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FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL
Like father, like son Celebrating Corpus Christi: Scenes from around the diocese 8-9
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Pope Francis
Water to wine: Jesus ushers in new covenant of joy
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esus’ first miracle of changing water into wine expresses His invitation to share in the joy of the new covenant and reminds people to do as He commands, Pope Francis said. The miracle also shows how He transformed the law of Moses – represented by water destined for ritual purification – into the joy of the Gospel, which is represented by wine, he said. “A feast needs to have wine” as an integral part of shared celebration, the pope said June 8 during his weekly general audience. “Imagine ending a wedding reception drinking tea! It would be embarrassing,” he said, as a way to emphasize why Mary was so worried when the wine was running out at the wedding in Cana. “Water is needed for life, but wine expresses the abundance of a banquet and the joy of a feast,” he said. After a series of audience talks dedicated to selected parables in the Gospel, the pope said the day’s catechesis would look at the first of Jesus’ miracles. “The wedding at Cana is much more than a simple account of Jesus’ first miracle,” the pope told those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. The story sheds the first light on the “whole mystery of Christ” – who He really is and why He came – as well as helping open “the hearts of the disciples to the faith,” he said. Jesus performing His first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana is greatly significant, the pope said. “Jesus manifests Himself as the bridegroom of the people of God” and reveals the nature and depth of this relationship: “It is a new covenant of love.” “It’s like the story of two people in love,” he said. God and humanity seek each other out, they meet, they celebrate and they love each other. “The Church is Jesus’ family into which He pours his love. It is this love that the Church safeguards and wants to offer everyone.” Living a Christian life is the response to God’s love, he added. Those Jesus calls to follow Him are united to Him as a community, as a family, Pope Francis said, and they are all invited to a feast. The miracle, he said, also requires the servants to do exactly as Jesus tells them. “Serving the Lord means listening to and putting into practice His word,” the pope said; it is the guide for a Christian life.
Photos provided by Deacon John Kopfle and Deacon Jim Bozik
Charlotte deacons tour Rome during Jubilee year ROME — Deacon John Kopfle and his wife Nancy of St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Charlotte and Deacon Jim Bozik of St. Peter Parish in Charlotte traveled to Rome to attend the Deacons’ Jubilee and tour the Eternal City. The jubilee for deacons is part of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis, which continues until the Feast of Christ the King on Nov. 20. (Above) Pictured just before a special papal Mass for the deacons are Deacon Kopfle and Deacon Bozik along with three other deacons from the Diocese of Charlotte who came for the jubilee celebration: Deacon Michael Martini from St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Greensboro, Deacon Chip Wilson from Queen of the Apostles Parish in Belmont, and Deacon Mark Nash, who splits his time between Immaculate Conception Parish in Hendersonville and Daytona Beach, Fla.
Deacon Bozik and Deacon Kopfle stand in front of the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
The deacons attended Pope Francis’ May 25 general audience. “It’s a great experience to be in the midst of such a crowd that realizes someone important is about to appear. But unlike a movie star or sports hero, this person represents something so much more important – the salvation of souls!” wrote Deacon Kopfle.
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Deacon Bozik is pictured in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
Your daily Scripture readings JUNE 12-18
Sunday: 2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13, Galatians 2:16, 19-21, Luke 7:36-8:3; Monday (St. Anthony of Padua): 1 Kings 21:1-16, Matthew 5:38-42; Tuesday: 1 Kings 21:17-29, Matthew 5:43-48; Wednesday: 2 Kings 2:1, 6-14, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; Thursday: Sirach 48:1-14, Matthew 6:7-15; Friday: 2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20, Matthew 6:1923; Saturday: 2 Chronicles 24:17-25, Matthew 6:24-34
JUNE 19-25
Sunday: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1, Galatians 3:26-29, Luke 9:18-24; Monday: 2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15, 18, Matthew 7:1-5; Tuesday (St. Aloysius Gonzaga): 2 Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-36, Matthew 7:6, 12-14; Wednesday (St. Paulinus of Nola, Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More): 2 Kings 22:8-13, 23:1-3, Matthew 7:15-20; Thursday: 2 Kings 24:8-17, Matthew 7:21-29; Friday (The Nativity of St. John the Baptist): Isaiah 49:16, Acts 13:22-26, Luke 1:57-66, 80; Saturday: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19, Matthew 8:5-17
JUNE 26-JULY 2
Sunday: 1 Kings 19:16, 19-21, Galatians 5:1, 13-18, Luke 9:51-62; Monday (St. Cyril of Alexandria): Amos 2:6-10, 13-16, Matthew 8:18-22; Tuesday (St. Irenaeus): Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12, Matthew 8:23-27; Wednesday (Sts. Peter and Paul): Acts 12:1-11, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18, Matthew 16:13-19; Thursday: Amos 7:1017, Matthew 9:1-8; Friday: Amos 8:4-6, 9-12, Matthew 11:28, Matthew 9:9-13; Saturday: Amos 9:11-15, John 10:27, Matthew 9:14-17
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Little Flower Assisted Living, a Catholic jewel in Mint Hill Rico De Silva Hispanic Communications Reporter
MINT HILL — Located at 8700 Lawyers Road in Mint Hill is The Little Flower Catholic Assisted Living, a small nursing home that tries to live up to its namesake, the young French Carmelite nun St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as “The Little Flower.” And just like its patroness, who embraced the spirituality of the “Little Way,” or doing the little things with lots of love daily, the staff of The Little Flower provide a place that 40 seniors, Catholic or not, call home. Although about only a dozen of The Little Flower’s current residents are Catholic, the staff in general share a collective sentiment that there is something very special and holy that meets the eye of all who visit the home. “Even non-Catholics can feel the presence of the Lord when they enter – because not all of our residents are Catholic, so we have to also feed them from a worship standpoint. We have other denominations, and other ministers that do come in to share their faith. It’s all about us serving the same God,” facility manager Deloris Brown noted. Built in 1996, The Little Flower was the brainchild of Sharon Mayfield and Keith Adams, both members of Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Charlotte at the time. “They both had a dream of building a small little assisted living (center) in the Mint Hill area, which is ‘The Little Flower,’ named in honor of St. Thérèse,” office manager Jodi Fowler said. Fowler, a Catholic, has worked there since day one. “It will be 21 years in
January. Just after it opened, I came on board as a nurse aide. Then I became a med tech. I was the resident care manager for years. About 2000, I moved up to the business office,” she recalled. Although Catholics were a minority in the Mint Hill area in 1996, the Catholic population in Charlotte and the surrounding areas has boomed in recent years. The Little Flower provides an important service to sustain the faith of area seniors. “I think that there’s a need,” said Fowler. “I have a lot of people that come in looking for an assisted living where they can still go to Mass, pray the rosary in the morning. And we offer all of that here. That’s a huge part of their life.” Mary Jayne Szyper’s mother Theresa is one of the Catholic residents at The Little Flower. Now 98 years old, she has lived at The Little Flower since 2010. Szyper said she chose The Little Flower to care for her mother because the sense of community there set it apart. “I fell in love with the chapel and Deloris (Brown) and Jodi (Fowler), who are still here; much of the staff that was here in 2010 and ’11 are also still here. But the love and devotion that these ladies have is just wonderful,” Szyper said. The Catholic focus and faith emphasis of The Little Flower also swayed her, Szyper said. Mass is offered at least twice a week, currently by Father Joe Mulligan. As chaplain of The Little Flower, Father Mulligan said his aim is to provide a “sacramental presence” there for residents, “an ongoing connection to their Catholic faith.” “That’s my primary responsibility,” he said. Besides celebrating Mass, Father
Mulligan also administers the sacrament of anointing of the sick for residents, and he offers memorial Masses for deceased residents and their families. Mayfield sold The Little Flower in 2004 to Premier Senior Living, a for-profit company with independent, assisted and skilled nursing homes facilities in the Carolinas and Georgia. Brown, trained by Mayfield, became the manager when Mayfield departed. A cradle Catholic and long-time member of Our Lady of Consolation Church, Brown was vocal in maintaining The Little Flower’s Catholic identity. As new ownership was getting ready to renovate the building, Brown said she let upper management know about the nonnegotiables: “(I) wasn’t real sure what kind of presence they wanted to portray here, and I said, ‘One thing we will not compromise is the Catholic orientation here, and especially the chapel. That has to stay in.’” The new owners didn’t object and Brown is proud to say that the Catholic atmosphere at The Little Flower has remained unchanged. Father Mulligan echoed Brown’s description of The Little Flower. “We just finished celebrating Mass where we talked about the value of a cup of cold water, and talked about how it fits in the Church’s Year of Mercy. I think all that is manifested in this place. The scale and size of this facility, and the way it is orchestrated and carried out, seem to reflect the values of the Catholic ethos.”
More online At www.catholicnewsherald.com: See a video highlighting the work of The Little Flower
Don’t miss this! The Diocese of Charlotte’s Year of Mercy website has lots of educational resources for families, including monthly catechesis on the virtues and corporal and spiritual works of mercy. June’s virtue is “Fortitude,” as modeled by St. Bernadette Soubirous. The Spiritual Work of Mercy for the month is “Comfort the Afflicted” with information about St. Marianne Cope, and the Corporal Work of Mercy is “Visit the Imprisoned,” with information about St. John Paul II. Learn more at www.yearofmercy.rcdoc.org/catechesis.
hat protections in Church law are afforded the faithful involved in an ecclesiastical conflict? Just as in civil law, Church law offers certain basic protections. Church law spells this out in several places, including Canon 221, which has three sections: n The Christian faithful can legitimately vindicate and defend their rights in the Church in a competent ecclesiastical forum according to the norm of law. n If they are summoned to a trial by a competent authority, they have the right to be judged according to the law with equity. n The faithful have the right not to be punished with a canonical penalty except according to the norm of law. Church law stresses that litigation should never be the first step in a conflict, yet insists everyone in the Church has the right to which this canon refers. Tribunals or another form of ecclesiastical forum are to be used in these instances. At the same time, Church law urges an equitable solution between a person who feels injured by an administrative decree and the author of that decree. This mediation may fail in some instances, and in those instances the faithful have the right to use an ecclesiastical court. Church law (Canons 1732-1739) details the procedure for taking recourse against an administrative decree. This includes recourse to a superior – the bishop or one of the Vatican’s congregations or dicasteries. The second paragraph of this canon provides the right to be judged with equity. Canonical equity attempts to ensure that rights are protected or injustices corrected in a situation when strict application of a law may harm a right, or when an injustice cannot be corrected. Equity is more of an obligation of the judge than a right of the person on trial. That is the application of justice. Canonical penalties must protect an individual’s rights and ensure that a person’s good name is protected. In an administrative process, the accused has the right to see an accusation and proofs, and the right of an advocate (a civil or canonical lawyer). Church law (Canon 1728) states that the accused is not bound to confess, nor can an oath be administered to the accused. Sanctions – that is, penalties – should be used only as a last resort. In imposing a penalty, Church law is restricted: if no penalty is stated in the law, none can be imposed. It is critical to remember that true justice must be tempered by compassion and administered in a human fashion in the spirit of the Gospel. Editor’s note: This series about the rights and obligations of the Christian faithful, as set forth in canon (Church) law, has been written especially for the Catholic News Herald by Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally. Sister Jeanne-Margaret is a distinguished authority on canon law, author of the reference guide “Canon Law for the Laity,” and frequent lecturer at universities and dioceses. A graduate of The Catholic University of America with multiple degrees including a doctorate in psychology and a licentiate of canon law (JCL), she is a psychologist for the Tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte and a judge in the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Miami. COMING NEXT: Just Wage, Social Justice and Care for the Poor
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Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following upcoming events: June 10 – 4 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St. William Church, Murphy
June 16 – 5 p.m. Holy Hour of Prayer for Priesthood Candidates St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte
June 21 – 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Aloysius Church, Hickory
June 12 – 1 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Mary Church, Shelby
June 18 – 10 a.m. Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood St. Mark Church, Huntersville
June 23 – 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St. John the Evangelist Church, Waynesville
June 15 – 9:15 a.m. Holy Mass at Quo Vadis Days Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Belmont
June 20 – 5 p.m. Holy Mass Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, Belmont
June 25 – 11 a.m. Sacrament of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form St. Ann Church, Charlotte
in front of the federal courthouse at 401 W. Trade St. For details, email religiousliberty@windstream.net or call Tina at 704-301-2531.
for the caregivers and family members of people with Alzheimer’s. For details, email Janet Urban at jgraceart@ yahoo.com.
Diocesan calendar of events June 10, 2016
ENTERTAINMENT
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Summer ORGAN recital: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 19, at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road East, Charlotte. Given by Elizabeth Harrison of Albemarle, part of the Charlotte AGO’s Summer Recital Series. The event is free, but an offering will be taken up.
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LEctures & Workshops Life in the Spirit Seminar: 7-8:30 p.m. Mondays, May 16-June 27, during and after the Charismatic Mass at St. Margaret Mary Church, 102 Andrews Place, Swannanoa. Everyone welcome. For details, call 828-686-8833. Discussion On ‘Being Church with St. Paul’: 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 15 and 22, in Biss Hall at St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon Church, Charlotte. Presented by Jesuit Father John Michalowski, parochial vicar. Saul encountered Christ Jesus on the road to Damascus and his life was changed. Within 10 years he became Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, and established Church communities throughout the eastern Mediterranean. He had to deal with a secular, pagan world and with divisions in the Christian community. Through it all, he had a sense of gratitude and saw God’s grace calling all Christians to build up the Body of Christ. What can we learn from St. Paul as we deal with our world, as we seek reconciliation and as we try to “grow up into the full stature of Christ”? To register for one or all sessions, go to www. stpeterscatholic.org.
