Sept. 13, 2019

September 13, 2019

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Pope Francis

Africa trip planted new seeds of hope

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aving gone to Africa as a pilgrim of peace and hope, Pope Francis said he hoped the seeds planted there by his visit would bear abundant fruit for everyone.

Following in the footsteps of evangelizing saints before him, the pope said he sought to bring with him “the leaven of Christ” and his Gospel, which is “the most powerful leaven of fraternity, justice and peace for all people.”

Speaking to some 12,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his general audience Sept. 11, the pope recalled his visit to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius Sept. 4-10.

The pope said he wanted to “sow the seeds of hope, peace and reconciliation” in Mozambique, which had experienced two devastating cyclones recently and 15 years of civil war. While the Church continues to guide the nation along the path of peace, the pope made special mention of the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio, which had facilitated the mediation process that resulted in the nation’s 1992 peace agreement.

He also encouraged Mozambique’s leaders to keep working together for the common good, and he noted how he saw that kind of cooperation in action at a hospital he visited that helps people, especially mothers and children, with HIV and AIDS. Reflecting on Madagascar, the pope noted how beautiful and rich in natural resources the country is, but that it is still marked by tremendous poverty.

He said he asked that the people there would be inspired by their “traditional spirit of solidarity” in order to overcome the obstacles they face and foster development that respect both the environment and social justice. In fact, “one cannot build a city worthy of human dignity without faith and prayer,” he said when he spoke to contemplative religious women.

Pope Francis said he wanted to visit Mauritius because it has become “a place of integration between different ethnicities and cultures.” Not only was interreligious dialogue well-established there, he said, there were strong bonds of friendship among the leaders of different religions.

The pope also explained why – before and after every trip – he visits Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before the basilica’s Marian icon “Salus Populi Romani” (health of the Roman people). He prays that she “accompany me on the trip, like a mother, tell me what I must do” and help “safeguard” everything he says and does.

More coverage READ MORE about Pope Francis’ trip on PAGE 20 and online at www.catholicnewsherald.com.

The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist The real presence of also ordinary bread and wine.

Christ in the Eucharist is a Over the centuries, some doctrine – an official teaching non-believers have attacked of the Catholic Church – and the Catholic belief in the Real a profound mystery. With Presence with claims that it the words of consecration, is impossible, ridiculous or the whole of Christ is truly superstition. During outdoor present – Body, Blood, Soul Eucharist processions, some and Divinity – under the spectators hurled taunts and appearances of bread and insults, and their behaviors wine. were so disrespectful that the The doctrine is based upon processions were taken off the words of Jesus Himself the streets and moved back when He instituted the into cathedrals and churches Eucharist. Jesus took the to uphold and protect the bread and said, “This is my sanctity of the Eucharist. body” (Mt 26:26), and He took In the face of questions, the cup filled with wine and misunderstanding and attack, LORENZO PEDRO | CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD said, “This is my blood” (Mt the Church has defined, Bishop Peter Jugis elevates the 26:28). When Jesus said, “This defended and reinforced its Eucharist during Mass for the Quo Vadis is my body,” He declared that teaching on the Real Presence.

Days retreat at Belmont Abbey College the bread actually is His Body, St. Ambrose, who lived in the in June 2016. and that He is really present. fourth century, wrote, “Could We accept and believe what not Christ’s word, which can Jesus said as a matter of make from nothing what did faith. There is no scientific evidence, definite not exist, change existing things into what they proof or factual explanation. We take Jesus at were not before?”

His word because He is truth (Jn 14:6), He came The doctrine was enunciated by the Fourth into the world to testify to the truth (Jn 18:37), Lateran Council in 1215 and reaffirmed and and the words that He spoke are spirit and life rearticulated by the Council of Constance in (Jn 6:63). St. Cyril of Alexandria wrote, “Do not 1415. During the upheaval of the Protestant doubt whether this is true, but rather receive Reformation, the Council of Trent declared in the words of the Savior in faith, for since He is 1551, “By the consecration of the bread and truth, He cannot lie.” wine there takes place a change of the whole The words of Jesus are clear and substance of the bread into the substance of the unambiguous, yet the doctrine of the Real Body of Christ our Lord.”

Presence is questioned and doubted by some, In his 1965 encyclical “Mysterium Fidei,” Pope and challenged, ridiculed or rejected by others.

Paul VI wrote, “The presence is called ‘real’ …

Recent public opinion polls have reported it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God an alarmingly high percentage of those who and man, makes Himself wholly and entirely claim to be Catholic who do not believe in the present.”

Real Presence. Other Catholics have wavered and their faith has eroded because of personal FATHER MICHAEL VAN SLOUN is the pastor of St. Bartholomew uncertainty, or because they have been swayed Church of Wayzata, Minn., and he blogs at www.catholichotdish. by the secular press, the teachings of misguided com. This article was originally published by The Catholic Spirit, theologians or the objections of non-Catholic the newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Christians.

There are a number of faulty explanations Learn more that are contrary to the Catholic doctrine of At www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/holythe Real Presence: that the bread and wine eucharist-43: Learn more about Church teaching remain bread and wine and that there is no on the Eucharist and, the institution of the Eucharist change; that they become the spiritual presence in sacred Scripture, and read excerpts from Church of Christ, not the actual presence; that they documents on the Holy Eucharist, including Pope Paul become a symbol that represents Christ’s VI’s encyclical “Mysterium Fidei” noted above presence; that they are a reminder, memento, or foreshadowing of Christ; that they become more significant or important spiritually; or that they are simultaneously Christ’s body and blood but

At www.therealpresence.org: Read about reported Eucharistic miracles and download resources and prayers for Eucharistic devotion

Pew survey: Majority of Catholics don’t believe in ‘Real Presence’ WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study about the level of Catholic belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist showed that a majority of Catholics do not believe that the bread and wine used at Mass become the Body and Blood of Christ.

The Pew study, issued Aug. 5, showed that 69 percent of all self-identified Catholics said they believed the bread and wine used at Mass are not Jesus, but instead “symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.” The other 31 percent believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, known as transubstantiation.

“Most Catholics who believe that the bread and wine are symbolic do not know that the Church holds that transubstantiation occurs,” said Gregory A. Smith, associate director of research at Pew Research Center in Washington. “Overall, 43 percent of Catholics believe that the bread and wine are symbolic and also that this reflects the position of the Church. Still, one in five Catholics – 22 percent – reject the idea of transubstantiation, even though they know about the Church’s teaching.”

The numbers who believe in transubstantiation are higher among Catholics who go to Mass at least once a week, but are hardly overwhelming. About five of every eight churchgoing Catholics believe in the Church’s teaching of transubstantiation.

Split among the 37 percent who don’t believe that the Communion bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ are 23 percent who don’t know what the Church’s teaching is, and 14 percent who know the Church’s teaching but don’t believe it, Smith said.

According to Pew’s figures, a majority in all age groups believe the bread and wine used at Mass to be symbolic, and the majority grows larger as the age group grows younger. Catholics with a high school education or less are less likely to believe in transubstantiation, Hispanic Catholics believe in it less than whites, and women believe in it less than men.

— Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service

Daily Scripture readings SEPT. 15-21

Sunday: Exodus 32:7-11, 13-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-32; Monday (Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian): 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Luke 7:110; Tuesday (St. Robert Bellarmine): 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Luke 7:11-17; Wednesday: 1 Timothy 3:14-16, Luke 7:31-35; Thursday (St. Januarius): 1 Timothy 4:12-16, Luke 7:36-50; Friday (Sts. Andrew Kin Tae-gon and Paul Chong Ha-sang and Companions): 1 Timothy 6:2-12, Luke 8:1-3; Saturday (St. Matthew): Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Matthew 9:9-13

SEPT. 22-28

Sunday: Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Luke 16:1-13; Monday (St. Pius of Pietrelcina): Ezra 1:1-6, Luke 8:16-18; Tuesday: Ezra 6:7-8, 12, 14-20, Luke 8:19-21; Wednesday: Ezra 9:5-9, Tobit 13:2-4, 7-8, Luke 9:1-6; Thursday (Sts. Cosmas and Damian): Haggai 1:1-8, Luke 9:7-9; Friday (St. Vincent de Paul): Haggai 2:1-9, Luke 9:18-22; Saturday (St. Wenceslaus, St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions): Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15, Jeremiah 31:10-13, Luke 9:43-45

SEPT. 29-OCT. 5

Sunday: Amos 6:1, 4-7, 1 Timothy 6:1116, Luke 16:19-31; Monday (St. Jerome): Zechariah 8:1-8, Luke 9:46-50; Tuesday (St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus): Zechariah 8:20-23, Luke 9:51-56; Wednesday (The Holy Guardian Angels): Nehemiah: 2:1-8, Matthew 18:1-5, 10; Thursday: Nehemiah 8:1-12, Luke 10:1-12; Friday (St. Francis of Assisi): Baruch 1:15-22, Luke 10:13-16; Saturday (BI. Francis Xavier Seelos): Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29, Luke 10:17-24

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New pastor installed at Boone parish AMBER MELLON CORRESPONDENT

BOONE — Father Brendan Buckler was installed as pastor of St. Elizabeth Church in Boone and Church of the Epiphany Mission in Blowing Rock by Bishop Peter Jugis during a special bilingual Mass Sept. 1.

Prior to his assignment in Boone, Father Buckler served as pastor of Mother of Mercy Church in Washington for four years. Originally from Atlanta, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Raleigh in 2011. Father Buckler moved to western North Carolina to be closer to his father.

At the start of the installation Mass, Deacon Lee Levenson of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jefferson read the official letter from Bishop Jugis appointing Father Buckler as pastor. At the altar and in front of the congregation, Father Buckler then made a public profession of faith and oath of fidelity to the Church. Then he signed the official documents of his office, witnessed

by Deacon Levenson and Michael Camilleri, a college seminarian for the Diocese of Charlotte and a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church.

Bishop Jugis’ homily for the installation Mass focused on the three areas of responsibility a pastor has to his parishioners: teaching, sanctifying and governing.

“There is so much to do (as a pastor),” he explained.

As the primary teacher at his parish, a pastor is in charge of overseeing all of the catechetical work of the parish, including faith formation classes, RCIA and any efforts to teach and explain the Catholic faith.

“The pastor is ultimately responsible for the proclamation of the Word of God and the propagation of the faith,” the bishop noted.

A visible sign of this teaching office, he pointed out, is demonstrated during the installation Mass when the pastor himself proclaims the Gospel.

An equally important part of a pastor’s ministry is providing the sacraments to his parishioners, to sanctify them with God’s grace, he said. “The pastor’s mission is you – his mission is to make sure that you are sanctified and on the path to salvation.”

Parish governance is a third aspect of the pastor’s ministry – that is, knowing the people of the parish and sharing in their concerns and anxieties, the bishop said. A pastor is to make sure that the parish runs smoothly and

PHOTOS BY AMBER MELLON | CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

At the end of the Mass in which he was installed as pastor of St. Elizabeth Church in Boone, Father Brendan Buckler thanked Bishop Peter Jugis and asked everyone in attendance to pray for him. A reception following the Mass was held to officially welcome Father Buckler to the parish. that everyone is working together.

These three offices of a pastor, Bishop Jugis explained, ultimately derive from Jesus – Jesus, the teacher; Jesus, the sanctifier; and Jesus, the head of the Church.

After the homily, Bishop Jugis showed Father Buckler the places around the church where he will exercise important aspects of his ministry. The bishop first pointed out the front door of the church, telling Father Buckler to keep it open at opportune times so that the faithful can worship and be in the presence of Jesus. The front door is also important, he said, as that is where Father Buckler is to greet parishioners to encourage them as they go out

into the world. The baptismal font, he also explained, is the place where the pastor will bring new souls into the Kingdom of God through baptism. The confessional is important as that is where he will bring souls back to friendship with God by showing them the mercy of God. From the presider’s chair, he will lead the people of God in prayer and worship. Finally, the altar is the place where he will offer the sacrifice of the Mass and bring the people of the parish to Jesus.

At the end of the Mass, Father Buckler thanked the bishop for joining the parish for the special occasion and asked everyone to pray for the bishop.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY JULIA FREDRICA FOY MICHAELS

Celebrating heritage and fun at OLR LEXINGTON — Ballet Folklorico Guadalupano, a cultural and traditional Mexican dance group from Asheboro, came to Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Lexington Sept. 1 to participate in an afternoon of fun and festivities. It was a beautiful afternoon filled with an abundance of delicious food, vibrant music and fellowship for all ages to enjoy.

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Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following upcoming events: SEPT. 14 – 2 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Luke Church, Mint Hill

SEPT. 16 – 12:10 P.M. Mass with Charlotte Area Home Schoolers St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

SEPT. 20 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Joan of Arc Church, Candler

SEPT. 24 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville

SEPT. 15 – 11:30 A.M. Pastor Installation of Father Matthew Codd St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Charlotte

SEPT. 18 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation Holy Redeemer Church, Andrews

SEPT. 22 – 11 A.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Eugene Church, Asheville

SEPT. 28 – 5 P.M. Pastor Installation of Father W. Christian Cook Immaculate Conception Church, Hendersonville

Diocesan calendar of events September 13, 2019

ENTERTAINMENT

Volume 28 • NUMBER 25

ARTS AT THE ABBEY PRESENTS, “THE LOPEZ-TABOR DUO (VIOLIN AND PIANO)”: 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, Abbey Basilica, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road, Belmont.

The concert will feature music of Europe (sonatas by Corelli and Franck) as well as South America including concert versions of South American dances such as the merengue. Donations will be gladly accepted. For details, contact Karen Hite Jacob 704-461-6012.

