July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020

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St. Lawrence of Brindisi: Diplomat, missionary, preacher Feast day: July 21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, whose feast we celebrate on July 21, is a Doctor of the Church who was a gifted preacher, evangelizer and diplomat during a turbulent period in European history, when the continent was divided into feuding city-states and under attack from a Muslim invasion from the east.

He was born Giulio Cesare Russo on July 22, 1559, in Naples. Of a precocious piety, Lawrence gave early evidence of a religious vocation. He studied with the Conventual Franciscans of Brindisi, where he rapidly progressed in his studies.

When he was barely 6, he already showed the great gift of oratory, which he would later use as a persuasive preacher and ambassador.

When he was 12, his father died. He moved to Venice, under the supervision of his uncle, to continue his studies with the clerics of St. Mark Basilica. In 1575 he was received into the order of Capuchin Franciscans under the name of Brother Lawrence.

Owing to his wonderful memory, he mastered not only the principal European languages, but also most of the Semitic tongues. It was said he knew the entire original text of the Bible. Such a knowledge, in the eyes of many, could be accounted for only by supernatural assistance, and, during the process of beatification, the examiners of the saint’s writings rendered the following judgment: “Vere inter sanctos Ecclesiae doctores adnumerari potest.” (“Certainly, he can be counted among the Doctors of the

Church.”)

Such unusual talents, added to a rare virtue, fitted Lawrence for diverse missions. When he was still a deacon, he preached the Lenten sermons in Venice, and his success was so great that he was called successively to all the principal cities of the peninsula. Subsequently, thanks to his numerous journeys, he was enabled to evangelize at different periods most of the countries of Europe. The sermons he left fill no less than eight folio volumes.

He held all the offices of his order and established new communities in several major cities, even as he preached all over Italy and the rest of Europe. In particular he served as a missionary to the Jews, where his expert knowledge of the Scriptures in Hebrew and his powerful oratory persuaded many to become Christians.

Everywhere he went his reputation as a holy man preceded him, and people flocked to hear him preach and to receive his blessing.

In 1601 he was named chaplain of the Christian imperial army, then about to march against the Moslem Turks.

The victory of Lepanto in 1571 had only temporarily checked the Moslem invasion, and several battles were still necessary to secure the final triumph of the Christian armies. By 1595 Mohammed III had conquered a large part of Hungary. Determined to prevent a further advance, the emperor dispatched Lawrence to the nearby German princes to obtain their cooperation, and they responded to his appeal.

The Christian armies of Europe, under the leadership of the German princes, then planned an attack on Albe-Royal (now Stulweissenburg) – a battle that would pit their 18,000 men against 80,000 Turks. The German generals hesitated and appealed to Lawrence for advice.

Holding himself responsible for victory, he communicated to the entire army in a glowing speech the ardor and confidence that he himself felt. He was too feeble to march, so he rode on horseback and, crucifix in hand, took the lead of the army, which followed irresistibly after him.

Although he was the most exposed to danger, Lawrence was not wounded – universally regarded as due to a miraculous protection. The city was finally taken, and the Turks lost 30,000 men. But they still had more remaining soldiers than the Christian army, so they formed their

Did you know? A St. Joseph related anniversary is coming this month Saturday, July 25, is the 100th anniversary of St. Joseph being made patron in the fight against socialism.

On this date in 1920, Pope Benedict XV issued the moto proprio “Bonum Sane” (“It was a good and healthy thing”) on what was then the 50th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal Church.

Known as the “Pope of Peace” during World War I, Pope Benedict XV takes note in “Bonum Sane” of the economic hardship and moral laxity after the Great War: “We now see, with true sorrow, that society is now much more depraved and corrupt than before, and that the so-called ‘social question’ has been aggravating to such an extent as to create the threat of irreparable ruin.”

Eyeing the rise of Leninism and Marxism, the pope warned the faithful against socialism and an atheistic form of world government – “the sworn enemy of Christian principles” – and encouraged working men instead to follow St. Joseph as their guide and special patron: “The advent of a Universal Republic, which is longed for by all the worst elements of disorder, and

confidently expected by them, is an idea which is now ripe for execution. From this republic, based on the principles of absolute equality of men and community of possessions, would be banished all national distinctions, nor in it would the authority of the father over his children, or of the public power over the citizens, or of God over human society, be any longer acknowledged.

If these ideas are put into practice, there will inevitably follow a reign of unheard-of terror. ...

