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Acadiana CatholicOctober 2012 Volume 28 No. 10

Celebrating the Year of Faith

Artwork by Sr. Catherine Martin, O.Carm

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The Official Monthly Publication of the Diocese of Lafayette

AcAdiAnA cAtholic October2012 Volume28 Number10

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Year of Faith celebrations planned throughout Acadiana

An artist’s reflection: Sr. Catherine Martin, O.Carm, offers insight into artwork she designed in honor of the Year of FaithbyStephanieR.MartinLAFAYETTE

You’veprobablyjustopenedupyourlatesteditionoftheAcadiana Catholictoseewhat’sinside,buttake a minute before you go onreading to turn back to the frontcoveragain.Theartworkthatyouseetherewascustom-designedbySisterCatherineMartin,O.Carm,specifically for the LafayetteDiocese’s use in promoting theChurch’s Year of Faith celebra-tion from October 2012-Novem-ber2013.

Sister Catherine was original-ly asked to design a piece of artwhichcouldsimplybeusedtoil-lustratetheseriesofprayercardsthat thediocesewillbedistribut-ing to commemorate theYear ofFaith; however, as plans beganto unfold, it was also decided tofeature the artwork on the frontcover of this October edition of

the Acadiana Catholic. Thus,SisterCatherineessentiallypulleddoubledutyincreatingthedesign,firstproducingablackandwhitepencildrawingtobeusedfortheprayer cards, and then hand-col-oring the image for the resultingcoverdesign.

Sister Catherine was also gra-ciousenoughtosharesomeofherpersonalreflectionsontheartworkshehascreated,andtheAcadiana Catholicispleasedtopaythefa-vorforwardbysharingthosewithitsreadersaswell.

Tobeginwith themore subtleaspectsoftheimage,takeanothergoodlookatthebackgroundSis-terCatherinechoseforthepiece.The hint of moss-draped treesalong thehorizon is sucha localvision,whichSisterCatherinefur-therconfirmsinherreflections.

“Thesetting ishere in thisdi-ocese, where the soil is rich andfertile,readytoreceivetheabun-dantgiftsof theSpiritplanted inourheartsandreadytoshare.”

ToleftoftheforegroundistheBlessedVirginMary,patronessofthe Lafayette Diocese ever sinceits first bishop, Bishop Jules B.

continued on page 14

LAFAYETTEOn October 11, the Roman

Catholic Church worldwide willwelcomethestartof theYearofFaith as it has been declared byPope Benedict XVI. Catholicseverywhere are encouraged torecognizeandcelebratetheYearofFaith fromOctober11,2012,untilNovember24,2013.

HereintheLafayetteDiocese,several plans are already under-waytosupportthisgreatcelebra-tion, which Pope Benedict XVIhascalleda“summonstoanau-thentic and renewed conversiontotheLord,theOneSavioroftheworld”(Porta fidei6).BishopMi-chaelJarrellwillcelebrateaspe-cialYearofFaithOpeningMassforalldiocesanclergyonOctober11;althoughtheMasswillnotbeopentothepublic,itsintentionistounifyclergymembersintheirpreparations to spread the cel-ebration among their individual

churchparishes.AftertheMass,parishpastorswillreceivecopiesofthefirstinaseriesoffivecom-memorativeprayer cardsthe diocesehasprintedinrecogni t ionof the YearofFaith.Thecards will bed i s t r i b u t e dthrough thechurchparish-es to encour-age peopleto strengthentheir faiththrough themeans ofprayer andmeditation.

Inadditiontotheprayercards,the Lafayette Diocese will alsobesponsoringseveralbillboards,tobeplacedinvariouslocations

throughoutAcadiana,bearingthespecial Year of Faith logo that

has beenreleasedbytheVatican.The logofeatures aboat,whichis a tradi-tionalsym-bol for theChurch.Itsmain mastisthecrossand, withthe sails,it formsthe initialsIHS, the“ C h r i s -t o g r a m ”s t a n d i n g

forJesus,saviorofmen.BehindtheHIS,thesunevokesaEucha-ristichost.

This Year of Faith logo also

appearsonaspecialbannernowlocated on the diocesan homep-age, www.diolaf.org. Clickingon the banner will lead viewersto the diocese’s Year of Faithpage,whichhasbeenestablishedspecificallyforthepromotionofthe many Year of Faith eventsthat will be scheduled through-outtheupcomingyear.Already,these events include EucharisticAdorationandaspecialMasstobehostedbytheMary,MotherofGraceMonastery inLafayette;a19-partseriesentitled“Rediscov-erYourKnowledgeofYourCath-olic Faith” hosted by St. MaryMagdalenChurchinAbbeville;asix-session series entitled “FaithofOurFathers”sponsoredbytheCentral Region; and a Year ofFaithFestivalofMusicsponsoredby theNorthRegion. Thepagewillcontinuetobeupdatedregu-larlytoreflectallknownCatholiceventsbeingplannedinconjunc-tionwiththeYearofFaithintheLafayetteDiocese.

Tell the Peopleschedule.....8

BishopJarrelladdresses“YearofFaith”incolumn........11

St.MaryMagdalentohost“YearofFaith”series......16

Pope’svisittoLebanon.....21

2012-2013Bishop’sServicesAppealCampaign......23-26

Sr.CatherineMartin,O.Carm,shares“giftoffaith”.......27

USCCB Charter forprotectionofchildrenandyoungpeoplereaches10-yr.milestone....35

Localreligioussistercelebratesher100thbirthday.........43

October2012 AcadianaCatholic

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2012 retreats with Community of Jesus CrucifiedST.MARTINVILLE

The Community of JesusCrucifiedencourageseveryonetomark theircalendarsfor thefollowingretreats,tobeheldatOur Lady of Sorrows RetreatCenterinSt.Martinville.

AWomenoftheEucharistre-treatwillbepresentedbymem-bersoftheCommunityofJesusCrucified during the weekendof October 19-21. The re-treatwill includequiet timetopray, opportunities tocelebrate the sacra-mentofreconciliation,Mass,adorationoftheEucharist, and freetime to stroll through

the retreat center’s beautifulgrounds.

AMenofGodretreatisalsoscheduled for November 30-December2.Thissilentretreat,presented by Father MichaelChampagne, CJC, will focusonhelpingmentobetterunder-standandrespondtotheirbap-tismal call to holiness in theirstateoflife.

Further details and registra-tioninformationforallretreatsmay be obtained by contact-ingCherylMossat(337)453-2385.

Lourdes to host first annual White Mass on Oct. 17LAFAYETTE

AspecialWhiteMasscelebrat-ing the role of Catholic physi-cians in healthcare will be heldon Wednesday, October 17 in-side the chapel of Our Lady ofLourdes Hospital in Lafayette.The Mass is scheduled for 6:30p.m.,withBishopMichaelJarrellto serve as celebrant. All inter-ested physicians and their fami-liesareinvitedtoattend.

The Mass will also lend spe-cial recognition to the lives ofdeceased physicians Dr. ZerbenBienvenu and Dr. Bill Smith.A reception will follow on theLourdes campus. Please RSVPbycalling(337)261-5433.

Food for the JourneyLAFAYETTE

TheCentralRegionoftheDio-cese of Lafayette will present“FoodfortheJourney”onTuesday,November 6 at the Crowne PlazaHotel in Lafayette. The speakerwill be Father Thomas Voorhies,pastorofSts.Peter&PaulParishinScott;hispresentationwillbeginat12:00noon.Anoptionalbuffetlunchisalsoavailablebeginningat11:30a.m.,forthecostof$12perperson.

“Food for the Journey” is amonthly lunchtime speaker seriesdesignedtohelpCatholicsliveouttheirfaithintheirdailylives. Nopre-registration is necessary, andallarewelcometocome“eatandbefed”.Formoreinformation,pleasecallMaryBergeron(654-8682)orvisitwww.centralregiononline.org.

From the October 2002 edition of the Acadiana Catholic: Russ Erikson, principal of St. Ignatius School in Grand Coteau, displays a piece of the Pentegon wall while Michelle Breaux reads the dedication. The piece was do-nated to the school by the Richard Breaux family as part of a ceremony in honor of September 11. Later, military and service personnel joined the St. Ignatius School community in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance while the American flag was raised.

AcadianaCatholic October2012Page5

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SaturdayFriday

Prayer for your departed clergy:Dcn.UlysseBoudreaux Oct.03,2007Dcn.IvyJ.Miller Oct.05,1997BishopWarrenL.Boudreaux Oct.06,1997Fr.AnthonyVerhoeven Oct.06,1936Fr.JeanFideleParadis Oct.08,1988Fr.FrederickColle Oct.09,1921Fr.FrankCharles,SVD Oct.13,1999Fr.OvilaForget Oct.15,1978

Fr.LouisCastel Oct.16,1936Fr.PhilemonCloutier Oct.19,1979Msgr.HenriHamel Oct.20,1976Fr.WilliamVanStraaten Oct.23,1974Msgr.CurtisVidrine Oct.23,2000Msgr.GeorgeMollo Oct.25,1951Msgr.FernandoL.Roy Oct.27,1989Fr.WilliamE.Allen Oct.28,1946Fr.PhilipL.Keller Oct.31,1941

October 2012

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The Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for OctoberGeneral Intention:

ThattheNewEvangelizationmayprogressintheoldestChristiancountries

Missionary Intention:ThatthecelebrationofWorldMissionDaymayresultina

renewedcommitmenttoevangelization

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7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31

St.ThereseoftheChildJesus

TheHolyGuardianAngels

Weekday St.FrancisofAssisi FirstFriday FirstSaturdaySt.BrunoBlessedMarieRoseDurocherBlessedVirginMary

Twenty-seventhSundayofOrdinaryTime

Twenty-eighthSundayofOrdinaryTime

Twenty-ninthSundayofOrdinaryTime

ThirtiethSundayofOrdinaryTime

ColumbusDay St.DenisandcompanionsSt.JohnLeonardi

Weekday Weekday Weekday BlessedVirginMary

St.TeresaofJesus Sts.Hedwig&MargaretMaryAlacoque

St.IgnatiusofAntioch

St.Luke Sts.JohndeBrebeuf,IsaacJogues&Companions

St.PauloftheCrossBlessedVirginMary

Weekday St.JohnofCapistrano St.AnthonyMaryClaret

Weekday Weekday BlessedVirginMary

Weekday Weekday Weekday

Meeting of the King’s Men7:00PM

OurLadyofWisdomChurch,Lafayette









Total Consecration--Part 56:00PM

OurLadyoftheRosaryChurch,Jeanerette

Consecration Mass6:00PM

OurLadyoftheRosaryChurch,Jeanerette

Rosary CongressSt.JohnBerchmans,Cankton





Holy Hour for Vocations6:00-7:00PM

St.PatrickChurch,Lafayette

Men’s Work DayOurLadyofSorrowsRetreat

House,St.Martinville

Eucharistic AdorationMary,MotherofGraceMonastary,Lafayette

Opening of Year of Faith

Rediscover Your Knowledge of Your Faith--Part 1

6:00 PMSt. Mary Magdalen, Abbeville

Mass to Honor St. Teresa/Year of Faith

2:00PMMary,MotherofGraceMonastary,Lafayette



Mass in Remembrance of Deceased Deacons/Wives

2:00PMImmaculataChapel,Lafayette

Vocations Supper for Young Women

6:30PMBishop’sResidence,

Lafayette



White Mass6:30PM

OurLadyofLourdesChapel,Lafayette

Public Square Rosary12:00Noon

MainStreet,NewIberia


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

01PopeBenedictXVI02BishopMichaelJarrell03Fr.BillMelancon04Fr.MarkMelancon05Msgr.LouisMelancon06Msgr.PaulMetrejean07Fr.CharlesMoffatt,SSJ08Fr.ThomasMontelaro09Fr.MichaelMoody,SVD10Fr.RandallMoreau11Fr.JasonMouton12Msgr.RichardMouton13Fr.GlennMueller,SJ14Fr.JeromeNeyrey,SJ15Fr.ChanhNguyen16Fr.JamesNguyen17Fr.ThomasNguyen18Fr.GayleNunez19Fr.JohnO’Hallaran,SSJ20Fr.JudeObiechina,CMF21Fr.AnselmOfodum22Fr.PaulOnuegbe23Fr.AnthonyOstini,SJ24Fr.JosePadinjarepeedika,CMI25Fr.PaulPatin,SJ26Fr.DonaldPelous27Fr.DanielPicard28Fr.MikelPolson29Fr.DonaldPousson30Fr.RubinPrimor31BishopGlenJohnProvostEternal Father, we lift up to You these and all the priests of the world. Sanctify them. Heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness of your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

October birthdaysFr.GeorgeThychery 02Fr.FrancisBourgeois 02Fr.GeneTremie 02Fr.MichaelDelcambre02Fr.MichaelLongVu 02Fr.MarioRomero 03Dcn.JosephComeaux05Fr.AaronMelancon 07Fr.JamesFallon 07Fr.PaulBienvenu 08Fr.KendallFaulk 08Fr.FerdinandDerrera,SJ09Msgr.RussellHarrington10Dcn.DanielDidier 10Fr.JudeHalphen 11Fr.MichaelRusso 17Fr.GilDutel 18Fr.KevinBordelon 18Dcn.TamMinhTran 20Fr.BrianTaylor 24Msgr.DouglasCourville25Fr.ArthurWarren 26Dcn.JoeTrahan 26Dcn.RobertMcDonner26Fr.RubenPrimor 27Fr.HenryBroussard 29Dcn.RandyHyde 30

October Ordination Anniversaries

Fr.AugustineSerran,SVDOct.7,1999

Mass in remembrance of deceased deacons/wives of deaconsLAFAYETTE

In grateful acknowledgmentforthemanyhoursofserviceanddedicatedministry to thepeopleoftheDioceseofLafayettebythedeceasedmembersofthePerma-nentDiaconatefamily,aMassisscheduledforSunday,October21,2012at2:00p.m.insidetheIm-maculataChapel. ThecelebrantwillbeFatherGarySchexnayder.TheMasswillbe followedbyasocialintheJohnXXIIIRoom.

Official announcementsLAFAYETTE

TheDioceseofLafayettehasreleasedthefol-lowingannouncementsandchanges;everyoneis asked toupdate their recordsanddatabasesaccordingly.

Now in effect:Rev. Ferdinand Derrera, SJ,hasleftthedio-

ceseandhasbeenassignedelsewhere.

Rev. Siprianus Ola Rotok, SVD, willbeministeringatHolyGhostParishinOpelousasfromSeptember1,2012throughJanuary15,2013whileFatherBartlomiejJasilekwillbeonhomeleave.

Mr. Ryan Fitzgerald hasbeenappointedDiocesanDisasterCoordi-nator, in addition to his position as Risk Manager of the Diocese ofLafayette.

Change of Address:Deacon Douglas Hebert Rev. Grady Estilette 111LahaskyDrive ConsolataHome Youngsville,Louisiana2319E.MainStreetPhone:337-856-1160NewIberia,LA70560

Rev. Jerome Frey, CJCConsolataHome2319E.MainStreetNewIberia,LA70560

Telephone numbers:TheformerAcadiana Catholic phonelines(337)261-5513and(337)5511 have been disconnected. The current contact numbers for theAcadianaCatholicareasfollows:(337)261-5512(StephanieR.Mar-tin,ManagingEditor&WebsiteCoordinator)forgeneralandeditorialinquiries,andforalldiocesanwebsiteinquiries;(337)261-5518(Pat-rickBreaux,AdvertisingDirector)foradvertisinginquiries;and(337)261-5650forsubscriptioninquiries.

Congratulations to the students of St. Bernard School in Breaux Bridge, for raising nearly $600 which they donated to the Red Cross to be used in hurricane relief efforts following Hurricane Isaac. The school’s student council sponsored a special Jean Day, during which a minimum $1 donation allowed a student to wear jeans and any school-sponsored shirt to school rather than the standard uniform. Photo submitted by St. Bernard School

St. Bernard students raise money for hurricane relief


ABBEVILLECross Catholic Outreach, a

Catholic relief and developmentorganizationbasedinSouthFlori-da,ispartneringwithFatherGlennMeaux of Kobonal Haiti Missionto host the 18thAnnual Voice ofthe Voiceless Golf Tournament,Dinner andAuction inAbbeville.ThedinnerandauctionwillbeheldOctober10atMagdalenPlace,andthegolftournamentwillfollowonOctober 13 at Abbeville CountryClub.

The event’s goal is to raise$100,000tosupportKobonalHaitiMission’s emergency survivalfeeding program, which providesmonthly food staples for 435 el-derlyanddestituteHaitians.Thesesuppliesarealife-linefortheultra-poor and elderly, many of whomare home-bound and have no in-cometobuyfood.

After witnessing the dire pov-erty amongKobonal’speople,Fr.Meaux established Kobonal HaitiMission in 1989. Cross CatholicOutreach partnered with him in2004andhas sincebeen support-

Cross Catholic Outreach announces “Voice of the Voiceless” ing the mission to build homes,

drill water wells, provide micro-loans, educate poor children andfeedthehungry.

“When Iarrived inKobonal, itwasknownas ‘thedarkestcornerof the Diocese of Hinche.’ Fami-lieswereenslavedbypoverty,withlittlemeanstoescape,”Fr.Meauxsaid. “Today, many have escapedpoverty–but therearestillmanyfamilieswhoneedourhelp.”

