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Dedicates Parish Center

St. Gabriel

New

JOANN KEANE

students as well as administration of both the school and the faith develop-

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE room only

at the

—

new

was standing

St.

ment center. "There will be a strong community built within the total par-

Gabriel parish

center dedication ceremony.

The two

2,571 -family parish said,

"We

A new

Once reverts to

and fellowship and the many

center.

the

hub

night.

of activity for the vibrant parish. With

Interim director of religious education, Trish Stewart, feels the

Charlotte, parishioners of St. Gabriel

ing cements a

new facility will be abuzz with activity from morning until night.

community, while allowing expansion

Weekdays, the

structure serves

students attending St. Gabriel school.

Today, they

utilize

many of

(ire

Guts

Historic Church; Site

Lrchbishop Sheen's NEW YORK (CNS) — St. | urch,

Agnes

New York commuters

for association with the late ArchNhop Fulton J. Sheen, was badly damd in a fire Dec. 10. Some people were in the church en the fire began, but all got out

a J

ely.

O'Connor, who nt to the scene, commented, "I'd ier lose a church than one life." Mayor David N. Dinkins also went he burning church, where a massive Cardinal John

nout of the city's firefighting person-

and equipment were engaged. The church, a Gothic building of brick with white stone trim, is near

Sand Central Station. '

offers a

was not used the night because of lack of heat and other temporary problems, but it came back on, and the priests expected to continue living there. The shelter and soup kitchen had to suspend services the

The

rectory

after the fire

first

night, but they

were resumed the

next morning.

Joseph Zwilling, spokesman for the Archdiocese, said Msgr. Eugene Clark, pastor of St. Agnes, hoped to resume Masses in the lower church soon, but that damage assessment had not yet been completed. Arrangements were being made with adjacent parishes for weddings and baptisms, he said. No cause of the fire had been determined yet, Zwilling said. It appeared to start in the choir loft at the back, and

New York

some speculated cuit in the organ.

there

was

a short cir-

popular tradition at St. Agnes Church before Archbishop Sheen' s death was his preaching of Good Friday devotions there.

At times the street was blocked off accommodate the crowds, who lis-

tened to loudspeakers placed outside after the

church

their

"We

pray that the

walls."

See

St.

Gabriel/Page

As Troops Enter Somalia, Vatican Debates Moral Criteria troops in Somalia began guarding relief

food and basic necessities reach people put in desperate conditions by

supplies for millions of starving people,

war.

Vatican officials started work on the moral criteria for deploying foreign military forces for humanitarian

that humanitarian intervention be obliga-

purposes.

The term used

describe this activity

that

"The conscience of humanity

. . .

asks

See Somalia/Page 2

"hu-

manitarian intervention."

and draws

ny commuters who work nearby, fecially on holy days. The fire, which burned through the lirch roof, caused no serious damage the adjacent rectory, nor to a former *ool behind the church that is now d as a homeless shelter and soup :hen.

Sermons

number of Masses and

•vides other ministries,

deepen

Word of God will always echo from its'

VATICAN CITY (CNS)— As U.S.

known beyond its parish bounds

ministries to

KEANE

will

to live in Christ," said

Bishop Donoghue.

and style. "The total facility enhances the educational environment," said Mercy Sister, Ann Marie Wilson, principal of St. Gabriel School. The new facility houses fort

Photo by JO ANN

and adults

lic faith

commitment

9 classrooms, spreading out in com-

new

in the

eighth grade students studied in cramped the

for the entire parish

600 children receive instruction faith development center. "The young will learn their Catho-

500

Until last week, kindergarten through quarters.

bond

of services in the roomy facility. "We can spread out." Previous faith formation programs were scattered through three buildings. On any given Sunday,

385

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools lease classroom space from the parish.

Meredith Quinn.

new build-

the largest congregation in the city of

guarantee the

I Gabriel Faith Formation students show Bishop John F. Donoghue one of their new srooms in the parish center. Pictured are, left to right, Joanna Murphy, Alexis Farkas,

primary intention, a parish

tion,

intensely involved."

becomes

its

Faith Formation, adult educa-

and activities for young and old, keep classrooms occupied well into the

areas that St. Gabriel parishioners are so parish center

the school bell dismisses the

students in the afternoon, the center

of our activities in education, social-

The

in January.

gymnasium, gives students a

basketball court second to none.

believe

community center will assist in the deepening of the Spirit of the Lord in ization,

ameni-

Gabriel stu-

St.

food service beginning

full

that this

all

A 500-seat cafeteria will enable

dents.

Sheridan, pastor of the

Marie.

level building has

unaccustomed

ties

John F. Donoghue officially blessed the 79,000 square foot center. Father

Ann

ish," said Sr.

Nearly 800 people spilled out of the new cafeteria into the foyer as Bishop

filled up.

involves the morally and

politically thorny questions of:

—

When

does feeding

starving masses

become un-

warranted interference in the domestic affairs of another na-

ETHIOPIA

tion?

— Who

SOMALIA

the competent

international authority to justify

such intervention?

— Will

create

-Mandera»j

the intervention

more problems than

Wakr

solves?

—

• Is the

intervention ac-

companied by a long-term program to solve core economic, production and political problems?

Pope John Paul II has been leading the call for world leaders to take strong

measures so

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December

Somalia, from page

where the survival of populations and entire ethnic groups is seriously compromised," the pope said in opening a U.N. -sponsored international nutory

trition

for-

mula has to be reached by which the organization has its

conference in Rome.

own

mili-

tary force

"War between nations or internal conflicts must not condemn defenseless

has

and

safe-

18,

Rome approve Dec. 11 asking

tion conference in final declaration

changes

world

political, econoi

production and distribution policie prevent similar disasters in the fun "Globally there is enough fooc all:

Inequitable access

the

main p

lem," said the declaration.

behalf of a

The result of this poor distribi/ 780 million people in the T World do not have enough food to r basic nutritional needs and more th

this consti-

specific nation

billion people are deficient in esse:

tutes "interference in the internal affairs

orbloc,hesaid

nutrients,

of a country," he added. The pope spoke Dec.

in a Dec.

by hunger," said the

guards to prevent it from acting only on

International leaders cannot hide

civilians to death

pope.

behind the objection that

interview with

send

tens of thousands of multinational troops

Rome the newspaper, //

to Somalia.

Messaggero.

The aim

initiative to

that

said.

Babies continue to be born men retarded because of lack of iodine, children go blind and die of vitam*

did not

mention the U.S. -led

deficiency,

said.

The pope,

opening

in his

talk

conference, called this unequal dish

plagued

Currently the United Na-

the East African country since the bloody

tions has to

"scandal" which has pricked the wo:

to protect relief supplies

from the clan warfare

that has

ouster in 1991 of dictator

Mohamed

rely

on the

left

preparing to send troops. Several Vatican

countries to intervene and has to hope that they are

supported the action. Somalia's situation justifies "humanitarian intervention," said Cardinal

intentioned," he said.

