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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

11,

1994

1994 Diocesan Support Appeal More Than Halfway To Goal By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

The Diocesan Support Appeal, which started five weeks ago and continues through April 10, has reached 55 percent of

its

goal.

As of March

the

amount pledged was $992,147 toward a goal of $1,806,000

"We're off to a very good start," said Jim Kelley, director of the

Development Office. "We're grateful to those who have made a pledge. However, we still have about $900,000 to raise."

The annual appeal supports 30 ministries that

enrich parish communities

and serve people of

all

ages and back-

grounds.

"The

DSA provides us

with an op-

portunity to change people's lives, to

help people in a very positive

way

throughout the diocese," said Kelley.

For example, the Justice and Peace Ministry (featured in this issue on Page 2) is helping parishes

move

faith into

action. "It' s the call of every Catholic to

be involved

in the social mission of the Church," said Scott Spivak, ministry

coordinator.

The social mission involves responding to immediate needs such as feeding the hungry. However, it also means working for social change. In a

new push for the diocese, the Justice and Peace Ministry is helping parishes identify needs in their local communities and take steps to correct the problems. The problem, for example, might be a high jobless rate.

The

parish

would

respond by writing their legislators to help bring jobs into the area and fight for jobs that pay more than minimum wage.

By meeting 55 percent of the goal at

DSA is on About 12 parishes

this time, the

target, said

Kelley.

are close to

their goals.

Each parish is given a goal based mostly on offertory collections. Parishes that exceed their goals are refunded the extra money. Parishes that do not meet their goals pay the balance from parish funds. About 65 of the 89 parishes and missions in the diocese typically surpass their goals, said Kelley. Almost that fall short reach at least

all

90 percent of

their goals.

"We

thank parishioners for their we hope those who have not yet made a pledge will consider doing so," said Kelley. Msgr. John J. McSweeney, diocesan administrator, sent a letter this past week to people who have not made a pledge asking for their support. The goal is expected to be surpassed

Maria Morrow, Holy Angels'

by mid-May

of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina and president of Holy Angels, Inc. (See story and

generosity, and

additional pictures

first resident,

and Mother Mary Benignus Hoban, a member Photo by

on Pages 8 and 9)

JOANN KEANE

Vatican Establishes

Lenten Reflection

Ties With Jordan VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The

Vatican and Jordan announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations

See the lovely lilies, How beautiful they grow From rain and sunshine, How they help us know God's love for God's creation, Each bird, each flower, each tree, And Jesus said, ''And even more than these God loves you and me.

March

Talks between Jordan and the Holy See began shortly after the Vatican and Israel opened discussions on churchstate issues, paving the way change of diplomats.

to an ex-

The names of the Vatican nuncio to Jordan and the Jordanian ambassador to the Vatican were not announced. Historically the Vatican had cited disputes over the Israeli- Jordanian border following the 1967 Arab-Israeli war as one of the factors delaying diplomatic relations with both nations. Before the war, Jordan controlled the

Bank and

West

part of Jerusalem.

Signing a "fundamental agreement" last December, the Vatican Middle East peace process was the proper forum for resolving the dispute, and it pledged to stay out of strictly

with Israel

From Ash Wednesday Through Easter, by Elaine M. Ward, a book written as a way of "walking and talking" with Jesus during Lent, as a way of being with God.

said the

territorial disputes.

Prior to the naming of envoys between the Vatican and Israel, the

Vatican's apostolic delegate in Jerusa-

lem and Palestine also represented the Vatican in Israel and Jordan.

Photo

right:

Barn owls take solice in darkness. Photo by JOANN KEANE

See Jordan, Pa

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& Herald

March

And Peace

Lenten Reflection

Human

Seeking

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Dignity

By FATHER VINCENT DONOVAN we often separate the soul from the body in out thinking and imagine that we are following the lead ol

In our prayers and spirituality

And A Just Society By JOANN

Jesus and the Bible in doing so. In reality, the Bible and the Jewish people, Jesus among them, did not speak oi

KEANE

the soul as separate from the body.

It was Greek philosophy that did that, seeing the body as the prison of the soul, with the soul yearning to be free of the burden of the body. Jesus looked to the total human

Associate Editor

—

BELMONT

Queen of

the

Apostles Parish takes a vested interest in their

community,

and has a parish full of up their sleeves and help. folks willing to roll

With a strong

inter-

talents."

social justice process.

"Moving

Faith

coordinator of Faith

ways to work for justice and become more effective social ministers in our Church and world through a series of on-site informal workshops," said

Not a service project

many

Spivak presented Moving Faith Into Action to Queen of the Apostles as an introductory venue for a parish-based Into Action

Formation for Queen of the Apostles, concluded that establishment of a parish process would "unite our gifts and to

its

credit

— — but an

for the

a process that provides an

entire parish an opportunity to explore

Spivak.

"The objective

make

social

education and service component to help

ministry come alive," said Spivak. "This

parishioners understand that working

program addresses the underlying causes

for justice

an integral part of their

"We

needed a vehicle to move our faith into action," said Gibbons. She called the diocesan Ministry of Justice and Peace for direction. She found the mode of transportation to take Queen of the Apostles on a journey

in six sessions.

part of the Office of Faith For-

Spivak introduces basic

elements for effective parish social min-

"Each session builds upon the "The first session presumes little, and the last assumes the group is ready to carry out its agenda." istry.

others," said Spivak.

steeped in social justice.

of injustice in our society."

Moving Faith Into Action takes form

faith.

social justice process like

Mov-

ing Faith Into Action works because

mation, the Justice and Peace Ministry

moves people

helps Catholics develop their under-

standing that working for justice

encourages all parishes to adopt the program. "Without support and partici-

integral part of their faith,

pation,

Catholics to

is an and directs take action on behalf of

justice.

Justice and Peace Ministry Coordi-

"We

provide

opportunities, resources, and programs that assist parishes in call to

to act," said Spivak.

we cannot expect social change."

For more information on Moving Faith Into Action, contact Scott Spivak,

nator Scott Spivak said,

work

implementing the

for justice.

Catholics,

Justice

and Peace Ministry coordinator,

(704) 331-1714.

The Justice and Peace Ministry is supported by the Diocesan Support Appeal.

are here to serve those in need; to

Vatican, South Africa Establish

Diplomatic Relations community. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The

Full

international

Vatican announced it was establishing full diplomatic relations with South Africa and said the move was aimed at

encouraging the passage from apartheid to democracy. The exchange of ambassadors will also benefit the minority Catholic

Church and

its

future evangelization

efforts in the country, the Vatican said.

The March 5 announcement opened new chapter after decades of tense and

troubled relations between the Vatican

and South Africa, which until recently was ruled by the resident white minority.

South Africa's establishment of a

The Vatican's upgrading of its dipwas also aimed at showing

appreciation to those

who

negotiated a

peaceful transition to democracy in

South Africa, the papal spokesman said. He said the country's reforms owe much to "the militant civil commitment" of many men and women, Catholics and non-Catholics, who often paid for their efforts with humiliation and suffering.

These people worked hard to end conditions that were imposed on the majority: ostracism, separation and exclusion from the well-being and the resources of the country, he said.

The

country

Council and approval of a new constitution confirm "the definitive end of the apartheid system," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said. The country is scheduled to hold its first free

ous steps to help build a truly just society and put an end to violence and intolerance, he said. Navarro-Valls said the Vatican wants to encourage South Africans, es-

elections in April.

pecially

bishops in particular took vari-

its

Catholics, "not to forget the

to full diplomatic rela-

sad lessons of their recent history" and

tions appeared to bolster hopes that Pope

to promote policies that ensure the good of the entire country. About 3 million of South Africa's 36 million population

John Paul II would make a pastoral visit sometime soon to South Africa. The pope accepted an invitation to visit the country during a meeting last December with President Frederik W. de Klerk.

date

was

set for the trip.

Navarro-Valls said South Africa appeared well on its way toward construction of a pluralistic society, and that diplomatic recognition was a sign of its deserved readmission into the

to the

you."

They were the poor for whom the kingdom wa: whom the earth will be given as their possession. The)

Jesus cast His lot with them. prepared, the lowly ones to are the ones

who

are crying

now, but they

kingdom of God is theirs. Jesus made mud with His eyes of the blind

man with

earth and everything in

was condemned

for

it.

will laugh.

They

are

anawim. The

and the dust of the ground and opened th< His healing touch extended to all of thu performed this act of mercy on the Sabbath anc

saliva

show

But He

that

it.

is what God wants us to know and to do. "In the midst of our busj pause to rest and worship God." Even a blind man can see that Religion, both good and bad, is what we make of what God wants us to know an( to do: "You must not help your suffering brother on the Sabbath day." That is hov the sighted in this story see their obligation to God. So they are blind. In our own religious practices we must reflect the revelation of a just an< merciful God who loves all human beings with an everlasting love. We mus never distort that revelation in favor of human traditions and prejudices. Al religions, including ours, are often tempted to do just that. Spiritan Father Vincent Donovan is parochial vicar at Our Lady ofLourde in Monroe. He spent 1 7 years as a missionary in Africa and is the author of tw* books, Christianity Revisited and The Church in the Midst of Creation.

Revelation

lives,

we must

Ecumenical Prayer Service Help*

lomatic ties

multiracial Transitional Executive

The move

body and soul, and His saving touch reached oui complete human being with no distinction between body and soul. When Jesus cured the blind man of his physica affliction, He told him that his faith had saved him When He cured the leper of his deadly disease, the lepei received salvation. When Jesus had dinner in the hous^ of the short-legged sinful publican, salvation came to the house of Zaccheus When Jesus cured the paralytic lying on the cot, his sins were forgiven him. The leaders of His people's religion, in the time of Jesus, focused on the dark negative side of that equation: If a man was poor and sick, he deserved to be pooi and sick, because of his sin, or his parents' sin. Thus the question of the Apostles concerning the man born blind, "Rabbi, was it his sin or his parents' sin that causer, him to be born blind?" They had learned well from their culture and from theii religious teachers who said to the blind man, "You are steeped in sin from youi birth," because he was born blind. The lot of the poor, in Jesus' time, was indeed dismal. Their poverty, theii illness, their sinfulness put them outside of the pale of salvation, not just in this life, but tn the next. They had to bear, not only a lifetime of poverty, sickness anc rejection but an eternity as well. That is why Jesus said to them, "Come to me al you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you. I will save being,

vidual."

and peace issues, Linda Gibbons,

est injustice

parish has

pursue peace, and to defend the life, dignity and the rights of every indi-

are Catholic.

delegation to South Africa since

1922.

