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take so much for granted in my daily life. I walk to the door, flip a switch; the light goes on, bathing the room in illumination. I step into the kitchen, open the faucet, and safe, drinkable water pours forth. I open the fridge, and theres food enough to eat, including snacks. Many mornings I walk from my residence to church to celebrate Mass. Not only does the parish community provide me with a comfortable home, but we also share a safe, beautiful church in which we can gather to hear Gods word in sacred Scripture, recall the Last Supper and then be sent into the world to be the presence of Christ. Not once do I worry that some natural disaster may sweep all this goodness away. Nor do I worry that human violence or persecution will prevent me from worshiping God freely in the fashion that is of my own choosing. I do not fear for my life as I walk or drive the streets of my small mid-Michigan community. Although, at times, I wonder about and am The goodness even saddened by our nation's direction, I never find myself thinking that that I experience life would be so much better if I were to pick up and move elsewhere. I am in my daily living blessed not to worry about such things, but I do also recall that but for a few 1s a reflection of generations past, my ancestors did. a tremendously Lately, I find myself being more deliberate in remembering that the source generous God. It of alii enjoy is not simply a renection of human generosity or my own is also built upon meager skills. The goodness I experience in my daily living is a renewon of a the lives of so tremendously generous God. It is also built upon the lives of so many people many people who who sacrificed a great deal and upon whose shoulders I now stand. I am also sacrificed a great increasingly aware that there are those among us, unseen or unrecognized , deal and upon who are living this sacrificial reality at this very moment. whose shoulders I Malambow Abdiqadir has known fear, persecution, and danger for a good now stand. portion of his young life. Having ned war-torn Somalia, he has found a family, safety, freedom and a new life here with the help of Catholic Refugee Services. Fr. Bennett Constantine, a native Sri Lankan, is helping his homeland to recover from the tsunami which wreaked such devastation upon the lives of so many half a world away. That area's recovery will not be measured in weeks or months, but rather in years. Fr. Bens efforts are helping to restore the fundamental basics needed for life and foster continued awareness about the long road to recovery which lies ahead of so many who call the Indian Ocean basin home. These early weeks of autumn are a time to gather the bounty of the year's harvest. With this time comes thankfulness to God - for blessings received and shared, freely given and unmerited -blessings that are neither our due nor our right. They are God-given gifts and should be acknowledged as such, accepted, shared and returned. And so our journey in FAITH continues. - Fr. Dwight Ezop is Editor of FAITH Mag;a:in<! and pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Judc

what you'll get out of this issue Dear Fr. Joe: Why doesn't God answer my prayer? 6 In the know with Fr. Joe - fr. joseph Krupp

What can we do to overcome evil with good? 8 from the bishop

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aturday morning's sleepy silence is broken with a blaring "zip, bam, boom." It's just after 7 a.m., but Otto Rocket and his sister Reggie already are careening down a mammoth ramp on extreme snowboard course. Their speedy soundtrack echoes from the TV through our ventilation ducts and fills the house.

In fewer than 30 minutes, Chuckie, Tommy and the rest of the Rugrats will encounter a skunk or attempt to escape Grandpa Boris' lax supeiVision, and then at 8, its time for an hour ofjimmy Neutrvn, ~ Genius. Saturday morning canoons remain a ritual in my home, bridging the gap between high school and third grade. Bonding through the humor of Bikini Bottom and 1immys Fairly Odd Pan:nts, my children hang out together as the characters of their favorite animated shows drop by for a weekly visit to share their unlikely adventures. Theres only one problem with canoons on Saturdays: Watchthem can corrupt a childs

like most things, canoons look different than they did a generation ago. There are fewer talking animals in the tradition of Bullwinkle and Underdog. Instead, todays shows feature wide-eyed child-heroes with names that sound like sushi varieties who engage in regular conflicts with extraordinary villains. The characters live in mythical places where their magic powers enable them to safeguard humanity from week to week. Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Digimon and Xiaolin rescue the planet from the forces of evil several times before breakfast, usually \vith a judidous use of air, fire, water and earth. Its all organic in canoon crime-fighting these days. Corrupting? Not even a little. - M:aryhctlt !licks

..- Find out what Is corrupting about Saturday morning cartoons exclusively on www.FAITHmag.com. Read the rest of Marybeth's article, along with other exclusive stories, Interviews and news events.

... Claim to fame: Bertilla was bom to a family of poor farmers in Brendola, Italy. Her father was an alcoholic who sometimes became so violent while drunk that his family had to flee. Despite the hardships of her childhood, Bertilla discov· ered she had a vocation. She entered the convent of the Doro· thean Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Vicenza when she was 16. She went to work as a nurse in the hospital at Treviso, originally working in the children's diphtheria ward. When war broke out, she cared for wounded soldiers.

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... What made her a saint: During World War I, she cared for military patients, volunteering to do the most humble and menial tasks of nursing, such as cleaning and taking the ardu· ous night shift. As the bombs fell and air raid sirens sounded, some of the pa· tients were too 111 to be evacuated and had to stay in the ward. Bertilla volunteered to remain with them, even though she too was terrified. She prayed with the injured men throughout the attacks and comforted them. ... Lowest moment: Her service eamed her the respect and love of the soldiers, and the jealousy of a superior, who removed Bertilla from nursing duty and put her to work in the laundry. The mother-general of the congregation, hearing of Bertilla's demotion, put her back into nursing, and when the war ended, made her head of the ch~dren's ward. ... Best quote: Bertilla was nicknamed the MGoose", because of her apparently limited intelectual capacity. No one thought much of her brain·power. But she was devout and holy, tel~ng her supe· rior, ~reach me...I want to become a saint~ ... How she died: Sr. Mary Bertila suffered from a painful tu· mor, and surgery was unsuccessful to remove it. She kept taking care of the sick, though, even when she was in agony. She died at the age of 34. ... Prayer: St. Mary Berti/la Boscardin, you are truly an example of simplicity and purity. Pray for us that we may also be given the gift of "becoming like little children" in the sight of our Lord. We ask this through Jesus' name. Amen. - tll;abctlt Solsburz

Dear Fr. Joe: Does God make evil happen? If God created everything, did he create evil? What does God choose and what does God allow? What was the point of the crucifixion - was it necessary? K, bunches of yummy questions here; the first three are similar so I'll talk about them together -lets go: First, does God make evil happen? If you look at an article I recently wrote, I commented on what evil is. To briefly summarize, evil is a lack of good. Think of it like a glass of water. Optimist and pessimist jokes aside, we do define whether something is a glass of water by how much water it has; the more water you take out, the less accurate it is to call it a glass of water. In the same way, the more good we take out of a situation, the more evil it is. So, did God create evil? No- evil isn't something, it is a lack of something. Take that apan in your mind for a bit and see if it helps. Second, what was the point of the crucifiXÂˇ ion; was It necessary? Absolutely. lets take a look

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financier in the Bible? A: Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

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circumstances, but is part of the mystery of Gods plan ...." (CCC599)

"The Scriptures had foretold this divine plan of salvation through the putting to death of 'the righteous one, my Servant' as

promised them that they would be a mystery of universal redemplike God. All they had to do to get tion, that is, as the ransom that would free men from this life was disobey God. Adam and Eve The more good the slavery of sin." we take out of agreed to this deal (CCC 601) The emphasis and Âˇ handed over the is mine here; please a situation, the more evil it is. So, reins" to the devil. Sin read the rest of 60 l in and death carne into your catechisms - it is did God create evil? No; evil isn't the world, as well as dynamue. something, it is a the ability to choose See, when our first lack of something. right and wrong. Beparents sinned. their cause of this decision, actions introduced sin the law was born. The law basically and death into the world. They gave people a list of what was the made, quite literally, a deal with right thing to do and whm was the the devil. In this deal, the devtl www.FAITHmag.com

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II+ At a recent choir practice, we asked parishioners of St Andrew Parish in Saline: How do you see good overcoming evil In your life?

