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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

On The Road.

CAROL HAZARD

They gave

Associate Editor

WADESBORO — Every $300 check arrived

month

Sacred Heart Mission in the name of Sarah Divine Home Sutherland. Although comatose for the last several years, Mrs. Sutherland had arranged for the money to be sent as her offertory to a mission that she and her three sisters helped build in one of the smallest Catholic

Father Frank Cancro, pastor of

Eugene Church

St.

Asheville

and Father

(I),

Michael Mugai, director of development services for the Archdiocese of Nairobi, set off on their journey to Catholic communities in East Africa. (See story on Page 1 3)

Catholic Leaders, Pro-Lifers

intolerable acts stain this

abortion clinics in the Bos-

sea-

3 1 allegedly carried out by John C. Salvi

Theodore E. McCarrick

of Hampton, N.H., have prompted a barrage of condemnations and other re-

efforts to

action from church, government and pro-

dized and diminished by the actions of

life

leaders.

Cardinal Bernard F.

Law of Boston

Archbishop

said, "All

our

defend the right to life of inno-

cent children in the

womb

are jeopar-

any individual who presumes to take from God the ultimate power over hu-

called the Brookline, Mass., shootings,

man life itself."

which two people were killed and five wounded, "reprehensible acts of violence with absolutely no justification whatso-

President Clinton, on vacation in Arkansas, ordered U.S. attorneys Jan. 2 to mobilize task forces with federal, state

ever."

and local law enforcement

Asking "those in the pro-life movement who express their commitment

address security concerns at clinics within

through prayerful presence

officials to

lotte.

best to be used in construction.

nothing and they

made

happen," said Father Vilkauskas. "They had a dream, hope and vision, and faith enough to invest in the future of the Church." "I express

heartfelt

and prayer-

Mrs. Sutherland and her family," said Bishop William G. Curlin. "They were magnificent benefactors to the diocese and pioneers for the Catholic Church." Bishop Curlin celebrated the funeral Mass for Mrs. Sutherland on Friday, Dec. 30 at Sacred Heart Mission. ful gratitude to

Shrewd businesswomen,

theirjurisdictions.

the

Home

operated their father' s cotton farm

In a statement, the president said,

even from peaceful protests, Cardinal Law said, "It is im-

after

while advocating violence against oth-

"Our commitment to the rule of law is being tested by those who believe that their opposition to abortion gives them the right to commit acts of violence, even

ers."

murder."

investments. Although Mrs. Sutherland's

clinics" to refrain

possible to affirm the right to life of some

The Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese of Boston postponed its annual New

Year's Eve prayer

vigil, with director Barbara Thorp saying Dec. 30, "We feel it would be best to wait for a calmer time lest the purpose of this vigil be misunder-

stood."

Bishop Leo E. O'Neil of Manchester,

N.H., said "the killing of people

directly violates every Catholic

principle concerning life." for a

moral

He too called

temporary halt to peaceful protests

outside abortion clinics.

"My own

personal opinion

should use every means in the political arena to make our position known and teach the public about the principles of

From its Washington headquarters, Committee issued a statement condemning the clinic

the National Right to Life

make low-interest construction loans to rural parishes in the

abortion

Belmont, the only Catholic college in North Carolina, and Elizabeth Divine Home divided her money between the Charlotte and Raleigh dioceses. Nearly $2 million left by Virginia and Elizabeth is used, at their requests, to

Mrs. Sutherland, who died Dec. 27 at age 93, was the youngest of the four sisters and the last to die. Her death marked the end of an era, said Spiritan Father Ed Vilkauskas, pastor of Sacred Heart Mission, Wadesboro, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Monroe. Living legends, the Home sisters were devout, pioneering Catholics who planted the seeds of Catholicism in a predominantly Baptist, rural area. "They built Sacred Heart hook, line and sinker," said Father Vilkauskas.

"The Catholic Church rose out of

From Newark,

III

Her contribution

inspected every brick, allowing only the

ton area Dec. 30 and Norfolk, Va., Dec. ,

counties in the state.

their two-story family

home and all its furnishing to the diocese. Mary "Virginia" Home left her estate to the Church in North Carolina. Ann Home Little left hers to Belmont Abbey College

nearly doubled the collection.

son of peace, love and joy." N.J.,

faithfully at

"They took intense personal interest in their projects, and wanted things to be done the right way." Some say they

Anti-Abortion Violence — (CNS) Christmas

WASHINGTON Shootings

1995

Sarah Sutherland, Benefactor Of Diocese, Dies At Age 93 By

Condemn

sisters

he died

1950 and parlayed

their

inheritances into sizable estates, said

Dudley Partrick, a close friend and retired bank executive who handled their estate has not been probated, she

and her

sisters were always generous to the Catholic

"Through

their gifts to the diocese,

the sisters left a legacy to the

The organization

said

Church so

can continue to grow," said Jim Kelley director of the Office of Development. "More and more of our parishioners are following the example of the Home sisters by remembering the Church in their wills and estate plans." Described by some as tough characters, the sisters were the daughters of James Dudley Home, a prominent Baptist businessman, and Sarah Augusta Divine Home, a Catholic woman of great culture. Only two of the four married. it

None had children. "Anyone who knew the Home sisters knew they better not fool with them," said Partrick, a Sacred Heart parishioner.

"You either had to love them or hate

them. I adored them. They knew they could say whatever they wanted to me." It is said that Mrs. Home brought the Catholic faith to late part

of the

Anson County last

in the

century and the

beginning of this century, and her daughters carried forth her conviction with passion.

Before Sacred Heart was built in 1946, the family was associated with

St.

James Church in Hamlet, one of the older parishes in the diocese. They traveled the great distance in those days of 25 plus

miles to Mass. trip

Some

say they

made

the

weekly.

Partrick said the sisters approached Bishop Vincent Waters, the late bishop of North Carolina, about building a church in Wadesboro in the backyard of their home in downtown Wadesboro. The prominent location was near two

other mainline churches.

Church.

shootings "in the strongest possible terms."

Diocese of Char-

See Sutherland, Page 2

"op-

poses any use of violence as a means of stopping the violence that has killed more than 31 million unborn children since 1973."

Religious Education At High

SchoolsTo Be Evaluated

Paige Cunningham, president of Americans United for Life, said the Chicago-based law firm and educational

recently successfully completed ah academic standards assessment by the accred-

organization "emphatically condemns all

iting

violence at abortion clinics. Violence

assessment, an evaluation of the religious education programs at both high schools will be conducted under the auspices of the Catholic Schools Office. Nationally

not a solution to the abortion tragedy of

Charlotte Catholic High School and Bishop

McGuinness High School have

agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

As a follow-up to the

fied in adding to the violent deaths of

headquarters,

unborn babies, already occurring at these clinics.... Along with abortions, such

tual arms, not physical arms, in the fight

recognized religious education authorities have been contacted by the Catholic Schools Office and will be involved in the process. Bishop William G. Curlin and Dr. Michael Skube, superintendent of schools, are confident that the evaluation will be of great value to the schools. It will point out the accomplishments of religious education, insure the Catholic identity of programs, that teachings of the faith are upheld and Christian principles are maintained. The assessment will provide the schools with challenges in planning and implementing programs to meet the present

against abortion."

and future needs of Catholic youth.

life,"

Bishop O'Neil said

Cardinal Anthony Philadelphia said,

Mass Jan.

Bevilacqua of

"No one

ever justi-

1.5 million deaths per year."

Benedictine

Father

Matthew

Habiger, president of Human Life Inter-

from the

national, said

pro-life, pro-

family organization' s Gaithersburg, Md.,

"One should take up spiri-

See Shooting, Page 2

2 The Catholic

News

& Herald

January

1995

Day To Feature Father Roc O'Connor

Sixth Annual Liturgy CHARLOTTE — Jesuit Father Roc O'Connor musician

Day Feb.

the featured presenter and

at the Sixth at St.

1 1

Annual Liturgy

Patrick Cathedral. His

Week and Easter He is the composer of the

focus will be the Holy Vigil liturgies.

Easter Vigil music "Behold the Glory of

God." He-offers this preview of his Holy

Week and Triduum sessions: "The rites and scriptures of Triduum

invite us to

enter into the celebration of Jesus' death

so that, 'dying with

him we might

rise

The Home sisters of Wadesboro, major benefactors of the Catholic Church in North Carolina, shown with relatives and friends at a private audience with Pope Pius XII

with him. Thursday and Friday focus on

at the Vatican.

ing himself over to death.

what the Christ has done for us

The

hand-

struggle

between life and death in the service of Light and the Vigil of the Word on

FATHER ROC O'CONNOR

Saturday ushers in our celebration of the

whole Easter

victory of life for the son, a victory

which

is still

sea-

in process."

Father O'Connor has been writing, planning and performing liturgical music for

more than 25 years and

contrib-

The Liturgy Day is open to everyone involved in liturgy, including planners and presiders, musicians and leaders of song, ushers, greetejs and Eucharistic

Louis

The day is sponsored by the Diocese of Charlotte Office of Worship,

Jesuits. Currently

he serves as Catholic Macalaster College and

the National Pastoral Musicians, the

chaplain

Rock

uted to seven collections of the at

St.

teaches Scripture at the Jesuit Novitiate in St. Paul,

ministers.

Minn.

In addition to the

Hill Oratory

Liturgy

workshops by Fa-

ther O' Connor, Liturgy Day will include

workshops such as Taize prayer, liturgy and social justice and stained glass for all liturgical ministers. Printed and recorded resources for liturgy will also be avail-

and the Carolina

Catholic Bookshoppe of Charlotte.

Day begins

9 a.m. Bring

a brown bag lunch. Drinks are provided. Registration is $15. For information contact the Office of

Worship through

St.

Patrick Cathedral at 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, Charlotte,

NC 28203 or call (704)

334-1805.

able.

Sacred Heart Church of the

Home

Wadesboro which was

Sutherland (From Page The

through the generosity

built largely

U.S. Bishops

sisters.

Sutherland was the only one to leave. She

and keep his distance. "OK, girls, I will let you build this church, but you can not treat it like your own," he responded. story goes that he agreed

they admonished

him

New York City. While in New York, Mrs. Suthlerand

was president of The Robert

Lee

pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church,

Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and recording secretary of D.A.R.'s Fort Greene Chapter. She also served as president of the D.A.R. Children of the American Revolution Society, and national organizing secretary of the Daughters of the American Colo-

Charlotte, and former pastor of Sacred

nists.

Heart..

An active member of the Society of New England Women during World War

"They moved

in the highest circles

of society in an area where Catholicism

was not accepted, but they never hid their Catholic faith and they always had great pride in

it,"

said Msgr.

William Pharr,

"They held the small Catholic community together," said Msgr. Pharr. "They were the focal point." Some 30 Catholics were at Sacred Heart when Msgr. Pharr served as a parish priest from 1965-1970. Although the parish has not grown ters laid a

much

since then, the sis-

"very strong foundation," he

said.

All four sisters were born in Wadesboro about two years apart. Mrs.

II,

she was one of the first volunteers and

CHARLOTTE

—

Internationally

and author John Michael Talbot

will

appear in concert Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church in CharTalbot, the "Troubadour for the

parishes nationwide are being asked

to focus

on the growing culture of vio-

lence in the United States during the

week of Jan.

15-22.

Beginning with the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and ending with the anniversary of the Supreme

Court decision legalizing abortion, the weeklong effort to offset violence through prayer, reflection and action is part of the U.S. bishops' ongoing Catholic Campaign for Children and Families.

The week is also intended as

a local

response to the bishops' statement, "Con-

A Catho-

fronting a Culture of Violence:

Hospital of New York City. Cited for her

Framework for Action," approved at their November meeting in Washington.

work

camps for undershe worked as well

as a sponsor for

privileged children, for

Aid

recovered, said Partrick. She spent her declining years in Wadesboro.

national gave

him

its

"Humanitarian of

award in 1988. Inspired by the teachings of St. Francis of Assisi, Talbot founded an

the Year"

international, Catholic based

community

ecumeni-

called the Brothers and

Sisters of Charity. Its

lic

members follow

tee,

Commit-

"can be a time to unite the Catholic community around a central commitit

from the St. Ann Parish Evangelization Commission. General

toward elimination of starvation and suffering in the world." Mercy Corps Inter-

admission tickets able) will be $12.

at the

door

(if avail-

bishops' 1991 statement, "Putting Chil-

dren and Families First."

