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Issue of February 16, 2003
Update ‘Great response’ Franciscan Sister Margaret Coleman, who coordinates the collection here, said the response is heartening. She said the “more than 40,000 retired religious who benefit from the appeal” are grateful. Nuns get jail timein SOA protest They were among nearly 80 people arrested on federal trespassing charges during the November march at Fort Benning, Ga., which houses the school. The annual protest draws attention to its history of providing training to Central and South American government and military officials who have tortured and murdered their own people. Sister of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis Dorothy Pagosa, 48, and Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Kathy Long, 55, both of Chicago, were sentenced to three months in federal prison. Sister of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods Joann Quinkert, 71, of Oak Lawn, was sentenced to a year’s probation and 500 hours of community service. All three had trespassed on federal property at previous years’ protests.
News Priest removed following decades-old allegations Father Anthony Vader, 76, had been serving as chaplain at Sacred Heart Mission, 11652 S. Church St., Chicago. According to a Feb. 9 letter from Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry to members of the mission, the archdiocese first received allegations last fall that Vader had engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor more than 40 years ago, when he was assistant pastor at the now-closed Holy Cross Parish in the Woodlawn neighborhood. He served there from 1952-1964. The allegations have been reported to the Cook County State’s Attorney, and first-stage review by the independent archdiocesan Fitness Review Board found reasonable cause to suspect that abuse had occurred.
Saying goodbye Catholics grieved and prayed over the fate of the seven astronauts who perished Feb. 1 when the space shuttle Columbia exploded on re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere over Texas following a 16-day mission. The pilot, Navy Cmdr. William C. McCool, 41, was a Catholic. It was McCool’s first space mission.
Vatican: New Age beliefs seek to displace Christ Vatican City — While buying crystals, soaking in a tub with aromatic oils or listening to pipe music does not mean one embraces the New Age movement, the Vatican said Christians who buy the products should ask themselves what they are seeking. “Almost all the things in New Age have a good side,” said Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.
Rome post for SSND provincial head Sarther was elected elected during SSND’s general chapter meeting last fall in Germany.
Passing on the faith The couple from St. Francis Borgia parish soon will have devoted nearly 100 combined years of volunteer service to their church community. The Chorbas—who recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary—integrate church life into everything they do. But the 81-year-young couple doesn’t have much time to notch the calendar. They still are too busy helping their parish.
Christian media mogul’s success no miracle Lowell “Bud” Paxson knows a thing or two about prosperity. The founder of the Home Shopping Network now leads Paxson Communications, whose five-year-old Pax TV network reaches 85 percent of U.S. households and which owns more U.S. television stations than any other company. The secret to his success? Tithing, the biblically prescribed practice of giving 10 percent of your income back to God.
Catholics chided for negative attitudes on diversity “Many in the church are not too enthusiastic about this state of affairs,” said Father Bryan N. Massingale, who teaches moral theology at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee. Front Page | Digest | Cardinal | Observations |
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Hospital’s black tie Monarch Ball March 1 at the Hilton Chicago. The gala will also honor Shirley Stratton, widow of Illinois Gov. William Stratton, and founder of the hospital’s Women’s Board. Cardinal George is honorary chair. Call (773) 655-3441 for tickets. . . . Vito LaGioia of St. Patrick’s (Itasca), has brought so much “joy-a” to the Italian Cultural Center campus that Father Gino Dalpiaz will honor him as Man of the Year Feb. 22 at a dinner. He came here from Bari, Italy, at 14 in 1956, and “never had a formal education.” Starting out as a factory worker, he now owns G&V Construction. LaGioia says everything he learned about business, he learned “on the job.” Check out his donated concrete and asphalt walkways at the Cultural Center grounds. . . . The retired Sisters of the Living Word in Arlington Heights, will use the $15,000 check from Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR) to help purchase a van with a lift for disabled access. The congregation serves abused women and children, the disabled and does other good works. SOAR began in 1986 in response to a Wall Street Journal article outlining the needs of retired and elderly nuns and brothers. . . . The House of the Good Shepherd, a faith-based domestic violence shelter in metro Chicago, received a check for $160,000 (a new record) raised by its women’s board. Their recent brunch, the 95th annual, honored Gerald Arpino, founder and artistic director of Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet for his obvious talents and his concern for women and children in need.