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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

The Mighty

Miter.

The

Priest Shortage;

Is

In

It

Diocese By

Fills

Needs But Feels Pinch

CAROL HAZARD

cese.

Associate Editor

chancellor, pastor, development direc-

CHARLOTTE

—

Their friends

tor,

vocation director and camp director.

The

vicar at St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte,

glory of God. They're needed and they

be filled.

Four diocesan priests serve in active ministry beyond the retirement age of 70.

Within the next three years, nine more

know it.

— —

The Diocese of Charlotte active diocesan priests and

with 67 45 parish-

based religious order priests is feeling the pinch. It has enough priests to staff all 89 parishes and missions, but more will be needed to take the place of aging priests. Larger parishes need more help, but they must do without.

It is

estimated that three ordinations

meet

growing demand in the diocese. One man was ordained last year. None this year. Hopefully, three will step forward next year.

Without religious order priests, some say the situation here would be despera year are needed to

the

announcement made

earlier

general.

No stranger to multiple duties, Msgr.

McSweeney welcomes Mary Parish Maryfield Nursing Home.

luring the bishop's visit to

in

High

met Bishop Curlin Photo by JO ANN KEANE Point,

Msgr. Arthur Duncan,

the

new

assign-

ment. "I became a priest to ministerto the people," he says.

As

filled in for priests

chancellor, he has throughout the dio-

at

age 75, has

the distinction of being the oldest, active

diocesan priest, despite health problems.

As pastor of Holy Angels Church, Mount Airy, he continues to serve because of his

love for the priesthood.

"Nothing is more important than the priesthood," says Msgr. Duncan. "You're

dealing with souls, and that means you're

You want you can. I

dealing with eternal matters. to save as

many

souls as

three days a week.

month, Msgr. John J. McSweeney will become pastor on July 5 of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Charlotte, while remaining as chancellor and vicar

smiles as he tries on Bishop William G. Curlin's miter. Patrick, a 10-

be eligible but not necessarily able to

retire.

need.

In an

of Immaculate Heart of

will

consider

this

is all

will not

As it is, the priest shortage is critical, although not as severe here as elsewhere, and the diocese is shoring up to fill the

ate.

member

decree also said Father

to the

These men are committed

Leonard

official

priesthood and to serving for the greater

given double duty.

atrick

Moreover, he once served as vice

Anthony Marcaccio will become pastor of St. Margaret Mary Church, Swannanoa. His position as parochial

continue to serve. Younger priests are

'ear-old

Critical

Diocese Of Charlotte?

have retired, yet a handful of older priests

5

How

24, 1994

there

it

the most important vocation

is.

Msgr. Duncan undergoes dialysis Still, he serves. "I don't mind the dialysis, even though it's time consuming. I look at it as an inconvenience. If that's

my

only hardship,

I

feel fortunate."

The challenge, priests say, is for the Church to help people understand not only the significance, but also the graces

bestowed on men who give their hearts to God. In a talk last

month

to the priests of

the diocese, Bishop William G. Curlin called the priesthood "extraordinary."

"Make

Diocese Establishes Foundation To Help °eople Provide For Future Needs Of Church

By CAROL

HAZARD

CHARLOTTE — Interested in helpCatholic students go to

iig

Dtte or supporting '

Or perhaps your

sheville? ear to

UNC-Char-

the Catholic school in

parish

is

your heart.

The first two options are the first idowment funds for a new foundation istablished

by the Diocese of Charlotte

ensure the financial stability of the

More specifically, the founway to provide resources for

:al Church.

ation is a j

Church's future needs.

The Foundation of the Roman CathoDiocese of Charlotte "represents a

commitment

to support the long-

strength and viability of Catholic itstitutions in

iture

"My |

western North Carolina,"

about the foundation says. hope is that over a period of 10

15 years,

we

will

have 50 or 60

[jidowments for the diocese, parishes, Nhools and Catholic agencies and orgaizations valued at

m

$20 million," said

Kelley, executive director of the

instrument

option for planned giving, involving the

iam G. Curlin wrote in a brochure on the foundation. Bishop Curlin is a member of the eight-member board of directors, which is made up of priests and parish

dispersement of assets.

"Giving to the foundation is a continuation of stewardship," Kelley said.

"It is important to give back in gratitude

lay leaders.

to

dorses the foundation and

its

goals,

and

A letter and the brochure were mailed June 22 to

all

35,000 Catholic house-

holds in the diocese.

Endowments could include provid-

in perpetuity.

for what we have been given."

Foundation gifts are typically made in the following ways: • A bequest in wills: Givers name the foundation to receive gifts of cash or

priests' retirement funds, Catholic

school

•

Gifts of cash, securities, real estate

•

or other tangible assets.

Gifts of life insurance policies: This

tuition assistance, parish facility mainte-

nance or new program development.

Givers can either specify their preferences or leave the decision up to the board based on the bishop' s recommendations to determine where their gifts are

most needed.

In an endowment, the principal

God

property from their estates.

ing for specific parishes, the elderly,

method allows the giver gifts that

to

make

might be larger than out-

right gifts.

It

would include

insur-

ance policies already owned or purchased to donate.

is

never touched, thereby providing funds

God can have on

earth."

News & Herald has helped raise aware-

those goals are realized," Bishop Will-

"The diocese wholeheartedly en-

being a priest," he said. is the best vocation

priest

A series of articles in The Catholic

will do everything possible to ensure that

tor for the diocese.

Associate Editor

all in

"One happy

Only the interest is spent.

The asset base grows from sound investments and additional gifts.

The foundation is not a campaign to raise money, Kelley said. Rather, it is an

foundation as well as development direc-

a total surrender and then taste

the joy of it

See Foundation, Page 16

ness about vocations, and awareness

is

the first step toward a turnaround, said

Father Frank O'Rourke, director of vocations for the diocese.

Father O'Rourke

is guiding three through the application process, working with another three who are serious candidates for this year and maintaining contact with seven others.

Although the number of local inquiries is encouraging, the national picture shows no signs of improving. The United States Catholic Conference is projecting a 45-50 percent decrease in the number of priests from a high of 6,793 in 1 966 to 3,375 in the year 2000.

Father Eugene Hemrick, USCC director of research, attributes the decline to the breakdown of the American family, lack of positive depictions about priests and a diminished Catholic school system. "That (Catholic schools) was a delivery system that provided us with vocations," he says.

men

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June 24,

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Businessman Rebuilds With Help From Friends, Competitors By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE — Think Christian compassion has no place in the competitive business world? Then keep reading.

His business lay in ruins. For 45 years, William Rea Sr. had built up the storage and warehouse company his father started in Charlotte in 1908.

In seconds

exact on

—

at

—

March 27

6:47 a.m. to be a tornado ripped

through his 30,000 square-foot warehouse at 926 Tuckaseegee Rd. The building was demolished. Some $15 million

worth of merchandise formed grotesquely shaped piles of rubble. Dozens of trailerloads of computer paper and yarn, all

were destroyed.

Stunned by the sudden and total loss,

the 74-year-old parishioner of St. Patrick

Cathedral and treasurer of the St. Vincent

Marking a collecti ve 1 70 years of service to the Sisters of Mercy, four sisters celebrated silver and diamond jubilees on June 11. Pictured with Bishop William G.Curlion, they are (1-r) Sisters Mary Patricia Doyle, Paulette Rose Williams, Brigid McCarthy and Mary Louise Photo by JOANN KEANE Wiesenforth.

Four Sisters Of Mercy Celebrate Diamond, Silver Jubilees BELMONT — Twenty five and 60 years ago, four young

women became

Mercy. "They did not know what this life would have in store for them, but they entered into this commit-

Sisters of

ment with hearts filled with love of God and God's people, a boundless generosand desire to serve as a Sister of Mercy and deep faith and belief in all that they were being called to," said Mercy ity

Sister Pauline Clifford, regional presi-

dent of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina.

On

June

1 1

,

these four sisters cel-

ebrated their jubilees during a

Mass

at

Sacred Heart Convent, the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina.

Celebrating

Diamond

Jubilees,

60

N.Y., entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1933 and has dedicated her professional life to

teaching elementary school. She

Mercy schools in Guam for more than 20 years. During that time, she also was responsible for teaching young

taught at

women who wished to be a part of religious life. Sister Mary Louise also taught at elementary schools operated by the Sisters of Mercy in Newton Grove, Wilmington and Belmont In North Carolina, and at schools in Long Island, N.Y., and Florida. In addition to teaching elementary school, she has taught religion and arts and crafts. Before retiring in the

de Paul Society since 1955 sat in the middle of the wreckage. "Everything I'd worked for was gone. I felt as if I had been thrown out of the world, although no one was hurt and no one died and that's what mattered," he recalls.

Rea had no idea of what to do or where to turn. That' s when two competitors stopped by to check on him. Bill Milligan of Carolina Transfer & Storage and Herb Harris of Baxter Harriss Co. Inc., lent more than moral support. They offered Rea the use of their facilities and services.

moving the morning after to have those men come in and offer assistance," Rea recalls. "These are my "It

was

quite

toughest competitors but the finest people I have ever run into ... Such a show of concern and Christian charity should not

go unnoticed."

With a little help from his friends, Rea was back in business. The merchandise was trashed, but the business wasn't.

"For 40 days and 40 nights," he and his 12 employees dug their way out of what he called a "glorious mess." "We' re

1980s, she taught special education at

still

Holy Angels Nursery in Belmont.

willing," he says.

Sister Brigid, born in Lakeland, Fla.

crippled but

we

will survive,

Wiesenforth. Celebrating Silver Jubilees, 25 years as a Sister of Mercy, were

degree at Sacred Heart College in Belmont and a master's degree in counseling at

heroics. "Sure. It's a very competitive

McCarthy and Paulette Rose Williams.

"They entered into this relationship without knowledge of how their life would play itself out, how the Church and community would change and grow over these years, and how they would change

UNC-Charlotte. Sister Brigid is a personal counselor and co-director at Mercy Institute, a Mercy-sponsored organiza-

and share information about industry

Patricia

Sisters Brigid

and grow," said Sister Pauline. "But like a good marriage relationship, they were n for the long haul They were ready and did live through good times and the bad, through sickness and health, and even through deaths. And now, they are at a i

.

new moment

1

business, but we

Mercy community

in

August 1968. She earned a bachelor of arts degree from the UNC-Charlotte in

8-year-old so

many

Some

throi

2,000 feet of r

It was i months before he could recoup.

Rea hopes his business will be ft restored in a year or so. Meanwhile, h still leaning on his Milligan and Hai "Their care and concern should b model for everyone in the business wor he says. "We, at American Storage,

liner was torn off his building.

i

be forever grateful to them."

Milligan downplays the credit. TI offer of assistance

was not unusual

says.

"I

still

believe the vast majorit;]

our society is made up of good, dec God-fearing people. But we have awful lot of mud thrown up on our V:\ screens (to make one think otherwis i*

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Savannah, Ga., entered the Sisters of Mercy in June of 1 933. In 1 938 she received a bachelor of science degree in nursing, and later a master of science in nursing at The Catholic University of America. Sister Patricia

in 1989.