Shooting (From Page

"The only way

to stop this hateful

cycle," he added, "is through prayer,

can Life League in Stafford, Va., said pro-life leaders now have two obligations: "to recognize, publicly, that each

haunts our land," he added. In early

December, bishops,

social

lotte area or

and contri-

for Chil-

an outgrowth of the

human person, no matter how small, no matter how weak, no matter how young

1986 for his "special

efforts

zation onward" and "to foster within our

ing Arts and Sciences honored

butions in supporting programs that work

The Catholic Campaign dren and Families

human being's life is sacred from fertili-

bulletin inserts,

The National Academy of Recordhim in

and deadly weapons, and media depictions of violence as areas of concern.

"The Catholic community has the values, presence and people to help overcome the violence which

ceived planning and liturgical resources,

20 years. His albums were the first by a Catholic artist to be accepted by both Protestant and Catholic listeners.

cited abortion, the death penalty, crime

urban ministry as Baltimore's

It is

statement, calling for

"a moral revolution" that respects life and restores a sense of right and wrong,

auxiliary bishop.

tive in

based at the Little Portion Hemitage near Eureka Springs, Ark. Advance general admission tickets for the Charlotte concert are $ 1 0 and are available at parish offices in the Char-

munity.

human life." The bishops'

education and peaceful protest." Judie Brown, president of the Ameri-

homes or in an integrated monastic com-

way

King' s legacy can gain new urgency and visibility in light of our call to pursue nonviolence in our homes, nation and world," the bishop wrote. "And our prolife witness can be pursued as part of a consistent and comprehensive defense of

ment to confront violence in all its forms." "Something is fundamentally wrong when children are thrown from windows, driven into lakes and killed in their homes," said Bishop Ricard, who is ac-

of life either in their

simple Gospel

January

which developed the statement, said

action and other diocesan leaders re-

Lord," has sold millions of records in a Christian music career that has spanned

Bishop John H. Ricard, chairman of the bishops' Domestic Policy

to the Blind.

Mrs. Sutherland fell and broke her hip about 1 6 years, and never completely

cal

lotte.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic

a dietitian aid assigned to the Methodist

Christian Music Star To Perform In Charlotte acclaimed Christian musician, composer

'Confront Violence'

married Clifton Sutherland of Newport News, Va., in 1927, and the couple moved to

Ask Parishes To

and other materials from the U.S. Catholic Conference to help them implement anti-violence activities. In a letter accompanying the materials, Bishop Ricard said the new effort was intended to build on activities already marking the King holiday and Roe vs.

Wade

anniversary.

"Celebrations and reflections on Dr.

society a love and appreciation of the

or old."

Catholic leaders pledged prayers for of this most recent abortion victims the clinic violence.

At the site of the Norfolk clinic, where no one was wounded despite the two dozen shots Salvi allegedly fired, three dozen people gathered for a candlelight vigil Jan. 1 to honor people killed at abortion clinics. The vigil was sponsored by the Tidewater chapter of the National Organization for Women.

January

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1995

Sister

Madonna Kolbenschlag To

Present Annual Newman Lecture â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Humility of ROCK HILL, S.C.

Mary PhD.

Sister is

Madonna Kolbenschlag,

the speaker for the 15th

Newman

Annual

Lecture Saturday, March

1995. Sister

Madonna

mornon "Peace and

will offer

ing and afternoon talks

New

Paradigms," "Spirituality of the Feminine (historical and contemporary)," and "Echoes from the East." The 1995 Newman Lecture will be at

Pope John Center

at the

Oratory, 434 Charlotte Ave. is

open

to all with

no prior

Rock Hill The lecture

registration.

All are welcome as guests of the Oratory.

Parking

limited and carpooling

ommended. The Oratory

rec-

hosts this an-

nual lecture in honor of Cardinal John

Henry Newman.

(I) and Meghan Mincer join other Charlotte Catholic High School student members in preparing Christmas gifts for needy families in the Charlotte The gifts were distributed through Catholic Social Services.

Cheryl Hunt

Madonna is

a social philosopher and the author of five books. Her Sister

council

SISTER

book, Kiss Sleeping Beauty GoodBye, has been translated into five languages. Her most recent work, Lost in the Land ofOz, was recently published in a new, expanded edition. She has

MADONNA

area.

KOLBENSCHLAG

first

clinical psychologist

and therapist on

staff of West Virginia University

Health

earned a doctorate in literature from the University of Notre Dame in addition to a second doctorate, in clinical psychol-

Services in Morgantown, W. Va. She is a

Dame and Loyola University of Chicago. In the 1 980s she served as alegislative aide and

governing board of the Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility in New York. The Newman Lecture will begin with morning prayer at 1 0 a.m. The afternoon session will begin at 2 p.m. The schedule includes Mass at noon. Bring a brown bag lunch or dine in nearby restaurants. For information, contact Newman Lecture, The Oratory Center for Spirituality, Box 11586, Rock Hill, SC 29731 (803) 327-2097.

member

House of Representatives. Sister Madonna was a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center of Georgetown University and continues to write and lecture on women' consultant in the U.S-

development and gender issues as well as public policy, spirituality and religious affairs.

Currently, Sister Madonna serves as

Cheer To 265 Needy Families

Women's Commission

of the

for the State of

ogy. She has taught at Notre

Catholic Social Services Provides

West Virginia and

the

EDUARDO PEREZ

"The program has been a success because the number of families being helped has increased from in Charlotte, says,

Catholic Social Services brought

Christmas cheer and love to 265 needy families in the Diocese of Charlotte. They were given food baskets and items such as clothing, sheets, dishes, and

last year."

This sense of community spirit was at Charlotte Catholic High School

seen

in Charlotte.

children's toys.

The

Charlotte, Asheville, and

Win-

year, the

Elizabeth Thurbee, diocesan director of families were provided

In addition to this project, the stu-

with necessities as well asthe inspiration

dent council adpoted a refugee family

to continue the struggle to create better

from Bosnia and provided it with a very special and happy Christmas. In total,

CSS.

lives for themselves.

Families are chosen for the program through social workers who have contact

Excellency, The Most Reverend William G. Curlin, is pleased to announce the following appointment in the Diocese of Charlotte: His

The

the students raised almost $7,000 for

eight families in Charlotte.

mas trees as ornaments. Written on each

Martha Hadaway, a history teacher and student council adviser said, "This is what we are all about. We are a community which strives not only to learn about Christian values, but to implement them in our lives. These projects allow us to do

angel were the items that a particular

just that."

with them. families

one

act of choosing the

that clearly defines the

Christian act of giving and kindness. In

many

parishes around the dio-

cese, paper angels

were placed on Christ-

family needed. The families' identities

Immediately Rev. Mauricio West, Vicar

The diocese

were kept anonymous by lettered codes on the angel. Parishoners who attended the Masses during Advent were allowed to choose an angel and fulfill the needs written on it. The donations were turned

Effective

General, while continuing as

chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte.

Thurbee says that "the main concern is to focus on acute distress, food, and financial assistance that can be offered to families in need." Angel programs are not the only way to of the program

The program has been

Your

a success

help such families. See Cheer, Page 16

Child's

Education? Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools emphasize Christian values

Remember

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

HisWll

well as an ongoing commitment to the Church and the community in which we live."

In Yours.

in a secure environment.

Bishop William G. Curlin

Explore the possibilities for your child at

an Admissions Open House

for

students entering elementary school (kindergarten through grade 5).

See what makes Catholic schools,

Schools You

vided.

because members of the community have a sense of helping their fellow man. Jane Anklin, who supervised the distribution

Missing From

money

people in need. The program is yearround, but during the holiday season there is always an increase in help pro-

tribution..

Something

offers various avenues

for donating necessities or

over to Catholic Social Services for dis-

straight

Christmas service projects to help needy families in the area with homerooms providing gifts for specific families.

ston-Salem offices handled the distribution of the gifts under the supervision of

Needy

For the eleventh

CCHS student body sponsored

Can Believe In.

Elementary Schools Admissions

Open House Sunday, January

1995, 2-4:30

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

All Saints Catholic School

7000 Endhaven Lane Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School

4225 Shamrock Drive

Ann Catholic School 600 Hillside Avenue

"/ leave to the

Charlotte (or (or

Roman

Catholic Diocese of

parish, city) the

sum of$

percent of the residue of my estate) for

its

St.

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools

For more information contact the MACS Admissions Office at (704) 335-1334.

St.

religious, educational

and

charitable works!'

Gabriel Catholic School

how

make a

3028 Providence Road

For more information on

Patrick Catholic School 1125 Buchanan Street

Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead

St.,

Charlotte,

Will that works, contact

NC 28207,

(704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

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January

1995

Pro-Life Corner "Jesus became a child to teach us to love the child. And today He comes once again among us as the unborn child, and His own receive

H © ^

Him not. And it is to one of the unborn that God gave the greatness of proclaiming the coming of Christ on earth the little unborn

—

John

in his

mother's womb."

Mother Teresa

Editorial Time For New Tactics? With what appears

new Congress and

The Respect Life Office

be a pro-life majority in the

General Assembly, perhaps

time to adopt

new

Pope Recommends

tactics in the fight against abortion.

Speaking at Mass Jan. 1, Bishop Leo E. O'Neil of Manchester, N.H., called for a temporary halt in peaceful protests outside abortion centers.

"My own personal opinion is we should use every means in the political arena to make our position known and teach the public about the principles of life." Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston also called for a moratorium on even peaceful protests. The Pro-Life Office of the Archdiocese of Boston even postponed its

New Year's Eve prayer vigil. The action and the statements by Cardinal Law and Bishop O' Neil came in the wake of the latest violence at annual

abortion clinics. Three shootings

—

same young man wounded at clinics

—

all

allegedly by the

two persons dead and

left

five

Mass., just outside

in Brookline,

Boston. There were no deaths or injuries in the third shooting at an abortion center in Norfolk, Va.

The

suspect was arrested following the Norfolk shooting. In requesting the moratorium, Cardinal that

"impossible to affirm the right to

it is

Law noted

life

of some

while advocating violence against others." Bishop O' Neil said that "the killing of people violates every Catholic

moral principle concerning life." The key word in the requests for a moratorium appears to be "temporary." Neither Cardinal Law nor Bishop O' Neil seems to be advocating a permanent halt to the prayer vigils which are common outside abortion centers around the country. Most such vigils, including those in the Diocese of Charlotte, have been peaceful and have not resulted in any violence. But there is a lunatic let's face it fringe in the pro-life movement. Perhaps a moratorium will provide a cooling off period. For the time being, pro-lifers can concentrate their efforts on lobbying for changes. Indications are that their pleas to national and state legislators may be heard for a change provided the nuts with guns don't do anything to alienate the lawmakers. When things calm down, there'll be plenty of time to renew the prayer vigils and other peaceful protests. As Barbara Thorp of the Pro-Life Office in Boston points out, waiting will ensure that the purposes of such vigils are not misunderstood.

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said.

By sending his son into the world, God entered the history of human events and

grace, love and

showed that his presence, mercy would be with humanity for all

time, the pope said.

Volume

Number

tioning

life.

Castel Gandolfo outside Rome Dec. 26. He was staying

The pope prayed that "each of us, every baptized person would be untiring witnesses of the Christian faith through word and example, constant prayer and generous charity toward all our brothers and sisters,

there a few days after presiding over a heavy Christmas

all

most needy." According to figures released by the Vatican Dec. 28, Pope John Paul held 40 general audiences in 1994 missing the Wednesday appointments only when he was out of Rome on pastoral visits, on vacation in northern Italy or recovering from the operation in April on his broken leg. The Prefecture of the Papal Household said 434,780

especially the

—

people attended the general audiences during the year. At the end of the Dec. 28 audience, Pope John Paul posed for a portrait with the family of Catherine and Raymond L. Flynn, U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. The Flynns' six children, on vacation from school and

work, were

all in

CASTEL GANDOLFO,

what used

PO Box

McDermott St.,

that

someday "the moment will arrive." The pope made the remarks during a light-hearted

audience with several hundred pilgrims

schedule

pontiff,

who

NC 28207 NC 28237

is still

recovering

from a broken thigh bone, was greeted by chants of "Long live the pope !" from the many young people in the villa courtyard. As in past weeks, the pope replied humorously: "He's still alive! He's still alive and he even made it to Castel Gandolfo!" "With these shouts it will be difficult to die. The enthusiasm of young people keeps me alive, but someday the moment will arrive," he said. The pope frequently used a cane during the second half of 1994, and his lack of mobility prompted much speculation about his health. The Vatican has said Pope John Paul' s overall health is fine; he plans to leave Jan. 1 1 for 10 days in the Philippines and other stops in the Far East. During his audience at Castel Gandolfo, a relaxed pontiff kept bantering with the crowd, at one point suggesting to a group of African nuns that they must have come to Italy to ski.

vaca-

For Peace InThe Balkans? is

at least

be an outbreak of peace in

be Yugoslavia. sides in the fighting in Bosniato a truce while they attempt

Editor's

Notebook

breath while they try to settle arguments

stopped while they are talking. And, just maybe, something actually will the peace talks.

