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DIALOG THE April 30, 2009 Serving the Catholic community of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore News • For better or for war: Faith, love and technology For better or for war help couple ease pain of separation • Market fills grocery need in city: Food Bank operation at Catholic Charities' Thrift Store serves poor • Bayard House co-op helps families: Catholic Charities program providing four bags of groceries for $7 a month • Ten sisters, brothers to celebrate religious jubilees • Marriage-prep classes • Women's group marks first year • Wish fulfilled: Sallies senior's mission accom- plished • Carnival season begins Sunday Readings • Andy Zampini: How often do we walk away from our shepherd? Opinion • Father Ron Rolheiser: Sex: Its goodness and its dangers must be affirmed The Dialog/Don Blake • Letters to the editor Karen Dill and her husband, John, stay connected while he is serving in Iraq with the Delaware National Guard. The Local Brief Millsboro couple speak by telephone, exchange emails and see each other via a web cam. Prayer is an important part of School News their routine. For the story, click the picture. National/International By Gary Morton • 'Faith in flux' study shows reasons why people Staff reporter leave their religions • On life issue, Cardinal George says Obama on Each night before they go to bed, John and 'wrong side of history' Karen Dill read the same chapter from a devotion- • Even in a recession, parishes said to benefit al book about Mary. from electronic giving • Roommates remember Loyola College Read the full story. sophomore killed in family tragedy • A lot of talking on health care reform, but will action follow soon? • News briefs • Movie reviews For better or for war: Faith, love and technology help couple erase pain of separation By Gary Morton Staff reporter Each night before they go to bed, John and Karen Dill read the same chapter from a devotional book about Mary. John, 56, reads it in his room at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq; Karen, 51, reads it in their Millsboro home, 6,000 miles away and seven hours behind Iraq time. The nightly ritual is one way the couple is coping with John's yearlong assignment to Iraq as a chief warrant officer with the 261st Signal Brigade of the Delaware National Guard. They also converse The Dialog/Don Blake through a Web cam con- Karen Dill's Web cam connects her with her husband John nection twice a week (the (left) during his service with the 261st Signal Brigade of the sessions begin at 4 a.m. for Delaware National Guard in Iraq. John and 9 p.m. the previ- ous day for Karen), send e- a field supervisor with VIA, unit to make sure they and mails, speak by telephone, a communications compa- their loved ones back home and exchange letters by ny, and 2005, when he went are OK. The visits are "my regular mail. Underlying all on active duty. way of communicating my their efforts, they say, are They had worked through faith," he said. their faith and their love for other challenges before. That faith is a big part of one another. Soon after they started dat- his life at Camp Victory. Dill "Our Catholic faith, our ing, Karen was diagnosed says he tries to start each belief in the Lord, has hand. When he takes the with breast cancer. After day with some spiritual strengthened our mar- cup, I put my hand on his they married, they worked reading and a prayer. He riage," John said in an inter- shoulder, and he does the to blend themselves and attends Mass several times view via the Web cam. "I same for me." But that their six now-grown chil- a week and prays the believe that if you put God Sunday in October she dren from previous mar- rosary the other days. He first, your marriage second, walked up to receive riages into a new family. even sponsored a lieu- it will all work together as Communion by herself. "I At Camp Victory, where tenant sergeant who one." felt totally alone." the 261st helps provide entered the church at the Karen came up with the Before John deployed, communications for Army Easter Vigil Mass. He par- idea of reading from the the couple hadn't been operations in Iraq, John Dill ticipates in a Knights of same book each night. "It apart for longer than three is known as "monsignor" Columbus council that made me feel like I was in weeks since they met because of his frequent e- meets twice a month. (In church with him," she said, through a dating service in mails to fellow Catholics. "I Delaware, Dill is a fourth- a feeling she realized was 1993 and married 15 try to get the word out to degree knight with the important the first Sunday months later. The Dills them on how important it is Bishop Hubert J. Cartwright after John and the 261st left owned and operated a to keep your faith. I believe Assembly in Camden.) last October. When they are TCBY frozen yogurt fran- that if you live your faith, On his nightstand, next to together, she said, "We go chise in Dover between faith will take care of you." a Bible, the meditation to Communion hand-in- 2001, when John retired as Dill visits members of his books he reads each day, an American flag, and a St. needed it." Michael the Archangel Such preparation is vital, medal, sits a picture of said Col. Will G. Barnes, Bishop Malooly and a small joint force headquarters crucifix the bishop gave chaplain for the Delaware John. Bishop Malooly sur- National Guard. Barnes, a prised John with the crucifix Church of God minister, has (a gift from Pope Benedict known the Dills for most of XVI) after they met at Holy their married life. The Dills Cross Church in Dover, "are a great couple to emu- where the Dills are parish- late" in terms of faith and ioners. They asked the communication, he said. bishop to bless their medi- Even with their prepara- tation books and the St. tion, John's absence Michael medal and told him proved tougher than antici- about John's upcoming pated. deployment. Karen said she cried a lot "He gave me his cross. the week before the 261st Then he gave me a picture left. The day the troops left, of him to take with me. He she was all cried out. said, 'I will see you when "That's when I had to put you get back,'" Dill recalled. God in charge." Dill, a scoutmaster in The Dills had their first Delaware for 28 years, Web cam communication including at least 15 at Holy about a month after John Cross, also volunteers with The Dialog/Don Blake left. "I bawled my eyes out," a Scout group of Iraqi chil- Karen and John Dill have been reading the same Marian Karen said. "I didn't expect dren. But as busy as he devotional book each night since John has been in Iraq. that. I thought he was going stays, he cannot fill a major to get on and I was going to void. "The hardest thing is how we think." our marriage, things did get on and say hi. He could- to be away from my family I Her breast cancer formed not work out right," she n't hide his vulnerability. miss being with my wife — I their first challenge. She said. "We get so busy with That was hard on me. Then guess I didn't realize how says the illness strength- life we tend to forget to I could see him feeling help- much I [would] miss her ened her faith in ways that communicate with that less, watching me bawl, but until I was away. I miss all help her today, when John other person." somehow it turned out the little things that turn out is far away. They took a suggestion right." to be the good things — For a long time, she said, from a Marriage Encounter About halfway through watching TV, going to din- "I felt I was being punished weekend they attended and his Iraq tour, Karen and ner together, going to and couldn't understand began nightly, 10-minute John have settled into their church together." what I had done wrong to "dialogues" where they con- routines. The Web cams Pictures from home fill a be punished that bad. At centrated on one another. help, John said. "Seeing wall of his room at the base. church one day I looked at "It put us back on founda- her personally, making sure One is of Karen, from her the statue of Mary and I tion; first God, then John she looks OK and is not dating service profile years finally got it." Mary, she and me." stressed out, and then ago. "That picture of her is realized, had done nothing Preparing to separate being able to see the kids what attracted me," John wrong but still had to suffer Before John's departure, once in a while, makes it a said. through the crucifixion of the couple discussed how bit easier." 'The good Lord's her son. She and John they would cope while he Neither wants to relive in charge' came to realize they do not was away. the separation they felt last In Delaware, Karen Dill control their lives, she said. "We went to a marriage October, so John opted to views her separation from "The good Lord's in counselor and we talked save his 15 days of leave John in light of other rough charge." over some ways that we for when the deployment times the couple has faced. Blending John and his were going to communicate ends this fall. The couple "This whole deployment is two children with Karen and how we were going to plan to use that time to just another chapter in our and her four children was try to work problems out," "renew our bonds and our lives. John and I have another challenge. "What John said. "I made sure that love for each other," John grown to learn that you we found was that if we I had everything all lined up said. can't get through anything focused on the children as far as our wills and con- Both they and the military unless we get together on and not on ourselves and tact numbers in case she services know the Dills will need that time — and more back is doubly hard," said adjust back here." from my family and putting — to readjust to life after Chaplain Barnes. "They tell John relies on his faith to God first again in my life will military service. "Going to us that for every month in a meet the challenges ahead. only make me stronger in war is hard, but coming war it takes two months to "I believe that being away my family and in my faith." Back to top Market fills grocery need in city: Food Bank operation at Catholic Charities' Thrift Store serves poor By Gary Morton Staff reporter WILMINGTON — Mary Hinson made the rounds of the small store, selecting two cans of Vienna sausage, cake mix, dishwa- ter detergent and a pack of mints. Her purchase came to $2.90 — leaving extra money that she spent on other items before she left The Market, a new venture operated by the Food Bank of Delaware inside the Catholic Charities Thrift Store at 1320 E. 23rd St., across from Kingswood Community Center. "I'll come back here to shop," said Hinson, who lives nearby and frequently The Dialog/Don Blake shops at the thrift store. Nakeisha Wilmore (left) shops with her mother-in-law Mary Hinson at "The Market" The Food The Market — which Bank's low cost food market located in the Catholic Thrift Store in Wilmington. began operations in late March and had its grand executive director. "We