The

who

current apostolic delegate,

HAZARD

By CAROL

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE vice, about

— gathered St.

—

In an emotion-

moving and powerful prayer

ally

8 people

ser-

— mostly women :

the evening of

March

3 at

Gabriel Church to heal feelings of

and grief associated with abortion. Linked in emotional pain and choking back tears, participants sat mostly by themselves to be reassured of God's love and forgiveness. A similar ecumenical service sponsored by the Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Charlotte was presented Feb. 24 at Holy Family Church, Clemmons. loss

"Searching for the truth, forgiveness and peace of mind was what brought people to the services," said Maggi Nadol, Respect Life coordinator for the diocese. "For many, it may have closed a chapter. For others,

them on

The Vatican has maintained an apostolic

Post-Abortion Healing Process

may have started

Sheridan, pastor of

one needs forgiveness. "The Churcll very, very pro-life, but also the Chui| is

very pro-healing," he said.

People sometimes make decisis that

to make sense at the time, come back to haunt them and

seem

later

A Peace, however, is possible through Gj "God loves us and cares for us

them of peace, Father Sheridan

Dr. Martha Shuping, a Winston-

absolutely cares for the innocent peo|

and contract Catho-

of abortion. I think more than the born children, many of the innocj people are the people who have

Salem lic

the road to healing."

Father

Gabriel, said in the homily that eveJ

psychiatrist

Social Services staff

member,

ac-

technically considered a nondiplomatic representative, is U.S.born Archbishop Ambrose De Paoli. South Africa has no representative to

knowledged the courage it took for people to be there. She led the congrega-

the Vatican.

cess.

tion through a meditation designed to

help them see Jesus in the healing pro-

abortions."

Father Sheridan said the happl people he knows are at peace with Gl See Prayer, Pagl

March

11,

The Catholic News

1994

& HtxM

Vocation Update

Seminarian Pursues Goal Despite Hardships, Setbacks By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

James Collins has been would never be able to do certain

All his told he

things.

would never be able to

drive.

would never be a com-

I k,

puter programmer. He would never be able to

More than 40

years after she

Berg received

Mae

first

received instruction in the Catholic

Wall, 90, (c) into the Church at a

Mass

faith,

Ramon home of her

Father

at the Charlotte

pursue

daughter, Doris Blackwell.

As A

After Years

JAMES COLLINS

'Half Catholic,'

Nonagenarian Enters Church By

— Mae Wall

40 years ago. Now, ing

home

into the

Blackwell, also a convert.

The ceremony was performed Blackwell' s Charlotte

Ramon

Berg, pastor

Overcoming

Collins persevered.

"It's never too late to come into the Church," says Father Berg. "This (the Catholic faith) is the only way to go. Jesus wants it. He calls for unity." Father Berg talked with Wall to confirm she was ready. "I didn't promote it and I wasn't pushing. I want to tell everyone about the faith, warts and all, and if they want to come in, they will be welcomed." Wall isn't the oldest person Father Berg has confirmed in the faith. He once brought in a 92-year-old lady from Brevard. "Both these gals knew what they were doing," he says. Blackwell says she always called her mother "a half Catholic." The story goes back 60 years to a textile mill town in a valley between Aiken, S.C., and Augusta, Ga. Living in a three-room shotgun house, Wall and

who

Collins,

in all

has a speech impedi-

stands hurt and rejection.

loss,

under-

He knows too

about emotional pain and physical limi-

tations.

human

occasion.

a priest, he will deal with

suffering.

ing.

Maybe

way. But because of suffering,

are suffering.

a lot of hurt-

same

not hurting in the

it's

and

disability

who wounded

with others

in tune I

can be the

healer."

Harboring no bitterness, Collins Wall, 90,

Ramon

Father

confirmed

in the faith

her husband were approached one day

by a

priest.

"The see

and

my go

priest

appeared

parents would

at the

let

door

brother

to Catholic school in Aiken,"

The tuition was free. was so proud of my blue uniform." With the support of their parents, the children became Catholics. "All these recalls Blackwell. "I

years,

sees instead life's blessings.

"God

has

been so good to me. I need to share that. I need to share His good news with

Berg.

my mother had a devotion to the

Catholic Church," says Blackwell.

he would have chosen to be aborted in his mother' if

womb rather than live with disabilities. responded. "Despite the

hardships, what better gift could there

be than to get to beauty of life." Suffering

"My

know God. That

the

redemptive, he says.

suffering, all suffering,

united

with Jesus on the cross. Salvation ongoing.

a speech impedi-

idea had no appeal. "The call to the get the call,

Begley, now retired bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte. Collins told Bishop Begley he had the call to the priesthood. He understood the response was no. But what was he to do with the call? The bishop told him the permanent diaconate might be the answer. Collins applied in 1980 and was accepted with the first group of candidates for the

Problem was his job as a bookkeeper had been liquidated and Collins was laid off. Therefore, he couldn't be ordained. for computers and mawent back to school to study computer processing. For the next two years, he lived with his parents in Albemarle so he could complete his

With a love

chines, Collins

associate of arts degree at Stanly

continued his studies for the

diaconate with the understanding that

he would not be ordained a deacon because he did not have a full-time job. After graduating in 1983, he worked as a part time accountant and bookkeeper under his father's supervision for a textile company. His father, Robert Collins, died in 1984. Collins worked for another year for the same company.

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the

McSweeney

to being a priest

Father Frank O'Rourke, Vocation Director

Com-

munity College.

See Wall, Page 13

Contact

rid

never stops."

in the Diocese of Charlotte?

me all my life.

you can't get

it."

He was once asked

"No way," he

"You have

Involved in the Charismatic Renewal movement, Collins got to know priests, nuns and people of the diocese. What' s more, he lived for about a year in the rectory at Holy Infant Church, Reidsville. The priests he came to know encouraged him to keep trying. One day in 1979, Collins stopped by the chancery to see Bishop Michael

others."

Collins

can't be a priest," his father

say.

diocese.

"In ministry, there

Mae

"You would

ment and moderate hearing

Aquinas Church, Charlotte. About 20 friends and relatives from South Carolina and Georgia attended the joyous

Every four or five years, Collins would write a letter to the vocation director. The response was always the same. His father had tried to warn him.

Despite cerebral palsy and his repeated rejections because of his disabil-

home by Father of St. Thomas

pursuit.

priesthood had been with

one more year before ordination. "The priesthood is being of service to God's people; it is also a gift of God," says Collins. "It's also a fact that I have a disability, and that in itself is a gift."

Catholic," said her daughter, Doris

renewal experience gave

the heart to push forward in his

The

seminarian for the Diocese of is a third year seminarian at Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corner, Wis. He has

Church.

was then he

coming

"Mother cried when I gave her the certificate that she was confirmed a

dream of be-

Charlotte, Collins, 44,

age 90, the nurs-

spiritual

Once you

first

resident has been received

prior,

The him

1976.

make inquiries. Three months he had made a Cursillo weekend. to

ment. Why don' t you become a brother?"

three areas.

received instruction in the Catholic faith

began

boyhood

enormous odds, he has succeeded

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

his

begin in earnest

priest.

ity,

CAROL HAZARD

Collin's journey to the priesthood

life,

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News

March

11, 1994

Pro-Life Corner ••2>7<-

W 0

.JIt

Frequently civil law

the

itself is

first to violate or, at

to protect adequately the inviolable right to

any

rate, not

life.

Pope John Paul

Editorial The Media And The Cardinal The case of the sexual abuse charges filed and later

The Respect

dropped against Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago

some

raises

—

minutes after Steven Cook filed his lawsuit in Cincinnati. CNN obviously had advance knowledge that the suit would be filed. The first CNN report included six minutes of a pre-recorded and sympathetic interview with Cook. The CNN report included no questions about

—

Cook's background or

his credibility but did give

him

the opportunity to call the cardinal "vermin" and

And it closed with a plug for an upcoming

CNN

on the issue of sexual abuse by the clergy. Just about every report on the case of Cardinal Bernardin for the next two days included the plug for the special. That special also refered to Cardinal Bernardin as one who "has fallen from grace." While CNN went farther than anyone else in playing the story, the other TV networks treated the accusations as a major story. Some newspapers also gave it front page play although many of them especially the Chicago papers dug into Cook's background and gave readers a chance to make their own judgments about his credibility. The New York Times didn't even consider it a major event. It carried a brief story under a one-column headline deep inside the first section. special

—

Peter Seinfeld, senior religion correspondent of

The Times, said, "Anyone can file a lawsuit saying anything ... I don't think the media can use the fact that

making an indepen-

a lawsuit has been filed to avoid

Church More Aware Of —

VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Catholic Church becoming more aware of the essential role of the laity in the work of the Church and in bringing the Gospel to the world, Pope John Paul II said. "A pastor of souls cannot pretend to be able to do everything in the community entrusted to him," the pope said March 2 during his weekly general audience.

plausibility of the allegation

and how

to report the

event.

CNN'

lead reporter on the story, called the network's coverage "extremely fair," she later admitted, "I think we overplayed the story."

From where we

sit,

that's putting

mildly.

There is one other interesting point. Cook filed his suit after "remembering" the alleged abuse under some type of psychotherapy. In the past, people under such therapy have "remembered" such things as past lives or trips on flying saucers. Those claims were greeted

Where was

with great skepticism.

the skepticism this

time?