Charlotte,

37267, Charlotte,

at his villa in

at the Vatican.

The 75-year-old

which have brought centuries of fighting and bloodshed to the area. But, at least, the killing seems to have almost

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Pope John Paul II joked about his health, telling well-wishers their cheers would help keep him alive but

work out a settlement of their disputes. I' m not going

to hold

Hispanic Editor: Luis Wolf

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appears that there

Herzegovina have agreed

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Office:

possibility that there will

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Italy

A Chance

Most Reverend William G. Curlin

Gene

Rome for the holidays.

Pope Tells Young Well- Wishers Their Cheers Keep Him Alive

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Enjoy The Lord Hi

Prayerful ecstasy

of us, but I believe

enjoy the Lord to

a rarity for most

some degree. The first

know

is that

feelings

You never have when it

are not really important.

[

to force feelings of any kind

t i

you have

thing

everyone can learn to

comes to prayer. Most of us know more about pain than rapture. However, it is possible to l{ be in pain and enjoy the Lord at the same I time. It is through pain and sustained I travail that we are born day by day to i; eternal life. We die a little each day and I are reborn. In the process, God gives us I His heart which constantly breaks open 1

I to

release

limit

ment

new

graces

— bringing new

—

gifts

life

without

and refresh-

our whole being. For your New Year' s resolution may suggest that you try to freshen your to

prayer with joy? Reading the Gospel is one thing, but hearing the heart of God is I i

I j

Good News of God' s love is a tenet of faith; but

quite another. In one sense the

in a deeper sense it is a gift, to

and invitation

enjoy God' s personal love. This expe-

beyond believing. It is more like knowing something in your bones.

rience goes '

After walking 10 miles in the hot body craves water and your

sun, your

mind conjures up the image of an icecold glass of delicious refreshment. But unless you actually drink the water, you

know the satisfaction. Prayer is something like drinking that ice-cold water. Prayer is enjoying the Lord, absorbing His love, not by imaginary feelings, but by faith. We may never have the

Light

can't

full beatific

can

vision here

know God's

satisfying way. that

on earth, but we

There

a level of faith it

hears the

voice of love speaking, dwelling within one's heart, pervading and permeating

one's whole being. In I

book, Enjoy

tried to capture this insight.

At times, prayer can be an exalted

human experience, a moment when you are lifted into the divine fire which

seems and warmth. At other times prayer can be a boring to

consume you

chore.

The

Father John Catoir

love in a deep and

more than theoretical;

the Lord,

One Candle

in its light

thing to

remember

that

wherever someone is alone in sorrow or in pain, the Lord is there in agony with them. All they have to do is rise in His glory and strength. Jesus wept over the

world 2,000 years ago, and He is still weeping over us today. He comes to us in our pain with the words, "Peace be with you. " Here is a little exercise to help you connect with the heart of God. Imagine the Lord speaking these words to you right now:

"Be at peace, My beloved. Trust Me. I will lead you higher. I will bathe you and sanctify you in My love. I am leading you away for the tyranny of time and fear. Your weakness and human limitations do not keep Me from loving you. You have nothing to fear from your fallen nature. I surround you with My

you always. your soul be light as air, not heavy with worry and fear, but constantly rising and singing in My joy. I am the God of mercy and love. I hold you, I cradle you in My love, a love which never changes, a love which never withdraws. Enjoy My presence with you. Live on in My joy." ( For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Live Joyfully, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The vigilance.

"Live

How often have we heard that if the that nothing can match the old supportive neighborhood'

effectiveness today.

sel than

existed

not be experiencing so

—

family breakups

many

The old neighborhoods were indeed supportive. But exist today

new forms

of support

which shouldn't be over-

York,

love. Let

12 East 48th

St.,

New

NY 10017.)

Father John Catoir The Christophers.

director of

Spirit

they sold groceries.

Big business moved at a slower pace and relied more on personal contact. The workplace had a family spirit which today's big businesses are trying to re-

looked. I

models.

Furthermore, the workplace was more personal. Many entrepreneurs owned small neighborhood stores in which they sometimes gave more coun-

we would

still

protect

Christophers,

The Modern Look Of That Old Neighborhood nation's old neighborhoods

do, of course, recall the supportive

of my childhood neighborhood. It witnessed some family feuds, but family

— because

capture

it's

good

for busi-

style

ness.

breakups were few and usually were kept

True as it may be that fewer old neighborhoods exist to provide support

quiet.

for family

It encourages men to carry a card with the following promises: "Stay com-

each other. This new program is one among thousands surfacing around the country. For example, we are seeing support groups for parents dealing with a dysfunctional child; neighborhood watch groups that protect and care for residents; Bible groups that apply the Bible to the workplace and the home; and

"There but for the grace of God go

mitted to God' s word, being ethical, pure

volunteer services that reach out to people

by contemporary forms of support support inspired by the same spirit as in earlier times. Although the neighborhood population may be more mobile and the pace of life has quickened, these supports are driven by caring, God-loving, community-minded people with a

many seemed to realize. According to

who are addicted to drugs and to people

personal touch.

an unspoken code, neighbors were expected to throw out life preservers to

and moral; reach out to other men who may need you; build your marriage on biblical values; support the mission of

each other when needed.

your church by lending time and

Not to be overlooked is the fact that almost everyone went to church.

reach beyond racial and denominational barriers, and stay com-

Other factors helped to maintain famcohesiveness. Families were less

mitted to influencing the world by being

At the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference headquarters in Washington, a book such as Aliens and Strangers No Longer tells of a number of successful programs found in Hispanic parishes, and another book will do the same for African-American parishes. One pro-

One reason was the closeness among neighbors. Mothers tended to be at home,

saw more of each and knew immediately

when

there

was

trouble. Often they

stepped in to help with common-sense counsel.

I,"

ily

mobile. They were not yet influenced by the secularism the

age ushered

in;

radio programs portrayed family role

life, it is

untrue that nothing

Today we emergence of some new forms of support. One program is called "Promise Keeper." matches

their effectiveness.

are seeing the

sources to

re-

it;

obedient to the great commandment."

On July 31, men

1993,

more than 50,000

gathered in Colorado to pray and

meditate on these pledges and to support

suffering

vide medical help to the poor. In

—

from AIDS.

gram, for instance, collaborates with a local hospital to have a mobile unit pro-

many places the support found in

the old neighborhoods has been replaced

we take stock of all that presently

exists in our neighborhoods, parishes

and

local communities,

old neighborhood spirit it

may go

we will find the is still

alive, but

unnoticed by some because

has a modern look.

Father Hemrick

research direc-

tor for the U.S. Catholic Conference.

Schools Need Prayer School prayer may soon be on the agenda of the new Congress. Since my daughter attends a Catholic school, this has never been a major concern for me, but I am curious about why lics are fearful

some Cathoof school prayer. I thought

about this as I read a story in Guideposts magazine by Rev. George Metcalf, who served as personal chaplain to' Gen.

George Patton during World War II. During the Battle of the Bulge, Nazi ground forces were plowing through Allied lines. The Allies were desperate for air support but snow and fog prevented flying and crippled Allied resistance. On Dec. 22 General Patton asked his chaplain to

come up with a prayer for

Chaplain Metcalf promptly consulted with Father James O'Neill, fair weather.

head chaplain of the Third Army. Together, they combined the Anglican Petition for Fair Weather, from the American Book of Common Prayer, with the Prayer for Victory from the Catholic missal: "Almighty and most merciful Father... Grant us fair weather for battle. Graciously, hearken to us as soldiers

Crosswinds Martha W. Shuping,

who call upon Thee, that armed with Thy power, we may advance from victory to victory. ..and establish Thyjustice among men and nations." General Patton immediately sent out the prayer with a Christmas greeting to

everyone in the Third Army. Thousands of soldiers Catholic, Protestant and Jewish probably prayed that prayer. Apparently God wasn't offended by that hybrid Catholic- Anglican prayer offered

—

by so many of varying faith traditions. On Dec. 23 the sky was bright and clear and Allied planes filled the skies. Nine-

can Family Association Journal, an estimated three million students are victims of in-school crime each month. This

weeks later the war was over. So what does this have to do with school prayer? There s a battle going on

includes 2.5 million robberies and thefts,

our schools. According to the Ameri-

See Crosswinds, Page 16

teen

282,000 assaults and 2,500 acts of

ar-

son.

6 The Catholic

& Herald

News

January

1995

Post-Abortion Counseling Q.

You recently answered a ques-

your column regarding abortion. The writer had stated that following an abortion "I live daily with the pain and shame of what I did and six years later still pray for forgivetion in

ness." to her

While your response excellent as far as

her that she

was

went, in assuring

not excommunicated, I there is more that

feel strongly that

needs to be said. As a psychiatrist,

number can refer women

Staff at this

and support groups throughout the United States. The video "Dear Children" by Liguori Press is also a powerful tool to counselors

syndrome and show through interviews with real people how forgiveness and healing can be experienced. The book Will I Cry Tomorrow? by Susan to explain post-abortion

frequently see

and shows

can take to experience God's forgive-

lowing abortion, but who are unable to accept and receive the forgiveness

ness

offered.

For women

in this

often essential to have

ers

positive steps that people

and healing. I would strongly encourage readwith this type of problem to seek

post-abortion counseling from a

additional help if confession alone has not been sufficient to bring reso-

Christian perspective, with prayer for

lution.

emotional healing.

freely given in the sacrament, there

situation,

it is

Although many professional counselors have not received specific training in post-abortion counseling and may not know how to help, a growing number of professional counselors, psychiatrists, as well as priests and religious, are becoming educated and gaining experience in this very specialized type of counseling. I would advise women with this type of problem to call the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing at (800) 5 WE-C ARE.

Although God's forgiveness

week my son Bobby began his "God bless Mommy, Daddy, Grandma Jane, Papa Jerry, Jo Jo, Papa Last

prayers:

all

my aunts, uncles and cousins, all

boys and girls who don't have, any food and God bless the Ninja Turtles." Now wait a minute. How did the Ninja the

little

Turtles find their

way

into

3 1/2-

year-old' s bedtime prayers?

For those of you who haven't been around a boy between the ages of 3 and 8, the Ninja Turtles were formed when a "mutagen" was spilled down a sewer and landed on four abandoned pet turtles. The Turtles love pizza; they have expressions like "Cowabunga, dude!" and they fight their archenemy, "The Shredder," with swords and the martial arts. It seems that during the past few months, my son and his friends in the neighborhood and at nursery school have been fascinated by a world of good vs. evil. Whether it's Batman, Aladdin, Robin Hood or the Ninja Turtles, these little boys run around with their pretend swords, guns and other weaponry until they are certain that they got the "bad guys" once and for all. My husband and I have become uneasy with this recent interest in "war toys" and I'm certain

because of the

it's

violence and hatred that

tearing apart

families, neighborhoods and cities

throughout our country. to

combat the

It' s

challenging

interest in

war toys and

industry, toy

super heroes as the

manufacturers, video producers and even the fast food chains capitalize

this

lucrative market.

We don't

have any real or pretend guns in our home and Bobby doesn't watch television cartoons. But we did purchase a sword or two in a weak moment and in a weaker moment we agreed to buy an audio cassette tape of the Ninja Turtles story and two plastic

hus-

that if you

com-

action figures of the Turtles.

band and I both believe

are often so many different emotional issues going on, and further help is often necessary. A.

grateful to this doctor for

pointing out post-abortion realities that

need to be dealt with, and that can even be encouraging to women (and men) who are trying to work their way through their recovery.

The specific suggestions

she makes are excellent ones.

was surprised

pletely forbid an activity, all

the

to read

God

'...And

Jim,

-«r

mBS^L

Father John Dietzen

Stanford, Ph.D., tells of the author's personal experience in dealing with the pain and guilt of abortion,

priests repeatedly for confession fol-

Question Box

own

women in my office who have been to

that

•

your

response concerning the difference in the dates assigned for the celebration of Easter (pascha). The Julian and

Gregorian calendars have nothing to do with the two dates for the celebration. Those calendars, which presently differ by 13 days, are relevant only to fixed feasts. Easter is a movable feast. Thus, the two Easter feasts

can occur on the same day, a week apart or a month apart. The celebration of the great paschal mystery historically has been a source of controversy not only between East and West, but in the Western Church itself, for example between the Celtic and Roman usage. In the Eastern tradition, Easter cannot be celebrated until after the Passover. If you haven't noticed, hundreds of thousands of Eastern Christians, Catholics and Orthodox, Byzantines, Copts, Ethiopians, Jacobites, etc., in the Western hemi-

all

ancient Easter controversy

der subject.

