St. Peter's Church Pax et Bonum - St. Peter's in the Loop

St. Peter’s
Church
Volume XLVI October 2 , 2005
Franciscan Friar Staff
Friar Confessors & Staff:
Fr. William Spencer, O.F.M., Pastor
Fr. Derran Combs, O.F.M.
Fr. Robert Hutmacher, O.F.M.
Br. Gary Jeriha, O.F.M.
Br. Clarence Klingert, O.F.M.
Br. Thomas Krull, O.F.M.
Br. William Lanning, O.F.M.
Fr. George Musial, O.F.M.
Fr. Robert Pawell, O.F.M.
Fr. Glenn Phillips, O.F.M.
Br. Herb Rempe, O.F.M.
Fr. Luis Runde, O.F.M.
Fr. Elric Sampson, O.F.M.
Br. Fred Smith, O.F.M.
Fr. Bob Sprott, O.F.M.
Fr. Michael-Luke Ubben, O.F.M.
Part-time Friar Staff:
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M.
Senior Friar Confessors:
Fr. Wenceslaus Church, O.F.M.
Fr. Thomas Fratus, O.F.M.
Fr. Joseph Windolph, O.F.M.
In Residence:
Fr. Thomas Aldworth, O.F.M.
Fr. Michael Clarahan, O.F.M.
Fr. Larry Janezic, O.F.M.
Fr. Thomas Nairn, O.F.M.
Br. Raymond Shuhert, O.F.M.
110 West Madison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602-4196
312.372.5111
Fax: 312.853.2361
Franciscans of the
Sacred Heart Province
PASTORAL MUSINGS . . .
Pax et Bonum
No. 40
Robert Dougherty
One of the best bits of advice I ever received from any
of my teachers came from Fr. Julius Schott, O.F.M. He was
forever encouraging his students to keep a notebook for the
quotations that would attract their attention as they read their
way through life. I was like a lot of Juniors in High School in
that I thought I already knew whatever there was to know; but
for some wonderful reason I paid attention to that bit of wisdom
which Fr. Julius shared with us. It didn’t take long for that
first notebook to became two; and before I knew it, I had a
folder of insights and observations which I’ve accumulated and
continue to count as blessings in my life.
I’m sure that I’ve shared at least one of those quotations
with you before. I like it so much that anyone I know
hears it sooner or later. William Saroyan penned the words
as part of the preface for one of his plays. He encouraged...
In the time of your life, live—so that in that good time
there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any
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when it is found, bring it out of its hiding
place and let it be free and unashamed.
Place in matter and in flesh the least of
values for these are the things that hold
death and must pass away. Discover in all
things that which shines and is beyond corruption.
Encourage virtue in whatever
heart it may have been driven into secrecy
and sorrow by the shame and terror of the
world. In the time of your life, live—so that
in that wondrous time, you shall not add to
the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall
smile to the infinite delight and mystery of
it.
Saroyan’s challenge is a worthy project
for anyone’s life; and I’d like to think his words
are at the heart of what we do each year at St.
Peter’s when we gather to honor someone with
the Pax et Bonum Award. Our intention in
recognizing “what shines” in one person is to
“seek goodness” and “encourage virtue” in the
rest of us. This is the sixteenth year in which
the Pax et Bonum Award has been bestowed
upon a resident of the Chicago area “who lives
the Franciscan values and priorities of love
of God, care of the poor through work for
justice and peace, and respect for all creation.
Over the years we have honored Thomas
Havey (1990), Edward M. and Judge
Anne M. Burke (1991), James Serritella
(1992), Edward J. Rosewell + (1993), Rosemary
Koenig (1994), Dr. Jerry Hiller and
Marilyn Rochon (1995), Fr. Charles Faso,
O.F.M. (1996), Joseph Gentile (1997),
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I. (1998),
Msgr John J. Egan+ (1999), Sr. Patricia
Crowley, O.S.B. (2000), Fr. Gilbert Ostdiek,
O.F.M. and Fr. Zachary Hayes, O.F.M.
