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1994

A Time For Healing

Love, Forgiveness Evident At

Mass For Persons With AIDS By JOANN

KEANE

Church' s concern for the individual and the love and forgiveness of Jesus," said

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE — One

hundred or

Jesuit Father

viser for four RAIN teams from St. Peter

ward the altar of St. Patrick Cathedral on June 26 for the laying on of hands a sign of spiritual healing for people at this Mass with HIV or AIDS, their families, friends and caregivers. For the diocese, it was a first. Twentythree priests concelebrated the Healing Mass as Bishop William G. Curlin offered people who suffer or deal with the deadly disease the assurance of Christ's

Church, Charlotte. Speaking from his

love.

AIDS suck

"We're not here because it's the thing to do," Bishop Curlin said in his homily. "We' re not here for some political reason. We're not here for anything

Men, women, children and babies, all fall prey to a grim demise. Most distress-

—

Healing Mass for people

who

from HIV/ AIDS and

at the

[heir caregivers with (1-r)

Frank Lubbers, board member of the Regional

Network (RAIN);

Gene McCreesh, pastoral adviser to four RAIN teams at St. Mercy Sister Therese Galligan and Agnes Barry of St. Patrick

suffer

AIDS

Interfaith

Jesuit Father

Peter Church, Charlotte;

Photo by

hathedral.

JOANN KEANE

Of Mercy Celebrate 150 hfears Of Service In United States Sisters

"Churches tend not to see," he

pint of these founding

—

"The

women has been

landed down from generation to generaion,

from continent to continent," Sister Carney said in welcoming about

jiheila

Mercy

500

sisters to the order's

150th

inni versary festival June 22-25 at Carlow

College in Pittsburgh.

She spoke on a stage lined with banners memorializing the lames of those early Mercy pioneers colorful silk

vho

left their

homes

in Ireland to carry

'Mercy" to missions in many countries. "At the heart of all we do are the itories of these founding women who

women

crossed oceans and prairies,"

vho "were called to the same hope to which we're called," she said. The four-day festival marked 150 years of the Sisters of Mercy's work in he United States. It included addresses, :oncerts, an art exhibit and community building among the Sisters of Mercy of he Americas, an institute formed in 1 99

Mercy congregations in States. The gathering also

and needy. • Of sisters who broke with the structured European culture of cloistered and

dren, the poor, sick

contemplative religious orders, devising

an unenclosed and apostolic focus as they adapted to the needs of their new homes.

The stories all reflect the history of Mercy Sisters, founded in Dublin by Catherine McAuley in 1 83 1 Led by Mother Frances Xavier Warde, seven sisters came to the fledg-

the

ling

Diocese of Pittsburgh on Dec. 21,

1843. Sister Frances soon began an ambitious program of expansion, establish-

The

Sisters of Mercy first served in

North Carolina in 1862 when a group from Charleston, S.C., went to Wilmington during a yellow fever epidemic. They returned on a permanent basis in 1869. In 1892 they moved to

Belmont where they established the motherhouse of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, one of the congregations

fo-

:used on preparing for ministries for the

which united in 1991. Other stories were

future.

Sisters who left Ireland to found commu-

unite 17

United

The stories participants heard of their

common

nities in

New York in

told of

Mercy

846, Little Rock,

were often touching and enlightening. • Of a wealthy young woman raised n anti-Catholic surroundings who be?an a religious community to aid needy

San Francisco in 1854, Cincinnati in 1858 and Connecticut in 1872. Other Mercy communities were begun in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1856, Jamaica in 1890 and Guyana in

women and children in

1894.

ancestry, "our foremothers,"

9th-century Ire-

•Of adventurous young sisters boarding ships in the following decades to iierve in the "wilds" of the •

Ark., in 1851,

At the

land.

Of thousands

women

.hemselves to aid those

mmigrant

girls,

New

World.

giving of

need, young

orphans, school chil-

to be,

Washington run by Mother Teresa' s Sisters of Charity. "At the Gift of Peace, no one died without being loved, without dying

in peace,"

said.

The bishop has seen the life out of

the grip of victims.

its

ing to the bishop are the people who have

been shunned by society, abandoned and left to die alone. That, however, doesn't have to happen. By reaching out in love, people convey the Jesus within to the Jesus in others, he said. ing.

"All we know is someone is sufferAnd where there is suffering, there is

Bishop Curlin said. "Sometimes we forget the pain of

Christ,"

AIDS

it.

not just the person in the bed,"

—

offerThose who sit bedside are hurting, too. ing love and support At all hours of the day and night, sup-

said.

—

who says this is the way it' s going

portive individuals give their lives to the

think that gives a tremendous

comfort and care of their dying loved

amount of support to people like Father Gene McCreesh and Mercy Sister Mary Wright

who have been

ones.

"The Mass made a statement that we Church are committed to this in the diocese," said Msgr. Richard Allen, of St. Ann Church in Charlotte. The chalas a

lone rangers,

some of the few people doing anything at all."

is to incorporate AIDS awareness and service in a more meaningful way. "It' s incumbent upon us to say, 'What do we do now to get things going?'" (See related stories on Pages 2, 13)

partner of someone with AIDS was the most powerful service he had ever attended. He embraced and said

Gift of Peace, a

lenge

thanked Bishop Curlin afterward. "The Mass revealed the true

rtom

the desk of

TBishop William

Qurlin

ing communities in eight states.

the

|:o

...

residential home for people with AIDS in

"To see someone appointed by the pope (Bishop Curlin) coming into Charlotte

PITTSBURGH (CNS)

days as chaplain

this:

the disease, they refuse to deal with

Bishop

heart,

Curlin told poignant stories about his

That we believe there is a God of mercy and love and healing power." Fred (a pseudonym for a man with AIDS) said he was moved to tears during the service. "I have been struggling for so long to get churches involved," he said after Mass. Most people are so afraid of

except

Bishop William G. Curlin

McCreesh, pastoral ad-

so people filed in solemn procession to-

festival's conclusion,

Maria

Rosario Gaite, a young Mercy candidate from the Philippines, said "our shared experiences of 'Mercy' have energized

me. The same spirit continues to grow and touch people today." See Mercy, Page 2

Bishop Grants Permission For Female Altar Servers The Holy Father's decision to allow women and girls to become altar servers has received an enthusiastic welcome from the bishops of the United States. They had requested the introduction of the above for several years.

Effective today permission for servers parish

women and

granted in every parish

must

first

in the

girl altar

Diocese of Charlote. However, each

introduce the above permission with the necessary education

required by the Holy See. This

when introducing and

keeping with

matters,

met

last

is to prevent any misunderstanding that can occur changes without proper education. For this purpose promise to consult with the priests of the diocese in such

liturgical

week with

the Presbyteral Council.

pastoral guidelines will be mailed to

While many

will joyfully

to accept the

Holy

servers.

welcome

all

the

priests

When

completed, their

and deacons.

above permission, some may be reluctant women and girls to become altar

Father's decision to allow

trust that their respect for the

Holy Father and

faith in his pastoral

leadership of the Church will enable them to accept his above decision. Faith

always takes us beyond human limitations.

tie

Catholic

News'& Herald

July 8,

AIDS By

Patients Find

Hope

may have made

Associate Editor

everyone else."

—

hope, said Dr. Jim Horton, head of Infectious Disease Program at Caroli-

Horton

them

religion.

"They need hope in the glory of in what otherwise looks like a hopeless situation," Horton said. That' why healing services, such as the one at St. Patrick Cathedral on June 26, can be powerful sources of comfort and sup-

God

he said. Horton doesn't force religion on his

port,

However, if patients are rethem to clergy who

cooking a meal or takm on an outii Catholic RAIN teams are active at I Matthew and St. Peter churches. Larry Lau, in a talk to parishionll about his St. Peter RAIN experiencB said he has received multiple blessinB "I have learned tolerance, compassi<B acceptance, understanding ... I canrifl express in words my walk in the mini try. I can only tell you that God fl

Lau spoke about

Associate Editor

BELMONT — More than surprised, Msgr. Anthony Kovacic was "overwhelmed" by his parishioners and their gratitude for his nine years of service at

Queen of the Apostles Church. Never mind that it was a threatening and stormy night. Some 125 parishioners and civic leaders came June 26 to say goodbye in royal fashion. Msgr. Kovacic expected a small parish gathering, not a large one and especially not one that included the mayor, a congressman and other dignitaries. "I

am delighted to see so much love

and delighted

to continue to

in their

midst not as pastor but as their friend," Msgr. Kovacic said after the farewell. Msgr. Kovacic, 74, was named vicar

permanent diaconate and coordinator for Cursillo as of July 5 by Bishop William G. Curlin. He has an office in the chancery. Msgr. Thomas Burke, former pastor of Our Lady of Assumption Church, Charlotte, is the new pastor for the

Queen of the

Apostles.

State Rep. Billy Joye read a letter of

from Gov. Jim Hunt. Belmont Mayor Kevin Loftin presented Msgr. Kovacic with a proclamation of appreciation from the City of Belmont. Parishioners gave him a plaque that gratitude

said, "In appreciation for all the years

unselfish, loving

and caring service you

have given to the members of the Queen of the Apostles family.

May God

bless

you and your new endeavors and may He

Mercy

(FromPage

Women always formed the majority of full-time workers in the American church, said Margaret Thompson of

Syracuse University, noting that the seven original Mercy sisters who came to Pittsburgh joined a diocese that

had

Joseph Sister Judy Monahan, St. Ann Church, and Jesuit Father Gene McCreesh of St. Peter

their salt would include in their resurB

and

St.

his

"I didn't expect

Kovacic

any of this," Msgr.

am so glad not so much I am glad to see such as

for myself, but

showing of appreciation and love for the priest. Perhaps it will be an encouragement to our young men. In being a priest, there is so much joy and satisfaction, more than in any other way of life." The farewell was attended by representatives from Habitat for Humanity, Crisis Pregnancy, Catherine' s House and the Ministerial Association. Active in

community projects, Msgr. Kovacic always encouraged his parishioners to get involved.

"The Reverend Monsignor Anthony Kovacic ... has earned the respect and admiration of the entire Belmont community by his whole-hearted and dedicated participation in numerous church and civic projects," the city proclamation of appreciation reads in part.

"Father Anthony's

Guy

Mr.

Piche, a deacon at the parish.

"Through

and a twinkle in his eyes he could get us to do things we were sometimes reluctant to do." Msgr. Kovacic' s new address is 4 1 Dogwood Ln., Belmont, NC 28012. his guidance

Mercy pioneers, including Mother Frances, who was 33 when she came to Pittsburgh, and Mother Mary Baptist Russell, to

who led another group at age 25

San Francisco in 1854. All endured hardship and homesick-

ness, with

many dying young.

In all

ministries they helped the poor, sharing

Mercy Sisters in Detroit, said in her talk.

tal

She focused on the personalities, works and spirituality of those early

social services ministries operated

to be Catholic," she said.

...

AIDS

know what? Hip that has waste(|

to 100.

AIDS that makes it difficult 1

done, I don' t think anyone can do enough

him

walk

and that applies to the medical commu-

convinced that Rick iBl shaken hands with the angels a numl of times since he became our care p£ ner, but has backed away with a thank you, not right now, I've got oth to help first, but I'll be back.'"

nity,"

new

much

out there to be

Horton

commu-

About 800

said.

900

cases are diagnosed in Charlotte

each year, he said. "If people see the reality, one would hope they would be more sympathetic with people with AIDS," Horton said. "Most are genuinely good people. They

...

to eat

...