"This

Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the

certainly not

Faith.

good

"Somalia is an example of involvement not to end lives, but to help lives," he said. The church should develop a moral criteria to guide actions on this newly emerging type of military intervention, he said at a Dec. 9 Vatican news conference on the new universal catechism. Also praising the intervention in Somalia were Vatican representatives to U.N. organizations. "This is. a real social and charitable work that the Americans are doing," said Archbishop Alois Wagner, Vatican delegate to the U.N. Food and Agricul-

because others are always susthere

carrier

sponsored the Rome conference opened by the pope. When humanitarian programs are blocked, the international community

should take action, Archbishop Wagner News Service Dec. 10.

told Catholic

"We understand that for the Amerihe

it's

not easy

— but

Archbishop Renato R. Martino, head of the Vatican delegation at U.N. lic

News

New

York, told Catho-

Service Dec. 10 that the inter-

vention in Somalia

is a precedent that should be repeated elsewhere.

"The

international

community can-

not just watch the faces of starving children on television and do nothing," said Archbishop Martino.

Bosnia-Herzegovina in the former of Yugoslavia and other places in Africa than Somalia "could be helped by an intervention like that," he said. Other church officials, however, were wary about applying the Somalia situation to other world trouble spots. Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger of Paris, in a Dec. 7 radio interview in France, supported "humanitarian interterritory

vention" in Somalia.

But in Bosnia "an intervention could be onerous, bloody and cruel," the cardinal said.

Also cautious were Cardinal Roger Etchegaray and Bishop Jorge Mejia, president and vice-president respectively of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

At a Dec. 1 1 Vatican news conference to make public the pope's 1993 peace day message, both Vatican officials supported "humanitarian intervention" in Somalia. But they said it would

Tripoli pray before

embarking

to aid starving,

commerce

restrictions that pre

underdeveloped countries from participating in world markets. He

criticized the placing of conditio^

food aid to poor countries.

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While the Somalia situation was drawing world attention, the FAO nutri-

people in Somalia.

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be riskier

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Glad to have been a part of

Bosnia and other places

where war is already raging. They said they feared foreign military intervention would probably provoke more probit

would

solve.

Cardinal Etchegaray also stressed a limited value of "humanitarian inter-

vention."

"The armed hand of humanity" is sometimes needed, but this cannot replace negotiations and diplomacy, said Cardinal Etchegaray.

"Do

necessary,"

said, to help restore justice.

headquarters in

USS

Marines aboard the helicopter

on Operation Restore Hope

FAO

cans

lems than

ture Organization.

pecting that Above: U.

The pope asked for fairer w food distribution, greater transfer oft nology to the Third World and rem

"well

officials quickly

abundance

conscience.

powerful

Somalia without a central government. But the papal speech came as the United States, with U.N. backing, was Siad Barre

tion the "paradox of

not fix only on the right to

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A line has to be drawn to prevent such intervention from turning into a war or becoming part of an existing war, said the cardinal.

Bishop Mejia

said, "If

sary to kill to feed Somalis, this

necesis

not

good." Bishop Mejia added that practical questions have to be raised as to whether the United Nations, as it is now, is the proper international body to authorize such intervention. The United Nations "is not a group of equal states"; real power is concentrated in the small membership of the Security Council, he said. "This always tilts toward decisions by the more powerful," said the bishop. In the case of Somalia, the United States is "too much in the spotlight," he said.

Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, retired

Vatican Secretary of State, said that the United Nations should be strengthened so that it has the legitimacy and credibility to undertake such actions without superpower help.

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"We celebrate Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day, at our house with hot chocolate and cookies and candlelight." than Dec. 25.

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Pro-Life Corner "The story is clear enough. The Holy Ghost overshadow Mary and she conceived. What did she conceive? A fertiliz ovum which became an embryo, which became a fetus, whi somewhere along the line, or perhaps at birth, became Jesu

No, the inspired writers of the Gospels are quite clear conceived the person of the God-man, Jesus. No matter tiny,

He was

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was

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J.C. Willke,

—

expressed his sadness at the death and destruction caused by a massive earthquake in Indonesia. The Dec. 1 2 earthquake and a series of tidal waves reportedly left nearly 1,600 dead on the island of

Rescue

Flores.

efforts

were being hindered by

The Respect Life Office

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The Pope Speaks

after-

shocks, bad weather and poor communications. In a telegram the pope expressed his "fervent hope ,

that those affected

tragedy will receive prompt

this

and effective assistance and relief from the international community." The telegram, addressed to Archbishop Donatus Djagom of Ende, offered the pope's prayers, sympathy and solidarity to the people of the island, many of whom were reportedly injured or left homeless. Authorities said the quake had devastated Maumere, a coastal town of about 40,000, where at least a third of the buildings were damaged. Area fishing villages were also said to be heavily damaged. During a 1989 trip, the pope visited Maumere and celebrated

Mass

Among outside

for the people of the island.

two seminarians

the dead were

Maumere when

killed

a school building collapsed

VATICAN CITY

—

(CNS)

Here is the Vatican remarks in English at his weekly general audience Dec. 9.

text of

Pope John Paul

II' s

their

convent

Dear brothers and

sisters,

a religious order and a Chilean nun will be canonized March 21, Pope John Paul II announced.

for its«

ultimately one of sac

both to Christ the Good Shepherd down his life for the sheep" (Jn 10:12) and those who have been redeemed in his blood. In cial service

in the

Peter's ministry as "servant of the servants of C

would, as Jesus himself foretold (cf Jn 2 1 1 8), one be crowned by his sharing as a martyr in the sacri

on the Petrine office

church, the

which includes

16:18-22). Peter's apostolic primacy,

of the cross.

mission on Peter, Jesus

I extend a cordial welcome to Bishop Even Fou and a group from the Lutheran Church of Norw; pray that your visit to Rome will be spiritually em ing and that it will encourage you in your ecumei commitment. My greetings also go to the grow teachers and students from Kenva. To the choirs Vantaa, Finland, and from Cnicago I express

love

asked him three times: "Simon, son of John, do you me?" (Jn 21:15-17). After Peter had affirmed his

the English-speaking visitors, especially the pilg

personal love for Christ, he received the mandate to

age groups from England, Wales and the United St I cordially invoke the grace and peace of our Lord J

the task of confirming his brethren in faith (cf.

him

by the Lord and is to be exercised in Christ's name for the building up of the church. After the resurrection the Lord entrusted to Peter the mandate to feed his sheep (cf Jn 2 1 1 5ff.) and 22:32),

was given

made him

directly

the universal shepherd of the flock.

Before conferring

—

power needed is

we have seen that Jesus declared that Peter was rock on which he would build his church (cf. Mt

In our catechesis so far

Ende.

Pope To Canonize French, Chilean Women In March VATICAN CITY (CNS) The French founder of

This pastoral mission

"lays

during classes and two nuns killed in the collapse of

apostles, together with the cise.

this

feed the Lord's sheep. In this way, by a decision of Christ himself, Peter was given a particular ministry of

appreciation for their praise of

God in

Upo

song.

Christ.

service in the church, distinct from that of the other

Scheduled to become saints are: Claudine Thevenet, founder of the Religious of Jesus and Mary. She was born in Lyons, France, in 1774 and died in Lyons in 1837. Her

— Blessed

religious

name was Mary of St.

— Blessed Juana Fernandez

religious

Los Andes, Chile,

1920. Her

name was Theresa of Jesus of Los Andes.

—

Pope John Paul II VATICAN CITY (CNS) planned a busy schedule of Christmas events, culminating in Midnight Mass and a Christmas Day blessing

The canonizations of the two will raise to 266 the number of saints declared during the pope's 14 years as

to the world.

head of the Catholic Church.

baptizes infants

meeting

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24, midnight

Mass

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Mass and Te Demi

31, an evening

downtown Rome. Jan. 1, morning Mass

—

the 26th annual

in St. Peter's Basili

Mother of God, and

World Peace Day.

