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January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 1 January 30, 2015 | A Voice of Tennessee Catholic Life since 1937 | www.dioceseofnashville.com Photo by Rick Musacchio Taking respect for life message to the streets Ryan Porterfield, left, a parishioner of the Church of the Nativity and a senior at Spring Hill High School, Alex White, a freshman at Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, walk in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., to mark the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion. Hundreds of thousands of people, many them high school and college students, traveled to the nation’s capital to demonstrate their support for respect for life. Among the crowd were nearly 600 students and chaperones from the Diocese of Nashville, the largest contingent from Middle Tennessee to ever attend the march. For more coverage of the March for Life, see pages 16-17. Beehan ends 34-year career at Catholic Charities Andy Telli W hen Eileen Beehan first went to work for Catholic Charities of Tennessee in 1980, she saw the job as transitional, one she would hold for several years while she figured out what she really wanted to do. Thirty-four years later, “here I am transitioning into retirement,” Beehan told friends and family who gathered at a reception on Jan. 16 to celebrate her years of service to the community. Beehan’s retirement became official on Jan. 9. For the last 23 years, she’s been the director of the Social Services Department at Catholic Charities overseeing programs addressing clinical counseling, geriatric services, child welfare services, school counseling, immigration services, Hispanic Family Services and community outreach related to basic needs. From 1995 to 2003, she also served as a member of the Metropolitan Nashville Council representing East Nash- ville. During her term, she was heavily involved in two events in her district that have helped reshape the city: the construction of LP Field as the home of the Tennessee Titans, who moved to Nashville from Houston, and the 1998 tornado that ripped through the city and the recovery and rebuilding efforts since. Beehan, a parishioner at St. Patrick Church in Nashville, is a life-long member of the Catholic community in Nashville. She attended Cathedral School and St. Bernard Academy growing up. “Education was obviously important” in her family, Beehan said. “My grandmother who lived with us was from Ireland. She really valued what education could give you.” At the Catholic schools she attended, both operated by the Sisters of Mercy, “there was a love of learning. There was a sense of the opportunities for you there,” Beehan said. “The Mercy nuns taught you very thoroughly, so Continued on page 5 Catholic Schools Week coverage … pages 12-15, 18-20 | Composer writes Jazz Mass for Peace ... page 21 January 30, 2015 al Appeal fo u r nn ces il le D io stries ini M Bishop’ sA 2 Tennessee Register v e of N ash 2015 BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL for MINISTRIES Your support helps to provide vital ministries in support of the mission of the Catholic Church in Middle Tennessee. “...o n the Sabba th Jesus en an tered the synagogue d .” t h g tau —Mark 1:21 Thank you for your support, service, and sacrifice. 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Lawrenceburg City Administrator Chris Shaffer presented a city proclamation honoring Catholic Schools Week to the eighth grade students at Sacred Heart School in Lawrenceburg. Shaffer’s daughter Elizabeth is a second grade student at Sacred Heart, one of the oldest schools in the Diocese of Nashville. Catholic schools across the diocese celebrated the annual Catholic Schools Week with a variety of events and activities Jan. 25 to Jan. 31. Dominicans to host open house as part of Year of Consecrated Life A s part of the celebration of the Year of Consecrated Life, the Domincan Sisters of St. Cecilia will host an open house at their Motherhouse at 801 Dominican Drive in Nashville 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8. The Dominicans are joining religious communities around the country that are part of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in hosting the first of its Days with Religious events to give people the opportunity to take tours of the communities and learn more about religious life. “We are excited to highlight this unique opportunity to participate in the Year of Consecrated Life,” said Sister Marie Bernadette Thompson, O.P., the Council Coordinator of CMSWR. “Religious houses around the country will be opening their doors for everyone to come and meet their ‘brothers and sisters’. We welcome all families, parishioners and those who are not part of our Church, and all of our friends and neighbors.” Necrology The Diocese of Nashville asks for your prayers for vocations, for our priests and for the following deceased clergy of the Diocese of Nashville: Rev. Joseph Edward Wesley Januar y 30 1984 Rev. James Arthur Rudisill Februar y 8, 2006 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick Mahony Februar y 1, 1929 Rev. John A. Nolan Februar y 9, 1928 Rev. Luzerne A. Schnupp Februar y 1, 2003 Rev. John V. Cunningham Februar y 9, 1940 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis Sullivan Februar y 2, 1946 Rev. Barr y James Griffin, S.D.S. Februar y 11, 2008 Rev. Joseph W. Julius Februar y 3, 2006 Rev. Reginald Or ville Briscoe Februar y 11, 2002 Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Duffy Februar y 6, 1970 Most Rev. John P. Farrelly, D.D. Februar y 12, 1921 Rev. William Fennelly Februar y 6, 1866 Most Rev. William L. Adrian Februar y 13, 1972 4 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 St. Philip Parish honors retiring RCIA volunteers Andy Telli F or the last 27 years, Mary Anderson has been shepherding new converts into the Catholic Church as the coordinator of the RCIA program at St. Philip Church in Franklin. Anderson appreciated the chance to accompany people on a spiritual journey, not only the candidates but their sponsors as Anderson well, she said. “It was a great privilege to be part of that.” On Jan. 18, St. Philip honored Anderson and Barbara Pewitt, her co-worker in ministry for the last 12 years, as they retire from their positions. “Together the two women poured love and compassion into their ministry, guiding many souls to the fullness of the truth in the Catholic Church,” said Susan Skinner, the new Adult RCIA and Faith Formation Coordinator at St. Philip. “The RCIA Ministry at St. Philip is a vibrant, growing and Christ filled ministry that is forever grateful for those who have answered the call to serve as these two women did,” Skinner said. Anderson became involved when St. Philip’s late pastor, Father Edward Arnold, called for volunteers to start the RCIA program in 1988. “In 1988, it was not new, but it wasn’t in a lot of parishes,” Anderson said of RCIA. “I thought I could go to that meeting and see what that was all about.” She ended up being a member of the original RCIA team along with Jean McRedmond, Susie Smith, Frank DeCoster, Toni Kirspel, Vince Kenny, Bob Unger and Leo Haley. “We spent a whole year in formation … forming the team,” Anderson said. “We were all newbies, none of us knew anything about it.” Before the Church reinstituted the RCIA process after the Second Vatican Council, most converts came into the church after receiving private instruction about the faith from a priest. That was what Anderson’s late husband, Doug, had done. “The (RCIA) process has been able to do so much more than a priest could do by themselves,” Anderson said. “There’s no way they could handle 20 people or so with private instruction.” Anderson has never served as a teacher in the program. “I was the one who kept the records and organized the schedule,” she said. And after the first year, the first team coordinator, Jean McRedmond stepped down when she moved, and Anderson took over. One of Anderson’s gifts was creating a team environment, said Pewitt, who joined the RCIA ministry first as a catechist and later as coordinator of the sponsors and coordinator of the catechists. “I think that’s part of the reason the program grew,” Pewitt said. “Under Mary’s leadership it definitely was a team effort. And I think the catechists and the catechumens sensed that when they walked into the classroom for the first time.” The program started small, Anderson said, with six or seven people in the first year. Over the years, it’s grown to 15 to 20 people each year. Anderson said she left the size of the program in the hands of the Holy Spirit. “Big or small we had whoever He sent.” Pewitt joined the program as a catechist after earning a master’s degree in theology from St. Meinrad College in Indiana, attending classes on weekends. She started out as one of the teachers, called catechists. “For me, it was very rewarding to share my faith and knowledge with others,” Pewitt said. “I was thrilled to have a credentialed theologian on the team,” Anderson said. Over the years and Pewitt as the program grew, Pewitt added more responsibilities, coordinating both the sponsors and the catechists. “She found the sponsors. She had a real gift for that,” Anderson said of Pewitt. Sometimes, people are reluctant to be sponsors because they don’t think they have enough knowledge about their faith, Pewitt said. “We tried to reassure them. The main role of the sponsor is to be a friend of the person they are sponsoring.” The RCIA process is a learning experience for everyone involved, Anderson said, including those entering the church, their sponsors and their teachers. “I think my faith has grown even further being involved in RCIA because we all learn from each other,” Pewitt said. “Not only was I teaching, but I was also learning more about my faith in listening.” “That’s why I encourage people to be sponsors,” Anderson said. “It’s a good way to re-learn about your Catholic faith.” Pewitt and Anderson also enjoyed watching people make their faith journey. “The highlight was the Easter Vigil, watching everyone go through the sacraments” of initiation, Pewitt said, “just thinking about how they’ve worked through the process and where they’re at when they reach the focus point at the Easter Vigil.” “I have such admiration for these adults who make a choice … to change from the church of their youth to the Catholic Church,” Anderson said. “I don’t know I would have the strength to do that. One of my blessings is that I was born into the faith.” Anderson dedicated her involvement in the RCIA program to her son Peter, who died in a car accident. “I always felt like I was doing it as a tribute to him and in thanksgiving for him and his life,” she said. Although Anderson is stepping down as the coordinator, “I do intend to stay part of process … (helping) in whatever way I can,” she said. “I really loved doing this.” COMMUNITY CALENDAR February 2 Monday † St. Joan de Lestonnac GriefShare, 6:30 p.m., St. Philip, 113 Second Ave. S., Franklin. A scripture based seminar and support group for people who are grieving a death. Info: (615) 479-9504. 3 Tuesday † St. Blaise Refuge, 6:45 p.m., St. Edward, 188 Thompson Ln., Nashville. Join Fr. Nolte and Fr. Reehil for praise, worship, adoration, and catechesis. Bring your bible, notebook, and pen. 4 Wednesday † St. Joan of Valois Divorced, Separated or Widowed Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Stephen, 14544 Lebanon Rd., Old Hickory. Info: (615) 883-5351. 5 Thursday † St. Agatha Nashville. Children five and under not currently in Kindergarten are invited (accompanied by an adult). Info: (615) 833-5770. GriefShare, 6:30 p.m., St. Philip, 113 Second Ave. S., Franklin. A scripture based seminar and support group for people who are grieving a death. Info: (615) 479-9504. 10 Tuesday † St. Scholastica Mass for Vocations, 7:15 a.m., Father Ryan High School, 700 Norwood Dr., Nashville. Sponsored by Serra Club of Nashville. Refuge, 6:45 p.m., St. Edward, 188 Thompson Ln., Nashville. Join Fr. Nolte and Fr. Reehil for praise, worship, adoration, and catechesis. Bring your bible, notebook, and pen. 11 Wednesday † St. Paschal Divorced, Separated or Widowed Support Group, 7 p.m., St. Stephen, 14544 Lebanon Rd., Old Hickory. Info: (615) 883-5351. 12 Thursday † St. Buonfiglio Monaldo Overeaters Anonymous Meeting for Men, 12-1 p.m., St. Henry Parish Library, 6401 Harding Pike, Nashville. Info: [email protected]. Serra Club of Williamson County Potluck Dinner with Speaker, 6 p.m., St. Philip Church, 113 Second Ave. S., Franklin. Catholics Returning Home, 7 p.m., St. Stephen, 14544 Lebanon Rd., Old Hickor y. 90 minute session to welcome, update, and help returning Catholics transition back into to active Church life. Info: [email protected] or (630) 362-7150. 7 Saturday † St. Moses A Lenten Retreat Day at Mercy Convent. Info/registration: Sr. Suzanne (615) 885-4041. First Saturday Art Crawl, 6-9 p.m., St. Mary Church, 330 5th Ave N., Nashville. Cathedral Day School 80’s Party/Fundraiser, 6 p.m., Cathedral, Fleming Center, 2015 West End Ave., Nashville. Enjoy food, drinks, a DJ, and prizes for the best dressed 80’s couple. Info/tickets: (615) 5571307 or [email protected]. 8 Sunday † St. Jerome Emiliani St. Joseph School Open House, 12-2 p.m., 1225 Gallatin Pike S., Madison. Info: (615) 865-1491. St. John Vianney School Open House, 1 p.m. -4 p.m., 501 N. Water Ave., Gallatin. Info: (615) 230-7048 or www.saintjohnvianney.org. Word Marriage Day Mass with Bishop Choby, 2 p.m., Cathedral, 2015 West End Ave., Nashville. Celebration of marriage 25/50 years. St. Cecilia Motherhouse Open House, 2-4 p.m., 801 Dominican Dr., Nashville. All are invited to visit the sisters at the Motherhouse and share the joy of their Dominican religious life. Tridentine Liturgy, 4 p.m., St. Catherine, 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia. 9 Monday † St. Apollonia Valentine Story Time, 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. Edward School library, 190 Thompson Lane, Nashville Catholic Business League Prayer Breakfast, Cathedral, 2015 West End Ave., Nashville. Mass begins at 7 a.m. and the breakfast and program are from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Fleming Center. Info: www.catholicbusinessleague.org. Stor y Time at Overbrook School Librar y, 10-11 a.m., 4210 Harding Pike, Nashville. The event is for children 5 and under, accompanied by an adult, and features stories, music, and snacks. Overeaters Anonymous Meeting for Men, 12-1 p.m., St. Henry Parish Library, 6401 Harding Pike, Nashville. Info: [email protected]. Jazz Mass for World Peace, 7 p.m., Holy Name Church, 521 Woodland St., Nashville. Info: www.marlenetachoir.com. Catholics Returning Home, 7 p.m., St. Stephen, 14544 Lebanon Rd., Old Hickor y. 90 minute session to welcome, update, and help returning Catholics transition back into to active Church life. Info: [email protected] or (630) 362-7150. 14 Saturday † St. Valentine Natural Family Planning Class (Creighton method), 9 a.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 709 Franklin St., Clarksville. Info/registration: (931) 645-6275. Catholic Underground, 7-10 p.m., St. Mary Church, 330 5th Ave. N., Nashville. Holy Hour, prayer, music, confessions, and refreshments in the basement. 15 Sunday † St. Walfrid Tridentine Mass (The Extraordinar y Form of the Mass), 1:30 p.m., Assumption Church, 1227 Seventh Ave. N., Nashville. Info: (615) 256-2729. Seven Dolors of the BVM Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order Meeting, 2 p.m., St. Philip Church, 113 Second Ave. S., Franklin. Info: Deacon Simeon Panagatos (615) 459-2045. ADORATIONS Visit www.dioceseofnashville.com for regularly scheduled adorations. January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 5 Beehan ends 34-year career at Catholic Charities Continued from front page you wanted to learn.” Their Catholic faith was also at the center of her family’s life, Beehan said. She had an uncle who was a priest, cousins who were nuns, “So there was that environment you grow up in,” Beehan said. Like many Catholic families, they prayed before every meal, said the rosary on Fridays and attended Mass together. “It’s always there,” she said of her faith. “It’s just part of your life.” She also learned about service from her family. Her father, Thomas “Tricky” Beehan, who got his nickname as the captain of Father Ryan High School’s 1927 state championship basketball team, was a policeman who had the reputation of being “light on the cuffs,” interested in helping people stay out of trouble in the first place, Beehan said. “He really was a social worker.” After high school, she attended St. Mary’s College in South Bend, Ind., with the intent of majoring in biology. But eventually she decided to switch to sociology. During her senior year, she had a field placement with Catholic Social Services in South Bend. “I learned everything,” said Beehan, who was given real responsibilities in the position. “I learned what a field placement should be like, that you should have a real experience.” Photo by Andy Telli Eileen Beehan, center, talks with Dot and Phil Ponder during a reception to honor her after her retirement from Catholic Charities of Tennessee. Beehan worked for Catholic Charities for 34 years, including the last 23 as director of the Social Services Department. When she returned to Nashville, she went to work for the Metro Department of Public Welfare, first working on adoptions and later in child protective services leading teams investigating whether a child needed to be removed from their home. After seven years, she moved to the Luton Mental Health Center for a year. Community • Knowledge • Service Volunteers are a Blessing to Our School and a very important element of our Community of Parish, Parents, Faculty and Students. Happy Catholic Schools Week 2015! “There’s something special about this place.” 3105 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212 Phone (615) 292-9465 ♦ Fax (615) 292-2477 ♦ www.ctk.org/school “I was assisting the administrator, learning about billing systems, getting grants and utilization rates.” She knew some people who worked at Catholic Charities. “They seemed to have a sense of fulfillment because they could do some of the work we see as preventative rather than stepping in after there had been a lot of harm or hurt done,” she said. In 1980, Beehan was hired as a school counselor, a job she held for the next 12 years, working with students at several schools, including Christ the King and Father Ryan. “There was so much to like about it,” she said of the job. “Working with some of the families you could see people wanting to change and doing some marvelous things.” While working as a school counselor, she also was involved in other programs, including international adoptions, overseeing the emergency assistance program, starting the Christmas Wishes program, overseeing the North Nashville Outreach program, and starting the Creating Hope by Assisting Parents (CHAP) program to teach parenting schools. Doing different things “helped me to stay interested,” Beehan said. “I’m very eclectic. I like variety. It helped me to connect families, to see families as a whole because I could see different points of contact where things overlapped. It made me aware of many resources.” In 1992, she was named director of the social services department. “She was a wonderful mentor and supervisor,” said Mary Hemminger, who worked with and for Beehan from 1991 until she retired last summer. “She saw the big picture of situations with clients or helped us to see … we were conduits of help but the clients were responsible for their growth.” Beehan “just took great joy in her staff when they did something well or they were deserving of an honor,” Hemminger said. “She was always happy to bestow honor where honor was due, and we loved her for that.” At the reception honoring Beehan, Lisa McGovern, the counseling ser- vices coordinator at Catholic Charities, said, “She created an incredible environment and was encouraging. … She has helped shepherd us to be much better professionals than we would have been otherwise.” Beehan also has been involved in local, state and national social service organizations, agencies and committees, including Catholic Charities U.S.A. She has received numerous professional honors, including the Jim Martin Award for Child Welfare Services, the Ida B. Wells Tennessee Freedom Fighter Award, and the Tennessee Alliance for Progress Badge of Courage Award. In 1995, Beehan dove into politics, running for and winning a seat on the Metro Council. During the campaign, the Houston Oilers announced they were moving to Nashville and the city was going to build a stadium on the river in her district. Under the Council’s rules, all the legislation concerning the stadium had to be introduced by the representative of the district where it was built, which put Beehan in the middle of the effort. There were many issues concerning the stadium, from the impact on the neighborhood of the dump trucks going to and from the construction site to the stadium’s economic impact on the neighborhood, Beehan said. In selecting the architects and contractors for the project, Beehan worked to make sure minority- and womenowned businesses were involved. She also worked to make sure recycling and reusing were part of the construction plans, which helped save 50,000 tons of waste from being landfilled, she said. In 1998, the second major event of her term in office occurred: a tornado hit Nashville, damaging or destroying 3,000 homes in her district. “You do have to react in an emergency mode,” Beehan said. Her jobs at Catholic Charities, which had an office in East Nashville at Holy Name Church, and on the Metro Council, complemented each other while she worked to help her district after the tornado, Beehan said. “There was a good overlap that allowed me to have a good view and share information.” Once the initial cleanup started progressing, Beehan’s focus shifted to rebuilding East Nashville. People in the community did not simply want to rebuild the community as it had been, but to go beyond that, Beehan said. The community worked with the American Institute of Architects to develop a plan to rebuild East Nashville. “We took our time in looking at what we wanted to do. We were very thorough,” Beehan said. “As a community we set goals. And many of them have been achieved.” Today, East Nashville is one of the city’s most thriving communities. During her career at Catholic Charities, Beehan has seen the agency grow as it has responded to the needs of the community. “I’m very mindful that we represent the (Diocese of Nashville),” she said. “I’m very proud as a Catholic that (Catholic Charities has ) been doing the kinds of things we’ve been doing for over 50 years.” 