"It's a stretching ministry,"

Father McCreesh. "It's people helpi people. all

lives that

systems, colleges and schools and

Mercy

Pope Presents

And that's what our religior

about."

Palliums, Prays

sisters today.

For Unitv With Orthodox Church VATICAN CITY (CNS) — of blood," pope Cel-

ebrating his

first

public

months, Pope John Paul stronger faith

among

Mass II

two

prayed for

Catholics and for

unity with the Orthodox churches.

Taking smaller steps than normal and showing some stiffness, the pope walked the entire length of the world's biggest Catholic church without assistance June 29, 60 days after undergoing surgery to repair a broken thigh bone.

The annual papal feast of Sts. Peter

celebration of the

and Paul included the

traditional presentation of palliums, a

white stole symbolizing episcopal rank

and unity with the pope, to archbishops named heads of metropolitan sees during

gift is his ability

to bring out our gifts," said Rev.

tounding, she added, referring to hospi-

means

AIDS

got

six-foot two-inch frame of 160 pourji

list.

the past year.

Helen Marie Burns, former head of the

All of this, and you

courageous Chim any saint woM

said. "I

All history is based on stories, Sister

"Because they've always outnumbered men, what women have done has always played a normative role in determining what it meant to be church, what

ing, loving, honest,

string.

were "full of joys and deep sorrows" as their letters of old explain. "Our early foremothers saw themselves in a long line of apostolic women struggling to create a new vision," she added. The "depth and breadth" of what these early women accomplished is as-

just four priests.

Ric, "a wondiij charming, bright, enthusiastic, cfl

denominations. Msgr. Richard Allen

Church are on

keep you in His care as you continue doing His work." What' s more, parishioners gave him a cash gift and furnished his new twobedroom apartment. The Ty Thi Tran family presented him with a grasshopper made with seashells and a "beautiful" picture of the Blessed Mother made of

me triplefold ..."

blessed

tian; all the attributes

nity as well as the religious

CAROL HAZARD

to the doctor or

ful,

"There

consistsl

understand their suffering. He keeps a list of about 12 clergy from various

both of

By Outpouring Of Gratitude

The network

visiting,

ceptive, he refers

Msgr. Kovacic 'Overwhelmed'

AIDS Interfaith Netwc

said.

church teams that help people with AJJ

nas Medical Center.

And sometimes hope can be found only through

mistakes, but so

One of the best responses has b^ the Regional

that

patients.

'Glory Of Go<

CAROL HAZARD

CHARLOTTE As they wrestle with their mortality, AIDS patients need

Mayor Kevin Loftin of Belmont (1) and State Rep. Billy Joye wish Msgr. Anthony Kovacic well on his new appointment after nine years as pastor of Queen of the Apostles Parish.

lty

Among

the archbishops receiving

ness

said

the

their

In Latin, each of the archbi

pledged his fidelity and obedience Church, to the pope and to his "L mate successors" before kneeling in] of the seated Pope John Paul to n the white

wool

stole.

Greeting a delegation represem Ecumenical Orthodox Patria

Bartholomeos I of Constantinople at Mass, the pope said he hoped "to pen ally meet the ecumenical patriarch in basilica to pray with

him to

the Lor<

through the intercession of Peter and Paul, he would allow u: reach full communion soon." that,

The Vatican and the patriarcl have said Patriarch Bartholomeos is pected to make his first visit to the Vati

palliums in St. Peter' s Basilica were four

in 1995.

U.S. prelates: Archbishops John F. Donoghue of Atlanta; James P. Keleher of Kansas City, Kan. Michael J. Sheehan

During the Mass, special praj were offered for nations at war, parti larly Rwanda, where three bishops, n than 80 priests and dozens of religi have been killed. The congregation prayed that

;

of Santa Fe, N.M.; and Justin F. Rigali of

St.

Louis.

Also present was Archbishop Paul Joseph Pham Dinh Tung of Hanoi, Vietnam, who was allowed to take office only after the Vatican agreed to the Vietnamese government' s demand that it approve all

episcopal appointments.

sacrifice of so

many

bishops,

prie

religious men and women and laity wc

become an imploring cry for reconci tion,

seed of hope and offering of Ch which is greater than hatn

tian love,

"Twenty metropolitans from various parts of the world have come here today to receive the pallium, a sign of

tors in St. Peter's Square, the

union with the See of Peter in the one faith of the Church," the pope said in his

of Sts. Peter and Paul it seeks to re( ture "the freshness and enthusiasm

homily.

the early Christian community. Chri

"In welcoming them with a fraternal

embrace, I greet with affection the churches entrusted to them," he said. With the pallium ceremony, the feast patrons of the of Sts. Peter and Paul has become an "an Roman church

—

expression of the universal unity of the Church, built on the rock of their faith (and) confirmed with the supreme wit-

Reciting the Angelus later with \

pope

that when the Church celebrates the f

the true source of faith and the heai the Church, the

pope

said.

"But how do we meet him witl those he has chosen as Apostles, plai foundation of his com them the necessary cl linking us to the master would be 1;

them

at the

nity? Without

ing."

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1994

,jly 8,

fhanks For Serving.

State Allows Expansion Of Mercy Hospital's Rehabilitation Center

—

CHARLOTTE A 1993 decision by the North Carolina Department of

tificate

Human

available beds to

firms two key findings of the 1993 cer-

Resources, Division of Facility

Services, awarding

The 1993 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan identified a need for 20

tion of Stanly

ity is

proposal calls for utilization and renovation of existing space at significantly less

make

HSA

its

ear to

thank the boys for their service to the parish. Adults pictured are (rear row,

asey, server coordinator,

and

(r)

Father John Putnam, (second row,

Bill

Joey Gambino,

quires chief counselor.

within

Information

Mercy's plans, as approved by the

RISM

all

senior citizens.

Ministry wants to

Rehabilita-

988. For some

In June 1993, the Division of Facil-

Mercy 10 of the 20

nal cord injury, stroke, amputation, pain

Memorial Hospi-

and neurological disorders. Mercy also operates a dedicated outpatient program, the Mercy Center for Outpatient Rehabilitation. MCOR is one of two designated Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in North Carolina.

has operated at near capacity, frequently maintaining a waiting list for

time,

Services awarded

Albemarle received approval of its CON for the remaining 10 beds. How-

- can respond

— Catho-

Special Ministries

your needs.

sus will receive not only the

newsletter but also information pertainin the diocese,

ad older in the Diocese of Charlotte, ut only te

,300 are on the mailing list for

CRISM newsletter.

want to be a burden," says Bach.

leed to know about these people so we lan supplement the aid their parishes can lve.

Although most parishes have senior everyone belongs. Parish Jgistration, for example, might include sveral hundred older parishioners, but nly 50 are members of the parish seroups, not

Charlotte Educators Selected To

says.

when most people start to back because they don' t want to ask

cally that's

for help."

The CRISM Ministry is supposed to

jtaBpected in their parishes because they /on't

This month's appeal decision con-

Attend

especially true as people age, but ironipull

"Older people are sometimes barely .

Bach

"We all need one another, and that'

stimates there are 10,000 Catholics 65

initiated in

provider to implement their plans.

CRISM

ing to their age group about other events

Ministry coordinator Suzanne Bach

was

July, suspending the ability of either

Parishioners who respond to the cen-

help older parishioners plan, pray and play together. But it can only be effective it can account for the people it is supposed to serve. To respond, send your name, address, parish and date of birth to Suzanne Bach, 1524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207 or use the clip-out form on this page to fill in the information.

Academy

For Principals

—

WASHINGTON, D.C. St. Joseph Sister Helene G. Nagle and Gary Gelo are among 37 outstanding elementary school principals selected to attend the 1994 National Catholic Principals

Over a four-day period, academy members will develop plans that address the following topics: Catholic identity,

program

The

CRISM

office

take a

moment to

fill

out this form and send

National Catholic Educational Associa-

policy.

tion

stability

4AME \DDRESS

After implementing their plans, the principals will publish progress reports

D.C. Sister

Helene

principal of St.

School, Charlotte, and Gelo

Ann

its fifth

year, the

NCEA Notes, a newsletter for Catho-

lic

schools published five times a year.

To qualify for the National Catholic

principal

academy

Principals

de-

ted to leadership in Catholic education.

NCEA is the largest private, profes-

Founded with a grant from the Father Michael J. McGivney Memorial Fund for New Initiatives in Catholic Education, the academy is funded by the Department of Elementary School, the

sional education association in the world.

Founded

PARISH

students in Catholic education at els.

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as

HisWll

well as an ongoing commitment to the Church and the

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Cleaning

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References Provided St.

Gabriel Parishioner

which we

Bishop William

live'.'

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:

Steve Hughes

Houses, Driveways, Sidewalks,

membership includes

Remember

HOUSE PAINTING AND PRESSURE WASHING

in 1904,

200,000 educators serving 7.6 million

NCEA and Scott Foresman.

In Yours.

BIRTHDATE

Academy, a candidate must

be an active principal for at least five years, demonstrate leadership in Catholic education, hold at least a master's degree and be an NCEA member.

community

>>HONE

in public

July 5-8 in Washington

Fires,"

support network of principals commit-

Suzanne Bach, Catholic Social Services 1524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, N.C. 28207

and the school's role

(NCEA). The program, "Lighting

New

school principals and build a national

to:

new tech-

nologies, school governance, financial

signed to recognize exceptional Catholic

can respond to the needs of senior citizens. Please

meet diverse populations,

Academy. The announcement was made by the

taking a census so the church

delivery of instruction through

of All Saints Catholic School, Charlotte.

ATTENTION ALL CATHOLICS 65 PLUS

Rehabilitation

and supporting therapy areas. The construction project is budgeted at $868,000. The Mercy Rehabilitation Center treats debilitating injuries and diseases such as multiple traumas, brain and spi-

tal in

niors group.

know who

ou are. That way the ministry c Retirees Invited to

The

Mercy

capacity of the

acute care nursing unit to house the beds

all

Mercy

ever, the appeal process

Attention

for the first

Hospital, has realized steady

The

available beds. Stanly

Dn Catholics 65 Or Older

community

Division of Facility Services in 1993, remain the same. They are to expand the

new patients.

RISM Seeking

local

its

center, located within

existing 29 at the

growth since opening

ity

will

Center by adding 10 beds, bringing the center's total to 39. This will be accomplished by renovating an existing 4 1 -bed

tion Center.

Mercy

Memorial's proposal

inpatient rehabilitation available

time.

providers which submitted requests to receive the beds in January 1 993. Mercy

20 beds

new construction. Implementa-

cost than

Mercy Hospital was one of four area

sought permission to add

HSA III for the provi-

achieved in

sion of rehabilitation services. Mercy's

an eight-county area in western North Carolina which includes Mecklenburg.

lembers of the Columbian Squires

Stanly,

cost-effectiveness and regional availabil-

additional rehabilitation beds in

Clemmons and Cristo Rey in Yadkinville and from Clemmons at Carowinds. The trip is made each

By awarding the

Mercy and

0 rehabilitation beds to Mercy Hospital has been upheld. The June 6 decision ends a year-long appeal during which the original certificate of need award was contested by Presbyterian-Orthopedic Hospital. 1

III,

he altar servers of Holy Family Church in

of need review.