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PERPETUAL HOPE GOSPEL CHOIR PRESENTS ‘THE SOUND OF VICTORY’: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave., Charlotte

ESPAÑOL PROGRAMA EDUCATIVO, “PREVENCIÓN DE ESTAFAS Y FRAUDES”: 3:30-5 p.m. Martes, 1ro de octubre, Catholic Charities, 612 East 14th St., Winston-Salem y 1:30 -3 p.m.

Martes, 15 de octubre, Catholic Charities, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte. Descubra las razones por las cuales usted puede ser víctima de fraudes y estafas, los tipos de estafas que más comúnmente apuntan a las personas mayores, consejos para evitar ser estafado, qué hacer si ha sido víctima de una estafa. Presentado por A. Mercedes Restucha-Klem, Abogada de Políticas y Difusión, Departamento de Justicia de Carolina del Norte, Sección Protección Ciudadana. Inscríbase respondiendo a Sandra Breakfield, Directora del Programa Elder Ministry al 704-370-3220 o por email a sabreakfield@ charlottediocese.org o Paola Quiterio Candelaria al 336727-0705 antes del jueves 26 de septiembre.

VIÑEDO DE RAQUEL: ¿Es usted o un ser querido que busca la curación de los efectos de un aborto anterior?

Los retiros de fin de semana son ofrecidos por Caridades Católicas para hombres y mujeres en todas las regiones de la Diócesis de Charlotte. Para obtener información sobre los próximos retiros, incluidos retiros en las diócesis vecinas, comuníquese con Karina Hernández: 336-267-1937 o karinahernandez@live.com.

VIGILIA DE ADORACIÓN: 6 p.m. los jueves, en la Catedral San Patricio, 1621 Dilworth Road East, Charlotte. Nos reunimos para una Vigilia de Adoración por la Paz y la Justicia en Nicaragua, que en estos últimos meses están pasando por momentos turbulentos y ataques físicos contra la Iglesia Católica, sus templos, y sus Obispos.

Todos son bienvenidos a unirse a la Adoración, rezar el Santo Rosario, la hora santa de reparación, y terminando con la oración de exorcismo de San Miguel Arcángel.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING NFP INTRODUCTION AND FULL COURSE: 1:30-5 p.m.

Sept. 14, St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte. Topics include: effectiveness of modern NFP, health risks of popular contraceptives and what the Church teaches about responsible parenting. Sponsored

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

PRAYER SERVICES & GROUPS FEAST OF THE EXULTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: 9 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, St. Ann Church, 3635 Park Road, Charlotte. Please come and venerate the instrument of our salvation. For details, contact the parish office at 704-523-4641.

IGBO MASS: Noon, Sunday, Sept. 15, St. Mary’s Church, 812 Duke St., Greensboro. For details, call 336-707-3625.

ST. PEREGRINE HEALING PRAYER SERVICE: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 26, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Charlotte. St. Peregrine is the patron saint of cancer and grave diseases. The healing prayer service is offered for all those suffering with cancer or other diseases. For details, call the church office at 704-543-7677.

4TH ANNUAL RESPECT LIFE CONFERENCE: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Road, Charlotte. Enjoy a day of education on a variety of pro-life topics including: bioethics, abortion reversal, dignity at the beginning of life, abortion research, and end of life ethics. Keynote speaker, Paul Scherz, Ph.D. Dr. Scherz is a professor of Moral Theology and Ethics at Catholic University of America where he focuses on the field of Bioethics. Conference is free of charge and lunch is included. To register, visit ccdoc.org/ respectlife. For questions, contact Jessica Grabowski at JRGrabowski@charlottediocese.org.

PRO-LIFE ROSARY: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct., 5, 901 North Main St. and Sunset Drive, High Point. Come and help pray for the end of abortion, and feel free to invite anyone who would be morally supportive of this very important cause. For details, email Jim Hoyng at Ajhoyng@hotmail. com or Paul Klosterman at Pauljklosterman@aol.com.

WOMEN’S MORNING OF REFLECTION, “RIVER OF WISDOM- A RETREAT GUIDE ON THE ROSARY”: 8:30 - 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, Our Lady of Grace School Library, 1730 Link Road, Winston-Salem. Reflection will take place following the 8 a.m. Mass offered in the church.

The morning will include refreshments, praying of the Rosary and small group discussion. To register, visit www.rcwomenOct19.eventbrite.com. Donations will be accepted at the door. For details, contact Kate Boschini at regnumchristitriad@gmail.com or 336-430-8856.

VIGIL OF THE TWO HEARTS: First Fridays and First Saturdays, St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road East, Charlotte. Join us each First Friday through First Saturday of the month in an overnight vigil to honor the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, to pray for our families, to offer penance for our sins, and to pray for the conversion of our nation. Sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at www.

ProlifeCharlotte.org/two-hearts.com. Sponsored by C-PLAN of Charlotte.

DIVINE MERCY HOLY HOUR: 7 p.m. each First Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte.

The Divine Mercy Holy Hours are celebrated year-round (except for Lent) and consist of Eucharistic Adoration, readings from the diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, the sung chaplet of Divine Mercy and benediction.

Is Divine Mercy needed today? St. John Paul II had this to say: “There is nothing more man needs than Divine Mercy – that love which is benevolent, which is

compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights, to the holiness of God.” The Lord told St. Faustina: “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish.” For details, call Paul Deer at 704-577-3496.

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: BELMONT: 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 & 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 North Main St. CHARLOTTE: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Monday, Sept. 23, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Road CONCORD: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, St. James Church, 139 Manor Avenue LENOIR: 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, St. Francis of Assisi Church, 328-B Woodsway Lane NW (Spanish) MOORESVILLE: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Road (Spanish)

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS ‘LIFE IN THE SPIRIT’ SEMINAR: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, Invocation Mass and 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 21-22, Seminar Proper at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 1730 Link Road, Winston-Salem. Retreat Master will be Father Eric de la Pena. Must be 18 years or older to attend. Early registration is required. For application forms, contact aimeeapena@gmail.com or glen.jenng@ ymail.com.

EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION “FRAUD & SCAMS PREVENTION”: 1-30 -3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, Catholic Charities, 1612 East 14th St., Winston-Salem & 11 a.m.

-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Catholic Charities, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte. Presented by A. Mercedes Restucha-Klem, Outreach & Policy Counsel for the NC Department of Justice-Public Protection Section.

Sponsored by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte.

To register, contact Sandra Breakfield at sabreakfield@ charlottediocese.org or Sylvia Sekle, Direct Assistance Coordinator at 704-370-3295 or email smsekle@ charlottediocese.org by Monday, Oct. 14.

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Tight quarters, tighter bonds of brotherhood College seminary’s rapid growth leads to need for four houses in four years SUEANN HOWELL SENIOR REPORTER

CHARLOTTE — Men in black cassocks darting across Hillside Avenue. Priests or sisters zipping around in a golf cart. A large white “Seminibus,” loaded up with 26 college-aged men. These are just some of the sights you’ll catch every day at St. Joseph College Seminary – currently on a temporary campus consisting of four separate houses situated around St. Ann Church on Park Road.

As everyone looks forward to the permanent seminary building opening next year, current living arrangements can’t come to an end too soon, college seminary leaders and students say. However, the energy and logistics required to run such a large enterprise are bearing unexpected fruit: patience, good humor, and tight bonds of brotherhood.

St. Joseph College Seminary opened in the fall of 2016 in a former convent behind St. Ann School, comfortably housing an inaugural class of eight college seminarians.

Fast forward three years, and the college seminary now has 26 men living in four separate houses surrounding St. Ann Church. Space is tight, and everyone can’t gather together in one place for mealtimes, Mass or communal prayer unless they go over to St Ann’s.

The chapel is a perfect example of the college seminary’s obvious growing pains.

“When we first started, we had no tabernacle, as it wasn’t completed in time,” explains Father Matthew Kauth, the college seminary’s rector. “The altar wasn’t finished yet, and we didn’t have any choir stalls. I remember the original class, the Alpha class, saying to me that it felt like Christmas every day, because something new kept coming in. And when we got these choir stalls, a rather lovely thing happened one night. I had gone to bed when I heard singing in the chapel. I snuck in and caught them all just sitting in the choir stalls, taking them for a test drive. They just wanted to try them out. Back then we didn’t fill them – because there were 10 spaces, and we only had eight men at the time.”

In the second year, enrollment in the college seminary doubled to 16 men. The first house could fit only eight men, so the diocese bought a second house on Hillside Avenue.

Eyeing the 10 stalls in the chapel, Father Kauth decided to install a large bench at the back of the room.

“And for the third year, I remember the bishop saying, ‘You can’t stuff any more men in there.’ And I said, ‘Well, we could move things around a little bit more.’ We added little stools everywhere, and we rotated the men depending on what their responsibilities were for the day. And so we were able to get the 20 in there.”

Now, in the college seminary’s fourth year, hopes of getting all of the seminarians in the original chapel are impossible.

“We had our opening Mass one day, and we actually got everyone in there, but talk about shoulder-to-shoulder!”

Father Kauth laughs. “Communal life is one thing, and the fraternity the men share is phenomenal, but I don’t want to push it too much. They don’t have any room to move, and of course, you can’t turn in the chapel without knocking something over – and all that while you are trying to be solemn.”

College seminarian Patrick Martin, among the latest group of entrants, dubbed the Delta class, agrees.

“Fitting everybody in the chapel is hard at times, because we’ve grown to a rather large number for a rather small room,” Martin says. “Every spot and stool is filled by a seminarian, so it’s getting a little crammed. I’m looking forward to moving to the new seminary and not having to worry about knocking into my brother during prayer, and being able to really focus on God.” The problem with cramped quarters goes beyond the chapel.

“It’s definitely a struggle, because I’m used to having my own room, my own space, my own privacy,” says Sebastian Alvarez. “I’m an only child, so I appreciate the fraternity we have here, but there are moments where you get annoyed because we’re living together 24/7. Grand Silence is just beautiful because you have this quiet time to

Enrollment at the new St. Joseph College Seminary has grown so rapidly that the temporary quarters in Charlotte housing the men are getting cramped. The permanent home for the college seminary is under construction in Mount Holly and is expected to be complete before the start of the next school year.

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yourself and you can just think about your day.”

The growth is “a great problem to have,” Father Kauth acknowledges. And it has prompted creative thinking about scheduling and organizing among the college seminarians and their formators.

There are rotating schedules for Mass in the chapel, mealtimes and communal prayer.

“What we’ve done this year is to have two Masses,” he says. “We have a server Mass and then a regular Mass. At 5:30 a.m., seven men come to the chapel for the server Mass, which is funny, because that’s the number of seminarians we had after the second semester in our first year.

“After this Mass, we go over to St. Ann, and we have mental prayer and morning prayer, and instead of the seminarians staying there for Holy Mass, they leave and go to their respective houses and set up for breakfast. The men do the same thing for lunch, and the same thing for dinner. They pray apart from everyone that week, and one of the priests usually prays with them and helps set up the various meals. The men do this on a rotation, so there are consistently seven men missing.”

“The men roll with it so well,” he notes. “Sure, we bump into each other constantly, and things get broken all the time, but they get broken anyway, because it’s a house full of men. But the percentage goes up exponentially when you put 26 men in a room – 30, if you count the priests – in a room that’s made for about 15.”

No matter what, though, the most important aspect about life at St. Joseph College Seminary is its unwavering focus on Jesus.

“Christ lives in each of the houses,” Father Kauth says.

“Each house has a Blessed Sacrament chapel where the men can spend time with Our Lord in silence and prayer.

“You may ask, how is it so quiet with that many men?

Christ is the one with whom we want to speak the most.”

And there have been glimpses of what life will be like

for the college seminarians once they move into their new building in Mount Holly. If all goes according to plan, the college seminarians will have plenty of space to call home next fall when the college seminary begins its fifth year.

Last month, all 26 seminarians were gathered in one place for the first time when they went on retreat at the start of the school year.

Says Father Kauth, “We all had to be there that first evening for the dinner, and so we had everyone there at the meal. All the seminarians, all the priests. And we’re having dinner at the upper side (house), and I thought to myself, ‘This is going to be every day!’”

So he knows they can survive one more year of chaotic schedules and cramped quarters.

“I think that we are all looking forward to being under one roof,” Father Kauth says. “I’m going to miss this place, though. It’s a great and lasting imprint on the way in which we run the seminary, particularly in making sure the classes were sealed together and fused into a fraternity.”

The college seminarians agree that the challenges of living spread out among four temporary locations has, oddly enough, brought them closer together.

“Having 26 guys with the same rigorous schedule and class load, we have built great bonds of brotherhood. We kind of had to…we are literally very close!” says Nick Kramer. “Space in our houses, the chapel, and the dining room is tight. But who knows? Maybe that’s part of why we have built this really close bond.”

“Living with eight guys in one house is tough. You feel like you’re on each other all the time. But it’s also great fun because we share this manliness and this common calling to God as priests,” adds Clement Åkerblom. “The seminary building project is an incredible blessing. When all of us can live under the same roof, it will be amazing.

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Sister Judith Monahan passes away July 29 PHILADELPHIA — Sister Judith Monahan, S.S.J., died July 29, 2019, at Saint Joseph Villa.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 2, 2019, in Saint Joseph Villa Chapel where relatives, friends and her sisters in community rejoiced in celebrating a life that for Sister Judy was a “journey inward.”

In Montclair, N.J., parents Lawrence and Helen Lokeman Monahan welcomed Monahan daughter Judith into her life’s journey on Jan. 26, 1938. She attended public schools in neighboring West Orange, N.J. She learned heartbreak early in life when her father was killed in action in Normandy during World War II. Her mother lovingly reared Judy and her brother alone until Judy was 11. Her mother later remarried and the family grew with the birth of Judy’s sister Louise.

It was at Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Orange that Judy met the Sisters of Saint Joseph and eventually was taught by them at Our Lady of the Valley High School. After attending nursing school for a year, she soon realized with a generous and spontaneous heart that God was inviting her to serve Him and His people. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph in September 1957. Her novitiate began in April 1958 when she received the name Sister Helen Lawrence. In 1965, with a deepening of her inward journey, she made her final profession of vows.

