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Volume 3 Number 18 • January

in the Diocese of Charlotte

1994

Accord Between Vaticanjsrael Opens New Era Of Relations VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

The

agreement," signed as 1993 came to a close, paves the way for full diplomatic

schools, welfare institutions and

relations within a

few months and a new two entities. The pact was signed in Jerusalem Dec. 30 by Msgr. Claudio Celli, a Vatican assistant secretary of state, and

spect for the traditional rules regulating

era of dialogue between the

activity at the Christian holy places,

deputy minister of foreign affairs, Yossi Beilin. A joint Vatican-Israeli commission, meeting at the Vatican Dec. 29, approved the seven-page text of the accord, ending 17 months of intense negotiations. The agreement outlines general principles of religious freedom in civil society and includes a strong condemnation of anti-Semitism.

the agreement completes the "first phase"

Vatican

spokesman

Joaquin

Navarro-Valls called the agreement a "historic opening" that could have a positive influence

George Kloster, pastor of from With them

St.

Michael Church, Gastonia, prepares

and her brother, Jhon Ospina, prior

luarez (second

right)

>peration.

are Suarez' daughter, Stacey,

to a

to anoint

Maria

kidney transplant

and friend Maria Teresa Srivoraphan. Photo by

Mew Year Means New

CAROL HAZARD

Life

r or St. Michael Parishioner CAROL HAZARD

GASTONIA

— Christmas comes

once a year. But not for Maria luarez. The best gift is yet to come. The St. Michael parishioner is reviving a new chance on life for the New (ear. Her brother is giving her one of lis two kidneys. Parishioners gave Christmas to Juarez and her two girls. But of all the >nly

— including bikes

;ifts

for Jennifer, 9,

—

and clothes for Suarez match the one her brother

ind Stacey, 6,

lone could

ibout to give her.

nade

all

And yet,

parishioners

possible.

They took up a special collection so Jhon Ospina, could fly here or the transplant operation from his tomeland in Colombia, South America. Vhat's more, they paid for Maria's nother, Elbia Tej ada de Ospina, to come is well so she could support her daugher and take care of the girls while Suarez s in the hospital. About $3,000 was

ler

brother,

aised.

As project coordinator, Notre Dame Carol Symons worked through

iister

Lauch Faircloth's

>en.

office to expe-

Ospina he country. She also accompanies lite

the process of bringing

|»uarez to doctor's

"We

into

appointments.

Maria and her and doing whatever we can to them," says Sister Carol, pastoral are praying for

iamily talp

issociate at St. Michael.

"Every day I say God bless all these people who help me," says Suarez. luarez is a single mother who worked as

became

ill.

dialysis 10 hours a day, Suarez,

38, nearly lost her

March when She was on a

from a cadaver, but the process could have taken years. Although kidney transplants have become standard medical procedure, the problem is a shortage of donors, says Dr. Joe Chandler of Metrolina Nephrology Associates, Charlotte. An estimated 10,000 kidney transplants are performed every year. However, 25,000 people are on the waiting list. The recipient has a 90 percent or better chance of surviving during the waiting

first

list

for a kidney

year after the operation

receives a kidney from dler says.

The

percent range

survival rate if

he or she

a relative,

the donor

Chanthe 80

unrelated.

donor is the same as with any major surgery, Chandler says. "Basically, we need to determine if the donor is healthy enough to undergo a major operation and has no health problems that would put him at risk." Ospina, 21, is the second youngest of Suarez' nine living brothers and sisters. He underwent preliminary tests in Colombia before he came to the United States. He has been undergoing final testing this week. The surgery is expected to be scheduled sometime this month. If all goes well as expected, Ospina will be in the hospital for about one week. Suarez will

The

in a

risk to the

week

to 10 days.

tian pilgrimages.

The Vatican has emphasized

commission, formed in mid- 1 992. provides, in fact, that negotiations will continue on a full range of Israeli

The accord issues.

Israeli and Jewish leaders hailed the agreement as a milestone, largely because it meets the longstanding Israeli

request for diplomatic

both sides predicted

Experts on would have a

ties.

positive effect on Jewish-Catholic dia-

logue.

"All of us

who have been

the occupied territories and Jordan, would remain open in Jerusa-

lics in Israel,

lem.

Vatican and

sources have

Israeli

said that if conditions are right, Pope John Paul II could follow up the diplomatic developments with a trip to Jerusalem during the coming year or two. Beilin, speaking to reporters in Rome Dec. 29, said the agreement "has much to do with the relationship between the Jewish religion and the Catholic faith. It is an important change after 45 years of the existence of Israel and,

perhaps, 2,000 years of separation between us and the Christians."

all

but

lays the

for further negotiations.

Is-

peace accord to all Christians, Muslims and Jews, said the rabbi, a member of the permanent Vatican-Jewish dialogue commission.

The "Fundamental Agreement Between the Holy See and the State of Israel," includes a

preamble, 15 articles

and a separate protocol on diplomatic representatives.

The preamble,

citing

the hji^oric process of reconciliation

between Catholics and Jews, says the accord should offer a sound and lasting basis for improvement in Vatican-Israeli relations.

The

text of the

agreement provides

the following:

— Both

Israel

and the Vatican pledge

to respect the principles of religious

groundwork

religious intolerance." The Vatican takes

subcommissions will be named to deal with delicate issues regarding the Church's property holdings, and its legal and tax status. Navarro-Valls said that immediately

two subcommissions dealing with the tax issue and with would be the Church' s legal standing named. after the signing

—

The Vatican's "recognition" of rael will help legitimize the

specifies that

the thorny church-state

problems in Israel and Israeli-controlled territories,

Rabbi Henry I. Sobel of Brazil told the pope in a private audience Dec. 29 as the joint commission was meeting. "I believe this much-awaited step will benefit not only relations between Catholics and Jews, but will also act as an impetus to help implement the peace agreement signed between Israeli and Palestinian leaders," he said.

freedom and freedom of conscience. Both sides promise to cooperate "in combatting all forms of antiSemitism and all kinds of racism and of

The "fundamental agreement" does not solve

involved

and Jews, accomplishment,"

are grateful for this

said the apostolic

that

of the work undertaken by the Vatican-

Beilin said the Vatican and Israel have agreed that full diplomatic relations would be established within four months of the ratification of the formal agreement by the Israeli government. Navarro-Valls said Dec. 30 that full relations could be established even sooner than four months. He added that the nunciature would be based at a Franciscan monastery near Jaffa, on the outskirts of Ter Aviv.

life last

both her kidneys failed.

and promoting Chris-

in dialogue, both Catholics

which is the Vatican' s channel to Cathoa spinner in a textile mill before she

states ajoint interest in

com-

also declares re-

East peace process.

delegation to Jerusalem and Palestine,

Associate Editor

property and to run

munications media.

on the entire Middle

The spokesman

own

basic right to

Israel's

'ather

The agreement affirms the Church'

Vatican-Israel landmark "fundamental

—

the opportunity "to reiterate

its

condem-

nation of hatred, persecution and

all

other manifestations of anti-Semitism directed against the Jewish people and

individual Jews anywhere, at any time

and by anyone."

—

A Moment Of

See Accord, Page 13

History

Because of the historic accord between the Vatican and

Israel, the second

part of the U.S. bishops' pastoral message to families will be in the Jan. 14 issue of The Catholic News & Herald. Additional stories relating to the Vatican-Israeli accord are on Pages 89 of this issue.

Catholic

News

& Herald

January

7, 19}

Pope Says Family Life Provides Answer To Secret Of Peace VATICAN CITY (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; People warmth

learn the secret of peace in the

Pope John Paul Year celebrations, the pope prayed for the strength and and love of family

life,

New

In his

II said.

unity of the world's families as the

hope for a world torn by war and suffering. "Peace remains the greatest challenge of our time," the pope said Jan. 1 during his noon recitation of the Ange-

which you take

your daily

part, in

obligations and in your homes."

The pope expressed

his concern for happening inside and outside family homes during his Angelus addresses Jan. 1 and 2.

what

"As this new year opens, dear broth-

greatest

and

ers

sisters,

see a horizon which,

while not lacking flashes of

light,

has

threatening and dark lines," he said on

New

the secret of peace, experiencing the

Year's Day. While agreement and understanding are making progress in some parts of the world, the pope said, "one must

warmth of acceptance and exercising

recognize that peace continues to be

in the discipline of love, in

humiliated by fratricidal conflicts which

lus. "It is in the

day

after

day

family that one learns

efforts of tolerance, in the

of communion," he

said.

commitment

"For

who works for the family works

son, one

for peace."

Earlier in the day, the

Mass

ebrated

pope

cel-

Mary

for the feast of

Mother of God and World Peace Day, and he reminded the congregation of God's promise to bless the world with peace.

"We

are gathered in St. Peter's

day of the new year peace reach the nations of the whole world," he said. Nine thousand seats at the Mass were occupied by the choir: an international group of children who were participating in a convention for children's Basilica on the

first

to pray that this blessing of

choirs.

Meeting the group on

show no

New

sign of subsiding."

Part of the problem, he said,

this rea-

the least protected social classes."

Unbridled nationalism also is a continuing threat to peace, "pitting people against people

where instead legitimate

ethnic and cultural diversity should be

generously integrated with the richness of the

human

darity,",

to a

and in the renewed global soli-

said.

The family

is often the first victim of a lack of peace, the pope said during his Angelus address the next day.

"Because of the conflicts which rage

some regions of the world,

use their music and their daily activities

families are forced to

echo the song of the angels on the

common

family in respect

for the dignity of every person

commitment

Year's

night of Christ's birth, telling of the

"the

North and South" and "the nightmare of a vast economic crisis which weighs on

Eve, the pope called on the children to to

persistence of unjust differences between

many

too

abandon their homes, land and property and flee toward the unknown," he said.

glory of God and the promise of peace to

which "the seeds of division have taken root," the pope said. Often

stronger than doubt, that hope

bers to seek personal gratification

ger than despai r and that lo ve

stronger

than death," he said.

At the

that division is exacerbated

cultural

influences which "push family

than a serene and working

memmore

common

wither and slide tual

couples see their love

down

the slope of

mu-

misunderstanding to the point of

separation;

how many go

so far as to

divorce,

which contradicts the bond

willed by

God as the indestructible basis

of family life?" he asked. The pope said, "a family which

tries

according to the moral law makes internal life the first and fundamental

to live its

experience of peace and becomes a forge of peace for the rest of society."

Make States Cover Rape And Incest Abortions

U.S. To

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

that abortion will be

covered in health care reform? Then it may be more important than ever to

show support

for

life.

Two March

for

Life events are planned this month; one state

and the other national.

20-21.

"We encourage everyone to particiwho have

never marched before so they can experience what it is like to be among a large number of pro-life people," says Maggi Nadol, Respect Life coordinator for the

pate, especially those

Nadol is coordinating diocesan Washington march. "It's a boost because if you are working in pro-life, it's easy to feel you are in it alone and it's gratifying to be

many people

of like minds."

About 80 people who two buses were from the

for Life.

require states to fund Medicaid abortions in cases of rape or incest, federal

preparing to issue a

Medicaid administrator Bruce C.

preting

Vladeck

said.

quiring states to pay for

Diocese of Charlotte. Two buses again are planned for this year's march. One will leave from Asheville and the other, with stops in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, will

decision, reported Dec. 25 in

covered Medicaid abortions with match-

The

The Washington Post, drew a sharp condemnation from the National Right to Life Committee's federal legislative director, Douglas Johnson. He said the administration was backing out of promises to leave such decisions up to the individual states.

The new the

states

federal rule

would

affect

which currently provide

public funding for abortion only to save the life of the mother.

Twenty

states

would not be affected by the rule. Seven currently fund abortions for limited cases

including rape, incest and the mother's

ing federal funds.

all

The new

federally

Charlotte.

noon

The march and

rally is fror

2 p.m. "We need to show our legislator that this is still an issue of concern especially this year when the so-callet health reform issue includes abortion oi demand," said Joe Nelli, Respect Lif coordinator for St. Michael Paris! Gastonia. "That means taxpayers wil be subsidizing a practice they find mor to

Cost for the Raleigh trip is abou $13 a person, depending on the numbe

traveled in

legislation as re-

9:3'

ally reprehensible."

and 13 provide state funding for abortion on demand. Vladeck said the administration was

new Medicaid

Queen of

Apostles Church, Belmont, and

efforts for the

estimated 200,000 people converged on Washington last year for the annual

inter-

Gastonia; 9 a.m. from

diocese.

with

new directive

A bus has been chartered for th Raleigh march as well. Departure time are 8:30 a.m. from St. Michael Churcl a.m. from Northside Baptist Church

The Raleigh Rally and March for Life is Saturday, Jan. 15. The national March for Life in Washington is Jan.

life,

Clinton administration has decided to

Life

Associate Editor

March

The

State,

CAROL HAZARD

Concerned

"How many

around us." "Peace is, above all, a gift which is born of hearts able to love and to make room for others in truth, justice and generosity," Pope John Paul told the youngsters. "You, too, are called to build a world of agreement and mutual respect in your schools, in the concerts

To Participate

Marches For

National

families in

life."