"/ 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.

all

lev-

The Catholic News

& Herald

July

1994

Pro-Life Corner

Following President Clinton's decision to lift the ban on fetal tissue research, the National Institute of Health formed a panel to set guidelines for research to be funded. This panel does not include one member who objects to human embryo experimentation. The creation of embryos for the sole purpose of experimentation and death is not below the standards of the panel. The precedents this panel is setting for tax-funded human experimentation is frightening for both unborn children and for other "disposable" people in the future. ACTION ITEM Please write to the director of the National Institute of Health: Dr. Harold Varnus, Director, National Institute of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 1, Room 218, Bethesda, 20982

Editorial

jli

Could Be Worse The only good thing that can be said about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding an injunction which

The Respect Life Office

prohibited protesters within 36 feet of a Florida abortion

center

that

By a 6-3 decision, the court held that an injunction establishing a 36-foot no-protest zone around the center

was constitutional. But the court ruled 8-1

VATICAN CITY

that a section

(CNS)

of the injunction containing broader restrictions was

against sex, but insists that

unconstitutional.

language of love that Paul II said.

Those restrictions would have prohibited approaching clients or employees within 300 feet of the abortion center or carrying signs visible from inside the center. The court held that those restrictions were more of a burden on free speech than was necessary to prevent intimidation.

The

was

court majority held that the 36-foot zone

not an unnecessary burden on the rights of the protesters.

Antonin Scalia said that the

In his dissent, Justice

injunction is "profoundly at odds with our First Amend-

ment precedents and

traditions" because

limits the

assembly and association of only a particular group which had broken no law. We agree. It also appears that Scalia is correct when he says that if the case had involved any issue other than abortion it would have been thrown out without any questions. Scalia did not say it in exactly so many words but he seems to be expressing a fear that political correctness may now be going to figure in judicial rights of free speech,

decisions.

That, to say the least,

frightening.

As a result of the ruling, pro-life protesters can expect to find themselves up against similar injunctions in other places.

Cases involving such injunctions already are before the courts in other states but action has

been deferred

pending the high court ruling in the Florida case. We imagine that they'll go forward now that the court has spoken. It is not the most pleasant prospect for

members of the pro-life movement. And we have a feeling that somewhere downthe road someone else's freedoms of speech and assembly are going to collide with another idea of what

is politi-

cally correct. If the ruling in the Florida case is

future,

fear that

an indication of the

won't be free speech that wins.

— The Church

not

Because responsible sexuality involves a commitment between a man and a woman and is open to new children, there is no moral basis for "free love," homosexuality and contraceptive birth control, the pope said at a Sunday blessing June 26. The pope, who has dedicated the weekly talks this year to the family, said the family unit is based on reciprocal, unselfish love between a man and a woman. Among the ways of expressing this love is sexual union, he

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"The Church

sometimes accused of making sex taboo. That is far from the truth," he said. Over the centuries, the Church has developed a positive vision of the human being that recognizes the "significant and precious role" of sexuality, he said. is

"Sexuality belongs to the Creator' s original design,

and the Church can only have great respect for it. At the same time, it must ask that everyone respect sexuality in its profound nature," he said. The pope described sexuality as a "language in the service of love." It cannot be lived as a pure instinct, and it must be governed, he said. At the same time, human sexuality cannot be manipulated arbitrarily, he said. Sexuality possesses "its own psychological and biological structure" that is ultimately aimed at communion between a man and a woman and at the birth of new people, he said. To ask that this structure be respected does not indicate an overly moralistic or biological understanding of sex, but awareness of the truth about the human being, the pope said. "It is on the strength of that truth, which is also clear in the light

of reason, that so-called 'free love,' homo-

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which teaches

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that

men and women

"Too often, instead, the woman is considered as i object because of male selfishness, which has be evidenced so many times in the past and is still see today," he said.

He also identified a tendency to "doni

nation and arrogance" that finds

its

among women and children. Lay Christians should oppose

victims especial;

all

forms of

advertising and entertainment,

object

frequently used to sell products, he said.

The pope said Church teaching on the equal digni of men and

women goes back to the biblical account:

But

it is

an "equality

in diversity," whic

"The perfection of the woman is not to become a man, to be

made

so masculine that she loses

specific qualities as a

woman," he

said.

These

a false modernity."

Church, he said. This diversity "does not mean a necessary ai almost implacable opposition," however, the pope a The Church teaches that cooperation between the si is a needed condition for the development of all huma

which is often caused

equal dignity, should be recognized in society and in tl

ity.

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But I have very strong doubts that either Simpson

or the state can get a fair trial. Just about every potential juror has been exposed to leaks of "evidence" and to sensationalized reports of speculation, innuendo and

some out-and-out falsehoods. Some of the so-called evidence is clearly irrelevant and inadmissible in court, according to legal experts. Sure, the judge will instruct jurors to consider only

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"All are called to reject the ways in which presen day culture uses women as mere objects of dominatioi pleasure and consumerism. Women themselves mu: not fail to strive to have their personal dignity full respected," the pope said at a general audience at th Vatican June 22. The pontiff said the Church evaluates the women

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said.

sexuality and contraception are morally unacceptable,"

Pope Says Christians Obliged To July 8, 1994

The Pope Speaks

by male selfishness and arrogance, Pope John Paul

said.

communion and life." The pope concluded his remarks with a prayer that

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could have been worse.

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what

it is,

I'm not about

to bet that jurors will

things they have heard over and over again on

read over and over again in newspapers. See Notebook,

ly 8,

The Catholic News

1994

For more than 16 years

have had

joy and privilege of being the director The Christophers. It has been both an

tinj

nor and a great source of satisfaction

•or

serve in this ministry, but

now it' s time

me to change gear. I am writing this column to announce as director of The / retirement While I have been exceed-

iristophers. »ly

happy

come

wn.

in this

for

assignment, the time

me to step down and slow

will continue as director for

other year, until the completion of The

Golden Jubilee celebra-

iristophers'

n of 1995, but then

will return to

I made two years o because want to spend the remain-

This

a decision I

my priestly life serving the ople of my home diocese which is the years of

ocese of Paterson, N.J.

good, thank God, but len I step down in '95 1 will have begun health

65th year. The relentless schedule of

time to come.

and media aphave taken their toll. I want to

dlines, endless travel larances

w down a bit. God willing, I do plan to ntinue writing this

column

for

some

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

have mixed feelings about this change, of course. What priest wouldn't I

miss such a ministry with its rich opporTV and radio to bring the Gospel to people in 1 25 nations and in all 50 states? I'll also miss the wonderful people I've worked with these past 16 years. I do feel a deep sense of satisfaction for all that I and my entire staff have accomplished by working together. I will be endlessly grateful to God for the gift of this vocation within a vocation. The Christopher Board has given me the title of director emeritus which will tunity of using

take effect in the

)cese.

He:

Home

Returning no

of 1995, and they

fall

mum,

Light

the

new

you

will

when he comes. I know welcome him with open arms. priest

The Christophers from time to time in the

Pray for our success in this search, and be assured of our prayers for you. I pray that the Lord will be your strength

years ahead, which I will be happy to do.

and your joy

You know

ahead.

have asked

to continue writing for

always keep you in my heart. In the meantime, God willing, I still have a whole year ahead of me to continue my TV and radio shows and other Chirstopher duties. The Christophers now have a search committee working on the selection process for my successor, and I will do everything I can to welcome and assist I

will

in the

«0*

One Candle

months and years

Pope John Paul II once said that joy message and the central motif

the key

of the Gospels, "joy to children, joy to parents, joy to families, joy to the sick

and the elderly, joy to all people." "Joy to the world" was the first proclamation of the angels as they greeted our new born King. The greatest honor anyone can

give to Almighty God is to live gladly and

knowledge of His love. In stepping down, I assure you, I am doing it with a joyful and grateful

joyfully, because of the

heart.

With renewed appreciation for your goodness to The Christophers these many years, I offer my deepest thanks and best wishes.

{For a free copy of the Christopher Note, "Gratitude, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New

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Father John Catoir

director of

The Christophers.

A What especially impressed me when a Boy Scout jamboree in Wash*ton recently was the involvement of boys' parents. At a time when we ar so much about family members isited

ssing like ships in the night, the scene

jamboree on Washington's mall

the is

im also symbolizes the value of smaller which people band tother for self-improvement and in order better serve their larger community. I marveled at the ingenuity of the outs' projects. There was, for example,

nuity society will need to meet its energy

conservation challenges. The youthful

enthusiasm on display that day made me

wonder if some youngster in the crowd might one day perfect a solar-driven car

some

strolled

around the mall,

saw

the

human

expansion.

spirit It

and

encourage

its

seemed that the boys were

being offered opportunities to learn balance, coordination and courage.

Of course

they were learning to work together in teams.

And needless to say, they had the

opportunity to release lots of pent-up energy.

Many of the scouts had camped out As anyone who has ever gone

ixed to a wheel above the wheel a bag

overnight.

water dripped slowly into the cups,

camping knows, there are many respon-

;

wheel

move. Attached to was cooking

wheel, a small chicken

In another project, pizzas in a solar

sibilities to

carry out

turn into a disaster.

if the

event

Someone,

not to

for ex-

ample, must dig a small trench around

er hot charcoals.

oked

The Human Side

other yet-to-be-imagined en-

a number of games designed to challenge

water-propelled rotisserie with cups

rcing the

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

Scouts were displaying the kind of inge-

ergy-saver.

uplifting.

Scouts proudly clad in uniforms Iornpd with merit badges were everyhere. I suppose the uniform signifies J'longing. In my view, the Scouts' uni-

immunities

Family Value That Deserves Reflection

oven.

I felt

were

that the

the tent in case of rain. Otherwise

you

could easily wake up rather wet.

Making

Someone must be

responsible for

youthful energies.

And

preparing the food, another must tend the

has a family value that de-

and then there is the least-desired task of cleaning up afterward. Nothing brings out a person's personality like camping out. It has the

serves reflection in this Year of the Fam-

power to unleash one's potential for responsibility, teamwork and coping. I thought as I left the jamboree that parishes without a scouting program are missing something. Here is a proven program for teaching sound principles,

dren might not admit

learning basic skills and capitalizing on

Service

fire

A Marriage Work With

Little In

who become involved in the to know their children much better. Though their chilParents

ily.

program may well come it,

they would wel-

come that. Father Eugene Hemrick is director of re searchfor the United Stares Catholic

Conference.

Common

Q. My husband and I got married

I 'ear ago, and I'm beginning to think tat we made a mistake. When we fire dating, I didn't think that our •{Terences mattered, but now I'm beining to see that we have a problem. % ipr one thing, I have a lot more educa- hn than he does. Dale hasn't picked a book since high school. He Juggled to keep up his grades so he •uld play on the football team, others' se I don 't think he would have graduied. Now, all he wants to do when he J

'»

home from work

watch the channel. We never have an indigent discussion. I have a college I ucation, and this is starting to bother tfe. The only thing we have in common Hhat we both go to church together, -^uess that's important, but I want

<its

*orts

smethingmore.

fell in

love in the first place. If he has been

struggling with his grades since high school, I' m sure it was no secret that you and he are very different intellectually. That doesn't mean that he's not as smart as you are, but his mind works differently. All of us are attracted to

hard to make a marriage work you don't have a lot in common,

*ien

It' s

Crosswinds

people

who have something that we don' When t.

you were dating, he was probably impressed by your academic success. What was it that drew you to him'? Maybe it was his athletic skills or his ability to connect with others. There' s an interest-

book by Howard Gardener called Frames of Mind which suggests that ing

there are actually seven different kinds of intelligence.

