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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

Way

Vatican Ruling Clears

Bishops To Approve Altar VATICAN CITY (CNS)

— The

Vatican has approved the use of female altar servers, subject to the pastoral

needs

this

Jhe

00th anniversary of the

fchurch Centennial Celebration

Homecoming For

Cardinal

By CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

BELMONT — A celebration

was

Belmont Abbey

homecoming

for

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago.

The internationally-known leader of Church came to Belmont Abbey April 1 1 to help the Benedictine She Catholic

nonks celebrate the 100th birthday of he Abbey Church. A native of Columbia, S.C., he first isited the abbey "an earthly temple »>f heavenly mysteries" decades ago for ordinations and retreats. "Unlike the rest of world, the (Benedictines measure events not in years

—

m decades, but

—

in centuries,"

Cardinal

nernardin said.

newborn among churches."

It is

"both

jenerable and newborn," a young lousehold of faith nurtured faithfully by ilhe

monks

for 100 years.

tempting to concentrate on glory is only in the past," »id Cardinal Bernardin. "But glory is "It's

ftistory as if

iever achieved this side of heaven. Church

measured not against the brizon of history but eternity. We are

jrogress is i

till

on our way to the new Jerusalem."

A parish priest, chancellor and vicar pieral of the Diocese of Charleston,

Bernardin was elevated to tpxiliary bishop of Atlanta in 1966, fchbishop of Cincinnati in 1972 and fchbishop of Chicago in 1982. He •

tardinal

beloved churchman, and we are genuinely

be among your many friends." The abbot greeted Archbishop John F. Donoghue of the Archdiocese of Atlanta and former bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, and other honored guests. A picnic lunch for 650-700 people was served following Mass. Archabbott Douglas Nowicki of St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa., in an

proud

symposium

praised Cardinal

Bernardin for his 1984 "Seamless Garment" document calling for social justice and an end to abortion. formally The Abbey Church known as Abbey Church of Mary, Help was dedicated in 1894 of Christians by Cardinal James Gibbons of Baltimore.

—

The total cost for the Gothic Revivalwas $65,000, which was low even for 1 893 The monks contributed labor and much of the wood, stone and brickclay used in the construction was found on site. style building

What's more, they brought the first to Abbot Leo Haid North Carolina and built the only Catholic resident bishop

—

college in the state.

See Abbey, Page 2

next regular business

Officials at the

NCCB

Washing-

A letter to bishops' conferences around the world dated in mid-March said service at the altar can be performed by lay people, whether they are male or female. The ruling on Church law that clarified the policy was confirmed by Pope John Paul II, said the document. The contents of the letter were made available to Catholic News Service by informed sources at the Vatican. It was signed by Cardinal Antonio Javierre Ortas, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. Asked about the new policy, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro- Vails said it was the result of an interpretation of existing Church law and not a major innovation by the Church. He emphasized that the decision resolves a pastoral

The bishop,

question, not a doctrinal one.

the national bishops' conference,

may be that one bishop

says yes

14.

The Vatican's

letter

explained that

the Pontifical Council for the Interpreta-

had decided the 992 with a one-sentence ruling on Canon 230 of Church law. The ruling was "affirmative" retion of Legislative Texts

basic question in

garding female altar servers but said

was a need for further instructions on the matter by the worship and sacraments congregation. It apparently took another 1 8 months to draw up the instructions, which were there

included in Cardinal Javierre Ortas' ter.

let-

They highlighted four points: The policy is optional for each

—

bishop, depending on local pastoral needs.

make

his

after hearing the advice of

own

must

decision in order to best

for pastoral reasons, while another says

promote "an ordered development of li-

no," he said. Navarro- V alls also pointed out that the question has no connection with the Church debate over ordained ministries. Service at the altar has a much different canonical and doctrinal nature, he said. Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, called the reported papal decision "a welcome one." The archbishop said April 12 he had not yet seen the letter, but if the

turgical life in his

Catholic

News

rect, the

Vatican agencies involved de-

Service report was cor-

—

tradition" that has led to priestly voca-

tions

and must continue to be supported.

— Any decision

to use female altar

servers should be explained well to the faithful. Pastors

should note that women

Mass some circumstances, distributing Communion. already perform such tasks during as reading

—

from Scripture and,

Liturgical ministries exercised

by lay people

are temporary tasks sub-

and do not imply a right held by either men or

ject to the bishop's judgment

"Based on the report received today, I would expect our conference to discuss

from

own diocese."

Altai boys represent a "'noble

women.

served "special thanks."

See Girls, Page 3

the desk of

afternnon

"This abbey church is but aneophyte, I

became a cardinal in 1983. Abbot Oscar Burnett welcomed his "dear friend" to the abbey. "You are no stranger to Belmont Abbey," he said. "You are a respected, esteemed and

Girls

ton received their copy of the letter April

"It

Belmont Abbey celebrate dedication of the Abbey Church of Mary, Help of Christians. Photo by CAROL HAZARD

its

For

meeting which is scheduled for November 1994," he said.

of local churches.

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago helps the Benedictines of

matter at

April 22, 1994

•

TBishop William

Cj.

Gurlin

His Excellency, Archbishop William Keeler, President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, has notified the bishops of the United States that the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, will allow girls to assist during Mass as altar servers.

However, Bishop Keeler has advised all bishops that they must first meet to discuss service at the altar by girls before it can be implemented in any diocese. Only then will each bishop be allowed to accept or reject altar girl servers in accord with the pastoral needs in his diocese. It is also mandated that careful instruction concerning ministries of service within the Church must precede the introduction of service at the altar by girls.

can make no decision concerning service at the altar by

the Diocese of Charlotte until the conclusion of the mandated meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in November. girls in

News

2 The Catholic

The

interior of the

& Herald

Belmont Abbey Church

at the

time of

its

dedication in

894.

Photo courtesy of Belmont Abbey archives

Archbishop Donoghue To Lead Pilgrimage To Rome Ceremony

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago with Benedictine Abbot Oscar Burnett celebration of the 100th anniversary of the

Belmont Abbey Church. Photo by

ai he

CAROL HAZ/D

ATLANTA — Archbishop John F. Donoghue of

Atlanta will be give the

pallium, symbol of his office as arch-

Rome

Sts. Peter

anticipated that the

pope

hold private audiences with visiting archbishops and their pilgrimage groups.

Archbishop Donoghue, former bishop of Charlotte, was installed in the Archdiocese of Atlanta last August. The group from Atlanta is also expected to tour Rome, Florence, Assisi and the Naples area. Cost, including

and Paul.

pilgrimage to Italy

now

being

airfare

from Atlanta, hotels and break-

fasts, is

$2,235 per person, double occu-

All inquiries concerning the trip

should be directed to Garo Garabedian,

year throughout the world

George's International Tours & Travel, 11771 Montana Ave., #104, Los Angeles, CA 90049. The telephone numbers are (800) 566-7499 or (310) 472-7499.

last

receive this lambswool vestment from

The pallium is worn by an archbishop when performing certain ac-

the pope.

The narthex in the church is dominated by a massive granite block

Leo Abbey, St. Leo, Fla.; A Victor Clark, St. Bernard Ab St.

The stone was an Indian altar later used as a slave block. "Upon this rock, men once were that serves as a baptismal font.

Cullman,

Abbot Bene

Ala.;

McDermott, Mary Mother of the Chi Richmond, Va. Trappist Abbot Fn Kline, Our Lady of Mepkin At Moncks Corner, S.C.; Msgr. Jol McS weeney chancellor and vicar ge of the Diocese of Charlotte; Fii Meinrad Lawson, Benedictine If] Savannah; Father Methodius, HolyC I

;

sold into slavery," reads a brass legend.

"Now upon this rock, through the waters of Baptism, men become free children of

God." Although the interior was renovated in 1964, the exterior looks

pancy.

when all archbishops appointed dur-

ing the

will

a special

II at

planned to accompany Archbishop Donoghue to this papal liturgy and to tour other parts of Rome and Italy. The pilgrimage will extend from Sunday, June 26 through Tuesday, July 5 and include the pallium Mass on June 29,

It is

on June 29, the feast of

bishop, by Pope John Paul

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Historic Places in 1973.

Also honoring the monks for the

occasion were B ishop David Thompson of Charleston; Abbot Patrick Shelton,

tions that, in worship or authority, reflect

the archbishop' s union with the pope and

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eager for a clarification of the policy on female altar servers. Several bishops raised the issue during their ad limina

Vatican in 1993 and were told that the question had virtually been decided but that the Vatican was not yet ready to publish the decision. The role of lay people in liturgical ministries is governed mainly by Canon 230 in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. It says that properly qualified lay men may be permanently installed as lectors and acolytes, the technical terms used in visits to the

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The final, binding arbiter of all

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The three-paragraph canon has been

Have you given thought to being a priest in the Diocese of Charlotte?

liturgical services in the

absence of a

relationship through the years" to worship our one

common

God and share in our

faith history," said Father

Cancro.