“We, therefore, concerned most of all by the course of these events … remind those on Our side, who earn their bread by their work, to save them from Socialism, the sworn enemy of Christian principles, that with great solicitude We recommend them in particular to St. Joseph, to follow him as their guide and to receive the special honor of his heavenly patronage.”

— Sources: The Vatican, www.catholictradition.org, and Wikipedia

Celebrate the Year of St. Joseph At www.yearofstjoseph.org: Find educational resources, prayers and devotions to help you and your family commemorate the “Year of St. Joseph” this year.

lines anew, and a few days later another battle was fought.

It was always the chaplain who was at the head of the army. “Forward!” he cried, showing them the crucifix, “Victory is ours.” The Turks were again defeated, and the honor of this double victory was attributed by the entire army to Lawrence.

Lawrence resigned from leadership of his order in 1605, and then the pope sent him to evangelize in Germany.

He also served as an ambassador for the pope among the various princes of city-states that now comprise Germany, Spain and Italy. He settled disputes among them, and he encouraged them to support the Church and protect the Catholic faith from various heresies.

This skilled politician also had an intense inner life as a priest. He cultivated a life of prayer and contemplation, and he loved the Mass above all else. He was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and he often prayed the rosary and the Office of the Blessed Virgin. As in the case of St. Francis of Assisi, there was something poetical about his piety, which often burst forth into canticles to the Blessed Virgin. It was in Mary’s name that he worked his miracles, and his favorite blessing was “Nos cum prole pia benedicat Virgo Maria.” (Mary, with your loving Son, bless us each and everyone.)

In 1618, the 59-year-old Lawrence withdrew to a monastery for a few days of peace and quiet, but he did not get it. The leaders of Naples asked for his help in a serious political dispute involving the French, Italians and Spanish, who were quarreling over territorial boundaries and treaties. An alleged plot to capture and burn down Venice had been discovered, and the Venetians subsequently executed several French men and charged that the Spanish were secretly in charge of the conspiracy.

Lawrence was asked to travel to Spain and apprise the Spanish king, Philip III, of the mess. He went, but the long journey exhausted his feeble strength. He was unable to return home, and after a few days of great suffering he died in Lisbon on July 22, 1619 – just as he had predicted when he set out on the journey.

St. Lawrence was beatified in 1783 by Pope Pius VI, canonized in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII, and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope John XXIII in 1959. ­— Catholic News Agency, Catholic Encyclopedia

Daily Scripture readings JULY 19-25

Sunday: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43; Monday (St. Apollinaris): Micah 6:1-4, 6-8, Matthew 12:38-42; Tuesday (St. Lawrence of Brindisi): Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Matthew 12:46-50; Wednesday (St. Mary Magdalene): Song of Songs 3:1-4, 2 Corinthians 5:1417, John 20:1-2, 11-18; Thursday (St. Bridget): Jeremiah 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13, Matthew 13:10-17; Friday (St. Sharbel Makhluf): Jeremiah 3:14-17, Jeremiah 31:1013, Matthew 13:18-23; Saturday (St. James): 2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Matthew 20:20-28

JULY 26- AUG. 1

Sunday: 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12, Romans 8:28-30, Matthew 13:44-52; Monday: Jeremiah 13:1-11, Deuteronomy 32:18-21, Matthew 13:3135; Tuesday: Jeremiah 14:17-22, Matthew 13:36-43; Wednesday (St. Martha): Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21, John 11:1927; Thursday (St. Peter Chrysologus): Jeremiah 18:1-6, Matthew 13:4753; Friday (St. Ignatius of Loyola): Jeremiah 26:1-9, Matthew 13:5458; Saturday (St. Alphonsus Liguori): Jeremiah 26:11-16, 24, Matthew 14:1-12

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Sunday: Isaiah 55:1-3, Romans 8:35, 37-39, Matthew 14:13-21; Monday: Jeremiah 28:117, Matthew 14:22-36; Tuesday (St. John Vianney): Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22, Matthew 14:22-36; Wednesday: Jeremiah 31:1-7, Jeremiah 31:10-13, Matthew 15:21-28; Thursday (The Transfiguration of the Lord): Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:16-19, Matthew 17:1-9; Friday (St. Sixtus II and Companions, St. Cajetan): Nahum 2:1, 3:1-3, 6-7, Deuteronomy 32:35-36, 39, 41, Matthew 16:24-28; Saturday (St. Dominic): Habakkuk 1:12-2:4, Matthew 17:14-20

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Our Lady of Consolation Parish expands ministry during COVID-19

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BARTINA L. EDWARDS AND CHEVONNA NIMMONS SPECIAL TO THE CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

CHARLOTTE — “We’re all in this together” is the motto that guides the Our Lady of Consolation Church family. Parishioners are finding new meaning in this phrase in response to the impact of COVID-19 on the parish and surrounding community.