Catholic Charities also The Market offers house- opening Wednesday — were looking for ways to uses items from the Food hold staples and food items allows Catholic Charities provide better access to Bank for its shelter at Casa such as cereal, canned and the Food Bank to better nutritious food to the people San Francisco and for vegetables and soups, serve the needs of the poor we serve. Bayard House, a home for pasta and spaghetti sauce, by offering access to nutri- "They [Food Bank] had women in unexpected or cleaning supplies, toilet tious foods in the northeast- the expertise and we had problem pregnancies. paper, and cosmetics. ern section of Wilmington, the space as well as the The Thrift Store and The On occasion, produce an area that has no nearby clientele. We decided to Market will complement donated to the Food Bank grocery stores. work with Food Bank rather each other, and will bring will be available for free at Hours are from 11 a.m. than reinvent the wheel." new customers for each, The Market. No donated until 2 p.m. Tuesday She described The said Diane Giovannozzi, goods are sold, said Tim through Friday. Volunteers Market as a partnership Thrift Store program man- Maier, a Food Bank will staff The Market. between the two agencies, ager. employee who manned the Food Bank expertise, which work with one anoth- The Food Bank has oper- store one day last week. Charities' clientele er on other projects such as ated a consumer store at its Goods the Food Bank must a food distribution program warehouse facility in purchase are sold for less "We at Catholic Charities in Sussex County and a Newark, but wanted to than normal grocery store have seen the need, partic- similar program that began expand to other areas. This prices. ularly in certain neighbor- earlier this month in is its first venture beyond Food stamps will be hoods, for food distribu- Wilmington. (See sidebar.) the warehouse store. accepted once the site's tion," said Richelle Vible, application is approved and The Market they were other publicity. Many were trip to The Market, "I its volunteers trained, Maier $3.50. "A lot of these things, like Hinson, a regular shop- brought my daughter-in-law said. in the supermarket, would per at the Thrift Store who (Wilmore) with me." Baby diapers caught the be higher," she said. happened to notice that Another second-time attention of Nakeisha A steady stream of shop- The Market had opened. "I shopper, Mary McKinney, Wilmore. Over the weekend pers passed through the come here all the time," she said The Market "will help she bought a similar store last week, even with- said of the Thrift Store. me stretch my dollars. It's a amount of diapers for $7; at out a grand opening or Last week, on her second blessing." Back to top Bayard House co-op helps families: Catholic Charities program providing four bags of groceries for $7 a month WILMINGTON — Fifteen For $7 a month, the fami- families keep their children supplies, Vible said. families with children under lies will receive two grocery healthy by making it easier Students from Sanford the age of 5 now receive bags' worth of items twice a for them to purchase whole- School and a Boy Scout help purchasing food for month. The food, which some food," said Richelle troop have conducted food their families through a new may include baby food Vible, Catholic Charities' drives to help the program. program sponsored by when available, is geared executive director. The pro- Sanford students also pro- Catholic Charities and toward the diets of young gram focuses on families vided money for baby food, Bayard House, its maternity children. Families also will "struggling in today's econ- which often is not donated residence. receive monthly information omy to meet the nutritional to food drives, Vible said. The Bayard House Food on nutrition. requirements of their grow- Applicants must meet cer- Cooperative began April 1, "We're making groceries ing children." tain guidelines and must pro- serving families in the 19805 available twice a month," Women who live at vide two pay stubs and birth ZIP code that meet program said Richelle Vible, Catholic Bayard House have volun- certificates of children 5 and guidelines. The program will Charities' executive direc- teered to organize the under. To apply, call Catholic serve up to 25 families. tor. "We want to help these pantry and to dole out food Charities at 654-6474. Back to top Two grants help thousands of local households pay for rents, mortgages, or utilities. This Maryland gave $500 to expand preg- nancy crisis counseling on the Catholic Charities year, Charities is Eastern Shore of Maryland. WILMINGTON — Catholic Charities Local receiving more calls from working fami- The Eastern Shore pregnancy counseling program in Salisbury of the Diocese of Wilmington has received grants for two key programs. A $5,600 grant from the Lawton brief lies that find them- selves seeking helps pregnant mothers and birth fathers plan for the birth of their Trust Commission will provide direct financial assistance unborn child. Free, confidential coun- client assistance in Catholic Charities' for the first time. seling is available by calling (877) crisis alleviation program which helps Also, the Gannett Foundation in 225-7870. Back to top Ten sisters, brothers to celebrate anniversaries Eight sisters and two Holy Cross 50 years Environment Program for youth for brothers who serve in the Diocese of • Sister Donna Desien, OSF the Diocese of Wilmington. The Wilmington will celebrate milestones A Sister of St. Francis of Cincinnati native has of their religious life next Wednesday Philadelphia, Sister Donna spent 21 worked in education, at a Mass for jubilarians at St. years as principal of health care systems, Margaret of Scotland Church in Corpus Christi administration and Glasgow. Bishop Malooly will preside School in Elsmere management con- at the 5 p.m. liturgy. until she left after the sulting for religious 2007-08 school year. communities, health 60 years The Carbondale, care systems, dioce- Pa., native also has ses and businesses • Sister Mary Frances Healey, LSP taught in the across the country. Sister Mary Francis of the Holy Sr. Suzanne Diocese of Sister Suzanne has Face has been a licensed practical Donovan Wilmington at St. served as a member nurse at the Jeanne Sr. Donna Mary of the of the leadership Jugan Residence Desien I m m a c u l a t e council for her community and was for the past four Conception and St. chairperson of the Sisters of Charity years. The resi- John the Beloved schools in Health Care Systems Board. dence is operated by her congregation, Wilmington and at Immaculate Conception School in Elkton, Md. She • Sister Joan Ference, OSF the Little Sisters of also has worked in South Carolina, Sister Joan, a Sister of St. Francis the Poor. Sister North Carolina and Baltimore. Sister of Philadelphia, was born in Mary Frances, a Donna lives in Bellefonte and serves Wilmington, and Chicago native, has Sr. Mary as the a congregational council mem- attended Little cared for the elderly Frances Healy ber for the Franciscans. Flower/St. Patrick in several Little School and St. Paul Sisters homes, • Sister Joan Anne Dew, OSF Commercial School. including those in Chicago and St. Sister Joan Anne, formerly Sister A graduate of Louis. She also served for five years Francis Miriam, was born in Baltimore Neumann College, in France. and entered the Sisters of St. Francis Sister Joan was a of Philadelphia after junior high school • Sister Marie Albert Walsh, OSU her graduation from teacher in Baltimore Ursuline Sister Marie Albert was Sr. Joan the Catholic High and Wilmington. She born in Yonkers, N.Y., and entered the Ference School of Baltimore. also worked in the congregation after She has spent most radiology depart- after receiving her of her religious life in ment at St. Francis Hospital, degree from the the Diocese of Wilmington. Sister Joan currently College of New Wilmington. Sister serves as a volunteer at Our Lady of Rochelle. She was Joan Anne was a Fatima, New Castle. professed in 1949. Sister Marie Albert teacher at St. Sr. Joan Anne Anthony of Padua • Sister Joan Rehiel, OSF worked as a teacher Dew and St. John the Sister Joan, a Sister of St. Francis of and principal in New Beloved schools, Philadelphia, has York before becom- Sr. Marie Albert ing and she was principal at St. Ann been an elementary principal at Walsh School in Wilmington and Immaculate school teacher for 50 Ursuline Academy in Conception School in Elkton, Md. She years, beginning in Wilmington in 1961, also taught and was a principal in 1959, in the Diocese a position she held until 1965. She Baltimore. Currently, Sister Joan Anne of Wilmington, as then served as the Ursuline superior is a counselor at Corpus Christi well as Raleigh, N.C., for a number of years. Sister Marie School in Elsmere, where she has Orlando, Fla., Albert taught English in Venezuela for served for 23 years. Baltimore and several years and worked in Rome to Philadelphia. The help prepare for a general chapter of Sr. Joan • Sister Suzanne Donovan, SC Philadelphian spent the Ursuline Sisters. In 1999, she Reheil Sister Suzanne, a Sister of Charity several years teach- returned to Wilmington to work as an of Cincinnati, is the director of human ing at St. Mary of the administrative assistant at the Ministry resources and coordinator of the Safe Immaculate Conception and Christ Our of Caring, where she still serves. King in Wilmington, and at Holy Spirit, St. Paul's and St. Thomas, He also has received various honors New Castle. She lives in Claymont and Wilmington. She teaches today at St. for space and model rocketry. teaches at St. Cornelius School in Anthony of Padua, Wilmington. Chadds Ford, Pa. • Brother Edward Quintal, CSC • Brother Thomas Meany, CSC Brother Edward Quintal entered the • Sister Jamesanne Taggart, OSF Born in New Haven, Conn., Brother Brothers of Holy Sister Jamesanne is a Wilmington Tom was educated Cross in 1958 and native who grew up in St. Ann's by the Brothers of the also arrived at St. Parish. The Sister of Holy Cross in high Edmond's in 1964, St. Francis of school and entered staying until 1979. Philadelphia has the congregation He received a certifi- been an elementary upon his high school cate in pastoral min- school teacher in graduation in 1959. istry from Seattle several locations, He has been a University. He including South teacher at St. returned to St. Bro. Edward Carolina, Florida Edmond's Academy Edmond's in 1984 Bro. Thomas Quintal and Delaware. In the in Wilmington since and continues as a Meany Diocese of 1964. Before that, he fourth-grade teacher Sr. Jamesanne Taggart Wilmington, she has taught in schools in and as moderator of the school's taught at Holy and near New York City. He is known Women's Guild. Brother Edward also Angels, Newark, St. for his interest in model trains and has has taught in Rhode Island and New Peter the Apostle, New Castle, and a model train room at St. Edmond's. Jersey. Back to top Marriage prep programs The Diocese of time of registration. 