The Passover Seder was celebrated by Jews throughout the world beginning March 26 this year. Many Christian communities also celebrated a kind of "Passover" during Holy Week to connect believers to the Jewish life of Jesus and his religious practices.

is excluded. They also Vatican instructions issued prior to the 1983 Code of Canon Law excluding

the case in

Rome

third paragraph of

have focused on the Canon 230 speaking

of the use of lay persons in ministries in cases of pastoral necessity. They have argued that if women can serve as ministers of the word and ministers of the Eucharist, it does not make sense liturgically or pastorally to bar the water and wine up to the priest at the altar, a lesser ministry than reader or eucharistic min-

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disputes

In the United States both men and women exercise the ministry of the word, distribute Communion and preside over

tions of the law."

They sang Hebrew songs

ate the matzot, morar,

interpreted differently by various Church

ministers are lacking, lay persons, even

namely, to exercise the ministry of the word, to preside over liturgical prayers, to confer baptism and to distribute holy Communion in accord with the prescrip-

and

prescribed for the meal.

Texts.

they are not lectors or acolytes, can also supply for certain of their offices,

celebration.

Beth ha Tephila joined together for a Seder celebration March 20 in the Asheville Catholic Community School gymnasium. The meal was led by Father Frank Cancro, Pastor David Martin, and Rabbi Robert Ratner. The Seder celebration, using ritual foods and prayers, is celebrated universally by the Jewish community each year to commemorate the freedom of the Israelites from bondage in Egypt. For Christians, the images of Passover are used in our celebration of Easter. More than 300 people from the three congregations participated in the

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Pro-Life Corner

"Abortion has become the 'safety valve' allowing men and society itself to abandon pregnant women to face their problems alone." Julie Loesch

Editorial Jumping The Gun The news that the Vatican apparently has removed

The Respect Life Office

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the long-standing rule against the use of female acolytes

has led to more than a

little

jumping of a

lot

of guns.

The stories which appeared in the secular press last week said merely that altar girls now are permissible. A number of members of parish liturgical commissions immediately began making plans to recruit altar girls to join their brothers in serving at Mass.

—

come

no great surprise that the secular media did not exactly get the whole story right. As the story from the Vatican and Bishop Curlin's fact. It

should

statement in

this issue point out, there are a

steps to be taken before altar girls

become

couple of

a reality in

this country.

of Catholic Bishops which will discuss the issue and

And even

decide whether to accept the concept.

NCCB decides to approve the idea,

will be

the

up to each

diocesan bishop to decide whether to go along with it. We don't see any possibility of widespread use of

United States before sometime in 1 995 say widespread because we know that some U.S. parishes have been using altar girls altar girls in the

(We

at the earliest.

despite the ban.)

NCCB

will not discuss the question until its

regularly scheduled meeting in

Then, there will be a required period of careful instruction

can take their places on the altar. it' s going to happen but we also realize going to be a while before it does happen. girls

We assume that it's

POPE JOHN PAUL II

who created

goodness, Pope John Paul

In a continuing series of audience talks

of the

laity,

on the role

The Pope Speaks

the pope said April 13 that lay Christians

have the special task of promoting respect for human dignity in their family, social, political and economic activities.

While the world was created good, he said, people it is often marked by sin. "Today not a few people, instead of ruling things according to the design and order of God as progress have excessive in science and technology could allow faith in their new powers and become slaves to them, provoking serious damage," the pope said. The Church's call to promote the dignity of the human person involves "saving, and sometimes reestablishing, the central value of human beings who,

—

from which

all

wish to extend our congratulations to Mercy Sister Barbara Sullivan on her selection as one of the Distinguished Women of North Carolina. It is recognition

was long overdue. Sister Barbara has a long record of distinguished

service to her country as a Navy nurse, to her Church as

a nurse and educator, to the Diocese of Charlotte as

superintendent of schools and to the state and local governments for her service as a public official and

member of various civic bodies. Knowing her, we' re sure that her service is not over yet.

Pope Continues Fight Against Draft Population Document VATICAN CITY (CNS) Continuing

—

equal," he said.

"No

all

men and women

Before reciting the "Regina Coeli" prayer w St. Peter's Square April 17, the pope she wanted to share his "deeply felt concerns" about t preparations for the U.N.-sponsored International Cc ference on Population and Development. The prepa tory committee for the conference was discussing draft document at a meeting April 4-22 at the Unit Nations in New York. In a March meeting with the secretary-gener the conference and in a later letter to all the worl< heads of state, Pope John Paul criticized the confereno pilgrims in

are

discrimination can be admitted;

neither racial, sexual, economic, social, cultural, politi-

nor geographic." The differences between people, by nature or by circumstance, call for the Christian virtue of solidarity exercised concretely through justice and charity, he said. cal,

either those arising

are called in a special

document for its attitudes toward sexuality, m and abortion. Pope John Paul said the draft document focu.' almost exclusively on limiting the number of births the Third World without paying enough attention economic development, a better sharing of the worl resources and the need to protect the religious £ moral beliefs of families targeted by the populate

way to translate

their faith into action in the political sphere, the

draft

pope

riage, birth control

although they must do so humbly and without

said,

to fig

document on international popular! policies, Pope John Paul II said he was not trying to alarmist but said the document threatens human di nity and morality. against a draft

others flow.

"In their personal dignity,

Lay people

—

because they are persons, can never be treated as useful objects, instruments or things," he said. The most basic ingredient in promoting human dignity is defending the right to life, he said. It is the right

Congratulations

that

God's Plan

II said.

November. Action by

individual bishops won't come until after that meeting.

before the

its

Life,

cannot ignore the fact that

The Vatican ruling allows each national conference of bishops to decide whether to allow the use of altar girls. In this country, it will be the National Conference

The

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must work to reconcile earthly life with the plan of God

the world and proclaimed

There' s just one problem with those plans. They're a bit premature several months premature as a matter

Christians Must Reconcile

insisting that their political choices are the only valid

and Christian ones. "Lay Christians are called to give an example of honest political behavior which seeks neither personal advantage nor tries to serve group or partisan interests with illicit methods which, in fact, lead to the fall of the most noble and sacred ideals," the pope said.

control policies.

Pope John Paul told the pilgrims at St. Peter's t no one can ignore the importance of the questions tc treated at the September meeting in Cairo, Egy

Lay people also are called to work for justice in the economic order, to ensure a more balanced distribution of the earth's resources and to protect the rights of workers, he said.

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appears that

members of

including the United States

—

Just

the United Nations

are

Bit

—

Late

BOB GATELY

now getting ready to

give up on their half-hearted intervention in BosniaPublisher: Editor:

Most Reverend William G. Curlin

Herzegovina and pull out, leaving the Serbs to complete their aggression and "ethnic cleansing." As readers of this column may remember, I never

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was crazy about the idea of intervention. Frankly, I felt certain that members of the U.N. and NATO didn't really want to get involved unless the United States was willing to take on the whole task. I figure that when push came to shove they would decide to get out, leaving an even worse mess. However, I feel that once the intervention began it should have been carried to its logical conclusion. There's an old axiom that you don't point a gun at someone unless your ready to use it. The U.N. and NATO drew and pointed the gun but they weren'tready

—

Inc.

Editor's

to shoot.

now

thinking about lifting the arms embargo and letting the Bosnian Muslims obtain the weapons with which to defend themselves. Weeks ago, I felt that was the best course to follow instead of I

see that they are

trying military intervention.

At that time, it might have

given the Bosnian government forces a fighting cha I think it's a little late now. The Serbs have learned that nobody seems to i

what they do. And I doubt very much that they'l satisfied with what they've managed to grab so fa I assume that the next target will be the Croa Catholics.

want to personally thank everyone who had a 1

in putting together the April

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The Catholic News

1994

22,

>ril

International 1994 is the "Year of the Family." It /es us an opportunity to focus on the sband-wife relationship because that the basis of a happy family life. We ist

find a

way to use all the resources

>ur disposal to

support every marriage

our society.

Couples need to be reminded to pray jry day for the grace they need to do at they otherwise could not do without ice. And they must pray every day. lyer is very much like breathing, ;

sterday's breath will not serve

You must

lay.

you

breathe every day to

and so too you must pray every 1/ for strength and courage to carry out y alive

balance between

all

over the world has addressed three

ad issues which are being used as the ting point for identifying priorities.

