explores ‘Christian Dating in a Godless World’By Caroline B. MooneyThe Catholic Moment

WEST LAFAYETTE —Traditional courtship hasseemingly fallen by the way-side in today’s culture, as“hooking up” and “sexting”have become all too com-mon. So it was heartening tosee more than 100 PurdueUniversity students payclose attention to FatherThomas Morrow speakingon his book, “Christian Dat-

ing in a GodlessWorld,” Oct. 26 at St.Thomas AquinasChurch.

“After reading thebook, I really wantedFather Morrow tospeak here,” saidAllie Barnes, an offi-cer with PurdueCatholic Students. “Ithink that our societyand dating culture todayhave gone downhill,whether it be Christian dat-

ing or dating in gen-eral. I think it wouldbe great to start peo-ple discussing,‘What does Christ-ian dating look likein today’s society?How can we call oth-ers to dating in holi-ness by our actionsand by our words?’ Ihope the talk can

reach people’s hearts and wecan see a change in youngadults today.”

Father Morrow dateduntil he was 33, when hecould no longer ignore hiscall to the priesthood.

“I always rememberbreaking up with my greatlove Judy McNamara,” hesaid. “We had talked aboutmarriage, but were notengaged. I told her there wasno future to our relationshipbecause I wanted to becomea priest. She was very disap-pointed. That’s the way I

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Statechampions

The volleyball team ofCentral CatholicJunior-Senior HighSchool won the ClassA state championshipon Nov. 4, defeatingHauser 26-24, 25-18,25-15 at Ball State Uni-versity’s WorthenArena. The team fin-ished with a record of30-5 for the season. Itwas the Lafayette highschool’s second statechampionship in vol-leyball; CC also wonthe Class A title in2010. (Photo provided)

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1) Wisdom 6:12-162) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-183) Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Monday, Nov. 131) Wisdom 1:1-72) Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

Tuesday, Nov. 141) Wisdom 2:23 to 3:92) Gospel: Luke 17:7-10

Wednesday, Nov. 151) Wisdom 6:1-112) Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Thursday, Nov. 161) Wisdom 7:22b to 8:12) Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Friday, Nov. 171) Wisdom 13:1-92) Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

Saturday, Nov. 181) Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-92) Gospel: Luke 18:1-8

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Thanksgiving questions

A braham Lincoln proclaimedthe civil observance ofThanksgiving in 1863. Yes, that

was during the war. It was intended asa harvest festival, a continuation ofpractices that were 200 years old inwhat became U.S. territory.

But the day also reflects areligious significance. Since theword Eucharist means “givingthanks,” many parishes havethe tradition of a low-key holi-day Mass with special prayers.Some churches encouragebringing some of the Thanks-giving food for a blessing,returning it to homes for thefestive meal.

We are thankful for many ofthe same things: that membersof our family are still speakingto one another; health; a newchild; gainful employment;meaningful courses at school; anarmed services member who is safe,maybe even at home with us.

Let me suggest another source ofthanks. Back when cars had metalbumpers, we saw stickers that pro-claimed, “Jesus is the answer.” Yearslater, I was reading Swiss Reform the-ologian Karl Barth who wrote in the1930s: “Jesus is the question.” His sen-timent meshes nicely with the Catholictheology of prayer. Prayer is aresponse to God’s initiative. Godalways makes the first move, andshould not be imagined as a mererespondent. St. Augustine’s quote inthe Catechism of the Catholic Church isinstructive at paragraph 2560:

“Whether we realize it or not, prayeris the encounter of God’s thirst withours. God thirsts that we may thirstfor him.” And paragraph 2561, citingseveral Scriptures, teaches us: “Prayeris the response of faith to the free

promise of salvation and also aresponse of love to the thirst ofthe only Son of God.” So I amthankful that Jesus is the ques-tion that draws me to him andto fuller living.

Having said this much, thatwe don’t move God to act, itfollows that Jesus the questionis countercultural: Newsreporters shape the direction ofinterviews, survey questionsshape our responses to theirpurposes. And we ourselveslove to control the source ofquestions. Evidence for ourpropensity comes in the form

of Google, Explorer, Chrome, Alexaand Siri, which are titles for computersearch engines.

