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•
May
13,
1994
Stern But Compassionate Priest, Msgr. Michael O'Keefe Dies At 77 CHARLOTTE — To many, he seemed stern. To those who knew him, he was kind, compassionate and, above all, loyal to the Church and its teachings. Msgr. Michael Francis O'Keefe, in failing health for the past two years, died at age 77 on Tuesday, May 10 in Sardis Nursing Home. He was a priest for 49 years.
Bishop William G. Curlin will prebody at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Charlotte, on side at the reception of the
Friday,
May
ebrate the
13 at 7 p.m.
Mass of
He
will cel-
Christian Burial on
Saturday, May Hat 1 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church. "The Diocese of Charlotte has lost a colorful personality as well as a
good
Msgr. Joseph Kerin, pastor of St. Matthew Church, Charlotte. "He was very determined, outspoken and loyal. It gave me great pain to see such an active, aggressive person decline so rap-
priest," said
idly these last two years.
It
"He was Mary Vincent Spencer
Sister Evangelist
I
Nixon looks
lercy of North Carolina in
receives
on.
Communion from Bishop William
Bishop Curlin's
first
pastoral visit, to the Sisters of
Belmont, included a day-long tour of their ministries. (See photo
Photo by
on Pajje 2)
".say
G. Curlin
JOANN KEANE
priest.
seemed so out
of character." Sister
Msgr. Michael Francis O'Keefe as a young
stand firm in the faith in
a feisty gentleman with a
strong faith in the
Church and
a real
devotion to the Blessed Mother," said Msgr. John J. McSw^eney chancellor and vicar general. "He taught me to ,
.
good times and
in bad."
At the time of his retirement in 1986, Msgr. O'Keefe spoke about his four years in the early 1 970s as administrator See O'Keefe, Page 16
Jishop Tells Priests At Jubilee
Murphy Nun Wins Local 'Nobel Prize' For Community Service
Priesthood 'Extraordinary Thing' CAROL HAZARD
By
Associate Editor
CHARLOTTE — Bishop William Curlin, in an inspirational address to
I
12 priests
bir
of the diocese, acknowledged as priests yet assured
trials
"Make
!
them
would nurture them.
<bd
a total surrender and then
the joy of
fcte
it
all in
being a priest,"
shop Curlin told the 60 or so priests
J
Mass May 9
lubilarian
at St.
at
Patrick
thedral.
Only in the complete commitment to irist can true happiness be obtained, he d. "If you don't say 'God I am yours, /ant nothing but You,' you will never a happy priest." The Mass was in honor of priests lebrating their 60th, 50th, 40th and
they
fail at
times to follow the
Christ, they
way
need only to renew
their
commitment. Life's difficult moments are God's way of asking for another surrender, he said. "Ad sum, ad sum. I am yours. I am
yours
...
We should never give up. God
knew
us before our mothers gave us birth. He chose us. He will support us." In closing, Bishop Curlin asked the priests to help him find men whom God is
calling to the priesthood.
"One happy
priest is the best vocation instrument
"We come to celebrate their priest-
God can have on earth," Bishop Curlin If you said. "I beg you to work with me think a young man in your parish or an
;es 8,
9)
od and to absorb some of their joy," hop Curlin said. "These men have
...
older brother in Christ might be called,
him over. I am not a bad cook," he
the heart for it year after year risking
bring
on Jesus Christ." Retired Bishop Michael
quipped.
lives
iir
J.
Begley,
the 60th anniversary of a priest, said er Mass
the Lord has blessed him with
iling and strength. "Who would have mght the Holy Spirit would guide us to
Together, they can sow seeds for the
Church of tomorrow, he
said.
"Ad sum, ad sum, " Spiritan Father Martin Conroy said after Mass, repeat-
point?"
ing the gist of Bishop Curlin's message. !" Father Conroy, "It was a good reminder
The priesthood
pastor of St.
is an "extraordinary BishopCurlin said in his homily, "riests hold up their hands to God ...
ting,"
Tey give 3 at
is
James Church, Hamlet,
celebrated his 40th anniversary as a priest.
"He (Bishop Curlin) is real source of
their lives asking nothing in
love of the Lord," said Jesuit Father
kingdom.
Gene McCreesh, parochial vicar at St. Peter Church, Charlotte. Father McCreesh celebrated his 40th anniver-
r'urn except a place in the
mind blowing."
Sure, there are prophets of doom and
g>om, Bishop Curlin said. But he
is
not
sary.
By CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor
MURPHY — Where
other people
see weeds, Congregation of Notre Dame Sister Therese "Terry" Martin sees flow-
North Carolina. One area winner will attend a June 14 national awards dinner in Washington. Five national winners will be named. Sister Terry,
who was
not selected
for the national ceremony, said she's
ers.
was she who befriended an alcoknack for making
received enough attention for the work of
holic, discovered his
others.
flower beds and put his talent to use. And it was she who gave a paintbrush to an
"Sister Terry will say that what happened in Texana (a community in Murphy) was not her doing ... but she was the catalyst," said Ida Timpson,
It
of
(See
th anniversaries to the priesthood.
tls
one of them. "My optimism is born of the fact that I didn't ask for the priesthood. The Lord called." Bishop Curlin told the priests to arise each morning with a "brave, strong heart" and not worry about what happened yesterday or even years ago. If
aimless person and invited tify his
him to beau-
surroundings.
Sister Terry s goal was to convert an abandoned and vandalized building in the rural town of Murphy on the Tennessee and Georgia borders into a community center. She needed all the help she could muster. Vacant for seven years, the corrugated metal building had been stripped of plumbing fixtures including toilets and electrical wiring. With Sister Terry's gentle prodding, the once divided community rallied to open within six months the Texana Com'
munity Center for education, recreational and social programs. "I envisioned it as a way to unify the community," Sister Terry said. For this accomplishment and other good deeds, Sister Terry, 65, was awarded
director of adult basic education for Tri
County Community College, Murphy. Timpson nominated Sister Terry for the award. "She involved everyone from the little kids to the older people." Moreover, the white nun gained the respect of a Southern B aptist black com-
munity, said Timpson. "The community accepted her and I think that says some-
community and for her ... She is making her presence felt not by blowing horns or building buildings but by being there and caring." As someone who comes across as an thing for the
equal, Sister Terry helps people realize their special gifts.
She brings this quality
to bear in her work at Reach, a shelter for
abused
women
and children,
at the
994 Jefferson Award for local community service. The prestigious award was started in 1972 as a Nobel Prize
Women's Resource Center for people who want to improve their basic skills and at Tri County Community College
equivalent for public service in the United
where she teaches adult basic education. "Not only does she help people get
the
1
States.
Sister Terry is one of five winners from the Tennessee Valley, which includes Cherokee and Clay counties in
their
GED
(high school equivalency),
she also helps them realize they are valuable people,"
Timpson
said.
See Jefferson,
age
7
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& Herald
May
13, 19S
Pastoral Visit
Bishop Curlin Spends Day With Sisters of Mercy BELMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
It comes as no surprise that Bishop William G. Curlin' s first was made to the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina. After all, the many ministries that take place on the convent grounds hold a
pastoral visit
special place in his heart. In his years of service to the Archdiocese of Washington,
Bishop Curlin spent countless hours ministering to individuals similar to those
overwhelmed by the sense of love that exists between the sisters, their co-workers, volunteers and the children," said Bishop Curlin. "The love seemed to hang in the air." "When I returned that evening from the motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy, I felt as if I had been on retreat. The love, kindness, compassion and the joy was evident in every place I visited. It nourished my spirit," said Bishop Curlin. receiving health and spiritual care from the Sisters of Mercy. "I was
Bishop Curlin holds the youngest resident of Catherine's House, a homi I for homeless women and children, as Sister Barbara Sullivan looks
Left: Bishop Curlin greets a resident of
Holy Angels, a residential facility for
children with severe
handicaps.
Right: Sisters
Mary
Ryder and Edward Brennan Patrick
express their delight in
meeting Bishop
Curlin.
left: Bishop Curlin offers communion Maria Marrow, Holy Angel's first resident.
Far
McCarthy and Donna Marie Mercy Institute show Bishop
Left: Sisters Brigid Vaillancourt, of
Curlin plans for Well of Mercy.
Photos by Joann Keane
Left: Bishop
Curlin and a
from Holy Angels. child
Right: Sister Pauline Clifford,
regional president of the Sisters of
Mercy of North Carolina,
Mother Mary Benignus Hoban and Bishop Curlin.
to
s
,4ay 13,
The Catholic News
1994
Ministry
Of Lector
&
Me;
Doctors Say Pope's Recovery
Proceeding According To Plan ROME (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pope John Paul II said being confined to a hospital
bed
during the last week of the special Synod
of Bishops for Africa
him
made
it
easier for
problems and projects of the African Church to God. In a May 8 message to the synod from his room at Rome' s Gemelli hospital, the pope offered the pain he has endured from a broken thigh bone for the special intentions of the synod, for Italy and for Europe. The pope, who will turn 74 May 1 8, underwent surgery April 29 to replace the top part of his right femur near the hip with a metal prosthesis. He broke the bone late the night before after he slipped to entrust all the
getting out of the bathtub. ean E. Cesa, a seminarian for the Diocese of Charlotte at Saint Vincent Seminary in
by Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo of the Diocese of Harrisburg in e ministry of lector. At the ceremony in Saint Vincent Basilica are (1-r) Benedictine 'ather Albert Bickerstaff, prior of Saint Vincent Archabbey; Cesa; Bishop Dattilo; and trobe, Pa.,
was
installed
Thomas
enedictine Father
Acklin, rector of the seminary. Cesa, son of Diono and
inifred Cesa of Buffalo Grove, }f Illinois
111., is
an electrical engineering graduate of the University
and also attended the University of North Carolina
Mhe
(Ekarlcrtte
at Charlotte.
Observer
After spending a week in bed and doing exercises for muscle tone and to strengthen his left leg, which will have to
bear most of his weight as he recovers,
pope took his first few steps May 6. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro- Vails said May 9 that the pope is taking a few steps each day with the
(70*0
6,
said.
"Everything is going according to and we think he will be able to leave the hospital in a couple of weeks," Dr. Gianfranco Fineschi, one of the doctors who operated on the pope, told Vatican
1994
Radio
May
7.
