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September 30, 1994

Up, up and away. Holy Angels Executive Director Regina Moody and Fox Run Staff Assistant Sandra Ray (wearing back support) demonstrate lifting equipment with Fox Run resident Heather seated in the lift swing. Holy Angels staff will complete 1 ,378 lifts during the average day. The lifting equipment not only decreases the risk of staff injury, but reduces the number of people needed to lift a resident. Photos by JOANN KEANE

Lifting

Holy Angels Faces Changes As Population Ages By

JOANN KEANE

director of community relations for Holy

Associate Editor

Angels. Call it love and compassion, call

BELMONT — The Simon

music of Paul

room

Oakcrest an intermediate care facility operated by Holy Angels for the mentally retarded and Heather nods and moves with the rhythm. Five fellow residents join in, swaying and singing, responding to music therapy. Everyone is giddy and full of the moment. However, when Heather requires movement from her wheelchair, two or three staff members will be needed to lift, move, and return her to the wheel-

— —

fills

the living

chair.

any given day, Heather will be 26 times in a 24-hour timespan. First shift workers will lift and move her lifted

15 times alone. It's an ungainly process;

Holy Angels kids are getting bigger, older and heavier. Heather's not alone. Of the 54 residents that live in the Fox Run group homes and in Holy Angels main center, 5 1 require lift assistance by more than one person. The math is simple; over a course of 24-hours, Holy Angels

it a miracle, but the staff at Holy Angels have instituted programs that provide the best possible care and development for severely handicapped children.

"We're constantly challenged, but one of the most exciting aspects of Holy Angels," says Moody. It is the diversity that allows Holy Angels to meet the complex needs of children and adults who have varying degrees of mental retardation and who may also have that' s

multiple disabilities.

"Holy Angels started out as one program, and today has 1 0 programs and 10 facilities both on the campus and in

Some

—

challenge comes with the physical labor

needed

maneuver older children and

adults.

"We

started facing

some problems

with staff injuries," says Executive Director Regina

Moody. After consider-

able research, suitable mechanical

lifts

were located. Two lifts were delivered, tested, and found to meet the needs. The lifts have reduced staff fatigue and enhanced mobility. The two lifts are nice, but Holy Angels needs a total of eight more to adequately meet the ministry's needs. In the early years of Holy Angels, the

anticipated life expectancy of residents

was

short.

since Maria

dent

has been nearly 40 years

— Holy Angels

— found her way

first resi-

into the loving

arms of the Sisters of Mercy. Maria wasn' t expected to make it, yet she defied a doubtful prognosis, and today is a shining example of the ministry born so many years ago.

"God's love shines on try," says

Mercy

Sister

this minis-

Nancy Nance,

do."

The programs and

ing about kids growing out of equipment.

Holy Angels

Nancy. "We're expanding our services as they grow." Today, lift equipment tops the Holy Angels wish list. It' s an expensive propo-

Now Agree

A new study by psychologists at the Louis University School of Medicine

says that although there scientific

not enough

evidence to definitively prove a

between prayer and healing, experiments over the past 30 years "encourage further study." "The Effect of Prayer on Physical Health: Experimental Evidence" was written by Paul Duckro of the university' Health Sciences Center and Philip R. Magaletta of the psychology department. Their article was published in the fall 1994 Journal of Religion and Health, a quarterly magazine based in New York. "Although this review provides a stimulating and rich foundation for furcorrelation results of

not enough scientific

purchase the

sition to

lifts,

costing ap-

proximately $8,000 each. With the need,

comes

the confidence that the need will be filled through the generosity of the community. This time, Holy Angels issues an appeal to the Catholic community for financial assistance. Their timing is impeccable; Oct. 2 is the feast of

Holy Angels. 'The need for lifting equipment is just one example of what Holy Angels the

needs in terms of adaptive equipment, says Moody. "We continually have to look for newer and better ways to meet their needs, especially as they age and progress through life."

Prayer Helps Healing eight

"The association of religious faith and physical health has been demon-

received the same medical treatment but

strated in a wealth of studies," they said.

no prayer. the 10 children prayed for

"Now more than ever before, both science and religion seem ready to open up previously protected assumptions to

alive,

empirical observation."

some

—

one big family and our

children are growing up," says Sister

in another city

scientists are agreeing.

services are ex-

pensive and labor intensive. "We're talk-

ST. LOUIS (CNS) Members of church prayer circles have been saying it for years prayer can heal. And now

St.

complete 1,378 lifts. The daily lifting used to be a simpler process. Logically, smaller children can be scooped up easily by one staffer. The staff will

Scientists

community," says Moody. "We're making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities, and are giving them opportunities to reach and develop to their fullest potential and have a wholesome life. I think we're seeing more of what they can do than what they can't the

were asked to pray daily

for 10 of the children.

The other

After 15 months of prayer, seven of

were still and only two of the eight in the control group had survived. Other studies reviewed by the scientists focused on the germination of seeds and growth of seedlings, eliminating many of the variables inherent in studying hu-

man beings. Those studies consistently found that positive prayer increased growth by 5 percent to 35 percent over those seeds not prayed for. "A complication making impossible a facile interpretation of the results

was

the fact that prayer for 'no growth' also

seemed to result in more successful germination and growth," Duckro and

Infant,

CPR

Toddler

Class Oct. 8

CHARLOTTE — The Mercy MaCenter is sponsoring an infanl and toddler CPR class on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m.-noon. The cost is $10 pel

ternity

person ($15

at the door).

This four-houi

program prepares participants vent emergencies in the

to pre-

home and

respond appropriately in the event of ar. emergency.

data at this time to indicate with certainty

Magaletta noted. The St. Louis researchers made sev-

that prayer directly causes better health

eral suggestions for future studies link-

safety hazards in the home and child's environment, symptoms of illness or in-

ing prayer and health.

jury requiring immediate attention, wha

ther study, there

or improved healing," said Duckro.

professor of psychiatry and havior, he

director of the

human

be-

Program for

Psychology and Religion in the division of behavioral medicine. In their study, Duckro and Magaletta

looked

various studies conducted in

the past 30 years

on the

direct effects of

prayer on physical health.

"Critical to such future endeavors will be a thorough knowledge of the disease being studied and strict control for the effect of variables other than prayer which are related to outcome," they said. They also urged consideration of "whether some types of prayer, or some persons praying, might be more effective

Participants will learn

objects,

to fine

on food or

a child chokes

what

how

a child

scious or not breathing, and

othei

uncon

how

to re

and toddler. The class will be in the Maternit) Education Center in the Mercy Medica Park and Mercy Hospital South at Par. Road and Highway 5 1 For more infor mation or registration form, call th< suscitate the infant

A 1969 study, for example, divided

than others" and closer research on the

18 children with leukemia into two groups. Families in a Protestant church

frequency and duration of prayer in the

Mercy Maternity Education Center, (704

studies.

543-2309.

Congregations Urged To Observe (CNS)

— More

Catechist Alert

Only Thing Missing From Video

Children's Sabbath Oct. 14-1 WASHINGTON

Presentations

CATHOLIC

than 150 denominations and religious

;

killing

American

stone will be a

who we

grows

In our society,

we need

to resist the trends

in the desert?

did you know that the chosen people Moses led out of desert into the land of milk and honey were a motley

crew?

tual issue," said Marian Wright Edelman,

toward excessive indi-

"And

vidualism, materialism,

the religious community must be the moral locomotive to achieve a cease-fire

and the quest for

domestic war against our chil-

per-

sonal pleasure above

all

dren."

Real happiness

else.

During the weekend, congregations will hold special services and educational programs to explore the ways in which people of faith can respond to the

Or what about midwives who orgaHebrew marriages in the times before Christ? They calculated fertility to ensure that couples would reproduce. nized

And Pharaoh Ramses, in an attempt to rid

Egypt of foreigners, issued a de-

cree that forced

and satisfaction come from who we are and how we care for one

such as violence, poverty, and abuse and neglect. Last year more than 4,000 congregations participated in the national observance. Members of the Children' s Sabbath advisory committee include Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, and Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee, as well as representatives of Jewish and Protestant groups. crises facing children

another rather than

from what we have.

— Putting

Children

Trinitarian Sister

Miriam Fiduccia of

Catholic Social Services at (704) 343-

9954.

CCHS

Hebrew women

SUSAN BRADY

to give

on a public birthing stone so male

birth

has traveled with us since the beginning

children could be identified and killed.

Susan Brady

tells it like

and continues with us today in our journey toward Him," Brady says. Commissioned by the parishes in the Charlotte Vicariate, the videos will be

— or

was.

Anyone who's heard

the southern

regional director of Faith Formation

speak will Bible

and Families First

To obtain free Catholic resource material for this celebration, call

Knights Beat

that will describe

"At its root, the violence that is plaguing America's children is a spiri-

in the

name

really are?

Or that a plant similar to the one Moses perceived as the burning bush still

chil-

According to Children's Defense Fund, a child is killed by gunfire every two hours in the United States.

Children' s Defense Fund president.

Camel

Live

Did you know that after we die, the risen Lord will give us a stone and on that

dren.

Associate Editor

Defense Fund in celebrating the third annual national observance of Children' Sabbaths Oct. 14-16. This year' s observance will focus on the need to stop the epidemic of gun violence that

CAROL HAZARD

organizations will join with the Children' '

tell

come

you

alive.

that she

Now,

makes

available as a catechist formation tool to

the

all

four talks each

the parishes in the diocese.

Each video

contains two 45-minute segments.

on the Old and New Testaments are being recorded on video. The only thing missing from these presentations is a live camel. "If anything is evident in these presentations it is the involved love of our very caring and compassionate God who

"This

an attempt on the part of the

priests of the Charlotte Vicariate as well

as the Faith Formation Office to meet the

needs of our catechists, respecting their very limited time which they have so generously given to the service of our Lord's Church," Brady says.

The Old Testament series will be Media Center as of

available through the

With Second Half Explosion

Oct. 15, the

New

Testament will be

week after Christmas. Brady graduated from Manhat-

ready the

Unbeaten Charlotte Christian caught second half Sept. 23 to down Charlotte Catholic 46-14 in the Cougars' final non-conference high school football game. The Cougars, 3-2 for the season, are idle this week. They begin play in the Western Piedmont 2A Conference Oct. 7 when they entertain undefeated Lincolnton, the defending conference and state 2 A champions.

yards passing for the game, threw for

fire in the

one on a 48-yard pass from

David Houston, 33 yards to Peter Kamm and 12 yards to Ed Mack. Luis

Moreno scored both

Catholic

touchdowns in the second quarter on runs of 1 6 and four yards. Mike Falencki passed to Brooks Luquire for the twopointer after the second touchdown. Nesmith led Christian's ground attack with 1 13 yards on nine carries. The Knights had a total of 202 yards on the ground with Matt Metcalf contributing 33, Jason Bannister 31 and English 25. Bannister and Metcalf also scored for

while shutting down Catholic' s offense. 4- 1 3 at halftime,

never threatened in the final two quarters.