Jan. 6, feast of the Epiphany,

St. Peter's

morning Ma

with papal ordination of archbishops

bishops.

—

cant Vatican events of the past year.

— Dec.

30, regular general audience in Pai

thanksgiving to mark the end of the year,

the

Roman clergy, to express Christ-

St. Peter's at

hall.

celebrate the feast of Mary,

22, a late-morning talk to a group includ-

papal household and

mas

— Dec. — Dec.

an evening Mass for university stu-

15,

Mass in

by the papal blessing "urbi et orbi and the world) and a talk from the balcor

audience

Church

St. Peter's Basilica.

ing Vatican officials, cardinals residing in

Most Reverend John

25, Christmas

the basilica.

in Assisi, Italy, Jan. 9-10.

the Vatican press office Dec. 12, includes:

dents in

— Dec.

a.m., followed

year because the

The pope's Christmas schedule,

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world.

the city

A traditional January ceremony in which the pope pontiff will be hosting a European prayer-for-peace

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Carmelite novice. She was born in Santiago, Chile, in

1900 and died

Pope Plans Busy Schedule Of Christmas

Ignatius.

Jan. 16, annual papal meeting

and

talk

diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican.

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— After

social teaching

the collapse of is

needed more

especially on the rights, duties and dignity of

— should

form part of its missionary messaj he said, the missionaries are a

than ever to help stem the excesses of the free market

society. In this case,

system, Pope John Paul

baptized.

said.

The church must constantly try to place the economy at the service of the human being, the pope told members of an Italian Catholic labor organization Dec.

said

modern

which even the market economy order to serve the human being," he

demands

must submit

said.

The

pontiff said the church's teaching

on work

—

going through a

plex and tormented" historical period marked

"Faced with

ethical

society

corrosive dissolving of fundamental

12.

"This message has become even more urgent now that the collapse of Marxism has left an open field to the free trade ideology, which tends to undervalue the

human

vali

this threat, Christians are called

commit themselves personally and as a commi announcing the Gospel and making real-life api to

tions of the social doctrine of the church," he sa

The pope said this forms the nucleus of whi church is calling the "new evangelization" of late century societies.

3 ;mber

18,

1992

The Catholic News

Glimmer Of Hope By

Light

MONSIGNOR JOHN J. McSWEENEY

year. It is estimated that in excess of 1 00,000 people drive through McAdenville, N.C., during the Christmas season to see the annual Christmas lights of the town,

traffic

jams

Lights are a part of the season.

They

are beacons of hope.

And

"The kingdom of heaven is like a net which was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind; when it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the good into vessels but threw away the bad." (Matthew 13:47 rsv) Conflict is an inevitable part of living. Each individual is unique and the differences between us are often the cause of serious disagreements. However, the chasm between good and evil goes beyond mere disagreement. Good and evil is not the equivalent of faith and unbelief, or pride and selfishness. Evil

so.

that

How

good.

Long ago, near the beginning of time, God said, "Let And there was light. And God saw that light was good. But over centuries of time, human-

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

in the fullness

lighter's Marriage I.

Catholics

at the right

and in the right place God said once again, "Let there be light." And Jesus orn. Jesus brought a light that outshines all darkness. Christmas is about a light io darkness can extinguish or erase. ometimes darkness comes slowly and rather imperceptibly into our lives. We lot know exactly when or how it happens, but darkness comes. Our relationship ihe Light grows dimmer. We can easily lose a sense of hope, lope is a precious commodity. Hope is always a faith possibility. Christmas pure and the perfect embodiment of hope. requently, the fourth candle of an Advent wreath is the candle of hope, jpriately, it is the candle lighted on the day closest to Christmas Eve. In the Christ is the perfect embodiment of hope. In our dark times we should try to nber that the Christ Child is the sustaining power of hope in human life. The fltmas season boldly reminds us to grasp that Hope! lach of us are called to be signs of hope or lights of hope. In St. Paul's letter Ephesians, he tells us a way to be a light of hope today. "Be kind to one another, Irhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you." | he Christmas light of kindness. Kindness is a basic human quality. How the en of today need to see and experience kindness in order to develop as God's Christmas people. Kindness reproduces itself from generation to generaThis Christmas, let us try to be kind to one another. he Christmas light of tenderhearted. This is not a condition of weakness but ngth. This Christmas, be a light that beckons you to a gentle and peaceful life 'ourself and others. he Christmas light of forgiving. A forgiving life-style is one that is spiritually y and whole. To live forgiveness is to live a whole life. What good comes from tment or carrying a grudge? Nothing! We are essentially a forgiven people, race of forgiveness is abundantly at work in our lives. This Christmas, we need lind ourselves that forgiveness flows from God, through us, into the world, le Christmas lights of hope ... be kind, be tenderhearted, be forgiving. The I shows us the way, let us be part of the Light this Christmas. sgr. John McSweeney is a priest of the Diocese of Charlotte. ent

not always

can

trinal integrity

light.

of God's time

tery of evil

there be light,"

Thus

a malignancy which

we make sense out of the troubling myswhen it enters the Church? Truth and falsehood become confused, the effort to maintain doc-

They symbolically represent

kind began to prefer darkness to

detectable.

the Light.

the

One Candle

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR

wonderful part of the Christmas season. Many persons to outline the shape of their homes in lights during these days of December, refer to place a single light in each window, creating the sense of a warm candle glow against the dark winter nights. Lights are the first ornaments placed on the Christmas tree each hts are surely a

sometimes enduring long

& Her.

recite the

same

creed.

becomes a mighty

who promote

struggle.

havoc

false doctrine create

among the faithful, and only at the last judgment will we really be able to know who sowed the seeds of error, division and discord. The Church is a garden of weeds and flowers. Good and bad share the same Eucharist and Though we are part of the same community, our differences

are often substantial.

This tension is the fuel that fires the entire liberal-conservative debate in the Church. I have seen some conservatives who, in the name of orthodoxy, violate charity and common decency. Their fear of evil doers is understandable, but going for the jugular

certainly not justified. It's not even Christian.

On the liberal fancy.

The

side, there are also

many abuses. Some twist the

privatization of religion has

many

they please, and

become ordinary

truth to suit their

these days. People do as

regard the Pope and the bishops as an annoyance, as though

they were nothing more than self-serving career bureaucrats. This fundamental error

opens the door to more serious problems like believing that there are two churches, the invisible one which they accept as their church, and the visible church which they regard as an unnecessary political structure. They forget that Jesus gave Peter the keys of the Kingdom, and there is only one Church. This kind of spiritual anarchy is a growing trend among some Catholics who want to marginalize the Pope and the bishops.

There are evil forces at work in the Church. I don't mean to imply that human weakness is on the same level of evil, or that the exercise of conscience in good faith is a sign of evil, but the devil would love nothing better than to divide and conquer. We must listen to our superiors just as they must listen to Jesus Christ. Jesus denounced the hypocrisy found in the scribes and Pharisees but He urged His followers to obey them. "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat; so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do." (Matthew 23: 2-3 rsv) There is one Church and one faith. Hold fast to the visible Church, and. remain one with the shepherds who guide us. Father John Catoir is director of The Christophers.