A) strengthening the family' s ability aeet its own needs (prayer is the key) B) clarifying and understanding the

Year Of The Family FATHER JOHN CATOIR

the family can

on family relationships, acknowledging that government policy intervention may be needed to counter ills

the abuses of family

Light

One Candle

life.

The drug subculture is certainly one such societal ill, so too is the degenerating

climate which saps our communities and our families of moral courage. We have a huge job before us if

moral

are to follow St. Paul's advice:

issued this statement in support of the

families stay together. Father Patrick

Peyton started the Family Rosary Crusade more than 50 years ago with the slogan, "The family that prays together

the International

Year of the Family "The Year represents a unique opportunity to promote the family as the basic unit of society, and to aim at encouraging a "family friendly" movement for and with families themselves. The year 1994 should not

to increase

stand as a closed event.

"Overcome

evil with

good." (Romans

12:21)

The U.N.

This attempt to support family

>rld."

satisfy its needs and what it can expect through public provision of services. C) recognizing the effect of societal

irresponsibilities.

The United Nations has established year's theme as "Family: Resources Responsibilities in a Changing 1

how

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taking an international

perspective on this important subject by establishing the following objectives for

Year of the Family: a) awareness of family issues among governments, b) to encourage nations to promote policies which increase respect for families, c) to enhance the effectiveness of local and regional programs for improving family life. The pope's Council for the Family

must be a

On the contrary, dynamic hope for the

starting point for a

process which

open

family and society in general."

To keep these words form becoming mere rhetoric, we have to do everything in our power on the local level to help

stays together."

How many

families

actually engage in family prayer once a

day? Families should pray together for the spirit of unity and peace. ( For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Praying Together, " send a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New York,

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he really tries to listen, he doesn't understand me. He's y logical and if I start talking about feelings he says that I'm not eking to the issue." I find it hard to my emotions aside, so I end up not ng anything. My husband doesn't fitly talk about what's on his mind ler, because he doesn t want to fight. tunately, we agree about most figs, but when we don't agree, we >ther times,

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an agreement.

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important to recognize and respect each other's needs. Feelings are just as important as thoughts and should be expressed before making any serious that,

decision.

For important discussions, it' s a good idea to plan ahead. Decide on a particular

listening

and choose a comfortable place to talk. Set time limits in advance and stick to them. Lengthy discussions can be tiring and you may find yourself making concessions that you' 11 regret later. Allow just enough time to fully explore the issue at hand. If you need more than an hour, you may want to set aside time for a second discussion. Agree to take turns

interrupting. Validate each other's

their relationship, I often recommend the

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The Catholic University of America

the heart of renewal.

Washington, D.C., has recently cre-

scientific studies, publications,

Culture in response to

Pope John

IPs challenge that universities con-

reshaping our culture.

te to

Sociologists, psychologists, theolo,

educators and anthropologists have

brought together under one roof to y

the past, present

and future of our

we move

into the third millen-

can't be reshaped. Catholic

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Research and the creation of think

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make

a difference.

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its

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eily.

0|-ess.

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Religion

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For couples who want

improve

Culture

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

center sees

summit

meetings and the media as its principal means for creating dialogue with culture.

The Human Side

The dialogue revolves around questions such as these:

—What —Where

will the future of Catholic

leadership and education look like? will

changes within the

lead parish life?

—How can we

some think our culture is so com-

that

ni;

The

each other without

priesthood and in the roles of lay people

Crosswinds

that will work for both of you. In order to

Center For Studies the Center for Studies in Religion

MARTHA W. SHUPING, MD

Others fight openly without ever reaching

center' s guiding principle is dia-

which Pope Paul VI believed is at

best respond to the

multicultural reality of church and soci-

investigate the real reasons

ety?

teen-agers experience psychological

—

why so many

How should churches respond to growing crime rates, the AIDS epidemic and chemical dependency?

problems such as depression today, for example. The insufficient grasp within society of such a current reality leaves

The new center intends to take steps

many families within society at a loss to

churches and social agencies that successfully respond to the needs of people living in urban ghettos, migrant farm workers, the illiterate or adolescents who lack adult role models.

understand their predicament. What causes marriages to break up? As we becomes more mobile, what demographic shifts are dioceses experienc-

The needs of children and teen-agers will rank among the center's concerns.

respond to them? Those also are the

to tell the stories of

There

a crying need for centers that

ing,

and how must they plan

to best

new center asks. knows how impor-

it is to understand the effects of the surge in individualism within society. Then there are the problems of the envi-

tant

ronment, the need for ethics in business and the desire to see a revival in Christian art and literature. The center' s location is ideal. Within a 10-mile radius there are more than three dozen universities, the Library of Congress, bureaus of statistics, national agencies, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and numerous research

kinds of questions the

The center

also

See

Human,

News &-Herald

6 The Catholic

April 22, 199-

Mother Teresa: Single-Issue Fanatic? much national

She continued: "Many people are

should have. On Feb. 3, Mother Teresa addressed

very concerned with the children of India,

The event

didn't get

attention in the secular media.

the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., an annual event attended by many high profile politicians. This year President and Mrs. Clinton

and Vice President and Mrs. Gore were on stage. Mother Teresa's message was about love, which she defined as giving "until it hurts." She said that the "neglect to love brings spiritual poverty," something she finds more present in the affluent

West than

in the East.

She talked about

drug abuse, hunger, violence and poverty, but her strongest words were about abortion.

"The

greatest destroyer of peace

today," she said, "is abortion, because a

Any

country that accepts its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want." another? abortion

with the children of Africa, where quite a few die of hunger, and so on. Many people are also concerned about all the

not teaching

Lifelines

violence in the great country of the United

These concerns are very good. "But often these same people are not concerned with the millions who are being killed by the deliberate decision of States.

their own mothers.

And this is the greatest

destroyer of peace today

abortion

—

which brings people to such blindness." Whew! These are tough words. If Mother Teresa were an American she would be accused of being a "single issue fanatic." Is Mother Teresa such afanatic? Yes. She is fanatically committed to love.

She repeatedly addresses the theme

war against the child, murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one is

JIM MCINERNEY

of abortion because she knows that all of

our efforts to end poverty, violence and

we do not know how

hunger are to love and care for the most vulnerable. "We must remember," she said, "that love begins at home and we must also remember that "the future of humanity passes through the family." futile if

Her

The Clintons and Gores reportedly

belong to three Alcoholics

for the religious initiation

AA prayers is the Serenity Prayer. Several of us wanted to find out where it came from, but no luck. Can you help? Someone told us it was written by St. Francis. (Pennsylvania)

ing of their children. Baptizing their child

ite

one of those that could probably be traced back centuries in some form or other. As we have it today, it seems to have been authored by Reinhold Niebuhr, an American Protestant theologian who died in is

1971.

was In 1 934, right about the time founded, he wrote it as: "God, give us the serenity to accept what cannot be changed; give us the courage to change what should be changed; give us the wisdom to distinguish one from the other."

praying for them

through the entire speech, expressionless,

of abortion will end in this country. 1 does, Mother Teresa said, it will hd

eyes fixed ahead, not applauding. I wonder what they were thinking. They

must have been quite embarrassed to be confronted by this gentle prophetess. For most of their political careers, both President Clinton and Vice President Gore held anti-abortion positions. It was only when they saw the light of higher office that they changed their tunes to placate the radical feminists

much power

in the

who

hold

Democratic Party

world-wide ramifications. She ended

"If

and

we remember that God loves we can love others as He lo>a j

that

us, then America can become a sign peace for the world. From here, a sig care for the weakest of the weak i] unborn child must go out to the woi j

—

you become a burning light of just and peace in the world, then really > will be true to what the founders of t j

Will Mother Teresa's address

make

country stood

for.

God bless

you!'

Serenity Prayer? FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

and upbring-

Question Box

also places particular faith re-

sponsibilities

on them of which they are may not be able or

not even aware, and willing to

fulfill.

We may better if

understand

we look

this last point

from the child's

Baptism, into the Catholic faith for example, at least theoretically places

holy Eucharist is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Fa-

upon one's shoulders serious obligations with which every Catholic is familiar.

ther John Dietzen,

side.

Obviously, we're not talking about he doesn't even know about the baptism. But later on it could affect the validity of a marriage, accord-

Holy Trinity Church, 704N. MainSt., Bloomington, IL61701. Questions for this column should be

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sin here since

ing to Church law, and cause problems

A friend

of mine took the liberty to baptize her 2-year-old grandson, in her own words, with water from Lourdes. The child was not ill, and the parents know nothing about this. Is he considered baptized? (Illi-

nois)

A. Apart from a critical medical emergency, no one should take it upon herself to baptize a child as your friend

neither he nor his parents deserve.