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Through the power of prayer, I experience changes for good in my life. Sometimes they are external changes and sometimes they are changes within mel

wrong thing to do. result of his "yes" to God. He cried out in the garden, "Not my will but The problem with the law was and is that it only addresses the yours be done." This is in contrast actions of people and not their to us. Adam and Eve chose a way hearts. Plus, it encourages arthe devil assured them would lead rogance, because as it turns out, to a divine life, but really only led it is quite possible to follow the to death. jesus, by saying ~yes" to law perfectly and claim death, trumped that disobedience and ushÂˇ you arc righteous all Âˇ~esus' violent on your own. You can death was not the ered in the possibility see yourself as obeyof life for us all. result of chance ing God and yet treat in an unfortunate WOW! people with contempt! coincidence of Jesus didn't just Anyone who works in circumstances, die for us though, he the church can tell you but is part of the also rose for us. His of brushes with people mystery of God's death made possible who understand, know pIan ... .II (CCC 599) the resurrection. His and follow the law, yet resurrection transtreat people in a way that is comformed us. Look at Romans 6; Paul reminds us that our sinful detely unacceptable. ~~ Now, since the law became, in nature (the one given to us by the the words of Paul, a trap- and only legacy of Adam and Eve) has been put to death by jesus. When jesus worsened the cycle of sin,Jesus entered the picture. A key component rose, he restored in us the freedom to the story ofjesus is his death. of the children of God. jesus' death came in part as a So, did j esus need to die? Yes.

Toni Murphy: I think prayer and fellowship with other Christians is the way to face the evil that comes into my life.

His death put our sinful natures to death. jesus also needed to rise, to restore our nature to Gods goodness and grace. jesus' obed1ence even unto death trumped our disobedience in the quest for false life. Jesus' death also made possible his resurrection, which gave us new, transformed hearts of flesh. Blessed be the name of the Lordt Hey, l am out of space ... more next month. Enjoy another day in Gods presence! e - fr. j oseph Krupp

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Brian Erickson:

Mostly in everyday types of things. Through prayer, ... I can see my own faults more clearly and, with Jesus' help, am beginning to overcome some of them.

When 1was born, my mother had just been placed in an iron lung to combat the effects of polio. She once told me she promised God that if she and I survived, she would

give me back to him. I can't remember anything I wanted to do more than become a nun, and 1entered the postulancy of the Sisters of St. j oseph in 1967. I was devastated when 1

realized I was not being called to community life. It was like breaking off an engagement. Later, 1dated and fell in love, but I knew God was not calling me to marriage. I knew God was inviting me to respond to his invitation of love. I just didn't know how, since the only vocations I'd ever heard while growing up were that of marriage or religious life, and I didn't fit either. As I entered my 30s, people were constantly telling me, "Don't worry. your day will come." 1knew my day had to be now - and decided to give the religious community life another try. I reapplied to the Sisters of St. joseph, requesting that I be allowed to move through the process at my own pace - and Gods. 1needed to know 1was not in a program, but engaged In a process. 1had been inÂˇ volved in RCIA for a long time, and I realized that journey mirrored the path I was now on. 1 felt 1carried the same charism as the SSj s, a community to which 1still have strong ties, but I wasn't sure I belonged in community life.

During discernment, I went to the retreat center at Notre Dame for reflection, prayer and meditation. As 1sat near the lake, writing in my journal, asking to know where God wanted me to be, the line came to me, "Two roads diverged.. ." Suddenly. 1realized there was a third choice open to me. 1was not deciding between community life and marriage - I was deciding between community life and a dedicated single life. The sense of freedom that accompanied this knowledge was breathtaking, and it was then that I dedicated my life to living singly- for God. I have never regretted my decision, nor wished 1had taken another road. My road has been paved, smooth, rocky, muddy, a freeway. a meanderÂˇ ing lane. just like everyones. I have had close, intimate friendships that have strengthened my faith and my call; I must re~ commit myself to it every day. I know that God called me to celibacy, but not to community. 1have had the freedom to be of service at all times. to focus my call on God, and to follow where

deacon long before he asked about it, long before he began his studies and fonnation~ Âˇ =-~~------------------ Often aspirants to the diaconate are St. here Is a story told about Michelangelo. He Vincent de Paul workers in the parish, had a huge piece of marble brought to his studio. He going out week after week, responding to began to sculpt it. A little boy would stop by regularly the calls for financial or material assistance to watch the sculptor at work, as he chiseled bits and that have come to the parish. Or they are men who feel a sense pieces off that stone. they have something more to give to Christ and his church in a Then one day the boy came by and in the studio stood a large more fonnal, public and committed way. stone fion. The boy asked, "Mister; how did you know there was Of course, since most deacon candidates are manied men, a lion in that stone?" the church requires discernment of wife and husband together. - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - A married deacon, in effect, is living two God-given vocations ,.. This legend brings to mind what many pastors say about - the call to maniage and family, which is primary, and the call to a parishioner who senses a call to the diaconate. "He was a holy orders as a deacon. - Fr. Matt Fcdcw:~

I believe he has led me. I have been blessed with opponunities for solitude and prayer, where 1 can draw strength from my loving with Christ. Today, as I walk closely with those who journey through the process of Christian initiauon, I know that l have been blessed and have been called to be of service to others by my vocation. l believe there is a radical difference between someone who is single and m transition - waiting to see where God is leading, and some· one who has made a commitment to a single life in his service. I wish the church had a forum for an outward profes. sion of this call; 1would like to stand before my friends and family and say, "This is what 1have been called to do. I am taking the road less lveled, and it has made all the differ- Eblnc: Oudl•ll• as

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Single people are often defined by what they are not. They are not married, not a member of a religious community. Others seem to assume that the single person simply never found the right mate or didn't have a religious vocation. And sometimes that is the case- people are single because of a spouse's death, a divorce, or never having found a life partner. people are single as a positive state of be-

conscious decision. God calls and an intentional creation of all of us to live fully our baptis· a spiritually nurturing com· mal call to holiness. Holiness munity. But being single also is more than our status as a means freedom - the freehusband, wife, sister or priesl dom to live a life of service It is our response to God's to God and his church. Many call - the surrender of our who are called to this life have lives to his love. described the Discernment of a God calls all of incredible sense single vocation, like us to live fully our of freedom they any other, requires baptismal call to experienced when prayer and listen· holiness. Holiness is they responded ing, the work of the more than our sta- to God's call to Holy Spirit. tus as a husband, singleness. For those who wife, sister, or priest In a fully feel called by God It is our response realized vocation, to a single life, to God's call -the dedicated singles there are risks and surrender of our find themselves rewards. Being enriched by their lives to his love. single means being parish comvulnerable in the world; there munities, nourished by their is no spouse to support you, intimate relationship with God no religious community to up· and filled with joy in their hold you. It requires an enor· response to this call. mous amount of trust in God - £11ubrth Sols burg

n Bishop Mengeling, we are blessed with the soul of a thoughtful and compassionate pastor. Fr. Charlie Irvin recently interviewed him about the problem of evil. His wisdom and pastoral experience illuminate this issue for all of us:

...,. How do we as priests help people who have suffered evi~ either because of natural disasters or because of the decisions of others? The first thing is to recognize the uniqueness of each in-

dividual person. There is no set recipe we can follow. The main thing we must do is to simply listen. Let people speak. Do not dominate them. Let people get everything they are dealing with out in the open. Help them to put all their cards on the table. Once that happens, you can see things as they really are. Keeping things hidden within ourselves only brings trouble. We can't deal with what is not acknowledged - all of that inner turmoil has to come out. This is what happens when people go to confession. The priest or counselor or friend simply listens and lets divine grace do its work. These are truly grace-full moments. Gods graces are at work. Most of the time people know the answers to their problems. Those answers are deep within them. By our engaged listening, we give people in their troubles the opportunity to sort things out. As they speak they're sorting things out. This can be done with prayer, if appropriate, but it also requires someone who is a sympathetic and engaged listener. Both listening and prayer are involved. We need to keep in mind the saying auributed to St. Francis of Assisi, "Preach the gospel always- if necessary use words." I would say, listen always and, if necessary, use words. Nobody knows himself or herself fully. I certainly don't fully know my own self. We shouldn't have the arrogance to assume we know others fully. Thats shamdul. We need to listen to them and help them bring up whats deep within them and sort things out. It works! And many times thats all people really need.