Hispanic communications reporter: Rico De Silva, 704-370-3375, rdesilva@charlottediocese.org
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NFP Introduction and Full Course: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at St. Barnabas Church, 109 Crescent Hill Dr., Arden. 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. PRAYER SERVICES & Groups Forty Hours Devotion: June 28-30 at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 Seventh Ave., Hendersonville. Eucharistic Healing Mass for Spiritual, Mental and Physical Healing: 7 p.m. Monday, June 20, at St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville. Presented by Father Jose Maniyangat. Accompanied by his guardian angel, Father Maniyangat says, he visited hell, purgatory and heaven. During his time in heaven, Father Maniyangat received a special message from God and the gift of healing. For details, call Amy G. Burger at 704-948-0231, ext. 155. Religious Liberty March and Prayer Vigil: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21. Gather for the march at the parking lot across the street from the Diocese of Charlotte Pastoral Center, 1123 S. Church St. Charlotte. The march will include preaching at Trade and Tryon streets, followed by the Litany for Religious Liberty. Then the rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed
Pro-Life Rosary: 9 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at 901 North Main St. and Sunset Drive, High Point. Outdoors, rain or shine. Parking available nearby. For details, call Jim Hoyng at 336-882-9593 or Paul Klosterman at 336-8486835. Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat: June 24-26 in the Asheville area. Rachel’s Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing. For details, call Jennifer Ganser at 336-209-2161. CHARLOTTE Maronite Mission: Masses are offered weekly at 12:30 p.m. Sundays, at St. Matthew South Campus, 4116 Waxhaw-Marvin Road, Waxhaw. The mission’s pastor is Father Elie Mikhael, who can be reached at 704-543-7677, ext. 1043. The Maronite Mission of Charlotte is an Eastern rite Catholic Church in full communion with the pope. Healing Mass and Anointing of the Sick: 2 p.m. every third Sunday of the month, St. Margaret of Scotland Church, 37 Murphy Dr., Maggie Valley. Individual prayers over people after Mass by Charismatic Prayer Group members. For details, call the church office at 828-926-0106. Evening Novenas: Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Christ the King Church, 1505 East Kivett Dr., High Point. All are invited to pray the Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Join them in praying for the needs of your families and for our hurting world. For details, call the church office at 336-883-0244. SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING “Protecting God’s Children” workshops are intended to educate parish volunteers to recognize and prevent sexual abuse. For details, contact your parish office. To register and confirm workshop times, go to www.virtus. org. Upcoming workshops are listed here: CHARLOTTE: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11, Diocese of Charlotte Pastoral Center, 1123 S. Church St.; 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 16, at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. Greensboro: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, St. Benedict Church, 109 West Smith St. HIGH POINT: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4145 Johnson St.
YEAR OF MERCY Divine Mercy Holy Hour: Every first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., in the Daily Mass Chapel at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. Everyone is welcome to attend and pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, venerate and be blessed by the parish’s first-class relic of St. Faustina Kowalska. Divine Mercy prayers, and read Scripture and excerpts from St. Faustina’s diary. Each month’s Holy Hour will be for the following intentions: July 7, young people; Aug. 4, workers and volunteers of mercy; Sept. 1, catechists; Oct. 6, Marian Jubilee Dedicated to Mary; Nov. 3, prisoners; Dec. 1, healing of the family. Sponsored by the Cenacles of Divine Mercy. Year of Mercy website: Keep up to date on all Jubilee Year of Mercy events, download catechetical resources on the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, watch videos on the theme of mercy, and much more, at the Diocese of Charlotte’s Year of Mercy website: www. yearofmercy.rcdoc.org. YOUNG ADULTS ASHEVILLE THEOLOGY ON TAP: For Catholics in their 20s and 30s in the Asheville region. For details, check them out on Facebook, Twitter or MeetUp. CHARLOTTE AREA: 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: call Meg VanGoethem, 815-545-2587 St. Patrick Cathedral: on Facebook at “St. Patrick Cathedral Frassati Fellowship-Young Adult Ministry” St. Peter Church: look them up on MeetUp at www. meetup.com/St-Peters-Catholic-Young-Adult-MinistryCharlotte-NC St. Thomas Aquinas Church: online at “Aquinas’ Finest,” www.stacharlotte.com/finest Our Lady of Consolation Church: contact Denise Duliepre, 917-575-0871 Holy Spirit Church in Denver: call Nicole Lehman, 704-607-5207
SUPPORT GROUPS Alzheimer’s Caregiver and Family Support Group: Meets the first Monday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., in Family Center Room 203 at St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville. Organized with the Alzheimer’s Association, the monthly meetings are
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Matthew Bean Birthplace – Buffalo, N.Y. Birthday – Jan. 16, 1987 Elementary and Middle School – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Orchard Park, N.Y. High School – West Seneca West Senior High School, West Seneca, N.Y. College Degree – B.A. in History, University of Mary Washington Pre–Theology – St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. Theology – The Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio Home Parish – St. Michael Catholic Church, Gastonia Summer Assignments in the Diocese Bean – St. Mark Catholic Church, Huntersville Parents – Patrick and Megan Bean Siblings – A younger brother, Timothy Bean
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(At right) Deacons Christopher Bond, Christian Cook, Brian Becker and Matthew Bean bow during the diaconate ordination Mass at St. Mark Church as Bishop Peter Jugis offers his blessing on the new deacons. (Above) All four men lie prostrate during the Litany of Supplication.
‘We receive from the Lord, with joyful hearts, the gift of four new deacons for the Church.’
Bishop Jugis ordains four transitional deacons SueAnn Howell Senior reporter
HUNTERSVILLE — On a glorious First Saturday and Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary June 4, Bishop Peter Jugis ordained four men to the transitional diaconate at St. Mark Church. Matthew Bean, Brian Becker, Christopher Bond and W. Christian Cook became the Diocese of Charlotte’s newest deacons and took another step on their journey to the priesthood. Father Christopher Gober, diocesan director of vocations, attested to the preparedness of the four men who were called, one by one, to stand before Bishop Jugis at the steps of the altar during the election of the candidate portion of the ordination rite. Bishop Jugis joyfully accepted each candidate on behalf of the Church, saying, “Dear brothers and sisters, we receive from the Lord, with joyful hearts today, the gift of four new deacons for the Church. They become ordained sacred ministers through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination, and they enter into the official ministry of the Church.” Bishop Jugis then spoke about the responsibilities the men will assume in their new roles as deacons. “They will participate in the Church’s ministry of the Word, the ministry of the altar and the ministry of charity – all of these are part of the ministry of salvation that Jesus commissioned His Church to do until the end of time,” he said. “Diaconal ministry is a ministry of service,” Bishop Jugis continued. “Proclaiming the Gospel at Mass. Preaching at invitation of the priest. Preparing the altar for the sacrifice
of the Eucharist. Distributing the Lord’s Body and Blood to the faithful. Administering baptisms. Assisting at and blessing marriages. Bringing viaticum to the dying. Conducting funeral rites. Instructing believers and unbelievers in the Church’s doctrine. Presiding over public prayer. And performing works of charity.” “The guiding principle for the deacon’s ministry are Jesus’ own words which He used to describe Himself: ‘The Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve.’ “The deacon is always thinking, ‘How can I help the bishop and the priests in their ministry?’” Bishop Jugis noted before continuing his remarks. “Now dear sons, you are to be raised to the order of the diaconate. The sacrament of holy orders marks you with an indelible spiritual character which configures you as deacons to Christ.” “Hold fast to the mystery of faith with a clear conscience,” Bishop Jugis also noted, recalling the words of St. Paul. “Believe the Gospel. Believe the teaching of Christ and the teaching of the Church. Be not ashamed of the Gospel. Teach the faith. Teach what you believe and practice it,” Bishop Jugis told the four men. After the homily, the men stood before their bishop and publicly affirmed their intentions to serve him and the Church, making specific promises. They then lay prostrate before the altar, as Bishop Jugis knelt in prayer with them and the faithful and all those gathered sang the Litany of Supplication, also called the Litany of the Saints. The men then arose and one by one
approached Bishop Jugis as he laid hands on their head and prayed the prayer of ordination over them, thus consecrating each man as deacon. Each newly-ordained deacon then was vested with a stole, a sign of the deacon’s office of service, and the dalmatic, the outer garment used in the liturgy. Deacon Matthew Bean was vested by Deacon Thomas McGahey; Deacon Brian Becker was vested by Father Bill Quigley, C.I.C.M.; Deacon Christopher Bond was vested by Father James Ebright; and Deacon Christian Cook was vested by Deacon Michael Zboyovski. The newly-vested deacons then again approached the sanctuary one by one, receiving the Book of the Gospels from Bishop Jugis and a fraternal kiss of peace to welcome them in their new role in the Church. More than 25 priests and 24 deacons participated at the Mass and were on hand to congratulate the new deacons. “Serve the Lord faithfully and joyfully, and He will make your ministry fruitful,” Bishop Jugis told the four men. “A whole new life opens before you beginning today: the life of an ordained minister of the Church. You will be changed by the action of the Holy Spirit. You will not leave this church in the same way you came into it. “By your faithful service, may you be blessed to hear the Lord say to you on the last day, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’”
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CNH: What are some of your interests/hobbies? Bean: In my free time I like to read books in the area of history, especially the Civil War, and the Roman Empire. I also like to exercise, and watch movies with my brothers here at the seminary. I also like to keep up with ice hockey, which I grew up with in western New York. CNH: When did you first realize you had a vocation to the priesthood? Bean: I started to seriously discern the priesthood when I was in college at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. I was involved at the campus ministry in college, and it was through time spent in prayer and the encouragement of the chaplain at the campus ministry that I began to ask the Lord if He was calling me to be a priest. CNH: Who has helped you (mentored you) or given you a good example to follow during these years of discernment and seminary? Bean: There have been a number of people who have been a great help and example to me in the past five years in formation at the seminary. Many priests such as Father Edlefsen, the chaplain at the campus ministry I was involved in at college, Father John Putnam, and Father Matthew Buettner, have shown me what it is to be a priest and to bring Christ to those you are called to serve. My family and the people of the diocese have also been very supportive in their prayers and encouragement. CNH: Is there any comment you would like to share with our readers about becoming a transitional deacon here in the Diocese of Charlotte? Bean: I am excited to say yes to what the Lord is calling me to, and to serve you all as a transitional deacon in the diocese.
Brian Becker Birthplace – Charlotte Birthday – Jan. 30, 1986 Elementary and Middle School – Elementary, Charlotte Latin School; Middle School, Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School High School – Charlotte Catholic High School College Degree – Economics, International Studies at UNC-Charlotte Pre–Theology – Pontifical College Josephinum Theology – Pontifical College Josephinum Home Parish – St. Matthew Church, Charlotte Summer Assignments in the Diocese Becker – 2012: St. Eugene Church in Asheville; 2013: St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon; 2014: St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte; 2015: Costa Rica Spanish immersion studies Parents – Joe and Tammy Becker Siblings – Deena Faust, Mark Becker CNH: What are some of your interests/hobbies? Becker: I grew up playing sports, baseball, basketball and cross country in high school, and played club Ultimate Frisbee at UNC. I’ve really enjoyed getting to play sports BIOS, SEE page 19
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Relic of St. Sharbel of Lebanon visits Charlotte Rico De Silva Hispanic Communications Reporter
WAXHAW — Hundreds of people turned out to venerate a relic of St. Sharbel, a 19th century Lebanese monk, at St. Matthew Church and the Maronite Mission of Charlotte June 4 and 5. The faithful attended several Masses in honor of the relic’s visit to Charlotte, including a Maronite Mass celebrated June 5 at St. Matthew’s Waxhaw campus. The famous hermit’s relic, taken from one of his bones, was encased in a small reliquary secured atop a large wooden box that is a replica of his burial container. About 200 people, mostly from the Lebanese community, waved white handkerchiefs to welcome the relic as it was processed into the church for the start of the Maronite liturgy. It was placed in front of the altar during the Mass, which was offered by the Maronite mission’s pastor, Father Elie Mikhael. A Maronite priest from the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn, which encompasses 16 states including North Carolina, Father Elie has served as pastor for the Maronite Mission of Charlotte since December. “The presence of the saints among us is to strengthen our faith – to set up our hearts in the right place and destiny,” Father Mikhael noted in his homily. “Saints come to us and remind us to lift up our hearts to the Lord.” “Saints among us remind us that life’s cycle for believers starts with life, goes through death, to resurrection and eternal life,” he said. “St. Sharbel comes to us today as a humble monk,” he added. “Sharbel didn’t write books; didn’t preach at cathedrals or big churches; didn’t use emails, Facebook, or web pages, or Snapchats or WhatsApp to reach out to people. He knew how to whisper in God’s ears, and put his heart into God’s hands. And (he) was able from his monastery to reach out, not only to people around him, but to people from around the world.” St. Sharbel Makhlouf was born on May 8, 1828, in BiqaKafra, northern Lebanon. Joseph, his baptismal name, was the last of the five children born to a poor but devout family. He left home when he was 23, entering the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya. Ordained a priest in 1859, he was noted for his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. He lived as a hermit, but his reputation for holiness caused people to seek him out. He died on Christmas Eve in 1898, and was buried in the monastery’s cemetery. Soon after his death, an extraordinary bright light
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(Right) Father Elie Mikhael celebrates Mass June 5 for members of the Maronite Mission of Charlotte at St. Matthew Church’s Waxhaw campus. (Above) In front of the altar is the relic of St. Sharbel, which people venerated during its visit to Charlotte June 4-5. surrounded his grave for more than a month. Because of this phenomena and its many witnesses, officials at the monastery requested permission from Church authorities to exhume the body. His corpse, which was found without decay four months after his death, and had been secreting sweat and blood, was transferred into a special coffin. Hordes of pilgrims started visiting the monastery and asking for his miraculous intercession. For 67 years St. Sharbel’s incorrupt remains exuded a fluid described by all accounts as supernatural in nature. When he was beatified in 1965, his remains were found to have decayed until only his bones were left, and the mysterious fluid ceased. However, enough had been collected before his beatification to furnish a supply from which small quantities are still distributed. Small pieces
of cloth from St. Sharbel’s garments and those that were saturated in the fluid are likewise distributed. St. Sharbel was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1977. As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of his beatification, St. Sharbel’s relic has been touring Maronite churches on the East Coast since February, including stops in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maine. Charlotte was the last stop on the tour that encompassed more than 90 churches.
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Pray for our war dead and for peace, Bishop Jugis preaches at Memorial Day Mass Patricia L. Guilfoyle Editor
CHARLOTTE — Memorial Day is an opportunity to pray for the souls of all the military men and women who have died serving our country, and for their families, said Bishop Peter Jugis. During a Mass for the military offered May 30 at St. Patrick Cathedral, Bishop Jugis noted that “the observance taking place here in this church is slightly different from the observance taking place beyond the walls of this church, in secular society.” “At this Mass we not only remember our war dead,” he said. “We gather together to pray for our deceased family members, friends and relatives who have given their lives in war – praying for their salvation and the eternal repose of their souls. “May the graces of this Holy Mass benefit them and help them to be prepared for entrance into heavenly glory.” It is important to pray for our deceased family and friends, Bishop Jugis said. “Death does not sever the relationship that we have with them. Our prayers are still effective signs of our love and affection for them.” We should also pray for veterans and for those still serving in the military today, he said, especially those serving in dangerous areas. May “God protect them and shield
them from all evil and all harm.” Some veterans still carry the physical and emotional scars of their military service, he noted, so “we pray that God may be their close and constant companion, to heal them, strengthen them and bring them peace.” Bishop Jugis also encouraged those in attendance to pray for justice and lasting peace, through their own conversion of heart. “Peace has to begin in the heart of every human being,” he said, “and that peace happens only by dedicating our life to a right relationship with God.” That means loving God, obeying His commandments, confessing our sins and asking for forgiveness as Jesus taught us, he explained. “Wars, conflicts and disorder (in the world) are all the result of war, conflict and disorder and sin in the human heart,” he said, adding, “We all know the slogan, ‘Know Jesus, know peace; no Jesus, no peace.’” “As we offer this sacrifice of salvation of the Holy Mass,” he concluded, “we ask the Lord to bless our veterans, we ask the Lord to bless those who are currently serving, and we ask Him especially to bless those who have died while serving in the military, and for their families. “Jesus heals, Jesus saves.”