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any suggestion of

in their spiritual journey.

Today they have great knowledge of what their commitment is about, unlike that

Belmont which offers spiritual and psychological counseling and educational programs. She has worked as formation director as a companion to young women who entered the North Carolina regional community.

Sister Paulette, born in Concord,

says, shrugging off

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town

"We understand the business; we knew what he was up against," Milligan

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Diocese Receives USCC Grant For Program To Boost Family Life By

CAROL HAZARD

of our people." are the

Charlotte, through

the Justice and Peace Ministry,

is start-

the church."

grant from the United States Catholic Conference for a program

plan adopted by the diocese to help chil-

designed to boost family

part of a long-range

dren and families.

"If the family life

.

is

central to society

of the Church, then

who

better is there than the family to carry out

life.

The diocese is one of 17 dioceses awarded mini-grants for projects that have taken to heart the message of the

USCC's Campaign for Putting Children and Families First. The projects are ex-

the social ministry of the

Church?" said

Scott Spivak, Justice and Peace Ministry

coordinator.

The program will address such prob-

pected to serve as models for other dio-

lems as the lure of consumerism and materialism, the impact of TV and other

ceses.

media, life' s hectic pace, increasing eco-

— a response — Children and Families

to the

nomic presssures and feelings of power-

U.S. bishops' 1991 statement, "Putting

lessness in the face of mounting societal

The campaign

First"

chal-

lenges the Catholic Church, the nation

and the world to give top priority to decisions effecting children and families.

"Our nation is failing our children,"

wrote in the statement.

"We

seek to call attention to this crisis and to fashion a response that builds

problems.

To

have expressed interest in the family program. A diocesan committee of 16 people has been formed to train parish teams to conduct the program beginning next fall at the

date, eight parishes

parish level.

For more information, call the Jusand Peace Ministry at (704) 331-

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community and the love and compassion

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is

a

iris,

priest is,"

trillium, ferns,

columbine and wild

azalea surrounded by white oak, hickory,

used to create the garden.

said,

Designed by UNC Landscape Designer Melissa Acker, the garden was made with native plants coral bells,

sick people to health,

someone who falls in love, Father Hemrick says. "Once that fixation takes place and the heart is moved, there is no like

stopping

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it."

Father Marcaccio,

who

age 3 1 is one of the youngest priests in the Diocese of Charlotte, is on fire with that love. "I work for the kingdom that is to come, and I do it because of my love of the Lord. He has touched me with His love, and having experienced that kind of love, I desire it more and more."

People shy away from the priesthood because they're afraid they'll be lonely, says Father Marcaccio. "Every human being yes, even the celibate clergy has a basic need for intimacy.

But people often confuse intimacy with sex. Intimacy is about sharing one's hopes, dreams and fears. As a priest, people share their hearts with you and you share yours with them. As Cardinal

Like most parents, Cindy has high hopes for her children. But the odds for a bright future are against the 20-year-

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UNC Interim Chancellor Dr. Lauren R. Wilson

welcomed guests to the after-

noon ceremony and thanked St. Joseph's and the Sisters of Mercy for their contribution to the university.

In her remarks at the ceremony,

Mercy Sister Mary Veronica Schumacher "Since our profession

we

is

restoring

also have a

great interest in every aspect of vitality,

including the health of our natural sur-

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steady job, she and her children live with

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her parents.

Yet, there

is

hope,

at least for

her

that people are

strongly affected by their environment,

twins are in an agency-sponsored pre-

We know

roundings. for

good or

ill.

Where our

actions can

school program.

make that environment better, we should do what we can."

Their chances will be even better the North Carolina General

.

y

expands Smart Start from 1 8 counties to a statewide program. The assembly, which is in session now, is also considering other programs linked to Gov. Jim Hunt' s Early Childhood Initiatives. These

concludes in the year 2000, it is expected to add more than 1 ,000 ornamental trees

Voices for Justice, a Catholic legisnetwork, supports full funding for Smart Start. The network is coordinated by the Justice and Peace Ministry.

"The action Catholics take on behalf of vulnerable children and families demonstrates our Catholic faith and commitment to shaping a society that puts our children and families first," said Christine Ragan, a volunteer for the Justice and Peace Ministry.

"In a society where education is the key to opening doors, it is imperative that

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Remember HisWll Have you given thought

In Yours.

to being a priest in the Diocese of Charlotte?

Y

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

ment to the Church and the community in which we live!'

Bishop William G. Curlin

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

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

if

Assembly

St. Joseph's 10-year Tree of Life Program was created in 1990 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the hospital's founding by the Sisters of Mercy. Each year, St. Joseph's will donate trees and other plantings around the Asheville area. By the time the program

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Mercy Garden

garden where once there was just a drainage ditch and patches of halfhearted grass. Now there is a garden for the people of this community, a place to sit in the quiet, in the midst ofa busy day.

The Sisters of Mercy Garden at UNC-Asheville was dedicated in a May 9 ceremony. Funds from St. Joseph's Hospital's Tree of Life Program were

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be,

The kids were amazed that someone was so close to living his dream. Maybe, just maybe, one will feel compelled to find out more about the joy of being a

Charlotte a $1,500

and the

think

he says. "Hopefully, open doors ... We can focus on why this is such a wonderful calling. Every so often institutions have to be rattled or they get complacent."

A vocation is "an inner attraction"

the Diocese of

It is

"1

he could be anything he wanted.

happy," he told the kids. "I can' t imagine being happier."

this,

the rethinking will

won

if

Father Hemrick sees a means we can redefine

Despite

silver lining. "It

what a

support. That's the

ASHEVILLE

Furthermore, the median age of "Older priests don't attract men to the priesthood as priests has risen to 55-60.

World," a parish-based resource, support and workshop program "designed to support and help families find hope and a renewed vision of what it means to be family in light of the social mission of

premise that

Father Marcaccio recalls dropping on a confirmation class on saints and heroes. He was asked what he would be in

ing "Nurturing Families for a Peaceful

most vital cell of society and the domesChurch, and today more than ever they need a shot of A CATHOLIC

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CAMPAIGN

Mxta^v^v well as younger priests," he says.

The Diocese of

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE — Families

the bishops

& Hi

The Catholic News

June 24, 1994

"/ leave to the

Charlotte (or

Roman

Catholic Diocese of

parish, city) the

sum of$

percent of the residue of my estate ) for religious, educational and charitable works." (

or

its

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

St.,

Charlotte,

NC 28207, (704)

331-1709 or 377-6871.

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holic

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Pro-Life Corner 5BK

A

0

quote from Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders: "The Supreme justice who supports abortion is likely to be the one who supports all types of social programs which help children like education, child abuse prevention, medical care, children's rights.

The opposite is true of a Supreme Court justice who opposes abortion. I believe those people who are against abortion are against

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Court

—

programs for children."

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Abortion is the ultimate child abuse!

Religious Harassment

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is

The Respect Life Office

studying proposed guidelines for enforcement of

Diocese of Charlotte

(704) 331-1720

provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act regarding

workplace discrimination based on sex, race, religion, disability, age, color or national origin.

point

The

Such groups

as the Christian Coalition

They maintain that employers could construe it to mean prohibiting workers from wearing religious symbols, discussing religion or keepreligion in the guidelines.

on a desk. Some

ing a Bible

atheist

groups want the

guidelines to specifically prohibit such actions.

EEOC officials maintain that the proposed guidewould not prohibit the use of symbols, having a Bible on a desk or inviting a colleague to church. It also is obvious that the strict guidelines requested by the atheists would infringe on individual First Amendment lines

rights.

However,

it

some of

appears that

the fears ex-

pressed can be alleviated only by clarifying the guidelines.

Mark Chopko, general counsel of the United States Catholic Conference, says the proposed guidelines lack the necessary balance. In a letter to the

EEOC, Chopko

warned that the guidelines as written fail to distinguish between constitutionally protected expression of personal beliefs and insults, punishment or coercion which would violate the 1964 act.

Chopko also notes that the guidelines do not distinguish between religious and secular employees and do not recognize that religious employers have statutory exemptions from hiring people who act contrary to the organization's religious beliefs.

In other words, the guidelines right of a

must

spell out the

church to refuse to hire an atheist as director

of religious education.

Chopko

says the confusion created by the current

guidelines "will have a chilling effect on religious

He

expression in the workplace."

employers are

clarification,

He

likely to try to avoid

says one major airline reportedly

ready has done just

The executive

al-

that.

EEOC has acknowl-

director of the

edged that the guidelines need revision and says that the staff will act on the comments they have received.

The sooner the

of

better.

m

The Catholic

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human

rights, natural

ments, Pope John Paul

law and God's command-

POPE JOHN PAUL II

II said.

The laws given by God to Moses were inscribed by the Creator in every human heart, the pope said June 1 during his midday Angelus address to visitors gathered

The Pope Speaks

in St. Peter's Square.

Whether one is a believer or not, he said, "everyone knows they must honor their father and mother and respect life; they are aware they must not commit adultery or steal or give false witness; in other words,

know they should not do to others what they don't want done to themselves."

The pope said that during the International Year of the Family, people all over the world must be reminded about the basic natural and divine laws that pertain to

He had of performing miracles," the pope

families, especially the obligation to respect the right to

the great spiritual healing

they

said.

Physical healing is part of Christ's saving action in the world, he said, "and at the

same time

He brings

it is

a sign of

to humanity."

Jesus' relationship with the sick did not involve

life.

"One cannot deny this right, for example, by legalizing the suppression of human life, especially of those

who

are not yet born," the

pope

physical healing alone, the pope said. He asked for th. faith in

His power as savior, not just as miracle workc instill the idea that faith in Him.

"Jesus wanted to

said.

The pope prayed that through the intercession of Mary "the divine law written in every human heart will

lous, the Catholic

from a desire for healing, is destined to obtain a which counts for more that which is spiritual," the pope said.

The pope said Jesus healing action did not end wit!

His death and resurrection, as the accounts of the apostles' ministry in the New Testament prove. "Inlatei times healings were never lacking, as historical sources and authoritative biographies and the documentation o: canonization processes have shown," the pope said.

But in defining a healing as miraculous, "the Churcl

Paul

for prudence."

be respected; that in particular, the right to life of every conceived human being will be respected."

Pope Says Christ Continues To Work Miracles For Sick VATICAN CITY (CNS)

— While

it

is

very cau-

tious about describing individual healings as miracu-

Church believes Christ continues to work such miracles in the lives of the sick, Pope John

says that, without

controversy by adopting regulations that suppress such expression.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Abortion is a violation

and the

Traditional Values Coalition oppose any reference to

'

Commandments

Pope: Abortion Violates

sticking

the guidelines regarding religious harassment.

is

II said.

Discussing the role of the sick in the Church, the

pope returned June 1 5 his

Wednesday

to a topic

he had been treating

general audience talks before he

in

was

hospitalized for treatment of a broken thigh bone in late April.