Today there are respectable reasonswhy we would want to build Jesus’teachings into issues discussions:immigration, capital punishment,human trafficking, reducing opioidaddiction, racism, lab production ofbabies, climate change, income dispar-ity, war threats involving North Koreaand political gerrymandering.

But to see Jesus as the questiongives a fuller, richer, more graciousidea of our Christian faith. Why?Because it elevates us to Jesus’ heartand spirit, an often overlooked featureof his presence. I know this from expe-

rience. I have turned to the Lord inperplexity or discouragement, only tohave him communicate that I amworking on the wrong question. It isdifficult to let go of our preoccupa-tions if we are not interested in theLord’s redirecting our energy, priori-ties and vocations.

Reading Jesus’ words is somethingwe can do for ourselves. Listening tohis heart is something we can do —should want to do — for others. Thiswas a takeaway from the Year ofMercy, our celebration of the lovingkindness of Christ in God.

If Jesus were saying grace aroundour Thanksgiving tables, and I dohope we invite him, what sort ofprayer might he offer? Might he raiseup an issue, a question that our familyis avoiding at great cost? Would heinstruct that our family gathering willgo better if we avoid discussing reli-gion or politics? His own recordedmeal conversations say otherwise.

We live in a time when many aretempted to settle for traditions overhearts. Human aspirations and suffer-ings are not always helped by a stockof clichés or Google-generatedanswers. Let’s ask Jesus to help us touse our talents to illuminate life anddeath questions (we don’t have to lookfar), and for the grace to wrestle withthem.

Historian David McCullough saidin a speech this fall at Boston Collegethat it is our questions that separate usfrom the cabbages. Let’s at least bethankful for that!

Bishop

Timothy L.

Doherty

All are invited to explorethe “New Evangelization& Culture” in an upcom-ing special course with theAugustine Institute, homeof Formed.org. Facultyinclude Joseph Pearce,Gwendolen Adams, Eliza-beth Klein and ScottHefelfinger. The coursewill draw from the richesof the Catholic Church’sevangelizing efforts andexplore the CatholicChurch’s missionary call-ing today. “THNE 503:New Evangelization &Culture” will be offeredJune 18-22 in Denver,Colo., and via online dis-tance education. For moreinformation, visitwww.augustineinstitute.org or contact Amanda Ull-man, admissions counselor,at admissions@augustineinstitute.org or 303-937-4420, ext. 163.

The second biennial Con-ference on Human Forma-tion has been scheduledfor April 15-18, 2018, at

Saint Meinrad Archabbeyin St. Meinrad. The confer-ence is co-sponsored bySaint Luke Institute andSaint Meinrad Archabbeyand its Seminary andSchool of Theology. Theconference will focus onintercultural competencesfor human formation, shar-ing new strategies for eval-uating, forming and accul-turating international can-didates, clergy and reli-gious for ministry in theUnited States. For moreinformation about the pro-gram, fees and registration,call 502-632-2471 or visitthe Web site at www.sliconnect.org/conferences/human-formation-2018/

Father Clayton Thompson, administrator of St.Joseph Parish in Delphi, recently visited the WaysideMother of the Eucharist Shrine with Schoenstatt Move-ment Coordinator Sister Marie Day and Sister AnnAstell, professor of theology at Notre Dame, to explorea new trail on newly acquired Schoenstatt land. (Photoprovided)

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Speaker, author explores ‘Christian Dating in a Godless World’

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ended my first great love —in first grade.”

Ordained in 1982 for theArchdiocese of Washington,D.C., Father Morrow haswritten several books andappeared on EWTN. He isco-founder of the St. Cather-ine Society for single womenseeking spiritual growth,and the St. Lawrence Society,the male counterpart to theSt. Catherine Society.

He has counseled manycouples who have struggledwith chastity in their rela-tionships.

Studies have shown thatthose who have dated morethan two years have a con-sistently high satisfaction inmarriage, Father Morrowsaid. The divorce rate istwice as high for those whodated under two years.

“So the first thing is, takeyour time,” he said. “Throwthe biological clock out thewindow and never look at itagain — that’s how peopleget into bad relationships.You must guard your heart.And don’t let your heart gocrazy for a person for any-where from nine to 12months.