The idea of the "dumb jock"

any more satisfied than you are. He may find it hard to talk about his frustration if he senses that you don't think his interests are as important as yours. You can validate his love of sports without be-

ministry setting, your different abilities

could complement each other and be-

come assets rather than liabilities. Youth ministry is something you might want to consider.

dismissed by Gardener, who says that there is something called kinesthetic in-

coming a fan

Ask who won when the game is over to keep communi-

Catholic Social Services and also has a

which athletes possess. your husband used to play football, and now he's just sitting on the couch watching TV, he probably isn't

cation lines open.

private practice as a psychiatrist in

telligence If

MARTHA W. SHUPING, MD

but I believe there' s a reason that you two

If you

yourself.

and your husband are going to church together, you may be able to develop common interests there. In a

Dr. Shuping

contract staff with

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

umn may be

Shuping, 1400 Millgate Drive, Suite B,

Winston-Salem,

NC 27103.

The Catholic News

& Herald

July

199

What Hath Roe Wrought? More

than a dozen years ago,

fre-

quently represented the pro-life cause on radio and television talk

shows and de-

On a number of occasions, either the interviewer or my counterpart would bates.

assert that

and

colleagues were

—

merely "anti-abortion" that all we was one single issue. I would use this as an opening to articulate the central premise of the pro-

Court declared, "The word 'person' as used in the Fourteenth Amendment does not include the unborn" and that the fetus "does not have meaningful \ife"(Roe v. Wade, Jan. 22, 1973), the prophetic warnings of the pro-life movement are

movement, i.e., that all human life is

sacred and in need of legal protection and

was but one dip on the slippery slope that would eventually lead

that abortion

people that society deemed "unwanted." The argument was, and still is, the to the killing of other classes of

standard pro-life line:

In January, attorney Geoffrey Fieger,

arguing before a Michigan court on behalf of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, stated that

fundamental right has Roe V. Wade." (New York Times, Jan. 7, l'>94). If one can decide, he said, to end the life of a fetus, why should one not have the right to end the life of an unhealthy adult who decides that life is not worth living? his client's

"...

already been decided by

Fieger' s point

Once you allow

Most

not unique.

Dr.

those to be included in this category w; enlarged to encompass the socially

Leo Alexander, who served as

a consultant to the tribunal, noted that

productive, the ideologically unwant

the Holocaust began long before the

the racially

concentration of. It

unwanted and finally all Germans." (New England Journal

first

camp was even dreamed

Medicine, July 14, 1949).

began, he said, with a philosophical

Twenty-one years and 30 millk Roe v. Wade, I think it

medical profession. "The beginnings were at first merely

a subtle shift in emphasis in the basic

safe (and sad) to say, "See.

attitude of the physicians.

(note: not an anti-abortion)

abortion on demand. But

to the Constitution.

there.

acceptance of the attitude basic in the euthanasia movement that there is such a

"unwanted" child w; be tomorrow's "unwanted" AIDS Alzheimer's or comatose patient. B cause of Roe, the sphere of the unwantt

its

why

the

from the beginning,

set

are in danger. That has,

human life amendment This amendment

goal the adoption of a

would guarantee protection of all life from birth to natural death. Twenty-one years after the Supreme

legal

won't end

Once we allow some persons to be

classified as not having "meaningful life," it

will be very hard to confine

it.

happened

the very thing that

Moses And The Q. In a recent column you related

listeners

would have been

This

Ger-

Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament) were written by Moses. Now, you say, the Church says this part of the Bible was not written by Moses. You have a great problem if you deny Moses was the author of these books. Either (1) Christ was ig-

resurrection.

norant of the true author when he quotes Moses in these books, or (2) he lied or (3) we cannot trust John's or Luke's words when Jesus quotes Moses. How do you explain all this? North Carolina

died about 920 B.C., was the pre-emi-

A. There is at least a fourth possibilwhich you neglected to mention. Jesus, according to the Gospels, was simply reflecting Hebrew tradition by

ity

referring to

Moses

five books to

as the author of the

which you refer, but had no

One more

point. If

lar figure,

King Solomon,

for example,

who

man in Hebrew tradition, renowned even beyond the borders of his nent wise

kingdom, as we read

Chronicles. Later writers

Kings and 2 the Jewish

iri

wisdom tradition did not hesitate to name Solomon as the author of their work, even though it was written centuries later. The Book of Proverbs (1:1) identifies itself as "the

proverbs of Solomon,"

and the Song of Songs says ( 1 1 ) it was composed "by Solomon." Yet both of these Old Testament works were written :

No deception or dishonesty was

in-

uniting one's

tions that preceded

work with

tradi-

are attempting to

jumnn AND

way

answer

Let

( 1

2:40).

Jesus says, "Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the

Son of Man be

in the

heart of the earth three days and three nights."

There is no reason to conclude that by these words Jesus was declaring His belief that the man Jonah was actually swallowed by a large fish, spent three days living and breathing in the whale' insides and then was spit out on the beach.

He was simply

using a story, a parable from the prophets with which his

originally re-

vealed to this heroic figure of

Hebrew

history.

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our society seeks to help children, it has to support families, since If

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saints

B0NAVENTURE WAS BORN

IN 1221.

BONAVENTURI

ENTERED THE FRANCISCAN 0RPER AND STUDIED IN PARIS. HE TAUGHT THEOLOGY AND HOLY SCRIPTURE FROM 1248 TO 1257 WHEN HE AND ST THOMAS AQUINAS RECEIVED THE DEGREE OF THEOLOGY TOGETHER. LATER IN 1257 HE WAS MADE THE MINISTER GENERAL OF HIS ORPER, WHICH HE GOVERNED FOR 17 YEARS. 0ON/WENTURE WAS N0MINATEP BY POPE CLEMENT IV TO BE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, A POST

OF ALBAN0 AND COMMANDED THAT THE POSITION BE ACCEPTED.

give just one example from

the Gospel according to Matthew

God

tices

able by sending a stamped self-address]

THAT WAS REFUSED. IN 1273 POPE GREGORY X MADE HIM CARDINAL-BISHOP

CAMPAIGN

today.

and covenant which

8AGN0REA, ITALY

it.

would have understood them time, not as "proofs" of some

intended to clarify and enlarge on the law

tions Catholics ask about baptism pra m

tended or suspected here. Everyone recognized it as a perfectly understandable

way of

In the same manner, no one had a problem calling Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy the "books of Moses" since they all

them, more than 400 years

the people

question

Question Box

perhaps long dead, was a

after the old king's death.

at that

Books

common literary device.

ars.

Jesus or other biblical figures in the

God help us.

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

that attributing certain writings to a popu-

now have

do go back to somewhere around his lifetime, numerous parts of these five books indicate one way or another that Moses, who lived probably in the 13th century before Christ, was not their author. To take just one particularly superficial instance, Moses could not have described his own death and burial (Deuteronomy 34). Your question and comments are a good reminder that we need to understand remarks of this nature made by

will continue to grow.

this atti-

you are at all you know

or put together, at least in the form

ently

Alexander noted,

tude affected only the "severely and

familiar with biblical literature,

intention to decide a technical question

a few passages appar-

first,

We told y(

so." Yesterday's

started with

death and

of authorship for future Scripture schol-

Even though

abortions after

thing as a life not worthy to be lived."

familiar, to

own

make

a point about his

Bible's First Five

that the Church formerly said that the

—

trials,

Nuremberg war crimes

Roe as pivotal. The road to euthanasia on demand has already been paved by

all

movement

chronically sick." Then, "the sphere

After the

shift in the

sons

many.

arguments advocating assisted suicide and other forms of euthanasia cite

the dehumanization of one class of per-

Lifelines

coming true.

really cared about

life

JIM MCINERNEY

life.

- Putting Children

and Families First

B0NAVENTURE WAS

LYONS

AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE THEOLOGIANS ATTENDING THE 6EHERRL COUNCIL TO REUNITE THE GREEKS WHEN HE DIED ON JULY 15, 1274. DURING HIS LIFE

HE WROTE SEVERAL BOOKS

INCLUDING ^GREATER LEGEND," WHICH DETAILS THE LIFE OF SI FRANCIS.

B0NAVENTURE WAS CANONIZEP IN AND DECLARED A POCTOR OF THE CHURCH IN 1588. HE IS KNOWN AS THE "SERAPHIC DOCTOR," FROM THE WARMTH OF DIVINE LOVE WH\CH is found in his writings. 1482

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The Catholic News

1994

^wardship Profile

Vocation Update

hmetimes,

Hard To Give

It's

By JOAN KELLEY IjWhen

was

hardship talk this year,

way, our approach to life and so are our priorities. As we continue to give, I can see how my faith and trust in God have grown. I've learned we must give of our first fruits and not of our leftovers. Because we tithe, we've put material things in in a Christian

asked to do the

first

really didn'

because even though I practice ardship and give in many ways to Ihurch, I am not always a "cheerful to

Sometimes I don't feel like givSometimes I get burned out and

r."

different

CAROL HAZARD

religiously rudderless. Perhaps he could

Associate Editor

work as a missionary priest in the United

Melo thought he might grow up to be a lawyer. That way he could help Fidel

seminary.

until

Then I came to the following conclu-

taken on

new meaning

—

also

for me. I've al-

never

from

someone

ish suggested

and that we strive to give in a loving unselfish way. So I decided even igh I don't give perfectly, I was willto share with you what stewardship ns to me and how it has changed my

other parish activities throughout the

years old at

The area of giving of our treasure was difficult for me for a money

talents

that

give despite that

connected to or a

the time, Melo recalls his as-

Ten years

time.

ago,

husband,

and I started giving 2 percent of our me to the Church and other charities, years later, :ent

we had worked up to

and forthe last four years, we've

giving the Biblical tithe of 10 per-

This was something Jim wanted to was not ready and wasn't comfortwith

it,

but

supported him.

give that

id to

was

much money and I and how

ried a lot about the future

i,vould manage.

needed

I just

to trust

never

felt

real part of the

asked

God

tebook (From Page 4)

discover

prayer.

My involvement in the Church has increased and I've been given

God

portunities to serve.

new op-

continues to

answer my prayers. My faith has grown and my life is very full, sometimes a little too full! And that is a point I want to stress. We need to realize that we can't get involved in everything, and that is one reason our stewardship needs to be planned.

we try to truly live

ft and realize when

to help

and to use me. I was open to wherever He might lead me. It absolutely amazes me how God has answered that

See Profile, Page

shows which masquerade as news proOne of those shows even conducted a poll on whether Simpson should grams.

[The credibility of potential state witles has

been seriously tainted by the supermarket tabsome of the sleazy television

get the death penalty.

The suggestion has been made

of their stories to

por to

that

the court issue a gag order to prevent further prejudicial statements about the

The problem

case.

For Sale

that a

usually applies only to the attorneys

involved in the case.

Christian/Catholic

gag order

Book

doesn't keep

"police sources" or possible witnesses

from shooting off their mouths. I've always been a supporter of the

and Gift Store

know" but in recent I have come more and more to the

Thirteen

community. I wondered if I had any talents, and if so, how they could be used. I decided to pray about it.

But

years.

—

it.

Working as a horse trainer at a ranch Homestead, Fla., Melo met Hispanics who worked in the fields and construc-

his par-

ways been involved in the Church in some way. I've been in the choir and

tion sites.

Noon

years

nalists don't set those limits the

The timing

THIRD BISHOP OF CHARLOTTE

1994

1991 coincided with

his decision to return to seminary.

"Why me?" he asked. No

coincided with an invitation received by his friend,

one from his family had en-

FIDEL

MELO

life. Besides, he hadn't even served as an altar boy. Four weeks later, Melo entered minor seminary in Mexico, his homeland. All it took was a two-week vocational retreat and Melo has never doubted his

decision since.