(2001), Joseph M. Lyons (2002), Raymond
Behrendt (2003), and Bernadette Mayer
(2004). It’s definitely a diverse group. There
are politicians and priests. Attorneys from both
sides of the Bench are reflected on this list.
Some of these honorees are well-known by
large segments of Chicago’s population. The
names of others are only recognized in more
limited circles. These men and women have
embodied those Franciscan values and priorities
in a variety of ways; but each has given all
of us reason to “smile at the infinite delight and
mystery” of life.
This year’s recipient of the Pax et
Bonum Award is one more good example of
those Franciscan values and priorities which
we cherish. Robert Dougherty was introduced
to them early as a student in the
Franciscan seminaries of the Sacred Heart
Province, and their influence continues to have
an impact on his life long after those years in
the seminary came to an end. His life’s journey
leaves no doubt about that. Mr. Dougherty
writes...
Most of my youth and early (very early)
young adulthood were spent with the
Franciscans. Such talented educators -
such interesting friends - such good folks
with whom to have traveled through those
years. There were the proverbial ups and
downs and plenty of happenings and people
to test one’s mettle, but I still hold those
years in a very special scrap book within
the confines of my personal history.
Westmont, Teutopolis and Quincy became
way stations for me along the path to I
knew not where. The Friars who touched
me during those years were truly the
Lesser Brothers. Father Julius, Father
Placid, Brother John Joseph, Brother
Alban, Father Tarsicius... Surely the passing
of time has helped to focus the lives of
these and others in clear snap shots of
Franciscan life.
Teaching was something I always saw in
my future. When my time within the confines
of the enclosure came to an end, it
was the path that called me. I learned to
teach following the (continued on page 4)

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Activities This Week
Sunday, October 2
10:30 am St. Francis/St. Louis Council (P)
12:30 pm St. Francis/St. Louis SFO (A/B/C)
Monday, October 3
12:10 pm Reflections on the Peace Prayer (A/B)
12:10 pm Ministry to Divorced/Separated (C)
12:10 pm Prayer Group (P)
7:00 pm Transitus (Ch)
Tuesday, October 4
12:00 pm GA (P)
11:40 am Solemn Mass (Ch)
5:30 pm Legion of Mary (P)
5:30 pm Legal Aid (MZ)
5:40 pm Solemn Evening Prayer (Ch)
Wednesday, October 5
12:10 pm Christ in the Workplace (P)
12:10 pm San Damiano SFO (FCh)
5:30 pm Contemplative/Meditative
Prayer Group & Book Study (B)
5:30 pm Bro. Jacoba SFO (P)
6:30 pm St. Pascal SFO (FCh)
Thursday, October 6
10:45 am Mid-Morning Meditation (FCh)
12:00 Pax et Bonum Luncheon
12:00 pm AA (A)
12:10 pm Divine Mercy Prayer Group (P)
Friday, October 7
12:10 pm Bible Study (C)
Key to Abbreviations
A/B/C: St. Clare Auditorium
CH: Church
P: St. Paschal Room
FCh: Friary Chapel
12- Step Meetings
AA: Thursdays at Noon (A)
GA: Tuesdays at Noon (P)
St. Peter’s Church
WEEKEND PRESIDERS
Saturday, October 1
5:00 pm - Fr. Bob Hutmacher
Sunday, October 2
9:00 am - Fr. Bill Spencer
11:00 am - Fr. Bob Pawell
12:30 pm - Fr. Larry Janezic
6:00 pm - Fr. George Musial
Music at Noon
Friday, September 30
12:10 - 12:50 pm St. Clare Auditorium
Charles Thomas, vocalist
Gary Jeriha, piano
From Bernstein to bossa nova and from
Gershwin to gospel, vocalist Charles Thomas
and accompanist Br. Gary Jeriha, spice up servings
of jazz standards with an unusual blend of
eclectic pop, classic folk, and international musical
flavors. All are warmly invited to attend.
