Aug. 14, 2015

August 14, 2015

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catholicnewsherald.com | August 14, 2015 CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

Pope Francis

Celebrations, including Mass, are essential for family life

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amilies need moments of rest and celebration, time for standing back and recognizing the gifts of God and how well they have developed, Pope Francis said.

Celebrations are times “to enjoy that which cannot be produced or consumed, that cannot be bought or sold,” the pope said Aug. 12 at his weekly general audience.

Continuing his series of talks about the family in anticipation of the September celebration of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia and the world Synod of Bishops on the family in October, Pope Francis said he would be looking at “the rhythm of family life,” focusing first on celebrations, then on work and on prayer.

“Celebrations are God’s invention,” he said, pointing to the description in the Book of Genesis of how, after creating the world, God took a day of rest and contemplated all He had created.

Life becomes truly human when people take the time to do the same, the pope said. “A celebration is above all a loving and grateful gaze at work done well,” whether it’s a wedding celebration of a relationship that has matured or birthdays and graduations when people “look at their children or grandchildren who are growing and think, ‘How beautiful.’”

While not ignoring one’s obligations at work, he said, it is important to allow celebrations of birthdays, marriages, new births, welcomes or farewells “to infiltrate” the workplace. “They are moments of familiarity that throw a cog in the production line. It does us good.”

Days of rest, especially Sunday celebrations of Mass and time with the family, are important reminders that every human being is made in the image and likeness of God and is not a “slave to work.”

Unfortunately, he said, even in the modern world there are women and children who have been reduced to slave-like conditions. In other cases, people have made themselves slaves to work, thinking the point of life is to earn a lot of money. Even when they celebrate, they allow consumerism “to swallow” the party by thinking the more money they spend, the better the celebration will be.

The most important celebration for a family is Sunday Mass, which brings people “the grace of Jesus Christ, His presence, His love, His sacrifice, His making us a community, His being with us.”

‘Just as Christ laid down His life for us, so we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. My brethren, Lawrence understood this and, understanding, he acted on it. In his life he loved Christ; in his death he followed in His footsteps.’ — St. Augustine, in a sermon on the feast of St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence Feast day: Aug. 10 St. Lawrence was martyred in Rome on Aug. 10, 258, along with many other members of the clergy, during the persecution of the emperor Valerian.

He was one of seven deacons in Rome who were in charge of giving help to the poor and the needy, and he was the last of them to die. When the persecution broke out, Pope St. Sixtus II was condemned to death. As the pope was led to execution on Aug. 6, 258, Lawrence followed him weeping, “Father, where are you going without your deacon?” he said. “I am not leaving you, my son,” answered the pope. “In three days you will follow me.” Full of joy, Lawrence gave to the poor the rest of the money he had on hand and even sold expensive vessels to have more to give away.

After the pope was killed, Lawrence became the principal authority of the Church in Rome, having been the Church’s treasurer.

The prefect of Rome, a greedy pagan, thought the Church had a great fortune hidden away. So he ordered Lawrence to bring the Church’s treasure to him. The saint said he would, in three days. Then he went through the city and gathered together all the poor and sick people supported by the Church. When he showed them to the prefect, he said: “This is the Church’s treasure!”

In great anger, the prefect immediately condemned Lawrence to a slow, cruel death.

He was tied on top of an iron grill over a slow fire that roasted his flesh little by little, but Lawrence was burning with so much love of God that he almost did not feel the flames. In fact, God gave him so much strength and joy that he even joked: “Turn me over,” he said to the judge. “I’m done on this side!” And just before he died, he said, “It’s cooked enough now.” Then he prayed that the city of Rome might be converted

“The Martyrdom of St Lawrence,” by Palma il Giovane, painted between 1581 and 1582, on display at the Chiesa di San Giacomo dall’Orio in Venice, Italy.

More online At www.catholicnewsherald.com: Learn about more saints whose feast days we celebrate in August, including: St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein), St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Rose of Lima, St. Monica and St. Augustine.

to Jesus and that the Catholic faith might spread all over the world. After that, he went to receive the martyr’s reward.

He is venerated as one of the patrons of Rome, along with Sts. Peter and Paul. He is also the patron of St. Lawrence Basilica in Asheville.

— CNA/EWTN News, www.catholic.org

Catholic Q&A Q: When did the Church come up with the doctrine that each species contains both the Body and the Blood of Christ?

A: The Church has always taught that each species contains both the Body and Blood of Christ. This dogma was reaffirmed at the Council of Trent: “Because Christ our Redeemer said that it was truly His body that He was offering under the species of bread, it has always been the conviction of the Church of God, and this holy Council now declares again, that by the consecration of the bread and wine there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation.” (DenzingerSchönmetzer, 1642) The document “Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion Under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America” states: “It should never be construed, therefore, that Communion under the form of bread alone or Communion under the form of wine alone is somehow an incomplete act or that Christ is not fully present to the communicant. The Church’s unchanging teaching from the time of the Fathers through the ages – notably in the ecumenical councils of Lateran IV, Constance, Florence, Trent, and Vatican II – has witnessed to a constant unity of faith in the presence of Christ in both elements.

“Even in the earliest days of the Church’s life, when Communion under both species was the norm, there were always instances when the Eucharist was received under only the form of bread or wine... Thus, the Church has always taught the doctrine of concomitance, by which we know that under each species alone, the whole Christ is sacramentally present and we receive all the fruit of Eucharistic grace.” (15) — Peggy Frye, www.catholicanswers.com Q: At what point do the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ?

A: The bread becomes the Body of Christ when the words of consecration complete the sentence. Once the priest says the words, “This is My Body,” the change takes place. The same goes for the wine. When the celebrant says, “This is My Blood,” the fruit of the vine becomes the Blood of Christ.

— Dominican Father Vincent Serpa, www.catholicanswers.com

Your daily Scripture readings AUG. 16-22

Sunday: Proverbs 9:1-6, Ephesians 5:15-20, John 6:51-58; Monday: Judges 2:11-19, Matthew 19:16-22; Tuesday: Judges 6:11-24, Matthew 19:23-30; Wednesday (St. John Eudes): Judges 9:6-15, Matthew 20:1-16; Thursday (St. Bernard): Judges 11:29-39, Matthew 22:1-14; Friday (St. Pius X): Ruth 1:1, 3-6, 14-16, 22, Matthew 22:34-40; Saturday (The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary): Ruth 2:1-3, 8-11, 4:13-17, Matthew 23:1-12

AUG. 23-29

Sunday; Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18, Ephesians 5:2132, John 6:60-69; Monday (St. Bartholomew): Revelation 21:9-14, John 1:45-51; Tuesday (St. Louis, St. Joseph Calasanz): 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Matthew 23:23-26; Wednesday: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, Matthew 23:27-32; Thursday (St. Monica): 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13, Matthew 24:42-51; Friday (St. Augustine): 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, Matthew 25:1-13; Saturday (The Passion of St. John the Baptist): 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11, Mark 6:17-29

AUG. 30-SEPT. 5

Sunday: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8, James 1:1718, 21-22, 27, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; Monday: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Luke 4:16-30; Tuesday: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11, Luke 4:31-37; Wednesday: Colossians 1:1-8, Luke 4:38-44; Thursday (St. Gregory the Great): Colossians 1:9-14, Luke 5:1-11; Friday: Colossians 1:15-20, Luke 5:33-39; Saturday: Colossians 1;21-23, Luke 6:1-5

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‘The Church accepts your resolve with joy’

Permanent deacon candidates Paul Bruck St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

Candidates, deacons commit to serving God’s people at Mass July 31

Ralph D’Agostino Jr. St. Leo the Great Church, Winston-Salem

SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — Fifteen men have been formally accepted into the Diocese of Charlotte’s permanent diaconate formation program.

During a July 31 Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral celebrated by Bishop Peter Jugis, the men were received during the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders. Also during the More online Mass, more At www. than 50 of catholicnewsherald. the diocese’s com: See more photos current from the Mass permanent deacons professed their recommitment to their ministry. The deacons’ wives were also present and also recommitted to assisting their husbands in the work of the Church.

Addressing the candidates during his homily, Bishop Jugis explained to them that the Rite of Candidacy is a rite which one formally becomes a candidate for the sacrament of holy orders.

“The one who aspires to the permanent diaconate first publicly manifests his will to offer himself to God and to the Church for sacred ministry,” Bishop Jugis said. “This public declaration our brothers will do shortly when they respond to the two questions I ask them, ‘Do you resolve to complete your preparation?’ and ‘Do you resolve to prepare yourselves in mind and spirit to give faithful service?’

“And then after formally, publicly manifesting their will to enter into this period of preparation, the Church formally accepts them into the ranks of candidates, choosing

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David Faunce Immaculate Conception Church, Forest City Steffen Fohn Holy Family Church, Clemmons Frank Moyer St. Barnabas Church, Arden Timothy Mueller St. Michael the Archangel Church, Gastonia Matthew Newsome St. Mary Mother of God Church, Sylva Quang Nguyen St. Joseph Vietnamese Church, Charlotte David Ramsey III St. Mary Mother of God Church, Sylva Martin Sheehan Jr. Our Lady of the Highways Church, Thomasville Francis Skinner Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, High Point SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald

Fifteen men were formally accepted into the Diocese of Charlotte’s permanent diaconate formation program during a July 31 Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral celebrated by Bishop Peter Jugis. them and calling them to prepare themselves to receive the sacrament of holy orders.”

The rite is actually brief but quite an important step for holy orders, he said.

“It is a passage to a new status in the Church as a candidate now for holy orders – not a status of prestige, but a status of a different

designation of who you are in the Church: no longer an aspirant but now becoming a candidate.

“Before ever arriving at this day, my brothers, much discernment has already taken

Paul Sparrow St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Charlotte Peter Tonon St. Ann Church, Charlotte Donald Waugh Jr. St. Bernadette Church, Linville Jack Yarbrough Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro

CANDIDATES, SEE page 17A

‘We honor them all with great affection’

Bishop Jugis recognizes jubilarians Aug. 4 at St. Patrick Cathedral SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — The feast of St. John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, was the perfect time to celebrate jubilarians who have given decades of service to the Church. More than 40 priests gathered Aug. 4 at St. Patrick Cathedral with Bishop Peter Jugis to honor the eight jubilarians who are celebrating 25 or more years of priestly ministry this year in the Diocese of Charlotte.

Those jubilarians are: Monsignor Joseph Showfety, Father Thomas Clements, Father James Solari (60 years); Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson, Jesuit Father Francis Reese (55 years); Conventual Franciscan Father Joseph Angelini, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Father Joseph Zuschmidt (50 years); and Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Father Paul Dechant (25 years).

Bishop Jugis served as the main celebrant for the Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of Priestly Ordinations Mass.

He was joined by Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin;

Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari of Belmont Abbey; Monsignor Mauricio West, vicar general and chancellor of the diocese; along with jubilarians Father Neilson and Father Solari, dozens of other priests and several seminarians who are home this summer.

During his homily, Bishop Jugis recognized the eight priests who have given decades of service.

“We honor them all with great affection,” he said. “We want them to know the tremendous esteem their brother priests have for them. We wish them many spiritual blessings and graces.”

He noted that all of the priests celebrating golden jubilee anniversaries or higher had served in ministry longer than the diocese has been in existence.

“They inspire the rest of us in our own march to those jubilee anniversaries, and they also inspire the seminarians who are here serving our Mass this afternoon as they make their progress toward ordination.” jubilarians, SEE page 17A

SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald

Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson exchanges the sign of peace with Bishop Peter Jugis during an Aug. 4 Mass honor the eight jubilarians who are celebrating 25 or more years of priestly ministry this year.

More online At www.catholicnewsherald.org: Read more about the jubilarians and see more photos from the jubilarians Mass

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Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following upcoming events: Aug. 15 – Noon Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the 60th anniversary of St. Ann Parish St. Ann Church, Charlotte AUG. 17 – 7 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Joseph Church, Asheboro

AUG. 20 – 7 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. John the Baptist Church, Tryon

AUG. 25 – 10 A.M. Blessing of Mother Teresa Villa Apartments Charlotte

AUG. 22 – 7 A.M. Holy Mass for Missionaries of Charity, Missionaries of Charity Convent, Charlotte

AUG. 26 – 7 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation Holy Infant Church, Reidsville

AUG. 23 – 1 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Mary Church, Shelby

AUG. 27 – 10 A.M. Meeting of the Foundation of the Diocese of Charlotte Catholic Conference Center, Hickory

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ENTERTAINMENT Irish Movie Night “MICHAEL COLLINS”: 7-9 p.m. Sept.

5, at St. Mark Church’s Parish Hall, 14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville. This is the story of the man who led the fight for Irish independence. Movie is rated “R” due to violence and language; therefore, children are not allowed. Popcorn and refreshments will be available for purchase. For details, contact Joe Dougherty at 704942-6345 or dockirish@yahoo.com. Sponsored by the St. Brendan Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

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“End of Life Issues from Medical and Ethical Perspectives”: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the Ministry Center at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Road. Program will be presented by Dr. Wes Ely, an internationally-known pulmonary/critical care physician from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a leader in the Catholic Medical Association. His presentation will cover end-of-life care in the real world clinical setting, incorporating secular and faith-based concerns, modern controversies related to physicianassisted suicide and euthanasia and the means of prioritizing human dignity and self-worth through the dying process. Admission is free but RSVPs are requested to cesposito@stgabrielchurch.org.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINAR: 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, and 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, 37 Murphy Dr., Maggie Valley.

Rediscover the beauty of being baptized in the Holy Spirit. This is a series of seven talks to introduce people to the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Accepting the Baptism in the Holy Spirit does not mean joining a movement, it’s embracing your Christian faith in a new and deeper way. To register or details, call Janet Zander at 828-734-0039.

Medicare choices made easy: Classes designed to explain Medicare, when to sign up and how to save money. For details and registration, call Sandra Breakfield at 704-370-3220. Walk-ins welcome. Upcoming workshops will be held in: Asheville: 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at St. Eugene Church, 72 Culvern St.; 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 at St. Lawrence Basilica, 97 Haywood St. Morganton: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 728 West Union St. Hendersonville: 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 Seventh Ave. W. Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ and Catholic teaching on the environment: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., presentation by Dan Misleh, director of the Catholic Climate Covenant in Washington, D.C.; 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, St. Peter Church, 507 South Tryon St., presentations by Michael Burkhart of Catholic Relief Services and Sam Perkins of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Curtin Hall, on the Sisters of Mercy campus in Belmont, presentations by Father Frank Cancro, pastor

of Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont and Mercy Sister Rose Marie Tresp, director of justice for the Sisters of Mercy South Central Community.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING NFP Introduction and Full Course: 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19, at St. Joseph Church, 720 West 13th St., Newton. Topics include: effectiveness of modern NFP, health risks of popular contraceptives and what the Church teaches about responsible parenting. Sponsored

by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte. RSVP to Batrice Adcock, MSN, RN, at 704-370-3230.

OTHER Community breakfast: 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 North Main St., Belmont. For details, call the parish at 704- 825-9600.

Eucharistic Congress: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 11-12, at the Charlotte Convention Center, 501 South College St., Charlotte. Free. Everyone welcome. For details and a schedule of events, go to www.goeucharist.com.

PRAYER SERVICES & GROUPS Polish mass in honor of our lady of czestochowa and st. john Paul ii: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte. Polish priest Father Matt Nycz of Buffalo, N.Y., will be celebrant and Deacon James Witulski will assist. A first-class relic of St. John Paul II will be brought to Mass for veneration and the Polish Choir will sing traditional Marian hymns. Confessions in Polish and English will be heard at 1 p.m. Dessert reception following Mass. For details, call Mary Witulski at 704-290-6012. Everyone welcome.

St. peregrine healing prayer service: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 27, at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte. St. Peregrine is the patron saint of cancer and grave diseases. This prayer is offered for all those suffering with cancer or other grave diseases.

For details, call the parish office at 704-543-7677.

