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December

25, 1992

came among us

esus

that first Christmas

amid the cold of liter when the night r

ht,

half spent

...

This

came not complete and

wrd Jesus

my in

wfect fulfillment I prophecies

of all

of the

hient covenant;

\ne to bring all

imanity a magnificent

wson for hope, for joy,

peace mop John .

Donoghue

I)ear Friends in Christ, |)nce again, we celebrate the leof our joy, the birth of Christ It is truly a joyous ti our world.

of year, and

)f Christ's

experience this in so many

coming

ways. We see the brightly of the Christmas seahining out clearly in the midst of :old and early darkness of the winter season. We hear with joy [pleasure the beautiful music of povely Christmas carols from We expeI culture and nation. e with joy the love of our family rent

red lights

Ifriends, Jitality

and we have the warm

of the homes of our fam-

ld friends graciously

opened up

is rightly the time for us to celebrate that is, to ; present in a very special way rue cause of our joy, our hope, )eace. And the angels of God proclaimed the reason for our 'hen they announced to the shep^ in Bethlehem's lonely fields Christmas salutation, "This day

Christmas

—

avid's City a Saviour has to

been

great ingratitude to a loving

and Father of us :

Special Child. Third grade students

at St.

Ann School

present the story of the birth of Jesus.

Angermeier, Kevin Trapp and Nick Strayhorn. The part of Joseph

Kevin Sullivan makes

his stage debut as the

Wisemen

pictured

left to right:

Karl

played by David Bernard, and Alison Nowell portrays Mary. Little

baby Jesus.

Photo by

JOANN KEANE

you, the Messiah and Lord."

Ve must all, then, rejoice at stmas and have a celebration iase not to do so would be to '

truly beautiful

all. Christmas and joyous eel-

ion of the magnificent reality he Lord Jesus has come to live jig us as a splendid gift given to / a loving heavenly Father. In tillness of that night, Jesus the was born of the Virgin Mary, sped warmly in swaddling clothes was laid gently in the manger at

Mehem's inn. He came as the mate manifestation of God's love Is.

pur abiding Christmas joy is alGod's divine love, shared so with us in our Lord Jesus. The

promised and awaited Messiah

actually lives among us in Jesus, the Christ of God. He is here as our brother, ourfriend, our life-long com-

panion and our Redeemer.

When

Jesus came to live among us, beginning with his birth in Bethlehem of Judea, He brought with Him from

heaven above the wonderful gifts from a loving heavenly Father to lavish upon us ... the gift of God's divine love, God's amazing grace, the peace of the Lord God s enduring mercy and forgiveness, the promise '

a full sharing in Jesus all glorious resurrection ... the same Lord Jesus whose birth the angels proclaimed to the shepherds and whose Epiphany star the Wisemen carefully followed to Bethlehem's stable, still abides faithfully in our

of eternal

life,

midst through the wonderful realithe sacraments, ties of the Church the sacred scriptures and the power of prayer. No wonder, then, that we have such cause for joy and celebration at the Christmas miracle. The Gospel narrative of Christmas has come down now to us through almost 2,000 years of human history as the cause of our Christmas joy. As we approach the end of the second millennium, there is no truth that should be proclaimed as more important that this: The eternal Son of God has become a human being, through the almighty power of the Holy Spirit. God's own very Son has forever assumed our human condition. Perhaps now as never before in all of human history, it is more ur-

—

gent that

rediscover the tremen-

dous dignity and value of our humanity. We must realize who we are in God's eyes and what we are destined to become, according to God's gracious design in this world and in the next.

My wish and my prayer for you and your loved ones here at Christmas and all during the coming year is you may truly rejoice in all both human and divine that is the celebrathat

During the comLord Jesus bless you with His peace and grant you and your loved ones the gifts of good health, happiness and peace of mind. tion of Christmas.

ing year,

may

the

— Most Reverend John F. Donoghue Bishop

Of Charlotte

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December

Christmas

25, IS I

Somalia

CRS Staff In Somalia Share Christmas Message Of Hope The following letter was received from Catholic Relief Services staff serving in Somalia. It was signed by the eight staff members stationed in Baidoa.

As soon

as the planes

come

to a stop at

hot as ever, with few clouds in the sky,

unloaded onto local Somalia trucks and is transported without delay to the villages, some 100 km distant, centered on the district town of Qansadhere. With target families registered and issued with ration cards, we think we minimize the amount of food which goes missing and maximize

and in a predominantly Islamic country,

the benefit to the people.

ture of aid workers

Maintaining CRS' Mission

relief supplies. Threats

need

tion to retake Bardheere complicate the

more serious than dysentery, so alth most of us have lost a lot of weight,

Baidoa much like Christmas here as December 25 approaches. It's as Christmas

doesn't feel

there won't be

But there

much public celebrating!

enough Christmas

the airstrip, the food

How is CRS doing? We think "not

in the air

among the many organizations working here in Somalia to make us want to share

too bad." In war-torn Somalia,

very

hard to get accurate figures, but our

with you our thoughts and our

Starving Somali children scrape a porridge supplement from a water pitcher at a

work

both unleashes another vast wave of refugees toward Baidoa, and undermines the limited

all

the time

CRS

letter,

will

How

Stressed out, but

CRS

most

for the

part!

how

describe

scription

Plans for the future?

hard to

it is

travel-

spo-

Mostly

sense.

just hear groups of rounds

from the same guns,

than 1,000 metric tons across

only shooting into the sky. panic now when the firing goes on longer than ten seconds, or

the

Kenyan border

into

All In

sounds like heavy calibre. Then time to hole up in the compound and wait for tempers to

Gedo

it's

Work

Day's

Life here, as

cool!

Most

you can no

when we

to rise

take

socializing.

week,

in turns

of food for the day, courtesy of

LWF/SEOC airlift. The massive C-130 "Hercules" transports lumber in through the early morning cloud, and beetle out to the airport,

wet from the morning "shower," to talk the plane down to the

Most of us agree that this

most pleasant

—

the

day the airstrip at that hour is deserted and you can be alone with your thoughts as the sun

rises.

It's

part of the

too early for the

gunmen

and looters to be much in evidence, so it is the hour of the day when we can perhaps feel most safe. And there is always the hope that the aircrews will offer you an ice-cold coke from their ice-box on the plane once you have confirmed for them by radio that the security situation at the airstrip

nor-

mal and that they are clear to land! Each Hercules carries about 17.5 metric tons of villages served

Sorghum by CRS.

destined for

usually

receive two such flights per day.

CRS

has so far been able to boast a much about one percent lower "loot-rate"

—

of our food then

many

of the agencies

operating in Somalia. Part of the reason is

our commodity

as the local staple

— sorghum — which, is

all

But perhaps once a

the agencies put on a

—

still

airstrip.

in-

a solitary life, and with a sevenday week, the days roll around and around with little to distinThe guish one from another. calendar is marked more by the memories of big incidents

the

hair

we obey an

brave face and attend a party at some agency's house which dispels some of the gloom. But it is

and monitor the air band

radios to wait for our first flight

CRS

nights

formal curfew that prevents much

doubt imagine, is not much of a panic. The day begins at 4:30 a.m.,

just kids

Region.

of much lower cash

value on the black market than imported

wheat or rice. Another important reason is that CRS food is never stored for long periods before transported to villages.

population registration indicates that we are feeding about

great deal

110,000 people, a

more than our

original esti-

mate of 50-60,000. That fact gives us a pretty good idea of CRS's success here. Large numbers of people are returning to their villages, confident that

food

getting through and that we can be trusted to provide for districts.

them

in their

own home

for the death rate, that

very hard to quantify. A trip to any one of the villages will reveal plentiful still

dug graves, but questions to villagers about numbers of dead are met

fresh

only with the response "many" or "more." But the rate is undoubtedly falling in the areas in which we work. Perhaps an indication is given by the numbers in the towns when we first arrived in Baidoa the daily death rate was around 250. Most recently, it was down to "just" 60 a day. But, we are all painfully aware that progress can be precarious in neighboring Bardheere (just 200 km away), evacuated by relief agencies after an invasion by one of Somalias' warlords, the death rate shot up into the hundreds again in a matter of days with the depar-

of a Caritas delegation, or the destruction of a WFP convoy, or a blood

visit

feud between different Somalia families in

As long i

welcome new harvest early next ye already the seeds we saw planted become lush green sorghum plants;

It is

Shooting

makes

]

grinning

still

program has

airlifted almost 2,000 metric tons of food into Bay Region, and trucked more

that continue!

rains continue good, there should

radic, but constant, if that de-

Long may

personally?

surreal

tank rockets.

have bee

of us have been life-threatened,

The Gun

everywhere with heavily armed kids to protect you. Every car has at least one machine gun, many have bazookas and anti-

Somalia

arises. Illness so far

Looking Ahead

ling

more than 1 10,000 people in Bay Region, formerly one of the most fertile parts of Somathe

are

fee

Re(

Nairobi hospital within six hours,

confidence we have in work-

Survival Under

you read this have had a

ing

To date,

ing close to the conflict zone.

permanent presence in Baidoa, Somalia for exactly three months. From an initial twoperson team which arrived at the end of September to perform a rapid assessment of need, CRS has built up to feed-

lia.

and the halting of by another fac-

further, as

still

your support and prayers for us over here. thanks for

(CNS photo from

center in Bardere, Somalia.

town.

four feet high. But even if the rains there

the danger that a succe

harvest will be plundered again by

one was. So it & committed to a long st Bay and Gedo. And there continu be need not just for food, but for medical assistance and water rehab ers, just as the last

CRS

that

With generous donations froi American public, CRS is starting some of those gaps. We are also a( "supplementary" or emergency fe< kitchens to our general good disl tion.

tion for those who are too weal malnourished to feed themselves But, our main priority remai ensure a plentiful supply of food the people until such time as the; safely support themselves again, from the 110,000 people an Qansadhere, our staff has iden large groups of displaced and hi people around the towns of Dinso Berdale who also need our help, new shipments of sorghum arriving the U.S. any day now, we should the capacity soon to help these pe i

Now that the military intervention! by the U.S. /United Nations i perhaps the poi Mogadishu will be reopened, an can bring our food to the people ised

terializing,

rather than the only available (and h

So far in Somalia,

aid workers have

costly) option presently of shifting

not been direct targets. Those few that

have been injured have been unlucky enough to get caught in crossfire. That

The recent news of Security ( backing for troops to protect tht shipments is frankly very welcor too much money, time, and tens being expended now by the NG< trying to make sure our food re those who need it. But long-te defense operation of that nature

of course,

a constant, but unpredict-

able danger. Feuding between the clans, sub-clans, and even within families all

consuming

firelight,

it is

here.