Outside The Church

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN My situation is similar to the one you wrote about a few weeks ago. My

1 daughter married a divorced non-Catholic in a Christian church, refused to give her away because I felt she was entering into an invalid,

|:rous relationship, elt it

was wrong and that

should not show that I approved. I consulted pastor and other priests who agreed that I could I

Crosswinds is a series of columns

was not

invited because of the prior

situation. For all intents and purposes she has cut me out of her life. I see the older daughter occasionally but the meetings are awkward. Was I wrong? What else could I have done and

been true to

beliefs? (California)

A. As I have indicated in the past, my conviction is that once one's position of faith has been made clear to everyone necessary, much more good is accomplished by preserving the ties of love and family friendship as

much )u

cannot approve or agree with them, but you

that.

my answer was

love them and they need

cannot judge what you should or should not have done. The simply that each mother and father must act in such according to what they see as the most loving, compassionate way to

being said,

don't mention your wife in

all this,

It?)

had to offer a single suggestion I believe it would be that there is absolutely Jrfect" or "right" way to handle these things. 11 |e must always return to the first Christian rule of love of God and neighbor, eans asking, "In my situation, with my own strengths and weaknesses, with I

circumstances and with this background, what is the best way how genuine love for my child and for God, and preserve a spirit of faith, hope ye toward everyone involved?" jhildren, in these

)ietzen/Page 13

are not

Andrew riveted our atSeptember as the me-

were.

slaught on their homes, but

more than

had expected

that,

devastation of disaster proportions,

more stories about the hurricane. I was surprised that for a good number

particularly in Florida. This

newspa-

per carried the story of one of our CSS staff

members who gave her vacation

days to spend three weeks with the Red Cross attempting to assist storm victims. I

returned this

week

after

spend-

ing 10 days in a parish setting, where

attempted to offer some counseling

perspectives to individuals and famiaffected I

fit

by the

their families.

of people the impact

as if

had anticipated hearing things

just

this

emotion.

One woman was able only this week to bring herself to return to her home to see what, if anything, was left. The woman, a druggist's wife, had attempted

go back soon

the hurricane but the streets

disaster.

morning and the telling of the story was filled with very present happened

after

were

blockaded. Then, she heard that a

lot

would carry a message that would

of looting had occurred in the area of

within the intent of Crosswinds

her home, and she found she just

that

articles.

by the way. What does she have to say

who

their clients are/

dia kept bringing before our eyes the

to their child's decision.

,ou

Hurricane

tention in early

lies

lat

:>ns

still

trail

Families whose heads of household include policemen, insurance agents, physicians, teachers and store clerks witnessed a three-hour on-

dentiality, the staff members

as possible.

a paper

who

ences. In order to protect client confi-

When my second daughter was married, also out of the church,

make

they are and

identified.

not participate.

attempt to

written by staff members of Catholic Social Services about their experi-

Nothing surfaced

experience justice.

the

was true that the

storm respected no one

in its path.

Pastors lost their churches and recto-

Child Welfare Offices of the Diocese (and the country) have been

ries.

relocated in trailers as the staff mem-

bers attempt to "crawl," since they are

not yet able to walk upright. All their efforts are at a snail's pace as they

could not go back to look. Her husband had worked with the insurance people and sorted through the maze of confusion. But for her, something very

awful happened that night and she is still emotionally raw, even as she goes about her daily tasks of her employment as well as nurturing her two small children.

See Crosswinds/Page

Catholic

News

& Herald

December

How Does Canon Law

Effect

By JIM KELLEY

The Monastic Church; The Monks Of Mepkin By SISTER JEANNE-MARGARET MCNALLY The Code of Canon Law devotes 173 canons

Q. How do our needs or the needs of a family stewardship?

directly to religious life (cc. 573-

Code

that

we have

have a

already

written of this in previous articles, this is a special article to me. Canon 615 speaks of monastic communities, which often are contemplative communities. I wish to

with wants. In looking very carefully at

Our Lady of Mepkin The monks are Cistercians,

Moncks Corner, S.C. more popularly known as Trappists. What is a monk? One who sees the living God in the

Everyone needs a home, a comfortable safe place to live. For some, home may be a simpl quaint place that meets the basic needs of shelter good health. Yet for others, home may offer an a* dance of luxury items, all designed to make life and more comfortable than ever. While it is true that people work hard so theyi

and divine love. Mindful of Christ's words, I have chosen you," he gratefully receives the gift of a monastic vocation. Although a monk says "no" to certain legitimate human satisfactions, he also says "yes" to others, and to the radical meaning of his call: A consecrated way to serve God and his fellow men and women. A monastery such as Mepkin Abbey exists to build a Christian community, with Christ as its center. And the members of a monastic family share their joys, sorrow, duties, routines and God's will in their pilgrimage. Monasticism is "counter cultural," but does not reject the world or the Creator's designs for the human race. A monk must be someone capable of growth, open to the marvels of the created world, willing to serve, mindful of God's presence. The community at Mepkin has the Rule of St. Benedict, which goes back 1,500 years, as its fundamental law. In the course of the centuries, great founders as St. Bernard developed a particular expression of this ancient Rule. In 1098, the Cistercians commenced a revitalization of it and this was again recast in the 17th century. Mepkin Abbey is in this historic line. It was founded in 1949 from Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. The monks observe strict religious life style of prayer and work, with egg farming as its means of livelihood. The monastic day looks like this: Rise, 3 a.m.; prayer-vigils, 3:30 a.m.; Eucharist, 4:15 a.m.; breakfast, 5:20 a.m.; lauds, 7 a.m.; mid-day prayer, noon; dinner, 12: 10 p.m.; supper, 5 p.m.; vespers, 6 p.m., compline, 7:35 p.m. Each monk carries a daily work program. The monks spend time in private prayer, Scripture studies and other spiritual exercises consistent with the austere monastic life style. are also strict vegetarians.

egg market, are building a monastic church. The original structure was temporary, unsafe and a victim of Hurricane Hugo. Because of my association with Mepkin, I call your attention to the monks' need for financial assistance with this building

money

in their proper

spective.

not chosen me, but

Why this article? A bit unusual. The monks, whose income vacillates with the

provide well for themselves or their families, provisions go beyond what

really necessary, th

confusing the difference between needs and want

example, when someone buys a new house, after coi ering what commitments they have made to stew ship, they may choose to buy a somewhat smaller than if they hadn't been practicing stewardship of sure. The smaller house can still meet many of their needs, but necessarily all of wants.

Stewardship of treasure asks only a percentage of income, not the whole

We all benefit from the prayers and spirituality of these monks, perhaps we can find this way of saying thanks. Just by way of mention, Bishop John F. Donoghue and the Sisters of Mercy of Belmont were the first major donors from this diocese. If you are interested, you can send donations to me to be forwarded to the monastery or send them directly to Mepkin. Either way, the Abbot will personally respond to you. If you have special prayer intentions, include these. During 1993, the diocese will host two organ concerts to benefit the monastery. Abbot Francis Kline of Mepkin, a concert pianist and organist, will perform. If you wish more information, write or call me. Except for this case,

promise never to speak of funds again,

our only time to be part of a monastic church of ancient tradition.

holidays be holy, blessed and filled with peace to

church and charity, they can live adequately on the rest of their income, is something that people decide in prayer after due consideration of needs and the needs of a family. When it comes to stewardship of time and talent, personal needs and the to

percentage

of family also come into consideration. Certainly there are responsibilities that person has to themselves or their family. Stewardship does not ask that we abaij I

our responsibilities, but stewardship does ask that

use some of our

regardless of responsibilities, to volunteer in the church and community.