Healing mass and anointing of the sick: 2 p.m. every third Sunday of the month at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, 37 Murphy Dr., Maggie Valley. Individual prayers over people after Mass by Charismatic Prayer Group. For details, call Don or Janet Zander at 828-400-9291.

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING “Protecting God’s Children” workshops are intended to educate parish volunteers to recognize and prevent sexual abuse. Upcoming workshops are listed below.

For details, contact your parish office. To register and confirm workshop times, go to www.virtus.org.

BELMONT: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Belmont Abbey College (Grace Auditorium in St. Leo Hall) Charlotte: 9:30-11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, St. Matthew Church’s NLC Banquet Room, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy.; 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Road GASTONIA: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, St. Michael Church, 708 St. Michael’s Lane HUNTERSVILLE: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, St. Mark Church’s Room 200/201, 14740 Stumptown Road SALISBURY: 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, Sacred Heart Church, 375 Lumen Christi Lane YOUNG ADULTS AQUINAS’ FINEST: A social group for Charlotte-area Catholics in their 20s and 30s, under the patronage of the Angelic Doctor. Go to www.stacharlotte.com/finest for details about upcoming events.

Asheville Theology on Tap: Catholics in their 20s and 30s in the Asheville area are invited to the following upcoming talks: “Window to Heaven: Praying with Ikons” with Father Joshua Voitus of Sylva, on Tuesday, Aug. 18; and “Unlocking the Mystery of Faith, One Hail Mary at a Time” with Father John Eckert of Salisbury on Tuesday, Sept. 15. All programs begin at 6:30 p.m. at MoJo Kitchen, 55 College St. in downtown Asheville. For details, check them out on Facebook, Twitter or MeetUp. Charlotte Area Young adults: Groups for Catholics in their 20s and 30s, single or married, are active in Charlotte at: St. Gabriel Church (on Facebook at “St. Gabriel Young Adult Ministry”), St. John Neumann Church (Meg VanGoethem, 815-545-2587), St. Mark Church (look them up on MeetUp), St. Matthew Church (on Facebook at “Young Adult Life: A St. Matthew Ministry”), St. Patrick Cathedral (on Facebook at “St. Patrick Cathedral Frassati Fellowship-Young Adult Ministry”), St. Peter Church (look them up on MeetUp) and Our Lady of Consolation Church (Denise Duliepre, 917-575-0871); and Holy Spirit Church in Denver (Nicole Lehman, 704-607-5207).

Pro-Life Rosary: 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 901 North Main St. and Sunset Drive, High Point. Outdoors, rain or shine. Parking available nearby. Come to pray for the end of abortion. For details, call Jim Hoyng at 336-882-9593 or Paul Klosterman at 336-848-6835.

St. Joseph intercessory prayer group: 7:30 p.m. every Monday, choir room at St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St., Greensboro. For details, call the parish office at 336-272-4681.

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In Brief

Belmont Abbey College launches major in Catholic education SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

St. Ann to celebrate 60th anniversary Mass Aug. 15 CHARLOTTE — St. Ann Church will celebrate its 60th anniversary as a parish with a Solemn High Mass at noon on Saturday, Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Father Timothy Reid, pastor of St. Ann Church, and other priests of the Diocese of Charlotte will celebrate the Mass in the Extraordinary Form Bishop Peter Jugis, who was baptized at St. Ann Church in 1957, will be in choir for the Latin Mass.

St. Ann Parish was established on Aug. 15, 1955, with the purchase of the northeast corner property at Park Road and Hillside Avenue. It was the fourth Catholic parish erected in Charlotte. The original church building was dedicated by Bishop Vincent Waters in 1960.

St. Ann’s school building was completed and dedicated in September 1956. In 1993 a parish activity center was built and named the Monsignor Allen Center in honor of its eighth pastor, the late Monsignor Richard Allen. St. Ann Church was extensively renovated in 2008-2009 and was rededicated by Bishop Jugis on Dec. 5, 2009.

A reception will follow the anniversary Mass from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Allen Center.

— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter

Resources available on Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ “Laudato Si” is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to “every person living on this planet” for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. On Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte’s website, www.ccdoc.org, find a resource page with web links to a range of resources on “Laudato Si” as well as a link to the full text of the encyclical.

A series of public events in the Charlotte area offer opportunities to learn more about this encyclical and Church teaching on the environment: n 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, St. Matthew Church: Presentation by Dan Misleh, director of Catholic Climate Covenant, Washington, D.C. n 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, St. Peter Church: Presentations by Michael Burkhart of Catholic Relief Services, and Sam Perkins of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation n 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Curtin Hall, on the Sisters of Mercy campus in Belmont: Presentations by Father Frank Cancro, pastor of Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont, and Mercy Sister Rose Marie Tresp, director of justice for the Sisters of Mercy South Central Community Planning is also underway for events about “Laudato Si” in October in western North Carolina and in the Piedmont Triad region. Details about all of these events will be published in upcoming editions of the Catholic News Herald.

— Catholic News Herald

IN BRIEF, SEE page 11A

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BELMONT — As classes begin Aug. 18, Belmont Abbey College is offering a new major in Catholic education designed to provide a strong foundation for Catholic secondary teachers, faith formation directors and youth ministry leaders.

The Catholic Educational Studies major is being added to the Department of Education at the private liberal arts college founded by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey in 1876.

Dr. Laura Campbell, the director of teacher education at Belmont Abbey College’s Charlotte campus, refers to a May 2015 article from the Cardinal Newman Society to explain the purpose of the new major: “Pope Francis last week said that the influence of a Catholic educator ‘depends more on what he is as a person and the way he lives than what he says,’ and even athletics coaches – whom he included as educators – must be ‘formators’ and therefore need their own ‘solid formation’ to prepare for giving witness to the faith.”

“The new major,” Campbell said, “will begin to address the importance of learning how to respond to the call to teach Catholic faith formation.”

The Bachelor of Arts degree will prepare future secondary teachers to understand the Catholic intellectual tradition; be faithful, informed and articulate participants in Catholic education; deepen their understanding of Catholic school culture, traditions, teaching methods and spirituality; and gain the necessary skills for effective teaching and learning.

Students majoring in this program will build a foundation for a career in grades 6-12 Catholic education, Campbell said, but it is also appropriate for anyone who wants to work in Catholic education.

“This new major will challenge students called to be Catholic educators and allow for catechetical formation of students aspiring to teach in Catholic middle and high schools, students who would like to be directors of religious education and youth ministers, and students who would like to be parish and school coordinators,” she said.

“The intent is to show the future teachers that an excellent school adheres to mission and provides a rigorous academic program for religious studies and catechesis while integrating faith and culture,” she said.

The major is comprised of 33 hours of required courses focusing on teacher

education and theology classes such as “Catholic Social Teaching” and “Liturgy and the Sacraments.” Students are required to at least minor in the subject area they would like to teach and are encouraged to double major in that subject area. A minor in theology is also encouraged.

Campbell added, “It is our plan to prepare all the Catholic interns to achieve basic catechetical certification, along with opportunities outside the classroom for faith formation, participation in liturgical and communal prayer, and service in social justice by participating in a partnership with Mecklenburg Area Catholic middle and secondary schools. “ The new major is separate from the college’s existing majors in elementary education with licensure and educational studies, although much of the coursework will overlap. Catholic Educational Studies will not include North Carolina state teacher licensure.

Through the new major, students will be prepared to carry on the faith formation mission of Catholic schools that used to be staffed primarily by men and women religious, Campbell noted. With fewer numbers of religious teaching in Catholic schools, there is an increased reliance on lay teachers and leaders. Those laity must be prepared to bear the responsibility for providing the religious formation of our youth.

“More and more Belmont Abbey students are expressing a desire to teach in Catholic schools. By adding this Catholic Educational Studies major, we will help build upon the legacy bequeathed by our Catholic religious orders,” Campbell said.

“I am very happy that Belmont Abbey College is introducing the new Catholic Educational Studies major to prepare graduates to teach in Catholic schools,” said Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari, chancellor of Belmont Abbey College. “I believe that Catholic education is now more important than ever to safeguard the precious gift of our faith for coming generations. Preparing our students in a focused manner to promote Catholic education is a wonderful service we can offer as a Catholic college.”

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Fourth annual Polish Mass set for Aug. 23 CHARLOTTE — The Polish community of the Diocese of Charlotte invites all to attend the fourth annual Polish Mass in honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa and St. John Paul II that will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte.

Visiting Polish priest, Father Matt Nycz of Buffalo, N.Y., will celebrate the Mass and Deacon James Witulski of the Diocese of Charlotte will assist.

The Mass will be in the Polish language with the homily given in both Polish and English. A Polish choir, singing traditional Marian hymns, will provide music during the Mass. This Mass fulfills one’s Sunday obligation.

All those owning native Polish attire are encouraged to wear it to the Mass.

Confessions in Polish and English will be heard beginning at 1 p.m.

Veneration of a first-class relic of St. John Paul II – a drop of his blood on his cassock from the day he was shot in St. Peter’s Square on May 13, 1981 – will take place following the Mass.

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WINSTON-SALEM — Grace. It is not only God’s gift to His people for their sanctification. The word itself can aid Catholics in becoming more holy, says a Jesuit philosophy professor who regularly visits the Diocese of Charlotte to speak on matters of faith.

Father Joseph Koterski of Fordham University in New York City explained in a series of talks across the diocese last week that the word “grace” makes Koterski an ideal mnemonic device for the Daily Examen, a fundamental tool of spiritual growth developed by the Jesuits’ founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola.

Father Koterski has been coming to the Charlotte diocese for the past 10 summers, and this summer he began his talks at St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem. He also spoke in Greensboro, Mocksville, Hickory, High Point and Clemmons.

In the Daily Examen, one sets aside 10 to 15 minutes daily at the close of day to reflect on the day’s events and be with the Lord. Father Koterski is an expert at getting people excited about this daily examination of conscience, and he emphasized in his talk entitled “The Daily Examen – An Ignatian Tool for Praying Daily with G.R.A.C.E.,” that the examen is not a form of punishment as penance for the day’s sins but an opportunity to reach out to God for help in discerning His will in our lives.

First of all, Father Koterski noted with humor, waiting until you go to bed at night is not a good idea. The examen should be prayerful, he said, but not complicated.

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length of time at the close of the day, he said.

He suggested structuring this daily reflection using the acronym “G.R.A.C.E.,” which not only infuses each step of the practice with compassion for yourself and others but also keeps the entire examen in a state of prayer.

The letter G stands for “Gratitude.” Start your examen each night by specifically thanking God, he said: Think about, be clear, say it out loud.

The letter R stands for “Request for Light.” In this step, we ask God to illuminate what He wants us to do or to see the things we don’t want to look at, he said.

The letter A stands for “Account of Actions/Attitudes.” Start with your examen from the previous night, he said.

Ask God for focus in your life, but do not just focus on “sin” or the mistakes of the day.

The letter C stands for “Chart your Course.” Ask yourself how you should respond given the problems or issues you’ve recognized, Father Koterski said.

Perhaps, he said, you may want to make an Act of Contrition here and make a plan to go to confession.

The letter E stands for “Enthusiasm/ Entreat.” In this last step of the examen, ask God for the energy and the enthusiasm you will need to follow this new course, he said. A short, heartfelt prayer is best here, he noted.

Among those who attended Father Koterski’s talk in Winston-Salem, two couples said they believed the program was inspiring and offered practical help for a more fruitful examen.

“Ten minutes is manageable,” noted Jo Tinsley. Her husband Skip agreed and thought making the daily practice much longer would defeat the purpose for him personally.

Bonnie and Don Frail said they liked the idea of a longer examen using Father Koterski’s method.

“I think this is really going to help make my confessions more apostolic,” Don Frail added.

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Forum, reception held at St. Benedict the Moor Church in honor of bishop from Cameroon Annette K. Tenny Correspondent

WINSTON-SALEM — Bishop Immanuel Bushu of the Diocese of Buea, Cameroon, was welcomed to Winston-Salem and King Aug. 7-9 by one of his priests who is currently serving in the Diocese of Charlotte.

Local Catholics, civic and community leaders and other dignitaries were on hand for Bishop Bushu’s visit, arranged

by Father Basile Sede, newly appointed sacramental minister of St. Benedict the Moor Church in Winston-Salem and Good Shepherd Mission in King. Father Sede is currently serving for a year in the diocese with Bishop Bushu’s permission.

The bishop offered several Masses and led a First Friday Eucharistic Adoration during his stay, and on Aug. 8 St. Benedict the Moor Church hosted a presentation by the bishop about the Catholic University Institute of Buea.

The program drew Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines, Forsyth County Commission Chairman David Plyler, Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Dr. Elwood Robinson, Forsyth County Bishop Immanuel NAACP President Ike Howard, Bishop Bushu Todd Fulton of the Diocese of Buea, Minister’s Conference Cameroon of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, and many other community, government and religious leaders.

The forum was designed to educate the local community about the development and future of the Catholic University Institute of Buea, as well as to seek community partnerships to support its students, parents and faculty.

Before the CUIB opened in 2010, Bishop Bushu said, 20,000 applicants vied for only 5,000 openings in the central African nation’s other universities and colleges.

The new non-profit university was approved by the Cameroon government but does not receive much financial support

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from it. The Buea diocese provided the start-up funds, and now five years after opening it is funded through tuition fees, donations and endowments.

The CUIB’s mission, Bishop Bushu said, is to teach sustainable development practices and entrepreneurial skills, with a commitment to the community and responsibility to the environment.

Programs of study include agriculture and natural resources, information technology, engineering and business. Male and female students of any faith or race are welcomed, but their education includes an important moral component, he said – striving to prepare Cameroonians to be “job creators” and not “job seekers,” as well as “servant leaders” who can work to address the country’s joblessness and poverty.

“One cannot just work with the students’ minds, but must involve their souls and hearts,” he said. They are taught to see their careers and their lives as a unified vocation which they must put to the service of the wider community, he continued.

Some of the students are so inspired that they do not wait until graduation to start their own businesses, he noted.

“It is easy to get overwhelmed, and then we do nothing,” he said about Cameroon’s economic and social problems. Although it has one of the strongest economies in subSaharan Africa, Cameroon’s stability has also taken a hit recently from Boko Haram militant attacks along its northern border with Nigeria.

“But,” Bishop Bushu said, “remember that when you serve people, you are serving the glory of God. When you look at the face of the gift-giver, no matter what the gift might be, you are looking at the face of God.” Being a servant-leader, a gift-giver of a peaceful and just world, will require the efforts of us all, he said. We need look no further than the Gospel of John, he said, and Christ’s washing of the feet to understand what to do.

During a question-and-answer period after his talk, an audience member asked Bishop Bushu if he was concerned about the possibility of “brain drain,” in which the educated leave their communities for life elsewhere.

“We work closely with the students from the very beginning of their education,” he replied. “We show them – you can make an America or Japan here.”

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Currently, we are seeking an experienced full time, hourly Facilities Coordinator. The position would be responsible for event set up and breakdown for parish activities. Campus maintenance and audio visual setup experience is a must.

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We are currently seeking a part-time, hourly Faith Formation Coordinator. The Faith Formation Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Faith Formation Director in coordinating and implementing all Faith Formation programs in our parish including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Whole Family Catechesis, Sacramental Preparation, Home Study, Youth Ministry, and Adult Education.

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Exploring the faith this summer

Photos by Doreen Sugierski | Catholic News Herald

DENVER — For the fifth year in a row, Holy Spirit Church in Denver hosted the summer catechetical program “Totus Tuus,” as did several other parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte. Four young adults with the Totus Tuus program – Aaron Huber of Belmont Abbey College, and Melanie Grieco, Sarah Seyed-Ali and Justin Lapeyra of Franciscan University – came to share their faith with nearly 60 children and teens of the parish. Children sang, danced, prayed, shared and learned during the fun-filled week. As usual, on the final day they had an outdoor fun day beginning with making a human sundae out of the children’s choice of Totus Tuus leaders – which was Lapeyra this year. Water-fun followed with children yielding cups, buckets and squirt guns running amok on the grass.