When

frightening

there

how

quickly

everyone gets drawn in, and a large proportion of our time is spent talking with other agencies about security, trying to gauge if a recent killing is just "part of the day" or whether it might explode into something involving everyone. All this adds up to a lot of tension, so we are glad to be able to use to the Hercules flights to get away

—

for R R, to Nairobi for an emotional support from our hard-working colleagues in headquarters. Twice so far, the Hercules have come in handy for medical evacuations it has been a comfort to learn that we can have our staff installed in

Mombasa logistical

—

air.

cil

overcome

the underlying tragedy malia needs peace, not just prote Without a lasting peace, the So will continue to be threatened by i tainty and hunger; without peace, ing the starved is an open-endec tract for organizations like

CRS.

conclude by tha you all again for your thoughts, hard work, your prayers. To kno

want

keeps us goinj tough situation. May we wish yo Merry Christmas, and the best O! feel that support

Years.

The Catholic News

Ismber 2 5, 1992

& Hen

iocesan Priest Receives octorate In KEANE

By JOANN

his vocation

Associate Editor

— Following

WINSTON SALEM

Canon Law was nurtured

in a

very

strong, loving family environment.

"That's where

began."

Following his graduation from

ecent completion of doctoral studbather Peter Jugis, parochial vicar at

UNC-Charlotte, he entered formation

Winston Salem, becomes the priest in this diocese to be awarded ctorate in canon law. Father Jugis

for the Diocese of Charlotte. His studies

,eo in

nded his thesis

nothing

North Carolinian,

tion take place? Father Jugis' first reac-

month

last

Laying claim to "firsts" to the native

at the

ined in

only diocesan priest

er Jugis is the

Rome by Pope John Paul II.

may well be the only priest in the ese who can claim the honor of he

g baptized as lael J.

an infant by Bishop

Begley.

Even though the doctorate is a per1 achievement, Father Jugis looks s degree as a diocesan degree. "It

asked me to Begley then Bishop Bishop / they always made the Dghue

who

the bishop

—

first

—

says Fr. Jugis.

irtunities available,"

^eter Jugis

was a college student

supplementing his educational

nses by playing the organ during

Monsignor

lings at local parishes. J.

tor,

Gabriel parish and vocations

sensed that Jugis

may be strug-

with the call to priesthood. Msgr.

;

weeney asked 'd

the

young musician

"He

considered the priesthood.

led to shy

away from the question,"

Msgr. McSweeney.

Perhaps,

was not v to recognize his vocational call-

many young men,

1ft

tion

Jugis

was, however, a turning point,

thought was in his head, and the

months,

..."

kept coming back to

says Father Jugis.

And

roots of his priestly future

the

were

to return to Charlotte for ordi-

He wanted

his family present

when Bishop Begley ordained him to the priesthood. He was prepared to turn back on the opportunity of ordination by the pope. As it turns out, his parents and two brothers were able to come to Rome. Bishop Begley and Msgr. McSweeney headed for Rome as well. As fate would have it, Bishop Begley served on the altar at the Bascilica at St. his

New Code Of Canon

The

Photo by

JOANN KEANE

Unborn Children Mourned At Belmont Graveside Service

With studies,

the conclusion of his

JCD

Father Jugis will resume his

participation in tribunal affairs,

CAROL HAZARD

ter

Associate Editor

Donoghue, the

BELMONT

tion," says the retired bishop.

where

he serves as officialis of the tribunal. "He will be helping us in the tribunal even though he won't be full time in that job, as he continues parish duties," says Bishop John F. Donoghue. "I am very pleased that he has the degree," says Bishop Donoghue. "It will be helpful for the diocese, especially in the tribunal, and also with canonical research." "I consider the degree for service to

"Whatever Bishop Donoghue wants me to do to serve the diocese, I'm there for that." the diocese." says Father Jugis

Merry Christmas and

& #>

Bishop Michael Begley.

to retired

with the Holy Father in the ordination ceremony. "And I had the privilege of presenting Peter with his chalice during the ordina-

Father Jugis says

ied into the soil.

Father Peter Jugis shows his 400-page dissertation, "Marriage In

Law"

Peter., concelebrating

:rnment process had begun. "After /

was

nation.

McSweeney, then associate pas-

f St.

Rome. Once his studies in Rome were completed, it was time for ordination, and the big question. Where would ordina-

University of America.

iolic

took him to the Gregorian University

— About

100 people took time out from busy Christmas schedules to mourn and pray for aborted children.

Families, Respect Life coordina-

and others gathered at Belmont Saturday, Dec. 19 for an ecumenical graveside prayer service in honor of children killed in their mothtors

Abbey

ers'

of the innocents," Bishop John F. celebrant, said at the

service.

"This grave

mony

site

gives lasting

testi-

unique sanctity of dignity of each unborn human life, to our determination to continue to work in the defense of the unborn and to our faith that, through the gracious mercies of God, our brothers and sisters who have been killed by abortion will one day to the

wombs.

participate in the resurrection of the

dead and the eternal life of heaven," Bishop Donoghue said. After the service, Fred Gallagher, a

infant size casket containing

mangled body parts retrieved earlier this year from a dumpster outside of a Charlotte abortion center was lowered into the grave.

The Belmont Abbey cemetery will be the site of a diocesan memorial organized by the Knights of Columbus. The national fraternal organization voted this past August to establish a "Tomb of the Unborn" in every diocese in the country as a monument to "a new slaughter of the innocents through abortion." "The innocent unborn who are killed by abortion are the holy innocents of our

St.

Patrick's parishioner, said, "This

grave will be a symbol for all the aborted babies and the incredible loss of life. We grieve the loss of loved ones, especially these innocent babies." Jerry O'Keefe, a St. Patrick's parishioner, said he

turnout.

people.

was heartened by

"I'm surprised to see It

all

the

these

makes a good statement about O'Keefe coor-

the value of human life."

dinates peaceful abortion protests in Charlotte.

time, and their slaughter is a new slaugh-

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Bishop John

Donoghue and Benedictine Abbot Oscar Burnett of Belmont Abbey,

right,

preside over a graveside prayer service for the unborn at the Abbey.

Photo by

CAROL HAZARD

Catholic

News

December

Herald

25,

Pro-Life Corner

"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no

room

for

them

the inn."

Luke 2:7

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you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying

manger." Suddenly, a great army of heaven's angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God: "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased." When the angels went away from them back into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which in a

The Pope Speaks VATICAN (CNS)

—

CITY

Here

the

Vatican text of Pope John

Paul IPs remarks

Lord has told us." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby lying in the manger. When the shepherds saw him, they told them what the angel had said about the child. All who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said. Mary remembered all these things and thought deeply about them. The shepherds went back, singing praises to God for all they had heard and seen; it had been just as the angels had told them. the

11,15).

By the power of the Holy Spirit and in accord with Christ's will, Peter exercised a particular au ity recognized and accepted by the Christian con communion with the other apostlt and made personal decisions as

English at his weekly gen-

nity.

eral audience Dec. 16.

initiated action

Acting

head. Peter's miraculous delivery from prison (cf. 1

2:6- 1 7) in response to the "earnest prayer" (Acts

Dear brothers and

sis-

which the church offered on his behalf show: special protection and assistance he enjoyed in c

Continuing

our

ing out his pastoral mission.

ters,

catechesis on the Petrine

ministry in the church,

which the church

The constant prayers every age sustains his succe

in the exercise of their ministry ensure this i

Luke

2:1 1-20.

see that the

New

Testa-

ment bears witness

to the authority exercised

among

the apostles

and

Peter's

name comes first in the lists of the apostles (e.g.

10:2),

and he

in the life

Cor

first

of the

Lk 24:34; Jn 20: 1 -

(cf.

15:3ff.). Peter also acts as the apostles'

spokes-

man in proclaiming the risen Christ and as the leader of the first

community

(e.g.

Pope Blesses

Acts

The Catholic

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•in

December 25, 1992 Volume 2, Number 17 Publisher:

Editor:

Most Reverend John

Donoghue

2:14ff.; 3:3-8; 5:1-

Nativity

pleased to greet the young people

Australia visiting

Rome as part

the youth exch

program of the International Association of Clubs.

Upon

all

the English-speaking pilgrims,

from the Philippines and the United Si cordially invoke the grace and peace of Jesus C

cially those I

our Savior.

Scene Headed For Bosnia

— Pope John Paul

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

servants of God."

of the early church.

described as the

witnesses of the resurrection

by Peter

assistance as they fulfill their duty to be "servants

"concrete support for the victims of this grave

blessed a traveling Nativity scene headed for Bosnia-

ongoing conflict."

Herzegovina and said he hoped it would brighten Christmas for the tens of thousands of war victims

people along

there.

humanitarian value.

The Nativity scene, mounted on a semi-trailer truck, was put together by Franciscan religious orders in Europe. The group hoped to make it to the devas-

those

Bosnian capital of Sarajevo during a tour of the former Yugoslavian republics Dec. 23-Jan. 2. The truck was to be followed by other vehicles carrying humanitarian aid, picked up along the way. The pope, meeting with organizers at the start of a' general audience at the Vatican Dec. 16, called the initiative a "caravan of hope" and said it offered tated

praised the project for seeking to its

"Convey

European itinerary in an action of

best wishes to those

who offer you

you me<

support and to those who,

your generosity, will be able to enjoy a more s» Christmas," he said. The pope has repeatedly issued pleas for pi Bosnia-Herzegovina, and his top diplomatic repr tatives have urged more forceful international aci to

guarantee humanitarian relief to the thousands of]

wounded

left

homeless by the fighting.

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in a creative

prepare to work in

sors are called to do the

can be said that the coming of God stops at the human will," he said Dec. 15 during his annual pre-Christmas Mass for university students,

teaching, he said.

threshold of

professors and administrators.

The Advent period "is given to us so that we become more and more aware of the presence of him

who

always coming, knocks," the pope said. is

who

stands at the door and

Those who believe in God and accept the salvation do God's work in the world. The world is "the evangelical vineyard" of God, the pope said. "Human beings must know it and his son brings are called to

way, never destroying

Students are called to learn about the viney

students. "It

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cultivate

of himself to humanity, but it is not a gift forced on anyone, Pope John Paul II told university gift

through their studies, and pi same through their researc

Ian

troL

"This world is humanity's inheritance, its ns environment. If human beings destroy it, they demn themselves to an inevitable death," the said.

In another way, he said, God's vineyard lies v "each one of us in our humanity and our uniqu

unrepeatable personality." It is

the individual

which God wants

leading each person to share in his divine said.

•foi

to cult

life, the

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The Catholic News

nber 25, 1992

Editor's

Notebook

By BOB

Light

GATELY

lis issue and last week's issue of The Catholic News & Herald have been Iced under something less than ideal conditions. lie day after the Dec. 1 1 edition went to press I underwent surgery for a cataract. I supposed to be out of action for about two days, but some complications developed and I'm still not able to put in much time on the paper. In fact, it's still something of a question as to when I'll be able to function at 100 percent of normal, Fortunately, we're going into a holiday break without another issue scheduled until Jan. 8. With any luck at all, I'll be back to normal by then. Meanwhile, Associate Editors Joann Keane and Carol Hazard are doing a great job getting the paper out on time. Things have been complicated by the necessity to print each of these papers a day earlier than usual because of an advertising insert in the Dec. 8 issue and

patient.