The pope has "a strong and he wants
"He
personality
diligently follows the advice of his
The doctors have said that although would be able to take brief
the pope
walks
in the
Vatican gardens or even in few months, swim-
the mountains in a
Joseph's
cultivated during this
Square and outside the hospital, the pope thanked "those who are spiritually ac-
companying me
in
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The pope,
after leading the
midday
"Regina Coeli" prayer, sent his greetings to mothers on Mother' Day. He said the day was a time to honor "every mother in her unrepeatable indi-
recitation of the
viduality, her special genius: the genius
woman,
of a
the genius of a
mama."
Care Booklet Their experiences in pastoral care
tual support.
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devotionals written by Asheville area
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who
Patients."
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family
member
received the book recently
com-
brief meditations for hospital patients.
mented that it was helpful for her to know other people had been through similar experiences. Others have commented that
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ery."
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new
vices invited several ministers to write
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the prob-
ute to the pastoral care offered to patients
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at St.
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tal
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me
Lord from
and hope of the large African continent into his hands," the pope said. Recalling Church-recognized miracles of weeping statues or paintings of Mary, mother of God, the pope prayed that through her tears "the good seed spread with abundance in the preparatory phase of the synod and carefully
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doctors."
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to entrust everything to the
ers to visitors gathered in St. Peter's
plan,
May
in St. Peter's Basilica.
a while before returning to bed.
he
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help of a walker, then sitting in a chair for
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well as an ongoing commit-
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13, 199<
Pro-Life Corner '¥ '.W
J."
r,V*t.
"For the
first
time, the African National Congress
is
proposing
legalized abortion as part of a post-apartheid national health plan.
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Calls for Relaxation of Abortion Laws" Voice and Viewpoints, 1/27/94
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The Respect Life Office
President Clinton's change in the U.S. policy re-
if
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garding refugees from Haiti is a welcome step in the right direction but it' s only a very small step. And it may not
mean much
The Pope Speaks
at all.
Under a policy established by former President Bush, Haitian refugees intercepted at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard were summarily returned to Haiti without
Because of the
illness of
not running this week.
is
Pope John Paul It
II,
the
column The Pope Speaks, which usually appears
in this space,
will return.
hearings. Clinton continued that policy despite his pre-
campaign promise to reverse it. But now, apparently responding to pressure, Clinton says that those refugees will be given hearings on their requests for asylum before they are returned to their homeland. The hearings will be held on Coast Guard ships or in third countries. Frankly, it seems unlikely election
Stewardship Brings Blessings, Deeper Faith "From
that third countries will let the refugees ashore for
hearings and they almost
Wherever they
be held
all will
at sea.
are held, officials at the U.S.
Em-
bassy in Haiti say it is unlikely that many of the refugees will be granted asylum. Most of those who have sought asylum in the past have been ruled economic refugees
who are not eligible for asylum. An embassy spokesman says those seeking asylum can make their claims at processing centers in Haiti without risking their lives at sea.
Many
Haitians say they are afraid to go to the
who do
processing centers because people
so are fre-
quently targets for reprisals.
The Haitians seeking asylum in the United States claim they are trying to escape persecution at the hands of the island's military rulers.
Some
U.S. officials on the island claim that the
danger of political persecution is not great and that claims of political violence are exaggerated despite the reports of American newsmen on the scene. Apparently what they are trying to tell us is that we don't really see the pictures of bodies in the streets of Port-au-Prince or other Haitian towns.
We think
it'
s
long past time for President Clinton to
do something concrete thing, that
— some-
demands of some
short of meeting the
is,
congressmen
to help the Haitians
we
invade the island, kick out the military rulers and set up a democratic government. We that
need any repetitions of the 1 920s and 1 930s when the U.S. Marines ran things in a number of Caribbean and Central American countries.
don
'
t
whom much
those to
is
given,
much
Much has been given to me and my family. We are we have all we need for a decent
very fortunate in that life
—
health, shelter, food
My
Keith, Kyle and Kristen. We are trying to raise them to be the best possible people that they can be. In order to do this, we have tried to set an example.
When the children were small, we lived in Louisiana and were fortunate to be in a parish that was just beginning. We helped in many areas to get it off the ground. We did it because we wanted God to be in our lives and in our children's lives. Giving of our time, talent and treasure has become second nature to us now. We've been at St. Paul for 10 years and during this time have served in many different areas of parish ministry. Teaching CCD, working on the pledge drive for the new church, and delivering food baskets to the needy are a few of the things to which we were able to give our time. Stewardship, in our minds, is not just limited to Ernie and me. Our children have been altar servers, ushers and gift bearers They have involved themselves in gift giving to the needy and wrapping gifts for the poor.
Regarding our
treasure...
such as
it is!
Our family
has evolved from one that gave "something' to the Church each Sunday out of our wallets, to one who now
budgets a certain amount each month to be put in the envelope and set aside until Sunday. When Ernie receives a promotion,
we try
to increase the
amount we
give. It's not always easy... car insurance for teen-age
sons, college tuition.
Many of you know exactly what
May Volume
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m
I'm happy to call your attention to the letter to our readers from Rolfe Neill, chairman and publisher of The
1994
Charlotte Observer.
Number 35
recent Publisher:
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A tendency for some might be to cut back on wh given to the Church. To our minds, that is not even option. To us, you're talking materialism vs. the u holding of religion, morals and values. ..not even a toi up. We can cut back elsewhere in our lives in areas tr is
!
We have tried and sometim succeeded to have our children give of their own mon from their allowances and part-time jobs. We have come to realize that the giving of our tirr talent and treasure is not limited to the Church. We' become actively involved in our children' s schools a are nice but not needed.
(
their extra curricular activities.
We consider this to
an important part of stewardship commitment. 0 church play s a predominate role in our trying to live c lives as good stewards. This is where we come worship our God. This is where we send our children learn about God and how to become a part of a fa filled community. This is where we all come for he renewal and strength in trying to understand and co with the situations that are occurring all around us today' s society. Through stewardship here at St. Pau and elsewhere, our family has gained so much purpc and satisfaction. I urge each of you to open yourselv to the same blessings and the deepening of faith whi accompanies them. Joanne Wittenborn is a parishioner of St. Paul Apostle in Greensboro.
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wrote about the dating type section in the asked readers to send in tearsheets of similar sections appearing in other newspapers in the area. So far, I have had one response from a reader who sent me a clipping from Extra, a weekly supplement to Observer,
I
The Hickory News. The ads sexually blatant as
in this section aren't as
some of the ones to which I referred
week. And, at least in the sample I received, there are no ads for gays or lesbians seeking companions.
last
Notebook
Actually the section in question appears to be
advertisement for Metrolina Singles Magazine Datebook which is published in Charlotte. At lea; advertises subscriptions to that magazine and sponses to ads can be mailed to the magazine's CI There also is, of course, a
lotte post office box.
number for those who want to respond quickly. I've seen the same type of section in some of entertainment throwaway newspapers published in Charlotte area.
s
1994
13,
The Catholic News
Holiness 'There
is
a need for personal holi-
in all
members of the People of God,
lose
who
are united in spirit with
and for the sanctContion On The Church, Nov. 21,1 964) s,
for their sakes
"Why do you stand day?" They said to Him, "Because no one has hired us." He said to them, "You go into my vineyard too." Jesus calls all of us to work in the vineyard and to harvest souls for the
During the Easter Season, let' s try to
kingdom of Heaven. We can answer His
;mber that Jesus did not ask us to Drm great deeds, or engage in a conflurry of activity. He instructed us 3 forth and become a light in this d of darkness. Pope John XXIII "Every believer is called by Christ a spark of light, a center of love, a ying leaven in this world. And this be accomplished all the more pery when each one lives in deep inti-
calling
and communion with God." To be a Jight and a vivifying leaven ns bearing your cross with courage, g in a spirit of peace and serenity, ioing
little
things cheerfully for the
by doing the duties of daily
Light
One Candle
life
By meet-
cheerfully for the love of God.
ing the continual challenges of raising a family, or in the case of single
women, by
men and
wholesome and balworld, by showing jus-
living a
anced life in the and consideration as an employer, or integrity and dependability as an employee. We grow in holiness day by day through prayer and action. Prayerful action is not the same as mindless activtice
ity.
mind the material needs of the poor, remembering the lofty ideals of the Gospel: "When I was hungry, you gave me to eat, etc.," then we are really on the way to becoming saints. These
speak with charity and truthfulness. In
have been preached through the centuries and so many saints have lived them heroically. One of my
our relationships, we can be more forgiv-
favorites is St. Ignatius, the successor of
In everyday conversations,
of God.
ing; in our suffering,
one of His parables about the dom of heaven, Jesus compared His er to the owner of an estate who 1 workers to harvest his field. "And t the eleventh hour He went out and d others standing around, and He
accepting. Perhaps the
fa
FATHER JOHN C ATOIR
all
ion of the world." (Vatican II' s
y
Possible
Is
then said to them, here idle
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we can
we can be more most
St.
ideals
Peter as bishop of Antioch,
who was
faith, to their
arrogance, your humility.
Without ever trying
to render evil to
those who offend you,
show you are truly
disciples of the loving Lord."
Jesus called all of us out of darkness saints just yet, but in-training. (
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He once advised his persecuted colleagues how to bear up
self-addressed
unavoidable suffering with courage.
under pain:
York,
Cheerful acquiescence is superior to dole-
kindness, to their blasphemies, your
ful resignation.
prayers, to their errors, your firmness in
spiritual challenge
of
all is
If while doing all this,
difficult
accepting
martyred in 107 A.D.
"...to their pride,
offer your
We may not be we are certainly saints-
into his marvelous light.
envelope
to
The
Christophers, 12 East 48th
St.,
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we can keep in
Making The Workday Work Better Why do most
mornings, no matter of the week, feel like a dreaded day? How often do we get up and
change things
body through notions of getting ready for work? Dnce the body's batteries are rea sluggish, unwilling
ged
ran
we stick it into our car or onto a and begin
jr train
ess.
its
daily draining
By noon, tight schedules, ring-
lhones,
cramped
all
Coffee drinkers or cigarette smokers use these habits to recharge them-
even though they have repeatedly ed to quit and hate using these prod;s,
Some
of us promise ourselves we walk at lunch, but seldom do. We remind ourselves of the simple :r cooler exercise of getting up perially and taking a refreshing break take a
the best drink ever created. kly learn that distractions
much more
We
make this
difficult
than
it
is.
These are the facts of the daily work1 Ever since the scientific age began, lies have been conducted on how to
Agency came up with
succeed.
It
Ik is an alcoholic. He has already la good job because of drinking. I Iry about him constantly. I have lied repeatedly and have written to I to try to get him to stop drinking, nothing helps. What can I do for
A. I can understand how concerned must be. But since the letters and
ft
jfcie calls
a
way
to
created a quiet room, de-
scribed as "a simple peaceful room, with-
out the symbols of any religion, where
disturbances are inappropriate." jog.