6 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Pope names 15 new cardinal electors, most from global South Francis X. Rocca CNS V ATICAN CITY. Underscoring the geographical diversity of his selections, Pope Francis named 15 cardinal electors “from 14 nations of every continent, showing the inseparable link between the church of Rome and the particular churches present in the world.” In addition to 15 new electors, Pope Francis named five new cardinals who are over the age of 80 and, therefore, ineligible to vote in a conclave. Popes have used such nominations to honor churchmen for their scholarship or other contributions. The pope announced the names Jan. 4, after praying the Angelus with a crowd in St. Peter’s Square, and said he would formally induct the men into the College of Cardinals Feb. 14. With the list, the pope continues a movement he started with his first batch of appointments a year ago, giving gradually more representation at the highest levels of the church to poorer countries in the global South. According to the Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the new cardinals will include the first in history from Cape Verde, Tonga and Myanmar. The Feb. 14 consistory will bring the total number of cardinals under the age of 80 to 125. Until they reach their 80th birthdays, cardinals are eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a new pope. Blessed Paul VI limited the number of electors to 120, but later popes have occasionally exceeded that limit. Three of the new cardinal electors hail from Asia, three from Latin America, two from Africa and two from Oceania. Of the five Europeans on the list, three lead dioceses in Italy and Spain that have not traditionally had cardinals as bishops – another sign of Pope Francis’ willingness to break precedent. While giving red hats to the archbishops of Ancona-Osimo and Agrigento, Italy, the pope will once again pass over the leaders of Venice and Turin, both historically more prestigious dioceses. None of the new cardinals hails from the U.S. or Canada. Father Lombardi noted that the numbers of cardinals from those countries have remained stable since February 2014, when Pope Francis elevated the archbishop of Quebec. The U.S. currently has 11 cardinal electors and Canada 3. The continuing geographic shift is incremental in nature. With the new appointments, cardinals from Europe and North America will make up 56.8 percent of those eligible to elect the next pope, down from 60 percent on Jan. 4. The shift reflects the pope’s emphasis on Africa and Asia, where the church is growing fastest, and on his native region of Latin America, home to about 40 percent of the world’s Catholics. A number of the selections also reflect Pope Francis’ emphasis on social justice. The new Mexican cardinal leads a diocese that has been hard hit by the current wave of drug-related violence in his country. And one of the Italian cardinalsdesignate, the archbishop of Agrigento in Sicily, leads the Italian bishops’ commission on migration, an issue on which Pope Francis has placed particu- lar importance. In July 2013, the pope visited the southern Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, a major entry point for undocumented immigrants to Europe, and mourned the many who had died attempting to cross the sea. Only one of the new cardinals, the head of the Vatican’s highest court, is a member of the church’s central administration, the Roman Curia, which currently accounts for about a quarter of all cardinal electors. Announcing the appointments, Pope Francis noted that the ceremony to induct the new cardinals will follow a twoday meeting of the entire college, Feb. 12 and 13, “to reflect on guidelines and proposals for reform of the Roman Curia.” The pope’s nine-member Council of Cardinals is currently working on a major reform of the Vatican bureaucracy, including a new apostolic constitution for the curia. Pope Francis said he had chosen to honor five retired bishops “distinguished for their pastoral charity in service to the Holy See and the church,” representing “so many bishops who, with the same pastoral solicitude, have given testimony of love for Christ and the people of God, whether in particular churches, the Roman Curia or the diplomatic service of the Holy See.” The five new honorary cardinals hail from Argentina, Colombia, Germany, Italy and Mozambique. Here is the list of the new cardinals: • French Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, prefect of the Apostolic Signature, 62. • Portuguese Patriarch Manuel Jose asking forgiveness, but he never tires of forgiving us.” sonal support too, and we hope she is doing well,” Bishop Tobin added. The fetus was determined by the State Medical Examiner’s Office to be a male about 19 to 20 weeks old. CSI mummy: Vatican experts unravel mysteries with forensic science BEIRUT. Officials of a pontifical aid agency said they saw much that needed done in Lebanon – if they could get beyond crisis mode. Economically strapped Lebanon is now hosting more than 1.5 million refugees – mostly Syrians – putting a strain on the country’s infrastructure and resources for its existing population of around 4 million people. “So much of our energy is a crisis intervention status, keeping people from starving, from freezing to death with these cold spells, keeping people from getting very sick and even dying from simple maladies and physical problems that can develop into something serious,” said Msgr. John Kozar, president of Catholic Near East Welfare Association. “But because of the uncertainty of the (refugee) crises, we have to look at what will be the next level of assistance,” he said. “There’s housing issues, educational issues, longer-term health issues, post-traumatic issues,” he said, adding that counseling is needed for children that have been through “horrible” circumstances. VATICAN CITY. Scientific advancements in imaging technology, genetics and nano research have allowed museums to make new and surprising discoveries about the tightly wrapped mysteries of ancient mummies. The Vatican Museums also have been employing the latest state-of-the-art laboratory tools and tests to find out more about the ancient mummies in its collections. Fabio Morresi, an assistant at the museums’ diagnostic laboratory, said his job is “like being the CSI of the Vatican Museums,” referring to the hit TV show of crime scene investigators who scour every trace of evidence to solve mysteries. While historical studies are important, museum research today “can’t be done without laboratory analysis,” said Alessia Amenta, Egyptologist and curator of the museums’ Department for the Antiquities of Egypt and the Near East. She and the museums’ laboratory experts spoke at a news conference Jan. 22, unveiling their latest discoveries. Amenta spearheaded the museums’ Mummy Project in 2007, using the latest scientific techniques to study and restore the nine mummies in their collection. Macario do Nascimento Clemente of Lisbon, 66. • Ethiopian Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Addis Ababa, 66. • New Zealand Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, 66. • Italian Archbishop Edoardo Menichelli of Ancona-Osimo, 75. • Vietnamese Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Nhon of Hanoi, 76. • Mexican Archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda of Morelia, who turns 76 Jan. 30. • Myanmar Archbishop Charles Bo of Yangon, 66. • Thai Archbishop Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij of Bangkok, 65. • Italian Archbishop Francesco Montenegro of Agrigento, 68. • Uruguayan Archbishop Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet of Montevideo, 55. • Spanish Archbishop Ricardo Blazquez Perez of Valladolid, 72. • Spanish-born Panamanian Bishop Jose Luis Lacunza Maestrojuan of David, 70. • Cape Verdean Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado of Santiago de Cabo Verde, 65. • Tongan Bishop Soane Mafi, 53. • Colombian Archbishop Jose de Jesus Pimiento Rodriguez, retired, of Manizales, who turns 96 Feb. 18. • Italian Archbishop Luigi De Magistris, 88, retired pro-major penitentiary at the Vatican. • German Archbishop Karl-Joseph Rauber, 80, a former nuncio. • Argentine Archbishop Luis Hector Villalba, retired, of Tucuman, 80. • Mozambican Bishop Julio Duarte Langa, retired, of Xai-Xai, 87. NEWS BRIEFS Catholic News Service Pope: Confession is time to encounter God, it’s not a dry cleaners VATICAN CITY. While people must be honest and specific about their sins when they go to confession, they will miss the sacrament’s key grace if they are “completely mechanical” about listing their sins, Pope Francis said. Confession is not a time for judgment, but for an encounter with the merciful God who is always ready to forgive those who seek pardon, the pope said Jan. 23 during Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. “So many times, confessions seem like routine, a formality,” he said. “Blah, blah, blah. Completely mechanical! Where is the encounter” in that kind of confession, the pope asked, “the encounter with the Lord who reconciles, embraces you and celebrates? That is our good God.” According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis said parents, priests and catechists need to teach people how to “confess well, because going to confession is not like going to the dry cleaners to have a stain removed. No! It is going to meet the Father, who reconciles, forgives and celebrates” the return of the sinner. When considering the sacrament, he said, the first thing to remember is that “God always forgives. He never tires of forgiving. We are the ones who tire of Providence Diocese offers to bury fetus found at sewage treatment plant CNEWA officials look at long-range needs EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Diocese of Providence has offered to proof Lebanon’s refugees vide a proper burial for a fetus found in mid-January by a worker at a sewage treatment plant in East Providence. Providence Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said he was heartbroken to hear the news, and attributes the discovery of a discarded unborn child to the culture of today’s world. “Pope Francis has often spoken about the throwaway culture which we live in that affects so many poor people and so many individuals, including unborn children, and that’s what we’re dealing with today,” the bishop said Jan. 14. “So, the diocese has come forward to offer a decent and dignified funeral and burial for this unborn child. It’s certainly a decency and dignity this child deserves,” he said. The burial was not expected to take place for a while as the matter was still under investigation by police. The bishop also expressed his concern for the mother of the unborn baby, whom he believes may have had a difficult personal situation to deal with, prompting the fetus to be discarded in the anonymous manner that it was. “We want to offer her our prayers and per- January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 7 Pope says Catholics must practice ‘responsible parenthood’ Francis X. Rocca CNS A BOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM MANILA, Philippines. Pope Francis stressed that, despite church doctrine against contraception, Catholics fail to practice “responsible parenthood” when they have too many children. He also denounced the teaching of “gender theory” in schools, likening it to indoctrination of children by the Nazis and fascists. The pope made his remarks Jan. 19 in an hour-long news conference with reporters accompanying him back to Rome from a weeklong trip to Asia. Pope Francis reaffirmed his rejection of population-control programs as an example of ideological colonization and his praise of Blessed Paul VI for defending Catholic teaching against contraception. But “this does not mean a Christian must make children one after another,” the pope said, citing the case of a woman who became pregnant an eighth time after giving birth to seven children via cesarean section. “Does she want to leave seven orphans?” he said. “This is tempting God.” “Some people think – excuse me for saying this – that to be good Catholics we have to be like rabbits,” Pope Francis said, yet church teaching provides for “many licit ways” to limit reproduction. Elaborating on comments he made in Manila Jan. 16 about “ideological colonization that tries to destroy the family,” the pope offered a 20-year-old example of an unnamed government official, apparently in his native Argentina, who was offered a loan to build schools for poor children on the condition she assign students a textbook on CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis reacts to questions from Associated Press reporter Nicole Winfield about the September U.S. papal visit during a news conference aboard his flight from Manila, Philippines, to Rome Jan. 19. “gender theory.” Catholic leaders often use the term “gender theory” to refer to ideas that question or deny the God-given nature of sex differences and the complementarity of man and woman as the basis of the family. Pope Francis said African bishops attending the October 2014 Synod on the Family had complained of similar restrictions on funding for projects in their countries. “Why do I say ideological colonization? Because they use a people’s need as an opportunity to come in and impose their will on children. But this is nothing new. The dictatorships of the last century did the same thing; they came in with their doctrine. Think of the Balilla. Think of the Hitler Youth,” the pope said. The Balilla was a youth organization instituted by Italy’s fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini. One reporter asked the pope to explain his controversial Jan. 15 statement, prompted by the recent killings by Islamist terrorists at a Paris newspaper, that freedom of expression should be limited by respect for religion and that mockery of faith can be expected to provoke violence. “In theory, we can say what the Gospel says, that we should turn the other cheek. In theory, we can say that we have freedom of expression,” he said. “But in practice, let’s stop a bit, because we are human and we risk provoking others. For this reason, freedom must be accompanied by prudence. That’s what I wanted to say.” Asked about the limited response to his calls on Muslim religious, political and intellectual leaders to condemn violence in the name of religion, Pope Francis said “some of them have done something, but we need to allow a little time, because the situation is not easy for them. I have hope, because there are so many good people among them, so many good people, so many good leaders, and I am sure they will do it.” Pope Francis explained his refusal to meet with the Dalai Lama in December, when the exiled Tibetan leader was in Rome for a conference of Nobel Peace Prize winners. He said Vatican protocol prevents the pope from “receiving heads of state and people at that level when they are taking part in an international meeting.” Pope Francis denied his decision was motivated by fear of the Chinese government, which considers the Dalai Lama an outlaw, and which has often arrested Chinese Catholics who oppose government control of the church. The Vatican has not had diplomatic relations with China since shortly after the country’s 1949 communist revolution, but the pope said both sides treated each other respectfully, and he reiterated his openness to meet with Chinese leaders in Beijing or Rome. While addressing the weightiest topics, the pope once again displayed his disarmingly frank and informal way of speaking. During extended remarks on the evil of government corruption, he recalled being solicited for a bribe by Argentine officials. “At that moment, I thought about what I would do: either I insult them and give them a kick where the sun doesn’t shine or I play the fool,” Pope Francis said. “I played the fool.” 114th Congress makes combating human trafficking top priority Nate Madden CNS W ASHINGTON. At a House leadership news conference Jan. 27, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California announced a list of bills to combat human trafficking that he expected would pass the House of Representatives soon. “Human trafficking affects so many of the vulnerable throughout the world,” said McCarthy, so “we have 12 bills, bipartisan, Republicans and Democrats, to protect the most vulnerable out there.” He said in the week ahead, the House would be “strong on legislation.” “There are unseen prisons in the world that exist even in towns and cities across our country,” said a statement issued by McCarthy’s office. “Though few are aware of the severity of the problem, human trafficking affects thousands of people in America alone. “This week, the House will pass 12 anti-human trafficking bills,” the statement said, “to improve the tools available to law enforcement, identify and develop best practices to prevent human trafficking, help victim survivors recover, train government employees on how to properly detect and respond to human trafficking and more.” Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was the sponsor of two of the 12 bills, both of which passed unanimously Jan. 26. One was the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act, or H.R. 514, and International Megan’s Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking, H.R. 515. H.R. 514 aims to “prioritize the fight against human trafficking within the Department of State, according to congressional intent in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 without increasing the size of the federal government, and for other purposes,” according to the wording of the measure. The 2000 law, said a statement released by Smith’s office, was the congressman’s “landmark law” because it created the first comprehensive federal law to address human trafficking, with a significant focus on its international dimensions. H.R. 515 seeks to protect children who may be at risk from roving convicted sexual predators seeking to go abroad in search of victims. “The bill is named for Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old from Hamilton, New Jersey, in Smith’s district who was kidnapped, raped, and brutally murdered in 1994,” the statement said. “Megan’s assailant was a convicted, repeat sex offender living across the street, unbeknownst to residents in the neighborhood.” Public outrage over the murder, combined with “the hard work by Megan’s loving parents,” Richard and Maureen Kanka, led the New Jersey Legislature to pass the original Megan’s Law requiring public notification of convicted sex offenders living in a community. Smith’s home state was the first in the nation to have such a law. According to Smith’s office, today all 50 states and U.S. territories have a Megan’s Law, “an important tool in preventing more children from becoming victims.” Smith praised the new Congress for putting “a high priority on human trafficking,” adding that “protecting children from violence and predatory behavior are among the highest duties and responsibilities of government.” An internal Megan’s Law would “protect children from child sex tourism by notifying destination countries when convicted pedophiles plan to travel,” Smith said. According to statistics from the Congressional Research Service and the Department of Homeland Security, officials believe more than 20 million women, children and men are victims of human trafficking around the world and roughly 175,000 are believed to be trafficked in the United States each year. DHS research shows that human trafficking is a “$32 billion per year industry, second only to drug trafficking as the most profitable form of transnational crime.” Congress’ focus on the trafficking issue comes at a time when the Catholic Church has put a spotlight on the global human trafficking crisis by declaring the first International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking. It will take place Feb. 8, the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese slave who eventually was freed and became a Canossian nun. The Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers announced the observance Nov. 25. On his flight back to Rome from Strasbourg, France, the same day, Pope Francis told reporters: “Slavery is a reality inserted in the social fabric today, and has been for some time: slave labor, the trafficking of persons, the sale of children – it’s a drama. Let’s not close our eyes to this. Slavery is a reality today, the exploitation of persons.” 