Keep

He does

heartfelt thanks to

standing; and

'You go

may not be the most appropriate time for what follows but it needs had planned to write this last week but the eye surgery intervened and vas no column. lope that anyone who plans to write a letter to the editor will take a moment the letters policy which usually appears on the same page with the letters we have any which can be printed, that is). length of letters and a ban on le policy is very specific about two things I

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ial

If a letter which exceeds those what the writer is saying, we'll try to Otherwise, the letter does not appear. If you write a letter which does not within a reasonable time, check the length and try to rewrite it to meet the

do not print

of more than 250 words.

letters

can be cut and

still

into

vineyard too.'" (Matthew 20:6-7 rsv)

asks us to go forth and

believer

a light in this

called by Christ to be a spark of light, a center

in this world. And this can be accomplished all the more perfectly when each one lives in deep intimacy and communion with God." To become this spark of light, we need to focus on God's will. In addition to worshipping God with a sincere heart, we strive for holiness in other ways. For instance by: * meeting the continual responsibilities and challenges of raising a family, or in the case of single men and women, living a wholesome and balanced life; * showing justice and consideration as an employer, or integrity and dependability as an employee; * speaking with charity and truthfulness in everyday conversations; * seeing that scientific developments help the human race rather than harm it;

retain the sense of

* forgiving injuries wholeheartedly; * accepting

hard times with courage;

* spending a portion of leisure time in helping

have had few letters which were rejected because they involved personal on named individuals. However, we recently have received some blatantly etters. As far as I am concerned, any letter containing racial slurs or anything uld be construed as such falls under the heading of personal attacks and will

e ;

become

world of darkness. "It is your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you ... when the spirit of truth comes, He will guide you in all the truth." (John 16:7, 13 rsv) What is the truth? What does the Lord want of us? Pope John XXIII put it best when he said. "Every of love, a vivifying leaven

absence.

iristmas aid.

"And about the eleventh hour He went out and found others 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They said to Him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them,

said to them,

Joann and Carol for the job

He require a constant flurry of Him and put things first. those who had the courage to take up His

instruct us to abide in

Jesus promised a great reward to

challenge to go forth.

the holiday season.

message before you, and you'll find new energy.

Jesus does not ask great deeds of us, nor does activity, but

the holiday mailing schedule for this issue.

they have been doing in

Christ's

Heral

One Candle

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR By now you must be weary of all the hoopla that goes with But be

published.

needy individuals or worthy

causes; * strengthening values in education

and the intellectual life; showing concern for the spiritual welfare and salvation of others; * showing good taste and moderation in the choice of the friends we make and the words we use, the clothes we wear, the entertainment we enjoy and the life-style *

we embrace; more pleasant note, on behalf of the entire staff of The Catholic News & I want to wish all of our readers a blessed and joyous holiday season. Merry

New

mas and Happy

What

Year.

Pastoral Associate?

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN same

in all parishes?

and by reducing to concrete practice the lofty ideals of the Social Gospel, I was hungry, you gave me to eat," etc. We all need the Holy Spirit to help us put our spiritual goals first. Welcome the Lord with gladness. "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of Him who called you out of the darkness into His marvelous light." ( 1 Peter 2:9 rsv) (For a free copy of the copy of the Christopher News Note, "Let' s Celebrate," send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 St., New York, N.Y. 10017.)

Please explain the responsibilities of a pastoral associate. the

"When

Are

their

Father John Catoir

director of

The Christophers.

(New York)

A. Let's

first

be certain of our terminology. Two have somewhat simi-

different kinds of parish ministers lar titles.

Assistant pastors are often called associate pastors.

These are always priests assigned by the bishop and have the

more formal canonical

title

of parochial vicar.

These priests are co-workers with the pastor of the parish and work together with him, and under his authority, in caring for all aspects of parish life (Canons 545-548) The vicars may be responsible for any part of the parish or any groups in the parish. They can even serve in certain types of ministry in more than one parish at the

same

time.

or parish associates as they are also called, assist very

storal associates,

with the pastor in the care of the parish.

of these associates are

men and women

religious,

some

are lay

men and

Crosswinds is a series of colwritten by staff members of Catholic Social Services. In order to

protect client confidentiality, the staff

And, my favorite was the family whose youngest child asked for a puppy. I got to take him and his mom to pick it out (at the dog pound) and to my utter amazement, they had gone to a nearby library and had taken out a book on dogs which was going to be their guide for their selection. I assure you the puppy selection did not match any in the book,

umns

members are not

is no universal official definition or job description for this ministry; it all on what the individual parish needs, what competencies and training the ite possesses and what tasks the pastor wants such an associate to assume, e thing is sure. Along with other key parish ministers, many such parish ites are exceptionally well educated theologically and highly trained for the

Christmas and the response of

ere s

they perform.

imerous parishes, both in the United States and other countries, are blessed :atly enriched by their presence and the services they perform for their parish tnities.

My son is an HIV carrier. He plans to marry a non-Catholic woman

ch ceremony. iiwever,

as It

isn't clear

how the Catholic Church rules on this situation. His

aware of his condition and still wants to be information you can give. (New York)

|Being an

HIV

|ediment to

his wife.

We look forward

even suffering from the AIDS disease itself, is not marriage. In this it is no different from any other sexually carrier, or

Hetzen/Page

identified.

parishioners each year, particularly

through the "Giving Tree" is at times a wonderful experience and occasionally a perplexing experience. Is the family and/or child truly needy? Is their really a child by this name or is this a

gimmick?

larly

for Christmas dinner that particu-

held

attention:

macaroni and

cheese and chocolate cake.

but they had a lot of confidence that they

had made their selection according to the

For me, at CSS, one of the most enjoyable Christmases was when we left the list very open ended in talking with our families as to what would make Christmas for them. For one family it was a secondhand refrigerator. And when we were

For each of you assisting families through Catholic Social Services this Christmas, be assured that your generosity is truly appreciated and your gift will have multiple side effects on bonding

able to grant that request, the thank

parents to children and, in

came through the phone was particularly right on when the mother

strengthening CSS' ties to the families,

emphasized 'and things stay cold!' For another family, it was their

making

you

that

highest of standards.

some

cases,

which, in turn enhances our change of a difference with them.

The Catholic News

& Herald

December

The Diocesan Tribunal By SISTER JEANNE-MARGARET

MCNALLY

The general rules for trials (Canons 1400-1655) apply to matrimonial and penal processes. The purposes of these trials are to protect rights, to declare juridic facts

25,

Help In Surviving Grief During The Holidays

or to impose penalties.

The Church claims jurisdiction over spiritual matters and church law. Anyone can bring a case before a church court (c. 1476). They do not need to be Catholic. They do not need to be baptized. The court or tribunal is carefully regulated. Almost all cases in diocesan tribunals are marriage cases. A tribunal is competent to accept a case if the marriage occurred in that diocese, if this is the diocese in which the respondent lives, if it is the diocese in which the petitioner lives and if it is where most of the evidence is located. The last two options must meet certain conditions.

There are three levels of church courts: The first is

the diocesan tribunal or court of First Instance.

The second

the Metropolitan court of Appeals (in

our case, this is Atlanta). And the third is the Holy See or Roman Rota. Cases are usually resolved or appealed in order of these three levels. The bishop is the judge in the diocese but he exercises this function through others. The court or tribunal is composed of the Judicial vicar who heads the diocesan court and is assisted by judges. The petitioner is the person who brings the case to the court. The respondent is the other party. The advocates look out for the rights of the parties. The procurator represents and acts on behalf of the parties. The defender of the bond argues for the bond of

By PATSY ALBRECHT |

relief.

Don't yourself:

important?

Cases are heard in the order they are received (c. 1458). Evidence is collected, arguments made and judgments are given. Cases are to be expedited by the court. The parties are asked to contribute to the court cost (c. 1649). A trial has three stages: (1) A person submits a petition. The judge decides the court's competence, and whether the petition has a basis. The respondent is cited and the judge sets the legal grounds on which the case is to go forward. (2) Evidence is collected, e.g. by interviews, questionnaires, relevant documents, hearing witnesses and calling in expert witnesses when necessary. (3) The entire case, including the arguments of the advocates and the defender of the bond, is discussed and decided by the judges, one of whom writes the deciding opinion. The judgment can be appealed to the next level of the courts. All affirmative decisions declaring that the marriage was null require an appeal court to concur with the decision. Some marriage cases are handled differently. If a marriage was invalid because of an impediment or due to a lack of form (a Catholic married outside the church by a cleric without delegation), may be declared null after having the relevant documents to prove these situations, e.g. baptismal certificate, marriage license. An annulment or a decree or nullity in a marriage case is not the same as a civil divorce. An annulment seeks to prove the marriage was null, that there never was a marriage according to the Church, because of some situation at the time of the marriage. The question is not, "Why did a marriage deteriorate or break up?" But rather, "What was wrong with the marriage at the time of the ceremony, when the person said T do?'" The tribunal, while following strict legal norms and processes, serves the people to bring healing into their lives, to allow them and their families into full communion with the church. The work

overwhelm you. List the chores involved. Ther do I do it? Who's responsible for seeing it gets done? Is it r I want to do it differently? Don't be afraid to delegate or ask o

the holidays

let

Why Do

to help.

Be realistic about what you can accomplish. Don't overcommit. Four, or even two nights out in a row can bewilder and exhaust you. Create a new tradition. Go to a different parish. Open presents at a different] Go out to dinner. Don 't decorate a tree if you don 't want to. You may want to c

new

honor of your loved one. But if you need sameness, then keep it. Do whatever makes the holiday

a totally

„

tradition in

bearable for you.

Know

marriage.

For many people, the holidays aren't a happy, joyous, exciting season. Ins \g it's a time filled with grief, painful memories, loneliness and depression. |re If you've recently suffered the loss of a loved one, a normal part of the he ta process is feeling pain and grief especially during the holidays. The are some things you can do to help get through the holidays. They a Know you're not "crazy." Crying is normal. Depression, loneliness, bittes 0 and anger are all perfectly normal reactions to your loss. 0 Express your feelings. Talk to your friends or relatives, or write your thoi in a personal journal. Often just unburdening yourself, no matter how, can pr<

you're not alone.

one

immune from

tragedy, and

many

also grieving during this time, and getting through the holidays just like

otheift

you

(

can be done.

Remember, memories can be painful, but they can also help. No one can away your memories of your loved ones. Look through the albums or home nn if that is

what you want

to do.

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Longings of the heart

By Brother Cyprian Catholic

L. Rowe, News Service

FMS

Pearl also heard the pain.

to know if your or not, you must

hen you need

longings are from God talk to people who have the wisdom and the holiness of age and pain. Cleo did.

Cleo stared at her for a long moment. "Pearl, how is it you're always so certain? I love my husband. He loves me and the kids.

ev-

But somehow some-

Cleopatra wasn't mad with Pearl, but every now and then she got so annoyed with her composure. Pearl un-

thing doesn't seem to happen. We don't talk I'm tired, he's tired, the kids are hungry

derstood.

and

"You always seem so sure about erything!"

"What do you mean,

so sure about

—

and loud. just flattened

restless

"It's

want more.

everything, girl?"

out.