Ill+ Why should people have faHh In the face of suffering? Because faith enables us to sec the whole

picture. Without faith, we're doomed to be imprisoned in our own limited mindset. There is so much self-deception and falsity within us. Faith liberates us from our own self-imprisonment. But it.!; more than imprisonment; it is the denial of our own FAITH Maga:Jnc

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freedom to be \vide open to the totality of reality. There is a greater reality out there that.!; far more than my own little concepts. This is where faith empowers me and liberates me. Faith doesn't cancel out reason- it affirms it. It opens up reason to its fullness.

II+ There are those who say they cannot accept a God who pennHs evil to exist. What would you say to them? I would begin by recognizing the fact that God has bestowed a tremendous dignity on each and every human person- the dignity of freedom, the dignity of our power to make choices. Once given to us by God, the effects of those free choices must be accepted along with the dignity of that freedom. Evil does not come from God; evil comes from human decisions made or not made. A great writer once said, "Our freedom is either our glory or our shame.~ Being free is what makes us in the image and likeness of God. .,. The most terrifying thing about God Is that he lets us make our choices.

Yes, and we humans must accept the consequences of our bad choices. They are of our own doing. We need to remember that all of the rest of creation naturally does Gods will. All other creatures act out of their instinctual natures. In all of living creation there is only one exception, and that is us. God has put us at the apex of creation. We are hts partners on behalf of all creation. Of all Gods creatures, we should be the ones who use freedom in the most positive and effective of ways for the sake of the rest of creation. Everything in creation is doing what is normal and natural to them. We are the only ones who ca choose to make a mess of it and many times we do. On the other hand, we can become the glory of God and of creation. - Most Rev. Carl r: Mcngellng ls the rourth bishop or l:tnslng.

ast forward to 2005. Now a young man, Malambow Abdiqadir sits in his lansing apartment recalling that fateful night. His tale, richly accented with his native language, Kizigua, flows from his tongue and swirls around his wife and young sons who listen from the couch. "We leave the father where he was killed," Malambow recalls. ~When they come you have to run. There are no guns for Bantus. You run to bush and hide. This day, they bring guns to take from us two sacks of maize (com!, two bicycles. !For thislthey kill my father. "That day l leave Bulizaga and hide in bush between my village and Jamame [the nearest city!. Three days I in bush with my uncle and aunt until my sister, Malambow Amina, and brother, Malambow Mohammed, they find me. We go on foot to Kismayu and live in bush there." Terrified of the marauding bands of thieves and insurgents, the family avoided roads as they journeyed toward the relative calm of the Somali city, Kismayu. At 28, his sister Amina watched over Malam bow and her two young children while her husband and brother Mohammed broke the trail through the brush. Despite the babies' needs and Malambows open wound, the horror of their experience drove them further each day. Twenty days after their harrowing escape from Bulizaga, Malambow and his family arrived at the outskirts of Kismayu. Finding two FAITH Magazinr

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small trees in the forest surrounding the city, they tied the trees together to form a canopy and walls that hid them from the hot sun and the thieves wandering the bush in search of new victims. The next day, they began gathering firewood from the bush and selling it to Somali townspeople of Kismayu. Every morning, Malambow and his siblings gathered firewood. Malambow would then walk with his 3-year-old nephew while Am ina carried her baby on her back. Together, they ventured into town and sold the wood on the streets of Kismayu for food. Every evening, they returned to their encampment to share in whatever meal they had earned. After about a week, Malambow's sister took him to a Red Cross station where workers cleaned his wound so it could heal properly. ust as life settled into a routine for Malambows family, it changed again. About three months after they arrived, insurgents and thieves

brought Kismayu to its knees. Violence and chaos swirled through the city streets, dangering all who entered. Malambow explains, ~we live there, take firewood to sell to So-

too much. _ _ _ _ _ _..... People say there is another place we can refugee. We go to Kenya." With the help of some fellow Bantus who knew the bush, Malambow Abdiqadtr and his family walked 40 miles to the relative safety of refugee camps. They joined thousands of Somali citizens of all clans who sought refuge in camps just inside the Kenyan border. Established by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), camps housed more than 160 refugees at the height of the conflict. The UNHCR, CARE and Doctors Without Borders admin-

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and provide services to the of these camps, which still operating today. uring his stay in the refugee p, Malambow Abdiqadir grew . m a boy to a man. Like 95 percent ;fhis fellow Bantu refugees, he had 1ever received any formal education. ~owever, he learned some English ~m a Ugandan refugee. Malambow p.-plains, "I could take him to my ~ousc, and he teach me words and mmar. I get something to talk, tjust a little, no more." He also eked up some English from guests t the hotel where he worked as a baker and from coworkers on some \:onstruction projects. t~habitants

n 1997, on a visit to his brother · Mohammed in a nearby refugee II!~ camp, Malambow Abdiqadir ~ met and fell in Jove with luhizo Amina, a daughter in the family )osting his brother Mohammed. t!uickly Malambow raised money for a dowry and asked luhizo Am~ ina:S father for permission to marry his daughter. In 1998, they wed and began life together in the refugee camp. Their son Musa was born one }'ear later, followed by Mohammed in 2001. Their daughter, Habiba, was born in 2003, but she died of a blood disorder at five months. Since 1995, Malambow Abdiqadir had been applying for refuge in various countries. After rejections from Malawi in 1997 and later from Mozambique, the United States accepted Malambows refugee application in 2004. His sister, Malambow Amina. and her family, had already moved to the U.S. by that time, seuling in Manchester, NH. Malambow Mohammed and four other brothers and sisters are still seeking refuge in the U.S. On Sept. 9, 2004, with the of the local Catholic Refugee ..., ••• nnrc•c: Malambow Abdiqadir and his young family arrived in Ulnsing. Catholic Refugee Services rented and rumishcd a Ulnsing apanment for Malambow and his family in a build·

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ing that houses five other Somali Bantu refugee families. Also with Catholic Refugee Services' help, Malambow Abdiqadir found a pantime job with a local cleaner. Luhizo Amina stays home with young Mohammed and their new baby. Their oldest son, Musa, attends first grade at a nearby elementary school. looking ahead to the future, Malambow Abdiqadir hopes the rest of his story will unfold in the United States. "\ do not like to go back to Africa," he states flatly "1 want to stay for life." For his children he says, "My idea is just to have a chance to make the kiddies with good education, because education is very imponant. In Somalia they can't do because

they know too little. If you have an education nobody can cheat you. If you have no education, you don't know. Nothing you can do." "Now when I talking English, I talk very small English Maybe they can talk big English. When they get good education they can get big job. Maybe they can do more than me." Thinking back to the darkness of hiS night of terror in 1992, Malam· bows gaze becomes intense at the memory. "That night I think too much. I knew I would never forget," he says, Yet instead of vengeance or hatred, his eyes reveal deep determination and, perhaps, a sense of victory. "It is better me to have education," he smiles, "because of what I know now." J)

r. Bennett Constantine knew he had to go home to Sri Lanka. When the tsunami hit in December 2004, Fr. Bennett was drawn to help his fellow Sri Lankans. When asked what he hoped to accomplish so soon after the wave hit, the pastor of St. Peter in Eaton Rapids responded swiftly, "To give the gift of presence, to suffer with them. They are so overcome, they need someone else to lift their arms."