8 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Surprise papal meeting with former street kids features songs, hugs Cindy Wooden CNS M ANILA, Philippines. Pope Francis did not disappoint hundreds of former street children who were part of a massive campaign to show him one of the centers where they have found safety and love. Although it was not in his official program, Pope Francis walked out of Manila’s Immaculate Conception Cathedral after Mass Jan. 16 and across the street to the Blessed Charles de Foucauld Home for Girls, which is run by the Tulay Ng Kabataan foundation. Accompanied by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a frequent guest, the pope spent about half an hour with some 320 boys and girls and young adults from a number of TNK homes in metropolitan Manila. “It was a beautiful, beautiful encounter,” Cardinal Tagle told reporters later. “You could see the Holy Father was in his element.” The cardinal translated for the pope as several of the children approached and shared their stories, stories that often included horrible experiences of exploitation and abuse when they CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters Pope Francis is pictured with youths at a home for former street children in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16. lived on the streets. “You could see the attentiveness of the pope,” he said. Getting emotional himself, the cardinal said that, as he listened, the pope’s “eyes were get- ting cloudy and beginning to fill with tears. You could see he was trying to show his affection to the children, but at the same time trying to fathom these deep wounds and pain.” When the children came up to touch and to hug the pope, he said, Pope Francis whispered to him that it was clear they yearned for a loving human touch, “the touch of a parent.” The pope “assured the children that they are loved by God, that God is with them, and that they should not forget that.” In a text message reply to questions, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said the visit featured “songs, kisses and hugs. And a blessing.” “These children – the poorest among the poor – are for sure the most vulnerable victims of our society, but they remain masters of joy, as one can see on their smiling faces,” the foundation’s director, 39-year-old Father Matthieu Dauchez, told Pope Francis. In a statement issued after the visit, the center said that by taking the time to meet “many children who faced horrors of the street like begging, violence, drugs (and) prostitution,” Pope Francis demonstrated “that he is the pope of the forgotten.” “This is awesome,” the statement quoted 10-year-old Alvin as saying. “He gave me a huge warm hug!” Tears often are only correct response to suffering, pope tells youths Cindy Wooden CNS M ANILA, Philippines. The realities of life described by young people, especially the tearful question of a 12-year-old girl about why God allows suffering, led Pope Francis to set aside the first text he had prepared for a meeting Jan. 18 with the young people of the Philippines. “Certain realities in life can only be seen through eyes cleansed by tears,” the pope said Jan. 19 after listening to Glyzelle Palomar, who used to live on the streets but now has a home thanks to the foundation for street children Pope Francis visited in Manila Jan. 16. Palomar spoke after Jun Chura – a 14-year-old rescued from the streets by the same foundation – described life on the streets as a struggle to find enough to eat, to fight the temptation of drug use and glue sniffing, and to avoid adults looking for the young to exploit and abuse. Covering her face with her hand as she wept in front of the microphone, Palomar asked the pope, “Why did God let this happen to us?” As some 30,000 young people looked on at the University of Santo Tomas, the pope kissed the top of Palomar’s head and pulled her close for a big hug, then embraced her and Chura together. He also listened to the testimony of two other young men and their questions: How do young people discover God’s will for them? What is love? How can young people become agents of mercy and compassion? The pope’s gathering with the youths was emotional from the beginning. Opening the encounter, the pope spoke about 27-year-old Kristel Padasas, an employee of the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services, who died after being struck by a speaker stand knocked down by the wind Jan. 17 after the pope’s Mass in Tacloban. She was “young, like yourselves,” the pope told the youths, asking them to join him in praying for her and for her parents. “She was the only daughter. Her mother is coming from Hong Kong (and) her father has come to Manila to wait,” he told them. Pope Francis had received the texts of the young people’s testimonies and questions in advance and had begun rewriting his speech the night before to ensure he responded directly to what they planned to say, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman. There was not time to have the new text translated, so Pope Francis, who did not read from the text, asked Msgr. Mark Miles from the Vatican Secretariat of State to translate from his Spanish. After more than half an hour, he made a passing attempt to return to the original text, but only to emphasize the challenges the youth face: the challenge of personal integrity, of helping the poor and of protecting the environment. One of the first things he commented on talking to the youths was the fact that Palomar was the only female on the program. “Sometimes we’re too ‘machista’ and don’t allow room for the woman,” he said. “But the woman is able to see things with a different eye than men. Women are able to pose questions that we men are not able to understand.” “Pay attention,” the pope told the young people. Palomar was “the only one who posed a question for which there is no answer. And she wasn’t able to express it in words but tears.” “When the next pope comes to Manila,” he told them, include “more women” on the program. Speaking directly to Palomar, he told her, “You have expressed yourself so bravely.” While it is impossible to explain why God would allow children to suffer, he told the young people, “only when we, too, can cry” can one approach a response. “I invite each one of you here to ask yourself, ‘Have I learned to weep and cry when I see a child cast aside, when I see someone with a drug problem, when I see someone who has suffered abuse?” the pope told them. Being moved to tears out of compassion and in the face of the mystery of suffering is holy, he said. It is not the same thing as crying to manipulate or get something from someone. “Jesus in the Gospel cried, he cried for his dead friend,” Lazarus, “he cried in his heart for the family that had lost its child, he cried in his heart when he saw the old widow having to bury her son, he was moved to tears of compassion when he saw the multitude of crowds without a pastor,” Pope Francis said. “If you don’t learn how to cry you cannot be good Christians,” he told them. In the face of suffering like Palomar’s and Chura’s, he said, “our response must either be silence or the word that is born of our tears.” “Be courageous, do not be afraid to cry,” the pope said. Responding to the questions of Leandro Santos II, a law student, and Rikki Macolor, a recent graduate who, with his friends, designed a solar-powered night light for typhoon victims, Pope Francis focused on love, compassion and the challenge of not just helping the poor, but allowing oneself to learn from and be evangelized by them. “What is the most important subject that you have to learn in university, what is the most important subject you learn in life?” the pope asked. “To learn to love. This is the challenge that life offers you.” “True love is to love and allow yourself to be loved,” he said. “It is harder to let yourself be loved than to love.” Even when it comes to the life of faith, he said, it seems easier to love God than to really allow oneself to be loved by him. But when one succeeds, he continued, God responds with surprises. “Don’t be like a computer, thinking that we know everything,” the pope said. Pope Francis thanked Macolor and his friends for helping the poor victims of Typhoon Yolanda in 2013, but he asked them, “Do you allow yourselves to receive?” Putting his finger to his lips, the pope said he didn’t want them to respond immediately, but to ponder the other, essential Christian part of being with the poor, which is being willing to learn from them and to accept their gifts. “The Sadducees and doctors of the law in the time of Jesus gave much to the people, they gave them the law and taught them, but they never allowed the people to give them something,” he said. “Become a beggar,” the pope said. “Learn how to beg,” to receive with humility, “to be evangelized by the poor. The persons we help, the poor, the sick have so much to give us.” Contributing to this story was Francis X. Rocca in Manila. January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 9 Philippine trip highlights pope’s tenacity, attention to details Cindy Wooden CNS M ANILA, Philippines. New situations are opportunities to learn new things, even about the 78-year-old Pope Francis. After two days of watching the pope tenaciously keep his appointments in the Philippines despite pouring rain Jan. 1718, one lesson is that the papal wardrobe needs to be expanded to include rain gear. A white umbrella – the usual Vatican response to a drizzle – is not adequate. And cancelling or moving an event indoors – the usual Vatican response to a heavy rain – is not acceptable to Pope Francis if his appointment is with thousands or even millions of predominantly poor people. Then again, the clear yellow plastic poncho he donned over his chasuble for Mass Jan. 17 in Tacloban and again Jan. 18 for his ride in a converted jeepney popemobile Jan. 18 in Manila made him “one of the people,” which they liked. On social media, he was dubbed “ponchifex,” a play on the formal Twitter title, “pontifex.” Pope Francis, the grandson of Italian immigrants, takes a typically Italian approach to weather: it requires protection. On sunny days in St. Peter’s Square, he urges – sometimes with an almost scolding look – parents to put hats on their children. On cold days, he wears a long white overcoat and asks parents of the underdressed where their children’s coats are. When a guard passes a baby to him on a cold day, he often adjusts the child’s CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis and Alberto Gasparri, papal trip planner, gesture as they talk during the pope’s arrival to celebrate Mass with bishops, priests and members of religious orders in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 16. Looking on is Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila. coat or scarf to ensure proper bundling. Much more importantly, Bishop Mylo Vergara of Pasig, head of the media committee for Pope Francis’ visit, said the wet Need help with one of these investment situations? Recently retired or changed jobs and need to rollover my 401(k) Assets are spread out and need to simplify financial affairs Getting ready to retire and need to live off our portfolio Recently widowed and need help managing a trust Need a second opinion on our portfolio risk and expenses Sold business and need help managing proceeds Don’t have time to create and manage our portfolio(s) I’m a fiduciary of a trust, endowment, foundation or retirement plan Call John J. 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Because the pilots flying him to Tacloban, the area devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, insisted he leave the area before 1 p.m., instead of the originally scheduled 5 p.m., he left Manila an hour early to get there, “he abbreviated everything, but he did all the events,” the bishop said. “The pope is a pope of surprises, but God also surprised him,” the bishop said. The rain did not dampen the spirits of the people, and the pope did not let them down. The Philippines trip also showed the energy the pope draws from crowds at mega events, while simultaneously being able to zoom in on micro details and bring the crowd with him. Some 30,000 exuberant youths congregated in the rain Jan. 18 at the University of Santo Tomas. The pope gathered them and drew them into prayers for the 27-yearold Catholic Relief Services worker, Kristel Padasas, who died the day before after an accident at the Tacloban Mass site. Two other elements at the youth gathering did not escape the pope’s eye for detail: first, the fact that of the four youths chosen to address him, only one was female – a situation he said should be rectified the next time a pope visits. And, second: tears. People get emotional when a pope is around. Many are overcome with tears after even the most fleeting moment with the pope. But the tears shed by 12-year-old Glyzelle Palomar were different. The pope honored the tears of the girl rescued from the streets and then helped the 30,000 youths present reflect on the role of tears in response to her suffering and the suffering of so many innocents. “Certain realities in life can only be seen through eyes cleansed by tears,” the pope told them. And the only worthy response to questions about why God allows suffering is tears of compassion, he said. Another thing people learned about Pope Francis – something Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said tipped him off – was that if the pope insists on having nearby Msgr. Mark Miles, a native of Gibraltar who works in the Secretariat of State, that means he will set aside his prepared text and speak from the heart, in Spanish. Msgr. Miles translates the pope’s words into English. A smaller detail that the pope attended to is connected to his respect for popular piety, a respect born and nurtured in his native Argentina. He shares the common people’s tangible Marian devotion, which leads him to tenderly touch or kiss images of her, but also reflects a sense that Mary is “mama,” as he said at Santo Tomas, and one can grab on to her skirt when the going gets rough. He blessed the statues of the Holy Child Jesus people carried with them to Mass in Manila Jan. 18, the Holy Child feast day in the Philippines. The pope was given a copy of the statue, which ended up being his backseat driver as he toured the crowds in the popemobile after Mass. But he took care with an even smaller detail. After Communion, large tapers and tiny tea lights – whatever people brought with them – were lit as Pope Francis told the crowd: “Keep the flame of faith alive in your hearts. Walk always as children of the light. This is the mission of every Christian: ‘lumina pandere,’ to spread the light and to tell the world of God’s love.” After a song, altar servers took the pope’s taper from him, and he was handed his crozier for the final blessing. But the pope saw all the people still holding their candles, so he asked his master of ceremonies to give back his candle. “With his crozier in one hand, he used the candle (in the other hand) to bless the community, symbolizing the fire, the light of God,” Cardinal Tagle said. “The Holy Father is attentive to little details. He notices a child, he notices something like this; he sees the significance of a candle having been lit and he incorporates it into the whole ritual, which is a gift.” 10 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Non-Catholics choose Catholic schools for values, not just academics Katie Scott CNS A RLINGTON, Va. When Felicia and Ethan Carr began searching for a high school for their eldest son, they wanted a school with a topnotch college preparatory program. But the Carrs, who are Baptist, sought something else as well. “A lot of schools focus on the brain; we wanted a school that also focused on the heart,” said Felicia. The search eventually led them to Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington where their son Christopher is a junior and his brother, Nicholas, is a freshman. The Carrs are not alone. Nationally, one-fifth of Catholic secondary school students are not Catholic, according to the National Catholic Educational Association. Families from different faiths choose Catholic schools for reasons “beyond class size and beyond the academics,” said Virginia Colwell, principal of Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax. “They are looking for something more, for a school that has their moral values and their beliefs. They want their children to be exposed to values in the classroom every day, not just at home.” According to the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Christian Education, the proper function of Catholic schools “is to create for the school community a special atmosphere animated by the Gospel spirit of freedom and charity.” It is this Gospel spirit that cultivates the value-focused environment that appeals to non-Catholic parents, said Joseph Vorbach, who is head of school at Bishop O’Connell. “Parents know that fundamentally this is a program grounded in a value system, and they find that very appealing,” he told the Arlington Catholic Herald, the diocesan newspaper. “It has to do with our mission that education is rooted in the life of Christ and focused on the whole person. Even if they are not Christian, they find that attractive.” Krista Price, mother of Sam and Rachel Price, who attend Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, said her family is Protestant but she “wanted the kids to receive a solid education and to avoid the pitfalls of public school.” The family was home-schooled through eighth grade, so she felt a smaller school would ease the transition. Most importantly, though, “we wanted a Christ-centered school,” she added. “The Catholic faith element has been a positive influence for our whole family,” Krista pointed out, noting that questions raised in religion class topics often “motivate us to go back and research what we believe.” Sam, who has considered becoming a minister, agrees with his mom and said he’s been inspired by his Catholic classmates. “Some (fellow students) want to go into ministry, and whether it’s as a missionary or a priest or a nun, I’ve found that pretty cool that we are different denominations but all want to serve God,” he said. As Orthodox Christians, Maria and Ruairi Murray decided to send their son Patrick to Seton in Manassas, a junior and senior high school affiliated with the Arlington Diocese, for a number of reasons, including the school’s academic rigor, its conservative feel and Christian environment. “It was important to us for him to see ... peers who are struggling to live the Christian life, that it’s not just an ideal but an everyday struggle, because it is for each of us,” said Maria. However, the Murrays ensure their son understands the distinction be- tween Catholicism and their own faith, but the differences also deepen a family’s own Christian beliefs. “As parents, we have great comfort in knowing that our son is in an educational environment that will reinforce much of what he learns ... in the Eastern Church,” said Ruairi. “With that said, there are some key differences. Being cognizant of these differences and why they exist is something that we have and will continue to make Patrick aware of.” Myles Sherman, who is Baptist, and a sophomore at St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries, believes the effects of his high school experience will have impacts beyond the classroom. For starters, he said he has learned to “deal with people who have different views.” There are some challenges for nonCatholics, though. Krista Price said it was “a little awkward at times” for her son when Catholic students went to confession or the students went to Mass. But students and parents are quick to say they’ve felt welcomed. At Catholic high schools in the Arlington Diocese, students are required to take religion courses and participate in faith-based activities, such as schoolwide Masses and prayers. Of course, non-Catholic students don’t partake in the Eucharist or confession, but in every other way “they are part of the spiritual life of the school,” said Vorbach. The students also enhance their Catholic peers’ academic and spiritual formation, bringing to the classroom their diverse backgrounds and spiritual practices, said Colwell. Father Edward J. Bresnahan, chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, said non-Catholics can “elevate the dialogue in religion classes” because they have less knowledge of Catholicism than cradle Catholics and often ask more questions. “Our basic premise is that all are welcome,” said Sister Karl Ann Homberg, a Sister of St. Joseph, who is assistant superintendent of Arlington Catholic Schools. It is not the schools’ mission to convert non-Catholics, but rather to evangelize in the sense of animating the Gospel through words and actions. 