Greater attention to the role of the

laity,

"once

standing of itself as

left

"A lay person cannot be a substitute for a pastor in powers given

ministries requiring the

in the

sacrament

of Holy Orders," he said. But at the same time, "the

men and women in where they have more competence than he

pastor cannot be a substitute for lay fields

•Hi

Pope John Paul also thanked those involved in proclaiming the Gospel through religious education, Catholic schools and Church publications and other media.

does." In the modern world there are many situations which require the presence of committed lay men and women to carry out the Church's work, he said. As examples he cited growing urban areas where the number of priests is insufficient; workplaces, schools

to all

or vacation spots that are not part of established

Paul

parishes; and segments of society

and professional

disciplines with infrequent contact with clergy but

still

requiring the ethical or moral input of the Church.

All the areas require a new commitment on the part

of lay

men and women, Pope John Paul

said.

Because

many

are

ready to become involved, and because of increased

many

are qualified to do so. Church's work "is not limited to being a supplement in situations of emergency and chronic necessity," he said. "There are areas of Church life in which, alongside the tasks proper to the hierarchy, the active participation of the laity is desired," he said. "The first among these is in the liturgical assembly." While the celebration of the Eucharist requires the

educational opportunities

Lay involvement

in the

Mass

ministry of a priest, the

the

women, young and parish liturgies

•*

The Pope Speaks

said.

He thanked

contributions and gifts of everyone to develop fully, he

said.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II

comes from the Church's undera body which needs the different

"a community action"

requiring the participation of the entire assembly, he

The Catholic

Role

a bit in the shadows,"

of a growing appreciation of democracy interesting that while Bonnie Anderson,

Laity's Essential

dent judgment" on the credibility of the accuser, the

It' s

(704) 331-1720

serious questions about the role of the

especially the role of television news. media The strongest criticism has been of the action of Cable News Network which first broke the story just

"evil."

Diocese of Charlotte

Life Office

lay people — men — who are involved

many

old

and

in their

Church PR Efforts Must Give Good News To All Media, Pope Says

—

VATICAN CITY (CNS) lic

Catholic Church pubpromote "good news" ideas to film and stage, Pope John

relations efforts should

media from

II said. L

media are "hungry for the truths and values which give meaning and purpose to life and to every human endeavor," the pope told All segments of the

Editor:

Rev. Msgr. John

nications.

The pope told the group the council's primary role ways in which the mystery of salvation in Jesus Christ can be more effectively communicated" is

"to explore

through the media. r.

One important

but insufficiently recognized part

of that task, he said,

constructive relationship

"maintaining a positive and

—

a continuing dialogue

—

with the communications media." "There are many men and women of good will in the media who realize that the Church in the name of Christ unselfishly seeks to serve the poor, the sick, the

young and. those who are too easily forgotten," the pope said. But they need to hear ideas and be shown examples that will capture their hearts and the hearts of their audiences or readers, he said.

tasks.

What Happened To Fairness?

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and carrying out other

stand in the

way of a good story. The longer I'm in this I come to the conclusion that there's

business, the more

a lot of truth in that crack. I

have to admit

that the

television than with the print

problem lies more with media although I'm the See Notebook, Page

/larch 11,

The Catholic News

1994

Thomas Merton One

Merton

las

about Thothe fact that his words,

of the things is

ublished 30 or more years ago, resh today as they

seem as

were on the day they

written.

v^ere

new

In a

collection of his letters

The Courage for Truth (Ferrar traus Giroux), Merton had much to say bout spirituality and the Church. Here' letter from 1964: "The Church is and remains in sentitled

ere crisis... I personally think

are

aralyzed by institutionalism, formalsm, rigidity, and regression.

of the Church

The

real

FATHER JOHN C ATOIR

perhaps quite true. The pope does some very encouraging things but one finds

he later tends to cancel them out and

that

them by other acts or statements that are very conservative... The Church badly needs the prayers of all of neutralize

us." (p. 148)

Light

One Candle

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

more personal level this was written in 1959: "To be a sinner, to want

be pure, to remain in patient

expectation of the divine mercy, and

above

forgive and love others, as

all to

best

can, this

The

Christians.

what makes us

great tragedy

that

down

The Church needs

to be friends.

Christians with independent and origi-

ountry have

love for us."

62,63)

ceitfulness of a nature that has been

wounded and cheated of love and of

These words were written in 1962: "The greatest danger is identification of the Church with a prosperous and established economic and cultural system, as if Christ and the world had finally settled

not in the hierarchy,

dormant somewhere. There are all of signs of awakening, but which them can be accepted as real?" (p.

linds f

92) In another comment written the same

ear he says,

"The Protestants

in this

become once again quite lubious about the Church. They see hat many bishops want more openness liberty but they feel the

pope (Paul

on the side of an entrenched ninority, and I wonder if this is not is

/I)

feel so

have a teenage son

who

uses

showed him what you vrote a few weeks ago but he didn't relieve it. He said he would have to I

(p.

treatment for genital warts. There

Also,

when women

ing pregnancy

and weight of the baby and has caused neurologic abnormalities in the newborn. Marijuana does affect hormone function in both men and women and decreases the ability of a male to father a

eferences to various research studies.

child.

This paper concludes that marijuana dangerous to the health in many ways. 7 or example, smoked marijuana is assorted with double to triple the concenrations of tar, carbon monoxide and 4 arcinogens found in cigarette smoke. s

Marijuana causes abnormalities in the ;ells

las

lining the respiratory tract

and

been associated with the developThere

a very definite detrimental

Research also shows that there are changes in the brain cells and many changes in actual brain function. Concentration, coordination and memory are all affected. Studies of pilots have shown that flying skills are impaired even 24 hours after smoking marijuana. There is also a very well established association between marijuana use and

who

many

cases did not even realize that they were

Memory can remain impaired

impaired.

here

marijuana addicts admit that their moti-

also a decreased response to

months after a person stops using marijuana and after long-term use for several

One As Father George Clements entered he briefing room in the Old Executive Building next to the White ;peak on his new program,

House to "One Church,

ne Addict," I felt a surge of enthusiasm similar to that I had experienced when we were in the seminary. I

was

in first

her Clements

philosophy

was

a deacon.

when Fawas the

ime of Vatican Council II. People like lim were considered "movers" because )f their deep involvement in the latest social-action movements. Those movements were mild cornered to the hoped-for outcomes of "One church, One Addict." This program teals with society's toughest problem: pubstance abuse!

That does not deter Father Clements. He believes we should "no longer talk the talk, but walk the walk," and not let "the paralysis of analysis stop us." His

security: this too

and the de-

all feel

and

suffer.

Thus we cannot enjoy the luxury of a hope based on our own integrity, our

attract to

themselves the infinite

compassion of God." (p. 62) At the heart of it all, is our hope in the promise of God's love. For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Lift Up Your Heart, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New York,

NY 10017.)

Father John Catoir

director of

The Christophers.

own honesty, our own purity of heart. In

MARTHA W. SHUPING, MD

Crosswinds

vation to succeed

on the immune system. While narijuana is in the body there is an nability to fight herpes infections and :ffect

limitations, imperfections

who

affects the size

car accidents by drivers

nent of cancer.

in 1959:

use marijuana dur-

Paper on the Medicila] Applications of Marijuana is a docunent prepared by 36 national experts. It ummarizes what is known about the langers of marijuana and includes 67 nstitute Position

wrote the following

"Hope must mean the acceptance of

story that

of infections.

There is also an association between

A. The International Drug Strategy

solutions and

comes to the old

decreased ability to fight various kinds

use of marijuana during pregnancy and certain types of cancer in the children.

ome

ture,

harmful. Can you give more information?

it is

new

with the capacity to take risks." (p. 287) Merton, conscious of his sinful na-

are all sinners, but.. .sinners are the ones

question that users are going to have a

ee the research evidence to believe

hat

nal thought, with

the end,

Marijuana Dangerous? You Bet

narijuana.

Hei'n

Revisited

keenly that love has been twisted out of shape in us., but Christ loves in us, and the compassion of Our Lady keeps her prayer burning like a lamp in the depth of our being. The lamp does not waver. It is the light of the Holy Spirit, invisible and kept alight by her

ife

Church,

decreased.

whether or not marijuana should be legalized, and even the groups promoting legalization stated that marijuana is addicting. Based on all the evidence, it was concluded that marijuana was too dangerous to be legalized even for specific medical purposes under medical supervision. Although marijuana may have possible beneficial effects on certain types of medical problems, the dangers were felt to totally override any possible benefit. It simply did not meet the safety criteria that

we would expect

for a prescription medication.

Beyond

the medical facts, there are

emotional and spiritual issues involved. There are no good reasons for smoking

and any marijuana usage represents substance abuse. I would recommend that you get your son into counseling, whether group or individual, with some-

one who specializes

in adolescent sub-

stance abuse problems.

Copies of tained from

this report

can be ob-

office.

Dr. Shuping

contract staff with

Catholic Social Services and also has a private practice as a psychiatrist in

Winston-Salem. Questions for

umn may be

sent to: Dr.

this col-

Martha W.

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

One Addict FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

program aims to have churches, synagogues and mosques identify and train people capable of working with addicts.

Once

hearing was held to determine

trained, these people are ex-

pected to use their place of religious worship as the focal point of the work.

The Human Side

Father Clements chooses this focal point because, unlike other social institutions, "it

will

always be

building, but a faith

there. It is not a

community."

I began to see Father Clements' program in the context of other programs that rely on the transcendent when

dealing with so-called secular, street

Psychological Association convention

have listened to a number of noted social scientists recently who have urged their colleagues to include religion as a major and necessary variable

how community depends on the transcendent, recalling how Socrates

abuse.

refused to escape death at the hands of

best

problems.

when studying longer put

is faith

down

society's problems.

simply being ignored or

as superstition.

The 992 keynoter at the American 1

spoke of

the state

when he could have. Although was

wrong, Socrates argued that the state itself was based in divinity. To escape would be to go the state

in the

Several recent studies relate this

same

principle to the treatment of drug

They

reveal that those

do so because

who cope

they, like Socrates,

believe in a divine power.