Their final send-off included popsicles and ice cream sandwiches.

SYLVA — St. Mary Mother of God Church in Sylva recently hosted the summer catechetical program “Totus Tuus,” with team leaders Mary Katherine Leaf, Chris Block, Jonathan DeFazio and Georgi Heanue.

Children are pictured creating a chalk drawing welcome sign and playing during recess with the team leaders.

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LEXINGTON — During the last week of July, Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Lexington hosted Vacation Bible School for children in the community. Led by the parish’s faith formation director, Providence Sister Katherine Francis, the theme of the study was “Looking for God.” Children acted out skits, created crafts and sang songs to explore the theme and deepen their personal relationships with God. As the week progressed, they learned about God the Father and Creator; Jesus, the Son of God, Savior and Friend; the Holy Spirit, Third Person of the Blessed Trinity and our spiritual guide. On the fourth day they learned how to look for God within themselves and in others. On the final day, a special dramatic program was held in the parish hall followed by a luncheon for the children and their families. A volunteer team of junior high school girls assisted Sister Kathy with running the successful program.

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CHARLOTTE — St. John Neumann Church welcomed 128 campers from the parish and the surrounding community to its first summer camp July 27-31. The campers, aged 6-14, chose one of three tracks – art, music or sports – all centered around the theme “Made New.” Campers attended Mass, participated in Eucharistic Adoration and other faith-infused events during the week, which was capped off with an art exhibit, concert and soccer games with a family cookout. The successful camp was made possible in part by a grant from the Foundation of the Diocese of Charlotte, and several local businesses sponsored lunch during the week, including

Harris Teeter, Chick-Fil-A, Papa John’s, Azteca, Cajun Queen, The Woodland’s and American Burger Company.

“The outpouring of support for SJN Summer Camp by the parish, the diocese and the community was overwhelming,” said Katie Knoefel, the parish’s faith formation director. “It was incredible to see so many kids enjoying themselves and learning more about our Catholic faith. I can’t wait to see where God leads this evangelization initiative in the future.”

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NEWTON — St. Joseph Church in Newton also hosted Totus Tuus for about 80 children and teens of the parish July 19-24. The team leaders were Sabina Abbadessa, David Harley, Adam Lesniak and Kaitlyn Sendzik.

ASHEVILLE — High school students from St. Eugene Church in Asheville participated in a Catholic Heart Workcamp in Charleston July 12-18. Catholic Heart Workcamp is a service-oriented and evangelization program for Catholic young people and their leaders. Through this program, students are taught to share the love of Christ while serving the neglected, brokenhearted and the marginalized, as well as be inspired to live as disciples of Christ and to foster their Catholic faith through the sacraments and prayer. This year’s theme was “Amplify” and involved 13,000 students in more than 50 cities in the U.S. The St. Eugene youths stayed at North Charleston High School during the week, and participated in construction and painting revitalization, building wheelchair ramps, and going to senior centers and food banks.

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MONROE — Members of the youth group at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe participated in a summer immersion course about Theology of the Body for teens, focusing on Church teaching about chastity and marital love. The parish covered the cost of a Carowinds trip for the youth who participated in the entire course.

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Celebrating the sacraments

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WINSTON-SALEM — More than 100 young people from Our Lady of Mercy Church in Winston-Salem recently received the sacrament of confirmation during Mass celebrated by Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari of Belmont Abbey.

LEXINGTON — Young people at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Lexington received the sacrament of confirmation June 2 during Mass celebrated

by Monsignor Mauricio West, vicar general and chancellor of the diocese, and Father Al Gondek, OSFS, pastor.

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STATESVILLE — On June 1, Bishop Peter Jugis confirmed 27 people at St. Philip the Apostle Church in Statesville.

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Conference focusing on the elderly coming Sept. 19

year’s SonFest community event hosted by the parish. The Relatives is an organization of resources that helps children and youth find shelter and support and serves as the Safe Place agency for Mecklenburg County and the surrounding area.

— Marty Schneider and Jennifer Noto

BREVARD — “Connecting Elders to Resources in Western North Carolina,” the seventh Bishop Begley Conference on Appalachia, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sacred Heart Church in Brevard. Everyone is invited to come to learn, celebrate and pray as Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte and Sacred Heart Church highlight the treasure of elders in society and offer helpful workshops on a variety of topics, including elder health care choices, safety tips and risk prevention, avoiding scams and fraud, and community resources. Go to www.ccdoc.org/fwnc for event schedule and registration details. Questions?

E-mail jtpurello@charlottediocese.org or call 704-370-3225.

CHARLOTTE — St. John Neumann Church recently presented The Relatives with a check for $4,560.99 — part of the proceeds from this

ASHEVILLE — Adam Kull from Boy Scout Troop 15 in Weaverville recently earned his Eagle Scout rank. He conducted a landscaping Kull and tree-planting project at North Buncombe High School, from which he recently graduated, to fulfill the requirements of the rank. He is the son of Ray and Gretchen Kull of Woodfin and is a member of St. Eugene Parish in Asheville, where he is a long-time altar server and a member of the parish youth group.

He will attend Georgia Institute of Technology in the fall, majoring in physics.

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End-of-life ethics topic of upcoming talk in Charlotte Respect Life group prays outside abortion facility

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CHARLOTTE — Members of the Respect Life ministry at St. Ann Church prayed the rosary outside Family Reproductive Health, one of Charlotte’s three abortion facilities, on July 25.

The monthly prayer vigil was led by Deacon Thomas Sanctis. The St. Ann’s Respect Life group offers Mass, Adoration, and a rosary procession to end abortion typically on the fourth Saturday of each month. The next one is scheduled for Aug. 22. For details, contact Andy Zorichak at respectlifestanncharlotte@gmail. com.

— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent

CHARLOTTE — In today’s world, facing the end of life for oneself or for loved ones involves medical, legal and moral issues that can be confusing, threatening, frightening and often overwhelming for everyone involved. Discussions about end-of-life matters can be difficult and uncomfortable, but they are essential.

To encourage awareness and discussion on this topic, St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte will host a presentation on “End of Life Issues from Medical and Ethical Perspectives” by Dr. Wes Ely, an internationally known pulmonary-critical care physician from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a leader in the Catholic Medical Association. The talk will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the parish Ministry Center.

Ely’s presentation will focus on end-oflife care in the real world clinical setting, incorporating secular and faith-based concerns;

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modern controversies related to physicianassisted suicide and euthanasia; and means of prioritizing human dignity and self-worth through the dying process.

The talk is free, but reservations are requested to cesposito@stgabrielchurch.org.

Catholic young adults invited to ballgame CHARLOTTE — Catholics in their 20s and 30s interested in connecting with other Catholics in the Charlotte area are invited to come to a multi-parish event at BB&T baseball field to cheer on the Charlotte Knights at 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 4. Buy your tickets in advance or at the box office and look for signs in the lawn section. For details, email Heather Moeller at heatherlmoeller@gmail.com.

Salisbury Theology on Tap to meet Aug. 25 CLEVELAND — Catholics in their 20s and 30s, married or single, who live in the Salisbury area are invited to attend the upcoming Theology on Tap program Tuesday, Aug. 25, on “The Rule of St. Benedict in the 21st Century,” by Father Lucas Rossi, parochial vicar of Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at Mario’s Family Style Restaurant, located at 8850 Statesville Blvd. in Cleveland.

Come, eat, drink, and learn about the faith! No RSVPs required. Contact Michael Becker at mbecker@salisburycatholic.org or 704-6330591 or go to the Theology on Tap Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ToTSalisburyNC for details.

We welcome your parish’s news! Please email news items to Editor Patricia L. Guilfoyle at catholicnews@ charlottediocese.org.

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Garden of bounty Sacred Heart volunteers feed the needy, receive blessings from their growing community garden

Patricia L. Guilfoyle Editor

SALISBURY — “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Heb 13:16) A group of parishioners at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury have taken this Scripture passage to heart in a tangible way, sharing their interest in gardening and love for their neighbors in need by planting a community garden they have dubbed “The Lord’s Bounty.”

The 1.5-acre garden on the church’s sprawling campus is more than a hobby.

It’s a ministry to provide fresh produce for the poor in Rowan County.

Photos by Bill Washington | Catholic News Herald

Lord’s Bounty community garden volunteers from Sacred Heart Church include (from left) Michele Maher, Mary Blanton, Bob Niekras and Gretchen McKivergan.

The garden began in 2012 with Gretchen McKivergan and a handful of other volunteers, as a place for parishioners who might not have space to plant one at home. Participants were to give at least 10 percent to the parish for those in need, as a kind of tithe. But few people took interest, so the idea was reworked as a garden exclusively for the needy. Named The Lord’s Bounty, the community garden has expanded and prospered since then – attracting a dedicated cadre of parishioners who absolutely love what they do.

“It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it,” McKivergan says.

Gardening work was especially difficult at first, as the property was not irrigated. Volunteers watered everything by hand, carrying water jugs to each plant.

Thanks in part to a CRS Mini Rice Bowl Grant and assistance from the N.C. Department of Agriculture’s Piedmont Research Station, the land was plowed and water lines were put in.

“None of us had much gardening experience,” notes

McKivergan, but people pitched in with enthusiasm.

Now, the garden features two large plots with fruit trees, vegetables and an herb garden.

What gets planted in the garden varies each season.

“We all get together and decide between ourselves what we think people would use and what they would want,” McKivergan explains. “We try to be as organic as possible,” and try to plant produce that people would like but oftentimes cannot afford.

This year the garden includes tomatoes, okra, English cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, kale, chard, asparagus, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, basil, dill, lavender and sunflowers. Grapevines and apple and pear trees planted in the garden are also bearing fruit.

At harvest time, the volunteers deliver the produce to the parish food pantry as well as local charities, including Rowan Helping Ministries, the local Salvation Army and Nazareth Children’s Home. Nearby senior citizens at Good Shepherd Gardens, a diocesan housing initiative, also enjoy produce from the garden delivered to them when possible.

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Keegan Dillon erected these outdoor Stations of the Cross near the garden as his Eagle Scout Project.

Deliveries depends on how much is harvested each week from the garden, McKivergan says. “It just depends on how much crop we have. Everybody seems to love it.”

The Lord’s Bounty ministry means a lot of weeding, tilling, harvesting and planning throughout the year, the volunteers agree.

“Sure, it’s a lot of hard work. But it’s worth it. It’s really worth it,” McKivergan says.

“I enjoy being out there and spending time together” with the other parishioners, notes volunteer Michelle Maher.

“Many hands make light the work. When there are several of us out there,” it goes faster and is more fun, Maher adds.

Robert Niekras got involved in the garden ministry after reading in the parish bulletin about the need for more volunteers. He and his wife are both active in the parish already, but Niekras sees the garden as a particularly direct way of helping others.

Niekras mows the grass each week and pitches in with

weeding and harvesting as needed.

“I enjoy what I’m doing,” he says. He especially likes working in the early evening hours at the garden, when the temperatures have dipped and the swallows are flying.

“It’s really nice,” he says.

The garden also offers a quiet place of prayer for visitors to the Sacred Heart Church campus. Boy Scout Keegan Dillon erected an outdoor Stations of the Cross next to the garden for his Eagle Scout project, and a picnic table sits invitingly nearby.

The Lord’s Bounty “is the perfect title because we’re giving it back to the people who need it,” McKivergan says. And there are so many people in need in the Salisbury area, she continues. “We don’t know what their struggles are, but food” is a universal way to comfort and help people.

“It’s been a blessing to all of us who’ve been a part of it.”

Adds Maher, “We’re doing God’s work. We’re told to help our neighbors – that’s what it’s all about.”

Father Jason Barone, former parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Church, is pictured blessing the garden in May 2014.

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DiĂĄconos Carlos Medina y Rafael Torres celebran 20 aniversario de ordenaciĂłn Rico De Silva Hispanic Communications Reporter

CHARLOTTE — Los Diåconos Permanentes Hispanos, Carlos Medina y Rafael Torres celebraron el pasado 1 de Julio del corriente su veinte aniversario de ordenación.

Los DiĂĄconos fueron dos de los 11 hombres que fueron ordenados por el ahora Obispo EmĂŠrito de Charlotte, William Curlin, el primero de Julio de 1995.

El Diacono Carlos Medina

El Diacono Carlos Medina, su esposa Martha y sus hijos inmigraron a los Estados Unidos de su tierra natal Nicaragua en 1978 vĂ­a Miami, Florida. Los Medinas se mudaron a Charlotte en 1981 cuando se presentĂł una mejor oportunidad de trabajo en esa ciudad. DĂ­as despuĂŠs de su mudanza a Charlotte, el Diacono Medina asistiĂł a la Misa en espaĂąol en la Catedral de St. Patrick que se celebraba en esa parroquia en ese entonces los Domingos en la noche.

Fue en la Catedral en donde Medina iniciĂł su compromiso con la DiĂłcesis de Charlotte, y en donde le preguntĂł al entonces Canciller de la DiĂłcesis, Mons. Joseph Kerin, “No tengo nada, ni le pido nada, solo quiero saber, Âż quĂŠ es lo que puedo hacer por mi Iglesia?â€?

Medina sirviĂł despuĂŠs en el Consejo Hispano y creciĂł en su conocimiento de la fe catĂłlica gracias al SEPI (Congreso Pastoral Hispano del Suroeste). AhĂ­, se entrenĂł como Lector y tambiĂŠn como Ministro Extraordinario de la Santa Comunion, y asĂ­ continuo sirviendo las necesidades de la comunidad Latina en Charlotte.

DespuĂŠs de asistir a un Cursillo de Cristiandad en 1988, una experiencia que le proporcionĂł mucha alegrĂ­a, Medina empezĂł a asistir a la Santa Misa diariamente en la Catedral de St. Patrick. TambiĂŠn se uniĂł al movimiento Cursillista como lĂ­der a nivel local y regional. Fue durante ese periodo de su caminar con Dios que el entonces Obispo de Charlotte y ahora difunto, John Donoghue le preguntĂł, â€œÂż Por quĂŠ no estudias para diacono?â€?

Medina aplicĂł orando, “SeĂąor, diacono o no diacono, te voy a servir.â€? El Diacono Medina disfrutĂł mucho de su formaciĂłn como Diacono Permanente, y ofreciĂł muchas

palabras de elogio del difunto Mons. Anthony Kovacic, quien era el Director del Diaconado Permanente en esos tiempos. DespuĂŠs de su ordenaciĂłn, ĂŠl fue asignado al Centro CatĂłlico Hispano en Charlotte, (hoy dĂ­a la Medina Torres Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. de Guadalupe).

Como parte de su primera asignatura para servir al Ministerio Hispano fue la tarea de empezar ministerios alrededor de la diĂłcesis en cualquier lugar donde la comunidad Latina lo necesitarĂĄ.

El Diacono Medina ayudo al PĂĄrroco de la Iglesia de Sacred Heart en Salisbury, Padre Tom Cle-ments a que se formara un Ministerio Hispano en esa parroquia.

El Diacono Medina ha servido a la Comunidad Hispana tambiĂŠn organizando clases de formaciĂłn de fe, administrando el sacramento del Bautismo, oficiando bodas y funerales, y tambiĂŠn predicando en las Misas en espaĂąol. En el 2002, fue asignado a la Catedral de St. Patrick, el lugar donde comenzĂł a servir a la Iglesia de Charlotte en 1981. “Los momentos mĂĄs memorables son el poder acompaĂąar al Obispo Jugis adonde ĂŠl va y poder servirle a ĂŠl directamente.â€?

El Diacono Rafael Torres

El Diacono Rafael Torres sirve actualmente en la Parroquia de San Lucas en Mint Hill. El Diacono Torres es originario de Puerto Rico, y es veterano de la Guerra de Vietnam. Cuando Torres, su esposa Gladys y sus tres hijos se mudaron a Charlotte de Puerto Rico en 1982, nunca se hubiera imaginado la vida que disfruta en el dĂ­a de hoy.