Sister Judy began her classroom ministry as a second-grade teacher.

She served God’s people in the dioceses of Camden, Philadelphia, Newark, Baltimore and Charlotte. The longest and perhaps her happiest 30 years of ministry were spent at St. Ann Parish in Charlotte, where she lovingly served youth and parishioners as pastoral associate.

Her warm, welcoming, joyful personality thrived in the South and embraced all whom she encountered. In communal living, her sisters attested to her sense of humor, her novitiate stories of adventures and misadventures, and especially her innate gift of southern hospitality. It was with reluctance, yet generous submission to God’s will, that in 2018 she retired to Saint Joseph Villa after suffering a stroke.

The life and untiring zeal of the sojourn of Sister Judy Monahan was indeed inward and a testament to the spirit of the Congregation expressed in its Constitutions, that as Sisters of Saint Joseph “we imitate Jesus in His untiring zeal and healing presence; Mary in her living faith and constant fidelity to grace; Joseph in the loving manner of his service and his cordial charity to all.”

The “journey inward” of Sister Judy Monahan, was a genuine, heartfelt focus on God whom she loved and sought and found in all of the circumstances along life’s way. The Congregation rejoices, praises and thanks God that she has reached her destination: eternal life in His loving embrace.

— Sisters of Saint Joseph, Philadelphia

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Confirmation at St. Benedict the Moor Parish WINSTON-SALEM — St. Benedict the Moor Church celebrated the confirmation of 25 young people with Bishop Peter Jugis Aug. 19.

Confirmation followed by Traditional Latin Mass CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis visited St. Ann Church and the Charlotte Latin Mass Community Aug. 11 to confer the sacrament of confirmation in the Extraordinary Form (Latin) for nine candidates.

During the rite of confirmation in the Extraordinary Form, which is offered in Latin according to the 1962 Missal, the candidates knelt before the bishop, who anointed their foreheads with sacred chrism, made the sign of the cross over them three times, and then lightly slapped them on the right cheek as he told them, “Pax tecum” (“Peace”).

Immediately after the conferral of the sacrament, a Solemn High Latin Mass was offered in Bishop Jugis’ presence by Father Joseph Matlak, chaplain of Holy Trinity Middle School and sponsor of one of the candidates. He was assisted

by Deacon Peter Tonon who served as deacon of the Mass, and Father Timothy Reid, St. Ann’s pastor, serving as subdeacon. Deacon Tom Sanctis also assisted as master of ceremonies to the bishop. The diocese has been offering the traditional rite of confirmation at St. Ann Parish since 2016. For more information about the Latin Mass, contact Chris Lauer at info@ charlottelatinmass.org or go online to www.charlottelatinmass.org.

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Igbo Mass to be offered GREENSBORO — The next Igbo Catholic Mass in the Diocese of Charlotte will be offered starting at noon on Sunday, Sept. 15, at St. Mary’s Church, located at 812 Duke St. For inquiries, call 336-707-3625.

Diocesan Respect Life conference set for Oct. 5

Presbyteral Council officers named CHARLOTTE — Officers for the Diocese of Charlotte’s Presbyteral Council were elected Sept. 10. Pictured with Bishop Peter Jugis are: chairman, Father Benjamin Roberts, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe; vice chairman, Father Patrick Hoare, pastor of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte; secretary, Father Paul Gary, pastor of St. Luke Church in Mint Hill; and treasurer, Father John Putnam, pastor of St. Mark Church in Huntersville.

The Presbyteral Council is a group of priests chosen to advise the bishop in the governance of the diocese. Required by Church law, the council represents all priests in the diocese and is “like a senate of the bishop” (Code of Canon Law 495 §1), with about half the members elected by the priests and others appointed by the bishop.

CHARLOTTE — All are invited to the Diocese of Charlotte’s annual Respect Life Conference being held Saturday, Oct. 5, at St. Vincent de Paul Church. The conference will focus on education about a variety of pro-life topics including bioethics, abortion reversal, dignity at the beginning of life, abortion research, and end-of-life care. The conference is free and lunch is included. St. Vincent de Paul Church is located at 6828 Old Reid Road in Charlotte.

Go online to www.ccdoc.org/respectlife to register. For questions, email Jessica Grabowski, diocesan Respect Life program coordinator, at jrgrabowski@charlottediocese.org.

Conference on Appalachia to focus on affordable housing FRANKLIN — The ninth Bishop Begley Conference on Appalachia will be held Saturday, Nov. 2. Themed “Working for Safe and Affordable Housing in Far Western North Carolina,” the conference will focus on affordable housing in the far western counties of North Carolina – its causes and its effects on vulnerable populations, and efforts being made to address this concern. Come to learn, celebrate and pray. Go to www.ccdoc.org/ education for event information and registration details. Questions? E-mail ccdocsca@ charlottediocese.org.

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Pro-life sidewalk counseling training available CHARLOTTE — Sidewalk Advocates for Life, is a nationwide group founded in 2014 to promote peaceful and prayerful witness in front of abortion facilities, has launched a new chapter in Charlotte and is hosting a training class Sept.

28 for anyone interested in praying in front of Charlotte’s abortion facilities. Mecklenburg County is the state’s abortion capital – there were 9,912 abortions in Charlotte in 2017, more than anywhere else in the state.

The new Charlotte chapter is being led by Father Peter Ascik of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte and St. Matthew parishioners. The goal is to build up full-time Catholic coverage of people praying and counseling at the local abortion facilities – starting with the Hebron Road abortion facility.

A sidewalk counseling training seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

28, at St. Matthew Church’s banquet room.

Come learn how to save lives with a peaceful, prayerful method of reaching out to women and men entering an abortion facility.

Lunch will be provided. A $15 cash donation is requested to cover the cost of training materials and program literature. St. Matthew Church is located at 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For questions or to register, e-mail Father Ascik at prolifesignup@gmail.com.

Zimbabwean sister speaks at Murphy parish MURPHY — St. William Church recently hosted Sister Maria of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus in Zimbabwe for a mission appeal.

The Sisters of the Infant Jesus is a congregation of women religious founded in Gweru, Zimbabwe, in 1950 with members

making a vowed commitment to love and serve God and His people. They are a group of women numbering 232 professed members in more than 60 communities that now serve in four dioceses in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and the United States.

The sisters work to empower women, children and the vulnerable through education, health care and social work. They are involved in pastoral ministries, teaching and nursing, as cooks, administrators and also in pastoral projects that address the needs of the poor and vulnerable – especially women and children who are orphaned or handicapped.

Zimbabwe’s economy has been in serious decline for the past 20 years and currently most organizations and industries have been forced to close. Like other organizations operating in such an environment, the sisters struggle to meet financial obligations due to limited sources of income for the order and its works. The community is financed by the income from sisters’ salaries and by grants from funding partners when they are available.

This income however, falls short of the costs associated with running of the order and our commitment to help the poor and vulnerable in the remotest parts of Zimbabwe.

Learn more about the order online at www. sjisisters.org.

— Phil Roche, correspondent

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“Quédate con nosotros, Señor”

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ueridos hermanos, Una vez más nuestro Congreso nos reúne como familia en Cristo.

La Santa Eucaristía hace fuerte nuestra unidad en Cristo, la cual comienza en nuestro Bautismo. Y aún siendo muchos, participamos en una Eucaristía, y nos hacemos un solo cuerpo en Cristo, como San Pablo nos lo recuerda en la carta a los Corintios (1 Cor 10:17).

El Congreso Eucarístico es una maravillosa expresión de la unidad de todos los fieles de nuestra Diócesis de Charlotte. Esta Santa Misa es el centro y cumbre del Congreso Eucarístico, reuniéndonos a ofrecer el Sacrificio de Cristo.

“Quédate con nosotros, Señor”, este es el lema de nuestro Congreso Eucarístico este año.

“Quédate con nosotros”, esta es la urgente petición que los dos discípulos hicieron a su nuevo amigo encontrado en el camino a Emaús, y nosotros también hacemos esa misma oración al Señor.

“Quédate con nosotros, Señor”, es la oración de un corazón que está buscando a Jesús; la oración de un corazón que desea la presencia de Jesús. Es la oración de un corazón que desea ardientemente la compañía de Jesús, su amistad en nuestra jornada. Es la oración de un corazón que desea estar unido a Jesús.

Quédate, Señor, no te vayas nunca. Y esta, queridos hermanos, es la definición de santidad: un deseo de estar unidos con Jesús: unión con Cristo Nuestro Señor.

Durante este año, el Santo Padre ha enfatizado la santidad como el camino más efectivo para enfrentar con el problema del abuso sexual en la Iglesia en los Estados Unidos. Y Él tiene razón.

Todos nosotros debemos dedicarnos a conseguir la santidad. Cada uno de nosotros debería dedicarse a una continua conversión a Cristo Nuestro Señor.

Cuando miramos hacia atrás, al inicio de este milenio, el Papa Juan Pablo II pedía ya la santidad como una urgente prioridad pastoral para caminar hacia este tercer milenio del Cristianismo. Él fue un profeta, la santidad es lo que necesitamos. Él escribió que santidad significa tomar la oración seriamente como nuestra íntima conversación con Jesús; unión con Cristo es el alma de la vida Cristiana.

Y el Santo Padre también escribió en Novo Millennio Ineunte que nunca debemos dejar la Santa Misa, no debemos descuidar el Sacramento de la Penitencia.

Y debemos orar con las Escrituras para hacer la Palabra de Dios una Palabra viva entre nosotros que dirija y forme nuestras vidas.

Este fue el programa de santidad que

nos legó a nosotros para dar vida a todo el trabajo apostólico de la Iglesia. Lo que él ha descrito es una cultura de santidad.

En nuestra diócesis hemos construido una cultura de vocaciones, una cultura que está floreciendo con muchas vocaciones al sacerdocio y a la vida consagrada. Dios está bendiciendo nuestra Iglesia local.

Junto con esta cultura de vocaciones debemos de construir una cultura de santidad en nuestra diócesis, una floreciente cultura de santidad, siempre enfatizando a Jesús, la primacía de Jesús y nuestra unión con Él.

Por esto rezamos en este Congreso Eucarístico, “Quédate con nosotros, Señor”, porque queremos estar unidos a Jesús. ¡Nosotros deseamos Santidad en nuestras vidas!

Por supuesto, Jesús está siempre con nosotros. Él se queda con nosotros. Él está siempre con su Iglesia. Él no puede fallar en estar siempre con su Iglesia porque Él dijo: “He aquí que yo estaré con ustedes siempre, hasta el fin de los tiempos”. Pero ustedes querrán que Jesús esté también con ustedes. Es lo que esta oración es en realidad: ustedes buscando ardientemente a Jesús: “Quédate con nosotros, Señor”.

Ustedes tienen que mantener ese deseo vivo en sus corazones, deben estar hambrientos y sedientos del Dios vivo, Jesucristo Nuestro Señor. ¿Quieren estar ustedes siempre unidos personalmente a Él? Ese es el secreto de la santidad: tener un corazón que quiere estar con el Señor Jesús.

Ite ad Eucharistia, vayan a la Eucaristía. Si ustedes quieren estar personalmente unidos a Jesús, al cual ustedes reciben en la Sagrada Comunión, entonces vayan a la Eucaristía.

La Eucaristía y Santa Misa es donde el Señor se queda con nosotros de una manera muy poderosa: Su presencia real, Su Cuerpo, Su Sangre, Su Alma y Divinidad. Vayan a la Eucaristía; allí Él está siempre presente para quedarse con nosotros y para que ustedes puedan quedarse con Él. La Eucaristía es Jesús.

Queridos hermanos, al recibir y participar en la Eucaristía en este Congreso, que ustedes continúen creciendo en el fervoroso amor por Jesucristo en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Él los cambiará a ustedes, los hará más reverentes, los hará más caritativos, más generosos en la donación de sus personas a otros. Él dará una forma Eucarística a tu vida. ¡Quédate siempre con nosotros, Señor!

EL OBISPO Peter J. Jugis es el cuarto obispo de Charlotte y fundador del Congreso Eucarístico. Dio este mensaje en el Congreso Eucarístico de 2019.

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Decenas de niños que recientemente celebraron su Primera Comunión abrieron paso al Santísimo Sacramento lanzando pétalos de flores. La procesión Eucarística de este año fue multitudinaria y miles de fieles esperaron respetuosamente en las calles para ver pasar la Custodia conteniendo el Cuerpo de Cristo, para luego plegarse a la comitiva.

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CHARLOTTE — Una multitud calculada en más de diez mil personas abarrotaron las calles y el Centro de Convenciones de la Ciudad Reina para participar del Decimoquinto Congreso Eucarístico de la Diócesis de Charlotte, realizado el viernes 6 y sábado 7 de septiembre.

El evento anual de dos días contó con conferencias en inglés, español y vietnamita durante todo el sábado, además de Adoración Eucarística, una procesión Eucarística por las calles del centro de Charlotte, sacerdotes ofreciendo confesiones, venta de objetos, información católica y más.

El viernes 6 por la tarde, tras la bienvenida del Obispo Jugis, se realizaron los Ritos Bizantinos de Vísperas y Adoración Nocturna.

El sábado 7, a las 9 de la mañana, miles de fieles se volcaron al centro de Charlotte para, desde la Iglesia San Pedro, realizar

un recorrido procesional acompañando al Santísimo Sacramento hasta su ingreso al Centro de Convenciones.

Con instrumentos musicales, decenas de agrupaciones desfilaron cantando con alegría y dando vivas al Señor. Otras, más pausadas, prefirieron orar el Santo Rosario al seguir el recorrido.

