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Fiesta.

John Paul

It

II

(CNS)

—

Doctors

a colon tumor from Pope

said they caught the growth

was

listened

not

make an

a Vatican spokesman

A medical bulletin issued July 20 said

crowd gathered he would enter

nature of the tumor, but had also found a

tests.

Lincolnton are

(1-r)

Orozco, Diana Gonzalez, Dora Orozco and Danizza Pochet. (See story and more pictures

Photo by

16.)

CAROL HAZARD

Vatican sources said that

malignant. Biopsies before and during the surgery, however, found no signs of cancer, and the final biopsy results July 20 brought

showed "invasive behavior."

The doctors found no significant alterations in the pope's lymph nodes another good sign and said there was healthy tissue on all sides of the affected area of the colon. The doctors therefore confirmed that

another sigh of relief at the Vatican.

—

community

at

y,died suddenly July 17

at

See.

undergoing

He was

Mercy Hospi-

Belmont Abbey College in 1956, and two years later, became a priest of the Diocese of Belmont Abbey Nullius, which at the time was a separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction.

He became a priest of the Diocese of Char-

a heart attack

stress tests in

was

a doctor's

the author of four

oks, a graduate of Oxford University in lgland >rce

and a World

War

red

II

Royal Air

chaplain.

Yet, the popular priest

by

:lmont

his students

is

best

remem-

and colleagues at for his wit and

RAF beret.

"He was always

into this, that or the

ler project," said Father Placid Solari,

rmations director.

"He was always

ques-

1977.

lotte in

"He was

monk, but both Bishops Begley and Donoghue let him not a professed

continue to live a monastic

life,"

said Father

During nearly four hours of surgery,

For many years, Father Pattison served

on weekend assignments at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte and during the summer at Holy Redeemer Church in Bar Harbor, Maine. He also served as

ning and seeking understanding. That

director of public relations, director of the

He never got

Radio Workshop, and taught English literature, European history, economics, the So-

is

the root of his popularity.

i" Recently diagnosed with a heart aneusm, Father Pattison was taking a stress test

determine

if

he could he could undergo

rgery to correct the condition.

tumor the

incapaci-

was a blessing

to

m, said Father Solari.

Bom April 9, ire,

1909

dlosophy at

at

Coatham, York-

in Lincolnshire, studied

St.

be

colon, the lower part of the large intestine.

rmingham, England and pursued theolat Crawley Monastery.

He entered the Capuchin friary in 1927 d was ordained a priest in 1936. He did work

at Greyfriars' Hall,

Raining a diploma in political

Oxford,

and

social

iences.

As an RAF chaplain during World War South Africa, India and Burma,

was assigned

fter

the war, he

ish

Capuchin Mission Band

nce, R.I.

diagnosed

earlier,

man

years to develop. But the pope's surgeon,

Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, where surgery was performed.

The pope made his remarks thanking at

room and on Vatican Radio July 19. The

pre-recorded in his hospital

talk,

broadcast

comments were

his first public

remarks

to the

En-

in Provi-

Dr Francesco

In a voice that was slow but distinct, the

72-year-old pontiff said he had been heart-

from all over the world.

"Thank you! Thanks to the doctors and in

other personnel at the Gemelli Polyclinic

and the Vatican, who have been so attentive and careful regarding my well-being," he

"Above

all,

thank you for the prayers,

and the best way to experience life's difficult and painful moments with faith and serenity," he said.

The pope spoke for about five minutes in all, pausing frequently between words.

before the pope

to the hospi-

The pope's medical test results

last several

years were completely

'To prevent

this

was

Doctors said that

after

a monthlong

recovery period, the pope should be able to

resume his normal work pace and his heavy trip schedule. Vatican spokesman NavarroValls said the pope would skip a planned September

trip to Sicily, but. was

expected

American countries in

October.

The spokesman added, however, that some time been

top papal aides had for

trying to lighten his annual trip schedule.

"Now it will be up to (the pope) to decide," he

said.

offered with the intention of alleviating "the

The day after his surgery, the pope began meeting regularly with top Vatican

physical and spiritual suffering of

officials,

with a

recital

of the Angelus,

all

the

sick in the world."

A few hundred people gathered under

including the secretary of

Cardinal Angelo Sodano.

state,

The meetings

were brief and the pope was not yet dealing with Church business, Navarro-Valls said.

—

On July 20, the pope took his first meal all liquid

— since the operation and was -

moving around Gemelli 's 10th

his suite of

floor.

He

rooms on Mass

celebrated

daily with his personal secretary sitting in

"He

is

and read

a chair, his spokesman said.

weak

in the sense that since last

Sunday, he hasn't taken any food through the mouth.

Frontiers of Prayer

(two volumes, 1961).

was admitted

impossible," he said.

gift

Enshrined" (1949), "Assignment in

(1960) and "Christian

a few days

normal, he added.

He wrote four theological books; "The "The

tumor had

until

"There was no fever, no pain, no bleeding," he said.

while

(1950),

probably took

it

Crucitti, said the

to travel to four Latin

a most welcome

He ended

saying

tal.

ened by the thousands of messages that have poured

tumor had not been

the

produced no symptoms

over the

after the July 15 operation.

Priest."

light diet,

Human Relations" He had two manu-

ing,

Now

which

that he's starting with a

is

also physically stimulat-

we are entering

into a completely nor-

"Foundations for the Christian Religious

mal phase," Navarro-Valls said.

The pope was expected to remain in the hospital until July 25, then spend a month

Experience."

convalescing, probably at his

scripts in circulation for publishing at the

time of his death: "Web of Unknowing" and

Father Pattison accompanied British xjps to

Candia, superintendent and acting spokes-

Tour of Cathedral Cities of Britain" with an accompanying booklet and a video called "The Diary of a Hunted

Spirit

Italian experts

why

He did four 30-minute documentary videos

Rome"

some

After the surgery,

questioned

Luigi

write andcomposedocumentary video tapes.

Bernard's Seminary in

y

aduate

Belmont Abbey College.

Although he retired from teaching sev-

of an orange from the pope's

ered during the operation.

called "Leisure

England, Father Pattison attended

mton College

at

and astronomy

size

tive" and said the pope's recovery should

eral years ago, Father Pattison continued to

He never wanted to become ed, so his sudden death

cial Encyclicals, apologetics

removed a

doctors at the Gemelli hospital

At the same time, the pope's gallbladder was taken out when gallstones were discov-

said.

Solari.

Abbey College

idemark pipe and

he

He joined the faculty at

join a U.S. diocese.

83.

Father Pattison

much he

to stay provided

Belmont Ab-

in Charlotte after suffering "rile

was given permission

there

the operation could be considered "cura-

doctors and well-wishers in an Angelus

liked the United States so

a resident oblate priest of the

at that time,

But he said no actual cancer cells were found in the tumor, and no

the

Gf Heart Attack At 83 BELMONT — Father Bertrand He

knew

"situation of risk."

"We got there in time," said Dr.

)ies

said

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-

the pope's doctors

complete.

ather Pattison, Popular Teacher,

pope

the hospital for diagnostic

Valls said that meant there had been a

—

in

in the square, the

was a tumor and believed there was a good chance it was

of "malign degeneration."

cells

Dorothy

A week

a surprise announcement to a

a final biopsy had confirmed the benign

characteristics

St.

appearance.

people also heard the pope's voice.

small core of proliferating cells that showed

rforming a Costa Rican folk dance at the Freedom Fiesta at

from balconies. The pope did

In St. Peter's Square, several thousand

earlier, in

said.

message would

come to his window. Other patients watched and

it

as the

broadcast, hoping the pontiff

The pope, meanwhile, publicly thanked doctors for their work and well-wishers for their prayers. His recovery continued to go well,

aiedictine

July 31, 1992

window

the pope's hospital

could become cancerous.

before

ttison,

•

Removed Tumor Became Cancerous

VATICAN CITY who removed

Page

Number 42

Pope's Doctors Before

arella

1

Father Pattison ters;

is

survived by two

dence

sis-

sister,

Mary Cuthbert

in the northern Italian Alps, possibly

Pattison, his twin

and several cousins,

all

of England.

See Pattison, Page 16

summer resi-

Gandolfo. Vatican officials

have not ruled out a belated papal vacation

Miss Norah Pattison and Dominican

Sister

in Castel

FATHER BERTRAND PATTISON

late

August. The pope was to have spent two

weeks

there in July.

Catholic

&

News

Herald

July 31,

Ground Breaking At Kannapolis

Caring Hearts Program Helps Families Of Cardiac Patients By

CAROL HAZARD

"Most people don't realize the permanency of a heart condition. It's there

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

—

Her

was

forever, every day. After a heart attack,

returned to

another heart attack and Kallmerten went

you don't discuss anything stressful, so everything is totally up to you." Shepherd became so overwhelmed, she had difficulty making even the smallest de-

into a tailspin.

cision, she said.

She became physically ill the night he had bypass surgery. Although his surgery was a year ago, she's still dig-

her children, she said. At least that part

turned upside down. Then,

it

life

normal, or so Alice Kallmerten thought.

B ut then, 1 4 years later, her husband had

ging her

way through

a

maze of

fears

and doubts.

She turned to Caring Hearts, a program sponsored by Mercy Cardiac Rehab Center for spouses and significant others of people who have heart attacks. There, she found people who understood her feelings of helplessness, lack of control, anxiety, exhaustion and loneliness.

"The second heart attack was very depressing," says Kallmerten, sharing

her feelings at a small gathering of Car-

Caring Hearts helped her deal with of her

life

has been put back together.

Yet, even that

is fragile.

the uncertainly

still

want

to

be

left

And

there

is

and the challenge

of living with someone

who

doesn't

alone for fear of having

Everyone knows there's no permanency in life, but most people realize it only intellectually, said Shepherd.

Spouses of heart patients live it.

Their husbands or wives may appear

normal and resume chances are they're another heart attack.

recently for a new activity center at St. Joseph Church in Kannap< ceremony were Ned Conley of J.S. Clark Company, the construe! firm; Redemptorist Father Eugene Daigle, pastor of the mission; Jack George and St Nash of the construction company; and Dennis Altic, architect of the project.

Ground was broken

another heart attack.

activities.

at a

But

high risk for

Participating in the

Of Mercy At Belmont Elect Regional Leadership Team

Sisters

a silent thing, like termites

"It's

away

at your house and all of a sudden the house falls down," says Kallmerten. "I'm forever on the alert."

Tan and fit, Bob Schlachter at age 53 looks healthy as can be, said his wife, Carol. He took up jogging 20 years ago, he doesn't drink and he's never smoked

eating

BELMONT —The North Carolina Region of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas announced the election of thennew leadership team. The new adminiswas elected during a week-long at the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse in Belmont, June 20-28. tration

Chapter meeting

cigarettes.

two brothers and a sister to heart disease in their 40s and 50s. A year and a half ago, he had a heart But he's

Members of

Carol Schlachter marvels at his ability to live life as if it's his last

never seen anyone enjoy

day. "I've

the

life

way he

tive

first.

Alice Kallmerten, wife of a cardiac patient,

at

meeting of Caring Hearts, a support

heart attacks. Photo

by

who have had

CAROL HAZARD

ing Hearts graduates. "Things were great

Now,

for 14 years.

at 65,

being widowed, no job; I

I'm looking

all

at

a level of faith, she says. "But this

know now: Whatever happens,

much I

will

do something."

She got the nudge she needed from Caring Hearts, she says. "You take hold of life and begin to move forward, or you get stuck in depression ... If you don't have some way to vent and share,

you

will

become

a good place to

she said.

Sept. 23.

$10. Sessions are offered at

is

Mercy Cardiac Rehab Center, 3626 Latrobe Dr., on Wednesdays from noon to 1:30 p.m.

and from 7:30 p.m. to 9

p.m. For more information, call (704)

366-3914.

Mercy Institute To Back Mercy Corps

ill."

The seven-week Caring Hearts program is offered in the fall, winter and spring. It is facilitated by Mercy Sister

start,

The next program begins Cost

Kallmerten is fearful, and she has to work "very hard" to push her fear up to I

know they can survive. Caring Hearts is

those things

can't talk about without crying."

also need a confidence boost to

GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa. — The leadership conference of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the

Americas has

changed

adopted Mercy Corps, a volunteer lay women and men, as an Institute-sponsored organization.

Mercy Corps was founded in 1978 by Sisters of Mercy in Merion, Pa.

suddenly and dramatically, too. They need coping tools, and new ways of managing as well as viewing life, said

Under the Mercy Institute, which is made up of 7,000 sisters and 25 regional communities in the United States, Mercy

Sister Therese.

Corps acquires national scope, greater

Therese Galligan and Chrissy Smith of St.

Matthew

ministry program for

Parish.

Cardiac spouses are often not aware that they, too, are in recovery, said Sister Therese. Yet, their lives have

As spouses of heart patients, chances were thrust into new, unwanted roles. Most are juggling all the major decisions regarding the home and household and serving as primary caregivers, are they

said Sister Therese. Yet, their spouses

visibility,

more funding options, greater

stability,

and the capacity

greater sity

to place a

number of volunteers

of ministry

at

a diver-

sites.

Mercy Corps volunteers give one year of direct service in schools, par-

low income

are the center of attention, and rarely

ishes, health care facilities,

friends

housing programs, ministry to the elderly, to immigrants and refugees.

Mercy Corps is coordinated by Sister Kathleen Lyons at Gwynedd Mercy

do and family inquire about them.

"It's a

very lonely feeling," said

Debbie Shepherd, a homemaker with two children, ages 5 and 11, whose husband had a heart attack at age 52.

College,

Gwynedd

Valley.

III

i

Inc. in Charlotte. Sister Jerome receir

BSN

and M.S. from Catholic L and has done gra ate work at Duke University and University of South Carolina. Prior

her

i net

versity of America

her position as president of Mercy Hes

Sister Mary Thomas Burke, fourth coun-

Services, Inc. she

cilor.