Father Clements' program has a rocky road ahead. Seasoned people who

work with

addicts

tell

us that the work

against this principle.

See Hun;

6 The Catholic

News

& Herald

March

11,

1994

Worshiping With Non-Catholic Christians Q. Your column has been a won-

particularly among Christians,

you are so aggravating. A good question appears but our group goes on debating because you answer the " let-

ate to the differences

Some

ter" but miss the "spirit."

months ago someone asked

if it

was

acceptable to attend a friend's nonCatholic Christian church. You went into the Catholic Church's beliefs about the Eucharist, which most Catholics already know. The question, probably inspired in part by the popular series of "Joshua" books, meant: After fulfilling my Sunday Mass obligation, may I attend my friend's Protestant church? We know we cannot participate in the Eucharist, if they have it that day. We would go to learn, not turn. Any problems with that currently? (Illinois)

sharing can occur in a

when that

manner appropriwhich still sepa-

rate us (No. 102).

The

Question Box

directory repeatedly returns to

theme: that we must share prayer and worship with those who share our faith in Christ. This principle is rooted in our common baptism, "the sacramental bond of unity existing among all who through it are reborn" (No. 92) Such sharing may include not only those interfaith gatherings and prayer which are common today, but the Sunday worship of individual denominathis

lations apply differently to Eastern-rite

churches, even

churches which are not in communion with the bishop of Rome than to other

guidelines,

non-Roman Catholic churches. At least

tions.

In liturgical non-sacramental cel-

ebrations of other churches, "Catholics

according to the rules of our Latin rite, permission for intercommunion with

are encouraged to take part in the psalms,

these churches

hymns and common

responses,

actions

of the church in which they are guests."

may even

Catholics

A. I believe the previous writer asked primarily about the Eucharist, but your specific question about worship together is shared by many others. Official Catholic policies concerning ecumenically shared worship are found primarily in the 1993 Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism, prepared and published by the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. References below are to this document. First, our Church today clearly and strongly encourages every possible shar-

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

ing in spiritual activities and resources,

derful help for us and we are thankful for it. However, there are times when

read a Scripture

passage or preach, if invited by the host ministers (No. 1 18). Reception of the Eucharist is, as you infer, another matter entirely. As Catholics,

we believe that the Eucharist

a sign of the unity in faith, worship and community life of our Church or of any other Christian congregation. For is

reason among others, Catholics should not receive Communion at litur-

this

where they are

gies of other churches

guests (No. 130).

need

keep

mind a few

above

said

much

wider.

that the Eucharist is a

It is

thing tual

come

very

of Christ, to be incorporated more profoundly in sin, to live the

life

him and share more intensely in the whole economy of the mystery of Christ" (No. 129).

Thus

possible, under certain

conditions which

have explained pre-

viously in this column, for non-Catholic

Communion in our Church. These permissions are generally given only at the discretion of the bishop of the diocese (Canon 844.4). Christians to receive

additional considerations. These regu-

and

faith of the other congregation. Occasionally this becomes more than a matter of simple courtesy. The

some Protestant denominahave implications for shared worship which may preclude a form of participation which we would readily

beliefs of

tions

also, however, somemore for all the baptized, "a spirifood which enables them to over-

sign of unity.

approve.

need to be sensitive to their and feelings, as we ask them to respect ours. Does this answer the "spirit" of your question? I hope so. (A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about Mary, the mother of Jesus, is available by sending a stamped self- addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the beliefs

worship in other

Finally, sharing

if approved by Catholic must always respect the rules

Service

St.

— A Successful Stewardship Parish

Aloysius

new church

If you ask Kay Cuzzone, chairperson of the Stewardship Committee at St. Aloysius in Hickory, what makes a "suc-

during the month of the stewardship

for their

introduction.

ners continue to give.

cessful" stewardship parish, she'll

day, the Stewardship Committee gave

you

it's

tell

an active, enthusiastic Steward-

Following the Commitment Sunthe

names of those who volunteered

ship committee. If you ask Father Wilbur

the different organizations so they could

Thomas, pastor of the parish, he'll tell you it's a dedicated, enthusiastic chair-

contact

person of the Stewardship Committee.

received the names of

In reality, it's both. Plus a pastor

who

committed to the stewardship principles and a congregation proud of its church and grateful for its blessings. St.

Aloysius introduced steward-

ship in a formal

way last spring.

Prior to

them

in a timely

manner. All of

the various ministries and

commissions

new

volunteers.

Lorraine Ernst, chairperson of the Com-

munity Life Commission, said that new

was breathed into their outreach program by the number of volunteers. Ernst was prompt in gathering these folks together and putting them to work. This is so important. She knew that to life

which parishio-

While the Stewardship Committee planned the

initial

ardship, the real ning.

How

introduction of stew-

work was

keep the to encourage? How to

young people of

Stewardship

just begin-

burning? to involve the fire

the parish?

How

Profile

keep themselves on track? Computers can be most useful tools, and some members of the committee prepared a yearly calendar of the stewardship activities, dates, It is

person(s) responsible, etc.

constantly being revised this

areas of the j

church. St.

first

year as they find things that are and are not working well. The committee spon-

common

displayed in the

Aloysius

preparing for its

first

sored an essay/poster contest for the

of this year. Lay witnesses, banners, calendars, contests, brochures, etc. are

items in the bulletin and Father Thomas

have people volunteer, and then never involve them is deadly to the life of any

children in their Faith Formation classes,

being readied.

mentioned the concept of stewardship

volunteer organization.

asking the students to explain or depict

new church, but a new spirit. Father Thomas is convinced that stewardship

that they

had spent about

gradually preparing for

it.

six months There were

They followed the Diocesan Program Manual pretty much to the letter, but they also added some of their own ideas good ones to emphasize what was happening. One creative parishioner, Cornelia Graham, made a beautiful banner to be displayed in his homilies.

—

As the number of those contributing time and talent grew, so also grew the number of those contributing their treasure. St. Aloysius experienced an increase of 30 percent in its*offertory which has held up over the months. This is in addition to the building fund pledges their

what stewardship means to them. Ribbons were awarded in the various age groups, and the children's work was

Human (From Page 5)

concede that

this is the case.

Working with people who humanly impos-

live in

sible:

walk around half-dazed and pal around with other

experience a sense of failure. Frequently

Just as the

often begins to feel

There are moments when those working with addicts feel alone and this leads to depression,

and good people

rat-infested apartments,

substance abusers tests our best meddle.

mind of a drug addict can be blown away, so, too, can the minds of

may quit this form of work. By adding God to the picture, "One Church, One Addict" brings the power

those in drug prevention.

of divine love to what seems humanly

abuse

impossible. This program includes a

there and

constant reminder that no one

situation.

totally alone,

and

ever

that success or failure

are not to be taken personally. It is

:able

antidote to the tempta-

up in the fight against drug have a partner who is always

who

fully understands the

"One Church, One Addict"

will enlist the aid of this partner.

God's world. And the inexpli-

can be dealt with better when

A powerful tion to give

News

Service

(c)

1994 by Catholic

St.

Aloysius not only has

has played a

vital role in the lives

of the j

people of

St.

Aloysius.

Teresa was born atarezzq ITALY IN 1747 ANP CHRISTENED anne mary she was sent to MAPftARFT REDI ST TiHnunni-i nusi ^pQLLONIA CONVENT IN florence when she was ten, to be educated. she returned home after seven years there; anp then in 1765, she joinep the carmelites at st teresa convent at florence, taking the name teresa margaret op the sacred heart. teresa lived a life of prayer anp rigorous penance. she was pevotep to the sacred heart; and died at the convent in 1770 when she was only 23. she was canonized in 1934- by pope pius xi. her feast pay is mrrch ii. ST.

TERESA

1994

annual stewardship renewal in the spring

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The Catholic News

Heraici

Entertainment

„

Bill

By Joseph If

Thomas

Reagan administration so

speaks eloquently about the hydra-headed nature of the American reading public and the themes to which that public

prising that correctness

Stern's vulgarities and Jerry

on matters of no consequence is William J. Bennett's moral anthology, "The Book of Virtues" (Simon

Treasury of Great Moral

On a personal level, I thought the section on faith was among

such that one can dust off for its annual use the chestnut "It belongs in every home" and feel justified in doing so even while pointing to some anomalies and remarking that any number of selections would fail a political correctness test. Especially would this be so of any test administered by feminists, for the femininity on display here would make

inclined.

was able to earn a place on beyond me and possibly even beyond the publisher. Although long-lived and beloved by book clubs, Stories,"

the list is

anthologies attracted notice

critical

little

and limited shelf space. But the

success of Bennett's compilation

seems to indicate that there is hope for virtue after all, Stern's noxiousness ^notwithstanding.

The success of any work such

'The Book of Virtues" obviously depends more on content Is the theme of general interest? How true

—

the content to the stated

—

theme? com-

than on the literary skills of the

That's a good thing in this

piler.

commen-

instance because Bennett's

tary is not only lacking in wit but is

and often pedantic.

also sparse

Nevertheless, the quality of the selections

Bella

Abzug stomp on her

of Virtues

and loyalty.

I was pleased by the inclusion of a piece on Father Maximilian Kolbe, the Franciscan who took the place of a condemned man in a Nazi concentration camp. Throughout the book, selections run the gamut from the familiar (Aesop and Plato, for instance) to the obscure, from the trite to the profound. Edgar A. Guest, master of the maudlin, finds a place here as does Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shakespeare has more than one entry as does Scripture. So do Martin Luther King Jr. and Helen Keller and Abraham Lincoln, but you'll look in vain for John F. Kennedy and Harry S. Truman, although I would have thought that the prayer Truman composed and recited every day (it dealt with his view of the public trust) worthy of inclusion. Some inclusions are puzzling. Given contemporary concerns over crime and violence, for instance, one is surprised to find Robin Hood held up as an exemplar of good sportsmanship for downing ale and making merry with Little John following their silly to-do at the bridge. But perhaps this is being too critical. With hundreds of tales and poems and speeches and essays to choose from, it is not necessary to read Robin Hood to the kiddies if one is not so

titled

The Book

not sur-

compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, perseverance, honesty

Schuster, $27.50).