Melo, 33, will begin his third year in fall at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary, Boynton Beach, Fla., studying to become a priest for the Diocese of Charlotte. He is writing and editing the Spanish page for The Catholic News & Herald this summer, and honing his English skills at Central Piedmont Community College. He came to Charlotte via Corpus Christi, Texas, and Miami. After 11 years in seminary, Melo needed a year or two to figure out if he wanted to serve as a diocesan or missionary priest. "The big

theology this

question was 'what exactly

me?'" he

become

DeAguilar introduced Melo to Father Frank O'Rourke, vocation director for the diocese.

At the invitation of Father O' Rourke,

Melo worked one summer with Father Joe Waters, pastor of Holy Trinity Mission, Taylorsville. "He (Father Waters) is a missionary priest who works very hard to find and meet Hispanics. He is a father always, a father for everybody. In

my prayers, I ask for the grace to be like him."

His association with Father Waters the turning point. "He gave me strong help in my decision not so much with words but by his testimony in the way he lives." If Melo were to become a priest for the mission Diocese of Charlotte, he could be both a missionary and diocesan priest. He had found his "place."

was

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and nuns, the immigrants were

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Scanning The Catechism

Lord's Prayer Final Section

Catechisms Compared: Prayer

A Focal Point Of Of New Catechism

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Here are a few selected passages on prayer fron

WASHINGTON (CNS) — "Chris4 of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. The catechism, which arrived in U.S. bookstores in English June 22, is an 800-page oftian Prayer" is the title of Part

the Baltimore Catechism

No.

3, the text

generally used until the 1960s with

Catholic children in the upper elementary grades, and parallel passages from new Catechism of the Catholic Church:

thi

BALTIMORE CATECHISM David "the

prophet of Jewish and

first

Christian prayer."

Q. What is prayer? A. Prayer is the lifting up of our minds and hearts to God. (No. 475)

says his Psalms are

"the masterwork of prayer in the Old Testament" and "remain essential to the prayer of the Church." Reviewing what the Gospels say about Jesus at prayer, the catechism

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH The mystery of faith requires that the faithful believe in it, that they celebrati and that they live from it in a vital and personal relationship with the living anc true God. This relationship is prayer. Prayer is the raising of one' s mind and hear to God or the requesting of good things from God.... Christian prayer is a covenan relationship between God and man in Christ. (Nos. 2558-2564). . . .

. .

ficial

compendium of

"The drama of prayer

fully re-

proved by Pope John

vealed to us in the Word who became flesh and dwells among us. ..Jesus' filial

Paul

prayer

Catholic teaching ap-

II.

Its first

three

parts deal with the doc-

and moral aspects of Catholic teaching and are structured around the creed, the sacraments and the Ten Commandments. Part 4 focuses especially on the Lord's trinal,

the

liturgical

Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught his disciples

says,

when they asked him, "Lord, teach

the perfect

model of prayer

and adoration, petition, and praise. It

intercession, thanksgiving,

speaks of prayer addressed to the Father, to Jesus, to the Spirit

and with and

Mary. In explaining the ancient Christian tradition of praying to Mary, it says,

we are

us to pray."

"When we

Before analyzing the Lord's Prayer as a model of prayer, however, it addresses what prayer is, why people are called to pray and the development and kinds of prayer in the Hebrew and Christian Scripture and the tradition of the Church. The catechism gives St. John

with her to the plan of the Father, who sends his Son to save all men. Like the

pray to her,

adhering

promise of salvation." "According to Scripture, it is the heart that prays. If our heart is far from God, the words of prayer are in vain," the catechism says. "Christian prayer is a covenant relationship between God and man in Christ," it

beloved disciple we welcome Jesus' mother into our homes, for she has become the mother of all the living." Among expressions of prayer the catechism cites vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplative prayer. It devotes several pages to what it calls "the battle of prayer," describing various difficulties people face in trying to pray or to deepen their prayer life. The catechism concludes Part 4 with a 28-page analysis of the Lord's Prayer, which it calls "truly the summary of the whole Gospel," "the most perfect of prayers" and "the quintessential prayer of the Church." "In the Our Father," it says in one summation, "the object of the

says.

first

Damascene's

definition of prayer, "the

mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God."

rising of one' s

calls prayer "a vital

and personal

relationship with the living and true God"

and "the response of faith to the free

Q. A.

New Testament." Among forms of Christian prayer it

cites blessing

BALTIMORE CATECHISM Why do we pray?

We pray:

— adore God, expressing Him our love and — Second, thank Him — Third, obtain from Him pardon our and remission of punishment. — Fourth, ask graces and blessings ourselves and (No. 476 First, to

the

for

The Holy

forms of prayer: blessing, petition, intercession, thanksgiving and praise. Because God blesses the human heart, it can in return bless Him who is source of every blessing. Forgiveness, the quest for the kingdom and every true need are objects of th prayer of petition. Prayer of intercession consists in asking on behalf of another.... Every joy and suffering, every event and need can become the matter fo thanksgiving....

Prayer of praise is entirely disinterested and rises to God, lauds Him and give Him glory for His own sake, quite beyond what He has done, but simply becaus He is. (Nos. 2644-2649)

On Best Seller List In LONDON (CNS) — The new Cat- club Arsenal.

Catechism

Britain's best seller

lists, its

publisher

said.

month on

The four others present our wants to him: They ask that our lives be nourished, healed of sin and made victorious in the struggle of good over

mid-June the catechism was in 12th place on Britain's paperback best sellers list, wedged between / Was A Teen-age Worrier, a cartoon guide to adolescent anguish, and Fever Pitch, a fan's-eye view of top London soccer

always called people to prayer." It reviews the development of prayer in the Hebrew Scriptures, with Abraham, Jacob, Moses, David and Elijah. It calls

ment of his

will.

evil."

The Catechism: What

And

publishers Geoffrey

Publishers of the 8 1 6-page English-

the coming of the kingdom and the fulfill-

Britain ;;at

"The third printing will be availal at the end of this month and it's alrea sold out," Liz Marsh, spokeswoman

echism of the Catholic Church shot into

"In his indefectible cov-

itself:

others.

who teaches the Church and recalls to her all that Jesus sail new expressions of the same basii

Spirit

enant with every living creature, God has

creation

thei

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Father, the sanctification of his name,

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the glory of the

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WASHINGTON (CNS) Here are a few examples of what the new Catechism of the Catholic Church is and is not: It is not a new Church teaching or an analysis of current theological trends and arguments. It is a comprehensive, authoritative statement of what the Catholic Church already teaches and believes. It is not a classroom text for children. It is a reference work: first for bishops and those in catechetical work, but also for anyone interested in knowing more about the Catholic faith. It is not an apologetics text, trying to defend Catholic belief or "prove" its

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Philadelphia Archdiocese Issuing

Heavy Sales Necessitate Added

Kbridged Catechism For Schools

Printings

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)— The ink

church permission to publish. They are due out before the start of the school year

be dry on the official EnglishUnguage Catechism of the Catholic Will barely

Msgr. Thomas J. Herron, academic dean at Philadelphia's St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, is chairman of the

hands of Philadelphia-area Catholic

||e

Indents.

More than

a year ago, after the cat-

editorial board. In a recent article in

ajhism came out in French, Cardinal tiithony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia

Catholic World Report, a monthly maga-

irmed an editorial board of theologians

zine published by Ignatius Press, Msgr. Herron said, "Some similar projects have

already appeared, following the publica-

educators to write shorter versions

lr students in primary and secondary

tion of the catechism in other languages.

Ihools. In a letter to priests, the cardinal said

are

Q ; board was asked "to produce adapted, ft ridged versions for use as supplemen-

every level of Catholic education, including regular religious instruction and preparation for the sacraments."

He six,

—

for grades four to

fourth "study edition"

may

appear later, intended for more advanced high school and college students and for

preparing to enter the Catholic

adult education groups. Separate teacher

The abridged

texts, to

be published

study guides are also being prepared.

San Francisco, are be titled, Catechism of the Catholic with. They will have Cardinal ;vilacqua's imprimatur, an official

Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio, editor in

Ignatius Press in

way

were

grades seven and eight, and high

school.

lurch.

said three abridgements

already under

RCIA

the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, iich calls for a formation program for jiults

"The goal is that these books, which being produced as economically as

possible, will be helpful to students at

texts in our schools, CCD and RCIA gograms." CCD stands for Confraterfi y of Christian Doctrine, a name often led for religious education courses for

fidents not in Catholic schools.

irst

chief of Ignatius Press, said the first three

catechisms will

sell for

$12.95, $15.95

and $18.95 respectively.

Center "was born out of the catechetical

2na Gonzalez, president of the center

implications of the

movement,"

participants

said Sister

Maria Elena.

"And now it is only fitting that it should take the lead in the interpretation and

implementation of the new catechism." The workshop followed a series of

•

symposiums

at the center which

brought

together Mexican- American catechetical

leaders to explore in depth the local

new catechism.

d an expert in catechetical process;

A full program for the preparation of

Rosa Maria Icaza, president of the spanic Liturgical Institute; and Father

catechetical leaders in the light and spirit

iter

of the new catechism is being prepared to

begin in the

rgilio Elizondo, a founder of the center

summer of

1995.

1972.

know our

tion to the initial printing of 560,000,

every publisher honored the June 22

said Dan Juday, director of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Publish-

embargo date. "Someone in my office found it avail-

A RETREAT FOR WIDOWED

was so

great in

that not

ing and Promotion Services, the

able not very far from this office before the

Those 900,000 copies will grow again from a third printing later this summer, Juday told Catholic News Ser-

said.

vice.

The English-language catechism'

22nd of June,"

ders now, Juday said.

the

embargo date.

Mary

Sister

the center sent out 3,000 mail-ordered

8 so customers would have June 22. She added that the sales seem to be split between clergy, religious and lay people. One priest bought a copy to take to a friend in Hungary, where it is not yet available. "People do want to know what's right and wrong," she added in an interview with The Monitor, newspaper of the Diocese of Trenton. "It' s a hunger for the truth, what we really believe as Catholics. It's not bedside reading." A spot check of three Washington-

copies June

stocking the catechism, there has never

their copies

been a book that sold so many so fast like the catechism.

Dennis Klotz, owner of the Catholic Store in Detroit, said he had sold 1,100 copies by midday June 23. The catechism officially went on sale June

Book

22.

Klotz said he ordered 3,000 copies, to go fast. He advertised the book's availability in Catholic

which he expected

One

parish in

an order for 146 books. "I've been in this business 19 years and I don' t think there' s ever been a book where we've had this demand. Never," said Klotz, adding that the English-language catechism has spurred sales of French- and Spanish-language catechisms and other catechism-related books. Dave Trainer, assistant manager of the Newman Bookstore in Washington, said the store sold 125 catechisms the

The store ordered 750 books, which "will cany us through until sales day.

expect they will," he

said.

Trainer said the sales volume "pretty

much

Peter of the order's St.

Paul Media Center in Edison, N.J., said

Based on anecdotal evidence from

taper off, which

USCC's Juday

Archdiocese of Detroit personnel before

co-publishers and Catholic bookstores

first

the

Klotz said he mailed out-of-state

orders June 17 and furnished copies to

15 U.S. co-publishers are readying or-

area

Waldenbooks

stores

June 24

re-

vealed that one store had the book in stock but had no sales, the other had neither the book in stock nor requests for it,

while the third lost three sales because

book wasn't in. Peter Dwyer, marketing manager for the Liturgical Press% one of the the

catechism's co-publishers, declined to reveal the size of his order from the first printing, but said he

on hand

had enough copies

to wait for the third printing.