CEO of Mercy Hospital in Charlott

ksi

1 \

She

Sister Pauline Clifford, re-elected is

a native of Dublin,

it

they're not alone, said Sister Therese.

They

persons with AIDS, Belmont. She is also a member of N Mercy Hospital and Mercy Health S ki vices boards in Charlotte. m Sister Mary Jerome Spradl elected second councilor, is currer the president of Mercy Health Servic facility for

Jerome Spradley, second councilor; Sister Carolyn McWatters, third councilor;

regional president,

There's no denying it. He could die any time and she, like other cardiac spouses, could be left to fend for herself.

Cardiac spouses need to know

Mercy Sister Therese Galligan (1) talks with at a

insurance before reading

Council are Sister Pauline Clifford,

president and first councilor; Sister Mary

Yet, he also never tosses junk mail life

new Administra-

president; Sister Rosalind Picot, vice

does."

about

the

lost

attack.

group for relatives of people

1

Ireland,

and has served, since 1988, as

is

a

was president

member of

the Amerii

Hospital Association, the N.C.

Hosp

Association and the Catholic Hej

mem

regional president of the Sisters of Mercy

Association. Sister Jerome

of North Carolina. She was pastoral

of the Rotary Club of Charlotte,

administrator at Holy Infant Catholic

serves on the Charlotte

Church

Commerce

in Reidsville prior to serving as

regional president. From

worked

1

98 1 - 1 985 she

for Catholic Social Services in

Charlotte as a counselor. She has been

an elementary school teacher and served as academic dean, registrar, dean of students, and director of campus ministry at the former Sacred Heart College.

Sister Pauline has a B.S. degree from Mercyhurst College, and masters degrees from Notre Dame, Loyola University, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her current board

memberships include Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville, and Hera-Star, a homeless shelter for women and women with children in Gaston County.

is

a

Chamber

advisory board, the St

seph Health Services board of directt; It American Red Cross-Greater Cafed, Unas Chapter board of directors, Holy Angels Foundation board, and Bioethics Resource Group advis the

S3-

pol

board.

(i

Mary Jerome served as as: tant superior general for the Mercy ccflp Sister

munity from 1980-1984.

Sister Carolyn McWatters,

fk

elec

N.C. She received her B.A. in interr diate education from Sacred Heart C lege and an M.A. in theology from Michael's College in Winooski, Vt. 1982.

Since 1981 she has served as

Sister Rosalind Picot, re-elected vice

instructor of religion at Charlotte Cat

president and

first councilor, was born Wilmington, N.C. and has served, since 1988, as vice president and first

lie

in

chair of the Religious Studies Dep;

councilor for the

Mercy community

in

North Carolina. She received her B.S. in medical technology from Belmont Abbey College and an M.A. and M.Ed, in French and educational administration and supervision from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Her

doctorate, received in 1984,

is in

educational administration. She served as vice president for academic affairs, director of faculty development,

and

director of institutional self-study at the

former Sacred Heart College, from 1 9841987. Prior to her service at Sacred Heart, she was principal at Charlotte Catholic High School and taught at various schools in the Charlotte area.

She

is

currently director of basic

formation for the Sisters of Mercy community and is a member of the board of directors for the House of Mercy, a

,

third councilor, was born in Cherry Po

High School and

is

currently

ment there. She has served as a mem of

St.

Patrick Cathedral

RCIA

te

since 1989.

lie

Prior to her work at Charlotte Cat High School, Sr. Carolyn was dii

tor of religious education at St. Pati

Cathedral in Charlotte and taught ementary education in Wilmington at St. Michael School in Gastonia.

Since 1986 she has been co-cl

i

for congregational liturgy for the

Sisi

of Mercy community and has servec the basic formation team. She hole

membership Sister

in the

NCEA.

Mary Thomas Burke, el

was born in Westp She earned her B.A. at Belm Abbey College, herM.A. at Georgetc University, and her Ph.D. at the Unn sity of N.C. at Chapel Hill. fourth councilor, Ireland.

See Mercy, Paj

l(j r

k

The Catholic News

31, 1992

illy

Of 'ersecution, Continues To Serve

Vietnamese

Priest, Survivor

CARL ROSS BELMONT — Last month,

Development Of Faith For All At Core Of Faith Formation By

By

ham Minh Thien came

Father

ibbey College for the Vietnamese men

'

faith

s

turned for the Vietnamese ursillo,

Father Pham's

women's

life is

Pham

lived in South Viet-

in

rced to stop his public religious prac-

he was unable to continue his he attempted to escape in 1 976. attempt was unsuccessful, and he

ee. Since linistry , lis

taken to a North Vietnam

rison where a 6-by-9 riests

cell

and

from the other prisoners. because they were would continue to preach,"

ie other detainees

we Pham

said.

Nevertheless, the seven priests were ble to find

ways

to say

Mass while

in

rison.

"We would save some of the bread rom our meals and consecrate that along vith wine smuggled in in bottles of ,iedicine," Father

lated that he

Pham

said.

He

esti-

and

his fellow captive over 1,800 Masses during their years of con-

riests celebrated

om memory inement.

After a four and a half year confinetent,

to the

a Vietnamese prison.

Photo by

six other

"We were not allowed to go among

ather

tional catechetical

CARL ROSS

Father Pham was released, but the

uthorities

still

forbade him from carry -

ig out his priestly responsibilities. )espite frequent

warnings

to stop his

southern California.

There, he assists

at

family part of the parish," says Chris

ports parents as they instill faith in their

young

ATLANTA — In a tight economy, >arishes find

it

difficult to increase

leeded services to both the inter- and

community. To stay sucessful, parish fund raisers must stay on ap of the latest techniques and technolatra-parish

gy

in

fund raising.

To that end, the National Catholic )evelopment Conference is offering a pecial "Parish

Day" program

ual conference in Atlanta.

at its an-

Devoted

xclusively to the needs of the parish

Day

National Catholic Development Conference and Exposition (Sept 27-30), Parish

Day includes an intense pro-

gram of four educational sessions

tar-

geted to those charged with raising the parish level. Sessions include: "The Spirituality of Parish Stew-

money on

ardship," "Nuts and Bolts Aspects of

Parish Stewardship," "Conducting a

Campaign" and "Implementing a Wills Program" Held at The Westin Peachtree Plaza Parish Capital

scheduled for

Hotel in Atlanta, Parish

Day

the nation's largest and

most compre-

raiser, Parish

is

director of faith formation.

and finally

to a

is

part of

There e still time to advertise in The Catholic

Naw6 &

Herald's

sources that overlapped. Utilizing

endless hours of consultative discussions,

new

Bishop Donoghue shepherded a

era for religious education.

"Our parish community

today to reserve ad space.

(704) 377-6371

is

with people is

of all

ages, in

is

the

mes-

concentrate on molding the educational

"Now we

process.

can look

at the total

Newnan.

Combining closely aligned minis-

picture," says

one allows

tries into

better use of rereli-

gious educators throughout the diocese taps a wealth of expertise. it is

Newnan says

the best of both worlds.

Not only are

the resource materials available, but the

people are in place to implement the

just be-

ginning to realize how involved they are

how their faith

See Faith, Page 13

Mercy

(From Page

She has served

2)

as associate profes-

sor of human development and learning at

UNC-Charlotte and as head of sup-

port services and special programs there.

In 1982, she

Human

was appointed

chair of the

Services Department. She

is

a

member of the graduate faculty in coun-

developing," says Newnan.

Changes in families, society, and communities call for a reexamination of

seling at UNC-Charlotte.

our approach, says Newnan. TradiSunday tional religious education

consultant to various organizations, in-

—

CCD, and

similar

work

models

—

in the turbu-

Sister

Mary Thomas has

acted as

Duke Power Company, First Union National Bank, Mecklenburg Medical Society, Mecklenburg Bar As-

cluding

Leagues across the

lent 90s.

sociation, Junior

that doesn't change the mesdoes change the delivery.

Newnan sees "empowerment of the family" as one viable direction for faith

Carolinas and Virginia, and numerous colleges and schools, both public and

While

sage,

it

private.

She has served as officer and

mem-

ber of numerous boards including president of the Association for Religious

hensive meeting for religious fund

rais-

ers.

Parish Day participants will be able network with some of the best minds in fund raising when they join more than 1 ,000 Conference attendees at the NCDC awards luncheon, Mass and the 100booth exposition. to

and Value Issues in Counseling; president of the N.C. Counseling and Development Association; board of directors of

St.

Joseph's Health Services; the

International Council for the Selection

of Albert Schweitzer Award; and the president of Metrolina AIDS project.

Sister

Mary Thomas

is

listed in

Who's

raising

Who in American Women, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in International Intellectuals, and Who's Who in

organizations.

International

The exposition

is

the nation's larg-

assembly of firms providing fund goods and services to religious

Remember

WD

His In Yours.

Women.

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-

ment to the Church and the community in which we live'.'

Bishop John

F.

Donoghue

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

Charlotte the

Sullivan

From

Diocesan Pastoral Council, Diocesan Board of Religious Education, and Presbyteral Council recommendations, evolved the Office of Faith Formation.

The vision statement prepared for the Office of Faith Formation calls for the development in faith, expressed within our Catholic tradition, nurtured through immersion and witnessing of a strong and viable faith community.

2<3.

Gene

Newnan,

mation.

sum of $_

the residue of my

and

Roman

Catholic Diocese of percent of (or estate) for its religious, educational

"/ leave to the

Call

according to the age of

sage that will ring loud and clear.

Restructure has allowed Newnan to

back to school supplement, scheduled for

August

telling the story,

Such vision focuses with establishment of the office of Faith Formation.

The change for religious education went into effect on July I, combining ministries of catechesis, Youth Ministry, Young Adult Ministry and Justice and Peace into the Office of Faith For-

est

Back To ScKool

children.

"Telling the Gospel story, and rethe listener," says

doesn't necessarily

uesday, Sept. 29 as part of the four-day

und

is

global view of Catholicity.

school,

Conference To Aid Parish Fund Raisers

Empow-

Newnan,

Our Lady of the

Assumption, a parish where 500 of the 3,000 families are Vietnamese.

Father Pham is also working on a translation of various Church documents which he hopes one day will be used if and when the authorities lessen restrictions on public worship.

to the tradi-

erment, she says, reinforces and sup-

child

Through much discernment and underground work, he continued to say Mass.

In December, 1 986, fearing imprisonment again, Father Pham decided to attempt another escape. Riding a Honda motorcycle nearly 200 miles, he reached Cambodia. There, he paid a lieutenant in the army three ounces of gold to help him escape by boat to Thailand.

After eight and a half months in a refugee camp, Father Pham emigrated to the United States and is now living in

come

program."

part of the family, the

awaited him. The priests were

ept apart

fraid

Pham Minh Thien escaped

United States after more than four years in

/as arrested.

He was

Father

faith of their little ones,

with global implications.

tionally, internationally,

However, due to government, he was co-

ractice his religion.

change

forming the

Parish ties to the diocese escalate na-

here he was able to travel freely and ie

Newnan. "We must help parents

says

all.

before the children

"A

before the communist takeover,

am

for

formation. "A family approach should be a legitimate option for families,"

dren. It's a life-long journey of faith,

a profile

courage.

Father

the core of

Faith formation isn't just for chil-

serving as one of the spiritual

irectors.

— At

formation is development of Catho-

lic faith

Last weekend (July 10-12), he

ursillo.

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to

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The Pope Speaks VATICAN CITY known

(CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pope John Paul

II,

for comforting the sick in his world travels,

humbly asked prayers for himself as he faced surgery remove a tumor. The response was overwhelming.

Before the leader of the Catholic Church was

to

wheeled

into the operating

room, bishops

in the

pope's

native Poland and in his backyard of Italy organized special

^

Editorial

their countries.

'

;

Masses throughout

|

People in the

pews faxed and telexed

\\

prayer pledges.

A Time for Thanksgiving We know that all Catholics (and many non-Catholics as well)

Paul

join us in giving thanks that

apparently

II

is

well on the

4^ m

:m*

Polyclinic, scene of the pa-

,

way to recovery from

pal surgery.

was welcome news that the Holy Father's surgeons were able to remove a tumor from his colon turned cancerous and spread to other areas of

his body.

The Vatican says that, after a month of recovery, pope will be able to resume his normal work pace and heavy travel schedule. We are not so sure that that the

tion July

15 to

remove a

non-cancerous tumor from the pope's colon. They just became prayers of thanksgiving and for a speedy recovery.

became a papal teachable about the value of suffering and the comforting power of prayer. Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Vatican In the process the illness

moment

the wisest course.

is

stop

after the successful opera-

It

it

-

The prayers did not

his recent illness.

before

just

dropped to their knees and * prayed outside the Gemelli

'

Pope John

Many

We would like to join with the Vatican aides who have been urging Pope John Paul to at least cut down on his heavy work load. At age 72, he is following a schedule that would be difficult for many younger men.

spokesman, said the pope's example should bring comfort to those "having physical or moral suffering."

The pope knew beforehand that his hospital stay would be accompanied by pain but told his close associates not to worry, Navarro-Valls said. The spokes-

A

Taken Mary Owen of Boone makes

Point Well

man a good point in her

which is printed elsewhere on this page.

She feels that Catholics are perceived as wanting children to be born but not caring what happens to them

said the pope told associates: "The Church has need of suffering. What is my suffering before that of

letter

Christ."

after birth.

The pope aided the educational process by announcing his entrance into the hospital July 12, during his Sunday talk after the noon Angelus prayer. It is a

We feel that

it is

unfair to judge

all

members

of the pro-life movement on the basis of the actions of some. Unfortunately, however, there are some members of the movement who do fit that perception. They care nothing about the needs of unwed mothers and

some cases, the attitude seems "You made your bed, now lie in it."

their children. In at least to be,

In her letter, in

Owen refers to the suffering children

Third World nations.

areas

is

great, but

find needs

Many,

We know

you don't have to go that far afield to

which are just as if

the need in those

great.

not most, of the

unwed mothers

in this

country are young, poor and untrained in any skills

which would allow them to provide a decent life for their children. There are groups which are trying to help them build better lives for themselves and their children. We would hope that members of the pro-life

movement

will devote at least

some of their efforts

to

these groups.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

traditional time

when thousands of pilgrims and

tou:

Square to see and hear him "I ask you to pray for me, so that the Lord will t close to me with his help and support," the pope sail Several hours later, he entered the Gemelli Poh clinic. It is one of the numerous Rome hospitals he ha ists

gather in

St. Peter's

visited as a pastor to caress the faces of patients, kiss i babies and hold the hands of the weak.