A la procesión le siguió La Hora Santa, con una homilía del nuevo vicario general y canciller de la diócesis, el padre Patrick Winslow, sobre el tema del congreso, “Quédate con nosotros, Señor”, tomado del Evangelio de Lucas 24:29, donde dos discípulos, camino a Emaús, se encuentran con Jesús resucitado y no lo reconocen.

Ellos, dijo el P. Winslow, “tardaron en creer, no por falta de fe, sino por falta de una fe ortodoxa”.

Y así, el Señor los ayuda, interpreta, organiza y guía su comprensión de los acontecimientos de acuerdo con la ley y los profetas.

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Lecturas Diarias SEPT. 15-21

Domingo: Éxodo 32:7-11, 13-14, 1 Timoteo 1:12-17, Lucas 15:1-32; Lunes (Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian): 1 Timoteo 2:18, Lucas 7:1-10; Martes (St. Robert Bellarmine): 1 Timoteo 3:1-13, Lucas 7:11-17; Miércoles: 1 Timoteo 3:14-16, Lucas 7:3135; Jueves (St. Januarius): 1 Timoteo 4:12-16, Lucas 7:36-50; Viernes (Sts.Andrew Kin Taegon and Paul Chong Ha-sang and Companions): 1 Timoteo 6:2-12, Lucas 8:1-3; Sàbado (St. Matthew): Efesios 4:1-7, 11-13, Mateo 9:9-13

SEPT. 22-28

Domingo: Amós 8:4-7, 1 Timoteo 2:1-8, Lucas 16:1-13; Lunes (St. Pius of Pietrelcina): Esdras 1:1-6, Lucas 8:16-18; Martes: Esdras 6:7-8, 12, 1420, Lucas 8:19-21; Miércoles: Esdras 9:5-9, Tobias 13:2-4, 7-8, Lucas 9:1-6; Jueves (Sts. Cosmas and Damian): Hageo 1:1-8, Lucas 9:7-9; Viernes (St. Vincent de Paul): Hageo 2:1-9, Lucas 9:18-22; Sàbado (St. Wenceslaus, St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions): Zacarías 2:59, 14-15, Jeremías 31:10-13, Lucas 9:43-45

SEPT. 29-OCT. 5

Domingo: Amós 6:1, 4-7, 1 Timoteo 6:11-16, Lucas 16:19-31; Lunes (St. Jerome): Zacarías 8:1-8, Lucas 9:46-50; Martes (St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus): Zacarías 8:20-23, Lucas 9:51-56; Miércoles (The Holy Guardian Angels): Nehemías: 2:1-8, Mateo 18:1-5, 10; Jueves: Nehemías 8:1-12, Lucas 10:1-12; Viernes (St. Francis of Assisi): Baruc 1:15-22, Lucas 10:13-16; Sàbado (BI. Francis Xavier Seelos): Baruc 4:5-12, 27-29, Lucas 10:17-24 CÉSAR HURTADO | CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

La sala de reuniones hispana acogió a tres sacerdotes conferencistas: Ángel Espinosa de los Monteros, José Luis Serrano y Julio Domínguez. En la vista, el P. Espinosa expone el tema ‘La Felicidad al Reconocer a Cristo’.

“San Vicente de Paul” por Simón François de Tours (16061671)

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El Obispo Peter Jugis dirigió un mensaje a la comunidad hispana al visitar su sala de sesiones. A su salida saludó y bendijo a los numerosos fieles que se acercaron a darle muestras de afecto.

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Luego, dijo, “cuando permitimos que Jesús corrija la narrativa de nuestras mentes, una visión poderosa se abre ante nosotros”, e incluso nuestros sentidos están corregidos y “¡Él está de hecho ante nuestros propios ojos!”.

Durante la homilía de la Misa de cierre del congreso, el Obispo Jugis instó a los asistentes a buscar la santidad, invitándolos a participar en la Eucaristía como medio para permanecer cerca de Jesús.

Tras subrayar la búsqueda de la santidad como un deseo de permanecer en unión con Cristo, el obispo dijo que ella es la respuesta al escándalo de abuso en la

Iglesia hoy en día.

Para llegar a la santidad, el Obispo Jugis explicó que es necesario dedicar tiempo con devoción para la oración, asistir a la Misa dominical, confesión, y leer y escuchar las Sagradas Escrituras.

La Eucaristía, dijo, hará que continuemos “creciendo en el fervoroso amor por Jesucristo en la Sagrada Eucaristía. Él los cambiará a ustedes, los hará más reverentes, los hará más caritativos, más generosos en la donación de sus personas a otros. Él dará una forma Eucarística a tu vida. ¡Quédate siempre con nosotros, Señor!”, concluyó.

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Bishop Peter J. Jugis

Stay with us, Lord

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ur Eucharistic Congress brings us together again this year as one family in Christ. The Eucharist makes our unity in Christ stronger, a unity which begins at our baptism.

Many though we are, we partake of the one Eucharist, and we are one body in Christ, as St. Paul reminds us (1 Cor 10:17). The Eucharistic Congress is a wonderful expression of the unity of all the faithful of the Diocese of Charlotte. And this Holy Mass is the high point of the Eucharistic Congress, bringing us together as one to offer the Sacrifice of Christ.

“Stay with us, Lord”: That is the theme of our Eucharistic Congress this year.

“Stay with us.” That is the urgent request the two disciples made to the stranger who joined them on the road to Emmaus, and we make that our prayer to the Lord, too.

“Stay with us, Lord.” It is the prayer of a heart that is reaching out to Jesus; the prayer of a heart that desires Jesus’ presence.

It’s the prayer of a heart that desires Jesus’ companionship, His friendship on our journey. It’s the prayer of a heart that desires to stay united to Jesus. Stay, Lord. Do not ever depart. And that is the definition of holiness: a desire to stay united to Jesus: union with Christ.

During this past year, the Holy Father has emphasized holiness as the most effective way to address the abuse scandal in the Church in the United States. And he is right. Everyone must be dedicated to holiness. Everyone must be dedicated to ongoing conversion to Christ.

When you look back to the beginning of this millennium, St. John Paul II already stressed holiness as the urgent pastoral priority as we move into this third millennium of Christianity. He was a prophet! Holiness is what we need! He wrote that holiness means we take prayer seriously as our conversation with Christ; union with Christ is the soul of the Christian life. And the saintly pope also wrote, we must never neglect Sunday Mass. We must not neglect the sacrament of penance. And we must pray the sacred scripture, to make the word of God a living Word in our lives, a living Word that directs and shapes our lives. (“Novo Millennio Ineunte,” 30-40). This was the program for holiness that he laid out for us, in order to give life to the work of the Church.

What he has described is a culture of holiness. In our diocese we have built up a culture of vocations, a culture that is flourishing with many vocations to the priesthood and the consecrated life. God is blessing our local Church. Alongside that culture of vocations, we must build up a culture of holiness in our diocese, a flourishing culture of holiness, always emphasizing Jesus, the primacy of Jesus and our union with Him. And so, we pray in this Eucharistic Congress, “Stay with us, Lord,” because we do desire to stay united to Jesus. We desire holiness.

Of course, Jesus is always with us. He does stay with us. He is always with His Church. He cannot fail to be with His Church, for He said, “Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” But you must also want Him to be with you. That is what this prayer is all about: You reaching out to Jesus, praying, “Stay with us, Lord.” You must keep alive a desire for Him in your heart. You must hunger and thirst for the living Lord, Jesus. Do you desire to stay always personally united to Him? That is the secret to holiness: having a heart that wants to be with the Lord Jesus.

Ite ad Eucharistia. Go to the Eucharist. If you want to stay personally united to Jesus, whom you receive in Holy Communion, then go to the Eucharist. The Eucharist and Holy Mass is where the Lord stays with us in a most powerful way: His Real Presence – His Body, His Blood, His Soul and Divinity. Go to the Eucharist; there He is always waiting to stay with you, and waiting for you to stay with Him. The Eucharist is Jesus.

By taking part in this Eucharistic Congress, may you continue to grow in a fervent love for Christ Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.

He will change you. He will make you more reverent. He will make you more charitable. He will make you more generous in giving yourself in service to others. He will give a Eucharistic form to your life.

Stay with us always, Lord.

BISHOP PETER J. JUGIS is the fourth Bishop of Charlotte and the founder of the Eucharistic Congress. He delivered this message for the 2019 Eucharistic Congress Sept.

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Catholic parishes, religious groups and families from around western N.C. participated in the 15th Annual Eucharistic Congress Sept. 6-7 in uptown Charlotte.

Thousands of Catholics lined the streets of uptown Charlotte, waiting patiently to join in the Eucharistic Procession into the Charlotte Convention Center Sept. 7.

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Bishop Peter Jugis and seminarians of the Diocese of Charlotte process with the Blessed Sacrament through the streets of uptown Charlotte during the 15th Annual Eucharistic Congress “Stay, With Us. Lord”, held Sept. 6-7 at the Charlotte Convention Center.

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CHARLOTTE — “O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay…”

Joyfully singing hymns of praise including “O God Beyond All Praising,” more than 10,000 people gathered inside the Charlotte Convention Center with Bishop Peter Jugis and priests of the Diocese of Charlotte Sept. 7 to conclude the 15th annual Eucharistic Congress.

The annual two-day event featured talks in English, Spanish and Vietnamese throughout the day Saturday, along with Eucharistic Adoration, a Eucharistic Procession through the streets of uptown Charlotte, priests offering the sacrament of confession, vendors offering Catholic merchandise and information, and more.

“Today is a day for us to encourage each other in this great opportunity of worship,” Bishop Jugis said in his welcoming remarks. “May today assist us in growing in awe and amazement in the Eucharist. May our participation in the Eucharistic Congress deepen an appreciation of devotion to Our Lord.”

The Holy Hour featured a homily from the diocese’s new vicar general and chancellor, Father Patrick Winslow.

The events of Jesus’ death and resurrection provide a narrative that illuminates and gives meaning to our lives, Father Winslow said.

On the road to Emmaus Jesus aids the two disciples’ understanding, connecting the facts of scripture, His death and resurrection into a narrative that conveys the Paschal mystery and the story of salvation, Father Winslow said.

And the same can be said for us today. “‘Stay with us’: Here the men say what we all feel. We do not want to return to our confusion and misunderstanding.

We want to see. We want to understand. Show us.”

“Like the men on the road and the early Church, we too have to learn a new way of seeing – first through our minds, illumined by the light of faith, the true narrative of

the Paschal mystery must take shape. Only then can the events of salvation history and our own particular lives be properly understood.”

“In this way, we can see more. We can see what is hidden but no less present – that for which our hearts burn and long. We can see our story. We can see the larger horizon.

We can see our purpose. When we allow Jesus to correct the narrative of our minds, a powerful vision opens before us,” Father Winslow said.

“Even our senses are corrected. One who was crucified is now alive. Bread is no longer as it appears. He is indeed here! He is indeed right before our very eyes!”

Congress goers spoke highly of the event, praising the various speakers, the Eucharistic procession, the ability to go to confession, and the opportunity for fellowship with Catholics from across western North Carolina and beyond.

“The crowd this year was remarkable,” said Eileen Rohan. “I was excited to see so many people there.”

“The joy of the Lord is our strength and we must go through with really letting that shine. The joy of my day was the Eucharist,” said Angela Herigan. “Being together, one body in Christ – He is the head and always will be – it is great to see.”

“I loved it, I loved it even better than last year,” said Lynn Penner. “I went to confession this year. I waited in line for an hour and 20 minutes, I timed it. I go to confession monthly but missed this month so I just thought it would be perfect. I had an hour-long confession; it only took a few minutes for the actual confession part, but it was comforting just talking to the priest. I thought it was wonderful because he gave me the time. What a wonderful grace!”

In his homily for the closing Mass, Bishop Jugis urged people to holiness, pointing them to the Eucharist as the means to remaining close to Jesus.

The annual Eucharistic Congress, coming together as “one family in Christ,” is all about growing in holiness, he said.

“The Eucharist makes our unity in Christ stronger,” he said. The annual celebration, he said, is “a wonderful expression of the unity of all the faithful of the Diocese of Charlotte. And this Holy Mass is the high point of the Eucharistic Congress, bringing us together as one to offer the Sacrifice of Christ.”

This year’s theme – “Stay with us, Lord,” taken from the Gospel of Luke 24:29 – is a prayer for holiness, not just for the disciples on the road to Emmaus but for each one of us, the bishop said.

“We make that our prayer to the Lord, too: ‘Stay with us, Lord.’ It the prayer of the heart that is reaching out to Jesus, a prayer of the heart that desires Jesus’ presence.”

“That is what this prayer is all about: You reaching out to Jesus: Stay with us, Lord. You must keep alive a desire for Him in your heart. You must hunger and thirst for the living Lord, Jesus.”

“That is the definition of holiness: a desire to stay in union with Christ,” he said.

At the conclusion of Mass, the bishop announced to a cheering crowd that 2020 will be dedicated as “the year of St. Joseph.” Next year marks the 150th anniversary of Pope Pius IX proclaiming the foster father of Jesus as the patron of the Universal Church. “Quemadmodum Deus” was promulgated in 1870.

— Correspondent Lisa Geraci contributed.

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Bishop McGuinness High School celebrates 60 years Mass of the Holy Spirit kicks off school year, anniversary activities ANNIE FERGUSON CORRESPONDENT

KERNERSVILLE — The past few months at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School have been joyful ones as faculty and staff reminisce about the past while looking forward to a bright future as they planned activities surrounding the school’s 60th anniversary.

“It’s been really nice. We’ve been pulling out old yearbooks and meeting with alumni and hearing stories of the previous campus on Link Road in Winston-Salem and those that have graduated from our current building,” said Principal Tracy Shaw.