Shocked and overwhelmed by tragedy, the Sri lllnkans needed to tell their stories. One young family had gone to spend Christmas break at the coast. Fr. Bennett tells their story - ~The family consisted of a young couple, her parents and her children. After the fAITH M~gozlnc

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affected in some way. Some lost family members, some lost possessions, some lost their livelihoods. Fishing villages were obliterated. Fishing vessels, the villagers' primary source of income, were destroyed as well. In addition to the gift of his presence, Fr. Bennett assisted in practical and tangible ways. Members of his parish had donated money for him to take to those in need. He gave funds to a seamstress to purchase a new sewing machine so she could resume her livelihood. He gave a convent enough money to purchase a pickup truck so they could resume their ministry. A priest was given enough to replace his vestments, which had vanished in the powerful wave. The bishop of the diocese was presented with a check to divide among the coastal parishes who had lost everything - literally. Fr. Constantine met with Sister Mana Malar, a principal devastated by the complete destruction of her school, which had been built a mere six months before the tsunami hit. ''I gave her a check to

rebuild five classrooms. She was in tears when I gave her that check.~ Struggle has become an everyday occurrence for the people of Sri lllnka. "They have learned to live with the minimum of needs and wants. This has rooted them in the certainty that a strong faith in the lord will see them through anything." Ministering to them in the makeshift camps, Fr. Constantine remarked that no one ever expressed feeling abandoned by God. He said their perseverance and hope is keenly evident in the pride they take in their personal grooming. "Despite hardships, their attire is always

tsunami, only the daughter came back home. She lost her parents and her husband and all of her children. This young mother had a nervous breakdown." Horrors like this were repeated far too often. Virtually everyone who lived anywhere near the coast was

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clean and pressed. It is amazing to watch children emerge from the rice fields in pristine white unifonns to attend school. Fr. Bennett's trip was bit· tersweet. To his joy, he saw the fruits of his labor from his fanner Sri Lankan parish. In the 20 years since he left, 16 women have joined the convent and eight men have been ordained. But he grieves the loss of life and property. and the ruin of the church and school he had enlarged and refurbished in the '70s. "When I saw the town and the church it broke my heart. There is nothing left except the ~lltower and altar." I' Fr. Ben, as he is affectionately known by his parishioners, be· gan his vocational journey in Sri lanka at the age of 10 when his uncle, a priest, planted the seed. His mother was concerned that he was too young to make such a decision, but the parish priest counseled, "Uke Samuel, some are called young." And so, in the seventh grade, on the Feast of the Presentation, he entered the seminary. He was ordained on Feb. 3, 1952 at age 23. Infused with his mothers love of education, Fr. Ben continued his studies in Rome and lon· don. While in Rome he became infatuated with the charismatic movement and attended the First International Charismatic Confer· ence. At that meeting, he sat next to a person from Howell and one from Montrose. Invited to attend a prayer meeting afterward, he met he mother of Fr. Joe Krupp. This was the beginning of a long-djs. tance friendship that eventually led to an invitation to minister in Michigan. The choice to move to H

America did not come without intense emotional struggle. Fr. Ben had been wrestling with the decision for over two years when Fr. John Fackler from Flushing called. Fr. John told him that a prayer group had been praymg for him, and Fr. Ben, committed to following the call of the Holy Spirit, came to believe this move was directed by God. His most recent trip to Sri lanka was also part of Fr. Ben's spiritual journey. Finding it impossible to witness such devastation and not be affected, Fr. Ben said this last trip to Sri lanka had drastically changed him. "I have learned to not let small things bother me. They struggle to be clothed and to eat. We need to let go of our pettiness and concentrate on the bigger picture. ~~ felt very sad to leave my ch1ldhood home town and my people. I felt I was abandon· ing them. On the flip side, I felt happy to be returning to my people and home in Eaton Rapids where I have been pastor for the last 15 years. And then I felt guilty for being happy for myself! .. Consequently, Fr. Ben has made it his personal mjs. sion to raise $100,000 by January of 2006 to rebuild his former parish, also known as St. Peter, in the town of Mullaittivu. His current parishioners have embraced the adoption and support of their sister parish. "1fear the world will forget them in a few months' time. It is my hope that we continue do· ing something for them. H

henitcomesto the question of stealing things like pens, or copies from work, I'm going to assume you listen to your own conscience. However, I would like to explore another resource that we may not even realize we steal - time. I'll bet if we all conducted our own personal time study for a week at work, a number of us would be surprised at the excessive time we spend on personal business, surfing the Internet or socializing. Many are guilty of this because they don't like what they do and are drawn to things that are more interesting. If we were truly using the gifts and talents with which God has blessed us, we would naturally be more focused and productive in our work.

How can we seek God's call in our work? H you lack a sense of purpose at work, you could engage in a focused effort to discem where God is calling you. You might consult your pastor, or consider the services of a spiritual director. Discernment may take months, or even years. In the meantime, in your current position, let go of self-interest and focus on serving the needs of your co-workers. Even If you feel you are not being paid falrty, you are agreeing, by your decision to go to work each day, to perform a job for a particular wage. It is your responsibility and moral obligation to deliver accordingly. You may discover that you belong right where you are - you just need to re-focus the purpose of your work.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that everyone should make legitimate use of his/her talents to contribute to the abundance that will benefit all. (CCC 2429) When our work is not using the gifts God has given us to serve others, I believe we suffer a spiritual conflict and find it difficult to consistently execute our daily tasks. As a result, we not only steal time from our employer, but from the community as a whole as well. -TimRy.m

not enough money? Give some away! Not enough money, too many bills, a debt pile with a lire or ils own. You want ~ the tough answer? The spiritual answer? Start giving more. Not just stewardship as you may know it, but giving of yourself- really stretching. Biblically, you receive tenfold in return for what you give; we've all heard that. This is not a dollar-for-dollar refund, but a spiritual interest payment of blessings and new opportunities. Its looking outside yourself, away from the hand wringing of your own personal dilemmas. You change the focus from What about me? to Wltat about everyone else? The new attitude generates new resources, new sources of blessing. The immovable mountain of debt moves. Or perhaps, because you are now looking up and out to the rest of the world, you can finally see the solutions! Perhaps they were there all the time! Read Matthew 7: 7-12 and start sowing. -John Morris

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Savor the sunset. The end of the day is God's time to demonstrate beauty lavishly in 1 the western sky. This is an ideal time to set aside some time just for the two of you as a couple. The best time is just before sunset. Sit down on the back porch or take a walk - and watch the show. Share \vtth your spouse how God, who just rcnected his majesty to you in the sunset, has worked thiS day in your life. -Tom •mdjoAnnc Fogle

While all families have to negotiate their own methods of communication, particularly if there arc teenagers involved, blended families have unique issues that first-marriage families do not. And since recent surveys suggest that approximately l/3 of American children will live in a blended family before the age of 18, it's important for families to find ways to live peacefully together. In a blended family, the most difficult role IS that of stepparent- that person who has volunteered to raise another persons children, who is often unappreciated or even scorned by those children. ~ Hyou'Ve been called to this wonderfu~ yet hal'n)Wing, role, here are some Ups for successful step-parenUng: • Remember that the children have strong emotional bonds to the biological parent who does not live with them. It is important to encourage and respect those bonds. You are not a replacement for the missing parent. • Discuss parenting roles, preferably before marriage. Often, it works out best for each parent to be the primary disciplinarian for his or her own children, with the stepparent filling in for emergencies and gradually taking on more parental duties. • Once you've had time to establish bonds as a blended family, the step-parent can take a more active role in parenting. It may help to delineate clear family rules so that the step-parent is simply following the household rules and not acting as the "enforcer.ft - Ell:al"''" Solshurg

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n his 1605 novel, Don Quixote de Ia Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes y Saa· vedra writes, "Let us forget and forgive Injuries!' When my son, Ryan, heard this month's topic for my column, he immediately said, KUke the time I was playing ball in the living room and broke your statue of Mary." He rattled off other examples of rule violations from his early child· hood years, concluding with, 5 ••• and you wouldn't have remem· bered if I hadn't reminded you. You've forgotten." As parents, we do manage to forget most of the misbehavior of day·to-day life. But what about situations that involve breaking the trust upon which relationships are based? Sometimes we forgive - knowing that we won't soon forget. The relationship has changed and it will take time to regain trust in our child's judgment. Forgiving Isn't the same as forgetting. The Catechism of the Catholic Church notes that, Kit is not in our power not to feel or to forget an offense; but the heart that offers itself to the Holy Spirit turns injury into compassion and purifies the memory in transforming the hurt into intercession." (ccc #28-13) Forgiveness doesn't mean consenting to the bad behavior. Behaviors still lead to consequences even when the offender has been forgiven. Adolescents may declare, Kif you forgive me, then you should trust mel" But when we pray, Klead us not into temptation," we are asking God to Knot al· low us to take the way that leads to sin~ (ccc #28,.6) Parental discipline helps children avoid tempta· lions that have led to problems in the past. Forgiveness opens our hearts to God's overwhelming love. Kif he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him~ (Luke 17.4) We may think of this verse as directed toward the well·being of one who did wrong. But it also helps those who do the forgiving. Research has shown that stress, especially negative emotions such as anger and hostility, takes a toll on our bodies. In a laboratory situation, the stress of simply having to count backward from 100 by sevens leads to increases in blood pressure and in production of cortisol. When the stress is long-term, as it would be if we harbored grudges, then these physio· logical changes can contribute to cardiovascular disease and other health problems. By calling us to forgive, God nurtures our physical health as well as our spiritual health. -Dr. Cu1hlccn McG...,al