This was "a very human religious instruction c

suffering," said

Angelo Scelzo,

assistant director

<

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper The pope became another patient, bracing up ft the suffering that comes from being ill, Scelzo sai< Because it was the pope, the message was "mi personal and universal," he said.

The outpouring of prayers was natural, said Jesi :stl Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican Radio progr; rai director.

was "a profound

It

desire to gratefully return"

I

the pope "the affection he has for the suffering hidde in the heart of every human being," said Fatht Lombardi. During papal trips "there is always a nx ment to stop along the way to bend over a sick person he added.

"Meetings with the sick have played havoc wit pre-established programs because the pope wants take all the time necessary to greet everyone, one t one," he said. "Now, the sick person is the pof himself," said Father Lombardi.

The pope's teachable moment extended bey or his operation, said Navarro-Valls. The pope and othi patients became "accomplices in suffering," he sail Medical personnel formed a "channel of communici| tion" between them, he added. Hospital workers gay messages to the pope from other patients and returne papal messages to them, he said.

ROME (CNS) Pope John Paul II condemned car-bomb killing of an Italian anti-Mafia prosecutor and five bodyguards, saying it represented "a tremendous insult to the people of Italy and its institu-

followed the slaying of Italy

tions."

offered his condolences to the victims' families an

The pope made the statement July 19 from his hospital bed in Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, where he was recovering from intestinal surgery.

said he

the

'

s

irl

Ma

f/

,

t

(fl

top anti-Mafia official i

May. Telegrams sent July 20 in the pope's name said th attack exhibited "unprecedented violence."

The pop tan

was close

to

them

in their suffering. In

telegram to Italian President Oscar Scalfaro, the pop, also said he hoped Italy would show a united front

1

p less

i

llta

Paolo Borsellino, the chief prosecutor in Palermo, Sicily, died

when

a remote-control

bomb was

deto-

nated as he approached his mother's house in a suburb

of Palermo July 19.

Among

the bodyguards

was a

young Italian woman who had been on the job for only two months.

The killings prompted an immediate outcry and demand for justice from all levels of Italian society. It

responding to the attack.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls sai the pope, despite having undergone surgery only foi days earlier, thought it was important that he speak oi about the killings because of their brutal nature. H said the

pope had celebrated Mass

in his

room

for

linj

die

sir

of

tr

victims' intentions.

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Pray for wisdom

Re-direct energies

To The

To

Editor:

ml

the Editor:

licp

same day, July 17, 1992, as your "Open Letter Responding to the Recent Los Angeles Civil Disturbances" was an article in The Greensboro News and Record indicating that Rodney King had just been arrested for the third time since the famous incident in Los Angeles! One of these recent arrests was for allegedly threatening his wife (her complaint: she feared for her life). Another was for trying to run down two undercover officers.

May I remind you that truth and justice do not

Babies born into miserable lives on the streets, often happens in Brazil, or without food, as in Ethiopil km or without hope, as in Bangladesh, need help. h

mean falsehood and propaganda.

Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Curiously, appearing on the

Number 42

Most Reverend John

The

>^

Josef Goebels and Adolf Hitler were masters of this technique as well as of the "quick fix." Let's leave them that distinction undisturbed. Just as the Catholic bishops' statement on the economy a few years ago required the work of Catholic economist William E. Simon to set right, so someone today must stand for accuracy in media (truth) and careful analysis of all the facts (justice) when someone in the Church allows their emotions to take control; unless your good brothers are going to endorse wife battering and possibly murder!

Yes, by all means, pray for wisdom and guidance since many things are not what they seem or as they are represented.

Ralph MacDonald Statesville

Jan.

Let's get Catholic protesters to re-direct energies.

tht

We are gaining fame for shrill anti-aboruV

and even fights, with little care about preserviii

rallies

its;

the lives of those already born. Other Christians froipn

here are working in Ethiopia and Bangladesh, T Baptists, seeing that "nominally Catholic" Brazilia | are dying on the streets, are organizing missions to S:

We

met a

priest

who

has asked his bishop forlsi was hassling himt

transfer because his congregation

go on

protests.

er

ne<

He refused to do so because of what

is

t>

See Letters, Page

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The Catholic News

1992

31,

The

Editor's By

I

Light

Notebook

BOB GATELY

By

add a few personal thoughts to the tributes being paid to Jesuit Gene McCreesh as he steps down as president of the board of the men's

would

ther

like to

Charlotte.

jlter in

Father

McCreesh

i

—

arrived in Charlotte a few

scheduled to -i

months before the assume responsibility for

Jesuits St.

were

Peter in

uptown Charlotte. Until they took over the parish, he was in residence at St. Ann. By the time he had been in Charlotte only a few weeks, he already was deeply involved in trying to improve the lot of the poor and homeless in Charlotte. He became the Catholic representative on an ecumenical group seeking to find

homes for those who needed them. He

spent hours

urging Catholic parishes to donate funds and time to the

housing for the poor. That was only was to come when he became parochial vicar and later pastor at St. Peter. He has ently relinquished the duties of pastor to become parochial vicar again.

Father McCreesh was spiritual director for the RCIA program when my wife s a catechumen at St. Peter. When the RCIA session ended each week, his work s just beginning. On those cold winter nights, he immediately headed for the ;ets to round up the homeless and get them into shelters. And that was just the one ht of the week that I saw him going into action. There were many others.

Through his efforts, the members of the RCIA class provide a Thanksgiving mer for the homeless each year. As much as any single person, he was responsible establishment of a men's shelter first in one wing of the old satellite jail and :r in its present permanent location. I doubt that anyone really knows how many >ple he helped find jobs and permanent housing. I do know that, over the years, re was a steady strream of the down and out to St. Peter's rectory looking for help efforts to rehabilitate

a dress rehearsal for what

—

i,

most cases, getting

in

Now that he is no

is

difficult is

Father,

do

have a feeling t on cold nights next winter, he'll be back on the streets trying to get the homeless b the shelter. I don t expect to get any takers for the bet at least not from anyone o knows Father McCreesh. it. I

—

'

when

'Witness To Black Catholicism'

By CARL FOSTER

At the opening of the Seventh National Black Catholic Congress, held in New leans, July 9-12, a steady beat of African drum cadences signaled the call to begin processional activities for the opening Mass for nearly 3,000 worshipers. The (cession included young dancers who gracefully carried bowls of incense around altar, more than 120 black priests and deacons, nine African- American bishops aring kente cloth vestments intricately woven in patterns of gold, green and red, other bishops, and three red-robed cardinals. The three-hour long Mass marked Dusing beginning of the congress with a 120-voice massed choir of the Archdioe of New Orleans leading the congregation in rhythmic soul-stirring gospel mns. principal homilist for the opening

of Newark.

mass was Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A.

He urged black Catholics to "shout about

'racism,' to hunt

down

annihilate racism

pregnant

—Adapt

ablish

women who

think abortion

existing marriage preparation

programs where there are none

is

their only option.

and marriage enrichment programs, or

that are "culturally relevant to African-

lerican people."

African-American parishes; help lay with parish councils and committees; give adequate in ministry; provide scholarships to those who want to

Start training for lay ministers in Inisters in their relationship

laries

and benefits

to laity

all

Irsue lay ministry as a profession;

and teach the

laity

how

to

be involved

in

|/elopment of public policy.

Develop outreach for youths in parishes and leadership opportunities.

Encourage families to share their faith at home through prayer and ritual; I'elop parish renewal programs adapted specifically for African- Americans; and | educational materials and programs that reflect African- American culture.

In addition, a pastoral statement on Catholic schools called for the Church to feressively support choice in education. It urged new initiatives on the parish and Icesan levels to ensure the future of Catholic schools in the African-American Immunities, and to continue their high quality of education, and to reflect Africanflierican history and culture in the curriculum.

This statement also called for creating in each diocese with a significant African^lerican population at least one "gender-specific Catholic elementary school" See Foster, Page 16

the time.

When

a strong father

it

charge, than no father at all? Of course.

Sometimes I think we make too much of the authority issue. Obedience isn't demeaning. Being docile is not the same as becoming a doormat. Your opinions are important and your feelings about certain issues count more than you realize. The fact that you may not get your own way on certain issues doesn't mean you are not valued as a person.

We all can't possibly get our own way. The Church is meant to be a sign of the unity of God's Kingdom, not a sign of chaos and division.

The privatization of religion is no answer either. Some people make up their own religion, leaving Catholicism far behind as they explore their own new frontiers. To be properly nourished by Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, we need orthodoxy, we need bishops and pastors all over the

world

to lead the

Church.

In those matters

where you might have

some teaching, make

difficulty with

sure

be like Paul who wasn't afraid to disagree with Peter, but remember Paul always valued the fraternal bonds that preserved the Church's unity. "You have been created for some definite service.

you

are not in conflict with the deposit of faith.

You are a Newman)

link in a chain, a

your gifts and talents

You can

bond of connection between persons." (Cardinal

are

tear

down. The Church needs

it

to help in the struggle against the forces of darkness.

And there

many.

No

matter what today's politics might be in the Church, never

discouraged. These are

all

passing things.

What

is

important

is faith,

become

hope and

charity.

many

for the

Church which has been and

a port in the storm of life and with the Holy Father,

still is

millions. Stay united with your local bishop

Pope John Paul II. Give the benefit of the doubt to those in authority. You are obliged to follow a certain conscience, but do not let seeds of division grow up in your soul.

Pray for guidance from the Holy Spirit, and pray for the pope. With six continents to watch over, and more than half-a-billion Catholics to shepherd, he has his hands full. Don't add to his burden. Honor him as the specially chosen person he is, the successor of St. Peter and the Vicar of Jesus Christ.

For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, COURAGE, send a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 Street, New York, NY, 10017.

Father John Catoir is director of The Christophers.

Is

There

A Formula

For Confession?

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN your recent column on confession, but it did not have been going to confession once a month ever since I started and am now 82 years old. In the last 15 or 20 years I have not found any two confessors who administer this sacrament the same way. Each one seems to do his own thing. I get a lot of satisfaction out of face-to-face confession, but I still wonder about the formula to use. Reading of Scripture and praying together with the penitent have vanished long ago. I miss that a good deal. (Wisconsin)

answer

I

was happy

my

problem.

to see I

A. Some use of Scripture and prayer with the penitent should be included in every celebration of the sacrament of penance. The introduction to the Rite of Penance makes that clear.

Apart from

that,

provides the confessor with

—

iport to

own way

that his will prevails,

is in

Q.

anywhere they suspect it exists." Addressing many current ues affecting black communities and stereotyped perceptions of African-Ameriis, he asked rhetorically: "Are the bullwhips of slave masters and overseers still work in the billyclubs of uncaring men and women in 1992?"

During the course of the four-day event, 19 workshops dealing with the sociomomic pressures that affect African- American family life were scheduled concurtly for delegates, observers, clergy, and other invitees. Delegates passed eight 3lic policy statements and 1 1 pastoral statements. In addition to their focus on the rican-American family, strong emphasis was placed on the improvement of the s of the African- American male.

The pastoral statements called for Church strategies to: Help black families who lack basic necessities; support single parent families; elop family ministry programs that incorporate African-American cultural ues; organize parish ministry programs; and give material, emotional, spiritual 1

way

can become frustrating and annoying for his children, especially when they disagree with some policies. But all things considered, isn't it much better to have a father who

Thank God

incis

a person wants his

controls things in such a

for so

The

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

Pope John Paul

Take courage, build up the Church and don't

able to slow his pace. But, I'm not about to bet that he will

t

One Candle

II, is the Vicar of Christ. There are more than 500 million Catholics world-wide. If we are to survive as a Church we will always need someone who is ultimately in charge. This isn't difficult to understand. What

The Holy

it.

longer president of the shelter board of directors, he should

&

it

is

true that the

many

options

—

new

rite

different

ways of welcoming the peniand so on. So differences among priests are under-

prayers, Scripture readings, tent

standable.

Before going further, it's worth remembering that even Church," confessors came in wide varieties.

Some were matter-of-fact and as brief as possible; some took time to advise and help.

Some, whether the sin was missing morning prayers or murder, always gave the in the "old

same "two Our Fathers and two Hail Marys"; others

tried to tailor the

penance

to

specific needs of the penitent.

I

have two considerations that might help. The next time you go,

tell

the priest

good confessor will be sensitive to the individual experiences, needs and confusions of the penitent. Most priests really try to do this, especially if someone is as serious and concerned about it as you seem to be.

Second, maybe your problem is just too many priests. Pick one you feel is helping you, and stick with him. You will be more at ease, and it will give the priest an opportunity to lead you more effectively in receiving the spiritual gifts this exactly what you told me. Whatever his options, a

sacrament

Q. special

is

Why

able to give.

is

incense used in our Catholic churches at funerals and other

Masses? (Texas) See Dietzen, Page 16

.u'nolic

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&

Herald

July 31,

How Does Canon Law Affect Us? Baptism

In

The Code Of Canon Law

might seem a

of Catholic Social Services. Crosswinds will return.

be speaking about the Sacrament of Baptism in the context of the Code of Canon Law, but frankly, much of what applies to persons in the Church in the code is a direct result of that very significant act of the celebration of rebirth in Jesus Christ by baptism. Membership in the Church and configuration to Christ effected by baptism bring about a host of rights and obligations outlined throughout the 1752 canons (See especially cc. 11, 96, and 204ff). Hopefully other articles in this space have or will cover those topics.