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Retired Army Col. Rebecca Tomsyck greets Bishop Peter Jugis after the Mass for the military offered May 30 at St. Patrick Cathedral. Tomsyck served 10 years in Europe and the Middle East.
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Enthronement of Divine Mercy at Sacred Heart SALISBURY — Sacred Heart Church celebrated its patronal feast day June 3, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with Solemn Vespers followed by an enthronement of the Divine Mercy image. Pictured are Father John Eckert, pastor, Father Lucas Rossi, parochial vicar, and Deacon Jim Mazur.
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Charlotte retreat explores how to live a virtuous life Dina DeFabo Wilson Correspondent
CHARLOTTE — To coincide with the Feast of Pentecost, St. Thomas Aquinas Church hosted “Living a Virtuous Life,” a retreat devoted to understanding and embracing the virtues to build a stronger relationship with God. Virginia Lieto, a Catholic author and inspirational speaker, began the retreat May 14 with a prayer asking the Holy Spirit for enlightenment and to be with all those gathered. “My hope is that when you leave here today your spirit will be refreshed and you will be well-versed in the virtues,” Lieto told attendees. Lieto stressed that it is important for followers of Jesus Christ to work on developing the virtues in their lives. “Virtues are good habits and dispositions, so virtuous behavior moves us away from sin,” she said. “When we move away from sin, we conform ourselves to Christ, the perfect role model of virtue.” “By understanding virtues, you can develop habits that will change your life for the better,” she continued. “The virtues are the tools in your tool kit that, when embraced and practiced, bring you closer to God.” The day-long retreat featured three talks in which Lieto provided in-depth explanations of the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity; the cardinal virtues of prudence, temperance, fortitude and justice; and the acquired virtues, including wisdom, contentment, joy, humility, patience and gratitude. The retreat also included Mass and time for group discussions. Throughout the retreat, Lieto shared personal stories to illustrate how sin prevents people from practicing virtue, and she encouraged attendees to take time to assess their strength and weaknesses related to virtuous behavior. “When you have trouble with a virtue, really think about what is at the base of the cause of that trouble,” she said. “If you are impatient, for example, there is an underlying cause: you could be envious or prideful, or perhaps you are holding on to anger.” Prayer and receiving the sacraments are vital to building a virtuous life, she said. “All virtues require nourishment and exercise to be
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Dominican Sister Zeny Mofada,director of Religious Education at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, makes a point during a group discussion at the “Living a Virtuous Life” retreat. Virginia Lieto (standing) presented the retreat May 14 at the parish.
perfected. Pray and ask God for the virtues that you need!” Laurie McBroom, a parishioner of St. Thomas Aquinas, said the retreat helped her to better understand the virtues and where they may be lacking in her life. “I learned a lot about myself and what I need to work on,” McBroom said. “I knew I had faults. But not just faults, sins.” Lieto said it was especially meaningful for her to present the retreat on the day before Pentecost at the parish where she and her husband have worshipped for nearly 16 years. “A few years ago, I received a calling from the Holy Spirit to become a public speaker on the
Catholic faith,” she said. After leaving a 36-year career in banking, Lieto has evangelized through her website and blog. Her first children’s book, “Adventures of Faith, Hope and Charity – Finding Patience,” published last year, was named a 2016 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist in Children’s Religion. Lieto, who holds a Master of Arts in pastoral theology from St. Joseph’s College of Maine, is scheduled to present the “Living a Virtuous Life” retreat on Saturday, Sept. 24, at St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte. For details, visit www.virginialieto.com.
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Catholic News Herald wins national media awards CHARLOTTE — The Catholic News Herald recently received seven awards for its work in 2015 from the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada, as well as a Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals. The awards were presented during the Catholic Press Association’s annual conference June 1-3 in St. Louis. The Gabriel Award winner was the 2015 video “Holy Angels’ Cherubs Café expands,” by David Hains. The video also won a second-place CPA award in the Best Freestanding Presentation of Online Video category. Other winners were: n BEST DIOCESAN ANNUAL REPORT: First place, for “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life,” by Tim Faragher n SPANISH BEST ONLINE PRESENTATION OF MULTIMEDIA VISUALS: First place, for “XI Congreso Eucaristico Diocesano” by Rico De Silva n BEST MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE – NEWS: Second place, for “St. Maria Goretti relics tour comes to Charlotte, Greensboro,” by SueAnn Howell, Rico De Silva and David Hains n BEST EDITORIAL PAGE OR EDITORIAL SECTION: Third place, for “Viewpoints,” by Patricia L. Guilfoyle n BEST MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE SERIES: Honorable mention, for “Eucharistic Congress,” by Catholic News Herald staff n BEST COVERAGE OF VOCATIONS TO PRIESTHOOD, RELIGIOUS LIFE OR DIACONATE (non-weekly diocesan newspaper, circulation 25,001 or more): Honorable mention, for “Vocations: Following the Way of Christ,” by Catholic News Herald staff — Catholic News Herald
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‘O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine’
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Celebrating Corpus Christi
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‘I never had a second thought of giving up the call’ Father Tien Duong escaped Vietnam twice to pursue the priesthood SueAnn Howell Senior reporter
FRANKLIN — The story of Father Tien Duong, his brother Father Duc Duong and their family is a story of survival and grace. The two priests of the Diocese of Charlotte are celebrating their 15th anniversary of ordination this year, which is a testament to their tenacity and their faith given the circumstances of their lives in fleeing Vietnam and coming to the United States. Father Tien grew up in a family with 10 brothers and sisters (eight boys, two girls) in Saigon. The family was very faith-filled and active in their parish. “I believed that I wanted to become a priest even before I received my first Communion,” Father Tien recalls. “I went to minor seminary as a sixth-grader in 1973.” Just like all those who had family members involved in the armed forces of South Vietnam, their family endured a great deal of hardship after the Communists took control in Vietnam, Father Tien notes, particularly when his father was arrested and put in a labor camp or “reeducation” camp. “I escaped by boat with my brother, now Father (James) Duc Duong, for the first time, but it was not successful and we were put in prison. The second escape occurred in 1989 with my younger brother, and we ended up at Galang refugee camp in Indonesia,” he says. A few years later he came to the U.S. following the rest of his family, and they settled in Charlotte. Father Tien resumed his efforts to follow God’s will and become a priest. He went to Central Piedmont Community College for two years, then studied philosophy for two years at St. Joseph Seminary College in Covington, La., before graduating from St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa. “I was ordained by Bishop (William) Curlin with my brother (Father Duc Duong) and with Father Bob Ferris and Father Kurt Font on June 2, 2001, at St. Gabriel
Church, which was also my first assignment as associate pastor,” he says. Over the past 15 years, Father Tien has served as associate pastor at St. Gabriel Church, then in-residence for a few months at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. He says he “came to the top of the mountain in Highlands at Our Lady of the Mountains for three years, and then came down to Franklin,” where he has served as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church since 2008. “The love of people, the cold weather and the love for people in the mountain area have kept me here since,” he says. He believes people would be surprised to know that one of the things he loves most about living in western North Carolina is the cold weather, even though he grew up in the tropical climate of South Photo provided by Erika Diaz Vietnam. Father Tien Duong carries the Blessed Sacrament in a Eucharistic procession for the Feast of Corpus Christi About his priestly ministry, May 29, surrounded by parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Franklin. Church members worked Father Tien shares, “My for hours that day to create colorful sawdust carpets (in Spanish, “tapetes de aserrín”) laid out in large, spiritual director at seminary intricately chalked designs on the ground to decorate the path of the Eucharistic procession. and other friends asked me, ‘If God will not choose you, what gossip or even slander, or the tasks I thought, ‘How can would you do?’ My answer was very simple. I never had a I do them?’, at that time God reminds me of these two second thought of giving up the call. God calls, and I will answer, and God will never turn His face away from me. He lessons.” He also credits his guardian angel for assistance. will provide!” Like his brother priests, Father Tien says, “the Eucharist “I am doing God’s will, and it is not easy to fulfill His (visiting, adoring, receiving) is the key for me today as a will,” he continues. “When you try to fulfill His will, priest and also for those who want to discern the vocation certainly people will not like it as they look at it with to the priesthood. That is the key that Jesus uses to open human wisdom. And that is true for me as a priest, as well. my heart, mind and soul, and I have to let Him do so “However, my big lesson that I learned when I was in sincerely. the refugee camp was: Trust in God’s power and wisdom. “I do not want to ‘do a show’ for people to see. I want to And another one when I studied philosophy: God will do it for Jesus, and then Jesus is the one to show it to His provide. people.” “So, no matter what others criticize or misunderstand,
Father Voitus reflects on his fifth anniversary as a priest SYLVA — Father Joshua Voitus, pastor of St. Mary, Mother of God Church, celebrates the fifth anniversary of priestly ordination this month. Although he was born in Marietta, Ga., he was raised in Lewisville, near Winston-Salem, and says he first talked about a religious vocation when he “was very young – up to about the first grade, I believe.” Then, as he grew older, he again heard God calling him to the priesthood
when he was about 19 or 20. He attended seminary for the Diocese of Charlotte at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and at Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, Md. Ordained in 2011, he served as parochial vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte before being appointed pastor of St. Mary, Mother of God Church in 2013. Father Voitus shares with the Catholic News Herald a few insights about his
vocation on the fifth anniversary of his ordination: CNH: What do you enjoy most about your priestly ministry? Father Voitus: I, of course, very much enjoy offering the sacraments. I also enjoy preaching, although six years in (if you count the one year as a deacon), I am still a nervous wreck, even at weekday Masses. I think that might be part of why I like it. It offers sort of a rush (like a roller coaster), not to mention that it is an opportunity to proclaim the Word of God. In fact, I am fairly sure that Divine Grace is the only way I am able to preach at all. You can tell because, when I try to do any kind of announcement, it is really awkward and awful. CNH: What are some of the biggest lessons you have learned over the past five years, especially now that you are a pastor? Father Voitus: As a priest, and especially as a new pastor (and I assume as an old pastor as well), you are going to make mistakes. The trouble is that most of the mistakes that you make won’t likely seem like mistakes when you are making them. It seems to me that it is essential to be able to, by the grace of God and through the lens of the teaching of the Church, to look back on past errors and learn from them. If you can’t do that, then I don’t see how you could grow in ministry.
CNH: What is something people would be surprised to know about you? Father Voitus: People who know me a little tend to know most of the stuff about me. Perhaps the one surprising thing is that, since I am rarely Voitus seen out of a cassock, I have a decent-sized collection of Hawaiian shirts that I am usually wearing under the cassock. CNH: What advice would you give to a man discerning a vocation to the priesthood? Father Voitus: Pray, and pray deeply. Pray that your will would be conformed to God’s and do not seek to conform God’s will to your own. Remain docile to the will of God and He will guide you wherever you need to go. — SueAnn Howell, senior reporter
Other jubilarians Other priests celebrating their anniversary of ordination this month include: Father James Turner, OSFS (35 years); Father James Duc Duong, Father Robert Ferris and Father Kurt Fohn (15 years); and Father Alejandro Ayala and Father James Stuhrenberg (10 years).
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Celebrating his 40th anniversary SPENCER MOUNTAIN — Father John Hoover of New Creation Monastery offered a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Helen Mission in celebration of the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. He was ordained on May 23, 1976. Assisting at the Mass was Deacon John Weisenhorn. Father Hoover also celebrated an anniversary Mass at Old St. Joseph Church in Mount Holly, where 40 years ago he celebrated his first Mass after ordination. Brandon Berryhill | Catholic News Herald Patricia L. Guilfoyle | Catholic News Herald
Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio assists Bishop Emeritus William Curlin as he opens the Door of Mercy at St. Pius X Church Jan. 2.
Monsignor Marcaccio celebrates 25th jubilee Editor’s note: Monsignor Anthony J. Marcaccio celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood June 1. Born in Michigan in 1963 the youngest of four children, he grew up in Greenwood, S.C. He attended Francis Marion University and completed graduate studies at The Catholic University of America. He is a member in the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and is a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus. After he was ordained in 1991, Monsignor Marcaccio first served parishes in Charlotte and western North Carolina, then for five years served as priest secretary to Bishop William G. Curlin. He also served as the diocese’s vice chancellor in 2002. He has served as pastor of St. Pius X Church and School in Greensboro since 2000, and has led the parish during a time of unprecedented growth and activity. A new church was built in 2010, and later this year the parish will open a new parish center and enlarge its school.
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was reflecting with some friends on the upcoming silver jubilee of my priestly ordination and someone asked, “What is your most satisfying accomplishment? What you built at St. Pius?” I corrected him and said, “It’s not what I’ve built, but what we’ve built together at St. Pius.” Our conversation reminded me of the great British architect Sir Christopher Wren, who designed among many things the huge and beautiful Anglican Cathedral of St. Paul’s in London. His memorial tablet reads in Latin: “If you seek his monument, circumspice – look around.” I hope in 25 years, and then after another 25 years, someone looking for my greatest accomplishment and the legacy of my priesthood wouldn’t point to a school building, or parish center, or even a church – but would be circumspect, look around, and see a vibrant Catholic community living its faith in love. During my pastorate here at St. Pius X we have built a lot, but it wasn’t my original intention. The buildings flow from our mission. I didn’t come to St. Pius X to build a school, but to help build future Catholic moral leaders for our society. The parish center isn’t my personal legacy, but a purpose-driven project to provide us the space for hospitality and parish-wide
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Monsignor Marcaccio talks with parishioner Frances Giaimo at his 25th anniversary celebration June 5 at St. Pius X Church. learning. It will be a tool of administration for efficient and effective ministry to more and more people. Our church, our most important building, was built big and beautiful to accommodate our growth. And while there always are things I would have done differently, I was proud to present it to the diocese for dedication. The most beautiful aspect of the church is when we gather for liturgies, so I suppose I would be happy to say, “There, be circumspect, look around and see this church. Look around and see these people being the Church. Look around and see this church being and bringing Christ to the community.” One of those things I would do differently is to place a memorial inscription on the front door of our church that spoke profoundly to me when I first read it on a church door in Boston: “This is none other than the house of God and this is the gate to heaven.” I hope that after 25 years people would think of the success of my priesthood in Jesus Christ in terms of a living legacy – not brick and mortar, not a building, not even a church door, but as someone who helped them open the Door of Mercy, that Living Door, the Gate through which the people of our parish were able to pass and develop that deep, abiding friendship with God. — Monsignor Anthony Marcaccio
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St. Mark preschoolers graduate HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark Church celebrated graduation May 27 for 69 preschoolers. Led by director Jane Petriella, this is the 13th graduating class since the preschool opened. Pictured are some of the graduating students performing a special song for parents and guests.
