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July 19, 2013

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INDEX Contact us.......................... 4 Events calendar................. 4 Our Parishes................. 4-15 Scripture readings............ 3 TV & Movies.......................16 U.S. news...................... 18-19 Viewpoints.................. 22-23 World news.................. 20-21 Year of Faith.................... 2-3

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‘THE LIGHT OF FAITH’ In his first encyclical, ‘Lumen Fidei,’ Pope Francis says faith ‘does not simply brighten the interior of the Church,’

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Year of faith

catholicnewsherald.com | July 19, 2013 CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

The words faith, love, light and God appear most frequently in the encyclical “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”) by Pope Francis. The size of the words in this display are proportionate to the number of times they were used in the papal letter. The word cloud was created using Tagxedo.

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‘Lumen Fidei,’ ‘The Light of Faith’ W

hen faith is weakened, the very foundation of humanity is weakened, Pope Francis states in his first encyclical letter, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”).

Pope Francis’ encyclical is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and fruitful life,” inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating “every aspect of human existence,” including philosophy and the natural sciences. The document, released July 5, completes a papal trilogy on the three “theological virtues,” following Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclicals “Deus Caritas Est” (2005) on charity and “Spe Salvi” (2007) on hope.

Publication of the encyclical was one of the most awaited events of the Year of Faith which began in October 2012. It was

written “with four hands,” his and those of Pope Benedict XVI, who left the papacy in February. Pope Benedict “had almost completed a first draft of an encyclical on faith” before his retirement, Pope Francis notes, adding that “I have taken up his fine work and added a few contributions of my own.”

The document clearly recalls the writings of Pope Benedict in its extensive treatment of the dialogue between faith and reason and its many citations of St. Augustine, not to mention references to Friedrich Nietzsche and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. On other hand, warnings of the dangers of idolatry, gnosticism and pharisaism, a closing prayer to Mary as the “perfect icon of faith,” and an entire section on the relevance of faith to earthly justice and peace echo themes that Pope

Francis has already made signatures of his young pontificate.

Pope Francis says that for many people in modern times faith has come to be associated with darkness and “humanity renounced the search for a great light, truth itself.” Without faith, however, “man loses his place in the universe, he is cast adrift in nature, either renouncing his proper moral responsibility or else presuming to be a sort of absolute judge, endowed with an unlimited power to manipulate the world around him.”

Faith is not easy, Pope Francis says, nor is it a “refuge for the fainthearted.” He also says, “Faith is not a light that scatters all our darkness but a lamp that guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey.”

Here are more excerpts from Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei”:

Introduction

n Those who believe, see; they see with a light that illumines their entire journey, for it comes from the risen Christ, the morning star which never sets. n ... In the absence of light everything becomes confused; it is impossible to tell good from evil, or the road to our destination from other roads which take us in endless circles, going nowhere.

We Have Believed in Love

n Faith, tied as it is to conversion, is the opposite of idolatry; it breaks with idols to turn to the living God in a personal encounter. Believing means entrusting oneself to a merciful love which always accepts and pardons, which sustains and directs our lives, and which shows its power by its ability to make straight

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the crooked lines of our history. Faith consists in the willingness to let ourselves be constantly transformed and renewed by God’s call. n Our culture has lost its sense of God’s tangible presence and activity in our world. We think that God is to be found in the beyond, on another level of reality, far removed from our everyday relationships. But if this were the case, if God could not act in the world, His love would not be truly powerful, truly real, and thus not even true, a love capable of delivering the bliss that it promises. ... Christians, on the contrary, profess their faith in God’s tangible and powerful love, which really does act in history and determines its final destiny: a love that can be encountered, a love fully revealed in Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. n Faith is necessarily ecclesial; it is professed from within the Body of Christ as a concrete communion of believers. It is against this ecclesial backdrop that faith opens the individual Christian toward all others. ... Faith is not a private matter, a completely individualistic notion or a personal opinion: it comes from hearing, and it is meant to find expression in words and to be proclaimed.

to touch us even today; transforming our hearts, He unceasingly enables us to acknowledge and acclaim Him as the Son of God. n Christian faith, inasmuch as it proclaims the truth of God’s total love and opens us to the power of that love, penetrates to the core of our human experience. Each of us comes to the light because of love, and each of us is called to love in order to remain in the light. n The light of love proper to faith can illumine the questions of our own time about truth. Truth nowadays is often reduced to the subjective authenticity of the individual, valid only for the life of the individual. A common truth intimidates us, for we identify it with the intransigent demands of totalitarian systems. But if truth is a truth of love, if it is a truth disclosed in personal encounter with the other and with others, then it can be set free from its enclosure in individuals and become part of the common good.

Online resources for your Year of Faith

I Delivered to You What I Also Received

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n Those who have opened their hearts to God’s love, heard His voice and received His light cannot keep this gift to themselves. Since faith is hearing and seeing, it is also handed on as word and light. ... Faith is passed on, we might say, by contact, from one person to another, just as one candle is lighted from another. n Precisely because all the articles of faith are interconnected, to deny one of them, even of those that seem least important, is tantamount to distorting the whole. Each period of history can find this or that point of faith easier or harder to accept: hence the need for vigilance in ensuring that the deposit of faith is passed on in its entirety (cf. 1 Tm 6:20) and that all aspects of the profession of faith are duly emphasized.

God Prepares a City for Them

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Pope Francis, right, embraces Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI during a ceremony in the Vatican gardens July 5. During the service, Pope Francis blessed a new statue of St. Michael the Archangel and recited separate prayers to consecrate Vatican City to St. Joseph and to St. Michael.

Unless You Believe, You Will Not Understand

n Faith without truth does not save, it does not provide a sure footing. It remains a beautiful story, the projection of our deep yearning for happiness, something capable of satisfying us to the extent that we are willing to deceive ourselves. Either that, or it is reduced to a lofty sentiment which brings consolation and cheer, yet remains prey to the vagaries of our spirit and the changing seasons, incapable of sustaining a steady journey through life. n Love and truth are inseparable. Without love, truth becomes cold, impersonal and oppressive for people’s day-to-day lives. The truth we seek, the truth that gives meaning to our journey through life, enlightens us whenever we are touched by love. n This discovery of love as a source of knowledge, which is part of the primordial experience of every man and woman, finds authoritative expression in the biblical understanding of faith. In savoring the love by which God chose them and made them a people, Israel came to understand the overall unity of the divine plan. Faithknowledge, because it is born of God’s covenantal love, is knowledge which lights up a path in history. n By His taking flesh and coming among us, Jesus has touched us, and through the sacraments He continues

n Faith is truly a good for everyone; it is a common good. Its light does not simply brighten the interior of the Church, nor does it serve solely to build an eternal city in the hereafter; it helps us build our societies in such a way that they can journey toward a future of hope. n The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family. I think first and foremost of the stable union of man and woman in marriage. This union is born of their love, as a sign and presence of God’s own love, and of the acknowledgment and acceptance of the goodness of sexual differentiation, whereby spouses can become one flesh (cf. Gn 2:24) and are enabled to give birth to a new life, a manifestation of the Creator’s goodness, wisdom and loving plan. n At the heart of biblical faith is God’s love, His concrete concern for every person and His plan of salvation that embraces all of humanity and all creation, culminating in the incarnation, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Without insight into these realities, there is no criterion for discerning what makes human life precious and unique. Man loses his place in the universe, he is cast adrift in nature, either renouncing his proper moral responsibility or else presuming to be a sort of absolute judge, endowed with an unlimited power to manipulate the world around him. n Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffer, God does not provide arguments which explain everything; rather, His response is that of an accompanying presence, a history of goodness which touches every story of suffering and opens up a ray of light. n Suffering reminds us that faith’s service to the common good is always one of hope – a hope that looks ever ahead in the knowledge that only from God, from the future that comes from the risen Jesus, can our society find solid and lasting foundations. In this sense faith is linked to hope, for even if our dwelling place here below is wasting away, we have an eternal dwelling place that God has already prepared in Christ, in His Body (cf. 2 Cor 4:16-5:5).

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www.annusfidei.va The official Vatican site for the Year of Faith, this is a must-see for your own journey. Here you’ll find: – the full text of “Porta Fidei,” Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic letter announcing the Year of Faith – the full text of all the Vatican II documents, including the four constitutions: “Dei Verbum,” “Lumen Gentium,” “Sacrosanctum Concilium” and “Gaudium et Spes” – catechetical talks by Pope Benedict on the Apostles and saints, the Church Fathers, leading Catholic women, medieval theologians, and prayer

www.usccb.org At the U.S. bishops’ website, check out a video series on the Year of Faith, download Catholic prayers and catechetical resources for free, and more.

An app with daily content updates to help you to a deeper understanding of Catholicism, an increased prayer life, and reflections and thoughts from nationally known Catholic bloggers, writers and speakers – including blogger Lisa Hendey of CatholicMom.com. Produced by the Diocese of Fort WayneSouth Bend, the app is available for iOS (iPhones, iPads) and Android (smartphones, Kindle Fire) for 99 cents. Don’t have a smartphone? Follow the companion blog at www.myyearoffaith. com.

www.vcat.org A website featuring “Video Catechism for Teens,” produced by the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in association with Outside da Box. Besides the video series on the Nicene Creed, check out free resources geared toward youths and young adults.

www.archmil.org year-of-faith.htm In the weekly video series “C4: Ignite Your Catholic Faith,” Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Auxiliary Bishop Donald J. Hying talks about a “hunger of the human heart.” (The “C4” represents “Christ and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.”)

Posted every Friday, the two-minute videos explaining the Catechism are aimed at Catholics in their 20s and 30s.

www.crs.org/yof Learn how Catholic Relief Services proclaims the Gospel through justice and charity and explore ways to make the Year of Faith a richer, more fulfilling time of renewal and spiritual discovery.

www.flocknote.com/caTechism Read the Catechism over the course of this year: Get daily reflections from the Catechism to your email inbox, for free.

www.OnceCatholic.org A general website geared for people who have left their Catholic faith behind for various reasons. Produced by the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province in Cincinnati, Ohio. It offers resources and FAQs on Church teaching, reconnects people with local communities, and features online forums.

The Nicene Creed: Prayer for the Year of Faith The Vatican has issued special prayer cards for the Year of Faith featuring the Nicene Creed on one side and the image of Christ Pantocrator on the other.

The Nicene Creed is the ultimate prayer of our Catholic Christian faith, and so it is the prayer for this Year of Faith: “It is by believing with the heart that you are justified, and by making the declaration with your lips that you are saved. May the Year of Faith lead all believers to learn by heart the Creed and to say it every day as a prayer, so that the breathing agrees with the faith,” the Vatican’s Year of Faith website states.

To obtain copies of this prayer card, contact the Libreria Editrice Vaticana at segreteria.lev@lev.va.

Your daily Scripture readings JULY 21-27

Sunday: Genesis 18:1-10, Colossians 1:24-28, Luke 10:38-42; Monday (St. Mary Magdalene): Exodus 14:5-18, Exodus 15:1-6, John 20:1-2, 11-18; Tuesday (St. Bridget): Exodus 14:21-15:1, Exodus 15:8-10, 12, 17, Matthew 12:46-40; Wednesday (St. Sharbel Makhluf): Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15, Matthew 13:1-9; Thursday (St. James): 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Matthew 20:20-28; Friday (Sts. Joachim and Anne): Exodus 20:1-17, Matthew 13:18-23; Saturday: Exodus 24:3-8, Matthew 13:24-30

JULY 28-AUGUST 3

Sunday: Genesis 18:20-32, Colossians 2:12-14, Luke 11:1-13; Monday (St. Martha): Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34, Luke 10:3842; Tuesday (St. Peter Chrysologus): Exodus 33:7-11, 34:5-9, 28, Matthew 13:36-43; Wednesday (St. Ignatius of Loyola): Exodus 34:29-35, Matthew 13:44-46; Thursday (St. Alphonsus Liguori): Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38, Matthew 13:47-53; Friday (St. Eusebius of Vercelli, St. Peter Julian Eymard): Leviticus 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34-37, Matthew 13:54-58; Saturday: Leviticus 25:1, 8-17, Matthew 14:1-12

AUGUST 4-10

Sunday: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:21-23, Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11, Luke 12:13-21; Monday: Numbers 11:4-15, Matthew 14:13-21; Tuesday: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Luke 9:28-36; Wednesday (St. Sixtus II and Companions, St. Cajetan): Numbers 13:1-2, 25-14:1, 26-29, 34-35, Matthew 15:21-28; Thursday (St. Dominic): Numbers 20:1-13, Matthew 16:13-23; Friday (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross): Deuteronomy 4:32-40, Matthew 16:24-28; Saturday (St. Lawrence): 2 Corinthians 9:610, John 12:24-26.