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, OLC has expanded efforts to provide support to those in need by forming new and building upon existing partnerships with local community organizations.

OLC is a Catholic community celebrating the rich heritage of both Roman Catholicism and African-American traditions.

The mission of this parish northeast of downtown Charlotte is to become a beacon of hope and strength in the community, through outreach and sharing of the gifts of time, talent and treasure.

The parish’s St. Martin de Porres Pantry serves parishioners and others in the surrounding community seeking assistance, particularly with food. Volunteers provide food to people in neighborhoods where there is food insecurity, either due to lack of access to healthy foods or the lack of accessible grocery stores nearby. OLC expanded these efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing new partnerships with CMS Family Engagement and Community Partnership and Project L.I.F.T. OLC served more than 300 people and provided over 200 bags of food in 60 days during April and May to neighbors in west Charlotte, Lincoln Heights, Statesville Avenue and surrounding areas.

A major food donation from Lauren Kane, a student at Charlotte Catholic High School, helped fill the gap and replenished many food items that were quickly being depleted.

On May 29, volunteers from the food pantry, equipped with masks and open hearts, served 75 families in the pouring rain.

Community Coordinator Carlenia Ivory said, “I want to thank you and Our Lady of Consolation for the meals for the families at the Project L.I.F.T. office at LaSalle. The recipients were so appreciative and grateful.”

The parish’s Health Care Ministry also expanded its existing partnership with Atrium Health by offering free COVID-19 mobile testing on April 29. OLC advertised the testing opportunity on its website, through public service

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announcements, emails and phone calls.

A total of 170 people were tested for COVID-19 that day, and Atrium Health reported the site was one of its largest attended to date.

Another outreach effort at the parish has been a new parishioner prayer line. It offers another way for OLC ministries to be engaged and minister to those who request prayer.

OLC is also exploring ways to improve outreach efforts to seniors in the community. As the parish embarks upon a capital campaign, it has prompted serious thought and consideration to seek support to restore its facilities and education building for use in offering programs and other outlets.

In these ways, OLC parishioners renew their commitment and continue to find meaningful ways to respond during these challenging times.

Learn more To find out more about Our Lady of Consolation Church, its COVID-19 outreach efforts, or to donate, go online to www.ourladyofconsolation. org.

2020 DSA campaign puts ‘faith into action’ SUEANN HOWELL SENIOR REPORTER

CHARLOTTE — The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more people to the brink of poverty in western North Carolina, and parishioners of the Diocese of Charlotte are stepping up to help through the annual Diocesan Support Appeal.

“Our Faith in Action,” the theme of the 2020 Diocesan Support Appeal, encourages the faithful to live the Gospel call to join our faith with works. A little more than halfway through the year, their efforts ring clear: the DSA has received $4.2 million, about twothirds of its $6.2 million goal with six more months to go in this year’s campaign.

In his 2020 DSA appeal letter to the faithful published earlier this year, Bishop Peter Jugis shared a Scripture passage from James 1:22 that reflects this truth: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”

“This is a shining reminder and an opportunity to put our faith into action to help others,” Bishop Jugis said.

The DSA campaign funds more than 50 programs within the core operations of 30 ministries and agencies that serve thousands

How to support the DSA n Donate online: Go to www. charlottediocese.org/dsa to make a secure online donation. n One-time gift: Give a one-time contribution in response to a mailing you have received. n Pledge: Make a pledge in response to a mailing you received. (Pledges must be paid by Dec. 31, 2020.) n Stock donation: Make a donation of publicly traded securities. Instructions are online at www.charlottediocese.org/ways-togive. n IRA contribution: For donors over 70 1/2 years of age, contact your financial advisor to request a charitable distribution from your IRA. of people across the diocese. Most notably, the DSA is a significant funding source for

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte for its counseling, food pantries, pregnancy support, refugee resettlement, elder ministry, Respect Life and other programs, as well as the programs and ministries of the Education Vicariate.

Catholic Charities receives 33 percent of the funds collected through the DSA campaign. Other DSA funds are allocated to: the Education Vicariate (29 percent); vocations (14 percent); multicultural ministries (11 percent); and the Eucharistic Congress and the diocesan housing ministry (7 percent).