Thegolftournamentisexpectedtodrawabout200players.Thedin-nerwillfeatureselectionsdonatedbylocalrestaurants.“Peopleoftenconnect with one another over agood meal, and I am grateful forthearearestaurantsprovidingout-standing food to help make oureventmemorable,”Fr.Meauxsaid.“VoiceoftheVoicelessisnotonlyafundraiser,butalsoawayforourloyal supporters to enjoy fellow-shipwhilehelpingthepoor.”

FormoreinformationabouttheVoiceof theVoicelessGolfTour-nament,DinnerandAuction,con-tactVeriaSamaroo,SpecialEventsDirector, at [email protected].

LAFAYETTEThe Lafayette Diocese’s Of-

ficeofRadio/TVMinistryinviteseveryone to tune in for SundayMass at 10:00 a.m. on KATCTV-3. The diocesan televisionprogram,Tell the People, isalsoscheduled to air on the channelimmediatelyfollowingtheMass.

Each week, Tell the Peoplefeaturesthesegments“InsidetheDiocese”withTristaLittell,“Lo-calCatholicNews”withStepha-nieBernard,and“Interviewwiththe Bishop” with Msgr. RichardGreeneandBishopMichaelJar-rell.

On October 7, Fr. WilliamBlanda will appear to offer in-formation on the 19-part serieshewillbeconductingduringtheYearofFaith,andBishopJarrellwill review this year’s BishopServices Appeal (BSA) videomessage.

OnOctober14,KarolMeynard(Director,Officeof thePro-LifeApostolate), will talk about rec-ognizingOctoberasRespectLifeMonth.BishopJarrellwillfocuson the start of theYear ofFaith

October schedule for Tell the Peoplecelebration,intheLafayetteDio-ceseandabroad.

OnOctober21,CatholicReliefServices (CRS) representativeMarthaGaynoewilloffertipsonthemanyresourcesCRSprovidestopromotethegoodworksoftheorganization, and Bishop JarrellwilldiscussMissionSunday.

On October 28, author DawnEdenwillreviewherlatestbookon sexual healing, and BishopJarrellwillofferhis thoughtsonRespectLife.

On November 4, Fr. CurtisMallet,JCL,willtalkaboutfaith-fulcitizenship,andBishopJarrellwill provide follow-up informa-tionontheYearofFaith.

Alsofeaturedoneachepisodeof theprogramwillbe “What itMeans to be Catholic” with Fa-ther Michael Champagne, CJC.Topicsaretobeannounced.

PastepisodesofTell the Peo-ple maybeviewedonlinethroughthe diocesan website, www.dio-laf.org.Toaccessthearchiveofvideos,pleaseselecttheOfficeofRadio/TVMinistryfromthepull-downmenuunder theOFFICEStabofthehomepage.


Congratulations

Congratulations to the following church parishes for having re-cently reached and exceeded their fundraising goals for the 2011-2012Bishop’sServicesAppealcampaign:

Parish Pastor % of Goal MetSt.RitaChurch Fr.RichardFabre 108.7(Catahoula)

St.EdwardChurch Rev.Msgr.RonaldBroussard106.1(NewIberia)

St.AnnChurch Fr.MarkMelancon 103.1(Mamou)

St.RoseofLimaChurch Fr.MichaelDelcambre 100.6(Cecilia)

OurMotherofMercyChurch Fr.RichardWagner 100.6(Rayne)

SacredHeartofJesusChurch Fr.GregoryCormier 100.4(Baldwin)

Sts.Peter&PaulChurch Fr.ThomasVoorhies 100.0(Scott)

OurLadyofMercyChurch Fr.PaulBienvenu 100.0(Opelousas)

LAFAYETTEThecommunityattheMon-

astery of Mary, Mother ofGraceinLafayettewouldliketoinviteeveryonetojointhemfor Eucharistic Adoration onThursday, October 11. TheEucharistic Adoration willbegin after the celebration of4:00p.m.Mass. Alsoonthisday, Pope Benedict XVI willinaugurate the Year of Faith,to be celebrated by Catholicsthroughout the world untilNovember2013.TheYearofFaithwillbecelebratedincon-junctionwiththe50thanniver-saryoftheopeningoftheSec-ond Vatican Council and thepublication of the CatechismoftheCatholicChurch.

Incontinuationoftheircel-ebration of theYear of Faith,theCarmeliteswouldalsoliketoinvitethepublictojointhemat2:00p.m.onSunday,Octo-ber14,foraMassinhonorofSt.Teresa. TheMasswillbecelebrated by Father DanielChowning, OCD. How fit-tingitwillbetoemphasizethefaithoftheChurchinthecon-textofapreparationhonoringthis“DaughteroftheChurch”who declared she would giveherlifefortheleastceremonyofthefaithandwho,asachild,

Carmelites to host special events

wanted tobeamartyr towit-nesstoherfaith. Just astheYearofFaithisdesignedto“usher thewholeChurch intoa timeof particular reflectionand rediscovery of the Faith”(Porta Fidei 4), this time ofpreparationinCarmelisdedi-cated to more intense reflec-tion and rediscovery of theexample and teaching of St.Teresa.

On Election Day (Novem-ber 6), the community willalso follow the celebrationof4:00 p.m. Mass with Eucha-ristic Adoration, to pray forthenationduring thenationalelections. Allareencouragedtoattend.

2012-2013 BSA Leadership Team

The 2012-2013 Bishop’s Services Appeal (BSA) Leadership Team was introduced at the annual BSA Workshop & Ministry Fair. Pictured above from left to right are Robert and Betty Delafosse (General Chairs), Deacon Patrick Burke (South Region Chair), Charlene and Lewis Bernard (Central Region Chairs), Shevonne Cormier-Tweedel (Vice Chair), Bishop Michael Jarrell, and Connie Babin (Director, Office of Stewardship & Development). Not pictured are team members Tammy and James Wallett (North Region Chairs), Barbara Burke (South Region Chair), and Dianne Menard (West Re-gion Chair). Photo by Stephanie R. Martin


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YOUNGSVILLEAllmarriedcouplesareinvited

tojointhoseoftheSt.AnnePar-ish community at 7:00 p.m. onNovember 9 for a special mar-riage enrichment opportunity.Husbandandwifespiritualdirec-torsRobinandEastonHebertwilloffer a presentation describing

Marriage enrichment opportunitytheir personal journey throughthe heartaches and disillusion-mentofself-centerednessintothejoyandliberationfoundinGod’sveryheart.

Robin Hebert serves as mar-riageministrycoordinatoratOurlady of Wisdom Church in La-fayette, while Easton Hebert is

an adjunct director at the JesuitSpiritualityCenter inGrandCo-teau. Together, they share theirloveofGod,devotion toprayer,andpassionforlivingabalancedlifestyle through parish and re-treatministry.Throughtheirowncommitment to livingoutGod’splanformarriage,theyhavebuilt

a ministry of mentoring thosewho prepare for marriage andalsothosewhodesiretolivethesacramentmorefully.

Couples who are interestedin attending should contact theSt.AnneParishrectoryofficeat(337) 856-8212 to reserve theirseats.

Octubre 2012ObispoMichaelJarrell

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XVI comienza el 11 de octu-bre.Esafechatambiénmarcael50moaniversariodelaaperturadelConcilioVaticanoSegundo,como también el 20mo aniver-sario de la publicación del Ca-tecismo de la Iglesia Católica.Adicionalmente, el sínodo deobisposcomenzaráenesafechaexplorandoeltema:“LaNuevaEvangelización para la Trans-misióndelaFeCatólica.”

Enelmesdeoctubredelañopasado, el Santo Padre publicóuna Carta Apostólica procla-mandoelAñodelaFe.Sutítuloes“LaPuertadelaFe.”ElPapainvita a todos a pasar por estapuerta, quiere decir, mirar másprofundamenteelsignificadodelafeytambiénelcontenidodenuestra fe católica. ¿Qué sig-

nificaráelAñodelaFeparaloscatólicosenlaDiócesisdeLafay-ette? Mepareceque significarádiferentes cosas para diferentespersonas.

• Algunospodránhaberde-jadodeasistiralaiglesiayaban-donado la práctica sacramentalenalgúnmomentodesusvidas.Quizás el Año de la Fe sea untiempo para redescubrir y pararetomarelcompromiso.

• Algunos podrán estar ti-biosensuvidadeoraciónoensurelaciónconDios.Seráninvita-dosaunarenovación.Porejem-plo,unprogramaespecialllama-do,“LaLuzBrillaParaTi”seráimplementado en los tres miér-colesdeAdviento.Enesastardes,unsacerdoteestarádisponibleenlas iglesiasdelaDiócesisdelas6:30–8:00p.m.Muchasparro-quiasestánapoyandoactividadesespecialesderenovacióndelafeduranteelaño.

• Algunos no conocenmucho sobre su fe, por algunarazón. Tendrán oportunidadespara el estudio de biblia y otroscursossobrelafecatólica.

• Algunos podrán conocermucho,perodeseanconocermás.Serán animados a conocer biensufe,sentirsecómodoshablandoacercadeelloyestarpreparados

ydeseososdedefenderlaenunaconversaciónpersonal.

EnuntemarecientedeAméri-ca (9/10-17/20/2012), DavidImpastato habló del tema de laeducación religiosa. Enfatizóelhechodeque loscatólicosnoconocen el contenido de su fecomodeberían.Continuódicien-doqueelusodelamemoriaseríamás beneficioso. Su argumentoesqueciertos temasbásicosde-berían ser memorizados por to-dosloscatólicos.Acontinuaciónindicounalistadepuntosbásicosque deberían ser memorizadosportodosloscatólicosycómoloshecalificado.

• Los Diez Mandamientos(Si)

• Las Bienaventuranzas(Casitodas)

• ElCredoNiceno(Todavíaseestátrabajandoenlanuevatra-ducción)

• Los Siete Sacramentos(Muyfácil)

• Las partes de la Misa(Facilísimo)

• Los Frutos del EspírituSanto(Nuncatratécf.Gál.5:22-23.)

• Las Obras Corporales yEspiritualesdeMisericordia(UnbuenproyectoparaelAñode laFe)

• Los temas claves y per-sonajesdelabiblia(12horasdecréditoenlaEscrituray45añosde predicación me han ayuda-do.)

• LaDoctrinadelaComu-niónde losSantos (Desdeel9°gradoenelcolegioAIC,graciasalPadreWilfredSylvester.)

• LosMandamientosdelaIglesia(A+)

• LosMisteriosdelRosario(Si,incluyendoloscincopropu-estosporelPapaJuanPabloII.)

• ElPadreNuestroyelAveMaría(tareacotidiana.)

EstoyconvencidoqueelAñodelaFetraerámuchasbendicio-nes a los católicos a través delmundo. Cada uno de nosotrosencontrará su propio proyectoparaestetiempoespecial.


LAFAYETTEChristmas may still seem far

away,buttheLafayetteDiocese’sOfficeof Justice&Peace isen-couragingeveryonetomarktheircalendars for the Child Smiledeadline.ChildSmileisanannu-alprojectsponsoredbytheofficetosolicitdonationsofChristmas

Mark your calendars for Child Smilegiftboxesforchildrenwhosepar-ents have been incarcerated; thegifts are then distributed to thechildrenataspecialprivatepartyclosertotheholidays.

The deadline to donategifts for this year’s Child SmileprojectisDecember5.Donationsmay be dropped off at the front

deskoftheImmaculataCenterinLafayette, between its operatinghours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday-Thursday,and8:30a.m.to12:00noonFriday.Somesug-gestionsforitemstoplaceinthegift boxes include dolls, stuffedanimals,CDsorDVDs,costumejewelry,watches, andgift cards.

Please refrain from includingitemsthataresecondhand,break-able,liquid,orperishable,aswellastoyweapons.

Forfurtherdetailsonhowto contribute to the Child Smileproject,pleasecontacttheOfficeofJustice&Peaceat(337)261-5545.

byBishopMichaelJarrell

T h eYear ofF a i t hp r o -claimedby PopeB e n e -dictXVI

beginsonOctober11.Thatdatealsomarksthe50thAnniversa-ryoftheopeningoftheSecondVaticanCouncil,aswellas the20thAnniversary of the publi-cation of the Catechism of theCatholic Church. In addition,the Synod of Bishops will be-gin on that date exploring thetheme: “The New Evangeliza-tionfortheTransmissionoftheCatholicFaith.”

Last October, the Holy Fa-ther issued anApostolic Letterproclaiming the Year of Faith.Itstitleis“TheDoorofFaith.”The Pope is inviting everyoneto walk through this door, thatis, to lookmore intently at themeaningoffaithandalsoatthecontent of our Catholic faith.

October 2012 WhatwilltheYearofFaithmeanto Catholics in the Diocese ofLafayette?Itseemstomethatitwillmeandifferentthingstodif-ferentpeople.

• Some may have ceasedchurchattendanceandsacramen-talpracticeatsomepointintheirlives.PerhapstheYearofFaithwillbeatimeofrediscoveryandrecommitment.

• Some may be lukewarmintheirprayerlifeorintheirre-lationshiptoGod.Theywillbeinvitedtorenewal.Forexample,a special program called, “TheLightisonForYou”willbeim-plementedonthethreeWednes-daysofAdvent. On thoseeve-nings,apriestwillbeavailableinallchurchesintheDiocesefrom6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Manyparishes are sponsoring specialfaith-renewal activities duringtheyear.

• Somemaynotknowverymuchabouttheirfaith,forwhat-everreason.Theywillbegivenopportunitiesforbiblestudyandother courses on the Catholicfaith.

• Some may know a lot,but wish to know more. Theywillbeencouragedtoknowtheirfaith well, to be comfortable intalking about it and to be pre-

paredandwillingtodefenditinpersonalconversation.

In a recent issue ofAmerica(9/10-17/2012), David Impasta-toaddressed thesubjectof reli-gious education. He remarkedonthefactthatCatholicsdonotknowthecontentoftheirfaithastheyshould.Hewentontosaythatmoreuseofmemorywouldbehelpful.Hisargumentisthatcertainbasics shouldbememo-rized by all Catholics. I havereproduced his own personalandquitearbitrarylistofthingsthatshouldbememorizedbyallCatholics and I have rated myownlevelofproficiency.

• The 10 Commandments(Yes)

• The Beatitudes (Almostall)

• The Nicene Creed (Stillworkingonthenewtranslation)

• The Seven Sacraments(Tooeasy)

• The parts of the Mass(I’monaroll.)

• The fruits of the Spirit(Nevertriedcf.Gal.5:22-23.)

• The Corporal and Spiri-tual Works of Mercy (A goodprojectfortheYearofFaith)

• Thekeythemesandper-

sonages of the bible (12 credithoursinScriptureand45yearsofpreachinghavehelped.)

• The Doctrine of theCommunion of Saints (Since9thGradeatAIC,thankstoFa-therWilfredSylvester)

• The precepts of theChurch(A+)

• The Mysteries of theRosary(Yes,includingthefiveproposedbyPopeJohnPaulII)

• TheOurFather and theHailMary(dailyfare)

IamconvincedthattheYearofFaithwillbringmanybless-ingstoCatholicsthroughouttheworld. Eachofus should findhis or her own project for thisspecialtime.


“Come & See” weekendSANANTONIO,TX

TheSistersoftheHolySpiritand Mary Immaculate are pro-vidinganinsideviewoflifeinaconventsettingduringa“Come& See” weekend on October19-21. The event will be heldattheirmotherhouse,300YuccaStreetinSanAntonio,TX.

Theweekendwillgivewomenfromtheages18-45whowanttoknow more about religious lifean opportunity to prayerfullyreflect on religious life and vo-cation discernment. They willbe encouraged to examine theirgiftsandtalentstohelpthemde-cideifGodiscallingthemtobeof service to theChurchand toHispeople.

TheSistersoftheHolySpiritminister in the United States,Mexico, and Africa. Regis-tration for the “Come & See”weekend is available online atwww.shsp.org,orby contactingSister Gabriel Hession, SHSp,by telephoneat (210)533-5149or email at [email protected].

continued from page 3Jeanmard, dedicated the newlyformeddiocese toherand indo-ingso,askedhertotakeitanditspeople under her special protec-tion. “Mary,” Sister Catherineexplains,“presentshersontoyou,the viewer. To each individualperson, she beckons, ‘Do what-everhetellsyou.’(John2:5).”

To the right, one must takenotice of St. John the Evangelistas he kneels humbly beside hisleader;St.JohntheEvangelistis,ofcourse,patronofthediocese’sCathedral. AshewasinChrist’s

An artist’s reflection presence, Sister Cath-erinereflectsthatwetoo“are inspired and chal-lengedtoknowloveandservetheGodofouren-counter, and to pass onthedeepmysteriesofourCatholicfaith.”

Finally, in the verycenter of the image isJesus. “Jesus comes tous where we live, lovesus as we are, and com-mends,heals,challenges,inspires—his eyes lookintotheeyesandtheheartoftheviewer,”expressesSisterCatherine.

Sister Catherine doesplan to release a limitednumber of prints of thecoloredimageforsaletothegeneralpublic.TheseprintswillbeavailableatCrossroads Bookstore inLafayette, after October11. Those who are in-terested in purchasing acopymayalsocontactSisterCath-erine by email at [email protected]

Readers are also encouragedtoturntopage27ofthiseditionto read a more in-depth inter-

view with Sr. Catherine Mar-tin, regarding reflectionsofherfaithinherworkasanartist,aswellasamemberoftheSistersofMountCarmelreligiouscom-munity.