CHARLOTTE — A Religious Liberty March and Prayer Vigil will be held Tuesday, June 21, in Charlotte. The march will begin at 11:30 a.m. outside the Diocese of Charlotte Pastoral Center, located at 1123 S. Church St. It will include preaching at Trade and Tryon streets, followed by recitation of the Litany for Religious Liberty. Then the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed in front of the Federal Courthouse at 401 W. Trade St. Everyone is invited to come and be a witness in uptown Charlotte to defend religious liberty. Visit www.marchforlifecharlotte.org/relib. html for details. For other inquiries, e-mail religiousliberty@windstream.net or call Tina at 704-301-2531. The march is part of the fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom campaign that runs June 21-July 4. This year’s campaign, “Witness to Freedom,” celebrates exemplary witnesses to religious freedom. Online at www.Fortnight4Freedom.org, find USCCB resources including prayers, fact sheets, information about religious liberty, and information about the lives of Christian witness of women and men of faith, from all over the world. The 14-day observance of the Fortnight for Freedom is a call by the U.S. bishops for all Catholics in our nation to pray, learn, and get involved in peaceful public action to protect the right to religious liberty, “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty.”
CONCORD — The sixth annual Rosary Congress will be held Saturday, June 18, from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center, located at 4751 N.C. Hwy. 49 in Concord. The theme for this year’s congress is “Mary, Mother of Mercy,” and will include tracks in both English and Spanish. Also, this year the event will feature a concert by renowned Mexican Catholic singer and songwriter Martin Valverde. During the English track, Father Jose Maniyangat, who was pronounced dead after a motorcycle accident and was revived, will share his testimony of glimpsing heaven, purgatory and hell. Redemptorist Father Fabio Marin, from St. James the Greater Church in Concord, and Mexican actor and former bullfighter Manuel Capetillo, will lead the Spanish tracks. Participants are encouraged to bring their international statues and images for the afternoon Marian procession. The conference’s tracks are free. Concert tickets are $25 through June 17, $40 at the door. For more details, call 844-937-6279 or register online at www.JesusThroughMary.org. — Rico De Silva, Hispanic Communications Reporter
St. Matthew offers Summer Forum classes CHARLOTTE — St. Matthew Church recently announced Summer Forum, adult religious education offerings including five classes and two retreats in June, July and August. All programs are led by experienced and well-credentialed presenters. To see a listing IN BRIEF, SEE page 13
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WHO IS FATHER MANIYANGAT?
On April 14, 1985 Father Jose Maniyangat was involved in a motorcycle accident and had a life after death experience. Father Jose, accompanied by his Guardian Angel visited Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. During his time in heaven, Father Jose received a special message from God and the gift of healing.
Father Jose has traveled to major cities of the U.S. and countries overseas to conduct Eurcharistic Healing Services. Many miraculous healings have occurred at these services. Those who are looking for healing of the mind, body and soul are invited to come and receive the healing power of Jesus Christ who is the Supreme Healer.
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of the course offerings and access online registration with credit card payment, go to www.stmatthewcatholic.org/summerforum. All are welcome! For details, contact Michael Burck, director of adult religious education, at 704543-7677, ext. 1020.
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for their own home. They have done a variety of jobs, such as hanging wood siding, painting, breaking apart cement with a jackhammer, and assembling and disassembling scaffolding. Pictured are Albert Gutierrez, Nate Otero, Maria Castro, Samantha Aguirre, Alessandra Necoechea and Josh Castro. — Fredda Surratt Otero
Greensboro Knights honor emergency responders Youths help Habitat for Humanity ASHEBORO — Youths from St. Joseph Church have been spending several of their Saturdays working at a Habitat for Humanity project in their community. This is the second year that the parish’s youth group has participated in the mission of Habitat for Humanity. Not only is it a way they can help their neighbors, the youths are also learning construction skills that they might one day need
GREENSBORO — Knights of Columbus Piedmont Council 939 in Greensboro recently recognized the winners of its Emergency Responders Awards for 2015. Winners were selected by their departments for performance. The Knights have sponsored the award program since 1973 and it is their way of saying thanks for their service to the Greensboro community. Pictured are (from left) Guilford County Sheriff’s Deputy Tracy W. Smith, Guilford County EMS Capt. Cristina A. Darnell, Greensboro Fire Marshal Erin Price-Erwin, and Greensboro Police Officer Latonya D. Guy.
Director of Catholic Formation and Parish Engagement The Cathedral of St. Patrick in Charlotte, NC is seeking a full-time Director of Catholic Formation and Parish Engagement who will: conduct parish religious education and sacramental preparation programs for all age groups; develop and execute faith formation activities for youth, young adults and adults in the parish community; coordinate and conduct the annual summer education sessions; assist the priests with marriage preparation and paperwork; develop content for and maintain the parish website with outside assistance as necessary; and develop and update parish publications and printed materials, including the bulletin and newsletter. Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate: excellent knowledge and understanding of Catholic religious education and sacramental preparation; excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to maintain websites; the ability to work in a team environment; a current driver’s license and proof of insurance; the ability to lift 25 lbs. without assistance and 40 lbs. with assistance; and the ability to recruit and train volunteers to assist with ministry programs. The position requires Protecting God’s Children, adhering to diocesan guidelines on ministry-related sexual misconduct, and the ability to pass a background screening exam as required by the Diocese of Charlotte. A preferred candidate will also be able to demonstrate graphic design and development experience, as well as experience with youth and young adult faith formation programs. The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. A Master’s Degree is preferred. This is a full time position and salary is commensurate with education and experience. This position will report directly to the pastor of the Cathedral of St. Patrick. To apply, please email resume to Father Christopher Roux at croux@stpatricks.org. No phone calls please.
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Carmelites go on silent retreat SYLVA — The Third Order Lay Carmelite Community housed at St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Sylva and their chaplain, Father Joshua Voitus, went on a silent retreat at Belmont Abbey May 23-25. The theme of the conference sessions were on prayer and how to cultivate a closer union with God. Pictured from left are: (back row) Kathy Star, Allene Ramesy, Barbara Johnson, Delphine Moss, Patti McFadden and Bonny Dodge; (front row) Linda Knauer, Nancy Newsome, Carol Paler, Jean Burton and Father Voitus.
Live Your Faith Be affirmed in your present ministry. Upgrade your certification as a catechist and religion teacher. Fulfill the prerequisite for the Permanent Diaconate.
Grow in your faith. The Diocesan Office of Lay Ministry offers a two-year program designed to help you understand more fully your baptismal call to minister to your family, to others in the Church, and to those in your daily life. Sites include Arden, Bryson City, Charlotte, Greensboro and Lenoir. We are currently accepting applications for the 2016-2018 program. For more information:
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Todo Sumo Sacerdote es tomado de entre los hombres y es puesto para intervenir en favor de los hombres en aquello que se refiere al servicio de Dios, a fin de ofrecer dones y sacrificios por los pecados. Él puede mostrarse indulgente con los que pecan por ignorancia y con los descarriados, porque Él mismo está sujeto a la debilidad humana. Por eso debe ofrecer sacrificios, no solamente por los pecados del pueblo, sino también por sus propios pecados. Y nadie se arroga esta dignidad, sino es llamado por Dios como lo fue Aarón” (Hebreos 5,1-4). El texto bíblico anterior expresa claramente la realidad sobre el llamado de Dios a algunos para el servicio de su iglesia. En la escritura misma encontramos personas que fueron llamadas al servicio de Dios. Un ejemplo es el profeta Amós quien dirá de sí mismo “yo no era profeta ni hijo de profeta, yo era un pastor y vendedor de higos,
‘Es también muy importante que todos oremos por nuestros sacerdotes, religiosos y religiosas.’ pero el Señor, me tomó de detrás del rebaño y me dijo: ve y profetiza en mi nombre a mi pueblo Israel” (Amós 7, 14-15). Y ahondando un poco más en la vida de este profeta, encontramos que le tocó vivir en un tiempo en que el reino de Israel atravesaba por una época de una notable prosperidad y bonanza tanto en lo económico como en político y militar. Pero con esta prosperidad vino un desequilibrio social. En contraposición del lujo desmedido de los adinerados de ese tiempo, había una gran masa del pueblo de Israel viviendo en la miseria, en la opresión y en la injusticia de jueces corruptos. En estas circunstancias históricas fue que Amós desempeño su ministerio profético en Israel. El punto central de su predicación fue una implacable crítica a la sociedad israelita por sus pecados contra la justicia social. Y así fue que él respondió al llamado del Señor para anunciar a Dios, que en su justicia es imparcial y no se olvida de las necesidades de sus hijos. Amós fue también inspirado por Dios para hablar de los excesos en el ámbito religioso, denunciando un culto de ceremonias
espléndidas, pero vacías de la auténtica religiosidad y fe. Una religiosidad que cerraba los ojos ante la violencia y la explotación de los más débiles. La Madre Iglesia conserva las palabras del profeta Amós en las Escritura, como una invitación a sus lectores a mirar más allá de lo que todo mundo ve, una invitación a descubrir en la aparente calma de hoy día, las posibles tormentas que se avecinan, a develar los dramas que aquejan al pueblo de Dios en nuestro tiempo. Dramas como la violencia contra la vida humana desde su punto de concepción hasta la ancianidad, o la injusticia de género, la indiferencia ante el dolor y la necesidad de los demás que puede llevar a la complicidad con la iniquidad actual. Y es así que en cada época Dios llama a sus servidores para comunicar su amor y su mensaje de justicia al mundo. En nuestro tiempo Dios sigue llamando a sus hijos e hijas para seguirle más de cerca en una vida consagrada a su servicio y a hablar a su pueblo de parte del Señor para traer esperanza, consuelo, reconciliación y perdón. Es también muy importante que todos oremos por nuestros sacerdotes, religiosos y religiosas. Es urgente también orar por más vocaciones a la vida consagrada, ya que como dice el texto de Hebreos, las vocaciones surgen de entre el pueblo mismo. Las vocaciones surgen en las familias como la de cada uno de nosotros, no vienen de un lugar extraño. Dios llama desde la realidad de cada quien como lo hizo con Amós. Bendiciones. El Padre Fidel Melo es el Vicario Diocesano del Ministerio Hispano. El Padre Melo celebro este mes el veinte aniversario de su ordenación sacerdotal.
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The Shaws aren’t the only family with an ordained father and son. The Diocese of Charlotte is also blessed with the following clergy pairs: Deacon Brian McNulty of St. Patrick Cathedral, who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his ordination this year, and his son Father Paul McNulty, parochial vicar of St. Mark Church in Huntersville, who was ordained in 2014
Father Christopher Riehl, administrator of St. John the Evangelist Church in Waynesville, and his father, Deacon John Riehl of St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon Father Matthew Kauth, rector of the new St. Joseph College Seminary in Charlotte, (right) and his late father, Deacon Richard Kauth (middle)
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he Diocese of Charlotte is blessed to have several priests in the unique situation of having fathers who are also deacons. This makes for a beautiful and interesting dynamic of the son who is now a spiritual father to the father who is now a spiritual son. As Father’s Day approaches, the Catholic News Herald asked Father Peter Shaw, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Bryson City, and his father, Deacon Bill Shaw of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro, to reflect on the gift of their respective vocations, fatherhood and their relationship in light of the spiritual realities of the gift of holy orders:
FATHER PETER SHAW: A FATHER SON
Unlike most priests whose father is a deacon, I have always known my dad as such. Ordained to the diaconate a few years before my birth, my father was, and is, a man of commitment to God, the Church, and his family. What was it like to grow up in such an environment? In truth, it wasn’t easy. Only now, as a cleric of the Church myself, do I understand how much my father constantly did for both his family and for the parish. Most days entailed him rising before dawn and going to work, getting home well into the evening, eating dinner as a family (sometimes quite quickly), and then evenings engaged in ministry: attending prayer group meetings, RCIA, parish council, liturgy committee, and any of a plethora of other things he was committed to doing. Many of these things my mother was there with him; many others, she was not. In this way, he spent his days making sure that he was providing for his family (faithful to the sacrament of matrimony), and his evening sacrificing for the parish (living out the sacrament of holy orders). In this way, I was able to receive from my father an intimate testimony about both sacraments and the reality that must underlie both: a love for Christ and a uniting of oneself to Him and His Church. There are vivid memories of helping out around the church as a child, especially preparing for the Sacred Triduum: cleaning windows, carrying flowers, and server training sessions. I am sure there were many times that I complained about these things, but my parents still made me go. In retrospect, I know that it is from those moments that I learned another important lesson: Daily life and the life of faith are truly inseparable. There are a thousand things that each of us do that do not have to be inherently connected with the faith. Yet, if we allow them to, they can be a source of grace and strength, of hope and inspiration,
manifestations of faith and love. Finally, there was the quiet witness of the need for prayer. I didn’t realize it for most of my childhood, but my father was, and still is, a man of unassuming prayer. Sitting near the breakfast table was always a small stack of books. This was always normal to me, so I never thought two things about it. But this small stack of books was my father’s copy of the Divine Office, a devotional of one stripe or another, and another text for spiritual reading Each morning as he ate breakfast, he would pray. In the midst of the chaos that mark most mornings in a household with two kids, he would somehow find the time and focus to start his day the way we all should: giving to God the early parts of our day so that we can draw from the well of grace. When I entered seminary, my parents always reiterated one thing to me: We want what God wants for you, whatever vocation that might be. It was only several years later that they told me how worried they were about me taking that step of entering formation. It was the autumn and early winter of 2004. The priest abuse scandal was a regular headline in the news, and priests were the societal pariah of the moment. None of this really occurred to me as being overly shocking. Part of growing up with a father as a deacon and spending so much time with priests, deacons and many others, was coming to understand that the Church is rooted in Christ, whose ministers might be
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quite holy or they might not. While we are all called to strive to “be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect,” we all fall short of that mark to varying degrees. I never lived under the delusion that anyone, especially priests, were “saints on earth” as many supposed them to be. Instead, to see the perfection that must exist within the Church, it was second nature to look to Her Divine Head, Our Blessed Lord. In truth, is that not what we should always do? When we hear words from a priest or deacon that resonate within the depths of our soul, it is true that the person speaks them, but their origin must be from God, the source of all good things. Without a doubt, the most moving moment for me regarding this curious dual relationship I have with my father, had to be at the exchange of the sign of peace during my diaconate ordination. After being ordained by the bishop and vested with the dalmatic and stole by my father and a friend, having received the book of the Gospels, whose herald I now was, the solidarity of the order of deacons was then shown through the exchange of the sign of peace. One by one, each of the men who had preceded me in that special ministry to Christ and His Church approached me and we each embraced each other in the Roman manner. I knew that he would eventually be one of the deacons that embraced me, yet nothing can properly prepare a son to be embraced by his father in that way. The
natural relationship still exists, but now the bonds between the two are deepened further as they are conformed to “Christ, the Servant” through the sacrament of holy orders. Overwhelming, profound, intimate… these words all describe in some sense, yet all words fall short of truly expressing, that beautiful moment. Six short months later, we once again faced each other at a moment during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass: the day of my Mass of Thanksgiving. The preceding day, June 2, 2012, I had received the gift of the sacred priesthood. By the laying on of the bishop’s hands and the prayer of ordination, I now was called to embrace my new life as a priest of Jesus Christ and a spiritual father among the people of God. The moment it dawned on me clearly that I was no longer the same man I had been was when my father, a deacon assisting at Mass, approached me, spoke the words, “Your blessing, Father,” and bowed. It is outside of the natural order of things for a father to ever bow before his son. On that natural order, I was uncomfortable with what was happening. Yet, in the supernatural order, where the Church abides, it was perfectly normal for a deacon to ask for the blessing from Christ through the priest. It was a reminder to me that in those moments especially, I am not my own; rather, I am “Alter Christus” (“Another Christ”). With tears in my eyes and unsteady hands, I prayed the words given to us by Holy Mother Church: “May the Lord be in
your heart and on your lips, that you might proclaim His Holy Gospel worthily and well, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” Then, that small word was spoken by my father, “Amen.” It means “I believe.” Never had it taken on the aspect that it did in that moment: my father believed that the Father, through me, his son, had poured out His blessing upon him. That is what it is to have a father who is a deacon and for him to have a son who is a priest. Both of us are still sons of the Eternal Father and of Holy Mother Church. Further, we are brothers in the order of deacons. Finally, we are both fathers, he to me by nature and I to him by grace.