Again, no child should be baptized such circumstances unless his or her parents agree and intend to raise the child as a Christian. Even then, they should be directed to a priest or another minister for the proper preparation, celebration in

and recording of the baptism. Is your friend' s grandson considered baptized?

depends. If the water was

action divorced from the parents' wishes

poured rightly, and proper baptismal words invoking the Holy Trinity were used, the sacrament would have been valid. You indicate, however, that grandmother used "her own words." What does that mean? If the fact and circumstances of this baptism become known, and a certain baptism is desired sometime in the future, I suspect the grandson will be re-

or knowledge

baptized conditionally.

did.

To act this way first of all reveals an approach to the sacrament of baptism that is at very least questionable, and could even lean in the direction of a superstitious understanding of sacramental actions.

that as

may,

to take such an

a violation of the rights

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Theological Center.

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Our post-modern era is encountermany difficult problems that influence and challenge our way of life. The

critical

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today.

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questions that people of faith ask

{

talk with these hopeful words:

apparatus.

without their knowledge can, if the fact be discovered, deprive them of participating in a very important step in the religious life of their family. It

A. The Serenity Prayer

we must keep

continue to work for the day the violer ^

parents have the right and responsibility

Anonymous groups. One of our favor-

a difference to them? Probably not.

sat

What Was Source Of The Q.

speech was repeatedly by long standing ovations.

interrupted

MARIE

BERNARDS SOUBIROUS

Jf 1 WAS BORN AT

sr-BERNADED:

LOURDES, FRANCE, ON JAN. 7 1844. SHE WAS THE OLDEST CHILD OF MILLER FRANCIS SOUBIROUS AND HIS WIFE, LOUISE. SHE WAS CALLED BERNADETTE AS A ^ CHILD, LIVED IN ABJECT POVERTY WITH HER PARENTS. WAS UNEDUCATED. AMD

SUFFERED FROM ASTHMA.

ON FEB. 11, 1858. WHILE COLLECTING FIREWOOD ON THE BANKS OF THE GAVE RIVER NEAR LOURDES, SHE SAW A VISION OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN A CAVE ABOVE THE RIVERBANK. HER REPORT PROVOKEP DISBELIEF, BUT HER DAILY VISIONS OF THE LADY

FROM FEB. 18 THROUGH MARCH 4PREW GREAT CROWDS. PE5P1TE GREAT HOSTILITY FROM CIVIL AUTHORITIES, SHE PERSISTED IN HER CLAIMS, ANP ON

25 A SPRING FLOWED WHERE NONE HAD BEEH BEFORE. ON MARCH 25. THE VISION \PENT\F\EP HERSELF AS THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION AND PiRECrtP HER TO BUILD A CHAPEL ON THE SITE IN 1866, BERNADETTE BECAME A SISTER OF NOTRE DAME AT NEVERS, AND SHE DIED THERE ON APRIL !<*, 1879. LOURDES SOON BECAME ONE OF THE GREAT PILGRIMAGE CENTERS OF MOPERN CHRISTIANITY, ATTRACTING MILLIONS OF FEB.

MANY MIRACLES WERE REPORTER AFTER PAINSTAKING INVESTIGATION THE APPARITIONS WERE ECCLESIASTICALLY APPROVE?. BERNADETTE WAS CANONIZE? IN 1933 BY POPE PIUS XI. HER VISITORS.

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The Catholic News

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Catholics Worldwide Pray for Vocations Vocation Director urges

On Sunday,

April

all

to pray for vocations

tions

By FATHER FRANK O'ROURKE

sion that they bring to enrich and en-

This weekend through the invita-

liven the faith life of our diocesan priests.

and encouragement of our Holy Pope John Paul II, we join our holic brothers and sisters throughthe world in celebrating World Day

priests

religious sisters and

have marveled at the wonderful collaboration and sense of oneness that we have with the religious who serve in our

brothers. Their min-

>rayer for Vocations.

diocese.

They really are a part of us. hope you will use this World Day

deserve our generous support.

make us aware that vocations

of Prayer for Vocations to be active

Our gratitude

Church

throughout the year in encouraging and promoting generous men and women to make a response to the Lord in pursuing a vocation to the priesthood and reli-

her,

This special day of prayer ated to

pecial ministries within the

cel-

everybody's responsibility.

News &

This issue of The Catholic

aid gives witness to the collabora-

of men and ind sisters

women, priests, brothwhose communities gen-

gious

â&#x20AC;˘ism, a unique perspective and

pray.

who

of our diocese hear the call to serve.

with courage

and our people thirst for

raise

and perseverance.

Him

gather in the harvest. Surely

of the Gospel,

ask

this

Graymoor)

Franciscan Secular Institute

Handmaids of the Sacred Heart

Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity (Trinitarians) St.

Francis de Sales

grant the Church of Charlotte

the continued blessing of holy

and dedi-

through

Bishop William G. Curlin Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte

Christ our Lord.

Marians of the Immaculate Conception

Oblates of

God

cated priests, deacons and religious.

dedicated, holy priests,

(

fathers.

by their example and faith.

the hearts of many, up faithful servants

no greater honor than the Lord

there

will be inspired

Open

must be a special reward in heaven reserved for such generous mothers and

now

Grant that many

your presence.

Daughters of Charity Franciscan Friars of the Atonement

I plead with you to pray that the Lord of the Harvest will honor your home by calling your son or daughter to

their needs.

serving

Congregation of Our Lady Help of the Clergy (Maryvale)

gious.

spend themselves for your people

who are

Dame

(Vincentians)

the consecrated life of a priest or reli-

will

Bless those

Congregation of Notre

Congregation of the Mission

calling His disciples to follow

help

Our needs are great

(Spiritans)

As Shepherd of the Church of Charmake a special plea to parents.

brothers and deacons,

and

Congregation of the Holy Spirit

lotte, I

Prayer For Vocations men and women

Mary Immaculate

our "hope for tomor-

in prayer.

I help the

Carmelites of

seminarians who are

row;" they are willing to give up everything to follow the Lord. We should daily remember them

There

sisters,

in the faith life of the diocese.

embraces our

also

vi-

Gracious and loving God,

generous and unselfish sharing

deacons, and

of service enrich our lives and

me in praying the Prayer for Vocations not only on this day but also throughout the year.

particular

its

offers prayerful thanks to the following communities for their

istries

life.

all

serve the Church of Charlotte as priests,

Please join

diocese.

community has

many diocesan

The one thing we can

Iisly put their gifts at the service of

â&#x20AC;˘ Each

along with

who

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The Diocese of Charlotte

Dear Friends;

During our celebration of VocaWeek, I join with you in thanking God for the dedicated men and women

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Ten steps toward OOQ0

family unity

: By

H. Richard Catholic

McCord

News

Jr.

Service

"Thank you for the invitation to write to you with concerns and ideas for the family." So began one of many letters I've received from readers the past several months. asked in an article last year how the church might help families. And you did more than answer my question. You spoke about the challenges you face. You passed on bits of wisdom. This person's words captured the sense of quite a few letters: "I write with no credentials other than being a mother of six children I

struggling to become more fully a 'church of the home.' My husband and I try to provide an atmosphere conducive to growth for all of us in the Catholic faith. We fail daily in this endeavor, so I in no way try to sound like the person with the answers, just

some possibilities." The letters I received helped me appreciate

how much

families value

staying together and

how they

struggle to build their unity. In this article I'd like to share suggestions

gleaned from your letters on what families can do to foster unity. Before that, however, two questions should be asked. First, what do we mean by family unity?

—Family unity more than warm —Family unity more than living together under the same —But family unity does not mean is

feelings.

roof.

family members always are together doing the same things, thinking identical thoughts! Family unity is balanced together-

FAITH IN ACTION What are couples and their do when a crisis threatens them? Pope John Paul addresses

this in his 1

stances.

This sort of unity maintains a healthy tension be-

tween the family members' connections with each other and their relationship to the

world outside. Second, can you count on a major crisis to produce family

unity?

Family unity is built up one brick at a time through ordinary activities and attitudes that become habits. Serious illness, a death or bankruptcy might just as likely destroy family ties as strengthen them. Here are 10 steps for family unity suggested by my readers.