Although

his

main prepared

text

was of normal

length for a general audience, he continued to greet

from his apartment window above St. Peter's Square instead of in the Vatican's audience hall.

In His public ministry, Jesus showed a special compassion and care for the sick, "bringing aid to the suffering in spirit and body, including using the power visitors

arising

—

salvation

'

is

very

strict,"

that there

he

said.

"This responds to an obligatioi

At the same time,

have been many cases

"it

in

cannot be deniec every age whicl

prove the extraordinary intervention of the Lord oi behalf of the sick," he said.

The Church, "while always counting on such form of intervention, does not feel exempted from the dail; commitment of assisting and curing the sick both througl traditional charitable institutions and with modem health services organizations," the

pope

said.

The holiness of the entire Church benefits from sick, who seek God more intensely during their illnes: and the people who offer them physical and spirits comfort, he said.

'HI >^

Another Look At Capital Punishment June 24, 1994

Volume

3,

Number 39

The recent execution of David Law son at Central more debate about capital punishment in North Carolina than any in recent memory.

Much of the attention stemmed from the attempt by Lawson and talk show host Phil Donahue to obtain permission to televise the execution. The supposed purpose was to show how horrible the execution was

BOB GATELY

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Because of the publicity, the North Carolina Council of Churches plans a grassroots campaign against the death penalty. The council notes that leaders of most major denominations, including the Catholic Church, have taken a stand against capital punishment.

Back

in January, the council issued a statement

was

except for Christmas week and Easter week and every two

detailing the arguments against the death penalty.

weeks during June, July and August

signed by 28 North Carolina church leaders including Bishop F. Joseph Gossman of the Diocese of Raleigh

enrollees in lotte

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and increase sentiment against capital punishment.

Personally, I think the main idea was to hype Donahue'

Charlotte,

37267, Charlotte,

Editor's

It

and Msgr. John J. McSweeney who was then administrator of the Diocese of Charlotte.

Like other such statements, it fell on deaf ears.

Council leaders now hope that a campaign to involve the

people in the pews will bear more fruit. Just maybe anl death penalty petitions signed by thousands of vote will convince the legislators to abolish the death pe alty.

have one suggestion which might at least cut dov on death sentences if the lawmakers don' t want to go the way. I think juries would be less likely to vote f capital punishment if a life sentence meant just thatI

i

life in

prison without parole.

s

June 24, 1994

The Catholic News

&

Herald 5

The Sunday Homily May

In the

issue of The Joyful

Box 895

always introduce the point the preacher wants to drive home. An opening ques-

MI 790 1 8) there is a story about

Portage,

who was

about to

drive his ball off the first tee.

"Are you

the homilist wants his listeners to under-

his caddie.

stand the meaning of Christian joy. The opening question might be: "We are all supposed to be joyful because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but how can we be joyful in a world threatened by crime, violence and economic chaos?"

A transition paragraph follows: "No one said it would be easy. To make a good start on understanding this mystery we have to remember that joy is not the absence of pain. Joy is the presence of

a golfing preacher

me?" he asked

praying for

'Yes sir," came the reply, "but

you gotta

keep your head down, too."

your head down is a sermon preparation in jreaching. When a homily is well prepared and is delivered in about 10 minites, the congregation is inspired and In golf, keeping

must; so too

is

when

but

grateful,

the preacher takes

orever to say nothing, they

become an-

loyed and frustrated.

Some

fundamentalist churches ac-

condemn sermon

ually

preparation as

tnti-Biblical, since the Scriptures tell us:

you a mouth and wisdom

fl will give

vhich your adversaries will not be able

h resist." I respectfully suggest that the Sunday congregation is not the preacher'

;

dversary, unless of course his uninter-

[

sermons turn them against him.

Every homily should have one main joint, a truth taken from the Gospel sting

,

Sometimes an opening quote or

story serves to get attention, but it should

ship of Merry Christians (P.O.

i

reading.

Noiseletter, a publication of the Fellow-

tion can be useful.

FATHER JOHN C ATOIR

For example, suppose

One Candle

Light

be times when bad feelings overpower you, but even in those dark moments it's possible to cling to joy

God's

love. That's

by focusing on

why

St.

Paul said,

God within us. Therefore, at times Chris-

Rejoice always,

joy does not depend on good feelings. Rather, it springs from one's deepest awareness of the abiding love of

give thanks, for this is the will of Godfor you in Christ Jesus. He understood that

God."

grateful heart in every situation.

tian

possible to be joyful even in

It is

Blessed Julian of Norwich wrote, "The greatest honor you can give to Almighty God is to live joyfully because of the knowledge of His love."

She didn t mean to say there would never difficult times.

'

we can choose

and in all circumstances

to cultivate a joyful

and

repeating the point:

you can give

to

The

greatest

Almighty God

is

honor to live

knowledge of God's love.

Point, example, point. The end. Ten gladly, joyfully, because of the

minutes.

I

is

only wish

it

were as easy

to

do as

it

to write about.

takes

For a free copy of the Christopher

power to look beyond the pain of the moment, but it can be done.

The homilist might tell a story from

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self-pity at a time

The Christophers.

Of Crime And Creed My neighborhood became something At least it t;emed that the neighborhood was under

a rabbit chewed up the vegetable garden.

He'd wait patiently and eventually get the culprit, making a dramatic statement

>ege.

in the process to all the other rabbits!

war zone

,ke a

i

recently.

In Washington's northeast section

Thoughts like these play to the desire

here I live, next to the Franciscan mon-

for revenge. Needless to say, if the quest

a woman was murdered, the post was robbed, the Franciscans' cars burglarized, one of our cars was

jitery,

ffice

ere

another vandalized, the

aok's ear radio

ji

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into,

;roken

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was

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was

stolen

from

my a woman who

all that,

and room.

for revenge is carried out

it

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

The Human Side

reduces us to

a state lower than that of the person

who

violated us. Besides, such feelings are

not very Franciscanlike.

For a fleeting moment I thought about

more lightwindows of my

getting a police dog, adding

ing or even bars to the

Charles

W. Colson

itnessed the vicious shooting of chil-

residence, as most of our neighbors have

swimming pool refused

done. But this also reflected a siege men-

"When

tality, I felt.

dent values, each individual's moral vi-

As my fury subsided, my thinking became more reasonable. I now ask,

equal. Society merely

"Why

total

dren in a

to tes-

tify in the case because of fears for her lughter'slife.

M

Though my personal loss of a bijycle was minor, my sense of being 'olated

unleashed a sort of inner fury.

Maybe

no way to suppress ese feelings. But they need to be exessed, lest they burrow deeper down bside us and fester there. I found myself

-|'

there

is

ipeatedly talking about the burglary to

*yone I could find. That was my Maling.

1

1

t

;

way of

I had several crazy thoughts too, like thought of what a farmer would do if

not alert the neighbors and see

what we can do as a group about

a society

recently wrote,

abandons

its

transcen-

sion becomes purely personal and finally

becomes the sum

of individual preferences, and since

it?

no preference is morally preferable, any-

What about having the police speak to a

thing that can be dared will be permitted.

"No number of police can

neighborhood gathering?"

And it occurred to me that just as we hear about crime daily, we need to ad-

to the point of arguing that

My bet is that the kid now riding my

enforce

bike or selling

have a feeling that teen-agers were behind many of the thefts we experienced, and I wonder what society is

no threat of punishment can create it. Crime and violence frustrate every political answer because there can be no solution apart from character and creed."

"Without God," Dostoyevsky said, "everything is permissible; crime is in-

teaching them.

evitable."

Service

dress

its

root causes daily.

I

order;

God must not

be mentioned in public or in the schools lest it violate someone' s preferences, we have opened ourselves up to a way of life that is not based on conscience, and in which no one will experience any qualms of conscience in taking away from us what is ours.

God and

it

was never taught about

the respect for others that a

sense of awe in God's presence creates.

My bet is that this child ultimately has no creed.

CopyrightŠ 1994 by Catholic News

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6 The Catholic

& Herald

News

June 24, 1994

Guarding Children Against Does your living room seem to be a safe place away from the violence of the world?

You may

do you

feel secure, but

realize that security

breached every

is

time you turn on your television set?

Random acts of violence occur on the If you have you have a responsibility to

screen every few minutes. children,

monitor their viewing.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs is a non-profit organization which provides information on how American society is depicted in the media. In 1 992, TV Guide asked the center for an analysis of a typical day of American television.

does not consider dealing with violence in movie previews, fact-based reenectment shows or even the evening news.

Last September, we were introduced to "NYPD Blue." The first episode featured excessive violence, explicit sex and

room language. So, what did the viewing public do? Viewers made it a top-rated show which won a host of awards. This is a perfect example of the desensitization of the public.

What can parents do? Take charge of your television set. Turn it off or change the channel. Express your opinion to the networks. Let them know that you don't

8 hours in Washington, D.C., taping 10 channels, including MTV and HBO. During that period from 6 a.m. to midnight, there were 1 ,846 individual acts of

profanity.

violence on the 10 channels.

77

1

In the

two years since

the study,

it

is

running rampant. The networks have

ABC-TV W.

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St.,

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St.,

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York, NY 10012.

The diocesan Office of Telecommunications and Media Resource Center can supply a complete list of cable channels with addresses. Write to 1524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, or call (704) 331-1717.

Some of the most violent shows on television are the cartoon programs for Floor,

New

When Does The Q.

An article I read recently says

to

our position about abortion, but

It is

now a scientific certainty in the

field of genetics, for

identifies

each species, and each

present in the very

words

A.

true that the Church has never and explicitly defined that the

human soul enters the body at the time of conception. There ever, that this

is

the clear position of the its

teaching

about the dignity and honor due to

human life.

The lengthy 1987

all

instruction of the

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on respect for human life makes the point several times. the fundamental

rights that flow

human

from the creative

act of

God is "every human being' s right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception until death."

Civil authorities,

says, are obliged

it

any deliberate violation of "the respect and protection which must be ensured for the unborn child from the moment of his conception" (Section

III).

The new Catholic catechism uses the same terminology. Human life must be absolutely respected and protected from

moment of conception, it

life, is

is

It is

entitled

"The

a Dangerous Place (Images of

Enemy on Children's Television."

Write or call about it.

During this summer, monitor what your children watch. Do not be afraid to

the

turn off the set.

Do more creative things

with your children.

Discuss with your children what you

have seen on television. This makes you aware and more sensitive to programming. Parents must become media literate so they can learn to cope with television.

few months, we will be presenting articles on various aspects of media literacy. Meanwhile, we can suggest other available videos on TV violence: "Children at Risk" by Dr. James Dobson, "Conflict Resolution Skills Student Workshop," and "Life on the Edge: In the next

first cells, in

other

Social Communications published Novae (At the Dawn of a New Era), described as a "Pastoral Instruc-

on Social Communications." The document acknowledged that, in the past, the Church has neglected and underestimated the media and their powerful influence on society and culture. It attion

tempted to provide the beginnings of a "theology of communications" and a

media literacy.