Su hermano vivía en Charlotte en ese entonces, y Rafael consiguió un trabajo con una compaùía de refinería de aceite de cocinar al llegar a Charlotte. Torres trabajo toda su carrera en esa industria y se retiró 30 aùos despuÊs en

ella. Pero el diacono dijo que su vocaciĂłn al diaconado y su vida espiritual han sido mĂĄs emocionantes y muchĂ­simo mĂĄs significativa.

Torres decidiĂł servir a la comunidad Hispana en Charlotte despuĂŠs que el Cursillo de Cristiandad empezĂł en esa ciudad. Torres dijo que el fin de semana del Cursillo, “Fue todo para mĂ­. Lo que aprendimos. Lo que los laicos pueden hacer para evangelizar.â€? DespuĂŠs de esa experiencia, se mantuvo activo en el movimiento del Cursillo. Torres trabajo en grupos laicos, sirviendo y como lĂ­der. La Hermana Pilar Dalmau, ACJ, quien dirigĂ­a el Ministerio Hispano de Charlotte en ese entonces, lo exhortĂł a ĂŠl y a otros a que tomaran el curso de FormaciĂłn del Ministerio Laical que iba a empezar en 1990. Dos aĂąos despuĂŠs, Torres fue uno de los tres Hispanos que fueron aceptados a la formaciĂłn del diaconado permanente.

DespuĂŠs de su ordenaciĂłn, el Diacono Torres fue asignado a la Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. de Guadalupe en Charlotte por los prĂłximos 10 aĂąos. DespuĂŠs sirviĂł por tres aĂąos en la Iglesia de Nuestra Sra. de la AsunciĂłn en Charlotte y despuĂŠs fue transferido a la Iglesia de San Lucas, en donde sirve actualmente. “Lo interesante del caso es que, yo estaba visitando la Iglesia de San Lucas durante la Misa del domingo a la 1 p.m., que es la Misa en espaĂąol, y me presentĂŠ al PĂĄrroco antes de la Misa. El sacerdote le contestĂł entonces, “Diacono, pĂłngase un alba y una estola, y predique en la Misa de hoy.â€? “Yo le contestĂŠ, ‘Pero Padre, yo no tengo una alba conmigo y no he preparado ninguna homilĂ­a.’â€?

A lo que el PĂĄrroco le dice, “No hay problema. Nosotros tenemos las vestiduras y tĂş puedes predicar la homilĂ­a que yo escribĂ­ en espaĂąol.â€? “Y asĂ­ fue como empecĂŠ a servir ahĂ­,â€? dijo el Diacono Torres.

El Diacono Torres continĂşa predicando durante la Misa en espaĂąol de los Domingos a la 1 p.m. La Misa en espaĂąol en esa parroquia ha crecido de un promedio de 80 personas a hoy dĂ­a mĂĄs de 300 personas por Misa los Ăşltimos siete aĂąos. El diacono administra los sacramentos del bautismo, oficia bodas y funerales, preside quinceaĂąeras, y tambiĂŠn sirve en el tribunal de anulaciĂłn matrimonial de la parroquia. TambiĂŠn pertenece a los Caballeros de Colon del Consejo de San Lucas.

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Catequistas Hispanos de toda la diĂłcesis disfrutan de un dĂ­a de reconocimiento en Gastonia Rico De Silva Hispanic Communications Reporter

GASTONIA — MĂĄs de 200 catequistas Hispanos de la DiĂłcesis de Charlotte se reunieron en el gimnasio de la Parroquia de San Miguel ArcĂĄngel en Gastonia, el SĂĄbado, 8 de Agosto, para disfrutar de un “DĂ­a de Reconocimiento,â€? por su labor tan importante de transmitir la fe catĂłlica en sus respectivas parroquias.

Algunos vinieron desde tan lejos como Franklin, representando a la Parroquia de San Francisco de AsĂ­s, a mĂĄs de tres horas de camino en auto. Otros, desde tan cerca como la Parroquia de Nuestra SeĂąora de Guadalupe en Charlotte, parroquia que cuenta con la mayor cantidad de miembros Hispanos del ĂĄrea de Charlotte y sus alrededores.

El evento que fue auspiciado por el Ministerio Hispano de la DiĂłcesis de Charlotte tuvo inicio en la maĂąana y los asistentes participaron en conferencias.

Uno de los conferencistas fue el Padre Jose Juya, Coordinador del Ministerio Hispano del Vicariato de Gastonia, y quien tambiĂŠn dice la Misa en EspaĂąol en la Parroquia de San Miguel. “Enamorarse de esa parte linda del Evangelio a travĂŠs de la catequesis para formarse el uno con el otro se ayuda.

Hay que darles fidelidad, hay que darles seguridad a las personas tambiÊn; confiar en nuestra gente‌ Tenemos esa tarea este aùo por vicarias, y por parroquias, reúnanse y comiencen a trabajar todos

esos elementos (de la catequesis), de tal manera que cada aùo cuando tengamos la oportunidad de reunirnos en otro encuentro como este, vengamos mås robustecidos,� dijo el Padre Juya a los presentes.

El evento concluyĂł con una Misa con el Padre Fidel Melo, Vicario del Ministerio Hispano de la DiĂłcesis, como celebrante principal y el Padre Juya concelebrĂł. “Hemos aprendido mĂĄs sobre la unidad de la diversidad. Hemos aprendido mĂĄs sobre la cuestiĂłn de que venimos de diferentes lugares (de Latino AmĂŠrica), pero nos une nuestra fe catĂłlica,â€? dijo el Padre Melo durante su homilĂ­a. “El Papa dijo recientemente que una sociedad sin conflictos es bĂĄsicamente una sociedad muerta. ÂĄÂż Que serĂ­a de una sociedad, una familia, un grupo de amigos, sin tensiones, sin conflictos; un cementerio?!... Mientras vivamos va existir esta dinĂĄmica en la que las cosas se tienen que ir acomodando y tomando un lugar, tomando una direcciĂłn en la cual se tienen que ir armonizando, pero no sin un poco de trabajo,â€? continuĂł el Padre Melo en su homilĂ­a. “Pero el Papa Francisco luego nos da un remedio y dice, ‘Pero el amor es mĂĄs fuerte que el odio. La paz mĂĄs fuerte que la guerra; el respeto mĂĄs fuerte que la violencia.’ Y es entonces, con estas armas que debemos de abordar esta dinĂĄmica que a veces puedan crear tensiones de un grado peligroso. Los conflictos nos hacen ver y comprender las diferencias dice el Papa.

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(Izquierda) Los catequistas Hispanos renovando su compromiso a vivir y a enseĂąar la fe catĂłlica a nivel parroquial durante la celebraciĂłn de la Misa de reconocimiento a ellos el 8 de Agosto en la Iglesia de San Miguel en Gastonia. (Derecha) El DiĂĄcono DarĂ­o GarcĂ­a proclamando el Evangelio durante la EucaristĂ­a, a su izquierda el Padre Fidel Melo y el Padre Jose Juya, respectivamente.

Pero en medio de ellos hay que buscar la unidad. Pero hay que buscarla enseùando la identidad de cada uno,� dijo el Padre Melo.

DespuĂŠs de recitar el Credo, los catequistas tuvieron la oportunidad de reanudar su compromiso de su autoformaciĂłn continua como catequistas y de continuar la tarea de transmitir la fe a los

demĂĄs en sus parroquias.

Carlos CastaĂąeda, Coordinador del Ministerio Hispano para el Vicariato de Charlotte, manifesto su aprecio por la ardua labor de los catequistas Hispanos, “Este evento honra, celebra y reconoce la difĂ­cil labor del catequista, que a pesar de su carga familiar, da generosamente de su tiempo para evangelizar.â€?

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Probably acceptable for mature teens. Pervasive but virtually bloodless violence, brief glimpses of partial nudity, some profanity.

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

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‘Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation’ Nifty espionage sequel centers on an American operative (Tom Cruise) whose battle against an underground terrorist organization of global reach (headed by Sean Harris) is complicated by the fact that the super-secret government agency for which he works (along with Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames) has been suspended by Congress at the urging of the CIA director (Alec Baldwin). The uncertain loyalties of a British agent (Rebecca Ferguson) who has managed to infiltrate the evil outfit add a further wrinkle to the proceedings. The mayhem is steady but stylized in writer-director Christopher

Co-writers and co-directors Mark Burton and Richard Starzak use stop-action clay animation to craft an endearing feature about the madcap adventures of a wooly English flock. Unfolding without dialogue, yet filled with puns, the film follows the eponymous young ram (voice of Justin Fletcher) as he persuades his barnyard buddies to take a day off from the monotonous routine enforced on them by a myopic and clueless farmer and his trusty sheepdog (both voiced by John Sparkes). Predictably, things go awry, with the human and sheep worlds colliding to comic effect.

CNS: A-II (adults and adolescents); MPAA: PG

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place on your part and on the part of those who know you. You have been learning to trust Jesus as He leads you. And now as formal candidates for holy orders, a more intense formation for the permanent diaconate is about to begin.

“The Lord gives you special graces now as a candidate pursuing your vocation to the diaconate.”

He told the men that the Gospel passage chosen for the Mass of Admission to Candidacy (Mark 1:14-20) teaches an important lesson about giving themselves to Jesus, essential for them as they proceed with their formation.

“Your situation may be likened to that of the four disciples in today’s Gospel passage: Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John. They are pursuing their work as fishermen and then Jesus issues a call to them: ‘Come after Me.’” They respond by following Him, crossing the threshold into a period of more intense formation for being sent out one day as His apostles.

“And so with you, in being accepted today into the ranks of candidates, you are crossing a threshold into a period of more intense formation and preparation for the sacrament of holy orders and being sent out one day as deacons.”

Bishop Jugis reminded the 15 candidates that “Jesus has brought you this far along your path already and He wants you to give yourselves to Him as He leads you through the coming years of formation. Spend time with the Lord in prayer during these years of more intense formation.”

He noted that the men are blessed to have the support of their wives who were with them and their families, the support of their friends and the support of the Church to help them on the path towards the diaconate.

“If it is God’s will, one day you will be at the priest’s side assisting him as he offers the Sacrifice of the Mass,” he promised.

Each of the candidates was then called forward by Deacon Scott Gilfillan, director of formation for the permanent diaconate, and stood at the base of the sanctuary steps in front of the bishop.

“Beloved sons, the pastors and teachers in charge of your formation and others who know you have given a favorable account of you and we have full confidence in their testimony,” he told them. “In response to the Lord’s call, do you resolve to complete your preparation so that in due time through holy orders you will be prepared to assume ministry within the Church?”

“I do,” they responded.

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Bishop Jugis reflected on the question that the Lord asks Peter in the Gospel reading selected for Mass from John 21:1517, “Do you love Me?” Peter responds, “Yes, Lord, you know I love You.” “It’s a question that sustains us in our commitment to Jesus, in good times and in bad, every time we respond, ‘Yes, Lord, I love You,’” he said. “There are times of great success in our ministry when the Lord says, ‘Now, don’t let it go to your head. Will you love Me? Will you give Me the glory?’ And His priest responds, ‘Yes, Lord, I love You.’” Bishop Jugis noted that there may also be times of discouragement in a priest’s ministry when the Lord comes again to His priest and says, “Do you love Me?” and His

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“Do you resolve to prepare yourselves in mind and spirit to give faithful service to Christ the Lord and His Body the Church?”

“I do.”

“The Church accepts your resolve with joy. May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.”

After the Liturgy of the Eucharist, more than 50 permanent deacons from around the diocese stood in the pews to renew their commitment to their ministry.

“Your presence here, my dear brother deacons, this evening speaks of the vitality of the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Charlotte,” Bishop Jugis told them. “The fact that you are here to renew your own commitment of service to the Lord and to the Church, and also that you are here besides that to support your brothers who become candidates this evening, does speak of your love for the sacred order which you have received and of the vitality of the ministry which you exercise.”

He also observed, “These candidates must have seen something in you over the years that inspired them to listen more closely to a call from God to the permanent diaconate. They must have seen in your devotion and your love for Jesus and your love of the Church something which triggered an inspiration in their own heart and the Lord speaking to them through your ministry to call them also to come and follow Him in the service in the Church.

“You are acting as instruments of the Lord many times in unknowing ways – inspiring future generations of deacons to follow you, and not only them but also all the members of the family of the Church.

We are so grateful for your devoted, sincere, loving ministry to Christ, and to the poor, the needy, the homeless, the sick and all the people of the Church.

“Thank you so much.”

All of the permanent deacons then recommitted themselves to their ministry by answering Bishop Jugis’ questions with a resounding “I do.”

Their wives then also stood to renew their support for their husbands’ ministry.

And of their ministry he also said to them, “May God who has begun the good work in you bring it to fulfillment.”

priest says, “Yes, Lord, I love You.” He added that there may be personal health issues which may weaken a priest, and the Lord comes again to the priest and asks the same question.

“Every time the Lord asks you that question – in every situation, good or bad, during your entire life – He is in that process renewing His covenant of love with you ... by that question and that interaction, sustaining you with His abiding love, giving you His encouragement as you continue.

“Our jubilarians after 60, 55, 50 and 25 years are living proofs of that strong foundation of Christ’s love.”

He prayed that God will grant His blessings to all priests who are serving God in the Charlotte diocese and that He continues to call more men to the priesthood to serve the growing number of people in the community.

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When the Senate won’t defund Planned Parenthood, states will CNA/EWTN News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Alabama on Aug. 5 became the third U.S. state in a week to withdraw funding from its local branches of Planned Parenthood, after the U.S. Senate failed to bring to the floor a bill that would have blocked federal funding of the abortion group.

The decision comes in the wake of a series of undercover videos from the California-based Center for Medical Progress showing officials from the organization describing the harvesting of body parts from aborted babies at their clinics. The videos show Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing prices for various body parts, and how abortion procedures may be altered to ensure intact organs from aborted babies.

The five videos released so far have prompted strong scrutiny of the politically powerful organization, which is the largest abortion provider in the U.S. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley wrote to the head of Planned Parenthood

Southeast Aug. 6 informing her that his state’s Medicaid agency is terminating is existing agreements with Planned Parenthood Southeast.

Bentley tweeted that “As a doctor and Alabama’s Governor, the issue of human life, from conception to birth and beyond, is extremely important to me” and “I respect human life, and I do not want Alabama to be associated with an organization that does not.”

Casey Mattox, a senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, commended Bentley’s decision: “Not one more penny should go to Planned Parenthood, a billiondollar abortion dealer caught on camera negotiating the sale of hearts, lungs, and livers from aborted babies. Governor Bentley should therefore be commended for ending the use of state taxpayer dollars for such barbarism.”

“Our tax dollars instead should fund local public health clinics, which outnumber Planned Parenthood locations more than 10 to 1 and are not tainted by

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constant scandals and misdeeds. America doesn’t need Planned Parenthood,” Mattox concluded.

On Aug. 5, New Hampshire’s Executive Council (the state’s executive body alongside its governor) voted 3-2 to deny the state’s contract with Planned Parenthood of Northern New England.

The decision will remove $639,000 in state funding of the organization.

Executive Councilor Chris Sununu, a Republican, voted to deny Planned Parenthood’s contract, even though he supports legal abortion. According to the Washington Times, Sununu said, “When you have a group like this here at the national level under all this investigation and scrutiny – look, if it were any other contractor, there wouldn’t even be a debate.

Of course we wouldn’t be doing business with them.”

“But for some reason the Democrats seem to be going out of their way to find an excuse to keep Planned Parenthood around, and on the line and on contract.

There are lots of other providers of these services out there. All I’m saying is, let’s go contract with them and use these other health care providers to make sure we are giving adequate choice to these women.”

The council voted to allocate state funding to three alternative health care providers instead: Concord Feminist Health Center, the Joan G. Lovering Health Center, and Weeks Medical Center.

Louisiana’s health department ended its Medicaid provider contract with Planned Parenthood Aug. 3, though it will take effect in 30 days. The decision was made, according to Governor Bobby Jindal, because “Planned Parenthood does

not represent the values of the people of Louisiana and shows a fundamental disrespect for human life. It has become clear that this is not an organization that is worthy of receiving public assistance from the state.”