27; Sept. 13, 20 and 27; 18 and 25 Wilmington requires that Programs are conducted at Oct. 4, 18 and 25; and Nov. G Ss. Peter and Paul couples come to their five locations around the 1, 8 and 15 Elementary School, 900 parishes one year before diocese. Dates and times of G Catholic Charities, High St., Easton, Md. they intend to marry. At this the programs yet to be held Fourth Street and Greenhill (Sundays, 2-5 p.m.) Nov. 1, time, the parish priest or in 2009 are listed below. Avenue, Wilmington 8 and 15 deacon explains the three- The final stage comprises (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 Engaged Encounter stage marriage-preparation liturgies and small-group p.m.): May 6, 13, 20 and ($280 fee per couple program. formational discussions 27; June 3, 10, 17 and 24; payable with registration) The first stage is com- with a married couple at the July 1, 8, 15 and 22; Sept. Nov. 13-15 at Jesus posed of pastoral sessions couple's parish. 2, 9, 16 and 23; Oct. 7, 14, House Prayer and Renewal with a parish priest, deacon Contact the Family Life 21 and 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18 Center, 2501 Milltown or pastoral minister. Bureau at (302) 655-9624 and Dec. 2 Road, Wilmington. The Couples should contact for more information. G St. Ann Parish, Route weekend begins at 7 p.m. their parish directly. Schedule for upcoming 26, Bethany Beach Friday and ends at 1 p.m. The second stage marriage-prep programs: (Mondays, 7-10 p.m.): May Sunday. includes information and Pre-Cana ($90 fee per 11 and 18; Oct. 19 and 26 Remarriage ($90 per skill-building sessions with couple payable with regis- G Our Mother of Sorrows couple payable with regis- family life specialists in one tration) Parish, 301 Chesterfield tration) of the diocese's marriage G Catholic Charities, Ave., Centreville, Md. G Catholic Charities, preparation programs: Pre- Fourth Street and Greenhill (Sundays, 2-5 p.m.): Sept. Fourth Street and Greenhill Cana, Engaged Encounter Avenue, Wilmington 13, 20 and 27 Avenue, Wilmington or Remarriage. Each cou- (Sundays, 2-5 p.m.): June G Holy Cross Parish, 631 (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 ple is asked to choose the 7, 14 and 21; July 12, 19 S. State St., Dover p.m.): June 3, 10, 17 and appropriate program at the and 26; Sept. 13, 20 and (Sundays, 2-5 p.m.): Oct. 4, 24; Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Back to top Women's group marks first year WILMINGTON — The Delaware branch of the Catholic Women's Association of Cameroon celebrated its first anniver- sary Sunday with prayer, music and cake at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Wilmington. The CWA, according to member Veronica Obi, began more than 40 years ago in Cameroon when a group of women volunteered to clean and decorate their church for Sunday Mass. As they incorporated prayers and religious discussion, the organization spread through- out the African nation and into parts of the United States, including Maryland and Texas. According to Obi, its membership tops 16,000. "Our goal is to improve The Dialog/Don Blake our spirituality, that of our Sarah Mofor (right) joins other members of the Delaware branch of the Catholic Women's families and the world at Association of Cameroon in modeling traditional dress of that country at the organization's large," Obi said. first anniversary celebration Sunday at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Wilmington. The day at St. Catherine's began with reception, the women held The group plans to attend Association of Cameroon in morning prayers and a a fashion parade of tradi- the priestly ordination of Delaware meets on the sec- rosary, followed by a Mass. tional Cameroonian dress, Deacon Idongesit Etim on ond Sunday of each month At the Mass, the group's shared an anniversary May 16 at the Cathedral of at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton spiritual director, Father cake, prayed with Father St. Peter. Etim is a native of Church in Bear. For more John Hynes, received six Hynes and listened to Nigeria. information, contact Obi at women into the group. At a music from Cameroon. The Catholic Women's email@example.com. Back to top Wish fulfilled: Sallies senior's mission accomplished By John Knebels terday. I told her, 'Mom, I shake his head. He wonders Liszkiewicz recognizes an want to be someone here, aloud how time has gone by indisputable truth — the The Salesianum School and some day I want to give so quickly. It is a common wish and the promise pre- hallways were strikingly something back.'" lamentation among soon-to- sented to his mom as a wide, trophies and plaques That was almost four be college students. freshman have come to impressively displayed, and years ago. Now, the oldest But for Liszkiewicz (pro- fruition. community enthusiasm pal- child of Mark and Susan, nounced "LishKEVich"), "It didn't take long at all pable. Rob Liszkiewicz, and brother of 13-year-old leaving 18th and Broom before I felt a part of some- soaking in his new scholas- twin siblings Ryan and streets figures to be a thing special here," said tic surroundings after grad- Rachel, is a senior whose painful chore because a Liszkiewicz. "I learned right uating from Corpus Christi high school portfolio needs symbolic piece of his unfail- away that every student is School in Elsmere, turned an oversized binder for pro- ing dedication will be left all somebody. No matter what toward his mother. tection, Liszkiewicz looks over the Sallies campus. So your talents are, there is "It was my first day, but I back at his freshman experi- it is with shoulders straight always a place for you. By remember it like I was yes- ence and can't help but and head held high that becoming involved, you immediately start giving back." Liszkiewicz said he looks around the school and sees a constant hum of activity. "I think three-quarters of the student body are involved in something extracurricu- lar. And there are so many good teachers that it makes it really hard to name just one." Pressed, Liszkiewicz raved about the positive influence of Dolores Ballintyn, Salesianum's director of Christian serv- ice. "I met her in my first year and she helped make me the person that I am. She got me involved with com- munity service, and that has been an important part of my education." The Dialog/Don Blake Under Ballintyn's guid- Four years ago, Rob Liszkiewicz wanted to contribute his talents to Salesianum School when ance, Salesianum has been he arrived as a freshman. He's graduating this spring as an accomplished football player, track acknowledged by the state, and field team member, and he's also president of the school's National Honor Society. region, and nation as a leader in the Jefferson in an e-mail. "He lives the cus thrower on the track Philadelphia's WPVI Awards Youth Service Salesianum motto 'Tenui and field team in the spring, Channel 6. Initiative, which honors Nec Dimittam' (I have taken Liszkiewicz has yet to make Liszkiewicz was told community and public serv- hold and I will not let go). up his mind about college, about the prestigious honor ice volunteers. He has taken hold of all the though he will likely attend of representing Sallies after Ballintyn cited school has offered and either the University of receiving a note to come to Liszkiewicz's contributions partnered with this mission Delaware or the University the principal's office. of "spirit and dedication" as to advance our Salesian of Virginia. "It's not always the great- a major factor behind vision and ministry in all In the meantime, the est thing in the world to Sallies being recognized as aspects of his life — athlet- president of Sallies' have to see the principal in Jefferson Awards' lead ics, academics, social and National Honor Society and the middle of the day," school in Delaware for two religious." She praised member of the Salesian Liszkiewicz laughed. "I had consecutive years. Liszkiewicz for modeling Spiritual Committee will be no idea what it was for. I "Robert is one of the most "the positive attributes of busy preparing a speech for was pretty relieved." well-rounded and truly what sports should and can this year's graduation and Salesian gentlemen I have be." making arrangements to John Knebels can be met in my seven years at A football player in the fall attend the "Best of the reached at Salesianum," said Ballintyn and a shot-putter and dis- Class" festivities hosted by firstname.lastname@example.com. Back to top Signs of summer Carnival season begins Here is a list of upcoming parish carnivals submit- ted to The Dialog. Check our Datebook calendar for more information on these and other events as the dates draw near: Through Saturday: St. Helena's, Bellefonte May 25-30: Holy Rosary, Claymont June 1-6: St. John the Beloved, Wilmington June 7-14: St. Anthony of Padua, Wilmington (Italian Festival) June 8-13: Our Lady of Fatima, New Castle July 9-12: Holy Family, Newark July 13-18: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bear July 20-25: St. Catherine of Siena, Wilmington July 21-25: St Joseph, Middletown Aug. 26-29: St. Francis de Sales, Salisbury Sept. 14-19: St. Hedwig, Wilmington (Polish American Festival) Oct. 2-3: St. John the Apostle, Milford Photos by Don Blake, The Dialog ABOVE, LEFT: Janeen Mirolli and her son Caleb, 5, (left) race Lynn Carey and her 2-year-old son Gil Pockels down the Fun Slide on Monday, the opening night at St. Helena's carnival in Bellefonte. INSET: Destiny Crippen, 2, tries her luck at the Ping Pong Toss under the watchful eyes of her father, Derrick. The carnival runs through Saturday. LEFT: The Gravitron spins as dusk sets in on the summer-like evening. For more photos go to http://www.cdow.org/gallery. Back to top Catholic school coached baseball for 10 years at Archmere Academy, while Brown, an students win Common Student News outfielder, played in the Montreal Expos' system. Wealth writing awards Hot dogs and drinks will be avail- WILMINGTON — Ryan Schmidt, a Distinguished Service, sponsored by able for purchase, and there will be senior at St. Mark's High School, and PNC Bank, were first presented in raffles for Phillies tickets, Blue Rocks Alicia DeMaio, a Padua Academy 1979. merchandise and other items. For senior, were among the winners of the more information, call St. Edmond's at Common Wealth Awards Writing 475-5370. Contest Saturday at the Hotel du St. Edmond's to host Pont. Schmidt and DeMaio were two free baseball clinic St. Mark's grad wins of the four high school students to be recognized. WILMINGTON — Three former pro- award at Georgia Tech fessional baseball players will provide Schmidt was honored for his essay WILMINGTON — Nick Poirier, a an hour of free baseball instruction for about astronaut and 2009 Common 2006 graduate of St. Mark's High boys and girls ages 4-13 on May 9 at Wealth Award-winner Edwin "Buzz" School, was the inaugural winner of St. Edmond's Academy, 2120 Veale Aldrin and his role as a pioneer in the Outstanding