A Vacation with the LordOurLadyoftheOaksRetreatHouse,GrandCoteau,La.(337)662-5410

www.ourladyoftheoaks.comNASHVILLE,TN

Nineteenyoungwomenrecent-lyprofessed the simplevowsofpoverty, chastity, and obedienceasDominicanSistersofSaintCe-cilia Congregation in Nashville,Tennessee. Among those whomade their First Profession wasSister Malia Grace Reed, O.P.,former parishioner of St. Eliza-beth Seton and St. GenevieveChurcheshereinLafayette.

Sister Malia Grace is thedaughterofDr.DonaldandMrs.Elaine D. Reed, parishioners ofSt.ElizabethSetonChurch.SheisagraduateofEpiscopalSchoolof Acadiana and University ofLouisianaatLafayettewheresheearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbi-ology.Sheiscurrentlystudyingat Aquinas College, Nashville,Tennessee in preparation for theteachingapostolate.

TheMassfortheRiteofFirstReligious Profession was cel-ebratedattheCathedraloftheIn-carnationinNashville.TheMostRev.LeePiché,AuxiliaryBishopoftheArchdioceseofSaintPaulandMinneapolis,Minnesota,wasthemaincelebrant.ThehomilistwasReverendAlbertTrudel,O.P.oftheDominicanProvinceofSt.Joseph. Concelebrants includedReverend Jason Vidrine of theDioceseofLafayetteandRever-endRyanHumphriesoftheDio-ceseofAlexandria.

Inadditiontothesistersmak-ingfirstprofessionofvows,nineyoungwomenprofessedtheirper-petual vows of poverty, chastityandobediencewiththeNashvilleDominicansonJuly25,2012.

Local woman professes vows as Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation

TheCongregationofDomini-canSistersofSt.Ceciliawases-tablished in Nashville in 1860.TheSistersofSt.Ceciliaareded-icatedtotheapostolateofCatho-liceducation.Thecommunityof280 sisters serves in 33 schoolsthroughout the United States,withmissionhousesalsoinSyd-ney, Australia and Vancouver,British Columbia. The commu-nityhasrecentlyopenedahouseofstudiesinWashington,DC,foritsmemberswho serveor studyinthecapitalcity.CeciliaMoth-erhouse is located in Nashville,Tennessee. For more informa-tionontheDominicanSistersofSt. Cecilia Congregation, pleasevisit theirwebsite atwww.nash-villedominican.org.

Sister Malia Grace Reed is a former pa-rishioner of St. Elizabeth Seton and St. Genevieve Parishes in Lafayette.

This could be the best weekend of your lifebyDonMayeux,SpiritualDirector

“ChristiansarecalledtobefaithfulasGodisfaithful.Westrivetobefaithfultothecommitmentswehavemadetoothersinourlives.”GeraldM.Fagin,S.J.

SharingaretreatwithyourspouseatOurLadyoftheOaksRetreatHouseinGrandCoteauisoneofthebestwaystoenjoyaweekendtogether,celebratingfaithanddrawingclosertooneanother.

Fourweekendsaresetasideeachyearformarriedcoupleretreats:For thecomingyear,couples’ retreats takeplaceFeb.15-17,April26-28,Sept.6-8andOct.25-27,2013.Retreatsbeginat5:00intheeveningonFridayandendafterlunchonSunday.(And,justanote…thefoodisawesomeandthereislotsofit!)

My wife, Barbara, and I have enjoyed these couples’ retreatsthroughtheyears.WhenyoubaseyourmarriageintheloveofChrist,youarehappy.Wetrytogoonretreattogethereachyear;it’ssome-thingwelookforwardto.

Youhaveoftenheardthatthebestgiftafathercangivetohischil-drenistolovetheirmother.Familyissoimportantandyet,unfortu-nately,familyvaluesareeroding.Thedivorcerateishigh;childrenareaffected innegativewaysby instability in thefamily. IbelievethatmanymarriagescouldbeimprovedifcouplessetasidetimetogoonaretreatandletGodbetheirmarriagecounselor.

Takethetimetomakeastrugglingmarriagegood,agoodmarriageevenbetter.ComehometoOurLadyoftheOaksRetreatHousebyattendingacouple’sretreat.

Workshop for nursing home Eucharistic MinistersLAFAYETTE

The Central Region of theLafayette Diocese will host aworkshopfornursinghomeEu-charisticMinistersonSaturday,October 20 at St. GenevieveChurchinLafayette.Thework-shop will be conducted from9:00-11:00 a.m. inside RosaMysticaHall.

Presented by Deacons TimMaragos, Edward Boustany,and Michael Morrison, theworkshop will focus on thespiritual aspects of this specialministry, as well as some verypractical guidelines for servinginthisministry. Allthosewhocurrently serve as Eucharistic

Ministers at their local nursinghomesareencouragedtoattend.Theworkshopisalsoanexcel-lentopportunityforanyonewhomay be considering the call tovolunteertheirtimetothemin-istry.

Light refreshments will beservedaspartoftheworkshop.No pre-registration is required,andtheworkshopisopentoallthosewhowould like toattendinordertolearnmoreaboutthismuchneededministry.

For additional information,please contact Mary Bergeronbytelephoneat(337)654-8682,or email at [email protected].


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The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Sacre Coeur #2572 of Baldwin, recent-ly held their annual Mass on the vigil of the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary. Father Sonny Brown of Eunice was the celebrant. The Catholic Daughters strive to embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice, equality, and the advancement of human rights and dignity for all. Photo submitted by Bernice M. Broussard

Catholic Daughters annual Mass

ABBEVILLEInconjunctionwiththeRoman

Catholic Church’s worldwidecelebrationof theYear ofFaith,FatherWilliamC. BlandaofSt.Mary Magdalen Church in Ab-bevillehasplannedaspecial19-part series on the beliefs of theCatholicChurch.Theserieswillbegin on Thursday, October 11and continue on Thursday eve-ningsthroughMarch2013.

This is indeed an opportunityforallwhoareable toattend to“rediscover your knowledge ofyourCatholicfaith.”ManywhoassistinRCIA(RiteofChristianInitiationforAdults)programs,aswellasthosewhohavecomeintotheCatholicfaiththroughRCIA,

Year of Faith series planned at St. Mary Magdalen Parish

Rediscover Your Knowledge of Your Catholic FaithDate TopicOct.11,2012 Scripture&TraditionOct.18,2012 TrinityOct.25,2012 Christology*Nov.01,2012 Redemption&SalvationThis class will begin at 6:30 p.m.Nov.08,2012 CommunionofSaintsNov.15,2012 SacramentsinGeneralNov.29,2012 SacramentsofInitiation: Baptism/ConfirmationDec.06,2012 SacramentsofInitiation: Eucharist/RealPresenceDec.13,2012 EucharisticDevotions&Miracles*Dec.20,2012 ExplanationoftheMassThis class will be held inside the church.Jan.10,2013 SacramentsofHealing:ConfessionJan.17,2013 SacramentsofHealing:AnointingoftheSickJan.24,2013 SacramentsofVocation:HolyOrders/ Marriage/Singlestate/ConsecratedReligiouslifeJan.31,2013 ChurchAuthorityFeb.07,2013 MoralTheology:LifeofVirtueFeb.14,2013 MoralTheology:Commandments1-3Feb.21,2013 MoralTheology:Commandments4,7,8,&10Feb.28,2013 MoralTheology:Commandment5/GospelofLifeMar.07,2013 MoralTheology:Commandments6&9/SexualEthics

oftenexpressthatsuchaprogramwouldbeofgreatbenefittothosewhohavebeenCatholicalltheirlives.Withthatinmind,thecur-riculuminFatherBlanda’sserieswillfollowthatwhichistaughtinmanyRCIAprogramsasameansofdeepeningeveryCatholic’sun-derstandingoftheirownfaithandhelpingthemtorediscover“whywebelievewhatwebelieve.”

The sessions are open to ev-eryone, and each one will beheld in the St. Mary MagdalenMinistriesBuildingonThursdayeveningsbeginningat 6:00p.m.(unlessotherwisespecified).Formoreinformation,pleasecontacttheSt.MaryMagdalenParishof-ficeat(337)893-0244.

CROWLEYSt. Michael School in Crow-

ley was honored to be selectedby The Supriya Jindal Founda-tion for Louisiana’s ChildrenandAT&TFoundationtoreceiveTheSchoolSurprise.TheSchoolSurprise program seeks to aidin theeducationofkindergartenstudentsbyprovidinghands-on,interactive and educational sup-plies. Mrs. Jindal visited with

Louisiana’s First Lady visits St. Michael School

Mrs. Jindal sits and talks to Maria Ladner, St. Michael School kindergarten student, about what she is creating with the new hands-on building supplies the class re-ceived from The School Surprise. Photo submitted by St. Michael School

St. Michael kindergarten students and their teachers, Amy Doré and Jessica Hebert, enjoyed a visit from First Lady Supriya Jindal as part of The School Surprise. Photo submitted by St. Mi-chael School

thekindergartenstudentsintheirclassroomasthestudentsplayedwithsomeoftheeducationalsup-plies. Theclass sang“YouAreMySunshine”toMrs.Jindal,andshereadthemoneofherfavoritebooks,Corduroy. Thestudentsenjoyed Mrs. Jindal’s visit andaresothankfulforthenewedu-cationalhands-onsupplies.


Come & See retreatCOVINGTON

St. Joseph Seminary Collegein Covington will host a Come& See retreat during the week-endofNovember20-December2.Theretreatisofferedfreeofcharge to men of high schoolageandolderwhoareinterestedin learning more about a voca-tiontothepriesthood.

The weekend will allow par-ticipantstheopportunitytomeetfaculty and seminarians at St.Joseph Seminary, and to sharegreat foodandfunas theyprayaboutapriestlyvocation.Trans-portation to the retreat will beprovided.

Those who are interested intaking part should contact Fr.Kevin Bordelon (Director, Of-fice of Vocations) no later thanNovember 23 in order to regis-ter.Fr.Bordelonmaybereachedat(337)261-5690.

VILLEPLATTEAhallowedtraditioncontinued

thisyearatSacredHeartSchoolin Ville Platte. Senior boys andgirls were each given a rosary,brown scapular, and MiraculousMedaltohelpdeepentheirprayerlifeandgrowintheirfaith.Eachgroupwasalsotreatedtoalumniguest speakers who discussedtheimportanceofprayerintheirlives. Mrs.Alaina Bischoff, néeLauney, (SHS Class of 2004)spoke to thegirls,andMr.Rob-ertStromer(SHSClassof2003)spoketotheboys.

Seniorgirlswhoaremembersofaspiritgroup(e.g.,cheerlead-ers,pepsquad,danceline,band)assistedatHolyMassandhadaprayerbreakfast.Later,theseniorboys associated with the foot-ball team (e.g., players, manag-ers, drum line) attended a ban-quettoreceivetheirgifts.Robert

Sacred Heart School rosary ceremony

Sacred Heart student Alaina Launey Bischoff addressed the senior girls at the recent rosary ceremony, which is a long-standing tradition of the school. Photo submitted by Sacred Heart SchoolStromer,Classof2005,discussedthe connection between prayerandasolidfaithlife.

Students/faculty of St. John & Hanson Memorial Schools participate in enthronementFRANKLIN

St. John Elementary andHansonMemorialHighSchoolrecently enthroned images ofthemostSacredHeartofJesusand the Immaculate Heart ofMaryattheircampuses.

Following the Mass of En-thronement at Church of theAssumption, Father Benoit,carrying the Blessed Sacra-ment, led the students andfaculty to their schools withthenewlyblessedimagesandplacedthemonthealtar.

Inrelatednews,HansonMe-morialstudentsRussellLouvi-ere,CindyMai,andHallieMar-tinrecentlyextendedaschoolproject from last fall into thesummermonthstoshowtheirsupportforreligiousvocations.Last fall, the students learnedhowtomakerosariesasapartofachapterstudyonprayers.Over the summer, the threestudents decided to continuemaking and selling rosariesto their familyandfriends, inordertoraisemoneytodonate

Pictured above during the enthrone-ment procession are Father Lloyd Ben-oit (Pastor, Church of the Assumption), David Nugent and Brian Sonnier, Father Gregory Cormier (Pastor, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Baldwin, and Immaculate Conception, Charenton), Chloe Morris, Zachary Hebert, Alexandra Fitch, and Mr. Mitch Martin. Photo submitted by St. John Elementary

totheCarmeliteSistersoftheMostSacredHeartofLosAn-geles. Russell Louviere willmake the donation on behalfofthegroupwhenhevisitshisaunt,Sr.MariaGoretti,whoisa postulant with the religiousorder.

(L/R) Hanson Memorial students Rus-sell Louviere, Cindy Mai, and Hallie Martin took time over the summer to make and sell rosaries to family and friends. Proceeds from the endeavor will be donated to the Carmelite Sis-ters of the Most Sacred Heart in Los Angeles. Photo submitted by Hanson Memorial School


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The “most tragic wound” ofclerical sexual abuse will not healwithoutaresponsefromtheentireCatholic Church -- hierarchy andlaitytogether--saidthechiefVati-caninvestigatorofabusecases.

“Ithinkthatslowly,slowly,slow-lywearegettingtowardaresponsethatistrulyecclesial--it’snothier-archical, it’s thechurch.Weareinthistogether,insuffering(from)thewoundandtryingtorespondtoit,”Msgr.CharlesSciclunatoldVaticanRadio.

The monsignor, whose formaltitle is promoter of justice in theCongregation for the Doctrine ofthe Faith, spoke to Vatican Radioduring a Sept. 4-5 conference inEnglandtitled“RedeemingPower:

Conference participants look at relation between power, abuse in church

OvercomingAbuse inChurch andSociety.”

TheEuropeanSocietyofCatho-licTheologysponsoredtheconfer-enceatSt.Mary’sUniversityCol-lege inTwickenhamaspartof theInternationalNetworkofSocietiesforCatholicTheology’s three-yearresearch project on “the power of

theologytoovercomepowerabuseinchurchandsociety.”

Msgr.SciclunatoldVaticanRa-diotheconferencewasanimportantpart of the ongoing conversationabouthowtoempowerallmembersofthechurchtopreventabuseandpromoteaccountability.

“WeareaccountablenotonlytoGod, but to each other and to ourpeersinhowwerespondtodifficultquestions,includingsinandcrime,”hesaid.

ThemonsignorsaidPopeBene-dictXVIissettinganexampleforthewholechurchwhenhediscussestheabusecrisis,repentanceandre-formofchurchnormswithbishops,priestsandlaity.

Marie Keenan, a social work-er and psychotherapist who hasworked with perpetrators and sur-vivors of clerical sexual abuse,toldVaticanRadio that thechurchhasbeenslowinrespondingtotheabusecrisis,“butIthinkthatwe’removing in the right direction andI think this conference is part ofthat.”

Keenan, who lectures at Uni-versity College Dublin, said sheis concerned that clerical sexualabuseissometimesseenas“aprob-lemofindividuals,eitherindividualperpetratorswhoweredeviousandmanagedtogetthroughthedoors”oftheseminaryundetected,“orbador erring bishops who didn’t havethe rightheartorspiritor intellectorknowledgeorsomething.”

Theconferenceispartofaneffortto look at relationships and struc-tures of power within the churchanddeterminehowtheymayhavecontributedtothecrisis.

Keenan said that without ad-dressing those broader issues, thechurchrisksplacingtoomuchtrustintheimportantpsychologicaltestsdesignedto“screenoutdeviants.”

Relyingexclusivelyon the testsis dangerous, she said, because“someofthesemenchoseanabu-

sive road not because they weredeviantstobeginwith,butbecausesomethinghappenedtotheminthecourseoftheirlife,eitherinforma-tion or priesthood or living theirlife that wasn’t picked up on andwithwhichtheyweren’thelpedad-equately.”

Atthesametime,shesaid,“evenwith the same formation and thesame lifestyle, many, many mendon’tturntoabuse,”sotheremustbearecognitionthatchurchculturehasn’tcausedeveryone“tousetheirpowerpositioninanabusiveway.”

Sister of Charity Nuala PatriciaKenny, a pediatrician and retiredprofessor of bioethics in Canada,said recent cases of abuse andsexual scandal convinced her that“wehadnotfinishedthejob”ofad-dressingclericalsexualabuse.

“Thechurch,intheareaofpoli-ciesandprotocols,surelynowhasbecome a world leader,” she said.Butasshetoldtheconference,“wehave been a slow learner on thisone.”

Catholics, she said, need to re-flect on the question: “How doespower and our sense of church,howhastheinactivityofthelaity,

Msgr. Charles Scicluna, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. CNS/Paul Haring

our inability to have good, posi-tive, loving experiences betweenpriestandpeopleinourchurchthatwouldmakeusahealthychurch--howhasallofthatmadeuscon-tinue todeny, to fail toaccept thedifficult challenges” posed by theabusecrisis?

SisterKenny,whohasbeenare-ligiousfor50years,saidthereweredays“when Ihad tokneel,kneel,kneelatmydeskandliterallyholdon to the NewTestament becauseI’vebeensooverwhelmedbyhowmuchharmhasbeendone,notjusttotheindividualvictims,buttothewholebodyofChrist.”

“I’m not a woman who breaksdown easily and cries, but I havewept about this issue,” she said.“Ontheotherhand,Icantellyouthat I know in my heart that theHoly Spirit is leading us some-where graced and I am perfectlypreparedtodowhateverIcanwiththegraceandenergytheLordgivesmetocontributetothat.”