"Some people smoke, some people The quiet room is another way to
Eduardo Rodela, a program analyst with EPA. As I reflect on the situation of today' positive way," says
worker,
I
cannot help but recall
boy days when
I
haven't helped, it' s probably
my altar
would wonder why so
many
businesspersons went to the 5:30 morning Mass before going to work. One
day I picked up Hillaire Belloc's book, The Path to Rome, and got my answer. It is
the story of Belloc' s pilgrimage
by foot from France to Rome. Every morning he went to Mass. He explained why: "For half-an-hour just at the opening of the day you are silent and recollected, and have to put off cares, interests
An
who
ftiselor
who
specializes in alcohol
»te and
codependency. This will help i>Uo cope with the feelings that you It about this problem and you may Hget some clarity as to the best way to t\ your son.
in a helpful way. You shouldn't on your own. Besides counseling and perhaps try-
entire
ways
The times
are calling us to take a
closer look at the benefits of the morning
or noonday Mass. Centuries of solid
our best means
"The most important cause of this is that you are doing what the human race has done for
being well-grounded, along with peace of mind, during the workday.
thousands of years. This is a matter of such moment that I am astonished people
Service
feeling of satisfaction
it
is still
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MARTHA W. SHUPING, MD
Crosswinds
name into them. For ex"Do not hide your face from John Show John the way he should go
ing your son's
ample:
Al-Anon group, the other important thing you can do is to keep praying. But it's easy to get discouraged when it
May your good spirit lead John on level
ing an
looks like nothing
is
happening. Also, it's easy to
when we're very worried
even our prayer leaves us feeling tense. Try using some of the psalms, insert-
An
scientific
for achieving refreshment and a sense of
try this
tn;rvention" can be useful to pressure n lcoholic into treatment.
new
tradition prove
concern
focus on the problem to the point where
some
for
and peace is on because so many people are waking up in the morning only to wish it had never arrived. to find quiet
repose....
meet with the person, each one stating the problems they have observed. Specific consequences can be outlined, such as loss of job if drinking persists. Specific recommendations for an alcohol rehab program can be offered. But for the intervention to be successful, you need a team approach coordinated by an alcohol specialist. Each person participating in the
cases, something called an
In
human miseries.
little."
The search
are concerned, can
so they are prepared to express their
recommend that you see a
the true source of all
dren as well as the employer and others
intervention needs counseling beforehand
I
is
hear of it so
Thus the time spent at Mass is like a short
family including parents, spouse, chil-
•1d interpret
In fact, he your concern as nagging Ibnly feel resentful and less interested
and passions.... This must certainly be a great benefit to the body and give it tone. "The surroundings incline you to good and reasonable thoughts, and for the moment deaden the rasp and jar of that busy wickedness which both working in one' s self and received from others
Alcoholic
T to back off for a while. |featment.
The Human Side
employees may go and be still from time to time. Conversations and nonsensical
Helping I "IQ. My son, who lives in another
J
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK
work.
deal with the stress people feel in a
(drained us.
cise
tection
office space, stale
Ind a glaring video monitor have
at
Last summer the Environmental Pro-
lay
...
...
ground ... In your righteousness bring john out of trouble" (from Psalm 143). For additional prayer support, write to the Catherine Marshall Center, PO Box 121, Lincoln, VA 22078. They will assign six intercessors to pray for your requests for a three-week period. You
can write as many times as you need. They also have a newsletter with helpful ideas that
may
enrich your
own
prayer
for your son.
Dr. Shuping
is
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 Mitigate Drive, Suite B,
Winston-Salem,
NC 27103.
6 The Catholic
News
& Herald
May
Syndrome
Post-Abortion One of the most original and encourcome my
aging pieces of literature to
supply the missing data needed to counter
Last year the institute joined the
The Post-Abortion Review. It is a quarby the Elliot Institute for
American Society of Medical Ethics in co-authoring an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the
terly published
Social Sciences Research.
The
Elliot Institute
was founded
in
1987 to perform research and education on the impact of post-abortion syndrome (PAS) on women. It is also interested in the impact abortion has on men and other family members. In my opinion, this is something that is long overdue. For years we have been bombarded with propaganda telling us
JIM MCINERNEY
this.
way in the past year is a newsletter called
Lifelines
provided data showing that abortion is not safer than childbirth and that it poses psychological regulation of abortion.
It
woman. The newsletter I received (Summer
risks to the
1993) has an impressive array of stories. One is on the connection between abortion
and
suicide. In
one major, metro-
is obtained from the National Abortion Federation.
The author "..
j
liberating abortion is. Back in the when the push was on for liberalizing the laws, many members of the psy-
director of a chapter of Suiciders Anony-
the
'60s
mous
their estimate of the health
chological professions were all too will-
of
was a mental
"reported that in a 35 -month pe-
riod her group worked with 4,000 women,
whom
time loosened restrictions to allow abortion for psychological reasons.
rate in the country."
Those who have worked with women who have had abortions intuitively knew that this was a lot of baloney. But they never had the hard research to back it up.
Another article deals with the relationship between the American Medical Association and the abortion industry. It appears that much of the A' s data on the low incidence of post-abortion com-
Perhaps the Elliot
Institute will finally
AM
like asking
presents."
American Tobacco Association for
It is
impact of
for victims such as this, as
as for the countless babies
been
The piece that touched me the most was
during that
is
smoking."
1,800 or more had abortions.
Of those who had abortions, 1 ,400 were between the ages of 15 and 24, the age group with the fastest growing suicide
states
two for whom there would never be
.asking the National Abortion Federa-
how
Many
who would never send me a card, or t every Christmas I would remember
points out the obvious:
tion for complication rates
ing to testify that abortion
Mother' s Day I would remember thet
plications
politan area, the article states that the
health issue.
13, 19
lost, that
They
who
w| hi
the Elliot Institute exi
are interested in personal stoi
the personal testimony of a mother
and are launching a case study pro]
aborted two of her six children. "I wasn't told," she said, "that I could
that anyone can participate in. They a
become suicidal in the fall of every year, when both of my babies should have
emotional help in dealing with aborti For a free sample of informati
been born.
send a self-addressed, stamped en
who
I
offer information about medical, lega
wasn't told that on the
birthdays of my living children,
would remember the two for whom I would never make a birthday cake, or that on
lope (52 cents postage) to Elliot
I
tute,
P.O.
Box 9079,
Springfield,
62791.
Rules Governing Mass Intentions Q. Because of my work,
Mass
in
I
attend
many different cities around
the country.
My question involves Mass
that particular intention rather than
Mass is being offered for John Jones." Sometimes the name is even mentioned again in the prayers for the dead. In other
churches, names for the Mass intentions aren't mentioned at all. What is the correct rule? (Indiana)
lol
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
the universal application of Christ' s sacrifice.
intentions. In many parishes, the priest
says something like, "This
on
jit
/n,
Most Mass
the
parish bulletins carry a
list
of
intentions for the following
an additional announcement is one more liturgically and theologically proper, and less likely to be misinterpreted might be, "John or Jane Doe is being remembered at this Mass."
week.
If
Question Box
desired,
Q. There's a confusing note in the A. The custom of giving a Mass
New American
Bible relating to 1
Church's ministers and the community
Samuel 28:12. It says "Hitman beings cannot communicate at will with the
has existed for centuries.
souls of the dead." If that
During all this time, however, the Church has needed to struggle to keep this custom from being misunderstood and to avoid any apparent commercialism about these offerings. We need to keep a few doctrines in mind. Most of all, we must do nothing to
do we pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the other saints, asking them to
providence.
intercede for us? (Missouri)
with those
confuse the fact that the intention of every sacrifice of the Mass is as univer-
deranged, asked the witch to conjure up
and broad as the intention of our Lord the first offering of this sacrifice on
advice on the war against the Philistines.
offering of some sort for the needs of the
sal at
Calvary. The intention of Jesus Christ
is
why
true,
A. This biblical note appears in connection with King Saul's visit to the
witch
at
Endor. Saul, already seriously
As you
it is
this sort
and ing,
from the dead
that
is
referred
Offering prayers to those
earth.
gone
to
to.
who have
God before us, especially to the
When a priest accepts a Mass offer-
simply asks them to offer their prayers to the heavenly Father in our favor. We trust, as part of our belief in the communion of saints, that these prayers "reach" those who have gone
he accepts the responsibility to
before us.
future.
in-
saints,
clude that intention in his prayers at
Mass.
to
In the light of faith this seems clearly be the meaning of the Church law which states, "It is lawful for any priest
But we do not expect, or even want, to coerce them in any way to
seem
to
Card Of Thanks
who celebrates or concelebrates Mass to receive an offering to apply the
Mass
according to a definite intention" (Canon 945).
There is no "correct rule" about how to announce this. We all understand, of course, that no one "buys" a monopoly, as it were, on a particular offering of the
Thanks to St.Jude for prayers answered and favors granted.
FD
statement that a
Mass
is
"being
offered for" an individual, or to include that
name specifically in the prayers for
the dead during the Eucharistic Prayer, is
generally considered inappropriate.
It
places undue attention and emphasis on
is
entirely
make the dead present, by magic or superstitious practices, to give us information or to perform some (usually murky) job in our behalf. attempting to
Jude for favors received.
BH
5,
same address.) CopyrightŠ 1994 by CatholicN Service
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IN
WAS THE SON
SI GILES
OF R0DRIGUES DE VAGLIADITOS GOVERNOR OF CO'IMBRA UNDER KING 5ANCH0 THE GREAT. HE STUP1EP AT CO'IMBRA ANP STARTEP OUT FOR PARIS TO STUDY MEPICINE. INFLUENCED BY A STRANGER, HE WENT TO TOLEDO INSTEAD AND BECAME A STUDENT OF THE BLACK ARTS. REPORTEDLY SIGNING A PACT IN BLOOP WITH THE DEVIL. AFTER SEVEN YEARS, HE WENT TO PARIS ANP BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL PHYSICAN. TROUBLED BV NIGHTMARISH VISIONS IN WHICH HE WAS EXHORTED TO AMEND HIS LIFE HE REPENTED, DESTROYED HIS MAGIC BOOKS AND POTIONS, AND STARTEP BACK TO PORTUGAL ON FOOT. AT VALENCIA, SPAIN, HE JOINED THE DOMINICANS, WAS TROUBLED WITH DIABOLICAL ATTACKS, BUT WAS FINALLY SET AT PEACE BY A VISION OF OUR LAPY. 1185,
GILES In thanksgiving and recognition to St.
eucharistic sacrifice.