According to The Times-Picayune, Planned Parenthood does not perform abortions in Louisiana, but does provide family planning, cervical exams, and gynecology services in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Jindal, who is a candidate for the Republican nominee for U.S. president, noted that terminating Planned Parenthood’s contract will “not jeopardize those services in any way as Planned Parenthood is just one of many providers in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas.”

The recent rise in controversy around Planned Parenthood is related to a series of videos released by the Center for Medial Progress. The videos show Planned Parenthood officials casually discussing prices for various body parts, and how abortion procedures may be altered to ensure intact organs.

The bishops of Colorado, as well as Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, have called for penance and prayer in response to the content of the videos.

They have designated Aug. 28 as a day of penance and prayer, and Archbishop Coakley called on the faithful “to engage in the political process as advocates for the dignity of human life” and added, “I urge a prayerful response. Our hearts must be converted before our society will be able to consistently enact and embrace just laws that embody a proper regard for the sanctity of life.”

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Jane Patnaude of Elk Point, S.D., prays at the Planned Parenthood facility in Sioux City, Iowa, after attending a “Women Betrayed” rally in Sioux City July 28. Demonstrations were held in 65 cities across the country calling for an end to federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

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In Brief Appeals court rules against N.Y. Catholic entities over contraceptives WASHINGTON, D.C. — A seventh federal appeals court ruled Aug. 7 that there is no religious rights conflict with a process created for nonprofit religious organizations to get around a government mandate to provide coverage for contraceptives in employee health insurance. In a case filed on behalf of Catholic health care organizations in the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, as well as two Catholic high schools, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said what the Department of Health and Human Services calls an accommodation for such entities adequately protects them from participating in something that conflicts with Catholic teaching.

The court reiterated many of the legal conclusions reached by other appeals courts that have ruled against religious organizations including the Little Sisters of the Poor and entities in the Archdiocese of Washington, and the dioceses of Erie and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Fort Worth and Beaumont, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, as well as the University of Notre Dame, Priests for Life and an assortment of Christian colleges and ministries.

Milwaukee Archdiocese reaches $21 million settlement with abuse survivors MILWAUKEE — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has reached a $21 million settlement with abuse survivors, according to an Aug. 4 announcement. The settlement is part of an agreement on a reorganization plan reached by the archdiocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which has sought compensation for victims/survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Chief Judge Susan V. Kelley of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin now must rule on the organization plan. It will be submitted to her Aug. 24, with a ruling expected in early November.

The agreement comes more than four years and eight months after the archdiocese filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. That action followed failed mediation with 15 abuse victims/survivors in which the archdiocese had offered a settlement of $4.6 million. According to the agreement, 330 abuse survivors will share $21 million. The amount for each will be determined by a court-appointed claims administrator who will evaluate claims in

two of the four classes of abuse survivors listed in the plan, and make recommendations to the committee as to final compensation.

Knights of Columbus to launch new national TV campaign about persecuted Christians PHILADELPHIA — The Knights of Columbus Aug. 4 announced it would launch a new phase in its efforts on behalf of persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East. To date, the fraternal organization has donated more than $3 million in humanitarian aid to assist them and will to launch a national TV ad campaign to draw more attention to their plight. Plans for the ad campaign were announced at a news conference on the opening day of the Knights’ 133rd Supreme Convention in Philadelphia. The theme for the Aug. 4-6 convention was “Endowed by Their Creator with Life and Liberty,” paraphrasing the famous words penned by Thomas Jefferson in the same city 239 years ago. The Knights said the TV ad was to begin airing the weekend of Aug. 8 and 9.

After small explosion, bishop urges ‘increased vigilance’ LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces has asked pastors, deacons and parish leaders in the diocese “to exercise increased vigilance in our parish surroundings and activities.” The bishop’s message, posted early Aug. 4 on the diocese’s Facebook page, was prompted by a small explosion that occurred Aug. 2 outside Holy Cross Church during the 8 a.m. Mass. Earlier that morning, by about 20 minutes, a small explosion took place a few miles away at Calvary Baptist Church.

Minor damage was reported at both churches, but there were no injuries or deaths.

Federal and state authorities were investigating what explosives were used and trying to identify who was responsible for the blasts and whether they were connected.

creation,” he said in an Aug. 3 statement hours after the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the plan.

The final plan sets standards for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. It allows states and utilities to develop methods to reach the goals based on local needs and circumstances. Power plants are the nation’s largest source of carbon dioxide emissions.

Congress urged to ensure ‘fair and just wages’ for all workers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress can promote the common good and contribute to a more just society by ensuring the federal minimum wage promotes family formation and stability, said Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski and Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, in a July 27 letter to Congress. “An economy thrives only when it is centered on the dignity and well-being of the workers and families in it,” said the letter signed

by Sister Markham and Archbishop Wenski, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

“As pastors and service providers, we see every day the consequences when society fails to honor this priority,” they said, noting that the federal minimum wage does not support stability among low-wage workers and increases the demand for social services.

Catholic Appalachian group asks bishops to be strident on ‘Laudato Si’’ encyclical WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Catholic Committee of Appalachia has called on the 26 bishops of the region to engage Catholics in the pews, the mining

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industry and elected officials on Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. Members of the organization, which includes dozens of parish and organizational representatives throughout the 13-state region stretching from New York to Mississippi, asked the bishops “to speak boldly and act publicly” in response to the encyclical.

Brian DeRouen, chair of the committee’s board of directors, said the organization decided to urge the bishops to address the encyclical in homilies and parish programs.

Papal message for World Peace Day to focus on indifference VATICAN CITY — Selfishness and fear keep too many people ignorant of the suffering of others and prevent them from finding creative ways to express solidarity and to promote peace, said a statement from the Vatican’s justice and peace office.

To promote a reflection on the need for a “conversion of mind and heart” open to the needs of others, Pope Francis has chosen “Overcome indifference and win peace” as the theme for the church’s celebration of the World Day of Peace 2016.

Announcing the theme for the Jan. 1 celebration, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace said that peace is difficult to achieve when people are indifferent “to the scourges of our time.”

The problems everyone must be aware of, the council said in an Aug. 11 statement, include “fundamentalism, intolerance and massacres, persecutions on account of faith and ethnicity,” disregard for human rights, human trafficking and forced labor, corruption, organized crime and forced migration.

World Peace Day 2016 will be celebrated within the Year of Mercy, which Pope Francis will open formally Dec. 8.

— Catholic News Service

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Archbishop Wenski welcomes final Clean Power Plan rules WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the White House’s Clean Power Plan that establishes federal limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plans. Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami called the standard “an important step forward to protect the health of all people, especially children, the elderly, and poor and vulnerable communities, from harmful pollution and the impacts of climate change.

The bishops welcome this important move by the administration to adopt long-awaited standards to mitigate climate change and safeguard health, which are significant ways to live out our responsibility to care for God’s

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‘Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.’ Pope Francis

Pope designates Sept. 1 as World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — Like their Orthodox brothers and sisters, Catholics formally will mark Sept. 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis has decided.

The day of prayer, the pope said, will give individuals and communities an opportunity to implore God’s help in protecting creation and an opportunity to ask God’s forgiveness “for sins committed against the world in which we live.”

Pope Francis announced his decision to add the annual prayer day to the Catholic calendar in a letter to Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical

Council for Justice and Peace, and to Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The text of the letter, dated Aug. 6, was released by the Vatican Aug. 10.

Pope Francis said he was instituting the prayer day for Catholics because he shares the concern of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who initiated a similar prayer day for the Orthodox Church in 1989.

Metropolitan John of Pergamon, who represented the patriarch at the public presentation June 18 of Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’,” had suggested there that all Christians join in prayer Sept. 1.

“This would mark a step toward further

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has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live.”

The pope asked Cardinal Koch to consult with and work with the Catholic Church’s ecumenical partners and the World Council of Churches to make sure the prayer day becomes a sign of Christians’ commitment to work together to safeguard creation “in order to be more credible and effective.”

He entrusted to the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace the task of working with Catholic bishops’ conferences and environmental organizations to publicize and coordinate the specifics of the celebration.

“I invoke upon this initiative the intercession of Mary, mother of God, and of St. Francis of Assisi, whose Canticle of the Creatures inspires so many men and women of goodwill to live in praise of the Creator and with respect for creation,” he said.

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closeness among them,” he had said.

Pope Francis said Christians want to make their special contribution to safeguarding creation, but to do that they must rediscover the spiritual foundations of their approach to earthly realities, beginning with an acknowledgment that “the life of the spirit is not dissociated from the body or from nature,” but lived in communion with all worldly realities.

The ecological crisis, he said, is a summons “to a profound spiritual conversion” and to a way of life that clearly shows they are believers.

Quoting his encyclical, he said, “living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.”

The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis said, will be a time for individuals and communities to “reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he

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In Brief Pope: Divorced and remarried are not excommunicated VATICAN CITY — Catholics who have divorced and are civilly remarried “are not, in fact, excommunicated – they are not excommunicated – and they absolutely must not be treated as if they were,” Pope Francis said.

Resuming his Wednesday general audiences Aug. 5 after a month’s break, Pope Francis returned to the series of talks he has been giving on the family. It was the 100th general audience of his papacy.

At his last audience, June 24, he talked about the damage caused especially to children when couples fight and hurt each other. “Today,” he said, “I want to draw our attention to another reality: how to care for those who, after the irreversible failure of the matrimonial bond, have undertaken a new union.” Without an annulment of the sacramental marriage, “such a situation contradicts the Christian sacrament,” which is meant to be an indissoluble bond, the pope said. According to Church teaching, in most cases such couples are not permitted to receive Communion. But bishops at the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family last October and preparing for the general synod Oct. 4-25 have been studying and debating possibilities for allowing some couples in some situations to return to the sacraments.

Don’t be afraid or ashamed to go to confession, pope says VATICAN CITY — Trusting in God’s infinite mercy, people should not be afraid or embarrassed to go to confession, Pope Francis said. “There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father,” Pope Francis told thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square Aug. 2. “When we go to confession, we feel a bit ashamed. That happens to all of us, but we must remember that this shame is a grace that prepares us for the embrace of the Father, who always forgives and always forgives everything,” he said.

Pope recognizes martyrdom of Syriac Catholic bishop VATICAN CITY — As members of the Syriac Catholic Church face severe persecution in Iraq and Syria, Pope Francis formally recognized the martyrdom of one of their bishops who was killed in 1915. Signing the decree recognizing the martyrdom of Syriac Bishop Flavien-Michel Malke clears the way for his beatification. Pope Francis signed the decree Aug. 8. As the Ottoman Empire crumbled in the early 1900s, there were waves of violence and persecution against Christian minorities, especially the Armenians and Syrians.

Bishop Malke was the Syriac Catholic bishop of Gazireh, which today is the city of Cizre, Turkey.

Although advised to flee, the bishop stayed with his people, was arrested and beheaded.

Christians feared among 230 kidnapped in Syria AMMAN, Jordan — Dozens of Christians are feared to be among the 230 people abducted

by Islamic State after the extremist group’s militants captured a central Syrian town in early August. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Syria-based activist Bebars al-Talawy said they have no information where militants took their captives after overrunning the heavily populated

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town of Qaryatain. Al-Talawy put the number of Christians abducted at 60. It is believed that many of the Christians had previously fled from Aleppo province in Syria’s north. A commentator for the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those abducted were wanted

by Islamic State for “collaborating with the regime,” and their names were on a list already prepared by the militants as they occupied the town. Sources close to the Assyrian Orthodox metropolitan in Homs reported to Middle East Concern that while Qaryatain was under Islamic State assault, another attack centered on the town of Hawwarin, six miles away. This is an Assyrian village and approximately 2,000 Assyrian Christians were forced to flee.

In message to Iraqi refugees, pope condemns world’s silence VATICAN CITY — The world continues to be silent in the face of widespread persecution of Christians and other religious minorities, Pope Francis said. One year after Islamic State militants drove thousands of Iraqi Christians and Yezidis out of the country, Pope Francis prayed that people around the world would be more attentive and sensitive to the reality of religious persecution and that “the international community would not stand by mute and unresponsive before such unacceptable crimes.”

The pope sent his message to Iraqi refugees who fled to Jordan after the Islamic State campaign in August 2014 sent tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes in the Ninevah Plain of northern Iraq. According to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, more than 57,000 Iraqis have been given refuge in Jordan.

French, British bishops urge solution to crisis in channel port OXFORD, England — French and British Catholic bishops urged their governments to settle a growing refugee crisis around the port of Calais, where highways have been blocked and migrants from Africa and the Middle East have died attempting illegal crossings of the Channel Tunnel. “These men and women crowded together in no man’s land around the city of Calais, waiting to cross secretly to England, are not murderers or terrorists.

They’re often young and have risked everything for months to find a better life far from the conflicts and persecutions of their homecountries,” said Bishop Marc Stenger of Troyes, head of France’s Catholic Pax Christi movement.

“When an undersea tunnel linking two countries – an astonishing technological feat – becomes a place of tension, violence and death, it’s time for us to wake up,” he said in an Aug. 3 statement as the French and British governments announced steps to tighten security around the tunnel and keep migrants away.

Pope marks Hiroshima anniversary by calling for nuclear weapons ban VATICAN CITY — Marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Pope Francis repeated the Church’s call for a ban on nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. Seventy years after the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima and the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, “this tragic event still gives rise to horror and revulsion,” he said Aug. 9. The atomic bombings of the two Japanese cities by the United States during World War II, he said, have become a symbol of “the vast destructive power of human beings when they make distorted use of scientific and technical progress.” At the same time, he said, the destruction unleashed is a lasting call to humanity to reject war and “ban nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction.”

— Catholic News Service

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Fred Gallagher

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n my professional life I have written on grief and the grieving process. A few months ago my younger brother lost his wife tragically. I see his grief circulating through him daily and I am amazed at his fortitude and his faith in the face of such a devastating turn of events. Of course, for all of us death is an eminent reality and thinking about our own demise can be burdensome.

But perhaps the reality with the greater ongoing effect upon us is the death of others, especially those we love. Death is hard to live with. Grief is a cross.

I’m convinced there is a Catholic way of grieving, however, that extracts from our faith a different set of tools. It goes beyond “coping.” It has to do with our connection to the universal Church in real and sensate terms. Today, it seems, either you are a believer and the spiritual world looms large or you are a non-believer and the physical is all there is. Only in Catholicism do I see a grand blend of the material at the service of the spiritual.

For Catholics it’s a great big universal family deal. We see heaven and earth on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and in the parade of saints in the portraiture art of the centuries and in our churches and our sacraments and in the sensibilities thrust upon us as children.

For us, the Communion of Saints is a paramount notion infused in us early in childhood. As a kid, every time I got in real trouble (and that was often), I wound up talking to my Uncle Fred. He was my mother’s brother and was on his deathbed as I was being born. My mother spoke often of him and I longed to know him. So at some point the conversations began, usually when I was in trouble and was afraid to talk to anybody else. Nobody had yet told me about the Communion of Saints, but somehow I knew this praying/talking/ connection was what we did.

Now, years later, I have untold numbers of these relationships and I actually do feel the communion of those on earth and those in heaven and those working out their purgation in whatever way that is happening. I am connected to those not here in a very real way, and the spiritual borderlines between where I am and where Uncle Fred is are not as distinguishable as one might think.

I had a high school friend who was a popular guy, an “A” student and one of the best athletes I’ve ever known. In many ways he peaked during his senior year of high school. His was a tough, sad life. But we were boys together and I can see him scooting across a football field eluding tacklers right and left, as if his feet were wheels. I can feel his

presence in the humility that never left him, as we tossed layups on a blacktop and spoke to each other in the coded language of boyhood even after his prowess waned and his body failed.

Our connection is Catholic and my grief is defined by it. We can touch each others’ hearts just as my brother and his wife touch their hearts at the end of his day, with his journal in hand and the tears still fresh.

