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The Message m for Catholics of Southwestern Indiana VOLUME 24 NUMBER 36 May 6, 1994
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staff writer
Sister Tess Due-
er at St. James
has been
Teacher of the
Teacher of
Sister Due-
for being "quiet
aad for being
by par-
alike.
as has been a
James Shool
Was born and
of Guam.
ag at Loretto
ege in Denver,
to Guam
for three
she left Guam
Sisters of St.
teacher is named 1994 Teacher of the Year
Benedict in Ferdinand.
In preparing information for
a Teacher of the Year question-
naire, Sister Duenas wrote,
"The experiences I had grow-
ing up on the island are so
woven into the thread of who I
am today and its influences led
me to my present ministry and
vocation as a woman religious
teaching in a Catholic school.
"At the time I was growing
up, Guam was 95 percent
Catholic and everything we did
revolved around our faith. We
have many rituals and tradi-
tions that are sustaining forces
on our family systems and that
includes the belief in a good,
solid Catholic education. All
my grade school and high
school years were in Catholic
schools and I treasure the role
the teachers and staff played
in contributing to my Christian
formation. Our families were
very involved in school and the
partnership formed was close-
knit and supportive. It seemed
like my experiences of home
and school were one."
Martha Render, principal at
St. James, says Sister Due-
nas's style is "quiet not flashy.
She is trusted and respected by
students and parents."
Render adds, "She's not the
kind of nun I had as a teacher
in school, but I wish I had."
Sister Tess was one of 13
teachers who were Candidates
for the annual Teacher of the
Year Award which is spon-
sored by the Message and the
Office of Catholic Education.
say pope recovers well
for broken thigh bone
Service
Doctors
II was re-
tom a thigh
reconstruc-
Would need
fully re-
good general
him in
Vatican
gavarro-
30, the day
two-hour op-
art
to ira-
ross-
bed.
Is calm and
Sunday
pope said
:e accident
*stpone a
and miss
prod-
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lowing the
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months.
remain in
for 2-3
his
fell get-
late
right
hip.
of
t into the
the fall
and he
ruled out fainting or dizziness Unless it is rescheduled. Synod
as the cause. Doctors said they
did not plan any further med-
ical tests on the pope, who was
expected to make a full recov-
ery.
According to members of
Gemelli's medical team, the
pope would wait about 10 days
before taking his first steps u
being careful not to put too
much weight on the right leg.
He was to use a walker at
first, then proceed to crtches
and, later, a cane. The pbint at
which the cane becomes unnec-
essary depends much on the
individual, but doctors said
they were optimistic about
Pope John Paul's recuperative
powers.
"In July he can go to the
mountains and walk, but he
certainly cannot ski. It would
be good if he did some swim-
ming instead, because the
prosthesis needs muscle tone
in order to function," said Dr.
Gianfrance Fineschi, who per-
formed the surgery.
Fineschi said the operation
had gone more perfectly than
one could imagine." The bone
head was replaced with a long-
life part as opposed to a ce-
mented replacement that lasts
only 10 years, and which is
routinely used in patients over
the age of 80.
The pope's accident inter-
rupted a particularly heavy
schedule of papal activities. He
was to have left April 29 for a
weekend trip to Sicily; instead,
thousands of people gathered
at the papal meeting site to
pray for the pope's health.
He also was forced to miss
the final week of the African
synod and a meeting of the
world's cardinals May 9-10,
participants immediately sent
a message expressing their
deep sadness and wishing a
speedy recovery. As Ethiopian
Cardinal Paulos Tzadua said,
the pope had presided almost
continually over the delibera-
tions and offered "great sup-
port" to the bishops.
The pope also was forced to
postpone a three-day trip to
Belgium in mid-May. Cardinal
Godfried Danneels of Brussels,
Belgium, told Vatican Radio
that the trip and the beatifica-
tion of Father Damien de
Veuster would be rescheduled
soon, possibly for September.
The pope's recovery was not
expected to affect papal events
planned for later in the year,
including an October trip to
the United Nations and three
U.S. cities.
In the noon blessing that
was broadcast by Vatican
Radio May 1, the pope seemed
to take his latest health set-
back in stride. He remarked
that he should have been in
Syracuse, Sicily, that day to in-
augurate the Sanctuary of the
Madonna of Tears.
"Instead, I again find myself
in this other 'sanctuary' of the
hospital, where every day tears
of sadness and hope are shed,"
he said.
Commenting on the May 1
European celebration of Labor
Day, the pope said he was
praying for the many unem-
ployed in a period of worldwide
economic difficulty. He ex-
pressed special concern for
young people who must sup-
port a family.
The pope also thanked
everyone who remembered him
with messages and prayers
BENEDICTINE SISTER TESS DUENAS
Bishop to celebrate Ascension
Mass at St. Wendel Church
By PAUL R, LEINGANG
Message editor
Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfm-
ger will celebrate Mass on the
Feast of the Ascension at St.
Wendel Church, St. Wendel, on
Thursday, May 12, at 7:30 a.m.
Since a decision was made to
put plans for selecting a dioce-
san cathedral on hold, Bishop
Gettelfinger has celebrated
diocesan liturgies at parish
churches throughout the
diocese.
Bishop Gettelfinger cele-
brated Holy Week and Easter
liturgies at Holy Rosary, St,
Benedict, St. Agnes and Resur-
rections Churches in Evans-
ville; Holy Cross Church, Fort
Branch; and St. Rupert
Church, Red Brush.
The bishop is scheduled to
preside at Mass on the Feast of
the Assumption at St. Ferdi-
nand Church, Ferdinand. He
will celebrate the Mass on Aug.
15 at 7 p.m.
Later this year, Bishop Get-
telfinger will preside at St.
Philip Church, St. Philip, on
Nov. 1, the Feast of All Saints;
at Monastery Immaculate Con-
ception on the Feast of the Im-
maculate Conception, Dec. 8;
and at St. Boniface Church,
Evansville, for the Midnight
Mass, Christmas Eve.
Bishop Gettelfinger plans to
celebrate Mass on Jan. 1, 1995
the Feast of Mary, Mother
of God -- at Mary, Help of
Christians Church, Mariah
Hill.
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