Bennett's tome, aptly sub-

not a concern

For his anthology, Bennett has divided the virtues into 10, launching out with (what else?) self-discipline and concluding with faith after embracing

Seinfeld's lightweight observations

Live

now.

responds. There, cheek- by-jowl with

How

Bennett, however, was never one worry about such things when he

served as secretary of education in the

nothing else, the current non-

fiction best-seller list

Howard

Can

Bennett's 'Virtues': Moral Stories Families

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and teachers would use the volume to promote those virtues which "made America great" (he never uses that phrase, but it is what he has in mind) by reading aloud to children and encouraging them, as they mature, to explore some of the more advanced pieces on their own.

As Bennett

puts

Photo

children what the virtues look like,

Bennett chose his pieces with the thought that parents

in practice,

how

recognize them, and how they work." Pretentious perhaps, but it is apparent that Bennett has struck an appealing chord. While "The Book

may not find

of Virtues"

every home, there

its

way into

something reassuring in the thought that ultimately it will find a welcome in

in the first sen-

more homes than

will Stern's offen-

intended to aid in the time-honored task

sive exhibitionism.

of the moral education of the young."

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loly Angels Is By JO ANN

KEANE

Associate Editor

BELMONT — Maria was given A

three months to live. tiny wisp of an infant, the 3-week old with se-

handicapped and mentally re tarded took root. Today, seve programs ministries have bios somed, and dozens of children, and young adults receive lov-^

vere spinal birth defects and hydrocephalus an enlarged head from accumulated fluids faced a prognosis of death. Her mother

ing, specialized care.

couldn't care for the multi-handi-

Holy Angels Lie. accepts children based on the facility's ability to meet the person's need

—

capped baby. Unable to cope, Maria's mother found refuge with the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina in Belmont. The Sisters cradled the infant, taking on the responsibility as Maria's caretaker.

— —

The Sisters of Mercy operating a day nursery for local nonhandicapped children could not have prepared themselves for the changes surrounding their acceptance of Maria. Word spread of the Sisters miraculous work with the handicapped

infant.

Soon

after,

As a private, non-profit corporation, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina,

regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality or financial status. About 75 percent of Holy Angels budget comes from state and federal funding. The re|

mainder comes from individu-* als, corporations and foundaf! tions.

"We provide service in part nership with families to help each child develop to his/her highest potential," said Mercy; Sister Nancy Nance, public re-

other medically fragile children

lations director for

came

gels.

their

way.

first little

Heart College

light, the care givers at

— contained on the

—

in Belmont. The birth of Holy Angels Nursery was a labor

erty

the Belmont ministry.

Holy Angels Main Center Opened

The Main Center houses adminisAngels De-

trative offices, the Little

velopment Center, the education proserves as home for 36 children with disabilities.

gram and

As a Specialized Community ResiMain Cen-

dential Center (SCR), the ter

provides round-the-clock care and

treatment for children with severe/ profound mental retardation who are

1956

Holy

new ministry was born on the grounds of the former Sacred Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse prop-

Mercy Sister Nancy Nance, public relations director for Holy Angels and Lorraine, a Holy Angels staffer who lives in Lakewood, one of the group homes operated by

11, IS

of love.

That was 38 years ago. Maria defied her early medical diagnosis, and just as Maria has grown and matured, so has the very institution responsible for her life. From a tiny bungalow, life sustaining services for the severely

While Maria brought the miracle into the public*

Angels celebrate every day.

little

Holy

miracles

—

A verbal response for the time is greeted with cheers. Br ing down the hall, self-propell a new wheelchair, wins a rouni applause. A resident with cere palsy learns to communicate \ her eyes. This succession of d

—

may seem insignificant, Holy Angels, they are miracl

activities

medicallyfragile. The children range in

age from infant to adolescents and are admitted from throughout North Carolina.

The residents

receive

an appropri-

ate education to meet their individual

needs through a diverse and innovative school program. The children of preschool are integrated with the children enrolled in the Little Angels Child De-

velopment Center.

Holy Angels Classroom Coordinator, Brenda, works with Mary communication skills using sight.

develop

Fox Run Homes Opened June, 1992

A cluster of three intermediate care mentally retarded (ICF/ MR) group homes located behind the Main Center. These homes serve 18 children and adults who have severe/ profound mental retardation, multiple disabilities and are also medically frag-

facilities for the

ile.

Pinehaven group home resident, Trey, helps Group Home Manager, Dot Hopkins, n the kitchen. Pinehaven is one of three group homes located at Holy Angels.

tive

These homes provide a less restricand more appropriate living ar-

rangement. The homes were name honor of some of their neighbors, a offoxes living in nearby woods. I

home has

name

scenic area:

in keeping with

—

serving child Pinehaven serving adolescents, Brookview serving adults. Oakcrest

— —

The Catholic News

arch 11, 1994

& He. a

Miracles

Little

Community Group Homes Southpoint Opened December, 1987 A group home for adolescents with mental retardation. This service

designed to provide a

home

environment and assist each person in attaining his/her highest level of

independent living through family

and community

activities.

Lake wood Opened

April, 1988

Belhaven Opened September, 1992 Group homes for adults with mental retardation. This service is designed to provide a home environment and assist each person in attaining his/her highest level of

independent living through family

and community

activities. Guidance in selection of vocational op-

tions

also provided.

Darlene, a special volunteer for Little Angels

Day

care, holds

Emma,

daughter of an employee of Holy Angels.

Little Angels Child Development Center

Opened

Great Adventures Opened March, 1990

April, 1990

On-site child care

offered to pro-

vide a safe, loving, learning environ-

mentfor the children ofemployees. Little Angels Child Development Center offers a wide variety of activities and

and

the highest quality of care to help the children develop so-

experiences

cially, intellectually, physically,

tionally

and

spiritually.

emo-

Since Holy

Angels strives toward providing the children with a variety of experiences, the child development center provides an opportunity for children with, and without, disabilities to interact in an environment that is conducive to their growth and development.

assroom teacher, Jim Donecho, works on computer my, a resident of Pinehaven group home.

Holy Angels offers a wide variety of Aunteer opportunities for groups and Idividuals. Being a special friend to lie of the residents, working in one of

with afield

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

out the local community, the opportunity to get together for recreational, and spiritual experiences as well

social,

The club was formed in order to meet the needs of adults with mental retardation. The group meets at the Maria Morrow School on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month and the schedule follows quarterly themes including sports and recreation, health and well-being, dance/ music and creative activities. as perform service projects.

with

trip,

Opened December, 1988 Residents living in Fox Run homes and the Main Center are provided with an education to meet their individual

needs through a diverse and innovative

which

wvairing clothes or helping in the cel-

active treatment program,

wration of a special event, extra voluntas are always welcome.

cludes an occupational class for adults

in-

and two educational

classes for students under the age of 18. At the end of a regular school day, the students re-

turn

Photos by Joann Keane

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Maria Morrow Center

Volunteer Services

we offices, helping out

skills

Great Adventures offers adults with mental retardation as well as other interested individuals from through

home for

ational afternoon

more relaxed, and evening.

recre-

Tori enjoys the jacuzzi, used as part of therapeudic treatment. With her

McPherson, therapeudic services coordinator.

Joel

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People and psychiatrists to review

their role "in

bringing reckless charges against innocent people." Those professions need to

Hyde Says Church Leaders Often Too Passive On Fighting Abortion

—

NEW YORK

(CNS) Catholic make greater use of their

teaching authority in support of the right

Father Fichter, Sociologist Professor, Dies At Age 85

And

Mass was

morial

celebrated Feb. 26 for

Jesuit Father Joseph H. Fichter, a soci-

ologist

and professor

sity in

New

Loyola Univer-

Orleans for 44 years,

The Mass was

who

Holy Name of Jesus Church. There was no wake or viewing of the body because Father Fichter donated his body to scidied Feb. 23.

membered

CHICAGO

two things. "In his early years he had an enormous influence on students" who became leaders in New Orleans and "changed the political face"

Named New

Head Of Extension

Society

(CNS)

longtime colleague and friend, said the late priest, who was 85, should be re-

FATHER KENNETH VELO Chicago Priest

Thomas Clancy,

ence. Jesuit Father

— Father Ken-

for

of the city, he said. "In his last years he devoted himself to doing research to promote the cause of Mother Henriette Delille, the free woman of color who founded the first congregation of African-American nuns in 1842 in New Orleans," said Father Clancy.

neth Velo, administrative assistant to

Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, has been

confirmed by Pope John Paul II new president of the Chicago-based Catholic Church Extension Society. He was nominated to the post by Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago with the concurrence of the society's board of governors. Father Velo succeeds Bishop Edward J. Slattery, who was named bishop as the

Pope Condemns Bombing Of Lebanese Catholic Church Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul II condemned the bombing of

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of the Diocese of Tulsa, Okla., in No-

vember.

a Lebanese Catholic church as a "crime

Cardinal On Dismissal Of Sex Abuse Charge: Truth Has Prevailed

CHICAGO

(CNS)

that offends

dition." In

— "Truth has

prevailed," said Cardinal Joseph L.

Bernardin of Chicago after a federal court in Cincinnati dismissed all sexual abuse claims against him Feb. 28. He called it a "travesty," however, that some

Lebanon and its noble traLebanon, Christians and

Hyde

clear,

to abortion

said, that opposition

was not a sectarian position,

but a matter of following natural law

and upholding civil rights. "These things have not been made sufficiently clear," he said.