"You know what I mean. Ask you about this and you've got an answer; ask about that and you've got an an-

for so many things." Her voice was almost a cry when she said this. "Didn't you

swer."

"But why're you fussing at me now?" "Cause I'm jealous," Cleo admitted. "You've got it all together while the rest of us struggle!"

They both laughed and were

quiet.

They were good friends and

felt

blessed by that.

They worked in a sewing shop with tables, and most of the

many sewing

"When you need to know if

your longings are from

God or not, you must talk to people who have the wisdom and the holiness of

age and pain."

women were young and

middle-aged and struggling with needs of growing families and underpaid husbands. "I'm leaving Racer," Cleo blurted

Only when Pearl didn't answer did she stop the foot pedal of the machine and repeat, "I'm leaving Racer." Pearl said softly, "I heard you." out.

FAITH IN THE

long

and Louis ever have this happen?"

"Yes," Pearl shook her head. "But you're still together." "Yes, we are." And as she said this Pearl sort of smiled and looked off into a distance that was mostly inside. She looked into Cleo's confusion.

blamed him

for us not having a Frigidaire or big radio yeah, I'm that old. And, yes, it got quiet between

"You think what you want is around the corner if you let Racer go, don't you? It's not that you don't love him;

us, too.

"One day, I was coming up the street crying. An old woman, Ms. Crider, who used to sit out on her stoop called me to herself. "She said, 'Child, help me into the

just that you're feeling that the time is short. I guess I felt that way too, once. it's

"We

the South and came North to the Promised Land. I just knew that in a matter of weeks, maybe, at most months, Louis and I would have all those things. "But the work was just as hard and Louis couldn't really do better. And our kids came, and it felt like the same left

same old." She looked up

nights

in. 'Sit

I'm a Southern child; I don't disobey elders like Ms. Crider. "I've got some lace doilies,' she said, 'and

can't

Those few I

thought his breath smelled of something, I wouldn't say anything but I

MARKETPLAC

—

life?

What was

it?

"To not use charge cards. saw them as a lack of faith, of being fearful of not having enough to meet my needs now.... ended up having to break ... the resolution, but the habit (of not using the cards) has stayed with me. I've still had some bad periods, but Monique Dimon, Washington, D.C. the way look at it is different." I

—

am faithful.' "One day she said I was lu have a nice husband. Now, I ws ing I was ready to get away 'c P was making a lot of money. Ms. talked to a lot of people, and doing the doilies of people from four blocks away. "So I didn't like her talking him being nice. But she said on "Girl, I'm going home soon, and I a what you're thinking. You're th in that you might do better withoi i husband.' "My mouth fell open. I gue knew a lot without my saying i k just said Tea, ma'am.' She to ai hand (and with this Pearl took hand), and she said: 'When gonna decide anything big or si three things: Read the Good pray and talk to a friend who w you exactly what she feels even means she tells you you're ^ headed, selfish, just anything. it pray again. Took at what Jesus did,' sb in me, 'pray over it and get an 1

One

resolution was to find some place to volunteer. didn't have a lot of money to donate.... I've been working at a our town. Last year, my resolution was to learn how to recycle, to make it part of my lifestyle. I've been able to keep Katherine Jourdan, Wheeling, W.Va.

"This year,

soup kitchen it."

pressed.

Have you ever kept a New Year's resolution that was significant for your

want them washed and

do it anymore. And you seem such a nice young lady. Ill give you a dime for each one.' That was almost a fortune then. "We did this for about six months, and she never said anything unless she added, The Lord will provide, if I I

late or

down

And

who was

when he came home

arm and helped her a minute,' she told me.

house.' I took her

old

at Cleo, staring at her, waiting. "I began to blame Louis.

—

my way from Thanksgiving to Christmas one year, resolved to lose weight. don't know how profound that is, think that a New Year's resolution has to be really concrete, something that you can reasonably attain." — Richard Pollack, "After eating

but

Wheeling, W.Va.

woman

man

God

to stare

the eye and tell you the truth." "Are you tellin me this?" Cleo "Is God good?" Pearl answere she held one of Cleo's hands a wiped a tear with the other,

ltd

• 1

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(Brother Rowe, a Marist, is search associate in the departrr s[ Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Sc 6 Medicine in Baltimore and on t, ulty of the Graduate School of f\ II Work at the University of Mar Baltimore.) ttift

a nun, gave each of us a small pocket New Testament.... made a resolution to carry my New Testament every day while waiting for the school bus. That was in 1952. In the early 1960s, my Protestant neighbors Margot Cain, Grammer, Ind. were surprised to meet a 'Bible-toting' Catholic! It gave us common ground." "Our

with

religion teacher,

me and

read a

usually don't set

them

really

make

little

—

because I'm afraid won't keep them. just listen take each day as it comes." Sue Stuppy, Bloomsdale, Mo.

them

it....

—

everybody else's and see how many

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An upcoming respond

(resolutions)

;ember25, 1992

UTH IN ACTION Heeling of dissatisfaction often Irelops when people realize they I unable to exercise control or liver over events in their lives or lir other people's actions. Many Is follow the Twelve Steps do so pause they need a way to live

Healthy attitudes for fragile vessels

i the uncertainty, fear or anxiety

can develop in the face of this Karen Albertus' book,

lization.

and Heal: Meditations on Twelve Steps, is for such tple (St. Anthony Messenger iss, 1615 Republic St., cinnati, Ohio 45210. 1992. )erback, $12.95). This book smpts to bridge the "gap ween Twelve-Step language the language of Christian ;over

ituality."

'lection:

"God

calls

version, not to self-hate or to 'â&#x20AC;˘punishment," writes Karen

words that may benefit pie experiencing a sense of

srtus. In

satisfaction

their

own

she encourages eptance of "God's way of

erfect efforts,

king" in

my life.

An old J nder

the best of circumpeople are discontent. They for infinite happiness, and nothan imperfect world ever satisfies longing. I lesiastes (Qoheleth) gave movpression to this universal frusIi: "Vanity of vanities (utter empl! All things are vanity!... I have 111 things that are done under the Ind behold, all is vanity and a s,

lifter

wind"

(1:2,14).

kept him from despair? The I tion that this sort of discontent Ifrom the unrealistic expectation lect happiness. That is a "chase |ond," leading inevitably to frusOnce a person acknowledges relatively satisfying happiness lit

liable.

eleth's positive

issatiafactions, disappoint-

Everything depends on our

ments and uncertainties are a matter of being human, enjoying a dignity

attitudes toward ourselves, to-

above

other creatures, but vulnerable nonetheless. It is easy to recognize and accept human vulnerability in infants, little children and the very elderly. But it is hard to see it in ourselves when we are strong and healthy. When we are busy running the world, it can be quite tempting to think of ourselves as little gods. But by doing so we come up with a formula guaranteed to ensure the greatest dissatisfactions and deepest disappointall

ments of all. Only God, all-knowing and all-pow-

recommenda-

the simple things of life, tragedy is that people get so 1 up in a frantic search for perfect that they miss the very real they could be enjoying, and d up with nothing but an empty fist in anger and frustration, eat your bread with joy and four wine with a merry heart, a it is now that God favors your Enjoy life with the wife you 1 the days of the fleeting life that ted you under the sun" (9:7-9).

to enjoy

my soul for God, the living God.... Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me?

Hope in God! For I shall again be thanking him, in the presence of my savior and my God" (Psalm 42:1-2,4). "O God, you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless

and without water" (Psalm 63:2). There

Paul did not find being a fragvessel a liability. This way, everyone can see that the power of the Gospel comes not from us but from God. ile

Examples of human vulnerand uncertainty lie all around us. So do examples of ability

people

who not

only cope but

thrive in the midst of them.

Not long ago I went to Beaumont, Texas, to present a workshop on the New Testament. On arriving, I was told that Bishop Bernard Ganter had just come out of the hospital after surgery for a malignant brain tumor. We could stop at the bishop's home a short visit. He was expecting us. We had a wonderful conversation. What struck me was his attitude. Here was someone who could have complained about the unfairness of life with its disappointments and uncertainties, someone looking human and vulnerable. Yet, here was someone perfectly at peace. After saying that it had been impossible to remove the entire tumor,

a Gospel incident involving official and very rich, seemingly in possession of the ingredients for happiness: prestige and wealth. But he was not content. "Good teacher," he asked Jesus, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus answered, in effect: "Aban-

man who was an

don your

God."

heard (Luke

and

self-sufficiency,

are told that

"It is

easy to accept

human vulnerability infants,

little

children and

the very elderly. But it is hard to see it in ourselves

the man quite sad"

when

"he became

this,

rely

when we

are strong and

healthy."

18:18-23).

What he possessed left him discontented, but he was unwilling to let go of it to find what he really wanted. Centuries later St. Augustine gave voice to people's nagging discontent and the reason for it. "Our hearts are restless, Lord, and they will know no rest until they find their rest in you." (Father Castelot

a Scripture

Photo by Mlmi Forsyth

Bishop Ganter left

to us to

what those things might

ponder

be.

Just recently in New York at the national office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Joe Sullivan, the production manager, told me about his new grandson. Joe's daughter, Ann Marie, had given birth to a son. She and her husband were ecstatic Little Gregory Edward was their first child. Four years ago, Ann Marie received a heart transplant. At the time, doctors thought having a child would be too risky. For Ann Marie, having a child was a risk worth taking. She and her husband knew the uncertainties surrounding their decision. But their own life had been given to

them!

Why would they not be generous

life to someone else? They could have spent the

in giving

rest of

their lives disappointed that they could not have a child. Instead, every-

body Bishop Ganter observed how good God was to him. "It's wonderful," he said, "how at times like this so many things that seemed absolutely important do not appear very important after all. And other things which did not have much urgency before have the greatest importance of

scholar, author arid lecturer.)

is hearing about their joy. Dissatisfactions, disappointments and uncertainties? It really is all a

matter of attitude. (Father LaVerdiere is a Scripture scholar and senior editor of Emmanuel magazine.)

all."

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Are you hard on yourself?

We members of the human family realize pretty clearly that even when we try to be "giving" people, we

?autiful expressions of this:

the hind longs for running wamy soul longs for you, my God.

satisfied or disappointed they are.

for

Athirst is

aanity's yearning for infinite ess will only be satisfied by the

So behind all this striving is a g for God. And the Bible is filled

ward the people around us, God and the meaning of human life. Some people seem to cope well. They never talk about how dis-

erful, is free of dissatisfactions, disap-

pointments and uncertainties. We are not God. St. Paul recognized our human vulnerability when he described himself and us as fragile vessels of clay that

familiar discontent

By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service

hold the treasures of Christ's Gospel. It takes so little to shatter the vessel we are.

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS Catholic News Service

others wouldn't mind if be still more giving. Others might actually benefit from this. So we are tempted to be hard on ourselves, to grow dissatisfied that the human condition makes us imperfect. No, we're not wrong to think we could do better by others. We're right to try to do so and to make calm reflection on this a

could

manage

matter for prayer. Self-satisfaction won't

work

well in

human

relationships.