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He also led the process of implementing the council’s reforms. Pope Paul called for a more missionary church that would be open to the world and one that would dialogue with other Christians, other believers, and with nonbelievers, too. He championed the church’s social justice teachings and sought to embed those concepts as foundation stones of Catholic doctrine. The sessions will be held 9:45-10:45 a.m. Sundays in the Celebration Room at Christ the King. The sessions will include: • “Blessed Paul VI and the Murder of Aldo Moro: The Relatioinship of Religion and Politics,” Feb. 1. This session will introduce the series on Blessed Pope Paul VI generally, and through an in depth narrative of an instructive event in Pope Paul’s life that chilled and changed the world. Often likened to the Kennedy assassination with its endless conspiracy theories, the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro in 1978 periodically surfaces on the international media scene, with implications for world politics and the Church. The presenter will be Paul Dokecki, Ph.D., a Christ the King parishioner and Professor Emeritus with the Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. • “Paul VI and Vatican II: Bringing the Council to Completion,” Feb. 8. This session will cover Giovanni Battista Montini’s involvement as Archbishop of Milan with the preparation for Vatican II and its first session. It will then move through his election to the papacy and his contributions to the work of the next three sessions of the council. Attention will also be directed to his actions as pope that affected the work and success of the council. The presenter will be Patout Burns, Ph.D., now retired, a Christ the King parishioner who held the first Edward A. Mulloy Chair of Catholic Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School. • “The Enduring Legacy of Paul VI on Sexuality, Marriage and Procreation: ‘Humane Vitae,’ Then and Now,” Feb. 15. We will examine how Paul VI’s teaching, “Humane Vitae,” was developed, what did it proclaim, who was involved in its development, why it was and remains central to the Church’s understanding of sexuality, marriage and procreation. We will also explore responses to its release as well as how the teachings continue to develop even to this day. The presenter will be Christine Caron Gephardt, Ph.D., a former principal of Christ the King School and now director of The Gender Relations Center and co-chair of the Committee for Sexual Assault Prevention at the University of Notre Dame. • Viewing of the film “Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest,” with reflections by Father Dexter Brewer, Christ the King pastor, Feb. 2. The film covers 50 years of history that changed the Catholic Church and the world. It is a story that draws emotion and lessons from history itself, dramatically mixing stunning reconstructions and real film footage. • Finish viewing “Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest,” with reflections by presenters of the previous sessions of the series, March 1. St. Philip Learning Center pre-school to host gala T he St. Philip Learning Center pre-school program will host the Cowboys and Cupcakes Gala on Thursday, April 30, featuring a concert by country music artist Clay Walker. St. Philip Learning Center opened its doors in the fall of 2012 to 21 families who were searching for a peaceful, nurturing preschool for their young children. After a tremendously successful first two years, the Learning Center is larger than ever in its third year. The school now serves more than 50 students, with hopes of being able to accommodate as many students as is necessary in the years to come. St Philip Learning Center is a morning preschool ministry for children ages 3-5. The Montessori method of early childhood education is used, creating a hands-on experience for the students. The Learning Center features a small student-teacher ratio, affordable tuition, flexible schedule and caring teachers. As the St. Philip Learning Center strives to continue enriching its curriculum and expanding its reach, it must also keep in mind the commitment to keeping tuition affordable. Proceeds from the gala will be used to make improvements to the facility and purchase materials for the program. The gala will be held at St. Philip Church in downtown Franklin with a VIP Meet & Greet Reception at 6:30 p.m. and an auction and concert at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $35 and includes the silent and live auctions, hors d’oeuvres, two drink tickets, and the Clay Walker concert. A VIP ticket costs $50 and includes the auction and concert, hors d’oeuvres and drinks as well as the meet and greet reception and a Red Carpet photo with Walker. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.stphilipfranklin.com/ cowboys. 1225 Gallatin Rd., S., Madison, TN 37115 (615) 865-1491 • • • • • MBA to perform play about Archbishop Romero T he Montgomery Bell Academy Theater Department will perform an encore performance of its award-winning production of The Fifth Sun, which tells the true story of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, who was assassinated while celebrating Mass. The play, written by Nicholas Patricca, will be performed at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in the Paschall Theater on MBA’s campus at 4001 Harding Road, Nashville. The production is open to the public. The play presents the story of the people and the forces that transformed an ordinary man into a courageous leader. It combines elements of ancient tomb rituals, Mayan temple dramas, and medieval morality plays into a contemporary structure in which the audience witnesses a human being ultimately embody the moral voice and vision of his people. Making this play even more relevant for 2015 is the fact that on Jan. 8 a panel of theologians advising the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes voted unanimously to recommend that Archbishop Romero be named a martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, thus paving the way for Romero’s beatification and possible sainthood at some time in the future. The panel stated that Romero was killed “in hatred for the faith.” Patricca was at MBA last September as the school’s artist-in-residence. On Oct. 24, 2014, MBA’s production of Patricca’s play competed at the Tennessee Theater Association’s state one-act-play competition, held at Maryville College. As a result, the play will be representing Tennessee at the Southeastern Theater Convention’s annual conference in March. The encore performance will precede the troupe’s traveling to Chattanooga for the SETC competition, where the show will be competing against winners from 10 Southeastern states. Several Catholics are involved in the production, including the director Rick Seay, set designer Gregg Colson and cast member Alec Giammalvo, a parishioner at Holy Family Church in Brentwood. The admission price of $5 will be used to help defray costs for the trip. For more information, call the school at (615) 298-5514. 12 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Private piano concert honors longtime St. Cecilia supporters Theresa Laurence N ancy Peterson Hearn, an accomplished businesswoman, mother of six, and member of the St. Cecilia Class of 1951, says much of her success can be traced back to “those sweet Sisters” of the Dominican campus. As a student at St. Cecilia Academy, then located at the Motherhouse, Hearn learned the value of a fine arts education through piano lessons, playing the alto sax in the school marching band, and making her stage debut in the school talent show. “All of this background enabled me to be successful,” said Hearn, who did not graduate from college. “I owe those Dominicans a lot. … They are fine teachers.” When Hearn and her husband Billy Ray Hearn learned about St. Cecilia’s capital campaign and plans to expand its fine arts facilities, they wanted to contribute to the cause as a way to give back. To thank the Hearns for their gift and their role in encouraging others to support the “Beauty Within” capital campaign, St. Cecilia honored them as the first inductees into The Estonia Grand Society. As a gift of thanks, they were treated to a private piano concert on Jan. 14, featuring three-time Grammy Award winning Christian musician Michael W. Smith. Mr. Hearn is the founder of EMI Christian Music Group, and considered a pioneer in the music industry, having started not only some of the first music labels to produce contemporary Christian music, but also giving shape to the genre itself. The Jan. 14 musical event began with a reception at the Dominican Campus White House; guests included close family friends of the Hearns. The reception was followed by a private piano performance by Smith in the choir room at St. Cecilia. He played instrumental songs requested by Mr. Hearn on St. Cecilia’s new 9-foot Estonia Concert Grand Piano, a gift of Cal Turner Jr. As St. Cecilia continues to raise funds for the “Beauty Within” capital campaign, the Dominican Sisters instituted the Estonia Grand Society concert series to honor those who have supported the arts in Nashville and the fine arts program at St. Cecilia. The Society is a tribute to the honorees, and the inductions feature a musical artist who is invited to perform for a close circle of friends. Mrs. Hearn is the chairman of the board of Peterson Tool Company, a worldwide leader in cutting tool technology. She began her career in the male-dominated precision machine parts industry in the early 1970s, after her first husband, John Peterson, who founded the company, died at age 45. She assumed the leadership of the company, only telling customers about Mr. Peterson’s untimely death six months later – after she demonstrated her ability to successfully run the company in her husband’s absence. She went on to oversee significant growth in the company, and has received numerous awards for her trailblazing achievements for women in the workplace. She gradually stepped away from dayto-day duties after she married Hearn in 2009; her daughter Diane Peterson Edwards now serves as chief executive officer of the company. While Mrs. Hearn didn’t pursue a career in the arts, she said her experience getting up on stage in the St. Cecilia talent show, and eventually winning the citywide talent show and a prize of $500, gave her the confidence to speak and perform in front of others. “I have to be on stage a lot because of my business,” she said. “The arts carried me through a lot.” St. Cecilia recently launched its “Beauty Within” capital campaign with a goal of raising $4 million to expand and renovate its existing fine arts facilities. The school is planning to build a stateof-the-art 12,000 square-foot complex that will offer ample space and amenities for the study of the visual and performing arts. Plans for a new fine arts wing include: a dance studio, two visual arts studios, art gallery space, a drama studio, three music practice rooms for chamber ensemble, storage and office space, renovation of the current chorus room, and installation of new fire prevention sprinkler system. While St. Cecilia enjoys an excellent reputation for its fine arts programming, it currently lacks adequate facilities to nurture its students’ talents. As the campaign’s press materials state: “For over 150 years, St. Cecilia Academy has given our students many opportunities to explore the arts through an ever-expanding curriculum. As a result, we now need to provide a facility compatible with the Academy’s high standards.” More information is available at www. stcecilia.edu. Mardi Gras gala to benefit School of Good Shepherd T he School of the Good Shepherd in Decherd will host its 28th Mardi Gras Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 14, at Monterey Station. Attendees will enjoy an evening full of excitement with the doors opening at 6 p.m., and the last dance at 11:30 p.m. All will enjoy a full buffet providing delectable appetizers, entrées and sweets. Once again all those attending can bid on a wide selection of silent auc- tion items and some terrific “Not so Live - Live” auction items. Guests will be able to purchase items this year using their credit card. A cash bar will be available serving premium liquor. Back by popular demand will be the Respectables Band from Nashville. Tickets are $45 each. Tickets may be purchased at the school. For more information, call (931) 9675673. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK | JAN 25-31 Saint Ann celebrates our Saint 5105 Charlotte Ave. Nashville, TN 37209 615-269-0568 saintannparish.com/school January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 13 Celebrating Catholic Schools Photo by Rick Musacchio Bishop David Choby celebrated the annual all schools Mass at Cathedral of the Incarnation during Catholic Schools Week on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Here, he accepts the offertory gifts from representatives of three schools in the Diocese of Nashville: William Spence, left, from St. Patrick School in McEwen, Olivia Gass from the School of the Good Shepherd in Decherd, and Karina Swauger from St. John Vianney School in Gallatin. National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. This year it ran from January 25 – 31, and the theme was “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.” For more photos, go to www.dioceseofnashville.com. SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL Inspired by Faith, Driven by Excellence Pre-K through 8th grade Gallatin, TN saintjohnvianney.org 615.230.7048 CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS! HRA was named a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Come visit us and find out why! Holy Rosary Academy Pre-Kindergarten to Eighth Grade 190 Graylynn Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214 Phone: (615) 883-1108 www.holyrosary.edu HONOR - RESPONSIBILITY - ACHIEVEMENT t w o h t h g u h t a t k e s b a o o t t d e w e r o e n h h l , l g i g i t n s h i t d d u a n b e a r , l s e e n r v a io le t y s e e h u t t king q a h w in h t r orde Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School Happy Catholic Schools Week! Fully Accredited 2 Years thru 8th grade 1601 N. Tennessee Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN www.school.saintrose.org 14 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 C.J. Martin returning to St. Joseph as new principal Andy Telli T o find a leader to take St. Joseph School into the future, the school has reached back to its past. C.J. Martin, who was a middle school teacher and assistant principal at the Madison school before he left to become the principal of a Catholic school in Georgia, will return to Nashville to become St. Joseph’s principal beginning with the next school year. “This has always felt like my home,” said Martin, who taught at St. Joseph from the fall of 2006 to 2010. “I loved teaching and coaching here and the relationships I had with mentor principals and mentor teachers here. I learned a great deal. … “It really feels like an opportunity to come home,” he said of his new job. For the last five years, Martin has served as principal of St. Joseph Catholic Parochial School in Athens, Ga., in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. “It’s a pre-K through eighth grade school, very similar to here,” Martin said. He will complete the school year in Athens before moving back to Nashville and taking over as principal on July 1. The position at St. Joseph became Tennessee Register file photo by Andy Telli C.J. Martin leads his eighth grade history class in 2009 at St. Joseph School in Madison. Martin, who was a middle school teacher and assistant principal at the Madison school before he left to become the principal of a Catholic school in Georgia, will return to Nashville to become St. Joseph’s principal beginning with the next school year. open when Sister Maria Goretti, O.P., had to resign last summer and the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, who have provided a principal for the school throughout its more than 60-year history, didn’t have a sister available to replace her. Jackie Sul- lenbarger has served as interim principal this school year. Father Tomy Jospeh, M.S.F.S., the pastor of St. Joseph, and the search committee decided to hire a lay principal. “We were looking for the right leader and the search committee felt we got the right leader,” in hiring Martin, Father Tomy said. “We’re confident he will be able to take St. Joseph in the right direction.” The committee wanted someone in the position who had experience as a principal, Father Tomy said. “His experience at St. Joseph will help,” Father Tomy said, but “the school he was working in as a teacher is not the same school he will be leading.” Boosting the school’s enrollment will be one of Martin’s main priorities, Father Tomy said. “Most of our kids live in Sumner County. Sumner County has good public schools that are free. His challenge will be in making people understand there’s greater value in and the importance of a Catholic education,” he said. “In a secular society that can be difficult.” Martin knows increasing enrollment will be a challenge. “The challenge is showing everybody the value that St. Joseph offers, demonstrating the high standard of academics … and the values that are taught by a caring and involved faculty in a family environment,” he said. Martin said he will have to work with St. Joseph and several other parishes from which St. Joseph Continued on next page SAINT HENRY SCHOOL Pre-kindergarten – 8th grade ARR FARR KRISTIN FA 010 2010 OF 20 C SAINT HENRY SCHOOL CLASS N 2014 IAN LUTATORIA SALUTATOR ST. CECILIA ACADEMY SALU JENNA SULLIVAN SAINT HENRY SCHOOL CLASS OF 2010 FATHER RYAN SALUTATORIAN 2014 EN M S T R O P S HOLARS & C S , S T N I A S FORMING 6401 Harding Pike • Nashville, TN 37205 www.sthenryschool.org *NEW* 5 day Pre-K in 2015-2016 Call for a personal tour: 615-352-1328 January 30, 2015 Continued from previous page draws students, particularly Our Lady of the Lake in Hendersonville. “I want to be visible and make sure the work our students and teachers are accomplishing are out in the public eye.” Martin grew up in Middletown, Ohio, which is located between Cincinnati and Dayton, and attended Catholic schools through high school. His father was a teacher, coach and administrator at a Catholic high school. While a student at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, “I had an opportunity to coach high school football,” Martin said. “I fell in love with working with the kids.” After graduating from college, he taught at a school in Middletown for a year and then moved to St. Joseph, where he was a middle school history and literature, the school athletic director and football coach, winning a parochial league championship. Several of the teachers he worked with at St. Joseph are still there, Martin said, including Toni Saunders, one of the middle school teachers at St. Joseph. “She was a great mentor teacher,” Martin said. “The biggest thing I learned from her, she is always challenging her students.” During his last year at St. Joseph, Martin served as the school’s assistant principal, working with then principal Sister Mary John, O.P. Mar- Tennessee Register 15 tin called her “a wonderful mentor to me, both professionally and personally.” Sister Mary John encouraged Martin to apply for the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program through the Alliance for Catholic Education at the University of Notre Dame. The program is designed to prepare leaders for Catholic schools. Students in the three-year program take courses on the Notre Dame campus for six to eight weeks each summer and take two courses per semester online during the school year. “The program starts off with a plethora of information about how to be the best spiritual, academic and community leader you can be,” Martin said. “With those three things, the other things fall into place.” “What we learned at Notre Dame is directly applicable … to