Director of Advancement Katie Williams is spearheading the anniversary celebrations. Hired during the 50th anniversary by the late George Repass, principal for 25 years, Williams explained what the anniversary means to her: “As I start my 11th school year, there has literally not been a day that I walked into work and didn’t thank God that I have the opportunity to practice my faith, be an example of faith to young people and a good servant with this as my vocation. It’s a loving, kind place and I’m so lucky to be here to celebrate 60 years of excellence. I hope there’s 60 more.”

To open the school’s diamond anniversary year, Bishop Peter Jugis celebrated a Mass of the Holy Spirit Aug. 28 in the gymnasium full of students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, interim superintendent Debbie Mixer, and several principals of Triad Area Catholic Schools, a group that includes Our Lady of Grace and St. Pius X in Greensboro, Sacred Heart in Salisbury, Our Lady of Mercy and St. Leo in Winston-Salem, Immaculate Heart of Mary in High Point, and Bishop McGuinness. Participating clergy included parochial vicars Father Felix Nkafu of St. Leo the Great and Father Peter Nouck of Holy Family in Clemmons as well as Father Noah Carter, the pastor of Holy Cross in Kernersville and chaplain of the high school.

In his homily, Bishop Jugis explained the liturgical significance of this Mass and how it applies to those present.

“It is appropriate, of course, that we use red for a Mass of the Holy Spirit, which reminds us of the fire of the Holy Spirit, which came upon the apostles and the Blessed Mother at Pentecost,” Bishop Jugis said. “We pray that same fire of love and dedication to God may be present not only now as we’re inaugurating this anniversary year and this academic year but remain with us always – the fire of our devotion to God – the fire of God’s love to remain with us like it was at the beginning of the life of the Church with the consecration of the apostles and their apostolate.”

Enkindled more than 60 years ago, that fire still burns at Bishop McGuinness High School. In 1954, Villa Marie Anna Academy for girls opened as the successor to the Villa grade school on Country Club Road in WinstonSalem. Under the leadership of the Sisters of St. Joseph from Philadelphia, the school had only five students the first year. Two years later, it opened to boys and reached an enrollment of 46, which included 23 boys. Thanks to the dedication of the sisters and $30,000 from Mary Ann Robertson of New York, each year the enrollment grew, and a new school was in the works. On Sept. 8, 1959, just two days after the birthday of its namesake – the Most Reverend Eugene McGuinness, the second bishop of Raleigh – Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School opened its doors on Link Road with an enrollment of 96.

The school mascot, the Villains, is a nod to the school’s origins at Villa Marie Anna Academy, more colloquially called the Villa.

Monsignor Joseph Showfety was the school’s first diocesan priest director. In a recent interview, he recalled his time at the high school during which he taught three classes a day in addition to his administrative and spiritual roles. He also noted a friendly basketball rivalry between the school and Greensboro’s Notre Dame High School.

Today, the basketball program at Bishop McGuinness is still going strong after the boys’ team won the NCHSAA Class 1-A championship earlier this year.

Sister Eileen Patrice, S.S.J., was the school’s first

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(Left) Bishop Peter Jugis celebrated Mass Aug. 28 to kick off Bishop McGuinness High School’s 60th anniversary year. (Above) Sisters of St. Joseph have staffed the school from its start.

Pictured are (seated) Sister Mary Hermann, Sister Ernestine and Sister Eileen Patrice, who served as principal; and (standing) Sister Irma Mildred and Sister Rose Madeleine. principal. Four Sisters of St. Joseph joined her: Mary Hermann, Ernestine, Irma Mildred and Rose Madeleine.

Two Sisters of St. Joseph are now on staff at the school: Sister John Christopher Tate, attendance coordinator, and Sister Anne Thomas Taylor, spiritual counselor, a new role for her and the school in which she’ll be support to students going through a difficult time.

“Our charism, to put it very succinctly, is that we’re ready for any and all good works,” she said of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who have a combined 112 years of service at Bishop McGuinness, St. Leo and Our Lady of Mercy, where Principal Sister Geri Rogers, S.S.J., has served for more than 35 years.

Through the years, the school has excelled in academics, the arts and sports while putting faith first. More than 98 percent of graduates attend four-year colleges, and the other two percent attend two-year institutions or have access to college courses during military service. In 2001, the current, state-of-the-art, 42-acre Kernersville campus opened with the capacity for 800 students.

“Bishop does such a wonderful job of preparing their students so that transition to college from an academic standpoint is just so easy,” said alumni board member Natalee Anderson Wyatt ’04, who married alumnus George Wyatt. “We had such a wonderful network of teachers and staff to help us in all of the programs we have between the arts and theater program and the science programs.

I couldn’t speak more highly of it, which is why we’re getting back involved now that we’ve moved back, because we want our kids going here.”

The primary distinguishing factor of the school, however, is its focus on the teachings of Christ.

“I so enjoy coming to Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School because all around there are signs of our Catholicism. Right as we enter the entrance, there we see the statue representing Jesus the Teacher. It’s all about Jesus. That’s why we’re here. We’re His followers. We’re His disciples. We want to grow and become like Him,” Bishop Jugis said.

“It’s very important for us to have that religious piece,” Wyatt added. “I don’t think there’s enough of that in the world.”

The students agree. A group of juniors and seniors were inducted as peer ministers during the Mass of the Holy Spirit in a commissioning ceremony led by Father Carter.

Joey Clampett, a junior, was one of the inductees.

“I wanted to be a peer minister for the leadership opportunity and to be able to plan what the school does for our ministry, like the canned food drive. Last year, we did a drive for battered women and their families, collecting

supplies for them. It’s neat to be able to plan that in class.

We’re helping plan the ninth-graders’ retreat right now,” he said.

Sister Anne, who started working at the school 22 years ago, praised the efforts of the peer ministers and the theology teacher who leads them.

“Mr. (Martin) Mata deserves a lot of kudos. The kids are really respectful. It’s not something you can do and just put on your resumé. They really have to come through,” she said. “It’s a great school. It’s an important part of our young people’s lives because they have the opportunity to learn about service. One graduate is now working in medicine with mechanical limbs; another is teaching in poor schools because she knows they need good teachers.

We, as a school, are an important part of the puzzle. We help them put the pieces together, so they know who they are.”

Many things have changed at the school over the years, yet the Sisters of St. Joseph and the mission remain.

“We’re equipping our students to go out into a world that’s in need of peace, love and justice,” said Principal Tracy Shaw. “And our motto – “Excel that you might better serve,” “Praesis ut Prosis” – that’s still at the core of what we do.”

Referencing the motto, Bishop Jugis added, “It means service out of love for Christ and imitation of Jesus who said, ‘I have come not to be served, but to serve and to give my life as a ransom for many.’ That’s what we do out of love for Christ, following that motto that has a Christian, spiritual overtone to excel, to lead – not for the purpose of dominating over others but so that we can use those talents to serve.”

In light of this historic anniversary, Shaw said, “The fact that our school is 60 years old shows that it has a strong hold in the Catholic community. I’m expecting it to be around forever, and I’m excited to see where it goes and what our students do.”

Anniversary events planned Several 60th anniversary celebrations are planned this school year for Bishop McGuinness High School, including: gala socials on Sept. 25 at The Club House at Brookberry Farm, Winston-Salem, and Oct. 5 at High Point Country Club; an Alumni Hall of Fame Induction and Luncheon followed by an Alumni Homecoming Game and Tailgate, Oct 18; a 60th Anniversary Gala Nov. 16; Alumni Basketball Reception and Game, Dec. 17; and a Young Alumni Breakfast, Jan. 6.

For details, contact Katie Williams, the school’s director of advancement, at kwilliams@bmhs.us.

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Senior Accountant Parish Accounting Services The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte is accepting applications for a Senior Accounting position reporting to the Controller. Responsibilities include performing and reviewing bookkeeping duties for a number of parishes, missions and schools (remotely from the diocese); providing training for parish bookkeepers and presenting to parish finance councils.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field. Experience with ParishSOFT Accounting and a CPA license is not required, but a plus. Applicants should also have a minimum of three years related experience, including two years in public accounting. EOE.

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Blessing at St. Michael School GASTONIA — For the first day of school at St. Michael School in Gastonia, Father Lucas Rossi, pastor, celebrated Mass and blessed the school. St. Michael School recently underwent an extensive $1.6 million renovation effort that included renovation of the existing library to create a new state-of-the-art STEM Lab and Maker Space; renovation of the existing science lab to expand capabilities for hands-on learning and experimentation; renovation of the current technology infrastructure; a new special education classroom; restoration of the elementary school restrooms; new roof; and new rooftop HVAC equipment.

Send resume and salary history by September 20, 2019 to: mtbeaumont@charlottediocese.org or Controller, Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203.

The Diocese of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At www.catholicnewsherald.com: See more “back to school” photos from the diocese’s Catholic schools

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25th and 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration If you were married during 1969 or 1994, you and your family are invited to attend the annual Diocesan Anniversary Mass at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Charlotte on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

Mass begins at 2:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.

To receive an invitation, you must call your church office to register.

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‘Bennett’s War’ Endearing sports drama about a wounded Afghan War vet (Michael Roark) who risks being permanently crippled in order to return to the motocross track, where his predeployment reputation was impressive, and win prize money to save his father’s (Trace Adkins) failing farm.

Though his wife is initially opposed, fearing the results, he’s supported by the motorcycle mechanic and garage owner (Ali Afshar) who hired him after his stint in the military. With its easyto-root-for hero, pleasing portrayal of family life and slight religious flourishes, writer-director Alex Ranarivelo’s film is a crowd pleaser, though those not addicted to racing may find the competitive sequences a bit lengthy and the overall pace is somewhat languid.

Stylized combat violence, a couple of mild oaths, much crude and crass language.

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

‘Overcomer’ Faith and sports undergird this drama linking the fates of a track coach (Alex Kendrick), a cross-country runner (Aryn Wright-Thompson) and a hospital patient (Cameron Arnett) suffering from diabetes. Kendrick, who also directed and co-wrote the script (with his brother, Stephen) gets in his own way as evangelical sermonizing hobbles an otherwise appealing, if leisurely unfolded, story of conversion and reconciliation that would have been more effective if allowed to speak for itself. While objectionable elements are entirely absent from his message-driven film, some of the topics raised make this unlikely fare for kids. Mature themes, including narcotics use, a bit of marital discord.

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

Other Movies: n ‘Don’t Let Go’: CNS: A-III (adults); MPAA: R n ‘It: Chapter Two’: CNS: O (morally offensive); MPAA: R

CHARLOTTE — Local independent filmmaker Rick Rotondi says the seed for his first production, “Messiah,” was planted in 2016 during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square in Rome.

“As I looked out on my fellow pilgrims and heard Pope Francis address us in many languages, I was moved by the reality of Christ risen and present,” Rotondi recalls. “Before our eyes, He was assembling His people. He was enlightening the nations. Rome, the empire which put Him to death and persecuted His Church, was under His feet.

“I began to understand Christ’s kingship in a new way. I wanted to share that understanding and express it.”

Rotondi says “Messiah,” a documentary series about Jesus which will be released Sept. 14, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, is a “crash course” on the Bible and salvation history. It was filmed in more than 30 locations in the U.S., Rome and the Holy Land.

Featured sites include Nazareth, the Western Wall, the Upper Room, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Colosseum and St. Peter’s Basilica.

“Messiah” is an eight-part series on the messianic prophecies of the Bible, and how Jesus fulfilled them – both during His earthly life and after. It is an ensemble production with five experts, 13 voice actors, multiple hymns and hundreds of works of art.

Rotondi, who is a parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte, founded the production company Cenacle that is producing the series. He is also an author and Catholic publishing veteran who helped develop popular video series like “Doors of Mercy” (2016) and “Queen of Heaven” (2017) for Saint Benedict Press.

He says “Messiah” was over two years in the

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“The Bible Lady,” Gail Buckley Barringer, is filmed for her part in the “Messiah” video series about the Bible and salvation history, being released online Sept. 14. making, starting in the summer of 2017 with a yearlong process of researching and writing. In 2018, he took 17 people, including a film crew, host Leonardo Defilippis, and a small number of pilgrims to film in the Holy Land and Rome.

Rotondi relied on St. Matthew parishioner Carolyn Klika, a colleague in Catholic publishing whom he’s known for more than 20 years, to assist with the trip.

“As the ‘Messiah’ filming pilgrimage leader, I saw firsthand how impactful the insights and story of ‘Messiah’ were among the pilgrims and also those who have watched the initial episodes,” Klika said.

“It is mesmerizing, with its rich images, original music score, deep insights, varied experts and the storytelling to tie it all together.”

Additional footage for “Messiah” was filmed in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Stoneham, Mass.; and locally in Charlotte, where Catholic Scripture Study founder Gail Buckley Barringer was filmed.

“Sadly, many people do not realize the importance of the Old Testament or that both the Old Testament and the New are needed in order to understand God’s plan for saving mankind,” Barringer notes.

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‘A Year With The Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living’

by Kathryn Jean Lopez Today’s world is filled with noise. We are constantly surrounded by distractions of all shapes and sizes, and the concept of silence seems all but lost. Yet a certain amount of silence is essential for spiritual nourishment and effective prayer.

In “A Year with the Mystics,” popular National Review journalist and commentator Kathryn Jean Lopez offers readers a tour of the magnificent variety of mystical writing in the heart of

the Church, featuring reflections from both household and contemporary names like St. John Paul II, St. Teresa of Calcutta and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), as well as titanic historic figures such as St. Catherine of Siena and St. John of the Cross. The words of these holy men and women of prayer are presented in accessible doses ideal for daily prayer amidst the seemingly all-consuming busyness of life.

At www.tanbooks.com: Order your copy of “A Year With The Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.” Catholic News Herald readers enjoy 20 percent off their order – use the exclusive coupon code “CNH20.”