The problem is, however, that people who are hard on themselves grow increasingly dissatisfied with the human condition.

don't recognize the

good they do accomplish. They may

what they begin to say without saying it is that God isn't able to accomplish anything good in my here-and-now. Yes, dissatisfaction with the way things go is normal for humans. Yes, movement toward doing better always is asked. But no, the desire to do better doesn't mean your best right now isn't actually any good. So don't be too hard on yourself! Slowly,

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

atholic

& Herald

News

Father Berrigan Calls Sending Marines To Somalia 'Dangerous' WEST PATERSON, N.J. (CNS)

—

Jesuit Father Daniel Berrigan, the

longtime peace activist, called "utterly dangerous" the sending of Marines to assist famine victims in Somalia. The Marine deployment, he added, means more arms are being shipped into a country already in chaos because of

imported weaponry. "We are beginning something in Somalia that nobody knows the end of," Father Berrigan said Dec. 12 in a talk on Father Thomas Merton sponsored by the Paterson Diocese's Justice and Peace Commission. "I don't know how anyone can justify these armed incursions, and that includes the

"Either

new catechism," he added.

am on

Mars, or they are."

Bishop O'Donnell Named Administrator Of St. Louis St. Louis ST. LOUIS (CNS)

—

archdiocesanconsultorsDec. Auxiliary Bishop

1 1

elected

Edward J. O'Donnell

as archdiocesan administrator until a

new archbishop

named. They met to two days after Archbishop John L. May, 70, announced his resignation for health reasons after nearly 1 3 years as head of the St. Louis Archdiocese. Archbishop May, who had surgery for a brain tumor last is

elect an interim administrator

Early Refugees: Joseph leads Mary and the baby Jesus away from Bethlehem and the wrath of King Herod Flight into Egypt" flee their

by the 15th-century Venetian painter Giovanni

homelands

to escape violence

Bellini.

in this reproduction of "Tl

Like the Holy Family, millions of people today are forced

CNS photo from National Gallery of Art, Mellon Collecti<

and repression.

July, said his post-surgery treatment,

which includes strong anticonvulsant made him too weak to govern effectively. Bishop O'Donnell, 61, has been archdiocesan vicar general since moderator of the curia since 982 1 98 1 and a bishop since 1984. drugs, has

Doris Fields of Chicago has been stay-

3,000 students. But a group of local

1987. Earlier, he held diplomatic poj

ing at the residence since September

tions in the

with another longtime family friend,

Dominicans protested the dedication, saying in a letter to Dominican Sister

Erma Laws of Memphis, Tenn. The two

Janet Fitzgerald, college president, that

Vatican in the diplomatic service. Arc'

women

the building will "stand as a memorial to

bishop Stella succeeds Archbish<

a manner of governance which is not in keeping with the best of our Christian,

ferred from

are helping to care for the 53-

cancer. Since the

Retired Belleville Bishop Dies At 76

—

CLEVELAND (CNS) Retired Bishop William M. Cosgrove of Belleville,

111.,

died Dec.

1 1

Cleve-

where he had been living in retirement. He was 76. Bishop Cosgrove had land,

resigned his post in Belleville

more than

0 years ago because of a heart condiAt the time of his death, he was recovering from pneumonia. Funeral Masses were Dec. 14 at St. Jude Church in Cleveland and Dec. 17 at St. Peter's Cathedral in Belleville. Burial followed 1

tion.

The bishop was in the news most recently when he

in the cathedral.

national

was among 26 bishops

criticizing the

U.S. response to the Persian Gulf crisis in

October 1990, before the

start

of the

Persian Gulf War.

who

year- old archbishop, ber,

first

battling

week of Novem-

Archbishop Lyke has been receiv-

Prize, Calls For

treatment for the kidney cancer that had

metastasized to the lining of his lung

was discontinued

after

failed to stop

the spread of the cancer.

Loyola University Chicago Honors Journalist, Poet CHICAGO (CNS) Journalist Peter Steinfels and poet Naomi Long

—

End To War

— Guate-

malan Indian leader Rigoberta Menchu, accepting the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, called for international help to end her country's guerrilla war and eradicate

Cuba

community tocontribute" stalled

Guatemalan peace

year-old Catholic

revive 33-

talks, the

woman

said in an

emotional speech to an audience that included Norway's King Harald and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland.

Archbishop Lyke Takes Advent One Day At A Time As Health

Worsens

ATLANTA season

at the

(CNS)

— The Advent

archbishop's residence in

Atlanta is being taken "one day at a time ...

with God's help," according to the of Archbishop James P. Lyke.

sister

tran

traditions."

Pope Names Italian Archbishop As Nuncio To Cuba VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope

—

Thanks To

John Paul II named Italian Archbishop Beniamino Stella, a 5 1 -year-old diplomat, as apostolic nuncio to Cuba, the Vatican announced Dec. 15. Archbishop Stella had been papal nuncio to the Central African Republic and Chad since

St.

Jude

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

Madgett received honorary doctor of letters degrees at Loyola University Chicago's midyear convocation Dec. 16. Steinfels, a Loyola alumnus

who is senior religion correspondent for The New York Times, also delivered the commencement address at the convocation. He formerly was editor in

Commonweal,

a lay- edited

ary opinion.

Readings For December 28

liter-

— January 9

Ms. Madgett, director and

editor at Lotus Press Inc. in Detroit,

books of poetry, including "Octavia and Other Poems," the first book of poetry ever designated the author of seven

as required reading in the Detroit public

school system.

Monday:

John 1:5-2:2; Matthew

Tuesday:

John

Wednesday:

2: 3-1 1;

John

Luke

2: 12-17;

13-18

22-35

Luke

36-40

human rights abuses. Accepting the gold Nobel medal and a diploma at a glittering ceremony at Oslo's City Hall, she urged greater efforts to stamp out racism and discrimination against all indigenous people. "I invite the international

who was

to Zaire in Octobei

humane

chief of

OSLO, Norway (CNS)

Faustino Sainz Munoz,

ing hospice care at home. Aggressive

journal of political, religious and

Guatemalan Accepts Nobel Peace

Dominican and Democratic

Dominican Republic, Zai and Malta and spent several years at

Catholic College Criticized For New Building Honoring ExCIA Chief

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — A Catholic college in

(CNS)

Rockville Centre has drawn criticism for dedicating a

new

building in honor

late William J. Casey, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency. Auxiliary Bishop Alfred J. Markiewicz of Rockville Centre dedicated the 42,000-square-foot William J. Casey Center at Molloy College Dec. 13 at a ceremony attended by former U.N. Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick and former U.S. AttorneyGeneral Edwin Meese III. Molloy, founded in 1955,

of the

describes itself as "a Catholic college in the

Dominican

tradition"

and has about

Thursday:

John

2: 18-21;

John

1-18

Friday: Numbers 6:22-27; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21

Saturday:

Sunday:

John 2:22-28; John 1:19-26

Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6;

Monday:

John 3:22-4,

Tuesday:

Thursday: 1

Saturday:

Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25

John 4:7-10; Mark 6:34-44

Wednesday:

Friday:

John 4:1 1-18; Mark

45-52

John 4:19-5:4; Luke 4:14-22

John 5:5-13; Luke 5:12-16 1

Matthew 2:1-12

John 5:14-21; John 3:22-30

The Catholic News

iecember25, 1992 Ngai den de chung

Co bao

tiing

lam

nhu'

the toi thi/dng

hay

thifdng hay ngoi

dude song vien man

gid ban danh thdi gian ranh rbi de chiem

ian, toi

vay clu

so kinh

mau khong? Rigng ca

thuat va chi vi nghe thuat

Chua Kito

thoi.

trdi

nha thd thanh Patrick. Ban co hinh dung dude khong?

the

nha thd de nhin

cuS'x

khomg gian mac ve dam

nh lanh va

kham phuc nghS

vi toi

XEM LE tai

ngam ciia

doi chut, de co the nhin cua so

so kinh mau.

ciia

budn.

Dac

bi£t

sang nay,

trdi tiet

Khong co'anh sang de chieu qua kinh mau

thu

moc

ma quai chi

)

hu mat. Tat ca tuy thuoc noi

Giang sinh

vi the

ng toe anh hdng vao cac

huy hoang

cang dam hon,va cac hinh anh

giung minh moi khi nhin thay nhu vay. Khi

la.Toi

mau xem mat

ing nhin cac cua so kinh

dep kinh khung,dep

lai

ciia

kinh

mau

trdi

rang chua

sau ban thd va ve ra

toi

mot vien

xem

mat

? thi kia

biet bao! Toi tu ho^i

minh, "cai

da co the thay doi

len

nem

huy hoang trang

tiidng

thuong. Tat ca khung canh do da duoc doi moi va

dang

toi

trom nghi, that

lung nhu vay?" -DO

NH SANG, that dung vay! Tat ca =-M *• in

chung 1-

mau xanh 1-^7-'^ xuc cang manh

nhiing cua s6 kinh mau. Nhiing V / Z /

ta la -f

canh cua nhung cam xuc

tung cang lam cho con ngu'oi thay doi hinh thu ghe (8c

sac, do, den,

ma chung ta dang co.Nhung cam

xam

mot

dam doc ngang phan

cam

anh sang

soi

qua.-Dac biet chung

Nhung

lan

dam do

kho khan, thach do trong cuoc song hang ngay chung

do.

cho con

ngu'oi

chung

nhung

sii

nan len nhiing net s6

hai.

Nhung

dam do

net

chia nhiing

tuy thuoc su xuc

m cua tung luc xay den trong cuoc song va lam cho gifdng matchurig ta han ro nhung duong t

gia

nua ma du chung

co dung bao nhieu my pham chang nua cung khong giau noi. Cang

anh sang chung ta cang thay nhung net do lo dien ro hon, va co the chung ta trd thanh nhung

ing

xua duoi nhiing ngu'oi khac

mudn den

gan.

hoi thuc

nhu vay. Chung

'dc

kinh mau tuyet sac i

de" lo

te,

co the chan ngan anh sang hoan toan, mac dau chung

khien chung

thoat ra

nhu'ng cua

cung vay, chung

can anh sang sieu nhien

nhung ve dep kieu diem, hoac nhung cam xuc nao ma chung

vd va toi

hienco, ngay ca nhan dien su do

ta la

ma tren doi nay chua ai thay. Nhung cua so mau can diidc anh sang chieu

ve dep tuyet dieu cua chung.Chung

siic

loi

cua ca nhan nua. Chung

can phai dung xa

Came So That We May Have

Abundant Life To The Fullest Have you ever had time to watch windows? I have many for pure admiration, art for art sake. I

love

Mass at down-

The

at the

glass

colored

windows.

And, of course, lb as an expected "good Catholic," as ister who is supposed to be a good mple to the faithful since the relius are God's witnesses between the rarchy and the laity. On a particular morning in late Au(in, I went as usual to St Patrick to ar" Mass. I always sit at the back of Church to watch the glass windows, s morning, the air was damp and the was overcast. The colors were unally dark and grotesque, and somev the windows seemed ghostly and i

shuddered just to look

As I was listening to Mass, I watched sun would come. As the ist was at the point of consecration,

>ee if the

sun threw

its first

behind the

a vista of light

rays on the win-

and beand colors illumitd the church in a glorious and beaulas light. The whole environment was lisformed, and what a magnificent isformation it was! What brought ut the change, I asked my self ? It was U light.