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catholicnewsherald.com | July 19, 2013 OUR PARISHES

Diocesan calendar of events ASHEVILLE ST. EUGENE CHURCH, 72 CULVERN ST. — El grupo de oración se reúne todos los sábados a las 7 p.m. en la Iglesia

Bishop Peter J. Jugis

July 19 – 7 p.m.

Pastor installation for Father Frank J. Seabo Holy Infant Church, Reidsville

BOONE

July 24 – 7 P.m.

Pastor Installation of Father Joshua A. Voitus St. Mary Church, Sylva July 26 – 7 p.m.

Solemn High Mass for the Feast of St. Anne St. Ann Church, Charlotte July 28 – 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Installation for ather Thomas J. Kessler St. Philip the Apostle Church, Statesville July 30 – 7 p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Joseph Church, Asheboro Aug. 1 – 7 p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Philip Church, Statesville Aug. 3 – 5:30 p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Mary Church, Shelby Aug. 5 – 7 p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Aloysius Church, Hickory Aug. 7 – 6:30 p.m.

Mass for Institution of Acolytes and Deacon Recommitment St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES Church, 503 North Main St. — Bingo and Movie Night: 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, July 20 in the MAK Family Life Center. Everyone welcome to attend.

— Faith Formation Group, “Triple B”: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 13. All parishioners 45 years old and younger are welcome. For details, e-mail qoatripleb@gmail. com.

July 21 – 11 a.m.

Pastor Installation for Father H. Alejandro Ayala St. William CHurch, Murphy

— Feast of the Dormition (Assumption): Wednesday, Aug. 14, with Great Vespers at 6:30 p.m. followed by Typica Service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.

ST. John Neumann church, 8451 idlewild road

BELMONT Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following events over the coming weeks:

with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.

St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country Church, 259 Pilgrims Way. — Catholic Charities is hosting a “Day of Reflection for Seniors”: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. Program will be presented by Father Edward Sheridan. To register, contact Sandra Breakfield at 704-370-3220.

CHARLOTTE Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 SOUTH Church St. — Se estará ofreciendo algunas sesiones del programa “Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios”: Sábado, 10 de Agosto. Las sessiones estan dirigidas a todo el público, pero en especial a todos los voluntarios dedicados al trabajo en todos los ministerios.

St. ANN Church, 3635 Park Road — Annual Solemn High Mass: 7 p.m. Friday, July 26.

Special guest preacher, Father Cassian Folsom, the prior and monk of a Benedictine monastery in Norcia, Italy. Bishop Peter J. Jugis will also be attending.

— Mass: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27. Special guest preacher, Father Cassian Folsom, O.S.B. — Mass: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28.

Special guest preacher, Father Cassian Folsom, O.S.B. — July 29–Aug. 3: Special guest preacher Father Michael Rodriguez, Diocese of El Paso. He will offer a series of evening talks (in English) on the miraculous Marian apparitions at Fatima and how the messages impact our lives today. He will also offer Mass in the Extraordinary Form and hear confessions. On Saturday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m., as a special event for the Hispanic community, Father Rodriguez will offer Mass in the Extraordinary Form (First Saturday).

The homily will be delivered in Spanish. Go to www. stanncharlotte.org or call the parish office at 704523-4641 for details.

ST. BASIL EASTERN CATHOLIC MISSION Meets AT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH, 1400 SUTHER ROAD — Feast of the Transfiguration: Monday, Aug. 5, with Great Vespers at 6:30 p.m. followed by Typica Service

— Vigil for Life: Mass at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, followed by a rosary procession at the Latrobe abortion mill.

Sponsored by the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants.

— Informational Session on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) journey: 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11.

Sessions will provide information about the Catholic faith. For details, contact Karen Polce at 704-545-7580.

ST. MATTHEW CHURCH, 8015 BALLANTYNE COMMONS PKWY. — St. Peregrine Healing Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 25. St. Peregrine is the patron saint of cancer and grave diseases. For more information, call the church at 704-543-7677.

— Informational meeting on program, “Just FaithAnswering a call for Transformation”: 11-12:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 28, in the New Life Center. Just faith is a small group program focused on discipleship, engagement in the life of Jesus, and the call to be about God’s dream of justice and compassion for the poor in today’s world. For details, contact Michael Burck at 704-541-8362.

— Natural Family Planning Introduction and Full Course: 1-5 p.m. Aug. 17. Topics include: Effectiveness of modern NFP, health risks of popular contraceptives, Church teaching on responsible parenting, and how to use NFP. Offered by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte. RSVP to Batrice Adcock, MSN, RN, at 704370-3230 or bnadcock@charlottediocese.org.

St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road East — Men’s Book Club: Sunday, 7-8:30 p.m. July 21. All men invited to enjoy an evening of fellowship and discussion of Rodney Stark’s book, “God’s Battalions.” For more information, contact Mark DuBose at markdubose@yahoo.com.

— Adult Summer Study entitled, “Seven Deadly Sins & Seven Lively Virtues”: 9:30-11:30 a.m. every Tuesday, July 23-30. Presented by Father Robert Barron. For more information and to register, contact Margaret Gustafson at jmgusto@bellsouth.net.

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH, 1400 SUTHER ROAD — Feast of St. Alphonsa of Immaculate: 5 p.m. Sunday, July 28. Come celebrate the first woman saint of India. Reception following Mass in Aquinas Hall.

— Second Annual Polish Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Father Nycz will bring a first class relic of Pope Blessed John Paul II to Mass for veneration. Reception following Mass.

Everyone invited to attend this Polish tradition. For details, contact Mary Witulski at 704-628-7209.

— “Divine Mercy Holy Hour”: Exposition and readings

from the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: 7-8 p.m. every first Friday. For questions, contact Paul Deer at 704-948-0628.

— “Rosary for Life”: Join the Respect Life group to pray each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mass at 7 p.m. To participate, contact Gretchen Filz at gfilz10@ ses.edu or 704-919-0935.

HIGH POINT — Pro-Life Rosary to pray for an end to abortion: 9 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3, rain or shine, at 901 North Main St. and Sunset Drive in High Point. Parking available on site. For details, contact Jim Hoyng 336-882-9593 or Paul Klosterman 336-848-6835.

Immaculate heart of Mary church, 4145 Johnson st.

— Second Annual Women’s Retreat: July 26-28. The weekend retreat will be held in Dover, Del. For details, e-mail Meg at uncgmeg@gmail.com.

HUNTERSVILLE ST. MARK CHURCH, 14740 Stumptown Road — Catholic Athletes for Christ youth ministry: Meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Ministry provides an evening of fun, athletic activities, meals and featured speakers who address faith and athletics.

For details, teens and parents can contact Tim Flynn, at 704-948-0231 or stmarklifeteen@gmail.com.

GREENSBORO ST. MARY CHURCH, 812 DUKE ST. — Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group “Servants of Light”: 10 a.m. Saturdays. Everyone welcome.

ST. PAUL the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Road — The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians welcomes all women who are practicing Roman Catholics, and who are Irish by birth or descent, who are the wife of a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, or the mother of a junior member. Meetings are the first Thursday of the month. To join or get more information, email marylisk@aol.com.

NEWTON ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, 720 WEST 13TH ST. — Natural Family Planning Introduction and Full Course: 1-5 p.m. July 27. Topics include: Effectiveness of modern NFP, health risks of popular contraceptives, Church teaching on responsible parenting, and how to use NFP. Offered by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte. RSVP to Batrice Adcock, MSN, RN, at 704370-3230 or bnadcock@charlottediocese.org.

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Cathedral stairway renovations under way CHARLOTTE — Renovation work has begun on the entrance to St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.

The Bishop Curlin Commemorative Stair project – named in honor of Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin, who was bishop of Charlotte from 1994 to 2002 – will change the configuration of the cathedral’s front steps and create a safer, more welcoming and attractive entrance.

The new, larger entrance will feature two staircases running down to the left and to the right from the doorway, including several landings so that the steps slope more gently down to the sidewalk and street below. Details in the entrance’s new design showcase symbols of our faith, from the Chi-Rho symbol for Jesus to roses and five-pointed stars. A new railing will feature a Celtic cross in honor of St. Patrick, a repeated fish pattern symbolizing the 40 days of Lent and woven in a Celtic-knot inspired pattern, and circles representing the Eucharist.

At the sidewalk level will be a meditation bench for passersby, along with a compass design inlaid in the sidewalk to show the cathedral’s traditional east-west orientation.

The $240,000 project is being made possible by a donation made in honor of Bishop Curlin as well as a brick fundraising campaign by the cathedral parish.

The renovation work is expected to take approximately 10-12 weeks.

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Senior day of reflection with Fr. Sheridan coming up July 30 BOONE — Retired Father Edward Sheridan will present a Day of Reflection for Senior Adults on Tuesday, July 30, at St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country Church in Boone. He will speak on “Simplicity, Humility: Realistic and Helpful in Our Lives.” Cost for the event is $10 per person and includes lunch. Deadline for registration is Monday, July 22. Checkin is from 10:30 to 11 a.m. The program will begin at 11 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m., with Mass being celebrated at 12:15 p.m.

— Sandra Breakfield

Diocesan pilgrims head to Brazil for World Youth Day despite tour company’s closure “I remember Monsignor West clearly saying, ‘It’s the right thing to do,’” Kotlowski recalled.

“And so this pilgrimage has been foreshadowed by grace and the abundant generosity of the working CHARLOTTE — It was almost the pilgrimage of the Holy Spirit.” that never was. The 13 youths and adult Katie Herzing, a former youth minister in the chaperones from the Diocese of Charlotte hoping diocese who is now the office manager at St. to attend World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro saw Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte, is one of their dreams nearly crushed last month when the the 13 pilgrims heading for Brazil on July 21 for travel agency they were relying on closed, taking the eight-day pilgrimage, the $25,000 the group had which will include Mass raised for their airfare and with Pope Francis. hotel costs.

“When asked to help Paul Kotlowski, diocesan with this trip I felt it director of youth ministry, was Divine Providence,” shared the news with Herzing said. “Pope Monsignor Mauricio West, Francis had only been vicar general and chancellor pope for a few weeks and of the diocese, and Bill I already felt a strong Weldon, chief financial connection to him as his officer: Their travel agency, election occurred on my ITC Tours, had closed June birthday. I’ve been reading 10, affecting the local youths his daily homilies and and about 20 other U.S. am inspired on a regular dioceses. ITC Tours has been basis to grow in holiness assisting U.S. dioceses with and become a better World Youth Day pilgrimages Christian.” since at least 2000, according She was heartbroken to Catholic News Service. when she learned of the “All the monies that had A virtual WYD pilgrimage travel agency’s closure. been raised, collected and “I was devastated! I had paid were lost,” Kotlowski At www.catholicnewsherald.com: my heart set on meeting said. “But not all was lost.

Follow along with the pilgrims at World ‘my pope’ and to find out Hope, trust and goodwill Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro that might not happen was remained. Working with too much to handle. Paul Bill Weldon and Monsignor and I worked for a week West, it was determined that calling every contact we knew – a cousin who’s instead of cutting our losses and cancelling the pilgrimage, the diocese would honor the hopes and a travel agent, a contact who knew a tour guide dreams of the pilgrims for this once-in-a-lifetime trip and pay for them to go.”

WYD, SEE page 15 SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

What is World Youth Day? World Youth Day had its beginnings in 1984, when 300,000 young people from around the world responded to the invitation of Pope John Paul II for an International Jubilee of youth on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s square. It was at this gathering that the Holy Father entrusted to the youth what is now known as the World Youth Day Cross, to be carried throughout the world as a symbol of the love of Christ for humanity.

The first official World Youth Day was held in 1986. There have been 11 International World Youth Day celebrations, where the youth continue to answer the invitation of the Holy Father in staggering numbers and carry home the message received there to be Christ’s light to the world.

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Bishop Jugis speaks of mission given to those who serve our country Annual Military Mass celebrated July 7 SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of faithful from around the Diocese of Charlotte attended the annual Military Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral July 7 to pay tribute to those who are currently serving, who have served or who have lost their lives in military service for the United States of America.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis celebrated the Mass which also drew more More online than 30 Knights At www.catholicnewsherald. of Columbus from com: Hear Bishop Jugis’ full around the diocese homily from the Mass for the in addition to many military servicemen in uniform and their families.

In his homily, Bishop Jugis stressed that our military men and women receive a mission to defend our country; to defend against an unjust aggressor; or to diffuse a violent conflict and establish peace; or to deter would-be aggressors, depending on the situation.