It's inter-

these centuries the is still

a ten-

others also have pointed

my words in that column were not as accurate and sensitive to Catholics of out,

other churches as they could have been. I

apologize for

that.

(A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask

about receiving the

holy Eucharist is available by sending a

stamped self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704

Main Street, Bloomington, IL 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same ad-

dress.)

only makes it

attractive to a child.

But as

evil

Family Matters

while ensuring that our

mom and dad as condoning violence as a way to handle the real bad guys in life. There are many different types of TV programs and videos that present a world of good and evil to children. Some are thoughtful and creative but the vast majority are mindless and violent. Today's children are bombarded with images of guns, fist-fights, weapons and children don't see

Eileen C.

Marx

lems but it can overwhelm and frustrate parents

who

are trying to teach their

children positive values abut respect and

industry to freedom of expression but not

concern for themselves and others. As parents we have a responsibility to watch television with our children and take an active role in discussing the content of the programs. We should limit the time our children watch TV or videotapes and schedule educational and recreational

enough about the

activities outside the

technological warfare. In recent

months there has been

in-

creased discussion about the association

between

violence and an increased

aggression in children. lot

We've heard an

about the rights of the rights of children

TV and

possible. If we find a program objection-

environment for need to be concerned about television's harmful effect on all children but especially on children in crisis. For children living in violent homes or neighborhoods, many TV programs re-

able,

tribute to a positive

inforce brutality as a

way to solve prob-

lems rather than showing children that there is another way. As Bobby and his friends go about their imaginary play, I tell myself that this is all part of growing up. But I am haunted by images of the real world. It's

should write a

in his

bed and

said,

"But don't

Mommy; they're just pretend."

Baptism of Christ

letter to the

besides violence, the words from the greatest teacher of all tell us that love and

forgiveness rather than hatred and re-

venge are the only way to true peace and salvation: "Love your enemies, do good

who

to those

peacemakers, they shall be called sons of God. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. If you forgive the faults of others, your Heavenly Father will for-

We can't blame TV for all our prob-

sat

worry,

while watching a football game in Washington, D.C. And it's anything but make believe that every day in this country 135,000 children are bringing guns to school. And for the more than 30 children wounded by guns every day in America, no one is living happily ever after.

are hurt from the bad guys." Then Bobby

can make a difference. Most important of all, we should set examples of love, patience and understanding when dealing with frustrations and arguments in our own homes. As we try to teach our children that there is another way to solve conflicts station;

not pretend when a 4-year-old girl is shot to death

Ninja Turtles, Bobby?" He smiled and replied, "Yes, because the Ninja Turtles are my friends and they help people who

home whenever

the responsibility of the industry to con-

kids.

A. Thank you for writing. esting that after

we go

good and

awful

United States is not "our part of the Christian world." (Illinois)

Bless The Ninja Turtles'

through a real balancing act of encouraging a child's natural and necessary curiosity to explore a world of

parents

sphere, use the Eastern reckoning. The

hate you. Blest too the

give yours."

happened in those days that came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw "It

Jesus

the heavens being torn

open and the

a dove, descending upon a voice came from the heav-

Spirit, like

him. ens,

And

'You are

my beloved Son;

am well pleased.'" -Mark 1:9-12

with you

Bobby

finished saying his prayers

and we said good-night. I walked back into his room and said, "Do you really think we need to ask God to bless the

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1995

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and

Theatrical movies on video have a

classification

and Motion

Picture

Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience.

"Charlotte's Web" (1973) Charming animated musical version of E.B. White's classic fable

about a piglet runt of the

who

litter

champ with

lovely musical numbers by George and

Gershwin

as well as lots of gorgeous

Paris scenery

and a rainbow palette of

Ira

develops from the

color photography. Pleasant escapist

into the county fair

fare for all but unromantic youngsters.

help from his

little

most notably the spider of the title. Directed by Charles A. Nichols, the Hanna-Barbera production is a friends,

The

U.S. Catholic Conference classi-

fication

— general patronage.

A-I

Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. "Little

gentle introduction to the natural cycle

life that will entertain

"Inside the Vatican" (1993)

youngsters

The

In a series of four 55-minute pro-

U.S. Catholic Conference classifi-

grams, veteran actor Peter Ustinov presents a broad chronological history of

and most others

in the family.

cation A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating G — general auis

diences.

"Coal Miner's Daughter" (1980) Sissy Spacek,

own

who does all her warm and ut-

singing, gives a

winning performance as counLoretta Lynn. In this semibiographical story, director Michael Apted depicts her life from poverty and obscurity in the Ken-

terly

try

star

tucky

hills to

undreamed of

riches

and success, escorted along the rocky road to stardom by her husband (Tommy Lee Jones). Frank language about sex and a wedding-night sequence rule out younger children. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested.

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a dramatic device that proves irritatingly off-setting. Despite a flawed treatis

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model by a love-smitien photographer (Fred Astaire) in cahoots with his fashion magazine editor (Kay Thompson). Director Stanley Donen fleshes out the thin narrative with

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Composer's Music Is Second To Romance Who was the woman Ludwig van Beethoven left his entire estate to is the question posed and supposedly answered in the fanciful blend of mystery, romance and biography that comprises "Immortal Beloved." Upon reading a love letter in which the maestro (Gary Oldman) left all to his unnamed "immortal beloved," Beethoven's loyal secretary (Jeroen Krabbe) determines to discover her Three of the many composer's life come scrutiny

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liaisons the

movie delicately explores.

Stunningly shot in Prague, Czech Republic, which doubles for Vienna

for the exhilarating soundtrack of all-

a former lover (Isabella Rossellini) and

Beethoven compositions. Less appealing

the forbidding

the sister-in-law (Johanna Ter Steege)

personality of the deaf genius as por-

whom

trayed obliquely by a bewigged and

Beethoven maligned.

Writer-director Bernard

Rose con-

emotional flashbacks to illustrate Beethoven's turbulent personal life. His ill-temperedness is seen as a sorry attempt to hide from structs a structure of

growing deafness, which was complete by age 30. The movie, in fact, tries to get inside Beethoven's head, playing the din of endless buzzing noises he had to contend with even as he lost forever the ability the hear the sounds he created. Throughout the film, the devoted the public his

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Making the connection with Christmas By Brother Cyprian L. Rowe, Catholic News Service I

recall one of

FMS

childhood Christin a

mases that was a magical time

world ablaze with lights of joy. My cousin Ernestine and I sat on the subway replaying our lists of gifts already received and wondering aloud what more our relatives in Brooklyn would give to fill our bags. Suddenly a young woman on the seat across the subway aisle started Her sobs were loud, her body shook. Everyone else was silent. They seemed frightened and perhaps some felt violated to be reminded of such great pain on Christmas. Ernestine and I stared, frightened, crying.

silent, unable in our childhood of plenty to understand how Christmas would, could, ever have allowed such

tears.

But now, so many years lieve

later,

be-

understand. The greater the outer exclama-

—

tion of fulfillment, the greater the violence of being alone. The stronger the insistence on gifts to be given and received, on belonging, on being a part of something,

—

the stronger the sense of being totally disconnected from what is going on in the world. Everything becomes a piercing contradiction. The holidays become times of desolation for many. In fact, God's Son God's abun dant love is given to all. That is the message of Christmas. And the mean ing of Christmas ennobles everyone But on that long-ago subway train, something important was revealed not just about a woman who was suffering, but about myself and so many others. You might say that as the years unfolded in my life, the image of that woman caused me to meditate on how disconnected many of us are from the meaning of Christmas. We find it difficult to "get" the message of Christmas and what it says about us. To the extent that we do not understand that God has lifted each of us and all of us to greatness, we human beings are in danger. What is "inner poverty" in a time of plenty? It is the result of understanding oneself only in terms of images from the outside. It is the belief in images of wealth, fame, value, worth, goodness, achievement all the things the world demands. Whenever the acceptance of self depends on having all the things the world admires, a person is in great danger. That person is empty. The person who has a poor image of himself or herself invariably gets a clouded image of God and God's love for him or her. It is hard for such a person to truly believe that he or she is lovable. "Therefore, how can God truly

—

FAITH IN THE

What

—

me?"

How awful the contradiction at this season

when

your principal

image or idea of God?

—

"For the

God's love incarnates itself in the gift of Christ who ennobles all humanity and challenges all creation to understand the overarching love of the Creator.

first

40 years

my life,

saw God as judge. But find much more helpful and less limiting to see God as spirit or 'ruah,' the Hebrew it

how Christmas ever have allowed such tears. But now

—

love

MARKETPLACE

Ernestine and

... would, could, understand. The greater the outer exclamation of fulfillment, the greater the violence of being alone."

My work as a psychotherapist is to help people discover "the inside of the inside." We must use our eyes and ears to understand God; the messages of the Lord must be decoded through the heart and mind. To

really be connected with others, whether in marriage, in the church or in society at large, people need a sense of their own necessity. few years ago, I began a special

group therapy program aimed at a change in people's sense of self. These were the principles or ground rules of the sessions: All human beings are sacred; a person's psychiatric diagnosis is not a definition of that person's hu-

manity; and, in God's creation there is no waste! Everyone is here for a mission that only he or she can accomplish.

In this program the participants I started with prayer and ended with prayer. All prayer talked about the call by God to creativity genius to "increase and multiply," as I like

and

—

to put

—

it.

During meetings, we would not talk only about what the about illness participants were doing and what each was planning to do so that their lives

—

word for breath. This image for me Anne does not put God in a box." Seckinger, South Bend, Ind.

could not "understand

—

"The first image that comes to is a welcoming embrace but also sometimes a challenging shove. And it's not one image over

could be a contribution to them-

the other but both at the

and to all others. But I want to make clear that this was not the sort of "feel good" selfesteem meeting that had nothing to do but pat people on the back no matter what they did or did not do, or that

time."

selves

never challenged the participants to live

to their specific gifts. of this therapy program at

I tell

Christmas because Christmas

when

inner poverty can be exchanged for plenty. It is a time when

time

broken

lives

can be reclaimed and

remolded. This is a time to insist that Jesus' coming ends our search for an image. The Almighty has spoken! Love has incarnated itself in the gift of Christmas! The person of faith knows that Christ's humanity ennobles all humanity and connects us to all others. This is sanity. And this is a time for joy.

(Marist Brother Rowe is a research associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a dean of students at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.)

same

— Sister Theresa Torres,

Kansas

City,

Mo.

"As a loving, forgiving God. The one who understands me as no one

— Marguerite Reed,

else can." Baker, Ore.

picture

God as someone up

If you do good he rewards you and if you Debby do bad, he punishes you." Phillips, Barnesville, Ohio

there watching what you do.

—

"God as Savior because conceive of God as being preRichard eminently merciful." I

—

Davies, Culver, Ind.

An upcoming

edition asks:

Why is it

sometimes difficult to think before you act? if you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alive! 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

January

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1995

FAITH IN ACTION

Christmas brings us back

... Christmas Hope, Prayer and Meditation for the Journey 997 Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, N.J. 07430. 1994. Paperback, $4.95), Sister Anita M. Constance of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth notes: "We may be convinced of the necessity of prayer in our lives, but sometimes we feel it 'doesn't seem to be working' for us. Maybe we're tempted to throw the blame on God." Sister Constance suggests that perhaps the problem is that we think we've done our part by praying, now God has to do his. "We may be looking at prayer as a contract with God, rather than the experience of a relationship," she adds.

to reality By Father Eugene LaVerdiere, Catholic News Service

SSS

"In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled ..." (Luke 2:1). With those words, a hush settles over the whole church. The words touch some of the deepest memories we have, recalling Christmases in our

early childhood.

The story brings to mind fond memories of Christmas Mass in our earliest years. For me, that was in a little wooden country church in Maine. At the time I thought the church was big.