“I had some girlfriendsand I was praying for a goodCatholic girl. I met one andengaged my heart after threemonths,” Father Morrowsaid. “She was a goodCatholic, from a Catholicfamily, she wanted children,but it turned out the relation-ship was not good at all. If Ihad read my book before Idated that girl, I would haveguarded my heart and notsurrendered internally toher.”

When looking for a mate,people should pay attentionto how a person treats hisparents, siblings, pets, wait-ers, and other drivers. Dothey make obscene gestureswhen they are cut off in traf-fic, etc.? Beware of some-body who gets angry a lot.

“If someone treats peoplepoorly while they’re dating,it will be the same when theyget married,” he said. “Usu-ally people don’t behave aswell after they get marriedas when they are courting.You can’t behave one waywith your family and think itwill be that different withyour spouse. Familiaritydoes breed contempt.”

The book “Why Mar-riages Succeed or Fail” waswritten by psychologist John

Gottman, who spent 20years studying lasting mar-riages.

He found that couplesthat don’t discuss difficultthings are much worse offthan couples who discussthings. Those who haveheated arguments can sur-vive if they have five posi-tive interactions for everynegative interaction. Theseinclude holding hands, giv-ing a little hug or touch onthe face, and nice words.

“You can’t avoid talkingabout difficult things,”Father Morrow said. “If youare going to discuss a hottopic, hold hands while

doing it. You are holdinghands because the overarch-ing principle is love. Youhave to have a good friend-ship.

“Sex is holy, not a play-thing, and it should never betrivialized,” he said. “Wewere created in the likenessof God. Persons should beloved, not merely used asobjects of enjoyment.Unchaste activity destroysour most precious friend-ship, that with God, thesource of all happiness.”

Chastity is extremelyimportant, Father Morrowsaid.

“Chastity is not holding

your breath until you getmarried. It’s a long-termvirtue that you need for yourwhole life. If a man marries awoman, he must be chaste ina special way with everyother woman. He’s got tohave that control, that peaceof chastity. It’s a peacefulvirtue. In marriage, youwant to connect with thewhole person.”

Agape is divine lovegiven of self for the good ofthe beloved without condi-tions — just as God loves us.

“We have to give in orderto love somebody — give forthe person’s good, not yourown good,” Father Morrow

said. “Emotional love, oreros, is a desire for the good,the beautiful and the true,but it can be selfish. Youcan’t be driven by eros.”

Affection is a beautifullanguage of love that thisworld has commandeeredinto sex, he said. Kissing isnot a recreational activityand should be for good-night.

“It doesn’t help you to getto know another person tosit on a couch and kiss themfor half an hour,” he said.“While dating, there shouldbe mega hugs and microkisses.”

Ideas for chaste datesinclude going on picnics,praying together, dancingand going to parties.

Couples must have com-mon interests and values ontopics such as children.

“Is this person going tohelp your salvation?” FatherMorrow asked. “Ninety-eight percent of those happi-ly married say they agree onspiritual values.”

Logan Gauker, a freshmanat Purdue whose homeparish is St. Maria Goretti,Westfield, said the topic issomething he thinks about alot.

“Trying to find chaste dat-ing in this world is reallyhard,” he said. “I’ve had agood group of friends whoagree about this, but all of usgoing to different colleges iskind of hard. I want thiskind of relationship becausedating for the sake of datingis nothing. You won’t findyour future spouse unlessyou are dating someone whofeels the same way you doabout dating. It’s really hardto find that today.”

“Father Morrow was real-ly insightful about affectionnot being a prelude toimmorality,” said freshmanKathleen Van Antwerp. “Itwasn’t something I thoughtabout before, but he’s defi-nitely right.”

Above: Father Thomas Morrow speaks at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in WestLafayette. He is the author of the book “Christian Dating in a Godless World.”Below: Father Morrow poses for a photo with Purdue Catholic Students leaders AllieBarnes, Patrick Hamilton, Julia Kuhn and Amber Blevins. (Photos by Caroline Mooney)

“I think it would be

great to start people

discussing, ‘What does

Christian dating look like

in today’s society? How

can we call others to

dating in holiness by our

actions and by our

words?’”