“Walkingawayisnotanoptionbecauseitbelongstomybaptismalcommitment,” Sister Kenny said.“Thisismychurch.”


Marriage 101:Facing End of Life Together

byKelleyChapman

byKathleenToupsLAFAYETTE

Attendants at the Septembermeeting of “Food for the Jour-ney”heard fromFatherMichaelChampagne,CJC,ashespokeontheprogram’songoing themeof“ComeEatandBeFed.”FatherChampagne is spiritual directorand chaplain of the CommunityofJesusCrucified.

ComparingthefoodweeatforourphysicalnourishmentwiththeEucharist, the food which nour-ishes our souls, Father Cham-pagneemphasized,“Weworktoeat,andthespiritualfoodof theEucharist gives us nourishmentforour lifelongspiritual journeytoheaven.”

Herecalledfromhischildhoodthat his parents often told himandhissiblings,“Weworktoeat....thereisatraditionofworkde-scribedinthescriptures—St.Paulsaid‘thosewhodon’tworkdon’teat,’and“weknowinpreparingforajourneyweneedfood.

“The Church has always em-phasized the importance of theEucharist as a spiritual food.Christ tellsus‘ifyoudonoteatmyfleshanddrinkmybloodyoushallnotlive...’”

Father Champagne concededthat prayers and devotions givebalancetoourlives;however,herepeatedhisemphasisthat“Noth-

Fr. Champagne says work to eat, save your soul

ing is more powerful than theEucharist.” He recalled a Yearof Faith in 1962 which empha-sizedastrengtheningofthefaiththroughtheEucharist.

“What does the Eucharistdo for us?” Father Champagneasked. “In theEucharistweeatofHimsothatwemaygrow.Itdoessomethinginthesupernatu-ral order that natural food doesin thenaturalorder. Itkeepsusalive, sustains us, causes life togrow,replenisheslifeandbringsjoy. We have to eat to live, weneed food to live,weneed foodorweshalldie.”

Father Champagne also re-calledcommentsfromArchbish-opHarryFlynnandBishopGlenJohn Provost, both stressing theimportance for priests to workhard,“spendingtheEucharistun-tilyouarehungry,thenreceivingItagainandputtingintopracticewhatyoueat.”

Very Rev. Thomas James, SVD, Episco-pal Vicar of the Central Region (left) with Father Michael Champagne, CJC (right). Photo submitted by Mary Bergeron

LAFAYETTETheLafayetteDiocese’sOffice

ofVocationswillhostaVocationsupperforyoungwomenat6:30p.m.onWednesday,October24,2012. The supper will be heldat Bishop Michael Jarrell’s resi-denceinLafayette.

It is customary for a pastor,deacon, or religious member toaccompanyonetotwocandidates

Vocation supper for young womento the vocation supper. If theyoungpersonisundertheageof18and is theonlycandidatebe-ing sponsored, a parent or otherfamilymemberovertheageof18mustalsoattend.Spaceislimit-edandpre-registeredisrequired.Forfurtherdetails,pleasecontactFather Kevin Bordelon (Direc-tor,OfficeofVocations)at(337)261-5690.

E a c hp e r s o ns h o u l dt a k etime tositdownandplanout theiri d e a s

and thoughts regarding end oflife issues. Life and its unex-pected curves can be hard forfamilies to cope with especiallyiftherehasnotbeenaplanofac-tion.Having a livingwill or di-rectincentiveforeachindividualisaconcretewaytoclearlystatewhatyouwouldwantyourfam-ily, caretakeror friends todo intheeventyouareunabletomakedecisions for yourself. Includedin this document should be adesignatedpersonwhowouldbeable to speak for you and carryoutyourwishes.

Providing support for the pa-tient is away to create a strongbondbetweeneachother.Lettingthem know you are there whentheyarereadytodiscusssensitiveissuescaneliminateaddedstresstothepatient.Learningtobeaneffectivecaregiverhasitsuniquechallenges; however, sticking tosteps suggested by Hospice canhelpeasethestressbetweenyouand the patient. These steps in-cludeworkingandcommunicat-ing effectively with the patient;supporting thepatient’s spiritualconcerns; helping to resolve thepatient’s unfinished business;work with health professionals,familyandfriends;andmostim-

portantlytakingcareofyourself.Families, caretakers or friends

who work together to care forparents, children or siblings cansupport each other in many dif-ferentways.Askingforhelp isastep that many forget. Reachingouttofamilymembers,friendsorevenclergycanhelpyoucarryoutthewishesofthepatient.Itisalsoimportant to listen to your ownneeds as a caregiver.Feelingsoffear,stress,orevenangerandthefeeling of being overwhelmedarenormal.Byrecognizingthesefeelingsanddealingwiththemap-propriatelywillhelpassistyouinbecomingasuccessfulcaregiver.

Supportafterdeathisessentialfor the grieving process of thefamily, friends and caretakers ofthepatient.Therearemanystagesof grief that individuals may gothrough and each person grievesdifferently. Supporting each oth-eras friendsor familymembers,reachingout toclergy, localsup-port groups or even counselingwillhelpyouheal.

Mostpeopleare scaredby thedying process. Having a plan inplace and sharing that plan willhelp those that are in fear feelmore comfortable. While this isabriefoverviewofendoflifeis-sues, more information may beaccessedthroughthelinksbelow:

www.diolaf.org/marriage-EndofLifevideohttp://www.usccb.org/-Ethi-calandReligiousDirectivesforCatholicHealthCareServiceshttp://www.hospicenet.org/


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Obituary: Rev. Edward J. Lawolor, SSJBALTIMORE,MD

Please remember in yourprayers Rev. Edward J. Lawlor,SSJ, former pastor of Our LadyofMercyParishinRayne(1980-1988). Father Lawlor passedaway on September 5, 2012, attheageof100.

He was the son of the lateBridget(neeBroderick)andEd-wardLawlor;dearbrotherofthelateMargueriteO’Connell,MaryLogan, Joseph, Francis, James,William,andJohnLawlor.Heisalsosurvivedbymanyniecesandnephews.

A funeral Mass for FatherLawlor was held on September10,followedbyhisburialatNewCathedralcemeteryinBaltimore,MD.

Obituary: Msgr. Joseph Octave LorioNEWORLEANS

Monsignor Joseph OctaveLorio, 83, passed away Sunday,September 3, 2012 at St. JamesPlace.

BorninNewOrleans,hegrad-uatedfromSt.JohnHighSchoolinPlaquemineandspent50plusyearsintheDioceseofNewOr-leans serving St. Louis King ofFrance in Metairie for 25 plusyears.Hedevotedhis life tohisfamily, his communities, hischurches, parishioners and God.Healwayslookedforwardtocel-ebratingMasswithhisfamilyon

holidaysandwasalifetimemem-berofKnightsofColumbus.

He is survived by two sistersDorothy Lorio Falgoust of Prai-rieville,CharleenLorioAveretteand husband Herman of BatonRouge,onebrother-in-lawRalphRivetofPlaquemine,andseven-ty-sixniecesandnephewscover-ingfourgenerationswholovinglycalledhimUncleJ.O.

AMassofChristianBurialwasheld at St. John the EvangelistCatholic Church in Plaquemineon September 8. Interment fol-lowed at Resthaven Gardens ofMemoryinBatonRouge.

Obituary: Sr. Claude Demoustier, RSCJATHERTON,CA

ReligiousoftheSacredHeartMarie-Thérèse Claude De-moustierdiedSunday,Septem-ber2,atOakwood,theSocietyoftheSacredHeart’seldercarecenter in Atherton, California.Shewas72.

Her life was celebrated in aMass of Resurrection at Oak-wood on October 13. Burialwas in the Sacred Heart cem-etery in Grand Coteau, Louisi-ana, where Sister Demoustierattended high school and laterservedasdirectorofstudentsaswell as headmistress. It is alsowhereshewasintroducedtotheSocietyoftheSacredHeart.

ClaudeDemoustierwasbornJuly31,1940inPointeàPierre,

Trinidad,WestIndies,theoldestof five daughters of Marc andGermaine de VerteuilDemoust-ier, both deceased. She is sur-vivedbyhersistersFrance(Mrs.Vincent)Balay,Christiane(Mrs.Guy) Delahaie, Nicole De-moustier and Geneviève (Mrs.Olivier)deReynal,allofwhomnow reside in France. She en-tered theSocietyof theSacredHeartOctober20,1963atKen-wood inAlbany.SheprofessedfirstvowsinApril,1966andfi-nalvowsinJoigny,France,Sep-tember 10, 1972. She becameanAmerican citizen in July of1983.

Sister Demoustier’s earliestministrieswereatSacredHeartschools around the country-whereshetaughtFrench,Span-ish, English and religion. Herfirstteachingposition,in1968,wasat theAcademyof theSa-credHeart inSt.Charles,MO,theoldestschoolintheNetworkofSacredHeartSchools,found-edbySt.RosePhilippineDuch-esne. The following year, sheserved as director of studentsandreligionteacherattheAcad-emy of the Sacred Heart, NewOrleans,beforereturningtotheAcademyinSt.Charlesfortwoyears. In 1971, she returned toheralmamater,theAcademyoftheSacredHeart,GrandCoteau,Louisiana,whereshestayedun-til1977.

Breakthrough mission at Iberia Parish Correctional FacilityNEWIBERIA

InNewIberia,FatherCharlesLanglois (St. Peter Church,NewIberia)andtheWomenoftheWordrecentlyvisitedIberiaParish Correctional Facility topresenttheannualbreakthroughmission to the inmates. TheWomenoftheWord,whohavebeen organizing and conduct-ingthismissionforthelastsixyears, include Farina Guidry,Lou Ann Berry, Darlene Gib-son, Mae Willow Jean-Batiste,LuePearlWashington,andThe-resa Williams. Father DismasMauk, SVD (Our Lady of theRosaryChurch,Jeanerette)alsoassisted with this year’s mis-sion.

Throughout the three-daymission, members of WomenoftheWordtookturnstospeakat the sessions, conveying themessages of “Victory ofAnxi-ety”and“AskfortheWisdomintheMidstofProblemsandTri-als.” Praise and worship werealso offered, and inmates wereprovided with the opportunitytoreceivethesacramentofrec-onciliationorconsultationfromapriest,andonthefinaldayofthemission,Masswascelebrat-edbyFatherLanglois.


Public square rosaryNEWIBERIA

All are invited to participatein a public square rosary begin-ningat12:00noononSaturday,October 13 in front of city hallonMainStreet,NewIberia.Therosarywillberecitedinhonorofthe95th anniversaryofOurLa-dy’sapparitionsinFatima,Portu-gal. Individuals, rosary groups,youth groups, and people of allages are encouraged to attend.Fort further details, please call(337)560-1508or(337)5068.

ByFrancisX.RoccaCatholicNewsServiceBEIRUT(CNS)

When Pope Benedict XVIstepped off the plane in BeirutSept.14,he saidhehadcome toLebanon, and to the Middle Eastingeneral,asa“pilgrimofpeace.”In five major talks over the nextthree days, the pope repeatedlycalled for peace and underscoredtheroleofChristiansinpromotingit.Yethismosteloquentmessageofhopetothetroubledregionlaynot in thediplomatic languageofhis public statements, but in hisverypresenceandtheresponse itevokedfromhishosts.

Throughouthistrip,PopeBene-dict limited himself to generalstatementsofprincipleonthemostcontentiouspoliticalissues,andheavoidedsometopicsaltogether.

His insistence that religiousfreedomisabasichumanrightanda prerequisite for social harmonywas a bold statement in the con-textofaregionwheremostcoun-triesrestrictandevenprohibitthepracticeofanyfaithbesidesIslam.Butlikethedocumenthecameto

In Lebanon, Pope Benedict’s presence was the message

Young women wearing t-shirts with the number 16 present a giant copy of the “YouCat” Catholic catechism for youth to Pope Benedict XVI during a meeting with young people in the square outside of the Maronite patriarch’s residence in Bkerke, Lebanon, Sept. 15. CNS photo/Paul Haring

Lebanon to present, a collectionofhisreflectionsonthe2010spe-cialSynodofBishopsdedicatedtoChristiansintheMiddleEast,thepope said nothing specific aboutwhereandhowtheregion’sChris-tiansareregularlydeprivedofthatright.

The pope twice the deploredthe human cost of the civil war

inneighboringSyria,buthisonlypractical recommendation for anend to the fighting there was aneutralcalltoendtheimportationofmilitaryarms,whichhecalleda“gravesin.”Withregardtoreli-giouslyinspiredviolence,thepopemadeasinglegenericreferencetoterrorism and a possible allusiontothesubjectinthestatementthat

“authentic faith does not lead todeath.”

Pope Benedict said nothing atall about the incendiary subjectthat dominated news coverage inthe run-up to his trip: anAmeri-can-made anti-Islamic film thathadinspiredoften-violentprotestsinat least adozenMuslimcoun-tries,includingLebanon.

Awarenessofthatfurornodoubtheightenedthecautionwithwhichthepopetreatedthemostvolatiletopics during his trip. Ironically,



St. Francis School in Iota welcomes its new teachers for the 2012-2013 school year. Pictured above are: first row (L/R) Nicole Daigle (P.E.), Heather Fontenot (Middle School Math and Science), Laney Leonards (Kindergarten), and Kristen Hoffpauir (2nd grade). 2nd row: Page Gray (3rd grade), Nicole Maloz (1st grade), Gretchen Chaumont (7th and 8th grade Social Studies), and Brittany Moore (5th grade). Photo submitted by St. Francis School

St. Francis School welcomes new teachers

To report the abuse of children and young people, please contactSister Kathleen Farrelly, O.Carm, LCSW

Victim Assistance Coordinator for the Diocese of Lafayette1001 West Pinhook Road, Suite 205

Lafayette, LA(337) 298-2987

CROWLEYThe West Region of the La-

fayette Diocese will once againsponsoritsannualgriefpresenta-tion entitled “Mending the TornFabric” onThursday, November8. This year’s presentation willbehostedbySt.MichaelChurchinCrowley,andthemeetingwillbe held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in-sidetheparishhall.

ThepresentationwillfeatureDr.SarahBrabant,PhD,CSO,CFLE,FTasthespeaker.Dr.BrabantisProfessorEmeritusofSociologyattheUniversityofLouisianaatLafayette.ShereceivedherPhDfrom the University of Georgiain 1973, and throughout her ca-reershehaspresentednumerouspapers, workshop, and lecturesondeath andbereavement. Shehasalsocontributedtomorethan50 articleswhichhave appearedin professional journals, and istheauthorofthebook,Mending the Torn Fabric: For Those Who Grieve and Those Who Want to Help Them.

Thiswillmarkthefourthcon-secutiveyearthatDr.Brabanthasworked inconjunctionwith rep-resentatives of the West Region

Annual grief presentation on Nov. 8to offer the grief presentationduring the month of November.The timing is crucial, she says,with the festive holiday seasonjustaroundthecorner.

“Theholidayseasonissuchadifficult time for those who aregrieving,” she stresses. “It is atimeofcelebration,buthowcanyou celebrate when this personwhowassuchalargepartofyourlifeisn’tthereanymore?Griev-ing people are often forced tochoosebetweenputtingonanactoffalsehappiness,orfacingiso-lation during this season of fes-tivity.”

All are invited to attend thepresentation,andthereisnocostor registration required. Thoseseeking hours and/or credits forcatechist certification/continuingeducation may attend for LevelIIIorIV:ParishClassorWork-shop, 3 credits, 2 hours; pleasenote,however,thatsincethispre-sentationwillbethesameaslastyear’s,itmaynotberepeatedforcreditorhours.

For further information re-gardingthisevent,pleasecontactJaneth Harrington at (337) [email protected].

GRANDCOTEAUHannah Dakin, student of

the Academy of the SacredHeart in Grand Coteau, wasnamed one of 16,000 Semi-finalists in the 58th annualNational Merit ScholarshipProgram.Theseacademicallytalented high school seniorshaveanopportunitytocontin-ueinthecompetitionforsome8,300 National Merit Schol-arships worth more than $32million that will be offerednextspring.TobeconsideredforaMeritScholarshipaward,Semifinalistsmustfulfillsev-eral requirements to advancetotheFinalistlevelofthecom-petition.About90percentofSemifinalists are expected toattain Finalist standing, andmore than half of the Final-istswillwinaNationalMeritScholarship,earningtheMeritScholartitle.

National Merit Scholar-ship Corporation (NMCS),a not-for-profit organizationthatoperateswithoutgovern-

Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program

ment assistance, was estab-lished in1955specifically toconduct the annual NationalMerit Scholarship Program.ScholarshipsareunderwrittenbyNMSCwithitsownfundsand by approximately 440business organizations andhigher education institutionsthat share NMSC’s goals ofhonoring the nation’s scho-lasticchampionsandencour-agingthepursuitofacademicexcellence.

Hannah Dakin


Supporting the works of Christ .


Sharing the gifts of faith: Sr. Catherine Martin, O.Carm

Even in her earliest childhood memories, art holds a prominent place in Sister Cathe-rine’s life. It was not until the late 1980’s, however, that she began to realize it was also a special ministry through which she could serve the Lord. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin

Above, Sr. Catherine stands next to a painting she created when she was 10 years old, under the tutelage of Sr. Ann Carmel Segura, who was her art teacher at Mt. Carmel School in Lafayette. Sr. Catherine recalls that the piece was one of her father’s favorites. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin

byStephanieR.MartinLAFAYETTE

“Art, an expression of a deepersensethatconnects...thatinspires...thattransforms...”