Computational Media Road, Wilmington. The clinic will space exploration. Schmidt will attend (CM) Major Award at Georgia Institute begin at approximately 2 p.m., rain or the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, of Technology for 2008-2009. This shine. Md. He lives in Landenberg, Pa. award acknowledges the CM major The clinic will be led by Ryan DeMaio wrote about Pulitzer Prize- who most exhibits the curiosity, initia- Holsten, Mike White and Tony Brown. winning author and presidential histo- tive and industry necessary to be both Holsten, a St. Edmond's graduate and rian Doris Kearns Goodwin, also a a high achieving student and valued current athletic director at the school winner of a 2009 Common Wealth member of the Georgia Tech commu- for boys in grades pre-kindergarten-8, Award. DeMaio, who lives in Aston, nity, according to a release issued by pitched for five years in the Arizona Pa., will attend the University of St. Mark's. Diamondbacks' organization. White Pennsylvania. Georgia Tech, located in Atlanta, pitched in the Los Angeles Dodgers' The Common Wealth Awards of enrolls more than 19,000 students. and Angels' organizations and Back to top Diocese's shining stars Lakshmi N. Somasundaram of Padua Academy joins Bishop Malooly last Friday at a ceremony naming her and 79 others as Outstanding Catholic School Seniors from Catholic high schools in the diocese. Ten seniors selected by each of the eight high schools were honored at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Glasgow. The award recognizes the students' faith, service, scholarship, citizenship and leadership. Each student received a medal with the likeness of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of the diocese. For more photos go to cdow.org/gallery. This year's outstanding seniors: Patrick Brady Saints Peter and Paul Luis Figueroa Bryan Gawinski High School Caitlin Graf Howard William Christopher III Christopher Mitchell Taylor Michael Gilden Chuck McGowen photo Alice Murphy Elizabeth Katherine Grieves Caitlin Papili Melissa Brooke Hastings Archmere Academy Kendall Marie Horner Nicholas Donahue Lapres Jim Bowers Saint Mark's High Haley Elizabeth Stauch Dillon Buckley Julia Byrnes School Leo Alexander Wanex Miranda Ciarrocchi Michael Howard Marilyn Kelly Weisman Mary Bryan Ciarrocchi Jennifer Rawding Katherine Cordelia Windsor Julia Matyas Mairead Browne Emily Mitchell Kristine Willard Salesianum School Meaghen Murphy Emily Snyder Joseph Angeloni Sarah Park Claire Hoelmer Kevin DeCusatis Timothy Weber John Feick Mark Hannagan Gregory Morrin Ethan Koether Asima Samanta Padua Academy Erin Bak Ronald Lewis Teresa Marie Brodeur Rob Liszkiewicz Jennifer Ashley Crystle Andrew Schieffer Victoria Ann Vavala Saint Thomas More Mark Selvaggi Alicia Sarah DeMaio, Madeline Preparatory School Mark Simmons Louise Beck Randy Aviado Dominic Taglione Sarah Emily Brindle Mathias Clifford Boddicker III Meghan Elizabeth Smith Giiehti Denmlay Charneli Christian Ursuline Academy Lakshmi N. Somasundaram Kristin Alexis Hester Megan Barr Alicia Marie Lewandowski Madison Leigh Kruer Sarah Dodge Kathryn Healy Locke Sean Patrick McCalister Katherine Branca Renee Marie Mosley Andrea Stevens Saint Elizabeth High Julia Anne Sadusky Jacquelyn Desch Aaron Thomas Selestok Hope Skibicki School Jacqueline Catherine Woinski Suzanne Carter Ivania Bautista Stephanie Betzler Jeremy Benson Lindsay Romano John Phillip Betley Elizabeth Carter Back to top Sunday Reading Andy Zampini How often do we walk away from our shepherd? Today's first reading is Lord and our Savior. As I nity of the human person. There is a from the Acts of the thought about this reading, I We believe every person is song by Apostles. The chief purpose wondered if I am as defini- precious and more impor- Monk and of this book of the New tive as Peter when it comes tant than things. This digni- Neagle titled "The Twenty- Testament is to tell how the to recognizing the impor- ty is inherent in each and first Time" which describes early followers of Jesus, led tance of Jesus' redemptive every one of us by virtue of how we sometimes treat by the Holy Spirit, spread act. Peter, who previously the fact we are children of others. One verse of this the Good News about had denied knowing Jesus God. song is: Jesus. on multiple occasions, was As members of the Body "She may be a stranger In this reading, Peter is now facing the authorities of Christ, we are called to tryin' to get through the day responding to the but what if it's Jesus and I Sanhedrin's question posed walk away? to him concerning the Readings for May 3, I say I'm the body and authority by which a crip- drink of the wine pled man had been healed. Fourth Sunday of Easter but I pretend not to see Peter's response is defini- Acts: 4:8-12; 1 John 3:1-2; her for the twenty-first tive, "... it was in the name John 10:11-18 time." of Jesus Christ the I love this song because it Nazorean, whom you cruci- challenges me to be more fied, whom God raised from and testifying that Jesus is be the sign and safeguard diligent in recognizing God the dead; in his name this the only way to salvation. of the dignity of the human in every person each time I man stands before you Peter provides a person. In our modern encounter someone, no healed." response that resonates world, we are faced with matter how they look, smell Peter, who the verse with me. Certainly, there countless attacks on the life or act. How many times do states was "filled with the have been times that I have and dignity of the human we walk away? Holy Spirit," proclaims it is denied Jesus by the way I person — abortion, capital Our Gospel today from through Jesus' death and speak and act toward oth- punishment, euthanasia, John tells us the familiar resurrection that salvation ers, the way I am less than embryonic stem-cell story of the Good was available to this man. faithful in my prayer life, research, war, discrimina- Shepherd. While it may Even beyond this single and the way I know my view tion and racism — just to take us more than 21 times miracle, Peter states "there is the only and right view. name a few. to recognize others as chil- is no salvation through However, the Easter mes- As you meditate on this dren of God, we are certain anyone else, nor is there sage of salvation is a mes- reading, I ask you to reflect our Lord, our shepherd any other name under sage of hope that keeps me on how your belief in knows each and every one heaven given to the human moving in the right direc- human dignity affects the of us, his sheep, and he is race by which we are to be tion. way you interact with oth- there for us always and saved." Our second reading, from ers. What is your personal without hesitation. This proclamation of faith the first letter of John, experience of human digni- by Peter emphasized to the reminds us we are children ty? Have there been times Andy Zampini is director authorities of his time the of God. The foundational when your dignity has been of Catholic Charities' divi- outcome of the miracle of theme of Catholic social diminished? Do you treat sion of Parish Social Easter — that Jesus is our teaching is the life and dig- others as children of God? Ministry. Back to top Commentary Father Ron Rolheiser Sex: Its goodness and its dangers must be affirmed A common complaint sexed, and every human jealous. It is the best of all igrated. about the classical person is sexed in every fires and the most danger- We must be clear that it is Christian teachings on sex- cell, body and soul. ous of all fires. meant to be sacrament uality is that so many of Much of this is a longing This paradox is what lies even as it is meant to be these have been written by and an aching without an at the root of so many of the playful, that it is meant to vowed celibates, unmarried explicit focus, though from tensions in discussions on bring children into this world priests and nuns who do puberty onward it also has sex. Which aspect of sexu- even as it is meant to not have sex. The com- a focus and deeply colors ality should be empha- express love, that it is plaint is not that these peo- every person's conscious- sized? Purity or passion, its meant to be healthily ple (and I am one of them) ness. goodness or its dangers, its enjoyed even as it needs to teach something that is Ironically it is on this sacramental power to unite be carefully guarded. wrong but that, not being point, the failure to take the or its chaotic power to Sexuality might be com- married, they tend to centrality of sexuality seri- divide? pared to a high-voltage overidealize sex and ously enough, where liber- Because these questions electrical wire. The 50,000 encase it in unrealistic als and conservatives con- are not easy to answer, volts inside of that wire can sacred romance. cur, conservatives by deny- what we often see are two bring light and heat to a There is some truth to ing that centrality and liber- opposing tendencies: the building, but there are two this. But, in fairness, every- als by trivializing it. Both temptation to overidealize risks: First, we may be so one struggles with sexuali- tend to be naïve in different and the temptation to trivial- afraid of its dangers that we ty. Every religious tradition ways. ize, the temptation to be too never connect our house to has its struggles with sexu- Moreover, beyond the fearful and the temptation it. We then deprive our- ality and so does every cul- brute power of sexuality to be too casual, the temp- selves of its light and heat. ture. there is its complexity. tation to be unhealthily The second danger is the No self-respecting theolo- Sexuality is both the most frigid and the temptation to opposite: This powerful gian would say Christianity creative and the most be unhealthily irresponsi- energy is safe only if its raw or any other religion has destructive force on the ble. power is channeled through made full peace with sexu- planet. It is a great force not How to we find a bal- the right transformers and ality, just as no self-respect- just for heroic love, life and ance? A good starting point safely encased in proper ing analyst would say there blessing but also for the is the refusal to compro- insulation, otherwise we exists a culture that has worst hate, death and mise either of its paradoxi- risk a deadly fire, inside the come to a healthy peace destruction imaginable. It is cal poles, to sell out any of house and inside the psy- with sexuality. Religion and responsible for most its truths, no matter how che. the world both struggle with ecstasies on the planet, but apparently contradictory. Conservatives tend to sex, just in different ways. also for a lot of murders and It's important to admit struggle with the first dan- This is no accident suicides. When healthy, it that sex is a power beyond ger, liberals with the latter. because sexuality is always helps glue personalities us even as we accept that beyond us, too powerful to together; when un-healthy, we have a responsibility to Oblate of Mary contain