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Cupertino Aviation Club seeks to expand with relaunch effortBy Brigid Curtis AyerFor The Catholic Moment

NOBLESVILLE — TheCupertino Aviation Clubhopes to take flight and faithto new levels as it expandsits scope in a club relauncheffort this fall.

Tom Beckenbauer, aparishioner of Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Parish, Carmel,and founder and presidentof the Catholic AviationAssociation, said the localCupertino Aviation Cluballows him to combine hispassion for flying and hisCatholic faith.

“It’s a way that I can passon all that God has given meto others,” Beckenbauersaid.

The club’s namesake, St.Joseph of Cupertino, is thepatron saint of aviation. Hewas known for frequentlylevitating when praying.

“Initially, we thought pro-viding aviation opportuni-ties through the areaCatholic schools would bethe best model to share ourgifts and talents,” said Beck-enbauer, who is a licensedpilot and soon to be alicensed glider instructor.“The club was offered exclu-sively through GuerinCatholic High School forabout three years.”

However, through prayer,Beckenbauer sensed Godhad a different plan on howto expand the club and reacha larger audience.

“I thought we could do abetter job evangelizing byoffering the club beyondCatholic school members.Being a Catholic is not evena requirement for member-ship, but our faith will be anintegral part of the clubwhile the youth learn aboutaviation,” Beckenbauer said.

For the past severalmonths, he has spent manyhours flying and training tobecome a licensed glider

pilot instructor, which he’sexpecting to accomplishbefore the end of the year.

Beckenbauer learnedabout flying from his father,and joined the Navy tobecome a flight officer. Heserved as a Navy JROTCprogram manager and navalscience instructor. After retir-ing from the Navy, Becken-bauer became a flight opera-tions manager for FedEx,which allowed him to finallybecome a pilot.

Members of the CupertinoAviation Club will be able toparticipate in a variety ofactivities, which includelearning about all aspects ofaviation, building models,and flying radio controlplanes.

Beckenbauer is in theprocess of developing a basicflight training program, uti-lizing a Modern AmericanPrimary Glider (MAP-G), toprovide youth with an entrylevel introduction to flying.

Beyond learning aboutaviation, Beckenbauer saidthere are many life lessonshe hopes to impart to youththrough the Cupertino Avia-tion Club.

The club offers three maincomponents: social, aviationeducation, and personaldevelopment. Beckenbauerhas designated the Westfieldairfield as the home base forthe group to gather and histarget age group for clubmembers spans junior andsenior high school students.

Rob Morris, a member of

Our Lady of Mt. CarmelParish and an aviationenthusiast, has worked withBeckenbauer for severalyears to foster an interest inaviation and a love for theCatholic faith among youngpeople through the Cuperti-no Aviation Club.

Morris, who serves as theclub’s recruiter, recentlygreeted families and youthinterested in taking freeplane rides offered by theExperimental Aviation Asso-ciation (EAA) in Noblesville.

The EAA members andpilots, who have access to asmall airstrip in Noblesvilleand a hangar with their ownplanes, periodically offer theopportunities.

In addition to being pilots,many of the EAA membersalso are licensed flightinstructors. They educateand inform their passengers,and give them a taste of

what it’s like to ride and fly aplane.

A free plane ride opportu-nity for families was promot-ed in parishes of the CarmelDeanery this past summer asa way to encourage exposurefor the Cupertino club’srelaunch effort and to recruitnew members to the club,Morris said.

“It was a really fun dayout at the Noblesville airstrip. We had perfect flyingweather. Thirty-five flewand roughly 60 peopleattended the event,” he said.

William Svec, 13, of St.Maria Goretti Parish, West-field, who had a chance tofly for the first time, said, “Itwas less scary than I thoughtit would be. It was verycalm, peaceful and fun.”

He said he would “defi-nitely do it again.”

Svec was invited to theplane ride when his grand-

mother saw an announce-ment in the parish bulletin.

“William just celebratedhis 13th birthday, and Ithought going for a planeride would be a unique andinteresting birthday gift,”she said.

Under the supervisionand instruction of the pilot,those who ride in the planesare given the opportunity tosteer and fly the plane if theychoose.