Those are the words suggestedby Sr. Catherine Martin, O.Carm,when shewas askedhow is it ex-actly that she uses her talents asanartistasameansofsharingherfaithwithothers. Theyarewordsthatformedinhermindonemorn-ing as she awoke, and she couldnotwaittowritethemdownforthebrochureshedistributestopotentialclients.Sr.Catherinedoessellherartwork to the public, just as shecommissions her creative talentsfor certain custom projects, usingthe money this generates to helpsupportthereligiousordertowhichshebelongs.Shedoesnotseethisasherjob,however,somuchasitisherownspecialministry inwhichsheservestheLord.

Indeed,artandtheCatholicfaithhave each held significant rolesthroughout Sr. Catherine’s life,even helping to form some of herearliest childhood memories. Shegrew up in Lafayette and recallsattending first theCathedralofSt.John the Evangelist and later St.Anthony Parish, which was firstestablishedasamissionoftheCa-thedral. Sr. Catherine also recallsthathermotherwasveryactiveinchurch activities involving boththeCathedralandSt.Anthony’s,amemorythathassurelyshapedherown commitment to the Catholicfaithovertheyears.

Another strong memory that

putsasmileonSr.Catherine’sfacecomescourtesyofher father,whosupportedhisfamilybyworkingasacommercialartist.Hisstudiowaslocated in the family’s backyard,andSr.Catherinecanrememberasaveryyounggirlwhatitwasliketowatchhimworkon the largedropcurtainswhichwereapopularme-diumforadvertisingduringthetimeshewasgrowingup.Onedaywhenshewasaroundtheageoffour,Sr.Catherine says that her father leftheralonewithonesuchpiecewhilehe left to get more paint that wasneeded.Whilehewasgone,youngCatherinedecided that shewantedtohelpherfatherwiththepiece,andtriedtopaintinafewadditionsofherown,copyingthetechniqueshehadwatchedhimusesomanytimestothebestofherability.Whenherfatherreturnedandsawhisdaugh-ter’s“contributions”tothepiece,heremarkedonthebeautyshehadcre-ated.Sr.Catherinebelievesthatatthemoment,garneringpraiseratherthanreprimandfromherfather,waswhenherownartisticcallingbegantobeheard.

As a student of Mt. CarmelSchool in Lafayette, Catherinelater studied art under another be-loved mentor named Sr.Ann Car-melSegura. Duringa recentvisittoher studio,Sr.Catherine sharedapaintingofa littlegirlwhichSr.Annhelpedher toworkwhenshewas 10 years old. Sr. Catherinepointed out that at the time, shehad not learned how to depict thefiner details of hands, so Sr. Annadvisedherinsteadtopaintasmall

bouquet of cascading flowers inthe girls’ hands, effectively hidingthefingersshecouldnotform.Sr.Catherinesaidthatthepaintingwasalways a favorite of her father’s;hekept it proudly frameduntil hepassedaway,andthenthepaintingwasreturnedtoher.

This artistic influence was nottheonlyonepassedontoSr.Cath-

erineduringherschoolyearsatMt.Carmel. She also recalls that shealways felt a very deep love andresounding connection with theSistersofMountCarmel,probablybecausetheyalwaysaskedaftertherest of her family and expressedsuch genuine interest and concernoverher.

“I wanted to be like them,” Sr.Catherine says simply, and at thetender age of 14, she did indeedenter into the convent to pursue areligiouslife.ShecompletedhighschoolatMt.Carmel’sinNewOr-leans, continuing her artistic for-mation by painting backdrops onlarge sheets—very similar towhatshehadwatchedherfatherdoasachild—forspecialoccasions.Afterhighschool,shewentontoattendLoyola University, earned her de-greeinElementaryEducation,andbegantoteachthesegradesatvari-ous Mt. Carmel schools in Loui-siana. She continued to do someartwork, helping to design parishbulletin covers wherever she wasassigned, and also attended Notre



byChristinaLeeKnaussCatholicNewsServiceKINGSTREE,S.C.(CNS)

TheThorneAvenueneighbor-hood in Kingstree was knownforpoverty,crimeandhardluckwhentheFelicianSistersfirstar-rivedin1992.

Twentyyearslater, theirworkhas touched countless lives,transformed the neighborhoodand the small WilliamsburgCountytown,bringingracesanddifferentdenominationstogether.ItalsoearnedthethreeFeliciansthe 2012 Lumen Christi (“LightofChrist”)AwardfromCatholicExtension.

The annual award is given toa priest, religious or laypersonwhodemonstrateshowthepowerof faith can transform lives andcommunities. The first awardwas given 35 years ago to an-other Kingstree resident, Flor-enceKaster,whoovercameracialbarrierstoteachmembersoftheblackcommunityabouttheCath-olicfaith.

SistersMarySusanneDziedzic,MaryJohnnaCiezobkaandMaryJacqueline Benbenek were hon-ored for theministries theypro-vide alongside a group of dedi-cated volunteers at the FelicianCenter,includinganafter-schoolprogram,emergencyfoodpantry,monthlymealsforpeopleinneed,and a clothes closet. The centeralsooffersassistancewithmedi-calbillsandutilities,andpopularprogramssuchas theKid’sCui-sinecookingandnutritionclassesforchildren.

The sisters were honored bymore than300peopleat aSept.

Felician Sisters in South Carolina win Lumen Christi award

12ceremonythatdrewlocalandstateofficials,theirfellowsistersfromaroundthecountryandfromoverseas,andKingstreeresidentswhohavebenefitedfromtheiref-fortsandworkedwiththem.

BishopRobertE.Guglielmoneof Charleston, who nominatedthemfortheaward,concelebrat-ed Mass Sept. 13 with FatherJackWall, president of CatholicExtension,attheCathedralofSt.JohntheBaptistinCharleston.

“I’m absolutely inspired by

these sisters and everythingthey’vedonetobuildupthefaithhere inKingstree, tosee the lifeofthechurchbeinglivedsopow-erfully,”FatherWallsaid.“Theirwayoflivinglifeandbeingpres-entforthosetheyservehastrans-formedthewholecommunity.”

Bishop Guglielmone said theFeliciansarepartofarichhistoryof religious women who haveservedthepoorandmarginalizedinSouthCarolinafornearly200years.

“Yourepresentreligiouswom-enofSouthCarolinawhodosomuchtoreachouttothepoorandthosewhoneedthehealing,com-fortingtouchofJesusChrist,”hesaid.

The Felicians received a$50,000 grant to be shared be-tween their ministry and thediocese, and said their portionwouldbeusedtosupportafourthsister, Sister Heather Marie De-neen,who joined them inKing-stree right after Labor Day. Atthe awards ceremony, BishopFelician Sisters Mary Jacqueline Benbenek, Mary Susanne Dziedzic and Mary Johnna

Ciezobka pose for a photo in late August. The South Carolina women religious are the 2012 Lumen Christi (“Light of Christ”) Award winners from Catholic Extension. CNS photo /courtesy Catholic Extension

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“BEFIRE!”ByGrahamN.Smith

So,haveyouprayedwith any-one latelyfora“doseof theG h o s t ? ”T h a t ’ swhat ap r i e s tf r i e n dof mine

sometimes calls the baptism inthe Holy Spirit. I’ve been re-minded recentlyabout justhowimportantthatis.

A few weekends ago, I wasprivileged to attend a retreat inAbbeville that was held by theVietnamese Catholic Charis-matic Renewal. We may notthinkaboutthismuch,butinad-dition to our English languageRenewal,therearestrongcharis-maticgroupsinourcountrywhopraise God in other languages,including Vietnamese. It wasjoyous and energizing to spendtimewiththosewonderful,faith-filledfolks!

ThemainspeakerwasFr.MinhBuifromCalifornia,withwhomI serve on the NSC Council, anational advisory body for theCatholic Charismatic Renewal.AtSaturdayevening’sMass,Fr.Minhdeliveredastirringhomily(translating intoEnglishforourbenefit) on why baptism in theHolySpiritisforeveryone.HeremindedusthatJesuspromisedthat we would receive powerwhentheHolySpiritcomesuponus,andthatweneedthatpowerto be His witnesses. (Acts 1:8)Then,Fr.Minhandtheothertwopriests who were there prayed

overeveryonetobebaptizedintheHolySpirit.Forthosewhohadbeenprayedwithinthepastforthis,theprayerdeepenedthatgrace.IwasremindedofwhenIwasfirstprayedwithforthebap-

tismintheHolySpiritlongago,when Ihadaprofoundencoun-terwithaverypersonal,intimateGod who loves me deeply. Itchangedmeforever.

The next day, Fr. Minh cel-ebratedahealingMass,andtheHoly Spirit moved among usagain. Itwasaweekendfilledwith God’s power. I left witha fresh awareness of how im-portantitistobebaptizedintheHolySpiritandtopraywithoth-ersforthatexperience.

Acoupleofweekslater,Iwaspresent at a Life in the Spir-it Seminar, a short course the

So many people, many of them professing to be followers of Jesus, negate the power that the Holy Spirit wants to pour forth in their lives so that they can be effective wit-nesses for Him. Those folks need a “dose of the Ghost!”

CharismaticRenewalusestoin-troducepeopletothegiftsoftheHolySpiritandpraywiththemtoactivatethosegiftsintheirdailylives.Therewasashortpresen-tationonwhattoexpectandtheimportanceofbeingopentotheHoly Spirit’s gifts, particularlythe gift of tongues. Then, webrokeintosmallgroupsandbe-gantoprayforthebaptismintheHolySpirit.

It’s been my experience thatoncepeoplehaveopenedto thegift of tongues, the rest of thegifts of the Spirit come muchmore easily. However, asmanytimesasI’veprayedoversomeone for the baptism in theSpiritI’malwaysalittleuneasybecause I don’t want to stressyieldingtotonguessomuchthat

itbecomesablocktowhatJesuswantstodointhatperson’slife.This time, thegroup leaderandIhad severalmen toprayover,and we did, asking the Lord torelease thegifts of theSpirit inthem,andwelistedsomeofthegiftsoutloud.Weworkedwiththem,givingthemenalittle“ex-ercise” to start their voices go-ing, and reminded them that ifany new syllables came, to saythemandkeepgoing.

Oneof themen inourgrouptoldmelaterthathe’dbeguntomove in tongues,andcould tellexactly when it happened be-causeheliterallyfelta“release”allofasuddenandrealizedthatwhathewasdoingwasnolongerthe “exercise” that we’d givenhim.Attheendofthemeeting,hetoldmethatheknewthiswasreal,becausehestarteddoingitagain during the closing prais-ing and singing. He’dwantedthe gift of tongues, we prayedforit,andtheLordhonoredthatrequest.

Ileftthatmeetingfeelingim-mensely blessed to have beenthere to help pray with thosefolksforthebaptismintheHolySpirit and to see the Lord re-spondinHislove.

That is incredibly important.Somanypeople,manyof themprofessingtobefollowersofJe-sus, negate the power that theHoly Spirit wants to pour forthin their lives so that they canbe effective witnesses for Him.Thosefolksneeda“doseoftheGhost!” Forthatmatter,sodoI,andI’lltakeitwheneverIcangetit!

How about you? Has any-oneprayedwithyoulatelyfora“doseoftheGhost?”


Flannery O’Connor symposium LAFAYETTE

OurLadyofWisdomChurch& Student Center in Lafayette,in conjunction with Friends oftheHumanitiesandDeepSouthMagazine,willpresentasympo-sium of speakers and activitiesbased on the Southern GothicwriterNovember9-10.

Anevening receptionwillbeheld at the UL Alumni CenteronNovember9.OnNovember10, “Flannery O’Connor: TheLegacy of a Southern Catho-licWriter” will be presented inUL’s Jeanmard Hall, in com-memoration of the 50th anni-versary of O’Connor speakingat UL Lafayette and the recentdiscovery of a recording of hertalk. Symposium speakers willincludeauthorizedO’Connorbi-ographerWilliam Sessions, andWheaton College English pro-fessorChristinaBieberLakeandFarrellO’GormanfromBelmontAbbeyCollege;bothhavewrit-ten books on O’Connor.Topicswill cover everything from theauthor’s life,workanddeath toherCatholicvisionandphiloso-phies she shared with WalkerPercy.

For more information on thesymposium and a full scheduleof activities, visit http://ourla-dyofwisdom.org/get-involved/symposium/.

St. Genevieve School in Lafayette is very proud to announce that 23 of its seventh graders have qualified for the Duke Talent Identification Program! These students qual-ified to take the ACT this year based on their national percentile score of a 95 or higher in major subtests of the Stanford Achievement Test last March. This is a great honor and a wonderful achievement for these students! Photo submitted by St. Genevieve School

St. Genevieve School Duke T.I.P. Qualifiers

contiued from page 28Guglielmone surprised them byturningthediocesanportionbackovertothemfortheiruse.

During the ceremony, severalpeople referred to the railroadtracksinKingstreewhichareanapt symbol. It was once a pros-perousrailroadhubbutnowisaquiet town with a population ofabout 3,300. Over the genera-tions, the tracks served as a di-visionbetweenblackandwhite,poorandrich,anduntilthesistersarrived,residentssayfewpeopleeverventuredacrossthemtohelpeachotherandlearnmoreabouttheirneighbors.

InastatewhereCatholicsmakeuponly4percentofthepopula-tion, thearea surroundingKing-stree has a history of suspicionandoutrighthostility toward thechurch.Priests,religiousbrothersand sisters who ledoutreach ef-fortsintheareaduringthe1950sdealtwith threats from the localKu Klux Klan chapters becauseof their faith, and because theyled programs for the area’s im-poverishedblackpopulation.

By the early 1990s, the KlanwasgonebutCatholics stillhadonlyatinypresence.Ecumenicalactivitywasrare.

Thesistersweren’tputoffbythisor theirneighborhood’srep-utation for poverty and crime.Theirgoal, theysay,was to live

Felician Sisters among the people and listen tothem.

“When people asked us whatwe would be doing here, I saidwewillfallinlovewiththepeo-pleandtheywillcallforthwhattheyneed,”SisterJohnnasaid.

AfewdaysaftertheFeliciansmoved into their house, a littlegirl knocked on the door andaskedwhen theywouldbeopenfor business. Out of that visit, athrivingafter-schoolprogramwasborn.Otherservicesfollowedasthe area’s needs became appar-ent.Todaytheministryoccupiesfourbuildingsalongone sideofThorneAvenue.

They knew their work waschanging hearts and lives whenMethodist and Presbyterianwomen arrived at the center toaskhowtheycouldhelp.

“Theydaredtocrossthetracks,and that was a new beginning,”SisterJacquelinesaid.

Now, 11 different Christiandenominationsandmorethan60volunteers of all ages and racesworkwiththesisterseachweek.

“Iamsoproudof thisaward,soproudofwhatwe’vebeenableto do and proud for the people

we serve and work with,” Sis-terSusanne said. “God iswork-ing through us. We’re simplytheconduits.Thistownhasbeenblessed.”

Defending traditional marriage is prophetic, not reactionary, pope says byCatholicNewsServiceCASTELGANDOLFO,Italy(CNS)

Defendingtraditionalmarriageisnotanexpressionofbackwardthinking, said Pope BenedictXVI, but of values essential tothefutureofhumanity.

“Marriage and the family areinstitutions that must be pro-moted and defended from everypossible misrepresentation oftheir truenature, sincewhateverisinjurioustothemisinjurioustosocietyitself,”hesaid.

The pope made his remarksSept.21inatalktoFrenchbish-opsvisitingRometoreportonthestatusoftheirdiocesesandmeetwithVaticanofficials.

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LAFAYETTESts.Leo-SetonCatholicSchool

inLafayetteisgettingreadyforits“Merchants&Mistletoe”holidaymarket.Thecommitteehasbeenbusyorganizingtheevent,whichis scheduled for Friday, Novem-ber 9 from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00p.m. The market will be held inthe schoolgymnasium locatedat502St.LeoStreetonthefrontageroadattheintersectionofI-49andI-10.

Sts. Leo-Seton prepares for holiday marketMerchantsandartisanswillbe

offering artwork, jewelry, homedécor and accessories, outdooritems, monogrammed items,women and children’s clothing,gourmet treats and much moreavailable for purchase. Conces-sionswillalsobeavailable.Tick-etscanbepurchasedinadvanceoratthedoorthedayofthemarket.

For ticket purchase and moreinformationpleasecall(337)314-0808.

Shown at a recent committee meeting are (L/R) Felicia Richey, Leah Naquin, Tonya LeBlanc, Dana Roger and SLS Events Coordinator - Debbie Touchet. Photo submitted by Sts. Leo-Seton School

ABBEVILLEFacultyandstudentsofVer-

milionCatholicSchoolinAb-bevillewerepleasedtorecentlyreceiveavisitfromOlympianhopeful Caleb Leindecker.Calebvisitedtheschooltoad-dresstheschool’sEagleFam-ilyGroups,whichrepresentanAdvisor/Advisee System forthe comprehensive supportofstudents,parentsandstaff.

Caleb was already a well-established athlete when hisfootball career was interrupt-ed by an untimely accidentwhich led to the loss of oneofhis legs. Fighting throughpain and adversity, he even-tually returned to the fieldastheballholderforfieldgoalsandextrapoints.Hisjourneyofrehabilitationandpersever-anceearnedhimthefirstHighSchool Football RudyAwardinFebruary2010.The awardexemplifies character, cour-age, contribution, and com-mitmentthroughfootball.