Indeed,

altar and, lo

was

the light!

All of us are like tainted glass win-

Our colors of red, black, green gray display our emotions. The

ys.

cer the

emotions, the more grotesque

become and

there is little if any There are many black lines that der our emotions, signaling the diffiJies in our lives. The intensity often v

£t.

Ipids

on a moment. Indeed,

and hardships faces and

us.

Mass and look

people away from

dral to "hear"

make

difficul-

severe lines on

no amount of cosmetics

the

va de cho anh sang Chua Kito chieu

den vdi anh sanghay

giai.

co the chay tron anh sang. Toi co

toi

Toi

Kito!" va

Bao nhieu

Chua

Me dang bong Chua va nang Chua

giau dang sau lung Ngai nhu

thi

Due Me

Me muon noi;" day

mot nguSi dan ba ngup

lan giiJa

hoi minh: "Toi co buoc di trong anh sang

tii

trong tarn toi."

anh giay, tarn hinh nay ve Diic

lan toi da phai

and sahc.Ngai da noi;" Ta V '

khong phai

mat

that sii

tarn

thay,

trom nghi,

toi

anh sang,

ta rhSrig _

the gian, ai theo ta se

ySu thich mot

rat

cho moi nguoi

len

t6i.

„<

chua

vung anh sang.

khong ?Chua Giesu co

MOT cua toi khong? toi co dat Chua trud'c mat minh khong hay t6i giau Chua sau lung? Thanh Gioan da noi" Ngaijihai Ion len, con toi se'phai nho di!" va do moi la DONG

phai

IUC quan trong nhat de huo'ng dan moi hanh dong cua toi. Ngai phai duoc bieu cuoc song cua

c&ng viec

toi.

lam.

toi

Noi each khac, Ngai phai

Co the

toi se

phai cat di

rat

ro rang trong

TRUNG TAM-DIEM la TIN MUNG trong cac

nhieu duong net

ma chinh chung da can tro anh

sang chieu qua. Guong mat Ngai phai dube buhg sang trong cuoc song cua

Trong cuon sach nho be goi

Yeu

chi

cho

Yeu khong Vi Yeu

di vi

yeu.va cung khong lay

thuoc ve la td

ca va cung khong ;

ngoai tinh yeu, bi ai le thuoc.

man. la

Chua d

Tim cua Ngai. "va dung bao gid nghi

trong

rang

toi

nhu'ng hay noi rang

dong su6i mat,

Giaiig sinh vdi toi

Iji le

nhan lanh

diidc hat len nhu'ng dieu ca trong

la tinh

yeu nhap the.Ya

Giang sinh bdi

tinh yeu cua

camoi hanh dong tung qui vi doc

toi

Chua va nhu

lam

le te

moi ngay

toi

co the dieu khi6n tinh yeu

ban xung dang se dieu khien ban.. .ban hay ao ub'c neu ban co long nhii

toi.

Tien Tri tac gia Kahlil Gibran da viet nhu' sau:

Khi ban yeu ban khong nen noi

dem

uo'c

dang d trong yeu neu thay

diidc

TIEU HAO

lang." Tien Tri tr.14

QUEN MINH. Va vi the moi ngay THAM DU Thanh Le va nhu vay toi durJc

TINH YEU

toi duo'c

Me Maria toi cung muon dua Ngai

Ngai, cho Ngai va trong Ngai. t)6

len truo'c

mat

toi. Tat'

nguyen Giang sinh cho

la Idi

gia.

Parishes Join National Night Of Prayer For Life

move from light, the

Patrick Cathe-

town

Figured.

further we

darker we become and sometimes we can become ghostly shadows who scare

how can we draw nearer to the light? Do we put a barrier between us and the light ? Indeed we do.

St Peter

can erase them.

nted glass les, just

Trai

"LAM CACH NAO DE^CHUNG TA DEN GAN ANH SANG? lUNG TA CO THE NGAN CHAN ANH SAlfo Blf6C Kh6nG? Chung ta co the"lam Mot cau

chung

bao nhieu,thi

gom benh nhieu,m6t khi ma chung khong

co nhieu lan

Ngai den hang ngay trong phep THANH THE, giong nhd mat

diem chung

la thdi

anh sang den trong

va dong thoi

trdi

moi sang. Toi co

len

mau

TH AM Dlj THANH LE hay toi co the XEM LE tu xa,va ca'c hong a'n cua Chua viiot chay

mang sac thai phien bubn gi do. Cac mau dam

hinh anh

ANH SANG.

The question

can block the light totally, even though our windows may be the most magnificent pieces of art work in the world.

But they need the light to show their true beauty. We need the light to show us who we are and what emotions we possess, even our sinfulness and brokenness. We need to stand at a distance to look at our windows and allow God's transforming light to shine on us. Jesus Christ

our

light.

He comes

everyday in the Holy Eucharist, just as the sun comes out every day. He gives us Himself every moment, just as the sun shines its light on the universe. I can come to the light or I can run from it. I can participate in the Eucharist or just hear it from afar, and the grace of God flows by me. It all depends on me. Christmas is the time to celebrate the light, because Christ is the light." I am the light of the world, who follows me will not walk in darkness." I love a particular picture of Mary holding the child Jesus in front of her face as if she is saying, "Behold the light!" I

often ask myself if I

am walking in

By JEFF MINICK

ASHEVILLE

—

St.

Lawrence

Church of Asheville and St. John's Church of Waynesville joined Catholic churches across the country on Dec. 6, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, in a prayer vigil for

life.

than 300 parishes partici-

pated in the Third Annual National

mas

St.

John's Church, Father Tho-

Stott has

ration before

begun Eucharistic Adoweekend Masses. "With

adoration before Mass, the faithful have an opportunity usually restricted to the few by circumstances," Father Stott said. "We also use an antiphonal Athanasian Creed each time for the glory of the Divine Person and the

Night of Prayer for Life, up from about 200 last year. Participants prayed in particular for an end to abortion and a renewed reverence for life among all

education of the Christian faithful."

peoples.

version of the Aztecs in 1531 follow-

National organizers called for prayer from 9 p.m. on Dec. 8 to 1 p.m. on Dec. 9, thereby uniting the entire country in prayer for at least one hour.

ing the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the desired conversion of hearts today. The day on which the

But parishioners at St. Lawrence went one step further and conducted an all-

when

The special patron for the national Our Lady of Guadalupe. A comparison is drawn between the convigil is

vigil ends,

Dec.

9, is also the date

the Blessed

Mother

first

ap-

peared to Juan Diego.

Savoir," said Father Carl Kaltreider,

"One of the chief ways to intercede is to offer prayers of reparation for our personal and collective sins," said Helen Gordon, a St. Lawrence parishioner and founding member of Guadalupe: Catholics for Life. For Jack Vaughn, who helped organize the vigil at St. Lawrence, one of the highlights occurred in the early hours of the morning: "One of the people who came to pray sang the Hymn of Guadalupe. It was beautiful to hear that lone voice singing in the night in honor of our Lady." JeffMinick is a parishioner at St.

pastor of St. Lawrence.

John

night vigil.

John

had

The smaller its

vigil

parish of St.

from 6:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

At the heart of the prayer

vigil is

the adoration of the Eucharist. Eucharistic

become a way of Lawrence Church, now in its

adoration has

life at St.

fourth year of Perpetual Eucharistic

Adoration.

"Our parish is honored and humbled to promote veneration of the Mother of God and to provide the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration for the veneration of her son, our Lord and

my number one? Do I place Him in front of me or do

in Waynesville.

the light. Is Jesus Christ

block Him out? St John said, "He must I must decrease." That is my strong motive for all my actions. He must be seen clearly in in my life. He must be the central message of all the activities of daily life. Many times I must wipe away the shadow that falls across the light so nothing hinders my sight. His face must be the central focus of my life. And I must be a window near the light. I

increase and

St.

Gabriel To Begin Perpetual Adoration

CHARLOTTE - Beginning Jan, I, 1993 with the noon Mass, St. Gabriel church in Charlotte will begin exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. This spiritual practice helps personal and communal relationships with the Lord and gives the Catholic community the opportunity to spend time — 24 hours a day — before the Blessed Sacra-

ment. Contact

St.

364-543 1

commit to at least one hour

per

month

Gabriel parish, (704)

to pray.

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QmuniSaSjnsji anas

'(^mtiniguemonoj jFeliz

Navidad!

Queremos compartir con todos los hispanos de la diocesis de Charlotte la paz Nino de Dios nos vino a traer al mundo. Deseamos a cada uno que la luz que brillo en Belen siempre ilumine sus vidas

y alegria que el

con creciente fe, esperanza y amor. Oremos por cada familia hispana ante el pesebre del Nino Jesus, junto al fiel San Jose y la bella Virgen Maria, para que el Senor nos colme de bendiciones.

Jesus Se Hizo Nino

Como

Dios pudo haber escogido otra ^manera de salvarnos, pero quiso este modo, segun nos dice San Pablo en su carta a los Galatas: "Cuando se cumplio el tiempo, Dios envio a su Hijo, que nacio de una mujer, sometido a la ley de Moises, para dar libertad a los que estabamos bajo esa ley, para que Dios nos recibiera como a hijos." Gal. 4, 4-5. Tambien pudiera haber hecho todo mas simple seleccionando a una mujer de mas categoria para ser madre de Jesus. Sin embargo, eligio a Maria, una jovencita aiin soltera, lo que ocasiono mucho sufrimiento para Jose, su prometido, Mt. 1, 18. Este era un modesto carpintero y Dios lo llamo a convertirse en el guardian de la Sagrada Familia. Si hubiera sido un rico hacendado, no sufrirfan Jesus y Maria tanta pobreza y ahos de exilio en Egipto, Lc. 2, 6-7 y Mt. 2, 13-15. Jesus nacio pobre en el pueblecito de Belen y fue recostado en un pesebre Lo saludaron por su madre Maria. pastores que pasaban la noche en el campo cuidando sus ovejas, Mt. 2, 8-20, los cuales regresaron dando gloria y alabanza a Dios por todo lo que habfan visto y ofdo, pues todo sucedio como el angel les habia dicho acerca del Nino. Maria y Jose criaron a Jesus en Nazaret en vez de la ciudad de Jerusalem En ese pequeno pueblo, en un ambiente de pobreza, con dignidad y tranquilidad, el Hijo de Dios crecio en edad, en gracia y sabiduria, Lc. 2, 39-40. ^,Que mensaje se recoge esta

Navidad

comparer

los

hechos

mencionados ante la situacion del mundo actual? ^Con quien se identifica hoy el Nino Jesus? ^.Que Belen escogeria para

Horario

nacer?