“I am hopeful we get a bigturn-out for our new clublaunch this fall,” Becken-bauer said. “We have a lot ofexciting activities plannedfor the youth.”

To learn more about theCupertino Aviation Club goto www.CupertinoClubs.org, follow on Facebook atCupertino-Aviation-Clubs orText CAC to 84576 to receiveupdates on Cupertino Avia-tion Club developments.

William Svec, 13, a parishioner of St. Maria Goretti Parish, Westfield, stands with pilotNick Boland after the teen’s first airplane flight.

From left, Justin andWilliam Svec and Susanand Ron Morris pose for aphoto at a recent YoungEagle Flight event inNoblesville. The event,which offered free planerides to those attending,was promoted in parishesof the Carmel Deanery as away to encourage expo-sure for the Cupertinoclub’s relaunch effort.(Photos by Brigid CurtisAyer)

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

Consecration to Jesusthrough MaryKOKOMO — FatherChristopher Roberts willteach a course on consecra-tion to Jesus through Maryat 12:15 p.m. each Sundaythrough Dec. 10 in the base-ment of St. Patrick Church,1204 N. Armstrong St. Allare welcome to attend.

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

Hiring eventCRAWFORDSVILLE —Franciscan Health will hosta hiring event from 10 a.m.to noon Saturday, Nov. 11, atFranciscan Health Craw-fordsville, 1710 LafayetteRoad. Those attending areasked to enter through theVisitor Entrance and checkin at Bonzel Hall. Interestedapplicants are encouraged

to bring copies of theirresumes. For more informa-tion or to RSVP, call HumanResources at 765-364-3114 ore-mail hospcrecruitment@franciscanalliance.org. Pri-vate appointments also areavailable and can be madeby calling 765-502-4395.Visit Jobs.FranciscanHealth.org to see open posi-tions and apply.

Parish missionNOBLESVILLE — OurLady of Grace Parish willhost a parish mission at 7p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, Mon-day, Nov. 13, and Tuesday,Nov. 14, in the church, 9900E. 191st St. The mission’skeynote speaker will be

Frank Runyeon. He was anactor, starring in more than1,000 TV episodes andmovies, before leaving Hol-lywood to attend seminary.He has had a speakingcareer dating back 20 years.All are invited to attend themission and rediscover thepower of the central storiesof Scripture, as well aslaugh good-naturedly at theway the media portrays theworld. The focus on Sundaywill be “Luke: Stories on theRoad,” followed by “Signs:The Gospel of John” onMonday and “The Letter ofJames” on Tuesday. A spe-cial children’s performance,“Salt and Light,” will beoffered at 2 p.m. Tuesday.There is no cost to attend.Refreshments will be servedeach night following thepresentations.

“Catholicism: The Pivotal Players”WEST LAFAYETTE — St.Thomas Aquinas Parishinvites all to its next presen-tation from Bishop RobertBarron’s new film series“Catholicism: The PivotalPlayers.” The series exploresthe lives of individuals whoshaped the Church andchanged the world. The nextpresentation will begin at 6p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, inNewman Hall (lower levelof the church). Dr. TomRyba will lead the sessionfocusing on St. ThomasAquinas. A free dinner willbe provided and theevening’s discussion willend at 7:30 p.m. For moreinformation, e-mail Eileen

Strater at eileen@boilercatholics.org.

Dinner for caregivers/fund-raising eventLAFAYETTE — Caregiverswho are currently receivingservices from CaregiverCompanion will be honoredby the local non-profitagency during an upcomingfund-raising event spon-sored by The Right Word,Home Instead Senior Careand Paul Davis Restorationand Remodeling. The fund-raiser will be held from 4p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday,Nov. 16, at HuHot Mongo-lian Grill, 100 S. CreasyLane, Suite 1240 in LafayettePavilions. The restaurantwill donate 10 percent of allsales during that time tobenefit those who receivethe volunteer non-medicalservices of Caregiver Com-panion. Any caregiver whoreceives services from Care-giver Companion and aguest also will receive a freedinner that evening inhonor of National FamilyCaregiver Month, thanks tothe sponsors of the event.All are invited to visit therestaurant on Nov. 16 andparticipate in the fund-rais-er. For more information,call Lauren Weldy at 765-423-1879 or e-mail caregiver95@gmail.com.