—

1. Pray with and for each other. The form of the prayer and its length aren't as important as the fact that a family regularly takes time CNS photo by Michael Hoto acknowledge its dependence on God, the source of "Family unity is more than warm feelings; ... more than living togethei our strength and center of our unity. under the same roof.... Family unity is balanced togetherness." 2. Spend time together. This means being present to one another, not just occupying housevelopment of unique gifts. strong marriage and family is a ta hold space at the same time. Some 7. Develop traditions. Celebrate no family can accomplish alone. families designate a weekly "family them regularly and with ritual. Tradi10. Ask for professional h< night" when no one schedules or attions are usually associated with holiwhen faced with a situation or prt tends any meetings, sports events or days or anniversaries or the church lem that's too much for you to hand other activities. year. They can also be embedded in evThere is no shame in this. It is a si 3. Play and work together. If eryday activities, like always sitting in your family is strong enough to kn< television is your main recreation, at the same chair to read a bedtime story. when it needs help and that it vali least watch some programs together Such patterns make us conscious of family unity enough to seek outs; and talk about what they mean to being not just "some" family but "our" assistance. you. If not, dust off a board game or family. When all is said and done, Go or do anything that helps go bowling 8. Do something for others outlove is the source of family unity. Go you to enjoy each other. side the immediate family circle. love makes human love possible. A Doing household chores is a way to Share what you have in acts of charity even when we fail, God's love does n work together, as is solving problems and justice.

—

1 994 Letter 994

Year of the Family (Origins, CNS Documentary Service; March 3, 1994; 321 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. $5 single copy, multiple-copy rates on request). When human love is threatened by a crisis, "help can be sought at marriage and family counseling centers," the pope observes. For families threatened by division, prayer is essential, he says. And the pope urges readers to recognize that the demanding form of love they need is richer than an International

—

families to

to Families for the

ness. It recognizes that people have separate identities, relationships will vary within a family and roles will necessarily change to meet different circum-

—

as a family.

—

Share meals together. That Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving dinner scene can conjure up wonderful memories as well as heavy-duty guilt. So if dinner around the family table isn't always possible, try another meal or eat in another place. 4.

The point

to sit

down

together,

and stories. Some of our best family meals have happened in

relax, share food

—

9. Seek the support of other famitrying to instill the same values you hope to instill. Maintaining a lies

International

Rather, it is simple conversation from the heart about what you value,

by making "a sincere

what troubles or delights you. Intimacy grows through communication,

sisters,

as does family unity.

with

of self

...

Reflection: "Love

can be

deepened and preserved only by love, " Pope John Paul II says. The family, he emphasizes, is both an expression and a source of love.

—

Show

that you respect and trust each other. This building block for family unity is reflected in how family members speak to and about each other. It also gets expressed by parents when they pay special attention to each child, encouraging the de6.

Fam

Year of the Family.

"An enduring marriage is more that simply endurance," the bishops say. "It is a process of growth into an intimate friendship and a deepening peace." "To live faithfully in a marriage requires humility, trust, compromise, communication and a sense of humor," according to the bishops. Its give-andtake involves "hurt and forgiveness, failure and sacrifice. The very same thing

selfishness indeed opposes love. Love means discovering oneself gift

associate director of

Married couples testify that the decision to love must be made "over and over again," the U.S. bishops note in their message to families for the 1994

"anti-selfishness," although

for others."

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

a neighborhood restaurant over tacos. 5. When you're spending time together, talk about important matters. This is not a college seminar, but neither is it just chatter about sports scores or current fads.

—

(McCord

U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Laity, Women and Youth.)

in other family relationships." For love to thrive, the bishops say, it needs "attention, communication and time.... Spending time together builds intimacy, increases understanding and creates memories between husband and wife, parent and child, brothers and is

true of fidelity

grandparents and younger family members." The bishops challenge families to examine their priorities. "Compare them

how you actually spend your time."

The bishops say that they "are struck by the incredible busyness of family life." They add, "It is hard to imagine how a family can live faithfully, be lifegiving and grow in mutuality without deliberately choosing to spend time together." 15

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive

The Catholic News

April 22, 1994

ine family's

& Heraid

hard road to unity friendless, penniless and homeless, Jamie returned home, a present-day prodigal son, complete with a rehearsed repentant speech. Only there was no fatted later,

Catholic

You'll be

Kehrwald News Service

Leif

tempted

to write-off the

^Deckers family, but don't be too quick 0 judge.

Lauri Deckers has parented her 'hree children through some rough limes the last 15 years. Their troubles Item back to their father's suicide. This traumatized them all, and the I oad to recovery has been nearly unbearable at times. As each child approached adolescence, this mother had brrible fears that they too might try to 1

|nd their lives. Indeed, each child went through I Home down times, yielding not-soJretty results: drug abuse, teen preglancy and school dropout. I Bad stuff, but at least everyone Itayed alive. Jamie made the worst lioices. Starting with marijuana in his jarly teens, he moved to stronger [rugs, dropped out of school and larted dealing to support his habit. I As a result of chronic lying and dei pption, his mother kicked him out of Hie house the hardest tough-love desion she's ever made. Nearly a year

—

FAITH IN THE

MARKETPLACE

What two essential qualities are needed in families that have a sense of unity? "Honesty and communication. If each other it's tough to have trust. And without trust there is no unity." Don Dickson, you're lying to

—

Aurora, Colo. "Faith

and love and respect.

There has to be respect first of all between the husband and wife. When the children see their parents respecting each other, then they learn to respect." Jinane Allam, West Valley City, Utah

calf.

Rather, Jamie was given a Enter a drug treatment center or hit the streets again. Another tough-love decision. He chose the treatment center, and with that began to turn his life around. Four weeks later he returned home to a warm and loving welcome, but also a behavior contract. choice:

Tough love. It's not that Mrs. Deckers didn't believe in her son's ability to return to

normal life, but she wanted something measurable to show his progress. Six months later, Jamie has lived up to his agreement. He's gotten a job. "And he just passed his GED (high school equivalency) exams!" his mother exclaimed to me, her voice filled with pride. You could judge the Deckers family several ways: You could focus on parental flaws and conclude that this family on. You could simply dismiss them, saying families like this are a burden to society and don't deserve all the money, support and attention they cry out for.

While Lauri Deckers has been tempted to arrive at the same judgments, she genuinely sees her family in a different light. She sees the gifts and strengths in each child. She's har"nessed these gifts to strengthen their family as a whole. No matter what happened, no matter how bad it was, this was a mother who always found something positive. She clung to these positive beliefs and acted on them.

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person's feelings were revealed. They built a strong support network of friends who always believed in their goodness and always stood by them. Through these traits they clung to survival. They weren't about to quit on each other or on life. But how you judge the Deckers family isn't nearly as important as how you judge your own in the midst of problems and pain.

Lauri Deckers' three children have perhaps seen more of the dark side of life than you or I, and they will take those painful memories into old age. But what they will pass on to their own children will be the powerful, positive family strengths that brought them through the darkness into light. What about your family? What are the positive strengths that your children will pass on to their children?

(Kehrwald is director of family life for the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., and is a free-lance writer.)

realities of biblical family life

Castelot

Service

history that we read in the Bible is called salvation history. It records the working out of God's plan not just humanity to save humanity in the abstract, but flesh-and-blood human beings. Not surprisingly, families figure prominently in salvation history. And just because these families are biblical families, they are not somehow "different" or unreal. Far from it! Biblical families struggled to maintain their unity. Many factors threatwell, it was ened their integrity and a constant fight. First there was the family of Abraham. It was a close-knit, ex-

The

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tended group made up of Abraham and Sarah and their immediate household, and also their nephew, Lot, with his family and servants. They all made the long trek from what is now Iraq to Canaan. The trip itself was a shared and unifying experience. But when they arrived in Canaan, "there were quarrels between the herdsmen of Abraham's livestock and those of Lot's.... So Abraham said to Lot: 'Let there be no strife between you and me ... for we are kinsmen"'

(Genesis 13:7-8). "We are kinsmen." That was the important thing. In suggesting that they split up, Abraham must have believed that a physical separation was preferable to an emotional one. As a gesture of good will, Abraham generously let Lot choose the better grazing land.

They remained kinsmen, and

later,

his family. His son Amnon raped his own half-sister Tamar and embittered

family relationships.

Another son, Absalom, much loved by David, rebelled against him. This

made

David's declining years miser-

able.

The

story continued tliroughout the

whole history of the people. The families that made up the chosen people

human besorts of dif-

when Lot got into difficulties, Abraham

consisted of flesh-and-blood

rushed

ings.

to his aid.

When Sarah and her handmaid, Hagar, became involved in a bitter dispute that threatened family peace, Abraham once again faced a difficult decision, one he made in the interests of family unity

and

integrity.

Jacob, Abraham's grandson, the father of the 12 sons who were the nucleus of the chosen people, had family troubles. Eleven of his sons grew violently jealous of their brother Joseph. They sold Joseph as a slave. Then they told Jacob that a wild beast devoured Joseph, which broke the old

man's heart. But blood proved thicker than water. Eventually Joseph forgave his brothers and reunited the whole family in

Egypt.