Specifically, the canons on the Sacrament of Baptism (cc. 849-878) cover the theological definition of the sacrament, and various elements of the discipline of the Church in the celebration of the sacrament, i.e., norms for the liturgy, naming the person, time and place of the celebration, the minister of baptism, those to be baptized and their preparation, godparents, and the importance of recording the baptism in the parish baptismal register.

It would be difficult to summarize all the information in the canons accurately in this short space. Some highlights to note might be the following. Baptism is the gate to all the rest of the sacraments whereby persons are freed from sin, reborn as children of God, configured to Christ, and incorporated in the Church. Adults and children over the age of 7 are initiated into the body of Christ in one celebration of all three Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist).

Those under the age of 7 are baptized on the basis of the firm intention by the parents to form the child in the faith so that he/she may be fully initiated at the proper age.

The ritual of baptism entails either the total immersion of the person in water, or at least the pouring of water. Parents, sponsors and the pastor are to see to it that a name foreign to a Christian mentality is not given. The optimum time and place for baptism is in the parish church at the Easter Vigil celebration; second best is on a Sunday; third best is anytime.

The importance of preparation for this sacrament is stressed. On the part of adults to be baptized, proper formation is to take place in stages leading up to the full celebration of initiation as outlined in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

For the baptism of infants, the obligation of formation falls upon the parents of the child who take upon themselves the serious commitment of nurturing the incipient gift of faith that embraces their child. Without a well-founded hope of such formation taking place, a baptism may be postponed. Parents and god parents are to be instructed on the meaning of the sacrament and the obligations attached to it.

Parents have a serious obligation to share the gift of faith with their children by bringing them to baptism. Normally this sacrament is celebrated in the parish church and administered by a bishop, priest, or deacon.

If possible candidates for baptism should be given a godparent who would assist the adult through the stages of Christian initiation or, in the case of an infant, would assist the parents in

bit legalistic to

reaching the child to lead a Christian

godparents, only one of each sex

is

life. If

there are

two

A godparent must be designated by absence, the minister of the sacrament. A

permitted.

the candidate, the parents, or in their

godparent must: (1) have the proper intention and qualifications to fulfill his/her role, (2) ordinarily be at least 16 years old, (3) be a fully initiated Catholic and living a life in harmony with the Catholic faith, (4) not be bound by any canonical penalties,

and (5 ) not be the father or the mother of the one to be baptized. Along with a Catholic godparent, another non-Catholic baptized Christian

Helping Refugees. ..That's Noble The following article by Ken Garfield, religion writer for The Charlotl Observer, substitutes this week for the Crosswinds column written by staff membe)

By FATHER PAUL A. LITWIN It

1

may act as a Christian witness.

always understood that the above norms apply to ordinary circumstances. may take place virtually always without restriction as long as the proper intention is present.

The values stressed in the canons clearly indicate that baptism is a most sacred and immensely consequential event in the life of both the individual and the Church.

Often mere social custom has caused a certain devaluation in its significance, the power of Christ communicated through the waters of baptism have been entrusted to us. May God give us the courage to live the words and actions we pray.

Father Litwin holds a degree in canon law. He is adjutant judicial vicar in the Diocese of Buffalo.

It is

By KEN GARFIELD To find the best of Charlotte, look beyond the skyscrapers, shopping malls an airport. Look over the gleaming coliseum and over-idolized NBA team thi regularly fills it up. Look past the church pews usually filled to overflowing o Sunday morning.

To see our city at its most noble, head first to the basement of the Catholic Cento on East Morehead Street. In an office graced by a sign saying "Welcome Aboard Margaret Pierce is doing God's greatest work at a time when an alarming numbi of us don't think

it's

so great.

In this selfish age of America first, Pierce directs the

Social Services in finding Charlotte-area

homes

Refugee Office of Catho and Sovie

for Asians, Africans

with nowhere else to turn.

Her office does the distinguished work with so much ingenuity and pride, the were recently named best of the nation's 142 Catholic resettlement programs.

The U.S. Catholic Conference honor comes with a plaque. It also comes wi: the realization only half the battle involves finding homes for desperate refugee The other half is convincing everyone of the righteousness of making room for ne

and different neighbors.

"There's not a religion in the world that does not say, 'Welcome the stranger, said Pierce, 41. "It's the idea of charity, treating your brother like yourself.

—

the churches

help

Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Jews

—

w

It

that said they

first.

"All refugees are looking for is just to feel safe," added Pierce, the passion risir in

her voice. "Anyone

off

my

dinner

who

tells

me we

can't afford to give people refuge, they'

list."

Refugee Office of Catholic Social Services h 50 miles of Charlotte.

Most are here from Southeast Asia. Some have escaped the chaos of the Sovi Union's breakup. Others are starting to come from war-torn Ethiopia and Somali "The Vietnamese are good capitalists," said Pierce, whose 16-member sta includes eight refugees. "The Russians can't even open a checking account. Tht have no idea about capitalism. But by God, they know bureaucracy. They know ho Since

its

founding

in 1975, the

resettled 4,200 people within

to wait in line."

I"

For all the heartening statistics locally, the bigger picture overshadows off* optimism. There are 16.6 million refugees worldwide 6.6 million from Afghar stan, 1 .5 million from Mozambique, more than 500,000 from Liberia.

There are so many refugees and ravaged nations we can barely keep up. All th many of us choose to know is America is in recession, jobs are scarce and we su don't want refugees competing for the ever-shrinking piece of the good life Thank goodness, said Pierce, Charlotte continues to open its arms to refuge< Some of the spirit is fueled by Christian compassion. But in a town whose bottoi|if line image is forged by banks and bankers, a lot of it comes from the belief tr

—

1

refugees are good for business.

"The people Pierce. "There

'

that

s little

have opened

their

arms the widest are the employers,"

sal*?

absenteeism, they (refugees) hate unions, they work overtin

economy is good."

But Pierce is also wise enough to know our good attitude is as fragile as the liv

Charlotte

is

of the refugees. If our compassion said,

saw

as the sin of pride causing people to

I

is

above lead the way.

to continue rising

churches and synagogues will have to

selfish concerns, s

my unmarwas pregnant.

Another young woman was shunned mothers when

ried daughter

by her fellow Catholics and then befriended by Presbyterians. Guess where she now goes to church with her baby.

The percentage of Catholic women

who have

abortions

is

higher than the

percentage in any other group, probably because they feel that they have to hide their secrets,

See Garfield, Page

the

not believable to

me

that any-

one would want to have an abortion. I had five miscarriages, known medically as "spontaneous abortions." Having a miscarriage

is

a devastating experience.

Following my first one, the milk "came in" and there I was with milk and no live baby.

Thank you.

Mary Owen Boone

and both pregnancies and

babies are difficult to conceal.

I admire Catholics like Mary Rupp.

She not only speaks against abortion, but helps mothers later.

Catholicism should not be equated with being anti-abortion. Children, for

many years after birth, need care and so

saints

STSRORBiflLEB

their mothers.

It is

learned of the coldness of Catho-

lics to single

do

Boris, baptized

fa

romanus, was

the son of vladimir of kiev, the FIRST CHRISTIAN PRINCE IN RUSSIA. WHILE RETURNING FROM A MILITARY EXPEDITION, BORIS LEARNED THAT HIS BROTHER SVW0P0LK WAS OUT TO DEFRAUD HIM AND HIS OTHER BROTHER 6LEB (BAPTIZED DAVID; OF THEIR INHERITANCE FOLLOWING THEIR FATHERS DEATH. BORIS REFUSED TO CLAIM HIS LEGACY BY FORCE, AS URGED

BY HIS OFFICERS, SAYING THAT AS A CHRISTIAN HE COULD NOT RAISE HIS SWORD AGAINST HIS OLDER BROTHER. BORIS RETIRED TO A LONELY SPOT WITH ONE OF HIS FOLLOWERS TO PRAY. THE NEXT MORNING A GROUP OF SVYATOPOLK'S FOLLOWERS FOUND HIM AND PUT HIM TO DEATH BY THE SWORD WHILE HE PRAYED FOR THEM. 6LEB, INVITED TO KIEV BY SVYPiTOPOlX: WAS STABBED TO DEATH, REPORTEDLY

BY HIS OWN COOK, WHEN HIS BROTHER? MEN B0ARDEP HIS BOAT ON THE DNIEPER

NEAR SMOLENSK. YEARS LATER ANOTHER dROTHBR, YAR0SLAV, BURIED THEM IN ST BASIL'S CHURCH IN VYSHG0R0D; MIRACLES REPORTED AT THEIR GRAVES MADE IT A POPULAR PILGRIMAGE PLACE. THEIR CULT WAS CONFIRMED IN MZA THEIR FEAST IS JULY 24.

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Iv31, 1992

.ooking For

The Pope.

poet

Catholic Congress to look to

Paul

Black Pope John

II

model

as a role

rather than to

Michael Jackson.

Nikki Giovanni, poet and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and

She urged the youth to be like Pope John Paul, who during a visit to New York's Harlem neighborhood said he was "a servant to humanity."

"I have never heard a public figure say that before," said Giovanni, who is Baptist. She called the concept "beautiful and inspiring."

"I urge you to read to people, donate time to nursing homes, hospitals," she said.

little

the World Youth

called prairie dogs might be

fected

by Pope John Paul II's Mass World Youth Day.

Day celebration might have to hire a company to suck the prairie dogs out of their mounds prior to the pope's arrival.

A machine similar to a vacuum cleaner

in

The latest site proposed for celebra>n of the papal Mass in August 1 993 is

has been invented to scoop up prairie

errun with prairie dogs. Thousands of

em

pop

dogs unharmed.

The animals won't be destroyed,

heads in and it of their burrows at the Cherry Creek constantly

their

ate Recreation Area.

The recreation area

—

—

is

There's another problem. Some Colorado prairie dogs have been found in recent days to be infected with bubonic plague. So the critters and their burrows will have to be sprayed with

also the home

deer, coyotes, wild goats, birds

her wildlife

only removed to another prairie dog town, officials promise.

now

the site

and sug-

which may draw as any as 400,000 people, and a prayer gil the night before with some 1 00,000 sted for the Mass,

"Make

people's lives

There is great satisfaction humanity."

better....

The 49-year-old poet said that when she looks at the African- American com-

munity today, she becomes disheartened and angry at the high levels of crime, soaring rates of teen pregnancy and rising male teen mortality rate stemming from drug sales.

But she says that from the time African-Americans were brought to this continent as slaves, blacks "have taken little scraps and made quilts."

This gives her confidence that once again the younger generation will be able to "put their patch in place" and

Prairie dogs are sociable rodents, d no doubt thousands of the curious itters would choose to pop up to see e pope just as thousands of humans rived for a glimpse of His Holiness.

Therefore, the prairie dogs have to

The prairie dog colony at the park is

high because

the preferred site for the papal altar, since

it is

shipers

them a

at the

bottom of a

hill.

Two

are

She says children today aren't reaware of what's important in life,

ally

and are too preoccupied with their looks and who's having sex with whom.

"We live in a world that expects little boys to be sexually active. This is insulting to males.

separates his heart

It

from his organ. They should be united and not a separate entity," she said.

Education is the key to solving problems within the community, she said, disputing the claim that education in-

volves a transformation of blacks trying to

become

white.

"We don't want to make you white.

We

want to make you credible. If we wanted to make you white, Michael Jackson shows you what to do," she said.

Anyway,

in her

view, whites don't

have too much about which to be proud.

"I'm not picking on white people, but who would want to be those people.

They don't have an honorable history.

Look

at it,"

and raped

she said. "They stole land

slaves. Is that

something

to

brag about?"

NEW YORK (CNS) — The follow-

its

size

Creek area ranks would readily ac-

by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcently reviewed

commodate a

large crowd.

Jim Bruce, local project manager

casting.

Wor-

"Honey,

Blew Up the Kid" (Disney)

line the hillside, giving

for the papal visit, told Associated Press that the Church is willing to pay $ 1 00,000

When

enlarged to a

other sites are being consid-

$300,000 to return the recreation area to its original state after the papal Mass. to

officials said.

We

"Words mean something.

view of the pope, church

would better

by a

ethics.

ing are capsule reviews of movies reered, but the Cherry

of the deadly disease.

hard to teach val-

living in a country

in serving

flea powder just in case they are carriers

>ung people.

government lacking

is

better life."

itters

it's

lives in a country run

charged.

one thing that young people can learn from popular singer Jackson, she said, it's that talent and money are not enough.

"I'm not recommending poverty," said Giovanni. "Money is a means to an easier life, but has nothing to do with a

Overrun With Prairie Dogs DENVER (CNS) — Those cute Those coordinating

when one

University July 10.

If there

Site

Giovanni said ues

the congress' youth event at Xavier

spoke to some 400 young people during

Mass

the turmoil in their

ties.

where politically words mean nothing. We have a president that is even beyond lying. If he would lie it would be a step up," she

State University in Blacksburg, Va.,

liver for

H

Pope, Not Michael Jackson, Recommended As Role Model NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — A overcome communitold youth attending the National

ossible Papal

&

I

a 2-year-old 1

accidentally

is

12-foot giant by his in-

ventor dad (Rick Moranis), he tucks his teen-age brother and baby

sitter

(Robert

Oliveri and Keri Russell) into his pocket

and heads for the bright lights of the big Director Randal Kleiser's sequel to "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," makes the most of a one-joke premise with amiable characters and amusing special efcity.

I I

wanted

have

it all!

to attend a Catholic college,

but

I

didn't

want

from home. At Belmont Abbey College, have it all! The Carolinas' only Catholic college, Belmont Abbey combines location with an

to

go so

far

affordable, quality liberal arts education in the

1500 year old Benedictine tradition.

I

fects.

Comic treatment of

the destruc-

and menace caused by the giant child. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Astion

—

sociation of

America rating

is

PG —

parental guidance suggested.

"A Stranger Among Us" (Hollywood) Investigating the

murder of a

mond cutter in New York City

'

s

dia-

Hasidic

community, a cynical detective (Melanie Griffith) is

and

drawn to their spirituality

Thai). Director Sidney

J Relmonj AbbeY C

O

L

L

E

G

enriches

a sensitive and uplifting look at a

known

little-

religious sect. Brief scenes of

violence and mild sexual references.