Parishioners in all 92 parishes and missions in the diocese fund the annual DSA campaign. Each parish has an assessed goal. Parishes that exceed their goal in donations receive a rebate for 100 percent of the additional funds collected; parishes that fall short of their goal in donations from parishioners make up the shortfall from their operating budgets.

“We encourage parishioners to give to the DSA this year, as it’s important now more than ever to support the ministries that are responding during this challenging time,” said Barb De Mase, the diocese’s associate development director.

CHARLOTTE — Plans for a large diocesan Eucharistic Congress in September have been canceled and Catholics are being encouraged to celebrate our devotion to the Eucharist locally in parishes instead, Bishop Peter Jugis has announced.

The 16th annual Eucharistic Congress had been scheduled for Sept. 11-12 at the Charlotte Convention Center. The annual event usually attracts 10,000-15,000 people, and it features a spectacular Eucharistic procession through the streets of uptown Charlotte, educational programs for all ages, confessions, and a closing Mass offered by the bishop.

However, after consulting with the Eucharistic Congress planning committee, Bishop Jugis has decided to cancel this year’s gathering “due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, the very involved preparations for the Congress, and out of an abundance of care for our participating parishioners, planners, speakers, workers and visitors,” he wrote in a July 6 letter to priests.

“I ask you to set aside those same dates … for each parish to celebrate in a special way our love for the Most Holy Eucharist,” he encouraged pastors, as a way to still hold the annual event “throughout the diocese.”

“This diocesan-wide effort to accent the Holy Eucharist is especially appropriate this year, since our parishioners have faced very serious challenges to their ability to receive Holy Communion during the pandemic,” the bishop noted.

The theme for the 2020 event is “Be Holy,” taken from 1 Peter 1:16. This year’s holy card image, chosen by the bishop, is a depiction of the Holy Family by the 17th-century Spanish painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

“The Holy Family is a model for our families and for each individually of our vocation to holiness in Christ,” the bishop said.

Prayers and more resources for families and parishes to celebrate the Eucharistic Congress locally will be posted in the coming weeks to the event’s website, www. goeucharist.com.

— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, editor

Online

At www.goeucharist.com: Read the full text of Bishop Jugis’ letter

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catholicnewsherald.com | July 17, 2020 CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

July 17, 2020 Volume 29 • NUMBER 21

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704-370-3333 PUBLISHER: The Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, Bishop of Charlotte

The following parishes are providing live or recorded Masses each week. An updated schedule is online at www.catholicnewsherald.com, or contact your parish for details.

LIVESTREAMED MASSES The following parishes offer Masses live at the following times on their Facebook page or YouTube or Vimeo channel. If no time is listed here, check their parish website for more information:

The following parishes offer Masses recorded on their website, Facebook page, YouTube or Vimeo channel. Search those platforms for the parish’s name to find the latest Mass information:

BELMONT ABBEY MONASTERY: 11 a.m. daily

GOOD SHEPHERD MISSION, KING HOLY CROSS CHURCH, KERNERSVILLE HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, CLEMMONS HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH, DENVER IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, FOREST CITY IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH, HIGH POINT OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION, CHARLOTTE (ST. HELEN MISSION, SPENCER MOUNTAIN) OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH, GREENSBORO OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH, WINSTON-SALEM SACRED HEART CHURCH, SALISBURY ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, LENOIR ST. GABRIEL CHURCH, CHARLOTTE ST. JOAN OF ARC CHURCH, CANDLER ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, ASHEBORO ST. LAWRENCE BASILICA, ASHEVILLE ST. LEO THE GREAT CHURCH, WINSTON-SALEM ST. MARGARET MARY CHURCH, SWANNANOA ST. MARK CHURCH, HUNTERSVILLE ST. MARY MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH, SYLVA ST. MICHAEL CHURCH, GASTONIA ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL, CHARLOTTE ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH, GREENSBORO ST. STEPHEN MISSION, ELKIN ST. STEPHEN MARONITE CHURCH, CHARLOTTE ST. THERESE CHURCH, MOORESVILLE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH, CHARLOTTE

DIVINE REDEEMER CHURCH, BOONVILLE: 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH, KING: 11 a.m. English; 1:30 p.m. Spanish Sunday HOLY INFANT CHURCH, REIDSVILLE: 9 a.m. Sunday

STAFF EDITOR: Patricia L. Guilfoyle 704-370-3334, plguilfoyle@charlottediocese.org ADVERTISING MANAGER: Kevin Eagan 704-370-3332, keeagan@charlottediocese.org SENIOR REPORTER: SueAnn Howell 704-370-3354, sahowell@charlottediocese.org ONLINE REPORTER: Kimberly Bender 704-808-7341, kdbender@charlottediocese.org

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH, CHARLOTTE OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, MONROE: 9 a.m. daily QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES CHURCH, BELMONT: 9:15 and 11 a.m.