Centuries later the great king David was tormented by divisions in

They encountered

ficulties in

all

maintaining their unity

and integrity. these stories have a message for that our family's challenges are not unique. We are at one with biblical families in our struggles, heartbreaks, apparent failures and If

us,

it is

real successes. It is

a noble and worthwhile struggle.

(Father Castelot

a Scripture

scholar, author and lecturer.)

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News

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April 22, 1994

People Pope Says Rejecting Discrimination Only Response To Holocaust A VATICAN CITY (CNS)

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passion for justice and a rejection of all forms of discrimination are the only

worthy human responses to the Holocaust of 6 million Jews in Nazi death camps, Pope John Paul II said. Survivors of

Nazi concentration camps lighted a

menorah

in the Vatican's

audience hall

as the pope, flanked by the chief rabbi of

Rome and the president of Italy, arrived for a concert to commemorate the Shoah,

or Holocaust. U.S. actor Richard Dreyfuss recited the "Kaddish," a Jewish prayer for the dead, during the solemn concert April 7, the day when Jews around

remember those who were slaughtered by the Nazis. The hourlong concert by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, conducted by the world

Gilbert Levine, opened with Max Bruch'

"Kol Nidre," the central prayer of Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement.

Church Leaders Help South Africa Memorial Fund LONDON (CNS) British church leaders have joined in raising a $735 ,000 education fund as a "living memorial" to British

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the estimated 15,000 people of all races killed in politically related violence during

the 36 years apartheid was official policy in

South Africa. Speaking

the

inauguration of the Living South Africa

Memorial appeal at Lambeth Palace in London April 7, was the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop George Carey of Canterbury. Among

those supporting the appeal are Cardinal

George Basil Hume of Westminster, England; the Rev. John Newton, moderator of the Free Church Federal Council, an association of British churches; Anglican Protestant Archbishop Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa; Anglican Bishop David Sheppard of Liverpool, England; and Terry Waite, former top aide to the previous Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and former hostage of Lebanese terrorists. Shuttle Astronaut Blasts Into Space

With Catholic School Memento BALTIMORE (CNS) It' s a good thing Thomas Jones' teachers didn't tell

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him to keep his head out of the clouds when he was a student at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grade School in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. He might not have made it into space. Jones, 39, a 1969 graduate of the school in Essex, Md., is a member of the space shuttle Endeavour crew that took off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 9. Space flight was always a childhood dream for the planetary scientist and space shuttle mission specialist. He took a little bit of Mount Carmel school on the trip with him. Jones agreed to take a photo package, titled "Mount Carmel in Space," aboard the shuttle, and then return it to the school for display The package consists of two group photographs of the elementary and high school students and

The News Theologian Father Matthew Fox Joins Episcopalians

SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)

—

Controversial theologian Father Matthew

scholar, was inaugurated as Loyola University Chicago's 22nd president

April

Father Piderit, 50, officially

order, has joined the Episcopal Church,

began as Loyola's new president in August 1993. He was chosen to succeed Jesuit Father Raymond Baumhart, who

according to announcements in April. In

resigned after serving as president for 23

the April issue of Grace Notes, a monthly

years. Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger of

newsletter of San Francisco's Grace

Paris received an honorary doctorate of

(Episcopal) Cathedral, the Rev. Alan

humane

Jones, cathedral dean, announced,

ceremony

Fox, a former member of the Dominican

"Father Matthew Fox, a former Dominican priest, has recently joined our communion ... and will be preaching at the 1 1 a.m. Eucharist on April 24." A notice to the news media April 10 announced that a joint press conference at the Episcopal cathedral April 1 5 would feature Fox and Episcopal Bishop William Swing of California. "At this

letters at the

Pope Says Humanitarian Aid Cannot Be Subjected To Politics VATICAN CITY (CNS)— Even in situations of war and conflict,

press conference Fox's next career step

be announced and details of the

Vatican's aid coordinating agency, the

revolutionary new work Fox is embarking

pope said charity is closely tied to justice and the defense of human rights. The council members, at their annual meeting, were discussing how the Church

upon will be explained," the notice said.

Economist Formally Invested As President Of Loyola In Chicago CHICAGO (CNS) Jesuit Father John J. Piderit, an economist and ethics

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formal investiture

humanitarian assistance cannot be subjected to or limited by political considerations, Pope John Paul II said. Meeting April 8 with the members of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, the

will

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Pope's Trip To Lebanon Delayed Because Of Middle East Tension VATICAN CITY (CNS)

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The was

were to come before this preparation is completed, the visit would not have its

jostponing indefinitely a planned trip to Lebanon because "serious and unforeseeable" incidents had stirred up ten;ions again in the Middle East country. The trip, originally planned for May

good effect," he said. At a political level, some people were expecting too much from a papal visit, Bishop Rai said. There was a risk of disappointment if, in the wake of the

Vatican said Pope John Paul

was delayed until "a more moment," a Vatican statement said the pope had agreed to the

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Lebanese Church sources

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and the discovery of >ther bombs in predominantly Christian jeas had raised safety concerns for the »ontiff and the thousands expected to

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a moment of spiritual

p explain

Rome that the delay was tied

preparation for the Lebanese synod, political situation in the

country and

he concern over security.

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all,

he said

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Lebanese people what are the Bishop Rai said. He added that some opponents of the papal trip saw it as somehow blessing the status quo in Lebanon. There was uneasiness that the trip would take place before the terms of a 1989 peace accord were fully implemented, he said. Bishop Rai said a delay might be useful in prompting international pressure for application of the peace accord, which foresaw the withdrawal of all for-

Bishop Rai, who is chief coordinator for the Lebanese synod, said there had not been enough time to complete responses to the synod outline before the pope's expected arrival this spring. The pope's visit was planned to launch the final phase of preparations, but "more time is needed," Bishop Rai said. He said the Lebanese bishops want the synod to spark a true renewal of the Lebanese Church in its internal structure and pastoral life, in relations with other Christian churches and with Muslims, and in the Church' s role in national reconciliation. "We need a supplemen-

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spokesman said. The tentative agenda was outlined in a 23-page letter sent to each cardinal in

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Moses was given

the

Ten Command-

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Asamblea General en Holy Family, Clemmons, 1992, representatntes de 20 comunidades locales, sacerdotes y religiosas, guiados por el director de la oficina regional, Padre Mario Vizcaino, Sch.P., aprobaron nuestro Plan Pastoral Diocesano.

Guillermo Fernandez, profesor del SEPI

—

aparece dando el grupo de hispanos que

Instuto Pastoral de Sureste

curso de Eclesiologi'a en el Centro Catolico Hispano de Charlotte participan en la Escuela de Ministerios.

Sigamos A Nuestros Obispos "Nosotros, los Obispos de los Estados Unidos, adoptamos los objetivos de este plan ... Pedimos a las diocesis y parroquias que incorporen este plan ... Lo hacemos con un sentido de urgencia y en respuesta al enorme reto que encierra la presencia de un numero creciente de hispanos ... Presentamos este plan en esprritu de fe ... fe en todo el Pueblo de Dios y en su colaboracion en la grandiosa tarea ante nosotros; fe en los catolicos hispanos y en que se uniran con el resto de la Iglesia para edificar todo el Cuerpo de Cristo. ." (Plan Pastoral Nacional para el Ministerio Hispano, Conferencia Nacional de Obispos Catolicos, noviembre de 1987) .

Objetivo General del Plan "Vivir y promover, segun una pastoral de conjunto, un modelo de iglesia que es: comunitaria, evangelizadora y misionera, encarnada en la realidad del pueblo hispano y abierta a la diversidad de culturas, promotora y ejemplo de justicia, que desarrolla liderazgo por medio de la educacion integral, que es fermento del Reino de Dios en la

efectivos de evangelizacion para los

hispanos. Estas pequenas comunidades eclesiales y otros grupos

promueven

experiencias de fe y conversion, oracion,

mision y evangelizacion, relaciones interpersonales y amor fraterno, cuestionamiento profetico y acciones por la justicia.

Son un reto profetico para la

renovacion de la Iglesia y la humanizacion

sociedad"

Opcion Misionera Pastoral de Conjunto

De Fragmentation a Coordinacion "Desarrollar una pastoral de conjunto que en sus estructural y sus agentes manifieste comunion en

los Asientos

"Promover

la fe

los

Caminos participation

efectiva en las estructuras de la Iglesia y la sociedad de estos grupos prioritarios

integration, coordinacion, asesoramiento

(los pobres, las mujeres, las familias y la juventud) para que sean agentes de su

y comunicacion de la accidn pastoral de la Iglesia segun el objetivo general de

propio destino y capaces de progresar y de organizarse".