healthily. Nobody it works at disintegrating control it. Its goodness Immaculate Father Ron comes to full peace with it. personalities. It has a must be affirmed as its Rolheiser, president of the It lies at the base of every- unique power to mellow the dangers are highlighted. Its Oblate School of Theology thing, life and non-life alike. heart and produce gratitude sacred character should be in San Antonio, Texas, can Molecules are sexed, even as it has equal power taught even as it is earthi- be contacted at ronrolheis- atoms are sexed, all life is to make the heart bitter and ness should never be den- er.com. Back to top LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Guns help arm themselves, crime Self-defense is if true, cannot justify deny- goes down. It's like putting ing us the right to self- citizens protect an alarm sign in front of a citizens' right defense. "The Catechism your house. A burglar will hit of the Catholic Church" themselves the unprotected house. Only a heart of stone teaches that we have a could remain unmoved by The Dialog should be Arming yourself is the right to defend life and the tragedy of innocents responsible enough not to best way I know of to pro- property. Moreover, coun- who die in gun violence. But print bad arguments and tect life. The police have no tries that have disarmed last week's letter writer's seriously flawed logic. A let- obligation to protect us as their citizens have seen proposal to rewrite the ter writer last week stated individuals (you cannot sue soaring crime and murder Second Amendment would that very few attackers are the police for your house rates. only make a bad situation killed by gunshot in self- being robbed), and our Some years ago the worse. defense. First, thank God understaffed police depart- attorney general of Virginia Defending our freedoms for that truth. Second, when ments are hampered by asked for a moratorium on is part of our civic duty. Our someone pulls a gun in self- suburban sprawl. When a new gun legislation while founding fathers under- defense, the attacker is criminal breaks into your his office vigorously stood the danger of tyranny. effectively subdued by the house the immediate enforced existing laws. The The "right to keep and bear action of pointing the defense of your life and result was a 50 percent arms" was included in the weapon at him or her, and your spouse and children is decrease in both crime and Constitution in case internal no shots need be fired. a gun. murder within one year. insurrection ever became These nonviolent inci- I thank God for the Perhaps we could learn necessary against an dents do not make the Second Amendment — from his prudent and effec- American government that evening news, because no without it we would no tive approach. became oppressive. one was shot. It is a statisti- longer be protected by the Father Tom Flowers The letter's unsubstanti- cal fact that in localities that other nine. Pastor, St. Polycarp ated claim that more die by lawfully allow citizens to Richard J. Steffy Parish accidents or murder, even Middletown Smyrna Back to top National/international Catholic News Service www.catholicnews.com 'Faith in flux' study shows reasons why people leave their religions By Patricia Zapor as marrying someone of another faith, mentioned by 31 Catholic News Service percent. Nearly half the people who left the Catholic Church, 48 WASHINGTON — On the heels of a study of the U.S. percent, did so before age 18, the survey found. One-third "religious landscape" released last year that showed a of Protestants who changed faiths left before 18, they said. quarter of Americans had changed faiths, a follow-up sur- Among both Catholics and Protestants, high percent- vey has found an even greater rate of "Faith in Flux," as ages of those who have stayed in their churches were the latest report is called. active in religious activities in their youth. When the number of people who now practice a different The Pew study said 46 percent of people who have faith than that of their childhood is added to those who remained Catholic described their faith as strong when have moved around among religions or denominations they were children. and come back to where they started, nearly half of Those who regularly attended Mass as children and Americans have changed religions at some point, said the teens were more likely to have remained Catholic. report by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Similarly, those who attended their Protestant churches released April 27. regularly as teens also were more likely to stay in the faith Among people who have changed religions, those who of their childhood. left the Catholic Church were more likely than those who But participation in religious education as a child, or in left Protestant denominations to have done so because youth groups as teens, appears to have had little statisti- they no longer believed the teachings of the church, the cal difference in whether childhood Catholics are still study found. Catholic. It also made connections between how actively involved The study found that 71 percent of people who are still people were in their churches as children and teens and Catholic attended religious education as children, com- how likely they were to leave the faith in which they were pared to 68 percent of Catholics who became Protestants raised. and 68 percent of those who now belong to no organized Across the board, the vast majority of people who religion. Thirty-two percent of current Catholics participat- changed churches, who stopped being affiliated with any ed in Catholic youth groups, compared to 39 percent of faith or who transitioned from being "unaffiliated" with a Catholics who became Protestants and 32 percent of for- religion to belonging to a church did so before the age of mer Catholics who are unaffiliated. 24, the survey found. Eighty-six percent of people who are still Catholic said The reasons cited most often by those who have left the they attended church weekly as children, as did 74 percent Catholic Church were that their spiritual needs were not of those no longer affiliated with a religion and 79 percent being met, that they "just gradually drifted away" or they of Catholics who became Protestants. Sixty-nine percent "found a religion they liked more." of current Catholics attended church regularly as teens, Greg Smith, research fellow for the Pew Forum, told compared with 60 percent of converts to Protestant reli- Catholic News Service that among the more striking con- gions and 44 percent of people who are unaffiliated with clusions of "Faith in Flux" were the reasons people gave churches. Sixty-three percent of those still in the for leaving the Catholic Church, depending upon whether Protestant church of their childhood attended services they joined evangelical or mainline Protestant denomina- weekly as teens, the study said. tions. In a statement issued by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Fifty-three percent of Catholics who became evangeli- Bishops, Washington Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl said cals said they left because of religious and moral beliefs, the report highlights that "adolescence is a critical time in principally teachings on the Bible. religious development," and that "what happens in the teen By comparison, 28 percent of Catholics who joined years has a long-lasting effect." mainline Protestant denominations left because of differing Archbishop Wuerl, past chairman of the bishops' beliefs. The main reasons for leaving cited by 40 percent Committee on Catechesis and next chairman of their of that group fell under the category of "religious institu- Committee on Doctrine, said the data shows that "we have tions, practices and people," including dissatisfaction with to help young people and their parents appreciate the particular churches or clergy or objections to rules. The importance of going to weekly Mass so teenagers know single largest factor cited by Catholics who joined mainline Jesus is there for them now and always." Protestant churches, however, was "family reasons," such One-quarter of lifelong Catholics attended Catholic high schools, the survey said. Of Catholics who became Christian churches and half previously had no religious Protestants, 16 percent went to Catholic high school, as affiliation. That breakdown made it even harder to use the did 20 percent of former Catholics who no longer are data as representative of all those who became Catholic. involved with a religious group. He said he also was aware that it's significantly more For this survey, Pew researchers re-interviewed more complicated for an adult to officially become Catholic than than 2,800 people from across the country who participat- it is for people to join other faiths. New Catholics typically ed in the comprehensive "U.S. Religious Landscape participate in a monthslong education and discernment Survey." Results were categorized by whether people said process through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. they were "nonconverts," either by remaining in the faith of People join many other religions or Christian denomina- their childhood or continuing to be unaffiliated with any reli- tions by little more than participating and deciding that it is gion, and by whether people had switched from now their church. Catholicism or a non-Catholic faith, had changed church- "Faith in Flux" noted that those who have left the es within Protestantism, or had joined or left a non- Catholic Church outnumber those who have joined it by Catholic faith after being unaffiliated with any religion. nearly 4-to-1. "Overall, 1 in 10 American adults (10.1 per- Smith explained to CNS that the survey was unable to cent) have left the Catholic Church after having been provide data on people who became Catholics because of raised Catholic, while only 2.6 percent of adults have the small number who were interviewed. Although those become Catholic after having been raised something other who switched to Catholicism make up 2.6 percent of the than Catholic," the survey said. U.S. population, Smith said, that translated to just 69 inter- The statistical margin of error for the survey ranges from views for this survey, too few from which to draw statisti- plus or minus 5 percentage points to plus or minus 10 per- cally meaningful conclusions. centage points, depending upon the segment being ana- Of those 69, Smith said about half had come from other lyzed. Back to top On life issue, Cardinal George says Obama on 'wrong side of history' By Peter Finney Jr. will change.' I said, 'Mr. President, you've given us nothing Catholic News Service but the wrong signals on this issue.' So, we'll see, but I'm not as hopeful now as I was when he was first elected." KENNER, La. — President Barack Obama is a "very The church and the president find common ground on gracious and obviously a very smart man" but he is on the supporting social programs that lift up the poor, but "wrong side of