Cardinal Says Church's Message Must Attract Couples To Marriage VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Catholic Church must proclaim its mes-

—

sage about family

life in

way

that

people to the beauty of Christian love and marriage, said Cardinal Bernardin Gantin. The cardinal, head of the Congregation for Bishops, said that to compete with the barrage of conflicting media messages about love and attracts

marriage, the Church must persistently

Maronite diocese was responsible for the spiritual care of the estimated 54,000 Maronite Catholics in the United States.

Welfare Reform May Be Less Than Clinton Wanted, Official Says WASHINGTON (CNS) Unless

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there are

human

life

and the dignity

taxes or cuts in other

domestic social programs, welfare reform will be much more limited than originally envisioned by President Clinton, an administration official said Feb. 28. Wendell Primus, deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in the Department of Health and

Human Services, made the comment in a talk to Catholic social activists meeting in Washington Feb. 26-March 2.

work, what we're money," Primus said. To provide a former welfare recipient with job training, a job and child care if needed is "more expensive than just cutting a check," he added.

"For these reforms

talking about

Attacks A "Strategy Of Hatred," Says Vatican Newspaper

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VATICAN CITY attacks against

worshipers in

of parenthood.

is real

Bomb

proclaim the goodness of marital love, the value of

new

(CNS) The Muslim and Christian Palestine and Lebanon

Feb. 25 and 27 are part of a "strategy of

issue in both cases

blast ripped through a packed congrega-

Maronite-rite Catholics in the western

relaxation of tensions" in the region,

Maronite church of

United States, and appointed a bishop to head it. Auxiliary Bishop John G. Chedid, 69, of the Brooklyn, N.Y.,based Maronite Eparchy of St. Maron,

with some fearing that "the

tion Feb.

at the

Our Lady of Salvation

in Jounie, eight

"complete vindication." But Archbishop Keeler called for lawyers, journalists

Vatican officials said there were no plans

miles north of Beirut. Authorities said

know who was responsible

In United States,

Names Bishop

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

hatred" aimed at slowing the Middle

East peace process, the Vatican newspa-

Pope

per said. "It

only too clear that the was the progressive

way

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they did not

who

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was appointed first bishop of the new Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, as it has been formally named. The announcement was made*March 1 in Washington by Archbishop Agostino

Muslims across the country shut schools and businesses in mourning Feb. 28 as Christians buried the victims. Ten people were killed and 60 injured when the

had judged him right away without waiting for the legal system to work. In a statement released in Washington, Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, president of the National Conference of

serve

Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-Ill., is a leading congressional opponent of abortion. In a New York address, he deplored what he called passivity on the part of many church leaders in the face of Catholic politicians who support legal abortion, and said the bishops should make clear that defense of the right to life was not to life, said

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of Lent

Follow the way of love Sunday's readings speak of God's mercy and compassion for us. Even when we are dead in our sinful ways, we

great

can be brought to life in Christ. Jesus was sent to save us and God can bring good out of seemingly hopeless situations. How can I go about healing a

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tense or broken relationship that exists in

my family?

— To whom do —

/my family

show mercy and compassion? What seemingly hopeless situation in

my life needs God's help and

grace? because at

work

"But remember, a family is holy not perfect but because God's grace is

it is

it,

helping

to set

out

anew every

day on the way of love. ("Follow the

Way

Love")

[ore

than 500 parishioners of

St.

Pius X, Greensboro, gathered Feb. 19 for "Celebration

4," a Mardi Gras party. Celebrants included mir;

Franciscan Father

andal

Bob Menard,

(1-r)

John Babane, parish pastoral council

pastor; Pat Spivey, social

Romie and Jenny Naples, masters

and hospitality

chair;

Update

and

(From Page

of ceremonies.

Seeking full-time employment, he interviewed for a computer job in the

Notebook (From Page 4) admit that there are newspapers magazines that are every bit as iilty of sensation hunting as their elecrst

id news

onic counterparts.

problem of the mount of time or space that can be evoted to a story. A newspaper which in devote several column inches /en whole pages in some cases to a ngle story can afford to be a lot more alanced than a television newscast I

guess

it'

partly the

—

which has

to tell a story in

30 seconds.

same old complaint about the "sound bite" which is great for grabbing a listener' s attention but which doesn't do much for enlightening that same listener about facts — assuming, of It's

the

still

course, that people are

still

interested in

facts. I

but

feel that if

whole story

fairly,

you can't

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become

ioners because of cerebral palsy."

also a door to the priesthood.

the vocation director. Finally,

Monday

ians typically

tried again in 1989. "I

Catholic

Charlotte,

there are always exceptions." Seminar-

experienced any negativity from parish-

was

Carolina

my diaconate,"

McCue,

"to be of service to the people," but

tell it at all.

deacon. "I love

look forward to ministry as a priest. To me, the priesthood is the fulfillment of the diaconate ... Although the permanent diaconate is permanent,

he says.

the encouragement of Father Richard

The diaconate was primarily

the

istry as a

With

calls.

I still

then I don't know what it is." At seminary, he continues his min-

cons before their ordination to the priesthood. "As far as being a deacon, once people get used to my speech pattern they don't have a problem understanding me," says Collins. "I have never

guess I'm somewhat old-fashioned,

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North Carolina mountains. Collins, a Cursillo volunteer, had met the man who interviewed and hired him during a Cursillo weekend. He joined St. Lucien Church in Spruce Pine, and finally in 1 987, Collins was ordained by Bishop John F. Donoghue to the permanent diaconate. "It was very, very rewarding," he re-

God

If the is

not

1968, he worked as a bookkeeper in

New

York. His father was transferred to North Carolina in 1 97 1 and Collins moved to Shelby with his family. He worked for several years with his father for the same company, again as a bookkeeper. Out of work for a year, he was hired as a bookkeeper under a state-sponsored jobs program for handicapped people. He ,

moved

into the rectory at

Holy

Infant.

know it at the time, but his life had taken many turns toward his dream. By this time, he had made his Collins didn't

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El Padre Jorge Presmanes, cubano, de la

Saint

Dominic en Miami, vino

Orden de Santo Domingo, parroco de

a darnos el curso de Cristologfa

la iglesia

11,

1994|k

Escuela de Ministerios.

Grupo de hispanos que estudiaron

Cristologfa el fin de

semana

del 5-6 de febrero, en

Centro Catolico Hispano, Charlotte.

Eclesiologia Edificar

"La Iglesia y su Mision" sera el tema de estudio de la proxima session de la Escuela de Ministerios, el 19 y 20 de

Lo primero que

los

a las que responder y aunque muchas son las personas que quieren brindar su

hacen porque se sienten

incapacitadas para ello.

Los coordinadores y facilitadores de grupos piden una mayor formacion doctrinal y un entrenamiento concreto que los capacite a dar respuestas a todas esas necesidades, segun las lfneas presentadas por el Concilio Vaticano II y por el Plan Pastoral Nacional para el Ministerio Hispano. El Instituto Pastoral del Sureste (SEPI) a traves de sus Escuelas de Ministerios quiere ser un instrumento de formacion que ofrezca respuestas concretas a las necesidades pastorales

Television

se necesita para

una casa es un arquitecto que piense y planee lo que va a construir y como se va a hacer. En la edificacion de la Iglesia el Arquitecto es Dios (Heb. 1 1 1 0). Solo El tiene poder para construir el edificio. Si de alguna manera podemos describir el plan de Dios debemos decir que El quiere formar una familia con hombres y mujeres santos e inmaculados en su presencia, en el amor. Su plan es edificar una casa donde viva con sus hijos. Su plan es que todos los seres edificar

Estados Unidos crece cada dfa mas. Existen muchas necesidades pastorales

servicio,

Iglesia

Luis Salvador Osorio, colombiano de

comunidad de San Felipa Apdstol en Statesville.

Esta acreditandose

como

ministro laico tomando los cursos que ofrece el Instituto Pastoral del

Sureste (SEPI).

de nuestra region, muy en especial, a las de la Diocesis de Charlotte. Invitamos a todos a participar. Pueden llamar al (704) 335-1281.

Familia

humanos se salven y lleguen al pleno conocimiento de la Verdad (1 Tm. 2-4). El quere que todos participemos de su naturaleza divina (2 Pe. 1,4). El quere construr un templo con piedras vivas, para habitarlo con todos sus hijos. El quiere una comunidad, una familia, una Iglesia. Su voluntad es que seamos santos (1

Tes. 4,3).

Los cimientos de

son

casa de Dios

Estamos solidamente

fe.

cimentados en la fe (Col. 1, 23). Fe en que el Senor esta con nosotros, casa de Dios sobre una roca. San Pablo nos dice que la Esperanza es esta roca firme inconmovible que es capaz de sostener

de Dios (Col. 1,23). Lo mas importante de la construction de la casa de Dios es la piedra fundamental. Cristo Jesus (2 Pe. 2,6). Sin Cristo no hay Iglesia ni comunidad, puesto que El es el nico mediador entre Dios y la la Iglesia

Por

EL PAPA JUAN PABLO

puede enriquecer la vida familiar. Puede unir mBs estrechamente a los miembros de la familia, y promover la solidaridad con otras familias con la comunidad en general. Puede acrecentar no solamente la cultura general, sino tambien lareligiosa. La television puede tambien television

perjudicar

la.

vida familiar:

television no son moralmente criticables,

puede tener efectos negativos en la familia. Puede contribuir al aislamiento de los miembros de la familia en su propio mundo, impidiendo autenticas relaciones interpersonales; puede tambien dividir a la familia, alejando a los padres de los hijos y a los hijos de los padres.

difundir

este mensaje, deseo subrayar

valores y modelos de comportamiento

especialmente las responsabilidades de

falseados y degradantes, al emitir pornograffa e imagenes de violencia brutal; al inculcar el relativismo moral y

los padres, de los

el escepticismo religioso; al dar aconocer relaciones deformadas, informes manipulados de acontecimientos y cuestiones actuales; al transmitir publicidad que explota y reclama los

bajos instintos y exalta una vision falseada de la vida que obstaculiza la realization del justicia y

mutuo

respeto, de la

la paz.

icluso cuando los programas de

Santa tl

marzo, de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m., en el Centro Catolico Hispano de Charlotte. El profesor sera Guillermo Fernandez, MA, quien vendra de Miami enviado por SEPI.