Bishop Emeritus William Curlin, one of my favorite people on this side of heaven, visited my brother’s wife on her deathbed. He visited with my brother, too. The bishop told him that every time my brother attended Mass his wife was there with him in a very special way with all the angels and saints. That fact has brought much solace to my brother.

The emphasis on an unending family connection and our great, storied Catholic customs of remembrance and ritual truly do give us a leg up when we are grieving because the dead come alive in the subtle and moving tributaries of our spirits.

The pain is deep and powerful, but so is the connection real and effecting.

It’s like we are given the opportunity to experience our loss in a manner consistent with the depth of our feeling and in a manner consistent with our ongoing connection to a loved one.

And the last very “Catholic” aspect of my grief that harkens back to that family connectivity is the undeniable fact of divine mercy in my life. My Catholic sensibility is such that, even in the depths of sorrow or doubt or anger or any of the myriad forms of sin, I know I am His. I know I belong to my Savior in a tangible way, taught to me by my parents, by the statues and stained glass of my church, by the actual absorption of the Real Presence throughout my life, by the ongoing trumpet call to attend to the poor and the hurting, by the feel of holy water and beads on my fingers, in the sweet aroma of incense rising to heaven, in the intonation of the words of the Consecration and in the syllables of prayer – and yes, in the simple but sacred words of a kid to his deceased uncle.

If we take everything we know about grief and throw into the mix an internalization of the notion of the Communion of Saints and an intuitive grasp of divine mercy, we have something very different in these confusing days – something most comforting and very Catholic.

Fred Gallagher is an author, book editor and former addictions counselor. He and his wife Kim are members of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.

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y friend attended a class on life after a divorce. She is Catholic, someone who loves the faith and simply wants to heal and be whole for Christ and His Church. She lives in fidelity to the faith she has received.

Her counselor suggested that she attend a post-divorce class at a non-denominational church in the area. My friend went once, but she didn’t go back. Why? On the night of the first class, she walked down the hall and read the signs on the doors as she looked for the class. The sign on one door read “Decluttering Catholicism.”

It felt like a punch in the stomach, she said. And the one thought she had was how much she loves her faith – and how little the members of this faith community probably understand about the Catholic faith she holds so dear. She kept on walking and eventually found the class on divorce, but the blow against her faith and her Church stayed with her.

When she shared the story with me, I felt her anguish.

I do not want to declutter any part of this beautiful faith. It is a treasure. And nobody throws open the Kingdom’s treasure chests in order to toss out all that is beautiful and precious.

Nobody raids the coffers in order to cast the treasures aside.

How precious the intercession of saints.

How dear the gift of the Blessed Mother. How sacred the chrism, the bells, the incense that rises to the heavens. How lovely the holy cards and statues and icons. Mosaics. Stained glass. Sculptures. Paintings. Paten. Chalice.

Ciborium.

How holy the Body of Our Lord. The Most Precious Blood.

How full of grace the sacraments, the open door to the Confessional, the steps that lead down the aisle to the Eucharistic Lord of Life.

Our faith is a beautiful treasure How healing the touch of Christ through the hands of the priest, the anointing of the bishop, the blessing that comes down to us through the pope, through St. Peter and apostolic succession.

How sweet the feel of smooth rosary beads, the voices of those beside me praying, the cares and intercessions lifted by each one kneeling. What joy is found in the holy water font, the cool water touching the forehead, the smell of chrism on a baby’s head. What a treasure the family baptismal gown, a grandmother’s prayer book with its weathered pages.

What meaning comes with the flowing stream of the liturgical calendar, the readings each day and each hour, the colors, the altar, the tabernacle and lit candle.

The Stations line the walls. The kneelers wait to be lowered. The book is opened and ready.

No, do not declutter my precious faith. Do not reduce it to something too small. Do not suggest that it is better to have a faith that is summed up in five bullet points and one passage from Scripture. I need it all. I thirst for these streams of running water. It is life, it is strength, it is all a venue for grace.

One would never enter a king’s palace in order to declutter the rooms and toss out the treasures. And so it is with the faith. It is a sacred deposit worthy of keeping, worthy to be passed down to our children. It is rich, so very rich, and the divine life infuses all of it.

No,you cannot purge the holy, beautiful, precious of all that serves to bring us into the most holy, the most beautiful, the most precious. It is a treasure worthy of our treasuring.

Denise Bossert is a Catholic columnist and author who blogs at www.denisebossert.com.

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Deacon James H. Toner

What we know that ain’t so:

“What you think is the right road may lead to death” (Prv 14:12)

Happy homilies What we think is the right road

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he goal of a homily is to entertain people, it should be brief, and it should be free from annoying or unsettling content. The best homilies today feature humor, props and ploys to ensure that people pay attention. Rather than “fire and brimstone” sermonizing, the homily should make people feel good. After all, the collection basket is passed soon after the homily, and the collection is thus a financial referendum on the homily’s popularity.

‘Whoever preaches must preach God’s messages.’

But it’s the wrong road

The Church exists for three paramount reasons: to glorify God, to save our souls, 1 Peter 4:11 GNB and to make us saints. Bland homilies are moral failures.

The Old Testament Book of Lamentations excoriates “Humani Generis such feckless Redemptionem” preaching: (“On Preaching the “Their Word of God”), by preaching Pope Benedict XV (June deceived you by 15, 1917), online at www. never exposing vatican.va (click on his your sin. They photo at the bottom of made you think the home page, then you did not click on “encyclicals”) need to repent” (2:14; also see Ez 33:7-9).

St. Paul tells us how vitally important it is for us to call out to Our Lord, but plaintively asks: “How can they call out to Him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message?

And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed?” (Romans 10:14).

Of course, not every priest is a famous preacher like St. John Chrysostom or Servant of God Archbishop Fulton Sheen.

Still, homilies can be well prepared, practiced and effectively presented.

There is a classic difference between a homily, normally based on the Scriptures proclaimed at a particular Mass, and a sermon, a moral message not necessarily specifically related to the Scripture readings of the day.

Whether delivering homily or sermon, the priest’s first duty, after offering the Sacrifice of the Mass, is preaching. That means hours of preparation for what is often a 10-minute or less talk.

Preparation, practice and preparation are necessary but insufficient. They mean

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nothing if the preacher is unorthodox or even rude (see 2 Tim 2:24). In Brian J. Gail’s novel “Fatherless,” a good priest constantly “pulls his punches” in his, well, entertaining homilies – until it finally dawns on him that his key preaching responsibility lay in the hard sayings, precisely about those matters which may make us uncomfortable. After all, the prophets comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable.

In Gail’s novel, the priest comes to realize that he had not been preaching the difficult issues “because I was afraid my parishioners would turn against me.”

But he realized that if he continued to preach bland homilies, “God would hold me responsible for their sins ... He would also hold me accountable for every time one of my parishioners, after committing one of these serious sins, ate and drank unworthily – lacerating His Sacred Body all over again.”

Some years ago when I was at Mass in another diocese, the first reading concerned the fire of Jeremiah: “My message is like a fire and like a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces” (23:29). The priest’s homily that day concerned the next parish ice cream social. I whispered to my wife: “The fire of Jeremiah had been extinguished by ice cream.”

The desire to be liked or appreciated is natural. There are times, though, to resist that desire. The good teacher makes academic demands on students; the good coach sets high goals for his athletes; and the good preacher shines the light of faith into areas we find uncomfortable or difficult. No preacher should ever love “the approval of men rather than the approval of God” (John 12:43; also see Gal 1:10, 1 Thess 2:4). This is exactly is what is done when the emphasis is on bland homilies which are full of entertainment but empty of “parrhesia,” or boldness in speaking.

We live at a time and in a place of moral chaos. Too often our thoughts, words and deeds are influenced by confusion. Too often we slip into the darkness of what is wrong rather than live in the light of what is right. As Gail points out in his book, we all need fathers – and by “fathers” he means preachers who speak the truth. He means priests whose homilies are powerful witnesses to Christian truth in a society that too often rejects the Gospel.

In a brilliant 1917 encyclical, Pope Benedict XV write: “Therefore it is clear how unworthy of commendation are those preachers who are afraid to touch upon certain points of Christian doctrine lest they should give their hearers offense.”

The pope, even in the midst of World War I, blamed ineffective preaching by priests for the decline in morals and civilization’s backsliding into paganism. Pope Benedict XV died in 1922; what would he say about today’s triumphant paganism and the preaching which ought to combat it?

Deacon James H. Toner serves at Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro.

Photos provided by Grand Knight Stephen Gage

Knights foster unity in parish through camping trip ASHEBORO — Members of Knights of Columbus Council 10891 and their families, from St. Joseph Church in Asheboro, recently held their signature three-day, two-night camping trip at Lake Jordan to promote unity in the parish, especially among the youth. Their newlyformed Squires Circle and Columbiettes participated as well. Besides traditional camping activities, the 35 participants also attended Mass with Father Philip Kollithanath, pastor, and enjoyed praying a “campfire rosary.” This was done after dark with colored glow sticks fashioned into the decades of the rosary, with the colored bead lights providing a unique way for the multicultural community to pray together. Another first was the display of unity in the parish by the Hispanic Council donating and cooking two full meals on Saturday for all the campers. The Knights provided the camp sites, two breakfasts and a light Friday night meal, games, instruction and guidance.

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11th Eucharistic Congress

September 11 – 12, 2015, Charlotte Convention Center Singing and Praying Hymns of Praise in Honor of the Holy Eucharist, Byzantine-Rite Vespers Bible Study of the Gospel of St. John with Fr. Patrick Winslow Procession of the Eucharist to St. Peter’s Church and Nocturnal Adoration, College Night Vendors of Sacred Art Vocation and Catholic Education information Holy Mass

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WELCOME Principal named for St. Michael School

SPRUCED UP Facility improvements made over the summer

GIFT OF HOSPITALITY Elkin family hosts exchange students

ALSO INSIDE Upcoming open houses, special needs programs, and more

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Our mission continues with the new school year

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ach year at this time our administrators and teachers prepare to begin another school year, and they look forward to the rewards and challenges that come with this new year. I suspect that students as well look forward to this new beginning.

Although the year is new, our mission remains the same; to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel and to provide a religious and academic program that allows each student to develop spiritually, intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially, so that each is prepared to live and serve in a changing society as a self-respecting citizen.

Our teachers, staff and students work exceptionally hard to fulfill this mission each and every day.

This fact is evident in many ways but was especially evident during the past school year. In the spring we successfully completed our school accreditation quality assurance review and were granted continuing accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. By fulfilling the requirements established by AdvancEd, our 19 schools demonstrate our collective commitment to excellence.

This commitment will continue through this year and into the future.

The administration, faculty and staff throughout the diocesan Catholic schools system extend our prayers and good wishes for an academically and spiritually fulfilling and successful school year.

Photo provided by Sally McArdle and Choate Construction

This aerial view of Charlotte Catholic High School shows the new parking deck and stadium improvements that were completed this summer in time for the start of the 2015-’16 school year.

Catholic schools in diocese see facility improvements over the summer SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

CHARLOTTE — Catholic schools across the Diocese of Charlotte saw several improvements to their facilities either started or finished over the summer.

The largest of these projects to be completed is Charlotte Catholic High School’s new parking deck and improvements to its athletics stadium.

The 250,000-square-foot, four-tier parking garage contains 672 spaces and offers two entrances with handicapped access via elevators. Built at a cost of $6.8 million by Choate Construction, the parking deck provides more and safer parking than the former parking lot for the school.

Charlotte Catholic’s Principal Kurt Telford says, “We are extremely pleased that our students will be able to park on campus. The deck is the culmination of the efforts of many persons associated with the Diocese of Charlotte.”

To provide security, the parking deck has security cameras, an emergency notification system and a security officer on patrol during school hours and special events.

In the high school’s other major capital project, its stadium has been expanded and improved to meet N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A specifications. Seating capacity has been increased to 4,003 seats, providing 420 more home seats and 455 more visitor seats. Improvements in the $1.5 million project by Choate Construction also include a new press box, a new concession/restroom/storage building located at the end of the home seating area, lighting and sound improvements, and additional pedestrian circulation on the home seating side.

The stadium main entrance modifications include two home entrances and one visitors’ entrance, as well as improvements to the main entry gate area. No changes to the playing field were required to upfit the facility to 4A requirements.

There is also a new grass plaza in front of the stadium where surface parking spaces were removed for added safety and traffic flow.

Elsewhere at the diocese’s largest high school, an outdoor emergency broadcasting system was also installed, enabling

students and visitors to hear announcements across the campus when they are using the sports fields and parking areas.

Another project in the works that promises to be completed later this fall is Holy Trinity Middle School’s Student Activity Center. The building which houses the gymnasium and cafeteria is being up-fitted and improved to allow for full handicap accessibility and more room for students to dine and play.

A new enclosed stair and elevator atrium will enable safer, easier access to the gymnasium and cafeteria levels. New restrooms are also being added. The middle school anticipates hosting a grand re-opening when the improvements are completed. Edison Foard Construction is the general contractor on the $1.5 million project.

At Immaculate Heart of Mary School in High Point, four science classrooms, offices and restrooms are being added to the unfinished second floor of the Education Center. Two years ago the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church community welcomed Bishop Peter Jugis to dedicate its new 77,000-square-foot Parish Life and Education center in its new location.

Sacred Heart School in Salisbury also completed improvements to its school parking lot this summer, thanks to a parish fundraising initiative. The parish and school community raised more than $69,000 to finish the project through its “Fund A Need – Pave the Parking Lot” campaign. Credited for their support were Carolina Curbing, Johnny Brincefield and the local Knights of Columbus council.

The staff of the Properties Department of the Diocese of Charlotte also worked on 92 other school maintenance or improvement projects over the summer including safety inspections, roof inspections, annual sewer cleaning, painting and carpeting projects, fence installations, sidewalk repair and landscaping.

More online At www.catholicnewsherald.com: See a video and more photos of Charlotte Catholic High School’s new parking deck and stadium improvements

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St. Michael School welcomes new principal this fall SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

GASTONIA — When the doors of St. Michael School open to receive students this month, a new face will be among the teachers and administrators welcoming students back to school. Sheila Levesque, herself a product of Catholic schools and a former math teacher in the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools, was recently named principal of the Gastonia school.

Levesque is a native of Watertown, Mass., who earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Cambridge in England. She earned her administration licensure at Wingate University.

“I began my education career in North Carolina as a math teacher for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools, where I was awarded a grant from the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools Education Foundation and presented it at the N.C. Math Conference,” Levesque explains.

She joined Union County Public Schools in 2006 and transitioned from the classroom to serving as assistant principal at Monroe Middle School and was most currently at Weddington Elementary School before accepting the top position at St. Michael School.

“I believe Catholic schools have a serious responsibility of merging Catholic principles with an excellence in education,” Levesque says.

“I believe Catholic schools should prepare youth to respect the sacred dignity of the person as an individual and as a responsible member of a community. I believe faculty – together with

St. Michael’s pastor Father Matthew Buettner welcomes St. Michael School’s new principal Sheila Levesque and her husband Brian.

Photo from St. Michael Church’s Facebook page

parents and community – must strive to meet the spiritual, emotional, academic, physical and social needs of each student.”

Levesque lives in Union County with her husband Brian and two daughters. They are parishioners of St. Matthew Church in south Charlotte. She has volunteered as a faith formation teacher at St. Matthew Church since 2007. In her spare time she enjoys cooking, traveling, pottery and spending time with her family.

She is looking forward to meeting the St. Michael School community.

“I am committed to excellence as St. Michael

Catholic School and instilling the teachings of Jesus and His desire to teach what He taught us,” Levesque says.

She also shares a quote by Blessed Mother Teresa that has influenced her, stating, “‘I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.’”

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Did you know?

The Diocese of Charlotte Schools welcomes students of all backgrounds, even as most of its students are Catholic and the school system strives to inculcate the beliefs and values of the Catholic Church.