DEACON BILL SHAW: A DEACON DAD
On the Feast of the Holy Family 1984, I baptized my son and clothed him in the white cloth of baptism. In December 2011, I clothed him in the stole and vestments of his office as deacon. At his baptism, I presented him to his community of faith with the statement to all in attendance, “This is not only our son, but your son. Receive him, guide him and love him as yours.” On the day of his ordination as deacon, I embraced him at the sign of peace as my son and brother deacon. And six months later, I embraced him as my spiritual father as I preached his first Mass and asked him to “lead us to the Kingdom as
Christ’s Holy Priest.” Where does ministry come in through all of this? It is in the everyday events of living out the Gospel and surrendering to His Will that brings it all about. For Ann and I, the life of ministry and family have not been without its challenges. The concepts of the diaconate and the lived-out reality as an ordained member of the Church at times finds itself in tension with each other, to the point that one wonders, “How did the early Apostles and deacons who were married separate their priorities – or did they?” The desire for any of our children to respond to a ministerial or religious life was always presented in generalities, and each was challenged to discern exactly to what God was calling each of them. This became the playground for Father Peter to grow in. It should be noted that there were some steps along the way in which we believed were some unique and special ways in which Father Peter was being formed. He has always been sensitive to the emotions of others and responds in kind to others’ needs. For Father Peter there were never strangers, just people he hadn’t met yet. I will never forget the moment in 1994, when then Bishop William Curlin visited the parish I had been assigned to in Greensboro. Bishop Curlin spotted Peter, embraced him, placed his zucchetto on his head as well as his ring on his finger, and said, “You will be mine someday.” No one at the time understood the power of those words, which approximately 20 years later were fulfilled as then Deacon Peter knelt before Bishop Peter Jugis and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Charlotte. The fact that Father Peter had been named for two special priests in our and his life may have also contributed to this moment. There is much to be said for this unique relationship in co-joined ministries, while at the same time our independent personalities are also present. One of the amazing aspects of our relationship in service to the Lord is our passion for truth and the law. We are both on paths to serve the People of God in this area within Church law. There are many evenings when we have spent the entire time conversing about a particular aspect of the law and how the Church responds. (In fact, Father Peter is currently attending the summer session at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to begin work on a canon law degree. As a Tribunal advocate and court assessor, I am excited to be able to share our passions in this area in the future.) There have certainly been humorous moments for us. Both Father Peter and I were together at an event where someone came up to us and, directing their conversation to me, asked, “Just how does a father become the father of a Father?” I smiled and replied as any other father would: “Find someone to fall in love with, marry and have children. Then you will know.” There is much to be said about this unique relationship as father of a son; father of a Father; deacon to a priest. They all carry these essential ingredients – love, respect and support. When at home it is much easier for me; I am the parent. When I am assisting at the Table of the Lord, he is the spiritual parent. Both require what is essential. Without it, all would be meaningless.
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‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ The heroine of this forced, mechanical follow-up to Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) is not Lewis Carroll’s curious 7-year-old girl but rather an intrepid sea captain with an entrepreneurial streak who refuses to bend to the will of a patriarchal society. Fueled by empathy and an appetite for risk, Alice (Mia Wasikowska) travels back in time in the fantasy realm of Underland to learn what happened to the family of her pal the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Returning to the real world of 1875 London, she defends her family’s legacy against a rapacious shipping company led by a former suitor (Leo Bill) who has designs on the vessel she inherited from her father. Frequent, moderately intense fantasy action, several instances of cruel behavior, a couple of mild oaths. CNS: A-II (adults and adolescents); MPAA: PG
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‘The Angry Birds Movie’ ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ This ninth film in the Marvel Comics series raises the bar on mindless mayhem. It lays to waste famous landmarks in eye-popping 3-D to the backing of a soundtrack that will have viewers longing for some aspirin. Unearthed by overzealous archeologists, history’s first mutant (Oscar Isaac) awakens in Egypt from a five-thousand year slumber with a serious god complex and the goal of using his superpowers to destroy the Earth. He harnesses four equally superhuman “horsemen” (Michael Fassbender, Olivia Munn, Ben Hardy and Alexandra Shipp) to do his wicked bidding. Allied against the forces of evil are a headmaster (James McAvoy) and his good-mutant students (Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan and Nicholas Hoult). The stage is set for an epic battle that will confirm weary moviegoers in the belief that war is hell. Mostly stylized gun and physical violence, potentially confusing religious references, fleeting profane and crude language. CNS: A-III (adults); MPAA: PG-13
Take an addictive phone app, contrive a plot to “explain” motivations, chuck in puns, a bit of potty humor and lengthy slapstick sequences, and you have the recipe for this inane 3-D animated adaptation. Co-directors Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly track the efforts of a trio of flightless friends (voices of Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Danny McBride) to defend the eggs of Bird Island from a band of invading pigs out to enhance their diet with yolky goodness. The straightforward plot is unlikely to confuse and the scenes of combat unlikely to frighten any but the very youngest children. Accompanying adults, on the other hand may well find themselves anxious for a speedy conclusion. Mildly scary action sequences, fleeting scatological humor. CNS: A-II (adults and adolescents); MPAA: PG
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On TV n Wednesday, June 15, 4:30 p.m. (EWTN) “John Paul II: Be Not Afraid.” An exciting animated feature looking at the life of St. John Paul II from his youth up through his election as pope. n Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m. (EWTN) “The War of the Vendee.” Deeply rooted in their Catholic faith, as preached generations earlier by St. Louis de Montfort, the people of the region of Vendée rose against the French Revolution, clamoring for their faith and throne. n Monday, June 20, 6:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Be a Man: Take Courage and Be a Man Who Lives as a Beloved Son.” Father Larry Richards focuses on Jesus’s public ministry and how it began. n Tuesday, June 21, 5 a.m. (EWTN) “St. John Fisher.” A detailed presentation about the life of St. John Fisher, the famous Bishop of Rochester, and the events surrounding him, St. Thomas More and King Henry VIII that shaped the fate of an entire nation. n Tuesday, June 21, 7 p.m. (EWTN) “Opening Mass of the Fortnight for Religious Freedom.” The opening for the annual
Fortnight for Religious Freedom, which runs from June 21, the vigil of the Feasts of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, through July 4, Independence Day, from the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore, Md. n Tuesday, June 21, 8:30 p.m. (EWTN) “For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristeros.” An inside look at the history of the Cristero War with interviews from Jean Meyer, director Dean Wright, producer Pablo Barroso, Cardinal Juan Sandoval, Archbishop Jose Gomez and the Knights of Columbus’ Carl Anderson. n Wednesday, June 22, 5 p.m. (EWTN) “St. Thomas More: A Hero for Our Times.” Dr. Gerard Wegemer of the University of Dallas discusses the life and heroic virtues of St. Thomas More, who gave his life defending the faith during the reign of Henry VIII. n Wednesday, June 22, 10 p.m. (EWTN) “Deep Adventure.” Three young men on a men’s weekend retreat with Catholic surfing legend and author, Bear Woznick, grow in faith and fellowship as they learn about theological and cardinal virtues while surfing the waves of Cocoa Beach, Fla.
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in seminary, also. We old guys get to chase the collegians around the football field in our Mudbowl each fall, and the Josephinum hosts an inter-seminary basketball tournament each winter which we have come so close to winning so many times. CNH: When did you first realize you had a vocation to the priesthood? Becker: I first felt a strong call to discern the priesthood when I was 24, and entered seminary a year later. This first pull was very strong, and God’s grace cleared the way for me to enter seminary easily. But I didn’t feel confident that I had a vocation to the priesthood until a couple of years into seminary. CNH: Who has helped you (mentored you) or given you a good example to follow during these years of discernment and seminary? Becker: We have a lot of very good priests at the seminary who have helped me greatly, but my most helpful experiences have come from my relationships with my pastors in each of my summer assignments. Father Pat Cahill, Father John Eckert and Father Pat Winslow each very generously provided a great example of how to live one’s priesthood – at the altar, in the parish, in the rectory, and in each area of their lives. Being able to live alongside these priests in very close proximity has been the most powerful example that I have been given to follow. CNH: Is there any comment you would like to share with our readers about becoming a transitional deacon here in the Diocese of Charlotte? Becker: I would like to express my deep thanks to all those in the diocese who have supported me and my brother deacons-to-be throughout our time of formation. Your prayers have been the foundation of our ability to persevere and to grow in holiness throughout this process, and your material support has made it possible for us to discern this call with total freedom and to benefit so greatly from the formation the Church offers to her seminarians. Thanks to all of you, and I ask for your continued prayers for all those in holy orders in the diocese, for their fruitful ministry and the sanctification of all God’s people of the Diocese of Charlotte.
Christopher Bond Birthplace – Stroudsburg, Pa. Birthday – June 12, 1975 Elementary and Middle School – Clearview Elementary School, Stroudsburg Middle School High School – Stroudsburg High School College Degree – B.A. in Business Administration Pre–Theology – Pontifical College Josephinum
Theology – Pontifical College Josephinum Home Parish – St. Patrick Cathedral Summer Assignments in the Diocese – St. Ann Church in Charlotte; St. Michael the Archangel Church in Gastonia Parents – Allen and Virginia Bond Siblings – Debbie Rusciolelli, Elizabeth Ohlhaut CNH: What are some of your interests/ hobbies? Bond: Bike riding, basketball, creative writing, fishing, going to the beach CNH: When did you first realize you had a vocation to the priesthood? Bond: I was 30 years old before I seriously even considered becoming a priest. It took another few years before I was able to discern, through much prayer, that God was Bond indeed calling me to such a vocation. CNH: Who has helped you (mentored you) or given you a good example to follow during these years of discernment and seminary? Bond: This is a difficult question to answer exhaustively because the Diocese of Charlotte is blessed with so many sincere, holy and “normal” priests. It is their collective dedication to beautiful liturgy and their insatiable desire to do the Will of God which I hope to emulate the most. CNH: Is there any comment you would like to share with our readers about becoming a transitional deacon here in the Diocese of Charlotte? Bond: It is hard to believe the time has finally come to be ordained for the Diocese of Charlotte. I have no doubt this penultimate step toward the priesthood will be very challenging, but I imagine the graces will be immeasurable!
W. Christian Cook Birthplace – High Point Birthday – Aug. 15, 1967 Elementary and Middle School – Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School in High Point and St. Eugene Catholic School (aka, Asheville Catholic School) in Asheville for grade school; South French Broad Junior High School in Asheville for middle school. High School – Asheville High School College Degree – Western Carolina University (B.S. in Business Administration; and Master of Public Cook Affairs); and the University of Dayton School of Law (Juris Doctor) Pre–Theology – St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Theology – Pontifical College Josephinum Home Parish – St. Eugene Church in Asheville Summer Assignments in the Diocese – St. Eugene Church, and St. Ann Church in Charlotte Parents – William H. Cook Jr. and the late Ursula S. Cook Siblings – Liesel (Cook) West, David Cook CNH: What are some of your interests/ hobbies? Cook: I enjoy reading, playing basketball and soccer, watching/attending sporting events, sailing/boating, skiing (water and snow), hiking in the mountains, and cooking. CNH: When did you first realize you had a vocation to the priesthood? Cook: When I was a young altar boy at St. Eugene Church, I served for many good priests such as Monsignor Joseph Showfety, Father Carl Del Giudice, Father Richard Hanson and Father James Solari. I was attracted to the idea of the priesthood then, and I sense that the seed of a vocation was planted back in grade school. I used to talk with my mother Ursula about, it but then I continued on to college and law school. It was not until I was practicing law in corporate America that the idea of a vocation to the priesthood returned. I enjoyed my legal career, but there was something incomplete about my life. As I discerned what that “something” might be, the Lord made it very clear to me that I should further discern a call to the priesthood in the seminary. My mother had passed away by that time, but my father Bill and my entire family have been so supportive. My vocation was sustained by their love and encouragement. CNH: Who has helped you (mentored you) or given you a good example to follow during these years of discernment and seminary?
Cook: The priests of the Diocese of Charlotte have been such great mentors to me through the years of seminary, and I have leaned on the spiritual fatherhood of Bishop Jugis throughout my discernment and preparation in the seminary. Our vocations director, Father Christopher Gober, has been a great steward of my formation. I have tried to learn something from every priest in the diocese and many have been great examples and mentors to me: Father Pat Cahill (my pastor), Father John Putnam, Father Timothy Reid (summer pastor), Father Matthew Kauth, Father Patrick Winslow, Father John Eckert, Father Lucas Rossi, Abbot Placid Solari, Father Matthew Buettner; and from my youth, Monsignor Joseph Showfety, Father Carl Del Giudice, Father Richard Hanson, Father James Solari; and recently ordained priests, with whom I attended seminary, are great examples: Father Paul McNulty and Father Casey Coleman. CNH: Is there any comment you would like to share with our readers about becoming a transitional deacon here in the Diocese of Charlotte? Cook: Throughout my studies and discernment in the seminary, parishioners throughout the diocese have supported me in so many ways. I feel certain that their prayers and support, and their friendship and encouragement, have been very effective in bringing me to this day – my ordination to the transitional diaconate. I was born, and grew up, in the Diocese of Charlotte and the priests and people of God have served me so well during my life here. I have prayerfully anticipated my ordination, and I look forward to serving the faithful of the Diocese of Charlotte for the rest of my life. Please continue to pray for me, as I pray daily for all of you.