Everyone must accept the responsibility to become media literate with the

pastoral plan for

ability to deconstruct, analyze, evaluate

and produce communication in a variety of forms. Our office offers workshops designed to educate the people of the diocese in media literacy. Call or write for information about them.

Gail Hunt Violette is directorof the Diocesan Office ofTelecommunications and Media Resource Center.

Preparing for the Challenges of Adult-

_

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

Question Box

conception.

has

become almost an axiom

in

of human knowledge that from

moment the first cell is formed, for example, in the union of the sperm and ovum, the being "becomes what it already is," in this case a living, growing

it

must be treated

states.

as a

human

person from conception, the integrity of the embryo must be defended in whatever measure

is

possible, just as for

every other human being (Catechism of the Catholic Church, Nos. 2270, 2274).

In this position

human being.

we

It

needs also to be repeated

that,

contrary to claims one hears regularly

from pro-choice advocates, the position of protecting unborn life is not something the Christian church only gradually arrived at.

Before the 20th-century scientific discoveries I just mentioned, we knew very little about the life of babies in the womb. For one thing, until the last 150 years or so, people knew nothing of the sperm and ovum together forming the beginning of human

life.

and philosophers, including Catholic theologians and clergy, argued much over the centuries about when human life began. When the mother felt life? When it began to "look" like a baby? When it could live outside the mother?

From the earliest decades of Christianity, however, in the midst of all these discussions, the Church never wavered on its condemnation of abortion, along with other forms of infanticide which were common in the Roman Empire.

Deliberately taking an unborn human life, at whatever stage of development, was never considered, from aChristian point of view, a responsible moral

are increasingly

supported by every modern biological,

act.

See Question, Page 15

the saints ACCORDING TO LEGEND,

J\ SIMPLICIUS WAS BORN

OF

sr.

A LEADING GALLO-ROMAN FAMILY SOMETIME IN THE 4™ CENTURY. HE MARRIED AND LIVED IN CONTINENCE WITH HIS WIFE. HE WAS ELECTED BISHOP OF AUTUN IN WHAT IS NOW FRANCE IN 390, AND WHEN DENOUNCED FOR STILL LIVING WITH HIS WIFE AFTER HAVING BEEN CONSECRATED BISHOF? HE AND HIS WIFE SUCCESSFULLY UNDERWENT THE ORDEAL BY FIRE TO PROVE THEIR CELIBACY. THEIR ACTION LED TO MANY CONVERSIONS, AS DID HIS MIRACULOUS DESTRUCTION OF A STATUE OF THE PAGAN GODDESS 0ERECYNTHIA. THE DETAILS OF HIS LIFE ARE

OBSCURE AND SOME SCHOLARS BELIEVE HE IS THE SAME

BISHOP SIMPLICIUS WHO SIGNED THE DECRESS OF THE COUNCIL OF SARDICA IN 347.

HIS FEAST IS

JUNE

I

Aetatis

indi-

already

Scientists

to provide appropriate sanctions for

Since

It

at

this area

no question, how-

is

Catholic Church, applying

the

a great tool for parents.

World

In 1992, the Vatican Council for

the

It is

Among

hood."

example, that the

vidual in that species, for

body actually becomes human, has never been actually defined by the Church. This is a surprise. Is it true?

directly

The Media Resource Center

has a video about cartoon shows which is

genetic code (genes and so on) which

says the time of "animation," when the

— Missouri

children.

Soul Enter The Body?

genetic and psychological science.

that the Catholic Church does not teach officially that the soul is created and enters the human body at the time of conception. The author was favorable

New

NBC-TV, 30Rockefeller Plaza, 25th

to present

warnings before the start of "violent" programs. But the warning "Parental Discretion Advised" flashes on the screen for an instant and can be missed.

Congress is discussing a requirement that television sets and remote controls be equipped with a "V Block," a button which parents could use to block out violent programming. It would block

like the violence, nudity or

At the same time, you can compliment them on good programming.

You can write to the networks at:

violence has not diminished. If anything,

banded together and agreed

Media Literacy

locker

the study for

The center conducted

Violence

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shows or movies but the plan

specific

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D ublic Relations Organization

Honors Diocese For Campaign By

CAROL HAZARD

associate director of the Office of Development. "The collaborative efforts produced an effective communications campaign. The message was received and the response of the people of the diocese was

Associate Editor

— For the second

CHARLOTTE

bnsecutive year, the Diocese of Char-

ge

was awarded a

certificate

of merit

an outstanding public relations camaign from The Religious Public Rela-

generous."

ons Council

ever, will be uncovered in the

>r

The

Inc., a non-profit inter-

that will

tjimmunicators.

The DeRose-Hinkhouse Award was

May

for the diocese's an-

showcased the Ministry of Evangelizaand alcohol counsel-

Diocesan Support Appeal, a multi-

jial

many lives

be enriched through the ministries supported by the DSA, Signs said.

The Office of Telecommunications produced an eight-minute video that

linominational organization forreligious

jjesented in

measure of success, how-

true

tion as well as drug

media fundraising effort that supports

The yearly award

ing services offered through Catholic

given in recognition of excellence in

Social Services. Jack Witzel, a parishio-

public relations and communi-

ner of St. Eugene, Asheville, spoke in the

£)diocesan ministries.

jjiligious

video about his commitment to giving to

Itions.

I

Directed by the Office of Develop-

ment, the

the

DSA tapped into resources of

key to

The Catholic News & Herald devoted most of its Feb. 4, 1 994 issue to the DSA and the parish-enriching ministries it supports. Follow-up articles were written to underscore these ministries and the value of giving in gratitude to God.

DSA," said Pat Signs,

See Campaign, Page 15

Office of Telecommunications and

he Catholic News

& Herald. TelecomHunt Violette

Iinications director Gail

inmittedthe various components of the

award.

itterial for the It

It:

"Getting the message out success of the

DSA because of the many blessings

in his life.

is

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Curlin shares festive balloons

with

one

of the

young members attending the

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Sacraments Central To Christian WASHINGTON whole

(CNS)

—

"The

faith

Life

and conversion. It can then produce

new

church revolves around the eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments," says the new Catechism of the Catholic Church.

the Church's liturgy includes the cel-

"The liturgy is the me-

ebrations of all the sacraments and other

morial of the mystery

acts of

of salvation,"

Liturgy of the Hours and funeral

liturgical life of the

it

says.

The catechism was first published in 1 992. The English version, the

French in last to appear in print among the major Western languages, was released simultaneously in the United States and Canada June 22.

Part 2 of the 800-page catechism is titled, "The Celebration of the Christian Mystery." It deals with the Church's liturgical life and sacraments. It is divided in two main sections. The second is on the seven sacraments individually and on other liturgical celebrations. The first section sets the stage, however, by discussing the doctrine of the Church regarding all the sacraments, the nature of the liturgy and the idea of the "sacramental economy" the term theologians use

—

its fruits

in the lives

of the faithful:

the Spirit, involvement in the

life in

mission of the Church and service to her unity." While Catholics often use "lit-

urgy" almost as a synonym for "Mass,"

To

worship as well, such as the treat the

rites.

sacraments individu-

ally, the catechism breaks

them into three

begins with a chapter on the three sacraments of Christian initiation baptism, confirmation and the Euchagroups.

It

—

The next chapter deals with the two sacraments of healing penance, or reconciliation, and the anointing of the rist.

sick.

—

A third chapter, titled "The Sacra-

ments

at the

Service of

Communion,"

covers holy orders and matrimony. Com-

mon

elements in the discussion of each

sacrament include its place in the economy

how the sacrament is celwho is the minister of the sacrament and who can receive it. The article

of salvation, ebrated,

on penance and reconciliation also

in-

cludes a brief discussion of indulgences.

Viaticum is discussed under anointing of

Under matrimony are included

to describe the central place of the pas-

the sick.

chal mystery in the life of God' s people,

the topics of matrimonial consent, conju-

the Church. "It that the in

is this

mystery of Christ

Church proclaims and celebrates

her liturgy so that the faithful

from

may live

and bear witness to it in the world," the catechism says. Quoting from the Second Vatican Council it says, "The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is also the font from which all her power it

tian funerals.

The article on sacramentals

focuses especially on blessings, noting that "every baptized person is called to

the center of Christian

be a 'blessing' and to bless." It also discusses piety and popular devotions "such as the veneration of relics, visits to

the liturgy does not exhaust the

sanctuaries, pilgrimages, processions, the

flows."

While life,

and the family as the "domestic Church."

After its treatment of all the sacraments individually, Part 2 concludes with short articles on sacramentals and Chrisgal love

it is

Church's activity, the catechism says: "It must be preceded by evangelization,

stations of the cross, religious dances,

the rosary, medals, etc."

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Here are a few selected passages on confirmation and anointing of the sick from the Baltimore Catechism No. 3, the text generally used until the 1960's with U.S. Catholic children in the upper elementary grades, and parallel passages from the new Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Baltimore Catechism Q. What is confirmation?

A. Confirmation is the sacrament through which the Holy Ghost comes to us in a special way and enables us to profess our faith as strong and perfect Christians and soldiers of Jesus Christ. (No. 330) Catechism Of The Catholic Church The Sacrament of Confirmation.

Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. ..For

"by the sacrament of confirmation, (the baptized) are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed" (Lumen Gentium). (No. 1285) Baltimore Catechism Q. What is extreme unction?

A. Extreme unction is the sacrament which, through the anointing with blessed oil by the priest and through his prayer, gives health and strength to the soul and to the

body when we

are in danger of death

from sickness, accident or

Q. Who should receive extreme unction?

A. All Catholics who have reached the use of reason and are in danger of death from sickness, accident or old age should receive extreme unction. (Nos. 443, 444) Catechism of the Catholic Church The Anointing of the Sick.

"By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the people of God by freely uniting themselves to the passion and death of Christ" (Lumen Gentium)... The anointing of the sick "is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death" (Sacrosanctum Concilium)... If a sick person who received this anointing recovers his health, he can in the case of another grave illness receive

sacrament again. If during the same illness the person's condition becomes more serious, the sacrament may be repeated. It is fitting to receive the anointing

this

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becomes more pronounced. (Nos. 1499-1515)

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new Catechism of the

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Catechism Expresses Faith Of Post- Vatican Church ROME (CNS) — The Catechism of Church gives a common expression of the Catholic Church renewed by the Second Vatican Council,

whose

of faith. But the faith

is

always the poi

the Catholic

of departure."

said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

"If you are a Catholic, this is wh you believe," Cardinal Law said.

Bishop David Konstant of Leed

Although some bishops called for a catechism during the

last session

council, "the universal

Church

of the

at that

England,

who along with Cardinal La

oversaw the English translation of t text, said the catechism was not design

moment decided against it, and I think it

as a

was wise,"

individual views.

said the cardinal, prefect of

the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

"The Church needed time" to implement the changes of the council, to develop them and reflect on them, the cardinal told journalists in

Rome May

27,

weapon for the support of particul

"With any text there is always the danger of the narrow reader, the person who picks up the text in order to find a point and fasten on to it," he said.