Mass, the pope said, "we will pray intensely for peace in the world, asking our heavenly Mother to teach us to live it, first of all, inside and Jan.

Pro-Lifers

less painful is the situation of

people of good will. "You, in your own way, are to be envoys to spread the joy of God and to show, through your song, that faith is stron-

Sean-Thomas Nadol and Brendan Horn from the Diocese of Charlotte participated in la March for Life in Washington. Photo by CAROL HAZAR]

year's national

of people

who

Nelli at (704)

To register,

cal

864-6632 or Jan Rogers

Respect Life coordinator at Queen o the Apostles Church, at (704) 825-5277 Cost for the Washington trip is $4( for the bus and $83 for a single hote room. To register for the bus leavinj from Charlotte, call Nadol at (704) 331

1720 or (704) 377-6871. For the bu: leaving from Asheville, call the Basilic; of St. Lawrence at (704) 252-6042. The Knights of Columbus are organizing tht

leave from Charlotte.

Asheville bus.

on abortion funding in every state where the state law or policy is more

legislation,

passed by Congress in October, expanded Medicaid coverage to include abortion for pregnancies caused by rape

tions

strictions,

or incest.

restrictive than the federal rule.

square one," he said. Johnson said administration o

Before that, federal funding of abortion had been governed since 1981 by

lic

Such challenges could lead to pubfunding of abortion on demand in

the

some

cases of the mother's

Hyde Amendment, which limited it cases in which it was deemed neces-

states that currently restrict life,

said, since

sary to save the life of the pregnant

a judge reviewing a conflict between

mother.

federal

Johnson said Dec. 27 that the planned administration ruling opens the door to court challenges of state restric-

turn the entire state law, not just the part

and

in conflict

"Then,

state restrictions

can over-

you want any

to start

sort of re-

over

fro:

had promised on several occasi over the past year that a change in fed eral rules would not be used to forct

cials

states to

change

He quoted

their policies.

several published

com

ments by administration officials promising that a federal change would onl\ give states more flexibility.

with federal law. if

you have

January

The Catholic News &

1994

Vocation Update

Spreading Holiday Cheer.

To Become Minister Or Priest? Seminarian's By

Life

Path Changes

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

Eric Houseknecht had intended to

plans got sidetracked after his sister

married a Catholic and he was thrust

make

the

into Catholic events.

decision

a Methodist minister. But his

Today he

studying to

become

Eugene's youth group and their families

St.

visit St.

Genevieve-of-the-Pines

that later.

cism during college

1994 but were

could retire for reasons of age in 1994.

turn 75, the ordinary retirement age of

Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, whose 75th birthday was April 10, 1993. He has been a bishop since 1965 and archbishop of Miami

bishops. Six other U.S. bishops have

since 1977.

— —

in-

will

already turned 75 but continue to serve.

Active bishops due to celebrate their 75th birthday in 1994 are:

— Bishop Alfred

Abramowicz,

— Bishop

March 8. He has been an auxiliary of New York Patrick V. Ahern,

—

Bishop John J. Paul, who turned 75 Aug. 17, 1993. He has been a bishop since 1977 and bishop of La Crosse, Wis., since 1983.

— .Bishop Timothy

— Bishop Joseph

T. O' Keefe, March

He has been a bishop since 1982 and

bishop of Syracuse, N.Y., since 1987.

— Bishop Timothy

Lyne, March

He has been an auxiliary of Chicago

turned 75 Dec. 14, 1992.

bishop of Rockford,

111.,

— Bishop Michael

who

has been

since 1968.

Dudick, who turned 75 Feb. 24, 1991. He has been bishop of the Ruthenian Diocese of J.

Passaic, N.J., since 1968.

1 5 He has been a bishop since 1 970 and bishop of Buffalo, N.Y., since 1973.

Bishop John M. Bilock, who turned 75 June 20, 1 99 1 He has been an auxiliary bishop of the Byzantine Archdiocese of Pittsburgh since 1973 and

—

Bishop Martin N. Lohmuller, Aug. 21. He has been an auxiliary of Philadelphia since 1970.

this

time

fell

administrator of the archdiocese since the death of

its

archbishop

bishops

diately.

by the end of the year.

last April.

In 1993, 10 of the 16 active U.S.

at the

who faced possible retirement beginning of the year had retired

who reached 75 before

make the

back on his music,

building pipe organs.

He moved to North Carolina to help found the Greensboro Music Academy, serving from 1982 to 1986 as vice president and treasurer. During this time, he became music director at Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro. He also had the opportunity to meet Retired Bishop Michael J. Begley.

ERIC

HOUSEKNECHT

cerned about job security and retirement. So, in 1986, he went back to college and graduated a year later from UNC-Greensboro with a

masters degree

worked

in library science.

Actively involved in the Catholic

community there, he was music director and parish helper at Holy Trinity-Our Lady of Atonement Church in Kinston. By this time, he was again thinking about the priesthood. He made inquiries in 1990, and was considering the Raleigh and Charlotte dioceses. is where Bishop Begley' s caremark became a life-turning deci-

This sual

sion.

In a conversation with Bishop Begley about his desire to pursue the priesthood, a reference

First

Group

Meeting

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A newly Campaign for Human Development committee of 30 lay and

established

religious volunteers recently held an

organizational meeting in Washington.

assist

CHD,

the U.S. bishops' domestic

anti-poverty program, in

components

will

—

principal

its

education, promotion

and funding allocations. The advisory committee's roles and functions incorporate those formerly carried out for CHD by the National Advisory Committee and the TARGET Education Committee. The consolidation is part of a strategy developed by CHD in 1988 to better use existing

Remember to considering a vocation

His Will In Yours.

hill

country.

have a tendency to look for God me in neon lights in the sky," Houseknecht says. "But when I stop thrashing around, I see the message in simple things like Bishop Begley's comments." Throughout his years at St. Meinrad, Houseknecht says he has been consistently reaffirmed in simple ways about "I

writing to

his decision to

become

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

ment to the Church and the community in which we live! Msgr. John

McSweeney

Father Frank O'Rourke, Vocation Director 1621 Dilworth Rd. East Charlotte, N.C. 28203 (704) 334-2283

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

Contact:

Charlotte the

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

charitable works.

For more information on how to make a Will that works, contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 East Morehead St., Charlotte,

Roman

sum of $

the residue of my

and

lift

to the priesthood in the Diocese of Charlotte

was made

up my eyes to the mountains. From where will my help come. My help comes from the Lord. "You know the mountains are on our side of the state," joked Bishop Begley, referring to Western North Carolina. Little did Bishop Begley know that the passage had special meaning for Houseknecht who grew up in Arizona /

resources.

Give prayerful thought

Neuse Regional Public

for the

Psalm 131:

The new advisory committee

—

Under Church law, bishops are to submit their resignations when they turn 75, but they need not be accepted immeU.S. bishops

commitment. He

Holds

O'Neill,

since 1983.

— Bishop Edward D. Head, Aug.

cations, but he wasn't ready to

CHD Advisory

Houseknecht was con-

North Carolina counties.

Worcester, Mass., since 1983.

— Bishop Arthur

Mean-

while,

Library, which served three Eastern

Harrington,

But more on

then

who turned 75 Dec. 19, 1993. He has been a bishop since 1968 and bishop of

since 1970.

12.

new

—

has been an auxiliary of Chicago since 1968.

Jan. 27.

He moved to Los Angeles for a church

for the police department in records.

music director. Houseknecht, 40, began to look at the priesthood in 1981 and made appli-

year began are:

active as the

for

Diocese

Charlotte.

job, again as

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Twelve

still

Tucson

two Catholic churches and a Lutheran church. He also worked

tor in

During the year, six bishops cluding two Chicago auxiliaries

in 1973.

Afterward, he became music direc-

currently active U.S. Catholic bishops

to plan.

Asheville'during the holidays.

Twelve U.S. Bishops Could Retire In 1994 Because Of Age

become

priest for the

Raised in Window Rock, Ariz., the capital of the Navaho Indian Reservation, Houseknecht graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1 975 with a bachelor degree in pipe organ performance. He converted to CatholiConvent

Begley a few years

Diocese of Charlotte. In his fourth year at St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, Ind., Houseknecht will be ordained in a year if all goes according priest for the

Members of

humorous remark by Bishop later would lead Houseknecht

become

28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

a priest.

jholic

& Herald

News

January

7, 19S

Pro-Life Corner Events For January

m 0

March

for Life, Washington, D.C., Jan. 20-21. Contact: Maggi Nadol, Respect Life Office, (704) 331-1720 or (704) 377-6871. Rally and March for Life, Raleigh, Saturday, Jan. 15. Contact: Joe

864-6632. Tilma, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Jan. 9-13. Contact: Marcia Ebner, (704) 362-2705.

Nelli, (704)

Mass

Unborn, Sunday, Jan. Theme: "When God gives

for the

Charlotte.

life, it is

forever."

Project Life, Nationwide postcard campaign. Theme: "Abortion

Editorial The historic accord between the Vatican and Israel last week in Jerusalem has been a long time

coming. There is room for speculation regarding what might have been the course of Middle East history if it had been reached years ago perhaps as long ago as the 1948 establishment of the State Of Israel. As one of the world's leading forces for peace, could the Vatican perhaps have been able to mediate the disputes between Israel and its Arab neighbors? Could its efforts have prevented some of the bloodshed

—

of the past 46 years?

Now that the accord has been reached, the Vatican will have the opportunity to become a party to the peace talks now going on in the area. Hopefully, it will have a major influence on those talks. Vatican participation in the Middle East peace process generates some optimism regarding an eventual lasting peace in a troubled area which has been the birthplace of the world's three major monotheistic religions. There are, to be sure, some problems remaining to be settled by Vatican and Israeli negotiators.

the least of these

the status of Jerusalem.

not mentioned in the so-called "fundamental agree-

ment" between the Vatican and Israel. Vatican spokesmen have made it clear that the Holy See will continue to press for a special status for the city. It would include international guarantees of free access to the holy sites in the city which is sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims. While Israel claims Jerusalem as its capital, few foreign embassies are located in the city.

Vatican

spokesman says that fact reflects an international belief

—

VATICAN CITY (CNS) As the Church began observance of the International Year of the Family, Pope John Paul II called on all Catholics to pray for modern

simi-

1 947 United Nations resolution calling for the have a special independent status under interna-

lar to the

tional protection.

We hope that negotiations can

bring about some-

thing of the sort.

Other issues

families that are threatened "from within and

be settled by future negotiations include the Church's property holdings and its tax status.Two sub-comissions to deal with those issues will begin work shortly. to

The Pope Speaks

Parents especially need spiritual support in order to live

toward themselves, and God, the pope said at a general

to their responsibilities

audience Dec. 29. Young people will benefit from prayers as they try to discover how best to fulfill God' s will in their lives, he said.

The pope said he would soon publish a "Letter for Year of the Family," in which he encourages the family to look to Scripture and the Church's tradition the

for inspiration in living out

its

vocation as a "domestic

up in the "consumerism, hedonism and secularism" ol contemporary society, said the papal message, r& leased at the Vatican Dec. 28.

"How

Church."

One year

making during

point the Church will be

that Christian

marriage

reality" but also a sacrament.

the

not only a "natural

recalled that the

Second Vatican Council invited the Church to promote this "sublime dignity, holiness and unity" of the family.

He said he hoped the coming year would be a period of prayer, reflection and systematic catechesis on the family, carried out in every local church throughout the world.

Families

sad

to learn of situations, unfortunately

numerous, of families overwhelmed by such phenom ena and of the devastating effects!" he said. Individual families and the Church pay the price ol this "widespread disorder of ideas and of moral behav ior," the pope said. He questioned how children whc are "morally orphans, without educators and withoui models" can grow up to respect Christian values. In such conditions, he said, it becomes especially diffi cult for the seeds of vocation to develop. "The strength and stability of the fabric of the Christian family represent the primary condition foi the growth and maturation of sacred vocations, anc they constitute the most pertinent response to the crisis of vocations," he said. The pope called on the Church to help parents better recognize and welcome a religious calling among their children. All priests and religious who work with families in schools, hospitals and other environments should show joyful witness to their calling, he added -

Pope Says Church Needs Strong

To Support Vocations (CNS)

— To solve the voca-

Church needs to promote strong and stable families able to produce priests and religious, Pope John Paul II said in his message for the 1994

tions crisis the

World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The pope encouraged families to

act as "a garden seminary" in which the seeds of vocation can grow to maturity. That means parents must be willing to "prepare, cultivate and protect the vocations which

or a still

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God

stirs up in their family," he said. But this is a difficult task when families are caught

parish

community should recognize

responsibility and

its

own

implement long-term projects

encourage vocations, "without being too concernec about immediate results," he said.