Your free-will offering is appreciated.
Ministry to Divorced & Separated meets on
Mondays from 12:10 - 12:50 pm in St. Clare
Auditorium (C). This is a support group for
divorced or separated who want to find recovery
and reclaim peace in their heart and mind. All
are welcome.
Bible Study - Friday from 12:10 - 12:50 pm
in the Friary Chapel. Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld,
ofm, leads discussion on the Scripture readings
for the coming Sunday. The texts are provided.
All are welcome to attend. (Please note the group
is returning to the auditorium Friday, October 7.)
Franciscan Priests are available for
consultation or spiritual direction.
Monday - Friday 10:30 am - 6:00 pm
No appointment is necessary. Come to
the Front Office in the lobby and we’ll be
glad to assist you.

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(Pastoral Musings continued from page 2)
steps taken by most learners. For three
years I taught elementary school followed
by ten years at the high school level and
then some time at the college level. For
most of my teaching career on the South
Side of Chicago, I was fortunate to work
with the Adrian Dominican Sisters. In some
predestined coming together of affiliations,
they took over where the Franciscans left
off.
A master’s degree in corrections/criminal
justice and a chance perusing of a 1997
Tribune Job Listings led me to the doors
of St. Leonard’s House. It was a challenge;
the bricks were falling around me as I first
entered the House. I had so much to learn
about the frustrations faced by the formerly
incarcerated men and women. I had so
much to learn about what it would take to
rebuild the walls of St. Leonard’s - revitalizing
programs, balancing budgets, maneuvering
through the maze of staff and board
machinations - the list went on and on. But
God is good; and with lots of help and hard
work on the part of many people, St.
Leonard’s has more fully met its mission
of assisting those leaving prison with no
resources.
Although not a Franciscan house as such,
St. Leonard’s surely is a Franciscan endeavor
in spirit. For over fifty years, the
House has sat on the corner of Warren
Boulevard and Hoyne Street as a beacon
to those looking to begin a new life. The
founder, an impassioned Episcopal priest,
had a vision of what St. Leonard’s should
be and do. And so it has been for all these
years. Grounded in this vision, St.
Leonard’s has evolved over the years to
meet the ever-changing and growing needs
of formerly incarcerated individuals. How
fortunate I’ve been to be a part of this.
How fortunate I’ve been to be able once
again to share my life with lesser brothers
of a different sort.
It doesn’t take a lot of familiarity with
Franciscan tradition and spirituality to know
that St. Francis would be proud of and pleased
with what Robert Dougherty is doing with
his life. Francis of Assisi welcomed all of creation
as his brothers and sisters. Whether
someone was at the center of the Church or
at the edges of society, St. Francis reverenced
them equally as God’s gift to him. He believed
that the God “who shows no partiality”
would expect nothing less than that of him.
Robert Dougherty understands that Good
News and lives it. His Franciscan eyes see a
world filled with brothers and sisters worthy
of his reverence, and he gladly gives it.
We will recognize and celebrate the
good example which Robert Dougherty offers
us at this year’s Pax et Bonum Luncheon
on Thursday, October 6th at Noon
in the Empire Room of the Palmer House
Hilton. Reservation forms are available in
the vestibule at St. Peter’s or from Linda
Jamrozy (312-853-2376). Please, consider
yourself invited and encouraged to attend.
Your presence and participation will not only
recognize the efforts and contribution of Robert
Dougherty, it will also help make it possible
for the Franciscans at St. Peter’s to continue
to be of service to you.
Whether you attend the Pax et
Bonum Luncheon or not...In the time of
your life, live—so that in that wondrous
time you shall not add to the misery and
sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the
infinite delight and mystery of it.
Pax et Bonum (Peace and Everything Good),
Fr. Bill

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WORKING WITH THE SCRIPTURES
( Mt. 21:33-43)
About a year ago I found a new doctor. Well, actually,
she wasn’t ‘new’ in the usual sense of the word. But
she was definitely ‘found’. Actually, she had been my
doctor before – until I ‘lost’ her when I received a notice
from her practice group informing me that I must choose
a new doctor. No one seemed willing or able to tell me
where my old doctor had gone so I assumed that she
had left the area or was, perhaps, no longer practicing
medicine.