Catholic: 91.3% Non-Catholic: 8.7% Boys: 50.4% Girls: 49.6% Asian: 4% Black: 3.1% Hispanic: 6.7% Caucasian: 85.9%

At www.stmichaelsgastonia.org/stmichaelsschool: Learn more about St. Michael School, including details of its new PK-3 program starting this fall. To learn more or schedule a tour, call the school office at 704-865-4382.

Our school principals

Sharon Broxterman St. Gabriel School

Deborah Butler St. Mark School

Meredith Canning Immaculata School

Frank Cardelle Sacred Heart School

Brendan Keane Christ the King High School

Anne Knapke St. Pius X School

Sheila Levesque St. Michael School

By the numbers 99% of graduates of Bishop McGuinness, Charlotte Catholic and Christ the King high schools continue on to higher education.

Scholarships awarded last year:

Kathy McKinney St. Ann School

Michael Miller Asheville Catholic School

Debbie Mixer St. Patrick School

Kevin O’Herron St. Matthew School

Amy Pagano Our Lady of Grace School

Kevin Parks Holy Trinity Middle School

Bishop McGuinness: About $5,000,000 Charlotte Catholic: $19,158,353 Christ the King: Over $2,600,000

Allana-Rae Ramkissoon Our Lady of the Assumption School

George Repass Bishop McGuinness High School

Greg Roberts Immaculate Heart of Mary School

Sister Geri Rogers, S.S.J Our Lady of Mercy School

Georgette Schraeder St. Leo School

Kurt Telford Charlotte Catholic High School

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The MACS Education Foundation and the TRIAD Catholic Schools Foundation both support the mission of the schools in their communities.

Pictured are students from St. Patrick School, St. Gabriel School and Asheville Catholic School.

Elementary School Ukulele Program

The MACS Education Foundation serves more than 5,000 students, teachers and principals in the nine Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools. Over the past 23 years, financial support from donors through the Educational Excellence Annual Campaign has allowed us to: equip principals with monetary resources they need to allow their school to perform its best, encourage teachers to think creatively and share innovative ideas in the classroom, educate students in a variety of subjects such as religion, art, music, STEM, physical education and more.

Grants for Educational Excellence are offered to our teachers to recognize and support their creative initiative in providing our students with new and different avenues in which to learn. Financial support of up to $2,500 is offered per project or two or more teachers may combine projects for up to $6,000. Grants are funded based on innovation, creativity, and the overall impact on the classroom experience.

Here are three teachers’ responses about the grants they have received to help students:

The TRIAD Catholic Schools Foundation’s mission is to enrich and expand Catholic education by raising funds for quality programs within the six schools in the Triad region.

Through the generous financial contributions from the 2014-2015 Foundations for Our Future Annual Giving Campaign supporters, these schools were able to:

Bishop McGuinness High School

The purpose for pursuing a grant for a ukulele class was to give purpose for upper elementary classes to continue learning how to read music. Something new and exciting gives purpose to their class and a new or continued love for music.

Our school has felt so blessed to have such a wonderful program where learning music is fun and exciting. I hope the donors know how much we appreciate all they have done to help accomplish these goals. School is so much more enjoyable to learn and to teach when we are given the right tools to gain lasting learning experiences for everyone. After all, it’s already been proven how important the arts are to overall learning in all subject areas.

— LeAnn Callahan, music teacher and 2014-2015 grant recipient

Middle School Newspaper Class

The grant helped us established a newspaper class for 7th grade students and purchase software, cameras, and materials. The class is a wonderful challenge for the students because it gives the opportunity to sharpen writing and grammar skills, gain photography experience, and work first hand with the interview process.

We would like to thank all the donors for supporting the many wonderful programs that continue to enhance the overall education and learning experience of our students!

We are blessed beyond measure!

— Lisa Gilkey, media teacher, and Ashley Samuelson, English teacher, and 2014-2015 grant recipients

provide academic applications Provide additional document image cameras for teacher instruction Supplement in-class reading materials and student activities

Our Lady of Grace School Equip students with the latest technology by purchasing 72 mini iPads to have a mobile lab; bring Bright Link projectors and wireless capabilities Provide tuition assistance for twice as many families as the year before Provide teachers with professional development on differentiation of learning styles, technology instruction; as well as send them on a religious retreat

Provided tuition assistance to more than 80 families Enhance the quality of the school’s online presence by designing and introducing a new website

Our Lady of Mercy School

Immaculate Heart of Mary School

St. Leo Parish School

Purchase iPads for classroom use, and

Provide tuition assistance to families in need Grow the endowment Provide students with innovative and challenging tools for learning Provide tuition assistance for 28 families (38

High School Engineering & Robotics Class

With the grant, I purchased a 3D scanner and two mechanical arms for use in my engineering classes. A mechanical arm was mounted on a robot that was designed and programmed by my students. They wanted to be able to maneuver the arm to any location in our hallway, pick up an object and return it to our room. This was a very challenging project that added a whole new level of complexity to our program.

My job of inspiring the next generation of engineers would not be possible without the leading edge equipment we have in our lab. It allows the students to be creative without any boundaries or limitations. If they can think it, I let them design and build it. All 35 of my Honors students will be studying engineering in college. Thank you to all of the donors who make this possible.

— Greg Tucker, engineering teacher and multi-year grant recipient

Learn more At www.macseducationfoundation.org: Learn more about the mission of the MACS Education Foundation, or call Director of Development Heather Moeller at 704-370-3303.

students) Grow the endowment to $395,000, which is roughly 40 percent of the $1 million goal

St. Pius X School Inspire 21st century teaching and learning with new instructional technology Support and enhance curriculum with new instructional resources and equipment In addition, financial contributions to the 2015-2016 Foundations for Our Future Annual Giving Campaign will support:

Bishop McGuinness High School Tuition assistance The endowment

Immaculate Heart of Mary School New science lab equipment and supplies The Norcross STEM program

Our Lady of Grace School Tuition assistance Professional development

Playground equipment

Our Lady of Mercy School Tuition assistance The endowment Classroom enhancements

St. Leo Parish School Tuition assistance The endowment

St. Pius X School Tuition Assistance Classroom Furniture Instructional technology and curricular resources To donate to the TRIAD Catholic Schools Foundation, visit www. charlottediocese.thankyou4caring.org/ TRIADEducationFoundationDonations or mail checks to Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.

For details, call Heather Moeller at 704370-3303.

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MACS Education Foundation grant recipients named CHARLOTTE — The MACS Education Foundation recently announced the Grants for Educational Excellence recipients for the 2015-’16 school year. The grants, totaling $82,051, were awarded to teachers with innovative ideas to enhance the classroom experience. An additional $200,210 was

awarded to schools through principal grants and $22,737 will be reserved for a future system-wide STEM initiative.

Established in 1993, the MACS Education Foundation has raised more than $7 million for Catholic education.

Grant recipients are:

Alejandra Ahrensdorf, The Traveling Language Lab Phase 2 Crystal Androsky, 21st Century Library Kim Antolini, Bill Fountain and Maureen Milligan, ALEKS Bernie Armstrong and Mary Strauss, Hands on Catholic Eileen Becker, Merit Software Dawn Bonen-Clark and Mary Kay Connery, Google Read and Write Maureen Cherry and Nancy Warnement, An “Apple” a Day…Makes Learning Fun! Mary Kay Connery and Jack Peele, Lego EV3 Robotics Deirdre Cristante and Tricia Wendover, Trout in the Classroom Liz Daniel, Interactive Math Network Lauren Darrell, Learning Through Music and Movement Sarah Dennstaedt and Deirdre Cristante, Raz-Kids Kelly Emery, Building a Hi-Lo Library Victoria Estevan and Margie Henry, Digital Resources for World Languages Heidi Guerin, Drums Alive Tammy Harris and Gwen Henshaw, STEM is Elementary Kelly Henderson, Patty Croghan, LouAnn Brady and Patti Dickson, Celebrating Our Faith Brian Joyce, Smart Music Interactive Technology Tara Kane, Connecting the World Around Us Anna Kiefriter and Vicki Neumann, The Sound of Music as Education Darlene Konopasek, Creative Construction in the Classroom Jeremy Kuhn and Donna Tarney, Fiction, Faith, and Fellowship: a Book Club with a Catholic Twist Linda Lochridge, Jennifer Bowman, Melissa Davis and Ellen Deem, Learning with Legos Anne Loftin and Carole Watson, Learning Ally Kitty McIndoe, Battle of Faith Stanley Michalski, Timothy Cook and Tracy Shoff, Artist-in-Residence Program Amanda Rivers-Lucey and Debra Ludde, SMCS STEAM Program Kay Roberts, Learning Through Our Five Senses Kathy Thomann, Read Along to the Main Idea Greg Tucker and Lori Hoyle, CCHS Robotics Challenge Elizabeth Wise, Ashley Samuelson and Michelle Engstrom, Battle of the Books Sheila Zagar, HOTS/STEM Legos

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5 essential marks of a Catholic school 1. Inspired by a supernatural vision 2. Founded on Christian anthropology 3. Animated by communion and community

St. Michael Catholic School

Asheville Catholic School 12 Culvern St., Asheville, NC 28804; 828-252-7896 www.ashevillecatholic.org Michael Miller, principal Grades: PK-8 Enrollment: 185 Student-teacher ratio: 19:1

704 St. Michael’s Lane, Gastonia, NC 28052; 704-865-4382 www.stmichaelsgastonia.org/stmichaelsschool/ Sheila Levesque, principal Grades: PK-8 Enrollment: 188 Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 for K-5, 18:1 for 6-8

4. Imbued with a Catholic worldview throughout its curriculum 5. Sustained by Gospel witness — From: “The Holy See’s Teaching On Catholic Schools,” Archbishop J. Michael Miller, C.S.B.

Immaculata Catholic School 711 N. Buncombe St., Hendersonville, NC 28791; 828-693-3277 www.immac.org Meredith Canning, principal Grades: PK (ages 3-4), K-8 Enrollment: 125

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Note: Enrollment numbers are for the prior academic year or as reported by the school. Sources include the Education Vicariate’s website at www.charlottediocese.org, diocesan schools staff, and the individual school websites. Student-teacher ratios are approximate averages, as reported by each school.

Photos provided by Heather Moeller

At www.catholicnewsherald.com: See a timeline of the development of Catholic schools in western North Carolina, from 1882 when the predecessor of Sacred Heart School in Salisbury was built until the present day.

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Our Lady of Grace Catholic School 201 South Chapman St., Greensboro, NC 27403; 336-275-1522 www.olgsch.org Amy Pagano, principal Grades: PK-8 Enrollment: 265 Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Open houses: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15; 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2; 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 19

Heart Catholic School

n Christi Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147; 2841 burycatholic.org/school delle, principal K (ages 3-4), K-8 t: 241 eacher ratio: 10:1

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville serves the Triad area of North Carolina.

Bishop McGuinness High School

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School 4145 Johnson St., High Point, NC 27265; 336-887-2613 www.ihm-school.com Greg Roberts, principal Grades: PK-8 Enrollment: 220 Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Open houses: 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27; 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26

1725 N.C. Hwy. 66 South, Kernersville, NC 27284; 336-564-1010 www.bmhs.us George Repass, principal Grades: 9-12 Enrollment: 460 Student-teacher ratio: 15:1

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) A centralized, regional system of schools in the Charlotte area that includes 9 schools (2 high schools, a middle school, 6 elementary schools, some with PK and TK, and 2 K-8 schools). Tuition for participating Catholics ranges from $3,523 for half-day PK to $9,633 for high school. For admissions info, call 704-370-3273.

Christ the King Catholic High School

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School

2011 Crusader Way, Huntersville, NC 28078; 704-799-4400 www.christthekinghs.com Brendan Keane, principal Grades: 9-12 Enrollment: 146 Student-teacher ratio: 6:1

4225 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215; 704-531-0067 www.olainfo.com Allana-Rae Ramkissoon, principal Grades: PK-8 Enrollment: 150 Student-teacher ratio: 10:1

Charlotte Catholic High School

St. Ann Catholic School

7702 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte, NC 28226; 704-543-1127 www.charlottecatholic.org Kurt Telford, principal Grades: 9-12 Enrollment: 1,418 Student-teacher ratio: 15:1

600 Hillside Ave., Charlotte, NC 28209; 704-525-4938 www.stannscatholicschool.com Kathy McKinney, principal Grades: PK, TK and K-5 Enrollment: 187 Student-teacher ratio: 18:1

Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School

St. Gabriel Catholic School

3100 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209; 704-527-7822 www.htcms.org Kevin Parks, principal Grades: 6-8 Enrollment: 860 Student-teacher ratio: 14:1

3028 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211; 704-366-2409 www.stgabrielcatholicschool.org Sharon Broxterman, principal Grades: K-5 Enrollment: 556 Student-teacher ratio: 16:1

St. Mark Catholic School 14750 Stumptown Road, Huntersville, NC 28078; 704-766-­5000 www.stmarkcatholicschool.net Deborah Butler, principal Grades: K-8 Enrollment: 762 Student-teacher ratio: 18:1

St. Matthew Catholic School 11525 Elm Lane, Charlotte, NC 28277; 704-544-2070 www.st-matts.com Kevin O’Herron, principal Grades: TK-5 Enrollment: 650 Student-teacher ratio: 17:1

St. Patrick Catholic School 1125 Buchanan St., Charlotte, NC 28203; 704-333-3174 www.saintpatrickschool.org Debbie Mixer, principal Grades: K-5 Enrollment: 290 Student-teacher ratio: 12:1

Open houses MACS will hold the following open houses: n Elementary schools: 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11; 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday. Oct. 13

n Holy Trinity Middle School: 1:30-3:30 p.m. n High schools: CCHS: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. Sunday, Oct. 18; 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 25; Christ the King: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11

The diocesan school system is overseen by Vicar of Education Father Roger K. Arnsparger and led by Dr. Janice Ritter, superintendent of schools. Kathleen Miller is assistant superintendent of schools, and Jacqueline Durrett is director of educational technology and special projects.

Lay leadership is provided by an appointed diocesan school board comprised of parents, teachers and principals. MACS also has its own appointed school board.

Accreditation All of the diocese’s 19 schools are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI), a division of AdvancEd. AdvancEd is the world’s largest education community, serving more than 30,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in more than 70 countries that educate more than 16 million students.

Admissions, tuition The admissions process begins with early admissions in January and general admissions in March, continuing as space is available.

Tuition rates and fees vary by school and by grade, with diocesan parishbased schools setting their own tuition rates and MACS schools having a uniform set of rates. MACS tuition rates for the 2015-’16 year are posted online at schools.charlottediocese.net/ macs/admissions/tuition.

All of the schools offer some sort of tuition discount or subsidy for registered participating Catholic families, up to 30 percent in some cases. Generally speaking, tuition amounts range from $3,100 to $9,600 for registered Catholics, with non-participating Catholics and non-Catholics paying higher amounts.

Multiple child discounts are available.

For MACS schools, go to the diocesan schools’ webpage, schools. charlottediocese.net, to learn more and download application information, or call 704-370-3273. Admission information for each diocesan parish-based school and at Bishop McGuinness High School can be found on their websites.

Prospective parents are encouraged to attend open houses at the school or schools they are eyeing. (Some upcoming open house dates are featured for each school at left.)

Tuition assistance Have you ever considered Catholic education for your children but wondered if it was within your reach? A Catholic education may be more accessible than you realize, with needs-based tuition assistance available to qualified Catholics. For details about the MACS tuition assistance program, call 704-370-3273 or go online to schools.charlottediocese.net/macs/ admissions/tuitionassistance.

The diocesan parish-based schools and Bishop McGuinness High School offer similar need-based tuition assistance to qualified students.

Details can be found on each school’s website.

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New classes coming this fall to Our Lady of Grace School in Greensboro Kathleen Miller Special to the Catholic News Herald

CHARLOTTE — One of the greatest gifts the Diocese of Charlotte Catholic schools has received in recent years is the addition of students with special needs. Our special needs programs are designed to meet the individual academic and social needs of each student with a disability.