U.S. Catholic Conference classi-

tion

—

is A-II adults and adolesThe Motion Picture Associaof America rating is PG-13

fication

cents.

Contact the Office of Admissions 800-523-2355 • 704-825-6665

Lumet

a standard murder mystery-romance with

The E

—

their leading Hasidic scholar (Eric

—

parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

itholie

News

& Herald

July 31, 19S

Jews, Muslims and Christians: getting along in a changing world

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS Catholic

News

Service

Religion, politics, power and cultural identity: All four intermesh in Jerusa-

lem these days!

Jerusalem is a holy city for three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, each one inseparable from the politics, power struggles and identity of its adherents.

That means that any interreligious any attempt to imdialogue there prove relations among Muslims, Jews will be affected by and Christians political complications, injected with the nastiness of power struggles and threatened by identity conflicts.

— —

In the Roman Empire, religion supported the state and was controlled by it. As the ultimate guarantor of order and well-being in the empire, religion was very much a political reality.

Religion is not just a matter of power, but like politics, power does have something to do with it.

God is not a power-broker. But God does have something to say about power

and

its exercise.

That

is

why

religion

plays a part in just about every power struggle in today's world.

and how we view others. all of us, even if we do not think about it much.

There are times, however, when th source comes to the fore. That is whe youhear, not "Judaism," "Christianitj or "Islam," but "Jew," "Christian" c "Moslem" spoken. These all too ofte are moments of rage, when people tur upon people and not on religions.

All the same, people are identified b

of ourselves

That

is

true for

It is also

true of

who we

are as a

people. Even if we have important religious differences, being one people means having many religious bonds in

common. These bonds make us who we are and affect howwe view other peoples.

That makes religion a matter of culture. Though religion is bigger than culture, it is immersed in culture.

That's

why

lb

<l :

£ :

-

n

their religion!

Are there ways around

these ol stacles? Is interreligious dialogu

doomed by

all

political interests,

powf s

investments and our basic needs

interreligious dialogue

fc

cultural identity?

For those who are Christian, tb Gospel has a few things to say aboi W this. The way to get beyond the ol stacles starts with dying with Chrujf " being buried with him in order to I reborn in the family of God. Ah yes! But it is that dying part thi ltr

"Jerusalem

is

Christianity

a holy city for three major world religions: Judaism,

and Islam, each one inseparable from the

politics,

1

1

power struggles and

Identity of its adherents."

1

God is not a politician, thank God! But God does take politics seriously.

God makes claims on political life, and that is why religion has always been involved in political developments, even in modern times when separation of church and state is not uncommon.

Religion has something to say about every aspect of life. Politics is one of those aspects.

That is why dialogue among the world's major religions involves politics as well as religion. And wherever you find politics, things get complicated.

The word "religion" itself has politicomes from a Latin word, a legal term in the Roman

cal roots. It "religio,"

Empire used

to distinguish "licit religion" ("religio licita") from "superstition" ("superstitio").

Superstition was illicit in the Roman Empire. And being indicted of superstition meant being subjected to persecution.

Religion asks people for unlimited allegiance and receives it.Political leaders such as absolute dictators and political institutions such as totalitarian states may claim total allegiance but have no real authority to command it.

Nor do they receive it, contrary to ap-

pearances, as time bears out.

It is because those who hold the reins of religion exercise a lot of power that rulers and states, even the most irreligious, are never indifferent to religion.

can be so terribly frustrating. It addresses and challenges our very iden-

1

so hard.

Others too have a point of departun Ui Is there not a creation story in Genes: to show the unity of the human ra( f living in one created universe, subjet

The more serious it becomes and the more basic the issues discussed, the more frustrating the dialogue. So much so that the level of frustration among the participants in interreligious dialogue groups is a good indicator of the progress being made.

to

human beings?

Ah yes! All those things are true, an

dency

(Father LaVerdiere is a Scriptui scholar and senior editor ofEmmanu magazine.)

is conflict.

is to

attribute

it

to religion.

All

Among the

sacred sites

in

contents copyright

©1 992 by CI

Jerusalem are the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a place of special devotion

to Christians, the Western Wall (Wailing Wall), a place of special devotion to Jews,

and the Dome of the

FAITH IN THE

MARKETPLACE

Rock, a place of special devotion to Muslims.

What can people do

in local

parishes to foster better

between Catholics and Jews?

relations

"Use the expertise of Catholic-Jewish dialogue groups. Invite a speaker to Sister Peggy O'Leary, St. Paul, Minn. address the parish about the two faiths."

—

—

the recognition of a coming from the same place than themselves. When you see that commonality, you will have a better understanding and appreciation of each other. It is also helpful to work together on social demands ... for example, the problem of homelessness.... If Catholic and Jewish communities could work together, it would be dynamite."

Rabbi Martin Siegel, Columbia, Md. "All

religious people are

reality larger

—

"Interact.

Attend a seder at a Jewish synagogue where they explain the whole Theresa Scuoppo, really gives you an understanding of their faith."

—

ceremony.

It

New York,

N.Y.

—

monotheism, the "Adherents of Judaism and Christianity share a belief worship of one God. Jews believe the covenant unites them with God. Christians believe Jesus to be the savior uniting them with God the Father. The belief in Got is a mutual foundation upon which Jews and Christians may focus." one God

— — — Mary Theresa Dygert, Mohawk, N.Y.

"Our parish shares a building with two Jewish temples. There is a lot of under Ann standing and respect that develops from sharing a common environment."

—

McDonald, Columbia, Md.

An upcoming edition asks: How do you think the church's sacramental the central role of the sacraments

CNS

life

—

— influences your outlook on people and

the world around you? If you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alivel 321 1 Fourth St. N.E., Washin gton, D.C. 20017-1100. photo Irom Israel Government Tourist Office

1

beautiful as well. But there is also ui Religion is wonderful. If only it weif5 not for human beings!

great many of the conflicts and violent confrontations in our world have a cultural basis. When different cultures come together, live in the same place and rub against each other, there

who we are, how we feel, how we think

one God who is Lord?

Is not Allah "the God," the one Gof*'

for all

A

That is the story ofJerusalem, where the conflict so often erupts into violence. Very few talk about the source of that violence. When they do, the ten-

l'et

is

tity.

That, too, is why dialogue among the world's major religions involves power as well as religion. And whenever power is at stake, things can get nasty.

Beyond politics and. power, religion is also a matter of identity, both personal and social.

Religion is intimately connected with

1

lwi

-

a

This changing world

changing Our daughter, Sarah, is just a little than 2 and one-half years old. In

in many years the situation will not be used by the superpowers as a playing field for the East- West confrontation.

In a context involving at least progress toward peace, one can expect, I believe, increased openness to dialogue between the three faiths who trace their roots back to the patriarch Abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Within the United States there is already a well-established CatholicJewish dialogue. More recently Catholic-Muslim dialogue has been growing across the country.

tore

brief time of her life thus far, all the

clases of world geography '

my job Significantly, the peoples of the Middle East have moved for the first time to the negotiating table. Progress is likely to be slow, but for the first time

By Eugene Fisher News Service

Catholic

le

is

and theories become ob-

international policy have

>lete.

When she was born, the Berlin Wall, onbol of communist domination over astern and Central Europe, still stood.

Who, even a decade ago, would have jlieved that Soviet power could be riled back so peacefully and in such a wrt time?

These seismic events in world his>ry also have caused ripples and even dal waves in the relationships of ditded Christians and of the world's re-

Perhaps these separate movements can be brought together.

These three communities share much that could help society address its most intransigent problems, such as racism

gions.

Freeing the churches in Eastern and entral Europe and in the old Soviet npire, for example, creates new possiilities for the relations of Roman Cathoc and Eastern Orthodox Christians. It Hows their relationship to develop in a mtext of religious liberty and plural-

and the phenomenon of dire poverty in

But it must be acknowledged, for example, that in Eastern Europe the new freedom also has enabled some anti-Semitic and anti-Arab hatred to emerge. I believe the churches must find a strong voice to oppose any and all forms of racism and xenophobia from

well as Catholic-Jewish dialogue, only in the West but in the Middle ast as well.

i

pt

ures.

In the fourth centuryB.C, Alexander he Great dreamed of making the whole rorld Greek. His motives were mixed, ut one goal was to extend the benefits f Greek culture to everyone. And it was spectacular culture!

Not all peoples were enthusiastic about is project. So he used military force to lersuade them. Alexander set out on a ampaign of conquest that brought him

...

stood.

would have

believed that Soviet

power could be back so

rolled

such a short time?" throughout the world. But the committee also found reason for increased vigilance.

Discussions

among the

participants

my

as new manifestations of anti-Semitism developing in Europe and the need to create a climate in which problems may

species still must face itself and its role in our common world.

be jointly faced."

(Dr. Fisher is associate director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs.)

the

came first

way from Greece to

India.

at the age of 33, his vast empire was split up among his generals.

The one who got control of Syria and, eventually, Palestine, was Seleucus.

One

of his successors, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, carried on the project of cultural domination with a ven-

—

Something

similar,

I

believe, could

be said today of most ecumenical and interreligious dialogues. Virtual miracles of change and progress have

"World Religions,

A Story Approach," is a general introduction to the major living

religious traditions of the world.

It

highlights stories found in the sacred writings

Leonard J. Biallas states: "The heroes who decorate the stories in the sacred writings of world religions illustrate the discovery that becoming fully human is an ongoing process that entails moving beyond present insights and accomplishments." The study of these religious stories, he adds, can even enrich one's own spirituality. "The stories sensitize us to themes hidden, perhaps, in our own religious traditions or in our own lives."

(Twenty-Third Publications, Box 180, 185 Willow St., Mystic, CT 06355. 1991.

Paperback, $14.95.) of

each

religious tradition. Author

But a strong contingent of faithful Jews were alarmed by the threat to their precious culture. They viewed any

mildly, did not trust them. The disciples feared contamination of their religion, of

this trendy glitz.

contamination of that culture as infidel-

They had not abandoned Judaism on becoming Christians and neither had Paul. But gentiles! If the gentiles agreed to become Jews, culturally and every other way, fine! But precisely as gen-

divided Christians, between Christians and

Jews

or Christians

and Muslims.

The Gulf War illustrated how tightly religion and culture intertwine.

It is often not easy group to distinguish its most important religious questions from the questions most important to its culture. One religious group may get pitted against

for

a

religious

another.

This happened in the former Yugoslavia where war among neighbors has pitted largely Eastern Orthodox areas against largely Roman Catholic areas. A conflict of cultures

assumed the appearance

of

a

religious fight.

Ecumenical leaders today work overtime

to address questions raised by war and enough anymore for ecumenists and interreligious leaders to be theologians. They must be versed in international relations too.

Their mission is to foster contact and unity among religious groups in difficult times

cultural animosity.

It

seems

that threaten to divide

26

it

people

human

geance.

An unstable neurotic, he was enraged at the Jews' stubborn resistance.

Many of them were only too happy to adopt Greek ways. They were the sophisticates who were fascinated by all

If many Iraqi Muslims tend to hate the Western world after the Persian Gulf War, do they hate Christians also, tending to identify Christians with the West?

World events are raising difficult new challenges for those working to improve

among

daughter's birth. But the

FURTHER NOURISHMENT

ity to their religion, to their exclusive

relationships

taken place since the Second Vatican Council. But this progress has led to the uncovering of yet "further challenges."

The world has been made new since

Recently, the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee, comprised of representatives of the Holy See and of the international Jewish community, met in Baltimore.

The committee took note of the great progress in Catholic-Jewish relations, in education and joint social action

When he fell ill and died at Babylon

The first recorded religious persecuwas really a violent clash of cul-

Who

still

...

had "uncovered further challenges, such

til

Lon

Wall

whatever source.

For Alexander, culture

By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service

born, the Berlin

peacefully and In

a land of plenty.

m.

Yet those same possibilities also have labled old ethnic and religious tenons to surface where they had been lppressed by communist ideology.

The ending of the age of dual superjwers, with the world divided into fest, East and "non-aligned," will open ew possibilities for Catholic-Muslim

"When Sarah was

covenant with God. Antiochus knew this and set out to destroy their religion. There was such an obvious identification of their religion with their culture that to destroy one was to destroy the other.

The story of the ensuing fierce conflict is told in the two Old Testament books of Maccabees. The faithful Jews were victorious, preserving their freedom, religion and cultural identity.

We also catch a glimpse of the interrelation of religion and culture in accounts of the first Christians. They were all Jews,

isn't

drastically.

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

St. Paul,

and proud of it. When men like himself a proud Jew, started

admitting gentiles to the Christian communities, the original disciples were alarmed.

They had had a long and bitter history of conflict with gentiles and, to put it

their jealously guarded culture.

tiles

— no!

In the end Paul won out. He realized the fallacy of identifying religion with any one cultural expression.

All peoples have their own inbred cultures, their own ways of expressing their relationship with God. That relationship is what is basic. To limit its expression to one culture European, American, African, Oriental is to set limits on God's love.

That borders on the arrogant. It also leads to conflicts conflicts that are only resolved when the intimate relation of religion and culture is under-

—

—

—

stood.

(Father Castelot scholar, author

and

is

a Scripture

lecturer.)