And the manger we had at home beneath our Christmas tree was like a miniature of the one in church. My father, who knew what a stable had to look like, made the stable in his little shop out in the garage. No store-bought stable would have been good enough! Our idea of God lies nestled deep in these personal images and memories of Christmas. There are times when God may seem remote, even abstract. Not at Christmas! Christmas brings us back to reality. At Christmas, God is Emmanuel, "God-with-Us," in the person of a homeless child. In that child we see God as the shepherds saw God, not in a powerful adult, the likes of a Caesar Augustus, but in a helpless infant dependent on Mary and Joseph. Our Christmas image of God says a lot about God. It says that, for all God's glory and grandeur, God comes close to us in the person of Jesus. More than that, in Jesus, God becomes human

stunned surprise of one who hears it for the first time: "You mean God can be just like us?!" That is what the image of "swaddling" indicates. Every child was swaddled, wrapped in swaddling bands at birth. That is what John's Gospel says in a statement that never ceases to startle: "And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us" (John 1:14). The image actually shapes the way we view ourselves as human beings.

Imagine what it must be like for a boy or girl when there is never anyone just like him or her who is really important and respected. I wonder what it does to a child's selfimage when the teacher, for example, is always like somebody else, never like him or her. Imagine the pride of a child who can point to a teacher everybody admires and say, "That is how I am going to be when I grow up!" If God can take on our human condition, becoming just like us in Jesus, that gives all of us someone we can look up to, regardless of our race, ethnic background or sex. Our Christmas image of Jesus as a homeless child tells us that pain, hunger, thirst and little

cold are part of the human condition God took on in becoming flesh. Our image of Jesus as a helpless child gives every child someone to look up to: "God became just like me!"

What would it be like for us had God not become just like us? What would the world be like without Christmas? What would the world be like without the image of a child wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger?

like all of us, subject to

hunger and thirst. The same image says a whole lot about human beings. Consider the

joy, grief, illness,

(Father LaVerdiere is a Scripture scholar and senior editor of Emmanuel magazine.)

Advent

Thirst

(Paulist Press,

Constance urges people to ask themselves these questions preparation for Christ's birth: "Am I open to God with my needs or do I fear disappointment? I uncomfortable with the silence of God at times? What Reflection: Sister

must I hear so

that

might trust that

God is

^Christmas

know what God

News

Castelot

Service

When I was a child Christmas meant holidays, yummy food, multicolored lights, presents,

warm

love, and, of course, church.

much

There was

of the childlike about the cel-

plications.

In fact, the childhood associations of Christmas are so strong that they often obscure the event's grownup seriousness. But, finally, it comes down to this: "God so loved the world that he (actually) gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life"

(John 3:16). Jesus himself was the ultimate and positively stunning revelation of God's love for everyone, even me. Jesus' birth was the beginning of this revelation, which was to reach a climax on the cross. The upstretched arms of the baby in the manger were to become the out-

—

stretched arms of the all-embracing crucified Jesus. Over the years I have come to treasure the awe-filled words of the very adult Paul: "I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me" (Galatians 2:20). That is what Christmas means to me now. That is the Gospel in a nutshell, the

good news. In the third Mass for Christmas Day we read "another" Christmas story, which is not really a story but a

thrilling

stirring proclamation: "In the begin-

Word ... and the Word was God.... And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us"

ning was the

1:1,14).

The Word was made what we really celebrate

flesh.

This

at Christmas:

the incarnation, the enfleshment of the eternal Word who was God. It is in the human flesh of the Word, in his whole human activity, that we get to

know God. And everything that Jesus

did cries out the message of God's love: healing; compassion for the poor, the hungry and the helpless; forgiveness; all-embracing concern. We cannot see God, we cannot see the Word, but we can see the Word made flesh. In seeing him we get to CNS

illustration

by Joan

Hyme

come

and sisters. To me, Christmas

still

means

all

the wonderful things of my childhood, but those things no longer drown out the song of Luke's angel: "For behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today ... a Savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord"

(Luke 2:10-11).

family

ebration of Christmas that it took a long while to realize that this is really a very adult affair with very adult im-

(John

ers

children^ Catholic

is like.

appreciate God's selfless love for us and the invitation to love God in return: to love God and all of our broth-

isn't just for

By Father John

near?"

(Father Castelot

a Scripture

scholar, author, teacher and lecturer.)

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Jesus was born "into a poor new Catechism of the Catholic Church notes. It needs to be noted, however, that "in this

family," the

poverty heaven's glory manifest" (No. 525).

was made

Still, it is "no wonder that secular historians (of the time), caught up by more stirring events

and by famous personages, first made only passing, albeit significant, references" to

his

Jesus,

comments in November 1994 apostolic

Pope John Paul letter for

the jubilee of the year

On the first Christmas, the Word of God became one of us 2000.

—

but did so

"the greatest humility,"

the pope writes. If "heaven's glory" was manifested that first Christmas, it still

ought to be noted that the story of Jesus' birth is a story of love. In this story we learn something about God.

on have known that if they were searching for God, God in

learn that from that point

history people

was searching for them, the explains. The incarnation of the Son of God attests to this also

pope

search by God, he adds. What is the motive for this search? Love, the pope indicates. God's choice to search us out is "a choice made in love."

David Gibson 44

Editor, Faith Alive!

News

10 The Catholic

& Herald

January

People Bring God Into Family, Mother Teresa Says In Message For New Year

NEW YORK

—

(CNS)

were contained in a message published in the Dec. 25 issue of Parade magazine.

messages from Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, and Amara Essy, a also featured

foreign minister of the

Ivory Coast and president of the General

Assembly of

of lay Catholics devoted to the support and defense of church teaching.

the United Nations.

"The

family that prays together stays together, and if you stay together, you will love

one another," Mother Teresa wrote. "If you pray, your heart will become clean, and a clean heart can see God."

Documents Dies At 91 Italian Cardinal (CNS)

Social Justice

ROME

—

documents on social died Dec. 26 at Rome's Gemelli

to historic church

Hospital at age 9 1

An influential adviser

Pope John XXIII and a leading theological expert at the Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Pavan was named a

God

made

for the progress

so far in

which have led to partial Palestinian autonomy. But he said no one can hide the fact that the region's people still live in "fear, uncertainty and anguish" about the present and the future. The patriarch criticized those who are "taking advanIsraeli-Palestinian peace talks,

tage of a certain vacuum of authority" in

effectively to contemporary culture,

'Empower Poor Women,' Bishop Says In Peace Statement WASHINGTON (CNS) In a reflection on the Church's 1995 World Day of Peace, Bishop Daniel P. Reilly

—

praised U.S.

women's

leadership in

cardinal in 1985. His death leaves 165

members in the College of Cardinals, of

fully their vocation as peacemakers."

whom

120 are under 80 and therefore

called for empowerment of poor women,

eligible to vote in a conclave. The funeral

an end to sexism and violence against women, justice in the workplace, and support for women in home life. Bishop Reilly, of Worcester, Mass., issued his two-page statement on women and peace Dec. 28 as chairman of the U.S. bishops' International Policy Committee. In a message three weeks earlier, Pope John Paul II outlined the theme of women as teachers of peace and peacemakers for 1995 observances. Jan. 1 is the papally established date of the observance, but many local peace day activities take place

celebrated Dec. 29 at St.

Peter' s Basilica. Cardinal Pavan worked on a number of conciliar and pontifical documents throughout his career but declined to claim any credit for those signed by a pope.

Catholics United For Faith Names New President

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (CNS)

—

Catholics United for the Faith has named

Curtis A. Martin to succeed James

Likoudis as president of the organization upon Likoudis' retirement Jan. 1. Likoudis, of Buffalo, N.Y., has been a leader in CUF for most of its 26-year history and has been president for the

past decade.

will

Jerusalem Latin-rite Patriarch Michel Sabbah carries a doll likeness of the baby Jesus during midnight Mass Dec. 24 at St. Catherine's Church in Bethlehem. Worshippers reached out to touch the doll as the procession passed. (CNS photo from Reuters)

tonomy, sowing fear and violating human and property rights.

peacemaking but said "many obstacles must be overcome if women are to realize

Mass was

Midnight Procession...

—

Pietro Pavan, an important contributor

justice,

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bier;:

Pope's Christmas Message VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is

the Family has produced in the indi-

the

the Vatican' s English translation of Pope

vidual ecclesial communities and the

land where Jesus was born, does

John Paul IPs Dec. 25 message urbi et

countries of every continent.

during these months on behalf of the family, and the crowning of these took

and work together for the good of all humanity through the commitment of faithful and fruitful unity, through respect for life and the quest for fraternal solidarity with

place in the unforgettable gathering of

everyone.

ebrates the Prince of Peace.

ticularly reach families, children,

as he appears before us in the crib, to

Countless initiatives have been promoted

and the world).

orbi (to the city

"The Lord Jesus, when He prayed

to the Father 'that they all

(Jn 17:21),

...

may be

one'

implied a certain likeness

the family, grant that all

may grow

in love

the which the family was seen in a

truly

Teach them therefore to renounce and the unscrupulous quest for their own gain. Help them to develop the immense resources of heart and mind, which increase when it is You

could be seen

how

who inspire them.

from all over the world here, in on 8 and 9 October last. With

families

warmth of

families

selfishness, deceit

between the union of the divine Persons and the union of God's children in truth and charity." Thus we read in the Pastoral Constitution of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council Gaudium et Spes

this square,

on the Church in the Modern World (No.

much creative commitment was poured

24).

out in favor of the dignity of marriage

light of

and the family, according to the expression of Gaudium et Spes, and in promoting initiatives on behalf of their sanctity. Recalling all this, there rises from

thoughts to the greater

the depths of my heart this supplication:

the world continues to produce countless

After revealing to human reason the inaccessible perspectives of faith, the

council continues: "This likeness reveals

man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, cannot that

fully find

himself except through a sin-

cere gift of himself (ibid.). '

birth!

Today is the day of the Lord's The Father has given us His Son:

for this indescribable gift

are full of

great joy feast in

celebrated then that great

—

domestic Church universal manner.

Holy Family, guide us with your example and protect us!

Family,

Jesus prays to His heavenly Fa-

may be one

ther that all this

(cf.

before His Passion. But

The Son of God, conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Immaculate Virgin Mary and born in

which He already

the world within a family, the Holy Family

of Nazareth. Before the crib, the eyes

of the heart and of faith look intently

upon

upon Jesus, Mary and

this family:

Jn 17:21):

prayer comes to His lips the day

joy.

the stable at Bethlehem, chose to enter

little

carries in

a prayer

Himself

moment of His birth: Father make it so that "they may be one even as we are one" (Jn 17:22). Was He not praying at that moment also for the unity of human families? He was certainly praying above

the

all

for the unity of the Church; but the

family, sustained

by a special

sacra-

the vital cell of the Church,

Joseph.

ment,

During the whole Christmas period our eyes will rejoice at the mystery of the Holy Family, just as children rejoice

indeed, according to the teaching of the

when they look at the crib, recognizing in

coming

into the world that all

a kind of prototype of their own family,

lieve in

Him

the family within

which they came

into

How many

cribs there are in the

world! In churches, in public squares, as St.

Peter's Square, in

homes and

even in workplaces. The birth of the Lord gladdens us, the mystery of the Holy Family gladdens us. Everyone wants to share in this joy: this

today 3.

it is

a little domestic Church. So,

Jesus prayed from the very time of His

their

who

be-

the joy

which

communion

love,

from which the family takes

origin (cf.

can therefore hold that Jesus prayed for the sacred and fundamental unity of every family. He prayed for "the union of God's children in truth and charity." Having given the "sincere gift of Himself in coming into this world, He

prayed that

the celebration began.

The papal legate Nazareth, on the

go once again feast, of the Holy

will

all

people, in founding a

would become,

for the

good of

mutual gift of self: husbands and wives, parents and children, and all the generations which make up the family, each individual making his that family, a sincere

or her 5.

own particular contribution. Family,

holy family

—

the

Family, to conclude solemnly this year in

family so closely united to the mystery

by the humble and hard-working presence of Mary, Joseph

which we contemplate on the day of the Lord' s birth guide with your example the families of the whole earth! To those families I now wish to send a greeting and the good wishes which spring from the mystery of the Lord's

the place sanctified

and Jesus.

With this message, I would like to call to mind what I said to the families of world

last

February in the special

addressed to them. I wish to give thanks for all the fruits which the Year of letter

families in the

human

it not continue to be a theater of conflicts and a place of division?

May my good wishes for peace reach all

the people

victims even

among

fenseless people.

women,

who

are

ask the Lord, tiny and defenseless

inspire in every heart tenderness

family,

and

Wipe away, Baby Jesus, the tears

of children!

Embrace the

sick and the elderly!