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With the holidays over, the pace of activity will be picking up again and there already are some major events coming up in the next couple of weeks unfortunately two of them on the same day. The annual diocesan celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. is scheduled next Saturday, Jan. 15 at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte. The usual outstanding program will be offered and it is more than worth the admission price of $12 for adults and $10 for those 18 and younger. Carl Foster and the African-American Affairs Ministry have done a good job putting the program together and I hope they'll draw a good crowd. The problem is that the annual statewide Rally and

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others furnished their

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transportation.

for Life in Raleigh also is scheduled next

A chartered bus will take pro-lifers from the Gastonia-Belmont-Charlotte area to the event and I'm sure many others from other parts of the diocese will be using their own cars for the trip. The Diocese of Charlotte usually is well represented at the Raleigh rally and I'm sure it will be again Saturday.

Inc.

Herald,

BOB GATELY

this year.

Two buses are planned for the Jan.

20-21 national

March for Life in Washington. As in the past, I assume there'll be a good delegation from this diocese making

If vital,

anyone needs reminding why the marches

are

a story in this issue provides part of the answer'

administration has decided to requin provide Medicaid funding for abortions ir cases of pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. Tha decision is contrary to earlier administration promise: to leave such matters up to the states. The promise was

The Clinton

states to

that

any federal changes would be made only

states

flexibility.

Some

flexibility!

to givt

'It

muary

New Year Can you

believe

You might

)94.

it?

Here we are

ask yourself:

What

nd of year will it be for me? It will be good year if you decide to make it so. ou have the power to remodel your wn inner landscape, but in order to do tat you'll first have to remove all the «4

jgativity.

For instance, what would happen

ou decided to enjoy the year? In Prov-

we read, "A cheerful heart is

bs 17:22

Dod medicine." To live cheerfully you'll ;ed a strategy for eliminating needless

You'll also need to heal the ounds of past hurts and humiliations, lear away those negative emotions,

lxiety.

ad you will be able to live a

life. 1994 can behappy new year if you

ibrant,

enjoyable

ame a

truly

make

scide to

so.

Perhaps there are some insurmountworries plaguing you. If so, don't

ale

up hope. You may

ive

mes, but helplessness ess.

feel helpless at is

not hopeless-

Jesus once said that faith can

tountains, but to be

happy

all

move

you have

remove negative thoughts

The Catholic News

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your mind.

Herald

Resolutions

Here are some suggestions to conyou embark on your New Year

FATHER JOHN C ATOIR

sider as

resolutions:

Ask

Lord to help you banish from your thinking. Selfpity has a deadly effect on the soul. If you've been given a raw deal recently, you may have every right to complain, but the longer you do, the more you perpetuate your own misery. Self-pity 1.

the

all self-pity

only leads to a complaining

Light

One Candle

spirit.

Claim God' s love; it' s free for the asking. When you do, you'll become a carrier of divine love, and you'll fill the darkness around you with your own special light. Once you really see yourself as a cherished child of God, you'll look at life differently. You'll be more apt to reject self-pity and come alive. 3. Become a healer. The sacrament of confirmation gives you the power of the Holy Spirit. Use that power, and use your suffering as a bridge to help you understand the pain of others. Reach out to those in need; give them the care and comfort that only you can give. 4. Don't let the past drag you down. Accept God's forgiveness for all past 2.

mistakes and pray for the grace to forgive others. Life is too short to live in the

weighed down by an unforgiving

past

spirit.

Make

today count.

practicing

humble fidelity to the duty of the present moment you will be able to cultivate a joyful heart. 6. Don't let fear of the future disturb your peace of mind. Needless worry

dissolves

God's

when you are more trusting of Remember, heaven awaits

love.

you; the best

yet to

come.

can give to God is to live joyfully, because of the knowledge of His love." Jesus gave us the motivation to live gladly when He said, "I have told you all this that your joy may be full."

Have a great year. f For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "New Day! New Year! New You ? " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New York, NY 10017.) Father John Catoir The Christophers.

director of

Enjoy your life. Blessed Julian of said, "The greatest honor you

Norwich

The Future For The Priesthood Speculation about the priesthood's lture is

being heightened by the newly

this to

continue

leased seminary enrollment figures

Some see fewer priests as a blessing which is giving better balance to Church

tudying for religious orders dropped 5 percent last year. re

The reasons offered

many.

Some point to clergy scandals. They jgue that respect for the priesthood, /hich once made it so attractive, is at an 11 time low. Others feel that celibacy no Dnger has a sign value, and that the

M riesthood is lagging behind the times /hen it makes this a requirement. They rgue that ve

ot fully addressing the issues of

Jr gay rights, and this

women

deterring

some

who believe the priesthood must be

nen

governance. They maintain that the Church was top heavy with clergy, leading to excessive clericalism in

:ll-inclusive. It is

argued that the addi-

ion of women priests

would give better

Church ministry and reflect times, in which women are now in

for the

financial constraints and the difficulty

priesthood and to maintain the status

of maintaining a highly qualified fac-

the priesthood.

quo.

Cultural observers point out that

not only the clergy culture that is undergoing dramatic shifts, but that we should look at the dramatic shifts around us in other highly acclaimed professions. Professions are experiencing a growing African-American, Hispanic and Asian presence. The priesthood, is

»ur

is still

caught

not up to par in this regard,

in this shift.

My own

lositions

speculation

above conjecture and the declinmain thrust of the Church will be to attempt to recruit all

the

ing statistics, the

read vith special interest "Coping with a I

Miscarriage" (Oct. 8, 1993). The grief tnd anger I felt after the miscarriage last

summer made

hard

ind the words to pray. So I was eager o order the Dove Leaflet you menioned.

Thank you

for that timely

:o!umn and recommendation. After a couple of tries, I did revive a copy of Healing Relationships vith Miscarried, Aborted and Still)orn Babies by Dennis and Matthew Linn, SJ, and Sheila Fabricant. How-

Ominous

(1985, Paulist Press, 907

available through

We will

still

avail-

This could lead to consolidations

and a pooling of talent that many repeatedly have called for. No doubt some will ask, Why not speculate that we will have married or

women priests? Why

not speculate that

the system will undergo a radical change

and imagine creative possibilities?

response

that

know

all

too

even greater attention when a person

well that the Church runs on an imagina-

applies to the seminary.

tion strongly tied to tradition

will see seminaries continuing

to adjust their curricula to the

number of new cultures. More seminaries will

growing

system which

and a

regards as not only

imaginative but divinely inspired.

Service

Counseling Cost? MARTHA W. SHUPING, MD

Crosswinds

Dove Publica-

Publications, Pecos, (505) 757-6597).

NM 87552, phone

JMD

chapter to issues related to miscarriage,

through Dove, but that if anyone kvants to order the brochure in quantity it can be obtained through Chrisian Video Library, c/o Schmidt, 3914-

see a greater effort to pro-

ulty.

tions as item #608, for $7.95. (Dove

ao longer

hat only a few copies are

the age limit of seminarians will receive

Macarthur

Jver, I

want to let you know that it is Dove Leaflet #105 and, in 'act, it's not in Dove Publications' :urrent catalogue at all. I was told

sway

mote vocational recruiting programs like "Called By Name," and "Andrew." Academic requirements, psychological and religious backgrounds, and

Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430). This book is

trends will not

from maintaining the established system connected with the priesthood.

A Michigan Ave., St. Louis, 63118, phone (314) 531-6351. The leaflet says its material is excerpted from the book Healing the Greatest Hurt by the same authors

Dear JMD, Thank you for giving us the updated ordering information. I would add that the book you mentioned devotes one

able

numbers of candidates

enjoy your column and

had

greater

that despite

How Much Does I

Side

hood in a way that will make it more dynamic for the times. They feel that not being able to do all they did before will make them choose what is essential in

which

)ear Dr. Shuping,

Human

A good number of priests see a dwindling priesthood as forcing them and the Church to redefine the priest-

>alance to

unthought of before. On the other side of the coin are hose who say we had a golden era of (riesthood in the past and that it is

The

some

places.

we allowed married priests

would have more than are needed. Another theory is that the Church is

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

forever.

y the Center for Applied Research in le Apostolate. Diocesan seminarian nrollment dropped 6 percent, and those

unreasonable to expect

Dear Dr. Shuping,

many

have been considering going to a counselor regarding a personal problem, but I am concerned about the

public and private. If you have health

stillborn babies and abortion. However, the remainder of the book deals with

expense.

general issues related to grief following

Dear SK,

the death of a loved interest to

issues.

one and

may

cost?

insurance, the services of a psychiatrist will usually be covered, since a psychia-

a medical doctor. You may want check the Yellow Pages for counselors and psychiatrists (under Physicians & Surgeons) and check with a few offices to find out the range of fees in your trist is

be of

anyone struggling with grief

How much will

other agencies and groups, both

lic

depends on several things. Catho-

Social Services offers counseling on

a sliding scale based on income.

So do

area.

See Crosswinds, Pagel3

Ministry Q. For nearly three years I have been a eucharistic minister in our parish. I also am one of those who take Communion to the sick. Our pastor just asked me to take charge of our care for the sick. Some are at home, but a large number are in hospitals and nursing homes. All the group got together a week ago to discuss schedules, and some expressed

concern that we ought to do more than just take Communion to the people we're assigned to. We received a booklet from our assistant pastor, but would like more. Could you help us, or should we just be satisfied with taking

Communion?

(California)

you deserve a lot of congratulations for what you're already doing. The opportunities you give to the sick in your parish to receive this sacrament, far beyond what was possible in the past, are much appreciated, I'm sure. It sounds as if your arrangement for the sick is similar to the one in our parish. We wonder also about how we A. First of

all,

might give further

spiritual

To The Sick FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

(and some-

times material) support to the sick and aged.

Every document of the Church

the last generation relating to care of the

sick points out the need for special pas-

Question Box

among those way united with

toral care, since they are

who

are "in a special

the suffering Christ for the salvation of II, Dogmatic Conon the Church, 41) So, your concern is valid. As you

the world." (Vatican stitution

are discovering, apparently, several publications

by various companies deal

one way or another with insights, guidelines and procedures for the sort of care you speak of. They're available at good Catholic bookstores, even through catalogues. You might take a look at a few of them.

does deal with these, naturally, but there's much more. The various introductions, with a variety of information and spiritual reflections on this ministry, are worth being read and prayed over by ministers like yourself and the people you work with. It

The

The one most neglected resource on

first

two chapters deal explic-

however, in my view, is the official rite of the Church for pastoral care of the sick. Most people (even

itly

many

intercessions and Scripture passages to

this subject,

priests) think of this

book

as pri-

marily for administration of the Eucharist

and anointing of the

with

without the Eucharist. There and throughout the other visits to the sick

chapters you will find numerous prayers,

choose from. If the parish

sick.

has the money,

would

be worth giving one of these rituals to al your people who work with the sick

They are available in small, inexpensi soft-cover editions.

(A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about baptism re-

quirements and sponsors is available by sending a stamped self-addressed env< lope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Tri, ity Church, 704 N. Main St Bloomington, IL 61701. Questions ft this column should be sent to Fath Dietzen at the same address.) Copyright © 1 994 by Catholic News

Service

Support For Preventing Youth Violence The following is an unsigned editoa recent issue of The Progress, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Se-

This doubling of criminal activity oc-

attle.

curred even as the youth population

rial from

mitted by youths between the ages of

and

8 has doubled in the past decade.

decreased. Today, one of every four

At Assumption School

more than a

violent crimes is committed by someone under 18 years old. Numerous studies and commentators have identified the causes of this unprecedented level of youth violence. According to the Governor's Youth Agenda, an ad hoc task force addressing the issue, there is a complex web of

million grade school students in public

contributing factors: poverty, troubled

and private schools nationwide. The program, now in use at nearly a dozen

families, child abuse, drugs, glamoriza-

tion of violence, biological maturity

They

archdiocesan schools, was created in

before social maturity, fractured

in Seattle,

students are analyzing photos of per-

sons in conflict and asking questions. Is this

with

appropriate?

What can

my anger? How assertive can I be?

The exercise

part of

"Second

Step," a program of peaceful conflict resolution being taught to

by the Committee for Children. The nonprofit group is one of scores

Seattle

no one solu-

of private and public organizations con-

tion to cure all these

vinced that youth violence can be stemmed by effective parenting, schooling and community action. They've got plenty to do. The generation growing up now is the most

But no solutions will work without a fundamental and universal change of heart that all violence is wrong. At Assumption and other schools that have incorporated programs like "Second Step," students learn alternatives to name-calling and playground bullying. They learn how to empathize

violent in U.S. history. In this state (Washington), the

der, rape,

num-

— namely, mur— comrobbery and

ber of violent crimes

assault

be assertive without being assaultive.

com-

munities and easy access to firearms. Unfortunately, there

Guest Commentary

ills.

learn to

Such

manage

their anger.

social skills,

Thanks For Favors

however, won't

go far if they aren't reinforced at home and in the community. That's why we need programs to assist troubled families as

Thanks

to the Blessed Virgin and St. Jude for prayers answered and favors

granted.

RAP, AMP,

well as troubled communities.

The

DMP

best prevention against youth

violence must encompass comprehensive support of all children, families,

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

MPR

schools and communities.