A
communication died
v.
of
superstitious effort to extract informa-
every offering of this sacrifice is for the whole world, all people, past, present
who have
say, the explanatory note
could be confusing, but tion
As the eucharistic prayers and other parts of the Mass repeat in many ways,
In other words, our
qi
Mary, mother ofJesus, is available by senc a stamped self-addressed envelopi Father John Dietzen, Holy Trii Church, 704 N. Main St., Blooming, IL 61701. Questions for this coh should be sent to Father Dietzen at tions Catholics ask about
the dead prophet Samuel, to seek his
then remains the same as he continues
body on
any other hidden information in a manner outside of God'
ture or to relay to us
different from what is called necromancy,
that offering in the person of the Church,
his
(A free brochure answering
materialize before us, to predict the fu-
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The Catholic News
1994
Summer
Migrant
& Herald
Ministry...
Parishioners from Holy Infant in Reidsville and
Our Lady of Grace
Summer Migrant
in
Greensboro met April
The members of the English-speaking community and Hispanic community permanently residing in the area. The parishes of the
17 at Holy Infant to plan the 1994
Ministry Meal Program.
organizational meeting brought together
members of the
Greensboro Vicariate host the meals for the migrant workers every Sunday from June through September following the 12:30 p.m. Spanish Mass
Kay Callesen computer
Ister
Terry Martin teaches
Bster
Terry taught Callesen to read,
tell
skills,
time and pay
opening a new world for him.
bills.
She also helped him with
his
leech impediment.
ifferson (From Page
them the value of their skills as craftsmen and artisans.
1)
—
who does odd Immaculate Heart of Mary MisSister Terry gave the n, Hayes ville st precious gift of all. She gave him To Kay Callesen
bs at
—
If -respect.
Callesen, 48,
who has a
speech im-
diment and other disabilities, had reated from life. His family feared he uld never live by himself or take care himself. Sister Terry coaxed him out hiding. I can do things I never thought I uld do before, like read and use a puter," he said. "She's helped me th my speech and everything else." With his confidence buoyed, Callesen
ined the Civitans.
He engages more in
flnversations and gets out
and about,
fcmeone who never used to dine out, fkllesen accompanied Sister Terry to liattanooga for the Jefferson
Awards
)jremony.
Never short or irritable, Sister Terry warm, friendly and approachable, said ary Ricketson, Reach program coordi(Itor.
"She's
made
a big impact."
Sister Terry gained resourcefulness
Bring her 1 3 years as amissionary in the
mining camps. Working electricity nor iiioor plumbing, she taught them more tan reading and writing. She taught ^rginia coal
»)th
people
who had no
Sister Terry gathered their quilts,
summer, workers move tobacco crop.
MACS
Board President Treacy Named Distinguished Graduate
wall hangings and pottery and shipped
them
be sold for
to the Northeast to
The effort reaped $50,000 for the coal miners. She hopes to do the same in
profit.
Murphy. . While in Virginia, she
—
CHARLOTTE The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has named F. Joseph Treacy Jr. Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools Board president, as a 1 994 NCEA Catholic Elementary School Distinguished Graduate. He graduated from St. Ann ,
solicited do-
nations of clothing, appliances and house-
hold items from a Connecticut parish. She used the same connection when she arrived three years ago in Murphy. The parish sent 1 ,000 boxes of items this past April to stock a thrift shop. Proceeds will
be used to pay utility bills and other expenses at the Texana Community Center.
To renovate the center, Sister secured grant money from the Campaign for Human Develop as well as donations from her religious community and parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. William Parish, Murphy. Mostly, however, she relied on good will. She rescued wilting flowers from a Wal-Mart store garbage bin. The store was happy to oblige. She invited electri-
community college to do the electrical work for the community center. They were grateful to test their newfound skills. cian students at a
"My
at Holy Infant. During the from Mexico, Florida and other areas to work with the local
in
gift is to facilitate the gifts in
individuals," Sister Terry said.
"No one
me
can get close to
without getting in-
volved."
One of eight
children, Sister Terry
grew up in a "large, good Catholic family" in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her father was a delivery man; her mother, a social worker. "We always had a stranger in the house
who needed a place to stay," she recalls. Her inbred interest in helping people was underscored by a
help themselves teacher
who guided her through a diffi-
cult ninth-grade year in school. "I
was
having a hard time with school, but this teacher saw potential in me," said Sister Terry. Sister Terry sees potential in every-
one. All they need
a boost and Sister
is
Terry is there to give it. Whether serving in a hollow in Virginia or the Appalachian foothills, she lives out her order's
charism to be present to people for a
more just world.
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and personal standards. He is an example of how Catholic schools educate people to take leadership roles in the
community. "It is with great pleasure that we recognize distinguished graduates from
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& Herald
May
13,
1994
Bishop Curlin Helps Priests Celefcf Father George M. Kloster, Celebrating
25 Years As A
Jr.
Priest
Born: October 28, 1943 in Utica, N.Y. Education: St. Mary College, St. Mary, Ky.; Gregorian University, Rome, Italy Ordained: December 20, 1968 by Bishop Francis Reh at St. Peter Basilica in
Rome Assignments: 1969- 70 - Assistant at St. Charles Church, Ahoskie, N.C. 1970- 72 ~ Assistant at Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro 1972- 73 ~ Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Brevard 1973- 79 ~ Pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Boone 1979-88 ~ Pastor of St. Pius Tenth Church, Greensboro 1988- 89 ~ Sabbatical for studies at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., and Emory University, Atlanta 1989- present ~ Pastor
St.
Michael Church, Gastonia
Significant Accomplishments: First Catholic priest to
serve as president of the North Carolina Council of
Churches
Father Michael Celebrating
J.
Hoban
50 Years As A Priest
Born: April 3, 1915 at Westport in County Mayo, Ireland Ordained: June 8, 1944 at Tuam in County Galway, Ireland
Assignments: in Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, N.Y. until 1971 1971 - Administrator of Asheville Catholic High School; administrator at St. James Church, Concord 1972- 73 ~ In residence at St. Ann Church, Charlotte 1973- 76 ~ Pastor of St. Lucien Church, Spruce Pine 1976-80 ~ Pastor of St. Mary Church, Shelby 1980-81 ~ Pastor of St. John Church, Waynesville Father Hoban retired in 1981 He lives in Ireland and visits Holy Angels and
Served
.
Brooklyn to help
in
parishes.
Father John
I
Celebrating
P.
Bradley
50 Years As A Priest
Born: June 18, 1919 in Glasgow, Scotland Education: St. Peter College, Bearsden, Scotland; Honor School of Literae Humaniores, Oxford University, England; Graduate School of Education,
"If I
had nothing but Christ would He be enough?" Bishop Curlin asked
that
moment comes
Glasgow
are Father Joseph
University, Scotland
Ordained: June 29, Glasgow, Scotland
1
944 by Archbishop Campbell
at St.
(of complete surrender to Christ),
Father John Bradley, Retired Bishop Michael
J.
we
will never
b
Begley, Father George
I
McCarthy and Father Michael Hoban.
Andrew Cathedral,
Assignments: 1944-46 ~ Assistant pastor, Achdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland 1951- 52 - Assistant to Bishop Fulton Sheen in New York 1 952- 55 ~ Acting Head of the Department of Philosophy and Moderator Athletics, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C.
of
1955-present - Editor-in-Chief of Good Will Publishers 1957-70 ~ Senior editor of J.G. Ferguson Publishing 970- 78 ~ President of Belmont Abbey College 1971- 72 - Chairman Southern Regional Unit of National Catholic Education 1
Association 1 972 ~ Treasurer Independent College Fund of N.C. 1972 ~ Member Executive Committee N.C. Association of Colleges
&
Universi-
Father Joseph
ties
1973 ~ Vice-president and member
Board
of
of Directors of
Piedmont Univer-
Center of N.C. 1975 ~ Member Executive Committee of Conference of Small Private Colleges 1975 ~ Chairman of Charlotte Area Educational Consortium 1975 ~ Member Academic Advisory Board of Campion Hall College, Oxford University, England
Celebrating
L.
McCarthy
25 Years As A Priest
sity
Significant Accomplishments: Listed in
Who's
Who
In
America and
in
1
977
editions of
and Dictionary of International Biographies of A Background to the Bible, Catholics and The
Author
Men
of
Bible,
Achievement
A
Catholic
Doctrinal Guide, Catholic Encyclopedic Dictionary, Portait of Christ, Portrait of
Newlyweds, The Christian Heritage, Jesus and the Twelve, Women The Bible Story for Young and Old, Come Unto Me numerous editions of Catholic family Bibles, My Catholic Companion,
Christ for
of
The
Bible,
Editor of
My Catholic Devotions,
Understanding the Bible (Old Testament), Understand-
(New Testament), Encyclopedic Dictionary of Christian Doctrine, Following The Saints Co-compiler of The International Dictionary of Thoughts Contributor to The Standard International Dictionary, Dictionary of Guidance and Personnel Terms ing the Bible
Principal
Compiler
of Catholic
Layman's Library
Born: June 4, 1917 in Elmira, N.Y. Education: Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, N.Y.; University
of
Scranton, Scranton, Pa.
Ordained: May 15, 1969 Bishop Vincent Waters
at
Our Lady
of
Grace Church
in
Greensboro by
Assignments: 1969-87 ~ St. Ann Church, Charlotte Religion Teacher at Charlotte Catholic High School Immaculate Conception Church, Forest City of the Angels Church, Marion Holy Infant Church, Reidsville Associate pastor of Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro 1 987 - Christian retirement to St. Joseph of the Hills, Eden 1987-90 ~ Associate pastor at Visitation Church New York, N.Y.
Our Lady
Significant Accomplishments:
Father McCarthy retired in 1990 and lives in Salisbury. While at Holy Infant, f| ministered to the migrant workers who came in large numbers to harvest farr sing in Reidsville. He founded a migrant ministry which included Masses and the in them encourage and visit, counsel and would in their native language ;
fields.
13,
1994
The Catholic News
Anniversaries To
& Heraia
9
The Priesthood Bishop Michael Joseph Begley HBHHBHl
HSi
I
Celebrating
60 Years As A
Priest
Born: March 12, 1909, Springfield, Mass. Education: Mt. St. Mary College, Emitsburg, Md.; Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.; U.N.C.-Chapel Hill Ordained: As priest on May 26, 1 934 by Bishop Thomas M. O'Leary; As bishop on Jan. 12, 1972
Assignments: 1934 ~ Assistant 1934 ~ Pastor at
Mary Church, Wilmington, N.C. Therese Church, Wilson, N.C.
at St. St.