On TV n Friday, Sept. 13, 2 p.m. (EWTN) “Our Father’s Plan: The 12 Periods.” Dr. Scott Hahn and Jeff Cavins explain how to read the Bible in chronological order while discussing what the Bible says. n Friday, Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Aquinas.” Father Aquinas Gabura, a 102-year-old Dominican Friar from Slovakia, recounts how he endured the persecution and imprisonment of Communist rule and later helped reestablish the Dominicans in his country. n Saturday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. (EWTN) “Padre Pio: Miracle Man.” This movie presents the distinctive life and holiness of St. Pio marked by his great faith and devotion. We also see his persecution by others and some within the Church, the devil’s frequent attacks on him and his great compassion for the sick and suffering. Part 2 of 2. n Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1:30 p.m. (EWTN) “St. Francis: Mirror of Christ: Rebuild my Church.” Father Apostoli focuses on the words which our Lord spoke to St. Francis when He said to him to “Go rebuild my Church.”

Father Apostoli finishes looking at the conversion that St. Francis went through. He looks at how he was prepared to receive the Holy Spirit. n Tuesday, Sept. 17, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Pallottines in Africa: The Life of a Priest.”

A special look at Father George Damball, who works tirelessly with the people in his parish in rural Tanzania, and was the first ordained African priest of the Irish Pallottine Order in East Africa. n Wednesday, Sept.

18, 1:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Letters of St. Thérèse: Purification.” Father Jacques Daley continues his study of the spiritual insights found in the letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux with a look at what the saint shows us about the purpose of purification. n Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1:30 p.m. “St. Francis: The Little Poor Man.” Father Apostoli looks at St. Francis as the little poor man. It was a name given to him by a group because of his poverty. St. Francis wanted to imitate Christ so he became poor just as Christ was poor.

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Podcast promotes Christian unity KIMBERLY BENDER ONLINE REPORTER

CHARLOTTE — Much about the Catholic faith can be learned by understanding other religions.

Father Pat Hoare, pastor of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte, was recently the guest on “The Whole Church” podcast, a locallyproduced show about Christian unity.

Joshua Noel, an evangelical Christian who lives in Charlotte, launched the podcast earlier this year. He produces the show with help of his friend, T.J. Blackwell. In each weekly episode, they talk to representatives from various Christian churches about how Christians can overcome barriers to mutual understanding.

The podcast invitation presented an opportunity to have a dialogue and answer questions, dispel any misconceptions people might have about the Catholic faith, and possibly entice someone to explore the faith a little further, Father Hoare said.

“I thought it went well,” Father Hoare said of the July 30 podcast episode. “They were sincerely interested, which made the conversation a lot easier. They were

left with a positive impression of our parish, the Catholic Church and a better understanding of the Catholic faith.”

Noel said he started his online ministry a few years ago, sometimes featuring a podcast on his website – that is, until his microphone broke. After he posted online about the broken microphone, someone sent him a new one, he said. The generosity offered a moment to reflect.

“We prayed about what we wanted our podcast to look like,” Noel said. “We’ve always been big on getting the church to unite, and we wanted to see who we could talk to about the church being united.

Turns out, a lot of people have a lot to say about unity in the church.”

“The Whole Church” podcast was the result of his reflection. It has featured Christian authors, Protestant church leaders, and a family that belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). The podcast has also tackled polarizing topics such as speaking in tongues. Father Hoare was the first Catholic guest on the program.

“I like to think I’m a really spiritual person,” Noel said. “It’s interesting, though, just being in Father Pat’s office, you can feel that he’s close to God. “He doesn’t believe the same as me, but you can tell just being near him, ‘This guy is close to God.’ It’s moving to be in a scenario where someone who is so different as far as beliefs, but we’re the same as well.”

It was a fun first conversation with Father Hoare, Noel said, and he would like to go deeper into the Catholic faith with future podcast episodes.

about 150 people a week, Noel said.

“We have a small audience, but they’re very active,” he said. “We’re seeing some of the bridges being crossed. They see where unity does not mean we have to agree. It’s about understanding.”

Noel said their goal is to explore what more can be done to promote Christian unity at an individual and local church level. They learn from each of their guests, he said, and he hopes their audience learns as well.

“We’d like to help people become more familiar with what their church believes and help them come together and know what the church stands for,” Noel said. “I always knew the ‘unity thing’ was an issue, but as we move along, we’re finding out why.”

There’s a lot to be gained from fostering unity and understanding across Christian traditions, especially in the South, Father Hoare said.

“People may be predisposed against a faith tradition,” he said. “But they’ve never really met a Catholic or interacted with them. I think the dialogue is important – instead of just rejecting an idea.”

Possibilities are endless when one understands another person’s beliefs, he said, and when one appreciates that other people are seeking a closer relationship with God, just as Catholics are.

Noel said he is fascinated by religion. He grew up attending Pentecostal churches, with some experience in the Assemblies of God branch of Pentecostalism. He said he has family who are Catholic, and he’s always had a lot of questions about the Catholic faith. While attending UNCWilmington, he studied world religions from the secular point of view, he said.

He also spent time with the Catholic Campus Ministry program there before he transferred to a Baptist Church-run college.

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Prelates say feeling of strife, enmity signals ‘crisis of compassion’ RHINA GUIDOS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The archbishop of Boston and his counterpart in Santa Fe, New Mexico, have called for a spirit of welcome toward others, saying the current feeling of strife and enmity in the country signals a “crisis of compassion” that must be overcome.

In an op-ed published in The Boston Globe Sept. 9, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Boston’s archbishop, addressed some of the attitudes toward immigrants. He also criticized U.S. policy, the treatment of migrants at the southern border with Mexico and the lack of action to find a solution to help “11 million unauthorized immigrants in our midst with no policy to stabilize their existence and provide a path to citizenship – a policy objective advocated by the Catholic Church for decades.”

“Immigration is as ancient as recorded history. It is driven by multiple factors – people move because they are afraid, oppressed, or to escape violence and chaos.

Immigration is often accompanied by human tragedy.

But not always – people also move because of hopes and dreams,” wrote Cardinal O’Malley.

“They move to find new opportunities, and they move to contribute to their new country. Having worked with immigrant communities throughout my priesthood, I have seen how deeply patriotic they are when they are welcomed to this country.”

Immigration policy should combine security with a generous spirit of welcome for those in danger and in need, Cardinal O’Malley wrote.

“That necessary combination of values is seriously lacking in the United States today,” he said. “Principal responsibility for this moral failure must rest with the federal government, where policy is a product primarily of the president and Congress. But it also must be recognized that, as a society, we are deeply divided over immigration.

Our divisions have produced severe human consequences – it is imperative to acknowledge some of them.”

Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester addressed similar themes, including nationalism, in his pastoral letter “Healing Among Peoples,” also released Sept. 9.

“Almost daily we read of the increasing violence in our streets, escalating enmity in our political life, mounting alienation among families and growing discouragement

among religions,” Archbishop Wester wrote.

“Examples,” he continued, “abound: bullying on the internet, personal ad hominem attacks by politicians, shaming on social media, hundreds of killings each year, racial hatred and violence, technology breaking down the bonds that unite us, addictions that isolate and fragment families, mental illness born of poverty and addiction, nationalism, as well as egoism.”

To address some of the conflict in the “crisis of compassion” the country is going through, Archbishop Wester called for a “pilgrimage of conversion” to take place from Sept. 14, the feast of the exaltation of the Holy Cross, through April 10, 2020, which is Good Friday.

“Many young have lost sight of the sacred, many old have forgotten to behold the holy,” he wrote. “Now, more than ever, we must seek the hand of God O’Malley who heals all our wounds – in our homes, in our society and in our Church.

“This is why I am declaring a special time of hope and healing throughout the Archdiocese of Santa Fe,” he added. “I invite all people of goodwill to join with us as pilgrims in seeking healing among peoples.”

For Cardinal O’Malley, the solution involves “civility and charity among the citizens of our society and toward those Wester hoping to become citizens,” he wrote in the op-ed.

He said even though the number of adults and children at the southern border is unprecedented, it doesn’t justify the treatment they’re receiving.

“But even a challenge of this severity, in a country of our resources and capabilities, cannot justify how these children and families are being treated. The overarching policy of the U.S. government lacks justification. Rather than a humane plan, existing policy in word and deed is more focused on castigating and confining young and old, male and female, in conditions often pervasively unfit for human life and dignity.”

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some of the suffering at the border “there are continuing threats made that the government will scour the country to remove people who have settled here and whose children are citizens,” Cardinal O’Malley wrote.

Practical, concrete choices can correct dysfunctional policy, he wrote.

“First, we should recognize that economic assistance to El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti and Mexico could assist people to remain in their home countries.

In addition, the historic ‘guest worker’ program, which provides temporary visas for workers, can contribute to the needs of the United States as well.

“However, our policies on Central America seem exclusively focused on threats, coercion, and punishment.

This is surely misguided.”

The administration’s current emphasis, however, is on what it deems as methods of deterrence, “a term at home in military policy that is now being advocated to confront people with no power of any kind,” the cardinal wrote.

“The targets in this case are not an armed array of hostile attackers. They are women, children, families,” he said.

The language used to describe those at the border is often degrading and demoralizing, he said.

“Beyond language, there are the policies to reduce the number of refugees the United States will welcome,” he wrote. “The numbers have been reduced substantially, and threats exist to reduce them to zero. The federal government recently announced it will expedite removals of undocumented immigrants without judicial appeal or oversight and move to provide for unlimited detention of families seeking asylum.”

He added: “The tenor, tone, and result of these policies communicate a distinct message: We have no room in our hearts and no space in our country for people facing life-and-death situations. This hostile spirit toward immigrants extends to proposals to expel some of those receiving crucial medical care.

“A similar spirit of lack of compassion and generosity is manifested in new proposals to focus immigration increasingly on merit-based applicants, leaving the poor excluded.”

Cardinal O’Malley said the country must remember what Scripture says in Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much is expected.”

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CLINIC sues Trump administration over new directives for asylum-seekers

In Brief Two bishops on Mo. diocese’s list of substantiated clergy abusers KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The names of two bishops appear on a list of clergy with “substantiated abuse of minors allegations” from the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph released Sept. 6. The bishops are retired Bishop Joseph H. Hart of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and now-deceased Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

According to the list assembled by the diocese, which dates back to its founding in 1956, the abuse claims for each bishop took place within the Missouri diocese’s territory. Each bishop also had more than one abuse allegation reported.

A forthcoming Vatican trial was announced in June on charges against Bishop Hart of abuse allegations in the Cheyenne Diocese, where he served as bishop from 1978 to 2001, and as auxiliary bishop from 1976 to 1978. Bishop Hart has maintained his innocence once the Wyoming allegations surfaced. Bishop Hart, ordained a priest in 1956, had been accused of three instances of abuse dating to the late 1960s and early 1970s in Missouri. In 2008, the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese announced a $10 million settlement with 47 victims of sexual abuse by 12 clergy and former clergy of the diocese.

Attorneys for the victims said the group included Bishop Hart, although the diocese, then headed

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to a top immigration position violated federal law and therefore certain actions undertaken by his office are not legally valid, a federal lawsuit argues. The complaint was filed Sept. 6 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and challenges three directives from Cuccinelli, who has served as acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) since June. Filing the lawsuit were seven asylum-seekers and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Democracy Forward Foundation, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services and Proskauer, an international law firm.

Bradley Jenkins, federal litigation attorney at CLINIC, said the directives in combination have the effect of curtailing an asylum-seeker’s access to a lawyer or someone else to prepare for the first government screening interview after arriving in the U.S. This so-called “credible fear” interview determines if an asylum-seeker will be able to formally file an application for asylum.

Bishop Malone will not resign, calls recent case ‘convoluted’ BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo said the majority of priests and parishioners in the diocese supported him

and he would not resign over his handling of a situation involving two priests’ relationship with a seminarian. “I’m here because I feel an obligation as the one who was sent here to lead this diocese, to carry on, and once again, if I thought the majority of Catholic people in particular were calling for my resignation, that would be a different story,” Bishop Malone said during a Sept. 4 news conference. He called the news conference to discuss a letter from Father Ryszard Biernat to a seminarian, Matthew Bojanowski, and allegations by Bojanowski that another priest, Father Jeffrey Nowak, harassed him. Father Biernat began a leave of absence from his position as the bishop’s priest secretary Aug. 14. He had been in his position since 2013. In a recording obtained from Father Biernat by WKBW-TV, Bishop Malone is heard saying that he feared having to resign over what he called a “love triangle” involving priests and a seminarian.

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“The review found that the university’s Title IX policies are consistent with state and federal law,” Seton Hall said. “These policies, however, were not always followed at Immaculate Conception Seminary and St. Andrew’s Seminary, which resulted in incidents of sexual harassment going unreported to the university.”

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Seton Hall investigation finds McCarrick harassed seminarians SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — A yearlong investigation by Seton Hall University confirmed that Theodore McCarrick, the laicized cardinal who had been archbishop of Newark from 1986 to 2000, had sexually harassed seminarians during his tenure as head of the archdiocese.

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New cardinals: Pope’s choices stress dialogue, care for poor CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY — After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen more than half of the men who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor.

And despite what critics of Pope Francis filled social media with Sept. 1 about him setting up the college to elect a successor just like him, it should be remembered that then-Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was created a cardinal by St. John Paul. And he was elected pope in 2013 in a conclave where 42 percent of the cardinal electors were created cardinals

by St. John Paul and the remaining 58 percent of the voters were named by Pope Benedict.

Personal opinions about the needs of the Church at any given moment and about who would be the best person to lead obviously are at play in a conclave. But the cardinals also invoke the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and make a very solemn oath in casting their ballots: “I call as my witness Christ the Lord, who will be my judge, that my vote is given to the one who before God I think should be elected.”

After arriving late for the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer Sept.

1 because he was stuck in an elevator for 25 minutes, Pope Francis announced he would create 13 new cardinals Oct. 5.