Sunday SACRED HEART CHURCH, BREVARD: 12 p.m. daily Mass, 10 a.m.

Sunday SACRED HEART CHURCH, SALISBURY: 9 a.m. daily (except Tuesday), Tuesday Mass, 6 p.m.

HISPANIC COMMUNICATIONS REPORTER: Cesar Hurtado, 704-370-3375, rchurtado@charlottediocese.org

ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH, HICKORY: 11 a.m. Sunday English; 1 p.m.

Sunday Spanish

GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Tim Faragher 704-370-3331, tpfaragher@charlottediocese.org

ST. ANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Latin Mass) Sunday

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT/CIRCULATION: Erika Robinson, 704-370-3333, catholicnews@ charlottediocese.org

ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, ARDEN: 10 a.m. Sunday ST. BASIL THE GREAT EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 11 a.m. Sunday

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RECORDED MASSES

ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR CHURCH, WINSTON-SALEM: 9 a.m.

English; 2 p.m. Spanish ST. EUGENE CHURCH, ASHEVILLE: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Vigil; 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, MOCKSVILLE: 9 a.m. Sunday; 10:30 a.m. Spanish ST. JAMES CHURCH, CONCORD: English and Spanish ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 9 a.m. Sunday in English and 10 a.m. Sunday in Spanish ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, WAYNESVILLE, AND IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MISSION, CANTON ST. LUKE CHURCH, MINT HILL: 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday in English; 1 p.m. Sunday bilingual; 4:30 p.m. Sunday ST. MARK CHURCH, HUNTERSVILLE: 7 and 9 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 7 a.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday in English, and 1 p.m. in Spanish ST. MARY’S CHURCH, GREENSBORO: 8 a.m. Sunday ST. MARY, MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH, SYLVA: Noon Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; 9 a.m. Saturday; 11:30 a.m. Sunday in English and 7 p.m. Saturday in Spanish

EN ESPAÑOL Las siguientes parroquias ofrecen misas en vivo o grabadas cada semana.

Un horario actualizado está en línea en www.catholicnewsherald.com, o comuníquese con su parroquia para más detalles: OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH, GREENSBORO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 8 a.m. Domingo OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, MONROE SACRED HEART CHURCH, SALISBURY: 11 a.m. Domingo ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH, HICKORY: 1 p.m. Domingo ST. BENEDICT THE MOOR CHURCH, WINSTON-SALEM: 1:30 p.m.

Domingo ST. EUGENE CHURCH, ASHEVILLE: 7:30 a.m. Sabado

ST. MATTHEW CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 12 p.m. daily; 9 a.m. Sunday

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH, MOCKSVILLE: 10:30 a.m.

Domingo

ST. MICHAEL CHURCH, GASTONIA: 10:30 a.m. Sunday

ST. JAMES THE GREATER CHURCH, CONCORD

ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL, CHARLOTTE: 12:30 p.m. Sunday

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH, ASHEBORO

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH, GREENSBORO: 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m. Sunday

ST. LUKE CHURCH, MINT HILL: 1 p.m. Domingo

ST. PETER CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 11:30 a.m. Sunday

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, GREENSBORO: 11 a.m. Domingo

ST. STEPHEN MISSION, ELKIN: 9 a.m. Sunday

ST. MARY, MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH, SYLVA: 7 p.m. Sabado

ST. THERESE CHURCH, MOORESVILLE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 9 a.m. daily; 9:30 a.m. Sunday ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 10 a.m. daily, 10 a.m.