Dwyer added that returns of unsold books bookstores typically have three months to a year to return unsold stock could be more than usual. If there were only one publisher, "we'd know how many books" were left unsold, he

—

told

CNS. With

unrivaled and unprec-

some more than one

the catechism, though,

edented." People were buying multiple

dealers are ordering from

copies, "two, three, 10 at a time," he

co-publisher, a practice Juday confirmed

added.

response we're

Daughter of St. Paul and assistant manager of her order' s bookstore in the Boston suburb of Dedham, Mass. "We had to open up another counter to take" catechism orders and "we had to stop re-

happening.

Sally Brennan, owner of a religious and gift center in Spring Lake, N.J., said she originally ordered 500 copies, buying some from each of the co-publishers.

Her customers, she reported, "aren' t just ordering one

— they're ordering four or

five (at) a time."

SEPARATED

Of 2,500 copies ordered for the Dedham store, 1 ,500 were gone by mail

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order or over-the-counter sales. Pope

The catechism is considered a trade book in the publishing field. The latest figures available show that sales of trade children's, adult books of all kinds averaged less than and religious

John Paul II' s 1993 encyclical Veritatis Splendor "came a close second, but noth-

1 0,000 per title in 1 992, according to the Association of American Publishers, a

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trade association.

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June the Daughters of

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Heavy early sales prompted a second printing of 340,000 copies in addi-

Ypsilanti, Mich., outside Detroit, sent in

Mexico joined from throughout the lited States at the first national workDp for Hispanics on the new Cat\ysm of the Catholic Church. The workshop, held at the Mexican nerican Cultural Center in San Antowas led by Roberto Pina, a pioneer family catechesis; Mercy Sister Maria

maries from Peru and

States.

and secular newspapers and through

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where Christianity took root and spread

synod will take up the theme, "The Consecrated Life and Its Role in the Church and in the World." Named special secretary was Father Marcello Zago, superior

to the rest of the world, has entered the

general of the Oblates of Mary

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Injecting

late.

Immacu-

He will be assisted by U.S.

Brother

Christian values into the "de-Christian-

John Johnston, superior general of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and

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Ursuline Sister Emilia Ehrlich.

challenge, he said in a June 23 speech outlining a two-year pastoral program.

Pope John Paul II is the head of the Rome diocese but the daily administration

under the control of the papally appointed cardinal. People, families and society are "no longer Christian, above all in their actions and values," he said. Even the Church has been "subtly and in a relaxed

way"

infiltrated

with a "post-

Christian mentality" which often negates

Christian values, he added.

New York Cardinal Named One Of Three Synod Co-Presidents New VATICAN CITY (CNS)

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pope's name. The

crated Life and Societies of Apostolic

and Cardinal Edward Bede Clancy of Sydney, Australia. The Oct. 2-29 Life,

expressed deep concen about the suffering caused by Cuba'

organization after finishing law school

Loyola University in New Orleans. Sandra LaBlanc was promoted from communications director for the rural life conference to associate director, and

° s v

butions.

the spot in southern France

old pope also reiterated his "deep desire ire

will

spiritual

come from the French government, European Com-

local governments, the

munity, a tourist tax and private contri-

will take a collaborative leadership role

He will join the Des Moines-based

to visit the island nation

4.5 million Catholics. in

and its estimai

The bishops wi

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Ground was broken June 26 for a new St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte. Digging in are Father Ray Berg, Father Richard Contiliano, Ron Sanders, Greg Kent and Kathy Sanders. The $1.7 million church will seat 1 ,000 and will take one year to build. The groundbreaking was one of Father Berg's last official acts before leaving for a new assignment.

oann Keane Issociate 6ditor

hree Represent Diocese At

Letters

ermanent Diaconate Meeting SAN FRANCISCO

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Attending from the Diocese of Char-

The conChurch and

lotte were Msgr. Anthony Kovacic, diocesan director; Rev. Mr. Ben Wenning, assistant diocesan director; and Dot

changes faced by the iety, the growing ministerial needs t are surfacing, and the methods for xtive strategic planning were among jor themes addressed by directors of :onate offices at their annual national tiering. Almost 200 members of the tional Association of Permanent lal

Wenning. Recognized scholars and experts invited the participants to read the signs of

the times without stifling the Spirit's

prompting. Franciscan Father Kenan Osborne, professor of theology at the Franciscan School of Theology in Ber-

met in San Frano for the convention which focused the theme, "Paradigm Shifts: The

iconate Directors

keley, spoke

ministerial leadership.

Megan McKenna of the Pastoral Institute at Incarnate Word College in Dr.

iping of our Diaconal Future."

San Antonio invited participants preciate the

Card Of Thanks ianks to

the basis for engaging in basic Christian

communities. Father John Sanderfeld of the Diocese of San Jose led participants

God and St.Jude for prayers

in a visioning process.

swered and favors granted.

The

anks to the Sacred Heart and

major address was delivAnn Donovan, professor of theology and spirituality at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. Sister Mary Ann provided an historical perspective on the movement of the Spirit in the Church, especially as it effects Church leadership and ministry.

St.

de for prayers answered and favors anted.

JVI

In addition to general presentations,

were a number of workshops retheme of the convenEfforts were made to provide pracresources for use by diaconate di-

ianks to St. Jude for prayers an-

there

ered and favors granted.

lated to the overall tion.

DAP

tical

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Please permit a reflection or two regarding Pope John Paul' s recent apos-

Father in deep esteem and respect."

which he limited the priesthood to males only. Quite apart from the

should like to think that all members of the Catholic Church fit under this um-

Bishop Curlin's

tolic letter in

pope's statement,

heretofore great

letter

Sincerely,

Rembert Weakland, O.S.B., has been heightened considerably. Both his will-

Father Edgar Holden,O.F.M.Conv.

ingness, as he put this

to "be obedient to

it,

command" as well as his "own inner

turmoil

at the

decision" reflects,

sus-

pect, the feeling of many loyal Catholics

world-wide, and most certainly those of the undersigned.

stance of

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ve learned if we trust God and have

a genuine desire to serve

Him, He

provide the opportunities.

Many people

will

don't volunteer because they don't feel

We need to realize that be talented does not mean we have to be experts. We are all talented and we are they have talents. to

all

gifted

by virtue of the fact that we are

made in God's image. I

used to

feel guilty

didn't deserve

all

me so much. As it says in the Gospel of Matthew, "To whom much is given, much will be required." has given

because

the things

knew

God had

given to me. But over time I've realized that since I am so blessed I have a responsibility to give back because He

?VQa&

invite

you to pray for opportunities

come forward and

use your special your church and in the community I also encourage you to sit down and plan how much of your time, talent and treasure you can give. Give God the chance to show you how loving and generous He is. He will provide many opportunities for a fuller, more meaning-

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'QpmtmiqMrwnos Vocaciones Hispanas

Tres Futuros Diaconos

Arlid Barrera. Originaria de Medellm, Colombia. En dicha ciudad estudio Ciencias de la

La presencia de los hispanos se esta dejando sentir poco a poco en el campo a lafe, ya que cada vez hay mas personas comprometidas en la Iglesia. Esto es alg muy positivo ya que denota mas comunion y participacion. En las siguienk

Educacion y mas tarde se translado a

ediciones les estaremos presentando a tres futuros diaconos, a saber, Carle Medina, Edwin Rodriguez y Rafael Jesus Torres.

Charlotte, Carolina del Norte, ahf trabajo

y estudio textileria industrial. Did clases deespanol en St. Patrick's School. En el

ano 1985 entro a la Renovacion Carismatica, desde entonces ha participado muy activamente como voluntaria en los distintos ministerios de la

comunidad hispana, tomo

preparacion del Ministerio Laico y formo parte del Consejo Dirigente

de los

Cursillos de Cristiandad.

Dentro de este ambiente sintio el llamado a la vida consagrada y ha pedido entrar a la comunidad religiosa de las Esclavas del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus. Cuando le preguntamos iQue le habfa impulsado a seguir este camino? ella nos comento: "Hace muchotiempoque senti'a un llamado especial en mi vida y nada de lo que hacfa en el mundo me satisfacia tanto como servir a la comunidad en nombre del Sehor. Descubri a Cristo en la Eucaristia, especialmente ahf sentfa un acercamiento muy profundo a Dios y fue entonces cuando entre en un proceso de conversion y senti la necesidad de compartir esto con todos de un modo especial. Por lo que decidf pedir apoyo y orientacion espiritual a

Hermana

nos comento que especialmente en un retiro con la Hna. Sagrario Nunez fue donde sintio que era el momento decisi vo para aceptar y darse Pilar".

Arlid

Arlid Barrera, joven colombiana que se ha

decidido por

vida religiosa.

totalmente a la vida del Senor. Esta joven valiente recomienda a todas las personas que se sientan llamadas a la vida consagrada a que "se dejen llevar por el Senor y busquen orientacion". Despues

de casi quince anos de vivir en Charlotte, partira a Filadelfia para recibir la formation y educacion religiosa conforme al espfritu de su nueva comunidad. Le pedimos .algunas palabras para la comunidad hispana y muy emocionada dijo: "Cristo esta vivo en nuestra comunidad, trabajemos por la unidad en el amor". Nos queda desearle lo mejor, ofrecerle nuestras oraciones y enviar un caluroso saludo a nuestros amigos colombianos que de entre sus filas ha salido esta vocation para la Iglesia.

izquierda a derecha Rafael

Jr.,

Gladys O. y Ricardo Torres junto a sus padres, Gla al diaconado permanente.

y Rafael Jesus Torres quien se prepara

[fa -,

Hispanos

felices

con su nueva capilla del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus en Dobson, N.C.

Grupo Hispano de Dobson, N.C.

Angels, Mount Airy, pero luego tuvieron

que mudarse a un viejo bodegon que un americano no catolico, generosamente les facilito, ahf permanecieron varios anos, hasta que en diciembre de 1993 estrenaron una nueva capilla que con ayuda de la Diocesis se adquirio. Desde el principio se han puesto bajo el amparo del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus. Cada vez hay mas bautismos, signo de lapresencia de las familias y del crecimiento que se tiene.

Jose Sarmiento, oriundo de Durango,

Mexico, quien ha liderado fuertemente desde un principio, nos comento: "La obra comenzo con buenos cimientos, porque hemos crecido solos, contando unicamente con el apoyo del P. Joseph Waters". Con los ahorros de la comunidad repararon y pintaron el nuevo local. El Sr. Sarmiento nos dijo que cuando invitaron a sembrar algunos arbolitos acudio tanta gente como cuando hay Misa y en un "instante" terminaron de plantarlos. Ojala siempre sigan con el

decisic

laico le

y Ricardo.

a el y a su familia los felicitamos deseamos que sigan siempre adelantee

Pedimos a Rafael Jesus que nos cuando ha sentido el

relatara desde

vocacional.

Todo

esto y la preparacic

dijo lo siguiente:

su familia.

Sehor

"Debemos perseverar en

nos dice

que siempre nos gu

para saber resolver los problemas; en familia hay dificultades, pero siempi

puede

salir

adelante con la

ayud

Dios".

Dentro de un ano Rafael Jesus To podra ser ordenado diacono permanent

la fe

con

ayuda de Jesucristo.