Grief support meetingLAFAYETTE — The Cathe-dral of St. Mary of theImmaculate Conception willoffer a grief support meetingfrom 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 16, in the

Bishop Bennett Room. Thisis a time to join others inprayer and reflection asloved ones are remembered.Those attending are wel-come, but not required, toshare their stories. Refresh-ments will be served. Griefsupport meetings also willbe held on Jan. 18 and Feb.15. Each meeting standsalone, so participants arewelcome to come as little oras often as they would like.

Right to Life Fund-raiser GalaLAFAYETTE — All areinvited to attend theTippecanoe County Right toLife Fund-raiser Gala from 7p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 18, at The Trails, 325Burnett Road. The eveningwill include dinner, speak-ers, music and a silent auc-tion. Guest speakers willinclude Father TimothyCombs, OP, and KathyLehe. Cost is $50 per personor $400 for a table of eight.For more information, call765-491-8030 or visit theWeb site at tippecanoecountyrighttolife.com.

Holiday bazaar/AtticaATTICA — The LadiesGuild of St. Francis XavierParish will host its holidaybazaar from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. Theevent will feature home-made noodles, bake sale,homemade pumpkin rolls,baby quilts and more. Thechurch is located at 407 S.Perry St. in Attica. All areinvited to attend.

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More than 50 parishioners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish,Carmel, gathered for the America Needs Fatima-sponsored CentennialRosary Rally on Oct. 14. The rosary rally was spearheaded by Knights ofColumbus member Larry Clark, who has organized similar annual rallies

at the parish for more than a decade. Members of the Lions of God, ledby Gerry Sigler, assisted Clark in promoting and coordinating this year’sevent. (Photos provided)

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

Cursillo Thanksgiving dinner and ultreyaLAFAYETTE — TheLafayette Cursillo commu-nity will host a Thanksgiv-ing dinner and ultreya, agathering of the Cursillocommunity, on Saturdayevening, Nov. 18, in theupper level of the parishhall at St. Lawrence Parish.The dinner will begin at 6p.m., followed by theultreya at 7 p.m. All Cursil-listas, family and friends arewelcome to attend. Turkey,ham, gravy, potatoes, dress-ing and dinner rolls will beprovided. Those attendingare asked to bring a family-sized covered dish ordessert to share. For moreinformation, contact Jeff andMarlene Jarboe at 765-567-2216 or jmj357mmj@gmail.com.

Schoenstatt holy hourWEST LAFAYETTE — Allare invited to attend aSchoenstatt holy hour withFather Cassian Sama, OP, at7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, atSt. Thomas Aquinas Church.The evening will includeadoration, recitation of therosary, homily and Benedic-tion.

Free Thanksgiving DaymealFISHERS — St. Louis deMontfort Parish will host afree Thanksgiving Day din-ner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 23, in CraigWilly Hall on the parish

campus. The menu willinclude turkey, mashedpotatoes, stuffing, vegeta-bles, rolls and desserts. Theparish is located at 11441Hague Road. For moreinformation, call 317-517-4256. All are welcome toattend.

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

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

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

Women’s Lenten retreatFRANKFORT — The Altarand Rosary Society of St.Mary Parish will present awomen’s Lenten retreat onSaturday, March 17. Fea-tured speaker for the daywill be Judy Hehr, a nation-ally known speaker andradio show host and guest.The day will begin with reg-istration and hospitality at8:45 a.m. and conclude withMass at 3 p.m. (not a vigilMass). The day also willinclude presentations, theopportunity for adorationand confession, a cateredlunch and a selection ofvendors. (The vigil Masswill be celebrated at theparish at 6 p.m.) Registra-tion is now under way.Early bird price of $15 willbe offered until Dec. 31;after Dec. 31, the regularretreat price will be $25.Registration deadline willbe March 11. To register, call765-654-5796, visit the Web

site at stmarysfrankfort.orgor e-mail stmaryfrankfort@gmail.com.

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

first-time (or another) week-end may apply atwww.wwme.org. Upcomingweekends to be held in Indi-anapolis include April 27-29, 2018. Couples whoalready have participated ina Marriage Encounter Week-end are invited to joinmonthly Sharing Circles.For more information, e-mail kenannme@comcast.net.