Sunday in English and 2 p.m. Sunday in Spanish

ST. MARK CHURCH, HUNTERSVILLE: 1 p.m. Domingo

VIETNAMESE ST. JOSEPH VIETNAMESE CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday ST. MARY’S CHURCH, GREENSBORO: 9:30 Sunday LATIN ST. ANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 12:30 p.m. Sunday OUR LADY OF GRACE CHURCH, GREENSBORO: 1 p.m. Sunday

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following upcoming events: JULY 17 – 10 A.M. Diaconate Ordination of Juan Miguel Sanchez and Joseph Wasswa St. Mark Church, Huntersville JULY 20 – 2 P.M. Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte JULY 23 – 5 P.M. Holy Hour for Priesthood Candidates St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte JULY 24 – 10 A.M. Priesthood Ordination of Deacon Jacob Mlakar and Deacon Jonathan Torres St. Mark Church, Huntersville JULY 28 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Joseph Church, Asheboro

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2020 priest personnel changes announced CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J. Jugis announces the following clergy assignments and retirements effective July 21, unless otherwise noted:

Retirements

Very Reverend Michael J. Buttner, V.F.

Reverend Francis T. Cancro

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In Brief Bishop accepts recommendation that St. Matthew pastor remain out of active ministry for now

Reverend Brian J. Cook effective Aug. 4

Transfers Reverend Paul Asoh, M.S.P.: from parochial vicar of St. Therese Church in Mooresville to pastor of St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Sylva

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Reverend Gabriel CarvajalSalazar: from parochial vicar of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte to Hispanic Ministry Coordinator for the Albemarle Vicariate

Reverend Michael T. Mitchell: from ministry outside the Diocese of Charlotte to parochial vicar of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — Father Patrick Hoare will remain out of ministry for now, following the conclusion of an investigation into allegations of child sexual abuse, the Diocese of Charlotte has announced. In a July 1 letter to parishioners of St. Matthew Church, where Father Hoare has served as pastor since 2017, Bishop Peter Jugis said he had accepted the recommendation of the diocese’s independent Lay Review Board “that Father Hoare remain out of active ministry at this time.” Father John Allen will continue serving as the parish’s administrator.

The full text of the letter is online at www. catholicnewsherald.com.

— Catholic News Herald

Former Morganton deacon dies Asoh

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Reverend Casey A. Coleman: from pastor of St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Sylva to pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro

Reverend Christopher A. Bond: from pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley to pastor of St. Lucien Church in Spruce Pine and St. Bernadette Mission in Linville, effective Aug. 4 Bond

Reverend James Stuhrenberg: from pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jefferson and St. Frances of Rome Mission in Sparta to pastor of Holy Family Church in Clemmons

Reverend Paul M. Buchanan: from pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro to pastor of Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont

Stuhrenberg Reverend Christopher M. Gober: from pastor of St. Lucien Church in Spruce Pine and St. Bernadette Mission in Linville to pastor of St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem, effective Aug. 4

Gober

Holy Angels reports 2 virus cases Reverend Britt A. Taylor: from parochial vicar of Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville to parochial vicar of St. Leo the Great Church in WinstonSalem, effective Aug. 4

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Upcoming ordination liturgies to be streamed live CHARLOTTE — Public attendance at the upcoming diaconate and priesthood ordinations will be extremely limited due to health restrictions meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, so people are being encouraged to watch the liturgies streamed live on the Diocese of Charlotte’s YouTube channel. (To get an email reminder about the upcoming livestreams, subscribe to the channel, at www.youtube.com/ DioceseofCharlotte.)

The first celebration will be streamed

SOLDOTNA, Alaska — Deacon James “Jim” Ray Johnson, who formerly served at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton, died March 10, 2020, surrounded by his family.

Deacon Johnson and his wife Judith moved to Morganton in the early 1980s from Tennessee. He was ordained a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Charlotte on June 27, 1987, at St. Charles Borromeo Church, where he served the next 29 years. His ministry focused not Johnson just on parish life, but on prison ministry at the Western Youth Institute. He served as the first diocesan coordinator for Prison Ministry and also served as the chaplain for Catholic Scouting in the Charlotte diocese. He retired from ministry in 2011, and in 2016 he and his wife moved to Alaska to be closer to family.

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Coleman

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Reverend W. Becket Soule, O.P.: from ministry outside the Diocese of Charlotte to pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley, effective Aug. 4

Reverend A. Cory Catron: from parochial vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte to pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Jefferson and St. Frances of Rome Mission in Sparta

Reverend Brian J. Becker: from parochial administrator to pastor of St. Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa

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live starting at 10 a.m. this Friday, July 17. Seminarians Juan Miguel Sanchez and Joseph Wasswa will be ordained transitional deacons during an ordination Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter Jugis at St. Mark Church in Huntersville.