Jack English,

half,

English also threw scoring passes of

62 yards on the ground and 1 05 through the air in the second half 1

scored twice for the Knights in the big

while

22 yards

The Cougars, who led

attack with 66 of the Cougars '174 yards

second

for the state independent school champi-

onship, racked up

Tony Santiago led Catholic's ground

them in the second half. Corey Nesmith

English and one on a 52-yard run.

Charlotte Christian, a top contender

who had a total of 1 70

the Knights.

four of Christian' s touchdowns, three of

tanville College, Purchase, N.Y., with a arts degree in English and from Providence College, Providence,

bachelor of

Moreno picked up 50 and Jon

Butler 45. Falencki completed six of

R.I.,

passes for 68 yards.

"We just

She taught religion for more than

got our butt kicked," said

years in Catholic high schools in

physically excited in the second half and

York City and Kingston, N.Y., and was

took

a frequent guest speaker at Catholic and

to us."

Protestant churches in the Kingston area.

To order Office, (704)

Correction in the Sept. 16 issue

Catholic

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Pro-Life Corner Prayer Of Intercession For A Mother Contemplating Abortion

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"Thank You, Lord, that I am fearfully, wonderfully made."

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Seek out, Lord, those women who are considering ending their children's lives. Lead them out of their confusion. Assist them in their

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time of doubt. Overpower the evil influences that beckon to them. May the beating human heart deep within her womb reach her mother's awareness and persuade her to accept the challenge and gift of giving life to her child. Blessed are You, O Lord, the One who

creates

life,

sustains

and redeems life.

life

Editorial

Amen

Let Us Pray perhaps appropriate that our editorial in this issue before Respect Life Sunday should take the form of the intercessions which the U.S. bishops have sug-

The Respect Life Office

Diocese of Charlotte

(704) 331-1720

It is

gested for this Sunday. They were written by Dominican Father Walter Wagner for the Respect Life Liturgy

Pope Praises Increased Lay Role VATICAN CITY

Guide.

— Pope John Paul

(CNS)

Church

praised the increased activity of lay people in the Priest:

Surely,

He wishes

live

because

God

has shared

with us.

life

us to share our needs with

Him and

Church, but said Catholics need to better apply Church social teaching to their daily lives.

pray:

"Unfortunately the social doctrine of the Church

Deacon or Minister: Let us pray for the whole Church That the people of God may cherish the ways in which life is shared in our midst: in marriage, in consecrated life, ordained ministry and in the single state, let us pray to the Lord.

little

R. Lord, hear our prayer. Let us pray for those who serve us in public office.

May

they seek a renewal of our society founded on respect for life

from conception

until natural death, let us

pray to the Lord. R.

"Too often

before, the

society,

Church appeared

to lay

Let us pray for those who spend their lives upholding the

human

That teachers, social workers, health care professionals, those in pro-life ministry and all

who

life.

may

serve others

difficult task, let us

receive affirmation in their

pray to the Lord. R.

Let us pray for ourselves. That our eyes and ears may be opened to the life-giving presence of God in those

who are sick,

disabled, lonely and dying, let us pray to

the Lord. R.

Heavenly Father, You are the source of our existence. Help us to respect Your gift of life by sharing Priest:

with others.

May

this offering

of ourselves bring

fulfillment to us, peace and dignity to our neighbors and

than being called to action, he said. "Fortunately today

every stage and promote the family as the one way to defend human dignity," the pope said Sept. 23.

Church, too," he

said.

He made the remarks to a group of mostly married couples representing a wide variety of faiths at an

Among the encouraging signs of increased lay involvement, the pope cited the popularity of move-

unusual weeklong symposium on marriage and the family in the modern world. The event, marking the

ments, prayer groups, retreats and formation courses.

International

priestly ministry, lay people are the

among

interest

lay people in publication of the

Family.

serious sin, sacramental confession

marriage and the family are based," he said. Elsewhere, it is poverty or dispersion caused by war that harms the

necessary before

The pope

said all religions recognize the family's importance as the place where cultural, social and religious values are first transmitted. But he said "we must recognize that the family is today under threat in many ways." vital

"Where a materialistic vision and an individualistic approach to

life reign,

there develops a tendency to

question the fundamental truths and values on which

family, he said.

Religions

The meeting was to include exchanges on how each

Must CooperateTo

Protect Families, Pope Says

(CNS)

rary family facing threats

receiving the Eucharist," he added.

VATICAN CITY

Amen

Year of the Family, was sponsored by the and the

Pontifical Councils for Interreligious Dialogue

Catechism ofthe Catholic Church was another positive he said. The pope said there was also a growing appreciation of many sacraments among lay Catholics, particularly of baptism and matrimony. But he said less attention has been given to the sacrament of penance, and he urged "more intense efforts to make this an honored practice again." "It should not be forgotten that, in the case of indicator,

glory to You, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Pope John Paul II told an interreligious meeting

Vatican.

"We must work together so that civil society may recognize and safeguard the sacredness of human life at

The Let us pray for the defenseless. May the unborn, the children, the elderly and the poor know the grace and love of God and the tangible support of the Church, let us pray to the Lord. R.

at the

people as identified with the hierarchy," he said. Lay Catholics grew used to a behavior of "receiving" rather

many realize that, in union with those who exercise the dignity of

Pope John Paul II

The pope' s talk highlighted the still-emerging role of lay people in today's Church.

human

The Pope Speaks

known," the pope said at a general audience Sept. 21. "In developing programs of action at every level of economic or political life, people should draw inspiration from the principles of this doctrine," he said. It is up to lay Christians to find "timely ways to apply these principles and thus help build a more just and fair society," he said. too

— With

from all

sides,

religion views the family, the challenges facing

contemporeligions need

the

to cooperate to protect the family as the basic cell of

and

possible solutions. It included members of diverse Chris-

Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, Budand followers of traditional religions.

tian churches,

dhists

We Need Non -Christian Allies

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Publisher: Editor:

September 30, 1994

weekend

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annual peaceful protest against abortion has become one of the biggest public actions of the pro-life move-

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Most Reverend William G. Curlin

However, it could become even bigger if it were expanded to include non-Christian pro-lifers. As it stands now, Life Chain because of its theme

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observance of Respect Life Sunday. The

ment.

Robert E. Gately

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Christians in

its

fight against abortion.

The results were

readily apparent at the recent United Nations confer-

ence

Cairo where

pro-life issues

much of the Vatican's

support on

came from Muslim delegations.

would like to suggest that the sponsors of the Life Chains give some serious thought to changing the theme for next year. I believe that substituting "God" for "Jesus" in the second part of the theme would be just as I

effective

anyone.

and

would not have the

I 1

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We need all the allies we can get.

This Sunday is also the feast of the Holy Angels 1 and I would like to call your attention to Page 16 of this issue. Holy Angels in Belmont needs about $64,000 for equipment to help with its ministry to children and i

adults with various disabilities.

In the past, the institution operated by the Sisters of

Mercy has depended largely on the generosity of friends, Now, it is appealing to the Catholic community at large, if there are enough of Just a small contribution them will go a long way toward meeting the need.

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bet this summer has been bad news

those living in crime-ridden neigh-

borhoods and that the federal crime olds out

little

bill

hope.

Recently my neighborhood in Wash-

me a good lesson on

ington, D.C., taught

when

jow to generate more hope ted a

cre-

other better and invited a police

;rgeant to teach us about the crime

The good and bad news evening /ith the police sergeant was especially •ustrating, and yet there was a flicker of

ituation.

The good news is that burglaries are 52 percent due to"Orange Hats," jjeighborhood men wearing distinctive range caps who walk the neighborhood

let off.

etting to know the

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the costs of the theft anyway."

A good news story is that an officer caught a car thief in the act and hauled him to the police station. The bad news is that a girlfriend bailed him out and stole from the precinct

lot to

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The good news lice radio

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The bad

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The good news is the CAT decal, "Combat Auto Theft," which gives police the right to stop your car any time between 1 1 p.m. and 5 a.m. But it's bad news if you have to drive between those

get

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The bad news is that "Low-Jack" between $600 and $700, and only some patrol cars are equipped with the

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The good news

the "club"

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done, the good news is being taken;

news

stories teach us that for

each step forward ward.

The hope

attaches to your steering wheel and makes

or just

all

stories reveal that action

hours.

Police have a scanning system which will

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Father Eugene Hemrick

them up and sell the

The good news is that police shut own two of these shops. The bad news that several more operate on a floating asis. They set up for a month, make a

not a

who take cars to

arts.

that insurance covers

nals sawing through the steering wheel,

They are the work

York,

system feels that 'unau-

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thieves

(For a free copy of the Christopher "Lift Up Your Heart, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New

News Note,

The Human Side

police sergeant suggested

car thefts in-

it.

before

away before the police arrive. More good news is "Low-Jack," a radio homing beacon you put in your car.

is that

creased dramatically. f professional

move on

police radio scanners and

of prowlers.

The bad news i

The

that "the judicial

i,,own

ing Christ-bearer.

The good news is that August saw 79 arrests in our police district. The bad news is that most of those arrested were

the officer's car

ope.

bundle of money and police can catch them.

thorized use of a motor vehicle'

neighborhood watch.

We held block parties, got to know liach

Through this sacrament, the

the

Hoping That Crime Doesn't Pay

Still

students learn to

them.

Christ's

skills, the

live their religious beliefs

tion

j;iven

;

munication

take one back-

in all this is to realize that

without that one step forward we would be losing so much more. Furthermore

one step forward makes it possible to take another and another. And when people take those steps together, hope

without a club and stealing it instead. The good news includes tow trucks cruising the neighborhood in case they

grows, community strengthens and, ulti-

The bad news is that some "tow trucks" without a company name and telephone number steal cars on the pretense of towing them.

are needed.

mately, the future seems a little brighter. Father Hemrick is director of re-

Service

Church's Moral Teachings Never More Relevant Dr. Shuping, After 12 years of Catholic school, ur daughter, a college senior, spent lie night at her boyfriend's apart lent. She insists that nothing happened, but we came across a note from friend wishing her good luck in her ecision of whether or not to have sex 'ith her boyfriend. We are concerned bout our daughter's spiritual health, nd sexually transmitted diseases. We ever thought this could happen to one tear

;

four children.

zines

aimed at college-age women make

the assumption that their readers are

sexually active and offer reassurances

about the effectiveness of condoms. Television talk shows are stacked with professionals ration

and equate sexual

Sadly, society gives strong support

w pre-marital

sex,

which has become

ommon even among

Catholics.