history" when it comes to his fervent support Cardinal George said on the issue of abortion, "I think of abortion rights, Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George told we're up against something a little bit like slavery." the 2009 Louisiana Priests Convention April 21. "These are members of the human family, genetically Cardinal George, president of the U.S. Conference of individuated, (with) a human father and a human mother," Catholic Bishops, told 200 priests from the seven dioceses he said. "What their legal status is, of course, you can of Louisiana that, while he wants Obama to succeed in his debate, and we have. ... John Paul II says you cannot sim- efforts to right the economy, enhance world peace and ply live comfortably with an immoral legal system, any help the poor, the president needs to understand that the more than you could live comfortably with slavery, and Catholic Church will not allow the life issue to be aban- therefore you have to work to change the law. doned. "It's a society-dividing issue, and on this issue, we're In a question-and-answer session that followed his with Abraham Lincoln and he's with Stephen Douglas, and keynote speech to priests on offering compassionate min- he doesn't like to hear that, but that's where he is." istry to people who are hurting, Cardinal George offered a The cardinal was referring to the seven debates held in candid assessment of his 30-minute meeting with the 1858 between Lincoln and his opponent for an Illinois seat president at the White House March 18. in the U.S. Senate. Slavery was the main issue discussed "I think on the life issue he's on the wrong side of histo- in all of the debates. ry," the cardinal said. "I think he has his political debts to If even the incremental restrictions on abortion — such pay, and so he's paying them." as the ban on partial-birth abortion or parental notification Cardinal George said his conversation with the president laws — are rolled back, Cardinal George said pro-life was polite but substantive. advocates could feel desperate because they fear "abor- "It's hard to disagree with him because he'll always tell tion will be a human right, and of course, if it's a human you he agrees with you," he said. "Maybe that's political. I right, it can't be qualified." think he sincerely wants to agree with you. You have to Cardinal George said Pope John Paul II, with the help of say, again and again, 'No, Mr. President, we don't agree Muslim and Latin American countries, successfully fought (on abortion).' But we can agree on a lot, and we do, and the Clinton administration's efforts to declare abortion a that's why there is so much hope. I think we have to pray fundamental "human right" at the 1994 U.N. population for him every day." conference in Cairo, Egypt. Cardinal George said he told the president he was con- "Whether or not the present pope will be able to do this cerned about his decision to rescind the Mexico City poli- a generation later, I don't know, because we're going to be cy, which resulted in providing taxpayer money to fund faced with it again," the cardinal said. "But you can't go on abortion overseas. indefinitely. For 80 years we were a slave republic, and it "He said we weren't exporting abortion," the cardinal said. took a terrible war to end that. And now for 40 years we're "I said, 'Yes we are.' He would say, 'I know I have to do cer- in an abortion regime, and I'm not sure how that's going to tain things here. ... But be patient and you'll see the pattern end." Back to top Even in recession, parishes said to benefit from electronic giving By Jackie Taylor Sunday Visitor. "Now, more and more people are becom- Catholic News Service ing comfortable with online transactions." The software developed by Our Sunday Visitor simplifies WASHINGTON — A new way of giving to the church is the incorporation of online giving. Parishes decide how rapidly replacing the long-standing tradition of the weekly they want parishioners to give money. Parishioners create collection basket at Mass. Electronic giving has been a user name and password and enter personal information shown to provide financial stability for a growing number of to begin their online donations. parishes to continue their outreach during the current The flexibility built into electronic giving programs puts recession. the parishioner in control of the amount and frequency of "This is not our parents' offertory," said W. Brian Walsh, contributions to his or her parish. president and founder of Faith Direct, a leading full-service "Development or fundraising from the Catholic perspec- electronic giving organization based in Alexandria, Va. tive is really about engaging donors as subjects rather Electronic offertory programs allow parishioners to trans- than objects. It's not about looking at people as objects to fer funds automatically to their parish's bank account with- try and get as much money out of as possible," said Kerry out having to write a check or come up with cash for the Robinson, executive director of the National Leadership collection basket. Roundtable on Church Management. "All the data we have suggests that even the most active "We should treat them as subjects who are properly parishioners are only giving about 40 times a year," said invited to contribute to something that is life-giving and Walsh in a telephone interview with Catholic News meaningful," she said. Service. "Anything the church can do to make contributing to the "Electronic giving has increased even during the reces- mission of the church, whether it be financially, artistically, sion because of the consistency," he said. "Even in difficult creatively or managerially, is a value. It's part of the mis- times, families want to stay committed to their churches, sion of church because it's a way of engaging the faithful both spiritually and financially. and the people of God, and the consequence of that, when "They don't see tithing as a luxury, but as a responsibili- done transparently and effectively, is that of evangeliza- ty, and automated giving is helping families make it a pri- tion," Robinson added. ority month after month," Walsh added. Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Cincinnati saw e- Data from Faith Direct show that parishes who adopt giving as a way for parishioners to be good stewards, said electronic giving programs typically experience a 30 per- Leisa Anslinger, a former parishioner. cent increase in giving. "We used e-giving and tied it to giving of our first fruits Michael Schaefer, executive director of the Catholic to the Lord. It was a practice that was slow to catch on at Finance Corporation, regularly encourages parishes to uti- first, but as people grew to understand themselves as lize electronic offertory programs. stewards, participation and giving increased," Anslinger Catholic Finance offers financial advice to Catholic said. parishes, schools and organizations in the Archdiocese of "I know from my personal experience that making a con- St. Paul and Minneapolis as well as institutions across the scious decision about the amount of our weekly contribu- country. tion was a turning point in the way my husband and I "When dealing with members of the baby-boomer gen- approached our stewardship of treasure and I heard many eration or older, they usually do their business with cash, other parishioners make note of similar transformations," credit or check," Schaefer noted. "The younger genera- Anslinger told CNS in an e-mail. tions do all their business using debit cards." Father Jan Schmidt, former pastor of Immaculate Heart For parishioners who still want to put something physical of Mary, introduced electronic giving at the parish. Father in the collection basket, he said, kiosks could be installed Schmidt, now pastor at St. Margaret of York in Loveland, in the parish to print transaction receipts of funds' transfers Ohio, does not believe that electronic giving affects atten- for electronic donors to place in the basket. dance or participation at Mass. Our Sunday Visitor, a Catholic publishing company in "Typically the people who will utilize this sort of format Huntington, Ind., that produces more than 800 million are the people who really care about the parish," Father offertory envelopes a year, will launch an online giving pro- Schmidt said. "They really think about what they're going gram in the near future. to do with their money. They're giving is planned and it's "In the past, we would refer our customers to other proportionate. Their faith means a lot to them, and they organizations," said Vijay Jeste, product manager of Our want to give something back." Back to top Roommates remember Loyola College sophomore killed in family tragedy By Matt Palmer ting through it." Catholic News Service The Loyola campus is still coming to terms with Stephanie Parente's death, which became national news BALTIMORE — A message flashed across the screen of along with another murder-suicide in the Archdiocese of Julieanne Malley's cell phone in late April. All she saw was Baltimore days before, involving parishioners of Holy that the sender was "Stephanie" Family in Middletown. "My heart stopped," said Malley, a sophomore at Loyola Several candlelight vigils, Masses and memorial servic- College in Maryland, April 24. es were held at Loyola in the week following Stephanie The message was from roommate Stephanie Nguyen. Parente's death. Students showed up by the hundreds to "Part of me wanted it to be Stephanie Parente," Malley mourn and celebrate her. said of the heart-sinking moment when she realized it Jesuit Father Brian Linnane, Loyola's president, called couldn't be "Little Steph." the death "a moment of unimaginable sorrow for the entire Five days before Malley talked with The Catholic Loyola family. The loss of young lives — particularly under Review, Baltimore archdiocesan newspaper, Stephanie such circumstances — defies understanding." Parente, a 19-year-old Loyola sophomore, was killed Stephanie Parente had an infectious personality, her along with her mother and sister by her 59-year-old father, friends said, and just wanted to make people smile. William Parente. He then took his own life in the family's Nguyen was also her freshman-year roommate. The two hotel room in Towson, Md. talked on the phone during the previous summer and William Parente had come to visit his daughter in the anticipated many jokes about "the two Stephs." Baltimore area with his wife, Betty, 58, and other daughter, When they moved onto campus, Stephanie Parente Catherine, 11. They regularly visited Stephanie at Loyola. came dancing into their room with her little sister. Nguyen Staff at the Towson Sheraton discovered the family April was instantly won over. 20. The three women had been killed by blunt-force trau- "She was just really engaging," she said. "She could ma and asphyxiation, according to Baltimore County make you feel like you were the only person here. police. William Parente is believed to have cut himself