He shared a statement from the Vatican II constitution “Gaudium et Spes” (“On the Church and the Modern World”), which praises those who serve in the military. “‘All those who enter the military service in loyalty to their country, should look upon themselves as custodians of the security and freedom of their fellow countrymen,’” he said.

“When they carry out their duty properly, they are contributing to the maintenance of peace.”

Bishop Jugis said this is a lofty mission and worthy of our praise and gratitude.

“Why is there war?” he asked. “There is war because of

original sin.”

He explained that humanity chooses to turn away from God and as a result humanity plunges itself into darkness, quarreling and fighting.

“In a homily last month, Pope Francis called war ‘the suicide of humanity.’ War is humanity turning the sword in upon itself – and that comes from the evil one.”

Bishop Jugis shared some examples of how humanity hurts itself, including abortion, euthanasia, war and homicide.

“Jesus shows us that He is the way out of this mess that humanity has brought upon the earth. He is the Way. He is the Truth. He is the Life. He is the One who brings us back to God,” he preached.

Drawing from the day’s Gospel reading from Luke Chapter 10, which speaks of the 72 disciples being sent out to share the Good News, Bishop Jugis reiterated the words that the Lord spoke to them: “‘Behold, I have given you the power to tread upon the full force of the enemy.’

“Such a powerful mission that Jesus gave to the disciples, to the Church, and that He gives to us. Such is the power of Jesus’ grace and of His Presence to vanquish evil, to conquer sin and all conflict.” sueann howell | catholic news herald Bishop Jugis reminded the faithful that Bishop Peter J. Jugis greets a member of the armed services after the military Mass July 7 just as the disciples in the Gospel were at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte. Hundreds of faithful attended the annual Mass, some in given the mission to announce the peace uniform, to pray for active duty, retired and deceased members of the U.S. military. of the Kingdom of God, so too at the end of each Mass we as Catholic Christians are called to a similar evangelizing mission: glorifying the Lord by your life. Proclaim the Gospel. Live “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Go in peace, the peace of the Kingdom.”

Bishop Jugis: ‘This is the vocation that Jesus sets before him’ Mass celebrated for seminarian Peter Ascik SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J. Jugis celebrated a Mass for Admission to Candidacy for seminarian Peter N. Ascik July 9 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte. Father Christopher Gober, vocations director for the Diocese of Charlotte, concelebrated the Mass.

During his homily, Bishop Jugis said Ascik’s call to the priesthood is an answer to the prayers of many around the diocese – echoing the call in the day’s reading from the Gospel of Luke, which describes Simon Peter’s call to ministry.

In the Gospel reading, Peter is obedient to the Lord by putting out his nets despite having been out all night without catching anything. The Lord intervenes, supplies an overabundance of fish and promises Peter and his men that He will make them fishers of men. They leave everything to follow Him. “This is what Jesus asks of all of us when He says, ‘Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest,’” Bishop Jugis explained. “The Lord is indeed, in response to our prayers, sending out laborers into the harvest.”

Bishop Jugis said of Ascik, “Our brother, who was prompted by God’s grace, is on the path of responding to God’s call. He has an eagerness like an Isaiah, saying with the prophet, “’Here I am, send me.’”

He reminded those present that it is the Church’s responsibility to assist Ascik in his discernment and preparation for the sacrament of holy orders.

“This is the vocation that Jesus sets before him.”

Bishop Jugis also illustrated how in the Gospel Peter was called to obedience, humility and detachment.

“Jesus asks for you to listen to Him,” he said to Ascik. “It is His gracious decision to choose you for this path of priesthood, and Jesus is most comfortable with the humble.”

Bishop Jugis reminded Ascik that he had already started on the path of detachment in following the call to the priesthood.

“As an official candidate for holy orders now, you have an even greater claim for our assistance to help you follow this call.”

At the conclusion of the homily, Ascik was called before Bishop Jugis to declare his resolve to pursue his formation for the priesthood. He answered affirmatively, sueann howell | catholic news herald stating, “I do,” to the questions Bishop Seminarian Peter N. Ascik (foreground, right) stands before Bishop Peter J. Jugis during the Jugis posed. admission to candidacy Mass July 9 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte. Ascik leaves for Italy “The Church accepts your resolve with this month to learn Italian before beginning his formation work at the Pontifical North American joy. May God who has begun the good College in Rome. work in you bring it to fulfillment.” his family, leaves this month for Siena, Italy, for an Italian Ascik then returned to the pew, sitting next to his language immersion program that will prepare him for parents, Tom and Karen Ascik, and his sister Christine for his seminary formation at the Pontifical North American the remainder of the Mass.

College in Rome this fall.

Ascik, who attends St. Barnabas Church in Arden with

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Forty-four women from St. Stephen Mission in Elkin and St. John Baptist de la Salle Church in North Wilkesboro took part last year in Walking With Purpose, a Catholic women’s Bible study program, funded partly through the Diocese of Charlotte Foundation.

Father Elie Mikhael, the new administrator of the Maronite Mission of Charlotte, gives his first homily during Divine Liturgy (Mass) on July 13. The Maronite Catholic community meets in the chapel of St. Matthew Church.

Photo provided by Ronnie Krakovsky

Diocesan foundation awards $55k in grants CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte Foundation announced July 11 it has distributed $54,955 to 29 programs throughout the diocese.

Foundation funding is focused on programs that effectively support those who are poor, minority communities and evangelical initiatives, and are based on need and the impact the programs will have on their local communities.

Programs funded this year include faith formation, financial assistance, food pantries, Hispanic ministries, financial literacy and evangelization.

Funding was provided for programs impacting 22 parishes and missions, Catholic Charities programs and the diocesan Office of Faith Formation.

Grant recipients are: n St. Francis of Assisi Church, West Jefferson, for technological equipment and software for its food bank: $1,500 n Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Hayesville, for Clay County Food Pantry Services: $5,000 n St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. William Church, Murphy, for its financial assistance program: $2,500 n Office of Faith Formation, Diocese of Charlotte, for ministry outreach for Filipino-American children: $3,000 n St. Thérèse Church, Mooresville, for financial assistance to lowincome senior citizens and minority communities: $1,500 n St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Lawrence Basilica/St. Eugene Church/St. Joan of Arc Church, Asheville, for financial assistance to people in crisis: $2,500 n St. John Baptist de La Salle Church, North Wilkesboro, for an ESL program for Hispanic Ministry: $3,000 n St. Vincent de Paul Society at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Hayesville, for financial assistance to people in crisis: $5,000 n Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Charlotte, for food pantry services: $3,000 n Our Lady of Mercy Church, Winston-Salem, for Faith Formation Program financial assistance, supplies and equipment: $2,000 n Catholic Charities Office of Economic Opportunity, Diocese of Charlotte, for community resource booklet for counties in far western North Carolina: $2,000 n Piedmont Triad Regional Office of Catholic Charities, WinstonSalem, for a rural outreach project: $2,500 n St. Andrew Church, Mars Hill, and Sacred Heart Church, Burnsville, for Hispanic Ministry programs: $3,000 n Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Monroe, for its faith formation program: $1,500 n St. Joseph Church, Bryson City, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Cherokee, for financial literacy programs: $3,000 n St. Joseph Church, Kannapolis, for its faith formation program: $3,000 nSt. Elizabeth of the Hill Country, Boone, for its Hispanic Ministry faith formation program: $2,500 n Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Lexington, for its faith formation Bible summer camp: $905 n Our Lady of the Americas Church, Biscoe, for faith formation education: $1,500 n St. Stephen Mission, Elkin, for its Walking With Purpose evangelization program for women: $3,050 n St. John Neumann Church, Charlotte, Young Adult Ministry programs: $3,000 Foundation grants ranged from $905 to $5,000. Since 2001, the foundation has funded 260 grants totaling $682,955.

For more information about foundation grant funding, contact Judy Smith, director of gift planning, at 704-370-3320 or jmsmith@ charlottediocese.org.

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New Maronite pastor asks for fledgling flock’s compassion Stephen Guilfoyle Correspondent

CHARLOTTE — The new administrator of the Maronite Mission of Charlotte made two requests of his new congregation as he finished his first homily on July 13.

Father Elie Mikhael asked, in advance, for the members to forgive him. He said he is going to make mistakes.

The second?

“Allow me to love you,” he said.

The Maronite Catholic mission in Charlotte is almost four years old. It has grown from about six families to about 30, said Walid Nassar, a council member for the mission, which meets at St. Matthew Church in south Charlotte. When he visited in March, Bishop Gregory J. Mansour, shepherd of the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn, N.Y., which covers the Eastern United States, saw firsthand the mission’s growth.

Within a few weeks of that visit, Father Mikhael was reassigned from being pastor of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church in Miami, Fla., to pastor and administrator of St. Sharbel Mission in Raleigh and the mission in Charlotte.

The Maronite Catholic Church, founded in the 4th century in Lebanon, is one of more than 20 Catholic rites in full communion with the pope.

The mission council met with its new pastor earlier in the day, according to its chairman, Robert Moossa.

“I wanted him to meet with the council earlier in the day so he would have more time to meet the members tonight,” Moossa said after the Mass.

During a reception at one of St. Matthew’s fellowship halls after Mass July 13, Father Mikhael made the rounds, going from table to table and to different groups, greeting them both in English and Arabic.

Members of the mission said they liked what they heard in his homily, which before he got to his personal plea for forgiveness in advance, focused on being anointed and on evangelizing.

He reminded the congregants they are anointed in the sacraments and they are called to spread the Gospel message.

Joseph Moubarak, a mission council member, said Father Mikhael has a good message and seems “down to earth.”

The mission in Charlotte has grown, Nassar added, in part because it is open and accepting of all Eastern Rite Catholics, including Syrian and Egyptian Catholics, as well as Lebanese Maronites.

“They are all welcome here,” he said.

Moossa was born in Massachusetts and in his youth attended a Maronite church that had hundreds of families. When he moved to Charlotte about 15 years ago, there was no Maronite parish so he, like many other Eastern Rite Christians, attended Roman Catholic churches until the Maronite Mission of Charlotte was established more than three years ago.

Moossa said there are many Eastern Rite Catholics in the Charlotte area who attend Roman Catholic parishes. He said it would be difficult to ask them to attend the Maronite mission without it having its own church, but on the other hand, the mission needs those families in order to grow large enough to build its own church.

The mission council’s long-term plans include a festival featuring Eastern foods, like the Greek festival in Charlotte, to give more people the opportunity to learn about the Maronite community and its heritage – both its roots in Lebanon and in North Carolina.

Because of the growth the Charlotte community has already seen, increasing almost five times in numbers, it has been rewarded with a new pastor, but also new opportunities to come together.

Now the mission offers two Masses each month – the first on Saturday nights, and the second two weeks later, on Sundays.

Father Mikhael said he plans to come for at least three days a week on those weeks when he says Mass. He said he needs to be here to meet with the sick and the elderly, and for the people to see him often.

He has a reputation for building faith communities. Not only has he shepherded growth at his prior parishes in the U.S., he has also started congregations in Lima, Peru, and Bogota, Colombia – congregations he still has to lead, both from afar and with regular visits.

Father Mikhael succeeds Father Kamil AlChouefati, to whom the mission bid farewell at a party on June 8.

Moossa said everyone loved Father Al-Chouefati. But the bishop, “from my conversations with him,” likes to move the priests around after three or four years.

He also said it is already apparent Father Mikhael brings a different energy and approach to the position that will continue the mission’s growth.

“I love this new priest,” said mission member Laura Ghali of Charlotte. “He seems very nice. I love what he did (at Mass). He’s wonderful.”

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Learn more about NFP this week Batrice Adcock Special to the Catholic News Herald

Natural Family Planning Awareness (NFP) Week is a national educational campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that highlights the anniversary of the papal encyclical “Humanae Vitae” (“Of Human Life,” promulgated on July 25, 1968), which articulates Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenting.

This year, NFP Week will be celebrated July 21-27.

NFP is a term for methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancy which are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs of fertility and infertility in a woman’s menstrual cycle. Couples using NFP to avoid pregnancy abstain from intercourse during the fertile phase of the woman’s cycle.

No drugs, devices or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy. NFP upholds the dignity of the person within the context of marriage and family and promotes openness to life by respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage.

The USCCB’s new NFP website, www.usccb.org/nfp, provides many helpful resources, such as a basic introduction to NFP, frequently asked questions, articles on the theological and scientific basis of NFP, effectiveness studies, and couple testimonies.

Batrice Adcock, MSN, RN, directs the Natural Family Planning Program of Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte. She can be contacted at 704-370-3230 or bnadcock@ charlottediocese.org.