)day's standards, deferring sex until allege is considered conservative.

Maga-

activity with

physical and mental health. In the midst of all these "expert"

Martha W. Shuping,

opinions, Catholic moral teaching may seem archaic. But, in fact, the teachings

of the Church have never been more relevant. Medical research shows that abstinence

Crosswinds

who view chastity as an aber-

— not condoms — provides

the only real protection

from sexually

transmitted diseases.

Although your daughter has apparently given

there

some thought to this decision,

may be many issues that she hasn't

considered. Discuss your concerns with her. Tell her why you believe in the

teachings of the Church, and applied them to your

how you

own life when you

were dating.

One reason that young people today consider abstinence an impossible goal

that they don't know

priate boundaries.

how to set appro-

The

incident

where

your daughter spent the night at her boyfriend' s apartment is a good example of this. Even if "nothing happened," the conditions were set up for sexual activity to occur.

See Crosswinds, Page 6

6 The Catholic

& Herald

News

September 30, 1994

Q. I've been searching for information on the life of Jesus from age 12 to 30. Now that the Dead Sea scrolls are found, is it possible they tell us something? I don't want fiction. I hear there

a Gospel of Thomas, which

my confirmation name. that that

possible

would give some informa-

tion?

Information

as a biography of Jesus or

any other

Jesus' Hidden Life

biblical figure.

The Gospels, as they themselves tell have one purpose: to convey how God's love and presence with us are revealed by and in Jesus, and how we are to respond to that revelation in our hearts and in our lives. As the fourth Gospel puts it, "These (signs) are written that you may come to us,

Many archeological and literary

believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son

discoveries, including to some degree the

of God, and that through this belief you

Dead Sea scrolls, reveal a significant amount of information about what life was like around the time of Jesus.

may have

Major works by two Jewish historians, Philo

and Flavius Josephus,

who

same century that Jesus lived, and some other ancient authors add more to the picture we have. The wrote

in the

Bible, of course, both the

ment and

New

Testa-

the later books of the

Testament,

Old

another place we can look.

All these sources

tell

us a great deal

how

people lived in those days, what they ate and believed, how they

about

grew up and what they learned, what were the troubles and pursuits of their

life in his

name"

The so-called Gospel of Thomas, one of several that surfaced in the early is

a collection of

more than 100 sayings of the "living" Jesus. They are interesting to read, but where they do not parallel the canonical Gospels they often reflect some first- and second-century gnostic departures from beliefs of the main body of Christians. As far as I know Thomas was never considered a generally accepted Gospel,

even among Christians of those decades.

daily existence.

thing specific about the adolescent and

My friend and I were discussing the size of churches. My recollec-

adult life of Jesus before he appears as a

tion

However, they

tell

disciple of John the Baptist.

little if

any-

As far as the

four Gospels are concerned, this should not be surprising.

They

was that the largest is St. Peter's Rome. But she said there's one

larger than that. Who is right? (Texas)

are not intended

Coping With Crises CHARLOTTE

—

Susan Shevlin knows something about coping with crises. She lost her sight as a child and by

was a teenager, she was the time she

piscopal Calendar

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

completely blind. "It'

hold a

October 2 1 1 am - Confirmation,

show you

Sacred Heart, Burnsville

determines how it

last

is the cathedral of Our Lady of Peace at Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, in western Africa. Designed by French and Israeli architects, it was built in three years by President Houphouet-Boigny in his native village, at a cost of $ 1 30 million. He claims to have accomplished the job with

the world

his

own money,

but was criticized for

such extravagance in a nearly bankrupt

Shevlin shared this and other insights about coping with

SUSAN SHEVLIN

Pathfinders meeting. Path-

group for widowed, separated and divorced, meets at St. Gabriel every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. "I think of myself as an educator, educating people about managing life

tion to consecrate the

new

invita-

styles," Shevlin said.

"We

are not pre-

...

It's

how we

interpret things that are

going to determine how life turns out." A crisis can be an opportunity for emotional growth or it can arrest growth, depending upon a person's interpreta-

cathedral in

For more information about PathMiriam

Fiduccia, (704) 343-9954.

not correct. Both of them

The only requirement for either of them before Communion is the same that applies to anyone else: to repent of any sins

committed and, ance.

tions Catholics ask about baptism practices

and baptismal sponsors

started the proceedings that she could

not receive

Communion. She under-

stands that her ex-husband can receive

Service

Crosswinds

bookstore) is a series of letters to a young

(From Page 5)

woman

As your daughter makes

the transi-

tion to adulthood, she'll probably be less

responsive to lectures and personal questions.

Let her

know

you respect her

that

privacy. Don't push her

she

reluc-

do be honest with her about your own feelings and

concerns.

about this same decision that your daughter has been facing. I read this book as a high school student although it belonged to my college-age sister. I found it to be sensitively written, not preachy, and very persuasive in the way chastity was promoted. You may wish to read it yourself and share it with your daughter. Next week I'll give some information on sexually transmitted diseases which may provide further discussion material for you and your daughter. Dr. Shuping is contract staff with Catholic Social Services and also has a private practice as a psychiatrist in Winston-Salem. Questions for this column may be sent to: Dr. Martha W. Shuping, 1400 Millgate Drive, Suite B,

during the month of October.

Reverend James King, 1978 Reverend John B. Murphy, 1938 Monsignor Christopher Dennen, 1939 Reverend Millard L. Neale, 1 947 Reverend Leo G. Doetterl, 1956 Bishop James J. Navagh, 1965 Reverend Bernard J. Vincent, 1969 Reverend Paul G. Terner, 1970 Monsignor Michael A. Carey, 1971 Reverend John A. Walker, 1988 Reverend Charles Rettger, OSB, 1916 Reverend Walter O'Brien, OSB, 1933 Reverend Augustine Ecker, OSB, 1934 Reverend Stanislaus Bethel, OSB, 1941 Reverend John Smith, OSB, 1942 Reverend Alcuin Bauderman, OSB, 1975

NC 27103.

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Ordination of Mark Lawlor Sacred Heart, Salisbury

Please pray for the following deceased priests

avail-

tions for this

Winston-Salem,

Hendersonville

envelope to Father John Dietzen, 704 N.

October 8 10 am - Diaconate

October 15 6 pm - Confirmation, Immaculate Conception,

is in-

Main St., Bloomington, IL61701. Ques-

The book Letters to Karen by Charles Shedd (available through your Catholic

October 13 7:30 pm - Confirmation, St. Ann, Charlotte

a serious sin

Q. My granddaughter was divorced recently and was told after she

sions.

October 9 4 pm - Holy Hour St. Leo, Winston-Salem

volved, to receive the sacrament of pen-

able by sending a stamped self-addressed

Diocese of Charlotte

tion, she said.

finders, call Trinitarian Sister

it is

April 1989.

finders, a support

pared for crises, not trained on what to do

A. No,

are entirely free to receive the Eucharist.

(A free brochure answering ques-

Pope John Paul declined the

October 2-6

Maggie Valley

because he did not file for the divorce. Neither of them is remarried. (New York)

Is that correct?

nation.

Priest Retreat, priests of the

October 2 3 pm - Catechetical Mass Maggie Valley

said.

at a

For the

is right.

Maintain good communication with your daughter by listening with respect to her opinions and concerns. If she knows you are willing to see her as an adult, she' 11 be more likely to turn to you when she's confronted with adult deci-

will turn out," she

month

A. Your friend

five years the largest Christian church in

tant to confide in you, but

crisis that

crises earlier this

Father John Dietzen

(20:31).

Thus, many details of our Lord' s life might satisfy our curiosity, but they're not relevant for our faith.

Christian centuries,

Question Box

ST.

FRANC0ISE MARTIN WAS BORN AT ALENCON, FRANCE, ON JAN. THERESE MARIE THE YOUNGEST OF NINE CHILDREN OF

4 LISIEUX

2, 1873,

LOUIS MARTIN, A WATCHMAKER, AND ZELIE GUERIN. HER MOTHER DIED WHEN SHE WAS 5 -AND SHE WAS RAISED BY

THE HELP OF HER OLDER SISTERS AND AN AUNT. TWO OF HER SISTERS BECAME CARMELITE NUNS AND SHE RESOLVED TO EMULATE THEM. WHEN ONLY 15, SHE ENTERED CARMEL AT LISIEUX. SHE WAS PROFESSED IN 1890. TAKING THE NAME THERESE OF THE CHILD JESUS * HOLY FACE. AFFLICTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS, SHE BORE HER ILLNESS WITH GREAT PATIENCE AND PRAYER. SHE SERVED FOR A TIME AS MISTRESS OF NOVICES. UNDER OBEDIENCE SHE WROTE HER LIFE/THE STORY of a SOUL" WHICH WAS WIDELY READ. IN IT SHE SAID, "FROM THE AGE OF THREE, I'VE NEVER REFUSED OUR GOOD GOD ANYTHING. I HAVE NEVER GIVEN HIM ANYTHING BUT LOVE." SHE WAS ONLY 24 WHEN SHE DIEP ON SEPT 30, 1897, QUICKLY ATTRACTING A LARGE . FOLLOWING AS THE SAINT OF THE 'LITTLE WAY. AFTER HER BEATIFICATION, SHE "LET FALL A SHOWER OF ROSES," AS SHE PR0MISEDNUMER0US MIRACLES AND CURES. THERESE WAS CANONIZED IN 1925 BY POPE PIUS XI. DECLARED PATRONESS OF THE MISSIONS WITH ST FRANCIS XAVfER IN 1927,

AND

IN 1944

WAS NAMED

COFATR0NESS OF FRANCE WITH ST JOAN OF ARC.

KNOWN

HER FEAST

AS"THE LITTLE

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September 30, 1994

The Catholic News

Church Leaders Regret Cancellation Of Papal WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— Catho-

call off his

"The pope' s health continues to improve," said Archbishop Keeler, president of the NCCB B ut he added that "his

U.N.-U.S. trip this October for medical reasons, but they look forward to his

convalescence from his fall and subsequent surgery is taking longer than an-

lic

leaders said they are disappointed that

Pope John Paul

coming

had to

November

1995. II in

In the Newark Archdiocese,

model of

where a

the planned altar for a papal

Baltimore next year," Archbishop Will-

Mass at Giants Stadium in the Meadow-

iam H. Keeler of Baltimore said at a press conference Sept. 22. The pope had

Theodore E. McCarrick canceled a

visit the

United Na-

the Diocese of Brooklyn and the

tions,

archdioceses of

New

York, Baltimore

and Newark, N.J., Oct. 20-23.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino, pope's U.N.

visit

lands had just been unveiled, Archbishop

planned parish collection to help pay for the papal visit. He said donors who had already

has been

rescheduled to the second half of No-

vember 1995. He said he and U.N. Secetary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali lad worked that out as a mutually acceptable time frame, although an exact late has not yet been set.

contributions could re-

a restricted fund for a later papal

visit.