"My hope would be that when we read this text,

we read it cover-to-cover,

the day the English edition of the cat-

as it were, so that we get a real view of the

echism was formally unveiled

whole of the teaching before narrowing it

at the

down to anything particular," the bishop

Vatican.

"Now

it

is

reference and a

time

...

for a point of

common

said.

expression of

the faith," he said.

Cardinal Bernard F.

old age.

of the sick just prior to a serious operation.

St.

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Daughters of

their publishing

"There

is

the danger of fundamen-

talism in the use of this as there

Law of Boston

told reporters the catechism "is an au-

is in the

use of Scripture or theology, and we can't avoid that," he said.

thentic expression of the Church' s faith."

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"So, someone who would choose not to hold

what

this teaches

about racial

discrimination, for example,

would not

be holding to what is Catholic faith. You cannot say there are two positions on that for Catholics," he said.

But the catechism is not "an effort to contain theologians," he said. "The task of the catechism and the work of theologians are different."

"The task of the catechism is to give an authentic, authoritative expression of the faith of the Church," he said. "The work of the theologian is to deepen, broaden, apply, take out further the truth

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Here are a few selected passages on the sixth and

Morality

3, the text generally used 1960's with U.S. Catholic children in the upper elementary grades, and parallel passages from the new Catechism of the Catholic Church:

Baltimore Catechism Q.

What are we commanded by the

sixth

commandment?

Means

Christ"

is

the

under which the new

English for

Christ that the catechism addresses spe-

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human when

personal and truly [to

it

is

integrated into the relationship of one person

another, in the complete and lifelong mutual gift of a man and a woman.

The virtue

pf chastity therefore involves the integrity of the person and the integrity of the !*ift... Chastity has laws of growth... Chastity represents an eminently personal ask... Chastity is

a moral virtue. ..The virtue of chastity blossoms in friendship.

fNos. 2331-2347)

Language Abandoned

inclusive WASHINGTON

de language was i

—

(CNS)

Inclu-

not the only issue

of the other translations as well," he said.

was

"I think that

the driving force (in

and

would be

hind the Vatican's yearlong delay in

translation decisions),

proving an English translation of the

wrong

ttechism of the Catholic Church.

But it is one that stood out when the

sive-exclusive struggle," he added.

iglish text

came out this month.

The revised version finally approved the Vatican completely reversed the

:lusive-language approach of the En-

Rome more than

sh draft submitted to

'ear earlier. In religious circles, inclu-

language

'e

in

iiles.

when

referring specifically to

At the same time, traditional mas-

iline references to

God

continue to be

mid, at least on a limited basis.

to see

it

it

in the optic of the inclu-

"Are there ... some passages that people would read and find them insensitive? I think that's true," he said. "But I hope ... is

it

would be understood that what

driving this

is

an underlying French

and an effort French text." text

most cases has come to

;an avoiding masculine terms for people

Icept

1

to

be faithful to that

"In the issue of exclusivity, what

is

what is the Church' teaching on the fundamental equality of men and women, and that teaching is very clear in the catechism," he said.

The bishops of England and Wales, in a

mpared the draft and

in

22-

The

8 1 6-page text

parts, the third of which is

morality.

Use of "Life

in Christ" as the title for

whenever Christians

Part 3 signals that

approach moral questions, the first rule is decipleship, leading a life "worthy of the Gospel of Christ." "Incorporated into Christ

by baptism, Christians are 'dead and alive to God in Christ Jesus'

and so participate

statement issued April 15, struck a

third chapter,

cific

the

divided into four

is

in the life

of the risen

Lord," says the introduction to Part

3. It

says the Church' s catechesis or teaching on moral life is far more than a list of do' and don'ts.Ratherit includes acatechesis of: the Holy Spirit, grace, the beatitudes, sin and forgiveness, the human virtues, the Christian virtues of faith, hope and charity, the twofold

commandment

of

and Church as the community within which Christian life grows, develops and is communicated.

Part 3 is divided into two sections.

The first is a 77 page overview of the basis of Christian morality, titled "Man' Vocation: Life in the Spirit." The second is a 1 15-page survey of moral law and Church teaching on specific moral issues, built around the Ten Command-

moral responsibilities

in

terms of

Ten Commandments.

The second section of Part 3 covers

each commandment of the Decalogue in sequence, after first placing the discussion in the

framework of

the

two great

commandments to love God and neighbor.

Some

theologians have said there

are

"new

its

condemnation of the production of

sins" in the catechism, such as

"human embryos intended

for exploita-

tion as disposable biological material."

If there are

new

new acts of evil, there are also For example, when

acts of good.

certain conditions are met, "organ trans-

conform with the moral law and can be meritorious. ..The free gift of organs after death is legitimate and can be plants

meritorious."

Readers who recall traditional catechetical formulas used to describe

charity set forth in the Decalogue,

duties and prohibitions in the

Ten Com-

the

mandments may

interesting

ments.

The first section is divided into three first, "The Dig-

thematic chapters. The

nity of Human Person," consists of eight

They

articles.

treat the

human person

created in the image and likeness of God,

find

some

differences in the new catechism' s treat-

ment of the same

topics. For example, where the Baltimore Catechism described

the third

commandment

as forbidding

unnecessary servile work on Sunday," the new catechism places the law in the context of its purposes: "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful are to refrain from engaging in work or activities that hinder the worship owed to God, the joy proper to the Lord' Day, the performance of works of mercy and the appropriated relaxation of mind and body." It goes on to say, "Family "all

three articles: the person in society, par-

needs or important social service can legitimately excuse from the obligation of Sunday rest. The faithful should see to it that legitimate excuses do not lead to habits prejudicial to religion, family life and health." It precedes its comments on Sunday rest with a discussion of the

and social jus-

creation accounts in Scripture and a

The explicit integration of the social

the Christian vocation to beatitude, hu-

really to the point is

The Tablet, England's leading f tholic news and opinion magazine,

ar*d issued in

'

J

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II

me f' rst t me tms ^ une

ft^Cwitf \ v^vi^>

to sin

Baltimore Catechism Q. What does the 10th commandment forbid?

A. The 10th commandment forbids all desire to take or to keep unjustly what belongs to others and also forbids envy at their success. (No. 278) Catechism of the Catholic Church The 10th commandment concerns the intentions of the heart; with the ninth, it S ummarizes all the precepts of the law. ..The 10th commandment forbids avarice [rising from a passion for riches and their attendant power. Envy is sadness at the ight of another' s goods and the immoderate desire to have them for oneself. It is a j [apital sin... Detachment from riches is necessary for entering the kingdom of lieaven. "Blessed are the poor in spirit."

I

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P earea<

(r^^i^k

.

was widely welcomed. The

French in 1992, ap-

Catechism of the Catholic Church treats morality. The catechism, which was apQyjv> proved by Pope John )l/^st I

A. By the sixth commandment we are commanded to be pure and modest in our behavior. (No. 255) Catechism of the Catholic Church God is love. ..God inscribed in the humanity of man and woman the vocation, and thus the capacity and responsibility, of love and communion. .Sexuality affects all aspects of the human person in the unity of his body and soul. ..the tradition of the Church has understood the sixth commandment as encompassing the whole of human sexuality. ..chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being. Sexuality, in which man' s belonging to the bodily and biological worlds is expressed, becomes

teaching,

"God's Salvation: Law and Grace," has articles on the moral law, grace and justification, and the Church as mother and teacher of moral life. It is only after thoroughly framing Christian moral life in terms of human dignity, human community and life in

title

I

;

i

Living In Christ

WASHINGTON (CNS) — "Life in

commandments from the Baltimore Catechism No.

until the

I

i

Scanning The Catechism

Catechisms Compared: Chastity And Greed 10th

& Herald

man freedom, acts, the

the morality of

human

morality of the passions, moral

conscience, the virtues, and

second, "The

sin.

Human community,"

ticipation in social life,

The has

similar note. "In reading the catechism,"

dimensions of moral responsibility into

they said,

the text of the catechism, reflecting a

the style

century of development in Church social

human

Ilusive language was just one of a timber of principles of freer translation

"some may feel excluded by and choice of language used in this translation. This would be deeply regrettable. As your bishops, we invite you to read this book with the eyes of faith, seeking to go beyond the words which are always inadequate to the truths

commentary on why Christians look to God, who rested on the seventh day, as a model for "a rhythm of work and rest" in

Jich, individually and together, led that

they seek to convey."

|

final texts in its

iirch 19 issue and ran excerpts sideI-side so

its

readers could

make

their

I n comparisons. t Critics of the earlier translation said

sion too far from the French original,

On the

one hand, a reader

will find

But The Tablet said the final

repeated references in the catechism

irsion's "misconception that 'man'

where "man" means "humanity" or "the

Actions in English in precisely the same

human person" man in his own

f!

y

as

'homme'

in

French makes

it

l«tuitously offensive to a sizeable part I *ts intended readership."

In the first paragraph alone, the final [lslation of the catechism uses "man" I ©I'men" five times one more than |if

—

I

Reared even

in the French.

The

draft

did not use "man" at all.

Boston's Cardinal Bernard F. Law

I trislation

I

I—who oversaw the inclusive-language I d»ft translation and defended it in Rome

— such

"God created Of all visible creatures only man is 'able to know and love his creator'.... God created everything for man, but man in turn was as

image....

created to serve and love God."

On the other hand, the text describes man and woman as "in perfect equality as human persons" and adds: "Man and woman possess an inalienable dignity

lolixclusive language in the final text

which comes to them immediately from God their Creator. Man and woman are both with one and the same dignity 'in the image of God'.... In no way is God in man's image. He is neither man nor

I w jld not blind people to its clear doctri-

woman. God

l-said in in

at

a pre-publication press brief-

Washington

ln< teaching that

that

he hoped the use

men and women

are

Mai. t

i

"On the part of those responsible for

rowing the decision there was an opting mOi closer following of the French, and I 'as felt that this was needed in terms

is

pure

spirit."

tice.

freely created the

draft submitted to

Rome and in the ver-

sion finally adopted by

— Draft

version:

Rome:

"God's own per-

fection and happiness are infinite. In the

human

race to share

and so is close to us at all times and in all places. He calls us and helps us seek, know and love Him with all our strength."

Final version: "God, infinitely perfect and blessed in Himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in His own blessed life.

For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He His blessed

life

man to seek Him, to know Him, love Him with all his strength."

New

for

and provides a respite," it says. "It is a day of protest against the servitude of work and the worship of money."

This newspaper

is

printed on recycled

newsprint and

to

is

recyclable.

Catechism: Four

By Catholic News

the

also discusses Christ's

sabbath brings everyday work to a halt

—

calls

It

"The sabbath was made

man, not man for the sabbath," as "the authentic and authoritative interpretation" of the law of the sabbath. "The

plan of His good pleasure, the Father

Pillars

Of Faith

Service

The new Catechism of the Catholic Church rests on what is sometimes called "four pillars of faith." They are:

CREED: What we believe.