Acts of stewardship can be practiced as a family affair. For example, a ma couple with or without their children may choose to volunteer their time and t| as a team for a church or charitable need. Additionally, children will benefit greatly from being involved in steward! One of the most important things that parents can teach their children is to pral stewardship themselves. It is said that children say what you say and do whaij do, but they don't do what you say. Setting an example is what matters mq teaching Christian stewardship. anything, it is best to begin when children are very young. Chill are "into" stewardship from their earliest days grow up takinl and dad split 10 percent of their in<« granted that this is how life is lived.

Sister

Jeanne-Margaret McNally

all

May

your

whose parents

Mom

between the parish and some charitable organizations, for example. They also :i their talents, skills and time with others. That's what adults do; so that must be I

means

be a grown up.

There are a variety of way

make stewardship a family affair so that stewardship! away from his or her family. Always, in fact, the 1 or family can be met while the commitment to stewardship as a way \ to

not necessitate taking an individual

of an individual is

lived out.

Jim Kelley

director of development for the Diocese of Charlotte.

of good will.

licentiate in

canon law and

a judge of The

Tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte.

You will always be welcomed and made

to feel a part of the

fate

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Many people find that when they trust in God and return a percentage of their inc

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placing material things and

"You have

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A: As Catholic Christians, our first responsibility is to take care of our own m and the needs of our family. For many, this may include caring for children or eld parents. When we consider the needs that we have, however, we often confuse m

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He was standing there frozen into a million visions, seeing in them all the gifts of his ordinary life for which he never had been thankful, having accepted them as his due. The intensity of the thousand images of home and family and friends and trees and

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"Oh, my!" Cephas exclaimed. Ken, on the other end of the

line,

confused. "What are you saying?" "I'm sorry, Ken," Cephas whispered, "It's just that what you said made something clear to me. "I called to complain that I had gotten a $500 bonus and not the $600 I expected. When you said something about the war, I realized that today's the day the telegrams will be going out." "What telegrams?" Ken asked. "The telegrams notifying families that someone has been killed in

was

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— — that somewhere and somehow had gotten caught up in the notion that a bonus was what mattered most in life.

He left his building. He breathed deeply once to re-enforce his resolve, and then he set off in the direction of his

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closer slowly,

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not wanting pass-

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He thought, "Maybe I'm not gratt

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the gifts of his ordinary

good

your

life

and

the lives of those closest to you.

"My family, my friends and my faith.... (I've) lost seven friends and family members Nancy Piness, Washington, D.C. ened my awareness of what is important."

—

"Good health, my wife and my children. Those are good. Lots of things are good in association with a group of people that worship God together, living in America where please." Larry Shelton, North Little Rock, Ark.

—

the last six months and that has height-

my life, especially my belief in God, my we have the freedom to worship as we

"My wonderful husband and children. I'm grateful to be living here in Memphis. When we were transferred here seven years it seemed the worst thing, but now it seems the best place for us to be. We also belong to a wonderful parish with a great pastor. I'm also very grateful to be able to be homeschooling my children. That's a real blessing." Sue Armstrong, Memphis,

ago,

—

Tenn.

An upcoming

God

for being

life

for

life

is?"

(Brother Rowe, a Marist, is a search associate in the Department Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Schoo

Baltimore.)

thank

Medicine in Baltimore and on the ulty of the Graduate School of So: Work at the University of Maryla

Name three things that are good

it all,

look, didn't

MARKETPLACE

"There are times

grateful for

pain of realizing how little! life he had paid attention to. A bell chimed. The stranger stc up. "The soup kitchen serves supp about 15 minutes. I don't want to there late." Cephas offered the man a hand. "Can anyone come?" Cephas asku The man took his arm and they w| off together for the evening meal. for the

which he never had been thankful, having accepted them as his due.... Did it take the deaths of others to make him realize how

you?" the man stated more than asked. Then, he repeated, "Do you know how good it is just to have someone look at you? To make you human in their eyes?

Then the sound of the homeless man

God,

that he's there sustaining us."

— Marianne

Paffle,

Hutchinson, Minn.

edition asks: Tell of a time when you strongly believe God acted In your life. If you would possible publication, please write: Faith Alivel 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

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anything because I didn't lc Maybe I see only a few things: mo and work; convenience; comfort." They spent a few minutes tali Cephas thought perhaps that should be feeling shame for beii ungrateful, but what he was feelf for

"He was standing there frozen in a million visions, seeing in them all

he answered,

by Jean Denton

FAITH IN THE

sort of a blue-green."

"You had to

did.

together.

man saw

stand. He held up a tattered cap and asked Cephas

him with

shame, and he wanted to pray. Did it take the deaths of others to make him realize how good life is? Cephas looked at the photos on the table and remembered. In high school, classmates, some without mothers, some without fathers, sisters or brothers, would hang around his house. He rarely thought about that, but now he "

pettiness, thought-

and ingratitude

illustration

"I pretend it's their problem burl hurts a bit anyway. When people lot can feel grateful for everything, &] the pain." Cephas thought he was beginnir see, as though a world he had paid attention to was opening up bef

own.

know how good

he was being faced with life,

days.

did

Cephas asked,

followed him. The man kept shouting, "You looked at me ... you looked at me!" Finally home, Cephas shut the door and stood for a moment, taking in the room. He tried to conjure up the feeling

The world had

"Sometimes people will even th from looking. An] want to leave it there but ... I del have much dignity to stand on ml

me money to keep

keep shouting looked at

Cephas

day. He couldn't. truded.

from

many

Tou

Cephas hurried away but the sound

felt at this

like his

"Why

me!"

he always

come roots in

block up, a homeless man was sitting on the sidewalk. Cephas put a quarter into his outstretched hand, looking as he did into the beggar's face. Usually he didn't look, giving money somewhat in "self-defense The man shouted, "You looked at

of relief

trained.

Cephas felt he was talking to someone who, perhaps, had

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respond for

rianber 18, 1992

The Catholic News

& Hera!

FAITH IN ACTION "It is

Recognizing the good we do in the middle of a muddle I f

Father David K. O'Rourke, Catholic

News

iples whose marriage I witness invite me to the reception. Since lays are workdays for me, I often In, congratulate the newlyweds Iieir parents, fiddle with half a s if champagne for a few minutes lien head back to work. I; now and then I run into somelio wants to talk. long ago, a successful salesIi his middle years clearly had a sort out his religious values. He loubled, it turned out, by the fact lathing he did seemed to measure t lis religious standards, are discussed his standards it bei clear that they were very deIng, even unrealistic. I cornId that somehow he was in the If impossible situation that could I oly to falling short and feeling

St.

_ ight well fuddle.... a

do, unlike our ideas,

be found Because

in it

d not just thinking,

the middle of a

involves doing it

misfortune

going to be

complex and concrete.'

Thomas Aquinas, one

wishing to

who just may seem

Jjiuch

doesn't seem to to be the real

for the Photo by Les Fetchko

—

clear

and But

our actions always will be a mix of motives and

m, perfectionism actually is 3some for many people. And it hem to overlook their own goodI

was very well

trained;" he

comment stuck with me

for

common for those who had a

asons. First, it is

think that education" will end up >y guilt. Many a stand-up comeses this belief to garner laughs. |>nd, the man was wrong. He was y rather badly trained, pe was a man who was not lax in or judgment. he was troubled. As he said to to

flCatholic

D FOR 'ere is

and our actions with

effects

all

and

goals.

their complex-

ity is the conscience.