As the old African proverb says,

"It

takes a whole village to raise a child."

with those they would attack. They learn

Please pray for the following deceased priests

during the month of January:

CANUTE WAS

Reverend Arthur Racette 1975

Monsignor Lawrence Newman, 1981

Monsignor Eugene H.Livelsberger, 1987 Reverend Bernard J. McDevitt, 1942 Monsignor Michael A. Irwin, 1952 Reverend Charles E. Sweeney, 1958 Reverend Robert J. MacMillan, 1962 Reverend Cletus J. Helfrich, 1971 Redverend Philip J. O'Mara, 1975 Monsignor Charles J. O'Connor, 1976 Reverend Kenneth

Reverend Thomas

Parker, 1976

E. Curran,

1983

Monsignor Edward T. Gilbert, 1983 Reverend Herman Grones, OSB, 1936 Reverend Matthew Graz, OSB, 1942 Reverend Gerard Rettger, OSB, 1944 Reverend Benedict Rettger, OSB, 1952 Reverend Maurus Buchheit, OSB, 1975 Reverend Paul Milde, OSB, 1979

THE SON OF KIN6 ERIC THE GOOD OF DENMARK. HE SPENT PART OF HIS YOUTH AT THE SAXON COURT ANP WHEN HE BECAME OF AGE HE WAS MADE DUKE OF SOUTHERN JUTLAND. HE

"CANUTE

FOUGHT VIKING RAIDS, BROUGHT if PEACE ANP ORDER TO HIS TERRITORY.:! Jg ANP AIPEP THE MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES OF IN 1129,

ST.

VICELlN. LOTHAIRIII

EMPEROR

RECOGNIZED HIM AS KING OF THE WESTERN WENDS, A MOVE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY HIS UNCLE, KING NIELS OF DENMARK, ANP WHICH TWO YEARS LATER, ON JAN. 7, LED TO CANUTE'S MURPER NEAR RINGSTED BY MAGNUS NIELSSEN ANP HENRY SKADELAAR, HIS COUSINS.

HE WAS CANONIZED FEAST IS JAN. 7.

HIS ©

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Polish Jews from Nazi

camps

recounted

fact-based novel,

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"The China Syndrome" (1979) Director James Bridges' prophetic drama deals suspensefully with nuclear

make as much money as he can from the misfortunes

opportunist sets out to

Jews by taking over a confiscated non-Aryan business and exploiting unpaid Jewof Poland's persecuted

1'* J

he recruits the services

of Itzhak Stern (Ben Kingsley), a

who comes

to ap-

Lemmon as a plant executive and Jane Fonda

German businessman Oskar Schindler, played by actor Liam Leeson (left), and his Jewish accountant, actor Ben Kingsley, assemble the list of more than 1,100 Jewish workers to be placed under Schindler's protection in "Schindler's List," a new movie on the Holocaust. reason for his transformation, or per-

anti-Semitic fanaticism.

haps simply his common sense that killing people was bad for business or, even more likely given his character, the fear of Allied retribution for enrich-

German

authorities,

ing himself on slave labor.

unbothered by the increasing barbar-

The question of Schindler's moti-

ity

of Nazi measures against the Jews

vation has wider ramifications in trying

Krakow's overcrowded

to understand

ghetto.

what happened

German people under Nazi rule and what they knew about Hitler's decision

uidation and his revulsion at the sa-

Though Schindler remains an enigma representing some vague,

of the local forced-labor

camp commandant (Ralph

Fiennes).

Schindler thereafter engages in

game of seeming

the dangerous

along with the genocidal Nazi pro-

gram while endeavoring to protect his Jewish workers by subverting it.

He spite tide

succeeds amazingly well in

of growing Nazi paranoia as the

of war turns in favor of the Allies.

to exterminate

Europe's Jewry.

amorphorous appeal to humanitarian good will, the movie succeeds best as a powerful restatement of the ultimate irrationality of anti-Semitism. Director Steven Spielberg painstakingly restages the appalling history

of the Holocaust on an epic scale that gives horrifying dimension to one man'

attempt to save

some innocent

It is

news reporter whose

at a

lives.

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tion

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The

entertainment.

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a sobering treatment that will leave few

"The Day the Earth Stood

viewers unmoved.

The Nazi's callous brutality and wanton killing is depicted in graphic images that convey some measure of the shocking reality of the Nazi mad-

known to history as the Holocaust. Though the lessons to be drawn

ness

to the

His moral insensitivity, however, is finally cracked by witnessing the gross inhumanity in the ghetto's liqdistic actions

down

cents.

impersonal rather than motivated by

manipulating the

as a

consciences won't let them conceal the imminent danger of a nuclear melt-

preciate Schindler's greed as totally

With Stern running Schindler's booming utensils firm, Schindler devotes himself to getting contracts by

movie featuring Jack

safety issues in a

workers.

Jewish accountant

for-

and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate

movie's unlikely hero, Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), is a German businessman who follows the German blitzkreig into 1939 Poland. Settling in Krakow, this amoral

so,

VHS

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To do

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"Schindler's List" (Universal).

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of that tragic era.

Because of

its

realistically graphic

Still"

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mane alien (Michael Rennie) landing a flying saucer in

warn

sion to

Washington on a mis-

the world of self-annihi-

lation if wars continue makes the point by demonstrating his superior powers and then, with some help from a widow (Patricia Neal) and her boy, departs in peace. Director Robert Wise treats the fantasy premise in sober, underplayed

fashion, giving the anti-war

theme

treatment of an infamous historical pe-

unusual credibility by relying more on

riod and

the viewer's imagination and intelli-

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crimes against humanity, a

tion

restricted.

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mosphere of menace and some ized violence. is

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Just before war's end,

Schindler evacuates more than 1,100 workers to a new factory in Czechoslovakia, where they are safely liberated as their

employer fades

The

movie's

account

Schindler's heroism avoids grappling

with

what motivated him

do what

few others in similar situations dared doing.

show

content to

It is

the hu-

manitarian results of his actions without probing indeed,

why he

did them or,

when he decided he could no

longer abide what

was happening

around him.

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to consider the

man' s latent Christianity as a possible

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January

1994

U.S. Catholic,

Jewish Leaders Applaud Vatican Israel Accord WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— U.S.

all

persua-

Catholic and Jewish leaders hailed the

sions, but, be-

Dec. 30 Vatican-Israel accord as "more than a diplomatic agreement between two sovereign powers" and as a "revo-

cause of this accord, with even greater hope that all of us will

lution" in the nearly 2,000-year-old

relationship between Catholics and

Jews. Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York, moderator of Catholic- Jewish

one day walk side by side in mutual respect

and

peace

relations for the U.S. bishops, said the

with justice for

significance of the Vatican-Israel agree-

all,"

ment was the "mutual recognition and regard of two ancient faiths." The agreement, signed in Jerusalem after 1 7 months of intense negotia-

he added.

Baltimore

The Church of

William

and Jews.

the dialogue of reconciliation

joint Vatican-Israeli

commis-

Catholic Conference, said the agree-

ment provided "a major the

Roman

"We

Con-

ference of Catholic Bishops and U.S.

step forward in

between

Catholic Church and the

ask the entire community of

standing at Sacred Heart University in

important day will be a concrete step toward a just and lasting peace in the land all believers call holy," he added. Rabbis Leon Klenicki, director of

Fairfield, Conn., similarly said that

faith to join us in prayer that this

interfaith affairs for the

personal friendship with Jews, Arabs,

Jewish people emphasized by the Second Vatican Council." During a Dec. 30 press conference in Washington, Archbishop Keeler said the agreement "provides an important means for continuing dialogue in the search for a just and lasting peace." The archbishop pointed out that the agreement emphasizes opposition to antiSemitism and other forms of intolerance, and he urged Catholics and Jews in the United States to join in such a commitment "by furthering mutual understanding and promoting peaceful relations, particularly between Israelis and

Muslims, Christians and Palestinians

Palestinians."

the Center for Christian- Jewish Under-

sion, meeting at the Vatican Dec. 29, approved the seven-page text of the accord, which outlines general principles of religious freedom in civil society and includes a strong condem-

nation of anti-Semitism.

"While we recognize that the accord which has just been signed is simply a preliminary agreement and many complex problems need yet to be resolved, we are convinced that it will bring rich rewards," Cardinal

O'Connor "I

said.

hope

be able to continue

Olives.

Keeler, president of the National

paves the way for full diplomatic relations within a few months and a new era of dialogue between Catholics tions,

Mount of

All Nations in Jerusalem, at the base of the

Archbishop

League

tion

New

Anti-DefamaYork, and David

Rosen, director of interfaith affairs for ADL in Israel, expressed hope that the accord would "strengthen the special Catholic-Jewish relationship" and "promote good will among the peoples of the

Middle East." Both rabbis were optimistic that the diplomatic relationship would give impetus to efforts that began with Vatican II documents to eradicate prejudice and anti-Semitism in the teaching of gious traditions.

reli-

Rabbi Jack Bemporad, director of

with the accord, prior theological pro-

nouncements, asserting the Jews were

condemned

for their rejection of Jesus,

were "not only dead, but now

officially

buried."

The

rabbi credited the agreement amazing leadership" of Popej John Paul II and called it "one of the most significant achievements of his "to the

pontificate."

The Clinton administration

also

praised the Vatican-Israel accord, say^ j

ing

peace

would improve prospects in the

Middle

for

East.

statement by the U.S. ambassa-

dor to the Vatican, Raymond Flynn, said the agreement opened "a new and important chapter" in the 2,000-year history of Christians and Jews often marked by "misunderstanding and even j

mistrust."

Accord Means Vatican A Player In Mideast Peace —

ROME (CNS) With the establishment of diplomatic relations with to participate in the Middle East peace process, Israel's deputy foreign minister said.

The porters in

official,

Yossi Beilin, told re-

Rome Dec. 29 that the Vatican'

Middle East peace process,

working groups trying to pave the way to peace in the Middle East "was linked to diplomatic relations

agreements with the Palestine Liberation Organization on Palestinian selfrule, and the evolving theological dialogue, the time was ripe. On the Israeli side, he said, "a relationship between the Jewish reli-

with Israel," Beilin said.

gion and Christianity

The Vatican's

"Now

agreed

participation in the

because

groups on the multilateral level, which

tion of the behavior of the Christian

refugees, arms control,

economic

said.

The

topics for the working groups

were agreed upon by all parties in the dialogue, he said. Although the Palestinians and other groups have pressed for a working group on the future of Jerusalem, Israeli objections have blocked formation of such a group. Beilin said that "the decision to esera of dialogue between

a very delicate

and

that the Vatican is

cooperation, water and environment,"

new

Israel's

going to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, it will participate in all five working are:

Vatican-Israel accord opens a

establishing relations, but with the

process was one of the reasons

five multilateral

Catholic and Jews.

Second Vatican Council's declaration on relations with the Jews, he said. He said the Vatican had political and spiritual reasons in the past for not

desire for direct involvement in the peace

to establish relations with Israel.

The

process of about 30 years of change, beginning in the early 1960s with the

tablish a relationship

was not a very easy

one" for the Vatican or "For the Vatican,

difficult one," particularly

of incidents of anti-Semitism on the part of Christians and "the whole ques-

world

at the

time of the Holocaust."

Some Israelis believe their government is moving too quickly toward full relations with the Vatican; they would prefer that personal representatives

not ambassadors

—

be in place for

several years until there

fuller "rec-:

between Jews and Christians of this world," he said. "But we believe that after 2,000 onciliation

years, that

was

the

wrong

sign," Beilin

said.

Israel. it

was

a long

anuary

The Catholic News

1994

Vatican

Vatican-Israeli Relations From 1948

Jerusalem Special

ern nation of Israel

have decided to tie the diplomatic knot. Following is an

The city

overview of those founding of the Jew-

states, said

ish state:

Vatican

May

1948:

ment

statehood is sub-

newspaper says the

pledges to "remain a

state is not "the

embodiment of Israel

stranger" to

described in

temporal

the Bible."

disputes in

January 1964: Pope Paul VI visits the Holy Land, meets

the Land,

•

with Christian

reliIsraeli soldiers stand

Is-

Shneor Shazar. • October 1965: The Second Vatican Council's document on rela-

raeli president

guard

Carmelite convent

alone or with

at site

of former Nazi

Catholic-Jewish relations. Resolved with

the Jews.

camp

all

creation of

fall

many under

new

interfaith center provid-

removed from

site.

December 1988:

•

Pope meets

others,

will,

many

other

continues to hope

day when the holy

men

in the

of Jerusalem

city

must

adhere to an internationally guaranteed special

Muslim women

in the

Old City of Jerusalem.

statute" pro-

tecting the identity of the city

Israeli

have an identical and fundamental right to a homeland. • July 1992: Vatican and Israel

sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims,

with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. • 1974: Vatican establishes Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews.