More online At www.ccdoc.org/nfp: Learn more about NFP and see the schedule of upcoming NFP classes that the diocese offers At www.usccb.org/nfp: Learn more about NFP and how it aligns with Church teaching about the dignity of life and marriage At www.vatican.va/ holy_father/paul_vi/ encyclicals/documents/ hf_p-vi_enc_25071968_ humanae-vitae_en.html: Read “Humanae Vitae” for yourself

A win for life

Legislature supports pro-life bills, Governor to sign Patricia L. Guilfoyle Editor

CHARLOTTE — Pro-life supporters are encouraged by the progress of pro-life bills through the N.C. General Assembly, but they continue to lobby state leaders even as Gov. Pat McCrory signaled his partial support for the legislation.

Bills approved by the Republican-controlled legislature would update regulations for abortion facilities, ban sex-selective abortions and expand conscience protections for health care providers.

Republican legislators have been negotiating over the past several weeks with McCrory to soften some of the provisions in the pro-life legislation to avoid his threatened veto.

“Our hard work on behalf of the most defenseless among us is not over. We are so very close to passing our pro-life provisions which will save the lives of many unborn children. Please press on knowing that the babies have no one to speak for them except us,” said Barbara Holt, director of North Carolina Right to Life, in a statement last week.

Both North Carolina Catholic bishops have supported all of the pro-life proposals, calling them “significant protections for the unborn in North Carolina.” Through their public policy arm, Catholic Voice North Carolina, the bishops urged the faithful to contact their state legislators.

The proposed legislation would require the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services to adopt procedures making abortion clinics conform to similar safety standards as ambulatory surgery centers – the first regulatory overhaul for abortion clinics since 1994.

It would ensure that abortion clinics are not allowed to operate with unsafe or unsanitary conditions, similar to what recently occurred at a Charlotte abortion facility.

A Preferred Women’s Health Center on Latrobe Drive was shut down for five days in May after state health inspectors found that it was improperly administering chemical abortions, among other health code violations. The Latrobe clinic, which has a history of health code violations over the past 14 years, has sent at least nine women to the emergency room after botched abortions, but it remains open.

Latrobe’s temporary closing There were 22,370 abortions in in May, and a similarly brief North Carolina in 2011, according to the closing in 2007, are the only N.C. State Center for Health Statistics. times when state regulators have closed an abortion clinic in nearly two decades until July 5, when HHS shuttered the Baker Clinic for Women in Durham after finding violations in its blood testing procedures.

The pro-life legislation would also: n Require the abortionist to be in the same room as the patient throughout the abortion procedure. This would prevent so-called “webcam abortions” performed via closed-circuit television. Thirteen states already have laws preventing “webcam abortions.” The bill would also prevent misuse of abortion-inducing drugs, like what also occurred at the Latrobe clinic, where non-qualified staff administered the chemical abortion drug methotrexate improperly and without a doctor present. n Ban abortions based on the unborn child’s gender. Although national polls say a majority of Americans oppose abortions based on gender, sex-selective abortions are legal in all but six states: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. n Extend conscience protections to nurses and other health care providers who object to offering abortions. Currently, the protection covers only physicians. n Limit abortion funding under health insurance plans through the federal health insurance exchange or by local governments. This means taxpayers would not be asked to fund abortion services for state and local government employees. An exception would allow abortions to protect the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. n List on the state’s website resources for women to seek help in cases of poor prenatal diagnoses.

Recently legislators combined these various bills and tacked them onto other, unrelated pieces of legislation: House Bill 695 and Senate Bill 353.

HB 695, “Family, Faith and Freedom Protection Act,” is a bill forbidding any foreign laws, such as sharia law, from being applied to North Carolina citizens. SB 353, “Health and Safety Law Changes,” is a bill about motorcycle safety.

During negotiations with McCrory, legislators dropped a

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Pro-life Christians from across the region gather each day outside A Preferred Women’s Health Center on Latrobe Drive to pray, pass out information encouraging women to reconsider their abortion decision, and to provide free ultrasounds and medical referrals. Even if the proposed legislation is approved by North Carolina legislators and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory, pro-lifers say they will continue these efforts to end abortion and to provide women with life-affirming alternatives. “It’s our job as Christians to fight this. It’s not up to the government, it’s not up to the president. It’s up to us if we’re going to stop this,” said pro-life vigil participant Mario Moore of Charlotte. requirement for abortion doctors to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of their clinic. They also spelled out in more detail that the review of abortion clinic regulations by HHS should “protect patient privacy, provide quality assurance and ensure that patients with complications receive the necessary medical attention, while not unduly restricting access.” Legislators also added a provision giving HHS the chance to ask for more enforcement resources once the agency updates its regulations next year.

Sponsors of the pro-life legislation include Sen. Warren Daniel (R-Burke and Cleveland counties), who has been looking into the violations at the Latrobe clinic and had hoped public attention could push the pro-life measures forward.

Daniel noted, “Both of these bills are about protecting women’s health. Though they contain slight differences in wording, the safety of abortion clinics is the ultimate goal. I think it is a good thing that we have been able to focus on the serious deficiencies of clinics across our state, and to have a thorough debate about how to best update clinic regulations that have not been reviewed for 20 years.”

McCrory said July 12 in a statement: “If the General Assembly sends me the Senate-approved bill (HB 695), I will veto it. If I get the House-passed bill (SB 353), I’ll sign it. The recent House version allows the medical professionals at the Department of Health and Human Services to write the rules which will ensure women’s safety. I want to thank those who worked on an improved bill which will better protect women while not further limiting access.”

North Carolina Right to Life leaders are asking people to call their state legislators and to pray that the legislation passes.

The group added: “North Carolina Right to Life supports SB 353 because it meets all of our objectives for this legislative session of banning web cam abortions, opting out of the federal exchange and the city and county employee health plans, and banning sex selection abortions.”

More online At www.catholicnewsherald.com: n Read more about what health inspectors found when they inspected A Preferred Women’s Health Center on Latrobe Drive n Hear from a registered nurse who provides free ultrasounds to abortionminded women outside the Latrobe clinic n See where all the abortion clinics are located across the Diocese of Charlotte

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Dr. Gianfranco DeLuca directs the choir at the Pontifical North American College in Rome in this undated photo. His wife Maria is the accompanist.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY DR. GIANFRANCO DELUCA

Music directors travel near and far St. Patrick Cathedral, St. Gabriel Church welcome new talent SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — Parishioners at St. Gabriel Church on Providence Road in Charlotte may recognize their new music director. He is Dr. Larry Stratemeyer, who for the past 22 years served at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte. He also directed the choir or provided accompaniment for the Diocese of Charlotte’s annual Eucharistic Congress for the past nine years.

Stratemeyer is an accomplished organist, who studied in the United States at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., and in France under Marie-Claire Alain in Paris.

He traveled Europe playing some of the most famous instruments in the world.

During his tenure at St. Patrick, he directed music for all of the diocese’s special Masses, including the annual Chrism Mass and ordination Mass.

He was also highly involved in hosting choirs from around the country at the cathedral and for hosting recital series in the summer for the American Guild of Organists to raise funds for aspiring young organists’ music lessons.

Stratemeyer also enjoys bringing together musicians for concerts and fellowship for AGO Progressive Dinners, where each church offers a mini recital and food. Event goers start at one church and progress from church to church throughout the evening, enjoying fellowship and fun. The next dinner is on Sept. 20 and will feature young musicians.

He is just getting settled into his new position at St. Gabriel Church and is thankful to have such a devoted group of musicians and choir members to work with. The parish offers five Masses every weekend, and there are several choirs – including a children’s choir and handbell choir – that comprise the music ministry there.

“The choir members have been open to singing a variety of music,” Stratemeyer said. “They’ve enjoyed exploring many types of music which can be heard at the different Masses.”

He is always looking for more voices to lend their talents to the various choirs and encourages anyone who feels called to the music ministry to contact him.

“Part of my role here is to be involved and be a part of the community,” Stratemeyer said.

MEET ST. PATRICK’S NEW MUSIC DIRECTOR

Dr. Gianfranco DeLuca, a native of Peekskill, N.Y., recently accepted the position as music director at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte. Since 2009, he served as the director of liturgical music at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

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Dr. Larry Stratemeyer, accomplished music director and organist, directed the choir at St. Patrick Cathedral for 22 years.

DeLuca earned a Bachelor of Music in organ performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. Afterwards, he continued his studies with Dr. Larry Smith at Indiana University, earning master’s and doctoral degrees in organ performance before serving as music director for churches in New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia.

At the Pontifical North American College in Rome, he was responsible for music for Masses and the Divine Office on a daily basis.

“I greatly enjoyed the chance to work with some of America’s future priests,” he said. “I also was honored to lead the music at the diaconal ordination Mass each year in St. Peter’s Basilica.”

DeLuca is relocating his family from Italy for the position at St. Patrick Cathedral. He, his wife Maria, who also holds a master’s degree in organ music from Indiana University, and their three children are looking forward to making Charlotte their new home.

“I was very happy to accept to position at St. Patrick’s because the job description was exactly in line with what I feel a cathedral music program should be: a strong interest in promoting Gregorian Chant and the very best choral literature, and opportunities for both adults and children to be formed in sacred music,” DeLuca explained.

“Also, the joyful expression of faithful Catholicism I found when interviewing at St. Patrick’s make it an ideal place for my wife and I to raise our children.”

DeLuca said he is looking forward to working in a parish community again after working in a seminary for four years. He is also excited to work with a children’s choir once more.

“I’m also looking forward to be returning home to the U.S. and settling down with my family.”

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Parishioners of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte take part in a Divine Mercy holy hour, led by the parish’s Deacon James Witulski, on the first Friday of every month – the only regular holy hour like it in the Charlotte area.

Divine Mercy Holy Hour ‘an oasis,’ deacon notes Gretchen Filz Correspondent

CHARLOTTE — “Come to me as often as possible, and take these graces they do not want to accept, and in this you will console my heart.” These are words attributed to Jesus as recorded in the Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska and the inspiration behind a new Divine Mercy Holy Hour observed each month at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in northeast Charlotte.

The holy hour, led by the parish’s Deacon James Witulski, is centered on the Divine Mercy devotion and takes place on the first Friday of every month – the only regular holy hour like it in the Charlotte area.

The Divine Mercy devotion is one of the Church’s newest, having been based on the private revelations of St. Faustina (1905-1938) and subsequently made a feast for the universal Church by Blessed Pope John Paul II, who was a contemporary of St. Faustina in their native Poland.

Though emphasizing and honoring the attribute of God’s infinite mercy is not new to the teachings of the Church, St. Faustina’s diary sparked a great devotion with an intense and singular focus on the mercy of Christ poured Mother Dolores out from the cross. At her canonization Marie of the Poor Clares Mass in 2000, the first one of the new of Perpetual Adoration millennium, Bl. Pope John Paul II in Charlotte asks: Why is called St. Faustina “The Apostle of it that Our Lord kept His Divine Mercy.”

Sacred Wounds after His The Divine Mercy Holy Hour was Resurrection? See page 23. instituted at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in January by parishioner Paul Deer, who has a personal devotion to the Divine Mercy. When Deacon James Witulski, who also has a devotion to the Divine Mercy, joined the parish, the two set out to start a regular holy hour centered on this devotion that would be a spiritual benefit not only for the parish, but for the whole diocese.

It is patterned after a similar holy hour that Deacon Witulski led in his former diocese in the Northeast.

“I assisted a priest when I was in deaconal formation,” said Deacon Witulski, “and about a year after I was ordained he asked me to take it over. Dependability is key – people need to know that it will be consistently on the same Friday at the same time – and I picked it up until I moved to Charlotte in 2011. I was concerned about what would happen to the holy hour after I left, because by then people from all over the diocese were attending. Interestingly, another deacon took it over, and to this day it is still continuing.

“Then I came down to the Charlotte diocese and was assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas, and Paul Deer asked me about starting one here.

Everything fell into place and we began in January. We are excited about it. It’s a beautiful devotion.”

“It’s special in my heart because St. Faustina was a Polish nun and a contemporary saint,” said Deacon Witulski, who is also Polish. “The Divine Mercy devotion was promoted by our Polish pope, so this is a special tie.”

“I encourage everyone to read the diary,” he continued. “It contains a message we are in dire need of: to seek reconciliation and peace that only Mercy can give us. Satan doesn’t like promotion of God’s Divine

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St. John Neumann Church’s SonFest 2013 ended with a fireworks show. (Right) Drex and Maney of the “Drex and Maney” morning show made a special appearance and emceed a hotdog-eating contest with Deacon Jim Gorman. (Below) SonFest featured live music, food and carnival rides, and brought together members of the parish with the local community.

SonFest 2013 Photos and story by Jennifer Noto Special to the Catholic News Herald

CHARLOTTE — More than 3,000 people attended the third annual SonFest at St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte in June.