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In Brief BMHS students give thousands of service hours KERNERSVILLE — Bishop McGuinness High School students gave more than 8,000 service hours to the greater Triad community this year. The following graduating seniors gave more than 100 hours of service for the 2015’16 school year: Jenna Basel, Earl A. Bonoan, Caitlin Burnham, Casey Carson, Samantha Dalton, Courtney Decker, Sean Farley, Caitlin Gillooley, Morgan Graves, Ashlyn Hocutt, Brady Johnson, Erica Justice, Mary Lynne Kanir, Aliki Leonard, Wesley Shannon, Logan Smith, Matty Sorrell, Kevin Sowinski, Marcelina Spencer, John Paul Stepnowski, Alexzander Strasser, Kathryn Vest and Jarvis Xu.
‘Imitate Jesus and imitate the Beatitudes, and you will be on the right path.’
Bishop Jugis encourages CCHS Class of 2016 at baccalaureate Mass SueAnn Howell Senior reporter
CHARLOTTE — During a June 1 baccalaureate Mass for Charlotte Catholic High School graduates, Bishop Peter Jugis looked out over a sea of 300-plus students in red graduation gowns seated before him, smiling at them and praising them for their accomplishments. The baccalaureate Mass is an annual rite of passage for the Diocese of Charlotte’s three Catholic high schools, but no more so than at its oldest and largest high school. “I have been looking forward to being with you for your baccalaureate Mass and I must say I am proud of you, the 2016 graduates of Charlotte Catholic High School,” Bishop Jugis said in the opening remarks of his homily for the Mass, celebrated at St. Matthew Church in south Charlotte. “Monsignor McSweeney (pastor of St. Matthew Church) mentioned to me that some of you in this class have been in Catholic education here in our MACS school system for 13 years, from kindergarten through 12th grade.” He thanked their parents for the sacrifices they have made to provide a Catholic education for their children and acknowledged that their efforts have contributed to the success of Catholic schools in the diocese. Bishop Jugis then explained that he was offering a Mass of the Holy Spirit for the graduates’ intentions, for them specifically. “This Mass is for you – for the Holy Spirit to guide you,” he noted, asking them to consider where the Holy Spirit will lead SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald
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CCHS choral students perform at Carnegie Hall NEW YORK — Ninety-three students from Charlotte Catholic High School’s Honors Choirs were participants in the Festivals at Carnegie Hall March 6. They were joined with 115 other high school students from all over the United States. All the students learned the same six choral selections chosen by the guest clinician, Dr. Jerry Blackstone, from the University of Michigan. Dr. Blackstone formed the learned notes into “beautiful music” over two days of rehearsals. The eclectic selections took the students through history, musical challenges and musical styles. They started their musical journey with an eight-part setting of “Beautiful River,” an eight-part setting of “Crucifixus” in Latin, a robust “My Spirit Is Uncaged” to serene textural settings in “Offertory” and “Bright Morning Stars.” The ending selection was a rousing eight-part arrangement of “Skip to My Lou” with clapping and a final “Hooray.” The students were able to see a Broadway musical, eat at Stella’s Starlight restaurant with singing waiters and waitresses, and walk through Time Square, Chinatown, Soho, Central Park, Little Italy, the “Top of the Rock,” and several other sites. “The culmination of their four-day trip was the Sunday evening performance at Carnegie Hall … a once-in-a lifetime experience!” said Dottie Tippett, CCHS choral director. — Nanine Hartzenbusch Fox IN BRIEF, SEE page 22
Bishop Peter Jugis addresses the Charlotte Catholic High School Class of 2016 during his homily at the baccalaureate Mass June 1 at St. Matthew Church.
‘Make wise and thoughtful choices for yourselves as you direct your life. The Holy Spirit will help you.’
Bishop Jugis offers Mass of the Holy Spirit for Christ the King grads SueAnn Howell Senior reporter
HUNTERSVILLE — “What I see before me this evening is a class of joyful, graduating seniors,” Bishop Peter Jugis said as he warmly greeted graduates, their families and faculty of Christ the King High School May 24 for their baccalaureate Mass at St. Mark Church. “Joyful because not only are you graduating, but also because the Holy Spirit who gives the gift of joy, the fruit of joy to those who are open to His actions in their lives, is motivating you and moving you this afternoon as you prepare for your graduating ceremony,” Bishop Jugis explained. Bishop Jugis offered the Mass of the Holy Spirit for the 27 members of the Class of 2016 and for their intentions. The Mass was concelebrated by Father John Putnam, pastor of St. Mark Church, and Monsignor Richard Bellow, retired priest in residence and former pastor of the parish. Father Paul McNulty, parochial vicar, served as master of ceremonies. “Where will the Holy Spirit lead you?” Bishop Jugis asked the graduates during his homily, noting that to some of them the answers to that question would come through prayer. As an example, he shared that one of their classmates is discerning a call to the priesthood and will enter the new St. Joseph College Seminary this fall. “Where will the Holy Spirit lead all of you? To marriage? To single life? What will He ask you to accomplish in your life, all CTK, SEE page 23
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‘Keep your heart open always to the Holy Spirit.’
2016 BMHS grads joyful at baccalaureate Mass Holy Spirit will be there with you because each of you is gifted with blessings from the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is working in you to form you in human virtues and GREENSBORO — Hundreds gathered religious virtues.” May 26 at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro He encouraged them, “Keep your for a baccalaureate Mass honoring the 2016 heart open always to the Holy Spirit, the graduating class of Bishop McGuinness comforter who brings wisdom, peace and High School. A spirit of joy filled the strength to all of us.” evening as teachers, clergy, the Knights of He also reflected on the Mass reading Columbus Honor Guard, the high school’s from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (1:3, Honors Chorus and the choir of St. Leo 4, 13-19), praying, “May God give you a spirit of wisdom... In other words, make wise and thoughtful choices for yourselves.” Secondly, he said, “May you be enlightened with the hope of eternal glory.” “And what does Jesus have to say to you this Mass as you graduate,” he said. Reflecting on the Gospel of Matthew 5:1-12, Bishop Jugis explained to graduates that the message is the Beatitudes. “Imitate Him in the Beatitudes. The Beatitudes really are a Georgianna Penn | Catholic News Herald description of who Jesus Pictured are members of Bishop McGuinness High School’s National Honor is,” he said. Society who served as gift bearers for the baccalaureate Mass. From left People will not always are graduates Sean Farley, Emma Lloyd, Maia Cancro, Katie Vest, Madison see Jesus, he explained, Fly and Derek Wright. but “they will see you.” The best way to live in Jesus and allow Jesus to live in you is the Great Church in Winston-Salem all through the Beatitudes, he said. Imitate welcomed grads and friends and family of Jesus, and stand with Him no matter what grads with a votive Mass of the Holy Spirit. opposition comes your way, he urged. “If “What I see before me this evening is you live these values, what a tremendous a class of joyful graduating seniors,” force of good you will be in this world!” exclaimed Bishop J. Jugis at the start of In his closing prayer and blessing, Bishop his homily. “Joyful not only because you’re Jugis honored the memory of George L. finishing high school, but joyful especially Repass, beloved former principal of Bishop because of the Holy Spirit, who is with us McGuinness, who passed away suddenly this evening and who has been guiding you Nov. 8, 2015. He expressed gratitude, amid and filling you with that joy which comes the sadness and shock, to the faculty, staff only from knowing the Lord.” and students for keeping faith, hope and He encouraged the graduates to live their charity alive during this school year. faith joyfully, reminding them that the “As you move forward, let the goodness Holy Spirit has been with them all along of Christ shine out from your lives.” He guiding them and fashioning them in the reminded them to “stay close to God and image of Christ. He will stay close to you… and live your “Where will the Holy Spirit lead you?” Bishop Jugis mused to the grads. No matter faith in joy.” where they go in life, he continued, “the Georgianna Penn Correspondent
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Adam Alt Jacob Anderholm Morgan Auger Allison Augustin Caroline Ballard Jenna Basel Brian Becker Nicole Benitz Emily Bliss Earl Bonoan Hannah Boone Logan Bullins Caitlin Burnham Krystal Byrd Maia Cancro Talia Cappuccio Casey Carson Andrew Chappelow Benjamin Chappelow Seth Conlon Callia Cortese Bronwyn Cortez Elizabeth Coyte Danielle Curri Alexandra Dabar Samantha Dalton Jeffrey Davidson Cole Davis Scott Debrecht Courtney Decker
Nicholas Dioli Lance Dittrich Benjamin Drane Christine Dudley John Edmonds John Erhardt Julia Errington Sean Farley Alejandra Fernandez Borunda Collin Ferrara Taylor Finn Madison Fly Reid Forrester Logan Fowler Zachary Fowler Patrick Frank Carson Gann Clare Gaylord Margaret Gessner Caitlin Gillooley Victoria Gonzalez Morgan Graves Charlotte Hambright Ashlyn Hocutt Aaron Immel Colin Jacobsen Emily Jandzinski Brady Johnson Sarah Grace Johnson
David Joseph Erica Justice Amanda Kabealo Julia Kane Mary Kanir Carson Keith Michael Kennedy DoHun Kim Carl Klier Regina Koesters Anne LaMuraglia Rebecca Lassiter Aliki Leonard Xinyi Li Emma Lloyd Christopher Mahood Olivia Mangus Anna Marrujo Julianna McCuiston Chase Mitchell Kimberly Molen Devin Moragne Sarah Murphy Tiffany Nguyen Danielle Nieters Carolyn O’Halloran Anna Petrangeli Jefferson Raborn Melissa Rademaker Kyle Roscoe
Caroline Scherzer Wesley Shannon Elizabeth Sickelbaugh Michael Sirera Cameron Smith Logan Smith Madeline Sorrell Kevin Sowinski Marcelina Spencer Parker Staszkiewicz John Paul Stepnowski Kaitlyn Stilson Alexander Strasser Andrew Terreault Samantha Uliana Crystal Valente Kienle Valentine Kathryn Vest Melanie Vynalek Tylen Watts Ralph White Scott Wicker Quwahia Wong-Lee Devon Woods Derek Wright Chengcan Xu Yimeng Zhao Sydney Ziemba Daniel Zukowski
Our seniors were offered $6,218,700 in Scholarships and have been accepted to the following: Appalachian State University Auburn University Bellarmine University Belmont Abbey College Boston College Boston University Bradley University Brigham Young University Bucknell University Butler University Campbell University Catawba College Centre College Champlain College Chowan University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Concord University Dartmouth College Davidson College DePaul University Duke University East Carolina University Eastern Mennonite University Eastern University Elon University Fairfield University Ferrum College Florida State University Forsyth Technical Community College Furman University George Mason University
Georgetown University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Guilford College Guilford Technical Community College High Point University Hollins University Huntingdon College Iowa State University James Madison University Kennesaw State University Lenoir-Rhyne University Lincoln Memorial University Louisiana State University Loyola University Maryland Lynchburg College Mars Hill University Maryland Institute College of Art Meredith College Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University North Carolina State University Northwestern University Ohio University Otis College of Art and Design Pennsylvania State University - All Campuses Piedmont College Providence College
Purdue University (College of Engineering) Queens University of Charlotte Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Roanoke College Salem College Savannah College of Art and Design School of Visual Arts Scripps College Seton Hall University Sewanee: The University of the South Southern Methodist University St. John’s University Queens Campus Stetson University SUNY College at Geneseo Temple University Texas Christian University Texas Tech University The George Washington University The New School - All Divisions The Ohio State University Alabama, The University of Georgia, The University of Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Scranton, The University of Delaware, University of
Denver, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Miami, University of Minnesota, University of Mississippi, University of Asheville, University of North Carolina Charlotte, University of North Carolina Greensboro, University of North Carolina Pembroke, University of North Carolina Wilmington, University of North Carolina North Florida, University of Notre Dame, University of San Diego, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee, University of Virginia, University of Valparaiso University Villanova University Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University West Virginia University Western Carolina University Western New England University Wingate University
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OLA students take field trip to Knights game
Two years ago, they performed the musical ‘Annie’ and last year they did ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ It is amazing how entertaining and how well done these performances have been. Our directors have their hands full with such a young cast, but wow, they really instill a love of theater performance in our students.” — Robin Fisher
CHARLOTTE — Gwendolyn Henshaw’s prekindergarten and kindergarten class from Our Lady of the Assumption School went to “Education Day” at BB&T Ballpark May 4 and saw the Charlotte Knights. They stopped to pose with Homer, the Knights’ mascot, before enjoying the ballgame.
Sacred Heart presents musical SALISBURY — After months of hard work and many practices, Sacred Heart School’s spring musical “Dear Edwina, Jr.” was a success. Directed by Brandon Engelskirchen, the musical was a heart-warming story about the joys of growing up, from the creators of “Junie B. Jones.” Engelskirchen, a Catawba College Theater graduate, was assisted by Daniel Brown and Maddy Auchter. Sacred Heart’s music teachers, Laura Kobet and Flora Lester, directed songs and solos. Lead performances were played by eighth-grader Alyssa Lopez (as Edwina Spoonapple) and sixth-grader Jalon Walker (as Scott Kunkle). All students in the third through eighth grades were encouraged to audition. “Our spring musical is becoming quite a tradition at Sacred Heart,” said Principal Frank Cardelle, “and our students really get involved.