Archbishop McCarrick, who was with the pope during his visit earlier in

month to Zagreb, Croatia, said: "He seemed to be fine when he was walking along a flat surface or sitting down, but when he had to go up or down stairs or move in cramped quarters, it was apparent he was in some pain." the

A high official at the National Con?

He noted thattheplannedU.S. sched-

erence of Catholic Bishops said, how-

ule relied heavily

iver, that planning for a papal visit in late

a helicopter for transportation

November would have to confront at east two major obstacles conflicts

involving "a series of climbing in and out

—

tfith

the annual business meeting of the

Nov. 13-16 next year, and with he Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 23-26 iishops,

lext year.

The trip this year was to have marked FamNext year the occasion will be the

he U.N. International Year of the ly.

50th anniversary of the

founding of the

Jnited Nations.

(in

cramped spaces)

his

still

:ancel the U.S. trip following his Sept.

Lecce,

Italy,

during which he

:xperienced continued difficulty with his eg-

Other officials also emphasized that he cancellation was because of the pope' ;lower-than-expected recovery from a

woken leg, not a new illness or decline in lealth.

The pope, who

prosthesis at the top of the

emur.

"The people

Rome

are insistent

only a matter of mobility," Cardinal John J O Connor of New York it

old reporters at an early

morning press

[conference at his residence.

said

planned trips to Asia and Africa next j/ear

are

still

Mass

Giants

tions.

In Baltimore,

on the papal schedule.

PUT YOUR GIFTS

where an

earlier col-

$230,000 pay for the visit, Archbishop Keeler said he and other papal visit planners would be meeting to "decide what to do next. We are mindful of our financial commitments and obligations, which we are reviewing at this moment. We still have a lot of sorting out to do." lection in parishes brought in to help

Cardinal O'Connor said the cancellation

would disappoint

sands of young people

tens of thou-

who had been

tickets for a papal

Mass

In the neighboring Brooklyn Dio-

where the pope had been scheduled Shea Stadium with the diocese and the Knights of Columbus as co-hosts, Bishop Thomas V.

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Organization for

Cinema

at its

world

congress in Prague.

said the

Church and

its

educa-

Daily said

tional institutions should develop courses

look forward with enhanced anticipation to his return to the United States in 1995," he said.

producing the shows. Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said Catholics can offer "a

cerning viewers and eventually profes-

many people still fondly remember the pope' s 1 979 visit there. "We

Archbishop Keeler said he has been the

same

destinations planned this

fall.

noted that this year's schedule had been restricted by the fact that it was slated to take place in the middle of a meeting in Rome of the world Synod of

special sensitivity, a special value sys-

tem (and) a particular artistic 'feel'" to films and television productions. "The absence of a significant number of Catholics in the film and video industry can only impoverish that indus-

because there is a lack of a whole dimension of human life, experience, history and culture which has traditionally been so rich and nourishing for the human spirit," he said. Archbishop Foley spoke Sept. 23 to

try,

Bishops.

flj

The Diocese

Vatican Official Says Movies,

video industry, saying quality depends largely on the people who are writing and

assured that the pope in 1995 will visit

Consider

Reuters)

cese,

to lead a prayer service at

at the

Service of Others

With cane in hand, Pope John Paul II is helped by his private secretary during the pope's weekly general audience Sept. 14. Because of his slow recovery from a leg injury, the pope called off his scheduled trip to the United States. (CNS photo from

Yonkers.

what

Stadium and bought charter bus tickets to get there and back, diocesan officials said refunds would be processed through

promised

;

hat

precisely

healing leg finds most difficult

received tickets for the

74, broke his

ight leg in a fall April 28 and had to have in artificial

—

— both

and painful." In the Diocese of Camden, N.J., where more than 5,000 Catholics had

igreed to follow his doctors' advice to

18 visit to

on the popemobile and

their parishes or sponsoring organiza-

Archbishop Martino said the pope

made

quest refunds, or he would place them in

Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, said that the

Trip

ticipated."

recovered Pope John Paul

been planning to

Herald

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Such programs should include film which young people are trained to "distinguish good and sensitive films from the trash of violence and pornography which is becoming increasingly available," he said. These courses

criticism courses in

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and television

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FAITH IN THE

Liturgy: the

MARKETPLACE

Give your idea of really participating in the Mass. "The reason a lot of people don't have participated in Mass is because they don't bring

work of

really feel they

their anxieties to the worship....

Coming to Mass becomes one more responsibility to worry about. To me coming to Mass is like a

the people

beggar coming to Christ and jumping up for joy." Mike

—

Dubruiel, Lakeland, Fla.

"It's

really

being attentive to the

word of God and being aware of the community of Christians gathered.... It's always ... meaningful to

me ministers working together to foster good worship. The next step is to develop full

awareness among the assembly's members that their ministry is absolutely essential to good worship. Only the assembly itself can really create a

wedding or an ordinary Sunday Ma^s, we get a hint of why the church calls its public worship "litfuneral, a

By Father Lawrence Catholic

News

Mick

Service

urgy."

The word comes from a Greek word means "the work of the people." In ancient Greece

She was young, too young to be a widow, left alone with three small children to raise. Her husband died after a long and draining illness. She was

that, translated literally,

She regularly participated in the songs and prayers at Mass. But as the funeral Mass began she seemed unable to find the strength to sing. The pain was so great, and she was so exhausted. It seemed all she could manage was to stand there until it was time to sit for the readings. Then the cantor began to lead the assembly in the responsorial psalm, which she recognized as a familiar refrain. And when the assembly repeated the response, she found herself

drawn to join in, softly at first and then more strongly each time the refrain was repeated. As the Mass continued, she found it easier to participate more fully and herself buoyed up by the singing and prayers of all those around her. After the Mass she spoke of how important it was to her to have friends and relatives and members of the parish at the church that day. Many had

felt

helped her during her husband's illand it seemed natural for them to support her again during the funeral

ness,

liturgy.

was

a powerful experience of the bonds of love in the Christian community.

When an assembly at worship supports those present, whether during a CNS

referred to the duties of citizens to for it. work together for the common good. The priest at a funeral, for example, In Christian usage the term was is an important minister. His words of adopted to refer comfort and his reto the Mass, the flections on our other sacrashared faith can do "The priest at a funeral ... is an ments, the litmuch to help those urgy of the who are grieving. important minister.... But equally Hours and other But equally imimportant ... is the involvement public prayer portant for a good like the funeral celebration is the and prayers of all those it

thankful that his suffering was over, but she felt so alone.

who

rites.

When learned meaning

first

the of the

gather with the bereaved. What

they do by contributing to good

worship may be even more

word "liturgy" many years ago,

important than the words of

seemed odd. In those days we

comfort that they express

saw the liturgy as primarily the work of the

outside the liturgy."

priest, not the

"work of the people."

The renewal

of the liturgy since Vatican Council II is gradually teaching us that the liturgy does not belong to the priest as his personal function. The liturgy belongs to the whole church and needs the whole church's participation. The first step in shifting our under-

standing came when certain other ministries were separated from the priest-presider's role. We now have lectors, cantors, eucharistic ministers,

servers, ushers, greeters

and music

Pholo by Michael Hoyt

FAITH IN ACTION "If

'leave the world' at liturgy

hospitable community. Only the assembly can offer the full praise of the church to God. Only the assembly itself can create an atmosphere of prayer and shared faith that supports members in living the Christian life. The priest and other special ministers can help the assembly in all these functions, but they cannot substitute

not an escape, but a plunging deeper into

the promised transformation of this very flesh, this very world," writes Father G.

Thomas Ryan

in The Sacristy Manual (Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60622-1101. 1993. Paperback, $15). Says this author, "We are a holy people who find communion and identity in our public interaction." If Christianity were only a set of beliefs to transmit, "then a classroom would do." But, he says, "we would find it difficult to be the church without our churches."

Reflection: Is the church building the house of God or the house of God's people?" asks Father Ryan. The answer to both parts of the question is a resounding yes, he responds. "The church building is the house or temple of God because the church assembly is the house or temple of God.

involvement and prayer of

all

those

as a lector to ... hear that helped make the word of God come alive for others." Jane Leingang, I

—

Evansville, Ind.

"I read Father Frederick Perry's explanation of the weekly readings.... sing every hymn, prayer I

and psalm 'with passion,' as my husband says, and receive the Eucharist. When leave, feel as though have really participated in I

the Mass!"

— Dawn Sabau

Augustyn, Kokomo,

spiritual feeling

time to pray

strangers, some are friends. Isn't it wonderful that we are all here!" Barbara C. Edwards, Kokomo, Ind.

—

belong to the Syro-Malabar our liturgy, you try to discover together with the others ... a higher dimension ... of existence "I

Rite. In

with

God.

We try to

realize

and

experience our connectedness with God how we are together one

—

bereaved. What they do by contributing to

Chittilappilly,

side the liturgy.

washes over me.

—

thank God for all that he has given me. More people are arriving, some are is

body

good worship may be even more important than the words of comfort they express out-

Ind.

"It's early in the morning. enter church. Such a quiet, peaceful,

who gather with the

—

Joseph Geneva, Switzerland

in Christ."

An upcoming edition asks: Is there an account from Scripture that inspires you in difficult situations? If you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alive! 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

They manifest their faith and love by participating in the songs and prayers and rituals of the liturgy, which thus become truly the "work of the people." Most of us have experienced the difference that the assembly's involvement can make in a worship experience. Perhaps we've attended a wedding where the assembly just sat and watched; the wedding became a show rather than a spirited celebration by all present. Perhaps we have experienced a funeral with only a few family members present in a large empty church. The absence of a supportive assembly was keenly felt. Or we may have experienced a closing Eucharist on a retreat where ev-

eryone participated fully or the ordination

packed cathedral where the voices of the assembled priests and people shook the rafters in of a priest in a

praise and thanksgiving.

These experiences reveal the great potential the liturgy con-

tains, a potential for beautiful praise

of God and powerful support for the faith of each of us. But it is a potential

that is only unlocked when the assembly understands and accepts its responsibility for the liturgy. Good liturgy is, in deed, the "work of the people." (Father Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freelance writer.) All

contents copyright

r September 30, 1994

must

first learn to see ourselves as followers of this man Jesus we who gather weekly in his name. And it is this gathering, this assembly of dis-

"Going to church" out the back door and join John Wayne at the Fox." What happened that fateful day in Greenville is symbolic for what happened throughout America. Culture served notice that it no longer would close shop on Sunday. No longer would church be the only show in town, so to speak. Now that church is not the only show in town on Sunday or any other day of the week, the competition for the hearts and minds of children is stiffer. Today peers play a seemingly larger and larger role. Now we have "youth culture." And it's all very attractively beamed into our homes in slip

By Steve Heymans Catholic

News

Service

William H. Willimon, a minister nd writer, tells a story about the day unday worship stopped being "the nly

show

in town," so to speak, in his

ative Greenville, S.C.