From resource to self-contained, our programs deliver a Catholic education that embraces the belief that we are called as a Catholic community to pursue “its mission by furthering the spiritual, intellectual, moral, and physical development of the people it serves” (“Pastoral Statement of U.S. Bishops on People with Disabilities,” 1978). A Special Needs Committee comprised of administrators, parents, and

teachers meets monthly to discuss the needs of the various programs.

PACE

Our newest special needs program in Charlotte, Providing an Appropriate Academic Catholic Education (PACE), is beginning its second year with a full class of students. PACE is structured to provide intensive strategy training to remediate the specific learning disabilities of dyslexia and dysgraphia. The PACE Program is housed at Our Lady of Assumption School in Charlotte and is for students in grades 2-5. Since OLA is a K-8 school, the program has the potential to add both lower and upper grades as needed.

Students receive training in the OrtonGillingham method in all subjects in a self-contained classroom. Students are

gradually transitioned back to the general education classroom as their reading and writing skills improve. Students receive the same special area classes (art, music, library, PE, computer) that all students receive as well as have the opportunity to participate in all extracurricular activities.

Our Lady of Grace School in Greensboro is opening up two new programs for students with special needs this year.

Their PACE program, modeled after the PACE program at OLA, will be the first of its kind in the Triad. Children in grades 1-6 who struggle with reading and writing will receive instruction from an OrtonGillingham trained teacher who has an extensive background in specialized instructional strategies.

The new QUEST program at Our Lady of Grace School offers individualized instruction in a small classroom setting to high-functioning children with autism.

Quest will work with students from early childhood through grade 4 who require social skills and language development.

Specialized attention allows them to also achieve academic progress. Through this inclusion program, students will be able to adapt and succeed in many environments.

MAP (formerly LLSP)

“Immaculata shaped my perspective of the world. It grew my faith to a point where I could combat anything that came my way, and educationally it gave me the capabilities to strive for excellence. So I did.”

-Will Avery, ICS class of 2012, Hendersonville High School Student Body President, 2015

Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders

Immaculata Catholic School: Grades PreK 3 and 4 through 8th grade, welcoming families of all denominations.

We’d love to show you our school! For a tour and welcome packet, please contact our office at

(828) 693-3277 or visit our website at

www.immac.org.

We look forward to meeting you!

The Modified Academic Program (MAP), formerly called LLSP, is a self-contained program for students who learn best in a classroom environment where the curriculum is modified to meet their unique learning needs. This program is located in Charlotte at St. Ann School for grades 2-5, at Holy Trinity Middle School, and is in its third year at Charlotte Catholic High School. Students receive instruction in religion, academics, and social skills according to their ability. Since the curriculum is modified, students in this program will receive a certificate rather than a diploma when they graduate.

MATTHEW-MORGAN PROGRAM

Our Matthew-Morgan Program at St. Patrick School in Charlotte is an inclusion program for students with Down Syndrome. Students are included to the extent possible with their general education peers in grades K-3. Academic material is modified to support each student in achieving his or her full potential.

The Catholic Schools Office is excited about expanding the number of grades in this school year to include grade 3 and will be examining the need, interest, and classroom format in growing this program at St. Patrick School.

ST. LEO READING PROGRAM

St. Leo School in Winston-Salem offers a summer reading program to improve reading fluency and reading comprehension for rising kindergartners through rising ninth-graders. It aids students and their parents who are not native English speakers, but the program’s flexibility allows it to act as an enrichment program as well for students who excel at reading and want to expand on their reading skills.

Also, St. Leo’s is in its second year of piloting a program titled “Green Angel.”

The program provides funds for middle school students who need tutoring in reading or math, organizational assistance or developmental/social assistance.

GROTTO SCHOOL

The Grotto School in Hendersonville serves students aged 2 1/2 to 8 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. While not part of the diocesan school system, it is part of a comprehensive support system offered by St. Gerard House. The non-profit St. Gerard House provides evidence-based treatment for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and behavioral health needs. In addition, training, consultation and support for families, educators, institutions and any others involved with the treatment or care of these individuals is also provided.

For students with mild disabilities, our diocesan schools have a teacher(s) who provides additional learning support to students who struggle in a particular area.

Teachers assist students by teaching them strategies to overcome various learning issues. Students usually receive this gradelevel academic support in a resource or inclusion setting as their learning needs do not require a self-contained setting.

Kathleen Miller is the assistant superintendent for MACS. For more about the diocese’s special needs programs, contact her at kmiller@charlottediocese.org or 704-370-3355.

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THE GIFT OF EXCHANGE ‘Having an exchange student… allows you to see “our world” through their eyes’ Georgianna Penn Correspondent

ELKIN — For almost two decades, retired teachers Julie and Patrick Colglazier and their family have welcomed more than 16 exchange students into their home. Moving to Elkin from the Oakland, Calif., area in 2012, they have brought this tradition with them.

“Having an exchange student in your home allows you to vicariously see ‘our world’ through their eyes. We get to see things we take for granted in a totally new light,” they shared in a recent interview.

The Colglaziers have hosted six students and one teacher during several summers for a “short session” of two to five weeks.

They have also hosted 10 students for either a full school year or one semester over the years. They have hosted students from South Korea, Japan, France, Germany, Belgium, Colombia and Slovakia. The Colglaziers have been hosting exchange students through Cultural Homestay International. Cultural Homestay International is monitored by the U.S. State Department and has many options to choose from for hosting exchange students from short sessions to full-year programs.

While there are no real language barriers because most students have spoken English most of their lives, there are differences.

And those differences are in social customs. Patrick Colglazier explained that while students from South Korea may be accustomed to a more formal social greeting, last year’s exchange student, Giorgio from Italy, came with “big hugs.”

“We enjoy sharing our house and our society with those from around the world,” he said.

They believe the students who “live here a while will come away with a better image of the United States than that is found in politicized news from overseas,” he explained.

And, for their part, they gain much in return, they both say.

“We are able to see our world through their eyes. That is to say, when we take them some place, their reactions to what we show them opens our eyes to things we have forgotten. We get to appreciate things and experiences in our own area deeper than we had previously,” the Colglaziers both expressed.

On a more practical note, each of the Colglaziers’ five children have been able to visit their exchange “brother or sister” in their home countries over the years. This is especially meaningful because they were able to “see the foreign country as a native and not just as a visitor,” said Patrick Colglazier.

When asked what the qualifications are to host an exchange student, Julie Colglazier replied, “You just have to be a loving family and willing to open your home to a stranger.”

“Hosting a student is easy if you welcome them into your home just as you would an additional son or daughter. That is what we do… They are there like your child.” And in return, the exchange student sees “your home as their home, not as a hotel, and your family as their family.”

Host families do not get paid, but do get a tax deduction for having an additional dependent for the time the student lives with them.

Students come to this country with their own spending money, medical insurance and cell phones. They are encouraged to make their own friends and participate in activities of their own interest. However, they usually become good friends while sharing social outings and community projects with their host brothers and sisters.

The Colglaziers enjoy hosting a party to welcome their new student each year. They say they feel it is a great way to introduce their guest to the community before the school year begins.

Through guidance from local Cultural Homestay International coordinator, Sister Janice McQuade, S.S.J., of St. Stephen Mission, the Colglaziers have been able to choose students who they feel will best fit in with their family and interests. Host families and students can even be paired together based on religious beliefs.

Sharing their faith with these students is most meaningful to the Colglaziers, they note.

“We have been blessed in that the two students we have hosted here in North Carolina have both been active in our parish,” said Julie Colglazier. One student played flute in the choir, while others participated in the faith formation program at their church. Furthermore, “taking students to see sights such as the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., has been exciting for us and them.”

Even sharing the Catholic faith through prayer at mealtime is special. “When we eat dinner as a family, no one starts until grace is said,” Patrick Colglazier said in a recent email.

Lives are shared, touched and changed for both host families and their students through these exchange student programs, especially when one’s Catholic faith can be openly shared together. In an email one of the Colglaziers’ recent exchange students, Da Eun Kim from South Korea, wrote, “During the 10 months that I have stayed with the Colglaziers I have experienced a lot of new things. They helped me get over my shyness and I became more comfortable staying here. This was my first time to be away from my family, friends, and country.

Because they helped and supported me, I was able to accept the separation. One of the best things about staying with the Colglaziers is that I have been able to continue my religious life. I have been Catholic since I was born and when I decided to come here, I thought that I might not be able to continue to go to church for almost a whole year. However since they are Catholic as well I could go to St. Stephen and meet many welcoming people whom I love. I got the honor of playing my flute during Mass and it has been such a great honor and I enjoyed it so much. An opportunity to stay with the Colglaziers must have been a present from The Father.

I love this shiny enjoyable present.”

Who’s coming next to the Colglaziers’ Elkin home? Their 2015-2016 exchange

Photos provided by the Colglaziers

Julie and Patrick Colglazier and their daughter Kayla are pictured with Giorgio Millesini, an exchange student from Italy who stayed with the Elkin family this past school year. This fall, the Colglaziers will welcome an exchange student from Germany, Jakub Haushahn (pictured at left). student is Jakub Haushahn from Germany, who arrived Aug. 7 to stay with them for this school year.

For details about sponsoring an exchange

student, contact Cultural Homestay International’s local coordinator, Sister Janice McQuade, S.S.J., of St. Stephen Mission in Elkin at 336-835-3007.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH FAITH AND FAMILY VALUES

Faith-based Learning for 3 year olds through 8th grade • STEM for Middle School • New 3-year old Panther Cubs Class • Differentiated Learning Programs, including PACE (grades 1-6) and Quest (AU Inclusion for early childhood through grade 4) • Spanish and Technology Pre-K — Grade 8 • Service Learning Projects • After-school Sports and Clubs Join us for our Open House on September 15 at 9:30 a.m. in the school media center or call to schedule a tour. Meet our new principal, Mrs. Amy Pagano.

Limited space available for 2015-2016

Call today to schedule a tour of our new school 201 S. Chapman Street | Greensboro, NC 27403 336-275-1522 | www.olgsch.org |

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Belmont Abbey College library renovation recaptures Gothic architecture SueAnn Howell Senior reporter

Belmont Abbey College Home to more than 1,700 students, Belmont Abbey College is a Benedictine liberal arts college that believes in the development of the whole person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mind, body and spirit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so that â&#x20AC;&#x153;in all things God may be glorified.â&#x20AC;? Its mission is to provide an education that will enable students to lead lives of integrity, succeed professionally, become responsible citizens and be a blessing to themselves and others.

With its intimate, historic setting and a student/teacher ratio of 16:1, Belmont Abbey College has become one of the most recognized Catholic campuses in the United States.

Founded in 1876, the college began as a small monastery and school that has grown to become the pride of the local Catholic community for its commitment to high academic standards and its Benedictine heritage.

The college also boasts a vibrant Adult Degree Program for students aged 23 or older, which is a major draw for those wishing to change careers or continue their education.

Both day and evening courses are available, with majors such as Liberal Studies, Accounting, Business Management, Elementary Education (K-6) and Psychology. The college also has a satellite campus at Charlotte Catholic High School for those in the Charlotte metro area wishing to take classes closer to home. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emily Williams, correspondent

Online At www.bac.edu: Learn more about Belmont Abbey College

BELMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The campus of Belmont Abbey College will become even more picturesque this fall with the renovation of its 24,000-square-foot library. Over the course of several months, both the exterior and the interior of the building are receiving a facelift. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The current building, designed and built in the mid-1950s, departed from the beautiful Benedictine Gothic architecture of the earliest campus buildings,â&#x20AC;? explains Don Beagle, the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Director of Library Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The exterior renovation will return our library structure to that original inspiring vision by replacing square glass block windows with Gothic windows all across the front façade, and by projecting a tower entrance with Gothic arches and rooflines.â&#x20AC;?

He says it will also better showcase the historic stained glass window that depicts St. Benedict and St. Thomas Aquinas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the interior there will be upgrades to make the building both more aesthetic but also more functional and effective in serving the needs of modern students and faculty. On the aesthetic side, we will have new main lobby flooring and a new front desk.â&#x20AC;?

The architect for the renovation project is Bill Monroe, owner of WGM Design in Charlotte. Choate Construction Co. is serving as contractor for the project.

Beagle notes that in choosing furnishings, they have tried to listen very carefully to their students, who have indicated that the old wooden reading chairs get uncomfortable for long periods of study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So our new reading tables and firmcushioned armchairs are some of the best

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ergonomic options we could find. Students also need access to technology in small groups, so we will be installing our first â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;data booths,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; four-person benches with central tables that hold both compact PCs and ports for laptop and smartphone plug-ins.â&#x20AC;?

The most dramatic interior improvements in the library will be downstairs, where the old fixed-base shelving for rare books and journals is being replaced with high-density shelving.

HD shelving sits on geared carriages that move back and forth on rails, increasing shelving capacity by up to 40 percent in the same floor space. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is critically important because print books are still vital, especially for a Catholic Benedictine college, even though our eBook collections have grown very rapidly to nearly 300,000 titles,â&#x20AC;? Beagle notes.

Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari, chancellor of the college, is pleased with the renovation project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can say that the library represents, in a certain way, the heart of the academic program. I am very happy that, through the generosity of a good friend of the college, we are able to begin the renovation and expansion of the library. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are especially fortunate to have the leadership in this project of Don Beagle, the director of the Library, who is a nationally recognized authority on the transition of libraries to learning centers with the integration of electronic media into the traditional service of libraries.â&#x20AC;?

Abbot Placid said he is also thankful that this renovation will provide an appropriate environment for the preservation of the abbeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valuable rare book collection which Beagle mentioned.

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College is 4 years...

Your Catholic faith is 4-ever!

Off to college? Look for Catholic Campus Ministry on your campus.

They may have tables outside church and at club/organization fairs.

Or they may be helping first-year students settle in their rooms or participating in the Week of Welcome (WOW) on your campus. Wherever they are, you are welcome to join them. Whether you are a first-year student or not, go to www.CatholiconCampus.com and click on “Where Are You Going to College Next Year?” The Campus Minister at your college or university will receive your information and contact you.

Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte serves college students throughout western North Carolina, enabling Catholic college students to continue their faith journey as young adults. The guiding principles of Campus Ministry are encouraging young adult Catholics to develop a closer relationship to God; continue forming their conscience within the teachings of our faith; building faith communities among young adults on campus; developing future leaders and stewards for the Catholic community; learning more about the faith and how to live it each day; and engaging in social justice-oriented learning and activities.

All Catholic students attending university or college in the diocese are encouraged to get to know their campus ministries and pray about how they can get involved in spreading the light of Christ on their campuses.

Campuses served: Queens University Appalachian State University Salem College Bennett College UNC-School of the Arts Davidson College UNC-Asheville Greensboro College UNC-Charlotte Guilford College UNC-Greensboro High Point University Wake Forest University Johnson C. Smith University Warren Wilson College Lenoir-Rhyne University Western Carolina University Mars Hill College Wingate University North Carolina A&T

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At www.CatholiconCampus.com: Get more information about Catholic Campus Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte

St. Vincent de Paul

Pre-School Registration Limited openings children ages 2-5 for the 2015 -2016 school year.

Our Catholic-based program is the perfect atmosphere for learning, loving and growing together.

Half day program which includes weekly Spanish classes Call the Preschool Office at 704-644-4656 for more information or to schedule a tour.

St. Vincent de Paul – 6828 Old Reid Road – Charlotte, NC 28210

There’s a Bright Future Ahead at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School St. Ann Catholic School Pre-Kindergarten at St. Ann and OLA vFull day and half day programs vAfter-school care until 6:00pm at a nominal cost vCurriculum that promotes literacy & numeracy skills vDaily religion classes vInstruction by special area teachers in: sMusic sArt sSpanish sPhysical Education 4225 Shamrock Dr. sComputer sLibrary sReligion

600 Hillside Ave. Charlotte, NC 28209

Charlotte, NC 28215

For an application and admissions information visit

http://schools.charlottediocese.net/macs/admissions/applications

For tours and information call

704-531-0067 for OLA or 704-525-4938 for St. Ann

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