and a monetary award. Immaculata social studies teacher Yvonne Krokaw led the essay writing process for the seventh- and eighth-grade students. The essays were judged by a three-member panel from the Knights council and assembly. Capuchin Franciscan Father Martin Schratz, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, extended an invitation to the top award writers to read their essays as part of the Mass celebration on Memorial Day, May 30. Pictured are (from left): Supreme Knight Chuck Rose, Supreme Knight Don Rivera, Quentin Stalker, Patrick Jones, Supreme Knight Birch DeVault, Giovanni Melendez, Rachel Ursin, Supreme Knight Mike Nelson, Raymond Prado, and Supreme Knight Tom Komara. — Randy Hair
Force Academy (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, N.Y.) were represented. — Nanine Hartzenbusch Fox
CCHS student selected for Mars Hill Choral Festival CHARLOTTE — Chelsea Smith, a junior at Charlotte Catholic High School, was chosen to participate in the Smith prestigious annual Mars Hill Choral Festival in February. Smith auditioned, along with 900 other high school singers, for college voice professors, singing her part in a graded choral selection. Upon selection, she learned the soprano I part in five songs and joined the 300-member selected choir Feb. 5 and 6 for rehearsals and a concert directed by Elena Sharkova, artistic director of Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale in San Jose, Calif. — Nanine Hartzenbusch Fox
Knights essay contest winners announced HENDERSONVILLE — Knights of Columbus Immaculate Conception Council 7184 and Blue Ridge Assembly 2130 recognized the winning writers of their 14th annual patriotic-themed essay contest during an awards program May 23 at Immaculata School. This year’s contest challenged Immaculata middle school students to compose an essay on the topic, “‘One Nation under God’: Religion’s Importance to America from Revolution to Today.” Winners were: n Seventh grade: Quentin Stalker, first place; Cael Conroy, second place; Patrick Jones, third place n Eighth grade: Raymond Prado, first place; Rachel Ursin, second place; Giovanni Melendez, third place They each received a commemorative medal
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CTK students score big on Latin exam HUNTERSVILLE — Latin students at Christ the King High School recently performed well on the National Latin Exam this spring. Out of the 20 students who took the NLE, 14 won awards, and seven of them won Gold Medals. — Sister Gertrude Gillette
CCHS students participate in Service Academy Day CHARLOTTE — About 300 high school, middle school and home schooled students participated in the 14th annual U.S. Service Academy Day April 16 on the Charlotte Catholic High School campus. Speakers addressed topics of leadership, military service and provided information on the military academy experience. U.S. Congressman from North Carolina’s Ninth District, Robert Pittenger, spoke to participants, along with representatives from each of the five U.S. service academies. Students also heard from congressional staff, cadets, midshipmen and academy representatives. The U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.), U.S. Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy (New London, Conn.), U.S. Air
BMHS student earns Trinity Scholarship KERNERSVILLE — Logan Smith, a 2016 graduate of Bishop McGuinness High School, has received the prestigious Trinity Scholarship from Duke University, a fouryear full scholarship worth $275,000. Smith, valedictorian of the Class of 2016, plans on pursuing a degree in chemistry at Duke University. “Logan has been an academic powerhouse at Bishop McGuinness,” said government and economic teacher David Seidel. “We were pleased when she received the Trinity Scholarship to Duke University, it was the final validation of all of her hard Smith work and dedication. I am honored to have taught her. I know whatever she decides to do will be impactful and lead to the betterment of society.” Bishop McGuinness celebrated commencement May 28 for its 118 seniors at the Stevens Performing Arts Center in WinstonSalem. The class, all of whom are pursuing higher education, has been offered more than $6.2 million in scholarship awards. — Kimberly Knox
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them on their life journey and to listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. He also encouraged the Class of 2016 to “make wise and thoughtful choices” as they are guided by the Holy Spirit. The Gospel reading at Mass, taken from Matthew 5:1-12, which shares the message of the Beatitudes, was also a focus of the bishop’s homily. “Imitate Jesus and imitate the Beatitudes, and you will be on the right path,” Bishop Jugis said. “Blessed are the poor in spirit. In other words, don’t be filled up with selfish love of self, but be filled with the love of God. Blessed are the humble of heart. Pride, boasting, arrogance will not serve you well in life. But the humble of heart will be served well. It says in the Bible, greatness follows in the path of humility.” Bishop Jugis continued to enumerate the Beatitudes, sharing his advice for the graduates on how they can succeed by living God’s truth in their lives. “The Beatitudes (are) good advice from Jesus, good advice for all of us Catholics, for all Christians, for all men, but good advice also for you graduating seniors. Live the Beatitudes, imitate Jesus and He will be with you.” CCHS Class of 2016 graduate Michael Walsh, who is heading to Auburn University this fall, enjoyed the family environment that Charlotte Catholic High School provided.
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under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit?” “Each of you is gifted with blessings of the Holy Spirit,” he continued, assuring them that the Holy Spirit will continue to form them in the religious virtues and human virtues. “So listen to the Holy Spirit, listen to His voice, pay attention, as He has much to show you how you can serve Almighty God all the days of your life. It’s a great revealing and unfolding of a mystery of a plan that God has for you.” Christ the King’s Principal Brendan Keane providentially commented on the Class of 2016’s spirit before the Mass. ”They have an incredible spirit as a class,” he said. They were a group that was such a pleasure to work with. Very easygoing and great leaders in the school as well.” Assistant Principal Michael Smith, has served at the high school since its founding with these tenacious students who moved locations several times during their time at Christ the King before the permanent school building was completed off Highway 73 in Huntersville. “It’s a great joy (to see them graduate),” Smith said. “They’ve taken well to the program we’ve tried to provide for them. Many are going off to great colleges. It’s a group that has bonded well. They take their faith seriously. It’s quite a joy.” Class of 2016 president Romeo Antolini, who will either head to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill or the U.S. Coast Guard Academy this fall, is hopeful about the school’s future. “I think it’s great to see the school is viable and it’s continuing. Back in the very beginning they weren’t sure, even after the first (graduating) class, if it could keep going, but now it’s getting bigger
“Everyone here is so nice to each other,” Walsh said. “The alumni are awesome. Everyone treats each other like we are one big family. I think this is one of the best classes so far. We have a couple of Ivy League kids, a couple of state championships. We have a lot of great people who are going to do great things.” Guidance counselor Karen Grauman noted that the Class of 2016 earned more than $13 million in scholarships and are attending more than 90 colleges and universities this fall. “They are the total package – scholars, athletes, volunteers, and, of course, some of the individuals are all three,” Grauman said. “To the best of my recollection, and I have worked at CCHS since 1996, we have never had as many recruited athletes nor as many admissions to highly selective colleges and universities as we have seen in the Class of 2016.” Principal Kurt Telford, who has served as principal of CCHS for the past two years, echoed Grauman’s comments. “It’s fun to have been with them for two years,” Telford said. “They are a very accomplished class, academically, athletically, in the arts. Overall, it’s just a great group of kids.” Bishop Jugis encouraged the graduates to keep up the good work God has begun in their lives. “Let the goodness of Christ shine out from your lives,” he said. “Don’t hide it within, but let that goodness of the Holy Spirit, the goodness of Jesus shine out in everything that you do. And if you live these Beatitudes, you will be a tremendous force of good in the world.”
and bigger,” Antolini said. “Seeing classes grow, I think it’s really showing how the faith is growing in this area. It’s great to see everyone graduating and going to great colleges. It says a lot about the (school) system.” Along with his blessing, Bishop Jugis shared two wishes he has for the Class of 2016. “May God give you a spirit of wisdom. In other words, make wise and thoughtful choices for yourselves as you direct your life. The Holy Spirit will help you. St. Paul prays for us, prays for you. “May you be enlightened with the hope of eternal glory. In other words, know what the ultimate goal of your life is – to get to heaven, to be with God forever in your heavenly homeland.”
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The Senior Class of 2016 has earned a total of $13,184,026 in scholarships. We congratulate these seniors, as well as the entire senior class, for their many outstanding accomplishments.
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In Brief Supreme Court agrees to review two death-row cases next term WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed June 6 to take on two very different death penalty cases from Texas in its next term. The court, looking at specific angles of the death penalty, will examine potential racial bias influencing sentencing and the use of outdated standards in determining intellectual disabilities in capital cases. Texas leads the nation in executions with 537 since 1976, nearly five times the number of any other state. Karen Clifton, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network in Washington, said she was pleased the court will consider the two cases. “As the use of the death penalty continues to decline in our country, we are seeing this punishment is increasingly reserved for the most vulnerable: people of color, the poor and the intellectually disabled,” she told Catholic News Service in a June 7 email. She also noted that the death penalty’s use is “isolated to a few geographic jurisdictions so it is no surprise these cases both come from the same state and the same county.”
Cardinal Tagle to serve as spiritual director at retreat MANILA, Philippines — Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila will serve as the spiritual director of this year’s special spring assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops starting June 13. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, USCCB president, said he invited Cardinal Tagle because of his “wide range of pastoral experiences” and his “gift for joyful communication,” ucanews.com reported. The bishops gather in a special assembly every three years to “engage in a dedicated time of spiritual retreat, prayerful reflection and fraternal support.” “The spiritual director serves as the central figure of the assembly, delivering daily reflections and homilies on a theme central to the episcopal ministry,” said Bishop John O. Barres of Allentown, Pennsylvania, chairman of the special assembly planning committee. The theme of this year’s assembly is “The Bishop as Missionary Leader for the Human Family.” Cardinal Tagle has addressed three international eucharistic congresses in recent years and has delivered the keynote speech at the high-level dialogue on climate change at the United Nations in New York.
Five bishops named to ‘Amoris Laetitia’ working group WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairmen of five USCCB committees have been appointed to an
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informal working group on the implementation of Pope Francis’ recent apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia.” The hope is that the working group would have a fuller understanding of the range of activities to implement the document by mid-September, said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., USCCB president, who announced the appointments June 1. The working group will marshal the resources of the USCCB to assist bishops with the positive reception and ongoing implementation of “Amoris Laetitia” in U.S. dioceses. Working group members include Bishop Michael Burbidge of Raleigh, North Carolina, chairman of the Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations; Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis, chairman of the Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance; Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, chairman of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth; Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit, chairman of the Committee on Doctrine. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, a delegate to last October’s Synod of Bishops on the family, agreed to coordinate the effort.
Hearing focuses on need to protect religious minorities WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Capitol Hill hearing May 26 focused on protecting religious minorities, including Christians, from ongoing Islamic State persecution in Iraq and Syria. Convened by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., the hearing aimed to find a path forward following the Obama administration’s March 17 recognition of Islamic State militants’ slaughter of Christians as genocide. Smith credited a 280-page report commissioned by the Knights of Columbus titled “In Defense of Christians” as “perhaps the most important push outside the government” toward gaining official recognition of the genocide. Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, presented his responses to the question posed by the hearing’s title, “The ISIS Genocide Declaration: What’s Next?” Anderson argued that the United States should focus on protecting indigenous religious and ethnic groups, punishing Islamic State, assisting genocide victims in gaining refugee status and developing effective measures to address future religiously-motivated human rights abuses. “Repeatedly, we hear from church leaders in the region that Christians – and other genocide survivors – are last in line for assistance from governments,” Anderson said, citing the Iraqi Archdiocese of Erbil as an example. That archdiocese, he said, is now home to most of the remaining Iraqi Christians and receives no money from any government, instead relying on nongovernmental organizations including the Knights. “As survivors of an ongoing genocide, they (Iraqi and Syrian Christians) deserve to be prioritized, not left behind by American policy decisions,” Anderson said.
Archdiocese offers $65 million in remuneration for abuse victims ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sixteen months after entering Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed a plan for reorganization May 26 as part of the bankruptcy process. The plan identifies more than $65 million in assets the archdiocese anticipates will be available to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse, with the potential for that amount to grow. The plan outlines specific sources for funds available for victim remuneration, including at least $8.7 million from the sale of archdiocesan properties, including three chancery buildings, as well as more than $33 million from insurance settlements. It establishes a trust
for victim remuneration funds, with a courtapproved allocation protocol. The plan also includes settlements from parish insurers of approximately $13.7 million with the potential for future settlements from archdiocesan insurers that are not currently entering into agreements with the archdiocese. The archdiocese is seeking to transfer the rights of recovery for those policies to the trustee of the trust for victims. “We filed our plan today – at 16 months – because victims/survivors cannot be compensated until a plan for reorganization is finalized and approved. ... We are submitting our plan now in the hope of compensating victims/ survivors and promoting healing sooner rather than later,” Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis said May 26.
Clergy, lay activists look forward to rules on payday lending WASHINGTON, D.C. — Clergy concerned about the financial health of their flock, and laypeople who have been burned by the payday loan industry – which they allege does twice as much business as McDonald’s – are looking forward to the issuance of rules from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Board to rein in lenders. In advance of a June 2 field hearing on payday lending in Kansas City, Mo.., Molly Fleming, a payday lending reform advocate with Communities Creating Opportunities in Kansas City, expressed her hope that the rules would be announced before the hearing. Area pastors have been working on the payday lending issue since 2012, said Susan Schmalzbauer, a congregational coordinator for Faith Voices of Southwest Missouri. Even though a statewide referendum slated for 2014 was thwarted by lenders, the clergy regrouped and said, “Hey, we want to work on this again,” Schmalzbauer said. “The beauty of predatory lending is that it’s not a red or blue issue, it is truly a purple issue,” she said. “We had religious leaders from across Springfield signing on to this letter. You wouldn’t expect their names to be on the same document. We had the head of the Assemblies of God, the pastor of one of the largest churches in Springfield, the Disciples of Christ. We had Catholics sign on.”
Archbishop, immigrant advocates decry plans for stepped-up raids WASHINGTON, D.C. — Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said in a May 25 statement that a planned increase in federal immigration raids is “yet another depressing sign of the failed state of American immigration policy.” The raids were announced in mid-May. Archbishop Gomez’ comment was echoed by Seattle Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio L. Elizondo, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration. The archbishop is chairman-elect of the committee. “These operations spark panic among our parishes,” Bishop Elizondo said May 25. “No person, migrant or otherwise, should have to fear leaving their home to attend church or school. No person should have to fear being torn away from their family and returned to danger.” While saying he recognized the federal government’s role in upholding immigration laws, he said the deportations wold not be “an effective deterrent” to migration because these “vulnerable populations” are facing a humanitarian crisis in their home countries. On May 24, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel deported a mother and her 14-year-old daughter from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. — Catholic News Service
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with overseeing the apostolate of the laity and “their participation in the life and mission of the Church,” both as individuals and through organizations and movements.
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Pope: Jesus restores life through compassion, not magic
Pope to appoint advisory board in removing negligent bishops
VATICAN CITY — Even in the midst of suffering and death, Christians can become witnesses of the resurrection and the power of God’s compassion, Pope Francis said as he proclaimed two new saints. In the Sunday Gospel reading, Jesus’ raising of a young widow’s child was not a magical performance but rather a reminder that He takes death upon Himself to restore the suffering to new life, the pope said June 5. “Jesus is no wizard! He is God’s tenderness incarnate; the Father’s immense compassion is at work in Jesus,” the pope said. At the beginning of the Mass in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis canonized St. Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad of Sweden, who refounded the Bridgettine sisters in the early 1900s, and St. Stanislaus Papczynski of Poland, founder of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis will set up a panel of legal experts to help him in deciding whether to remove a religious superior or bishop from office for failing to protect minors and vulnerable adults from sex abuse. Vatican offices will continue to investigate claims of negligence on the part of bishops, ordinaries or religious superiors under their jurisdiction. But the pope – who makes the final decision about a bishop’s removal from office – will now be assisted by a papally appointed “college of jurists,” according to procedures that take effect Sept. 5. In an apostolic letter given “motu proprio” (“on his own initiative”), June 4, the pope reaffirmed that bishops of a diocese or eparchy and those responsible for other kinds of particular churches can be “legitimately removed” for negligence. In order for it to be grounds for removal, such negligence – either through omission or commission – will have had to cause “serious harm to others,” including individuals or a community, the letter said, and “the harm can be physical, moral, spiritual” or to property.