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In our last issue, we talked about the first D·A·T·E principle, concepts for a long-lasting romantic relationship in your marriage. This month, we present the two more principles, and some questions for you to consider about your own marriage: A" is for adapting to growth and change. Unless there is growth in the relationship, passion will fade. Families also undergo many changes. Couples need to adapt and use a bit of flextbility and imagination to keep their romance fun and lively. Don't let new circumstances dampen your amorous practices. Take the initiative to be creative and innovative with your approach to physical intimacy. .,. "Afl is also for achieving awareness of both our own and our spouse's feelings and needs We can increase awareness of our spouse's needs through open and honest communication, and by trusting him or her with our own needs in return. This clears the path to an even deeper intimacy where we can be more open and vulnerable with each other. Communication workshops and couple retreats are great ways to help increase OUr awareness. - Rick and Diane Peiffer ..,..

What has worked well to keep the romance alive in our marriage? • How willing am I to adapt to the changing circumstances of our lives together? • What principles do we need to work on in order for us to have more romance? www.FAITHmag.com

n garde!" Swashbuckler movies are fun to watch, but do you realize that you are in one? Its called life. Ukejesus, who had to contend with the evil one, so do we. jesus called the devil the "father of lies" and "a murderer from the beginning." oom &+I) We must remember that "our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the rulers of tills present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens." (Epb6.mjesus warned his disciples about the work of the evil one. At the Last Supper, he said to them, "Behold. Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail." (luke 22·31·32> jesus taught that the devil tries to steal Gods word from the human heart so that "they may not believe and be saved." (Lilla: am Scriptures reveal that Satan was working on judas Iscariot to betray jesus. At the Last Supper, instead of jesus entering more deeply into judas' heart, Satan did. oohn 1326-27) The work of evil is real, and even people of good will can be entangled in its snares. "Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour." o rctcr5:s>

The reason I stress this is because I often see a lot

of misdirected energy. The devil likes to create fights and disturbances through speech, and because people are not aware that they are in a battle with the evil one, they end up fighting each other. Awareness of the battle is half the battle. Unfortunately, our lack of awareness can cause big problems. Take the use of the tongue. It can be an instrument of grace when it delivers God!; word, or an instrument of destruction. "Cursed be gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many." (Slr 28:13>One of the characteristics of the evil one is lying. For good spiritual health, we must become aware when we are participating in gossip, rumors, detraction (disclosure of another persons FAITH Maga::l"r

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faults or failings to those who do not know them), character assassination and lies. All are a part of the devils malice. I recently came across a good example of this. Some years back, Cardinal joseph Bernadin was falsely accused of sexual abuse. Stephen Cook was very ill with the HIV virus, and he had publicly accused the cardinal of sexual abuse from earlier in his life. The press ran with the story and Cardinal Bernardin had to endure bad press for quite a while. His suffering was great, but the cardinal knew who he was really fighting. It was not Stephen. Eventually. the truth came to light. Stephen had made up the whole story. Cardinal Bernardin could have reacted in a number of ways, but by the Lords grace he showed us the way to over-

come evil. The cardinal went to see Stephen and offer reconciliation to him. That is the best way to heal the wounds of evil. Humility and forgiveness put the devil to flight. In the C&rdlnal's bookt Gllf of Peace, he wrote:

...,.. l accepted Stephen Cooks apology. l told him l had prayed for him every day and would continue to pray for his health and peace of mind. It became increasingly clear that he was in precarious health. I then asked whether he wanted me to celebrate Mass for him At first he hesitated. "I'm not sure I want to have Mass,• he said haltingly. "I have been very alienated from God and the church for a long time: He said that on several occasions, while in a hotel, he threw a Gideon Bible against the wall in anger and frustration. Perhaps,

he said, just a simple prayer would be more appropriate. I hesitated for a moment after that I'm sure our county would react to the gift 1removed from my brirfcase. I told him I would not press the issue but did want to show him two items I had brought with me. "Stephen·, l said, "I've brought you something. A Bible I have inscribed to you. I do understand and I won't be offended ifyou don~ want to accept it." Stephen took the Bible and pressed it to his heart as tears welled up in his eyes. I then took a 100-year-old chalice from my case. "Stephen, this is a gift from a man I don't even know. He asked to use it to say Mass for you someday.• "Please, • Stephen responded cheerfully, "Let~ celebrate Mass now. • Never in my entire priesthood have I witnessed a more

f you are a victim of gossip, lies or false accusation, your task Is to pray for the grace to forgive and not seek revenge. If it is

possible, confront the falsehood. Sometimes you may be in a position where you cannot defend yourÂˇ~elf because of the nature of the gossip. The Lord had to endure many people's false ideas of him, some even thinking he was the son of the devil. He confronted falsehood with the truth of his words and deeds. Sometimes, that meant being silent. Reflect on the cross of

profound reconciliation. The words I am using to tell you this story cannot begin to tell you the power of God~ grace that afternoon. It was a true manifestation of God~ love, forgiveness and healing that I will neverforget. Kevin, Stephen~ friend, asked if he, a non-Catholic, could attend and I told him It would be fine. We all went to the seminary chapel where, with great joy and thanksgiving, Father Danohue and I celebrated Mass for the Feast ofthe Holy Family. We all embraced at the greeting of peace and afterward I anointed Stephen with the Sacrament of the Slclt Then I said afew words. "In every family there are times when anger and alienation are present but we cannot run away from our family. ~have only one family and after we www.FAITHmag.com

have fallen out we must make every effort to be reconciled. So too, the church Is our spiritual family. Once we become amemberwe may be hurt or become alienated, but It Is still ourfamily. Since there Is no other we must work at reconciliation. And that Is what we have been doing this very afternoon. n The cardinal has given us a perfect example of how we can battle evil and overcome it. We do so with courage, humility, forgiveness, and love. -Fr. Bill Ashbaugh

Jesus' words: .. Blessed are you when they Insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. Reo joice and be glad for your reward will be great In heaven!' (Matt 5 ~ 11 -121 ~ If you have trouble with the tongue, give it to

God. Say this prayer: Dear God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, you spoke my name and in love created me. May I learn from this. Father, you have made me and others in your own image and likeness. May I be more like you in my speech. Father, I offer my tongue to you that it may be used as your instrument of truth and healing. May my mouth praise you, may my words be used to build up the good in others. May you put a guard around my mouth so I may not speak rash words, false words or lies. Keep me from all gossip or suggestive talk. Help me to glorify you in all that I say and do in Christ Jesus my Lord. Amen.

High is pretty tame compared to whats going on today, but my school was really arts-oriented and everybody read everything I wrote in the highschool newspaper. I had a lot of support from the teachers. Our little ~~~~~ boys go to Catholic school and they love it.