1934-46 ~ Pastor
of St.
Edward Church, High Point
Therese Church, Wrightsville Beach Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Carolina Beach Pastor of St. Leo the Great Church, Winston-Salem 1947- 55 ~ Superintendent of Nazareth Orphanage, Raleigh 1948- 70 - Diocesan Director of Catholic Charities 1955-66 ~ Founding pastor of St. Ann Church, Charlotte 1966-71 - Pastor of St. Leo the Great, Winston-Salem 1971- 72 ~ Administrator/pastor Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro 1972- 84 ~ Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte; chairman of the Catholic Commission on Religion in Appalachia; member Bishops' Committee on Priestly Formation; episcopal advisor to the Region VII Cursillo Pastor of
St.
Significant Accomplishments:
Led 26 bishops from 13 states the poor
in
in
on the state of Commission on Religion in 1,900 European refugees of World
issuing a joint pastoral letter
the mountain region as chairman of the
was responsible for resettling new homes in North Carolina; establishing
Appalachia;
War
II
in
through his work at Nazareth Orphanage; founding himself to the children of the parish;
first
close ties with children
Ann Church, devoting bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte St.
Franciscan Father Louis Canino 25 Years As A
Celebrating
Priest
Born: November 8, 1942 in Syracuse, N.Y. Education: St. Joseph Seminary, Calicoon, N.Y.; St. Francis College, Rye Beach, N.H.; Holy Name College, Washington, D.C.; Boston State University;
Duquesne
ay 9 Jubilarian Mass in celebration of priesthood anniversaries. "Until ith
Bishop Curlin are
ther
(1-r)
jubilarians Spiritan Father Martin Conroy,
suit
Father Euqene
;brating
Hi:
40 Years As A
January 10, 1923
i nation:
St.
in
1969
at
Commissariat
of the
Holy Land, Mt.
St.
Sepulchre,
Wash-
ington, D.C.
Louis Canino and Jesuit Father Eugene McCreesh. Not pictured
Photo by JO ANN
University, Pittsburgh
Ordained:
Assignments:
KEANE
1969-71 ~ Associate pastor at Elizabeth Church, Wyckoff, N.J. 1971-76 ~ St. Anthony Shrine, Boston 1976-82 ~ Pastor of St. Joseph Monestary Church, Wilkes Barre, Pa. 1982-84 - Rector at St. Anthony Shrine, Boston 1984 ~ Co-founder of St. Francis House, Boston 1989-present ~ Coordinator of Franciscan Center, Greensboro Significant Accomplishments: Caring for the homeless of as co-founder of St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in Boston, serving 500 people daily. The shelter celebrates its 10th anniversary in October.
McCreesh
P.
SjDiriter^atoe^
Priest
Celebrating
Philadelphia
40 Years As A Priest
Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.; Woodstock College,
Md. 1 954 by Bishop Sylvester in Baltimore â&#x20AC;˘Ignments: P?i-66 ~ Seminary professor and missionary in Rangoon, Burma SMS-68 - Dean of Arts and Sciences at University of Scranton, Pa.
Born: Aug. 6, 1927 in Pittsburgh Education: Holy Ghost Preparatory School, Bensalem, Pa.; St. Mary Seminary, Norwalk, Conn. Ordained: June 3, 1954 by Bishop Lawrence Sheehan at St. Mary Seminary
Rector at Jesuit House of Formation 8^-78 - Rector at St. Joseph University 9"!-83 ~ Pastor at Gesu Church, Philadelphia 9JS-90 - Parochial Vicar at St. Peter Church, Charlotte 99-92 ~ Pastor of St. Peter Church
1955-57 1957-58 1959-61 1961-64 1964-68 1968-74 1974-78 1978-84 1984-89
tidstock,
T'
lined:
Assignments:
0Jt-74 ~
8^-present ~ Parochial Vicar at St. Peter Church bfcial ministries:
Member of Mecklenburg
Ministries, Charlotte
Area Clergy
Uptown Options for the Poor, Men's Shelter Medical Board; Judge; 1986-92 Chairman of the Uptown Shelter Board; city/county Wpn Chaplain; member of Brothers Foundation Board
filiation, riljnal
jail
~ Assistant at St. Anthony Church, Portsmouth, R.I. ~ Assistant at Holy Ghost Seminary, Ann Arbor, Mich. ~ Assistant at Holy Ghost Church, North Tiverton, R.I. ~ Assistant at St. John Church, Tucson, Ariz. - Adminstrative Assistant, Gerard High School, Phoenix, Ariz.
~ Assistant, Pastor at St. Joseph Church, Conway, Ark. ~ Pastor at Our Lady of Blessed Sacrament, Shreveport, La. ~ Pastor at Sacred Heart Church, Emsworth, Pa. ~ Pastor at Holy Family Church, Inkster, Mich.
'iciificant
990- 91 ~ Sabbatical in Tanzania, East Africa 1991 - present ~ Pastor of St. James Church, Hamlet
tenng
Significant Accomplishments:
Accomplishments: the poor and suffering in the
Charlotte community as founder of the erge Shinn Center for the homeless; working with AIDS patients through VI. N. (Regional Aids Interfaith Network); promoting racial harmony; minister-
's o
engaged and married couples
1
Missionary work
in
Tanzania.
"Just being faithful to the ministry of the Lord
ments given
to
me."
and doing the pastoral assign-
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People Pope Postpones Meeting Of Cardinals, Plans To Meet Clinton VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
Administration Criticized For Refusing Entry To Chinese Woman
—
John Paul
II,
WASHINGTON
recovering from a broken
miss several ceremonies over the coming weeks, the Vatican said. A planned meeting with U. S President Bill Clinton in early June remains on the calendar, but a final decision on that and other papal audiences will be made later, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarrowill
N.J., said the administration's decision
humanitarian parole for Jihong Liu "defies explanation." Immigration authorities defended the decision as consistent with a policy of admitting people for humanitarian reasons in response to to refuse
The pope was expected to stay in Rome' s Gemelli hospital until mid-May following surgery April 3.
actual, not implied threats.
29 to reconstruct the top of his right thigh bone. Doctors said they expected the 73-
Jihong Liu's
husband, Alan Wanrong Lin, is now a legal permanent resident of California. Jihong Liu had been approved to enter the United States, but because of backlogs was about two years away from receiving her visa, the INS confirmed.
make a full recovery, movement would be limited weeks. The pope's general
year-old pontiff to for several
is
pregnancy violated family planning policies in her country. Rep. Chris Smith, R-
.
but said his
The
being condemned for refusing a Chinese woman' application to enter the United States before her visa is available, forcing her to submit to an abortion because her
the world' s cardinals until mid- June and
May
—
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Clinton administration
thigh bone, has postponed a meeting of
Valls said
In
audiences at the Vatican were suspended until further notice.
Warm Up
Moyers
More Serious Of Religion On TV
Calls For
To 1995 World Youth Day MANILA, Philippines (CNS) —The
Discussion
pilgrim cross Pope John Paul
Moyers called in a New York address for more serious discussion of religion on television. He said he found that discussion taking place among many Americans, and that he was planning to build programs around some examples.
II
NEW YORK (CNS) —TV journal-
pre-
ist Bill
sented to young people at the first World
Youth Day more than a decade ago has begun its journey through the Philippines, which next year will host the sixth World Youth Day. The journey began with a ceremony April 2 1 at Roxas City s Immaculate Conception Cathedral, 235 '
miles southeast of Manila, that officially
launched preparatory activities for the January 1995 event, UCA News, an
Paul-Minneapolis is embarking upon what he called a "breathtaking adventure of making the name of Jesus Christ known and loved" in the archdiocese. At an April 27 ceremony welcoming him as
Group of Seven's economic summi Naples. The oldest of the Flynn's
coadjutor, Archbishop Flynn borrowed
just outside Boston. Arrested in
page from what he called Jesus' "final pep talk" for his homily. Jesus didn't lecture about responsibilities or dwell on
October for disorderly conduct, he agr at his arraignment to undergo a 30
Asia church news agency based in Thailand, reported. After the cross was brought from St. Pius X Seminary to the cathedral, where it was welcomed and venerated in a youth procession, Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila led other bishops and priests in a concelebrated Mass.
he said. "But instead, he prayed, and he spoke to them of the gift, the gift of divine love," he added. More than including nearly 50 3,000 people bishops, 350 priests and 100 deacons
—
Archbishop Says Kevorkian Acquittal Shows Need For Educat DETROIT (CNS) The acqui of Dr. Jack Kevorkian on assisted cide charges shows the need for grel
attended the ceremony at the Cathedral
education about end-of-life decisk
—
of
said Archbishop
Ambassador Flynn's Wife To Move Back To Boston To Be Near Son ROME (CNS) Catherine Flynn,
St.
conference in Warsaw, said in a st ment that the May 2 acquittal "is ner
—
the wife of the U.S. ambassador to the
precedent- setting in the legal arena ro
Vatican, is moving home to Boston to be
it
pitalized for treatment of depression.
instructive on the moral questioi whether or not we can make oursei God and decide when and how we she
Ambassador Raymond
die or someone else should die." The<|
who has been hosL. Flynn
is
ex-
Rome "at least until the fall," Mrs. Flynn said during a May 4 interview at their Rome residence. The
involved the death last August of 1| mas Hyde of Novi, Mich. Hyde.f
ambassador
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will
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remain
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to Italy
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June the president
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Major during
St.
their visit to
St.
Lawrence
Rome
in Asheville in front
Vatican, Basilicas In
— Twenty-five mem-
bers of the Basilica of St. Lawrence,
along with their pastor, Father Carl Katreider, and
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Monu came in first in the
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he excellent reputation of Catholic
the language," said his French teacher,
ools.
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Sophomore Denard Mickens was one 750 people to make a perfect score on
skills
National Latin Examination.
;
im
is
The
taken by 86,000 people world-
For Mickens,
was
has "a wonderful background in
Woods. "He enjoys using
and learning more about the
his lan-
time since Bishop McGuinness has been involved in the first
the second
National Forensics League, a student
lsecutive year he has earned a perfect
tournament this June in Kansas City. Geoff Beier, a junior, took top honors at the district tournament at Charlotte Latin School. Religion teacher and forensics coach Tony O'Meara said he has always been
le.
re.
it
Latin teacher Linda Kennedy said
was not only pleased about
his aca-
nic successes, but also "very proud of as a
1
well-rounded person."