In keeping with the state's blue were closed on undays at that time. Instead of MTV,

iws, places of business

etworks provided children with and "Leave it to Beaver." ven if all was not pristine in the orld, that was a time when church arking lots were full on Sunday and le shopping malls were empty. But on a particular Sunday in 1963 le Fox Theater defied the blue laws id stayed open. That's when Mr. 'illimon and L,assie"

iends

made

living color.

The messages: "Image

everything," or "Just do

How

can parents compete with

all

ourselves and our children that Sunday worship is

their

primarily about discipleship.

"quietly

Thus we

call

church.

Labeling what we do on Sunday as "going to church" is a quaint and trivializing way to describe what we do on Sunday morning, as though "church" is primarily a place one goes and not a gatherYes, church

"going"

to is important. But what are we going to? We go to the com-

munity of Jesus'

dis-

we do

...

trivializing

though 'church'

our participation con-

primarily a place

it.

need others and others need them. The church they "go

much

day morning, going to brunch afterward, playing special music while

tive

image of liturgy.

More basic is helping children see that while

not

lived in isolation; they to" is very

getting ready these actions reinforce a posi-

cating to children is

is:

I also think it is important to make "going to church" a pleasant experience for children Having breakfast rolls on Sun-

gathering of disciples."

communi-

that faith

ing up" for church strongly value this."

—

one

goes and not a

This perspective vital,

This can be done by getting the Sunday readings ahead of time and reading them before meals during the week, or during the time we take to prepare on Sunday morning for worship. And the statement we make by "dress-

way to describe what we do on Sunday morning, as is

tributes to

liturgy.

as 'going to church'

...

draw from that community and ciples.

finding subtle ways to impress upon our children the importance of Sunday

"Labeling what

ing of disciples.

this? In terms of liturgy, the first thing for parents to do is to remind

jpearance at the ont door of the uncombe Street hurch, only

ciples, that

it."

—

liturgy is about God, it also about the community of disciples whose lives are centered around is

God

alive!

course, even the fact that people reserve Sunday morning time, get out of

—

bed and into the car and go to a place in this order-out age communicates a worthwhile message to children. We parents must be creative in

—

— making

commuGod cannot be

the kind of

nity apart from which

known. (Mr.

Heymans

a free-lance writer

in St. Joseph, Minn.)

Liturgy: intimately personal

but far from private By Father John Catholic

News

Castelot

Service

Luke

left us several summaries of in the first Christian community. This one is typical: "They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the life

prayers....

"Every day they devoted themselves meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people" to

(Acts 2:42,46-47).

CNS

Photo by Koleen Kolenc

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OOD FOR THOUGHT doesn't leave us as it finds us, the new Catechism of the Catholic Church suggests. The liturgy introduces us to "new life" and makes us

The

liturgy

participants in

a "new

era."

might be said that

liturgy is un-settling, at least

we were smug about our

old era.

The

liturgy

"engages" people

"in

the

new

life

of the

community," says the

catechism (No. 1071). The catechism's discussion of the place people assemble for this

theme

new

life.

What

"matters above

all" is

that the

liturgy reinforces

assembled people

and 'built into a spiritual house,'" it says (No. 1 179). Nonetheless, the catechism adds, it is noteworthy that to enter a church building people symbolically "must cross a threshold" into "the world of new life"

"are 'living stones,' gathered

(No. 1186).

These Jewish Christians were drawn to the temple, the central place of public prayer for the Jews. In addithey gathered for distinctively

tion,

Christian prayer, the heart of which was "the breaking of the bread," the Eucharist. This took place in private homes, but it was not private prayer. It was intensely communal. Individuals were caught up in the action. It is hard to be exclusive and uninvolved at a party. And their liturgies truly

about life because it's all about Christ's death and resurrection. In the liturgy, "the event of the cross and resurrection 'abides' and draws everything toward life" (No. 1085). With that in mind, allow me to propose that one way to prepare for the liturgy is to meditate on the "places" in your world where "death" needs to yield to "new life." Liturgy

The impression is that the first Christians had a very active prayer life. All prayed together. They prayed as individuals, of course, but their prayerfulness was expressed publicly in their "meeting together" especially in shared meals. Liturgy was at the heart of their lives.

is all

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

were group celebrations. The

people celebrated what God had done for them in Christ Jesus, and they joyfully anticipated the eternal banquet. They had brought with them a solid tradition of common worship in temple and synagogue. Worship as a people expressed their covenant relationship with God, who had accepted them

—

as his people in the covenant ceremony at Sinai. Remember how Moses erected 12 stone pillars, emblematic of the 12 tribes that made up the people. After sacrificing some animals, he took some of the blood, symbol of life, and sprinkled it first on the altar, representative of God, and then on the people, saying: "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you"

(Exodus

24:8).

The accounts

of the institution of the Eucharist all differ in detail, but there are certain constants in them. One is the reference to "covenant," as in Mark's version: "This is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed for

many" (Mark

14:24).

Just as the blood of the Sinai rite made the Israelites God's people, even more marvelously does the blood of Christ make those who share it his people.

The Eucharist forms them

into a

community, one with him and with each other. It is a "public" action, a liturgy: intimately personal but far from private. It

involves active "sharing." "Be-

cause the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf" (1 Corinthians 10:17).

(Father Castelot scholar, author

and

a Scripture

lecturer.)

0 The Catholic News

& Herald

September 30, 1994

People May

French Cardinal Decourtray

family she

Dies After Hemorrhage LYONS, France (CNS) Cardinal Albert Decourtray, the French primate regarded as a broad-minded conscience of the Church, died Sept. 16 after a cerebral hemorrhage, a hospital spokeswoman said. The cardinal was taken to a Lyons hospital Sept. 12 after he collapsed in his offices and fell into a coma.

Reports of escalating violence in Rwanda

—

charter a plane and

condoms

"lesser evil" than

AIDS

When

phone

her husband

Kenya in

she heard their voices by

after three

months without com-

munication, she told The Monitor, news-

paper of the Metuchen Diocese, that prayer and trust in God shaped her faith. "You can't just pray and sit there," she said. "You have to do something. He

was an outspoken

to prevent

airlift

and three children to safety July.

(God) will show you the right thing to do

leader of French Catholicism, although his voice was frail from throat cancer. The cardinal once publicly supported

use of

1993.

inspired Twagiramariya to hire a pilot,

He did not regain consciousness. Cardinal Decourtray, 71,

Kigali in

left in

at the right

time."

Ecumenical Patriarch Plans To Visit Vatican In June ROME (CNS) —Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople

as a

AIDS-caused deaths.

also expressed sadness after a study

by historians he commissioned showed that, for decades, numerous Catholics helped hide accused war criminal Paul

said that next

summer he plans to make

his first official visit to the

Vatican as

spiritual leader of the Orthodox churches.

Touvier.

"God

Honored For Wartime Rescue Of Jews WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Polish Bishop

retired Polish bishop has been

willing, our official

visit will

—

and

fraternal

take place at the end of June on

the feast of the patron saints of the Church

of Rome," the June 29 feast of Sts. Peter

and Paul, the patriarch said

awarded a

in a

maga-

special honor by Israel for saving the

zine interview. "This time, instead of

Jews during the World War II Holocaust. Bishop Albin Malysiak, retired auxiliary of Krakow, was given the "Righteous Among Nations" medal by Israeli Ambassador Gershon Zohar at a ceremony attended by Polish Church and state representatives in Warsaw's Jew-

sending a delegation, we will personally attend," he said in the interview published in the September issue of 30 Giorni,

lives of

an Italian Catholic magazine.

Pennsylvania Gov. Casey Calls Fight Against Abortion Winnable PennWASHINGTON (CNS) sylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey told some

—

ish Historical Institute. In 1943, while

serving as a chaplain

an Ursuline-run

home for disabled people in Nazi-occupied Krakow, then-Father Malysiak ob-

3,000 delegates at the annual convention of the Christian Coalition Sept. 17 that

tained false birth certificates for five

politicians

fugitive Jews, enabling them to be admit-

abortion on

ted.

are wrong.

—

think the fight against

demand is "not winnable" "Do not tell me this is not a winning issue. I know you can win with

Rwandan Credits Faith In Airlift Of Family To Safety

NEW BRUNSWICK,

who

it,

because I've done

it,"

said, refer-

ring to his record million- vote margin in

N.J.

Clotilde Twagiramariya, a

(CNS)

Pennsylvania's 1990 election over a

Rwandan

Republican supporter of keeping abor-

who

Catholic studying at Rutgers University,

tion legal. Casey,

lived first a nightmare, and then a miracle,

with his party on abortion, was the only

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Sunday: Genesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-11; Mark 10:2-16 or 10:2-12.

Monday: Galatians

1:6-12;

2:1-2, 7-14;

Luke

11:1-4.

Thursday: Galatians 3:1-5; Luke 11:5-13. Friday: Galatians 3:7-14;

—

Byzantine Archdiocese of Pittsburgh since 1 993, at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Munhall, Pa. Bishop Bilock, 78, died Sept. 8 at St. Francis Medical Cen-

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—A

vet-

eran Jesuit theologian and educator has

been appointed to help develop proposed Church norms for U.S. Catholic colleges and universities. Jesuit Father Terrence Toland, 7 1 received a two-year appoint,

ment

as project director for the U.S.

A priest since

Catholic Conference Ex Corde Ecclesiae

1946 and a bishop since 1973, he was

Implementation Committee. Ex Corde

elected administrator of the archdiocese

Ecclesiae

ter in

Lawrenceville, Pa.

1993 after Archbishop Thomas V. Dolinay died. in April

Bishop Who Was Expelled From Cuba Understands Refugees' Plight

MIAMI (CNS)

—

In Spanish there

words for exile. Miami's Auxiliary Bishop Agustin Roman uses the harshest to describe himself: "desterrado" one who"\vas ripped from the land. With a machine gun at his back early on the morning of Sept. 17, 1961, he and 130 fellow priests including Havana's auxiliary bishop were ordered aboard the Spanish ship Covadonga and expelled from Cuba. "My only sin was being a priest," Bishop Roman, 66, told The Florida Catholic, Miami's archdiocesan newspaper. "It is a sin I do not repent. I will never repent it." Bishop are several

—

a Latin phrase meaning "from the heart of the Church" is the title of Pope John Paul IPs 1990 Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities.

—

Theconstitution established general

norms governing

Catholic institu-

all

tions of higher learning

and called

for

bishops' conferences to develop local legislation adapting the general norms to

conditions in their countries.