La comunidad hispana en

Una

hombres y mujeres de

de las autoridades publicas y de los que cumplen deberes pastorales y educativos en el interior de la Iglesia. En sus manos esta el poder de hacer de la television un medio cada vez mas eficaz para ayudar a las familias a desempenar su propio papel, que es el de construir una fuerza de renovacion moral la industria televisiva,

social.

(L'Osservatore Romano, edition

lengua espanola, 28 de enero de 1994)

humanidad (2 Tm. 2,5). La columna sirve para mantener en pie un edificio. La casa de Dios se sostiene en la columna de los apostoles y los profetas (Ef. 2,20). Los apostoles representan Iglesia,

aspecto jerarquico de la

mientras que los profetas

manifestan

aspecto carismatico.

Iglesia es carismatica en cuanto

que

movida y guiada por

La casa de Dios piedras vivas que

el Espfritu

Santo.

esta construida

con

somos todos nosotros no solo

(Ef. 3, 21-22). Estas piedras

estan juntas, sino firmemente unidas con cemento. Este cemento que las une es el amor de Dios. Ahora bien, no todas las piedras son iguales (Ap. 21, 19-21) Cada una tiene una funcion especial para el provecho de todas las demas. A cada uno se le ha dado el puesto que le conviene seg-n la voluntad de Dios, en orden a la edificacion de la casa. Todos estamos llamados a ser santos. Ni es un lujo ni es un privilegio, sino la vocation de todo cristiano. Ciertamente es un llamado personal, pero nunca individualista, porque El quiere que todos, como comunidad, reflejemos su santidad. Una persona sola nunca podra cumplir el plan de Dios, porque El no quere muchos individuos que sean santos, aislados unos de los otros, sino una comunidad santa que refleja la

santidad del Padre, del Hijo y del Espfritu'

Santo.

Por otro lado, no es una santidad que se logra por el esfuerzo personal o el cumplimiento de una ley. Esta santidad no es otra cosa que la participation de Dios mismo que es santo, con quien vivimos. Si vivimos con el Santo nc

podemos

sino ser santos.

Quienes deseen leer este

librito de

Renovacion Carismatica, del que hemos seleccionado parrafos pars animarnos en nuestro camino hacia 1 union con Dios, "Formacion de Lfderes' por Jose Flores, pueden encargarlo a; SEPI, 2900 SW 87th Ave., Miami, FX la

33165,

tel.

(305) 223-6285.

To Our Friends Dominican Father Jorge Presmanes came from Miami to teach us a course on Christology. Our next session will be on the Church and its Mission by Guillermo Fernandez from the SE Pastoral Institute, March 1 9-20 at the Hispanic Center in Charlotte. We are reminded of the universal call to holiness, which builds up the Church. The pope talked about the positive and negative effects of television on the family.

toda ella esta llena del Espfritu Santo; es

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Mexican Bishops Say Peace Possible But Fragile MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Peace is »ssible in

llion

southern Mexico, where re-

New

broke out on

Year's Day,

the reconciliation process

nil,

still

The report followed the third visit seven-member delegation of bishto the scene of the revolt in

a Mexican bishops' report warned.

Chiapas

and was released in Mexico City arch 2, the same day that government d rebel negotiators announced a pre-

ite

^Jninary accord. The bishops reiterated their posi>n that the demands of the rebel

Army

patista National Liberation

that "there is a political will (on the

of the preliminary accord, reached after eight days of government-rebel "dia-

logue" in the local cathedral. Political analysts

ever that the preliminary pact, dealing mainly with questions of social justice for Chiapas' largely Indian population, is

only a

Mexican President Carlos Salinas de

igile because the

The

and

is still

EZLN delegates con-

lue to lack confidence vernment's promises."

the

delegation, led by Archbishop

Gortari to endorse the details of the accord, the Zapatista negotiators

Mexican bishops' conrence, included bishops from southMexico. Among them was Bishop Iimuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobal de esident of the

Casas, in the heart of the area of

oellion.

For nearly two weeks beginning

was fierce fighting in between the mainly Indian ipatista rebels and the Mexican Army. Presented by Bishop Ramon there

liapas

Ddinez Flores of Guadalajara, general cretary of the bishops' conference, the port said that

peace

now

a possibil-

not only because a cease-fire had

en established to allow for talks beeen Zapatista and government nego-

file.

According

An important factor, said the report, fall (From Page 3)

themselves are

government's track record of failing to deliver on promises made to Mexico's Indians. Bishop Godinez said the Mexican hierarchy believes that a lasting peace is not possible unless the wealthy in Chiapas share their resources with the poor and indigenous people, in order to eradicate what he called "scandalous inequalities" in the mostly rural state. "Obviously, those who have more must share with those who have less, but not just in terms of charity we are also calling on businessmen to invest in Chiapas," Bishop Godinez said. skeptical, given the

—

said that in conversations with

them communion. "I assumed her mother was Catholic," says Father Berg.

private duty nurse until age .Wall brought many Catholics back the Church.

"She would always ask wanted to see a

patients if they

Afterward, Blackwell said, "Mother,

we're in trouble. Father thinks you're Catholic." She notified Father Berg of the mistake.

tion,

Although Catholic in her heart, Wall wanted to make it official. Blackwell,

ass.

lic faith,

iest,"

says Blackwell. Despite her de-

Wall was never confirmed beuse of her work. Even so, she went to

orphan, Wall was raised by her andmother, a devout Methodist. Al-

ough she

became

later

a Baptist, Wall

nt to a priest for help as

when her son

ill.

Her turnaround came about one day en Father Berg was visiting in Wall' irsing home. Spotting Blackwell and r mother, Father Berg offered to give

>v&C&

basics.

offered to instruct her in the

"We

Groce

St.

John M. Prock

St.

at the

Catholic cathedral in San Cristobal de las Casas where a preliminary

peace accord was reached March 2

in talks

who

(CNS photo from

looks on as negotiators arrive.

mediated by Archbishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia

some part of their more equitable land dis-

Reuters)

willingness to give up

for a "pastoral (approach) of reconcilia-

lands toward a

tion, that

Bishop Godinez also backed a pro-

confrontation." "In any diocese, we always have to keep asking ourselves which is the path toward establishing the kingdom of God among us," Bishop Godinez said. In the wake of the Jan. 1 uprising, he said, Bishop Ruiz "has shown his personal desire to act as a man of the church and not to promote confrontation something which is often unjustly attributed to him."

posal contained in the report that called for a change in the pastoral approach of

San Cristobal diocese, which under Bishop Ruiz has placed strong emphasis on the Church's "preferential option the

for the poor."

Given

induces pardon in place of hate

(and) that builds brotherhood and not

tribution."

that the divisions

which

al-

—

ready existed in many communities in Chiapas have been exacerbated in the

wake of the

uprising, the bishops called

don't normally take short-

Prayer

(From Page

In closing, Father Sheridan said,

"The "The most important thing we could have is a sense of peace ... God offers us a sense of peace. We need to look within ourselves and see ourselves as God sees us, and love ourselves as God loves us. God doesn't want anyone of us to go through agony. There has to be a time of saying

and

life

ahead

beautiful

what's behind us. Trust

no matter

God

for all

you have been part of and for all who have been a part of our lives even for a brief period of time."

The sacrament of reconciliation was Most if

offered after the prayer service.

not all sought the grace available through

God forgives me without a doubt

the sacrament.

can forgive myself."

cuts, but there are exceptions for every

Jordan

thing," says Father Berg.

"The Mass was beautiful, funny, serious and I guess perfect, "says Blackwell. "Many days later, my mother hugged me and thanked me for helping

become

her

a Catholic."

Home,

1401

Asheville, H. Dale

who raised her five children in the Catho-

Funeral

Telephone 252-3535

A hooded Zapatista rebel leader shakes hands with ManuelCamacho Solis, Mexico's peace commissioner

ranchers and landowners "expressed a

to the bishops' delega-

tion, the rebel delegates

the bishops' delegation Chiapas cattle

itors.

now

have to secure approval from what they have said is a skeptical rebel rank and

lolfo Suarez Rivera of Monterrey,

step in the peace process.

first

comply with the accord. But they

are just

utioned that "the peace process

and news com-

mentators in Mexico City noted how-

they believe the government is will-

g to

to attend to the just

demands of the rebels." Bishop Godinez issued the report at the same time that Bishop Ruiz was making public in San Cristobal the text

While government negotiator Manuel Camacho Solis must convince

panish acronym at

EZLN)

government's part)

Inc.

Patton

(From Page

The Vatican already has

According

to the Vatican, there are

about 62,000 Catholics in Jordan, which has a population of 4 million.

full diplo-

matic relations with several Middle East

Latin-rite Catholics,

governments, including Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Iraq. In the wake of its agreement with Israel, the Vatican also has increased its contacts with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Talks between PLO leaders and Vatican diplomats have taken place at the Vatican and in Jerusalem.

toral care

under the pas-

of the patriarch of Jerusalem,

number about 38,000. Melkite Catholics number about 21 ,000 and belong to the Archdiocese of Petra and Philadel-

which is based in Amman, Jordan' There also are small communiof Maronite, Chaldean, Syrian and

phia,

capital. ties

Armenian

Catholics.

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Diocesan News Briefs And Jews Unite ASHEVILLE A Shabbat of Rec-

Catholics

—

between Temple Beth ha St. Eugene Church was celebrated on Friday, March 4. Father Frank Cancro spoke at the synagogue service. Both congregations came toonciliation

Tephila and

who have made

group for people

Bridge Benefit on Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall. There will be prizes for scores and door prizes. Cost is $5. Tickets will be available at the door. For information, call Patti

Cursillo, will gather at St. Gabriel in the chapel on March 19 following 9 a.m. Mass. A meeting afterward will be in the Parish Center. Refreshments will be served. For information, call (704) 365-2209.