God's revelation and our response.

SACRAMENTS: What we celebrate.

Here is a comparison of the opening sentences of the catechism in the English

life.

statement,

The

Spirit's saving action

among

us as

we worship God.

COMMANDMENTS: How we live.

How Christ's followers act toward God and neighbor.

OUR FATHER: How we pray.

Building a

vital,

personal relationship with God. !

12

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& Herald

June 24,

19'

'(^mwticmemomj

54

Despedida a Por

La Hna. lotte

FIDEL Pilar

Hermana

la

MELO C.

Dalmau vino

respondio a Char-

en Septiembre de 1988 con su

Comunidad de las Esclavas del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, invitadas por el Senor Obispo John Donoghue.

A partir de ese mismo ano ocupo el puesto de Directora del Centra Catolico Hispano, permaneciendo como tal seis anos. Su labor ha sido a nivel local y diocesano, teniendo

como

Fidel

Melo y Arturo De

la

Diocesis de Charlotte, de izquierda a derecha: Martin Mata,

elaboraron programas, retiros, talleres y se facilito el establecimiento y desarrollo de Movimientos Apostolicos.

conmigo en el acompahamiento de la Comunidad Hispana estos seis anos,

comunidad hispana.

Originario de San Luis Potosf, Mexico. Estudio Filosoffa y parte de la Teologfa en su Diocesis natal. Mas tarde decidio pasar un tiempo fuera del Seminario y fue asf como en Noviembre de 1991, llego a Asheboro, N.C. donde vive uno de sus hermanos. Dedico su tiempo al trabajo y a participar activamente en la Comunidad Hispana de ese lugar. Ahi recibio la invitation a continuar en el Seminario y acepto unirse

decidio retornar

Termino tercero de teologfa este ano en el Seminario de St. Vincent de Paul, Boynton Beach, Fl. Este verano esta

Obispo de

a la Diocesis de Charlotte.

haciendo su Experiencia Pastoral Clfnica en el Hospital Bautista de Winston Salem, N.C. Y hasta alia le llamamos para preguntarle:

Martin,

^Que piensas de

Comunidad Hispana de Charlotte?

Y

la

la

para la Diocesis de Charlotte. Termino

segundo de teologfa en St. Vincent de Paul, Boynton Beach, Fl. A el fuimos y le preguntamos lo que piensa de la Comunidad Hispana de la Diocesis de Charlotte, a lo que nos respondio: "Es un lugar donde los hispanos se estan abriendo puertas y por tanto tiene

mensaje:

Martin estara el proximo ano escoen Belmont Abbey completando algunos estudios a fin de poder obtener la Maestrfa en Artes al terminar la teologfa.

Arturo De Aguilar Nacio en la Ciudad de Mexico, DF. pero ha vivido la mayor parte en Toluca, Estado de Mexico. A muy corta edad ingreso al Seminario de la Diocesis de Celaya, Guanajuato, donde completo los estudios medios basicos y la filosoffa.

Decidio tomar una experiencia de confrontation vocacional fuera del Seminario y viajo a Houston, TX. donde permanecio una corta temporada para luego viajar a Miami, Fl. ahi estuvo frabajando y conociendo la situation de

_5SSi

Y

este es su

"Ya que todos nos encontramos

comunidades"

Arturo esta esta haciendo su Experiencia Pastoral Clfnica en

el

Hos-

Carolinas Medical Center de Char-

lotte.

lar

la Diocesis".

y aprovechar las celebraciones y eventos religiosos en cada una de nuestras

que

imposible".

Ademas hay

de nuestra patria, es bueno buscar un punto o vinculo de union en nuestras raices culturales, una de ellas es nuestra Fe catolica, por ello debemos de participar

pital

necesitan lfderes lafcos comprometidos con la Iglesia para crecer como comunidad". Y envfa el siguiente mensaje: "Los invito a que tratemos de ver la Persona de Cristo en los demas, a Cristo obrero, humilde y trabajador para asf respetar la dignidad humana de cada uno y dejar de lado las ventajas y la injusticia. A trabajar con animo juntos y construir una comunidad de justicia y amor para ser signos del Reino de Dios.

Yo se lo que es la experiencia del trabajo y se que es diffcil vivir la Fe pero no es

futuro.

lejos

realidad de crecimiento que hay, pienso

se

mucho

mucho interes y apoyo de parte del Senor

Diocesis de

nos contesto: "Viendo la

al

Finalmente Seminario, esta vez

Y

cursara

el

proximo ano en

Belmont Abbey para completar creditos con

el

proposito de hacer

la

Maestrfa en

Artes para estar mejor preparado

como

pero sintiendo mi limitation humana de no poder atender a todas las necesidades'

Cabemencionar que su principal encargo 11

fue la evangelizacion por lo cual le era i

diffcil cubrir otros

puestos de servicio

Su oficina ha hecho un gran esfuerzo en la preparation de agentes de

Documentos de la Iglesia para lograi una vision mas amplia de lo que es la

La Hermana dice: "Quieroagradecer

la

:

evangelizacion, en dar a conocer los

a todas las personas que han colaborado

Martin Mata:

"El tener que hacer tantas cosas a la vez y sola. He visto muy clara la presencia del Senor en este servicio

prioridad

Aguilar.

Vocaciones Hispanas

Dalmau

durante este tiempo, la formation de

ministros laicos y la creation de estructuras que permanezcan. Se

Seminaristas hispanos para

Pilar

durante los cuales siempre sentf el apoyo, aprecio y carino de toda la

comunidad. Comprendo que ya yo cumplf mi mision en Charlotte".

Lamentablemente

la

Comunidad

Religiosa de las Esclavas del Sagrado

Corazon de Jesus, a las que pertenece la Hna. Pilar Dalmau, cerraran su Convento en Charlotte a finales de Junio de 1994.

Cada una de ellas partiran a distintos Conventos que su Comunidad tiene aqui en los Estados Unidos. La Hna. Irene ya se ha marchado a Filadelfia debido a que tuvo una operation del corazon y necesita reposo, la Hna. Cam, debe terminar sus estudios en la Uni versidad de Villanueva, PA. La Hna. Cecilia ha llegado al termino de su encargo como Superiora de su Comunidad en Charlotte y va destinada a la ciudad de Atlanta, GA. En tanto la Hna. Pilar ha sido notificada por sus superioras que debe partir hacia Filadelfia, donde atendera una Casa de Retiros de su Comunidad y el ministerio entre los hispanos de esa ciudad.

Su principal deseo a la Comunidad Hispana es: "Que todos continuen juntos colaborando y participando en este ministerio que comenzo hace veintidos

Iglesia, utilizando todos los al

programas

alcance para facilitar el conocimientc

de Jesus y suscitar una respuesta de Fe "Mi principal alegria - nos dice - es el numero de personas que se acerco a Cristo y han transformado sus vidas Trabaje siempre con todo el apoyo de U Diocesis, contando con el respeto j confianza del Senor Obispo y de Monsenor McSweeney en el cargo que ellos

me dieron".

El Padre Joseph Water que atiendt la Mision de Holy Trinity,

en Taylorsville nos comento: "Se han formado nuevo! centros en diferentes pueblos de li Diocesis, hay mas contacto entre Id: centros atraves de reuniones y actividade

La Hermana Linda, OSF. nos

"Hay mas lazos, mas comunicacion entn los agentes de pastoral para comparti|u U

en la Diocesis, ojala que el Senor Obispc busque quien continue al frente del Centr^ Hispano, nos hace falta, cada dfa vien mas gente y muchos para quedarv

Y la Hna.

Nancy

Stewart,

trabaja en el Ministerio

DC. qu

Hispano

e:

Greensboro, N.C. nos expreso tambie> su sentir atraves de una carta que enviÂŤ recientemente donde dice:

"He trabajad

alrededor de cinco anos con Sister Ella se ha

lo

Charlotte: "Pienso que es una comunidad

vocaciones sacerdotales, misioneras y religiosas

que ayuden fortalecer la Fe, el

Amor y la Unidad". Y envfa el siguiente mensaje:

"A todos mis amigos y hermanos en las veintidos Comunidades de la Diocesis

r

evi han abierto nuevc

nombre nuesro

bendecida contfnuamente con el aumento de fieles catolicos y que necesita de

iher

vei

Directora del Centra Catolico en

Seminario antes de finalizar los estudios teologicos. Mas tarde paso algunos meses en Corpus Christi,TX. donde tuvo contacto y conocimiento sobre como es la vida economica, social y religiosa de la comunidad hispana ya establecida en los Estados Unidos, especialmente la Mexico-Americana.

Despues se establecio en Homestead, al sur de Miami, Fl. donde experimento en carne propia lo que es la vida del inmigrante Latino en los Estados Unidos.

Conocio North Carolina en 1991 en una gira de trabajo, y el verano de 1993 regreso de nuevo, pero esta vez para conocer mas de cerca la Diocesis de Charlotte y ver la posibilidad de unirse a ella. Actualmente termino segundo de Teologfa en el Seminario de St. Vincent de Paul, Boynton Beach, Fl. Esto es lo que el piensa de la

retirarse del

n co

Pilai

caminos para Ella confio

Diocesis de

lllf

desempehado como una gra

Comunidad Hispana en

la

Mil]

definitivamente".

Filosoffa e initio la Teologfa pero decidio

Sehora de Guadalupe ahf termino

|

nuestra trabajo en retiros y talleres. Ell ha trabaj ado por la unidad de los hispano

y Greensboro. Su colaboracion incuestionable. Ella nos apoyo con s presencia, sus iniciativas a favor o

ingreso al Seminario Conciliar de Nuestra

an

ieve

dij<

lugares donde sirvo: Reidsville, Ashebor

Nacio en Queretaro, Mexico. Donde

id

desde el Centra Cristo Rey en Yadkinville

Al preguntarle de sus dificultades durante todos estos anos de trabajo ella

Fidel Melo:

5,1

a nivel diocesano".

anos."

futuro sacerdote.

tres

la

Comunidad

Hisp;

om nosotros co coordinadores atraves de la Diocesis. L voy a extrahar mucho y rezare para qu quien le suceda se oriente en la misrr lfnea de servicio que ella" Al finalizar la entrevista que nc en

concedio, la Madre Pilar dijo: "Me vc en paz y en obediencia a mis Superior}

i

hyi

^

a continuar la mision de mi Comunidad

envio un carihoso saludo y mis humildes oraciones por sus necesidades les

y propositos. Y les invito a orar juntos por la paz en el mundo, en nuestra America Latina y en nosotros mismos y a no olvidar rogar a diario por el aumento de vocaciones y por la salud ffsica y espiritual de todos los Sacerdotes y Religiosas".

Fidel iniciara su tercer ano de Teologfa en St. Vincent de Paul, en Boynton Beach, Fl. este proximo mes de Agosto.

To Our Friends Sister Pilar, after six years as

director of the Hispanic Catholic Center, leaves for Philadelphia. She

thanks all the people who participated in her accomplishments.