—

Roman' s personal experience of the pain of exile puts him in a unique position to understand their predicament. "I am a peasant, a person who loves the land very

Priest Accuses Authorities

WARSAW,

authorities of making empty promises to

major Church

Bishop

might have

festival

staged in the open as a result. Father

Jerzy Steckiewicz, rector of one of Kaliningrad' s four Catholic parishes, said the enclave

was to host international 1 997 to mark the 1 ,000th

celebrations in

anniversary of the death of St. Wojciech.

"Yet we cannot start rebuilding his church and the main Masses will probably the priest added.

Straits

return seized churches and warned that a

stones, the largest in this continent,"

"The

—

enclave of Kaliningrad has accused local

here,

said.

Poland (CNS)

Catholic priest in the Russian Baltic

ache for all emigrants," he of Florida are becoming a cemetery without crosses or tombmuch....

Of Empty

Promises About Church's Return

have to take place against its outer walls,"

Roman wrote recently.

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Seminary, Dalton,

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James Morgan of

St.

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formation

thedral, Charlotte, is in formation for the

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Andrew

Dr., Syracuse,

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Famifrom 103 countries are scheduled to

share their experiences with each other,

with Pope John Paul II and with the Church during a two-day celebration in Rome. The Oct. 8-9 World Meeting of the Holy Father with Families is designed as

founded on matrimony, is to build society and ensure its future," said Cardinal Alfonso Lopez

that "to build the family,

advantage. But those formed in the Catholic

culture have

much

to contribute in

and direction, and that, he

the Church should encourage

The

cardinal, president of the PonCouncil for the Family, said that

while the U.N. 1994 International Year of the Family has generated much enthu-

siasm within the Church, globally it has highlighted many modem problems. The October gathering is to celebrate strong traditional families and size their

empha-

importance for the world, the

cardinal said at a Sept. 22 press conference.

"They conspire against

The debate during

the Year of the

and

political plans

"which tend

spouses, a communion open to life in the nal said. silent,"

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the institution of the family

and to misunderstand its authentic meaning." Some have even gone so far as to "present the family not as a good, but as a threat to the freedom and happiness of couples," he said.

Family, he said, indicates the presence of cultural

said.

weaken

very precious gift of children," the cardi-

Trujillo.

tifical

In urging that

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wiwicfaxC/ms p anas

(ji

En Memoria de Maria Por

EDWIN RODRIGUEZ

El 4 de septiembre de 1994 nuestra

hermana y amiga paso

morar con

Senor.

Maria, nacida y criada en el pintoresco pueblo de Aguada, situado al oeste de la bella isla de Puerto Rico, vino

con una sonrisa en sus labios; siempre preocupadapor el bienestar de los demas. Maria encontro en la comunidad de Charlotte lo que ella siempre habfa buscado: verdadero calor de familia, pero sobre todo un verdadero encuentro con Nuestro Senor Jesucristo.

anos buscando

Fue una gran lfder en nuestra comunidad, cooperando en todo lo que le

o r e s condiciones de

fuera posible.

vida junto a su

Senor Todo Poderoso para que El, con su eterna compasion, lleve su alma a morar

a Charlotte hace 7 e

esposo

Hoy nuestras oraciones se elevan al

Eddie

Rodriguez y sus dos hijas Ivelis y

junto a todos los santos y los angeles del

Wanda.

"Hoy te extranamos, pero sabemos con mucha certeza que manana

cielo.

Maria:

Mujer muy compasiva y de una gran fe, fue ejemplo para muchos que la conocieron, siempre sirviendo a Dios y al prqjimo sencilla,

estaremos todos juntos compartiendo la vida eterna en el parafso del Senor. Que descanses en paz".

La Misa Seguimos Liturgia de la la

semana con la Palabra que empezamos esta

semana pasada.

Otra tradition judfa que persistio aun despues que las lecturas del Viejo

Testamento fueron eliminadas, como explicamos la semana anterior, fue la practica de cantar un salmo entre las lecturas. Un cantor entonaba los versos del salmo y la congregacion respondfa con un refran que se repetfa despues de cada verso. Al principio el cantor se paraba en el pulpito para dirigir el canto, pero en la edad media se le prohibio que ocupara el mismo lugar que el sacerdote ocupabacuando lefael Evangelic Debido a que al cantor le era permitido solo pararse en el peldano mas bajo del pulpito, este canto se

empezo

a conocer

como

"Gradual" o "cancion de la grada o peldano" (del latin "gradus"). era una costumbre muy congregacion recibiera la proclamation del Evangelio con la palabra hebrea de jubilo: "Aleluya". Aleluya es una de las tres palabras hebreas usadas en la Misa, las otras son "Hosana"

Tambien

antigua que

y "Amen".

reforma liturgica de 1969, el "Gradual" volvio a su lugar apropiado la

como respuesta a las lecturas del Antiguo Testamento y se

le dio el nombre de "Salmo Responsorial". El Aleluya antes del Evangelio y el Salmo Responsorial se deben cantar siempre que sea posible. LA HOMILIA El sermon siempre ha sido una parte muy importante de la

—

Liturgia de la Palabra. En los primeros dfas de la Iglesia, las personas que se

reunfan en sus casas a celebrar la Eucaristfa probablemente discutfan el significado de las Escrituras entre ellos. Mas tarde, en los siglos tres y cuatro, el celebrante empezo a ofrecer una ensenanza formal de las Escrituras y de la Doctrina de la Iglesia. Esta era dirigida generalmente a los catecumenos (adultos preparandose para ser bautizados) que se unfan a la comunidad para la Liturgia de la Palabra.

En mucha

edad media

importancia.

homilfa cobro

La mayorfa

del

pueblo no podia entender el latin de la Misa y para los que no entendfan el latin les era imposible entender las lecturas de las

Escrituras.

La mayorfa de

los

cristianos recibfa su education religiosa

solamente por las homilfas y por los "sermones en piedras y vitrales en los que el gran arte y arquitectura religiosos contaban la historia de la salvacion". Los frailes Franciscanos y Dominicos eran "ordenes de predicadores" y llevaban la homilfa fuera de la Iglesia, predicando en las esquinas y en los campos Aunque hoy dfa comprendemos el lenguaje de la liturgia, la homilfa dicha por el celebrante nos ayuda a entender mejor y compartir la Palabra de Dios. EL CREDO Cuando nos paramos juntos a proclamar nuestra fe, estamos diciendole "sf al mensaje de la Palabra de Dios. El credo (declaration de fe) mas antiguo en la Iglesia es el Credo de los Apostoles. Cobro popularidad en los primeros siglos de la Iglesia y era considerado muy valioso como un resumen de la ensenanza cristiana. Los catecumenos lo tenfan que memorizar, pues era considerado muy secreto y es-

—

pecial para escribirlo y se lo decfan al

Obispo en privado antes de

ser

bautizados.

El Credo que usamos en la liturgia hoy dfa es llamado el Simbolo de NiceaConstantinopla (mas conocido por nosotros como el Credo o Sfmbolo Niceno o de Nicea) y debe su gran autoridad al hecho de que es el fruto de los dos primeros Concilios ecumenicos (anos 325 y 38 1 ) y es el sfmbolo comun de todas las grandes Iglesias de Oriente y Occidente.

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ORACIONES DE LOS FIELES La oracion comunitaria es una parte muy importante de

Liturgia.

Para

prepararnos para la Liturgia Eucaristica

traemos nuestras intenciones a Dios en la Oracion de los Fieles o Plegaria Universal. Sabemos por las cartas de San Pablo que esta costumbre existfa en las primeras comunidades cristianas. Por un tiempo estas oraciones fueron omitidas por considerarse inclufdas en la letanfa del "Kyrie". Hoy, las Oraciones de los Fieles han sido devueltas a su lugar, no como una oracion personal de petition, sino como un recuerdo de nuestra preocupacion universal por la Iglesia,

los lfderes del

mundo,

la paz, la justicia,

etc.

La proximo semana continuaremos con

la "Liturgia Eucaristica".

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le identificara

positi vamente como residente permanente

Naturalizacion.

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solicitar la

concede su solicitud, no necesitara solicitar una nueva "Tarjeta Verde". Para solicitar por

ciudadanfa,

debe ser un residente permanente de los Estados Unidos solicitante

durante 5 anos y haber estado ffsicamente en el pais durante ese mismo periodo. Si la persona esta casada con un ciudadano

legal y le facilitara el solicitar empleo, el

norteamericano, esa persona debe ser residente de Estados Unidos por no menos

seguro social u otros beneficios publicos.

Para renovar la presente tarjeta debe

de llenar una planilla modelo I-90INS y acompanarla con su tarjeta de residente, dos fotograffas 2x2, su pasaporte y $75 y presentarlo todo personalmente en la oficina del Servicio de Inmigracion y

tres

anos y haber estado presente el pais durante esos tres

ffsicamente en anos.

Para mas informacion y para solicitar

pueden llamar al (800) 755-0777 o aquf en Charlotte al

las planillas necesarias

(704) 523-1704.

Musica Latinoamericana Este sabado, lro. de octubre,

coleccion, este grupo de siete miembros

"Toe River Arts Council" presentara al grupo "Los Folkloristas" en el auditorium del "Mountain Heritage High

puede ejecutar musica de mas de una docena de pafses diferentes y tambien musica de la America precolombina. Los Folkloristas abren las puertas a una cultura tradicional, fantastica para jovenes y no tan jovenes, trayendo una presentacion que entretiene al mismo tiempo que educa. Las boletas se pueden obtener por adelantado en NationsBank de Spruce Pine y en la Droguerfa Pollards en Burnsville o en la Oficina de Toe River Arts Council por $5 y $3 para estudiantes.

School" en Burnsville. El grupo "Los Folkloristas" fue fundado en 1966 para preservar y mantener la musica tradicional de Mej ico y Latinoamerica. Recientemente fueron honrados en el Palacio de Bellas Artes de la Ciudad de Mej ico con una presentacion aniversario patrocinada por el Instituto de Bellas Artes. Tienen grabados mas de 30 albumes y contribuyeron al sonido de la pelfcula ganadora de premios "El Norte".

Con mas de 100 instrumentos en

Hablemos

Languaje del Amor

"El amor no es una cosa toda hecha y simplemente ofrecida a la mujer y al hombre; se ha de ir elaborando. He aquf como se le ha de ver: en alguna medida, el amor no es nunca, sino que va siendo a cada momento lo que de hecho le aporta

cada una de las personas y la profundidad de su compromiso", asf escribe en su libro

Amor

y Responsabilidad

Cardenal

Woytyla, hoy Juan Pablo

decir, el

amor no

amor

es cosa de

II.