January 1978: Pope Paul meets

Moshe

Dayan. • June 1979: Pope John Paul II visits the site of the Nazi death camp,

ians

establish joint

commission todiscuss

church-state issues in preparation for

diplomatic relations. •

October 1992: Pope again meets

Peres, is

now

Israeli foreign minister,

and

•

Sept. 13, 1993: Pope John Paul

April 1984: In an apostolic letter for Good Friday, Pope John Paul urges prayers for peace in the Middle East; calls for international guarantees to protect Jerusalem as a city sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians; sup-

homeland for the Palestinians; and affirms the need to guarantee Israel's peace and security. • February 1985: Pope meets Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres. • April 1986: Pope makes historic visit to Rome synagogue, calls the Jews "our beloved elder brothers" in

ports a

said.

The Vatican's continual

insistence

on special treatment for Jerusalem under international law has not changed or in any way been forgotten, Navarro-Valls told reporters at the Vatican Dec. 30.

The

fact that the vast majority of in Israel are located in

Aviv and not Jerusalem

Tel

reflects an inter-

national consensus that the city cannot be

viewed merely as the Israeli capital, the spokesman said. He added that the Vatican's new nunciature in Israel would be located in the Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa. The Vatican's position on Jerusalem, he said, was mirrored in the 1947

at estab-

diplomatic relations.

•

Organization agreement aimed

come to the Middle East unless there is and a recognition of the rights

which

praises the Israeli-Palestine Liberation

lishing a degree of Palestinian self-rule.

of both Israelis and Palestinians.

embassies

invited to Israel.

Auschwitz, calling the camp a witness to "how far hatred can go, how far man's destruction of man can go, how far cruelty can go." • September 1982: Pope John Paul meets Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat amid criticisms from the Israeli government. After the meeting he tells pilgrims in St. Peter' s Square that peace will never

"We

thank the Lord for having inspired courageous leaders to overcome mistrust,

fear

and serious objective prob-

lems," he says. •

Sept. 21, 1993: Pope meets with

grand rabbi of Israel. • Dec. 29, 1993: Joint VaticanIsrael commission announces approval of language of agreement to establish •

Dec. 30, 1993: Vatican and Israel

sign agreement in Jerusalem.

can truly be the crossroads city of peace, a privileged place for the meeting of peoples, cultures and civilizations," Navarro-Valls said. Yossi Beilin, Israel's deputy foreign minister, told journalists Dec. 29 that the status of Jerusalem was never a topic of discussion by the commission which drafted the fundamental agreement. "That does not mean we will reject the suggestions of the Vatican on this matter," he said. "It does not exclude listening to the Vatican's ideas."

Navarro-Valls told reporters Dec.

that the Vatican

June 1987: Pope meets Austrian

President Kurt Waldheim, raising criticism from Israeli officials and Jews throughout the world because of

had not negotiated

with Israel on behalf of any other Christian denomination, although

hoped

that the accord

would benefit

other churches by putting into practice the guaranteed religious freedom ex-

pressed in the Israeli Constitution.

Photos by Joann Keane

for

Arab

reaction, Navarro-

Valls said Palestinians and neighbor-

ing Arab states had been kept in-

formed about the

Israeli-

Vatican

negotiations throughout the 17-

month

discussions. In addition,

Msgr. Claudio

Celli, a

Vatican

would meet Palestinian leaders chosen by the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Dec. 30 signing ceremony in Jerusalem. assistant secretary of state,

Navarro-Valls also said that the process for establishing full

diplomatic relations with Jordan

was almost complete.

Left:

faith. •

of good

city,

Arafat again, says Israelis and Palestin-

January 1973: Pope Paul meets

justice

religions and with so

sovereignty over the

of the

control.

with Israeli Foreign Minister

camp of Auschwitz strains

ing quarters for nuns, but

Israeli victory in

the Arab-Israeli war,

•

with

that

exercises

concentration

•

in solidarity

will

Waldheim' s alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes. • 1987-1992: Controversy over

forms of anti-Semitism and affirms the continuing validity of God' s covenant with

Christian holy sites

"The Holy See,

the leaders of all three monotheistic

"whoever

"Nostra Aetate," condemns

1967: With the

have to be different today.

Holy it

insist

in Jericho.

tions with non-Christian religions,

•

anteeing a special status likely would

continue to

gious leaders and sends greetings to

United Nations resolution calling for the city to have a special independent status under international protection. "That spirit still lives," he said, although the specific formula for guar-

the

Vatican

new

not mentioned in the Dec.

Joaquin Navarro- Vails, the

The Vatican

dued.

The

spokesman. While in the agree-

Vatican reaction to the declaration of Israeli

—

30 "fundamental agreement" between the Vatican and Israel because its religious and cultural identity goes beyond the scope of an agreement between two

relations since the

Spokesman Says

Vatican has "a right and a duty" to demand a special status for the city of Jerusalem which would include international guarantees of free access to holy sites, said the Vatican spokesman.

tempestuous informal relations, the Vatican and the mod-

•

Still

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

After nearly 50 years of sometimes

Herti'J

Wants

Chronology

Status,

the

Viewing Jerusalem from

Mount

foreground

of Olives. is

In the

the ancient wall

surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem.

atholic

News

& Herald

January

People Auxiliary Bishop Gregory

Chicago To Head

lowing his conviction in 1988, Victor Posner was ordered to contribute a total of $3 million to the homeless and to spend 5,000 hours in service to the homeless. He agreed to help the indi-

Belleville Diocese

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

Pope John Paul II has named Auxiliary Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Chicago to be bishop of Belleville, 111. The appointment was announced Dec. 29 in Washington by Archbishop Agostino

gent instead of receiving a

who was

Keleher,

term.

such companies as RC Cola, Arby's, Nehi, Burlington and others. His business techniques were described by a federal judge as a "corporate holocaust."

United States. Bishop Gregory succeeds P.

jail

Since the late 1970s Posner acquired

Cacciavillan, apostolic nuncio to the

Bishop James

The News 40 students. Based on the current eighth-

grade enrollment in Philadelphia's Catholic elementary schools,- the program will fund approximately 165 students at a cost of $165,000 in 1994. Over the 1 0-year life of the program, the grant is estimated to be valued at approximately $4.7 million.

"demanding

Show 'Adhesion' To New Sacramento Bishop

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Russia needs a Christian rebirth for a smooth transition to democracy, said Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Moscow -based

Hispanics

SACRAMENTO,

named archbishop of Kansas City, Kan., June. Bishop Gregory, 46,

last 1 1

Clinton Praises Pope As

one of

States.

With

appointment

his

—

Belleville, there are now four black bish-

ops

who are heads of U.S.

dioceses.

The

Ho wze of Biloxi, Miss.; J. Terry Steib of Memother three are B i shops Joseph L.

and

phis, Tenn., St.

Thomas

Elliott

Paul

as the leading force for peace

and

freedom in the world. "No individual has done more to promote human free-

Thomas of

dom and

Virgin Islands.

in the

political

democracy

in recent

years than His Holiness Pope John Paul

Duluth Bishop Resigns From United Way Board Over Abortion DULUTH, Minn. (CNS) Bishop Roger L. Schwietz of Duluth has resigned from the board of United Way of

II,"

Greater Duluth to protest

funding of

its

two agencies which have entered

into a

partnership with Duluth' s only abortion

"United Way has always tried to maintain a neutral position" on abortion, but its continued funding of those agencies following their partnership with

videotaped message was aired by

clinic.

Telepace, an Italian religious broadcast-

company. Clinton did not specifically mention Christmas, saying his message was one of congratulations on the first 15 years of Pope John Paul's ing

the clinic "violates that neutrality," the

bishop said in a statement Dec. 20. He took the action after the two agencies the Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual joined with Assault and the

—

pontificate.

YWCA —

Women's clinic, to

Philadelphia Archdiocese Receives School Grant From Foundation

Health Center, the abortion

form the Building for

Clinton said. "Through his work

and that of the Vatican and the entire Church, the Holy Father more than any individual on earth has inspired the historic struggle for freedom we continue to witness throughout the world," the president said. He said his remarks were made on behalf of all Americans. The

—

Women

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)

—

The

The partnership has

Philadelphia Archdiocese has received

purchased a building in downtown Duluth in which the three member orga-

foundation to provide four years of tu-

nizations plan to share space.

ition to students attending Catholic

Ltd. Partnership.

a major educational grant

schools.

The

—

high

said the archdiocese faces lawsuits a total of almost

$50 milj

lion" because of charges that the priests

who sexually abused children over a 30year period were inadequately supervised by archdiocesan officials. Russia Needs Christian Rebirth, Archbishop Says

—

new bishop a welcome with bumper stickThe Spanish-language newspaper

apostolic administrator of European

of the Sacramento Diocese, El Heraldo

said in an article published in the Dec. 25 Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. The archbishop noted that the "fatal hour" has come for Russia as it makes a difficult "passage to democ-

offering the diocese's

—

special ers.

Catolico,

sent out thousands of the

bumper

stickers welcoming Bishop William K. Weigand, formerly of Salt Lake City, in a recent edition. "Some

people in our community really enjoy bumper stickers," said Jose Ramirez, editor of El Heraldo. "I guess you can

Russia. Christ's message free us

is needed "to from the yoke of the past," he

racy."

say we're hoping our message sticks."

Implant Pregnancies For Older Women Spark European Debate

Condemns Contraception Campaign

implanting of fertilized eggs in the wombs of two women who are beyond

Philippines Cardinal

MANILA,

(CNS)

Philippines

—

Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila said the

ROME (CNS) — An Italian doctor'

child-bearing age has spurred calls by

government officials for a Europeanwide meeting to set limits on such prac-

behind a government contraception campaign and said young people should not expect the use of condoms to

tices.

prevent the spread of AIDS. "Today

English

devil

the evil

one

is still at

...

By means

work....

The procedures

also sparked pro-

One woman, 59, gave birth to twins on Christmas. The other, a 62-year-old by several

tests

Italian bishops.

Italian, is three

wishes to prevent God from creating new life," said Cardinal Sin. "Do not be deceived by those who say that sexually transmitted diseases can be stopped by external devices and gadgets," he said in a message released Dec. 27.

received implantations of eggs of other

Santa Fe Archbishop Warns Of Bankruptcy Over Sex Abuse Suits

women

fertilized in a laboratory dish.

British Cardinal Says

Church Must

Way To Foster Family Life MANCHESTER, England (CNS)

Find

— The Church must

find

ways

to sup-

port and foster the renewal of family

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) —

life,

said Cardinal

George Basil

Hume

of Westminster. In a Christmas message

Multimillionaire Gives $1 Million

Foundation, which funds Catholic edu-

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe

To Miami

cational

possibility of "involuntary bankruptcy

Universe, he said the Church presented

and the seizing of all (its) financial assets and properties" because of law-

a high ideal of family

homeless operated Brothers of the Good Shep-

and social causes, will provide tuition credits of $1,000 per year for eighth-grade students from Philadelphia County parochial elementary schools

from a

planning to attend a diocesan high school

ing to Archbishop Michael

Shelter For Homeless

MIAMI (CNS) — Camillus House,

a shelter for Miami

by the Little

herd, has received $1 million

"multimillionaire as part of a sentence he

Mercy Vocational High School. One

grant will be awarded to one out of every

received for income tax evasion. Fol-

Part-time Youth Minister:Queen of the Apostles is seeking a person to coordinate senior high youth ministry (Grades 9-12). Send resume or inquiries to Rev. Msgr. Anthony Kovacic, Queen of the Apostles, 503 N. Main St., Belmont, NC 28012. Phone (704) 825-5277.

Sheehan.

The Santa Fe archbishop, in the post only three months, revealed the archdiocese's dire financial

Employment Opportunities

faces the

suits related to priest sex abuse, accordJ.

letter

read in

all

straits in

of the archdiocese's 95

printed in the Catholic weekly, The

life

and marriage.

"We must never lose sight of this. At the same time, the Church has to address the modern families in

actual situation of

society today and to recognize the so-

bering facts about the radical changes which have taken place over the last 30 years."

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Diocesan Parishes Called To Be Voices For Justice By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

What can you

—

just

one person

—

ner

lo about society's problems? A lot, if /ou give 30 minutes of your time a

nonth. All

you have

"ormed and write a letter or

jhone

call.

new push

In a

make

it.

for the diocese, the

and Peace Ministry

hoping to

nuster support for a project that gets to

he root cause of social problems. More nan charity, this piece of justice works oward social change. Parishes are being summoned to upport Voices for Justice, A Catholic legislative Network. The parish-based Jiocesan network helps Catholics become involved in public policy advocacy at local, state and national levels. "This isn't some liberal anti-flag vaving movement," said Scott Spivak, ninistry coordinator. "It's about movng

spectives related to issues today."

The

obligation

keep informed

Mem-

about key social justice issues.

bers receive "Action Alerts," which in-

clude information about

bills

before

Congress. They are then asked to

make

informed decisions and take action to influence public policy by writing letters or

making phone

calls to their leg-

islators.

faith into action."

There are two "feet" of social con-

One

written the president and

"At 7, Lisa knows she has a voice and her voice will be heard," said presenter Marcy Boyer, director of Faith Formation at Holy Family. "By virtue of our baptism, we are called to be voices of justice for people who can not speak for themselves," she said. "Here is an opportunity in the Diocese of Charlotte to become a voice for the voiceless and participate in a network and learn about Catholic per-

stay in-

and Peace Min-

Justice

help you do

stry will

fustice

The

who had

received a response.