Then one day a friend and I were discussing doctors (as
people of a certain age are wont to do). When I
mentioned my ‘lost’ doctor’s name my friend informed
me that not only was my doctor not ‘lost’, she was still
in practice and I could ‘find’ her office not far from where
I live! I had not been notified of this because my doctor
had entered into an agreement with her previous
employer and, being an honest and ethical practitioner,
had made no effort to take any of her patients with her.
I’m certain that, had I not ‘found’ her, my doctor would
have remained quite ‘lost’ to me rather than break her
prior agreement. She appreciated the fact that her
previous employers had invested much time and effort
in her and that it was largely because of them that she
was able to open an office of her own. And while she
looked forward to the prospect of being in private
practice she also respected her previous employers too
much to destroy what they had planted.
Unfortunately, not everyone is so honest. We’ve all heard
about employers who trained and mentored their
employees in good faith, believing that they would stay
and produce good fruit for the company, only to have
them resign, leaving a shambles of deleted files and empty
drawers behind while taking the product of the
company’s investment with them. “Come, let us kill him
and acquire his inheritance.” Who are the people who
have helped us to become successful in our work? How
have we chosen to repay their efforts?
Vinal Van Benthem
Scripture Readings
for the Week
Sunday, October 2
Is 5:1-7; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43
Monday, October 3
Jon 1:1-2:11; Lk 10:25-37
Tuesday, October 4
Sir 50:1-7; Gal 6:14-18; Mt 11:25-30
Wednesday, October 5
Jon 4:1-11; Lk 11:1-4
Thursday, October 6
Mal 3:13-20; Lk 11:5-13
Friday, October 6
Jl 1:13-2:2; Lk 11:15-26
Saturday, October 7
Jl 4:12-21; Lk 11:27-28
Saints’ Days and
Special Observances
Sunday, October 2
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday, October 3
Weekday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday, October 4
Solemnity of Our Holy Father
Francis of Assisi,
Founder of the Three Orders
Wednesday, October 5
Weekday in Ordinary Time
Thursday, October 6
Bl. Marie-Rose Durocher, Virgin
St. Bruno
St. Mary Francis of the Five Wounds,
Virgin, III Order
Friday, October 7
Our Lady of the Rosary
Saturday, October 8
Blessed Virgin Mary

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St. Peter’s Church October 2, 2005
2005
Feast of Saint Francis
Monday, October 3
Reflections on the “Peace Prayer of St. Francis” at 12:10 pm
Fr. Bob Pawell reflects on this prayer that is truly catholic as it can be found on the lips
of men and women throughout the world and of every faith tradition.
Transitus at 7:00 pm
We remember and celebrate the passing of St. Francis to eternal life.
Tuesday, October 4
Solemnity of Our Holy Father Francis of Assisi
Solemn Mass at 11:40 am
Reception following in St. Clare Auditorium
Solemn Evening Prayer at 5:40 pm
Thursday, October 6
Friars Pax et Bonum Luncheon at 12:00 pm
Honoring Bob Dougherty
Empire Room at the Palmer House Hilton
Tickets: $60
Ticket Reservations: 312-853-2376
Friday, October 7 & Saturday, October 8
Chiesa Nuova presents
I Solisti di Perugia
performing
Boccherini Night Music of the Streets of Madrid
Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major
R.M. Hutmacher, ofm Dialogue of Francis & Clare
Notre Dame de Chicago Church at 8:00 pm
1334 W. Flournoy, Chicago
Tickets: $25
Ticket Reservations: 312-226-0983
Wednesday, October 12
Repair My House at 12:00 pm
Francis of Assisi: One Who Did Not Hesitate
15th Anniversary Celebration
Take a Friar to Lunch
Many of the friars will be attending the Pax et Bonum Luncheon on Thursday, October 6. We are seeking
benefactors to underwrite the cost of luncheon tickets for these friars. Not only will your donation help feed
a hungry friar- it will also help to feed the many people who come to St. Peter’s for the ministries offered by the
friars! We are also looking for donors to underwrite the cost of flowers and music for the luncheon. If you
would like to “take a friar to lunch” or make a donation toward other expenses please call Linda Jamrozy at (312)
853-2376.