with Stephanie had the best stories." a knife. He reportedly battled depression and was having A member of the men's and women's rowing team, the financial problems. speech pathology major planned to study in England in the A funeral Mass was celebrated April 28 for the three fall and eventually wanted to become a dentist. women at St. Joseph Catholic Church in their hometown of "She lived the life she definitely wanted to live and Garden City, N.Y. A separate ceremony was to be held for always had fun with whatever she was doing," Malley said. William Parente. "She knew medical school was ahead of her." Stephanie Parente lived in Loyola's Newman Towers The roommates fill their sudden void by making photo East apartments with Malley, Nguyen and fellow sopho- collages of "Little Steph." They watched her favorite movie, mores Lauren Gallinari and Danielle Scorrano. Known as "Annapolis," recently in a public gathering area. Other stu- "Little Steph" for her diminutive size, Parente playfully dents joined in, making it yet another memorial to argued that she was 5 feet 3 inches tall. Her roommates Stephanie Parente. countered she was three inches shorter. "Loyola has been amazing," Gallinari said. "They're con- "Little Steph was such a presence that not having her in stantly making sure we're OK. Just having that Jesuit sup- our apartment is unfathomable," Gallinari said. "We're get- port has been incredible." Back to top A lot of talking on health care reform, but will action follow soon? By Nancy Frazier O'Brien "The 'public option' is presented as a means to promote Catholic News Service competition and choice but would prove fatal to both," Leavitt said, predicting that employers would stop provid- WASHINGTON — On health care reform, there's a ing health coverage for their employees if they could opt whole lot of talking going on in Washington. out. But this time, there is a real sense among Catholic advo- That's not an aspect that the bishops' conference has cates that the talk will produce a substantive legislative ever weighed in on, Saile said. proposal — or two — that could come up for a vote in the What the bishops have insisted on in any health reform Senate and/or House by this summer. plan hasn't changed much since they outlined key princi- "Health care is rising to the No. 1 domestic priority for ples in 1993 during the debate over President Bill Clinton's Congress," said Kathy Saile, director of the Office of health reform plan, she said. Domestic Social Development at the U.S. Conference of They want to see a health system that makes care avail- Catholic Bishops. able to all in a way that "enhances and respects life," "We're very hopeful that significant health reform is exhibits particular concern for the poor and vulnerable, going to happen," said Jeff Tieman, senior director for respects pluralism and conscience in providers' and con- health reform initiatives at the Catholic Health Association. sumers' choices, and is financed equitably, Saile said. "But it's not a home run yet. We're cautiously optimistic." Similarly, Catholic Health Association leaders spelled out Two of the primary movers of health care reform in their expectations in the 2008 document "Our Vision for Congress are Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Chuck U.S. Health Care." It calls for a system that is available and Grassley, R-Iowa, who heard more than a dozen witness- accessible to everyone; health- and prevention-oriented; es at an April 21 round-table discussion on reforming the sufficiently and fairly financed; transparent and consen- U.S. health care delivery system. Baucus and Grassley sus-driven in allocation of resources; patient-centered and are chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the designed to address health needs from conception to nat- Senate Finance Committee. ural death; and safe, effective and high-quality. Scheduled for May are similar discussions on expanding The Health Security Index survey commissioned by health care coverage to all Americans and financing health Catholic Healthcare West, a San Francisco-based system reform. of 41 hospitals in California, Arizona and Nevada, found "We're going to go somewhere with this," said Baucus at that concern about health care is growing. the close of the first round table. "Something's going to For the first time since the annual survey began two happen here." years ago, the majority of respondents said the U.S. health But what that something is remains very much in ques- care system is getting somewhat or much worse. Despite tion. President Barack Obama has outlined only the gen- the nation's dire economic situation, nearly twice as many eral principles for what he'd like to see in a health care U.S. adults were concerned about the rising cost of health reform plan, and his administration is leaving the drafting care than were concerned about losing their jobs. of legislation to Congress. The margin of error for the survey was less than plus or One bump in the road has been the Senate's failure to minus 3 percentage points. approve Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's nomi- More than four in five respondents (83 percent) said mak- nee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human ing health care affordable for every member of society Services. Sebelius, a Catholic, has drawn criticism for her should be one of Congress' top priorities for the coming year. support of abortion and for taking campaign contributions "Today's headlines are justifiably focused on the overall from late-term abortion doctor George Tiller. economic crisis, but our Health Security Index findings The Senate Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of show that health care affordability is a significant and Kentucky, objected April 23 when Majority Leader Harry enduring concern," said Lloyd H. Dean, president and Reid of Nevada tried to bring the Sebelius nomination to CEO of Catholic Healthcare West and current president of the Senate floor. Another attempt — with 60 votes required the CHA board of trustees. for approval — was expected in the next week. "Simply put, health care costs too much," Dean added. But with or without Sebelius, dialogue about health care "Change is clearly overdue and the need for improvement reform was continuing at all levels in Washington. is undeniable." The biggest debates focus on the so-called "public Tieman said it is important for Catholics to contact their option" — the inclusion of a government-financed health representatives in Congress to tell them to "keep the plan that would compete with other insurers to provide health reform issue front-burner" and to "lend a faith-based coverage. Mike Leavitt, who was HHS secretary under voice to the debate." President George W. Bush, joined in the discussion during It's also crucial to keep informed about developments in an April 22 conference call. the discussions, he said. News briefs Catholic News Service www.catholicnews.com Panel: Politics at a defining moment for tion in 2002. The work involved removing 30 fabric patch- es and a fabric backing, known as the Holland Cloth, sewn Catholic social teaching onto the shroud in 1534 after a fire. At the time of the work, WASHINGTON — The current political environment pro- Cardinal Severino Poletto of Turin said trapped particles of vides a defining moment for the interplay of Catholic social dirt and scorched fabric had darkened parts of the Shroud teachings on issues Congress is facing, according to a of Turin and eventually could have made it difficult to see panel of Washington-area academics in a symposium the shroud's image of a crucified man. The removal of the organized by the Life Cycle Institute of The Catholic Holland Cloth also permitted experts to photograph and University of America. How the opportunity is used by digitally scan the back of the shroud. The last public expo- those with an interest in bringing church teachings to bear sition of the Shroud of Turin was in 2000. on public policy could affect issues as diverse as programs for the poor, health care policy, efforts to mitigate global Book says late pope kept sense of fun in warming and strategies for nuclear deterrence, said pro- fessors in a range of academic disciplines from Catholic his final years University, Georgetown University and the University of WARSAW, Poland — Pope John Paul II sang and made Maryland. The April 27 program in the Dirksen Senate jokes even at the end of his life, said a Polish archbishop Building drew an invited audience of congressional who was one of the pope's personal secretaries. "The staffers, representatives of the Obama administration, pope loved to laugh and could play innocent pranks," said journalists, students and others. Coadjutor Archbishop Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki of the Latin- rite Archdiocese of Lviv, Ukraine. "He wasn't exuberant Glendon declines to accept Notre Dame's and didn't collect information, and he preferred to listen rather than talk. But he also noticed it when you'd had a prestigious Laetare Medal hard day or were in bad mood. He would wink at you and WASHINGTON — Citing concerns about plans to honor smile." The archbishop spoke recently to Poland's TVN 24 President Barack Obama "in disregard of the settled posi- about his book, "He Liked Tuesdays Best," about life with tion of the U.S. bishops," former U.S. Ambassador to the Pope John Paul. He said that on Tuesdays during the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon has turned down the presti- papacy, Pope John Paul often would make discreet, unre- gious Laetare Medal from the University of Notre Dame. In ported excursions outside Rome. Archbishop Mokrzycki an April 27 letter to Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins, said the pontiff was addicted to fresh air and insisted on Notre Dame's president, Glendon said she will not partici- keeping his Vatican apartment windows open, even in cold pate in May 17 commencement exercises during which the weather. The late pope rose regularly at 5 a.m. to watch award is presented. The letter was posted on the blog of the sunrise and "also liked sunset, during which he often the magazine First Things. Glendon described Obama as cut himself off and became immersed in prayer," "a prominent and uncompromising opponent of the Archbishop Mokrzycki said. church's position on issues involving fundamental princi- ples of justice" and said the decision to present him with an Cardinal urges House members to honorary degree violated the bishops' 2004 request that Catholic institutions not honor "those who act in defiance co-sponsor Pregnant Women Support Act of our fundamental moral principles." Obama supports WASHINGTON — Whatever their position on abortion, legal abortion and his administration recently proposed any House members who agree that "no woman should new regulations that would expand the use of federal ever have to undergo an abortion because she feels she funds for embryonic stem-cell research. Both are in direct has no choice" or alternatives should co-sponsor the conflict with church teaching. The Laetare Medal is pre- Pregnant Women Support Act, said Cardinal Justin Rigali sented annually to an American Catholic for outstanding of Philadelphia. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Lincoln service to the Catholic Church and society. Davis, D-Tenn., "provides an authentic common ground, an approach that people can embrace regardless of their Church announces dates for 2010 position on other issues," said the cardinal, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, in an exposition of Shroud of Turin April 24 letter to House members. "An abortion performed ROME — The Italian Archdiocese of Turin has under ... social and economic duress meets no one's stan- announced that the Shroud of Turin, which many believe is dard for 'freedom of choice,'" he added. The bill provides the burial cloth of Christ, will be on public display April 10- "many kinds of life-affirming support for pregnant women May 23, 2010. The public exposition in Turin's cathedral and their unborn children," Cardinal Rigali said, adding will offer members of the public their first opportunity to see that it "reaches out to women with a helping hand when the shroud since it underwent major cleaning and restora- they are most vulnerable, and most engaged in making a decision about life or death for their unborn children." ized had a special devotion to the Eucharist, and each transformed that spiritual power into social action, he said. New 'Monologues' play offers hope for healing after abortion Israel orders construction to stop on papal WASHINGTON — A play created by a member of a platform in refugee camp Minnesota theater company aims to be an alternative to JERUSALEM — The Israeli Civil Administration has "The Vagina Monologues," a popular campus play but one ordered workers to stop constructing a platform inside the that is often criticized for its sexual explicitness. Jeremy Aida refugee camp in the West Bank for use during Pope Stanbary of Epiphany Studio Productions says his play, Benedict XVI's visit to the camp. Miki Kegalin, spokesman "The Vitae Monologues," portrays powerful stories of hope of the civil administration, said the construction is in an and healing from women who have suffered from the psy- area under Israeli jurisdiction and is being carried out with- chological and physical effects of abortion. Stanbary, out a permit. In addition, he said, there are security con- founder and executive director of the Minneapolis-based cerns with the platform being built right next to the separa- Catholic production company, was inspired to write this tion barrier which could endanger Israeli soldiers. Israel play a few years ago after hearing women and men speak said it built the separation barrier to prevent Palestinian publicly of their experiences dealing with post-abortion attacks. "Any such construction requires a permit and they syndrome at a Silent No More event in Minnesota. Sarah did not request a permit," said Kegalin, noting that the Preissner and Stanbary star in the one-act play designed stop-work order was issued April 24. "If they do not tear it for performance particularly on college campuses or at down themselves, it will be torn down," he said. Salah high schools. "These personal and very real testimonies Ajarma, a member of the refugee camp's organizing com- are unfortunately often dismissed by the secular, medical mittee for the pope's visit, said construction on the platform community," said Stanbary in a telephone interview with was continuing. The pope was to visit the refugee camp Catholic News Service. "The Vitae Monologues" or "The May 13 as part of his larger visit to Jordan, Israel and the Monologues of Life" opens with a scene in a therapist's Palestinian territories May 8-15. office, where several people talk about seemingly unrelat- ed problems they're having in their lives. Each one has FDA decision on Plan B for minors called experienced trauma in the aftermath of an abortion. contrary to common sense Pope creates five saints, says they hold WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration's decision not to appeal a court decision that the morning- lessons for economic crisis after pill marketed as Plan B should be available over the VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI canonized five counter to minors "flies in the face of common sense," said new saints and said their dedication to the Eucharist, the the U.S. bishops' pro-life spokeswoman. "Wider access to poor and the world of work made them models for today's Plan B could endanger the lives of newly conceived chil- Christians in an era of economic crisis. By orienting their dren, and will put minors at risk for unnecessary side lives to Christ, the five men and women showed that "it is effects, undermine parental rights and contribute to higher" possible to lay the foundations for construction of a socie- rates of sexually transmitted diseases, said Deirdre ty open to justice and solidarity, overcoming that econom- McQuade, assistant director for policy and communica- ic and cultural imbalance that continues to exist in a great tions at the bishops' Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, in an part of our planet," the pope said. The pope celebrated the April 23 statement. The FDA announced April 22 that the canonization Mass in St. Peter's Square April 26, joined by Obama administration would not appeal a March 23 deci- tens of thousands of pilgrims who held up photos or draw- sion by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman making Plan B ings of the saints. Four of the new saints were Italian and available to 17-year-olds without a prescription. A prescrip- one was Portuguese. Dressed in bright gold vestments, tion had previously been required for anyone under 18. the 82-year-old pontiff listened as biographies of the five Korman, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern were read aloud, and then pronounced the canonization District of New York, said the FDA had "repeatedly and formula, drawing applause from the crowd. Afterward, unreasonably" delayed a decision on whether Plan B relics of the new saints were brought to the altar. In his should be available over the counter and had been homily, the pope said the saints' life stories hold valuable swayed by politics in ultimately deciding to make the drug lessons for modern Christians. Each of the newly canon- available without a prescription only to those 18 or over. Back to top Movie Reviews Fighting" Intermittently violent, but otherwise engaging boxing drama about a failed street salesman (Channing Tatum) who turns to underground fighting to survive, and bonds with his manager (Terrence Howard) while romancing a waitress (Zulay Henao). Scenes of punishing brutality and approval of premature sexual relations mar director and co-writer Dito Montiel's mostly moving portrait of a friendship between two down-on-their-luck New Yorkers. Graphic beat- ings, a premarital sexual encounter, and some crude and crass language. USCCB classifica- tion is L — limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find DreamWorks troubling. Rated PG-13. Jamie Foxx is a musically gifted homeless man befriended by a journalist played "17 Again" by Robert Downey Jr. in the drama "The Soloist." Pleasant, though unremarkable romantic moting sexual restraint but thematic elements befriends a musically gifted homeless man comedy about a dissatisfied middle-aged man make it best for mature teens and up. (Jamie Foxx), and discovers, through the chal- (Matthew Perry) who gets his wish to be a high- Premarital sexual situations, some sexual lenging relationship, an underworld of his city's school student (Zac Efron) again and, with the humor and references, about a dozen crass dispossessed. Director Joe Wright's adaptation help of his lifelong best friend (Thomas terms and at least one use of profanity. USCCB of Steve Lopez's book features impressive per- Lennon), uses the opportunity to guide his classification is A-III — adults. Rated PG-13. formances by both leads that lend eloquence to "The Soloist" teenage son (Sterling Knight) and daughter its implicit plea for treating the marginalized (Michelle Trachtenberg) and to revive his failing with dignity. Drug use, a few rough and crude relationship with his wife (Leslie Mann). Director words, a couple of uses of profanity and occa- Engrossing drama in which a Los Angeles Burr Steers' formulaic star vehicle sees its pro- sional sexual references. USCCB classification journalist (Robert Downey, Jr.) profiles and tagonist standing up for the underdog and pro- is A-III — adults. Rated PG-13. Back to top
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The RailRiders dropped the first game of Saturday's doubleheader 7-1 as the offense was silenced by Syracuse pitcher Taylor Hill.
RailRiders at the plate: They were kept in check to just two hits in the opener, one a solo shot by Zoilo Almonte and the other a double from Carmen Angelini.
RailRiders on the mound: Brian Gordon had a rough outing in the first game, allowing nine hits and four runs in the first three innings before throwing two shutout frames afterward. But he was still hit with the loss.
Riding the Rails: Prior to the first game, Zelous Wheeler hit the disabled list and catcher Tyson Blaser was transferred from Staten Island to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Miley's Milestone watch: After the first game, SWB Manager Dave Miley was six wins short of breaking the franchise mark of managerial wins set by Marc Bombard.
Attendance: 5,011
Time of Game: Game 1, 2:08
Today's Game: The RailRiders and Chiefs conclude the four-game set this afternoon at 1:05 at PNC Field.
Today's Probables: SWB RHP Bruce Billings (1-1, 5.00) vs. Chiefs' RHP Omar Poveda (0-0, 0.00)
On Deck: The RailRiders head to Buffalo after today's game for a four-game set at Coca-Cola Field against the Bisons.
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Probably the best latte in haines, and very good choice of biscuits.
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The brie/prosciutto wroth strawberries!
Come for the wine selection, stay for the tapas.
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Nice place, and most of the time very friendly staff here.
The shrimps tempura ate from another planet, so good!
Don't leave this place before you tried the five spice pork belly, really.
The drinks, especially the margaritas are worth the visit. Unfortunately this place hasn't given the same attention to the food.
The selection of single malts is insane.
Great food, and the chefs table is the best seat in the house.
Don't only expect the sweet waffles here, try the savory ones too.
Their motto is "we don't serve fast food, we serve fresh food fast", but they don't live by that rule. The hot chocolate isn't fresh cecemel, but powder mixed in water.
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