1959,

muchos Seminaristas cubanos fueron a estudiar a mi pais, varios de ellos iban a mi pueblo los Domingos y juntos participabamos

en distintos eventos,

desde entonces senti algo pero todo quedo ahf. En 1982 venimos a Charlotte,

entramos a los cursillos y fue lo que finalmente me llevo a decidirme por el diaconado". Rafael dice que su participacion en preparacion del Plan Pastoral Diocesano y los cursos para el ministerio la

mismo entusiasmo.

To Our Friends Arlid Barrera leave us to enter religious

Hispanic

men

life.

preparing for the permanent diaconate.

community in Dobson.

begin a series on three We visit the Hispanic

Kla

diaconado han fortalecido la unidad (

"Debido a la revolution

durante los anos 1958

^ "

llamado a este servicio en la Iglesia y nos castrista,

Se initio en 1984, en pleno campo, con las misas al aire libre, solo eran unos 45 trabaj adores. Los pioneros de esta obra son el P.Joseph Waters y el Sr. Jose Sarmiento. Durante algun tiempo se les permitio celebrar la Eucaristia en Holy

ayudaron mucho en su

Rafael Jesus Torres Nacio en Ponce, Puerto Rico, pero crecio en Tallaboa, cerca de Ponce. Durante su adolescencia fue monaguillo y participo en la "Juventud Action Catolica" en su parroquia. Estuvo en Vietnam como parte del ejercito, despues trabajo dieciseis anos en una refineria de Puerto Rico. En 1967 se caso con Gladys y actualmente forman una bonita familia con sus tres hijos, Rafael Jr., Gladys O.

Kathy Servigon y quien

Hermana Pilar Dalm

preparo para

Confirmation.

1 8,

The Catholic News

1994

pas

Catholics Study Charlotte

locesan Stewardship Program By JEAN

DENTON,

DENTON

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Texas

finance council") and regular parish com-

munications.

Clergy and

tance of patience and continuity to allow

e parishes to accept their responsi-

parish programs and ministries such as

Church's mission

RCIA, confirmation preparation, and preCana classes. The focus of stewardship, he said,

y to carry out the

:aring the

the idea of stewardship to take hold.

Kelley also suggested that stewardship education be included in existing

Good News of Jesus Christ

communities. we have parishes and conations just loaded with charisms, he people are not being invited to use 1," Father Patrick Brennan, founder le Office of Evangelization for the ^lidiocese of Chicago, told the gatherin the opening talk of the two-day

—

eir

must be on God first; trust; humility what we have is not self-made but from God; conversion that in taking steps toward more generous giving, "lives are changed from a spiritual perspec-

'Folks,

that

an attitude of gratitude; seeking always to help the community; pro-active, in which an individual takes the initiative to give rather than waiting to be

Although they made separate pre-

Ations before

asked; and offering gifts out of desire

250 clergy

the nearly

instead of obligation.

Miill-time paid ministers from through-

the

idea of

who God

was

getting a better

Stewardship, he said, "is about giving first fruits, not spare time, not left-

over money.

It is

intentional, planned,

played throughout the country.

The interfaith project would include

and prevention of the spread and the virus that causes it and

educational materials, sermon sugges-

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bre or time or talent s them all equal focus."

ship

It is

he said, "but stewardaddressed five more times than

in Christian life,"

Scripture

gratitude to God.

half of his parables.

"We know that prayer is very important is

prayer in the parables."

"Stewardship is a spiritual way of hat deepens our relationship with the ji," Kelley contended. "It is an indial giving in

more than

slightly

we are not preaching stewardwe are not preaching the full Gos-

"If ship,

not

pel of Jesus Christ," Kelley contended

and added,

d on what the Church needs."

must consider steward-

d, "If the ldn't

over the Bible." Several parish leaders questioned both Father Brennan and Kelley on ways ship,

[Recommending an annual "stewardeffort,"

es must begin |,hip

Kelley stressed that parishto

program

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emphasized patience in implementing new models. Kelley said that in encouraging stewardship as a way of life in a parish, it is important to take the time necessary to lay a foundation and build commit-

Reinforcing the tenets of stew-

hip with a defined effort in the parish |

)uld

be done annually or not

their theories realities in local

Both Father Brennan and Kelley

Inot a one-time, intense fund-raising rt."

it's all

parishes.

understand stew-

as "a process, not a

because

make

at all,"

laid.

ment incrementally.

Kelley offered practical ways to con-

ally keep stewardship in the minds of shioners including the formation of a

Kelley suggested that a few parishioners be chosen to begin the education

M/ardship committee ("never under the

process and that they should be asked

KIVETT'S INC. mamfadwer offine chwch fwrutwe I

anybody is let off the hook," he said. Jean Denton is a correspondent for the North Texas Catholic in Fort Worth.

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Clinton, florth Carolina

The

"We

REFINISHING

draft declaration says, in part,

are called to

promote prevention:

Within the context of our respective faiths, we encourage accurate and comprehensive information for the public regarding HIV transmission and means of prevention. We vow to develop comprehensive

and adults."

Agents

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Consultants

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how

the religious

community

re-

sponds, he explained.

The network also plans to kick off a collaborative effort with the Centers for

Disease Control to gather and disseminate information about how religious institutions are working with AIDS victims.

Rabbi Marc Blumenthal, who repre-

Union of American Hebrew

sents the

Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rabbis Joint Committee on AIDS, said even within one town, various religious organizations working

on AIDS programs are often not in touch with one another. Marist Father Rodney J. DeMartini,

AIDS Network,

said after the press conference that he

not punish with sickness or

disease but stands together with us as the

was pleased and impressed with the way advocates from diverse denominational

source of our strength, courage and hope.

backgrounds collaborated on a declara-

The God of our understanding is, in fact, greater than AIDS." About half of all social, pastoral and

tion that respects varied religious teach-

also says:

God does

support programs for victims of

ings on subjects such as the use of

condoms.

Many

AIDS

advocates encourage use of

by church-related organizations,

condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS,

Community

while Catholic teaching says that the

said South, a Metropolitan

Church

minister.

Yet the public percep-

method nence

never acceptable and absti-

way

groups are mostly a thorn in the side of efforts to address

prevent the spread of sexually transmit-

AIDS.

ted diseases.

that religious

For example, he said

at a press

the only appropriate

Father DeMartini said participants

con-

common ground in their basic "We can teach to stop the

ference, the single largest provider of

found

housing for people with AIDS in the San Francisco area is Catholic Charities.

respect for life.

"So when someone says the Catholic Church is not doing anything for people with AIDS, I tell them 'you're wrong,'" said South. "The Catholic Church is one of the largest providers of programs for

lics

ish,

and

of the National Catholic

spread of AIDS, even though as Cathowe may do so differently than Bud-

dhists or people of another religious back-

ground," he said.

AIDS in the United States."

Also on the agenda for the network meeting was a discussion of how the activities of some groups have left a

ministry representatives of

public perception that religious institu-

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"We are called to love:

AIDS

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tions

AIDS prevention programs for our youth

people with

DIXIE

in the

quilt to

Washington-based network, said the declaration would be formally presented at the United Nations on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1. It will be disseminated for signatures by grassroots AIDS ministry workers and volunteers from dozens of different denominations, he added.

stewardship

group. "I don't see in Scripture where

TELEPHONE N.C.

victims.

The Rev. Kenneth South, executive

tion

effort.

its

director of the

commit to "this kind of life." Bringing a parish along step-by-step, he said, is the beauty of having an annual Kelley added that although the approach or language may necessarily be different, the message of stewardship is no different for any cultural or economic

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of AIDS

the care of

are run

first to

PEWS

tion about

"If people take Scripture

seriously, they

Church had no needs, it change the need of people to

The Names quilt is composed of thousands of individual quilt pieces made

whole piece of stewardship."

Jesus addressed issues of stewardship in

spirit

try.

would bolster the efforts of thousands of

they are

way of life'

people to a

and synagogues for display, like the Names Project quilt that travels around the coun-

church-affiliated programs for educa-

money

Kelley noted that the responsibility

Kelley said, "You can't take away

announced the AIDS National Interfaith Network. At the conclusion of a three-day meeting May 25, the network of AIDS

tions of a memorial quilt to churches

giving, then they haven't grasped the

time or

time, talent, and treasure given equal

year to put their names on the signing a declaration on HIV/AIDS,

later this

Coalition, described a plan to bring sec-

names of people who have died of AIDS. Sections of it are regularly dis-

how much

idea

of stewardship also "speaks to our relationship with God." He pointed out that

hasis. In calling

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Churchgoers across the country will be asked

ministry leaders said the declaration

proportional giving. If people have no

"stewardship as a

AIDS Network Finds Common Ground In Ministry

line,

was."

graphics

Interfaith

that as

others, "I realized I

carried out by the people giv-

have ved from God. "Conversion" and nge" were the watchwords of both ntations as Father Brennan and [ey called for re-structuring and a mindset in Catholic parishes, elley who is director of the Develent Office for the Diocese of Chartold the Ministerium that efforts be made to convert parish commu-

lessons on stew-

he worked at using some of his time and talents to help

remarked

and stewardship by reminding

in gratitude, the gifts they

s to

1994CNS

ardship, learned from his parents, Kelley

gathering that the ministry of the rch

own

Recalling his

Worth Diocese, Father ^tnan and James Kelley, wedded evanForth

:ation

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tive";

Sng.

He emphasized the impor-

Diocese of Fort ch th Ministerium recently were urged get out of the business of direct 'ery" and enable and allow the people staffers at the

Episcopal, Unitarian and Church of

have been hostile to AIDS victims and have done little to help them.

tions

Christ churches attended the conference,

"Unfortunately the religious response

with an eye toward sharing their suc-

sometimes gets identified with those who speak in the name of religion but in words of fear and hate," said Father

cesses and resources and creating

some

central goals.

Episcopal Father Richard Younge, president of the National Episcopal AIDS

DeMartini. See Network, Page 16

Diocesan News Briefs Scouting Award

MINT HILL

— Michael Williams,

earned the Boy Scouts' Parvuli Dei ("Children of God") Award, a Catholic religious award. His mother, Marlene Williams, was recognized for helping him earn the award. The Williams' are 10,

parishioners of St.

Luke Church, Mint

Hill. To earn the award, Michael answered questions in a 25-page booklet and made a banner featuring a heart, two hands and the peace sign.

—

The Amazing Patrick Church

Grays senior club of St. will attend a baseball

game

Knight's

Castle on Wednesday, July 27. Benediction

is at 1 1

a.m. at the church.

will leave for the

game

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CUA Student Receives

Amazing Grays Meeting

CHARLOTTE

Secular Franciscan Order Formation GREENSBORO A formation program for the Secular Franciscan Order has begun at St. Pius Tenth Parish. Interested men and women in the Greensboro Vicariate are invited to the next meeting, July 10 at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Franciscan Father Bob Menard, pastor of St. Pius Tenth, is the regional spiritual assistant for the order. For information, call Teresa Sullivan at (704) 282-8844.

The bus

noon. Cost

$3.50. For information, call Helene Russell at (704) 553-8114.

Fulbright Scholarship WASHINGTON, D.C. Helen H. McConnell of Asheville received a Fulbright Scholarship for 1994-95 to study in Germany. She is a Ph.D. candidate in liturgical studies in the School of Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. She will use the

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scholarship to research her dissertation, Fifty Plus

Meeting

CHARLOTTE

— The

Fifty Plus

Neumann Church meet on Wednesday, July 13 at 1 a.m. in the church hall. Bishop William Curlin will attend the luncheon, which will be served after the meeting. Lunch is free to members and $3 for others. Call Anne Mclntyre at (704) 545-5046 for senior club of St. John will

"Aemiliana Lohr' s Theology of Liturgical Worship" in the archives of the Abbey of the Holy Cross in Herstelle, Germany.