Move men to lay down their arms And to draw close in a universal

parts of

embrace of peace!

innocent and de-

Invite the peoples,

O merciful Jesus,

To tear down the walls created By poverty and unemployment, By ignorance and indifference, By discrimination and intolerance.

tearing apart the

Balkans? New centers of tension threaten to involve other regions of the world,

you, O divine child of Bethlehem, Who save us, freeing us from sin.

such as the Caucasus, where the situais becoming ever greater cause for concern; Angola, which continues to be prey to the convulsions of a fratricidal struggle which has never died down; Rwanda, which, after sustaining grave and profound wounds, is trying to rise from the abyss into which it has been thrown by irrational passions; Burundi,

It is

tion

also a country beset

cel-

par-

compassion:

How can we not think is

neglect by society.

of the endless conflict which, within the heart of Europe,

May

often helpless victims of selfishness and

and violence.

The tragedy of war in many

day which

this

old people, the handicapped,

unfortunately torn by persistent forms of selfishness

It is

you who

are the true

and only

savior,

Whom humanity often searches for with uncertainty.

God of peace, gift of peace for all of humanity,

Come to live

by alarming uneasi-

in the heart

of every

individual and of every family.

And what are we to say of the Sudan with its "forgotten" war and of Algeria, where murderous violence holds

Be our peace and our joy Amen!

ness.

Letters To

—

birth.

Son of God, who came among us

Please pray for the following deceased priests

during the month of January:

Reverend Arthur J. Racette, 1975 Monsignor Lawrence Newman, 1981 Monsignor Eugene H. Livelsberger, 1987 Reverend Bernard J. McDevitt, 1942 Monsignor Michael A.Irwin, 1952 Reverend Charles E. Sweeney, 1958 Reverend Robert J. MacMillan, 1962 Reverend Cletus J. Helfrich, 1971 Reverend Philip J. O'Mara, 1975 Monsignor Charles J. O'Connor, 1976 Reverend Kenneth L. Parker, 1976 Reverend Thomas E. Curran, 1983 Monsignor Edward T. Gilbert, 1983 Reverend Herman Grones, OSB, 1936 Reverend Matthew Graz, OSB, 1942 Reverend Gerard Rettger, OSB, 1944 Reverend Benedict Rettger, OSB, 1952 Reverend Maurus Bucheit,OSB, 1975 Reverend Paul Milde, OSB, 1979

The

Editor

its

19:4-6).

family,

cannot but turn

starting with the pro-

My Christmas message this year

addressed especially to families. At the end of this year particularly dedicated to them, our thoughts return there, to the mystery of the Holy Family from which

the

look

whole people hostage? And the very

might give expression to

we want to wish everyone.

fathers,

Christmas,

found unity of God's plan for conjugal

the world.

here in

But, as

the

Thanks for help

early in December. Shall

Dear Bishop Curlin,

a community by Christianizing the entire

On behalf of the parish community

festival? (Your editorial on school prayer

Elizabeth Church in Altadena,

on the same issue would suggest not!) Had you investigated the Asheville festival you would have discovered that

St.

extend our most sincere gratitude for your donation to programs for earthquake recovery in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles which includes the

Calif,

wish

Altadena/Pasadena community. We wish to acknowledge the wonderful show of solidarity expressed by you to the parishioners of St. Elizabeth Church during our time of suffering and need. We appreciate your kindness, and

we hope and

pray that this

the begin-

ning of a special and long term relationship with your Catholic

community and

ours.

As from tor,

we add insult as

a personal expression of thanks

St.

Elizabeth Church and our pas-

Father Richard Prindle,

we would

an open invitation to you and to your community to worship with us should you ever visit the city of Los Angeles or the Altadena/Pasadena com-

like to extend

munity.

Wishing you the Lord's blessings and our heartfelt gratitude, Charles A. Mitchell, Chairperson St. Elizabeth Pastoral Council Altadena, Calif.

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Many are blatantly and delight-

fully Christian, such as our Christian

Ministries' "Return to

volunteers; a Lutheran

"Magnificat."

Unlike many community "Christmas" events, Asheville' s festival doesn't shut down at the end of the shopping season.

continues during the Church'

traditional Christmas season with a

Kwanzaa celebration, a New Year' s Eve family-oriented, alcohol-free "First Night" party and even a "Twelfth Night"

choral concert on the feast of the

Epiphany!

Christmas is alive and well in Asheville and heavily promoted in the "Light

Up Your holiday" festival. Sincerely,

To The Editor:

Ann Lazar

was sorry to read in the Dec. 9 News & Herald of your criticism of Asheville's "Light Up Your Holidays" festival for not using the word "Christmas" in its theme. At last count, there

St.

were five significant holidays included in this festival: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year's Day. Even my young sons are aware of the inequity of school holidays for their Jewish friends

who

celebrated

Hanukkah

church

German Advent

service; the musical, "Jesus, the Heart of Christmas" at a local Methodist church and First Baptist's orchestral and choral

Criticism not justified I

Bethlehem" pag-

eant, involving hundreds of local

Joan of Arc Parish

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12 The Catholic

News

& Herald

January

1995

'(^mimiquemorwj Morganton, Una Experiencia de Verano

Grupo de en

Por

que sirven en las Misas en espanol los domingos de San Carlos Borromeo en Morganton. FotoporA. DE AGUILAR

acolitos guatemaltecos

la iglesia

ARTURO DE AGUILAR

Todo estaba preparado para celebrar la primera Misa en espanol en la parroquia

de San Carlos Borromeo en Morganton. Solo faltaba que llegara la gente. Algunos miembros de la comunidad americana, curiosos por la novedad de participar en una Misa en otra lengua se hicieron presentes. Mi temor era que, de no asistir nadie, el padre perderia el interes en vol ver a realizar algo asi por los hispanos y la comunidad (que aun no existia), no tendria ni siquiera la posibilidad de nacer. A pesar que el padre no habla casi nada de espanol, su habilidad con el latin y aleman, unida a la de componer musica (pues el es musico de profesion) le facilitaba el pronunciar y entender lo que tenia que decir. Debido a esto no parecia estar nervioso. Ademas, yo le iba a ayudar en caso que se le dificultara algo. Cuando entramos en la procesion, nuestra sorpresa fue grande, pues nos encontramos ante una asamblea, de por lo menos 170 personas, cantando fervorosamente. La celebration fue muy bonita y motivo mucho al padre, que hasta prometio celebrar una Misa mensual en espanol. Eso fue todo lo que pude hacer por la gente hispana en ese momento, pues la mision que se me encomendo no me permitia envolverme mas.

comunidad. La. gente participa

activamente en los cantos y en las lecturas.

(Continuacion)

Aunque no

Hay muchos

acolitos

preparados por El

que han sido

mismo padre Ken.

mayor numero de los que asisten

a Misa son guatemaltecos y son personas

muy entregadas y religiosas. Tuve el gusto de saludar a varios conocidos y de enterarme que el animo del padre esta creciendo pues ahora ha comenzado a celebrar la Misa para la naciente

comunidad de laosianos que hay en esa localidad.

Por ultimo, quisiera hacer mention de una parej a que coopera muchfsimo en Morganton, ellos ayudan al padre a traducir la homilia, las oraciones y a organizar cualquier actividad que se vay

a llevar a cabo. Ellos son Lilia y John Wanless. Ellos son el puente entre la

comunidad americana e hispana. En nombre de toda la comunidad de Morganton les damos las gracias no solo a ellos, sino tambien al padre Ken, a los jovenes del coro y a todos los que comparten la riqueza de los dones que el Sehor les ha dado a ellos. Me considero parte de esta comunidad no porque yo haya sido un instrumento de Dios para comenzar una de sus obras, sino porque me ha tocado ver su nacimiento. La Misa semanal es los domingos a las cinco de la tarde y quien guste asistir es bienvenido.

pudieron evitar del todo que yo participara

con

los hispanos, pues

como decimos,

"la sangre llama" y casi a diario

Escuela de Ministerios

El proximo curso de la Escuela de

"escapaba" para visitar algunas familias guatemaltecas.

No crei que realmente el padre fuera a continuar la Misa en espanol, pero para

mi sorpresa, despues de algunos meses me entere que se estaba llevando a cabo una Misa mensual y partir de este verano pasado, comenzo a celebrarla semanalmente. La gente ha respondido positivamente a los esfuerzos del padre Whittington por servir a la comunidad, que ahora si existe. Ahorahay catequistas para preparar los ninos para la primera

comunion, un grupo de oration y otro de reflexion biblica. El coro cada dia canta mejor y sigue aumentando su repertorio de cantos pues se reunen para ensayar. Hace algunas semanas tuve la oportunidad de visitar este lugar despues de mucho tiempo y participar con ellos de la Cena Eucaristica. Pude palpar la presencia de Nuestro Senor en medio de

Mjnisterios se llevara a cabo el proximo

4 y 1 5 de enero. El tema sera "Pequenas Comunidades de Base" y la profesora Ondina Menocal del Instituto Pastoral 1

del Sureste (SEPI) se encargara de dirigir la clase

Las clases se ofreceran en el Local del Centro Catolico de Charlotte y cada sesion empezara a las 9 a.m., hasta las 5 p.m. el sabado y hasta las 4 p.m. el domingo. El costo de inscription es de $10, pero esto no debe ser impedimento para asisitr al taller.

Como siempre le pedimos inscribirse mas pronto posible, pues es necesario saber el numero de personas que asistiran.

Para inscribirse pueden llamar a la Oficina del Centro (704) 335-1281, o escribir al CCH, 2117 Shenandoah Ave., Charlotte, 28205.

padre Ken Whittington con

voluntarios en

Lilia y John Wanless que trabajan como lideres comunidad de Morganton. Foto por A. DE AG UILAR

Voluntarios Trabajan Por el PADRE JOSE WATERS

Con Matrimonios

Era la noche del lunes, ocho hombres se sentaban alrededor de una mesa en un salon donde se daba clases de religion a los ninos cada domingos. El local pertenecfa a la iglesia metodista de

parroquias de esta diocesis durante los

ultimos siete anos. Su trabajo incluye visitar

hogares para animar a la gente a

vivir mej or su fe catolica hasta dar retiros

tres dias

para matrimonios.

por tener que ir alii cada semana por seis meses. Decfan grocerias y se quejaban de

Durante los meses de octubre y noviembre de 1994 reunieron personas de seis diferentes centros para dialogar acerca de como recibir en sus casas a miembros de otras religiones y poder

todo. Eran personas de diferentes niveles

contestar sus preguntas.

de vida, de diferentes pueblos y tenian diferentes tipos de trabajo. Pero estos ocho hombres tenian algo

un dia de

Statesville.

Los hombres parecfan disgustados

en comun. Por haber golpeado y maltratado a sus esposas los jueces los

habian condenado a asistir a estas clases especiales para aprender a vivir mejor

con sus conyugues.

Que differentia hay entre este grupo de hombres obligados por la corte a asisitir a reuniones con el proposito de i

noviembre. (Ver articulo "Renovando nuestra relation" en el Catholic News and Herald del 9 de diciembre de 1 994). Este mes de enero, Angel e Iris desean volver a trabajar con parejas casadas y no casadas, para que estas ultimas se animen a casarse. Ademas, desean pasar

unos dfas en varios centros donde han dado platicas para organizar grupos de

aprender a vivir mas unidos a sus esposas y los grupos de parejas que voluntariamente han asisitido a retiros y a otras reuniones que se les ha ofrecido en el mes de mayo, durante los ultimos tres anos, en la casa de retiros de Maggie

estudio.

Valley!

ters,

Angel e

Iris

Rivera han llevado a

cabo estas conferencias para matrimonios desde hace varios anos. Con residencia en Orlando, Florida, ellos han ofrecido su servicio como voluntarios en varias

Seminaristas mandan saludo Fidel Melo y Arturo De Aguilar, seminaristas de la Diocesis de Charlotte, que se encuentran de vacaciones

mandan desean muchas

fuera del pais, les

a todos un

felicidades saludo y les en estas fiestas pascuales y un venturos ano 1995. Ellos les piden que sigan rezando por ellos y por sus estudios y ellos, a su vez, siguen rezando por toda la comunidad de la Diocesis de Charlotte.

Ademas dieron

para matrimonios y parejas en Kernersville el pasado mes de retiro

Para obtener mas information del trabajo de esta parej a y de sus actividades

durante el mes de enero me pueden llamar al telefono

(704) 632-8009, o escribirme

a la siguiente direction: Padre Jose

655

W. Main

Wa-

Ave., Taylorsville,

28681.