'acholic

News

&

Herald

July 31, 199:

People

In

Church Paper On Homosexuals Was Background For Bishops

The News

Archbishop To Begin Cancer Treatment After Removal Of Brain Tumor Following ST. LOUIS (CNS)

Day

'93

is

launching a talent search for

—

musicians, actors, dancers and other art-

7 for removal of a walnut-

May was

Denver. Organizers are also seeking persons skilled in facilitating group discussions to vol-

to begin cancer treatments of radiation

unteer at the event. Liturgical celebra-

and chemotherapy. Physicians at DePaul Health Center, where the archbishop was admitted, said July 20 that the archbishop had a malignant tumor of the central nervous system and that the cancer is considered "extremely aggressive." But Robert Margolis, division chief of neurology at the health center, said that in Archbishop May's case, the tumor was caught "at an early stage before it had progressed." He said that all visible portions of the tumor were

and community service opportukey part of World Youth Day. Thousands of persons are expected to attend the event and Pope John Paul II is scheduled to participate.

surgery July

1

sized malignant tumor on the his brain,

removed tion that

left

Archbishop John L.

in the surgery with

for the international celebration

ists

slated for

side of

Aug. 11-15

in

tions

nities will play a

right's

visiting leaders, accompanied by diocesan representatives from Catholic Charities and the peace and justice com-

The

situation in

was "drawn close

He

A man claiming to be a Dominican priest moves

his portable confessional to a posi-

tion across the street

Guatemala

to the archbishop.

from the

is

Democratic convention

said he

in

site

New

of the

He

York.

when it was learned he was not a priest. (CNS photo from Reuters) left

to the pain" of the

when Father Stanley Rother, a he had known from Oklahoma, was killed while serving a parish in Santiago Atitlan.

country priest

Fake

Priest Sets

Up

Portable

Confessional During Convention

NEW YORK

(CNS)

—A

man

claiming to be a Dominican priest

Of World Youth Launch Talent Search WASHINGTON (CNS) The '93

to Legislative Proposals

tracted attention in

—

at-

New York by setting

—

up a portable confessional he called it "Portofess" outside Madison Square Garden as Democrats gathered

—

organizing committee of World Youth

Sunday: Ecclesiastes

Week Of August

1:2,

2

2:21-23; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11;

critical

Habakkuk

1:12-24;

Readings For The

Week Of August

9

-

Church

knew of no such

officials

priest,

but

were apparently fooled for a time. "If people can confess on Oprah, Phil and Geraldo, then I don't see why they can't confess right here on Eighth Avenue," he told a news service. But the next day, Reuters distributed another story saying he "turned out to be a phony." reporters

Auxiliary Bishop Mulcahy Of Boston Resigns For Health Reasons BOSTON (CNS) Auxiliary Bishop John J. Mulcahy of Boston has resigned for health reasons. Pope John Paul II accepted the 70-year-old bishop s resignation July 21. Bishop Mulcahy, who had been an auxiliary in Boston since 1975, was to continue as chairman of the Archdiocesan Marian Commission and spiritual director of the Living Rosary and administer confirmations as his health permits. Details about the bishop s health problems were not made public, but a statement from Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law referred to Bishop Mulcahy 's "chronic illness" and said "my appreciation of him has grown deeper as I have observed his generosity of spirit in the face of illness."

—

Wisdom

18:6-9:

Hebrews

11:1-2, 8-19;

when

this,

deal gal

Bishop John F. Donoghue said, "the Church believes that the civil rights oi homosexuals should be protected, jusiL| as the civil rights of any person or group ,f[ should be protected. While the Church, ^ has remained neutral on the issue oi| homosexuality, the Church has always regarded homosexual lifestyle or activ iio Itii

Tl

ity as sinful." ivei

Bishop Donoghue said the statement issued by Archbishop Pilarczyk explains the article that appeared in the Washington Post.

Archbishop Pilarczyk said "The congregation's concern is that propos als to

safeguard the legitimate rights a

homosexual persons not have the

9:1-7, 10:18-22;

linn

of creating a

new

class of legally pro-L

tected behavior, that

is,

homosexual mio

behavior, which in time could occup) mo the same position as non-discriminatioriL against people, because of their race, religion, gender, or ethnic background.

The document rightly warns against leg islation designed more to legitimate homosexual behavior than to secure

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new

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said they

The archbishop made the trip at the invitation of Guatemalan bishops. He

not

Considerations Concerning the Catho-

for their convention.

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mission.

"Some

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Overturn

Ban On Abortion

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S.

name

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ABORTION

appealed to the

exer-

letter to

sed sound scientific judgment in barng importation of the dangerous and legal abortion drug RU-486 for per)nal use," said Richard D. Glasow, iucation director for the National Right Life Committee.

"Under this ruling, drug use in this mntry will continue to be governed by e FDA's reasoned medical judgment id not by the ideological agenda of >ortion advocates," he added.

The Supreme Court's brief unsigned

IGNORING IGNORING

woman in a July

1

FORCING

right to give in-

parents' right to give consent religious hospitals to perform

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS TODAY:

OPPOSE THE

MAD ACT

(H.R. 25/S. 25, the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act")

to assist

The Honorable

The Honorable U.S. House of Representatives

United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3121

Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3121

The Respect Life Office

(704) 331-1720

Diocese of Charlotte

Archbishop Asks Congressmen To Reconsider Switch From Pro Life Positions On Abortion —

died to demonstrate a substantial like-

lood of success on the merits of these aims," the three-paragraph opinion

But Stevens said in his minority FDA had an obligation prove it was protecting Benten from

lid.

3inion that the

ly "significant health risk associated

when

by a competent physician."

"There is no evidence in this record lat this applicant faces any such risk," rescribed

am persuaded that the

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and Minneapolis has asked two U.S. con-

archdiocesan newspaper in

gressmen from his state to reconsider their switch from pro-life positions.

The two, Reps. Bruce F. Vento and Gerry Sikorski, are both Catholics and members of Minnesota's DemocraticFarmer-Labor Party.

Archbishop Roach said he was "genuinely disappointed" with the congressmen's change in position after

Vento said he respected Archbishop Roach and had worked with him on issues such as the homeless, child nutrition and arms control. But he said his decision on abortion "was not lightly made and was reached only after weighing the views of the people that I reprecess does not lend itself to determining

most vulnerable in our society," he told the two congressmen.

"It is the job of good government to protect and enhance human life," he added. "Anything less is an abuse of both legislative power and the trust of

"several years" of voting to limit abor-

public policy affecting such difficult

the people."

Vento and Sikorski both say they remain personally opposed to abortion.

"When you say you are personally opposed to abortion but won't vote to

and personal decisions."

Archbishop Roach said he would have preferred "not to write this in an election year, but the two representatives chose an election year to make their public announcements."

He said he is "absolutely committed

tions.

levant legitimate federal interest is not

burdensome con-

iquence of this seizure."

RU-486, made by the French drug Mnpany Roussel-Uclaf, is the popular

restrict or

tions

of

prevent the millions of abor-

done for convenience (40 percent abortions are repeat abortions),

all

what you St.

woman's

home and

you and your baby through your pregnancy and delivery," the letter said. "You and your baby can survive this difficult time, and when your baby is born, if you are still not ready for parenting, numerous loving families would happily take your child into their homes and lives."

regulations.

Thanks To

a

abortions.

6 open

allow the caring hands of the pro-life

movement

"We conclude that petitioners have

ifficient to justify the

for any reason, including sex

before their daughter has an abortion.

reconsider her decision to have

"Please, Leona, return

wyers had not convinced the court that ey would have ultimately been sucn arguing that the FDA ban iolated federal drug laws or the

the use of this medicine

any time during pregnancy,

formed consent before an abortion.

an abortion.

Dinion July 17 indicated that Benten 's

own

at

selection and birth control.

The California Pro-Life Council Supreme

FDA

a

abortion.

personal use.

ourt recognized that the

is

including grisly third-trimester abortions.

was happy with the Supreme

Court decision "because it says this is a medical issue to be decided by the doctors and scientists at the agency."

Under French guidelines, it can only be used in the first 42 days of pregnancy.

For Benten, that period ended July 18; she was expected to undergo a surgical

Leona Benten, a California soworker whose pills were confisited July 1 on her arrival from Enand. Only Justices John Paul Stevens id Harry A. Blackmun voted to lift the DA ban on the importation of RU-486

tevens added. "I

ABORTION

w

FDA spokesman Don McLaren said the agency

al

are pleased that the

"Freedom of Choice Act,"

also called the

which

pregnancy when used with a synthetic

jlving

ith

for the drug mifepristone,

prostaglandin.

ferred the question to the full court,

Dvernment's

A vote for the MAD Act,

Pill

induces abortion in the earliest stages of

3ted with the majority in the case in-

"We

Pro-Life Corner vote for:

upreme Court turned down an emer;ncy appeal of the Food and Drug dministration's limits on import of the rench-made abortion pill, RU-486.

Justice Clarence Thomas, who had

>r

Request To

;

really fall into is a type of

'values void,'" said thearchbishop in an

Jude

open

letter to the

two,

who

"Some

In a statement responding to the letter,

sent.

The

political

and

legislative pro-

churches should nei-

to the belief that

ther endorse nor directly oppose candi-

dates for public office" and had there-

wonder what and whether you

ment process was completed before commenting on the issue. "I also wanted to put as much space as possible between this column and the elections in Novem-

fore waited until after the party endorse-

are going to

your values really are, can easily be forced to act against even your own personal beliefs," he added.

The letter was part of a column published July 9 by the Catholic Bulletin,

RAF, JHB, DLE

Paul-

are seeking

re-election.

rhanks to St. Jude for prayers answered and favors granted.

St.

ber," he added.

"You are in a position of great influit seems to me that we whom

Minneapolis.

ence, and

you represent have a right to challenge you to look more vigorously for ways the state can reach out and support those

Homosexual

(From Page

10)

Archbishop Pilarczyk said,"In our teaching, pastoral care, and public ad-

vocacy, bishops

will,

of course, con-

tinue to strive to be faithful to

Church

teaching on homosexuality, to uphold the values of marriage and family

life, to

defend the basic human dignity and human rights of all and to condemn violence, hatred, and bigotry directed against any person."

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'(^mtmicruemonoj N.S. del Carmen, Patrona de Chile La Virgen

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Carmen, Patrona de

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En marzo de

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8 1 8,

Chile se encuentra en situation de guerra

con argentina, por causa de los lfmites de las fronteras. El pueblo se reune a orar en la catedral y hace un voto solemne: "En el mimo sitio donde se de la batalla y se obtenga la victoria, se levantara un santuario a la Virgen del Carmen".

La victoria se logro en Maipu y el 1 de noviembre de 1 8 1 8, 0'Higgins coloco los cimientos del santuario.

Cuevas del Qumran en

Israel,

donde

se encontraron los manuscritos.

Foto por P. SILL

RUEDA

le rindio tributo

del

a N.S. bajo la advocation

une a todos

los Chilenos,

dispersos por el pais y el mundo.

Su imagen fue coronada en 1926,

Por PADRE SILL RUEDA El sensacional descubrimiento de los rollos del Qumran, en 1 947 ha dado mucha luz a los eruditos de la Biblia para poder identificar cronologicamente algunos libros sagrados.

zona arida y rocosa del sur de Israel, llamada Qumran, en el desierto de del Mar Muerto y cerca de la desembocadura del rio Jordan, que con sus aguas alimenta al mar, se encontraron en unas cuevas profundas de las montanas, unas vasijas de barro, con originales de algunos libros bfblicos y otros muy antiguos de gran valor religioso y cultural.

El hallazgo fue todo un acontecimiento arqueologico que abrio nuevos caminos a la ciencia en el campo bfblico y sigue causando discusiones y comentarios entre todos los estudiosos de este tema.

Se cree y ya casi se ha comprobado que gracias a los Esenios, un grupo religioso Judio, de tendencias conservadoras, podemos tener hoy al alcance, estos magmficos documentos.

Fueron ellos los que recopilaron amano, ensenanzas y doctrinas bfblicas, transmitidas de generacion en generacion de pueblos a pueblos y las depositaron en las vasijas de barro, para esconderlas profundamente en la montana, por temor a los asaltos e invasiones que sufrian con frecuencia de grupos extranjeros.

Estos manuscritos del Qumran son sin duda el descubrimiento mas importante realizado hasta hoy, sobre la Biblia y en ellos podemos ver escritos en hebreo, arameo y griego, de unos 1 35 anos antes de Cristo, otros del siglo III a.c. y otros mas

En

este

Carmen y desde allf, la Virgen de los

cielos atrae y

Santa Los Manuscritos del Qumran

Tierra

Judea,

Desde

grandioso monumento, fruto de la fe de un pueblo, el primer gobernante del pais

esta

al frente

con asistencia de los mas altos personeros del Gobiemo, 14 Obispos y mas de 100 mil personas. Han sido muchos los que se han salvado por esta venerable imagen.

El patrocinio de la Virgen del Carmen se hizo evidente innumerables veces,

especialmente con ocasion de terremotos, calamidades y diffciles

momentos

polfticos.

Carmen es pues la Patrona Republica de Chile y hacia ella,

N.S. del

de

la

N.S. del Carmen, patrona de Chile.

Foto por P. SELLRUED^

cada aho se dirigen todas las miradas de los chilenos de fe, buscando si protection y amparo y consuelo para suj necesidades. Que ella en esta fieste patronal del 16 de julio, derrame bendiciones abundantes sobre todos su? hijos

recientes.

Entre los muchos fragmentos que se encontraron esta un rollo complete de Isaias

Habacuc en hebreo. Regla de la Comunidad.

Genesis apocrifo en arameo. Coleccion de himnos y salmos en hebreo. Regla de la guerra. Un fragmento del libro de Daniel en hebreo. Un fragmento del libro Levftico en arameo. Fragmento del libro del Exodo, Jeremias, Rut, Salmos, I y II de Samuel. y otro incompleto. Comentario de

Grupo de danzas folkloricas de Costa Rica en el dia bilingue de la parroquia de Sta. Dorotea Foto por

CAROL HAZARD

Libro de los jubileos. Restos de libros canonicos y literatura no bfblica. Un rollo de Una description de donde se escondio oro, plata, perfumes y demas cosas que

Fiesta Hispana

los monjes guardaban por temor al saqueo. En total se encontraron mas de 40 mil fragmentos que reunidos forman unos 500 libros.

El apelativo de Qumran viene del nombre greco-romano que se daba a la colonia estableciada en la ciudad de la sal y donde habitaron grupos de cenobitas de la secta Judfa que se dedicaban al trabajo y la oration. En aquellos acantilados estan las ruinas del convento de los monjes que tenfan tantos oficios diferentes como la agricultura, el pastoreo, panaderia, cocina, lavanderia, orfebreria, la construction de canales y tanques para almacenar el agua y sobretodo la escritura de libros y documentos antiguos en papiros y piel de carnero que ellos mismos preparaban.