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ST. PETER’S BOOK & GIFT SHOP
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
SEPT 30 - OCT 6
20% OFF
Franciscan Prayer
By Ilia Delio, OSF
All discounts and sale items limited to stock on shelf
Store Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 6:00pm Phone: (312) 853-2341
The Book & Gift Shop is located on the lower level of St. Peter’s Church
(Book & Gift Shop Closed Thursday, October 6 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm)
MEMORIAL CANDLES
You can arrange to have a year-long
MEMORIAL VIGIL LIGHT lit for your special
intention here at St. Peter’s Church for a
donation of $150. Your gift to St. Peter’s for
the year-long Memorial Vigil Light helps to
support our ministry and works. And on our part,
you and your intentions are remembered daily
in our prayers for our helpers and benefactors.
Application Forms are available in the Front
Office. For more information call (312) 372-
5111 or contact Br. Tom Krull via e-mail at
SPC110MC@aol.com.
St. Peter’s
AIDS Walk/Run Team Update
Fr. Bob Pawell, ofm, was joined by six other
walkers on September 17 in Grant Park for
the Chicago AIDS Walk/Run. The team raised
over $2000 for the fight against AIDS/HIV.
Thank You to all who made a donation to
the team here at St. Peter’s or on-line at the
event web-site. We hope to participate in the
event again next year.
We hope you’ll join us!
Many thanks to those of you who have contributed to St. Peter’s collection this
last week. Your gifts are essential to our ministry, and we are grateful.
SUNDAY AND WEEKDAY COLLECTIONS
$4,737.00 Total Weekday Collection during the week of September 15 - 21, 2005
(An average of $131.58 for each of 36 Weekday Masses)
$4,012.00 Total Sunday Collection for September 17 -18 2005
(An average of $802.40 for each of 5 Sunday Masses)
$8,749.00 Total Collection at Sunday and Weekday Masses September 15 - 21, 2005
Some who visit St. Peter’s are confused about our funding and think we are a supported ministry
of the Archdiocese. Not so! The costs related to the 41 Masses, the 57 hours of Confession,
and counseling from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM that we provide each week must be funded by those
of you who grace our pews. The Friars are delighted to provide these and other services, but
can only do so with your support–both prayerful and financial. Please be generous!
Your FINANCIAL PLANNING can help St. Peter’s Church have a future!
Peter Wells can point out how a gift to our Church can be in your financial best
interests as well as those of your other heirs. Please, give him a call at
773-775-5310. You might just do yourself, them, and us a favor!

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Dear Friends in Christ,
A second collection will be taken up during
the October 1 and 2 liturgies to help support
our two prize-winning Archdiocesan newspapers,
The Catholic New World and the Spanish-language
Chicago Catolico. Despite their
success in helping me proclaim the Gospel and
teach the Catholic faith, these essential publications
need more than revenue from subscriptions
and advertising to assure their place in the mission
of the Archdiocese.
We all know that Catholics need to be
both informed and affirmed in their faith in a
world often at odds with Church teachings. Reporting
news and events from a faith perspective
is not something the secular media always
does well. The Catholic New World and Chicago
Catolico provide the Catholic perspective
on news and events - around the world and right
here in Lake and Cook counties.
As Archbishop, I teach the Catholic
faith. Through my regular columns, those of my
brother bishops and the columns and articles of
some of the top Catholic writers today, you will
learn about stories and events from a perspective
that is not available in any other media. By
looking at a world beyond your church and a
church beyond your world, your own faith will
be strengthened.