People are not told

how

to vote

nor

involves direct

are they told to espouse a particular

services,

such as feeding and clothing

agenda. Rather, they are asked to keep

;he poor.

The other is working to change

informed. "This is a major part of Catho-

cerns, said Spivak.

social injustices. "In

our diocese, a lot of

lic

social teaching," said Boyer.

work has been done on the first foot, but a lot needs to be done on the second." After listening to a pitch for Voices for Justice, some 60 people at Holy Family Church in Clemmons signed up. They heard about a 7-year-old parishio-

ask you

of conscience, measuring every policy by how it touches the least, the lost, and

among

the left-out

tice for All,"

become more

We are called to shape the constituency

("Economic Jus-

other parishes in the diocese are joining the effort. Sacred Heart, Brevard, and

U.S. Catholic Bishops)

"We have a generous parish in terms

in-

formed and active citizens, using your voices and votes to speak for the voiceless, to defend the poor and the vulnerable and to advance the common good.

us.

of helping people, but that tends to be

can support as citizens and Catholics." Making for an even stronger voice,

Queen of the Apostles, Belmont, have made commitments. Others have ex-

Thanksgiving and Christmas," said Father Tom Walsh, pastor at Holy Family. "This (Voices for Justice) gives our parishioners an opportunity to let their values be known. We don't have to remain helpless. There are things we

pressed interest as well. Spivak hopes to eventually reach

all

the parishes in the

dioceses.

For more information, call the Jusand Peace Ministry at (704) 3776871.

tice

Voices for Justice

Catholic Legislative Network

you to become more informed and active citizens, using your and votes to speak for the voiceless, to defend the poor and the vulnerable and to advance the common good. We are called to shape the constituency of conscience, measuring every policy by how it touches the least, the lost and the left-out among us." Economic Justice for All, U.S. Catholic Bishops

"We

Pope Says Power Of Evil Should Be Called By Name

ask'

voices

Voices for Justice speak on behalf of those

a parish-based diocesan legislative

become involved

who

public advocacy

at local, state

are poor or lack political power.

levels.

The network

understanding that working for a more

How

Does

Christians think about the end of time

and of God' s plans for eternal salvation,

just society is

our diocese to act on

an integral poart of our

The

Work?

decisions and take action to influence public policy.

Members

faith.

and promote human rights and dignity.

Members of the Voices for Justice Network will receive "Action

to the issues

.their

and Peace Ministry and other organizations

to act with die Justice

just policies that protect

Alerts" which include

information about key social justice issues. They will then be able to

legislative actions

andd pertinent Catholic

Members

make informed

will also receive

suggested

social teaching to help bring a faith perspective

being addressed. agree to write a

bit

said.

ter

The pope quoted from the First Let-

Voices for Justice provides a way for Catholics

promote socially

Pope

sounds a

strange" to speak of the devil during a

Why Are We Here?

"it

Members

and staffed by the Diocesan Justice and Peace Ministry.

network allows members

— Although

admitted

organized

network which helps

and national

(CNS)

Mass of thanksgiving for the end of the year, he said the power of evil in the world should be called by name. The pope celebrated an evening Mass Dec. 31 at Rome's St. Ignatius Church to mark the end of 1993. The ending of a year should make

Who Are We? Catholics

ROME John Paul

St.

John: "Children,

it is

the last

you heard that the Antichrist was coming, so now many Antichrists have appeared." While the words sound strange in the context of a thanksgiving Mass, he said, "they are not far removed from the reality of

hour, and just as

human

under the power of the evil one," the pope reminded the congregais

tion.

make a phone call in response lo these Action Alerts. month, members have the opportunity to help change

letter or

By committing only 30 minutes a some of the underlying causes of injustice

our communities.

by name this evil present in the world," he said. "Christ, who allowed himself to be tempted by "It is

good

to call

the spirit of darkness, taught us to say

Voices for Justice Sign-Up Form

'deliver us

Name:

from evil.' And we repeat Mass.

this

does not

ing the desire for atonement," the pope said.

Christians cannot close their eyes to

what is around them, he said. The power of Christ and his Gospel includes the "sign of contradiction" that God' s promise of salvation holds in a world touched by evil and darkness. While surrounded by evil, Christians hold firm to the hope of salvation and follow Christ into the future strengthened by "an interior power" that he gives through the Holy Spirit, the pope said.

Oratory Retreat Jan. 21-22

ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Oratory "New Beginnings: A Jour-

experience."

Later in his letter John says "the

world

"But thinking about all

diminish the joy of Christmas; rather, it encourages us to add to our thanksgiv-

presenting

nal Retreat" led

Conrad Hoover The retreat

by Oratory Father

Jan. 21-22. is

an opportunity for

written reflection on one's

life

experi-

ence. Participants are urged to bring

and journals. Cost is $40. To pre-register, call the Oratory by Jan. 7 at (803) 327-2097.

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January

1994

'(jpmwiiqiwrwrioj Jesus, Maria

Una Bajo

Jose,

Familia Sagrada la

protection de

Sagrada

Familia: Jesus, Maria y Jose se inicia la celebracion del "Ano Internacional de la

Familia". Esta celebracion nos invita a fijar la

atencion

la familia

como

Todas las familias tienen a su alcance grandes medios para forjar una sociedad sana, moral y espiritual, porque cuentan con los recursos del amor y la fe en Dios.

Nosotros tenemos una familia a la que amamos profundamente porque de ella

familiares.

Existen grandes enemigos que como:

celula de la sociedad.

Iglesia catolica siguiendo la

ensehanza de Cristo, partiendo de los principios del Evangelio, ofrece Placido y Piedad Galvan acompanan a su hijo Gustavo, quien recibio la Primera el

domingo cinco de diciembre, en

la iglesia

Comunion

de Saint Joseph, Kannapolis.

modelo de toda familia, a Jesus, Maria y Cuanto amor y entendimiento

Jose.

cultivaron los esposos entre

empeho en proteger

Mensaje De Ano Nuevo Por

LA HERMANA PILAR DALMAU, ACJ

vida, a refrescar la esperanza, a aspirar a

algo mejor, a cambiar lo que no resulto

bueno el aho anterior, a empezar con nueva ilusion. Sin duda se nos ofrece una oportunidad mas para encaminarnos hacia la meta final, que es la felicidad en Dios, por medio del sendero sehalado por Jesus, Camino, Verdad y Vida para la humanidad. El 1994 brindara dfa tras dfa el poder escoger aquello que nos conduce a desarrollar los valores de la verdad, el

hermoso

basada en una actitud positiva, capaz de sanar lo contrario que se presente a disturbarla. jCuanta potencia de bondad, de nobleza, de heroismo se esconde todavfa en lo profundo de nuestro ser! y nos llama a explorarnos y a hacer opciones vivificantes, que den rienda suelta a

que hace gozar

y cuanto su Hijo,

ayudandole a crecer en todo aspecto! y cuanto amor y obediencia de Jesus para con sus padres! Maria, mujer sencilla pero responsable, acepta cumplir unicamente la voluntad de Dios. Jose,

intentan desintegrar a la familia el

divorcio, el aborto, el

la vida,

sanas energfas, a veces insospechadas.!

El ambiente que nos rodea indudablemente influye en todos y para

superarnos necesitamos la ayuda de los demas, asf que como proposito del aho nuevo: en el hogar, en el trabajo, en la comunidad, en la sociedad en que nos

desenvolvemos, animemonos mutuamente a elevar la calidad de

hombre trabajador y justo, cumple la ley de Dios y

las leyes civiles.

totalmente obedecer

Jesus acepta

Padre hasta

amor

libre, las

drogas, el alcohol, etc. Es necesario cultivar y defender los valores autenticos

la familia cristiana

empeho por

mediante nuestro

crear y educar a nuestra

En el aho 1994 recibiremos ideas importantes de la familia, que nos ayudaran para mejorar la nuestra. Vale la pena aprovecharlas. Unidos a todo el mundo en esta celebracion, iniciemos un nuevo camino familia, unida en el amor.

para hacer

mas

Siempre que comenzamos un nuevo aho hay un sentido de renacer a nueva

bien, la belleza, en fin, todo lo

como

recibimos autenticos valores, como y las sanas tradiciones

la fe cristiana

fuerte y unida nuestra

familia, reforzando,

apoyando

conservando y de

los valores autenticos

nuestras sanas tradiciones y sobre todo, los principios del Evangelio.

(Con permiso de los Padres de Sociedad de San Pablo)

muerte.

nuestras acciones diarias, las cuales

decididas una por una con la debida reflexion y asistencia de la gracia divina,

vayan formandonos integralmente en el proceso de conversion, de crecimiento espiritual,

de madurez y de desarrollo

saludable de cuerpo, mente y espfritu. Para lograr esta felicidad autentica

esforcemonos, unidos a Jesus, adejarnos invadirpor el Espfritu Santo purificador

de lo opuesto al bien y con su suave gufa disponernos en nuestras relaciones

humanas

apoyo,

brindarnos

comprension, estima mutua, apertura de

mente y de corazon, y a ofrecer cada uno pedacito de verdad que posee, entendiendo que nadie la tiene entera, debido a nuestra condition de seres el

limitados. jFeliz

Aho Nuevo

Metas Para Nuestro Matrimonio

Para Todos!

Familia

Reinaldo y Eva Subieta con sus hijos Reinaldo Jr., el bebe, y Michael, el mayor. Esta linda familia asistio a la inauguration del nuevo Centra Sagrado Corazon en Dobson, el sabado

once de diciembre. 1

Todos seremos flexibles y estaremos

Cada uno cumplira

su parte en el

trabajo hogareho sin quejarse.

ensehanzas de Jesus. 2. Asistiremos a la Misa dominical en familia y trataremos de orar juntos cada

Nos perdonaremos mutuamente, sin dejar que las heridas del pasado dominen

dfa.

Cultivaremos

amor

familiar y el

aprecio recfproco.

cena familiar,

todos conversaremos y nos trataremos con

afecto.

Seremos sinceros entre todos, sin dar jamas lugar a la mentira o al engaho. 6. Nos empeharemos por lograr el bien 5.

comun de

toda

la familia, sin

buscar

vida familiar.

toleraremos actitudes de

crftica,

desconfianza o humor negativo, que

puedan arruinar las relaciones familiares. 10. No permitiremos que la ira o el mal genio destruyan la armonfa familiar. (De "La Palabra Entre Nosotros" revista

que

recomendamos

encarecidamente. La suscripcion anual cuesta $15, enviar a: P.O. Box 826, Gaithersburg,

MD 20884-0826.)

cada uno su propia conveniencia.

To Our Friends As we begin the at the

in its

International

Holy Family and

December

Year of the Family, we are encouraged

to read the

issue dedicated to

to look

good advice offered by the Word Among Us help us improve our family relationships. The

beginning of Splendor of Truth gives us a taste of the message of the Holy Father in his recent encyclical letter. Sister Pilar' s ideas

echo the book Elegant Choices,

Healing Choices by Marsha Sinetar, Paulist Press, which reading.

Esplendor De La Verdad

dispuestos a dejarnos guiar por las

we recommend for your

La reciente carta enciclica de Juan Pablo II comienza asf: "El esplendor de la verdad brilla en todas las obras del Creador y de modo particular en el hombre, creado a semejanza de Dios (Gen. 1,26), pues la verdad ilumina la modela la libertad del hombre, que de esta manera es ayudado a conocer y amar al Sehor. Por eso el inteligencia y

salmista exclama: 'Alza sobre nosotros la luz

de tu rostro, Sehor'

(Sal. 4,7).

continuamente a apartar su mirada del Dios vivo y verdadero y dirigirla a los fdolos(ITes. l,9),cambiando 'la verdad de Dios por la mentira' (Rom. 1,25); de esta manera su capacidad para conocer verdad queda ofuscada y debilitada su voluntad para someterse a ella. Y asf, abandonandose al relativismo y al la

escepticismo

(Jn.

18,38), busca

una

libertad ilusoria fuera de la verdad

misma.

principio,

"Pero las tinieblas del error o del pecado no pueden eliminar totalmente en el hombre la luz de Dios Creador. Por eso, siempre permanece en lo mas profundo de su corazon la nostalgia de la verdad absoluta y la sed de alcanzar la plenitud de su conocimiento..." (Pueden encargar la enciclica "El Esplendeor de la Verdad" en espahol al Book and Media Center, 243 King St.,

mentira' (Jn. 8,44), el hombre es tentado

Charleston, SC 29401 por $2.25, Daughters of St. Paul.)

"Llamados

a la salvation mediante

en Jesucristo, 'Luz verdadera que ilumina a todo hombre' (Jn. 1,9), los hombres llegan a ser 'luz en el Sehor' e 'hijos de la luz' (Ef. 5,8) y se santifican 'obedeciendo a la verdad' (1 Pe. 4,1la fe

22).

"Mas esta obediencia no siempre es al misterioso pecado del cometido por instigacion de Stanas, que es 'mentiroso y padre de la facil.