Eucaristfa nos reconstruye constantemente y repara nuestras fuerzas en el camino que, inevitablemente, nos conduce a la plena felicidad humana. (Tornado de la Vida Cristiana, boletin dominical de la Iglesia Catolica en Cuba)

To Our Friends

dfa, el

es de siempre, se construye en

perpetuidad. El amor esta en los origenes

de la humanidad y su verdadera fuente es Dios. El amor fue el motor impulsor de la creation, la razon de la historia de la salvacion que nos alcanza a cada uno de nosotros hasta nuestros dfas el amor debe marcar, poner el ritmo, al quehacer diario de nuestras vidas.

—

Para mas informacion llame a Toe River Arts Council (704) 682-7215.

—

La Eucaristfa es el testimonio del amor de Jesus. Ella es para el cristiano el complemento indispensable para la realization plena del amor humano. Dios, en su gratitud, no solo se nos regala

como don y pan de

vida en la fe, sino tambien en el Sacramento de laEucaristfa, que es el testimonio perenne del amor de

Dios por la humanidad. El amor que genera esta combination di vina es el que se hace capaz de mover al hombre y conducirlo por los caminos de la fecundidad. Esta simbiosis de fe y

Edwin Rodriguez writes about Maria Rodriguez who passed away on Sept. 4. We conclude the explanation of the Liturgy of the Word. The deadline to obtain the new "Green Card" has been extended until March 20,

995.

The Toe River Arts Council

will be presenting "Los Folkloristas",

a group formed in 1 966 to preserve the

music of Mexico and Latin performance at MounHeritage High School Audito-

traditional

America, tain

in a

rium in Burnsville (Tickets are available at NationsBank in Spruce Pine and in Burnsville at Pollard Drug Store or the TRAC office for $5 and $3 students. For more information contact

TRAC (704) 682-7215). We

reprint a brief article about God' s love

from a Sunday Bulletin of the Catholic Church in Cuba.

September 30, 1994

The Catholic News

Men, Women Religious To Be Center Of Attention At Synod VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The life and ministry of Church members who have taken public vows of poverty chastity and obedience is the focus of the October world Synod of Bishops. The synod is to meet at the Vatican Oct. 2-29 to discuss "The Consecrated Life and its Role in the Church and in the World." After 30 years of generally declining numbers, vast cultural and political changes in the world and dramatic changes in the Church, the synod will examine who the religious are and where they fit in the Church's structure. While making up less than 1 percent of the Church's membership, the more than 1.1 million men and women religious in the world are regarded as the backbone of the Church's work force. ,

They administer

Mercy of North Carolina. Photo by JOANNKEANE

Pope Names Sisters Of Mercy President As Synod Auditor VATICAN CITY— PopeJohnPaul II

named Sister Doris Gottemoeller, presi-

spoken extensively on religious life. SisDoris was nominated to be a synod auditor by the U.S. participants of the

Mercy of the Americas, to participate in the World Synod of Bishops. As president of the Sisters of Mercy

Union of Superiors General (IUSG), a Rome-based organization International

women religious

world-

of the Americas, Sister Doris heads a

that represents

congregation of more than 6,700 women

wide. Each synod of bishops has in-

and 1 ,400 men and women lay

cluded a very limited number of invited lay and religious auditors. It is expected

religious

associates.

Members work in areas such

approximately 60 auditors from throughout the world will attend. During the synod, Sister Doris will participate in discussions about the na-

housing and social and pastoral services and sponsor more than 100 health care facilities and 80 schools. Lay and clerical associates

that

participate in the congregation's minis-

ture

as health care, education,

terial

and prayer

and future of religious

life,

repre-

senting the experience of women' s apos-

life.

Sister Doris is also past president of

the Leadership Conference of

Women

Religious (LCWR), which represents 370

tolic religious orders in the United States.

"I hope that the

synod will affirm the

contributions apostolic

women religious

States with nearly 1,000

have made to the Church and will call us to even greater courage and generosity,"

holds a doctorate in

Sister Doris said.

institutes

and provinces

in the

United

members. She theology from

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General, the leadership organization of

women's orders. In an early

out of normal Church or social struc-

their

which consecrated people live their vocation whether in hermitages and cloisters or in homeless shelters and AIDS hospices mean that the synod

— —

life.

ocesan clergy, cooperation with lay men and women, liturgy, feminism, formation, missionary activity and involvement injustice and peace issues all have been mentioned in preparatory documents for the monthlong gathering. Meeting members of religious orders over the past two years, Pope John Paul II has called them to be examples of hope, love and commitment to a world

seems to be losing those values. Finding ways to be relevant to the world while preserving the traditional identity of each order or community is a tension religious have been struggling with since the Second Vatican Council. The synod is planned as the universal church's first opportunity since the council to examine how well the process has worked across the board and to give

that

guidance for future developments. The Union of Superiors General, an international group of the heads of men' communities, said it hopes the synod will make it clear that the process must continue so that consecrated life can "re-

spond to the challenges and expectations of our contemporaries in various cultural, social

and ecclesial contexts."

life

preserves and emphasizes its mission

in the Church for the world,"

he told SIR, an Italian Catholic news bulletin. The identity and spirituality of consecrated life should undergird all of the discussions, said the synod's working document. "The consecrated life is a prophetic witness to the primacy of God and to the things that do not pass away," the document said. "Its value lies more in 'being'

— from God and

for

'doing,'" although

when

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religious identity and mission should be

harmony. Meeting heads of religious orders last November, Pope John Paul said their consecration and vows are a sign of their "radical gift of self to God and to the church so that they can be witnesses of Gospel values in the world. The synod' s working document pre-

sented the vows not only as an imitation of Christ, but as opportunities to proclaim lasting truths in a changing world.

Where the authentic meaning of sexuality,

the family and the virtue of virgin-

ity are being lost or even attacked,

said,

voluntary celibacy, along with Christian marriage, "show the power of love which integrates, gives of itself and

commit-

ted."

Where a push for profit and the accumulation of things has put money ahead of people and relationships, it said, a vow of poverty frees people from materialism and helps them live in solidarity with the poor. Where personal autonomy and selffulfillment have led to isolation and self-

and activities in the light of declining and aging memberships.

centeredness, the

institutions

of obedience

said.

religious

— because they

make up almost three-fourths of all consecrated people and as one of the

most

highly educated groups of nonordained

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January 1995. Candidates must be eligible for North Carolina teaching certification and be Catholics in good standing. Salary commensurate with established diocesan scale. Please send resume, transcripts

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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Specials

not so important."

do, praying and working, consecrated or-

ders and institutes and the variety of in

works

number of con-

"What is important is that in all they

and support the Church with con-

The more than 3,000 Catholic ways

increasing or decreasing

Women

Lunch

September interview,

secrated people and the obvious value of

Relations with local bishops and di-

ter

"The possibility and inevitability of number of institutes is generally viewed with serenity and faith. There is a convergence of opinion in declaring that what no longer generates life has no evangelical reasons to survive," said a report on responses to the synod' s preparatory document prepared by the International Union of Superiors extinction of a

tradition of special ministry to those left

area of Church and social

dent of the Institute of the Sisters of

exist.

rior general of the Jesuits, said, "the

discussions could touch virtually every

Fordham University and has written and

possibility of theircommunity ceasing to

and other institutions; lead much of the Church' s missionary activity; continue a

president of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, with

Sister Pauline Clifford, regional president of the Sisters of

closing institutions, but are facing the

Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, supe-

stant prayer. (I),

membership, some orders are not just

hospitals, schools

tures;

Sister Doris Gottemoeller

Especially in North America and Europe, where women's communities have experienced the greatest decline in

and request for application

Catholics

—

are expected to draw a lot of

attention at the synod.

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Diocesan News Briefs StaffReunion

CHARLOTTE — Attention

all St.

Patrick School faculty and staff

worked

1972-1992.

who

school during the years reunion at the Sisters of

at the

Mercy Convent

Belmont

Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. Call Pat Tucker at (704) 552-0 1 5 8 or Louise Heape at (704) 366-0294 for information. in

call

from 8:45-9:45 a.m. All are welcome. For information, call (704) 535-4197.

7896.

ASHEVILLE— A monthly healing Mass

for

HIV/AIDS

Joan of Arc

at St.

Church is Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. The Mass is sponsored by Caring Hearts AIDS Ministry. Everyone is invited and encouraged to come and offer spiritual support for people with

AIDS as well as

and caregivers. People are also invited to bring their own needs for physical, spiritual and emotional healing and to receive the sacrament of the anointtheir families

—

BELMONT College

Belmont Abbey presenting a seminar on vio-

lence in the workplace at the college on

Speakers are Joseph A. Kinney, executive director, National Safe Workplace Institute; Dan Wilson, president and senior consultant, Asset Protective Asso-

and Karen Molli, Employee Assistance Program coordinator, GastonLincoln Area Program. State Attorney General Michael Easley is the luncheon keynote speaker. The cost is $65 for Belmont Abbey College Associates members and $95 for non-members. For regciates,

istration, call

CHARLOTTE

—

Neumann's Third Annual is

St.

John

Craft Bazaar

Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

There will be hand-made items for sale, door prizes and food.

Walk for Life ASHEVILLE "Walk

for Life

— The second annual Applauding Steps

...

Against Breast Cancer" is Saturday, Oct. 8. Registration is at Pack Place beginning at 9:30 a.m. The event, which is not a fund raiser,

awareness.

to raise breast cancer sponsored by the Ameri-

It is

can Cancer Society, Life After Cancer

— Pathways, Memorial Mission Hospital, St.

Joseph' s Hospital and the YWCA.

American Cancer

Society, (704) 253-2893.

Craft Sale

CLEMMONS — Hand-made gifts

and baked good will be for sale at Holy Family Parish's "Ye Olde Village Shoppes" on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 a.m.-

prize drawing and a silent auc-

tion will feature

tures

Healing Seminar

CHARLOTTE

and

framed watercolor pic-

crafts.

—

seminar on

healing will be presented at

St.

Thomas

Aquinas Church on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. For information, leave message for Rick Pelfry at (704) 948-0647 after 5 p.m.

New Home Completed HIGH POINT A new house has

—

been built by parishioners and friends of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Habitat for Humanity. Gratitude is extended to all who made the home a reality.

Mass For Separated/Divorced

HENDERSONVILLE Mass and potluck supper

— A home

for a Catholic

separated and divorced support group Friday, Oct.

7 at 6:30 p.m. Baby-sitting

and car pooling can be arranged. Call

Mental Health Screening

WINSTON-SALEM

—

Sister Marie, Catholic Social Services,

Free

screening for depression will be available throughout the day on Thursday, Oct. 6 in Dr. Martha Shuping's office as

(704) 255-01 46 for more information.