The event spanned two days and featured a guest appearance from Drex and Maney of the “Drex and Maney Morning Show” on KISS 95.1 FM. Eleven bands provided continuous music as guests walked the midway and rode the Ferris wheel, Gyro Extreme and carousel. The smell of ethnic and carnival favorite foods such as corn dogs, funnel cakes, cotton candy and Philly cheesesteak sandwiches kept people coming back for more. The silent auction drew bids on almost 200 items such as vacation getaways, sports tickets, salon and spa services, restaurant gift cards, electronics and much more. The grand finale Saturday night was a spectacular 25-minute fireworks show sponsored by Keffer Automotive Group.

Proceeds from this year’s event will be used for improvements to the church sanctuary.

Additionally, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Salvation Army Center of Hope, which provides assistance to homeless women and children.

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Father Patrick Hoare, pastor, is pictured with Drex and Maney from the “Drex and Maney Morning Show� on KISS 95.1 FM. The midway of the festival featured a Ferris wheel.

Photo provided by Howie Silinski

(Below) Eric Schneider was the champion of the hotdog eating contest, finishing four hotdogs in 1 minute and 20 seconds.

Louis Smith, the official emcee for SonFest 2013, introduces a band on stage.

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St. Basil Mission hosts talk on Ukrainian Catholic religious order Kevin Bezner Special to the Catholic News Herald

CHARLOTTE — Sister Ann Laszok of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, a Ukrainian Catholic religious order, showed a film and gave a talk on the work of her order June 23 at St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte.

The film “Women of Spirit,” produced by Sister Ann, tells the history of the Basilian sisters and their work with children and building up the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine and the United States.

St. Basil Mission invited Sister Ann to speak to parishioners so that they could learn about ways to help improve the lives of orphans in Ukraine.

The Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great arrived in the United States more than 100 years ago at the invitation of Bishop Soter Ortynsky, the first Eastern

Catholic bishop in the nation.

The film recounts the challenges that confronted the early sisters in their efforts to minister to the needs of the Ukrainian Catholic faithful in the United States.

It includes archival photographs and interviews with former students who have benefited from the work of the sisters, among them bishops, priests, sisters, and professionals from a wide range of careers.

Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych, and Major Archeparch Emeritus Lubomyr Cardinal Husar attest to the influence of the sisters on the catechetical and academic educational development of

thousands of children.

St. Basil Mission currently focuses on providing annual charitable support to families in need during liturgical fasting periods. During Advent, it provides assistance to Room at the Inn in Charlotte, which aids women who choose to give life to their babies rather than to abort. During the Great Fast (Lent), it provides support to the Missionaries of the Poor in Monroe, who assist area families in need.

To continue this practice of almsgiving during fasts, and as a way of emphasizing its Ukrainian heritage, the mission plans to collect donations for orphans in Ukraine during the Dormition Fast, Aug. 1-14.

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Parishioners of St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission in Charlotte hosted a talk and film June 23 presented by Sister Ann Laszok of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, a Ukrainian Catholic religious order. The film “Women of Spirit,” produced by Sister Ann, tells the history of the Basilian sisters and their work with children and building up the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine and the U.S. As part of the event, parishioners prayed for vocations.

More about St. Basil the Great Mission St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission celebrates its liturgies in the chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas Church each Sunday beginning at 11 a.m. The Ukrainian Catholic mission, part of an Eastern Catholic rite that is in full communion with the pope, is one of two Eastern Catholic communities in the Charlotte area.

(The other is the Maronite Catholic Mission of Charlotte, which meets at St. Matthew Church.)

Ukrainian Catholics trace their origin to St. Cyril and St. Methodius, the great evangelizers of the Slavic people, and have their own unique spirituality, devotions and liturgy. The mission follows the “Greek” or “Byzantine” tradition and liturgy. Byzantine rite liturgies are replete with icons, candles, incense and chanting.

The ancient prayers of the Divine Liturgy (the Mass) are mostly chanted, offering Catholics a different experience of the Mass than the mostly spoken Roman rite. The mission celebrates its liturgies in English.

Fr. Deacon Matthew Hanes explains that the incense, chant, candles and icons “help to remind us where we are when the Liturgies are celebrated. Christ reconciled Heaven and earth with His Precious Blood so we are able to truly participate in the Kingdom of Heaven right here and now. The iconostasis (screen of icons in front of the altar) is a visible sign announcing the fact that Heaven and earth meet right here.”

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has enjoyed some media attention recently with the announcement of the new pope, as it is said that Pope Francis has an affinity for the rite.

As Cardinal Bergoglio, Pope Francis had a Ukrainian Catholic priest as one of his mentors, and he served as the leader for Eastern Catholics in Argentina when they were without a local ordinary.

Visiting St. Basil Mission is a wonderful way to experience the beauty and transcendence of the Eastern liturgies, right here in our diocese.

For more information, go online to www. stbasil.weebly.com.

— Gretchen Filz, correspondent

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Catholic Charities refugee families to be featured in U.N. campaign CHARLOTTE — Dr. Gerard Carter, executive director of Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte, (left) greets photographer Sebastian Rich and Brian Hansford from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees July 5, as they finish their work to include Charlotte refugees in a special public awareness campaign called “One Thing.”

On July 3-5, Hansford and Rich visited with Catholic Charities staff and refugees to document lives of resettled refugees in Charlotte. They photographed refugee youth in their summer program and adults at their places of employment, on the bus to work, and going to the grocery store.

Rich has been a photojournalist documenting current affairs, often in war zones, for more than 40 years. He has photographed refugees crossing borders and living in the camps. This is the first project where he was able to meet families who have successfully resettled and are safely in a new home. Photos will be part of the UNHCR “One Thing” campaign, which highlights the plight of refugees and their journey to rebuild their lives. The UNHCR will also use the photos for various educational purposes and will make them available to

Catholic Charities.

There are more than 45 million displaced people in the world. “Every four seconds there is a displaced person,” said Hansford, UNHCR senior communications officer.

Responding to the many crises around the world, the UNHCR has 7,700 staff in 130 countries. The United States resettles up to 80,000 refugees each year, more than any other country. In 2012, 58,238 refugees were resettled in the U.S. For the project, UNHCR is working with programs affiliated with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, such as Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte.

Catholic Charities has resettled 157 refugees in the Charlotte area so far in 2013. They include Burmese, Bhutanese, Iranian, Iraqi, Cuban, Eritrean and Congolese. A Bhutanese family of seven just arrived to its own apartment in Charlotte from a refugee camp in Nepal a few days ago.

Donations of household furnishings and furniture are always needed for arriving refugees. Call 704-370-3283 or go online to www.ccdoc.org to learn more.

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Graduation gift: Freedom graduate hosts a party at soup kitchen MORGANTON — Leticia Martin Jose (left) had her high school graduation party planned until she heard a message at church and was inspired. As she sat at St. Charles Borromeo Church before her graduation, Jose heard Father Ken Whittington deliver a message. Then the Freedom High School graduate changed her plans.

“My pastor at my church talked about how Jesus said when we throw a party, we shouldn’t throw it for people who have things, but for the poor who don’t have anything,” Jose said.

Instead of her original plans, Jose decided to host a graduation party at Burke United Christian Ministries’ Soup Kitchen. She brought a cake, decorations, balloons and toothpaste and toothbrushes to give to the nearly 125 visitors to the soup kitchen.

“I was inspired by what Father Ken said,” Jose said. “That’s how I felt – they deserve something, too.”

As visitors to the soup kitchen lined up, an announcement was made about the party.

Everyone in the room clapped and thanked Jose.

“It’s a good example for everybody,” said visitor George Franco. “I believe the new generation, humble people like this, should be an example.”

Jose brought a few friends and family along for the party, and they all pitched in to serve orange soda and slices of cake to the guests. On the cake, written in icing, was the verse from Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”

“She was saying we could do all things because of Christ,” Jose’s best friend Lisa Jimenez said. “She graduated high school because of Christ in her life. She had a party at the soup kitchen because of her heart for others.”

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I will never forget thy grace and favors you obtain for me and I will do my utmost to spread devotion you.

Amen St. Jude pray for us and all who honor thee and invoke thy aid.

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St. Matthew holds 11th annual World Food Drive this month CHARLOTTE — Parishioners of St. Matthew Church began work on their 11th Annual World Food Drive June 29.

The month-long event, one of the largest of its kind in the country, has expanded its purpose not only to include the desire to feed the hungry, but to provide educational and spiritual support as well. Parishioners actively support the drive’s mission to help feed those in need – body, mind and soul – locally and globally.

In the parish’s annual Stop Hunger Now event July 13 as part of this month-long effort, 1,400 parishioners packed 285,148 meals to be shipped to Swaziland in southern Africa.

This year’s goal is to send five containers to those in need: local food pantries, and cities in Haiti, Jamaica and Africa. This goal will allow parishioners to collect and disperse more than 100 tons of food and supplies to the underserved of the world. Besides non-perishable food items, building materials for schools, educational materials and clothing for all ages will be included in these containers. The packed containers will be shipped from St. Matthew’s parking lot July 30.

Monsignor John McSweeney, pastor, said, “It is truly amazing what we can do as a people of faith when we come together for a common goal. It is not only a privilege but our responsibility as Catholics to help our brothers and sisters locally, as well as around the world.”

CHARLOTTE — St. Basil the Great Ukrainian Catholic Mission will celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration on Monday, Aug. 5, with Great Vespers at 6:30 p.m. followed by Typica Service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m..

The mission will celebrate the Feast of the Dormition (Assumption) on Wednesday, Aug. 14, with Great Vespers at 6:30 p.m. followed by Typica Service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.

For details, go online to www.stbasil.weebly. com.

Polish Mass featuring Blessed John Paul II relic planned at St. Thomas Aquinas Church CHARLOTTE — A Polish Mass in honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa will be celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte on Sunday, Aug. 25. Father Matt Nycz of Buffalo, N.Y., will be the celebrant at the 3 p.m. Mass.

Confessions in Polish and English will be heard beginning at 1:30 p.m. There will also be a Polish choir singing traditional Marian hymns. Children in their native attire will also be present to honor Our Lady and Blessed Pope John Paul II. Father Nycz will bring a first-class relic of Blessed Pope John Paul II to this Mass for veneration. The relic is a piece of clothing with a drop of blood from Blessed Pope John Paul II from the day he was shot. After the Mass, there will be a reception with delicious Polish food.

All are welcome to attend the liturgy and celebration of Polish heritage at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, located at 1400 Suther Road.

For details, contact Mary Witulski at 704-6287209

— Antoinette Usher

Knights and Boy Scouts commemorate Flag Day Latin American Coalition conducts immigration tour CHARLOTTE — The Latin American Coalition organized a week-long tour of North Carolina communities to educate residents about the need for immigration reform earlier this week.

“On The Road to Reform” began in Charlotte July 14 and included meetings with North Carolina congressional leaders as well as community information sessions at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton and St. James the Greater Church in Hamlet.

At each stop on the tour, families and community members shared stories of how they

GREENSBORO — On Flag Day, June 14, St. Pius X Parish’s Boy Scout Troop 244 of Greensboro performed its annual commemoration of the flag retirement ceremony, during which the Scouts reverently recite the true meaning of the American flag.

The flags are donated to the Scouts from residents when they are no longer serviceable for public display, and the Scouts dispose of them by burning. Knights of Columbus Father Francis Connolly Assembly 3253, with the Abbot Vincent Taylor Assembly 779, provided Color Guard and Honor Guard assistance to the Scouts, making the event truly memorable.

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Celebrating confirmation SWANNANOA — Youths at St. Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa received the sacrament of confirmation July 1 from Bishop Peter J. Jugis.

Photo provided by Claudia Graham

WYD: FROM PAGE 5

I had in Brazil on a trip eight years ago, a variety of airlines, and many emails to and from the WYD registration coordinators.”

Herzing is grateful for the diocese’s intervention.

“The hand of God has been over this entire trip, and I continue to know that the Lord has a special purpose for us traveling to Brazil with two million of our closest friends to be with the Vicar of Christ on earth.”

This will be Herzing’s third World Youth Day. “I have had the extraordinary privilege of attending WYD in Toronto and Cologne (seeing both John Paul II, soon-to-be saint, and Benedict XVI). These experiences are the most profound vision of the Body of Christ that I’ve ever experienced,” she said.

“When you are with that crowd of Catholics, no one can tell you that the Church is dead or that Christ is irrelevant.

He is alive and well in us, in our hearts, in the Catholic Church. Attending World Youth Day invigorates my faith, seeing the pope inspires me, and being with my Catholic brothers and sisters lifts me up!”