Ranked eighth
nationally, junior
will attend the national
impressed with Beier. The student doesn' enter competitions to win, he said.
debates because he enjoys
Boston
He
it.
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beneath the magnificent
dome designed by Michelangelo, and stands over the tomb of St. Peter, Apostle
and
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The
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Roman
tomb of
cemetery, contains the
Lawrence and is said to contain the tomb of St. Stephen. St. Mary of Minerva is the only large Gothic St.
church in Rome. In this church is the tomb of St. Catherine of Siena. The Basilica of St. Francis, which contains his tomb, was visited in Assisi, Italy. The Pantheon, described as the most perfect of all classical monuments in Rome, originally was a pagan temple. In 609, Pope Boniface IV, with the permission of Emperor Phocas, changed the pagan temple into a Christian church dedicating it to St. Mary of the Martyrs. Each of these basilicas, erected for the honor and glory of Almighty God, is resplendent in architecture and art and rich in history.
While
in
Rome
the group partici-
pated in Masses concelebrated by Father
the cathedral of the
Kaltreider and Msgr. Maffeo at several
Bishop of Rome, the pope.
of the basilicas. At the Basilica of
Mary Major is described as the greatest of many churches
Lawrence in Rome, the group was privileged to participate in a Mass concelebrated by ArchbishopPeter
The
Basilica of St.
dedicated to the Mother of God. At this basilica, relics of the crib in
Christchild
was placed
at
which the
His birth are
enclosed in an urn and gold in the ceiling
was brought by Columbus from the New
this spring, senior
The Basilica of St. Paul Outside the is built over the tomb of St. Paul,
Walls
Canisius
Van Lierde, the emeritus vicar
general for the pope for Vatican City.
The highlight of the pilgrimage was an audience with Pope John Paul II in the Paul VI Audience Hall of the Vatican. The parish of St. Lawrence celebrated the first anniversary of its designation as a minor basilica by Pope John
tiffs.
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'(^mimiquemorwj Sigan De los Obispos De E. U. a lafamilia. Viviendo Fielmente
quien es
Sagrada Escritura que muchas parejas escogen para su boda es un plan maravilloso de amor: El pasaje de
"El
amor
es paciente, servicial
algo injusto y siempre le agrada la verdad.
amor disculpa todo, todo lo cree, todo y todo lo soporta. El amor
lo espera
nunca pasara"
(1
Cor. 13:3-8).
Estas palabras de San Pablo merecen
meditarse diariamente no solo por lo que
nos revelan sobre el verdadero amor sino
porque fortalecen nuestra voluntad para seguir el camino del amor. El amor que el describe florece en las relaciones fieles y estables
...
Cuando un hombre y una
mujer hacen votos de mantenerse fieles en los tiempos buenos y en los malos, confirman su decision de amarse mutuamente. Es una decision que hay que buscar, vivir y pedir en oration, es una promesa de fidelidad. Para vivir fielmente en el matrimonio se requiere humildad, confianza, compromiso, comunicacion y sentido del humor. Es una experiencia de dar y recibir, que incluye heridas y perdon, ellos
fracasos y sacrificios... El amor fiel en el matrimonio se
prueba con el cambio. Tambien se puede fortalecer y madurar mediante el cambio: una enfermedad seria, un cambio de trabajo, la perdida del empleo, el nacimiento de un nino, la marcha de los hijos adultos del hogar ... No importa cual sea el cambio, siempre trae tension e incertidumbre. En esos momentos, osen esperar que se elevaran a nuevas experiencias de amor, para penetrar el misterio de la muerte y resurrection de mismo ... No tarden en buscar la
Cristo
ayuda de Dios y el apoyo de la Iglesia ... tambien no tarden en buscar ayuda profesional.
.
Dando Vida Santo Tomas de Aquino nos enseho que el amor se difunde de por si, es decir, crece y se derrama en todos los aspectos de nuestra vida. Cuando un hombre y una mujer contraen matrimonio se prometen un amor que es, en las palabras del Papa Pablo VI, "creador de vida", "los conyuges, a la vez que se dan entre si, dan mas alia de si mismos la realidad del hijo, reflejo viviente de su amor".... El recibir un hijo es un acto de fe
el
creador y
Estar abiertos a
confianza en Dios,
el
sosten de la vida.
Hay tantas maneras en que la familia
la
y sin envidia. No quiere aparentar ni se hace el importante. No actiia con bajeza, ni busca su propio interes. El amor no se deja llevar por la ira, sino que olvida las ofensas y perdona. Nunca se alegra de El
como tambien de amor. la vida senala que hay
(Continuation)
Camino De Amor
El
puede dar vida, especialmente en una sociedad que desvalora la vida por medio de
acciones
como
aborto y la eutanasia. Por ejemplo, su familia puede tales
el
^Como nemos sidobendecidos como familia? i,Que valores y creencias preguntar:
tenemos que transmitir a las generaciones futuras? <*,Que capacidad y recursos poseemos que podemos compartir con otros? Cada generation de una familia tiene la obligation de dej ar el mundo mas bello y provechoso que como lo encontro. Cuando una familia se convierte en una comunidad de fe y amor se hace al mismo tiempo un centro de evangelization. Creciendo en Reciprocidad La base de todas las relaciones en una familia es nuestra igualdad fundamental como personas creadas a imagen de Dios. Y San Pablo describe la "nueva creation" hecha posible en Cristo: "Todos ustedes, al ser bautizados en Cristo, se revistieron de Cristo. Ya no hay diferencia entre quien es judio y quien es griego, entre quien es esclavo o libre; no se hace diferencia entre hombre y mujer. Pues todos ustedes son uno solo en Cristo Jesus" (Gal. 3:27-28). El matrimonio es la sociedad de un hombre y una mujer con igual dignidad y valor. Esto no quire decir son iguales en sus funciones y expectativas. Unapareja que acepta su igualdad como hijo e hija en el Senor se honraran y se apreciaran mutamente. Respetaran y valoraran sus dones e individualidad ... La verdadera comprendida igualdad, como reciprocidad, no es medir tareas (quien parara las comidas, quien supervisa las tareas escolares y demas). Se desarrolla a un nivel mucho mas profundo donde reside el poder del Espiritu. Aquf, la gracia de los votos sacramentales hace posible que al despojarse de su voluntad propia uno viva con alegre entrega. La reciprocidad es realmente compartir poder y ej ercer responsabilidad para un proposito mayor que nosotros. Nuestra experiencia como pastores nos muestra que la verdadera intimidad conyugal y la verdadera amistad son imposibles sin reciprocidad.
Un
que dar a
la
companera, ayuda a ambos
a erradicar el egofsmo, el
enemigo
educacion familiar.
Compartiendo el Tiempo Nos sorprende como las
Iglesia
decision de procrear.
la
La
ocupaciones de la vida familiar pueden afectar negativamente las relaciones de amor ... Para florecer, el amor requiere atencion, comunicacion y tiempo. El pasar tiempo juntos fomenta intimidad,
aumenta comprension y crea memorias ... Les rogamos que examinen las prioridades que tienen para su familia. Comparenlas con el uso actual de su tiempo. Les urgimos que hagan tiempo para estar juntos. Den prioridad a comer
la
solo
Iglesia
sistema natural de planificacion por muchas razones, entre ellas porque favorece la atencion que hay el
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Retos y Conclusiones. Hacia el fint dice: "Unanse a otras familias e
comunidades
de
apoyo
mutui
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Este documento termina con: increibles
relaciones. Esto se muestra claramente
promueve
juntos, oren y vayan a la iglesia junto creen tradiciones y rituales familiare
verdadero amor, y profundiza su sentido de responsabilidad.
conyuge no puede mantener la llama del amor. Los dos son cocreadores de sus en
del
Nuestra Senora de Lourdes, Monroe
jy
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1994
Day
Mother's One of the beautiful feasts that I love :cially is
Mother's Day.
I
tenderness and love waiting for the return of a loved one. Perhaps it is the most
did not
lprehend fully the reason for having it
elequent scene that speaks about a
having it in the month of May until hurch one day I witnessed a young utiful mother who sat with her child
who
ront
loves tenderly and
show
is
God
waiting to
that love to all his creatures.
Vietnamese Catholic
mother usually sat near a window, knitting away to wait for my coming. The footsteps on the pavement lifted her heart. She would sit there working at her knitting, counting the stitches one by one to make a beautiful sweater for me.
made me very thanked God for that. The
of that relationship
py and I ure reminded me of my mother on a utiful May day -- a picture full of
TONG
SISTER CECELIA
My
of me. Just to watch the dynam-
Ministry
T She would know exactly how many were needed for it. She would combine colors harmoniously because she said life is supposed to be harmoniously lived. She knew exactly what road I took even when I decided with my stitches
her
I
the
way God has treated you and me. The
that, that is exactly
honor them say
Me Mot
trong nhuhg ngay
le
he mot
thit giiia
tinh cat ta
Cac Ba
the neglect of duties that once were sa-
A sister asked me, "What can the world do when they take God out of it?" Taking this opportunity of the month of May I would like to congratulate and thank all mothers. A great tribute which I want to quote here is taken from a Jewish proverb: "God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers." Thackery in Vanity Fair said: "Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children." How accurately the Old Testament said of her: "Her children arise and call her blessed." cred?
of a mother for her what can the children do for their mothers? Looking at families nowadays, I think the mothers suffer more than appearances show. Women tend to live longer and consequently are lonely. Grown up children are likely to settle away from their mothers. The
mot do
hayne con trubc mat
tai
Handmaids
Sister Cecilia
Tong
is
director of the Vietnamese Apostolate for the Diocese ofCharlotte.
toi, toi
cam thay that
Co
le
day
la
Theo
thoi
me
toi
toi
cua thang
hinh anh noi len tinh yeu diu dang loai
Ngai
hay ngoi ben cua so tay thoan thoat
trong khi_,chd ddi toi ve, tieng chan sot spat lam ngiidi phot
Nguoi van chiec ao
dem rung mui chi dubng kim de lam len tuyet vdi cho toi. Ngubi dung mau sac hoa hop tiep tuc dan,
Mngiibi noi, minh phai tao nen d6i song an nhip nhu the.Ngiidi It trub'c con dubng toi thubng ve, ngay ca luc toi cung ban be
I hu'ong vui choi. Mot each nab do
ngiidi
da co san nhay
cam
I ben hoa hdp giiia each nhin cung nhu xuc cam ve ngu'di con II minh. Nhin me, toi co the cam nhan diidc m^t each chinh xac III each the ma Thien Chua da yeu thubng ban va toi. Hinh anh pic td nhan lanh nang niu chien nho tren vai trong khi mieng lam Km dem nhiing con con lai va cung nhii ngifbi me ngai cam nhan minh mac dii chung khong b gan.Cam xuc va Wi nhan la hai yeu to giong nhau cho mot ba me biet yeu. Chung a:hong khoi ngac nhien khi Chua Giesu so sanh minh voi ga me
ftfcan
gui cua con
sdc
manh va
tarn ly binh an.
hiu hon. R6i nhimg nguoi con khon ldn thubng song biet lap xa
v
thubng
tre
canh rong. Su che cho, va an toan
thich thu va
hao cua Thien Chua Ngubi da luon yeu thu'dng cac
tao dung.
cho con
du'oi doi
cham
thanh dubng. Toi nhin
Chua. Hinh anh do gdi lai trong hon ngu'di me
g end con ve.