ASHEVILLE for men

Catholic Scool

using first name only to protect anonymity. Advance registration is re-

teams. For entry forms or information,

food at St. Leo the Great Church is Sunday, Oct. 16 from 5-9 p.m in the Activity Center. Tickets are $6 for adults

and $3 for children ages 10 and under. Tickets can be purchased at the church

or Bill at

or school office, but will not be sold at the

George at (704) 628-2349 (704) 299-3347 to donate.

door.

Catholic Education At Home CHARLOTTE F.A.C.E.S. provides a Catholic education and opportunities to grow in the love of God through home schooling. For more information, call Kathy Diener at 553-8859.

—

Mass For Parents

CHARLOTTE for parents

—A

special

Mass

who have lost a child will be

celebrated at St. Gabriel Church on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2:30 p.m.

A reception will

follow. For information, call B.J. Dengler

Caring Hearts

program for spouses of people with heart disease, will begin fall sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The program addresses issues of change, loss and grief,

Young People's Retreat

CHARLOTTE — Caring Hearts, a

communication, children, stress, intimacy and feelings of helplessness.

Meeting are each Wednesday through Nov. 16 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Mercy Hospital, 2001 Vail Ave. Cost is $10, which includes a copy of Heartmates: A Survival Guide for the Cardiac Spouse. Caring Hearts is open to anyone in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community regardless of hospital affiliation. To register, call Sister Therese Galligan at (704) 379-5000, weekdays 9 a.m.-5p.m.

(704) 364-5431.

CLEMMONS —The Office of Faith Formation treat Oct.

10-12

is sponsoring a Journey re21-23 for students in grades

Holy Family Church.

Partici-

pants will look at ways to live their faith

directly through their schools and

families. Cost is $30. Contact ish

youth minister to

your par-

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs. Good photographs, preferably black and white, also are welcome. Please submit news releases and photos at least 10 days before the date of publication.

CHARLOTTE

— The

St.

Patrick

School Annual Fall Festival is Saturday, Oct. 8

from

1 1

a.m.-5 p.m. at the corner

of Dilworth Road East and Buchanan

There will be carnival games, and hay rides, refreshments and more. Admission is free. For information, call Margaret Griffith at (704) 364-5954, evenings. Street.

prizes, a moonwalk, train, horse

CHARLOTTE — The St. Ann Par-

ish Fall Festival

Saturday, Oct. 15

from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. In addition to arts and crafts, there will be a 50/50 raffle, a $ 1 ,000 raffle, baked goods, concessions, games for adults and children, and karate and gymnastics demonstrations. A sit down dinner will be available from 4-7

and women to benefit Asheville

Wednesday, Oct. 19 at French Broad Golf Course. Registration is at 1 1 :30 a.m. Door prizes and awards will be presented. Cost is $65 for single entry and $260 for team entry. Registration deadline is Oct. 1 3 and limited to 32

Amazing Grays

CHARLOTTE

FOUR GREAT NAMES to

KNOW

Jim Scancarelli will be the guest at the Amazing Grays seniors' meeting at St. Patrick Cathedral on Oct. cartoonist

13.

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CHARLOTTE — Joanna Case will new Catechism of

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Reflections

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competitively priced.

BREVARD The Sacred Heart Church Fall Craft Bazaar is Oct. 7-8 from 9 a.m. -5 p.m., adjacent to Strauss Park, Asheville Highway.

Conrad Hoover

— A golf scramble

Day. Participants will be tested for symptoms of depression. Results will be given privately with the opportunity to ask questions. Videos will be available for viewing and Shuping will make a presentation. Call (9 1 0) 659- 1 342 to regis-

Craft Bazaar

—

Oktoberfest featuring German music and

p.m.

Golf Scramble

part of National Depression Screening

ter,

WINSTON-SALEM St.

auction. Call

Fall Festivals

p.m. Raffle tickets will be sold for

p.m

CRISM Day

of Reflection is Monday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. at the Catholic Conference Center. Father Rick Farwell is chaplain. To register, send $7 to CRISM Day, Suzanne Bach, 1524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207. vices'

—

Joan of Arc's Annual Men's Club Auction/Dinner is Saturday, Oct. 8 in the church gym. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m., the auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Items are needed for the

(704) 825-6672.

CRISM Day of Reflection HICKORY — Catholic Social Ser-

Belmont for people

with AIDS.

Oktoberfest

ASHEVILLE

Violence In The Workplace

ing of the sick.

Third Annual Bazaar

a residential home in

Men's Club Auction

Friday, Oct. 14 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Healing Mass

Buster Brown at (704) 274-3725 or Asheville Catholic School at (704) 252-

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September 30, 1994

HeritM

World and National Briefs Clinton Orders

Reno To Withdraw

Bankruptcy Claim On Church Funds WASHINGTON (CNS) President Clinton has ordered the Justice De-

—

partment to withdraw

money

its

support of a

Minnesota couple tithed to their church should be seized to pay off their debts. In an unusual presidential action, Clinton Sept. 14 asked Attorney General Janet Reno to withdraw a brief that the Justice Department had filed in support of a bankruptcy court order. The brief was withdrawn the claim that

Other Catholic colleges on the national list include Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pa. (58th); St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (60th); Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y. (68th); Chest-

Southern Baptists Repudiate

nut Hill College, Philadelphia (76th); St.

Convention statement released Sept. 20. Responding to the debate occasioned by the killings of two abortion doctors and an aide and attempts by a militant fringe to justify such killings, the statement made a sharp distinction between nonviolent and violent resistance to abortion. It argued from a biblical and moral

Mary's University, San Antonio (77th); Bellarmine College, Louisville, Ky. (79th); Le Moyne College, Syracuse, N.Y. (85th); Marymount College,

Tarrytown, N.Y. (93rd); Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo. (97th); and University of Dallas (99th).

Crystal Evangelical Free Church was

being argued before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis. At issue is an order by the Minnesota U.S. District Court awarding to debtors the $13,500

which Bruce and Nancy Young tithed to New Hope, Minn., church in the

their

year before they filed for bankruptcy.

Camden Teachers Vote To End Strike After Meeting

CAMDEN,

N.J.

With Bishop

— Teach-

(CNS)

ers at eight Catholic high schools in

southern

New

Jersey returned to

Sept. 19 after Bishop James T.

work

McHugh

Camden

Duquesne To Host African Bishops For Conflict Resolution Meeting PITTSBURGH (CNS) Duquesne

—

University will host a gathering of 10 African bishops Oct. 2-6 for an "African

Church as Peacemaker Colloquium." The aim is to help the bishops develop the vision, background and conflict resolution skills to make the church a stronger force in peacemaking on the troubled African continent. "Our hope is to create a 'sacred space' for them, away from the turmoil, for them to talk to one another candidly, to share their burdens and hopes," said Holy Ghost Father William

agreed to a change in disBy a 117-22 vote Sept. 18, members of the South

Headley, a Duquesne priest spearhead the project.

Jersey Catholic School Teachers Orga-

EEOC

puted contract language.

nization voted to end a

and

weeklong

strike

and third years and 3.6 percent in the second year. The strike by about 180 lay teachers had affected 4,500 stu-

the first

dents in

Camden Catholic high schools.

The dispute centered mainly on contract changes proposed by the diocese that the union had interpreted as giving the bishop of

Camden

broader powers to set poli-

cies over which employees may be fired.

Eleven Catholic Colleges Make List Of Best Schools For The Money

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) When it comes to providing the best education for the money, 1 1 Catholic colleges made the list of the top 100 in a new magazine national ranking. The fifth annual school ranking, published in September in a special edition of Money magazine, was a survey of 959 four-year colleges and universities. Jesuit-run

versity in

Creighton Uni-

Omaha, Neb., was

the top

Withdraws Much

who helped

Criticized

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

The

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Sept. 19 withdrew proposed workplace harassment guidelines that were under fire from Congress and a wide array of religious and civil rights groups. Unanimously and with little discussion, the three commissioners voted to withdraw the entire package of guidelines from consideration, said EEOC spokesman Michael Widomski. Two commission seats are open. The U.S. Catholic Conference, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the Christian Coalition, the Family Research Council, the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Council of

Churches had asked for references to religion in the guidelines to be amended or dropped. Some opponents contended that by including any reference to religion, the EEOC was encouraging employers to ban all expressions of faith in the workplace.

Catholic school on the list, ranking 45th.

—

(CNS)

bishop Mirdita appeared in the Sept. 17 Paris Catholic newspaper, La Croix. "Kill-

Before being named to head the Durres-

not a moral option

Tirana Archdiocese in 1992, the archbishop headed a parish for ethnic Alba-

for Christians," said a Southern Baptist

deadly force

reserved to the govern-

ment" and not an option open

to private

lot

of effort

menical

THEOMIDRY

NEWSPAPERS

Pope Urges Peruvian Bishops To Push For Vocations

relations during the time of atheistic per-

secution," he said.

Cornerstone Laid For Rebuilding War Shattered Beirut

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNS)

PRAYING WITH THOMAS

MERTON 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28

5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Fr.

Conrad Hoover,

CO.

—

Lebanon' s Maronite Catholic president, Elias Hrawi, laid a symbolic foundation

— Pope John Paul

which was devastated in Prime Minister

Rafik al-Hariri, a billionaire Muslim

CASTEL GANDOLFO, (CNS)

needed to save the ecuwhich characterized our

the 1975-90 civil war.

Italy

urged Peruvian bishops to push for priestly vocaII

tions in order to bolster the Church's

businessman

who

has

made

the project

the centerpiece of his drive to rebuild

Lebanon, said the enterprise would give the country back its heart. "In 1975 they

strained pastoral resources in the South

laid the foundation stone for the destruc-

American country. Young men need to be called "with simplicity and clarity" to dedicate their lives to Christ and the church, the pope said Sept. 17. "In regions like yours which suffer from a shortage of priests, vocations programs should be a priority," the pope told the

tion of Beirut. In

bishops during their "ad limina" five years to report

994 you are laying the

foundation stone for the rebuilding of Beirut," he said to applause.

Mercy

(From Page

13)

visits,

on the

hope

will stimulate better rela-

tionships of mutual understanding and

status of their dioceses.

respect between religious and other

Anglican Group Says Women Priests Will Split

Church

LONDON (CNS) — An organiza-

tion of Anglicans has voted to reject the

authority of bishops

who ordain women

and said the controversy will split the Church of England. Some 525 of the 530 delegates to the national assembly of

Forward

in Faith,

meeting

London

Sept. 16-17, adopted the position

which

says a degree of separation within the

church

"inevitable" because of the

"deliberate experiment and declared uncertainty" involved in ordaining women.

The break in communion would be open and public, it said. "Just as the Church of England distances itself from other

groups in the Church." Duringthe20thcentury,U.S. women religious built Catholic school and hossystems unparalleled

pital

in the world.

Currently there are more than 600 Catholic

hospitals and 9,000 Catholic schools,

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