To Our Friends Arturo de Aguilar writes about the

new Hispanic community of Morganton which is formed mainly by Guatemalans and the support given to them by Father Ken Whittington, the living in that area

pastor of St. Charles

Borromeo

Parish.

Father Waters writes about the work of Angel and Iris Rivera with married and

unmarried couples. Jan. 14- 1 5 is the date for the next Lay Ministry session and the theme is "Small Base Communities." Fidel Melo and Arturo De Aguilar, seminarians of the diocese, send their greetings to the community.

January

The Catholic News

1995

Catechism, Cairo Conference Voted Top News Stories Of 1994 WASHINGTON (CNS) — CathoWorld Youth Day year, editors voted

lic

new "Catechism of

editors voted the

Church" as the top religious news story of 1994, and named the U.N. conference on population and development in Cairo, Egypt, as the year's second most significant story. Pope John Paul II, who canceled a planned 1994 visit to the United States and the United Nations because of health concerns, emerged as the top newsmaker the Catholic

of the year in the annual year-end poll

Since the Second Vatican Council, parts of the world have made attempts to balance the world-wide and local natures of the Church. Africa, in particular, has led the

Church

the Eucaharistic liturgy. In east Africa, tribes

and 40 different

languages prevail, this has been a formidable task.

At the recent Synod for the Church of Africa at the Vatican, the bishops of

were unanimous in their commitment to meaningful liturgical worship. They stated that it should draw the continent

and practices

song, dance,

that are compatible with

a tribal cleansing ritual: warding off evil

tribal

and blessing the

masses during the Synod in St. Peter's Basilica by different tribal groups and their traditions from around the continent.

gathered.

colorfully celebrated in

In Zaire, for instance, a Zairian rite

being developed that incorporates tribal

welcoming dances in the opening rites of the Mass. In the Wuomo tribe, the tribal dance and song to welcome the king is performed as part of the Eucharistic acclamation. Warriors form an honor guard in the sanctuary area. In Malawi, where an ancient dance and procession herald the birth of a ruler, the Book of the

Gospels

on the

coast, holy water is sprinkled

the Catholic faith. This commitment was

Kenyan

carried in a large pot

site

where people have

One native priest is excited to

have discovered a plastic squirt bottle to accomplish this rite in his church. He said he had never found anything which "sanctifies the far corners of this church the way this bottle does." His people agree.

can testify that this simple village church in Shanzu is a holy place! Father Frank Cancro, pastor of St. Eugene Parish in Asheville, recently concluded a trip to east Africa which included time spent in varied tribal church communities.

PUT YOUR GIFTS

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0 news

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CNS

from a list of 27 selected

editors and the top five

225. Fractions in the point count are the result of an editor ranking stories as a

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tie.

When the first editors' poll was conducted in 1 962, the overwhelming choice for top story for that year was the opening of the Second Vatican Council. Last

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first-place votes but only totaled points

NEWSMAKERS

newsmaker, four for second, etc. With 45 editors submitting ballots, the maximum points a story could have received was 450. The most a newsmaker could receive on the five-point scale was

percent of the $1.6 million goal to date.

Service of Others

Health, with 93 points. Inclusive Language and Violence both received two

points for second, etc., and five for top

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Cairo Conference, 249.5 (2). Health Care, 191.5 (3.5). Rwanda, 180 (5). Bosnia, 135 (2).

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where more 100

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January

1995

Diocesan News Briefs Family Planning Series

WINSTON-SALEM — A series of

rosary

Church

recited at St.

Leo

people

the Great

convent chapel

in the

1 1

who seek a life of independence, and purpose. To donate, call

Celebrate Life

GREENSBORO

integrity

:40

— Bishop

Will-

four natural family planning classes will

a.m. each Wednesday.

Harold Reese, (910) 727-0330.

iam G. Curlin

be taught by the Couple to Couple League beginning Sunday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. at

KOf C Supper

Healing Service

annual "Gift of Life Mass" at St. Paul the Apostle Church on Saturday, Jan. 28

St.

Leo Church

in the

Bishop Begley

Activity Center, conference room A.

The

—

sympto-thermal method taught is safe and effective. Attendance at the first overview session is without obligation to finish the series. For information and

Saturday, Jan. 14 at Immaculate Heart

registration call (9 1 0) 764-0629 or (9 1 0)

sitting is available at $1

of Mary School. Parishioners,

St.

members

center.

of the school community and Christ the

workshop, "A Call to Lead with Joy and Hope," is Jan. 27-29 at Living Waters

will de-

from Greensboro on Sunday, Jan. 22 for the annual March for Life which is Monday, Jan. 23. For details call Mary Kay Rose at (910) 299-3109. part

Survivors Meet

—

CHARLOTTE A support group sponsored by Catholic Social Services for widows and widowers dealing with new or unresolved grief meets on the third Sunday of each month from 4:30-6

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday celebration packet of resource materials is

available for

Catholic Reflection Center. This leadership development workshop is designed

$12 from the National

so that

Catholic Conference for Interracial Jus-

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St.

Paul's Shelter

tice,

St.

all

who

by learning new ways to communicate and listen, expand decision making skills and discover ways conduct more effec-

—

tive meetings.

Bach at (704) 355-6872 for information.

CCHS Placement Testing CHARLOTTE — The

tries

Volunteers Needed

Catholic High School placement test for

are needed Tuesday and Wednesday eve-

incoming ninth graders is Saturday, Feb. 4 from 8:30 a.m.- 1 1 :30 a.m. on campus in the Begley Building.

at the

nings from 7-8:30 p.m. for programs that serve the

Hispanic community

new

for

families

—A

GREENSBORO "Peacemaking

workshop,

In case of inclement weather, a radio

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Meet

Evening Art Classes

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topic of Modern Asceticism.

Irish Children's Program

GREENSBORO

—

An informameeting for those interested in hosting a child from Belfast for a sixweek period

this

summer

Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at

FIRST

is Monday, Holy Trinity Epis-

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Help Treatment), a long-term, co-educa-

call

(910) 299-8853 or (910) 282-0543.

FOUR GREAT NAMES

and to assist patients' family members in Out Surgery Waiting Room. For information call Nancy Mead at (704) 379-5000.

the In and

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Divorced and Remarried Catholics Newcomer's Brunch is Sunday, Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. at Shoney's on Stanley Rd. For information, call

Employment Opportunities

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Social

10 from 7:30-9 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church. Marian Father Mark Lamprich will speak to the group on the

(Forsyth Initiative for Residential Self-

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therapist

John Neumann Church. Call (704) 535-

Hospital Volunteers Needed

CHARLOTTE

Classes in a^

Greensboro

tional, self-help rehabilitation center for

needs volunteers to work

—

be offered at St. Ann Church on Thursday evenings from 6:30-9 p.m. beginning in mid- January Cost is $3 per lesson. For information call Nancy Stempien at (704) 523-9260, evenings. will

Single Catholics will meet Tuesday, Jan.

CLEMMONS — Holy Family Parcollecting winter coats for

attend the

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Winter Coats is

of leadership development, commu-

tional

ish

life.

Mass, call the churcl (910) 294-4696. after the

Services, begins Sunday, Jan. 15 at St.

Single Catholics

on the day of the test. Students need to bring two #2 pencils.

announcement will be made. The postponement date is Saturday, Feb. 18. For more information, call (704) 335-1334.

for the gift of

Dorothy T. Foss, whose degrees are in psychology and theology, leads the workshop. She is involved in the minis-

For information, call Sister Jean Linder at (704) 926-3833.

testing fee

conducted at Our Lady of Grace Church on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Family activities are scheduled for the morning. The afternoon will consist of cooperative games for children and a seminar for parents. Cost is $5 per family. For information or a registration form, contact Sister Angela at (910) 722-7001.

God

Mary Jo Holtman from Catholic

required in the

Family," will be

in the

and

workshop begins Friday at 7 30 and ends after lunch on Sunday.

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools office (MACS) by Jan. 27. Current MACS $10

ers as well as to

invited to join

unborn and their mothpraise, honor and thank

prayer.

nication and spiritual formation.

Charlotte

eighth graders are required to submit a

Family Workshop

will include

A completed admissions application

Belview Recreation Center. Call Pat Stepney or Jon Sundell at (910) 7272176 for information or to volunteer.

The format

presentations, small group process

Catholic Center. Call Suzanne

WINSTON-SALEM — Volunteers

minister and bring their

giftedness to leadership can be energized

N.E., Washington,

GREENSBORO St. Paul' s Emergency Night Shelter needs volunteers to serve and the loan of cots for the month of January. To help, call Rich Houseknecht at (910) 288-5291.

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10:30 a.m. Everyone

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World and National Briefs Groups On Both Sides Of Must-Carry Provision Law's Cable ReliWASHINGTON (CNS)

has been taken to federal court over charges of race discrimination, and poli-

gious groups have lined up on both sides of the Cable Act of 1992's must-carry provision, which mandates that cable

come under

operators guarantee space for

local

crimination case, parents of five black

the

former and current Archbishop Carroll High School boys' basketball players contend that the basketball program discriminated against black players. Meanwhile, at Kennedy- Kenrick High School,

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side

cies of the Catholic sports league

school wrestling team. In the race dis-

parlayed a growing string of low-power local broadcast outlets into a network with access available to an estimated 80

Angel Vandegriff, a junior, was

percent of the U.S. population. On the Values other side are cable's Faith

December match, she pinned two boys. Cleveland Shops Promote Social sciousness, Assist plicity

of the cross is striking: two pieces

of wood with a figure of the risen Christ

Race, Sex Bias Accusations Brought Against Catholic Schools

and wire. Perhaps even more

in iron

striking is how the cross came to a Clevegift shop. Made in El Salvador by high school boys learning a trade to support their families, the cross was purchased by Humility of Mary Sisters Margaret Cessna and Josie Chrosniak

land

Philadelphia archdiocesan high school

piscopal Calendar

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

Poor Artists

CLEVELAND (CNS) — The sim-

carry.

January 9

Catholic League sports guidelines girls could not compete in wrestling. In a

since cable operators are faced with more cable channels than their systems can

told

the school's athletic director that under

Channel and Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, which claims that the must-carry provision cuts them out of cable access,

—

have

another school from

the father of a girl taken off her high

U.S. Catholic Conference and the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Trinity has

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)

fire at

Retreat,

January 14

Permanent Deacons

Queen of the Apostles,

Belmont

Celebration, Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte

January 15 10:00

Father Richard Contiliano as pastor, Holy Angels Church, Mt. Airy Install

concentration camp, Auschwitz. Plans

Samra

said

Wawel

Third World artists that Heartbeats sells, returning proceeds to the artists, who need both financial and emotional sup-

Oregon's Assisted-Suicide Law Blocked By Federal Judge's Ruling

port.

Retreat Center Idea: Think Tank Or Laugh Factory? PORTAGE, Mich. (CNS) The president of the Fellowship of Merry

judge ruled Dec. 27 that Oregon may not implement its physician-assisted suicide law until a court decides whether it is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan, in a 27-page decision, upheld his earlier preliminary injunction

Christians is floating the idea of a retreat

blocking Measure 16, which Oregon

— he

calls

an "advance center"

would bring peace on mirth and good will to all. The House of Laughter, as fellowship head Cal Samra calls it, would be named after Lazarus' house in the Holy Land. Byzantine tradition has it that Lazarus, raised from the dead by

Martin Luther King Jr.

anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi

"would be a

newsletter,

for the Jan.

center

4:00 pm Preside,

of Laughter in the fellowship's January

health professionals."

—

January 14

overlooks a crowd of about 50,000 gathered at St. Peter's Square Christmas blessing urbi et orbi Dec. 25. The pope called for peace and respect for the family and asked for prayers for those living in areas of conflict and war. (CNS photo from Reuters) II

popular oasis for lay people, pastors and

—

10:00 - 12:30 Mini-retreat

Pope John Paul

for the traditional

for Heartbeats, their ministry and business. The cross is one of hundreds of items made by women, minority and

Bishops of Region IV

Christmas Blessing...

that

office of Polish President

EUGENE, Ore. (CNS)

voters approved in percent.