Ten of the prelates he chose are under the age of 80 and, CNS | LUCY BARCO, THE CATHOLIC REGISTER therefore, As of April 27, 2019, the College would be of Cardinals had 120 electors. eligible to vote in a conclave to elect a pope. A cardinal who has turned 80 before the papacy is vacant participates in pre-conclave meetings to discuss the needs of the Church but does not process into the Sistine Chapel and does not cast ballots for a new pope.

Barring any deaths or resignations, once the new cardinals receive their red hats in early October, the College of Cardinals will have 128 members eligible to vote in a conclave. Within 10 days of the consistory, four cardinals will celebrate their 80th birthdays, leaving 124 electors.

Of those 124, Pope Francis will have made 66 of them cardinals, which is 53 percent of the electors. The other electors will include 16 cardinals created by St. John Paul II and 42 made cardinals by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI. While a majority in the next conclave will have Pope Francis to thank for their red hats and new responsibilities, to be

elected pope a candidate must receive twothirds of the votes.

Announcing the new cardinals, Pope Francis said they illustrate “the missionary vocation of the Church that continues to proclaim the merciful love of God to all men and women of the earth.”

A commitment to the poor, to caring for migrants and refugees and to engaging in dialogue with all people are characteristics many in the group of 13 share.

Among the over-80 cardinals is Lithuanian Archbishop Sigitas Tamkevicius, who, a year ago, joined Pope Francis on a prayerful tour of the former KGB headquarters in Vilnius.

The archbishop had been imprisoned from 1983 to 1988 for “anti-Soviet propaganda.” As a Jesuit priest, in 1972 he began publishing the Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania, an underground newsletter documenting communist repression of the Church.

Despite repeated questioning by the KGB, he managed to publish and distribute the chronicle for more than 10 years and, once he was arrested, others continued his work.

One of the new cardinal electors will be Guatemalan Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini Imeri of Huehuetenango, a human rights defender whose support for environmental activists has earned him death threats.

Two Roman Curia officials tapped to become cardinals hold positions that would have been considered automatic red-hat posts before Pope Francis came on the scene: Spanish Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, 67, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue; and Portuguese Archbishop Jose Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca, 53, Vatican archivist and librarian.

The surprising Curia pick was Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, one of two undersecretaries for migrants and refugees in the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. Cardinal-designate Czerny, who was born in 1949 in what was Czechoslovakia and who migrated with his family to Canada when he was 2, worked in a variety of social justice ministries in Canada, Central America and Africa before coming to the Vatican.

According to Church law, he will need to be ordained a bishop before receiving his red hat Oct. 5, although he could request a dispensation. He did not respond Sept. 1 to a question about his possible ordination.

Pope Francis’ choices continue to pay little attention to the large archdioceses traditionally led by cardinals, such as Milan and Venice. But he will give a red hat to Archbishop Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy, where all but one of the archbishops in the last 400 years had been a cardinal. The only exception was Archbishop Enrico Manfredini, who led the archdiocese for only eight months in 1983 before he died at the age of 61.

In selecting cardinals, Pope Francis has made it a point to increase the geographical profile of the College of Cardinals. The conclave that elected him included participants from 48 nations; the 128 electors in the expanded college will include prelates from 68 countries.

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the monument to Mary, Queen of Peace in Port Louis, Mauritius, Sept. 9. The pope visited Mauritius, Mozambique and Madagascar Sept. 4-10.

Solidarity, not poverty, is God’s plan, pope says in Madagascar CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — God’s plan for humanity involves community, mutual support, sharing and caring for each other and for the earth, Pope Francis said.

“As we look around us, how many men and women, young people and children are suffering and in utter need. This is not part of God’s plan,” he said Sept. 8, celebrating Mass on a dusty, red dirt field on the outskirts of Antananarivo.

The Mass was one event among many for the pope on a Sept. 4-10 tour of the southern African countries of Madagascar, Mozambique and Mauritius.

Madagascar is one of the world’s 10 poorest countries. According to the World Bank, 75 percent of the population lives on less than $1.90 a day.

Close to 1 million people gathered on the Soamandrakizay field for the pope’s Mass, according to local organizers. Many had spent the night, sleeping on straw mats or plastic tarps and bundled up against a windy winter chill.

At the beginning of his homily, the pope acknowledged the sacrifice people made to get to the Mass site and, especially, the discomfort endured by those who camped out.

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina, a Catholic, and his wife, Mialy, sat near the front of the crowd as Pope Francis preached about the Gospel call to solidarity and the joy that comes from putting faith before power or possessions.

He urged the nation’s people “to make your beautiful country a place where the Gospel becomes life and where life is for the greater glory of God.” The Sunday Gospel reading from Luke included the line: “If anyone comes to

me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”

Pope Francis said Jesus was explaining that “bonds of blood or membership in a particular group, clan or particular culture” have no bearing on who is blessed, whose dignity should be honored or who, finally, will enter heaven.

“When ‘family’ becomes the decisive criterion for what we consider right and good,” he said, “we end up justifying and even ‘consecrating’ practices that lead to the culture of privilege and exclusion: favoritism, patronage and, as a consequence, corruption.”

The Gospel passage also condemns any ideology that would “abuse the name of God or of religion to justify acts of violence, segregation and even murder, exile, terrorism and marginalization.”

Jesus’ teaching emphasized that “one of the worst forms of enslavement” is “living only for oneself,” the pope said. People who focus only on themselves might feel safe for a while, but they end up “becoming bitter, grumbling, without life.”

What God wants, he said, is for people to extend a helping hand to others and to let them know that they are loved by God and have a dignity that cannot be taken away and should not be attacked.

The Gospel calls Christians to work for social justice, Pope Francis said. “Together we can resist all those forms of idolatry that make us think only of the deceptive securities of power, career, money and of the search for human glory.”

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In Brief Vatican calls for electoral reform, negotiations to resume in Nicaragua GENEVA — With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold “free and transparent elections” there. “The Holy See has been following with great attention the sociopolitical situation in Nicaragua and believes that the unsettled disputes should be solved as soon as possible,” said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva. The Vatican recommended that all “political and social stakeholders” come together in a “renewed spirit of responsibility and reconciliation” in order to find a solution “that respects the truth, reestablishes justice and promotes the common good,” he said in a speech Sept. 10 during a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the situation in Nicaragua. “The Holy See strongly believes that it is essential to implement the agreements reached last March, to return immediately to open and mutually respectful negotiations and to realize, at the earliest, the electoral reforms for the holding of free and transparent elections with the presence of international observers,” he said. The meeting came the same day Michelle Bachelet, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented her report on Nicaragua, following a Human Rights Council resolution in March dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights in Nicaragua.

Archbishop assesses posthurricane challenges in Bahamas MIAMI — Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, celebrated Mass Sept.

8 for evacuee families and Catholic school staff members a week after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the islands. “I spoke about the hurricane aftermath, then invited the people to come up for a blessing and we spent some time in quiet prayer commending to God the many who perished in the storm,” the archbishop said by phone Sept. 8 about the Mass he celebrated Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Nassau on New Providence Island. The archbishop described Hurricane Dorian as a “horrific experience” where many lost their homes, and some lost all their possessions. “It is sheer terror and confusion for those who had their homes compromised in the middle of the storm and had to relocate, and all the challenges that poses, and then be taken to places where there were large crowds of people.” He said most of the stories he is hearing are of “terror, fear, pain, loss and

so on.” The death toll in the Bahamas climbed to 45 the morning of Sept. 9 and was expected to continue rising as search and rescue operations continue from the storm which stalled over the northern Bahamas Sept. 1-3. The Bahamas government estimates that Dorian affected 70,000, and 60 percent of those affected may have lost their homes. Many people are reportedly still unaccounted for. In a Sept. 5 video statement posted on the Nassau Archdiocesan website, the archbishop said he believes the official death toll “is bound to increase.”

Irish Church confirms 1989 cure of woman at Knock shrine DUBLIN — The Catholic Church in Ireland has confirmed that a woman who was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis experienced a complete healing of all her symptoms at Knock shrine in September 1989. The cure of Marion Carroll 30 years ago is the first officially recognized healing associated with Ireland’s national Marian shrine since an apparition witnessed by 15 people occurred there in August 1879. On Sept. 1, Bishop Francis Duffy of Ardagh announced to a packed basilica that the Church had officially recognized 68-year-old Carroll’s healing. “Without doubt, there was a healing, a cure of the illness that beset Marion for several years,” Bishop Duffy told the congregation, many of whom were taking part in the annual diocesan pilgrimage. Carroll, her husband Jimmy, their two children and five grandchildren were in the congregation. “I recognize that Marion was healed from her longstanding illness while on pilgrimage in this sacred place,” Bishop Duffy said. It was his predecessor, Bishop Colm O’Reilly, who administered the blessing after which Carroll experienced “something beautiful.”

Euthanasia is not an expression of personal freedom, pope says VATICAN CITY — Medical advancements do not help if they treat people as objects or when they are applied only to those people who are not considered a burden and “deserve” to be helped, Pope Francis said. In addition, euthanasia, which is legal in a number of places, “only seemingly promises to promote personal freedom; in reality it is based on a utilitarian view of the person, who becomes useless or may be equated with a cost if, from a medical point of view, there is no hope for improvement or pain can no longer be avoided,” he said.

The pope was speaking Sept. 2 to doctors, patients and members of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology. The pope praised the nonprofit group for its work in promoting cancer prevention, personalized care for patients and cooperation among all medical and scientific fields for the common good. This customized and multifaceted kind of oncological care focuses not just on the illness, but also on the patient, utilizing medical advancements to serve the person, he said. “Technology is not at the service of people when it reduces them to things, when it distinguishes between who still deserves to be cured and who doesn’t because

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Patricia J. Hennessy

G.K. Chesterton: A man for our times I

n a world of Twitter and Internet memes that prize brevity, short yet poignant quotes are often passed around on social media without much thought as to where they came from. Some of my personal favorites: “An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered.”; “To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.”; and “Angels fly because they take themselves lightly.” What these all have in common is that they were said by the same man, G.K. Chesterton.

The name of G.K. Chesterton has mostly fallen into obscurity for the past few decades, except perhaps in conjunction with the fictional priest-detective Father Brown, the titular character of the BBC series based on Chesterton’s original short stories. Born at the end of the Victorian era, Chesterton was one of the most prolific and celebrated writers in England in his time, and he also enjoyed great popularity in America. He was a major influence on such minds as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Alfred Hitchcock, among others. His works included Christian apologetics, novels, plays and poetry. His funeral in England was attended by (then) Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, and Pope Pius XI sent a telegram of condolence that declared Chesterton a “gifted Defender of the Catholic Faith.”

Yet even in most Catholic and literary circles today, the mention of Chesterton will often draw blank stares. I only discovered him myself within the past several years, stumbling across him as I read biographies of my other favorite writers. I began to read him primarily to understand his influence on the authors who had influenced me, but I quickly fell in love with him for his own sake.

Unlike the academic lives of Lewis or Tolkien, professors in Oxford, Chesterton spent his life as a freelance writer and debater, spending a great deal of time in London and even doing two speaking tours around America. He was a man fully engaged with the world around him, delighting in poking into the nooks and crannies of social politics as much as the philosophical realities of what it means to be human. He cut a striking figure as well.

At well over 6 feet tall and weighing around 300 pounds, he walked the streets of London wearing a cape and a crumpled hat, with a sword-cane in hand. And yet, what I have personally found most compelling about him is the pure exuberance and wonder in his work, such as when he writes in “Orthodoxy”: “Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, ‘Do it again’; and the grown-up person does it again until he is

nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, ‘Do it again’ to the sun; and every evening, ‘Do it again’ to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.”

Chesterton was a man who delighted in the mere reality of existence and the universe.

It was Chesterton’s Christian apologetic writing that began the conversion of a young C.S. Lewis away from atheism.

In Lewis’ memoir of his conversion, “Surprised by Joy,” he notes, “In reading Chesterton … I did not know what I was letting myself in for. A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading.” And later on, as Lewis was still trying to cling to his youthful atheism, “Chesterton had more sense than all the other moderns put together; bating, of course, his Christianity.” It was Chesterton’s goodness, his sincerity and honesty, that Lewis was so drawn to as a young man – even as he was fighting against it. And how many others has Lewis then drawn towards God in his turn?

On topics such as feminism and the importance of the family, many of our current writers are only now beginning to catch up with what Chesterton saw coming at the dawn of the 20th century. His reverence and appreciation for the roles of women is nearly incomprehensible in our culture today, where in the name of “equality” women are judged primarily on how much they can behave and function as men. Chesterton saw both the beauty and the strength inherent in feminine nature, influenced surely by his great love for the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom he was composing poetry even as a small boy:

“Hail Mary, thou blessed among women, generations shall rise up to greet,/ After ages of wrangles and dogma, I come with a prayer to thy feet.”

He viewed women as the crowning achievement of God’s creation, and it was the very nature of their femininity, their differences from men, that made them so valuable. In these modern times that seek to erase any differentiation between men and women, we could use some of that perspective.

It’s hard to explain why Chesterton’s work is not more widely known today. Over 100 years ago, he was speaking out and warning against many of the ills that plague our society and culture today, such as when he said, “These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.” From feminism and attacks on the family to education and the evils of eugenics, Chesterton’s words are proving to be more accurate than we would like. He was an advocate of truth and has also been called the “Apostle of Common Sense.”

The most intimidating factor when approaching Chesterton’s work is the sheer quantity of his writing, and it’s hard to know where to begin. One of the best ways to learn more about this remarkable man is to check out “The Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton” at www.chesterton.org.

Formerly the American Chesterton Society, the group is now a Catholic lay apostolate, recognized formally by the Church as a private association of the faithful. Their website is a treasure trove of information, resources and books. They also hold an annual Chesterton conference every year around the beginning of August, with such speakers as Joseph Pearce, Rod Dreher, Brandon Vogt and others. This year’s conference drew more than 500 people, brought together from all over the world by their love for this great man and the truth he spoke.