Hispanic vocations: Introduction of Seminariams Martin Mata,

Arturo

De Aguilar and Fidel Melo.

hi

The Catholic News

1994

tune 24,

Sunsets watch the sunset evening sky? I vith nvite you to do so. Just imagine for a inoment as you are driving with me on nterstate 77 to downtown. What do you

Have you time

me

A

ee?

to

in the Charlotte

pretty, colorful soft

veil that

overs the background where the dark kyline of the towers stands

tall

making

ie whole city a magnificent, glittering cene in the late June evening. What

does that scene evoke in you? it appears as a ghostly city to pmeone who is depressed or a promisiielings

ierhaps

ing

dawn to someone who is optimistic,

l/hatever

depends

it is, it

totally

upon

loo.

The choice

to

o be optimistic

[

hat

is

God's

make is in your hand.

is

to

be

will for us.

and

fully alive

Why? Because

He is alive. St Ireneus once "The glory of God is man or woman

has risen,

re

Lid,

One can

ttlly alive."

where indeed!

ly

see beauty every-

A wonderful title caught

interest as I read

Amazing Gray

for

le senior citizen club at St. Patrick. It n be compared to Joseph Cambell who

Old Woman: "As a white candle in a holy place, So is the beauty of an aged face."

Here the author sees beauty in a tithered face and compares it to a white

I

id in the

indie in a holy place. int symbol

fore being

it

What a magnifi-

was! This

my last issue

is

transfered to another dio-

Ise and I would like to dedicate it to the mazing gray group. For many years I

ve seen many older people. Vietnamese I well

have special one cannot forget. Special iderness and patience are their hall[irks. They do not look at life as young lople do. They have captured the wis1m and understanding that can be hieved only by years. What is wisdom

It often amuses me when I meet someone who pretends to know every-

thing and does not know anything at all.

There are some people who think that they have to do some extraordinary feats of courage so as to be called important.

Yet God does not ask that. He asks us to do ordinary things in an extraordinary way and that is important. To be aware that one is ignorant and so one needs to learn. To be aware that one does not know everything and so one needs to yield. To be aware that one does not need to show off because to show off is to be insecure. That is wisdom.

Every bit of wisdom is like different

angles of the soul as Kahlil Gibran said,

unfolds

it

itself.

"The soul unfolds

lai

"What depresses me dinariness of

done

my

is

I

a single important thing in

are

wrong

to think that influ-

'

Nonsense.

Handmaids

Sister Cecilia

Tong

is

director of the Vietnamese Apostolate for the Diocese of Charlotte.

my life

world would care to notice," complained a youngster to the wise one.

that the

"You

are

wrong

attention of the world

ciia

to think that the is

what gives im-

xe tren xa lo 77.

trong

Ban da thay gi? Co

Mot de tai lam toi chu y dac biet khi doc hang chu Mau mot nhorn

nhiing nguoi cao nien

tai

St

y p huyen ab cua guong mat gia nua." ^ Noi day tac gia so sanh ve c}ep ciia giibng mat gia nhii cay nen $ng gan cung thanh. Mot bieu tuong hung hon biet bao! Co the If,

By la bai chia se sau cung truo'c khi toi dude doi

di

giao phan khac

xin cong hien bai nay cho nhiing vi cao nien majigudi ta

Nhorn Mau Xam la lung. Rat nhieu nam roi ii da dupe biet mb\so vi cao nien My cung nhu Viet. Ho co vai W quyen rii la thiiong^ma'rribt khi biet kho ai quendubc! Do la |ttiiu dang va kien nhan chiu dung. Ho khong nhin doi v6i dbi mat In tre.Trai lai ho da thu luom duoc su hieu biet va khbn ngoan ma la

m co the co qua nhieu nam thang. m\\o noi "Khon ngoan dude phat

party

Khon ngoan

trien

May

31 as the restaurant's owner,

nuc cuoi khi mot so nguoi khoe

That

ngam canh hoang hon

la gi ?

Tony de

song song voi su

tin

rang

Cam Banh join them Nguyen Van Thu, looks on.

Close friends of Handmaids Sisters Cecilia Tong and

dpi minh.

DA

tang cai biet hieu

"You

encing another is what gives importance to an action, " said the wise one "Well, what is it that gives importance to an action?" asked the third.

haven't

Ten do co the so sanh voi de tai "NgUdi Dan Ba gia "cua seph Cambell: "Nhu cay nen trang lung linn nOi thanh dia la ve

ji

another.

the utter or-

existence.

thick.

lithe

anyone for good or ill," said

to influence

With emphatic tone the wise one "Doing it for its own sake with the whole of one' s being. Then it becomes a non-profit, God-like activity." Taken from Tony de Mello s More One-Minute

said,

bring peace into the sunset of That is the power to choose one's sunset. That is to be fully alive.

la

lung nay! ten cua

haven't done a single thing

self, will

y Chua cho chung ta.Tai sao vay? vi NGAI \G LAITHAT! Thanh Ireneus da noi sii vinh quang cua Chua con ngiidi phai^song tron ven, va ngiidi ta nhin thay ve dep d

la

I

life.

ii

!uon noi.

"Well,

and the wisdom of not expecting too much from anybody, not even from one-

mot giai lua dai ngu sac nhe nhang trai rong chan trdi, lam lo Ian nhiing duong net dam dac cua thanh phd cao ngao long lanh to nhoang cua mot chieu thang Sau khong nhi? Phong canh do nhung nguoi tieu cue buon nan J)i lai cam nghi gi thua ban? Voi ianh pho nay gdi lai trong ho mot thanh pho ma siing sung trong :m con vdi nhurig ngiidi tii tin tich cue thi thanh pho chieu nay |ia hen mot binh minh nic rd. Du tudng lai nao di niia no tuy thuoc ban. Su lua chon nay hien trong tarn tay. Song tich cue la song ven.Do

portance to an action," said the wise one.

of countless petals."

That means the soul can have thousands of expressions. I think this wisdom is achieved through many laborious and self-taught years. I have learned this wisdom from this group: that life is not finished yet even with age, and God will never finish creating us men and women as we plod along toward our goal. For me the understanding of human nature

lai

in

Vietnamese Catholic Ministry

itself like a lotus

he cua trdi Charlotte khong a? Xin mdi ban nhe.Ban hay hihh

ban dang cung toi

.;

ignorance."

Thiia ban, ban co gid de cung toi

ing di,

)

SISTER CECILIA TONG

de Mello said, "Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to one's awareness of one's

Nhiing hoang hdn

ie\i

Herald

Our Lives

then? Wisdom is self-awareness as Tony

as Americans, they

]jitures that

In

&

la

for a farewell

thong hieu het nhung

thuc ra ho khong biet gi ca. Mot so nguoi khac tuong rang minh quan trong chi khi nao lam mot viec gi co tienj* vang nhung thuc ra Chua khong doi hoi gi khac ngdai lam nhung viec that TAM

THUONG nhung that CAN THAN KHAC THUONG do mdi la quan

trong.

Hieu rang minh cung dai kho de nhac minh can phai

hoc them, hieu rang minh khong thong sudt moi su

nhuong

nhin,

minh khong can phai khoe khoang

vi the vi

can phai

nguoi khoe

khoang la nguoi khong tu tin. Do mOi chinh la sii khon ngoan. Moi su khon ngoan nho la nhung khia canh cua linh hon dang vuon leh vi the Kahlil

sen!"

Gibran da noi "Linh Hdn vudn len nhu bao ngan canh

Nhu vay

linh

hon co the bieu

lo

ngan phuong each khac

nhau. Toi da hoc bai hoc khon ngoan nay qua nhiing vi cao nien,

do

la doi

sdng chua bao gid dude ket thuc ca mac du cao tudi va

Thien Chua se khong bao gid xong viec tao dung cua Ngai trong va khong dat qua nhieu ky minh vong vao ho cung nhu vao ban than do la khon ngoan. Co the con nguoi mdiduoc su binh an thii thai, do mdi la quyen chon ta.

Hieu thau duoc ca

con

tinh

ngiioi,

hoang hon cho ddi minh, quyen song tron ven cho toi cung.: "Su buon nan nhat cho toi la^lafn nhung viec qua tarn thudng. Toi chua bao gid lam viec gi quan trong ma ngiidi khac phai chu y!" mot anh thanh nien phan nan va ngiidi khon ngoan bao anh: "Ban lam roi ban tre di! khi ban nghi rang viec cua ban chi quan trong khi ngudi khac chu y ma thoi!: "thuc ra toi chua bao gid anh hiidng toi mot ai du xau hay tot ca " ngudi khac noi "Ban lam roi khi nghi rang co anh hudng toi ngudi khac mOi lam cho hahh ddng cua ban quan trong! ngiioi khon ngoan tfa ldi. Nhu vay cai gi lam cho hanh ddng cua tdi duoc quan trong chii? Ngudi thu ba hoi lai.Va vdi !

:

vi khon ngoan tra ldi: "LAM VIEC CHI VI VIEC DO, vbl HET CON NGUOI BAN,ROI VIEC DO TR&

giong noi trang trong

NEN VO VI LOI GIONG HANH D6NG CUA CHUA VAY!"

1

prih

cung dot nhu

ai."

trich td

Mot Phut Vo Nghia do cha Tony de

Mello.

J

14 The Catholic

& Herald

News

June 24,

1

Diocesan News Briefs adults ages 2 1 -40, married or single, are

Healing Mass

CHARLOTTE—Bishop William G. Curlin has invited everyone to join him in prayer at a healing Mass for people who suffer from HIV/ AIDS, their families and friends. The Mass will be coneelebrated by the bishop and priests from the Diocese of Charlotte at St. Patrick Cathedral on Sunday, June 26 at 3 p.m.

welcome. For information, call Mary Ann Wright at (704) 254-5182.

Charismatic Mass

AIDS Ministry ASHEVILLE Ground Breaking Ceremony

—

CHARLOTTE A ground breakceremony for a new church building St. Thomas Aquinas is Sunday, June

ing at

26 following

a.m. Mass.

1 1

get-together for Father

church

A farewell

Ray Berg

at the

1:30 p.m., also on June 26.

is at

—

CHARLOTTE Charismatic Masses are the first Sunday of every month at St. Patrick Cathedral at 4 p.m., followed by a pot-luck dinner. Prayers for healing are said from 3 p.m. -4 p.m.

—

The theme is "God's Story, Our Story, My Story."

The conference will be led by Father John Shea, professor of Systematic Theology at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, professor of Biblical Storytellers.

3151.

— People consider-

ing joining the Catholic faith are invited

Grief Support

CHARLOTTE — A support group

widows and widowers with new or unresolved grief will meet June 26, July 3 and Aug. 21 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the

to attend

RCIA

meetings

King Church on Sundays

St.

Call Suzanne Bach, (704) 377-687 1 for ,

information.