Had

—A

federal

November, 51-49

the law taken effect, Or-

Prize

as leader of the then-outlawed Solidarity

movement. The president's office said main sunset commemoration at the

the

site

of the Auschwitz-Birkenau

camp

complex would occur Jan. 27, attended by heads of states whose citizens were among the camp's estimated 1.5 million mostly Jewish victims. Philippines Preparing

For Papal

Visit

Media

MANILA, Philippines (CNS)— The Philippine government

take lethal doses of prescribed drugs

accommodate the estimated 750 foreign

two doctors agreed they had less than six months to live. "Surely, the first assisted

and local journalists who are expected to cover Pope John Paul H's visit to the Asian state Jan. 12-16. The ground floor of the Philippine International Convention Center, adjacent to the site of one of the two public papal Masses, will be the main press center and will be available for use by all accredited media personnel. The government is providing the center with computers, fax machines and hand-held communications equipment,

suicide law in this country deserves a

ward. The house would feature continuous "playshops" with "comedians, hu-

considered, thoughtful constitutional

morists, cartoonists, clowns and musi-

trial

analysis,"

date

Hogan wrote in his ruling. No

was

set.

cians coming from all over the country to songs," Samra said. Describing the House

Lech Walesa,

who was awarded the 1983 Nobel

egon would have been the first jurisdiction in the world to permit patients to

Jesus, laughed heartily for years after-

share their gifts and trade stories and

26 appeal from Krakow's

Castle were confirmed by the

Peace Prize Winners To Issue Tolerance Appeal From Auschwitz WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Nobel Peace Prize laureates are preparing to issue a worldwide "Appeal for Tolerance and Understanding" during the 50th

—

gearing up to

Father Ariston Sison of the Communications Committee for the Papal Visit said.

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NC 28806

1995

fourth mid-winter festival of films that serves as a starter for reflection

discussion on key themes of contemporary faith and culture.

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Asheville,

Wednesdays, Jan. 18, 25 and Feb. 1 and Fr. David Valtierra, CO.

Our

Funeral

and

H. Dale Groce John M. Prock

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We view the films together,

share popcorn and provocative discussion. $15/series

Pre-registration

welcome

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$5/session

Funeral Service

JOURNAL RETREAT 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. Fr. Conrad Hoover, CO.

3700 Forest Lawn Dr., Matthews, N.C. 28105

1995

Minutes from The Arboretum

opportunity

to the future.

God does mation)

at the

beginning of a

year to

On this retreat we will affirm

indeed invite us

new

our

lives.

It is

loose of the past and to say

YES

we have choices we can make and that ongoing works of conversion (transfor-

we are

truly free to live in the present

- which

where life is lived anyway! Bring your Bible, your journal and your unfolding self. Pre-register by Jan. 20 $50 $20 commuters is

Serving the people of Mecklenburg and Union Counties

that

to participate in the

only then that

let

Steve Kuzma, Director Catholic Church

Member of St. Matthew

and the Knights of Columbus

The Catholic News

& Herald

January

1995

Martin Luther King Celebration At

Pope

Our Lady Of Consolation Jan. 14

Murders 'Barbaric Assassination'

CHARLOTTE

—

The African-

American Affairs Ministry

sponsor-

ing the tenth annual Martin Luther King

Celebration

Jr.

Church on

tion

Our Lady of Consola-

of St. Augustine Church in Washington, D.C. will present a workshop on "What

Our African Heritage And Why Should

We Be Proud Of It?" He will deal with the heritage of African- American Catho-

emphasizing rich cultural background and key roles ancestors played in the early development of Christianlics,

Crafts

"African Arts and Their Influence On Present-

And

in Africa for

3 years and has an extensive collection of arts and crafts ac1

quired during her visits throughout the continent. She will display many items fro her collection and demonstrate how

African art has influenced our society. $ 1 0 for individuals

$10

registration

The Cultural Movement Dance Company, from Goldsboro, will perform some ritual and tribal dances, relating them to present day African-

those under 16.

culture.

art

design in

Cost at the door is $ 1 2 for adults and

ity.

American

VATICAN CITY

A&T

sity, will facilitate

Day Art Forms And Design." Reed lived

Jan. 14.

Father John Payne, associate pastor

emeritus of the African Heritage Center North Carolina State Univer-

6 and younger. Pre-

and $8 for To pre-register, send for adults

check payable to the Ministry for African-American Affairs by Jan. 10 to Edward Hood, 1125 Rollingwood Dr., Charlotte, NC 28207.

Mattie Reed, curator and director

Calls Algeria Missionary

(CNS)

— The

murder of four Missionaries of Africa in Algeria Dec. 27 was a "barbaric assassination," Pope John Paul II said as he asked for prayers for an end to violence in the North African country. "I

pray to

God

that the sacrifice of

would become the seed of reconciliation and peace and lead all to the choice of dialogue and mutual understanding without which there is no future for a truly human society," the pope said Dec. 28 at the end of his weekly general the four religious

audience.

The pope told the thousands of visitors in the

Vatican audience hall that "another dramatic event has occurred to sadden the festive climate of our Christ-

OSTENDARP

By JAY

The 1994 Holy Angels Tournament, played at Charlotte Catholic High School

Dec. 28-29, saw Providence Day School sweep both the boys and girls titles from

CCHS. Providence Day's Mark Shuler, the tournament's most valuable player for the second straight year, scored six points in overtime to halt a thrilling comeback effort

by the Cougars, 61-54. Catholic

junior

Andy

DeVillers led the cougars

with 22 points, and senior Wes Tubel chipped in 1 4, including the tying bucket with under five seconds left in regulation.

Trailing by six with 48 seconds the Cougars

left,

mounted a frenzied come-

back behind solid defense and poise. Catholic pressured the Chargers into a turnover and some missed foul shots to set up easy baskets by DeVillers, junior Mike Falencki, and Tubel.

"We just did everything we could do to let

Dave

them back

into

Price said.

it,"

Charger coach

"We just made some

topping Piedmont High School 53-49 a day earlier. Falencki scored a game-high

26 points in the cougar win, and Tubel and Devillers added eight each. Catholic

advanced to the final by thumping Piedmont 50-41 behind Karen Hinson's 16 points. The Cougars were defeated in the final by Providence Day 45-35. Hinson added 14 in the final to earn a spot on the All-Tournament '

s girls

team. In the final, the Chargers used an early 10-point run in the third quarter to

go ahead by 12 Providence Day's Whitney Porter and Dena Forcucci combined for 30 points to down the Cougars, and Porter walked off with the tournament MVP trophy. Natalie Hoist added eight points for the cougars.

celebrations: the barbaric assassination of four 'White Fathers' yesterday

children located in Belmont, received

more than $4,000 from the tournament. Proceeds were raised from gate revenues

and

raffle ticket sales.

School.

Lunch

Cheer

Matevie, Prison Ministry coordinator.

(From Page

Thurbee says, "All of our offices

who

want to sponsor needy families throughout the year."

By working within the different minof the Church and with social workers, the distribution of goods is a istries

program

Preaching with Families in Focus, a resource book with homily starters for the Sundays of 1995, is available from the National Association of Catholic

Family Life Ministers. The book costs $8 and can be obtained by calling the Family Life national office at (5 1 3) 2293324. For additional information call Trinitarian Sister Miriam Fiduccia, Family Life Ministry, at (704) 343-9954.

Algeria in 1994.

The pope

said the Missionaries of Africa "confirm with this new tribute of blood their love for the African conti-

nent."

In the telegram to Archbishop Henri

Teissier of Algiers, he prayed the slain religious would be given "the peace of

kingdom as a reward" for the work they carried out "with courageous fidelity before the Christians and the Algerian the

people

whom they loved."

"I give thanks for the total gift which

made of themselves to the Algeria and to the people they wanted to serve to the very

these priests

Church

whom

followed by less than 24 hours the killing of four Algerian fundamentalist airliner

nuns who were shot by guerrillas in the Bab-el-Ued section of Algiers. The nuns, whose names were given as Sister Esther and Sister Caridad, had lived in Algeria for 30 years and had refused all urgings

hijackers by French

to leave for their

The Algerian government blamed Islamic guerrillas for the murders, which

commandos.

More than 10,000 people have been killed in political violence in the country

since January 1992,

when government

authorities canceled a general election

Islamic fundamentalists were poised to win. The fundamentalists launched a rebellion aimed at overthrowing the government and installing an Islamic state.

In late 1993, the bishops of Algeria appealed for dialogue to end what they called "the hellish cycle of violence and repression" in the country.

At the audience and

in telegrams to

and the supe-

the

program

due

to the

community

being more aware, the conseling that is provided to the needy families, and especially to the

ministries

work

that different

do for the

Church

families." Families

are not only given assistance, but are also followed up on a monthly basis to see if they are improving themselves

within the community.

Eduardo Perez is a freelance writer

and a parishioner of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.

(From Page

own

safety.

Last spring a French brother and

nun were gunned down

at the

Marist

cultural

center in the capital. Assumptionist Sister Paule-Helene Raymond, 67, and Marist Brother Henri Verges were killed May 8 by two young assailants who apparently gained entry under the pretext of using the library. The Missionaries of Africa were founded in Algiers in 1868 by the thenFrench colony's archbishop, Charles M. Lavigerie.

The order adapted local dress

in designing the distinctive white habit

worn by

its

members.

the abolishment of school prayer reads:

million students say they're afraid at school, and no wonder. survey of 700

"Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee and we beg Thy blessing upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country." I see school prayer as a genuine opportunity for children and

schools, mainly in small cities and suburbs, found one in four schools reporting

teachers

death or serious injury last year due to school violence.

need.

Besides the violence, there are other problems. In many U.S. schools, pregnant girls are assisted to obtain abortions without their parents' consent. In some

whole culture in which movies, TV and music promote violence and promiscuous sex. Drugs are accessible even to grade-school kids. sider also our

And we're worried that our kids are going to be harmed by the prayer of another Christian denomination? some reasons

—

the front lines in this

war

ask for God' s help, which they clearly

The American Family Association, whose members includes Christians of all denominations, including a number of Catholic bishops,

actually

opposed to

"state-mandated, state-written prayer," but is sponsoring a petition drive to

support legislation to allow "studentled, student-initiated voluntary prayer." It's

an idea worth considering.

When my husband (a lifelong member of the United Church of Christ) was in high school, the National Honor Society members took turns preparing a brief

daily devotion to be read over the P.A.

may have been

system; a project which the students had

for concern because of

initiated and an arrangement which could

Historically, there

that has enriched lives.

Erin White, the office manager for the Ashville office says, "The success of

Family In Focus

killed

elementary schools children 1 0 years old and younger are given condoms. Con-

also have individual parishoners

provided.

For a reservation, call (704) 377-6871 by Jan. 15 and leave a message for Bill

on foreigners.

attacks

The murders followed the killing in November of two Spanish Augustinian

number of Catholic missionaries

Other in-school crimes include rape, extortion and murder. Reportedly half a

Prison Outreach

the Prison Ministry.

continue to work there despite increased

eral of the Missionaries of Africa.

proceeds directly benefit charity. In this case, Holy Angels, a Catholic residential

Jay Ostendarp is public relations director for Charlotte Catholic High

ence Center. Participants will aquire information about the ongoing efforts of

Catholic minority in Algeria and for the missionary priests and religious who

36, and Belgian Father Charles Deckers,

Crosswinds

in bolting to the six-point victory.

requested to attend the Prison Ministry Conference Saturday, Jan. 21 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Catholic Confer-

White Fathers,

70. Their murders brought to eight the

The Annual Holy Angels Tournament is the only high school basketball tournament in the state from which all

and development center for severely

HICKORY — An individual from

as the

his prayers for the tiny

all.

mentally and physically handicapped

each parish in the Diocese of Charlotte is

pope offered

end," the pope said in his telegram to Father Gotthard Rosner, superior gen-

the archbishop of Algiers

we came

Catholic advanced to the final by

of the Missionaries of Af-

known

Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria." The victims were identified as French Fathers Jean-Marie Chevillard, 69, Alain Dieulangard, 75, and Christian Chessel,

The big winner in this tournament, however, was not a basketball team at

back in overtime." Providence Day used a four-point possession resulting from an intentional foul call to jump ahead early in the overtime period. They never looked back

mistakes. ..But thank goodness

the

mas in

Providence Day Cagers Edge Charlotte Catholic In Tourney

rior general rica, also

some

allow our Catholic kids an opportunity

cases still exist. At the same time, look at

to be a positive influence in their schools.

what we've done in our own diocese to and shared prayer with Lutherans, Episcopalians and Southern Baptists. Many of us have worked and prayed side-by-side with Christians of all denominations in crisis pregnancy

If you do oppose school prayer in any form, consider committing yourself to daily intercessory prayer for our children and our schools they need it. 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.

anti-Catholic prejudices

which

foster dialogue

ministries, respect life activities, as well as in

community

services at shelters,

soup kitchens and clothing closets. My experience is that we can pray together. The offending prayer which led to

—

Shuping, 1400 Millgate Drive, Suite B,

Winston-Salem,

NC 27103.