Cuando nosotros preparemos

para celebrar la venida del Mesfas prometido, ^donde encontraremos al "Principe de la Paz"? los festejos y regalos

Pues

mensaje de Jesus es siempre

mismo cada

ano: humilidad, sencillez,

paz, valores espirituales ante todo lo demas. El prefirio escoger la pobreza y una vida de sacrificio. En la primera Navidad no hubo decoraciones, arbolitos, cenas, ni regalos, pero si' la mas grande alegria de ver nacer al "Deseado de las naciones" y de presenciar el cumplimiento de las promesas anunciadas por los profetas. iQue gozo tan grande sintieron Jose, Maria y los pastores de Belen al ver de cerca al Hijo de Dios hecho hombre como nosotros! "Les traigo una buena noticia, que sera motivo de gran alegria para todos. Hoy ha nacido en el pueblo de David un Salvador, que es el Mesfas,

Un grupo de nifios y nifias de Primer Grado en la catequesis del Centro Catolico Hispan de Charlotte, con su maestra Consuelo Cansler.

Senor. Como senal, encontraran al nino envuelto en panales y acostado en el

un establo" Lc. 2, 10-12. Maria y Jose son los unicos que nos

pueden

ensenar

como debemos

prepararnos para recibir dignamente

Nino Dios.

Ante todo tenemos que imitar su recogimiento interior que nace de una profunda reflexion del gran acontecimiento.

Deseemos la venida de

Jesus dentro de nuestros corazones con

mucho amor y determinacion de seguir el mensaje de Navidad. Hagamos una celebracion familiar sencilla para devolver el sentido original a esta fiesta anual cristiana, quitando lo que tiene de comercial y de distraccion de su religiosidad. La riqueza espiritual que saquemos de esta Navidad depende de cada uno de nosotros.

De Las Misas En Espanol Para La Navidad

Yadkinville, Critso Rey, tendran la

Misa de medianoche el 24. Biscoe, Nuestra Senora de las Americas, Misa del Gallo el 24. Charlotte, Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion, visperas de Navidad, Misa a las

Nosotros

4:30 p.m.

Charlotte, St. Patrick, visperas de Navidad, Misa a las 8 p.m., el 24. Charlotte, Centro Catolico Hispano, Misa el 25 alas 10:30 a.m. Monroe, Nuestra Senora de Lourdes, Misa el 25 a la 1:30 p.m.

el 24.

Noticias Diocesanas Oportunidad de trabajo de secretaria bilingue con buena compafria y beneficios. Pueden llamar a Debora al telefono (704) 568-7750. Entrenamiento para el programa "Renacer" excelente para las

comunidades locales. Vendra la Hermana Maria Iglesias de Washington. Han de avisar con anticipacion a la Hna. Andrea, en el Centro Cristo Rey sera la reunion, ruta 601 y Hoots Rd., Yadkinville, NC, telefono (919) all!

463-5533. La fecha es el domingo 24 de enero, despues de la Misa de 12 mediodia.

Vayan reservando la fecha del sabado 1 3 de febrero para el Baile de los Enamorados, que tendra lugarn el Centro Catolico Hispano, Charlotte. Tel. (704) 335-1281. En estas Navidades recordemos a los necesitados de Yugoslavia y a los pobres de Somalia. Los donativos deben ser enviados al Catholic Relief Service al P.O. Box 17090, Baltimore, 2 1 298 especificando para quien se ofrece la ayuda. Oremos todos por la paz en los paises en guerra!

Angela y Nancy,

hijas

de Enrique y

Retiro Espiritual Para Todos

Norma

Argueta, procedentes de El Salvador.

Jovenes De 15 A25Anos

los jovenes interesados

pasar un fin de semana de oracion y

Nunez acompanara a los jovenes en busqueda y encuentro con Cristo. Pa

reflexion compartida quedan invitados. Tendra lugar en la casa de retiros "The Oratory" en Rock Hill, SC, del 29 al 31

Jose Fernandez al (704) 554-9550 c Carmen Guerrero al (704) 556-0805

de enero, 1993. La Hermana Sagrario

inscribirse,

llamen lo antes posible

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Mensaje del Obispo iAmados Amigos y Amigas en

Una vez mas celebramos

causa de nuestra alegria, el Nacimiento de Cristo que entra a formar parte de

mundo. Es, en verdad, un

nuestro

tiempo de gozo y experimentamos este gozo sobre la venida de Cristo de muchas y muy diferentes maneras.

Admiramos

brillantes luces

multicolores de

vivir entre nosotros desde su nacimiento

tiempo de

en Belem de Judea nos trajo consigo los maravillosos dones celestiales de un Padre que tanto nos ama para colamrnos del don de su Divino Amor, su admirable Gracia, la paz de su Eterna Misericordia y perdon, su promesa de vida eterna y una completa participation en su gloriosa Resurrection .El mismo Jesus cuyo Nacimiento fue proclamado a los pastores y cuya estrella en la

Navidad

las

que

lucen con su luz en medio del frio y el temprano oscurecerpropio

invierno. Ofmos con gozo del

le los

hermosa musica

billancicos de todas las culturas

naciones. Experimentamos con jlacer el

amor de nuestra

sumo

imistades y gozamos la calida lospitalidad de los hogares de familias amistades que amablemente nos eciben en sus casas.

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Navidad es en verdad un iempo en que celebrar y mantener de anera muy especial la causa de nuestra egria, nuestra

esperanza y nuestra

Los Angeles fueron los primeros n proclamar la razon de nuestro gozo ;n su anuncio a los pastores en los ampos de Belen: "Hoy les ha nacido n el pueblo de David un Nino es el /lesias, el Senor." Debemos por lo ano regocijarnos en Navidad y celebrar sta fiesta porque el no hacerlo seria ar muestra de nuestra ingratitud hacia n Dios que es Padre y que tanto nos ma. Navidad es en realidad la hermosa a la vez gozosa celebracion de la nagnvfica realidad que nuestro Senor esus ha venido a vivir entre nosotros omo un esplendido regalo dado por uestro Padre Celestial. Jesus vino a ivir entre nosotros en esa primera fochebuena en medio del frio y a ledia noche. En el silencio de la noche sus Nuestro Senor nacio de la Virgen laria que lo envolvio entre panales y uidadosamente lo coloco en el pesebre el establo de Belen. Este Divino Nino ino no solo a cumplir todas las rofecias de Antiguo Testamento sino >az.

vida eterna.

por ustedes y sus seres queridos durante esta Navidad y durante el ano entrante

son para que quedan en verdad como en lo humano como se merece la celebracion de la Navidad. Durante el ano que viene que Nuestro Senor los bendiga con su paz y les conceda a ustedes y sus seres queridos los dones de salud, regocijarse en lo divino

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como

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poet, prophet and former prisoner, he

dedicated in special services attended

has been a witness to the justice of the Gospel in our time. He has written several books, articles and poems. Early registration is not required. For

Charles R. Walker Memorial Garden Christ the

by Walker family members and friends. Msgr. William Wellein led the dedication, assisted by former pastors of Christ the King: Father Thomas Clements, Father Francis Cintula, Father Michael Hoban, Father Pat Gavigan and Msgr. Felix Keleher.

The

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in a senior citizens

more information,

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Weekends

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MAGGIE VALLEY

Waters Catholic Reflection Center is offering "Dreams: Journeying through and the Inner Life," Feb. "Enneagram: The Nine Face of God,"

5-7

The

director for both

workshops

foundation's grants are awarded to in-

donations are $75 for the dream work-

of higher education.

shop and $ 1 35 for the Enneagram. To register, write the Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. Or call (704) 926-3833.

GREENSBORO— The Franciscan Center has expanded

its

gift store,

bookstore and

which

plaques, tapes, gift certificates and

Christmas cards.

Dinner Dance

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GREENSBORO The Knights of Columbus Council #939 is having its annual 3

at the

council

home at 2780 Horsepen $50 a couple, and

rib dinner, coffee, tea,

dessert, beer, wine, setups

and party

favors.

Cocktails are

7:30 p.m. Dancing

6:30 p.m., dinner

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost is $50 per couple. For reservations, call Pat Kirwan at (919) 292is

For reservations,

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interested in establishing or expandij

church ministries for older adults. The conference is open to all faMMj Registration fee is $12. For registrator brochures or more information, cljRachel Greene at Catholic Social vices, (704) 331-1720.

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needs serving knives and steak knives, twin sheet sets in navy, maroon and hunter green, a facsimile machine, an answering machine, a four-slice toaster, office chairs and supplies (especially white photocopier and computer paper), and household paper products. at

The conference

briefs.

CHARLOTTE— St. Ann's Church

call the

needed

are

(704) 264-1237.

residential facility

for persons living with

an Interfaith Conference on Aging Providence Baptist Church, 4S Randolph Rd., Thursday, Jan. 28 a.m. to 4 p.m. The theme for the regional conf ence is "Crossroads: Expanding at

winter shelter run by the Hospital-

ity House of the Boone Area, Inc. For more information, call Jim Thompson

Perpetual Adoration

the

call

BOONE — Volunteers

at the

BELMONT — The House of Mercy

has a wish

CHARLOTTE— Singer/storyte Ed Kilbourne will be the featured speali

Homeless Shelter

Mercy

of Mercy

Church in Blessed Sacrament Chapel begin-

attend.

4i House

tions for Ministry with

are traveling.

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

Paul the Apostle will have its third annual New Year's Eve Mass at 1 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31.

To make a donation,

CHARLOTTE — Perpetual adora-

dinner, be-

Square Dancing

2776, days or evenings.

tion will be held at St. Gabriel

who

Transportation

New Year's Eve Mass GREENSBORO — St.

New Year's Celebration on Dec.

Creek Rd. Cost includes a prime

would not have a Christmas

cause of financial need, lack of family or

carries

rosaries, medals, crucifixes, statues,

Father Bernie Tickerhoof. Suggested

sponsoring^

Conference On Aging

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

those

also

Christmas dance and covered dish dij ner Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Don Mary Lous Johanek at (704) 542-9 L or Dick or Marion Zacharias at (7Cjj 847-4619.

Patrick Ca-

office at (704) 334-2283.

Corp. The majortiy of the

Franciscan Center

St.

the St. Patrick School cafeteria on Christ-

The dream workshop emphasizes dream journal to facilitate the exploration of the unconscious. Time is provided for theoretical input,

Compnay,

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sponsoring its annual Christmas dinner for the needy and alone in thedral

Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.

The church

372-1090.

CHARLOTTE

Living

spirituality of conversion.

of the board of Standard Oil

For reservations, call Marve at (704) 366-8036 or Bill

Annual Christmas Dinner

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longtime presdient and later chiarman

The Teagle Foundation was estab1944 by Walter C. Teagle,

$40 per couple and $20

Jarrell at (704)

lished in

the college's data base.

has added a

single.

interested in square dancing at the churj]

on Saturday,

Wyniemko

dreamwork. The Enneagram workshop is a challenging approach to holiness and self discovery. While at one level the workshop is a personality study, it is also a

York. The grant will be used to increase

stitutions

Cost

the use of a

College has received a $60,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation in New

now Exxon

provided.

Feb. 11-14.

Foundation Grant

BELMONT

the Council Hall.