Pope approves statutes of new office for laity, family, life VATICAN CITY — The new Vatican office for laity, family and life will begin functioning Sept. 1 and the separate pontifical councils for laity and for the family will “cease their functions,” the Vatican announced. Pope Francis has not named the new officers of the expanded office, but the statutes specify that it will be headed by a cardinal or a bishop, will have a secretary “who may be a layperson” and three undersecretaries who will be laypeople. The Vatican published the statutes of the new office June 4 and explained that the office would be responsible “for the promotion of the life and apostolate of the lay faithful, for the pastoral care of the family and its mission according to God’s plan and for the protection and support of human life.” Each section – for the lay faithful, for the family and for life – will be led by an undersecretary, the press statement said. The Pontifical Council for the Laity, currently headed by Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, had been charged
Pope: Passion, prayer more important for mission than efficiency VATICAN CITY — Without passion and prayer, the pontifical mission societies are simply well-run and well-organized nongovernmental agencies, Pope Francis said. “I fear, I must confess, that your work could remain very organized, perfectly organized, but without passion,” he told national directors of the pontifical mission societies who were meeting in Rome in early June. The Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Society of St. Peter Apostle, Holy Childhood Association and Missionary Union of Priests and Religious work with the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples to promote an awareness of Catholics’ missionary obligation and raise funds to support the Catholic Church, seminary education and social outreach in the Church’s mission territories. Mission is the heart of the Church and the sign of its fidelity to God’s will, Pope Francis told the national directors June 4. “While it is important that you are concerned about the collection and distribution of economic help” for Catholic churches in need, “I exhort you not to limit yourselves to this aspect alone.”
Pope to judges: Resist pressure to ignore injustice, trafficking VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged
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prosecutors and judges to step up the fight against human trafficking and resist threats and pressures to close their eyes to injustice. “I know, too, that to be a judge today, to be a public prosecutor and state attorney means risking your life,” he told justice officials taking part in a summit on human trafficking and organized crime. More than 100 officials and experts attended the June 3-4 summit sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. The pope briefly attended the summit June 3 to sign its final declaration and speak off-the-cuff to participants. Judicial authorities, he said, should create a network, share experiences and work together to fight “the new slave hunters” and all forms of modern-day slavery: forced labor, prostitution, and drug and organ trafficking. The Church must play its part and “stick its nose into politics” as part of its effort to come to the aid of those who suffer, he said. “Politics is one of the highest forms of love and of charity,” he said, quoting Blessed Paul VI.
Pope: Good priests don’t own gloves, they get their hands dirty VATICAN CITY — Like the Good Shepherd, good priests do not privatize their time and demand to be left alone, but rather are always willing to risk everything in search of the lost sheep, Pope Francis said at the closing Mass of the Jubilee for Priests and Seminarians. “He stands apart from no one, but is always ready to dirty his hands. A good shepherd doesn’t know what gloves are,” the pope said June 3. Celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus with thousands of priests in St. Peter’s Square, the pope said the feast serves as a call to contemplate two hearts: “the heart of the Good Shepherd and our own heart as priests.” “The heart of the Good Shepherd reaches out to us, above all to those who are most distant. There the needle of His compass inevitably points, there we see a particular ‘weakness’ of His love, which desires to embrace all and lose none,” he said.
Pope to priests: Life is short; start forgiving, making amends VATICAN CITY — Mercy recognizes that life is short and that so much good needs to be done that there is no time to waste in making amends, Pope Francis told priests. “That is why it is so important to forgive completely” and let go of paralyzing self-pity so mercy can get “its hands dirty” and make reparation for the wrongs committed, he said in a retreat for clergy. Mercy does not overlook the harm caused by sin, “rather it takes away evil’s power over the future. It takes away its power over life.” To help priests and seminarians better understand the proper role mercy must play in their lives and ministry, Pope Francis led thousands of men on a spiritual retreat in Rome. The aim, he said, was for priests to be ready to receive mercy in order to show it even more. Over the course of the day June 2, the pope led three separate meditations – each nearly an hour long – in three of Rome’s four basilicas: St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls.
World must dial down aggression, stop bullying, pope tells YouTubers VATICAN CITY — Help wipe out bullying and aggression by being better listeners and offering concrete gestures of tolerance and patience,
Pope Francis told a group of top YouTubers from around the world. “The level of aggressiveness in our world needs to be dialed down. (The world) needs tenderness, meekness, (people) listening and walking together,” he told participant in a world congress sponsored by Scholas Occurrentes. “Pride, arrogance – eradicate them. Because pride and arrogance always have a bad ending,” he said May 29 at the close of the three-day meeting at the Vatican. The pope also met privately – for an informal closed-door Q-and-A session – with a dozen young YouTubers, people who create their own videos or video blogs and share them on YouTube. The pope called for an end to “aggression, bullying” when answering one of two questions from the audience. “Bullying is an aggression that conceals profound cruelty, and the world is cruel” with wars representing “the monuments of cruelty,” he said.
Pope: Don’t turn faith into ideology, charity into philanthropy VATICAN CITY — To follow the path of Christ means to serve the poor and the downtrodden while not turning Christian virtues simply into ideas and humanitarian endeavors, Pope Francis said. “In them, you touch and serve the flesh of Christ and grow in union with Him, while always keeping watch so that faith does not become an ideology and charity is not reduced to philanthropy so that the Church doesn’t end up becoming an NGO,” the pope told members of the general chapter of the Little Work of Divine Providence May 27. Founded by St. Luigi Orione, the order is comprised of two religious congregations – the Orionine Fathers and the Little Missionary Sisters of Charity – who care primarily for the sick, the elderly and people with learning disabilities. The pope encouraged the religious congregations to follow the example of their founder, who sought to heal the wounds of people in need of “bread for the body and the divine consolation of faith.”
Pope: In Eucharist, find strength to share bread, faith with others ROME — A Corpus Christi procession should honor Christ’s gift of himself in the Eucharist, but also should be a pledge to share bread and faith with the people of the cities and towns where the processions take place, Pope Francis said. Just as the “breaking of the bread” became the icon of the early Christian community, giving of oneself in order to nourish others spiritually and physically should be a sign of Christians today, the pope said May 26, the Feast of Corpus Christi. On a warm spring evening, the pope’s celebration began with Mass outside Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran and was to be followed by a traditional Corpus Christi procession from St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one mile away. Hundreds of members of parish and diocesan confraternities and sodalities joined the pope for Mass and would make the nighttime walk to St. Mary Major for eucharistic benediction with him. “May this action of the Eucharistic procession, which we will carry out shortly, respond to Jesus’ command,” he said in his homily. The procession should be “an action to commemorate Him; an action to give food to the crowds of today; an act to break open our faith and our lives as a sign of Christ’s love for this city and for the whole world.” — Catholic News Service
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Dads: You can’t ‘babysit’ your own kids
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We proclaim Christ to the world around us by our efforts to provide a safe environment for all people, especially the young and the vulnerable. In 2002, the bishops of the United States issued the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The charter addresses the Church’s commitment to respond effectively, appropriately and compassionately to cases of abuse of minors by priests, deacons or other church personnel. DIOCESAN REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING MINISTRY-RELATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR 1. Any individual having actual knowledge of or reasonable cause to suspect an incident of ministry-related sexual abuse is to immediately report the incident to the Chancery. 2. The Chancery will then report the incident to the proper civil authorities. The individual reporting the incident to the Chancery will be notified of the particulars regarding the Chancery’s filing of the incident with civil authorities. 3. This reporting requirement is not intended to supersede the right of an individual to make a report to civil authorities, but is to ensure proper, complete and timely reporting. Should an individual choose to make a report to civil authorities, a report is still to be made to the Chancery. The charter can be found on the diocesan website, Charlottediocese.org, click on the tab, “Safe Environment.”
saw a YouTube video recently that elicited a chuckle. A dad had attached wheels to his baby’s booster seat, then hitched it to the back of a remotecontrolled truck. As Dad was controlling the truck, the baby was laughing hysterically as it was towed around the driveway. Anytime you have a cute baby laughing, it makes for a worthy minute-and-a-half watch on YouTube. My only problem (besides the obvious safety concerns) was the video’s title: “What happens when Dad babysits.” Do a Google search for that phrase and you’ll discover all kinds of humorous videos and images of what “silly old dad” does when left alone with the kids : T he baby is drinking beer, the baby is napping in a tackle box, the baby is ducttaped to the wall… OK, these are meant to be funny. I get it. But they play into an unfortunate stereotype of the modern-day father. Leaving aside the implication that Dad is too incompetent to be left alone with the kids, the main problem with all these “What happens when Dad babysits” gags is that Dad is not the babysitter. Dads who are reading this, please pay attention. You can never babysit your own children. They are your children. You can parent them. You can raise them. You can care for them. But you cannot babysit them. A babysitter, by definition, is one who “sits in” for the primary caregiver(s). Both father and mother are primary caregivers. To call a father a babysitter demotes him from being the co-equal partner in raising his children and places him on the same level as the 16-year-old next door who charges $10 an
hour. It suggests that Dad’s responsibility for his children kicks in only when Mom is not around. This does not only happen online. You hear it in everyday conversation. Many times when my wife has been out for the evening, someone has asked her, “Is your husband babysitting the kids?” She usually smiles and says, “Yes, he’s home with them,” because she is polite (she’s good like that). But in her head she wants to say, “No, he’s not babysitting. He’s being their father.” In a general audience given on Feb. 4, 2015, Pope Francis stated, “To be a good father, the first requirement is to be present in the family. To be close to his wife, to share in everything, joy and pain, burdens and hopes. And to be close to the children as they grow: when they play and when they make efforts, when they are carefree and when they are distressed, when they dare and when they are afraid, when they make missteps and when they return to the right path. A father must always be present…” Dads, you simply cannot clock in and clock out like a sitter paid by the hour. It’s not your job to watch the kids when your wife is unavailable or she needs a break. It’s your job to work as an equal partner with her to raise them, well, all the time. It’s a role that is life-long and ongoing. This is your responsibility. This is also your great joy and privilege. Own it. You are the father, not the babysitter. Don’t let any silly YouTube video tell you otherwise.
‘Dads, it’s not your job to watch the kids when your wife is unavailable or she needs a break. It’s your job to work as an equal partner with her to raise them all the time.’
Matthew Newsome is the father of six and serves as the campus minister for Western Carolina University.
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Father Mark Lawlor
The sound of the screen porch door
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or years, every Monday about 7:20 a.m. I heard the distinctive sound of the screen porch door slamming shut over at my neighbor’s house. That sound informed me that my father was on his way over for our morning Mass at 7:30 a.m. and that he would be coming through the back door in about 30 seconds. Like many people, I look forward to my day off. On Sundays after the last Mass, the last baptism, the last confession and the last meeting, I usually head to my cottage of refuge in my hometown about one hour’s drive from the parish. After my ordination 20 years ago, I used to always concelebrate the morning Mass on my day off in my home parish. After my mother’s death 17 years ago, my father, who had already retired, began to attend as well. He mentioned to me that as his wife had been called quite suddenly from this life at the age of 59, he recognized the reality that he could be next and he wanted to prepare. For years, a small group of us would pray Morning Prayer after the Mass and then go out for breakfast. After a while, one of my brothers, a lector, also began to join us for the Monday Mass and breakfast. About 12 years ago, I bought Dad’s back lot and built a modest home for my day off and possible future retirement. Meanwhile,
Dad sold the homeplace and became a renter. Soon after, the little bungalow beside mine became available and I asked Dad if he would like to move in there if I bought the house. He always liked that house, he told me, and, yes, he would like to live there. It was an interesting turn of events: I had once rented from Dad and now he rented from me! I promised him that I would never raise his rent and that he could live in the house for as long as he wanted. Eventually, I began offering the Monday morning Mass in my house, and then I would cook breakfast for Dad and my brother Eric. Over breakfast, we usually had a lively discussion over the latest political news, events and intrigue in town and in the local parish, and Dad would tell us all about the latest health fad or conspiracy theory. We called ourselves the three bachelors. Dad, a fine engineer and brilliant mathematician, was in many ways a humble man who didn’t mind the cheap seats, the bargain brands or even cheap wine. About a year ago, on a Monday morning, I was in my easy chair and at 7:20 a.m., I didn’t hear the slam of the screen porch door. It was an eerie silence. At 7:30, my brother Eric arrived and asked, “Where’s
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Father Mark Lawlor and his father Michael Lawlor are pictured during a sailing trip off the coast of Maine. Dad?” I told him that I didn’t know. When I had arrived on Sunday evening, I saw his light on and his car in the driveway. I usually didn’t check in with him if it was already Sunday evening. We quickly went next door with some anxiety. Entering the home, we found Dad lifeless on the floor, resulting from an apparent heart attack. It was a sight that we certainly won’t forget. Our father, our travel companion and our friend, had been called from us to his eternal home. Dad was 80. As I was preparing the homily for his funeral Mass, a verse from Psalm 90 came
Responding to commentary on Communion for divorced, remarried Catholics In the May 27 issue of the Catholic News Herald, a commentary by Father Noah Carter explains the Church’s practice of denying Holy Communion to the divorced and remarried Catholic who has not been granted an annulment. The sacrament of matrimony is unique in that it is described not only as a “contract for mating” (cf. Webster), but as a covenant between two adults who marry their fortunes together for the whole of life. Although almost all marriage ceremonies contain the language “’til death do us part,” this has special meaning in the sacrament of the Church, because there is the presence of grace given to the couple and to the entire Christian community to support and nourish this lifelong covenant. The problem of divorce is statistically as true for Catholic couples as for the rest of our society. The divorce, of course, makes it impossible for one or both to be married again in the Church, unless the process of annulment is completed with a positive judgment. In the case that Father Carter uses, the husband has sought an annulment, which was not granted. We are not told the reason, but it is likely that he was unable to prove through documentation and witness testimony that his previous marriage was flawed from the beginning for any number of reasons. Strangely, this situation is unique in law: the petitioner must prove his
or her case beyond the shadow of a doubt – he or she becomes a ”defendant” before the diocesan tribunal. Father Carter suggests that justice demands that the couple stay together for the sake of their children, but sleep separately to avoid sexual intercourse, since the Church considers him still married to his former spouse. This situation, he tells us, is “redemptive.” As a practical matter, the Church should start listening to those voices among the faithful that call for a separation between legal marriage and sacrament. As a spiritual matter, all pastors and ministers should take seriously what has been written and suggested by Pope Francis in this Year of Mercy, and the husband should be invited to receive the Eucharist by his pastor. Finally, we are reminded by Pope Francis that, in Scripture, there is no distinction between God’s mercy and God’s justice. We recently heard proclaimed the Gospel story of the Woman Taken In Adultery. We are told that the content of what Jesus wrote in the sand was not revealed. But I submit that Jesus was writing the law that was invoked to punish the woman. The law will eventually be blown away like the sand, but God’s mercy will endure. David Galusha lives in Waxhaw. His book “The Church at the Crossroads: Tradition and Reform” was recently published by Caritas Communications.
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to me: “Our span is 70 years, or 80 for those who are strong. “ I thought to myself, “Dad would be pleased to know that he was considered strong by the psalmist.” Eric and I continue the tradition of Monday morning Mass and breakfast. There is, however, an empty space around the altar and the breakfast table. We miss Dad and I will always miss the sound of the slamming of the screen porch door that signaled he was on his way. Father Mark Lawlor is the pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte.
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