On Friday, July 24, Bishop Jugis will ordain Deacon Jacob Mlakar and Deacon Jonathan Torres to the holy priesthood during Mass at St. Mark Church, also streaming live at 10 a.m.

The evening before, St. Patrick Cathedral

in Charlotte will host a Holy Hour for the two priest candidates. Seating will be extremely limited, and on a first-come basis. It will be streamed live starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 23, so the people of the diocese can join together virtually in prayer.

People considering attending any of these liturgies in person are strongly encouraged to wear face masks. Social distancing and other health protocols put in place by the diocese and the church will be enforced. Anyone who is ill or at risk should not attend.

BELMONT — Holy Angels in Belmont reported one positive COVID-19 case among its staff and one resident case this month.

A positive case involving a staff member was reported July 1. The staff member was later isolated at home and will return to Holy Angels only after testing negative for the virus twice, according to Sister Nancy Nance, Holy Angels’ vice president of community relations.

Everyone associated with the home where the staff member works was also tested, resulting in the discovery of the resident who tested positive. That resident has since been placed in an isolated care setting, and has shown no symptoms.

With active community spread of COVID-19, and some 350 staff members responsible for approximately 80 residents, Holy Angels has been aggressive in implementing infection control procedures. Holy Angels has restricted all visits to its facility, requires all staff to wear masks and gloves, and has isolation and testing procedures in place for residents and staff. They are now also pairing KN95 masks with common surgical masks for an added layer of protection, Sister Nancy noted.

“We thank everyone for their continued prayers and support for Holy Angels,” she said.

— Catholic News Herald. The Gazette contributed.

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DACA recipients in ‘holding pattern’ following Supreme Court ruling KIMBERLY BENDER AND CÉSAR HURTADO CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

CHARLOTTE — President Donald Trump said he plans to unveil an immigration measure that would include some protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, sometime in the next month. The move follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling that his administration went about trying to end the program the wrong way, leaving DACA recipients to face an uncertain future.

The high court’s 5-4 ruling June 18 said Trump could not stop the DACA program with his 2017 executive order. DACA protects about 700,000 young people who qualify for the program from deportation and allows them to work, go to college, get health insurance and obtain a driver’s license.

The Diocese of Charlotte ranks among the top 10 dioceses in the country for DACA recipients, with an estimated 14,300, according to research by the New Yorkbased Center for Migration Studies.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles leads the totals with 69,800 recipients. The Diocese of Charlotte ranks ninth, close behind the Phoenix and Orange dioceses and the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

The program was established by President Barack Obama with an executive order in 2012 to allow young people brought into the country illegally as minors by their parents to stay in the United States.

UNCERTAIN ROAD AHEAD

The Supreme Court ruled the manner in which Trump terminated the program was not correct. DACA recipients now have time to renew their DACA status, although the court’s ruling allows the president to still end the program if he follows different steps.

Catholic leaders who work on immigration issues had predicted Trump would continue his efforts to end DACA, starting with refiling the paperwork to do so in a way that complied with the high court’s requirements. Trump had said he planned to refile that paperwork, but then in a July 10 interview with the Spanish language network Noticias Telemundo, he said he is planning DACA protections in an upcoming executive order.

Any effort to end the program would

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my Mother.

O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request).

There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times).

Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3 times).

3 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, 3 Glory Be Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days.

You must publish it, and it will be granted to you.

Thank you, P.K.

DACA demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Nov. 12, 2019. President Trump announced an immigration rule with additional protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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“likely immediately be mired in litigation,” said Ashley Feasley, director of policy for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services.

CMS estimates that 1.02 million immigrants were eligible for the DACA program based on 2018 Census data. Yet U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports there were 649,070 active DACA recipients as of Dec. 31, 2019.

In addition, thousands of undocumented immigrants who would have qualified for the program were denied the opportunity to apply because they had not reached age 15 when the Trump administration canceled the program. CMS estimates 61,000 immigrants who meet DACA eligibility criteria have turned 15 since the program’s rescission and should now be able to submit their initial DACA applications.

DACA supporters didn’t celebrate for long before taking a realistic look at the high court’s ruling and the uncertain road that lies ahead.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. attorney Jennifer Riddle, based in Asheville, said the court’s ruling is a “temporary victory” that leaves DACA recipients “in a holding pattern.”

But a holding pattern’s instability is still a step above limbo, the word frequently used to describe the status of DACA recipients during the past three years since Trump issued the executive order.

“We welcome the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision noting that the Trump administration did not follow proper administrative procedures required to repeal the DACA program,” said a June 18 statement from Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, USCCB president, and Washington Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Migration.