Caleb took this honor onestepfurther,however,bychal-lengingEagleFamilyGroupsto exemplify these character-istics througheveryaspectoftheir lives—not just football.Healsofocusedontheimpor-

Olympian hopeful visits Vermilion Catholic

Caleb Leindecker (right) and Joey Faulk (left), a member of the Vermilion Catho-lic football team. Photo submitted by Vermilion Catholic School

Fourteen Vermilion Catholic students participated as volunteers for the Miles Perret Games of Acadiana. The annual event is a free family fun day. Photo submitted by Vermilion Catholic School

tanceoffaithandfamilyasaningredienttosuccess.

Caleb Leindecker contin-uestoinspireeveryoneheen-counters, and he is currentlyplanningamove toColoradototrainforthe2014Paralym-pics, where he plans to com-peteinsnowboardracing.

In related school news,congratulationstothe14Ver-milionCatholic studentswhorecently volunteered for theMilesPerretGamesofAcadi-ana.


byKathleenToupsLAFAYETTE

The25thanniversaryofreli-giousprofessionof twoSistersofOurLadyofSorrows,SisterMary Coleman and Sister Ma-vis Champagne, was recentlycelebrated with a special MassintheCathedralofSt.JohntheEvangelist. The two are staffmembers at Our Lady of Wis-domCatholicStudentCenteronthecampusoftheUniversityofLouisianaatLafayette.

The mother house of thecommunity is in Shreveport,and Bishop Michael Duca ofShreveport was the celebrantof the anniversary Mass. AlsopresentwasBishopRonaldHer-zogofAlexandria.FatherChes-terArceneaux,pastoroftheCa-thedral,washomilist.

Bishop Duca greeted thecongregationandexpressedhisgratitudetoBishopMichaelJar-rell of Lafayette for permittinghim to celebrate Mass “in thiswonderfulandbeautifulCathe-dral.”Hecommendedthesistersbecause “they bring music andministerstofamilyandfriends,”citing the religious communityasamodelofparishlife.

“Weallserve,”BishopDucasaid, “and bring our talents totheserviceoftheChurch.Itisagreatjoytocelebratethisan-niversarywiththesisters.”

FatherArceneauxemphasized“itisaprivilegetocelebratethisdaywithSisterMaryandSisterMavis as they have been closefriends of God for 25 years ofliving theconsecrated lifewiththeSistersofOurLadyofSor-

Sisters celebrate 25th anniversary of professionrows. I welcome my brotherpriests who have come to cel-ebrate with the sisters, to cele-bratethisgreatmilestonewhichisadivinegiftofGod.”

Father Arceneaux also com-mended the jubilarians for the“sametrustandzealtoloveandserve God that Blessed Elisa-bettahad,thatyouSisterMavisand Sister Mary had, that youleft everything behind trust-ing God would lead and directyouinHisway. . . .IthasbeenaprivilegetoservewithyouatOur Lady of Wisdom CatholicStudentCenter.

“Today as we gather here, Ithankyouforyourbeautifulcom-mitment. . .Ithasbeenabless-ingandIpraythat togetherwecantrulygrowinaholierlifeaswegrowold.Irememberwhenyou came to the student centerin2004,youbroughtsomethingof a completion to the missionwehadtriedtoaccomplishwiththestudents.Yourwitness,yourzeal your love, your ability tocounselanddirecthavebeenagreat gift to the Church. Maythe Lord continue to bless andstrengthenyou.”

Father Arceneaux concludedhishomilywiththesong“HowBeautiful,”whichspeaksoflov-ing the Lord and letting Christreigninourworkandthecom-munity.

In addition to the two bish-ops,clergypresentincludedFa-thers Thomas J. Madden, S.J.,andAugustThompson,wholedthe prayer of the faithful; Fa-thersDonPiraro,RothellPrice,CyprienEze.

While studying the Holy Trinity, Mrs. Krantz’s 5th grade classes at Carencro Catholic School completed an activity that encouraged students to look up Bible Scriptures regarding the Holy Trinity then illustrate the scripture. Photo submitted by Carencro Catholic School

Students learn about the Holy Trinity

IOTAStudentsatSt.FrancisSchool

in Iota recently returned for thestart of another academic year.Members of the school’s 4-HClubarealreadylookingforwardto several projects, includingDemonstrationDay,Germanfest,andworkshops.

Thisyear,St.FrancisSchool’s4-H Club intends to focus onlearning more about varioustypes of cancer. Members willlearn more about the researchscientists are doing in the fieldof treatment, and are consider-ing the organization of a spe-

Back to school at St. Francis in Iotacial fundraising project to raisemoneyforthecause.Thisfocusis inspired by 4-H leader Mrs.Aline Hebert, who is a cancersurvivor. She will be assistedthroughout the year by 4-H of-ficers Ray-chelle Miller, BeauHebert, Brylee Siebert, CollinFontenot, Lilly Zaunbreacher,Madison Sittig, Corinne Fruge,andAshelyMiller.

The 4-H Club is looking for-ward to learningmore about allthe things they can personallydo to make a difference in thisvery important area of medicalresearchandcare.


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In Opelousas, the St. Joseph Society recently presented a check for $1000 to Father Jaison Mangalath, SVD, pastor of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, for the purchase of church vestments and a gift to the Sisters of the Holy Family. The society, which consists of 49 members, worships and enjoys fellowship at Holy Ghost Church on the second Sunday of each month. Photo submitted by Charlene R. James

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LAFAYETTEDeacon Cody Miller will be

conducting a five-week courseontheTotalConsecrationtoJe-susThroughMary,accordingtoSt.LouisdeMontfort.ClasseswillbeheldatSt.PiusXChurchin Lafayette beginning on No-vember5;theywillcontinuetomeetat7:00p.m.forfivecon-secutiveMondays.

OnMonday,December8,par-ticipantsintheTotalConsecra-tion course will conclude theirexperiencewiththecelebrationof theConsecrationMass,alsoscheduled for 7:00 p.m. TheMass will be celebratedbyFr.Hugh Gillespie, SMM, author,missionary, and evangelist oftheMontfortMissionaries.

Thoseinterestedinparticipat-ingareurgedtocallandregis-terearlyduetolimitedseating.Registrationmaybecompletedby contacting Deacon Cody

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Miller by telephone at either(337) 849-7963 or (337) 856-5936,[email protected]. Registrationmayalsobecompletedbycon-tactingAshtonMoutonat(337)232-4656 or [email protected].

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The Votive Mass of TheBlessed Mother is open toall who wish to attend. LearnmoreaboutyourfaithandwhyBlessed John Paul II, BlessedMotherTheresaofCalcuttaandSt.MaximilianKolbelovedthewritingsofSt.LouisdeMont-fort,andlearnhowwecanfullylive our Baptismal promisesthroughJesusandMary.

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dent,FrancoisHollande,andPrimeMinister Jean-Marc Ayrault havepromised to promote the legaliza-tion of same-sex marriage and ofadoption by same-sex couples. Ifthe measure passes, France wouldbecome theninthEuropeannationto recognize same-sex marriage.France legalized same-sex civilunionsin1999.

The family, which is the foun-dationofsociety,“is threatened inmanyplacesbyafaultyconceptionofhumannature,”thepopetoldthegroupof32bishops.

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Defending marriage dependent,hesaid.“Defending life and the family

in society isn’t retrograde, ratherit’s prophetic,” he said, because ithelps “promote those values thatpermit thefulldevelopmentof thehumanperson.”

The pope also noted France’scelebration this year of the sixthcentenaryofthebirthofSt.JoanofArc, whom he has suggested as amodelforChristianpoliticians.

“One of the most original fea-tures of this young woman’s holi-ness is precisely the link betweenmystical experience and politicalmission,”thepopesaid,callingSt.Joana“modelofsecularholinessintheserviceofthecommongood.”

Lafayette Diocese hosts meeting of New Orleans Provincial Council

Employees of the diocesan central offices were invited to attend Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop Glen Provost of the Diocese of Lake Charles inside Immaculata Chapel, during the recent meeting of the New Orleans Provincial Council. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin

The Diocese of Lafayette recently hosted a meeting of the New Orleans Provincial Council, bringing together the bishops of Louisiana and representatives of priests’ councils from throughout the New Orleans province. The primary purpose of the Council is to provide a forum for communication between the bishops and priests of the province. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin


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Adecadehasnowpassedsincethe United States Conference ofCatholicBishops (USCCB)estab-lished the Charter for the Protec-tion of Children and Young People in response to theprominentneedto address child sexual abuse byclerics of the Roman CatholicChurch in the U.S. Though cer-tainly reactive at the time, in the10 years since its inception, theCharterhastakenrootasastrongpro-activeapproachnotonlytoad-dressingthechildsexabuseprob-lemhead-on,butalsotocreatingasafer environment for thenation’schildrenandyoungpeoplethrougha comprehensive education andawarenessprogram.

As it was established by theUSCCB, the Charter provides a“set of procedures for addressingallegationsof sexualabuseofmi-nors by Catholic clergy” as wellas “guidelines for reconciliation,healing, accountability, and pre-vention of future acts of abuse.”

USCCB’s Charter for protection of children/young people reaches 10-year milestone

The complete text of the Charter is available for online viewing atwww.usccb.org/ocyp.

TheCharterstrivestocreate“asafe environment for childrenandyoungpeople”bydesignatingclearprocedures for (according to theUSCCBwebsite):

• making prompt and effec-tiveresponsetoallegations;

• cooperating with civil au-thorities;

• discipliningoffenders;• providingformeansofac-

countabilityforthefuturetoensuretheproblemcontinuestobeeffec-tivelydealtwiththroughanationalSecretariat of Child and YouthProtection and a National ReviewBoard.

Asaresultofimplementingtheseprocedures in all Roman Catholicdioceses throughout the country,over the last 10 years the Churchhasbeenresponsiblefor:

• the training of more than2.1millionclergy,employees,andvolunteers in parishes in how tocreate safe environments and pre-

Did You Know?Know Your Kids’ SchoolParentsandguardianshavetheprimaryresponsibilityforprotectingtheirchildrenfromallpotentialharm.Whenchoosinganursery,daycarecen-ter,orschool,parentsshouldinspectthebuildingandgroundstomakesuretherearenoareaswherechildrenplayorworkthatare“offlimits”toparents.Suchfacilitiesshouldhaveapolicythatwelcomesparentstovisitthecenterorschoolwithoutpriorappointment.

Online Child SafetyInJune2000,astudytitled“OnlineVictimization”wasconductedfortheU.S.DepartmentofJustice.Inthestudy,anationalsamplingofchil-drenfoundthatapproximatelyoneinfivechildrenhadreceivedasexualsolicitationorapproachovertheInternetinthepreviousyear.OneinfourchildrenontheInternethadunwantedexposuretonakedpeopleorpeoplehavingsexinthepreviousyear.Onein33childrenhadreceivedanaggressivesexualsolicitation—asolicitorwhoaskedtomeet themsomewhere, called them on the telephone, or sent them mail, money,orgifts.Today,evenmorechildrenintheUnitedStatesareonline;un-doubtedly,ifanationalsamplingofchildrenwastobeinterviewednow,thesenumberswouldbeevenhigher.AspervasiveandtemptingastheInternetcanbe,itisessentialforparents,teachers,andmembersoftheclergytobeknowledgeableandfluentinboththenegativeandtheposi-tiveaspectsoftheInternet.Parents,teachers,andmembersoftheclergymustspeakveryopenlyaboutonlinechildsafetyissues.

For information regarding your school/parish Safe Environment pro-gram, please contact your local Safe Environment Coordinator. A list of these individuals can be accessed online at www.diolaf.org, under the SAFE ENVIRONMENT tab.

ventchildsexualabuse;• the preparation of more

than5.2millionchildrentorecog-nizeabuseandprotectthemselves;

• background checks onmorethe1,887,000volunteersandemployees, 166,000 educators,52,000clericsand6,000candidatesforordination.

One might ask, however, howhas theChurchachieved this, andhowdoesitsubstantiatethesenum-bers?TheansweralsolieswithintheCharter itself,whichoutlinesaspecificauditingprocessthatmon-itorsthecomplianceofalldiocesansafe environment programs. Inaccordancewiththisauditingpro-cess, every diocese in the U.S. isrequired to submit its annual pro-gramdatatotheUSCCB’sNation-alReviewBoardforanalysis.Theinformationfromthesedataaudits

allows theUSCCBtoconfirmthenumbersgivenabove.

In addition to the annual dataaudits,everydioceseisalsosched-uled to undergo an onsite auditeverythirdyear.Onsiteauditsareconducted by Stonebridge Busi-nessPartners,whovisitthediocesetopersonallyreviewallrelatedsafeenvironmentrecordsinordertoen-suretheiraccuracyandcompliancewith the Charter. The LafayetteDiocesewillundergo its regularlyscheduledonsiteauditneartheendof2012,withresultstobereleasedsometimeinearly2013. Admin-istratorsherearepleasedtoreportthatallpastauditsfortheLafayetteDiocesehaveshownittobeinfullcompliance with the stipulationsof the Charter since its originalimplementationin2003.


St. Landry Church hosts Lt. Fr. Verbis Lafleur memorial MassOPELOUSAS

St.LandryChurchinOpelou-sas recently hosted the annualMemorial Mass for Lt. Fr. Jo-sephVerbisLafleur,alocalmili-tary chaplain who perished inWWII. This year marked the68thanniversaryofhisdeath.

It was with great excitementthis year that the Fr. LafleurCommittee also announced thecreation of the Lt. Fr. JosephVerbis Lafleur Scholarship En-dowment Fund. For the lastseveralyears,thecommitteehassought to establish a perpetualscholarshipendowmentinordertoassistyoungpeopleinneedtoreceive an education in Catho-lic schools and also to educatethese young people about theheroiclifeofFr.Lafleur.ThisisinkeepingwiththeministryFr.Lafleur had to the youth in theplacesheservedasaseminarianandpriest.

The hope was to establish a$1,000scholarshipforaneighthgrade student entering highschool in the three places thatprovided Fr. Lafleur his rootsbefore he entered into militaryservice: OpelousasCatholic inOpelousas,SacredHeartinVillePlatte, and Vermilion CatholicinAbbeville.Intentionsweretoaward these scholarships basedon an active faith life, virtue,knowledgeofthelifeofFr.Laf-leur,andfinancialneed.Inordertoproduce the required incomefor these scholarship, approxi-mately$100,000wasneededtoestablishtheendowment.

The establishment of the en-

A photo of Lt. Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur, from St. Landry Church in Opelousas. Photo by Sherri Landry

Bishop Glen Provost of the Diocese of Lake Charles, who served as main celebrant and homilist for this year’s Memorial Mass, gathers with other participants around the memorial statue which stands in front of St. Landry Church. Photo by Sherri Landry

An impressive crowd filled the church as people joined together to remember the selfless deeds of this dedicated priest and military man who never returned home from his service during WWII. Photo by Sherri Landry

dowment was considered to bea long-term project for the Fr.LafleurCommittee,untilagen-erous benefactor agreed to do-nate exactly half of the fundsneeded. Mr.Alex Theriot dis-coveredabiographyofFr.Laf-leur,But He Dies Not,whilevis-itngareligiousbookstore.Hewas so movedby what heread that hecontacted thecommittee andvolunteered todonate$50,000for the estab-lished of thee n d o w m e n tfund,aswellasan additional$3,000tofundthe first threescholarshipstobeawarded.

Thus, inMay 2012,three studentsbecame thefirstrecipientsoftheLt.Fr.Jo-sephVerbisLafleurScholarship.As reported in the Septembereditionof theAcadiana Catho-lic,thesestudentswereCarolineLandry of Vermilion CatholicSchool inAbbeville, Louis La-bruyere of Opelousas CatholicSchool in Opelousas, and SilasMatthew Brou of Sacred HeartSchoolinVillePlatte.

Mr.Theriot’sdonation to theendowmentwasmade,however,with the understanding that thecommittee would continue to

workwith the localcommunityin order to raise the remaininghalfofthemoneyneededtoen-suretheperpetuityoftheschol-arship fund. Todate, thecom-mittee is pleased to report thata total of $20,000 has alreadybeenraisedforthiscause.

Now, the com-mittee is reachingouttothechurchesand schools of thearea, asking forassistance in rais-ing the remain-ing $30,000 whichis still needed.Through thesefundraisingefforts,thecommitteealsohopes that indi-viduals will helpto spread thewordabouttheavailabil-ity of the scholar-ship,andtheheroicand inspirationallife led by one ofthe diocese’s ownnativesons.

To learn more

about the scholarship fund,please write to the Fr. VerbisLafleur Scholarship Fund, careof St. Landry Church, 1020N. Main Street, Opelousas, LA70570. Anyone who wishesto include a donation by checkshouldmake thecheckpayabletoTheLt.Fr.JosephVerbisLaf-leur Scholarship EndowmentFund.”


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CROWLEYThe 2012-2013 school year

is now underway atRedemptor-ist Catholic School in Crowley.Principal Louis Cramer and Fa-therMatthewHigginbothamwerepleased to welcome four newmembers to the faculty: BrentMouton (technology), MargaretDoucet (Pre-K), Martha Hodge(7th grade), and Donna Sarver(5thgrade).

In addition to new facultymembers, therehavebeenafewother changes implemented inconjunctionwiththenewschoolyear.Forinstance,tieshavebeenaddedtotheboy’sdresscodeontheschool’sMassDay.Thereisalso a new fountain on campus,donatedtotheschoolbythefam-ilyofMrs.AnnClaireMeaux,inhermemory;Mrs.Meauxwasaformerteacherattheschool.