As I urge you to explore the work of Chesterton for yourself, it seems only fitting to end with his own words, though there are so very many to choose from. He was a man who lived his life and his faith to the full, and we could all use more of his wisdom in our lives today.

“You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink.”

KATHRYN EVANS is an author living on the outskirts of Charlotte, where she keeps chickens, experiments with cooking, and reads too many books. Find her work at www. evanswriting.com, including her book, “An Adult-ish Toolkit: 30 Things I Have Learned in 30 Years.”

Jesus, we trust in you

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Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name: you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1).

We belong to God who has called each of us by name. God knows us inside and out and loves us without reservation. We need to recall this truth whenever fears and worries threaten to upend our peace and destroy our tranquility.

Oftentimes life can seem very scary: news headlines that scream of danger and violence around every corner, family calamities and sorrows, alarming test results, children on the wrong path, elderly parents needing special care. We can all fill in the blank with whatever it is that keeps us on edge and afraid.

All of these fears are real and can be unsettling, but we are not left alone to live in dread of them. God’s word says that a person who loves God and treats others with compassion and justice will be richly blessed. Fear will have no power over that one’s life. “An evil report he shall not fear; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. His heart is tranquil, without fear, till at last he looks down on his foes” (Ps 112:7-8).

‘We belong to God who has called each of us by name.’

When the disciples saw Jesus walking toward them on the sea, they were terrified. Jesus told them, “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid” (Mt 14:27). When fears and worries assail us and we turn to Jesus in prayer, we too may sense Jesus saying to our terrified hearts: Be brave. Trust me. I’m here with you. Hold my hand. It will be OK. No need to fear. You are not alone. I will be with you through it all.

Mary Magdalene experienced Jesus’ reassuring words at the empty tomb.

She was so distraught and afraid that someone had taken the body of Jesus away and she didn’t know where to find Him. Her fears were calmed and her weeping stilled when Jesus called her by her name: “Mary!” (Jn 20:16).

We too are calmed and comforted when we turn to Jesus in prayer, and our troubled hearts seem to sense Jesus calling each of us by name.

Trusting God, who knows us and loves us and calls us by name, is a sure, fearfighting remedy. Jesus, we trust in you!

PATRICIA J. HENNESSY is a member of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte.

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his summer has been a little bit like a scene from Dante’s walk through the Inferno.

In excruciating pain at 3 a.m. in the emergency room, I could feel those words as the poet enters the netherworld: “Abandon hope all ye who enter here.” I’ve never felt that much pain, and I’ve been in bad car accidents and suffered a pretty severe football injury many, many years ago. But this injury to my back took the cake.

Thankfully, after injections and mounds of painkillers, I finally made it to the surgeon to clean up the aftermath of what was a herniated disc. Back surgery encourages the virtue of patience, of which I have little – but I’m working on it.

Though the good deacon from my parish and my nephew, an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion at his parish, both brought me Communion (for which I am exceedingly grateful), I didn’t hear a holy Mass for over a month.

I lost 20 pounds in the process and became, as a friend at work says, “weak as branch water.”

Stuck at home trying to wean myself from the opiods, I started re-reading Hilaire Belloc’s wonderful book about a personal pilgrimage called “The Path to Rome.” In the introduction, written by the great Catholic author and editor Joseph Pearce, Pearce says the pilgrimage was “a voyage of discovery in which Home and Exile are interwoven in a mystical dance of contemplation.”

I thought that was quite a phrase. It made me think of just what is home to us and what is exile.

Surely grief and depression exile us. Most great spiritual leaders and thinkers have spoken of a “spiritual dryness” that inevitably comes to one seeking God. It is an exile of sorts actually brought on by one’s personal pilgrimage to the Lord. And perhaps one of the most heart-wrenching scenes in the Psalms is the Jewish people in exile upon the river banks: By the rivers of Babylon there we sat weeping when we remembered Zion.

On the poplars in its midst we hung up our harps.

For there our captors asked us for the words of a song; Our tormentors, for joy: “Sing for us a song of Zion!”

But how could we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?

Love itself can be a kind of exile in that when we truly love, we want what is best for another and when they do not have that, we suffer. And the suffering is an exile. The thirst for Christ can lead us to exile, as we encounter evil along the journey. We

all have gardens where agony awaits – illness, injury or pain being good examples.

I have felt that exile the past several weeks: away from my church and my work, from people I’m used to seeing, from activities I’m accustomed to, and living without the physical mobility that many of us often take for granted.

But in the midst of my exile, my foreign land where I could not sing a song of the Lord, the glaring fact of my wife’s undying and utterly kind attention, and the prayers and good wishes from so many friends and family that lifted my spirits, reestablished a home in my heart.

Exile and home were woven together, and something special has come from it. I don’t know if they were ever in a “mystical dance of contemplation,” but they have sure flirted with each other, and I have thought much more about what exiles me or takes me away from my trust in God and what brings me back home to His loving arms. Sometimes the two movements are going on at the same time!

Perhaps my greatest lesson in this time of physical disability, along with the absolute need to cultivate the virtue of patience, is coming to an understanding of how a state of exile and homecoming are both common to my existence and how they both make up the pilgrimage I’m on – my own personal path to Rome. And, of course, if there weren’t exile I wouldn’t know home when I arrived.

Finally, now that it’s football season (one of my weaknesses), I’m reminded of the comedian who compared football to baseball, centering on the militarism of football and the more spiritual aspects of baseball. He said in football, the combatants line up in a wall of defense to try to hold off the onrush of those seeking to take over territory by crashing through the line and throwing bombs. The object of the game is to break the opponents down and take over their territory.

If there is a tie, the teams go to a “sudden death” situation. On the other hand, the comedian said, if it’s a tie game in baseball the teams just keep on playing – and they may end up playing all night. The object of baseball? Why, of course, it’s simply to go home.

So here’s to baseball and making it home, to exiting the Inferno, to my beloved wife, to the Jews who hung their harps, to a slow and sacred recuperation, to the Blessed Sacrament for which I have so hungered, and of course to the “voyage of discovery in which Home and Exile are interwoven in a mystical dance of contemplation.”

FRED GALLAGHER is an author and editor-in-chief with Gastonia-based Good Will Publishers Inc.

Letter to the editor

My veterans: a Sept. 11 miracle Most of my career, I have been a nurse practitioner working at the Veterans Administration hospital performing disability exams. I love my job. It is my joy and my passion to be the best medical provider to the men and women who have served our country.

But for me, it is even more. My veterans are my blessing.

As we remember the terrible events of Sept.

11, 2001, I’d like to share my story. My husband had an all-expense-paid business trip to New York City. My mother-in-law took care of our 2-year-old daughter, so I could go along. It was perfect. We were wined and dined by the company. Life couldn’t be better. The night before we were scheduled to leave New York, my husband said, “Why don’t you call your boss and ask for another day off ? My mom loves taking care of the baby and your boss at the VA will let you off. How about it?”

Wow, another day in New York City. But then I remembered the story of one of my veterans. I remember him telling me about his last Compensation and Pension Exam being canceled. The veteran was disabled and lived solely on the money he received from the VA. He received a notice that if he didn’t get his

exam updated, his pension would be reduced.

Well, he waited for his exam to be scheduled and then at the last minute the VA canceled his appointment. His appointment was rescheduled for two months later. The veteran shared with me that because his appointment was rescheduled, his disability check was reduced and, as a result, he lost his home.

I thought “Could canceling my clinic for just one day impact a veteran? It’s just one extra day in New York City!” Reluctantly, I told my husband, “No, we have to go home.”

So, the next morning, I was driving to work at the VA and feeling sorry for myself.

I thought, “I could be in New York City.”

Then I had to quickly pull over on the highway.

“What? A plane flew into the World Trade Center?” My eyes filled with tears. Our hotel in New York City was the Marriott World Trade Center. It also went down with the Twin Towers.

“Think about it, Kathleen,” I said to myself.

“If you worked in the private sector, you would have asked off for an extra day. And your baby might not have her parents.”

My veterans saved my life!

KATHLEEN KELLEY is a member of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte.

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BONDS FROM PAGE 5

Just sharing life and having all of us connected in that way will add another dynamic to our unity, which we all need in our brotherhood.”

Father Matthew Buettner, house spiritual director, notes, “At St. Joseph, we nourish our spiritual life through daily reception of Holy Communion, the rosary, devotions, and communal and private prayer. The communal aspect is important, but with 26 men we’ve been forced to change our schedule and the location of some of our liturgies and devotions. It’s a great problem to have, but I am looking forward to having the space for everyone to attend Mass and have dinner together.”

“Being here certainly has its quirks,” says James Tweed, who just started his first year at the college seminary. “When we do finally have the new seminary complete and have all the guys all in one

room together – and able to move – it will still have its quirks, but it will be a joyful experience. Everyone will be much happier. I know it will be a higher form of praise, because we will all be able to praise God at the same time and participate in the sacrifice of the Mass together.

“Ultimately, what’s important to remember is that this is where God called all of us. And what is happening in the Diocese of Charlotte isn’t happening anywhere else. There’s something very unique going on here, and maybe that’s more important to focus on.”

— St. Joseph College Seminary contributed.

Help build the seminary Fundraising for the new St. Joseph College Seminary capital campaign is under way, with $11.4 million of the $20 million raised so far.

For information about the campaign or to donate, go to www.stjosephcollegeseminary. org or contact Jim Kelley, diocesan director of development, at 704-370-3301 or email jkkelley@charlottediocese.org.

‘MESSIAH’ FROM PAGE 16

“This series is not only beautifully illustrated, but I think it is a great teaching tool for those who want to better understand the Bible.”

“After watching this series, one will know what St. Augustine meant when he said, ‘The New is hidden in the Old and the Old is revealed in the New.’ I believe that Rick has hit a home run with ‘Messiah’ and I feel blessed to be a part of it,” she says.

Rotondi says “Messiah” would not have been possible without the involvement of Charlotte cast and crew, including director John Strong; interview segments producer Ginny Mooney; and all 13 voice actors, including Kevin Gallagher as the voice of Jesus; Natalie McIver reciting biblical songs and Psalms; Deacon Ruben Tamayo of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte as the voice of St. Stephen; and Father Joshua Voitus, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, as the voice of St. Paul.

In preparing to voice his part, Deacon Tamayo says, “It was a very moving experience to dwell on what St. Stephen must have been going through: St. Stephen’s ardent love for Our Lord Jesus and his willingness to embrace martyrdom to remain faithful to Him.” “Voicing Stephen’s last words as he was dying, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them,’ was particularly poignant for me and served as a powerful reminder of how I, and all of us, are called to forgive those who offend and harm us,” he says.

Rotondi notes that other Charlotte residents assisted and encouraged in various ways, attending episode prescreenings held at St. Vincent de Paul Parish and in private homes, and providing material for an accompanying study guide to be released later this fall. “‘Messiah’ took two years to make and covers over 1,500 years of history, from the exodus to the fall of pagan Rome,” Rotondi says. “‘Messiah,’ however, only takes four hours to watch.”

In its exploration of the prophecies, types and prefigurings of Jesus, it is sure to delight faithful churchgoers and Bible Study participants, he adds. But it is also meant to attract and engage students, seekers and skeptics.

“The hearts of the first disciples were set burning on the road to Emmaus when they saw how Jesus was foretold by ‘Moses and all the prophets’ (Lk 24:27),” Rotondi says. “‘Messiah’ is meant to set hearts burning, too.”

— Cenacle Productions contributed.

Order ‘Messiah’ “Messiah” is available starting Sept. 14 on major streaming platforms including Amazon (www.amazon.com/dp/B07XFJS4RL); Christian Cinema (www.christiancinema.com/digital/ movie/messiah); and Vimeo (www.vimeo.com/ ondemand/messiah).

Episodes can be rented for $2.99 each or purchased for $8.99 each. The whole series may be purchased for online viewing for $39.99.

In the coming months, “Messiah” will be released on DVD, along with a book and study guide.

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39th Cardinal Newman Lecture Saturday, October 5, 2019 9:30am – 2:00pm Presented by: Dr. Hosffman Ospino From Our Own (Hispanic) Wells: Spirituality in a Time of Change Major cultural and demographic changes are redefining the U.S. Catholic experience in our day. Nearly half of all Catholics in the United States self-identify as Hispanic/Latino. Change demands the cultivation of spiritual practices that help us embrace new ways of being community. Dr. Ospino will share details about the Hispanic Catholic experience in our country and draw key spiritual insights from that same experience to strengthen U.S. Catholicism in the 21st century.

Dr. Hosffman Ospino is an Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College. He has authored and edited 13 books on faith formation, evangelization and Hispanic Catholicism. He is actively involved with immigrant communities in the Boston area.

The Newman Lecture is an annual gift from the Rock Hill Oratory to the regional Church to celebrate the life and ministry of the English Oratorian, Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman and is open to all without charge. The day includes noontime Eucharist, a light lunch and a short musical concert.

Books and other resources are available for purchase.

Pre-registration is not required but please contact us so we can plan accordingly.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 How Grace Works: “How-to Guide for Getting to Heaven” Presented by: Fr. Brian Becker Check-In & Light Refreshments: Welcome & Announcements: Program: Lunch: Program: Wrap-Up: Closing Mass:

9:45 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

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Cost: $18 Per Person includes Morning Refreshment & Lunch Checks: Payable to Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte Registration Deadline: Monday, October 7th by 12 p.m.

To Register: Contact Sandra Breakfield at 704-370-3220 or by email at sabreakfield@charlottediocese.org.

You can also mail your name, address and registration fee to: Catholic Charities 1123 South Church Street Charlotte, NC 28203 Attn: Sandra Breakfield

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