Simeon Willis, director of youth ministry at St. Barnabas Church in Arden,

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Mercy, and it’s now a worldwide devotion.

And it all began with the diary of a young, humble Polish nun.

The holy hour is “an oasis,” Deacon Witulski noted. “We gaze on Our Eucharistic Lord and recite prayers from a holy nun.”

For his part, Paul Deer initiated this special holy hour because “the Divine Mercy message is sorely needed in our world which is desperate for love. We could at least try to bring some light into the darkness of this world.”

“Our Lord told St. Faustina that people are not seeking His mercy, and that this wounds Him greatly. So He used a humble instrument to bring it forth.

is attending World Youth Day for the second time. Willis had the privilege of attending WYD 2002 in Toronto when he was a freshman in college. Now Willis is a husband and a father of three young girls.

He said he is going on the pilgrimage “to shake up my routine and allow God to move my heart in ways I may not be presently open to or aware of. I hope to discover and walk with Christ in the simplicity of my journey, and share this experience with the young people coming from our parish and from all over the world.”

Kotlowski encourages people back at home to avail themselves of the special graces Pope Francis has associated with “virtually” attending World Youth Day by following the events on television, radio, online and through social media.

“My prayer is that the graces continue and that not only our pilgrims who make the journey, but those who follow the event stateside, might be blessed and find spiritual renewal, including the special indulgence announced by Pope Francis.”

More inside More World Youth Day coverage, see page 20

“As people of faith we need to seek and accept His mercy, especially for ‘poor sinners’ ... because that’s us.”

The Divine Mercy Holy Hour takes place each Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. It is comprised of short readings taken from the Diary of St. Faustina that vary each month, praying the Divine Mercy chaplet, short periods of silent meditation, reciting the Litany of Divine Mercy, and other prayers including for Our Lady’s intercession, for our priests and prayers for our country. Benediction concludes the holy hour.

All are welcome and encouraged to join in devotion to this greatest of the attributes of Our Lord. The Divine Mercy Holy Hour is an especially great time to spend in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament for those who have a First Friday devotion.

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• July 30 – St. Elizabeth of the Hill Country Catholic Church, Boone Fr. Ed Sheridan presents Simplicity, Humility: Realistic and Helpful in Our Lives?

• September 24 – Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, Charlotte Msgr. John McSweeney presents The Gift of You – Spiritual Gifts • October 17 – Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Brevard Fr. David Brzoska presents Storytelling the Foundation of Our Faith: God is an Event, Not a Thing Visit the website for more information or contact Sandra Breakfield at 704.370.3220 or sabreakfield@charlottediocese.org or call 704.370.3228.

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‘That magnificent, beautiful, and perfect back door is Jesus Christ our Savior. And the view from the back porch is the view of God. The only way we are able to get to God is through the door of Jesus Christ.’

— The Broken Door, Oct. 2, 2012, 4th Day Letters

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‘The Lone Ranger’ Eccentric and overlong reinterpretation of the familiar crime-fighting partnership between the titular hero (Armie Hammer) of the frontier and his faithful Native American companion, Tonto (Johnny Depp).

Here an elderly, whimsical Tonto recounts the circumstances that initially brought them together as well as their struggle to capture a viciously depraved outlaw (William Fichtner). Set primarily amidst the race to complete the transcontinental railroad, with Tom Wilkinson playing a shady train company executive. But one of the aspects of European culture that gets trounced is Christianity, with believers shown up as either weaklings or hypocrites. Indian spirituality and values, by contrast, are generally glorified. A negative treatment of Christian faith and considerable violence.

CNS: L (limited adult audience); MPAA: PG-13

‘Pacific Rim’ Manmade robots battle alien creatures redolent of Godzilla in an escapist sci-fi spectacle. When gigantic monsters called Kaiju emerge from a breach at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the nations of the world join forces to build machines dubbed Jaegers to battle the destructive intruders.

The Jaegers, guided by human pilots are the planet’s only hope. Filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro fashions visual effects that often trigger awe, while weaving together the doomsday scenario. Much intense but bloodless sci-fi violence between robots and alien creatures.

CNS: A-III (adults); MPAA: PG-13

Additional reviews: n ‘Despicable Me 2’: CNS: A-I (general patronage); MPAA: PG n ‘Grown Ups 2’: CNS: A-III (adults); MPAA: PG-13 n ‘Much Ado About Nothing’: CNS: A-III (adults); MPAA: PG-13 n ‘Turbo’: CNS: A-I (general patronage); MPAA: PG

HENDERSONVILLE — J. Brian Pusateri says he felt God calling him to inspire and reinvigorate other Christians about their faith through a weekly email.

The parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville sent an email to a small group of 15 men in his community in September 2011, and it’s grown “beyond his imagination.”

“It’s been a whirlwind experience, and through this I feel like God is speaking to me with issues I’m dealing with, and in a way I’m publishing an open journal about what I’m experiencing and including scriptures and resources,” Pusateri says.

“I’m blown away by how the emails have been received. They have grown from just a small group of men in Asheville and Hendersonville to an international audience in a short amount of time. And I’m equally blown away that it’s crossed denominations, especially when it’s so hard for us to get along ecumenically.”

Pusateri and his wife of 36 years are life-long Catholics who have five children and four grandchildren. Pusateri is the School of Leaders Coordinator for Cursillo, a movement that enables the essential realities of the Christian to come to life in the uniqueness, originality and creativity of each person, in the Diocese of Charlotte. Since his Cursillo weekend 25 years ago, he has remained active in the movement in Florida and the Diocese of Charleston before moving to Hendersonville.

In addition to weekly study and prayer through Cursillo, Pusateri said he made a commitment to evangelization. That’s what he is doing through the weekly motivational and inspirational emails, called 4th Day Letters.

“My profession is life insurance, and I’m an oral communicator,” Pusateri says, “so I would never expect God to give me a ministry in writing. But He did. I’m just trying to write something to help motivate people, to get people more excited about their faith.”

Growing from just text to well-designed emails with photos and links, a website archive and a Facebook page, Pusateri isn’t sure just how many people view and share his messages each week.

“Our estimate is that it’s being seen each week by about 10,000 folks now, and growing rapidly,” he says. Hundreds of those who

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receive the emails are within the Diocese of Charlotte.

It’s being read on virtually every continent but Antarctica and emailed all over the world, including Europe, South America, Canada and the Philippines, he notes.

And the audience isn’t just Catholics, either. People who believe in nearly all mainstream Christian denominations have signed up for the emails. Catholics do account for about 75 percent of the viewers, Pusateri says.

“The growth of 4th Day Letters shows a genuine hunger for the Good News of Jesus.”

Pusateri spends about four to 10 hours a week working on his email ministry, and currently he pays for the costs associated with the website and emails all on his own.

The email ministry has grown in another way Pusateri says he did not expect. One of the emails he wrote last October was “landmark” for him, he says.

“God hit me with that message. It’s the only one in more than 100 messages that’s written in parables. It came straight from God.” Through these emails, he says, he’s trying to encourage people to take off their “masks.”

“We have to admit we’re all broken,” he says. “Everything I do is to help others come to grips with the fact that we’re all broken, and we need Our Savior. If no one is broken, we don’t need to be saved. So we don’t need a savior.

“The response I seem to get from people is that inside, people are broken and they know it, but they’ve hidden it through a nice mask.

We all have our issues. We have to encourage people, to create a safe zone for people to take off their masks.”

That email message, “The Broken Door,” has inspired Pusateri to seek approval for a nonprofit called Broken Doors Ministry.

One aspect of the ministry is events, and a retreat for Cursillistas and all Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte will be held Sept. 28 in Salisbury.

On TV n Saturday, July 20, 5 p.m. (EWTN) “River of Light – Dove in the Walled Garden.” A fascinating historical exploration of the changing face of the New World and the role Europe played in its evangelization. n Sunday, July 21, 5 p.m. (EWTN) “Who is Pope Francis?” The life and ministry of Pope Francis before and after his election. As cardinal of Buenos Aires, he travelled by city public transportation, washed the poor’s feet and reached out to youth. These events shaped his charisma as a great teacher. n Thursday, July 25, 12 p.m. (EWTN) “The Way to Life.” A look into the mysterious way in which God calls men to follow Him, including a story on the life of a young man who travels the Way of St. James and is inspired to know more about the religious vocation. n Thursday, July 25, 4:30 p.m.(EWTN) “World Youth Day 2013: Welcoming Ceremony at Copacabana.” Pope Francis addresses World Youth Day pilgrims in Rio de Janeiro. n Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m. (EWTN) “El Camino – The Way of Saint James.”

Young American men between the ages of 17-22 make a pilgrimage on a historic route in Spain known as the Way of St. James.

The men explain their decision in taking part and the crosses they bear along the way. n Saturday, July 27, 5 p.m. (EWTN) “River of Light-Fallen Idols.” Traces the landing in 1519 of Hernando Cortez and his small Spanish force at Vera Cruz in Mexico and how they conquered in 1521. n Saturday, July 27, 7:30 a.m. (EWTN) “World Youth Day 2013: Mass at St. Sebastian Cathedral.” Pope Francis presides at a Eucharistic liturgy at Rio de Janeiro’s St. Sebastian Cathedral. n Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Passionately Loving the World: Ordinary Americans Living the Spirituality of St. Josemaría.” An insightful look at the spirituality of Opus Dei and its founder St. Josemaría Escrivá, taking you into the lives of ordinary families who strive to live out the teachings of the apostolate to sanctify every aspect of their lives. n Tuesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Lives of the Saints – Walk Softly with God.” A fascinating look at Ireland’s Lough Derg, a small island home to St. Patrick’s Purgatory, where penitents have visited since the time of St. Patrick. n Friday, Aug. 2, 2 p.m. (EWTN) “Le Celle: A Franciscan Sanctuary.” A compelling chronicle of the famous Franciscan hermitage Le Celle from its simple origins with St. Francis, to its expansion by his successor Elias and its further construction by the Capuchins during the 1500s.

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In Brief With HHS rules, bishops need to ‘continue defending’ rights WASHINGTON, D.C. — The final rules issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services implementing its mandate that employers provide coverage of contraceptives do not eliminate “the need to continue defending our rights in Congress and the courts,” said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. The cardinal, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, noted July 3 that the bishops’ conference “has not completed its analysis of the final rule,” but he said “some basic elements of the final rule have already come into focus.”

He listed three concerns with the HHS final ruling issued June 28, which updates the proposed rules it issued in February and had left open for comment through April. He said his concerns were about the narrow definition of those “religious employers” exempt from contraceptive coverage requirement; the accommodation of religious ministries excluded from that definition; and the treatment of businesses run by people who seek to operate their companies according to religious principles. The HHS contraceptive mandate, part of the Affordable Care Act, will require most employers, including religious employers, to provide coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and some abortion-inducing drugs free of charge, even if the employer is morally opposed to such services. It includes an exemption for some religious employers that fit its criteria.

Bishops oppose cuts to food aid WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House must resist changes that would weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and other federal nutrition initiatives, said the head of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “I write to urge you to resist harmful changes and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton, Calif., in a July 10 letter to members of the House.

Cuts to SNAP, once known as food stamps, were four times bigger in the House version of the farm bill than in the Senate version.

The House voted down the farm bill in June, and observers cited the size of the SNAP cuts as one reason behind the bill’s defeat.

House Republican leadership then split the bill, forcing a vote July 11 – the day after it was introduced – on an agriculture-only measure that would accept no amendments.

New Maronite bishop named WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert J. Shaheen, 76, head of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon since early 2001. He named Father Abdallah Zaidan, 50, rector of Our Lady of Mount LebanonSt. Peter Maronite Cathedral in Los Angeles, to succeed him. Bishop-designate Zaidan, 50, has been cathedral rector in Los Angeles since 1994. The Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon extends across 34 states, ministering to Maronite Catholics from California to Ohio and Michigan to Alabama.

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A pro-life supporter holds a placard as protesters line the railing on the second floor of the rotunda of the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, July 12 as the state Senate considers a bill to restrict abortion.

The Republican-led Senate the measure to adopt tougher abortion regulations July 13.

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AUSTIN, Texas — The drama in Texas over abortion that drew national and international attention came to an end for the moment after the state House of Representatives then the state Senate voted to adopt tougher abortion regulations. Gov. Rick Perry promised to sign the bill into law soon.

The law prohibits abortions in the 20th week of pregnancy, requires abortion clinics to be certified as surgical centers and increases regulations on doctors and abortion-inducing drugs.

Jeff Patterson, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference, said the law protects life by requiring no termination of pregnancies after the first 20 weeks and it improves standards for abortion facilities.