.
Prov. 23:28.
Neu do la tinh me cho con minh, thi ngu'di con phai lam gi cho me? Nhin nhdng gia dinh hien nay, toi nghi rang cac ba me dau kho hdn minh nghi. Cac ba song lau hdn va nhu'yay cam thay quanh
m dep.Hinh anh day trfu men va yeu thu'dng cua mot ngiidi me
I hinh
treatment of the
and the jobless? What
can you and I do at the moment to remedy
she gives to her young,
dang bao phu con no
mia t6i thich nhat la ngay 16
Toi kh6ng hieu tron ven y nghia cua no va tai sao lai mimg ly do trong thang Nam cho toi ngay kia toi dude muc kich tinh
i
when He saw the ill
Ministry's program for children.
lolic
et
I
elderly, the sick
If that is the love
i
Do we use people or wonder. What would God
in their glazed eyes.
children, then
very active in the Vietnamese
left
old people's faces and bewildered looks
would imagine
she pos-
to her children.
Amy is
being
ing concerning me, her child. Looking at
Somehow
give strength and psychological stability
Bao Nguyen.
America and other ad-
sessed that extra sense of sight and feel-
tion, the security
son,
at times, feel
alone. Life in
vanced countries is fdled with activities, businesses and needs. Thus, the elderly
image of a good shepherd who carried a young one on his shoulder while he counted the lambs one by one until all were gathered. He would know exactly what path led the lambs home like the mother who feels the nearness of her little ones even when she does not see. Feeling and sight are almost the same to a loving mother. No wonder that Jesus compared himself to a mother hen who gathered her little ones under her wings. The protec-
Nguyen Thu Huong and her
mothers must,
people are often left alone to take care of the house when they can and when they cannot their children take them to nursing homes. I cannot forget seeing tears on
friends to fool her.
y
& Hsrai
me.Va
My
nhting ngu'di
me
Au Chau
doi luc
cam thay quanh huu. Odi song tai
duoc chat day bang nhiing hoat dong,c6ng viec va nhu cau va r6i nhuhg ngifoi ldn tuoi thubng d lai coi nha khi hp con khoenhdng khi sub cung luc kiet con c'ai dda vao vien dubng lao. Toi khong the quen dude da co lan muc cung nhu
thu'dng
chay tren khuon mat kho can va trudc caj nhin kinh ngac tren doi mat that than. Chung ta ton trong con nguoi hay loi dung ho? Ban nghi Thien Chua se lam gi cho con ngiioi trudc
kich nhiing dong
le
nhung khinh bac tuoi gia,. cua ngiidi dau om, cua ngiidi mat viec? Hien gib ban va toi co the lam duoc gi de thay the vab trong trach da bi coi thu'dng? Mot Nu Tu da phai noi rang, xa hoi nay lam duoc ;
gi khi
ho da day Chua ben
le
cuoc song?
s
cam
quy Ba Me Voi cau thb Do Thai bat hu de noi len tarn tinh biet on nhu sau: "Thien Chua khong the d moi nbi vi the ngu'di tao dung nen
Dung co
hoi cua thang
nam
nay, toi cau chuc va
ta
cac ba me." hay cua Thackeryjrong Vanity Fair da noi rang:
"Me
cho Chua trons mieng ludi va tamkham cua tre tho." Va^ trong Cuu Udc cung noi ve ngubi: "Con cai cua ba se choi day va goi la ten
ba day phuc." Proverbs 23:28.
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May
13,
Diocesan News Briefs Interfaith Service
CHARLOTTE churches will meet rial
at
—
A
group of
Maryfield Memo-
Baptist Church on Sugar Creek Road
for an interfaith service
on Sunday, May
15 at 2:30 p.m. The service will mark the
beginning of a
new
remedy
to help
"HELP,"
initiative,
local interracial prob-
lems Jesuit Father Jim De vereux, pastor of St. Peter Church, will lead a delegation from St. Peter. Msgr. John J. McSweeney, chancellor and vicar general of the Diocese of Charlotte, will deliver the invocation. For more information, call (704) 372-6806. .
Festival
Abroad Program. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of
OWLS. Club Meeting
day on the church groundsirom 9 5 p.m. All proceeds will go to the el building fund. For more inforrra call the church office at (704) 735-i Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Education.
The
grant will allow
12
Gaston and Mecklenburg County educaMiddle East to participate in a five-week seminar. The team, lead by Dr. Robert E. tors to travel to the
Jones,
Belmont Abbey professor of po-
litical
science, will design a teacher edu-
forming for people
who have partici-
pated in Retrouuvaille, a program to help renew marriages. CORE, for Continuing the
Our Retrouvaille Experience, meets first Saturday of each month in the
Charlotte area. Call Eric or Jo at (704)
289-3870
for information.
.
CHARLOTTE
middle grades education Abbey.
at
Belmont
dessert
at the
May Ultreyea CHARLOTTE — An
To Visit
ASHEVILLE— JohnSlobodnik and William
J.
Gill, national officers
of the
War Veterans, will visit westNorth Carolina on May 1 8 to meet
Catholic
CHARLOTTE — Catholics United meet
St.
Catholic
Morehead St., on Fri7:30 p.m. The program
Center, 1524 E.
members and
with local
visit
with offi-
those
who have
Thursday,
May
19 at 7:30 p.m
tion, call (704)
365-2209 or (704)
7996.
V.A. Medical Center. Post 1914 of Arden will host the visit. There will be a reception/luncheon at S honey s
Bereavement Ministry
cials of the
'
CHARLOTTE — St. Matthev
restaurant at noon. All Catholic veterans
and their spouses are welcome. For more
Training series for those in Bereave
sion of History," with Dr. Warren Carroll
W.
at
BOSTON
— Mary Rinkus of
information, call
Commander
Herbert
Reith at (704) 667-5722 or write Post 1914, P.O. Box 681, Enka,
of Christendom College. For information, call (704) 364-9568.
CWV
Adoption Workshop
Inner Healing Retreat HICKORY Father Richard Farwell and Bobbie May will direct the
Asheville, will attend
her 50th reunion
at
Emmanuel
GREENSBORO — Francie Rieser,
St.
Eugene Church,
M.A. and Martha
Sayles, Ph.D., will
NC
28728-0681.
—
College.
present "Developmental Tasks of the
retreat,
Her husband, Deacon Louis Rinkus, will participate in a May 21 Mass for the
Within),"
reunion celebrated by Cardinal Bernard
Adopted Child" at the Franciscan Center on May 17 from 7 p.m. -9 p.m. The program is a service of Carolina Adop-
Law.
tion Services.
For reservations, call (9 1 0)
621-8700.
Amazing Grays
CHARLOTTE
—
St.
"Amazing Grays" Club
Patrick's
go to a Charlotte Knights baseball game on May 18 at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $3.50. For information and reservations, call Helene Russell at (704) 553-8114.
GREENSBORO — The Couple to
Couple League will present a series of four classes on Natural Family Planning at St. Benedict Church beginning Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. To register, call
(910) 764-0629.
Catholic Home Educators
WINSTON-SALEM
—
Home Educators of the Triad on Monday, May 23 at 10
Catholic will
Irish Children's Summer Program
GREENSBORO
meet
a.m. For
— Two
families
location and information, call Mary Beth
are needed to host three Catholic boys, ages 1 2- 1 3, for six weeks, June 20- Aug.
Young
1
at
(910) 764-0269.
Belmont Abbey Receives Grant Belmont Abbey BELMONT
—
"Inner Healing (Healing the Child
at the Catholic Conference Center July 14-17. The retreat is designed as a journey toward discovery of
the child within that leads to
God' s heal-
Cost is $154 based on double occupancy. For reservations, send $20 nonrefundable deposit to St. Dorothy Catholic Church, 148 St. Dorothy's Lane, Lincolnton, NC 28092. For information, call Bobbie May at (704) 327-8692. ing.
Natural Family Planning
will
Summer Promust be in the home
for the Irish Children's
gram. One parent during the six week visit. For information, call Barbara Sullivan at (910) 2820543.
MACS Concert CHARLOTTE— The Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools instrumental music program will be showcased in a concert at St. Patrick School on Sunday,
May
22
at
2 p.m. Students will perform
as part of the Cadet Band, Concert Band,
Honors Band and Combined Bands. Teachers Alan Kaufman and Richard Wright will conduct. The public is invited and admission is free. Catholic Trends
GREENSBORO — Father George
National Youth Day
DENVER, COLO.— Young people throughout the Americas are invited to
Bishop Curlin
Schedule Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events next
week:
May 12: St.
Denver at McNichols Sports Arena on Aug. 4-7 for National Youth Day. This event, organized by youth, will open with a concert and rally at Barnum Park on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 12 p.m. Nearly 20,000 people ages 13-39 are expected to gather to answer Pope John Paul II' request to "...enlighten the world and show it the path to life" through Jesus. Registration is $25 Write National Youth Day, P.O. Box 612410, San Jose, CA
Ministry, on R.A.I.N. care
Kloster, pastor of St. Michael Church in Gastonia, will present "Catholic Megatrends: Christian Challenges and Responses," on Sunday, May 15 at The Franciscan Center. Two sessions will be offered: 12:10p.m.-l p.m. or 7:30p.m.9 p.m. A $2 donation for the noon session, which includes lunch, is requested.
To
register, call (910)
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May 20
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>fy
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50th Reunion
ill"'
with a Fish Fry at the church on F] from 6-7:30 p.m. The festival is S
and coffee will be provided.