Con nuestra visita al Qumran quedamos mas avidos de conocimientos bfblicos y agradecimos a Dios por haber permitido estos descubrimientos, tan necesarios hoy a toda la Iglesia.

LINCOLNTON El domingo 12 de julio del presente ano, tuvo lugar en

ard Farwell, Parroco de la Iglesia de

Parroquia de Sta. Dorotea, en Lincolnton, la misa bilingue y fiesta hispana que el Padre Richard Farwell organizo con un grupo de colaboradores, de las dos comunidades, hispana y americana con el fin de integrar mas a todos los miembros de su parroquia.

La Sta. Misa campal estuvo precedida por el Padre Silverio Rueda, Capellan de la comunidad hispana en la Diocesis de Charlotte y el Padre Rich-

parroquia, con la asistencia de un bueri

cobre.

Noticias Locales

catolica de Lincolnton.

En Lincolnton

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la

Por medio de

esta section del periodico diocesano,

Aniversario de Boda

Con gozo

y felicidad el dfa 25 de julio, del presente ano, el matrimonio

Senor Juan Lobo y la Senora Maria Cristina Ugalde, celebraron sus 39 anos de alegre vida matrimonial. Con sus nueve hijos, Don Juan y Dona Tina, como carinosamente les llamamos, son miembros activos de ,esia de Sta. Dorotea, comunidad

formado por

el

damos

la

mas

sincera felicitation a tan

La Senora Luz

Stella ofrece sus

servicios para cuidar ninos en su casa.

ejemplar matrimonio y pedimos al creador, bendiciones abundantes para

Ella es

ellos y todos sus hijos.

trabajo y sabe cuidar a los ninos.

muy

seria y responsable

en su

Los

interesados favor llamarla al 527-9238.

Buscan Trabajo Maribel ofrece sus servicios para el cuidado de ninos. Los interesados favor llamarla al numero de telefono 3449807.

El Sr.Masud ofrece sus servicios de

compra y venta de Los interesados favor Uamarlo al 568-7454 o dejar el mensaje

pintura, hojalateria,

carros usados.

Santa Dorotea, en los predios de h

numero de

feligreses y bajo un sol de verano muy ardiente. Allf se vieror desplegadas las banderas de los EstadoJ Unidos y de todos los paises hispanof que conforman la gran familia Ibero tesi

americana.

Despues de

la Sta.

Misa

se sirvic CO

dentro del tempo un almuerzo riqufsimo 1

con comidas tfpicas de varios paises que fue la delicia de todos los presentes En las horas de la tarde se presentaron er el parqueadero de la Iglesia, bailes folkloricos del grupo de jovenes de CosU Rica, con mucho colorido en sus trajef y animation en todos. Una pareja de colombianos bailando cumbia cor mucha alegria y un grupo de ninat representando al Peru, con sus vestidoi y danzas tfpicas. Esta fiesta de la libertac como se le llamo, fue un aporte mas a la! celebraciones de los 500 anos de encuentro de las dos culturas.

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uly 31,

The Catholic News

1992

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McCreesh Honored For Service To Homeless

Father

CAROL HAZARD

By

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE — No /ou\d have

happened

telling

what

to Charlotte's

omeless population without Jesuit Fa-

night to find the homeless and take them

He

to the shelter.

during the day and

ler

Gene McCreesh.

the

they were sick and

ig

He gave homeless men food, clothand shelter. More importantly, he

ave them hope.

For a love that seems to know no ounds, the outgoing president of the Jptown Shelter/George Shinn Center /as honored at a July 23 reception given y NationsBank.

night being with

they were hurting,

when

lg a permanent shelter in Charlotte,

it

is

ather McCreesh. For that reason, about

and business leaders

ame to pay their heartfelt respect.

The reception, on the 44th floor of le NationsBank building in uptown 'harlotte, was far above the streets and le people who call them home. Yet, the omeless were on everyone's mind.

"Father Gene did not serve as any ormal board president would serve," Jim Kelley, director of developlent for the Diocese of Charlotte and ewly elected president of the shelter

when

they were

dying."

Father McCreesh, parochial vicar

of St. Peter Church, came to Charlotte in

1985 and the

same

city has

never been the

since, said Kelley.

He changed

not only Charlotte, but

also the people; both those for

If one person is responsible for start-

5 church, civic

men when

many hours

spent at

whom he

has worked so tirelessly and those on

whom he has relied to help tackle the problem.

"While Charlotte will never be the same again because of its relationship with Father Gene, I will never be the same again because of my

relationship

with him," said Kelley.

"Father Gene, thank you.

We

love

you and appreciate you for who you are and what you've done to help many homeless people

in Charlotte

over the

did

past five years."

oard.

you" around. "It is all of us together who have made this possible. I did the talk-

"He went out

in a

van night

after

Father McCreesh turned the "thank

ing, as the Irish are

wont

to do."

Gene McCreesh with Mecklenburg County Commissioner Patsy Kinsey and Mayor Richard Vinroot at a reception in his honor.

Father

Charlotte

Photo by

He thanked George Shinn for leadnating

money to complete the building. thanked Jim Horn, former opera-

have since "he did the work." He thanked

He

others as well.

to the shelter so they

wouldn't freeze to

death.

Attorney George Covington was

But mostly, Father McCreesh talked

como

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para actuar

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[nuestra vida.

I

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dijo

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sacramentos y por el gobiemo eclesiastico. La expresion la complete union con la Iglesia Catolica.

total

de una

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debemos

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medio de

la

la

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no

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manera de

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fe,

pro

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many

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Diocesan News Briefs Academic Honors

NOTRE DAME,

Ind.

—

Alison

Spohn, a Saint Mary's College junior, has been named to the academic honors list for the spring 1992 semester. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald

Spohn of Monroe.

Saint Mary's, one of the nation's

offers four year courses in the liberal

and sciences.

arts

Ground-breaking Ceremony KANN APOLIS Ground was bro-

—

for a new

ken June 21

Catholic Church in St. Kannapolis. The 4,012-square-foot building will be used for church activireligious education

and church so-

cials.

Charismatic Conference

HICKORY

— A semi-annual Char-

ismatic Conference 1

8-20

ter.

is

introduce clergy, teachers, lay persons

and parents to new approaches, skills and resources for stimulating growth in faith.

Cost

is

$45 a day or $125 for

all

from Florida,

will

be the keynote

The conference theme is "Wake Up and Strengthen What Remains"

To register, call Carol Flynt at (704)

offering a

For more information, call Belmont Abbey College at (704) 825-6672.

gust 3-7.

ASHEVILLE when many

— During summer,

children are

home from

school,

families need more food. Items needed are beef stew, canned meats, peanut butter, fresh vegetables, canned or fresh fruit, diabetic food, fresh meats (chicken), rice and macaroni (boxed).

To

contribute, call Clara Jeter at

(704) 259-5300:

Bible Institute

ROCK HILL

Calix Soci-

Church the second Sunday of every month.. The

Charismatic Masses Monthly Charismatic Masses are celebrated the first Sunday of every at St. Patrick

Cathedral in Char-

and the third Sunday of every month

Our Lady of Mercy lem. The 3 p.m. masses

at

Winston-Saare followed by in

potluck suppers.

Barbara Gardner

tament will

call

Mike or

in Charlotte at (704)

846-8133. In Winston-Salem,

The

to

Box 11586, Rock

Hill,

S.C. 29731.

who

community

for recovering

seek a quality, sober

life

(704) 364-1884.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

Medjugorge. Caritas one of two U.S. organizations able to get food and supplies to the people through villagers and Franciscan priests.

A shipment is ready to be sent as soon as money can be raised to lease a plane. Monetary donations can be sent

(919) 282-1948.

Upcoming Dloceean Events

—

women dealing with crisis pregnancies.

The

center offers hope, Christian love

and practical help to people in need.

For information, call (919) 274-

July 31 - Aug. 2 NPCD Institute Catholic Conference Center Chris Newnan (704) 331-1714

4901.

Month (paper/plastic) St. Margaret Mary Church Garage Mary Kodier (704) 295-7412 Recycling

Caregivers

GREENSBORO — All are invited

is

in

Faith

Families

Belmont Abbey College Chris Newnan (704) 331-1714 Irish Children's Farewell

Hall, St.

AL

35242.

of North Carolina are celebrating the 100th year of their arrival in Belmont and Gaston County. They would like to update the status of all alumni of the grade school, academy, junior college and college, and request alumni to mail updated information to Sister Michel Boulus, Sacred Heart Convent, Belmont, N.C. 28012.

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work. Also, freezers and refrigerate

tse

needed

at charitable

agencies.

T

Food Bank will pick up appliances fro those wishing to donate.

Voices

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On The Border

CHARLOTTE Gene McCreesh,

—

Jesuit Fath

pastor of St. Pel

in Charlotte, is leading a groi|n

Salvador to get to

know the peo]

For more information, call McCreesh at (704) 332-2901.

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such as anorexia, bulimia and compi

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wood carving, etc. and would be willing

BELMONT

Caritas of

the Blessed Mother, has started a project

120,

Faith Seminar

—

The next meeting is Aug. 9.

For more information, call Doug

to donate artwork, please call Pat

en

p.]

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Caritas Donations Needed

a covered dish dinner and discussion.

GREENSBORO—

u)

it

Participants deal with eating disorde

of Segundo Montes Nov. 15-24.

Birmingham, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading messages from

The Franciscan Center is planning an August fundraiser.

7:30

and pans, lamps and sheets.

To donate items, call Peggy McDonnell

ing their recovery by exploring Catholic

(704) 342-0615, or Brian at (704) 5275076.

at

to El

at

at

room every Friday evening

Church

organization is a support group for mem-

A 4 p.m. Mass is followed by

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traditions.

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beds, dressers, tables, chairs, sofas,

to Caritas

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For more information,

Aug.

Oratory

The Old Testament will be taught by Jesuit Father Anthony Campbell of Jesuit Theological Col-

people

CHARLOTTE — The

— The

Summer

a residential

Calix Society

going to waste. Volunteers a up and deliver the foe

to pick

sive overeating.

son.

12-step programs interested in deepen-

lotte

10:45 a.m. and Mass is at 11:30 a.m.

Bring a chair.

For more inforrqation, call Phil or Terri at (704) 568-5118.

bers of Alcoholics Anonymous and other

331-1709.

month

—

votion Pilgrimage to the Grotto at Belmont Abbey College is Aug. 1 The rosary is at 9:30 a.m., confession is at

Summer

Food Needed

is

To help, call Gail Card at (704) 34 Saturday Devotion Pilgrimage BELMONT First Saturday De-

First

handouts and lunch are included. Dormitory rooms are $ 1 1 per night/per per-

speaker.

(Rev. 3:2).

food

needed

three days. All educational materials,

Charlie Osbourne, Catholic lay evan-

gelist

call Janet

.

scheduled Sept.

Catholic Conference Cen-

at the

"Growing In Faith As Families," at the college August 6-8. The seminar will

activity center at

Joseph

ties,

College and the Diocese of Charlotte are co-sponsoring a three-day seminar,

women,

oldest Catholic colleges for

For more information, at (919) 621-2500.

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WHERE YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH! F.J.

LaPointe, President

Member of

St. Gabriel's

(July 31,

The Catholic News

1992

Cardinal Urges Prayer, Outreach

Women As Answer To

LAKEWOOD,

Abortion

(CNS)

Calif.

Prayer and outreach to

women

can

To

Doerflinger, associate director for policy

worst kind of intellectual prostitution"

Women's

—

development for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. Breck July 21 dismissed first-degree murders charges against Kevorkian, who helped two

for a Catholic to say that he or she

enough

re-

duce the number of abortions by putting women "in touch with the Lord, God's

and the human family," said CardiRoger M. Mahony of Los Angeles at pro-life rally. Speaking to about 300

chronically

church

Education

life

ill

pro-life supporters at a Catholic

Lakewood

in

Bush

American "commandment" that says a politician or voter "must never allow his

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)

July 18, the cardinal re-

showing that women with a strong religious background are less likely to have an abortion than other women. "The more devout, the more roots they have in the Church and the more linkage they have with God ... these women have far fewer abortions," tie

—

Presi-

dent Bush defended his proposal to give

ferred to a study

families cash grants of up to $ 1 ,000 to

use

at

schools of their choice during a

two-hour visit at Archbishop Ryan High School in Northeast Philadelphia July 21.

He

said the proposal "is not a ques-

tion of church

and

state, it's a

question

of family." At a luncheon attended by

said.

Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua and 500 parents, teachers and students, Bush acknowledged that

Dismissal Of Kevorkian Murder Charges Decried As 'Misinformed' PONTIAC, Mich. (CNS) By dismissing murder charges against Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the judge went beyond his 'authority" and "competence" by "sug-

—

his bill faced a high hurdle in Congress.

Bishop Tells Politicians Conscience

'an alter-

Might Lead Them Out Of Church ORANGE, Calif. (CNS) If

lative'" for patients in pain, according

Catholic politicians feel compelled by

o a Church official. Oakland County,

conscience to act contrary to Church teaching on an issue, they must accept

gesting that assisted suicide

vlich., Circuit

is

Judge David Breck

—

is

hat suicides could be kept to a mini-

them outside the Catholic faith community, according to

num by

a California bishop. Bishop

'woefully misinformed" in concluding

benefits

that the decision places

teaching people about "the

of hospice," said Richard

M.

Norman

McFarland of Orange termed

F.

"the

it

fail to restrict

like

What

are virtues?

Our task as members of the Church is to be like Christ. We are to grow to think Him, to act like Him, to proclaim and promote His Kingdom. To help us, along

with sanctifying grace,

God

gives us gifts called virtues.

we

Virtues are special attitudes, powers, relationships

receive because of God's

presence within us. They help us to give ourselves to God, trust

Him and love Him and

our neighbor, to do good and avoid eveil. The principal virtues are Faith,

Hope and

Love.