The conference is the statewide association of the Catholic dioceses in Texas and the public policy arm of the conference’s board of directors – the bishops – that represents Catholic positions on issues before the Texas Legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress and state agencies.

“Twenty weeks is five months – that’s late term and a point where babies can feel pain,” Patterson said. “The higher standards for abortion clinics are in case there are complications or problems that occur when providing abortions.”

The stricter regulations for doctors and the abortion-inducing

drugs such as RU-486 are to ensure they follow Food and Drug Administration guidelines.

“A lot of doctors don’t follow the prescription guidelines,” Patterson said. “It means two separate visits, but that’s to make sure there are no problems.”

The measure also requires that doctors performing abortions have hospital privileges within 30 miles of the facility in which the abortion is performed. “About 20 percent of the time there are complications,” Patterson said. “In case there’s a problem they can get the woman to a hospital to care for her.”

According to the Texas Department of Health, there were five deaths out of 937,818 abortions performed between 2000 and 2011.

The last time a woman died from an abortion complication was in 2008.

For pro-life groups, the legislation is another incremental step in ending abortion. In 2011, Texas legislators passed a bill requiring a woman seeking an abortion to receive a sonogram from the doctor who is to perform the procedure at least 24 hours before the abortion.

This year’s legislation garnered national and international attention during a filibuster by Democratic State Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth June 26, the last day of the first special session, thus killing the proposed bill.

Perry then called a second special session and added abortion to the agenda.

Judge freezes law’s mandate abortion doctors have hospital privileges MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker July 5 signed into law a bill that requires women who want an abortion to get an ultrasound of their unborn child and doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of an abortion clinic. The law “will empower women to make truly informed decisions regarding how they will proceed with their pregnancies and will protect the lives of women who experience complications after their

abortions,” Susan Armacost, legislative director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said in a statement.

The state Senate passed the bill June 12 and the Assembly approved it June 14. With Walker’s signature, the law took effect July 8. Later that day, U.S. District Judge William M. Conley in Madison put a freeze on the law’s provision about admitting privileges. His action came in response to a lawsuit filed July 5 by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and a Milwaukee abortion clinic

called Affiliated Medical Services. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel daily newspaper, Conley said he would stay enforcement of the provision until July 18; a hearing was scheduled for July 17. In June in testimony before a Senate health committee, an official with the Wisconsin Catholic Conference called the abortion legislation “a natural extension of our state’s informed consent law” that incorporates “basic safety standards.”

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From Italian coast to U.S. desert, Church leaders weigh in for migrants Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As pressure to pass an immigration reform bill shifted to the House of Representatives in July, the voices speaking out for more humane treatment of migrants included Pope Francis and former President George W. Bush.

Scores of advocates for comprehensive immigration reform swarmed over Capitol Hill day after day, visiting congressional offices and staging events such as a mock naturalization ceremony for would-be citizens who are currently in immigration limbo.

President Barack Obama met with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus one day and the next with two key senators, John McCain, R-Ariz., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Both times the conversation was primarily about immigration reform, which Obama has made a high priority.

Meanwhile, a closed-door caucus of House Republicans July 10 was reported to have underscored just how the path to a comprehensive bill is overgrown with conflicting political interests.

House Republicans gave reporters varied versions of what they took away from the session.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said the majority of his party’s caucus members agree they need to address immigration, but that they prefer to do it piece-by-piece, focusing first on enforcement measures, rather than take up the comprehensive bill the Senate passed.

Other Republicans said that while they want enforcement to come first, they might accept the legalization and citizenship path.

Still others, including Rep. Steve King of Iowa, were sticking to the notion that any path to legalization, even for people brought in as children who have no ties to another country, would destroy “the rule of law,� as The New York Times reported.

The Times said King conceded that support for his point in the caucus session was weaker than it has been in the past.

Backers of comprehensive reform, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a coalition of evangelicals and other faith groups argue that only by dealing with all the pieces of immigration – border enforcement, legalization, fixes to the process for bringing in workers and family members and changes to requirements for verifying employee immigration status – will any part of it work.

Meanwhile, Bush, in a rare public appearance in which he referenced public policy, at a naturalization ceremony urged Congress to take a broad approach to reform. He advocated for comprehensive reform when he was president.

In June, the Senate voted 68-32 for a bill that includes billions of dollars of new spending on border security and addresses a wide range of problems in the current systems, including: family immigration; various types of worker visas; and legal status for people who were brought to the U.S. as children. It includes a 13-year path to citizenship for many of the estimated 11 million immigrants who lack permission to be in the country. They would be required to speak English, pay fines and any taxes owed and meet other benchmarks.

Boehner and King, both Catholics, are among members of the House being targeted by a campaign set for the week

of July 15. Dozens of Catholic university presidents planned to directly appeal to Catholics in the House to draw moral courage from their faith in supporting broad-based reform.

Those who ground their appeals for immigration reform in the teachings of Christianity about migrants got a timely and photogenic boost from Pope Francis July 8, as he visited Lampedusa, an Italian island where immigrants who try to reach Europe by sea are detained. He said he was moved to make the trip after he saw news stories describing the drowning of immigrants at sea. “Those boats, instead of being a means of hope, were a means of death,� he said.

In a homily given from a lectern built out of the hull and wheel of boats, the pope said he chose to make the Mass a penitential liturgy to “ask forgiveness for our indifference toward so many brothers and sisters� and for the ways in which wellbeing has “anesthetized our hearts.�

The pope prayed for the forgiveness of “those, who with their decisions at the global level, have created situations that lead to these tragedies.�

A couple of days later, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez compared those migrants lost at sea to those who die trying to start new lives in the United States by crossing the the border illegally.

In a statement, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration said comprehensive reform of immigration laws in the U.S. would relieve the suffering of human beings, including due to “the separation of families, the exploitation of migrant workers and the death of our fellow human beings in the American desert.�

Archbishop Gomez called on the House to pass “just and humane� immigration reform, adding that “the current immigration system, which causes so much human suffering, is a stain on the soul of our nation.�

At a Social Action Summer Institute in Tucson, Ariz., a few weeks earlier, employees of Catholic parishes, dioceses and charitable organizations heard Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, a theology professor at the University of Notre Dame, provide the theological context for the church’s position on immigration.

Father Groody, who directs the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture at the university’s Institute for Latino Studies, spent many years doing pastoral work and research in Latin America and along the U.S.-Mexican border, particularly in the Coachella Valley of California.

He detailed the church’s immigrationrelated teachings dating back to St. Thomas Aquinas’ discussion of the kinds of rights people have, including the need to care for one’s family and those defined in civil law.

The oft-voiced argument by proponents of harsh enforcement, “what part of illegal don’t you understand,� is “a great argument that has nothing to do with reality,� Father Groody said, as he went on to detail ways in which God-given rights justifiably trump those of civil society.

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In Brief Vatican freezes bank accounts of arrested monsignor VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s criminal court has frozen the Vatican bank accounts of a monsignor arrested in Italy and has opened its own criminal investigation into how he used the accounts. Monsignor Nunzio Scarano was suspended in late May from his job as an accountant in the Vatican office overseeing property and investments. The Vatican suspended him when it learned that he was under criminal investigation in Italy.

The monsignor has been in a Rome jail since his arrest June 28; he has been charged with fraud, corruption and slander in a case involving an alleged plot to bring 20 million euros ($25 million) in cash from Switzerland to Italy. He also has been named in a separate investigation in southern Italy on suspicion of money laundering after several claims that he gave people cash in exchange for checks marked as donations.

U.N. asks Vatican to account for all sex abuse allegations GENEVA — A United Nations’ committee concerned with children’s rights is requesting that the Vatican provide complete details about every accusation it has ever received of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy.

The Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, published July 1 “a list of issues” it found lacking in the Vatican’s latest report on its compliance with the international obligations it accepted when it ratified the convention. The Vatican is being asked to provide: “detailed information on all cases of child sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy, brothers and nuns”; how it has responded to victims and perpetrators of abuse; whether it ever investigated “complaints of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” of girls in the Magdalene laundries in Ireland; and how it dealt with allegations that young boys, who were part of the Legion of Christ, were being separated from their families.

Vatican updates laws VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a major updating of the criminal laws of Vatican City State, including in areas dealing with child abuse and terrorism financing, and has ruled that any Vatican employee can be tried by the Vatican court for violating those laws. The laws were adopted by the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and were made applicable to all Vatican employees around the world -–or example, Vatican ambassadors serving abroad – in a document signed by Pope Francis July 11.

The amendments to the Vatican’s criminal code and code for criminal procedures go into effect Sept. 1 and bring Vatican law into detailed compliance with several international treaties the Vatican has signed over the past 30 years as well as with developments in international law.

The changes include the abolition of life imprisonment. The maximum penalty under the new Vatican code is 35 years.

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A view shows the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil. Pope Francis intends to visit the shrine during World Youth Day July 23-28.

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The World Youth Day cross and the Marian icon reach the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in preparation for World Youth Day 2013.

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Pope prepares to return to his home continent Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis met Brazil President Dilma Rousseff at the Vatican in March, just after his Mass of inauguration as pope, he reportedly started their conversation by saying, “I’d like to thank you for everything you have done for the poor.”

The pope also commended the president for having cut short a January trip to Chile to travel the central Brazilian city of Santa Maria, where she consoled survivors and families of victims of a nightclub fire.

Pope Francis assured Rousseff that he would be traveling to Brazil in July, fulfilling a commitment by his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI to attend World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. Adding that his visit would include a pilgrimage to the national shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, the pope gave the president a copy of a document adopted by Latin American bishops who met at Aparecida in 2007.

As the first Latin American pontiff prepares to travel to his native continent on his first international trip as pope, July 22-29, his remarks to the Brazilian leader suggest his approach to the region and its challenges will exemplify his commitment to social action and evangelization.

With his emphasis on justice and peace, Pope Francis has made clear that the Church values humanitarian efforts by those, such as Rousseff, who do not identify themselves as religious believers, let alone Christians. As he said in a homily in May, “the possibility of doing good is something we all have ... even the atheists.”

Pope Francis also favors swift and direct attention to critical social problems, such his visit to the southern Mediterranean island of Lampedusa July 8, which he said was inspired by the deaths of African migrants who had drowned trying to reach

Europe in the preceding weeks. The pope called those deaths a “thorn in the heart” for him, and denounced richer nations’ indifference to such suffering.

So the protest movement that broke out in Brazilian cities last month, which some observers have feared could distract from the papal visit, may prove to have been a fitting prelude to it. Whether Pope Francis explicitly mentions the massive demonstrations – whose targets have included the high cost of transportation, government corruption and public spending on sports events instead of education and health services – his words will surely resonate with their concerns, particularly when he addresses the residents of a Rio slum July 25 and, two days later, what the official Vatican schedule refers to as the “ruling class of Brazil.”

No event on the pope’s itinerary will be richer in significance than his pilgrimage to Aparecida July 24. For someone so devoted to the mother of Jesus – he started his first full day as pope with a visit to Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, and later asked the bishops of Portugal to dedicate his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima – the place holds personal importance by virtue of its status as Brazil’s foremost Marian shrine.

But Aparecida also matters to Pope Francis as the site of the 2007 Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean, who approved a concluding document of which then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a principal author.

That document, which the pope will likely refer to during his visit to the shrine and then in his meeting with Latin American bishops July 28, includes strong language about the “building of a just and fraternal society” that ensures “health, food, education, housing and work for all,” within the context of an evangelizing mission in which all the baptized are “called to proclaim the Gospel.”

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has authorized a special indulgence for those who attend World Youth Day or follow along online in the proper spirit of prayer and contrition.

World Youth Day pilgrims can receive one plenary, or full, indulgence a day if they meet the usual conditions. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven.

The conditions necessary for receiving a plenary indulgence include having recently gone to confession, receiving the Eucharist and offering prayers for the intentions of the pope.

The faithful must also carry the proper spirit of being “truly repentant and contrite” and participate in the gathering’s sacred events and “pious exercises” with prayerful devotion.

Those who are “legitimately prevented” from being physically present in Rio may also obtain the indulgence as long as they meet the same prayerful and “spiritual and sacramental conditions” as well as participate “in spirit” in the sacred liturgies and prayer services via television, radio or “new means of social communication,” the pope’s decree said.

WYD organizers expect bump in attendance with Argentine pope SAO PAULO — The local organizing committee for World Youth Day say that, because of the election of an Argentine pope, it expects up to 2.5 million young people at the international event in Rio de Janeiro. More than 300,000 youths have already registered, and that number is expected to top 800,000 with several hundred thousand more pilgrims attending but not registering.