FAITH: I understand you went to a Catholic high school - did that experience Impact your movies and the characters In them? Crowe: It had a huge impact. When I had a chance to go back to high school and film something for Almost Famous, I Immediately wanted to go back to my old high school. And we had just done ]cny Maguire, so I felt like I had a little bit of a ~cachet" or credit line, so they'd let me in. And they did. We filmed there, and they've since tom down the school - University High in San Diego, so it is forever captured in Almost Famous. I had great teachers there and it was an inspiring high~school experience. It was very different from when I went back and did Fast Trmcs at Ridgemont High. FAITH: So It wasn't \Ike Ridgemont High? Crowe: Not at all. Even Ridgemont I'A ITH Mag~11tt

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FAITH: How much Is the Drew character In Ellzsbethtown based on you? I know you lost your father as a young adult. Crowe: Yes, it was in 1989, so I was 27. And its tough, because you're stunned for a while. Then all the memories and the depth of whats missing hits. And then years pass, and what happened to me was that I was hit with this tidal wave of desire to write about my dad and where he grew up and his whole pan of the country, which was Kentucky. I was traveling through Kentucky with my wife, whos a musician )Cameron is married to musician Nancy Wilson) and I caught that bug that my dad had his whole life obviously. I had been back to Kentucky when I was a liule boy and then years and years later when he died. We went back for the funeral and I hadn't been back since. And this whole story of Elizabethtown just kind of ~arrived." I'm really glad I abandoned what I'd been working on, because although it was kind of a good story; it was kind of a "movie movie" and in the end, if you're going to spend a couple of years working to bring

something to the screen and trying to get it to say all the right things, its really good when it's based m something as purposeful as paying tribute to your dad and making people laugh at the same time, which would have made him very happy. because he loved to laugh. FAITH: The movie looks like It has some spiritual undertone in the Idea of looking for your father - a redemption Idea. Was that your process? Crowe: Yeah, and its true of all my friends, too. You say to yourself, "Well, later, when we're both adults and we're sitting around in big comfortable chairs, we·re going to hang out as adult-to-adult people." But often that never happens, or you just never take the time to get to your parent as an adult. I feel like, later, making this movie, I came to !mow him. Its interesting- all in the guise of telling a story that would be entertaining and inspiring- is my own journey with him. I think everybody leaves a trail of crumbs in their lives, hoping that somebody is going to follow that trail at some point and find out who you really were -as a person, not just a parent. And I feel like he did it and this movie was kind of the last step in saying, "Hey, here is this guy. who was also my dad, who affected a lot of people and who was pan of a very rich family tree that many of us never come to know, if not for a tragedy or a crisis." So that became the story. Out of a crisis, sometimes comes your greatest, most positive opportunities. And thats where the movie begins. FAITH: I've noticed that there's a certain spiritual element to a lot of your films - for example, the love vs. materialism in Jerry Maguire, th coming of age and growth experl· ence In Almost Famous. and understanding relationship In Elizabeth· town. Is that a conscious choice or something that just seems to recur By Elizabeth Solsburg

In your writing and film choices? Crowe: I think it happens naturally. l've written a lot about my mom. My moms still a big influence in my life and still my best editor- along with Nancy, my wife, who docs the scoring for the movies. I have these two really strong, cool women and both of them, similarly, believe that you can inspire people without being on a soapbox. Most people really want to be inspired, if they're going to spend money and leave their house and go to a theater and give you their afternoon. Its kind of cool to let them leave the theater thinking about something that they can talk about or feel in their lives. And why not? You can try for it; you may not get there, but you can try for it.

I rr(~ITH: Music Is such a huge ele-

ment In all of your films, especially Almost Famous, which Is largely based on your musical experiences. Whafs the musical theme for ElizaÂˇ bethtown? Crowe: Authentic American music. The idea is- what is the great American radio station? Because radio stations are so segmented now. If you could program your own radio station, which you can in a movie, what would it be? I tried to do all kinds of different music and what ended up happening is that music that was emotionally authentic stayed. And thats people like Patty Griffin, whos an amazing singer and songwriter. I love Ryan Adams. Theres an old gospel and blues guitarist whos thrilling to listen to - a guy named Washington Phillips. We played some of his stuff in the movie FAITH: I also noticed that you have a quest theme for this film. What Is the thing that Drew ultimately ( ( 38ms about his father? Crowe: He teams to honor family

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and through family, honor life. Because its wild when you meet a whole other wing of your family who look a little like you, and even have your name, and they've heard about you in letters third-hand. Here you are standmg together and you look a little bit alike. That happened to me when I went back to Lexington, Kentucky. I'm still gelling letters - my dad was a letter writer. Theresa line m the movie, "Mitch wrote letters; he :::;;;;:;:::;:::=:-::~~::=::::~~~:!J never once sent an e-maiL" And that FAITH: What else would you like to was my dad. I'm still getting letters from friends of his who know what I'm say about the movie? Crowe: The movie begins with an searching for - just to read third-hand what he was saying about us before he ending and it ends with a beginning. The died, or things that he experienced . original goal of this movie is that it end with the feeling of what it is to be truly FAITH: Whars your relationship alive. And that people leave the theater with the catholic Church? saying, "Wow. 1 really appreciate being Crowe: The tradition and the faith con- here right now with all this opponunity everywhere I look." And you know, tinue in my family. 1consider myself that maybe it will last 15 minutes, but how same person whos on that same path my parents were kind enough to put me on. cool if it does last.

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Father Bryan Hehir is scheduled to speak Fri., Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at St Agnes Church, Fowlerville. He will address the life issues: abortion, stem cen research, capital punishment, particularly as they involve the Catholic politician and Catholic voter. Call the OffiCe of Formation at 517.342.5666 for more information.

be held Nov. 11, 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. at St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt. Experience the Great Things of Marriage, including fun, friendship, intimacy, and spiritual connection. Led by Tony Sperendi, marriage trainer and writer. Cost is $49. Contact Tony at 734.678.4781 or tsperendi@globespeed.net to register.

The 14th annual Lansing LHe Chain is Sun., Ocl 2 from 2:304:30 p.m. Gather along the north side of Grand River from Abbott to Okemos Roads and peacefully witness to the sanctity of life. Call Ann at 51 7.351 .7651 for more information.

Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) Retreat will be held Oct. 21 - 23 at Camp Algon· quin in Hastings. Experience Jesus Christ, risen from the dead and alive today. Registra· lions are due Oct. 14. Contact Emily Crockett at IHM Parish, 517.393.3030 or call Fr. Jerry Vincke at 517.342.2507 for more information.

.J.EFRESH is holding a weekend .counter Nov. t 1 - 13 in Brighton. REFRESH is for and about single young adults who want to know themselves better and revitalize their relationships with family, friends and God. Call Scott at 989.593.2850 oremail refreshteam@yahoo.com for more information.

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I ~u~day, October 2 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time lsa 5: 1·7 Ps 80:9,12-16, 19·20 Phil4:6-9 Matt 21 :33-43

Sunday, October 9 Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time lsa 25:6· 1Oa Ps 23:1 ·6 Phil 4: t 2-14,19-20 Matt 22:1-14 or 22:1- 10 Sunday, October 16 Twcnty~ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Church of the Resurrection, Lansing on four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning Sept 27. Sessions are from 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Kimberly Greenburg at 51 '7.482 4749 or

Sunday, October 23 Tltirticth Sunday in Ordinary Time Exod 22 :20·26 Ps t 8:2-4,47,51 1 Thess t :5c-1 0 Matt 22:34·40

Sunday, October 30 Tltirty -Jirst Sunday in Ordinary Time Mal 1: 14b-2 :2b,8·1 0 Ps 131 :1-3 1 Thess 2:7b-9, 13 Matt 23:1-12

who want peer group support through their grieving process. Meetings will be held consecutive Sundays from Oct 30 - Dec. 4, 1 :30 - 3:30p.m., at St Andrew Parish in Saline. No charge, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call Jolene at Catholic Social Services 734.971.9781.

Diocesan Center. Call Vince Gale at 517.782.4430 oremail vgale@ccjax.org for more information or to register. Free for those who live or work in the Diocese of Lansing; $35 for others.

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At the Heart of Prayer, a series of workshops for those who teach and lesd others in prayer, will be held at St Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt on Ocl 13, Nov. 10, Feb. 9, March 2, April 20. Each session is $30.

Formation Program presents a

pastoral ministers will run from 8:45am.· 4 p.m. See your DREICYM-Adult Ed. Director to register. Call517.342.2456 for mora information.