Debido

The Catholic News

inuary 7, 1994

Lay Ministry

Charlotte Catholic, Providence

Day

Split

igh School and Providence Day School f Charlotte split the honors in the finals

Holy Angels Holiday basketball Tournament Dec. 21-22. If the third annual

'atholic 111

successfully defended

the girls' division while

making

its title

Providence

appearance in the luirney, won the boys' championship. Four teams entered the tournament us year; Charlotte Catholic, Providence •ay, Bishop England High School of harleston, S.C., and Cardinal Newman [igh School of Columbia, S.C. Outstanding play by tournament 1VP Jenny Hoist led Charlotte 'atholic' s Cougars past the Chargers 0-42 to capture the tournament title for le second year in a row. Hoist threw in 3 points and sank two clutch free throws clinch the victory. Senior Jennifer ) dwards and junior Devin Soden comIiay,

its first

Junior guard Jessies Brooks scored

and junior center Dena

orcucci scored 10 for the Chargers. In the battle for third place, the

control offense and iced the

throw

free

game on the

line.

In the boy's consolation game, Bishop England defeated Cardinal

Newman 65-48 to capture third place. On Tuesday, Dec. 21, several Holy Angels children showed

their stuff

the basketball court in a wheelchair game

with

members of

student council. bers of

Charlotte Catholic's

On Wednesday, mem-

Holy Angels Great Adventures,

a club for adults with or without mental retardation, played against Charlotte

Joanna Case, a parishioner of

Catholic students.

recent

Holy Angels

Bishop

Mary Rockwell scored

7 points,

ringing the third place trophy to lharleston.

went directly to the programs of Holy Angels, making it the only tournament in North Carolina which contributes all

rovidence Day defeated Charlotte 76-68 to capture the title. Mark chuler, the only player on the Charger jam under six feet tall, lit it up from iree-point land and finished with 20 oints. William Jarjour and Brian Field ombined for 38 more from the forward lots.

The Courgars found themselves

own

early, but orchestrated a

come

ack drive behind Bernie Geising, Paul olking and Issac Wallace. Catholic jok the lead in the third quarter but

fell

Oportunidad De Trabajo

St.

Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte,

—

(From Page

Israel recognizes the right of the

people. Israel

tional rules at the

and the Vatican agree

SPRINGS, Colo.

— Anthony W. Raskob,

chair-

man of the Raskob Foundation for Catholic

Activities Inc., died Dec.

failure at his

24 of heart

home in Colorado Springs.

He was 59. His

funeral Mass took place Dec. 29 at Our Lady of the Pines Church, with burial at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Raskob was a member of the Raskob Foundation, based in Wilmington, Del., for 41 years. He served as chairman of the board of trustees for six years and chairman of the foundation for the past

sacred places such as churches,

convents and cemeteries. and the Vatican agree to cooperate in favoring Christian pilgrimIsrael

ages to the Holy Land, and agree to promote cultural exchanges. Both sides affirm the right of the Church to establish and maintain its

—

own

schools at all levels, in harmony with the rights of the state.

—

Church's freedom of expression, specifiin having its own communications Israel recognizes the

his grandfather,

John

established by

Raskob,

who

— Both

sides endorse the Church's its

own

health and social

welfare organizations.

—

ber of the finance committees of the

de Our Lady of the Assumption en se reciben

DuPont Company and General Motors Corporation. John J. Raskob also served

1524 E.

as chairman of the Democratic National

perhaps best remembered as builder of the Empire State Building in New York.

ment

vlorehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28207

Committee, but

relefono (704) 331-1708 Catholic Schools Office.

Israel

right of the

more joint subcommissions.

— Both

sides declare a

commit-

to peaceful resolutions of con-

"RETREAT BY THE SEA" A CALL FOR PEACE Friday, Feb. 11, 1994

6:30 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 13 1994

3:30 p.m.

MYRTLE BEACH CONVENTION CENTER Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Featured Speakers

Wayne Weible Rev. Svetozar, Fr.

OFM

Ken Roberts

Rita Klaus

Maria Pavlovic David Eastes Irvin Dohner Katie

Morin Michael O'Brien Larry/Mary Eck Jerry

moral and spiritual teach-

committed

remaining a stranger to all merely temporal conflicts," such as those involving disputed territories and unsettled bor-

— main — The emissaries

ders

issues in continuing

the

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. to

be exchanged

in the first stage of relations are de-

scribed as "special representatives"

who

have the personal rank of apostolic nuncio for the Vatican envoy and ambassador for the Israeli. The joint commission was headed by Beilin and Msgr. Celli. The text of the agreement had been worked out by a subcommittee of experts during several meetings in Jerusalem. are to

Raymond L. Flynn, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, hailed the agreement and

said

would open "a new and

and contribute to overall peace Middle East. The agreement serves U.S. interests by "having these two great religious faiths, Catholic and Jewish, at the official table of diplomatic and political discussions," Flynn said in a Dec. 29 and

m las escuelas catolicas de Saint Ann ;n

its

ing, declares that "it is

relations

media.

and the Vatican affirm the Church to property. They pledge to negotiate a comprehensive agreement on unclear and unsettled property questions, to be undertaken by one

Las solicitudes Catholic Center,

to carry out

cally

was a director, vice president and mem-

Charlotte.

terror.

important chapter" in Vatican-Israeli

tiaestra

excluding violence and

right to

right to run

The foundation was

mon-

asteries,

—

flicts,

The Vatican, while maintaining its right

governing interchurch rights

holy places. Additionally, Israel

pledges to respect the character of Catholic

COLORADO

at a

Church to carry out its religious, moral and charitable functions and to maintain its own institutions. Likewise, the Church recognizes the state's right to protect the welfare and safety of the

—

Raskob Foundation Chairman Dies At 59 (CNS)

makes a presentation

training session at St. Barnabas Church, Arden.

respect the "status quo," the set of tradi-

eight years.

Necesitan un maestro o una de espanol, a medio tiempo,

Accord

proceeds to charity.

the boy's side of the bracket,

Catholic

Lay Ministry

a private, non-profit

sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina. Holy Angels provides quality and innovative programs for handicapped children and adults with developmental disabilities. institution

England girls crushed Cardinal Newman

0-29.

Training...

behind the Chargers late in the fourth. Providence Day then went into a clock-

All profits from the holiday tournament

ined for 21 points.

5 points,

Hera]

Hoop Tourney Honors

By DANNY HOLMES CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catholic

Kuhn

stability in the

statement. Beilin said that with the establish-

ment of diplomatic relations with Israel, the Vatican would be able to participate in the five working groups of the Middle East peace talks.

Crosswinds

(From Page

You should also talk to your insurance carrier about what percentage of psychiatric frees they will pay Although psychiatric services can be expensive, I am aware of people who pay as little as $ 1 0 or $ 1 2 per visit out of pocket due to the fact that they do have good insurance coverage. With some persistent checking around, people without insurance can also find good quality services .

that are affordable.

(Pianist)

Dr. Shuping

contract staff with

Catholic Social Services and also has a

South Carolina Gospel Joachim Sacco

private practice as a psychiatrist in

(Master of Ceremonies)

umn may be

Winston-Salem. Questions for this colsent to: Dr.

Martha W.

Shuping, 1400 Mitigate Drive, Suite B, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

Adult Single: $40

Married Couple: $70

Youth $15

On-Site Registration will increase by $5 per person.

For further information call (803) 272-8687 or write:

"RETREAT BY THE SEA" The theme of the Conference will focus on the Holy Spirit of God living within us.

P.O. Box 2924

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29578

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First Our Lady Of Guadalupe

thermal method, not the calendar rythym

The Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be in the Diocese of Charlotte Jan. 9-13. The schedule is as

effective.

follows:

—

Jan. 9

County Jail, Charlotte; 7 p.m. -9 p.m., Holy Spirit Church, Denver. 7:30 p.m., Holy Family Jan. 10 Church, Clemmons. 10 a.m. -noon, Holy AnJan. 11

— —

Mount Airy; 3 p.m. -5 p.m.,

John Baptist de la Salle Church, North Wilkesboro; 7 p.m. -9 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, Jefferson. St.

— 10 a.m. -noon,

Jan. 12

Our Lady

11 a.m.-l p.m.,

of the Assumption Church, Charlotte; 1:30 p.m. -4:30 p.m., Mecklenburg

gels Church,

estimated to be 99 percent For more information, call Couple to Couple League at (910) 7667519 or (910) 764-0629.

method,

St.

Francis

Weekend

Retreats

MAGGIE VALLEY

sponsoring the following retreats: Feb. there?"

1-13;

— The

knocking on the door of

— The

late

1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m., Im-

sonville;

maculata School, Hendersonville; 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m., St. Mary Church, Sylva.

gested donation

Peace,"

set for Feb.

11-13; "Let Us Pray"— The designed to help deepen per-

The director is Msgr. Chester Michael. The suggested dona$75.

For information and registration, Center at (704) 926-

call the Reflection

Fifty Plus

— The

at St.

Eugene

in Asheville

gain access for on other cable systems Fifty Plus

St. John Neumann Church meet in the Church Hall on Wednes-

the area. Call Cathy

Adams

at (70<

Seniors of

568-2972 or Michelle McNulty at

will

547-8889.

program

planned. For information,

call

Anne Mclntyre

St.

Patrick Seniors

(704) 545-5046.

CHARLOTTE — The St. Patrick's

Seniors meeting

(70<

Jan. 13 at

1 1

a.m. in

Life In

The

sumption Parish will host a "Life in tr Spirit" seminar Jan. 10, 17, 24 and 3 after 7 p.m. Mass. For more inform, tion, call (704) 535-9965.

The African-

will start with a benediction followed by

The Catholic News & Herald we comes parish newsfor the diocesan ne

Franciscan Father Svetozar Kraljevic,

American Affairs Ministry is sponsoring the Ninth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 States ville Ave., on Jan 15. Registration is from 8 a.m. -9 a.m.

a get-together. Bring lunch. Beverage

briefs.

Ken Rob-

author from Bosnia; Father

youth minister, lecturer and author; who was healed of multiple sclerosis; Jerry Morin, musician, speaker and founder of Respond Ministry; Michael O'Brien, musician; Larry and Mary Sue Eck, editors of Medjugorje Magazine; Maria Pavlovic, Medjugorje speaker; Rev. David Eastes, Lutheran pastor; Wayne Weible, Medjugorje speaker and author, and Irvin Dohner, youth and music director. erts,

Rita Klaus, teacher

Advance registration is $40 per person, $70 per couple, $15 for youth. For information, write to Retreat By The Sea:

Call for Peace, P.O.

Myrtle Beach,

Box 2924,

29578.

Birthday Celebration

CHARLOTTE

—

Presenters are Jesuit Father Joseph

Darryl Clare, a musician, dancer

and doctoral candidate

Center.

Members will be

searching for a club name.

Brown, director of the Institute for Black Catholic Sutides; Noni Ojouba, a dancer and public school teacher in Gainesville, Fla.;

Donoghue

The meeting

and dessert

will be served. If a ride is

needed,

Suzanne Bach at (704) 376-

call

4135.

tion.

New Beginnings CHARLOTTE — New Beginnings, a club for

p.m. Plans for the

new year

will be

University of

discussed. All suggestions are needed.

Florida, Gainesville, and Antoinette

Coffee and dessert will be available. For more information, call Adele at Catholic Social Services, (704) 331-1720.

Toole and Alma Reynolds, founders of Love Harvest Ministries for Christ, Spring House, Pa., Cost at the door is $ 1 2 for adults and $10 for people 18 and younger.

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WINSTON-SALEM Natural Family Planning will be taught by the Couple to Couple League at St. Leo Church in four classes beginning Tuesday, Jan. 1 1 at 7:30 p.m. The sympto-

Maryfield Acres Retirement

Community Offers Peace of Mind

Human Sexuality HICKORY — Adult tion at St. Aloysius

a series on

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Faith Forma-

Church

"Human

beginning

Sexuality" on Jan.

to gain access for the Catholic cable

channel in the Charlotte area, representatives from the Charlotte area.

all

EWTN, Eternal Word

speakers on topics such as "The Church's

ham, Ala., offers 24-hour quality family programming. Programs include talk shows, music specials, teaching series and documentaries. Vision Cable carries EWTN four

sion.

KNOW

seeking

Television Network based in Birming-

Perspective on Human Sexuality," "Parenting Issues Regarding Sexualtiy" and "Abuse and its Effect on Human Sexuality." Each session will be followed by time for questions and discus-

the parishes in

six sessions will feature guest

FOUR GREAT NAMES

Friends of

EWTN, a new organization whose goal Natural Family Planning

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March retreat is

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A Conference, "Retreat By The Sea: A Call for

designed to help

dreams can be understood and respected. The director is Michael Egan. The sug-

tion

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ation

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Now A

said Joseph Zwilling,

Catholics,

communications

have followed the practice of burying their dead. But 20th century concerns like the high cost of funerals and land

New York Archdiocese. Mediation of the dispute by the state Department of Labor was expected to continue. The archdiocese has asked the teachers to begin paying part of the insurance costs next June 1 They have been asked to contribute $240 of the

conservation are causing a growing num-

$2,2 1 3 cost per year for a single teacher

ber of Catholics to choose cremation as

and $360 of $6,085 cost for family

an alternative. The trend is noticeable in Minnesota's St. Cloud Diocese. Priests

insurance.

and funeral directors are reporting more among Catholics. "The number of people here who asked to be cremated is a small percentage, but I expect it to grow," said

Bosnian Catholics Need Attention In Any Peace Pact, Bishop Says ZAGREB, Croatia (CNS) The

Simon Bischof, pastor of St. Augustine Church in St. Cloud.