Parish Picnic

JAMESTOWN — Christ the King

Church

High Point

in

is

hosting

its

an-

nual parish picnic at City Lake Park in

Jamestown on Sunday, June 26 from noon-4 p.m.

HIGH POINT

Divinity

United Theological Seminary professor and founder of NOBS. Cost is $240 for adults, $190 for modations. For registration and information, call (704) 435-5251.

Bible Seminar

CHARLOTTE— The origins of St. Matthew's Gospel will be presented by Susan Brady, regional director of faith formation, at St. John Neumann Church July 1 8-22 from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Cost is $25, and is free to catechists. Registra-

Christ the

tion deadline for baby-sitting

For information, (704) 845-9441.

Couple To Head Marriage Encounter CHARLOTTE Steve and Peggy

—

Geiger were elected as executive couple for the Charlotte Diocese Marriage Encounter, a renewal movement that focuses on the sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders. The Geigers belong to St. Matthew Parish and have been involved with Marriage Encounter for 1 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Charlotte

— Margaret Ander-

son will perform a one-woman play, "The Life of Mary Mother of Jesus," on Wednesday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at St. Michael Lutheran Church. The play is ,

presented through the combined efforts

Michael Lutheran and Christ the King Catholic churches in celebration of St.

the Catholic-Lutheran covenant.

Amazing Grays

—

CHARLOTTE

St.

Patrick's

Amazing Grays Club will attend a Charlotte Knights baseball game on July 28 following Benediction at the cathedral at 1 1

Duke

Bloomershine,

call

is

July

a.m. For information, call Helene

Russell at (704) 553-8114.

ASHEVILLE

ated

summa cum

laude with a B.A. in

world politics from The Catholic University of America. She was elected to the honor societies Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma and Pi Sigma Alpha. Stevens received the Marian Award for leadership and service and the Continental Executive School Scholarship. She is the daughter of John and Dolores Ahlfors, a graduate of Charlotte Catholic High School and a member of St. Ann Parish.

Vacation Bible School

CHARLOTTE — St. Ann Parish is

offering vacation bible school the

— Catholic

8-22 from 9: 1 5 a.m.- 12: 15 p.m.

The theme, "The Family of God," will be highlighted

of July

1

in the Parish Activity Center.

DURHAM

—

and music. Registration is required and forms are available in the church vestibule. Cost is $15.

Conflict Resolution

CHARLOTTE flict

— "Creative Con-

Resolution For Couples," a seminar

sponsored by Catholic Social Services, will be presented at St. Peter Church in the parish hall from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the following Sundays: June 26, July 14, and July 3 1 The cost is $55 per couple.

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help to build a caring

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This collection will be taken up in our Diocese on the

weekend

Church has provided assistance for hundreds of priests, sisters, brothers and catechists working with the people of the Black and Native American communities. The same assistance is needed in 1994 more than at any other time. of July 9/10. Since 1885, the Catholic

The Office of Development sent let-

society.

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diocese.

— Putting

Of

35,000 households in the it produced a

poster that highlighted the appeal theme

— "Where Your Treasure Your Heart" — and

Children

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and Families First

Last year, the Black

What's more,

mailing that

There Also sent out a second included a letter and broIs,

chure.

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10, parishioners

had do-

nated nearly $2. 1 million and surpassed

& Indian /Home Mission Collec-

tion provided six million four

hundred thousand

dollars for

evangelization in the United States. However, requests from

bishops were for sixteen million dollars. The annual collection was down considerably from 1992 ~ over two hundred

thousand dollars — and as a ceses were down.

result,

needed Grants

to dio-

a goal of $1.8 million.

Every Catholic person, regardless of age,

may have a

part in the evangelization programs of the Church by con-

Employment Opportunities

tributing to the Black

Director of Music: Parish of 750 families. Strong background and understanding of post- Vatican II liturgy; proficient organist/pianist; experienced in working with cantor, choir and assembly. Works collaboratively with pastoral staff and Liturgical Commission in planning the celebrations of the community. Salary commensurate with qualifications. Send resume, references and cover letter stating personal vision of ministry within the Church today to: Search Committee, St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St., Greensboro, NC 27408.

and Indian /Home Mission

Collection.

When the collection is taken up, all the faithful are requested be generous so that the work of the Church will continue.

Please be one with the Church in her evangelization efforts. to

Wishing you and yours God's

blessings,

I

am

Sincerely in Christ,

Religious Studies Teacher: Needed at Charlotte Catholic High School beginning in August 1 994. Send resume, transcripts and request for application to: Charlotte Iptholic High School, 3100 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209

P. Director of Religious Education: Growing 300+ family parish. Many young families, warm fellowship.Masters of Religious Education required. Salary and benefits negotiable. Send resume to: Search Committee, St. Catherine of Sienna Church, 701 S.Main St., Wake Forest, NC 27587.

Rev. Mr. Curtiss P. Vice Chancellor 1

Cindy

524

(From Page

E.

Morehead

Street Charlotte,

one, particularly

and ask them to support funding for Smart Start. Contact them for the sake of Cindy and her children and others in the same predicament. Chances are it will give them at least a fighting chance for a

young children when

the foundation of their lives to take shape

|Sunday: )r

Wisdom

Week of June 26 - July 2

1:13-15, 2:23-24; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15;

Mark 5:21-43

5:21-24, 35-43.

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quality education be available to every-

Readings for the

is

beginning

better future.

Providing quality educa-

For information on becoming

programs for all children is one way to end intergenerational cycles of poverty and to enhance all of society."

The Justice and Peace Ministry urges

public policy advocacy, call Scott Spivak, Justice and Peace Minis-

Catholics to contact their state legisla-

write to Spivak at 1524 E.

tion

volved

ruesday:

Amos 2:6-10, Amos

13-16;

try coordinator, at (704)

Friday:

3:1-8, 4:11-12;

aturday:

8:4-6, 9-12;

Matthew

Amos 9:1 1-15; Matthew

Readings for the

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Monday, July 18 Sunday: Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10;

Hosea

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— Friday, July 22

Mark 6:1-6.

Msgr. William Shannon "Merton's Seeds of Contemplation" Keith Egan, PhD Carmelite Spirituality: Solitude and Community

donday: Hosea 2:16, 17-18, 21-22; Matthew 9:18-26.

Tuesday:

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Matthew 8:23-27.

Amos 7:10-17; Matthew 9:1-8.

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onday:

Todd

Matthew 9:32-38.

Wednesday: Hosea 10:1-3, 7-8, 12; Matthew 10:1-7.

An annual ecumenical program

featuring lectures

and workshops

in the varied areas of

spirituality.

[hursday:

Hosea

11:1, 3-4, 8-9;

Matthew

10:7-15.

Tuition:

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$150

For more information: Horizons of the Iriday:

Hosea 14:2-10; Matthew 10:16-23.

The Oratory: Center

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Matthew 10:24-33.

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Youth To Get Chance For Service To Poor Youth at least 15 years old will have grow in their faith. The Office of Faith Formathe opportunity July 12-17 to tion is sponsoring

SPLUNGE,

Special

People Living a Uniquely Nourishing Growthful Experience.

SPLUNGE is an inner city retreat, designed to give participants the experience of serving the poor, hungry and homeless in the inner city. Participants agree to live a simple lifestyle during the retreat. They will serve in Asheville and stay at St. Barnabas Church, Arden.

The experience is physically and spiritually challenging. It also encourages living and working as a team in solidarity with people in the inner city.

The cost is $70 and includes all food, materials, recreation, lodging and

Associate Editor Wins Top Prize A

young African-American boy, dressed in a bright blue, red and yellow kinte cloth garment, looks up just as Joann Keane snaps his photo at a harambee celebration at Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Charlotte, N.C. This photo of Jezrael Hood earned Keane, associate editor of The Catholic News & Herald, the top prize as "Best of

Show"

in

EXTENSION

Mission America Photo Contest.

activities.

Office of Faith Formation, Attn: SPLUNGE, 1 524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207. For more information, call Cathie Stout at (704) 684-6098 or Pam D'Agostino at (704) 664-3992.

In

which judged

well as content, liked the innocent look of the boy. "There

is

a

warmth and glow in you to this

the boy's face that attracts

photo," said Editor Bradley Collins. "It immediately stood out among all the

we received."

More than 90 scenics and

photos

poured

in

from

all

portraits

over the country as

of the country.

EXTENSION

sponsored to show the face of Mission

America

— the most

isolated, rural areas

festivities ev-

The "Best Rural Scenic" from Kansas shows a combine working its way through a wheat field next to a spired church. The "Best People" photo

ery fifth Sun-

captured a serene Benedictine monk ab-

Mass

American heri-

sorbed in the evening prayer in the choir Alabama abbey. And from North Dakota, the "Best Mission Church" photo

.

details the history of a California church

their African-

tage

Harambee means

in

"It's

New Mexico artisans plus a deluxe edi-

together"

JOANN KEANE

Swahili.

moving Mass,"

of his

through a view from its cemetery.

For her winning entry, Keane received a silver rosary hand-crafted by

"to pull

said

Keane, describing a church filled with Gospel song, color and spirit.

Photo Contest

artistic criteria as

parish hold a

day to celebrate

a spectacular and

on

part of the photo contest

special

To register, send check to the

the photo contest

staff,

Parishioners of the Charlotte

and harambee

transporation to the service sites and i

Magazine's

The magazine

Geographic 's photo-

tion of National

graphic look at the Papal

state,

"Inside

the Vatican." Keane' s photo will be fea-

tured in the July issue of EXTENSION, a

Foundation

(From Page

1)

nationally published magazine.

Saturday Devotion

First

The Catholic Church Extension So-

BELMONT — The

income arrangements: These include trusts, annuities and pooled income funds.

Anyone who makes a planned gift to the diocese or any of its parishes, schools, •

Life

agencies or organizations will become a charter member of the Catholic Heritage Society. is

"The Catholic Heritage Society

First Saturday Devotion at Belmont Abbey is Saturday, July 2. The rosary is at 9: 30 a.m., confes-

Mass

sions at 10:30 a.m.,

11:30 a.m.

at

and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is at noon. Bring a chair for the rosary at the grotto. For more information, call Phil or Terri DeLuca at (704) 888-6050.

our way of honoring donors for their

generosity in providing for the future of the Church," Kelley said.

BELMONT Jubilee (From Page

2)

church on Sunday, June 26

at the

professional service in education, teaching junior high and high school religion

and mathematics. She began teaching at Charlotte Catholic High School in 1 973, became assistant principal in 1978, and has served as principal there since 1980.

p.m. Everyone

is

the board of

She has also chaired the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Region VI Scholarship Committee.

906, supports missionary work in

Deep South to Alaska where Catholics are too few or poor to support a Church presence.

Others winners included: Victoria Boiling of Auburn, Ala., for the "People of Mission America" category; Bob Artz of Fargo, N.D., for the "Mission Church" category; and Tim Wenzl of DodgeCity, areas of the U.S. from the

The winning photo of Jazrael Hood of Our Lady of Consolation in Charlotte originally ran in The Catholic News & Herald on May 29, 1992.

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