So one place we can begin to look for the good in our lives is to look realistically at the good that we do. And one starting point in the search for the good we do is to recognize that it is going to look different from the good that we only think about. The good we do, unlike our ideas, might well be found in the middle of a muddle. That does not mean it is any less good. It only means that, because it involves doing and not just thinking, it is going to be complex and concrete.

state,

way bear my kingdom of God

— the

make

history with us,"

who doubt

their

own

What can I be grateful week I will look attentively good in other people, in

Paul wrote to the Philippians from a dank jail cell in Ephesus, hardly a situation calculated to make St.

him kick up

(Father O'Rourke is pastor of St. Dominic's Parish in Benicia, Calif.)

his heels.

But look what

he wrote: "Rejoice in the Lord always.... Have no anxiety, but in everything ... make

your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:4,6-7).

Joy and peace: These were the two characteristics of the early Christians'

Here was Paul, in a life-and-death predicament. But nothing could darken his deep-down joy or ruffle his inner peace.

Admittedly, Paul was extraordinary, but he was not unique. He was well aware that his fellow Christians were all in the same situation, and he assumed that they would react as he did. "Yours is the same struggle as you saw in me and now hear about me" (1:30).

lived in a world at least as

stressful

The

and anxietyproducing as fact that they

were Chris-

made them

objects of suspicion and hostility. Under existing law they were criminals, enemies of the state.

tians

I encounter, not taking what is good for granted.

How

could they

know

either joy or

peace? Well, for one thing, they had their Their top priority was their relationship with God. That was the only truly lasting value. If that relationship was sound, they had an unshakable security that made for quiet peace and confidence. "Therefore, since we have been justipriorities straight.

by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.... Indeed, if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his son, how much more, once reconciled, will we be saved by his life" fied

(Romans

5:1,10).

They

outlook.

They

myself, in situations

At the root of the early Christians' outlook

By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service

ours.

THOUGHT

a suggestion: Spend some time meditating on what is good in your life. Why? way of taking over a good person's thinking. A person begins to focus

he bad things that happen have a >

for? This

The bridge between the mind with its clear ideas [(person

Reflection:

—

means,

what am, how which carry out

worth or basic goodnessl

of the

ideas.

those

for

orders the order of action and the order of ideas are basically different.

We can have

me,

the bishop writes. Noble thoughts

church's great theologians, taught, these two

unencumbered

can cornel" writes Bishop Joseph J. Gerry of Portland, Maine, in his book, Ever Present Lord (St. Bede's Publications, Box 545, Petersham, Mass. 01366. 1989. Paperback, $1 1 .95). Bishop Gerry reflects on how each believer contributes to the history of salvation. "God is calling us and

One way they can begin to see God's action already at work is to think about one of the basic tenets in the church's theological system. Christian life is about actions and living. Our actions exist in the concrete, in three dimensions. Our ideas exist in the mind, removed from the limitations of time and space.

man, in other words, was a peril ist. While the opposite situation

In in

relationships, in the

them.

The good

the duties of

exactly that way." Many people look at their religious life more or less that way. like the wedding guest, they too can end up believing that they don't measure up. As a result they overlook the fact that a kind and generous God is already well at work in them. Pursuing high ideals, these people misinterpret their imperfection as a sign of God's absence from

I. too

God can come. live, in the way

me, "You have a clear idea of what Christianity is and you ought to be able to live it

Service

wonderful to think that

my great poverty, the kingdom of

— overfocus — on

troubles.

we overfocus on trouble, it grows in our mind's eye. Soon it seems there is nothing else but the negative, ometimes people need to concentrate on turning their thoughts toward what is good about life. he holiday season is an apt time for this. Meditate over the course of a week or two on what is good in your life: family ibers who love you; friends who care; emotional support you provided another person; personal growth achieved; a fear come; the satisfaction of work done well. jiuring this meditation time, reflect on the reality that you yourself are good: a caring or just person, a committed person, a t of God. his is not a feel-good exercise. Instead, it allows the truth to come into view: The bad is not all there is. God is a good

were not a bunch of Pollyannas pretending that life was beautiful when it wasn't. And it wasn't. In many ways it was ugly, and its ugliness affected them. But their peace and joy were inner qualities that "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" could not touch. "If God is with us, who can be against us?... What will separate us from the love

of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?... "I am convinced that neither death, nor life ... nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of

God

Christ Jesus"

(Romans

8:31,35,38-39).

The outlook on life among these early Christians was rooted in the solid assurance that God loved them. This assurance, this proven love, enabled them to face life with a positive self-image and with quiet joy and peace.

/hen

•

tor.

habit of recognizing the

good can

affect your entire attitude, leaving

you with a new

attitude that others will find contagious.

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alivel

(Father Castelot scholar, author

and

a Scripture

lecturer.)

o Catholic

& Herald

News

December

People Archbishop May Resigns Louis Because Of Health

WASHINGTON

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In St.

— Arch-

Pope John Paul

deserved. Catholic

University "has yet to become that most

Who Headed Ford ham For 12 Years Dies At 70 NEW YORK (CNS) Jesuit Father James C. Finlay, president of Fordham University in New York from Jesuit

—

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Father Finlay was associated with

Christian Brother Patrick Ellis at his

Fordham

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—

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was praying for Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who have officially

for

more than 40 years

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he retired in 1984, he served dean at another Jesuit-run school, LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. dent. After

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Institute

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Adams

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Bloomfield. In fact 850 Santas are in town, in the rectory of St.

Bernard Parish. For more than 10 years, the pastor, Oblate Father Anthony Larry, has not only collected Santa figures but has posed as one. He's played the jolly old fellow for the Lutheran congregation and the fire company, riding the truck and booming a hearty "Ho, Ho, Ho" for annual Christ-

mas

giving him more throughout the years.

His collection ranges from a figu-

to the

parties.

rine that stands a quarter- inch

six-foot high at the top.

welcome

tall

to a

sign with Santa

One Santa, given to him by an

must be at least 100 years he estimates. Among his favorites is a Santa from the community's Episcopal priest and his wife. In his Santa suit, Father Larry visits most of the parish's families a few days before Christmas, distributing candy to the children. Then on Dec. 27, his people attend an open house at the rectory. elderly lady, old,

"They

two of them at an afterChristmas sale and after that, well, his

just knock on the door and and browse and enjoy the collection," he told The Catholic Witness, newspaper of the Diocese of Harris-

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Father Larry's collection includes Santas of all shapes and sizes.