your everyday vocation” as a Catholic school principal, Martin said. When he left Nashville to become the principal at the school in Athens, Ga., “it was an opportunity to grow professionally and personally,” Martin said. In his five years there, Martin said, “I have learned a lot about working with a strong faculty. I’ve learned a lot about developing and fostering relationships with businesses and individuals in the community for the sake of the school. I’ve learned a lot about development and the relationships that go with development. I’ve St. Joseph School to host open house on Sunday, Feb. 8 S t. Joseph School will host an open house from Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, for prospective students and their families. The school’s new principal, C.J. Martin, who will assume his new duties on July 1, will be on hand for the open house to talk to parents and students. St. Joseph is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers a diversified curriculum as well as a variety of extra-curricular activities for students. learned a lot about budgeting and finance for schools.” One of his biggest challenges in Athens was shepherding the community through the process of building a new facility and moving the school to a new location, Martin said. He had to keep the community informed throughout the capital campaign and the design, build and relocation phases. “It was a challenge,” he said. “It was by far our biggest success as well.” After he takes over at St. Joseph, Martin hopes to build close relationships with the city’s three Catholic A before- and after-school care program and bus service are available. “At St. Joseph, our goal is to prepare students in grade pre-K-eighth grade for a bright future with an educational program rich in academic excellence, traditional Catholic values and a loving, nurturing environment,” school officials said in a statement. St. Joseph is located at 1225 Gallatin Road in Madison. For more information or to set up a private tour call (615) 865-1491. high schools “to make sure our students are coming out strong and ready to handle the coursework” at the high school level. The high schools often have resources that elementary schools don’t have that they can share, Martin said. His experience working with a strong and talented faculty at the Georgia school “is going to translate well to this very talented faculty” at St. Joseph, Martin said. “The biggest strength that I will bring (is) I’m able to stay back and see what’s good for … all the kids in our care,” he said. 16 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Photos by Rick Musacchio St. Cecilia Academy sophomores Emily Vick, above left, and Grace Heller pray the rosary before Mass at the D.C. Armory during their trip to Washington, D.C. for the annual March for Life. In photo above right, dozens of priests hear confessions from March for Life participants at the D.C. Armory. Father Ryan High School student Daniel Hayes takes a picture of, from left: Taryn Richter, Janet Lytle, Reilly Cordell and Morgan Thomson. About 600 youth and leaders from the Diocese of Nashville traveled to take part in the annual March for Life. January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 17 March for Life draws large contingent from diocese Andy Telli N In photo at left, the youth and their chaperones from the Dioceses of Nashville and Knoxville pose on the front steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception after morning Mass on Friday, Jan. 23. The group from Nashville is on the left two sections of the steps and the group from Knoxville is on the right. They were in Washington, D.C. to take part in the March for Life held annually on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court which legalized abortion. Above, a participant in the 42nd annual march, held January 22, waves a Vatican flag near the steps of the Supreme Court. For more photos, go to www.dioceseofnashville.com. early 600 high school and college students, seminarians and chaperones from the Diocese of Nashville made the long trek to Washington, D.C., to stand up for their belief in the sanctity of all life at the March for Life, held Jan. 22. It was the largest contingent ever from the diocese to participate in the march, which marks the anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion, said Bill Staley, director of youth ministry for the Diocese of Nashville. The diocesan Catholic Youth Office brought 102 students from across the diocese, Staley said. The group included large groups from St. Philip Church in Franklin and St. Rose of Lima Church in Murfreesboro, as well as smaller groups from Sacred Heart Church in Lawrenceburg, Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville and St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin. Each of the three Catholic high schools in the Nashville area – Father Ryan, Pope John Paul II and St. Cecilia Academy – sent groups of students, as did Aquinas College and University Catholic, the campus ministry at Vanderbilt University. SevContinued on page 25 Philip Clark, left, leads a pro-life cheer during the March for Life. About 600 youth and leaders from the Diocese of Nashville traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in the annual march. Paul Dana, below left, and Thorn Schoch from the Knights of Columbus Council 9132 at Our Lady of the Lake Parish in Hendersonville, hold a banner at the march. Schoch is grand knight of the council and Dana is the chancellor. 18 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 JPII seniors give sick girl her dream bedroom Andy Telli G lendi Sajqui and her daughter Cindy Itzep stepped into their newly decorated bedroom and could only cry. “It’s beautiful,” said Cindy, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Wright Middle School in Nashville who has been diagnosed with nymphoblastic leukemia. “It’s better than before.” A group of seniors from Pope John Paul II High School in Hendersonville, working with the Special Spaces organization, had redecorated the bedroom for the mother and daughter as part of their senior service project. “The experience was awesome,” said JPII senior Christina Yi, who lent her artistic talent to help decorate Cindy’s bedroom. “It’s awesome to know you can help others by doing something you love.” Each year, the JPII seniors take on a service project, explained Jackie Beals, the former foreign languages department chair and senior service project coordinator who oversaw the work on Cindy’s bedroom before she moved out of state in December. This year, senior Grace Wood suggested working with Special Spaces after helping her great-aunt, Anne Strunk, who is a coordinator for Special Spaces in Chattanooga. Special Spaces is a non-profit organization that creates dream bedrooms for children with life-threatening illnesses. “Our premise is these children spend an enormous amount of time in their bedrooms” and they need a space of peace and comfort, said Strunk, who helped the group from JPII Continued on page 27 50th Anniversary of Father Ryan vs. Pearl Cindy Itzep and her mother Glendi Sajqui get a first look at their new bedroom, which received a complete makeover from Pope John Paul II High School seniors as part of their senior service project. The students raised the money and did all the work to give Itzep, who has leukemia, a dream bedroom makeover. The Most Reverend David R. Choby, Class of 1965, Bishop of Nashville The benefits of a Catholic Education last a lifetime. For 90 years, Father Ryan has delivered that supportive faith-centric environment for your student to grow in every facet of academics, the arts, athletics and service. We celebrate and thank the parents, teachers, clergy, administrators, staff, alumni, parishioners and students of all Nashville Catholic schools for your unwavering support of diocesan Catholic education. We are proud to be part of this exceptional group. *Source: Center for Applied Research in the Apostate (CARA) report. ® A Tradition of Faith, Knowledge, Service 700 Norwood Drive • Nashville, TN 37204 • (615) 383-4200 • www.fatherryan.org ©2015 20670 Students who attend Catholic schools from grades K-12 are almost 50% more likely to practice their faith as adults.* January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 19 Father Ryan launches major technology initiative Theresa Laurence W hen Andy Cupit walks the halls of Father Ryan High School, he often gets summoned into a classroom and quickly peppered with questions: How do I access OneNote? How do I connect to the Wifi again? How do I open this PDF file? These are not questions that Cupit or any of his Father Ryan colleagues would have been asking in their high school classrooms, but it’s becoming more and more the norm today. Cupit, a math teacher and technology integration specialist at Father Ryan, took on the latter role last summer to help the school launch its new 2:1 Technology Initiative. This new initiative, which requires students to bring their personal laptops to class every day, will prepare them to be good “digital citizens,” Cupit said, adaptable to changing technology and ready to succeed in college and the workforce. The 2:1 program is designed to increase student engagement and create opportunities for collaboration among the Father Ryan community and give students more opportunities to access educational resources beyond the classroom, all while reducing the school’s paper needs for workbooks and hardbound texts. Father Ryan administrators are quick to point out that they are not imple- Photo by Theresa Laurence Andy Cupit, the technology integration specialist at Father Ryan High School, assists freshman Reed Robinson as he uses his laptop in Mary Alice McWatters’ freshman honors biology class. Father Ryan recently launched a major technology initiative that requires students to bring laptops to school every day, in order to increase learning opportunities, improve campus communication, and decrease reliance on paper. menting more technology at school simply for the sake of technology, but because it enhances teaching, learning, and acquiring essential life skills. “The world is very much technology driven, and we want to make sure students have the skills to embrace that,” said Sarah Hayes, vice principal and academic dean at Father Ryan. Now that freshmen, sophomores and JO I N U S F O R juniors are using laptops at school on a daily basis, they no longer have to rely on one textbook as a source of information. The laptops “make classroom learning much more student driven” and interactive, Hayes said. In history classes, for example, students no longer have to rely only on lectures and still photos in a textbook of the Vietnam War, but can now access archived news clips of the war from their desks. It just makes sense to increase the use of technology in the classroom, because, Hayes said, “if you have a tool that exponentially increases student learning, it would be foolish not to use it.” While there have been some minor growing pains as the Father Ryan community adjusts to the new technology, Hayes said that overall, she has been “shocked” at how smoothly the launch has gone. Hayes, Cupit and their fellow Father Ryan faculty members spent almost two full years planning the 2:1 Technology Initiative rollout. This included professional development for teachers, a number of advance notices to parents and students, and a significant technology infrastructure update on Father Ryan’s campus to handle the increased demand for power and internet access. Then, when it was time for students to begin bringing their laptops to school in early January, administrators opted to stagger the days each class would bring them to help work out some of the kinks. When issues do come up, students can wait for Cupit to come around, or they can take their laptop to the library’s new “Knowledge Bar” where they can get one-on-one help from an IT or media specialist. “It’s been a transition, but it’s great,” said Father Ryan biology teacher Mary Continued on page 27 2015 St. Thomas Aquinas Forum Proclaiming and Living the Gospel of the Family February 13–14, 2015 at Aquinas College Presented by the Aquinas College Office of Catechetics Featuring: Helen Alvaré, J.D. Law Professor and consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Laity John Garvey, J.D. President of the Catholic University of America Monsignor Albin J. Grous Pastor and Former Official for the Congregation for Catholic Education Richard Bulzacchelli, S.T.D. Associate Professor of Theology at Aquinas College No admission charge; light refreshments Story Time will take place in the Overbrook Library. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Sister Terese Auer, O.P. Chair of Bioethics at John Paul the Great High School Katrina Zeno Coordinator of the JP II Resource Center for Theology of the Body and Culture (Not intended for students currently in kindergarten) To register, please visit: aquinascollege.edu/forum 4210 Harding Pike Nashville, TN 37205 615.292.5134 www.overbrook.edu 4210 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 — 615-297-7545 — www.aquinascollege.edu 20 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Fundraising campaign keeps St. Bernard expansion plans on track Theresa Laurence W hen Chuck Sabo became the Head of School at St. Bernard Academy in 2006, the school, even though it was one of the oldest in Nashville, was still somewhat of a “best kept secret” among the city’s educational options. Today, however, St. Bernard is bursting at the seams and ready to expand. “We’ve just about maximized our creativity in terms of student learning spaces,” Sabo said. Larger classrooms have been split in two, underutilized space behind the stage has been turned into classrooms, and some front offices have been re-purposed for tutoring and counseling space. To better accommodate its 340 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, St. Bernard is preparing to break ground on an 18,000-squarefoot expansion and renovation project. Included in the plans are seven new classrooms, a large, multi-purpose room for assemblies and Masses, a student support center and updates to space for fine arts, administration and after-care services. The $3.2 million expansion of St. Bernard’s historic campus will enable SBA to keep class sizes small, around 12 students each. That ensures a lot of one-on-one interaction between teachers and students, a hallmark of St. Bernard. “The classrooms are the priority that drive the boat,” Sabo said. The expansion will also enable St. Bernard to step up its music and arts programs and host larger diocesanwide meetings and events, Sabo said. Some other key elements of the expansion, which is the second one since this Hillsboro Village campus opened in 1960, include: • Moving the administrative offices and shifting the front entrance of the school to from 24th Avenue South to Bernard Street. • Adding a new student support center, which will feature rooms dedicated to tutoring, guidance and counseling. • Incorporating the latest technology into new classrooms, designing them to be flexible enough for group study, independent reading, and interactive learning. The expansion will also help ease demand on the school’s gym, which is the only large space in the building, and is constantly overbooked, Sabo said. “I think we have 17 teams vying for practice time,” Sabo said. The school’s after care program, which serves about half of the student body, will also have more breathing room with the addition of the large, multi-purpose space. This architectural rendering of the St. Bernard Academy campus shows the new entrance of the school, which will be moved from 24th Avenue South to Bernard Street. The $3.2 million expansion project will include an additional 18,000 square feet of classroom, multi-purpose and office space. The project is scheduled to start this summer and be completed in the fall of 2016, when the school marks its 150th anniversary. St. Bernard has experienced an enrollment boom in recent years, growing from 225 students in 2006 to 340 this year. This has corresponded with the city’s growth as a whole. “As more new families are moving to Nashville, St. Bernard comes up among the leaders,” Sabo said. The school has worked hard to raise its profile in recent years, and the efforts have paid off; SBA is a “best kept secret” no more. A lot of that is thanks to positive word of mouth publicity, especially among the Vanderbilt University community. “We have a strong network connection with Vandy,” Sabo said, which is the largest private employer in Nashville. About half of the SBA student body has a parent affiliated with the university, located just a few blocks away. St. Bernard’s expansion is funded in large part by the school’s recently completed Building Our Future capital campaign. The campaign exceeded its goal, raising more than $1.4 million from the St. Bernard community over the past year. “We started the campaign with a large goal in mind, both in terms of the project and the dollars, and the response of our families, faculty and staff, alumni and friends has exceeded our expectations,” said Sabo. Even with the expansion plans, Sabo said, there are no plans to expand the enrollment cap beyond 350 students. “People like the intimacy of the school,” he said. “That’s one of the things that’s special about St. Bernard.” Architectural design plans for the Catholic Charities makes annual report available T he new annual report for Catholic Charities of Tennessee’s 2013-14 fiscal year is now available for the public to view online. The report includes financial information about the many services provided by Catholic Charities in Middle Tennessee. An electronic copy of the report is available at http://bit.ly/14R9wfR. To receive a printed copy of the report call Mark Barry at (615) 760-1028 or e-mail him at mbarry@ cctenn.org. St. Bernard expansion, which were recently revealed to the public for the first time, were completed by Nashvillebased Bauer-Askew Architects. The project is set to break ground this summer and be completed by the fall of 2016, as the school begins its 150th anniversary celebration. St. Bernard Academy is a Catholic, independent co-educational elementary school serving more than 340 students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade. It was founded in 1866 by the Sisters of Mercy; since 1988 it has operated as an independent Catholic school in the Mercy tradition. More information is available at www.stbernard.org January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 21 Jazz Mass for World Peace to premiere at Holy Name Church Ned Andrew Solomon A fter being bombarded with news of violence around the world, Marlène Tachoir, a renowned jazz musician, recording artist and composer, responded with two pillars in her life: her music and her Catholic faith. Tachoir has composed a “Jazz Mass for World Peace,” which will be performed for the first time on Thursday, Feb. 12, at Holy Name Church in East Nashville, where she is a parishioner. “I was inspired to combine my love of jazz music, my knowledge as a church musician, and my belief in prayers to compose this Jazz Mass for World Peace.” Although she is currently the music director for the Sunday liturgy at Holy Name and has led choirs at Holy Name and Our Lady of the Lake Church for more than 25 years, the Jazz Mass represents her first major religious work. “Church music ministry is something I have been involved with all of my life,” said Tachoir. “It is part of my DNA.” Tachoir heralds from a large family of musicians in the Saguenay Region of Quebec. She began playing piano at a very young age, and at age 13 entered the Quebec Conservatory of Music, majoring in organ. “During that same time, I began playing with my father’s swing society band where improvisation was a key component,” said Tachoir. “Classical and jazz influences have always been part of my life.” Besides studying organ and piano at the Marlene Tachoir, left, recently composed a Jazz Mass for World Peace, which will premiere at Holy Name Church on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. She and her husband Jerry Tachoir, right, a renowned vibraphonist, are seasoned jazz musicians and lead the Holy Name Church choir. Quebec Conservatory, Tachoir graduated Summa Cum Laude in arranging and composition from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. As a composer, she was the winner of the first GMN.com International Jazz Composition Contest in 2000, and is a two-time winner of the International Jazz Composition Contest in Monaco. She has contributed her original music Saluting our donors for contributing more than $1.4 million for St. Bernard Academy’s Building Our Future campaign. to eight recordings, many featuring her husband, Jerry Tachoir, an internationally renowned vibraphonist, mallet instrumentalist and music clinic instructor. As a member of the group Tachoir, Marlène has performed in concert with drummer Alan Dawson and recorded with former Pat Metheny Group member, Danny Gottlieb, and