“Mrs. Ann Claire came toworkatRCSinAugustof2005,”stated a release prepared by theschool. “She taught 3rd, 4th,5th, and 6th grades during her

News from Redemptorist School

six years with us. She was verypassionate about teaching. Herstudents learnedmorethanwhatwas written in their textbooks.Her life experiences were a bigpart of her teaching and she al-wayshadastorytogoalongwitheachlesson.Shetreatedstudentsliketheywereherownchildren.She showed much compassiontowards them and they alwaysknewtheycouldgotoherforhelpandadvice.Mrs.AnnClairewasa wonderful person and a greatasset toourschool.She issadlymissedbyeveryoneatRCS.”

Redemptorist Catholic Schoolwould also like to congratulateone of its students, Tony Arse-ment, for placing second at theJuniorBetaClub’sNationalCon-ventioninNorthCarolina.Tony’spoetry was awarded at DistrictDayandthestateconventionsaswell.Hereceivedacashprize.

Principal Louis Cramer (far left) and Fa-ther Matthew Higginbotham (far right), welcomed four new members to the Re-demptorist Catholic staff. They are (L/R) Brent Mouton (technology), Marga-ret Doucet (Pre-K), Martha Hodge (7th grade), and Donna Sarver (5th grade). Photo submitted by Redemptorist Cath-olic School

Father Higginbotham blessed the foun-tain that was recently donated to Re-demptorist Catholic by the family of former teacher Mrs. Ann Claire Meaux. Photo submitted by Redemptorist Cath-olic School

Congratulations to the new officers for the St. Basil Knights of Columbus #10721 in Judice. From left to right they are: Larry Gisclair (Trustee), John Fontana (Grand Knight), David Leblanc (Financial Secretary), Mark Campos (Chancellor), Diddy Parent (Deputy Grand Knight), Gerald Wagespack (Recorder), Fr. Rex Broussard (Chaplain), Jerry Gaspard (Warden), David Leger (Outside Guard), Jim Bonin (Vocations Direc-tor), Fred Arsement (Treasurer), Louis and Borges (Inside Guard). Not pictured are Lloyd Broussard (Advocate), Robert Leblanc (Trustee), and John Touchet (Trustee). Photo submitted by Rick Latiolais

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Bishop Michael Jarrell, Teurl-ings Catholic Chancellor HamptonDavis,andPrincipalMichaelBoyerwelcomed faculty, staff, the entirestudentbody,visitingclergy,alumni,parents, representatives of the Dio-cese of Lafayette and communityleaders to the first event to ever beheldatthenewRebelStadium.TheBlessing and Dedication Ceremonymarked the official opening of aproject thathasbeendecades in themaking.

“Congratulations to theTeurlingsfamily.Theyhaveworkedhardandshouldbeveryproudofthishistoricday,“saidBishopMichaelJarrell.

“Before we turn our attention tosports,wewantedtofirstturnatten-tiontoGodandaskforhisblessing

Teurlings blesses & dedicates new stadium on every student athlete that willplay in this stadium,” added Chan-cellor Hampton Davis. “This is atremendous day for our school andis the result of years of hard work.We are grateful for the support ofour parents, alumni and communitymembersthatdiligentlyputforththeeffortrequiredtobuildsuchabeauti-fulfield.”

“Fordecades,thewordhasalwaysbeen‘Onedaywewillhaveastadi-umatTeurlings.’Onedayisfinallytoday,”addedPrincipalMikeBoyer.“Thisisemotionalforthealumni,thecoachesandourcurrentstudentath-letes,whohaveallwaited foryearsforafieldtocallhomerighthereoncampus, and we couldn’t be moreproudofwhatwehavebuilthereforgenerationsofstudentstocome.”


LAFAYETTEHoly Cross Church in Lafay-

ette invites everyone to attend aspecialMassofHope&Thanks-givingonTuesday,October9at7:00p.m.TheMasswillbecel-ebrated by Fr. Howard Blessingforalllovedoneswhohavebeenaffectedbybreastcancerandoth-ertypesofcancer.

Mass of Hope & ThanksgivingAsmallreceptionwillalsobe

held following the Mass, withdoor prizes to be awarded. Ev-eryoneinattendancewillalsore-ceiveaspecialmementotobringhome.

Forfurtherdetails,pleasecon-tactHolyCrossChurchat (337)984-9636.

LAFAYETTEHeeding the Pope’s call to a

New Evangelization, Our Ladyof Fatima Parish in Lafayettehas launched a new formationprogramforthe6th,7th,and8thgrade students of their parish asa part of their ongoing FatimaYouth Ministry program. Theprogram has been developed tohelpyoungCatholic teensmakethe right decisions as they de-velop into young adults. FatherMichaelRusso(Pastor)theyouthministrystaff,andparentvolun-teers collaborated to adapt andcreate aCatholicparents’guide,curriculum,and lessonplans forthe students and the parents ofteensenrolled.Theteamadoptedtheverse“Lord,givemealisten-

New youth program launched at Our Lady of Fatima

ingheart”astheirevangelizationtruismfortheprogram.

After careful review of the“7 Habits of Highly EffectiveTeens”coursebySeanCovey,ahighly recommended programworld-wide,theFatimateamen-hancedthecoursebydevelopingnecessaryCatholicmaterialsandlessonplans.

Atapre-retreatmeeting,FatherRussogaveparentsasnapshotoftheinformationtheirteenswouldbetaughtattheSummerRetreat.FatherRussosharedwithparents,“Our teens are future Catholicparents and religious, deservingthe greatest opportunity to live

Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Lafayette has launched a new formation program to tar-get 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and help them make the right decisions as they develop into young adults. Photo submitted by Our Lady of Fatima Parish

“Our teens are future Catholic parents and religious, deserving the greatest opportunity to live true holiness,” said Father Michael Russo. “Our hope is to support the vocation of Catholic parents through the parent class and guide we developed.” Photo submitted by Our Lady of Fatima Parish

trueholiness.Ourhopeistosup-portthevocationofCatholicpar-entsthroughtheparentclassandguidewedeveloped.”

Thesummerretreataddressedtheteen’sdecision-makingskillsrelated to loving and honoringtheirparents; inaddition, lovingtheirbrothersandsistersandtheirfriends, when choosing friendsandbeingafriend.Theteenspre-paredskitsbasedontheirlessonslearned and performed skits fortheirparentsduringthesummaryformationsessionatthecloseof

theretreat.In preparation for a spring

formation session, “Prolife, Sex& Dating”, the teen and parentsviewedashortfilmonthedevel-opment of a baby from concep-tion to birth. The Fatima teensendedtheirdayofretreatwiththecelebrationoftheSaturdayVigilMasshonoringourteensandtheirfamilies.Parentsministereddur-ingtheMassaslectorsandmin-isters of Holy Communion. TheteensministeredasushersfortheMass.Theprogram is being ex-pandedandhasbeenadoptedasanannualformationprogramthatwillleadFatimateenstoJesus.

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the crisis may also have helpedhimtogethismessageacross.

With turmoil over the moviespreadingacrosstheMiddleEast,the papal visit suddenly becamea much more dramatic and thusmoreappealingstorytothesecu-lar press, which probably gave itmorecoverageasaresult,observedMsgr.JohnE.Kozar,presidentofthe Catholic Near East WelfareAssociation,whoattendedthepa-palevents.

For the Lebanese, the pope’swillingnesstotravelinspiteofse-curityconcerns--hetoldreporterson the plane from Rome that hehad not considered canceling thetrip and that no one had advisedhim to do so -- powerfully un-derscored his commitment to thecountryandtheregion.

“ThemerefactthattheHolyFa-thercameatthisdifficultmomentis an indication that Christiansherearenotforgotten,”saidHabibMalik, a professor of history atLebaneseAmericanUniversity.

The pope’s visit served as ashowcaseforLebanon,whichforyearswasamodelofpeacefulco-existence and religious freedomin the Middle East. The show of

enthusiasm across sectarian andpoliticallines,inanationstillre-covering from the 1975-90 civilwar,was adramatic statementofunity to theoutsideworld and totheLebanesethemselves.

Epitomizing the welcome byMuslim leaders,Lebanon’sgrandmuftigavePopeBenedictawrittenmessage stating that “any attackon any Christian citizen is an at-tackonIslam.”AndasLebanon’sDaily Star newspaper reportedSept. 17, Lebanon President Mi-chelSuleimancitedtheunanimityamong political factions over theweekendinarguingthatthe“waytocapitalizeonthepope’svisitisviadialogue.”

PopeBenedictwouldnodoubtagree, while limiting his short-termexpectations.Ashe told thepresident in his arrival speech,Lebanese society’s “equilibrium,whichispresentedeverywhereasanexample,isextremelydelicate.Sometimesitseemsabouttosnaplikeabowwhichisoverstretchedor submitted to pressures whicharetoooftenpartisan,evenselfish,contrary and extraneous to Leba-neseharmonyandgentleness.”

Whatprecisely thosepressuresmight be, the pope prudently de-clinedtosay.

KPC #54 celebrates St. Peter Claver Day

Knights of Peter Claver Council #54. Photo submitted by Winfield Ledet

Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Court #54. Photo submitted by Winfield Ledet

In St. Martinville, the Knights of Peter Claver Council and Court #54 recently celebrated St. Peter Claver Day. The groups did so by attending Mass at Notre Dame Church.

KPC Juniors Brown Bag Project

Junior Clavers of District IV recently gathered at the Robicheaux Center in La-fayette to show their dedication to follow in the footsteps of our Patron Saint, Peter Claver by participating in the 2012 Brown Bag Project. The Brown Bag Project is an annual nationwide endeavor where all junior courts and councils join together and donate items on local shelter’s wish lists. Participating in the project were Ct 51, Ct 76, Ct 84, Ct 206, Ct 242 Br 84 and Br 242 totaling 49 juniors and 98 combined hours of community service hours. Photo submitted by Janece Riser

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DameinIndianaforthreeyearstofurther her artistic studies, but itwas not until the late 1980’s thatSr.Catherinebegantomakeacon-nectionbetweenherloveofartandthebenefitsitincorporatedintoherreligiouscalling.

Around1986,Sr.Catherinewasasked to teach art to religious sis-tersandalsosomepriestsaspartofa special sabbaticalprogram. Shereadily agreed, and then began towonder how she could go aboutteachingart toadultswhoperhapshad no previous training or eveninterestinthearea.TheanswertothatquestioncamewhenSr.Cath-erine considered it from a slightlydifferentangle.

“Thatwaswhenitdawnedonmethatartcanbeaministry,”shesays.“Youdon’thavetoknowarttodoartandprayer—anybodycanlearntopray.It[art]canbringoutsome-thing within a person, somethingthat they see in the art but maybetheycan’texpressitwithwords.”

Since thatrevelation,Sr.Cathe-rinehasembracedthisideaofwhatart and faith can do for her, andeagerlyshareditwithothersinthesamegenerousmannerinwhichherfather and Sr.Ann Carmel Seguraonceshareditwithher.

“I thank God every day for thegiftofmyart,”saysSr.Catherine,“andfortheabilityhehasgivenmetoshareitwithothers.”

Though Sr. Catherine has studied many types of art over the years, one of her fa-vorite styles is pencil drawing, reflected in the piece she designed to help the La-fayette Diocese commemorate the Year of Faith. Photo by Stephanie R. Martin


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Sacred Heart School faculty enjoys retreatatthePaxRenewalCenter.Heisthe author of several books, in-cludingGod Wears Tennis Shoes: Spiritual Reflections For Those Who Minister to Catholic Young People.

The retreat was a wonder-ful way for the staff to get mo-tivated for the new school year,whilecentering theirenthusiasmonloveforChristthrougheduca-tion.

The Knights of Peter Claver Fourth Degree Prosper Bijou Assembly #16 and St. Cath-erine of Sienna Chapter #16 recently held their Annual Luncheon at St. Edward School Cafeteria in New Iberia. The event’s theme was “Traits of a Virtuous Christian” and those in attendance heard from guest speaker, Gracious Lady Stephanie Bernard. Awards were presented to Sir Knight Wilbert Youman (Sir Knight of the Year), Sir Knight Lawrence JeanBatiste (Hardest Working Sir Knight), and Gracious Lady Virgie White (Mary L. Merrill Award). Several National, State, and Local Officers were also present from the Noble Order. Photo submitted by Sherial Scott

KPCannual luncheon

WASHINGTONUSCCB

The U.S. Conference ofCatholicBishops(USCCB),inan ongoing effort to more ef-fectively reach Hispanic andSpanish-speaking Catholics,has launched a Spanish-lan-guage page on the social-net-working site Facebook. Thepage, which can be foundat www.facebook.com/US-CCBEspanol,willfeatureava-rietyofupdatesfromUSCCBonnews, issuesof concern totheCatholicChurchandfaith-buildingresources.

“Hispanicsmakeup16per-cent of the total U.S. popula-tion,almost40percentofU.S.Catholics, and 50 percent ofU.S.Catholicsunderage25,”said Bishop John Wester ofSalt Lake City, chairman ofthe U.S. bishops’ Commit-teeonCommunications.“It iscritically important to engagethis demographic, especiallythroughtheexpandingfieldofsocialmedia,andprovidethemwithaccurate,qualityinforma-tion that encourages them togrowintheirfaith.”

InavideomessagepostedinSpanishonthenewpage,Bish-opJaimeSotoofSacramento,

U.S. bishops launch Spanish-language page on Facebook California, chairman of US-

CCB’sCommitteeonCulturalDiversity,saidthebishops“aregrateful for the rich contribu-tions of culture and faith thatHispanicsbringtothiscountryand to our Catholic Church,”and invited them “in a spiritof faith and kindness” to usethenewpageto“communicateanddialoguewithus.”

Content posted to the pagewill include the essay “CosasOrdinarias, amor extraordi-nario:MotherTeresaandLatinAmerica” by TIME Maga-zinewriterDavidVanBiema,whichdepictsMotherTeresa’smissionaryworkfromTijuana,Mexico to Chile. The authordescribes her work with thepoor and how the Missionar-ies of Charity are establishedin65cities inLatinAmerica.Additionally,photoswillshowMother Teresa in her earlyyears helping the poor andsick, her connection to OurLadyofGuadalupeandShrineinTijuanabuiltinhername.

USCCB has moderated anEnglish-language page onFacebook at www.facebook.com/usccb since 2009. It iscurrently “Liked” by over40,000 people. USCCB alsoprovidesEnglishandSpanish

feedsonTwitterathttp://twit-ter.com/usccb and http://twit-ter.com/USCCBEspanol.

The launchof thepage co-incides with Hispanic Heri-tage Month. Concurrently,USCCB’sSecretariatforCul-turalDiversityannouncednewstatistics that reflect the ac-celerated growth of Hispanicpresenceindiocesesandarch-diocesesnationwide.Statesin-

cludingNorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Alabama,Kentucky,Mississippi and Tennesseehave experienced over 100percent growth over the lastdecade, according to theU.S.Census. The information isavailable online: www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/cultural-diversity/hispanic-latino/de-mographics/


OPELOUSASBest wishes go out to Sr. Mad-

eleine Sophie Hebert, MSC, whorecentlycelebratedher100thbirth-day. Sr. Madeleine was born FayWilhelminaonAugust29,1912inMorgan City, Louisiana to Kath-erine Beatrice Vinson and JuliusPeterHebert.Shehadtwosisters,ConnieLeeandMarguerite,andabrother,Julius,whoaredeceased.

Sr. Madeleine began her earlyeducation at Sacred Heart Catho-licSchoolinMorganCityandwastaught by the Marianites of HolyCross.Inarecentconversation,shesaidthatshewasimpressedbythededicationof theSistersandfeltacalltobecomeaMarianite.How-ever,thecallfadedforawhile,butitreturnedandgrewinitssincerityand intensity. Under thedirectionofoneoftheSisters,shetaughtthekindergartenclasstheyearfollow-inghighschoolgraduation.

At 18years of age, she enteredthe Marianites on September 8,1930.ShemadeherfirstvowsonAugust9,1932,herfinalprofessionon August 9, 1935 and embarkedon what would become a lifetime

Religious sister celebrates 100th birthday with communityofremarkableexperiences.

While completing a degree ineducation at Loyola University inNew Orleans, her early years ineducation were spent as teacherand principal in several Catholicschools inNewOrleans,Franklin,MorganCity,andVillePlatte.WhatshedescribedasverysurprisingwasthecallfromtheMarianiteProvin-cialinearly1955tobeginstudyinghospital administrationatSt.Lou-is University. After successfullycompleting the course of studies,she became the first administratorof Opelousas General Hospital inOpelousas,Louisiana.SisterMad-eleineremainedforsevenyears inthatrole,guidingthehospitalfromits earliest beginnings and initialstruggles to becoming a growingand developing major health careinstitutioninthisregion.

In 1964, she was elected Supe-riorGeneralorMotherSuperiorofthe Marianites to lead the world-wide Congregation. From theMotherHouseoftheCongregationinLeMans,France, she served inthispositionfor13years, learningtoconverseandcarryoutbusiness

affairs in French while overseeingthe implementationof thechangesdemanded by the Second VaticanCouncilforallreligiouscongrega-tions.