They are living ways in which we express God's grace-life within us. Like all God's gifts, the more we consciously exercise the virtues and the more we pray for them, the more they grow within us.

In addition to the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love that refer to our relations directly with God, there are other moral virtues, or good habits, that dispose us to treat persons or things as God wills. They include the four cardinal virtues on which all others Virtues are habits.

depend: prudence, justice, temperance and fortitude.

good Catholic

What

is

and

used

is

at

times to desacribe what

it is

that

we

believe. Here,

has revealed through the Church, and to live and form our values, attitudes and

by those teachings. As St. Paul says, "I repeat, it is owing to His (God's) favor

that salvation is

yours through

faith.

This

is

not your doing,

a reward for anything you have accomplished, so

let

it is

God's

gift,

neither

ops were half-hearted in their response to the Gajaruala incident and the Jogeswari murders," the secretary, Mother of Carmel Sister Cleopatra, said

She assumed her new post

in July.

by the

trude into public life."

The only politiname in the statement was New York Gov. Mario Cuomo,

UCA

cian mentioned by

agency based in Thailand. In 1990 two nuns were murdered in Jogeswari, a Bombay suburb. Police have not yet booked their killers or determined the motive. Two more were raped and their convent robbed in Gajaruala, northern

a Democrat.

Vatican Official Says Pope's Illness Reveals Church Unity Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul II' s recent illness and the reaction it evoked revealed a deep unity

—

India.

Salvadoran Archbishop Urges CoopWith U.N. Investigators SAN SALVADOR (CNS) Salvadoran Archbishop Arturo Rivera

within the church, said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal

Cardinal Sodano

eration

Angelo Sodano.

made the remarks July

—

Damas urged Salvadorans

22 during a Mass to offer thanks for the pope's successful intestinal surgery a week earlier. Attending the ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica were hundreds of Vatican curial officials and thousands of faithful. Cardinal Sodano said the worldwide outpouring of concern and sympathy for the 72-year-old pope reflected more than a personal regard for the man. It evidenced something deeper: an awareness by believers of the pope's central importance for the whole church, he said.

bishop Oscar Romero; massacres which took place in the northeastern area of the

Ambassador Says Papal Visit Will Be Chance To Express Thanks

country, including El Mozote where more than 1 ,000 people were allegedly killed by Salvadoran armed forces in

unresolved human rights violations. The

archbishop said Maria Julia Hernandez, director of the Church's

human

no one pride himself on

with the U.N. Truth Commission and handed over reports compiled by the office on the cases the panel is investigating.

Among

the cases to be investi-

gated are: the 1980 murder of Arch-

1981; and the slaying of six Jesuit priests in 1989.

Korean Bishops Oppose

—

The Korean bishops' conference has condemned a bill before the Korean National Assembly that would legalize abortion in some circumstances. At a press conference July 13, conference

Kim Nam Soo Won announced the launching of

president Bishop Angelo

of Su

a petition drive to collect signatures

from

.

1

million people opposed to legal-

ized abortions in Korea,

UCA News, an

Asian church news agency based

as

accept Jesus as our way, our truth,our

by the sacraments,

ecclesiastical

life. It is

Thailand, reported. In a statement titled

nign tumor.

"Don't Kill the Unborn Children," the conference urged the government to stop revisions in Korea's criminal code that "virtually justifies abortion and could

Indian Bishops' Official Say Women's Issues Need More Attention

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we

can.

As

to profess faith without practicing it?

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practice... is

faith alone."

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must

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and

James says inthe Bible, "What good is Such faith has no power to save one, has it? lifeless...

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(James 2:14-16)

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II' s planned visit to Lithuania m 1993 will give the Baltic nation a chance to thank the pontiff for years of loyal support, said Lithuania's ambassador to the Vatican. Kazys Lozoraitis told Vatican Radio July 21 that his country was praying for the pope's speedy recovery from intestinal surgery so he could "fully resume his apostolic mission for the good of the church and the whole world." The pope announced he was going to Lithuania during a Vatican welcoming ceremony for the ambassador July 1 1 It was one of the pope's last official meetings before entering a Rome hospital the next day for

H. Dale we

virtue of Faith that

by professed Faith as well

it

at the

women's desk June 1, reported News, an Asian church news

bishops'

is

(Ephesians 2:8-9) It is

newly "The bish-

private convictions of conscience to in-

>l&ce>

we use Faith to describe the basic gift from God by which we are able to believe what God

it

desk.

chastity.

the virtue of Faith?

The word Faith

priorities

women's

are filial piety (honor, love, respect for parents, patriotism), obedience,

veracity, patience, humility

37.

Among other moral virtues of the

grievances have not received

attention in the church, said the

established

it

—

36.

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secretary of the Indian bishops'

to then

Audience

Has Tough Road

Bill

murder but

suicide.

women commit

Tells Catholic School

is

because others do not have the same beliefs. Writing on "Conscience and the Public Square" in midJuly, Bishop McFarland criticized the

nal a

believes abortion

&

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Member of St. Matthew

Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus

The Catholic News

&

Herald

July 31, 199

Foster (From Page

Hundreds Gather At Lincolnton For Bilingual Mid-summer Fiesta

5)

geared to meet the needs of the AfricanAmerican male.

Public policy statements focused

By

CAROL HAZARD

on national family

policy, medicaid,

In other actions a last minute pro

Associate Editor

universal health care, welfare reform,

was submitted to the delegatioi

by Holy Ghost Father Al McKnight o the Black Catholic Clergy Caucus

LINCOLNTON

— The

job opportunities and basic skills training programs, multicultural curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12, and minority scholarships in higher educa-

sun was

food and fellowship was

hot, but the hotter.

Despite sweltering heat, hundreds of Spanish- and English-speaking parishioners from Lincoln and Catawba

tion.

The statements include

—A

counties prayed and partied together at

minimum wage, flexible tax credits and "guaranteed" health care coverage.

More uniformity in the way states administer Medicaid, expansion of eli-

—

day celebration for Catholic neighbors who had never met and cultures that

gibility for

rarely crossed.

— mostly from Newton — Joseph

The people St.

St.

in

some good

eating,

Medicaid, and expansion of

health care benefits to homeless indi-

Do-

viduals.

gath-

—Developing

ered for an outdoor Mass in Spanish and English,

calls for:

unified national family policy,

just labor practices, increases in the

mid-summer fiesta.

They came to St. Dorothy Church July 1 2 for Freedom Fiesta, a nearly alla

rothy and

universal national

health insurance that

music and

would guarantee

folk dancing.

access to quality health care regardless

"We may be different by culture and background, but we are united in the same Jesus Christ," celebrant Father

of ability to pay; promotion of preven-

Silverio

Rueda

said after the bilingual

Mass, translating into English the gist of his message.

Father Rueda, chaplain for the Spanish people in the diocese, spoke about a diversity in the

tive health care; all ages came to St. Dorothy for Freedom Fiesta, including 21 -monthold Anthony Araya, son of Costa Rican natives Oldemar and Ana Araya of Maiden.

People of

CAROL HAZARD

Photo by

—

parishioner and teacher of global sociol-

ogy

at Gaston College.

Americans are "so ignorant" of other countries, he said. "People don't have an appreciation for other people. But if

— — they in

or anyone

Some said they hoped the fiesta would be the beginning of a new yearly

presented Father

he thought

ing.

sibility

their lives.

...

into the sanctuary /parish hall for relief

from the sun. There, they dug ets

of spicey Spanish

rice,

into

buck-

black beans,

hominy, salsa and pork and chicken dishes with names like "pozole" and "picadillo."

The flags were presented. "Mexico, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Peru an announcer said, calling off the flags as they were paraded into the room.

"This is beautiful for us to get together and meet our neighbors," said Edward Acosta from St. Joseph.

In a nation as segregated as the

United States, social events are "real important" for dispelling misconceps, said John Brenner, a St. Dorothy

have

to

They have never had caring

tificate

McCreesh with

a cer-

of appreciation from the city for

his outstanding contributions to the com-

munity.

Vinroot said Father McCreesh embodies what he preaches. "He has shown us how to love our brothers and sisters."

was named

idea.

in part to celebrate Inde-

pendence Day. "It's a little hot," he said, wiping his brow.

The heat didn't slow the dancing, though. Outside after lunch, a band struck up Latin American tunes and dancers performed traditional dances from Costa Rica and Peru.

Spanish Mass

month at St. Dorothy by Father Rueda and Benedictine Father Lawrence Willis of Belmont Abbey College. Since Spanish Mass was introduced at the church nearly four years ago, the number of immigrant parishioners has grown from five to is

rite withiif^

Roman

Catholicism. The proposal wa approved, and Auxiliary Bishop Johl H. Ricard of Baltimore, who chaired th< congress, emphasized the "study" as pect of the resolution and added thd

African-American Catholics firmly re from the church.

At the closing Mass on Sunday, Si Louis Auxiliary Bishop J. Terry Stei said many black youth "have bee; robbed of hope for the future." He ex plained that adults need to set lovin: examples for children, so they in turil will grow up to be loving husbands ami wives, and compassionate fathers an<| mothers. He emphasized that we need teach our young brothers and sisters t stand tall and dare to be great. He end© his homily by stating that "Changin; society will take hard work and th grace of God. How will we do this?

ject separation

ti

don't

know how,

but

somehow. ..For

world at its worst, we need a church at it best."

Carl Foster is director of the A, can -American Affairs Ministry for th Diocese of Charlotte.

Under his leadership, homeless men have found clothing, food, shelter and jobs, said Mecklenburg County Commissioner Patsy Kinsey. "Most importantly, he has given them a sense of hope

and

self esteem."

Choking back a tear, shelter boarj member Sharon Sanders thanked Fathe McCreesh for his inspiration in openin; the shelter's medical clinic and his cod stancy in the trials and tribulations c running the shelter.

On behalf of the board,

Ten

DuBose, special events coordinator fc^m NationsBank, presented Fathe r McCreesh with money for a round-tri pr

any place of his choice Although stepping down as presi dent, Father McCreesh will stay on th board and continue working with Hi airline ticket to

fp

Di

homeless.

Garfield (From Page 6)

said twice a

D\l!

This

is

a

two-way

street.

Churche

Special Activities To

give refugees the spiritual foundation t

Celebrate Feast Of

rebuild their lives. Refugees givf churches the chance to live out th

The Assumption

faith in the greatest

CHARLOTTE — Our Lady of

100.

the

Assumption Parish is celebrating the Feast of the Assumption of Mary with

We must

Following Mass, parishioners filed

We

But Freedom

would be a good

who would be

compassionate, loving, merciful and kind to those most in need."

growth.

Fiesta might not be in July, even though

Dorothy.

"We must walk the talk

human

who believes in them."

Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot

act," said Father Farwell, pastor of St.

offer ourselves as those

of

ti

study an African-American

13)

and Luis and Yolira Potchet helped organized the event.

it

spoke about the importance of reaching out to one another. "Not just look, but

(From Page

challenge them to take possession of

it

In an appeal to the English-speak-

McCreesh

posal

com-

calling for a special

"Everybody is happy," said Delio Quesada of St. Dorothy. Quesada and

tradition. Father Farwell said

ing listeners, Father Richard Farwell

by the Archdiocese of

lution offered

Washington

lar."

more alike than dissimi-

his wife, Elieta,

Fiesta.

Also, the delegation approved a reso-

We cannot treat them as people without human dignity, without the pos-

realize they are

Marcos and Marcela, at Freedom Photo by CAROL HAZARD

oped with the expertise of AfricanAmericans and incorporating cultural

American males.

a non-confrontational setting

twins,

—Mandatory implementation of a

multicultural curriculum to be devel-

awareness in teaching styles.

Job training targeted at African-

they get together for a social event

perform with adult folk dancers

and advocacy for equal

access to quality health care.

the

Church as colorful as the

25 South and Central American flags used as the backdrop for the Mass, meal and entertainment.

The Orozco

ways of strengthenin; connections between African-Ameri cans, and the people of Africa. mittee to study

way

r

iw

possible.

"These folks," said Pierce, "help be what we say we want to be."

i

Reprint with permission, The Chai Observer.

lotte

special activities each evening of the

Dietzen (From Page

5)

A. As I have explained more fully in the past, the use of burning incense in religious ceremonies as a symbol of prayer goes back to ancient times. Pagan religious rites included it. Scripture refers to it often in connection with Jewish ceremonies. (See, for example,

Exodus 30:34-38.) Christians

at first

refused to use incense because of relation with

pagan

Roman

but eventually incense

common,

its

worship,

became

quite

especially at Mass.

both a symbol of prayer to and of honor to holy things. This is It is

the altar, the people, the

God why

body of the

deceased at funeral Masses, the Easter candle and other sacred objects are often incensed during our liturgies.

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week beginning Aug 10.

On Monday, 7 p.m. prayer is lowed by an ice cream social. Mass

fol-

p.m. on each successive night

fol-

is

lit

at

7

lowed by a family movie on Tuesday, alumni night on Wednesday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Prayer Cenacle with benediction on Thursday and a presentation of Marian doctrines

by Mercy Sister Mary Hugh Mauldin on

RCIA

PILGRIMAGE TO

FATIMA *75TH ANNIVERSARY* S;

WITH SPIRITUAL GUIDE:

FR. RICHARD CONTILIANO

Friday.

Ai

A

noon Mass and benediction on the Feast of the Saturday, Aug. 15 will be followed by a Assumption covered dish salad. A 6 p.m. Mass will

12-19 OCTOBER 1992 $1299.00

be followed by a covered dish dinner.

At 6:30 each evening, Deacon Steve Horai will lead parishioners in the ro-

*FIjIGHTS*MEALS*BOTELS* * AND MUCH MORE*

—

—

sary.

Everyone is welcome. Our Lady of the Assumption is at 4207 Shamrock Dr.

k

(FROM

NEW YORK)

FOR INFORMATION CALL

PREMIER TOURS 1

800 342-5922

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