Alegres participantes en

Retiro Espiritual,

Maggie Valley, 1993.

este plan".

Formation Evangelizacion

De Buenas Intenciones a Preparacon

De Ser Lugar a Ser Hogar "Reconocer, desarrollar, acompanar y apoyar las pequenas comunidades eclesiales y otros grupos (Cursillos de Cristiandad, Renacer, Renovacion Carismatica, grupos de oracion) que unidos al obispo son instrumentos

"Proporcionar formacion de h'deres adaptada a la cultura hispana en los Estados Unidos que ayude al pueblo a

promover un estilo de Iglesia que sea fermento del Reino de Dios en la

vivir y a

sociedad".

Noticias Internacionales Aumentan Las Tensiones

predicando el Evangelio".

Entre Obispos Y Fiscal General De Colombia BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS)

bia, Gustavo de Greiff,

tensionesentre

la iglesia

A suvez, el fiscal general de Colom-

— Las

Catolica y el

general de Colombia han aumentado debido la decision de los obispos de continuar el dialogo con los movimientos gerrilleros, asi como la ayuda pastoral. Monsenor Pedro Rubiano Saenz, Arzobispo de Cali, presidenta de la conferencia episcopial colombiana, anuncio recientemente que los sacerdotes colombianos continuarian "ayudando a la personam que viven en los campamentos Ueros, fomentando la paz y fiscal

que habfa acusado

a Monsenor Rubiano y a otros dos obispos

Vicky Utsman ejerce su ministerio laico en

comunidad de Holy Cross, Kernersville

de "fomentar y ay udar a los gerrilleros en el pais", dijo que el continuaria estudiando las

medidas legales posibles contra

los

obipos.

Espiritualidad Hispana Mantenida

Por No Asimilacion

ANAHEIM,

California

—

(CNS)

Un profesor jesufta dijo as los educadores catolicos reunidos en

Anaheim que

los

hispanos no han sido asimilados en

sociedad de igual modo que lo han sido otros grupos etnicos y raciales, de modo

no han adoptados actitudes que relegan a la religion a los margenes de la realidad. "Los pueblos hispanos representan una cultura que sencillamente.aun ahora, no ha asimilado la actitud mental moderna" del seularismo,dijo el Padre Allen Figueroa Deck, coordinador de los programas pastorales hispanos en la Universidad Marymount de Loyola, de Los Angeles.

To Our Friends Hispanics want to follow our bishops,

who approved the

National

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry in 1987, implementing its guidelines

from the general objective. These are;

From Fragmentation to Coordination: From a Place to a Home; From Pews to Shoes; From Good Will to Skills

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.eaders Urge Bishops To Support Health Care Reform WASHINGTON — The bishops of

poor and vulnerable, respect for life, pluralism and the common good will depend on our ability to mobilize the Catholic community;" the three prelates

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States were urged in an unusual

ie United

and other waders of their conference to contact jongress with a two-pronged message jout health care: say "yes" to universal jverage and "no" to abortion as a tter

from

their president

said.

The letternoted that the U.S. bishops' principles

The Catholic Church

a major

its

social justice

id pro-life teachings together in a unique

The

urging bishops and Catholic organizations to take an active ile

'stem .

letter

in trying to influence the

at will

were

unanimous

Framework

for

Comprehensive Health Care Reform;" in testimony to committees of Congress on four occasions and most recently in a joint letter to Congress from the Social Policy and Pro-Life Committees. "The message is a simple one provide genuine health care coverage for all and keep abortion out of any mandated

America, and the health care

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resolution

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benefits package," they wrote.

The

Keeler, president of the National

letter cited the

successes of

onference of Catholic Bishops and

similar appeals for concerted action made

nited States Catholic

Conference; Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, lairman of the Committee for Pro-Life ctivities, and Auxiliary Bishop John tcard of Baltimore, chairman of the bmmittee on Domestic Social Policy. "Whether health care reform will fleet the principles and values that we

to the bishops

ardinal

community

pouse

—

and the Catholic

in the past.

last year's effort to

preferential option for the

Congress to keep abortion out of health

also sent to diocesan directors of social

care reform.

action and pro-life.

"Now,

our continuing effort to mobilize the Catholic community around health care reform, we are asking you to write to your representatives in Congress

and House," the letter said. "Also, we are asking you to write to your leadership heads of diocesan ministries and Catholic organizations and to members of legislative networks

in both the Senate

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the largest

patients each year. Catholic dioceses and

letter to the

included

bishops a copy of

most recent

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Congress, an ALERT for diocese and and parish use, a sample letter to

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Charlotte and Natural Family Planning

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tickets

and

details.

Family Rosary Day

CHARLOTTE

— The 36th semi-

Annual Family Rosary Day

will be Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Father Damian Lynch

from

St.

Elizabeth Parish in

Boone

will

be guest speaker.

program for girls ages 13-17 and their mothers on May 1 from 1 -4 p.m. at St. Ann Church in the Activity Center. Registration is required by April 27. Contact your parish director of Faith

Formation or call (704) 331-1723 for phone registration. For more information contact Carmen Hamilton at (704) 663641 1 or Peg Ruble at (704) 845-2649.

granted $5,000 each to the House Mercy, Inc. The grant will be used fi general operations. The House of Merc

provides housing

Inc.

management

and

cas

services for people

livii

AIDS in the eleven county regk surrounding Gaston and Mecklenbu:

with

counties and

is sponsored by the Siste of Mercy of North Carolina.

Marian Apparitions Diversity Workshop

members

by the Transylvania Dispute Center on April 25 and 26 from 1-5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 500 Broad St. The workshop is and open to all. For

—

are always welcome. For

location and informaiton call Mary Beth

Young

JERRY

Award ASHEVILLE

Service

COLE

—

CHARLOTTE — Bud Macfarlan

Home Educators WINSTON-SALEM Catholic Home Educators of the Triad will meet on Monday, April 25 at 10 a.m. New

(910) 764-0629.

—

BREVARD

inter-

workshop

denominational

appreciating diversity will be presented

Boy Scout Camporee

Retreat For Mothers

Scout Camporee for 1994 will be at t Catholic Conference Center the weeke of April 29-May 1. The theme is t Bible and scouting activities will foe on parables, verses and stories from t

HICKORY WINSTON-SALEM

—

Trinitarian

Sister

senior vice president with NationsBank,

mini-retreat about the church of the family

on Saturday, May 14atHarry'sCadillac-

Council 7343; Chapman Grogg, Concord, 7450; Sara Yeager, Clemmons, 9499 and Nick Bosiak, Denver, 10389. State Patriotism Contest: poem-Dean M. Tuck, Rocky Mount, 4600; essayChristine Menedis, Winston-Salem, 2829. State Vocations Contest: poemMike Paduchowski, New Bern, 3303;

Pontiac-GMC dealership.

essay-Daniel A. Malechuk, Kernersville,

GREENSBORO There will be a brunch for newcomers to the Separated, Divorced and Remarried Catholic Group on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. at Shoney s on Stanley Road. For information, call Karen at (910) 545-9129 or Sharon at (910) 288-5487.

Joseph Hospital. The award, named in honor of the late Harry and Shirley Blomberg, will be presented at the annual "Cadillac Brunch Goes Evening" event

Cole, an Asheville resident for 14

8509. State Free Throw Contest: Amanda

years, served as a member of the board of

Wagasky, Charlotte,10852; Jake

directors of the hospital

from 1986

1987 and St. Joseph's Health Services from 1988 to 1993 as chairman of the audit committee and a member of the finance, executive and compensation committees. "Cadillac Brunch Goes Evening"

open to the public. All ticket holders will be eligible to win one year's free use of a 1994 model Cadillac. Tickets are $60 per person. Proceeds from the event will be used to enhance the hospital's emergency psychiatric services. For reservations, call the foundation office at

(704) 255-3135. '50s

Sock Hop

NEWTON

—

St. Joseph Church and Beth Eden Lutheran Church are cosponsoring a 50' s Sock Hop at St. Joseph Church in Holy Family Hall on Saturday, April 30 at 7 p.m. The music, dress, and food of the 50' s will be featured. Cost of

Lunnen, Sylva, 9722; Kisha McBryde, Laurinburg, 9030; Ryan Franch, Winston-Salem, 10504; Cassandra Moss, Laurinburg, 9030; Clark Loftin, Denver, 10389; KeishaEdwards, Lenoir, 9570; Michael Dorosko, Wilmington, 1074; Catherine Kizer, Hillsborough, 9549 and Chad Ruby, Lenior, 9570.