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Diciembre Honra Maria Santisima En el mes de diciembre tres celebraciones nos

del concilio, todavia sus ensenanzas estan

recuerdan a nuestra

Madre Maria:

plena

actualidad.

la fi-

ReoqgpTios

esta de la Inmaculada

algunas citas

Concepcion, el ocho; las apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe en el cerro de Tepeyac, el diadoce;

para animar estudio al completo del

veinticinco, la

Madre de Dios dando

"Redimida de un modo

a luz a Jesus, nuestro

eminente, en

documento conciliar:

Salvador. Tenemos,

atencion a los

pues, motivo para

renovar nuestro amor

meritos de su

a Maria Santisima y

Hijo y a El

recordar su lugar importante en la historia de nuestra redencion. Seria bueno en esta epoca

unida con estrecho e indisoluble

vinculo, esta

Pedro y Ceferina Munoz con sus dos hijas, Laura y Elizabeth, subiendo la entrada de la iglesia. Ceferina carga a la bebita vestida de bianco.

leer el contenido del capitulo VIII de la Constitucion Dogmatica sobre "La Iglesia" (Lumen Gentium) del Concilio Vaticano II. Alii se declara quien es Maria en el mujterio de Cristo y de la Iglesia; cual es suToficio en la economia de la salvacion y su relacion con la Iglesia; el culto que le debemos y como es ella signo de esperanza cierta y consuelo para el pueblo de Dios peregrinante en la tierra. Situados nosotros a treinta anos despues

prerrogativa y dignidad: ser la Madre de

Dios Hijo

por tanto,

la hija predilecta

del Padre y el sagrario del Espiritu Santo.

mismo tiempo ella esta unida en la Adan con todos los seres humanos que han de ser salvados; .

.al

estirpe de

cooperado con su amor a que naciesen en la Iglesia los fieles ... prototipo y modelo destacadisimo en la fe y caridad y a quien la Iglesia catolica ensenada por el Espitu Santo, honra con filial afecto de piedad como a Madre amadisima."

Diciembre En Nuestra Senora De Las Americas Grandes preparativos se estuvieron haciendo este ano antes de celebrar la fiesta de la Virgen de Guadalupe, en la pequena iglesia de Nuestra Senora de las Americas, unica iglesia catolica situada en Biscoe, condado de Montgomery, en el extremo este de nuestra

La Misa de la vispera de Navidad, "Misa del Gallo," ciertamente llenara el recinto de Nuestra Senora de las Americas, donde reinara gran alegria a medianoche, festejando el nacimiento de Hijo de Dios. presente.

Desde que

esta iglesia hace tres anos, los hispanos,

Varias parejas de mexicanos ensayaron sus bailes tipicos y escogieron

en su mayoria procedentes de Mexico, acudieron a llenar la nave del pequeno templo, siempre insuficiente, pues bastantes quedan de pie atentos a la

adecuados.

Para

representar escenas vivientes de la

las apariciones

de Maria

celebracion eucaristica dominical. Los

indio Juan Diego, se fabrico una plataforma grande en el jardin, a un lado

feligreses viven en Biscoe y en las

del templo.

Se escogio la fecha del domingo de diciembre para que el mayor

trece

Desde el principio hubo una Misa en espanol a las dos de la tarde, mas pronto el Padre Gerardo ofrecio otra mas temprano. Los catolicos ciudades vecinas.

numero posible de hispanos pudieran

americanos tambien se interesaron en

participar en esta fiesta anual, tal vez la

pedir una Misa en ingles y se les concedio.

mas

significativa para los catolicos de Biscoe y sus alrededores. De nuevo se invito a nuestro Obispo Juan para presidir la liturgia, oficiada por el Padre Gerardo

Clarke,

OSFS.

Otro acontecimiento importante en diciembre es la celebracion de la Navidad, con todas sus costumbres tipicas hispanas. Este ano la pequena comunidad americana ofrecera regalos a unos ciento ochenta y cinco ninos hispanos, el sabado dia diez y nueve del

Familias hispanas participando en la celebracion liturgica dominical.

Padre Gerardo fundo

diocesis.

historia

las escaleras

enriquecida con esta suma

refrescar y volver a

los trajes regionales

18, 19 |

A partir de enero del 93 el horario de Misas cambiara a una sola en espanol, a las 12 mediodia y otra el ingles a las 9:30 a.m. El mes de diciembre trae cada ano disminucion de la poblacion mexicana, pues muchos regresan a sus hogares para la Navidad y tal vez no volveremos a verlos hasta mas adelante o nunca. Sin embargo, nuevas familias e individuos vendran a tomar su lugar en las fabricas y otros lugares de trabajo. las

Grupo de jovenes mexicanos a

la salida

Misa.

The Catholic News

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from page

St. Gabriel,

"We celebrate not the completion of a project but rather the inauguration of a

new phase

in the history

said Bishop

of this parish,"

Donoghue.

While parishioners have much

new

celebrate in their

many

facility,

remember the building controversy

that

almost killed plans to build the parish center.

One

year ago,

St.

Gabriel parish

faced building delays as neighbors tried

block construction of the new parish The legal dispute with neighbors opposing construction settled in to

center.

February, allowing construction to continue, but forcing construction

back a

couple of months. Father Sheridan said contractors

were understanding and patient will all of the delays. Their main concern, he

was for the building to be first "They were most interested in doing a first class job, and they accomsaid,

quality.

plished

it."

Crosswinds, from page 5 For me,

was an experience of who were faced with was too much for many

being with people a situation that of

iibers

St.

Gabriel parish children's choir sing out in praise during during dedication ceremony.

Photo by

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of them. Perhaps the only it

3ietzen, from I said,

Thanks To one else does, however,

no black-and-

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

Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701 (Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same

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"sufficient for the day." In the

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memories to the Lord and And, to begin again

able by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen,

yet to be

bound by

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and practice

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(Canon 1117; the exact

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invite His healing.

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Attempting to be God's surrogate in judging the souls of others can be a quick road to pride and arrogance, not to mention a nervous breakdown. The late famous Jesuit retreat master, Father Tony de Mello, remarked in one of his retreats, "The first step toward peace of heart is resigning as general manager of the universe." Most of us would be far happier if we could remember that. And we do not need to downplay or ignore our principles in doing so. (A free brochure outlining Catholic

the father or mother, your son or daughter, for exleaves the Catholic Church "by a

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answer applicable to everyone. In to insist that there is only one way tnd for the truth in these complicircumstances can reveal either a of pride or a deep need for moral ions which are absolutely certain with no tinges of risk. >uch an attitude opens the way, at least, to rash judgment, iven the church recognizes in her ial laws that the child's conscience e God may be quite different from

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Diocesan News Briefs Winter Tour Visit

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CHARLOTTE

Gabriel Church is hosting the Notre Dame Chorale on its Winter Tour visit. The conTuesday, Jan. 5

cert is

St.

8 p.m.

The Notre Dame Chorale, in its 20th season, is a choir of 50 plus members from the Indiana university. The

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CHARLOTTE

be purshased in advance by calling Jay Kilroy at (704) 365-1416. Adult tickets are $5 each; tickets for children 1 2 and under are $3 each.

Newman Lecture ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Oratory

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Warmaking State." Father Berrigan of New York City is known for his prophetic and scholarly commitment to peace and justice. As a has been a witness to the justice of the

Gospel

our time.

eral books, articles

He has written

the St. Patrick School cafeteria on Christ-

returns in the center's offices in

mas day from 1 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. The free dinner is for people who

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Park Baptist Church on Monday^ 1 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers are asked to help hours a week from Feb. 1 through 15. Adult volunteers of all age* welcome. For more information, Nancy Hiley at (704) 334-4637.

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C New Years Eve Party CHARLOTTE — The Knights

Columbus Council 770 is hosting a New Years Eve dinner and dancing party at the Council Hall. The Blue Moons will play music from the '40s, '50s and '60s.

not required.

Dress accordingly. A prime rib dinner will be served at 8 p.m. BOYB setups

call the

Oratory

who

are traveling.

Transportation is provided for those

who need it, and entertainment will be provided by church members. Meals will be delivered to people unable to

BELMONT — A graveside

Belmont Abbey Saturday, Dec noon. Bishop John F. Donoghue conduct the prayer service.