drummer Chester Thompson. She has appeared at most of the major jazz festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe, including the Northsea Jazz festival in Holland, the prestigious Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland and the Montreal Jazz festival in Canada. With her husband, Tachoir has conducted numerous outreach and educational music programs at schools in Tennessee, and throughout the United States and Canada. She has also written two books: “Solo Vibraphone Collection” and the soon-to-be published, “Creative Studies for Keyboard Voicings.” The Jazz Mass for World Peace grew out of a recent trip back home to Quebec, which the Tachoir family does every few years. “This time was extra special – great weather, a trek up a mountain to a giant cross overlooking the majestic Saguenay Fjord,” recalled Tachoir. “It had the feel of a pilgrimage. I even got to play organ and piano in a large church with my daughter singing and sister playing trumpet for a nephew’s wedding. Everything about that week was magical.” The magic ended abruptly when they returned to the states and were bombarded by a news media saturated with stories of brutal violence and conflicts throughout the world. “As a musician, I felt compelled to do something,” Tachoir said. Once she had the concept she was positively driven to complete it. With a strong desire to have every component of the composition “enhance praying for peace,” she infused it with uplifting music and lyrics, liturgical readings and prayers. “I was also mindful of the assembly participating in the singing,” explained Tachoir. “First, I started working on the ‘Glory to God,’ and it came surprisingly easy. The rest of the Mass parts took about 10 days to complete. After that came the Litany of Peace and remaining pieces.” Although the resulting composition has strong contemporary jazz influences, Tachoir believes it is, at its core, reverential. She is quick to clarify that it is not a jazz concert, but a “Mass presented in a very creative musical setting.” Currently self-published, Tachoir hopes the Jazz Mass will extend its optimistic message to churches and schools in the area, and possibly beyond. “The creation of the Jazz Mass made me realize the importance of music for a purpose,” said Tachoir, “to enhance a liturgy to pray for world peace.” The Jazz Mass will take place at 7 p.m., Feb. 12, with Holy Name Pastor Father Edwidge Carré as the celebrant. Accompanying Tachoir will be Connye Florance and Marlène’s daughter, Erica Tachoir, on vocals; her husband on vibraphone; Sam Levine on sax and flute; Roy Vogt on bass; and Rich Adams on drums. The event is open to the public. There will be a “free will offering” during Mass to help with some of the production expenses. For those who would like to become a sponsor of the project, a $50 donation would place the name of an individual or business in the program for the evening. Those who give a $100 donation will also receive a copy of the video of the Jazz Mass for World Peace. Checks should be made out to Holy Name Church with “Jazz Mass for World Peace” written in the memo line, and sent to Holy Name Church, 521 Woodland St., Nashville Tenn. 37206. For more information, call (615) 254-8847. Forming Seekers of Truth and Bearers of Love since 1856 2020 24th Avenue South • Nashville, TN 37212 phone: 615.385.0440 • fax: 615.783.0241 www.stbernard.org Call Saint Patrick’s School today to schedule a visit! 175 St. Patrick Street, McEwen, TN 37101 • 931-582-3493 • www.sps-tn.org 22 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Faith guides consideration of Governor Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal EDITORIAL G ov. Bill Haslam has called upon people of good will to support his plan to meet the medical needs of more than 200,000 of our fellow Tennesseans. His plan, called Insure Tennessee, will use funds set aside by the federal government for our state, and contributions by Tennessee’s hospitals, to provide health coverage to individuals who are now uninsured. For Catholics, as for our neighbors from other religious traditions, his call resonates strongly with the compassionate teachings of our faith. His plan fully deserves serious consideration. Our duty to care for our brothers and sisters is never more compelling than when they are sick or injured. To teach us compassion, Christ chose the parable of the Good Samaritan, who not only per- sonally cared for an injured traveler, but who paid others to care for him as well. The parable warned us not to be like others who ignored the person in need, assuming that someone else would care for him. Our uninsured neighbors have great needs. Even if they are in good health, they carry the burden of knowing that a single accident or injury can force them into bankruptcy, destroying their dreams for their families. They go without preventive care. When they get sick, they wait until their condition worsens before seeking treatment. Many have untreated chronic illnesses that threaten their ability to work and earn a living for their families. Like the traveler whom the Good Samaritan helped, the uninsured are right before our eyes, and we dare not turn away. Most are working at low wage jobs. They include the people we see every day on the street, in our houses of wor- State of Tennessee photo by Jed DeKalb Gov. Bill Haslam at a press conference in December announced plans to expand health insurance coverage to some of the most low-income Tennessee residents. Bishop Choby and Saint Thomas Health officials, who were on hand for the announcement, praised the plan to expand health care coverage to the poor and vulnerable. ship, and at the grocery store. They are typically employed in the hospitality industry, in food service, as child care workers and in construction. They are struggling young musicians and college students. Many work in health industries in which they care for others. Some find themselves unable to work full time due to the cumulative physical effects of decades of heavy manual labor, yet they cannot get Medicare until they are 65. The Church’s teachings on the sanctity of all human life and the importance of fairness to workers guide Catholics’ response to Gov. Haslam’s call. American bishops have repeatedly expressed the principle that decent health care is not a privilege, but a right and a requirement to protect the life and dignity of every person. Pope John Paul II included access to healthcare in a list of those necessities of life that all workers should receive. These are Catholic teachings, but they are also Tennessee values: concern for fairness, for our neighbors, and for our community. Gov. Haslam has taken a significant step forward with his proposal to expand the availability of healthcare. We urge legislators to fulfill their responsibility as the elected representatives of the people of Tennessee to offer access to healthcare as broadly as possible. Catholic schools can help whole family grow in faith ANOTHER VIEW Andres Montana H aving worked in Catholic schools for many years now, I’ve often heard and repeated the statement, “Let’s remember, parents, that you are the primary educators of your children.” While I firmly believe that parents can’t just drop their kids off at the front door of the school and expect them to walk out a well-educated saint, I also know that a Catholic school must often take the lead in promoting the education and the evangelization of the families it serves. The Catholic school is meant to be a place of communion where not only the young people we serve can encounter the person of Jesus Christ, but so can their parents. Catholic schools exist for the purpose of educating the whole family in the ways of Jesus Christ. On the spiritual as well as the academic level, parental involvement is key in a child’s education and formation. I’m blessed to work at St. Cecilia Academy, where we try mightily to fulfill our responsibility to educate and evangelize the family, whether it’s through our Year of the Family Lecture Series that is open to the public or through our moms’ and dads’ groups that provide parents a forum to learn more about their faith and the art of parenting. Joe Farris of Lifeteen Missions talks with the Dominican Dads’ group at St. Cecilia Academy. Groups like the Dominican Dads support parents in their role as their children’s primary teachers of the Catholic faith. Our Dominican Dads group is currently studying a series of books called “Joseph’s Way: The Call to Fatherly Greatness” by Devin Schadt, which I highly recommend. It’s inspiring to see our fathers making small but profound changes in order to better educate their children in the faith. One father is now saying a decade of the rosary with his kids on the way to school because he knows the profound effect a visibly praying father has on his children. Another father has started showing more affection to his teen-age daughter because he knows this makes her feel secure and loved and also keeps her from seeking the wrong kind of affection elsewhere. Through their involvement in the Catholic school, these fathers are waking up to their role as dads, taking responsibility, and getting involved in ways that will make a lifelong impact on their relationship with their family. One of my favorite homilies by Pope Francis urges us to “be faithful to the Spirit, to proclaim Jesus with our lives, through our witness and our words. … When we do this, the church becomes a mother church that produces children. … But when we do not, the church is not the mother, but the babysitter, that takes care of the baby – to put the baby to sleep. It is a church dormant. Let us reflect on our baptism, on the responsibility of our baptism.” Nestled in the heart of the Church, Catholic schools are meant to assist families in becoming true parents by awakening us to the responsibility of our baptism, very often through the example of the children who teach us the important lessons of life. A few years ago I witnessed how a 7-year-old girl reevangelized her entire family. Columns and letters to the editor represent the views of authors alone. No viewpoint expressed necessarily reflects any position of the publisher, of any Tennessee Register staff member, or of the Diocese of Nashville. Intrigued by the Mass and Holy Communion after learning about it in her religion class at school, she would come home to her parents and beg, “Can we go to morning Mass?” Her insistence got the family started on this new routine that soon changed the whole family’s life. This is a little girl whose childlike witness was responsible for waking up her family. The Catholic school is the privileged place where young people and adults alike can awaken from the slumber of ignorance and indifference and come alive to the reality of Jesus Christ in our lives. “Awake, O sleeper, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light” (Ephesians 5:14). Andres Montana, M.Ed. is a husband and father of eight and serves St. Cecilia Academy as the Dean of Students. He has been involved with Catholic education as an administrator and religion teacher for nearly 20 years. The Tennessee Register is published by the Diocese of Nashville and welcomes your comments and opinions. Please clearly mark letters to the editor and send to: Tennessee Register 2400 21st Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37212-5302 You may fax your letters or comments to the Register at (615) 783-0285. By e-mail: tnregister@ dioceseofnashville.com. Tennessee Register 23 January 30, 2015 We need Jesus to overcome our problems in life NEXT SUNDAY Msgr. Owen F. Campion B ACKGROUND. The Book of Job is the source of the first reading for the weekend of Feb. 8. This book furnishes few details about the identity of Job. It is nonetheless one of the great literary works in the Old Testament since it so remarkably captures the struggle experienced by many believers as they try to match their faith in the merciful God to problems in their lives. Scholars disagree as to when this book was written. A misreading of Job has led to a phrase that has gone into English common speech. It is Sunday, February 8, 2015 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Job 7:1-4, 6-7 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23 Mark 1:29-39 Sunday, February 15, 2015 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1 Mark 1:40-45 a reference to the “patience of Job.” Clear in many places in this book is the fact that Job was not always so patient with God. In this weekend’s reading, Job vents his impatience. He asks if life on earth is not in reality drudgery. Each human being, Job writes, is a slave. Personally, Job says he has been assigned “months of misery.” “I shall not see happiness again,” he writes drearily. St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians provides the second reading. The same source has given earlier weekend liturgies this winter their second readings. In this passage from First Corinthians, Paul insists that he was free to accept the call to be an Apostle or to spurn the call. He chose to accept the call. He evangelizes. He proclaims the Good News. He explains the identity, and mission, of Jesus. Paul’s own Christianity compels him to evangelize. It is an act of service, and of love, given people who otherwise would not know Jesus. People’s needs in this regard are so great that Paul’s obligation, correspondingly intense, makes him the people’s slave. For its final reading, the Church offers us a selection from St. Mark’s Gospel. It is the story of the Lord’s curing Then, alone, Jesus went to a distant place to pray. Since there are no deserts in the vicinity of Capernaum, Jesus must have gone some distance, or at least to a barren place. Simon and the others pursue Jesus, longing to be near the Lord, needing the Lord. When at last they find Jesus, the Lord reminds them that the messianic role is to reach all people. “Healing Peter’s mother-in-law” by John Bridges, 19th century. of Peter’s mother-in-law. Matthew and Luke have their versions of the same story. The story is clear. Merely by touching her hand, Jesus cured the woman. She was so fully cured, in fact, that she immediately rose from her sickbed and began to wait on Jesus and the disciples. She was healthy again, but she used her health to care for others. For all Christians, the impulse to serve others is true health. While the cure is extraordinary, Mark does not make the fortunate mother-in-law the centerpiece of this reading. Rather, Jesus is the focus of the story. Christians have remembered the miracle long. Indeed, archeologists have found traces of this motherin-law’s house in Capernaum. They confirmed their discovery by the fact that ancient Christian inscriptions were found on the walls. As the story continues, Jesus heals the sick and drives demons away. He ordered the demons not to speak, and they obeyed. Reflection The Church continues to introduce us to Jesus, a process begun weeks ago at Christmas and underscored in the lessons of the Feast of the Epiphany and in those of the Feast of the Lord’s Baptism. Jesus is Lord, the Son of God, with all the power thus implied. His role is to bring to humanity God’s mercy and perfection. The condition of Peter’s mother-in-law, and the anxiousness with which Peter and the others search for Jesus, tell us about ourselves. Conditions occur in our lives, as overwhelming as those faced by Job or Peter. We are powerless to overcome them. Jesus overcomes them. We need the Lord. Msgr. Owen Campion, former editor of the Tennessee Register, is associate publisher of Our Sunday Visitor. After letting friend slip away, only tears are left PINCH OF FAITH Mary Margaret Lambert O ur high school graduation class was small; just 25 girls at a private Catholic academy. Although small in number, we were diverse in appearance, talents and personalities. Our uniforms were identical in various sizes, but that was where our similarities ceased. As teenagers in the ’50s, we enjoyed our music, dancing, dating, and slumber parties, and most of us just tolerated school. We didn’t realize at the time how fortunate we were. The nuns that taught us in class re-enforced the ideals and principles that our parents had instilled in us from the cradle. We were told that we represented our school, our families and our faith whenever we appeared in public, and we all know that we had better act like ladies or deal with dire consequences. Our teachers were surely the originators of zero tolerance. One misstep and it was all over. If you messed up and got into trouble at school, you got doubly disciplined when your parents heard about it. Among the class members, some were more popular than others, some were shy, and others outgoing. We were blondes, brunettes and a feisty redhead, predominantly sporting the ponytailed fashion of our day, but with a few pixie cuts and short hair interspersed. In this pre-contact lens era, some wore glasses while I was the lone “metal mouth” who needed braces, much to my disdain. Our homes were in various parts of the city, and some traveled a great distance to school. A few lucky ones got their own cars when we turned 16, while the rest of us rode the bus, bummed a ride, walked, or depended on our parents to drive us to and from weekday classes. After we graduated and went our separate ways, promising to stay in touch with one another, we took different paths in life. While a few mar- ried and started families, one entered the convent, others went to work full time, and college life beckoned for several of us. Career opportunities for women were not as available or accessible as they are now, consequently not all who started college remained to graduate. Among our group, there was one quiet, studious girl who made excellent grades and never caused any trouble. She was short in stature, with long naturally curly hair that I envied. Never one to call attention to herself, she obeyed all the rules, and if she ever missed one day of school, I cannot recall when it might have been. If they had given a perfect attendance award, she surely would have gotten it. The years passed. We each got involved in our own hectic lives of families, schedules, jobs, housekeeping, and the fast pace of daily life. When we had class re-unions, we would vow to never let another year pass without contacting one another, but somehow we would all go back into our own routines, and wonder aloud where the time went when we next gathered. A couple of years ago, this quiet studious girl came once more to our reunion and shared with us that she was battling cancer. We were concerned about her and offered her our support, love and prayers. I compiled an updated contact list for everyone, and e-mailed her from time to time to see how she was getting along. Rounds of radiation, chemotherapy and treatment for the cancer took its toll on her physically. Each day, as I remembered her in my prayers, I would tell myself that I would pick up the phone and give her a call just to see how she was. My good intentions never materialized, and an e-mail to her just before this Christmas went unanswered. Thanks to modern communication methods, I googled her and was shocked when her out of state obituary came up. She had died in the summer, survived by her husband, four children and three grandchildren. Tears of sorrow and regret cannot erase the terrible guilt I feel for not making the extra effort to reach out to Loretta during her final struggle. My prayer is that she somehow knew how important she was, and what an inspiration she was by her gentle and unassuming manner. “Priorities” Mary Margaret Lambert The sad news came just the other day That a dear old friend had passed away. I’d been meaning to visit, or perhaps just call, But I’ve been so busy with the kids and all. Now as I prepare to pay my final respects, I feel sad inside, and awfully vexed Because of unspoken words I shall now never speak, And I feel tears of remorse steam down my cheek. Why didn’t I just say “I love you my friend” Before this precious life came to an end? Copyright © 2014 Mary Margaret Lambert 24 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Catechist, music minister explores Scripture in his songs Briana Grzybowski A s a well-known rock musician in New Orleans, Scott Goudeau was playing guitar for the likes of Harry Connick Jr., Bernadette Peters and Englebert Humperdink. But God called him to follow a different path. Now, Goudeau is creating music to immerse his listeners in Scripture and in the Catholic Church’s teachings. His latest Christian album, “All Things New,” was released in November 2014. An aficionado of many musical styles and a traveling musician since he was 15, Goudeau spent the next few decades of his life chasing stardom throughout South Louisiana and New Orleans. As a secular artist, he played alongside the Celestial Spring Jazz Quintet, the New Orleans Symphony Summer Pops Orchestra, and under bandleader Dick Stabile at the Fairmont Hotel in New Orleans. “I had a good career in the secular music world,” Goudeau said. “I was well-known