Charles R. Walker was

recognized as a faithful and dedicated church member, a loving husband, father and grandfather and an active par-

Years Eve dinner and dancing party at The Blue Moons will play music from the '40s, '50s and '60s. Dress accordingly. A prime rib dinner will be served at 8 p.m. BOYB setups

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World and National Briefs hicago Priest Convicted Of Child

buse Won't Get

New

CHICAGO (CNS)

Post

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Convicted lild molester Father Robert Mayer mid "end up outside the priesthood" id in any case will not be given a inisterial assignment in the Chicago according to an rchdiocese, Ichdiocesan spokesman. Father Mayer, e 53-year- old former pastor of St. dilo in Berwyn, was convicted Dec. I of sexually abusing a 13-year-old When |lrl in his rectory in January 1 99 1 Intenced Jan. 8, he could receive proffition or as much as seven years in i

a personal tragedy for

girl,

her family, classmates

"This

|ison. iis

young

ijd

teachers, the people of St. Odilo

Father

iirish,

Mayer himself and

Pittsburgh Diocese Reports Budget Surplus For Third Year In Row PITTSBURGH (CNS) The Diocese of Pittsburgh had a budget surplus of $80,866 for the fiscal year that ended June 30, making it the third year in a row

of national tragedy, the bishops' conference urges Catholics to observe Christ-

briefed the Vatican officials on the

mas marked by

movement

that the diocese operated in the black.

Bangalore, said

—

Bishop Donald

W. Wuerl

of Pittsburgh

published Dec.

Pittsburgh Catholic

|)or force in hiring

of minority groups,

specially for upper- level jobs, says a

nort issued Dec. 7 by the National

Conference for Interracial JusBe. "The (U.S.) Catholic Church is i preaching 40 percent or more minorl

itholic

It is

Si .

time for new efforts

B;se minorities

Tome

EJtive director.

Vatican;

Country

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em-

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officials

fs represent 22.1 percent of the total ilian labor force in the United States,

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sitter.

was

the first

criminal conviction for Porter,

who

accused of molesting dozens of boys and girls in several states before and after he left the priesthood in 1974. His sentencing was set for Jan. 28; Porter was released to the custody of his attorney, Paul Lukas. The 57-year-old expriest was convicted of six counts of

most important of any Catholic

e or university to maintain

faces up to four years in prison and

Catechism's Treatment Of Exorcism Stirs Interest VATICAN CITY (CNS) The new universal catechism has made it

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ries the

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wrecked counand expressed hopes for reconciliation in the Central African nation. Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisangani, who has headed a national constitutional commission, discussed the situation in Zaire with Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano and his deputy,

gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran. During

statement said.

the Dec.

spirit,

Members spent much of the meeting developing a document on "various problems currently being discussed in the theology of redemption," a press

encounter, the archbishop

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Com-

mission plans to study over the next few

a legitimate reli-

col-

its

that the International Theological

—

fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

has stressed the limited conditions un-

nt in the efforts

from Zaire who

between Christian and nonChristian religions is one of four topics relationship

try

WASHINGTON (CNS)— Thefacy is the single

(CNS)

efforts to reconstruct his

dica Booklet Explores Catholic ollege Identity

ices surveyed.

—

Archbishop Visits Is Key Player In His

with the report.

problematic topic for the Vatican. Shortly after the catechism's debut, an Italian cleric claimed that Pope John Paul II had performed exorcisms inside the Vatican. A Vatican source promptly denied the story. In the past, the Vatican

y represented only 14 percent of the work force in the diocesan central

Relations With Non-Christians On Theological Panel's Study List VATICAN CITY (CNS) The

Thailand.

Vatican officials met with an archbishop

to the re-

and managers in «|nvra\ diocesan offices are from racial q ethnic minorities. Although minorijjjyees

and work of the church," Bishop Wuerl said in a letter published spiritual life

guidelines recommend probation for a person with no previous criminal record.

only 8.9 percent of top-level

^jrt

His remarks were

WATICAN CITY

but rather as a vehicle for the

itself,

in the church," said

According

14.

UCA News, an Asian church

the financial structure

remember that

a $10,000 fine on each count, but state

B. Ernst, the conference's ex-

in a press release issued

New Delhi Dec.

of the diocese serves not as an end to

involving

Zairean

year-old baby

(

and head of the sole political party, the Popular Revolutionary Movement.

important

"In reviewing this report,

Dec. 11 of sexually molesting a 15-

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catho-

Mobutu Sese Seko, president since 1965

news agency based

lents."

dioceses lag behind the general U.S.

country," the conference presi-

Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias of

in the

dent,

get in an eight-page supplement to the

Jury Convicts Former Priest Of Sexually Molesting Baby Sitter MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) Former priest James R. Porter was convicted

?w Study Shows Church Lags In inority Hiring

in Zaire. The reforms have been resisted by Zaire's strongman leader

reported by

the

James Close,

atonement for the recent violence

made public details of the diocesan bud-

phdiocesan director of communica|»ns. "Our thoughts and prayers go out all those who have been hurt by these

a:hdiocese," said Father

as an

church's role in the democratic reform

simplicity and restraint

City, State, Zip_

Phone

(

Mail

Roman

)

Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Catholic Diocese of Charlotte,

1524 E. Morehead

Street, Charlotte,

28207.

can be performed. Only

qualified priests acting with the permis-

sion of their bishop can use the rite. The newly published Catechism of the Catholic Church mentions exorcism four times and notes that it was practiced by Jesus, according to Gospel accounts.

Official

nposium held in California last June, which

some of

the nation's leading

Italian

Bishop, Politicians Call For

education met with lanthropists to discuss that topic. It is

Deployment Of Peace Force ROME (CNS) An Italian bishop

and the Impact of Catholic Higher

and four members of the Italian Parliament who visited Bosnia-Herzegovina in early December called for a massive deployment of unarmed people to work for peace in the Balkans. Bishop Luigi

ures in Catholic

"Institutional Identity igious

jcation."

Urges End To OpOf Indigenous Peoples

tican Official

ission

UNITED NATIONS (CNS) ambassador

— The

United Nais said in an interview that he hoped holies and others would use the 1 993 :rnational Year of the World' s Indigus People to reflect on ways that "a of mankind has been oppressing jther part." Archbishop Renato R. tino saud,"Many times the rich and Verful, with the arrogance of power wealth, do not even notice they are dressing someone." Archbishop lrtino spoke to Catholic News Seras the U.N. General Assembly was *g the annual observance of Human pis Day, Dec. 10, to launch the interican

lonal year.

to the

—

Bettazzi of Ivrea called for a "vast operation of peaceful persuasion" in the

Balkans. Bishop Bettazzi made his comments after returning from Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, with an international group of 500 pacifists. An Italian group, Blessed are the Peacemakers, coordinated the Dec. 7- 1 3 trip, which included

His Excellency, The Most Reverend John F. Donoghue, announces the following appointments in the Diocese of Charlotte:

Effective December 9, 1992 According to the prescription of Canon 502, the following are appointed Diocesan Consultors for a period of five years: Rev. Msgr. Richard F. Allen Rev. Msgr. Thomas P. Burke Rev. Msgr. Joseph A. Kerin Rev. Msgr. Anthony Kovacic Rev. Msgr, John J. McSweeney, V.G. Very Rev. Francis J. O'Rourke Very Rev. Edward J. Sheridan, V.F. Rev. Msgr. Joseph S. Showfety, V.G. Rev. James K. Solari Very Rev. Thomas R. Walsh, V.F.

several U.S. citizens.

Indian Bishops Urge Simple Christmas To Atone For Violence NEW DELHI, India (CNS) The

—

Catholic Bishops' Conference of India

asking Catholics to limit this year's Christmas celebrations to spiritual obis

servances to atone for communal violence that has claimed hundreds of lives since early

December. "At

this

moment

December 31, 1992 Very Rev. Francis J. O'Rourke, Director of Vocations Rev. Kenneth L. Whittington, Director, Office of Worship Effective

Effective

January

1993

Rev. Mr. Charles Chamberlain, OSFS, Intern Deacon, Apostle Church, Greensboro Rev. Msgr. John

St.

Paul the

McSweeney, V.G. Chancellor

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New Year from the

Basketball Tournament Matches Teams From Carolina

of The Catholic

staff

News & Herald

CSS Spreads Christmas Che CHARLOTTE

— Catholic

Services at the Catholic Center

Social

play-

ing Santa Claus to 5 1 families today.

Diocesan Schools

Shiny bikes and wrapped boxes of all

kinds were piled high in

early this

CHARLOTTE -The second annual Holy Angels Holiday Tournament, sponsored by Charlotte Catholic High School, will be Dec. 28-29 at the Charlotte Catholic High School gym. Teams from Charlotte Catholic High School, Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, Cardinal Newman High School, Columbia, Bishop

England

High School, Charleston, S.C., and St. Andrew 's,Savannah, Ga, will competS.C.,

ing in the two-day event. Proceeds from the tournament will be given to

Holy

Angels.

The tournament begins at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28. Action picks up on Tuesday, December 29 at noon, with the boy's championship scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $3 per day, or $5 for

the student council

members

will play

against members of Holy Angels' Great Adventures (a club for adults with or without mental retardation.) Entertainment at halftime of the boy's championship game will feature the "Holy Angels Dance Troupe." At the conclusion of Tuesday's

Kays Gary MVP Award will be presented to the tournament's most valuable player (male and female). The award was named in honor of Kays Gary, a long time friend of Holy Angels and columnist for The Charlotte Observer. He was instumental in the early growth of Holy Angels. Holy Angels of Belmont, N.C., is a events, the

able.

vides quality and innovative programs

Between the second and third games on Monday, several Holy Angels chil-

for children

Council. Just before the boy's

championship

game on Tuesday (around 4:15

p.m.),

CSS offices were made

ready for delivery.

St.

A young mother cried when she saw children, recalls Jane Anklin,

Moments

Gabriel, St.

Thomas Aqu:

young program

and St. Peter parishes adopted fami through the CSS offices at the Cath Center. Other churches, such as St. J

make

Neumann, worked through the CSS I

the bundle of presents for her two

coordinator.

CSS.

like this

the mountainous task of pulling Christ-

Street office in Charlotte. St

mas together for so many families worth

adopted a family through the Reft' Office. Still others, such as St. The!

the effort, says Anklin.

Needy

families are adopted for the

holiday by parishes, businesses and in-

in Mooresville, spread good will thrc

independent organizations.

1956 sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina. Holy Angels pro-

Charlotte Catholic High School Student

as the gifts

Eighteen of the families wei CSS through the Departn of Social Services, six through the Ministry and 27 came directly thro ferred to

private, non-profit corporation since

the tournament. Student rates are avail-

dren will participate in a wheelchair basketball game with members of the

week

dividual families.

and adults with developPrograms include: Holy Angels Residential Center; Maria Morrow Center; Belhaven, Lakewood and South Point group homes; Fox Run Homes Pinehaven, Brookview and Oakcrest; Little Angels Child Development Center; and Great Adventures. mental

disabilities.

—

Jane Anklin helps spread good will.

Photo by

CAROL HAZ."