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having an open house for people interested in square dancing at the church on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. The church is also sponsoring a Christmas dance and covered dish dinner Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Don or Mary Lous Johanek at (704) 542-9125, or Dick or Marion Zacharias at (704) 847-4619. is

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attend.

CHARLOTTE — St. Ann

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BELMONT— The House of Mercy

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cs Of Euthanasia Debated At lesota Conference

ILOOMINGTON, Minn. (CNS)— rts

on both sides of the euthanasia

debated

its

ethics at a conference

aomington which featured the kin net Adkihs, Helga Wanglie and y Cruzan, three women who at ent times were at the center of to-die controversies.

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Adorers of the Blood of Christ Sisters Shirley Kolmer, Agnes Mueller and were brought to Kathleen McGuire Dover Air Force Base on an Air Force C-141 cargo plane Dec. 7. The nuns were killed around Oct. 22, but their bodies were not recovered found until

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Nov. 29. A spokeswoman for the order, which is based in Red Bud, 111., said an autopsy was scheduled before the remains were to be flown west for burial.

those opposed cited religious rea-

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Mississippi Abortion Law

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WASHINGTON

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The court

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December

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Charles Borron Calls Parish Blood St.

Crusader Clipboard

A Success MORGANTON — Cr

Drive By

FRANK MERCOGLIANO

With the Christmas break upon Belmont Abbey, both Abbey cage squads get to rest for the holidays before returning to action in the first week of

January. The men's team has jumped out to a 3-3 start

coach

T m Jaeger's i

first

year

while

the

women have started out 5-3 af-

winning

ter

their two. Here

now

seasons so

last

a recap of both teams'

far.

85, his

collegiate coaching victory as the trail.

five three-pointers

as the Crusaders

Stan Maynard

hit

and scored 21 points

won their season opener

for the first time in four years. Senior

point guard Brett Walters added six

and Allen Johnson grabbed a team high 10 rebounds. 11/21 N.C. Wesleyan 86, Belmont Abbey 80. Belmont Abbey loses in the finals of the F&M Apple Tip-Off Classic as Wesleyan hits four big free throws down the stretch. The Crusaders were outrebounded by four, and Wesleyan grabbed 17 offensive assists

—

boards. Stan

Maynard again

led the

troops with 21 points. Brett Walters had

19 and Lincolnton's Skip for the second straight

58.

—

11/21

Bluefield State

Belmont Abbey 87, 80. Belmont Abbey got

from Keesha Wilson and Seleta Moore, who both scored seven points each in overtime to help Abbey win their first of the year. Adams had 17 rebounds to go over 1000 in her career, as well as a career high 39 points. 11/24 Wofford 80, Belmont a boost

—

Abbey

ers shot

the

The Division II Lady Terri.500 for the game in dropping

71.

Lady Crusaders to

led the

-2.

Adams again

Wendy Morrow

rebounds. six assists.

into

dished out

The team forced Wofford

30 turnovers, but they couldn't

capitalize.

—

11/28 Belmont Abbey 79, Queens 64. Belmont Abbey used an 1 1-

Lowe had

the

Queen City

rivals in

Abbey's home opener. Jessica Wilwith

ing. India first

3 points on six of nine shoot-

Adams overcame

a horrible

half to finish with 16 points and 16

rebounds.

—

11/30 Belmont Abbey 70, Lenoir-Rhyne 60. The Lady Crusaders overcame an early 10 point deficit to boost their record above .500 for the first time this

St.

Borromeo and Calvary Lutheran j

seven shots, scoring 17 points and grabbing 1 7 rebounds, both tops on the team. 12/2

Abbey

— High Point

55.

61,

The Abbey drops

in a cooperative effort to

Belmont

the

game. High Point scores no baskets in the last 5:35 of the game, but they hit 11 of 14 free throws down the to stay in the

Abbey

stretch to stave off a furious

Adams once

success.

again led in scoring

and rebounding, with 16 and 12 respectively.

—

CCHS

12/5 Belmont Abbey 1 03 Barton The Lady Crusaders hit the century mark for only the second time in coach ,

Choral

Ensemble Plans

Keebbe's seven year tenure and they even their conference mark at 1 - 1 Adams had 20 points and 18 boards. Thirteen out of 14 team members either scored or had a rebound as the Abbey cleared their bench in the blowout. 12/7 Belmont Abbey 104, Converse 57. Belmont Abbey scored over 100 again for the second time in a row after doing in once in the past six years. Adams, who was the Conference Player of the Week, scored 24 points on 1 1 of 14 shooting. She also would grab 11 rebounds and be named Conference Player of the Week based on this perfor-

Concef

Christmas

mance alone. Frank Mercogliano

CHARLOTTE - The Chora CCHS singers of Cha

semble and

Catholic High School will pres

Christmas Concert 20, in the

7:30 p.m.,

CCHS gymnasium, 31(K

Road. Selections will include the tional

"O Holy Night," and Hafiff Amen," and a varie

"Hallelujah,

contempory music such as Paul Sii "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

The holiday

celebration will

include a display of art works by ( is

students.

sports infor-

The concert

mation directorfor Belmont Abbey Col-

season. India Adams didn 't

A record number of donors forward to give the "gift of life." N J 73 donors were first time givers blood drive was considered to be a

ference opener on the road after fighting

rally.

donate blc

American Red Cross on

Dec.

their con-

—

liams provided a spark in her first career start

shoot much, but she made the best of her

84.

team with 21 points and 14

selves from their

—

Crusaders never

teams.

point second half run to distance them-

Crusaders Recap Belmont Abbey 11/20 Shenandoah 76. Tim Jaeger gets first

Belmont Abbey just 25 second half win the season opener for both

points to

free

and open

public.

lege.

A Christmas Prayer

game.

11/30— Belmont Abbey 88, Averett cruise in their home

The Crusaders

opener, as everyone in the lineup scores.

The squad

shot .57 1 percent in the

first

The team commits just 1 1 turnovers, only two in the second half. Gastonia's Mike Sumner half in opening a 41-27 lead.

picked up eight rebounds in 21 minutes of work and five different Crusaders reached double figure scoring. 12/3 Belmont Abbey 8 1 Presby-

—

The Crusaders upset the favored Blue Hose easily as

terian 62.

heavily

they go on a 14-4 run early in the second half to put the game away. Stan led with 23 points

Maynard

and Ashbrook's Jake

Robinson led an inspired defense

that

forced 23 turnovers. 12/7

ice,

— Lees-McRae

70,

Belmont

Abbey 65. The Crusaders suffer a letdown and allow the Bobcats to break a 28 game losing streak. Brett Walters had 15 points before injuring his foot with 10 minutes left. Maynard and Robinson both foul out with five minutes remaining and the Crusaders cannot catch up.

12/9

tin

— Lenoir-Rhyne

84,

Belmont

Abbey 47. The game was never in doubt as L-R opened up a 12-2 lead and led at the half 43-14. Belmont Abbey was just 7 for 30 at the half, and they shot only

.2333 percent for the

game

no one

May

the true spirit of Christmas be with you

and throughout the coming

reached double figures in scoring.

now

year. Pes

Lady Crusader Recap 11/20 Kennesaw

—

State 69,

Belmont Abbey 59. Belmont Abbey lets a halftime lead escape them in the Lady Bulldog Classic opener. India Adams scored 21 points but it was not enough as Kennesaw State allowed

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