In 1977, she returned to NewOrleans and was again called intoleadership service by the Maria-nites.Thistimeshewasnamedtoatwo-foldroleofprovincialcouncil-orfortheLouisianaProvinceoftheCongregation and as thePresidentofOurLadyofHolyCrossCollege.Itseemsthatoneofthesepositionswouldhavebeenchallengeenoughforonepersonyetshewasabletofaithfullyfulfillbothbecauseofherinnate leadership skills, her com-mitmenttoeducation,andherdedi-cationtotheCongregation.

Alwaysreadyandeagertoserve,she left New Orleans and went totheDioceseofAlexandria-Shreve-portin1982.Theresheministeredasco-directorofthePermanentDi-aconateProgramandassistedwiththearchivesoftheDioceseandren-dered service at Maryhill RetreatCenterinPineville,LAintheBookStore.

Being well aware of her manygifts, the Marianite leadershipaskedhertousetheseskillsbetween1991-1994, to write theAnnals oftheCongregation.Shespenttimebetween Louisiana and France toorganizeandwritethishistory.

FollowingthecompletionoftheMarianiteAnnals in 1994, she as-sisted in the Development Officefor theCongregation and in1996,she began to work as Congrega-tional Historian and Assistant Ar-

chivist.Somenotablefirstsinherlife

include:-First Marianite to serve as

principalatSt.Maryof theAn-gels Elementary School, NewOrleans.

-FirstMarianitetoearnamas-ter’sdegreeinTheologyfromSt.Mary’sCollegeinIndiana.

-FirstMarianitetogiveapre-sentationattheconventionoftheNationalCatholicEducationAs-sociation.

-First Marianite to study andearnadegreeinHospitalAdmin-istration.

-FirstadministratorofOpelou-sasGeneralHospital.

-First religious elected Presi-dent of the Louisiana HospitalAssociation.

-FirstMarianitetobere-elect-ed to three terms as SuperiorGeneral since Mother Mary oftheSevenDolors, firstSuperiorGeneraloftheMarianitesinthe1800s.

Sr. Madeleine Sophie Hebert, MSC


Pray for our Seminarians

Fr. Kevin BordelonVocation Director

Diocese of Lafayette

Rev. Mr. Neil PettitSt. Mary, Mother of the Church

Lafayette

Charles “Billy” MassieSt. John Cathedral

Lafayette

Dennis BoudreauxSt. Theresa Abbeville

Rev. Mr. Dustin DoughtSt. Genevieve

Lafayette

Rev. Mr. Brian HarringtonSt. John Cathedral

Lafayette

Rev. Mr. Andre MetrejeanOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Rev. Mr. Mark MileySacred HeartNew Iberia

Patrick BroussardSt. John Cathedral

Lafayette

Bro. Nicholas DupreCommunity of Jesus Crucified

St. Martinville

Sam FontanaSt. Pius XLafayette

Stephen PellessierSt. Mary, Mother of the Church

Lafayette

Branson CambreSt. Pius XLafayette

Quinn HebertOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Chris CambreSt. Pius XLafayette

Alex AlbertOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Michael RichardSt. Bernard

Breaux Bridge

Matthew HebertSt. Mary Magdalen

Abbeville

Rene PellessierSt. Mary, Mother of the Church

Lafayette

Payton BourqueSt. John Cathedral

Lafayette

Joseph BoustanyOur Lady of Fatima

Lafayette

Blake DubrocOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Ben FrederickOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Alex LeBlancOur Lady of the Lake

Delcambre

Ben PitreSt. LandryOpelousas

Kyle WhiteOur Lady of Wisdom

Lafayette

Donald BernardSt. Pius XLafayette

John MillerSt. LandryOpelousas

Joe NelsonOur Lady of Perpetual Help

New Iberia

Elliot RobichauxOur Lady of the Lake

Delcambre

Andrew KilleenSt. Pius XLafayette

Taj GloddSt. Theresa

Crowley

Matthew BarzareSt. Anthony

Eunice

Michael DeBlancSt. Joseph

Parks

Photos by Paul Kieu

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Travis AbadieSt. Elizabeth Seton

Lafayette


Seminarian Burses

287 Msgr,. John Disch Burse253 Serra Club Burse357 Therese Esteves Burse #4355 Gabriel Lucas Memorial Fund (Morse) Burse360 Lay Honorees Burse #5202 Bishop Jeanmard Memorial Burse203 Bishop Jeanmard Assumption Burse204 Bishop Jeanmard-sacred Heart Burse205 Msgr. Amable S. Doutre Burse206 Msgr. Joseph Peeters Burse207 Msgr. Louis Massebiau Burse208 Msgr. George Mollo Burse209 Rev. Louis P. Castel Burse210 Rev. Julian Van Exem Burse #1211 Bishop Duburg Assembly Burse212 Henry Lastraps Burse213 Genevieve Lastrapes Burse214 Church Point Burse220 St. John Marie Vianney Burse222 Rev. Auguste M. Viel Burse223 St. Andre Fournet Burse224 Julie Landry Burse226 A.C. Maraist Burse227 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #1228 Rev. Moise Hebert Burse229 Jeff Bienvenu Burse230 Immaculate Conception Burse #1231 Gaspard Petitjean Family Burse232 Msgr. John A. Vigliero Burse233 Lay Honorees Burse#1235 J.M. Lapeyre Family Burse237 St. Stephen Burse238 M/M P.J. Reiners Burse241 John Joseph Borel Burse243 Msgr. L.C. Habetz Burse245 Rev. J. Otto Jud Burse #1246 Rev. J. Otto Jud Burse #2251 Msgr. Hubert A. Lerchen Burse252 St. Theresa Burse #1255 CDA Burse #1256 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #2258 Heck & Langlois Guillot Burse259 M/M Fournet Burse #1261 Rev. OJ. Chauvin Burse262 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #3263 Denise & Erin Canan Burse265 O’Neil Hebert Burse267 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #4269 Lay Honorees Burse #2270 Military Chaplains Burse273 Bishop Schexnayder Memorial Burse #1

277 Bishop Schexnayder Memorial Burse #2279 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #5282 Caliste A. Duplantis, Jr Burse285 Rev. Verbis Lafleur Burse #1289 Msgr. Lawrence Fournet Burse296 A Priest Burse #1298 Msgr. Paul Fuselier Burse #6299 James J. Frey, Sr Burse302 Ben & Louisa Larriviere Burse305 Laperouse Family Burse306 Marcel/alfred Gaudet Burse #1307 CDA Burse #2310 Msgr. George Bodin Burse311 Rev. Verbis Lafleur Burse #2312 M/M Milton Esteves Burse313 Sacred Heart Parish, Ni Burse314 Luke/Rita Bernard Burse315 Marcel/Alfred Gaudet Burse #2316 Marcel/Alfred Gaudet Burse #3317 Marcel/Alfred Gaudet Burse #4320 Lay Honorees Burse #3321 Fr. Jean Paradis Burse #1324 Msgr. Albert Bacque Burse #1325 Fr. Raphael Gauthier Burse #1328 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse329 Sonnier Burse333 Lay Honorees Burse #4334 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse #2335 Msgr Edward D. Fruge336 Pro-life Priest Burse338 M/M Milton Esteves Burse #2339 M/M Milton Esteves Burse #3341 Luke & Rita Bernard Memorial Burse #2342 Coignard/Gremillion Burse343 St. Theresa Of Lisieux Burse344 Eula Mae Bernard Burse345 Leonas & Alice Freyou Fam Memorial Burse349 Bishop’s Helper Burse #1350 Bishop’s Helper Burse #2353 Nativity Of Our Lady Burse361 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse #4362 St. Jude Burse365 Msgr. Guy Lemoine Burse369 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse #5371 Mildred Arceneaux Burse374 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse #6382 Rev. Raymond Robitaille Burse #6 (Anonymous)

What is a seminarian burse?Aseminaryburseisa“named”portionoftheseminaryendowmenttrust

fund,whichwasstartedfortheDioceseofLafayetteintheyear1919.Burs-esarecommonly“named”eitherbythepersonorpersonswhoestablishedthem,orinmemoryofadeceasedlovedone.

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

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

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

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

Atthistime,atotalof98burseshavebeencompletedfortheDioceseofLafayette.

IncompleteBurses

Who can establish and contribute to a seminarian burse?

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

How is a seminarian burse established?Anyonewhoisinterestedinestablishinganewseminarianbursemay

alsocontacttheOfficeofVocationsat(337)261-5690.

David Rozas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Rozas. He is sponsored by St. Peter Church in Carencro and is currently in his fourth college year at St. Joseph Sem-inary College, LA.

Rev. Mr. Garrett Savoie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Savoie. He is spon-sored by Assump-tion Church in Mire and is currently in his fourth theology year at Notre Dame Seminary, New Or-leans, LA.

Andrew Schum-acher is the son of Mr. Scott Schum-acher and Dr. Pam Darr. He is sponsored by St. Michael Church in Crowley and is currently in his pre-theology (first) year at St. Joseph Seminary College, LA.

Brent Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Smith. He is sponsored by St. Martin de Tours Church in St. Martinville and is currently in his pre-theology (first) year at St. Joseph Semi-nary College, LA.

Bro. Brian Webre is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward We-bre. He is spon-sored by the Com-munity of Jesus Crucified and is currently in his third theology year at St. Philip’s Seminary in Toronto.

Complete Burses

219Msgr.Wm.J.Teurlings (13,417.00)236JohnE.Lee,Jr. (9,324.60)239St.Joseph (9,076.48)242LeeC.Lavergne (7,079.73)244Rev.JulianVanExem#2 (12,524.06)248Msgr.AlphonseMartel (11,000.00)253SerraClub (15,534.49)254RustyRandol (1,742.76)260St.Theresa#2 (5,697.46)266Paul&MaryKarre (2,105.00)268M/MFournet#2 (570.65)271Rev.J.a.m.VanBrero (710.00)272MsgrP.AlexandreBorel(1,625.00)274MsgrEmeryLabbeBurse (6,310.00)278MsgrDanielBernard (3,674.64)281HarryVanTielFamily (3,969.00)283NoemieL.Petitjean (2,000.00)284Msgr.DanielHabetz (6,590.00)286P.J.Reiners#2 (9,500.00)288Rev.OscarDrapeau (2,000.00)290Rev.P.G.J.Kemps (1,000.00)291LucilleM.GriffinMem.(5,000.00)292Anonymous (10,470.00)293Msgr.FernandGouaux (4,770.00)294RobertA.FreyMemorial (7,360.00)297APriestBurse#2 (12,400.00)308Harold/RubyMoreauFamilyMemorial(5,000.00)309LibbyHolcombreMemorialBurse (2,000.00)318Msgr.MarcelMurieBurse (5,260.00)319Marcel/alfredGaudet#5(1,942.80)322FrJeanParadisBurse#2(5,000.00)323CharleneRichardBurse (3,030.00)326Fr.RaphaelGauthierBurse#2 (3,757.17)327Msgr.AlbertBacqueBurse#2 (325.00)330Rev.VerbisLafleur#3 (8,250.00)332Ben/louisaLarriviereBurse#2 (3,750.00)337Col.ChapKennethBienvenuBur (13,714.99)340Rev.JamesDoironBurse (2,272.17)346Msgr.AlexanderO.SigurMem. (2,250.00)348Rev.J.WilsonMatt&MireFam (500.00)351SonnierBurse#2 (11,300.00)352St.EdmondChurchParish (9,000.00)354CDA#3 (10,750.63)355GabrielLucasMemFund(Morse) (15,194.21)356Mrs.LouiseWhite (10,110.00)358ThereseEsteves#5 (7,516.49)359St.PeterPar-NewIberia(10,422.35)363RamonaCrosbyBennerfield (2,180.52)364St.JudeBurse#2 (8,030.00)366A.Otis&EttaHebertMemorial (5,000.00)367BishopO’DonnellBurse(3,545.00)368ReverendJulesSpeyrer (10,000.00)370Msgr.BurtonMoutonBurse (10,700.00)375Rev.CharlesMarinBurse (500.00)376BishopJeanmardBurse (5,714.00)377MarieFranquesKennethLacaze (3,000.00)378BishopGerardFreyBurse (12,522.00)379Rev.MoiseHebert#2 (3,403.61)380LayHonorees#6 (3,974.50)381Mrs.DorphiMarieDuhonMem. (2,181.50)382AnonymousRetiredPriest#7 (15,000.00)383JamesK.BourqueMemBurseFund (4,330.00)384BishopSchexnayderBurse#3 (940.19)385Fr.MikeBakowskiMemBurse (3,400.00)386Coignard/GremillionBurse#2 (2,500.00)387InMemoryOfMr.&Mrs.ScrantonMouton(9,000.00)388BlessedJohnPaulII (2,600.00)389Rev.DonaldLegerMemBurse (935.00)390Clarie&AllenAnding(13,000.00)

September Donors375J.GomerAnding 400.00389TheChurchHouse 500.00390J.GomerAnding 13,000.00

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Bishop Jarrell appoints new Diocesan Disaster Coordinator

Catholic Charities disaster relief volunteers distribute donated food and supplies to victims still surrounded by floodwaters of Hurricane Isaac in Paulina, La., Sept. 6. Five deaths were attributed to Isaac. Many had feared the storm would be a repeat o f Hur-ricane Katrina seven years earlier, which caused 1,827 deaths. CNS photo/Darlene Aguillard, courtesy Catholic Charities


Bishop Michael Jarrell has ap-pointed Mr. Ryan Fitzgerald toserve as the Diocesan DisasterCoordinatorfortheLafayetteDio-cese.Mr.FitzgeraldwillfulfillthisroleinconjunctionwithhisroleasRisk Manager for the diocese, apositionhehasheldsinceFebruary2010.BishopJarrell’sdecisiontoappointMr.Fitzgerald to serveasthediocese’sDisasterCoordinatorwas due in part to his recent per-formanceincoordinatingdiocesancommunications during the threatofHurricaneIsaacinlateAugust.

Mr. Fitzgerald has relieved Fa-ther William Blanda as the dio-cese’spreviousDisasterCoordina-tor.WhenFatherBlandawasfirstappointed to theposition in2005,hedevisedaspecificDisasterPlanfor thediocesetoensurea timely,coordinated, and unified response

to any sudden threat, natural orotherwise,whichmightoccurany-where throughout the eight civilparishesof theLafayetteDiocese.Since its inception, this DisasterPlan has been regularly reviewedand revised by the diocesan ad-ministration; these revisions haveallowedtheplantotakemaximumadvantage of the latest resourcesand technological advances avail-abletotheLafayetteDiocese.

InhisroleasRiskManager,Mr.Fitzgeraldhastakenontherespon-sibilityofworkingwithallentitiesof the Lafayette Diocese—centraloffices, church parishes, Catholicschools,anursinghome,andotherforms of community housing—topromote an attitude of pro-activepreparedness. By promoting thiscultureof safetyandsecurity,Mr.Fitzgerald is helping these enti-tiestolearnhowtorecognizeandresolve potential hazards in their

individuallocationsinordertopre-ventaccidentsfromoccurring,andalsohowtorespondtoanaccidentordisaster shouldoneoccur. Hisexperience in thisareaplaceshiminaveryopportunepositiontoalsoserveasDiocesanDisasterCoordi-nator.

As Diocesan Disaster Coordi-nator, when a disaster occurs Mr.Fitzgerald will be responsible forgathering field information fromall of the various diocesan enti-tiesmentionedabove.Hewillalsocoordinate the dissemination ofthat field information to membersof the diocesan administration, aswell as other diocesan personnel,sothatinturntheymayutilizetheinformation inreal time tofurthercoordinate their necessary indi-vidualresponses.Thiswillincludethereleaseofpertinentinformationto local media sources to furtheraid in theproperdissemination toallpeopleofthediocese.

In the event of a disaster, Mr.Fitzgerald will work closely withDeacon Ed Boustany, Director ofthediocese’sSecretariatofCatho-licCharities,topreparefortheim-mediatestartofrecoveryeffortsassoon as environmental conditionsallow.TheSecretariatofCatholicCharities was formed in May ofthis year, allowing the LafayetteDiocese to become a full agencymember of Catholic Charities,USA, and thus granting greateraccess to all of the resources andbenefits provided by this networkofmorethan175partneragenciesthroughoutthecountry.WhileMr.Fitzgerald’saftermathfocuswillbetoassistthediocese’sinternalenti-ties in accessing and recuperatingfromanydamageswhichmayhavebeen suffered,DeaconBoustany’sfocuswillbe tocoordinateeffortstoassisttheoutlyingcommunities,Catholicandnon-Catholicalike,indoingthesame.

Diocese of Lafayette’s Secretariat of Catholic Charities aids area’s flood victims

This past March, portions of the Lafayette Diocese experiencedheavy rains and flooding which affected approximately 1,400 resi-dents of theAcadiana area. Communities that were hardest hit in-cludedCarencro,ChurchPoint,andArnaudville.

In response to this disaster, church parishes within the LafayetteDiocese’s Central Region took in a special collection to help thoseinneedwithrecoveryefforts. Thediocese’sSecretariatofCatholicCharitiesalsorespondedbyobtaininganEmergencyAssistanceGrantthroughCatholicCharities,USA.

Altogether,thefundsprovidedbytheseendeavorshasallowedthediocesetoextendassistanceto83families,inanamounttotalingmorethan$50,000.

TheDioceseofLafayettewouldalsoliketoextendawordofthankstoallthosewhocontributedtothespecialcollectionstakenintheCen-tralRegionforthispurpose,aswellastoallthosewhovolunteeredtheirtimeandefforttohelptheirneighborsduringthistimeofneed.


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