in the Louisiana music scene. I was playing for Allen Touissant and other famous local musicians. I was writing music. I had my own band. I was a producer. I was doing audio engineering. And I felt God calling me to step away from all of it. I talked to my family about it and they supported me. I didn’t play or do anything related to music for about 6 months.” The next time he played again, he was helping to lead music for Mass at St. Margaret Mary Church in Slidell, Louisiana. Musician Scott Goudeau left behind a successful career in the secular world to focus on Scripture-based music. He is now the music director and RCIA director at St. Stephen Catholic Community in Old Hickory, and has a new album out, “All Things New,” that he will promote by leading local parish missions this winter. Since then, he has moved to Nashville and played alongside Catholic artists Greg Walton, Joe Hand and Delores Park. He has also made several appearances on EWTN and was a featured presenter at New Zealand’s Eucharistic Honorees at the Catholic Media Productions gala were: (standing, L-R) Dr. Richard Shriver, Deacon Dan Pyles, Dr. Beth Woodard, Mary Jane Rich; (sitting) Kathleen Catasus, Debbie Lane, Father Steve Wolf, John Hupka who accepted the award for his father Steve Hupka, Bishop David Choby, Andy Telli and Ken Tucker. Catholic Media Productions honors supporters for efforts in ecumenical evangelization T he Catholic Media Productions board of directors, friends and supporters gathered on Dec. 11, 2014, at St. Ann Church for the organization’s annual gala. Catholic Media Productions, the local producer of the radio and television show “We Believe,” is an organization dedicated to presenting the basic teachings of the Catholic faith in an ecumenical manner. During the gathering, recognition was given to contributors through special awards. Bishop David Choby, who participates in this event each year, presented the awards to 11 supporters of Catholic Media Productions, including a Lifetime Achievement Award for Steve Hupka for his past contributions and continued support. Receiving certificates of special recognition were: Mary Jane Rich, Dr. Beth Woodard, Deacon Dan Pyles, Dr. Richard Shriver, and Angie Bosio. Receiving the Our Lady of Radio and TV award were: Ken Tucker, Kathleen Catasus, Debbie Lane, Andy Telli and Father Steve Wolf. “We Believe” can be heard in the Nashville area at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays on WNQM-1300 AM. Congress in 2004. He is currently the music director and RCIA director at St. Stephen Church in Old Hickory, and is pursuing catechetical certification from the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio and from the Diocese of Nashville. He will earn his certifications in 2016. “I wear two different hats at St. Stephen’s, but my two jobs there are related in a way. As an RCIA instructor, I’m trying to teach people about the faith. And as the music director preparing for the liturgy, I’m trying to connect the music for Mass to Scripture,” Goudeau said. “So I hope that the music I write teaches others about Catholicism, and that I can use it to hand on the faith to others in a clear and succinct way.” In recording “All Things New,” he hoped to do just that. “Some of my fellow parishioners encouraged me to record this album,” Goudeau said. “The title of it comes from a verse in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 43, where God says He will make all things new. It’s not a concept album with a unifying theme, but all my music is rooted in Scripture and consistency in Church teaching. The most important thing I hope to convey is that my songs are true to the faith.” To promote “All Things New,” Goudeau will be doing a series of parish missions across Nashville, beginning in February. “Of course, I’ll do concerts at these events, but I really want the main focus to be on Scripture,” he said. “The music speaks for itself, and I am called to teach others about the faith. Overall, I really just want my music to bring the Gospel message correctly.” Goudeau will lead a parish mission at St. Stephen on Saturday, Feb. 21, the first weekend of Lent. He also will be having a meet-and-greet at St. Mary’s bookstore in Nashville on Saturday, Feb. 28. He hopes to have a good-sized turnout at both events. “All Things New” can be purchased at St. Mary’s, on iTunes, on Amazon.com, and on his website www.scottgodeaumusic.com. It can also be downloaded via Spotify. Schultz Monuments Joey Mason [email protected] 615.573.1214 • 615.712.9521 office 479 Myatt Dr. • Madison, TN 37115 www.schultzmonument.com January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 25 March for Life draws large contingent from diocese Continued from page 17 eral of the seminarians for the Diocese of Nashville who are studying at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, also were on hand to march with the contingent from Middle Tennessee. The contingent from the diocese was the largest ever to go to the march, Staley said. The March for Life has become an event dominated by young people, with high schools and colleges from around the country sending groups of students to participate. Attending the march is important for young people, “because they get to be a voice for the voiceless,” Staley said. “But also their hearts are impacted with the pro-life movement. It’s popular with the teens, because it is their generation, their peers who are faced with the temptation or the pressure to get an abortion.” “The teens see themselves being activists in a peaceful way for something so important and so much bigger than themselves,” Staley said. “Being in an environment with so many youths and Catholic youths who all believe in something I believe in, it was very empowering,” said Grace Roushdi, a junior at St. Cecilia and a parishioner at St. Henry Church in Nashville. “It was great to see all your peers working for a cause greater than yourself.” “It’s crazy to see all those people standing up for one central cause,” said JPII junior Christopher Stinnett, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Lake who made his second trip the march. “It was an eye-opener. … It’s important that we try to get our message across to everyone.” For Corey Maynord, a senior at Aquinas College who made his fourth trip to the march this year, the urge to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves has a personal element. Several years ago, he said, he found out he had a little brother who was aborted. His participation in the march is a chance for him to be a voice for all the people who have lost the chance to be a big brother because of an abortion, he said. Earlier generations seem to have been more focused on themselves, Maynord said, but “my generation is returning to that thought that we really are a community of people, that preservation of life is Photo by Rick Musacchio Charlsi Jayne Patterson, a sophomore at Pope John Paul II High School, uses her phone to take a selfie with a picture of Jesus that was being passed around the crowd at the March for Life. About 600 youth and leaders from the Diocese of Nashville traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in the annual march. really an issue to come together about.” One of the greatest benefits of participating in the march, said Maynord, is seeing your prayers in action. “When you go and walk with thousands of people you really get a sense of what it means to be on the pilgrimage for life.” Katherine Telford, a senior at the University of the South at Sewanee, made her first trip to the March this year. She helped start a pro-life organization on campus this year, and the pro-life point of view is a minority opinion on campus, Telford said. But at the march, she was surrounded by as many as 500,000 people who believe as she does. “You can see pictures of how many people are there … but it’s so mind blowing to see how huge it is,” said Telford, who attends Good Shepherd Church in Decherd. To see so many young people in the crowd “was really encouraging,” she added. Kristen Hobbs, a senior at Father Ryan and a parishioner at St. Edward Church in Nashville, also made her first trip to the March this year. “It was the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. There were so many other people there,” Hobbs said. The march itself took several hours, she said, but “it didn’t seem long because you were surrounded by people who believe like you did. It was spiritual.” Annette Whitaker, a junior at JPII, made her second trip to the march this year. “When I came to JPII, I did not really know much about abortion and the sanctity of life and how sacred that is,” said Whitaker, who is not Catholic. But she’s learned a lot about the issue in theology classes, especially this year when the class is focused on social justice issues. “I definitely think our generation is raising more awareness” of the issues surrounding respect for life, said Whitaker, “especially when you’re at the march and look around and everybody else is our age.” Roushdi is optimistic the culture will change the way it thinks about abortion. “It’s only going to get better. My generation can make a huge difference and actually make some changes,” she said. Participating in the March for Life can change people’s attitudes, Staley said. “The transformation definitely takes place,” Staley said. “A lot of teens go because they hear its cool. But to be in the march and see seminarians praying the rosary on your right and a woman on your left carrying a sign that says ‘I am a product of a rape conception and I love my life,’ their hearts are transformed. Their understanding of why life is so important is totally changed. “I think it’s something that surprises them,” Staley added. “It’s not something they planned for.” March shows youth, growth and energy of pro-life movement Nate Madden CNS W ASHINGTON. At this year’s March for Life Jan. 22, the things to notice about the crowd in attendance were its youth, its growth and the sense that these young people are bringing about a cultural renewal. Groups from all over the United States came in droves and the majority of people in those groups were young, energetic, bright-eyed and hopeful. At a coffee and doughnuts breakfast at St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill, offered in the parish hall below and filled with March for Life pilgrims, one group that stood out was the one from St. Agnes Church in Hillsboro, Illinois. According to the group’s leaders, not only had the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois, had to add an extra bus this year to transport its delegation, the delegation itself was heavily composed of the parish’s youth. “The kids are aware of the truth of the life issue,” said Angie Mizera, a group leader. “The lies created by the opposition have been proven false over and over again, and thanks to the technology and transparency resulting from it, the truth has been made apparent to this generation.” Accompanied by banners, balloons and drums, Crusaders for Life brought in youth and adults from all over the Detroit metro area. One of the marchers with them, Joe Jaczkowski of SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish in Sterling Heights, Michigan, stated, “I’ve been coming for the past eight years and it’s been amazing to see how its grown. ... For every one more adult you see come, you see five more teenagers.” Before the march, Ashley Accardo, a 16-year-old from the Archdiocese of New Orleans, told Catholic News Service that pro-life youth are important because “we are the nation’s future ... and since we don’t have as many in our generation as we should, we must defend those who cannot defend themselves.” She added that the prolife movement “isn’t about hate or control, but about creating a dialogue of compassion and understanding.” When asked about his perspective on the youth of the movement, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, told CNS: “I have come to the march for years, regardless of who came or what it was like, but now I come not only to march, but also to see so many young people doing the same.” In a statement from the congressional delegation issued for the Roe anniversary, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, said, “Tom Brokaw wrote about the greatest generation, and the WWII generation was indeed great, but yours will be the pro-life generation.” In an interview with CNS, former U.S. senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum said that “the thing to notice about this march is that it’s young, it’s energetic and it is disproportionately women, which is not something the media would ever portray (about) the pro-life movement, but it is. “And that’s encouraging,” he said. “It’s really encouraging to see this kind of dedication every year. I think it’s growing and the energy is definitely palpable.” 26 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 Polls reveal declining support for abortion in U.S. Nate Madden CNS W ASHINGTON. A Jan. 21 report from the National Right to Life Committee and new poll results show that abortion is increasingly unpopular in the United States, but also that the number of abortions performed in the United States is at its lowest point since 1975. The day after the State of the Union Address, the right-to-life organization held a news conference on its second annual “The State of Abortion in the United States” report. The report showed that the number abortions in the United States, currently at 1.06 million per year, is at its lowest point since 1975, when the number was 1.03 million and is also down from the 1.6 million high seen in 1990. A new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll shows 84 percent of Americans want significant restrictions on abortion and would limit it to, at most, the first three months of pregnancy. At the National Right to Life news conference, Carol Tobias, the organization’s president, was asked about President Barack Obama’s claim in the State of the Union address that the drop is a result of actions taken by his administration. She said “the president is on record supporting abortion at any time, for any reason; he is not for any limit or restriction on abortion, but naturally, he is going to put that statistic in the best light he possibly can.” Tobias believes that the decline in the abortion rate is rather the result of pro-life activism in public discourse and popular culture because “yes, the numbers are going down, but the rates and ratios are also going down, and that’s due to the pro-life movement keeping this issue alive in the public debate.” “Pro-life education and legislation are helping to make an impact on our culture and in the lives of women with unborn children,” she continued, and as a result “many women have shown that they want their babies to live.” Randall O’Bannon, National Right to Life’s director of education and research, added that “though the numbers on the whole are going down, there is one group that has remained steady and that group is Planned Parenthood.” The group, which “performs one in three abortions in the United States,” has repeatedly “turned opposition into fundraising fodder” to expand its “taxpayer-subsidized abortion empire.” “That,” argued O’Bannon, “is why they spend millions on elections.” In its report for fiscal year 2013, Planned Parenthood said it had received $540.6 million provided by taxpayer-funded government health services grants including Title X family planning funds for low-income people. Federal regulations require abortion services be kept separate from Title X-funded family planning services, but critics of Planned Parenthood say that receiving funding for non-abortion services frees up its resources for providing abortions. The National Right to Life panel – composed of Tobias, O’Bannon, legislative director Douglas Johnson, director of state legislation Mary Spaulding Balch and executive director David O’Steen – also addressed claims made by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that were raised in opposition to the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. The physicians’ group said that abortions done after the proposed 20-week abortion ban are “rare” and the results of “acute medical conditions.” According to Johnson, such assertions are “the same mythology that came from special interests during the partial-birth abortion debates” and “attempt(ing) to resurrect a baseless claim.” House members had planned to put the measure up for a vote Jan. 22, the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe V. Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand. But in a last-minute decision lawmakers decided to postpone action on it, indicating they would not have had enough votes for passage. The bill would prohibit abortion after Ecological, Economical, Ethical (615) 391-3434 www.LandscapeServicesInc.com 20 weeks – when an unborn baby can feel pain – unless the life of the mother is in danger. There also is an exception for cases of rape, but it would require a woman to get the abortion after reporting the rape to law enforcement. That provision brought opposition from a group of women and other GOP leaders in the House. Not only is the number of abortions declining in the United States, but it is publicly unpopular, according to a recent Knights of Columbus/Marist-poll. A press release issued by the Knights said the poll showed that 84 percent of Americans “want significant restrictions on abortions” and that “60 percent of Americans say abortion is morally wrong.” In addition, the poll found that 64 percent believe the abortion rate in the United States is higher than it should be, that 78 percent support parental notification, 68 percent oppose taxpayer funding and nearly 60 percent of Americans support legislation that would “permit medical professionals and organizations to refuse to provide abortions or refer patients for abortions,” which are also known as “conscience protection laws.” “In light of the ongoing controversy over the HHS (Health and Human Services) contraception, sterilization and abortifacient mandate,” the release said, “it is notable that 70 percent of Americans also support religious lib- For new ideas to enrich your Lenten experience erty rights when religious values conflict with the law.” It noted this was the same percentage of Americans who self-identify as “prochoice.” For the poll, 2,079 adults were surveyed by phone between Jan. 7 and Jan. 13. The Marist Poll conducted the survey, which was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. The margin of error was plus or minus 2.1 percentage points. In addition, results of a Pew Research Center poll released Jan. 22 showed that 51 percent of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal in all or most cases, compared to 43 percent who say it should be illegal all or most of the time. But when asked about the morality of abortion only 15 percent of Americans view abortion as being “morally acceptable,” while 49 percent currently believe that it is morally wrong. Sixty-four percent of Hispanics Catholics think abortion is morally wrong, compared to 53 percent of white Catholics, according to the Pew results. The poll also showed a growing regional divide when it comes to views on life and abortion; the percentage difference between people in New England (75 percent) and the South (40 percent) – the two most disparate groups – who think it should be illegal in all/most cases has nearly doubled since the mid1990s. “St. Bernard Academy” Circa 1970's Historic Nashville Photographs For Home, Office, or a Special Gift Photographs available from The Joe Horton Studio Historic Nashville Collection Come in and browse! St. Mary’s Bookstore & Church Supply 1909 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 Call Toll Free 1-800-233-3604 615-329-1835 www.stmarysbookstore.com Order information available at www.nashvillehistoricprints.com ~ Restoration of old photographs ~ By appointment only 615.370.4584 Rebecca A. Horton Yvonne H. Hobbs Serving Nashville for over 50 years January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 27 JPII seniors give sick girl her dream bedroom Continued from page 18 organize their project. The JPII students asked Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital to refer a patient that they could help, Beals said. Cindy had first been diagnosed with leukemia in 2010. It had gone into remission, but returned last year, Beals said. “We decided to go with the teenager,” she said, close in age to the JPII students. The first step is the interview to find out what the child wants in their dream bedroom, Strunk said. “We’ve done Frozen. We’ve done a Dungeon and Dragons. We’ve done several Disney characters,” she said. Not all the children want a themed room, “some just want the cool teenager’s room,” Strunk said. “We make that dream happen,” she said. “We give them a space that’s all their own and they can feel comfortable there.” During the interview, Cindy, who had just gone through a tough session of chemotherapy, told Beals and Strunk she liked violets, pinks and purples and Hello Kitty. She and her mother also said they needed two beds and would like a desk, chair, a dresser and and a mirror. The challenge was how to fit everything in the 11-foot-by13-foot bedroom mother and daughter shared, Beals said. “I love to do redo old homes,” Beals said. “Together we started brainstorming. … We repurposed the room.” Pope John Paul II seniors, including Cathleen Humm and Alyssa Wyman, above, participated in a service project to make over the bedroom of a 13-year-old girl with leukemia. The seniors raised the money and donated their time and artistic talents to complete the project. The group decided to replace the bunk beds Cindy and her mother were using with an L-shaped platform bed, Beals said. Mary Nell Veazey, the mother of senior Anna Veazey, found a desk online that the students sanded and repainted. “It turned out as an amazing find for $100 on craigslist List,” Beals said. “There was no way a desk was going to fit in that room,” said Beals. She found a solution online with a desk that hangs on the wall. You fold it down when you need to use it and fold it back up when you are done, she explained. On Saturday, Dec. 6, Sajqui and her daughter spent the day visiting friends while a group of about 20 JPII students and adults went to work remaking the bedroom, top to bottom. Beals turned the responsibility for painting and decorating the room to some of JPII’s art students, including Yi, a parishioner at the Church of the Korean Martyrs in Donelson. “We had agreed on doing a paisley design,” said Yi, which matched the blankets and comforters the group had purchased for the room. The students used a stencil to paint the paisley outlines and then painted by hand the designs inside, “so each one was different.” Special Spaces requires that a licensed contractor be on hand during the project to oversee any construction work. John and Jeff Cook, employees of Botsko Builders, owned by Mark and Jennifer Botsko, parishioners at Our Lady of the Lake Church and the parents of a JPII senior served as coordinators for the project. “The kids did the bulk of the work but (the Cooks) were great at mentoring and doing some of the more complicated work,” Beals said. The project cost about $2,500 and the JPII students raised enough money to do two more bedrooms. They are planning to do them this spring, Beals said. When Sajqui and Cindy returned to their apartment and got their first look at their new bedroom, they were speechless, Sajqui said. “It’s beautiful. We love the room.” “Cindy immediately went to Anne and gave her a big hug and then came to me and gave me a big hug,” Beals said. “It was precious.” Cindy “was super happy,” Yi said. “Everybody was tearing up and smiling. Her mom was really emotional.” “The mother said, ‘We’ve never had a room like this before,’” Strunk said. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. … You definitely could feel God’s touch there.” “It made me feel very good about how I was able to use my artistic abilities to help someone else and help her face her illness in a comfortable space,” Yi added. “My favorite part was spending my last few weeks with students who want to make a difference and give back,” Beals said. “It was a humbling experience. … “Not once did the kids say, ‘Man this was hard work.’ Not once did they complain,” Beals said. “I think they represented our school extremely well,” she said of the students who worked on the project. “It was the epitome of what service and giving back was really about,” Beals said. Father Ryan launches major technology initiative Continued from page 19 Alice McWatters, who has taught at Father Ryan for 22 years. “Once they get comfortable with it, they just fly.” McWatters, who does not miss the days of fiddling with an overhead projector in the front of the classroom, is excited about the increased access to information that the new technology initiative will give her students. Now, her freshman honors biology class can remain in their classroom and view, for example, detailed microscopic images of mitosis on their own laptops at their desks. Or they can bookmark a YouTube video that shows a dissection and view it again later if they need help with a homework assignment. Then the teacher can send her students an electronic quiz on the material the next day. Every Father Ryan student (with the exception of the senior class) was responsible for purchasing their own laptop that meets standards pre-determined by Father Ryan administrators. The campus operates on a Microsoft platform, and students frequently use Microsoft Word, OneNote and Office 365 programs. They also use the learning management system Schoology, through which teachers can send assignments, quizzes and tests. Students can store their data in “the Cloud” and access it from anywhere. While on campus, each student can log on the school’s secure Wifi network with their name and ID number, which also enables their account to be monitored. Filtering software is installed on the Father Ryan’s campus network, and administrators provided parents with information to purchase additional parental control software if they choose. “We accept that monitoring laptops is not foolproof,” said Hayes, but the school has taken many steps to ensure that students are using their devices appropriately. Having students be responsible for their own laptops, and the content on them, is moving them one step closer to operating self-sufficiently in a college setting and on the job. With more college courses offered entirely online these days, the more familiar students are with operating in the digital world, the better. “This prepares them to be independent,” said Cupit. And for some students, that might be the most valuable lesson of all. Ryan to host free workshop on Microsoft solutions in the classroom F ather Ryan High School has been selected to host a regional workshop on Microsoft solutions in the classroom on Thursday, February 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, called Teacher Academies, is open to all educators and school administrators in the area. It is sponsored by Microsoft and presented by Eduscape Learning. Participants will have an opportunity to choose from 12 topics that support teaching and learning in the classroom using Microsoft tools, including Windows 8, OneNote and Office 365. Workshops will be aligned to Common Core standards and state curriculum standards, and include hands-on activities that leverage the value of Microsoft applications. Registration for the workshop is free for teachers and school administra- tors. Participants are asked to bring their own devices for instruction. Each participant will receive the Microsoft Innovative Educator Certificate for Professional Development Participation, workshop resources for all sessions, and a chance to participate in the onsite sweepstakes. The Teacher Academies workshop comes only a few weeks after Father Ryan launched its newest program, the 2:1 Technology Initiative. Designed to both facilitate and enhance the educational experience at Father Ryan while reducing the school’s paper needs in workbooks and hardbound texts, the initiative was a school-wide switch to a Microsoft Windows-exclusive program. For more information on the workshop and to register, visit www.teacheracademies.com. 28 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 SBA students support Haitians F or the second year in a row, the eighth grade class at St. Bernard Academy in Nashville has partnered with Kids Connect, an initiative of World Connect that uses the organization’s international development work as a platform for student learning and development. Kids Connect promotes global awareness in young Americans, enhances cross-cultural communication and understanding, and inspires kids and teens to become directly involved in international, philanthropic, and community service work. The St. Bernard students have chosen to support Declaro Mis Derechos, a project that helps Haitians in the Dominican Republic obtain proper citizenship, enabling them better opportunities for employment, education and health care. For their first fund-raiser, St. Bernard raised $370.82 by collecting donations from students, who in turn were allowed to attend school out of uniform for a day. The class is planning more fundraisers, including a bake sale. SCA student’s work earns top award in art exhibit “Birds in Flight,” a batik silk scarf by St. Cecilia Academy sophomore Katie Corkum has been selected as the Best in Mixed Media in the Tennessee Art Education Association’s recent juried regional student art exhibition. The piece will be included in the Best of the Best student art exhibit, along with student work from across Tennessee, this summer as part of the Tennessee Arts Academy at Belmont University in Nashville. POSITION AVAILABLE PRINCIPAL St. Ann School, 3K-8th Grade, Decatur, Ala. A dynamic, Christ-centered leader is needed to serve as principal at St. Ann School (www.saintanndecatur.org) in Decatur, AL. The ideal candidate will be skilled in curriculum/instruction, sound leadership, management, and finance. A Master’s degree in Education (or related field), Alabama administrator certification, teaching experience, administrative experience, and demonstrated leadership ability are preferred. The new principal is expected to bring energy and enthusiasm to growing enrollment and create a welcoming environment for current and prospective families. Candidate must be a practicing Roman Catholic. Fluency in Spanish is a plus. Interested and qualified candidates should submit (1) letter of introduction, addressing the requirements/skills listed above; (2) resume; (3) names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of five professional references; and (4) statement addressing the value of today’s Catholic elementary school, including its unique Catholic identity, to: Annunciation of the Lord Catholic Church, Principal Search Committee 3910 Spring Avenue, Decatur, AL 35603 [email protected] or fax to (256) 353-8994 St. Rose students win Geography Bee St. Rose of Lima School in Murfreesboro recently held its National Geographic Bee. This year’s winner was Danny Farone and the runnerup was Ezra Dillard. Teacher Julie Menke is the faculty sponsor for the bee at St. Rose. POSITION AVAILABLE ANNUAL FUND COORDINATOR Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville, Tenn. Pope John Paul II High School seeks a full-time Annual Fund Coordinator to plan and execute the annual fund appeal and coordinate all associated events. This experienced individual will oversee all aspects of the Annual Fund: coordinate assigned school events, assist the database manager in compiling and maintaining constituent data, devise an annual fund calendar, plan and implement multiple direct mail appeals and personal solicitation letters, conduct one to one donor solicitations, meet yearly annual fund targets including solicitation of gifts and developing innovative strategies for growing the annual fund, and work in collaboration with other staff responsible for oversight of various constituency groups such as alumni and major donors. The Annual Fund Officer will report directly to the Dean of Admissions and Advancement. The right candidate will be a team player as well as self motivated and desire to implement healthy institutional processes and procedures that, overtime, lead to donor base growth and loyalty. The qualified candidate must have proven communication skills with an ability to write and speak on behalf of JPII and its leadership. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years experience in marketing and/or advancement and possess a resume indicating ever-increasing responsibility within the organization. Applicants should send a letter of intent and resume, including three references (two professional and one personal) to Michelle Barber, Dean of Admissions and Advancement, at [email protected]. In addition, applicants are asked to write a one page answer on the topic of “The Role of Advancement in a Catholic High School.” No phone inquiries, please. Resumes will be reviewed; finalists will be asked for interviews before a decision is made. This is a full time position that will begin in February/March of 2015. Pay will be commensurate with experience, with full benefits. January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 29 Lee scores 1,000th career point for SCA J unior Diane Lee scored her 1,000th point on the basketball court during a 40-21 victory against Webb Bell Buckle on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Lee is a co-captain and leader on the varsity basketball team. She is only the sixth St. Cecilia player to score 1,000 points in their career and the first to reach that milestone during her junior year. “Diane is one of those special players with whom a coach, and a program, is only very rarely blessed with,” said head coach Andres Montana. “It is always a pleasure to watch her play especially because of the variety of ways in which she can score Old Timers’ Baseball awards scholarships off the dribble, off the catch, in the post, on the fast break. “Diane has terrific hands, as they say, and she creates so much offense for us through her defense, rebounding, and passing in addition to putting the ball in the basket herself,” Montana said. “However, I’m actually most excited about how she is becoming a complete player whom we can count on for her best effort every single possession of every single game.” P St. Cecilia Academy junior Diane Lee scored her 1,000th career point for the Scarabs in a recent win over Webb Bell Buckle. JPII bowler finishes eighth in state tournament From staff reports P ope John Paul II High School sophomore Carlee Campbell finished in eighth place in the Division II Girls Bowling Individual State Championships, held Jan. 22-23 in Smyrna. Campbell finished with a combined score of 588 in four games rolled in the semifinal round. The top six bowlers advanced to the final round and Campbell was 10 pins behind the sixth place finisher. Also competing in the individual tournament for JPII was senior Anna Reding, who finished in 15th place in the semifi- nal round with a four-game score of 537. Father Ryan High School had four bowlers competing in the girls individual tournament. They were: senior Lacey Dumas, 10th place, with a score of 560; junior Jennifer Holt, 12th, 553; junior Jennifer Nguyen, 18th, 485; and senior Brittany Butler, 23rd, 451. In the girls team state championship, JPII was knocked out in the first round by Girls Preparatory School of Chattanooga, 15-12. In the team competition, six bowlers from each team are paired up. A team scores one point for each individual game won, two points for each team Brentwood Cleaning game won and three points for having the highest total pinfall for the match. GPS swept the first game 6-0 and with the two points for the team win, took an early 8-0 lead. But the Lady Knights battled back winning the next two games 6-2, leaving the two teams tied at 12 points each. The match was decided by the total pinfall, which GPS won 2,529 to 2,436. JPII was led by Reding, who rolled a 491 three game series. Campbell had the high game score for JPII with a 199 and rolled a three game series of 475. The other JPII bowlers were: Alyssa Wyman, 453; Ally Johnson, 366; Olivia Zimmer, 344; Leah Mariscotes, 191 in two games; and Sarah Gould, 110 in one game. JPII’s girls team entered the state tournament with 15-1 record. 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About 60 priests and 30 deacons attended the Mass. For more photos, go to www.dioceseofnashville.com. Bishop Choby blesses, dedicates new altar for Cathedral From staff reports B ishop David Choby blessed and dedicated a new marble altar at the Cathedral of the Incarnation during the midday Mass on Monday, Jan. 19, to celebrate both the history of the Diocese of Nashville and the relationship between its people and God that is found in the Eucharist. “It’s always important to mark the occasions in which the church celebrates significant moments in its life,” Bishop Choby said. “This year marks the 100th anniversary of the dedication of our Cathedral in Nashville. We began the year-long observance of this centenary with the ordination of 10 men to the priesthood.” But the new altar is more than a historical marker. “The aspect of the altar which I appreciate the most is the way it represents the communion that is in our relationship with the Lord as it is present in the Eucharist,” Bishop Choby said. About 60 priests and 30 deacons participated in the Mass for the dedication of the altar. When the Cathedral of the Incarnation was originally under construction from 1910-1914, Nashville Bishop Thomas Byrne envisioned an altar finished in fine Italian marble. However, at that time, the start of World War I in Europe, there was no way to import the marble. So the dedication of the new altar, along with other improvements to the sanctuary in the Cathedral, completes Bishop Byrne’s vision. The new marble altar replaced the old wooden and plaster one. Along with the altar, a new marble pulpit and cathedra (the chair that the bishop sits on) have been installed. To conform with current Catholic cathedral design standards, the cathedra was moved to the left side of the altar (as viewed from the pews), and the pulpit was moved to the right. In the Catholic Church, the cathedral is the home church of the diocese’s presiding bishop and his center of operation. Though the Cathedral of the Incarnation also is home to a parish, it also is a church that belongs to and is used by the whole diocese. Throughout the year, the Cathedral plays host to a variety of diocesanwide sacramental and social events like priestly ordinations, and the annual all-schools Mass during Catholic Schools Week and the Chrism Mass during Holy Week. “In the course of the past several years, it’s been observed that the appointments at the Cathedral could be improved, especially in regards to the size of the altar and its use in celebrations involving a great number of priests and a great number of people,” Bishop Choby said. “The altar was not large enough for the placement of all the chalices and placements we need to use. “So the new altar meets the practical needs for a larger altar plus the opportunity it presents to mark the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Cathedral itself,” Bishop Choby added. Because the Cathedral is the “mother church” of the diocese, Bishop Choby asked each parish to contribute to the cost of the altar and other renovations to the sanctuary. While Cathedral parishioners were not responsible for covering the cost of the new marble instillations, the parish will be responsible for maintaining maintain it. Bishop William Adrian oversaw the Continued on next page Martin Rambusch, left, and his brother, Kevin Rambusch, with the architectural firm that handled the design and installation of the new altar at the cathedral, attended the dedication Mass on Jan. 19. January 30, 2015 Tennessee Register 31 Bishop David Choby speaks to the congregation from the new cathedra, or bishop’s chair, that was part of the recently completed altar renovations at Cathedral of the Incarnation. This was the most significant update to the sanctuary of the cathedral since a major renovation took place in 1987. Bishop Choby, below, surrounded by priests and deacons of the Diocese of Nashville, celebrated a Mass to dedicate the new altar at the cathedral on Jan. 19. The new marble altar, cathedra and pulpit completes Bishop Thomas Byrne’s original vision for church, which was built and dedicated 100 years ago. first major renovation of the Cathedral in 1937, which included needed repairs, new lighting and better weatherproofing. At that time, the Angelus prayer was also inscribed on the upper walls under the windows. The marble for the new altar, blessed and dedicated by Bishop Choby, came from the same quarry in Carrara, Italy, as the marble for the altar Bishop Adrian had designed and built for the Cathedral in the 1930s, www.aquinascollege.edu/convivium Sat., Feb. 28, 2015 6:30-10 p.m. Musician’s Hall of Fame and Museum Nashville, TN All proceeds will benefit Aquinas College by providing scholarships to students 4210 HARDING PIKE NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37205 615.297.7545 www.aquinascollege.edu Bishop Choby said. Fifty more years would pass before another major renovation was undertaken in 1987. This included moving the tabernacle to the new Eucharistic chapel and adding a baptismal pool in the back of the church, among other updates. A crew from the New Jersey-based Giovannetti Marble and Granite installed the new altar, pulpit and cathedra. 32 Tennessee Register January 30, 2015 a seNse OF PuRPOse The St. Cecilia girl studies, plays and prays in an environment that inspires her to an abiding sense of purpose. 4210 Harding Pike | Nashville, TN 37205 s t c e c i l i a . e d u | 615.298.4525
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