Church

McMurry

Thornburg

(704) 482-6203 or Peg (704) 487-8867.

gether to celebrate the accord signed

between the Holy See and the State of Israel. It

for the healing of divisions

ebrate

and

to cel-

new beginnings in Catholic-Jew-

And Bake

Craft

Guild is sponsoring a spring craft and bake sale at the church on March 26 and

Coping With Grief

Catholic Singles Cook-Off

Catholic Social Services has begun a

invited to join Catholic Singles of Char-

coping group for widows and widowers who are dealing with new or unresolved grief. Meetings are every other Sunday

lotte at the

CHARLOTTE — Suzanne Bach of

at the Catholic Cen1524 E. Morehead St. Call Bach at (704) 377-687 1 for information or come to meetings on March 13, 27; April 10, 24, and May 15, 29.

2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

ter,

CHARLOTTE

of Recollection

WINSTON-SALEM

—

Rev. Mr. Curtis Todd, vice chancellor of the Dio2 p.m. in the fellowship cese of Charlotte,

hall.

the featured speaker.

For information, call William Ach at (910) 7595538 or (910) 722-1084. tickets are $3.

O.W.L.S. Club Meeting

CHARLOTTE

—

St.

Gabriel's

O.W.L.S. club will meet at the Senior Center on Tyvola Road on March 16 at 10:45 a.m. The meeting will be followed by a tour of the center and lunch. Bring a bag lunch.

Lenten Services

GREENSBORO — An ecumenical

gathering of six churches will sponsor

worship services at 12:15 p.m on the following Wednesdays: March 16 First Baptist Church, 1000 W. Friendly Ave.; March 23 St. Pius Tenth Church, 2210 North Elm St.; March 30 First Presbyterian Church, 6 1 7 North

—

Elm St.

—

All singles are

Diocesan Choir

CHARLOTTE — All are welcome

Couples Retreat

—

Hugo and Bobbie

to join a

May will present "Rekindling the Fire,"

The St. Monica' s Guild of St. Benedict the Moor Parish is sponsoring a Day of Recollection on Saturday, March 1 2 from 9 a.m.-

Luncheon

meeting on Friday, March 18 at the Catholic Center, 1524 E. Morehead St. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. with meditations on a shortened version of the stations of the cross. The guest speaker, Father Jim Byers of St. Ann Church, Charlotte, will discuss Pope John Paul II' s encyclical on reconciliation and penance. The program begins at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (704) 364-9568.

group's annual Men's CookOff on Saturday, March 26. Singles will meet at the home of Brian Bashista at 6 p.m. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Men interested in cooking should contact Brian at (704) 347-3950 by March 19.

HICKORY Day

for the Faith invite all to attend its

27.

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CONCORD — St. James Women'

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Cost is $108 per couple and includes breakfast and lunch. To register, send a

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Charlotte is

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Bishops' Sex Abuse Committee Names Coordinator, Issues History

and as an attack on peace to the region.

Sabbah made the comments in

Patriarch

March

ing

in the Capitol

with several

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S.

"This was an act of gratuitous violence

News

He spoke from Amman,

hundred participants attending the 1994 Combined Catholic Social Ministry

Ad Hoc Committee

aggravated by the fact that it happened in a holy place against people who were

Jordan, two days after an attack by a

Gathering, Gore said environmentalists

Jewish settler left at least 39 Muslim worshipers dead at the Tomb of the

are increasingly

Patriarchs.

addition to concerns about protecting

Cardinal Says Journalists Killed In Balkans Are Martyrs

Catholics in the United States have been

Catholic bishops'

on Sexual Abuse has named a Canadian expert as project coordinator and issued a 42-page report on what the bishops have said and done on the issue so far. The report includes texts of previous statements by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops or its officials on child sexual abuse and a history of NCCB discussions and decisions on the issue.

Named

as project coordinator for the

committee was Father Everett MacNeill of the Diocese of Antigonish, Nova Scotia,

who was general secretary of the

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1966 to 1977. He was a member of the Winter Commission formed in the late 1980s by the Archdiocese of St.

act of violence

& Herald

John's in Newfoundland to investi-

gate the multiple sex abuse cases there

which shook all of Canada. Father MacNeill is to assist the U.S. committee until September in the development of its objectives, which the committee plans to report to the

bishops in November.

efforts to bring

praying and

a very important and delicate time in the search for justice at

and peace," said a Feb. 25 Vatican statement. Witnesses said U.S. -born Dr. Baruch Goldstein killed at least 48 Arabs and wounded dozens at the mosque, firing on worshipers as they knelt in prayer. Goldstein, 42, lived in a nearby

was a members of Kach founded by

militant anti-Arab

Show Prayer

Can Help

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

the the

Rabbi Meir Kahane. Goldstein also It was unclear whether he was killed or committed suicide. died.

Anglican Clergymen Want To Be Catholic Because Of Women Priests LONDON (CNS) Five Anglican bishops and more than 500 clergymen

— The

Vatican condemned the massacre of

Muslims in a Holy Land mosque, allegedly by a Jewish settler, as a senseless

The Mass was celebrated in memory

ing an abortion raised the legal question

all

who

reporters and photographers

died covering the news, especially those killed in the

former Yugoslavia.

Court Rejects Abortion Case That Had Mother Teresa's Backing WASHINGTON (CNS) The Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a New Jersey man whose

—

efforts to prevent his fiancee

of when human

from hav-

begins. The case had and international sup-

life

attracted national

including an unusual friend-of-

port,

Mother Teresa

the-court brief filed by

has failed to address the core issue in the entire abortion debate

the final barrier to the ordination of

and society in general. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Moscow-based apostolic administrator for European Russia, said defense of life is "one of the most heated and relevant issues" facing

women Feb. 22, clearing the way for the

Russia.

female clerics to enter the priesthood in March. Three of the dissenting bishops are retired Bishops Graham Leonard, head of the London see from 1981 to 1991 who said last year he would change churches; Richard Butt, former bishop of Leicester, and Conrad Meyer, of Dorchester.

Russia's Catholic parishes, was the

priests.

to ordain

women

—

Their intention was made public

by the Forward movement, an umbrella group

in Faith

women's

ordina-

glican opponents of

for

An-

The movement

"dire consequences" for family life

said 121 of the

clergy had already resigned their of-

The Church of England, which

first

Israel

To Disarm

was

nationwide message

first

be mounted by any Christian denomination in the country. Archbishop Kondrusiewicz said in his letter, "In 1991, for every child born in Russia, there were officially more than two abortions. What is most alarming is that instead of three newborn children, only

Settlers

ROME (CNS) — Jerusalem Latin-

one is allowed to live. And this is all happening in the name of convenience and a falsely understood freedom."

Patriarch Michel

Alexander Loce against the state of New Jersey to legally establish that gins at conception. "The

life

be-

Supreme Court

—

whether the unborn child possesses a constitutional right to life," said Loce' s attorney. Loce sued New Jersey after courts rejected his efforts to prevent his fiance from having an abortion. He was convicted of trespassing after he attempted to block the entrance to the operating room. His fiance had the abortion.

also the first public pro-life appeal

Sabbah condemned the attack on a mosque in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as a "crime against humanity" and called on Israel to disarm Israeli settlers in the territory and curb religious extremism. The parite

pastoral letter, read in

since his appointment in April 1991.

Jerusalem Patriarch Calls

The

archbishop's

—

He currently co-chairs

Condemns Massacre Of Muslims In Mosque VATICAN CITY (CNS)

and the effects on people who are unable to speak up for themselves, Gore said.

said the country's abortion law carries

England decision

has 10,500 ordained clergy, removed

Vatican

former Yugoslavia can be considered martyrs for losing their lives while trying to accomplish something good for others, said Polish Cardinal Andrzej Deskur. The cardinal, president emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, made his remarks at a Feb. 28 Mass opening the annual meeting of the coun-

asking the justices to use the suit by

fices.

National Institutes of Health.

drawing con-

Archbishop Says Russian Abortion Law Has "Dire Consequences" MOSCOW (CNS) The head of the Catholic Church in European Russia

have shown that prayer "makes living things healthier," according to physician and author Larry Dossey. Dossey's book, "Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine," recently published by Harper San Francisco, details the results of more than 130 scientific studies on the effects of prayer in healing. More than half of the experiments showed that prayer dramatically improved the health of the person or object prayed for. Dossey gave up his practice several years ago to write and do research on the effects of

on mind/body interventions in the Office of Alternative Therapy at the

Pope John Paul II and

nections between abuse of resources

Catholic Church to protest a Church of

allergic" to the idea, scientific studies

the panel

that there are

particularly perceptive at

Roman

tion.

prayer in healing.

aware

issues of social justice to consider in

Jour-

cil.

—

Healing, Physician Says AlWASHINGTON (CNS) though some doctors are "intellectually

—

nalists killed in the

late

said they will seek to join the

Service.

natural resources.

settlement of militant Jews. Settlement leaders said he

in a statement

Scientific Studies

a telephone interview with Catholic

Environment Protection A Justice Issue, Gore Tells Church Workers WASHINGTON (CNS) In a talk

—

Vice

triarch also said that if Israeli authorities

to church social ministry workers,

cannot ensure the safety of believers at such holy places, some form of international protection should be established.

President Al Gore praised Catholic en-

U.N. Mediator Briefs Pope On Bosnia Peace Prospects

ROME

—

(CNS)

Thorvald

Stoltenberg, U.N. mediator in Bosnia-

Herzegovina, gave Pope John Paul

on the brightening prospects for peace, but said he did not discuss a briefing

possible papal trip to the war-torn re-

At a news conference after the March 2 meeting, Stoltenberg said that gion.

pope did most of the talking and encouraged mediators to bring all parties together for a peace agreement. The Vatican confirmed the meeting was held, but did not say what was discussed. A the

spokesman

for the Catholic lay organi-

zation that helped arrange the visit said

vironmental efforts for their emphasis

improved prospects for peace increase

of the poor. Meet-

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on improving the

lot

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