Safeguarding creation expected to be major theme at WYD in Rio VATICAN CITY — When hundreds of thousands of young Catholics gather with Pope Francis in Rio, reflections on safeguarding the environment will be part of the program. Like past World Youth Day celebrations, Rio will include morning catechetical sessions and afternoon cultural events.

WYD vigil, Mass in neighborhood known for its beaches SAO PAULO — World Youth Day organizers have chosen a spot in Rio’s Guaratiba neighborhood for the vigil and closing Mass July 27-28. Organizers expect more than 2 million youths to gather at the 1.35-square-mile venue.

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said the space is three times the size of the venue for WYD in Madrid in 2010. Guaratiba is an indigenous word meaning “location with great quantity of herons.” The area, with some of Rio’s most beautiful beaches, is filled with white herons.

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Be generous givers of mercy, not condemnation, disapproval, pope says CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — God wants people to be generous and merciful, not full of condemnation toward others, Pope Francis said.

God is well aware of “our miseries, our difficulties, even our sins, and He gives all of us this merciful heart,” capable of being loving and merciful toward others, he told pilgrims gathered outside the papal summer villa.

“God always wants this: mercy, and not (people) going around condemning everyone,” he said July 14 before praying the Angelus.

CNS | Paul Haring While most popes spend Pope Francis blesses a child after leading the Angelus at the papal villa a portion of the hot Roman in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 14. summer at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo for vacation, Gospel and Church teaching.

Pope Francis continues to reside at the Some 55 people work at the papal villa, Vatican. However, he said he wanted to about half of whom are gardeners and spend a day visiting the people of this farmers who take care of the papal cows, hilltop town as well as the Vatican staff chickens, bees and orchards, which produce who work at the papal villa to thank them milk, eggs, honey, olive oil, fruits and for their service. vegetables for use and sale at the Vatican.

“My thoughts go to Blessed John Paul Referring to the day’s Gospel reading II and Benedict XVI, who loved spending part of the summer period in this pontifical – the story of the good Samaritan – the pope encouraged everyone to be “good and residence,” he said. generous” like the man in Jesus’ parable, The pope encouraged everyone to hold and “put into practice the will of God, who on to their memories of meeting and wants mercy more than sacrifices” and helping his predecessors, asking that they burned offerings. take to heart the popes’ witness and let it — Catholic News Service encourage them to be faithful to Christ, the

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Through fellowship with like-minded lawyers, we strive to support and to assist individual members of the St. Thomas More Society in their own efforts toward incorporating spiritual growth, Christian principles and the pursuit of truth in their spiritual and professional lives. We look to the example and ideals of St. Thomas More in our pursuit of the highest ethical principles in the legal profession generally and, in particular, in the community of Catholic lawyers. In addition, we encourage interfaith understanding and community, in part through sponsorship of an annual Red Mass to invoke the assistance of the Holy Spirit for the judiciary, lawyers, law enforcement, and other members of the legal community.

his year’s Fourth of July marked not only the celebration of the 237th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, but also the conclusion of the second Fortnight for Freedom dedicated to prayer for religious liberty. Our nation’s founders recognized and proclaimed that religious liberty is an “unalienable right” with which we have been “endowed by [our] Creator, ” and during the Fortnight for Freedom, we joined with our bishops in praying that our governments (whether federal, state or local) would continue to remember and protect the religious liberty of all people.

During that time of prayer, two important things took place in the field of religious liberty: (a) the Department of Health and Human Services issued its final rules under which employers would be forced to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, other contraception and sterilization; and (b) the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important ruling in favor of a for-profit business (Hobby Lobby) which morally objected to paying for such coverage. As most know, the HHS mandate will soon require all “non-exempt” entities to provide contraceptives, including abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization procedures as part of their employer-sponsored health insurance plans, regardless of an employer’s religious objections to such activity.

The big question has been which entities will be “exempt” from this mandate. Although churches may be exempt (at least partially), it was unclear whether religious colleges or religious social organizations (like Catholic Charities) would be exempt.

On June 28, 2013, HHS issued its final regulations on the mandate. As with prior drafts of the regulations, religious schools, charities and hospitals are not exempt as “religious employers.”

Moreover, as New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan explained in a July 3 statement from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the regulations remain problematic because they offer no accommodation for for-profit businesses. “(W)e are concerned as pastors with the freedom of the Church as a whole – not just for the full range of its institutional forms, but also for the faithful in their daily lives – to carry out the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ,” Cardinal Dolan wrote.

This regulation has a direct impact here in the Diocese of Charlotte. Under the mandate, owners of local Catholic businesses, such as Good Will Publishers and Saint Benedict Press, are forced into a Hobson’s choice: provide coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, other contraception and sterilization in violation of Church teaching, their own consciences and the natural law, or they must pay millions in fines that would likely force them

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out of business.

For business owners who believe that their faith informs and permeates everything they do – including their business practices – this issue is of paramount importance. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: “Nobody may be forced to act against his convictions, nor is anyone to be restrained from acting in accordance with his conscience in religious matters in private or in public, alone or in association with others, within due limits. This right is based on the very nature of the human person, whose dignity enables him freely to assent to the divine truth which transcends the temporal order....” (CCC 2106).

And so, something must give: the mandate or the viability of many businesses owned by faithful Catholics.

Fortunately, one federal court recently forced the mandate to give ground. On June 27, 2013, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that forcing Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. to provide abortioninducing contraceptives to its employees, in violation of its owners’ Christian beliefs, violated the owners’ religious liberty rights. The court held: “A religious individual may enter the for-profit realm intending to demonstrate to the marketplace that a corporation can succeed financially while adhering to religious values. As a court, we do not see how we can distinguish this form of evangelism from any other.” One judge explained in a concurring opinion, “No one suggests that organizations, in contrast to their members, have souls. But it does not follow that people must sacrifice their souls to engage in group activities through an organization.”

Providentially, this decision came one week into the Fortnight for Freedom. Nonetheless, while the Tenth Circuit opinion is welcome news, it only applies to the states covered by the Tenth Circuit (in the west and southwestern U.S.). Thus, the struggle is far from over.

So what can people of good conscience do?

First, we can pray and fast. While the Fortnight for Freedom ended July 4, intercessions for religious freedom should remain part of our regular prayers. Second, we can use whatever means we have to speak out for conscience rights – which are also constitutional rights – whether in print media, on Facebook, in daily conversations, or in letters to legislators. Third, and most importantly, we can teach truth to our children, instilling in them the reality that our Catholic faith cannot be compromised, and never letting them fall victim to the lie of relativism.

St. Thomas More, pray for us.

Matthew Orso is a parishioner of St. Ann Church in Charlotte, a lawyer and a member of the St. Thomas More Society.

The Trayvon Martin tragedy: Race still matters

There are those who say that because we have elected an African-American president, we now live in a post-racial society. Nothing could be further from the truth, in the wake of the events surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial of George Zimmerman. Martin’s death has caused great pain to many Americans. Zimmerman’s acquittal has polarized America.

What is evident is that this tragedy had everything to do with race. Zimmerman’s assumption that Martin was a “suspect” to be followed was based upon that fact that Martin was a young AfricanAmerican man dressed in a hooded sweatshirt.

As a young black man, Martin likely experienced discrimination each time he walked into a retail store and was followed by store security.

Like my own son, Martin wasn’t just profiled the night of his death, he was profiled for much of his life. There is probably no doubt that race was also on Martin’s mind as he was followed that night.

Although we do not know how the struggle began, we do know that it ended in tragedy.

Martin will no longer walk on this earth and Zimmerman, although acquitted, will never really be free. The issue of race was probably on the minds of them both that night.

To say that we live in a postracial society and that race does not matter is false. If we are to heal, we must confront the issue of race in this country.

And we must remember last Sunday’s Gospel reading, where Jesus calls on us to follow His law: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

Corlis L. Sellers lives in WinstonSalem. She is the former associate director of Lifelong Faith Formation for Black Catholics and coordinator for the Racial Justice Commission for the Diocese of Camden, N.J.

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‘Only God can take something deadly and turn it into something living and life-giving.’

The Poor Clares

The Wound of Mercy W

hy is it that Our Lord kept His Sacred Wounds after His Resurrection?

The last three hours of Jesus’ life on earth contain a component that He has chosen to keep for all eternity as a sign of His complete self-emptying gift of love. His whole body was an entire mass of wounds upon His death, and upon His Resurrection His body appeared transformed in glory. Yet, it was His explicit choice to retain some of His Wounds in a glorified manner; what compelled Him to carry the marks of His Passion into eternity?

Perhaps we get a small clue from Our Lord’s postResurrection encounter with St. Thomas, whose feast day we celebrated earlier this month: “The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing.” Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:26-28) Now, for most of us, if we ponder this familiar scene, we don’t have so much trouble with the “put your finger here” part. But, if you are like me, if you ponder “…and put out your hand, and place it in My side” you don’t want to linger there for too long.

There is a painting by Caravaggio that is a popular depiction of this event from the Gospel, and it shows a rather gaping cavity in Our Lord’s side. St. Thomas looks incredulous as he inserts his finger into that sacred sidewound.

This image, though painted with much talent and devotion, never fails to make me feel weak in the knees.

Too much reality.

Yet, if we reread the passage in Scripture, this image does not even represent the full physical reality, because the command to Thomas was to place his hand in Our Lord’s side, not just his finger.

Let’s go a step further to the full spiritual reality: Why did Our Lord leave His sacred side wide open for Thomas?

Why is it open even now?

Because He is saying to each one of us: “Enter in with your whole being!”

This open, gaping Wound is His great Mercy, His immense love for us. It is not a stagnant Wound, but a living Wound; an inviting and compelling Wound, which leads directly to His Heart.

The fact that Our Lord intentionally preserved specific wounds upon His Resurrection from the dead is deeply significant. It is in this contrast between wound and wholeness where we will find a gift Our Lord wishes to give us, an invitation to a more intimate relationship with Him. We know that we are made for heaven, yet we also know that we have wounds that are not heavenly.

Our wounds come mainly from sin, from the choices we make that mar the beauty of our soul and disfigure our likeness to God. In His great love for us, Our Lord established a tribunal of His Mercy in the sacrament of penance. He left His Heart rent open to grant us safe passage to His Love and Mercy through the humble confession of our sins to a priest. What an unfathomable gift we have been given!

There is nothing hidden from Our dear Lord, so there is nothing to fear in revealing even the deepest, most humiliating wounds of our soul. He knows, and even more remarkably, He loves us all the more. Our Lord revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska that He loves us so much that His Merciful Love impels Him to seek us out in our misery.

In the transformation that occurred in Our Lord from the point of His death on the Cross to His Resurrection, we see a reflection of the beautiful transformation that occurs in our souls when we cast our sins into the ocean of God’s Mercy. Our wounds become transformed. They are no longer gaping and oozing, decaying and causing pain.

Instead, they become tools for our sanctification.

In his book “The Unchanging Heart of the Priesthood,”

“The Incredulity of St. Thomas” by Caravaggio (c. 1601-1602) is housed in the Sanssouci Palace, now a museum, in Berlin.

Benedictine Father Thomas Acklin delves into the radical Gospel call to follow Christ and offers a mysterious path: “Yet the most radical personal way to follow Jesus Christ is by being vulnerable (vulnera, Latin for “wounds”), by entering into His body through His wounds, in an act of self-surrender which is an act of love towards God and neighbor.”

Every time we heed Our Lord’s invitation to enter into His Wounds, each time we fearlessly bare our wounds to Our Lord and bid Him to press His Sacred Wounds to the wounds of our soul, we are transformed in grace and become more like Him who made us. We become prepared for the eternal realities of heaven. We become citizens of eternal life while still sojourning here below.

Ultimately, what is the most radical act of selfsurrender and gift that proved Our Lord’s love for us? It was His Passion and death; when He took our wounds upon Himself, so that we could become whole. When we surrender our sins, our wounds to Him, He is able to take them and transform us into something beautiful for the

Kingdom. Only God can take sin and transform it into virtue. Only God can take something deadly and turn it into something living and life-giving.

Since it is was Our Lord’s desire to remain emblazoned with the glorified marks of His Passion even in eternity, those very wounds are an invitation to us to join Him in eternity after our wounds have been purified by Him. When we are tempted to forget the depth of Our Lord’s love for us, or when we become discouraged because of our weakness and sin, let us remember that His Sacred Side is left wide open for each one of us, that we may enter in and draw near to the Fountain of Mercy. Let nothing hinder us from entering into that Sacred Wound like St. Thomas, and remaining there forever.

Mother Dolores Marie is abbess of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, St. Joseph Monastery, in Charlotte. This is part of a monthly commentary by the Poor Clares to focus on topics of faith and to address questions about religious life. Learn more about the community and subscribe to their newsletter by going online to www.stjosephmonastery.com.

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