REST IN PEACE

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

James A. Nagel Jr., 66, died Oct. 20. He was amember of St. Cecilia in DeMotte.

Rita Ambrose, 91, died Oct. 31. She was a mem-ber of St. Mary in Anderson.

Juan M. Madrigal, 55, died Nov. 1. Joyce Tierney, 90, died Nov. 5. Both were members of AllSaints in Logansport.

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

The Knights of Columbus and family members recently distributedcoats and blankets collected around the parish campus of St. AlphonsusLiguori Parish in Zionsville in October. The coats and blankets were dis-

tributed at The Caring Center in Lebanon. Over the past six years, thedrive has been able to help 278 Boone County families stay warm withmore than 700 coats and 400 blankets. (Photos provided)

The Catholic MomentPage 8 November 12, 2017

From our readers

Students create unique artwork for parish building in ZionsvilleBy Alyssa Ilaria

ZIONSVILLE — Since thebeginning of time, God’schildren have used art toexpress their emotions, tellstories, and have an outletfor their creativity.

Art has many forms —music, sculptures, paintingsand much more. God createdus and made us to reflecthim (Genesis 1:26-27), allow-ing us to be capable of aes-thetic creation and reflection.We can create art to inspireothers of his beauty andtruth to the world. God givesus the profound need to useour artistic gifts to lead oth-ers to him.

Not only does art have apowerful effect on a globalscale, but also on a commu-nity level.

Riley Cronin and MiraHolifield, juniors atZionsville Community HighSchool and parishioners ofSt. Alphonsus LiguoriChurch, were commissionedby Jen Matura, the parish’sreligious education coordi-nator, to create a piece of art-work for Weitzel Hall.

Weitzel Hall is the reli-gious education buildingwhere many parishionersspend time and gather forchurch activities.

“We were looking for art-work that would comple-ment the vast entry area ofWeitzel Hall, as well as pro-vide interest to children andadults alike. Weitzel Hall isutilized by various age

groups; we knew it had to bea unique piece of art to fitour needs,” Matura said.

Art is a major part of bothCronin’s and Holifield’slives, and they were inspiredby a painting Cronin’s moth-er created during her highschool career.

Both Holifield and Croninare in art classes together atthe high school and lovespending their free timemaking art together.

The process of creatingthe piece for Weitzel Hallwas very detailed.

The two artists collectedmagazine and newspaperarticles, books, photographsand advertisements and cutout pieces to form a collage.They included images fromSt. Alphonsus’ church bul-letin and newspapers.

After makingthe base of theartwork, theysketched Jesus,with each onetaking half ofhis visage.

“My favoritething about this artwork isthat it can represent any-thing you want it to,” Croninsaid. “Everyone who viewsthis painting is looking at thesame thing, but everyonewill see and can interpretsomething differently. I thinkpainting Jesus in the middleof a collage of things thatmake up our parish commu-nity is a reminder that whilewe are all different, we areall one in Christ.”

Holifield and Cronin hopethe artwork will be an inspi-ration for other parish youth.

“Our hope is that thisinspires other youth mem-bers of our parish to sharetheir gifts with our commu-nity, just like we have sharedour artistic interest,”Holifield said.

Not only were both youngwomen proud of their hardwork and creativity, butparish leaders also wereimpressed with the beautifulpiece they have made for thechurch.

“These young womenchoose to convey an under-standing of community, both

local and universal,” pastorFather Dennis O’Keeffe said.“They selected from differ-ent media, that any singleone by itself would have lit-tle impact, but that togetherannounces our mission andpurpose. If a person onlyglances at the work, theymight see an eclectic mix; thegenius comes from viewingthe whole image.”

Alyssa Ilaria is a senior atZionsville High School and aparishioner of St. AlphonsusLiguori, Zionsville.

(Photos provided)

Kindergarteners at St. Paul Catholic School in Marion dressed assaints they had researched for All Saints’ Day. (Photo provided)

Students and teachers of St. Mary School, Alexandria, celebrated AllSaints’ Day with an All Saints Parade, followed by a fall festival with thetheme “A Community of Saints.” (Photo provided)