Herzegovina must be taken into account in any peace settlement, said Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno, BosniaHerzegovina. Politicians and negotia-

Cremation

Popular Choice

CLOUD, Minn. (CNS)

ST.

— Since

apostolic times. Christians, believing in the ultimate resurrection of the body,

requests for cremation

iBenedictine Father

Christmas Story For Migrants, Homeless, Says Cardinal

Mahony

LOS ANGELES (CNS)

—

ebrating Christ's birth, "look

In cel-

beyond

the Christmas card illusions" to the real-

officer for the

—

interests of Catholics

who have lived for

centuries in specific parts of Bosnia-

cannot consider Catholics as if they were "small change," he said in a Christ-

tors

mas message to Bosnian government leaders. The message was published in Zagreb by the Catholic Press Agency of Croatia. It comes at a time of renewed

Pope John Paul

blesses visitors to the Vatican from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after

M. Mahony of Los Angeles. The story Mary and Joseph traveling to

discussion of partitioning Bosnia into Croat, Serb and Muslim ministates.

tian-Muslim violence

Bethlehem and searching for shelter there

Croats are Catholics and most Serbs are

Philippines. Police said five

has special meaning for the migrants,

Orthodox.

Most

world, he said in his Christmas message to

Los Angeles Catholics. Cardinal

Mahony

noted that before they could return to their home in Nazareth, Mary, Joseph and Jesus were forced to flee into

Egypt to escape King Herod. "It is estimated that today some 20 million refugees around the world are compelled to pick up and move because of particular threats to their safety, their children's

futures and their economic well-being,"

said.

Teachers End Two-Day Strike At

New York

Catholic High Schools

NEW YORK (CNS) — Lay teach-

ers of

New York

schools returned to

two-day

strike

archdiocesan high

work Dec. 22

after a

—

leased after ratification by the respective

governing bodies. The dialogue

The strike

men and

republics and produced a distrust of

bomb lobbed into

world leaders because they are unable to

mosque in

Muslim district of Davao,

from the war zones.

people. Almost simultaneously, gun-

Herzegovina, six priests have been murdered while international mediators hold numerous meetings that produce only an "empty peace," said Archbishop Vinko Puljic of Sarajevo. In Croatia,

men

pickup truck fired a grenade

another mosque on the city outskirts.

in a

and nobody was hurt, police said. They were the second and third attacks on Davao fell

short of the building,

mosques since unidentified

attackers

wounding more than

ing six people and 130.

vember with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church were published in the Dec. 29 issue of L Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.

two grenades were fired into a mosque on the city outskirts but no one was hurt.

Hours

after the cathedral attack,

lution of the health benefits dispute,

Unidentified attackers

DAVAO,

Sectarian Violence

Vatican Begins Celebration Of Year Of The Family

—

The

Vatican began its celebration of the 1 994

—

(CNS) Dec. 28 bombed

Philippines

International

Year of the Family with an

emphatic defense of traditional family unity and openness to life. Pope John Paul

warned of a "momentous crisis" and said the family should be

in society

m 1 ver the last two years, more than 600 families

made

new

in Charlotte

have

Catholic schools their

choice for education.

They 've learned expanded

s^kj

that the

facilities

and

w^^m f

t >3

broadened programs, plus our traditional

who

are struggling.

Vatican bank was allegedly used by a family business conglomerate to channel millions of dollars

Come

Open House

for

—

in bribes to political parties

in all grades,

all Mecklenburg Area Catholic

Schools. Early admissions for 1

994-95 are being accepted between

January 10 and 31.

Admissions Open House Sunday, Jan.

2:00 -4:00p.m.

Our Lady

of the Assumption Catholic School 4225 Shamrock Drive

Mecklenburg Area

St.

St. Schools Office: 704-331-1711

Ann 600

Catholic Schools

MACS

through an

account established for charitable purposes. "We were used as an instrument in an operation whose purposes we were not aware of," said Cardinal Rosalio

K-8. Selected openings are available at

lics for the

Dec. 25 Vatican newspaper,

—

ops have praised a controversial new law allowing state funding for construction and repair costs of the mainly Catholic private school system. The new law is "more just" and contributes to a "bet-

young

people of the country," said a Dec. 22 statement issued by the French bishops' conference. Also supporting the law are Catholic educators and many govern-

cally strapped private schools with funds

make repairs required by safety

regu-

Catholic School Avenue

Hillside

Patrick Catholic School / 125 Buchanan Street

Castillo Lara,

one of five cardinals

who

oversee the bank' s operations. He made the remarks in an interview published

Dec. 23 by the Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera. The Vatican has been cooperating with Italian magistrates probing a "maxi-payoff allegedly made by the Ferruzzi family conglomerate to political leaders in 1991. '

Pax Christi International Urges Efforts To End Bosnian War BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNS)

New

—

Pax Christi International has urged the world community to "find some realistic ways of ending the horror in BosniaHerzegovina," where a 20-month-old civil war has killed thousands. The executive committee of the international Catholic peace organization, based in Brussels,

made

the plea in a Christmas

message released Dec. 20.

"It is quite

unacceptable to be indifferent to the tragedy in Bosnia-Herzegovina," the

message

said.

"We urge politicians,

the

churches, the general public and the

media

to see this tragedy as an urgent

priority for their agenda.

We urge every

party to this conflict to take the responsibility

articles

French Bishops Praise Controversial School Repair Law PARIS (CNS) The French bish-

official said the

schools are the best choice for

openings are available

Both bishops wrote

about the Christmas sufferings of Catho-

ment officials who see it as a longneeded measure to provide economi-

ROME (CNS) — A leading Vatican

Catholic

child's education.

militias.

Holy Family. He said he hoped the coming year would bring blessings to all families and comfort to 26, the feast of the

Vatican Official Says Bank Used To Channel Bribe Payments

for their children.

an Admissions

they

lations.

values and a secure

your

why

cannot return to towns and villages supposedly under U.N. control, said Bishop Srecko Badurina of Sibenik, alluding to parts of Croatia captured by Serbian

ter educational service for the

those

environment are ideal

why

displaced Catholics wonder

Bosnia-

understood as an indissoluble union between a man and a woman, in which life is welcomed "from the moment of conception." "The future depends in great part on the family," he said Dec.

emphasis on Christian

Discover

L 'Osservatore Romano.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Of New

stop the fighting, said Catholic bishops

a mainly Christian city of 800,000

Statements on the discussions from the

Fears

—

Catholics in the former Yugoslavian

dialogue commission meetings in No-

Philippines Attacks Raise

Balkan Bishops Cite War's Ruin, Impotent Globabl Peace Effort Three VATICAN CITY (CNS) years of war have devastated the lives of

detonated three grenades in the city's packed Catholic cathedral Dec. 26, kill-

which had closed six of the archdiocese' 1 1 high schools ended without reso-

—

southern

during 1993 has also focused on shared Christian witness and the ministry of bishops in guaranteeing church unity.

over contributions for

health insurance coverage.

in the

Reuters)

3-year-old girl were injured in the early

hours by a homemade

Catholic Orthodox Talks In India Look At Marriage Witness VATICAN CITY (CNS) Catholic dialogue with two Orthodox churches in India has produced a document on mixed marriages scheduled to be re-

(CNS photo from

giving his urbi et orbi message on Christmas Day.

refugees and homeless people of the

Papal Blessing.

two Muslim mosques two days after a fatal grenade attack on a Catholic cathedral, sparking fears of renewed Chris-

of a child being born in a migrant, homeless family, said Cardinal Roger

ity

& Her,

of stopping the fighting."

atholic

News

Herald

January

The Diocese of Charlotte Presents

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12,

School, Charlotte

An Assemblies Committee composed ofmembers oftheformer Diocesan Pastoral Council have designed these daysfor the ongoing education ofparish pastoral councils, parish commissions, pastors, parochial vicars, andpastoral associates. The Assembly begins at 9:00 a.m. with an address by Msgr. John J. McSweeney, diocesan

Presentations at 10:00 a.m. "What Does

Mean To Be

'Catholic' In

administrator.

Presentations at 11:45 a.m.

The South Today?"

"Ministry to the

by Dr. Kenneth M. Sanchagrin

Homebound"

by Tony Lefeber

This workshop will explore the nature of our "foreign" and "minority" status

This workshop will discuss the "whys" and "hows" for

in this

overwhelmingly Protestant region from both a cultural and theological perspective.

and the

social visits,

of distributing Holy

rite

visits,

Communion

Sacramental and

outside the Mass.

General implications for Catholic identity, religious practice, ecumenical and civic

Through guided discussion

participation will be offered.

"Tame That Wild Tube"

practical issues will be

discussed.

by Gail

Hunt

Through

"How To Spread The Good News" by Carol

Brown and

Violette

and Loretta Wnetrzak

Using a collegial

style of leadership that

"A Walk Through The

empowers

view of ministry, targeting ways in which parents and others can be involved, training and education of volunteers, using special liturgies as an integral component in education, and questions and group sharing. others, integrating a family perspective in a wholistic

wins?

Who

Loses?

will learn to

decides?

This will be a detailed walk through the liturgy for the Solemnity of the Epiphany. Details will be discussed such as

Council To Do!"

work together

OSF

by Sister Jean Under,

Liturgy"

by Fr. Kenneth Whittington

options for the Mass,

Who

harness the beast within.

Patsy Edmisten

This presentation will include:

"What's

video and magazine deconstruction,

television, movies,

how

to bring

how music

ministers are trained,

coherence to the

liturgy.

chosen, what guides the choice of

how

liturgy

committee and pastors

Morning and evening prayer

will

also be included.

This session will address the mission, role, functions, and relationships of the pastoral

A Meeting" OSF This workshop will include format and dynamics in conducting a meeting. It will incorporate the "discernment/consensus" model. "A 'How

council and will include discussion of bylaws and guides for small parishes and missions. It

will serve as

an orientation for

"Order Of Christian

Initiation

new members and

a review for ongoing members.

To' Workshop For Conducting

by Sr. Jean Under,

Of Adults"

by Joanna Ninteman Case

This workshop will contain: Brief overview of the process of true conversion of (rather than simply changing denominations), discipleship

and mission

to the world,

Fundamentalism"

life

"Biblical

and

by Fr. Andrew

pastoral concerns.

Novotney, SJ

definition of "fundamentalism"

and a brief history of

biblical

brand will be

presented. Both negative and positive aspects as well as suggestions for conversation

"Putting Children

And

by Sr. Miriam Fiduccia,

MSBT, and

Families First"

This workshop will explore to shape a society

— and

with Biblical Fundamentalists will be given.

how we become

world

— with

a voice for children and families as

we seek

and children

in need.

a clear priority for families

by Kelly

MSBT

ministry at the parish level.

Hebert

out line for planning a bulletin or newsletter will be given and samples of different

infuse

newsletters will be available for comparison.

each

site to

discuss

this.

"Visions

At Hendersonville, there

will

and

will look at

ways

life

which a family perspective can

There will be opportunity for participants to share

of parish ministry.

all

their successes

"Lutheran/Catholic Relationships At The Parish Level" at

be given to questions and

This workshop will provide ideas and resources for implementing family

Parish Newsletter"

Speakers will be available

will

"Family Life At The Parish Level" by Sister Miriam Fiduccia,

"Preparing

Time

open discussion.

Scott Spivak

problem-solve areas of concern.

Parish Social Ministry"

by Scott Spivak

a seminar focusing on Lutheran-Catholic relations but also referring to trends in

Explore ways that Community Life and other parish leaders can empower their

Methodist and Anglican-Catholic relations.

parish as the people of

—

^Name: I

and peace

God

to fulfill the Church's mission of love, justice,

in light of Scripture, Catholic social tradition

freedom

and experience. Practical

applications and participant discussion will be included.

Address.

Registration Information:

City /State/Zip

•

The assembly

Telephone

•

The assembly

Parish

• Places will be provided

provided at no cost to participants.

groups

am Session Selected

•

1 1

:45

am Session Selected

who

will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and conclude

at 1:15 a.m.

up until 3:00 p.m. for those commissions and other wish to network following the assembly.

Mail registration by Jan.

sufficient pre-registrants.

(If

A workshop may be cancelled for lack of you registered in the fall, you need not register

18.

again.) Mail form

by Jan.

18 to: Office of Planning, 1524

Morehead

St.,

Charlotte,

28207 J

• Directions to

assembly

site will

be furnished upon request.

1994