The cost is low, in the hope that as many
families as possible will subscribe. If you already
subscribe, please accept my thanks. If not, I ask
you to do so by calling (312) 655-7777. In either
case, your donation in the second collection on
October 1-2, whatever amount will help me continue
to publish these exemplary Catholic newspapers.
May God bless you and those you love.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Archbishop of Chicago
St. Peter’s Church October 2, 2005
Make a Difference in the Life of a Child
Metro Achievement Center for girls and Midtown
Center for boys are looking for tutors/mentors
for their programs both in Chicago and Waukegan.
Metro and Midtown offer life-changing programs
that help economically disadvantaged students
acquire the habits and attitudes of achievers. Volunteers
provide one-on-one attention and serve
as successful adult role models. The commitment
is only two hours a week, and the centers are
easily accessible by public transportation. Contact
(Women) Angela Albrecht (312) 226-4886
or (Men) Angel Diaz (773) 292-2662. Visit
www.midtown-metro.org
Through the Eyes of Love
Discovering the God
St. Francis Came to Know
with Fr. Rusty Shaughnessy, OFM
October 14 - 16, 2005
Cenacle Retreat House, Warrenville
Offering: $165 (Single)/ $150 (Double)
Includes program, accommodations and meals
(no Friday evening meal).
For more information/registration call:
(630) 393-1231 or (800) 240-67102;
e-mail: ministry@cenacle.org;
or visit www.cenacle.org.
October is Respect Life Month
Empowering Women to Choose Life Since 1978
Aid for Women, located in the heart of Chicago’s
Loop, provides women with confidential counseling
and resources to help them make life-affirming
and healthy choices regarding pregnancy and
sexual activity.
Please consider partnering with us in this vital
work by sending a donation to
Aid for Women
8 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100,
Chicago, IL 60603.
For more information about or volunteer opportunities,
e-mail: info@aidforwomen.org; call
(312)621-1101; visit www.aidforwomen.org.
Thank you for your support!

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St. Peter’s Church
S T. P E T E R’ S F A L L P R O G R A M S
All of the programs outlined below take place in the St. Clare Auditorium (basement of St. Peter’s).
Most of the programs are offered for your free-will offering and no registration is required except as
indicated. For those programs requiring registration please call Linda Jamrozy at (312) 853-2376. (Fee
includes the series book). A detailed Fall Programs brochure is available in the lobby.
An Understanding of Perpetual Adoration with Sr. Fran Marie Sulzer, FSPA
Mondays: October 10, 17, 24, 31 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Sr. Fran Sulzer, a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, invites participants to explore the
practice of Perpetual Adoration with a look at four areas: the historical and cultural origins of
perpetual adoration; Eucharistic liturgy as source of perpetual adoration and model for personal
prayer; presence to presence: a spirituality of perpetual adoration; and spiritual pathways of transformation
in perpetual adoration. No registration is required. All are welcome to attend.
The Enneagram: A Closer Look with Catholic Eyes with Fr. Bob Pawell, ofm
Tuesdays: Sept 6 - Dec 13 12:10 -12:50 pm
Over a number of weeks we will take a look at the various personality styles represented by this
ancient system of self-knowledge which has become an invaluable tool for those pursuing the path to
self-knowledge. One’s personal style is characterized by a favored pattern of attention, or a Center
from which one lives: Instinctual; Perceptual; Action-Relational. The series begins with a general
introduction and then focuses on each of the three Centers. You are welcome to attend all sessions or
only those which are of interest.
Oct 11, 18, 25 - The Perceptual Center Nov 22, 29, Dec 6 - The Action-Relational Center
Dec 13 - Conclusion
The Virtues of an Authentic Life by Fr. Bernard Haring with Fr. Bob Pawell, ofm
Thursdays: Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3 5:30 - 7:00 pm ($23 Registration required)
Eminent moral theologian, Redemptorist Fr. Bernard Haring served as professor of Moral Theology at
the Lateran University in Rome for over twenty-five years as well as teaching at a number of other
institutions. He is the author of over 80 books and some one thousand articles. Fr. Bob Pawell invites
participants to explore the beauty and value of this small volume which lies in its clear-eyed vision, its
concreteness and here and now content.