IHM Parish is holding its Annual Eucharistic Adoration on Thurs. Oct. 13, 6:30 p.m. A talk by Fr. Donald Calloway follows. Joseph's Family is a grief recovery program incorporating the Catholic faith for adults suffering loss due to death. It is a 5-week series designed for individuals

The Art of Mothering, a seminar to encourage, support and educate women in the profession of motherhood, will be offered Rachel's VIneyard, a seminar Ocl 21 • 22 at the Lansing on post-abortive healing, will Center. The cost is $69 and conbe held Oct. 20, 8:30 a.m. terence scholarships are available - 5 p.m. at Madonna Ha_ll _in_th_e_ _by calling 309.888.MOMS.~

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Catechist Formation Classes will be offered Oct 22 at Sl John School, Fenton. lunch is included. Topics include Ministry of the Catechist, Sacraments, What is Faith? and others. Contact your parish's director of religious education for

fall schedule of topics. Sessions will be held Oct 3, Oct 10, Ocl 17, Oct 24, Nov. 7 and Nov. 14 at Sl John Student Parish in Lansing. Call AI Weilbaecher at 517.337.9778, ext. 24 or e-mail AJ@stjohnmsu.org for informa6on or registration. Catechetic:al Saturday 2005, Ufe is Christ, is Ocl 15 at the Lansing Center. A wide variety of skill-building worl<shops for catechists, program leaders and

Rita Thlron will conduct a training wori<shop for all liturgical ministers Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at Sl Anthony Parish, Hillsdale. Call517.437.2650 to register. RCIA participants are also most welcome. The teachings of Jesus Christ Oct 6, t 3, 27; Nov. 3, 10 ; Dec. 1,9 at St Joseph Parish, Adrian, 7·9 p.m.

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.... St. Francis of Assisi School in Ann Arbor received a $20,000 grant from the Rust Foundation for the purchase and installation of a wireless synchronized clock and bell system. This innovative and affordable technology will enable the school to improve communications. enhance productivity and reduce maintenance costs. The Rust Foundation, located in Pittsburgh, was established through the Rust Engineering Co. and awards grants to organizations such as schools, hospitals and social services agencies.

Eight women called to share faith and life with the Adrian Dominican Sisters .,.. In ceremonies held in July and August, the lives of eight women with diverse backgrounds intersected as they followed Gods call to con· tinue discerning vowed life as Adrian Dominicans. During a ceremony in St. Catherine Chapel on Aug. 6, Margaret (Peggy) Coyne, OP. and Lorraine Reaume, OP, made their final profession of vows as Adrian Dominican Sisters. Each was given a ring symbolizing her permanent commitment as a vowed member. Elise Garcia, Mary Jones and Jackie Stoll made their Rite of Reception into the Novitiate on Aug.4 in Holy Rosary Cha· pel. Each was given the Adrian Dominican Constitmion as well as a preaching garment, a mark of the Order of Preach· ers. Sisters Elise, Mary and Jackie will spend the next year in study, prayer and ministry, exploring Dominican life. Sister Elise will reside in Adrian, while Sisters Mary and jackie will attend the Collaborative Dominican Novitiate in St. Louts. On Aug. 2, Sue Schreiber, OP, professed vows as an Adrian Dominican sister for one year. On july 26, Sara Bingham and Thanh Nguyen were received as candidates into the Adrian Dominican congrega· tion. Sara and Thanh will spend their year of candidacy in Adrian living in community and participating in the ministe· rial, social and liturgical life of the motherhouse campus. The Adrian Dominican Sisters are a congregation of more than 1,000 vowed members and associates ministering worldwide in the areas of education, health care and social justice. Each sister has an "OP" after her name, sigmfying the Order of Preachers, and honoring the heritage of the order and its 12th century founder, St. Dominic Guzman. FAITH Magu:int

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are two types of stem cells being used for resean:h· adult and embryonic. Adult stem cells are present in the body at any time following the embryonic stage of growth in the womb and throughout the remainder of life. Adult stem cells are also present in umbilical cord blood and the placenta. The use of adult stem cells does not involve the destruc· tion of embryos or pose a risk to the individual from whom the cells are taken. Embryonic stem cells are cells found in human embryos. The cells are extracted for resean:h and the embryo is destroyed. The chun:h opposes the direct destruction of innocent human life for any purpose, including resean:h. To support adult stem cell resean:h while opposing embryonic stem cell resean:h is not ideological but ethically principled and fully consistenl with the goals of science and the teaching of the Cathohc Church. A stem cell is an unspecialized cell that, when it divides, can do two things: make another cell like itself or make any number of cells with more specialized functions. Thousands of lives have been saved by adult stem cells, most often in the form of bone marrow transplants for leukemia and other conditions. Adult stem cells have been used to help people with Parkinson'S disease, spi· nat cord injuries, sickle~ell anemia, heart damage, corneal damage and dozens of other conditions. For more information, visit www. micatholicconference.org.

Sr. Heidi King, SSJ professes perpetual vows .,. On Sun., july 17th, Sister Heidi L. King. SSJ professed perpetual vows as a Sister of St. joseph of Nazareth. The Uturgy of Perpetual Profession was celebrated in Holy Family Chapel at Nazareth, the Kalamazoo·based SSj motherhouse. Father Michael Howell and Father George Puraidam, MSFS, celebrated the Mass. Sister janet FleiSchhacker, SSJ, President of the Sisters of St. joseph, received Sister Heidi'S vows. Many sisters, family members, friends, and students were on hand to join in the Joyous occasion as readers, greeters, gift bearers, extraordinary ministers of Communion, musicians, and members of the assembly. Sister joan May, SSj, pastoral coordinator of St. Mark the Evangelist in Goodrich, delivered a blessing from the community Sister Heidi is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. She teaches at St. Patrick School in White Lake (Archdiocese of Detroit). In addition to her teaching ministry, Sister Heidi is an active volunteer at St. Mark Parish in Goodrich.

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.... Cousins Kara Uechty and Breanna Tanner joined with hundreds of volunteers who celebrate the life and inspiration of Alexandra "Alex" Scott, founder of Alex:S Lemonade Stand, as they carry on her yearly tradition of setting up lemonade stands to raise money for childhood cancer. Alex died in 2004, but not before vowing to raise $5 million in 2005, the fifth anniversary of her stand. She was 9 years old. Working with University of Michigan coach Uoyd Carrs annual Carrs Wash for kids, Kara and Breannas lemonade stand raised money toward the new C.S. Mott Childrens Hospital at the University of Michigan.

Catholic Education Foundation releases survey results on why families choose schools

Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist profess vows ..,... Four sisters made their final vows in the community of the Dominican Sisters of Mary. Mother of the Eucharist on july 22. Sisters Mary joseph Campbell, Ave Maria Hayes, john Mary Corbett and Maria Faustina Showalter promised and signed their vows in the presence of Bishop Mengeling and a congregation of sisters, family members and friends. The final profession Mass was held at the Church of Christ the King in Ann Arbor. The community was founded in 1997 in Ann Arbor and is shaped by Dominican spirituality. The sisters are active in teaching at Spiritus Sanctus Academies.

Operation Hope ..,...,. The Greater Lansing Catholic Education Foundation (GLCEF) released the results from a survey (regarding educational decisions) of 2,000 Catholic families who attend both public and parochial schools . The Catholic school parents listed the qualified teachers and staff, values and faith, and the sense of community as their top ( 6 ree areas. The public school parents listed teachers and quality W andards, a sense of community. and broad curriculum and extra activuies as their top three answers. The common reasons why parents do not send their children to Catholic schools are cost, distance and that they are pleased with their public school. Catholic school parents said that Catholic school was worth the cost because it provides students with a Catholic identity, reinforces family values and prepares children for college and life.

Mt. Zion celebrates canonical status .... Mt. Z10n Catholic Pas· toral Center Community in Montrose celebrated its 17th Canonical Status Anniversary with a liturgy and dinner on Sun., july 31. Ml. Zion was established on july 31, 1988 by Bishop Kenneth Povish, under Canon 516, paragraph 2, as a new ecclesial community. The Second Vatican Council designated ecclesial communities, or ~new churches" as communnies of nonordained believers, under the authority of Rome. Mt. Zions prin~ cipal mission is the celebration and revitalization of family life. Members of the 25-member Youth to Youth were given .ertificatcs for completion of serving on a team from Sept, 2004 • july. 2005. The young people provided high-school and I confirmation retreats during this period. The U. S. Conference r of Catholic Bishops invited the group to attend the catechetical session for World Youth Day, Aug 17-21 in Cologne, Germany. They served as ammators and musicians at the session and be in charge of one of seven U.5. sites. - Jan Rynea~n

The Lansing office of TWO MEN AND A TRUCK411 and St. Vincent Catholic Charities are excited to announce a new partnership, Operation Hope, that benefits refugees arriving in the greater Lansing area. TWO MEN AND A TRUC~ is currently accepting donations of gently used household items including mattresses, kitchen sets, sofas, end tables and kitchen items from their customers. All donated items will be given to the St. Vincent Catholic Chariues Refugee Services program. Refugee Services will use the donations to furnish apartments for newly arriving refugees. TWO MEN AND A TRUCK(J) knows people who are moving often find they have belongings they no longer need or want. Operation Hope is a simple way for them to donate any items that are in usable condition. ul am both honored and humbled that TWO MEN AND A TRUCKe is in a position to work alongside St. Vincent Catholic Chanties to help our refugee brothers and sisters as they realize the American dream.~ said jon Sorber, Lansing franch•se president. "When local businesses support those in need the outcome is always positive and l am grateful for this opportunity to give back to refugees in our community."