Born

Washington

more information, call Franciscan University's Christian ConFamilies." For

ference office at (800)

Red Ribbon Run

ASHEVILLE

—

437-TENT.

Lawrence St.

ticipated in the fund-raising event.

"Caring Hearts" banner made by Dean Jones was displayed at the walk through downtown. Caring Hearts is a group of St. Joan parishioners who provide support to people with HIV/AIDS

Peregrine Society

—

CHARLOTTE The St. Vincent de Paul Council of the Knights of Columbus is starting a St. Peregrine Society to serve the ill and the poor through the distribution of the St. Peregrine medal, hope that it will restore health. The medal and a prayer card are available upon request at no cost. Contact Brian and Celia Smith at (704) 5561749; Frank and Kathy Hertkorn, (704)

carried in the

D.C,

588-1072; or Msgr. Felix Kelaher, (704) 541-8679.

Grief Support

HICKORY

—

CHARLOTTE — A support group

has formed a

widows and widowers with new or unresolved grief will meet Aug. 2 1 from

owed, Separated, Divorced Retreat" sponsored by Catholic Social Services is Aug. 6-7 at the Catholic Conference

information,

4:30 p.m. -6 p.m.

Center. Cost

St.

— The

HICKORY

annual "Wid-

$50. Registration deadFor information or finanSuzanne Bach at (704) 377is

line is July 15. cial aid, call

6871, ext. 314 or Frances (704) 256-8666.

D'Amato

St.

Aloysius Parish

new singles group. For call Lynn Floyd at (704)

in the social hall. All yoi

adults ages 2 1 -40, married or single,

welcome. For information,

Ann Wright

ASHEVILLE

—

was honored

for

Joseph's Hos75 years of membership in the Catholic Health Association at the 79th annual Catholic Health Assembly June 5-8 in Philadelphia. The Catholic Health Association represents pital

St.

health care providers at

more than 1 ,200

Aids Ministry

ASHEVILLE

at the

"The

Life

needs of the HIV/AIDS commun For information, call (704) 252-31 to

Bible Seminar

Matthew's Gospel will be presentee Susan Brady, regional director of f; formation, at St. John Neumann Chu July 18-22 from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Co: $25, and is" free to catechists. Regis tion deadline for baby-sitting

For information, (704) 845-9441.

7 p.m.

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

St.

Family Planning introduction class at

director of the Office of Spiritual Devel-

Schedule

speakers for a Conference on the Family

opment

for the archdiocese, are

at Franciscan University

presented through the combined efforts

CHARLOTTE— The July 20 Natu-

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Parish has formed an

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(704) 334-1805.

July 17-21: Bishop Curlin

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Ministry Office, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East,

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events during the next few weeks:

1524 E. Morehead St. Call Suzanne Bach, (704) 377-6871, for information.

327-2218.

Diocesan Lay Ministry Training Lay Ministry training will begin Aug. 20 at Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro, Aug. 27 at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte, and Sept. 1 0 at St. Barnabas Church in Arden. For information, call the Lay

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ASHEVILLE

Adults meet the second Saturday of e month at 7 p.m. at the Basilica of

Joan of Arc Parish raised $900 for Loving Foods Resources during a run/walk on June 12. Loving Foods provides food for the terminally ill in Buncombe and surrounding counties. Eighty-one parishioners par-

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World and National Briefs MS. Maronites Celebrate Present Ihile Looking To Past, Future

LOS ANGELES (CNS)

— The

tion needs of a Hasidic Jewish

commu-

nity violates the Establishment

Clause of the Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 27. In a 6-3 ruling, the court

ore-

Ion of a new diocese for U.S. Maronite

"shows the growth of our ," lurch, and this is an object of great joy Std Bishop John G. Chedid, the first lihop of the new Eparchy of Our Lady Lebanon of Los Angeles. In an interl;w with The Tidings, Los Angeles itholics

New York

said the tively it

Legislature effec-

endorsed a particular religion when

created a public school district for the

Satmar Hasidic village of Kiryas

Joel.

The U.S. Catholic Conference had been

among organizations urging the court to

:hdiocesan newspaper, prior to his

rule the Kiryas Joel district constitu-

ne 23 installation, 70-year-old Bishop ledid admitted he had been hesitant

tional. In

ward the idea of a diocesan

stitutional

Kiryas Joel, the court said the

statute creating the district fails the con-

split in the

The new diocese, which Ipludes 34 states, was created March 1 Pope John Paul II and was carved out

Outside

Members St.

Protest

Patrick's Cathedral

NEW YORK (CNS) — Dignity, an

the Brooklyn, N. Y., -based Eparchy of

Maron. The St. Maron diocese, which

who

organization of Catholics

reject

rnerly covered the entire United States,

Church teaching on homosexuality,

ained 16 northeastern and Atlantic

staged an evening protest demonstra-

named

en auxiliary bishop of St.

Maron since

Of Brooklyn ocese Named Auxiliary Bishops

vo Priests

(CNS)

—

Two

Diocese of Brooklyn, N. Y. Msgr. Ignatius Catanello and Father :rald Barbarito were named auxily bishops of Brooklyn by Pope John ul II. Bishop-designate Catanello, 55, ector of Cathedral Preparatory Semiests of the

anniversary of the "Stonewall Upris-

—

ry.

Bishop-designate Barbarito, 44,

St.

They were protesting Church teaching that homosexual activity is wrong and its opposition to using condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. Dignity members were among tens of thousands of homosexuals who came to New York from around the world to commemorate the 25th Patrick's Cathedral June 24.

81.

WASHINGTON

Avenue from

tion across Fifth

ad the new diocese. Bishop Chedid had

ing," a bloody bar riot involving police

and gays that many consider the start of the homosexual rights movement. On June 26 hundreds of homosexual activ-

Bishop Thomas V. Daily of The two appointments were

—

Proposed Football Stadium Is Built LAUREL, Md. (CNS) Resurrection Church in the Washington suburb of

built as planned,

devastated. There

function at the difficulty,"

"My church is in the

parish and the sta-

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Friday, August 5

and Bible students of

laid the foundation for a solution.

one can notice a calming of the the pope said.

Arregui, conference secretary general, also said June 23 that Father

The work must be continued, but already

Pope Says Nicaragua Needs Answers Built On Firm Moral Values The VATICAN CITY (CNS)

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is one-half mile from us." Father Kitko said the proposed stadium would cut off the one road used by more than 300 of the 500 registered households in his parish. Families whose only access to the church is that road would have to travel around the stadium and fight traffic caused by 75,000-plus fans.

Colleague In Priests Expulsion QUITO, Ecuador (CNS) A top Ecuadoran bishops' conference official defended a Mexican bishop's suspension of a priest of Ecuadoran origin who was ultimately expelled from Mexico for allegedly arming locals. Bishop Antonio

Itrict created to

ing are crucial to progress in Catholic-

dium

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rights organization.

said a combination of theo-

logical dialogue and local problem-solv-

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remem-

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Pope Says Catholic-Orthodox Ecumenism Needed At All Levels Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS)

according to

pastor Father Joseph Kitko.

A coalition led by Mrs. Chamorro

elections and took

ending a decade of Sandinista

have to shut down if the Washington Redskins' proposed new football sta-

brance of those who have died of AIDS. It came as part of an unsanctioned march organized by ACT-UP, the radical gay

won

was

difficult transition

may

Laurel will be "devastated" and

dium

going through a

phase.

—

Cathedral

Frict Unconstitutional

dor, Filadelfo Chamorro Coronel, said in

still

ooklyn.

nounced in Washington June 28 by chbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, aptolic pro-nuncio to the United States.

new ambas-

echoed bishops of the Central American country, who recently warned that a moral crisis was undermining efforts to reach national harmony. He noted that the government of President Violeta Chamorro had committed itself to promoting participatory democracy and a state of law, promising political and economic reforms. The new ambassa-

:retary to

a "die-in" as a

Accepting the

sador to the Vatican June 25, the pope

staged another protest at St. Patrick'

ists

said.

credentials of Nicaragua's

a speech to the pope that Nicaragua

Church May Have To Close Dignity

Pope John Paul

tion,

requirement of neutrality.

lited States.

aboard states. Before being

America paraded through cities and towns June 25 in a "March for Jesus" designed as an ecumenical display of faith. The marches, part of an international event that began in London in the 1 980s as the brainchild of a Christian musician and songwriter, were expected to draw as many as 1 00 million participants around the globe. Marchers included members of various denominations, ethnic groups, and regions from the East Coast to the southern Gulf Coast to the U.S. Southwest, to western Canada.

Mail to Mr. Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28207, or call (704) 331-1709 or 377-68:

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And,The Winner

Diocese Receives $39,000 In Grants From Extension Society The Catholic Church Extension So-

for seminarian education.

am personally deeply grateful for

awarded three grants totaling more than $39,000 to the Diocese of

the extraordinary generosity of

Charlotte.

Catholic Church Extension Society and

ciety has

"Extension remains fully committed to assisting the home mission dioceses in their important

work of spreading

the

Gospel and spreading the Catholic faith," said Father Kenneth Velo, president of the Chicago-based papal home mission organization.

Requested by Bishop William G.

The

it has bestowed upon the Diocese of Charlotte," Bishop Curlin

the three grants

said.

Organized

1905 to extend the

Catholic faith across America, the Extension Society collects donations from people throughout the nation to aid needy

home missions in the United States. Do-

Curlin, these grants will be used for work

nors contribute to the building and repair

throughout the diocese. A grant for $26,8 1 4 will go to St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Mars Hill and Sacred Heart Mission in Burnsville for apastoral min-

of chapels and catechetical centers, vocations formation and seminarian educa-

ister.

The diocese will receive $ 1 0,000 to

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campus

tion,

ministry, evangelization

and salary subsidies for clergy, religious and lay workers.

help fund religious education and $2,372

Retired Bishop Joseph Durick

Of Nashville Dies At Age 79 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS)

—

ReBishop Joseph A. Durick of Nashville, the last bishop to head the Roman Catholic Church in the entire state of Tennessee, died June 26 at his home in Bessemer, Ala., of heart failure after a tired

long

illness.

He was

79.

him was

series of services for

scheduled, including a memorial Mass, celebrated by the bishops of Alabama

and Tennessee, June 28 at St. Paul's Cathedral, Birmingham; a wake, following the transfer of his body to Nashville, the evening of June 29 at the Cathedral of the Incarnation; and a funeral Mass, the afternoon of June 30, also at the cathedral, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Bishop Durick, named coadjutor bishop of Nashville in 1963, with the right to succeed then-Bishop William L. Adrian, became apostolic administrator of the statewide diocese in 1966 and bishop heading the diocese in 1969. He retired in 1975.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

TEACHER for a religious studies teacher at

Charlotte Catholic High School 1

994.

new

Birmingham, Ala. Following his retirement, Bishop Durick worked for several years as a chaplain

prisons in Texas,

at federal

certifica-

good standing. Salary commensurate in

with established diocesan scale. Please send resume, transcripts

and request for application

to:

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 3100 Park Road Charlotte, North Carolina

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one of two responses when he discusses the church and AIDS. Churches are faulted by other AIDS activists for "not doing anything" or for being "our worst enemy," he said. interests he often hears

Even within denominations,

there

about what the Church should be doing, said Father DeMartini. "My role is to reach out to the best of my ability, even among Catholics with vast differences in

schools

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profit healthcare facilities.

AIDS Network has

no accurate count of

all

related efforts at work,

some

who

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