Officers
ern
for the Faith will
—
Gabriel's O.W.L.S. club will meet on May 18 in St. Gabriel Fellowship Hall at 1 1 a.m. All 50+' s are invited. Bring a bag lunch,
cation course for a masters program in
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95 161 For information, call (404) 9559935 or fax (408) 955-9940.
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World and National Briefs York Medical Specialist Sees Up And Around In No Time
f
e
and that "restraint does." The message is intended as a direct challenge to ads placed by the Gay Men's Health Crisis that promote condoms, showing persons of the same sex kissing each other while holding condoms. The ads read: "Young, Hot, Safe!" A League statement said that "at least in most instances" the cause of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease was "moral irresponsibility." lives"
NEW YORK (CNS) — Pope John should be up walking again soon
II
able to resume his travels in plenty of
October visit to United States, said an orthopedic ialist. Dr. Rudolph Taddonio, chairof the Department of Orthopedics at i York Medical College, which is lected to the Archdiocese of New k, said the pope's fracture was comamong people the same age as the who will be 74 on May 18. In a for his scheduled
Marquette University Changes Nickname To Avoid Stereotypes
MILWAUKEE
)hone interview with Catholic News
Taddonio said that jnts who were otherwise in good lition would often be getting out of n two or three days, beginning phy siherapy a few days later and going e in 10 days to two weeks. The pope ;scribed by his doctors as being in :rally good health. Vatican spokesJoaquin Navarro- Vails said the pope Id be hospitalized for two or three
the Jesuit-run university in
name
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
retary of State
—
Eastern-rite Churches.
for
keeping forces in violence-ravaged Rwanda. "If the United States fails to act responsibly in this instance, we will be adding to a major injustice that will be long remembered and condemned by people of good will throughout the world," Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Norwich,
Small Communities Key To
VATICAN CITY
A New
African synod. At the end of the third week of the April 10-May 8 special
Reilly.
Synod of Bishops for Africa, members laid out some of the items they want to
Religious Leaders In Detroit
to
forces to
Muslim, Protestant and Orthodox
Pope John Paul II and in the final synod message to the Church. The most common calls, after the stress on building small Christian communities, were
marked
for an easing or forgiveness of the for-
eign debt of African nations and an end
Praise Families' Heroic Struggle
DETROIT (CNS) —Catholic, Jew-
Newman
Catholic Conference. "Singling out a
pf
and chaplain at the UniverIllinois at Champaign-Urbana.
particular group of people for discrimi-
Detroit.
homosexual
Catholic Education. Cardinal
crimination against homosexuals, accord-
Laghi, former papal representative
ing to the state's three active Catholic
United States, gave the keynote
bishops. "Actions and laws that promote
symposium commemorat-
prejudice and bigotry diminish our civil
ess at a
Msgr. Edward
J.
Duncan's 50th
versary as director of the
|;ague for Religious and Civil Rights
who they are is morally wrong." Members of the conference are Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy of Seattle and Bishops William S. Skylstad of Spokane and Francis George of Yakima.
l'unced April 25 that
The bishops called for defeat of Initiative
arms sales to governments and rebel groups on the continent. to international
Mandela's Victory Just First Step In Long Process, Archbishop Says Nelson MILAN, Italy (CNS)
—
Mandela' s victory in South Africa' s first all-race elections
MEW YORK (CNS) — The Cathop 1
tell
riders
it
will place
New York
subways
608 and Initiative 610. Supporters of the
"condoms don't save
initiatives are currently gathering signa-
ads on the
is just
the
first
Cape Town. The 59-year-old archbishop, who as a person of mixed race was eligible to vote for the first time April 27,
Leaders Seek Vatican Peace Efforts In Ex-Soviet Republics GovVATICAN CITY (CNS) ernment and Orthodox Church leaders in the ex-Soviet republics of Armenia and
"The next five years will be very important for the future of South Africa said,
—
and for the policy of national unity." An interview with Archbishop Henry was published May 3 by Avvenire, a Milanbased Catholic newspaper.
Georgia are looking for Vatican support in bringing peace to their countries, said
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back by hydrofoil,
step in a
long process of national reconciliation, said Archbishop Lawrence P. Henry of
nation based on
League To Place AntiIdom Ads In New York Subway •holic
mes-
see included in the synod's propositions
leaders in the Detroit area
Washington state are morally wrong because they could foster dis-
e
priests
270 reported that "the United had even argued for pulling the force out entirely," according to Bishop
0 the prefect of the Vatican Congre>n for
working closely with
lay people
idation
rights in
— Small
Christian communities led by well-trained
and religious communities," said an April 28 statement of the Washington State
ling with the Catholic faith, accord-
(CNS)
States
SEATTLE (CNS) —Two proposed ballot questions restricting
Groups Say
Evangelization, Synod
sage in Africa, said participants in the
On Homosexuals
e students in integrating classroom
feel they are Christians
lot
Council vote reducing the peacekeeping
Bishops Criticize Washington
must also
"They
and from the Christian populations of the West, but this unfortunately does not always happen," he said. tries.
Mother's Day by praising the "heroic struggle" of American families today. "We regret that sometimes even our religious institutions have been insensitive to your needs or have failed to help shoulder your burdens," said the statement by Detroit' s 20-member Religious Leaders Forum. Members of the Religious Leaders Forum, which meets regularly, include Archbishop Adam J. Maida of Detroit and Chaldean Bishop Ibrahim N. Ibrahim of St. Thomas the Apostle of
fnission of pastoral care,
The cardinal was
interviewed on Vatican Radio April 28 after an April 1 8-25 trip to both coun-
expect a
3 letter.
to
head of the Vatican Congregation for
The
Warren Christopher
May
that
West
to their troubled re-
his support to keep United Nations peace-
Conn., said in his
hope
new nick-
for the school's varsity athletic
State Initiatives
economic aid
also
gion, said Cardinal Achille Silvestrini,
chairman of the U.S. bishops' International Policy Committee has asked Sec-
ish,
while fulfilling their cen-
ninisters,
I
Bishop Pleads For Retaining U.N. Troop Levels In Rwanda
Marquette spokeswoman Kathleen Hohl.
— Cam-
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offer
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are the key to spreading the Gospel
iswork, Faith, Cardinal Says
i
the Vatican will encourage the
York Times account of a U.N. Security
and club teams. The name change was announced May 2 by Jesuit Father Albert J. DiUlio, Marquette president. Warriors had been in use since 1 954, but was tossed out last October amid concerns over Native American stereotypes, said
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(CNS)
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O'Keefe
News
(From Page
& Herald
May
1)
While at St. Agnes in 1962, he was involved in a boating accident during a fishing trip with friends in New Bern.
of Bishop Hafrey Memorial (now Charlotte
say
Catholic) High School. "I wouldn't
I
won any
13 J
popularity contests, but
He
I was fair and treated each the same way," he said. "Msgr. O'Keefe had a very tough exterior, but he was a very gentle person on the inside," said Msgr. Bill Pharr, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Charlotte. "He had a great sense of humor and a great devotion to the priesthood."
the kids thought
beat the odds by surviving, but he
suffered neck injuries that caused
severe pain for the rest of his
him
life.
Father O'Keefe spent most of the next three years recuperating
at St.
Ann
Church, Charlotte, where his longtime friend, Msgr. Michael J. Begley, later to become the first bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte,
was
pastor.
In June 1965, Father
O'Keefe be-
came pastor of St. Pius X (now St. Philip the Apostle) Church, Statesville. Five
"The Diocese of Charlotte
years
has lost a colorful personality
later,
as well as a good priest," said
lic
Msgr. Joseph Kerin. "He was very determined, outspoken
ties as
and
Two days after Bishop Begley' s ordination as the first bishop of Charlotte, he named Father O'Keefe a diocesan consultor. He re-
bors included the family of Father Eu-
'
bishop invited him to North Carolina and a nine-week visit in 1 938 convinced him to serve in the state.
Ordained on Oct. 18, 1945 at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emitsburg, Md., Father O' Keefe' s first assignment was as an assistant at St. James Church, Hamlet. From 1947 to 1952, he was an assistant at St. Paul Church, New Bern. Father O'Keefe's first assignment as pastor was in 1952 at St. Therese Church, Wilson. In 1 959, he was named pastor of St. Paul Church, Henderson, and a year later, he became pastor of St. Agnes in Washington, N.C.
Msgr. O'Keefe
lotte Vicariate,
state chaplain
Peter Church in Charlotte a few months before his retirer
Pope
Invites
Poor Clares To Fin
of the
Series Of Cloisters In Vatican! VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope and run homeless and
Knights of Columbus and chairman of the Diocesan Building
at St.
February 1986.
appointed him to the post in 1975. While serving at St. Gabriel Church, Father O'Keefe was vicar of the Char-
25, 1916 in Bethlehem, Pa. His neigh-
come a priest, the young O Keefe sought the advice of Bishop McGuinness, who was vacationing in Bethlehem. The
assumed additional du-
administrator of Bishop Hafey
Memorial High School.
The future monsignor was born Aug.
Raleigh. In making his decision to be-
to Charlotte as
parish in North Carolina. In 1971, he
loyal.
gene McGuinness who was named in 1 937 the second bi shop of the Diocese of
he returned
pastor of St. Gabriel, the largest Catho-
In
Commission.
In June 1976, he became pastor of Dorothy Church, Lincolnton. Four months later, Pope Paul VI named him a prelate of honor with the rank of monsignor. In July 1978, Msgr. O'Keefe reSt.
turned to Charlotte as pastor of St. Peter
Church, the oldest parish in the diocese. He remained at St. Peter until his retire-
him with their prayers. The Vatican announced May 1 0 that the nuns would take up residence in the convent May 1 3 the feast of Our Lady of ,
ment on Feb.
4,
1986. After his retire-
ment, he continued to
make his home in
Charlotte.
The son of the late Jeremiah and Mary O'Keefe, Msgr. O'Keefe is survived by his brother, Joseph O'Keefe of Bethlehem, Pa.; his nephew Michael O' Keefe of Columbus, Ohio, and nephew Timothy O'Keefe and niece Michelle Fodor, both of Bethlehem.
Fatima and the 13th anniversary of the assassination attempt on the pope's life. The eight nuns will live their strict and austere contemplative life of prayer and manual labor in a small house built at the turn of the century for the pontifical
gendarme and used
until recently
by
Vatican Radio.
The Poor Clares
will
remain within
the Vatican walls for five years, said an
prepared for L'Osservatore the Vatican newspaper, and released by the Vatican press office. In 1999 the pope will invite another article
Romano,
Treacy
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Clare of Assisi, founder of the order.
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