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Newman Center.

p.m. in the

Gert or Lucille

Call Sister

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Newcomers Brunch

—

BOONE

—

The

Elizabeth Parish invite

For more information, call Geoi Waddell in Morganton at (704) 4:

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reflect on the theme,

4th grade from June 27-July 1. Registration will be. in May after each weekend Mass. Space is limited. Fees are $ 1 0 for one child and $ 1 5 for two or more children from the same family.

Mark' s Gospel." The program will be from 9:30 a.m. -3 p.m. and will include lunch. The cost is $5. For reservations call (704) 262-8338 or (704) 262-1261.

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Women's Retreat

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State level contest winners were: State

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The Knights of Columbus Youth Program has had an oustanding year. Poster Contest: Cassis Smith, Charlotte,

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World and National Briefs Abortion Rates Highest In Developed World, Bishop Says

school administrators at an earlier meeting had asked that the next slogan be used for a minimum of three years. And, according to Mercy Sister Lourdes Sheehan, secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Education, the slogan could be around for even

jU.S.

CAMDEN,

—

(CNS)

N.J.

jPermissive laws and a concerted (campaign to promote abortion on demand ihave combined to give the United States (the highest abortion rate in the developed f

McHugh

world, Bishop James T.

Camden

said April 4.

longer than

Bishop McHugh,

Pope May Have Masses At Giants Stadium And Oriole Park In October WASHINGTON (CNS) Pope

a longtime adviser to the Vatican's

Permanent Observer Mission to the

—

"United Nations, cited comparative figures

Ion abortion rates around the world

John Paul II may celebrate outdoor Masses at Giants Stadium in New Jersey and at Oriole Park in Baltimore during his Oct. 20-23 visit to the United Nations and United States. The pope will visit Baltimore Oct. 23 and return to Rome from there, Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore announced April 8. On April 9 Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J., announced that after the pope addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York the morning of Oct. 2 1 he is expected to go

from

larecently released United Nations report,

rWorld Abortion

"The

Policies."

(abortion rate in the United States Ifper

1,000 women aged

is 26.4 15-44," he said.

"In comparison, for example, the rate is

14.8 in the United I

Italy,

Kingdom, 12.7

13.4 in France, 5.4 in Spain, 16.7

Sweden." Rates are generally higher in the countries of Eastern Europe and largely unknown in flAfrica and South America, he said. Bin

Norway, 20.4

that.

Hudson River to the Newark Archdiocese. The pope is expected to across the

Schools You Can Believe In' Mew NCEA Marketing Slogan ANAHEIM, Calif. (CNS) [''Catholic Schools: Schools You Can

—

Itatholic Edycational Association l:onvention in Anaheim. Over the last

NCEA

has created a slogan each year, but Catholic

three years, the Jiiifferent

free

speech rights and abortion rights will be weighed in a Supreme Court case about "buffer zones" established to separate an abortion clinic from the sounds and sight of protesters. The court will hear oral

arguments

Madsen

vs.

Women's

Health Center April 27. The case stems from an injunction issued by a Florida state court that establishes

two buffer

zones around a Melbourne abortion clinic

Nineteen People, Including 8 Priests, Murdered At Jesuit Center

WASHINGTON (CNS)— Nineteen people, including three Jesuits and five

diocesan priests, were murdered at a

wave of ethnic and Rwandan capital officials said. The

Jesuit center in a

political violence in the

of Kigali, Jesuit victims,

all

Rwandans, were killed in an

attack on the Jesuit-run Christ Spiritual

The victims all belonged to the The U.S. Jesuit Conference

Center.

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•

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massacres!"

Bosnia Peace Prospects Dimmed, Vatican Newspaper Says VATICAN CITY (CNS) Peace prospects in Bosnia-Herzegovina have dimmed in the wake of Western air strikes against Bosnian Serb positions, said a commentary in the Vatican newspaper. The air strikes have caused Serbs to harden their positions, with the immediate effect of blocking international humanitarian aid convoys which must

—

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after

aftermath of the murders of the presidents

Muslim-controlled city of Gorazde. The

New York

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1994-95 and for a good deal longer. Die slogan and marketing campaign were [linveiled during the April 4-7 National

—

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residence in New York all three nights of his Oct.

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April 22, 199<

1994 Confirmation Schedule Charlotte Vicariate

pm pm 7:30 pm

St.

Patrick

April 16, 7:00

St.

John Neumann Thomas Aquinas

April 17, 6:00

St.

April 20,

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin Retired Bishop Michael J. Begley

Our Lady of the Assumption St. Matthew

April 23, 5:00

May May May

Luke Our Lady of Consolation St.

12:00 noon

6:00

am pm 13,7:30 pm 23, 2:30 pm 29, 11:00

Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop

Curlin

Begley Curlin

St.

Vincent de Paul

Sept. 25, 5:00

St.

Ann

Oct.

St.

Gabriel

Oct.

St.

James, Hamlet

April 17, 10:30

St.

James, Concord

May

1,5:00

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin

May

7:30

Bishop Curlin

Curlin

Curlin Curlin

Albermarle Vicariate

Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albermarle

Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe

May May

Sacred Heart, Salisbury

!2:15pm

22,

22, 11:45

Bishop Begley Bishop Curlin

Asheville Vicariate

St.

Joan of Arc, Asheville Lawrence, Asheville

St.

John, Tryon

St.

Sacred Heart, Burnsville Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville St.

12,7:00 pm 19, 7:30 June 2, 7:00 pm Oct. 2, 11:30 am

May May

pm pm 5:30 pm

Oct. 15,6:00

Barnabas, Arden

Oct. 22, 5:30

Sacred Heart, Brevard

Dec. 10,

Bishop Bishop Bishop Bishop

Curlin Curlin

Begley Curlin

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin

Boone Vicariate Photo by Joann Keane

Elizabeth,

St.

John, Wilkesboro

St.

7:30 pm 25, 7:00 pm June 7, 7:00 pm

May May

Boone

St.

Lucien, Spruce Pine

11,

Bishop Curlin Bishop Begley Bishop Curlin

Calling forth the

gift

of the Holy Spirit. Bishop William G.

hands" on Shaun Cashman and prays for the fullness of the

Curlifi "lays

Spirit.

Gastonia Vicariate Queen of the Apostles, Belmont Holy Spirit, Denver St.

pm April 30, 10:30 am May 12, 7:30 pm April 18,7:00

Michael, Gastonia

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin Bishop Begley

Our Lady of Grace, April 14, 7:30

Bishop Begley

Highways, Thomasville April 24, 4:00 Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point April 26, 7:30

Bishop Begley

pm pm 12:15 pm

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin

Greensboro

Our Lady of the

Immaculate Conception,

May

Forest City

6:00

17,

Bishop Curlin

Hickory Vicariate April 10, 3:00

St. Philip, Statesville

Newton

pm pm 28, 10:30 am 31,7:00 pm

April 19, 7:30

St.

Joseph,

St.

Aloysius, Hickory

St.

Therese, Mooresville

Holy

Greensboro Vicariate

Trinity, Taylorsville

May May May

6:00

Smoky Mountain

Msgr. John J. McSweeney Bishop Curlin Msgr. McSweeney Msgr. McSweeney Bishop Curlin

St.

Pius Tenth,

Greensboro St.

Benedict, Greensboro

St.

Mary, Greensboro

St.

Joseph of the

Eden Holy Infant,

May May May

10,

May

24, 7:30

June

10:00

7:00

14,5:00 15,

Hills,

Reidsville

Vicariate

Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin

Winston-Salem Vicariate

Our Lady of the Rosary, Lexington

April 15, 7:30

Holy Family,Clemmons Our Lady of the

April 30, 5:30

Mountains, Highlands

May

pm pm

Bishop Begley Bishop Curlin

Holy Cross, Kemersville St. Leo, Winston-Salem St.

29, 9:00

Msgr. McSweeney

Francis, Mocksville

Patrick Cathedral

was the location

Bishop Begley Bishop Curlin Bishop Curlin

May

Bishop Curlin

Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem

St.

May 21,5:30 pm May 23, 7:30 pm May 26, 7:30 pm 28, 10:30

for

Bishop Curlin' s first confirmation as bishop of Charlotte. Pictured with Bishop Curlin are Father Richard Hanson, Father

Andy

Latsko, Father Frank O' Rourke, and newly

confirmed students. Their names, including their confirmation

names:

Eric Michael

Christopher Bowers, Patrick E. John Bosco

Horn, Elizabeth Catherine Julian Melvin, Jonathan Maurice Grier, Matthew Louis

Gregory, David Christopher Stephen Rogers, Shaun Joseph.Cashman, Brian P. Sebastion Zepsa,

Dena Marie

Forcucci,

Stuart Bernard Sonderman, Corbin Bernard

Brown, and Katherine Pamela Servigan.

Photo by Joann Keane