Sacred Heart Youth Group down on 11 the farm" .,... Members of the youth group from Sacred Heart parish, Hudson, volunteered at Glenmary Farm in Vanceburg, Ky. this summer. The teens spent a week \vith the Glenmary Home Missioners, who are dedicated to service in the Appalachian region. The farm raises consciousness, rather than crops, as participants experience a simple community lifestyle and work on various service projects.

ill Paxton, the star of such movies as Twister and Apollo 13, directed his first Disney movie this year. The Greatest Game Ever Played will be in theaters Sept. 30. The Greatest Game Ever Played is the story of Francis Ouimet, a young immigrant who, in 1913, upset the greatest golfers of his time to win the US Open. FAITH recently interviewed Bill Paxton about his new film.

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G1ratcst Game Ever Played. Its a great, inspirational true story. FAITH: I've seen the trail· ers and it looks like you did a wonderful job with it. Tel me about the main character, Francis Ouimet. BP: His parents were both immigrants; he was first-generation. His father was from Quebec, French-Canadian from Montreal and his mother was from Ireland. Its all based on an incredible book by Mark Frost - its a dual biography of Francis Ouimet and Harry Vardon, the British champion. Both these men came from modest circumstances and went on to become very well known in the spon. The book chronicles these two trains that arc going to meet at the 1913 US Open. What struck me was that they haven't made too many dramatic golf films. I grew up around the spon - I'm not a big golfer myself, but I saw so much more in this story. There was kind of a nice Camelot analogy to the whole story. Here was a boy who grew up outside the castle walls, who dreamed of Camelot of fAIT! I Maga:inc

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the coumry club- kind of the knights and their squires. FAITH: I saw that you cad· died for Ben Hogan when you were young. BP: I shagged balls for him on a couple of occasions. When I was 8 years old, like Francis, we lived next door to a golf course in Ft. Wonh, Tex. It was Shady Oaks Golf Course and it was Ben Hogans home club. I made all my extra money as a kid, like Francis did, fishing balls out of lakes and creeks. FAITH: During the course of making this film, what did you learn about Frands' character? BP: Francis was a very setness individual. He ended up with a 10-year-old caddie. He was the kind of guy that, when he was in the middle of this whole thing, he'd be asking his caddie, "Are you ok?" He was one of those types of setncss people who can pull themselves out of any situation and see the other persons point of vievv. When they wamed to name the Ouimet scholarship, which has been going on for several decades and has put many caddies

through college, Francis said, "Do you have to call it that?" They explained that if they used his name they could raise more money and he agreed. He was kind of shy around crowds; he had a true gentility about him. Francis wasn't really a rebel, although he was going against the wishes of his f:uher, who was a slllunch working-class man. So theresa kind of reverse prejudice there, where the father won't accept that his son wants to play this spon which, at the time, was this kind of elitist spon played by rich men and their sons and professionals who were looked down upon. Francis Ouimet lived the Christian ideal. You see it in the movie; you see it in his family. The film has a real goodness because the story is rooted in something real that people will relate to- of all ages and all faiths FAITH: Do you think there's something It has to say In tenns of Its overall theme about hope and

perseverance? BP: Oh, doubtless. Thats really what the relevance is of the story. And the idea of dignity over humiliation. Triumph • over adversity. Those classical themes; and going back to David vs. Goliath, the odds might seem insurmounlllble. You only fail when you give up, when you quit trying. And I've been trying for a long time out here. I've got a little Francis Ouimet in me. FAITH: Do you have a churdl relationship? BP: Well, you know I was raised as a Roman Catholic and you don't travel far from that. I was an altar boy for years. Because of my mom, who is a really slaunch Catholic, I went to Catholic school until! was in the eighth grade. It gave me a background and a set of moral beliefs. FAITH: Thank you for talk· lngto us. BP: My mother will be so proud; she \viii be so proud [to see him interviewed in FAITHJ.

..,. Bill Paxton had a lot more to say - read the entire text of his conversation exclusively at www.FAITHmag.com. By Elizabctlt Solsburg

here does evil come from? To answer that question we have to go back to the beginning of things. In the Book of Genesis, we find two significant facts: â&#x20AC;˘ God created the wortd Incomplete. â&#x20AC;˘ God created men and women with the power of free wrll. What we speak of as "evil" comes from these two sources. The wend is yet incomplete. God gave humanity the task to "fill the earth and conquer it" (Gen. 1:29) We have not conquered it Instead of employing our talents and resources to make the wend a better place, we build weapons and consume the earth's resources. Some complain that God didn't make everything perfect In the first place. Wny didn't he? I think it was because he wanted to give us the dignity of being like him. It is God-like to bring order out of chaos, meaning out of absurdity; to bring love where there is hatred; and to bring goodness where there is an absence of goodness. God wants to be loved by people who do what he does. It is God-like to join with him in bringing an incomplete world into completion. Then there are our own freely made choices In our relationships wHh others. God made us to belong - to belong with each other in love and to belong to him in love. If you have experienced rejection, abuse, the loas of your good name, or the loas of love, it is because of the decisions of others, not God. Too many people want to make God responsible for everything that happens. The truth is this: He is not. Many things happen that God never intends to happen. God wants only what is good; he wills only what is good. Evil comes from choices made by God's creatures - Satan and his angels, as well as human beings. Our physical world is incomplete because God made it that way in order to give us the dignity of working with him to bring it to fulfillment. Our spiritual world is dislocated, out of joint and broken as a result of our choices. This is nowhere more evident than in the way we treat other people, not in the way God treats them. In order to be truly loved, God was obliged to create us with freedom of choice. Who wants to be loved by someone who is pre-programmed to love him? Forced love is no love at all. But to be free to say ''yes" to God meant we had to be free to say "no" to him. Our free will is God's great risk - the risk that we will choose not to love him, that we will choose evil instead. Let us make God's risk a risk worth tak-

W Comfort in sorrow: The church aids victims of Hunicane Katrina John Tiepennan, executive director of Chateau de Notre Dame nursing home in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, was about 15 minutes away from going home Aug. 26 to enjoy his weekend when he got an ominous call from his wife. "Have you seen the TV?" she asked. "You'd better tum it on:' With little warning, meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center radically changed the projected landfall of Hurricane Katrina westfrom the Rorida panhandle to the southeast Louisiana coast. grabbed my staff and we were there until 8 o'clock planning what might happen," liepennan said. What happened the next day was a meticulously choreographed evacuation of about 300 seniors - many in extremely fragile health - to temporary shelters at St George and St Thomas More churches in Baton Rouge. The 79-mile trip is so taxing that some residents have been known to die in transit But there was little choice because there is no way to care for elderly residents in an area without electricity or water. liepennan said the same two parishes greeted the residents last year during the evacuation from Hurricane Ivan. Each parish was even better prepared this year, marshaling several hundred volunteers, including teens and medical personnel, to help keep the residents safe, fed, bathed and entertained during the ordeal. On Aug. 31, all the residents were shifted once again to more pennanent nursing facilities in southeast Louisiana "The kids were just overwhelming," liepennan said, refening to the teens who played games and simply talked to the residents. ''There were two and three kids around every residen~ smiling and talking to them. One of the residents liked it so much last year that she said she'd been to a resort~ , The work is backbreaking and unglamorous. Barbara henevert, liturgy coordinator at St George, said parishioners helped clean residents' diapers and took their clothes home to wash and dry them. The toughest part was unloading and loading the residents onto the buses because some were in intense pain. â&#x20AC;˘ Peter Finney jrJCNS

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