Ethics at the Edges of Life with Fr. Tom Nairn, ofm
Fridays: Oct 14, 21, 28, Nov 4 12:10 - 12:50 pm
This four-part series will explore the ethics at the edges of life - from genetics and fertility to the
terminally ill and dying - in our medically advanced technological age of the 21st century. What
does our Catholic moral tradition tells us about caring for the terminally ill and dying; about the
technologies of assisted fertility; about genetics and genomics, stem-cell research and aging; and
about access to advanced medical technology?
A SERIES FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Things I Didn’t Learn in School with Fr. Paul Gallagher, ofm
Thursdays: Oct 13 - Nov 10 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Fr. Paul Gallagher, OFM, invites all “young adults” to a five week series that explores the varied paths
of prayer within our Catholic tradition. Fr. Paul will reflect on and guide us in the experience of the
role of repetition in prayer, how one not only reads but prays the Scriptures, memorized prayers, the
prayers of St. Francis, and other paths. This series is geared for the young adult between the ages of
18 and 35, single or married. All sessions take place in the St. Clare Auditorium (room A) in the
basement of St. Peter’s Church. No registration required. Free-will offering.

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HESITATION & FEAR
THE CHALLENGE OF GOOD PEOPLE
with Dr. Jerry Hiller & Marilynn Rochon
Wednesday: Oct 12, 19, 26, Nov 9, 16, 30
12:10 - 12:55 pm
St. Clare Auditorium (A/B)
$5 suggested donation
800th Anniversary (1205- 2005) of Francis hearing God’s call . . .
“Francis, go and repair my house, for as you can see, it is in ruins.”
Regrets and hesitations can create a chronic stress which challenges good people. We ask ourselves
Why didn’t I . . .? and, What am I afraid of? We know what needs doing, but hesitate because
of life-long fears. We fail to speak, or act, believing ourselves not as capable as others. When
others fail, we become angry with them, angry with ourselves, and ask, Why do I keep hesitating?
We then feel guilty, helpless, and depressed. What would we do when we learn to modify and
repair this cycle?
October 12 - 800th Year Celebrating Francis’ Call to Repair My House!
15th Year Celebration the Repair My House Program!
Francis of Assisi - One Who Did Not Hesitate!
Francis got it right! He initiated a movement which continues to humanize a world of violence and
revenge, greed and arrogance, disenfranchising the poor and diminishment of ordinary, good
people. His disarming candor, dialogue with Muslims, poverty of spirit, courageous joy in the face
of chronic pain, and incredible peace allure us. How did he NOT hesitate?
October 19 - Hesitation and “Goodism”
October 26 - Fear of Speaking Up, Taking a Stand, and Making Waves
November 9 - Failure to Set and Maintain Boundaries
November 16 - Difficult People and Hesitation: Repair Your Infrastructure
November 30 - The Best Gift of All: Courage to Be Imperfect
Repair My House 1995 Pax et Bonum Award
Financial Planning Workshop with Peter Wells
Mornings: 10AM - 11AM in the St. Clare Auditorium (basement of St. Peter’s)
St. Peter’s Church and Mr. Peter Wells of Funding Strategies invite you to a series of FREE
workshop on financial planning. Are you financially prepared for your future? A successful financial
plan can beat inflation, minimize taxes, manage the unexpected, provide money for
special expenses and provide a financially stable retirement. No registration required
Thursday, October 13 - Wills & Trust
Monday, October 17 - Catastrophic Care Planning
Friday, October 21 - Innovative Estate Planning Strategies
Monday, October 24 - Pre/Post Retirement Planning
Mind • Body • Soul
Skills for the Journey
Celebrating 15 Years!
Over 25,000 in attendance