They told DACA recipients: “Through today’s decision and beyond, we will continue to accompany you and your families. You are a vital part of our Church

and our community of faith. We are with you.” They also urged Trump to keep DACA intact.

Catholic Extension – which supports the nation’s rural, poorest and least populated dioceses – also weighed in: “In the last several weeks, our nation has come into a greater awareness of our unjust systems that exclude, harm or hinder the God-given potential of some of our people. Among those facing systemic exclusion are our DACA brothers and sisters.”

“The Catholic Church has long affirmed that their lives matter, and that this young generation must no longer be systemically marginalized,” the statement added.

Another possible path to eliminate DACA would be for the Department of Homeland Security to issue a regulation affecting the program that would need a notice and comment period and could take months to complete.

While waiting to see what the president does, immigration advocates are urging DACA supporters to push the Senate for legislation that would give DACA recipients, known as Dreamers, and those with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, a path toward citizenship.

She enrolled at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, not long after Obama created the DACA program just as she graduated from high school.

“It meant a lot to me and my whole family,” she explained, because the program enabled her to come out of the shadows, get a driver’s license, work, help with family income, buy a car, pay some study expenses and even save some money.

She graduated from college and entered the “Teach for America” program. She teaches at East End Prep Charter School in Nashville, Tenn., a Title 1 school for low-income students, and she is working towards a master’s degree in education.

She has never considered returning to Mexico, as she feels an obligation to stay here “to be part of the fight” because, she notes, “DACA is not a solution, it is a fragile protection to only not to be deported.”

“It scares me a lot, it frustrates me not being able to participate in democracy,” she said. “But I want to continue being a teacher and my studies are not finished. I want to pursue another master’s degree to help my students enter college, like me.”

FRAGILE PROTECTION

José Hernández-Paris, executive director of the Latin American Coalition in Charlotte, said he was relieved by the court’s ruling “for the opportunity that at least this protection can be maintained” even though the victory “is not a permanent solution.”

“The impact of DACA is enormous,” he notes, as it provides North Carolina with “essential workers, especially in the health and construction industries.”

DACA supporters like the Latin American Coalition, CLINIC and the Church will continue to advocate for a more permanent solution for Dreamers as well as comprehensive immigration reform, so that more immigrants can obtain a path to citizenship.

— Catholic News Service contributed.

Former St. Gabriel parishioner Damara García-García was relieved to learn about the Supreme Court’s ruling, because that means she can continue to teach and pursue an advanced degree.

“I will be able to continue advancing in my career. I will be stable for two more years and stop having that anxiety of uncertainty,” she said.

García-García came to the United States as a child when her parents were forced to leave Mexico in search of a better future for their children. Aware of her limitations to access higher education due to her immigration status, the young woman stood out in her studies and actively participated in community and parish activities.

PERMANENT SOLUTION

Need DACA help?

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte offers legal assistance regarding DACA. They are currently assisting applicants who previously held DACA, continue to meet the DACA eligibility requirements and wish to renew it. They are awaiting possible guidance from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about first-time DACA applicants, and the program is constantly following

developments in DACA policies so they can advise clients and keep them updated about this matter as they also screen them for other potential immigration relief.

For details, go online to www.ccdoc.org/en/services/immigration or call Asheville: 877-280-6354; Charlotte: 704-370-3219; or Winston-Salem: 336-714-3212.

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NFP Week celebrates ‘truth and beauty of God’s plan’ CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte will join the Church in dioceses across the U.S. in commemorating Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 19-25.

“Live the truth and beauty of God’s plan for married love” is the theme of this year’s campaign. It is organized each year by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to celebrate married love and promote awareness of Natural Family Planning methods.

Growing in popularity as a healthy, safe and moral alternative to artificial contraception, Natural Family Planning methods represent a unique form of fertility education.

The Church supports NFP methods because they respect God’s design for marriage and the gift of life. In fact, NFP represents the only authentic approach to family planning available to husbands and wives because these methods can be used to both attempt or avoid pregnancy. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. No drugs, devices or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy.

Practicing NFP reflects the dignity of the human person within the context of marriage and family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child.

By respecting the love-giving and life-

giving natures of marriage, NFP can enrich the bond between husband and wife, providing them with the tools to help them live in harmony with God’s divine plan for human sexuality, marriage, conjugal love and responsible parenthood.

Batrice Adcock, MSN, serves as the diocese’s Natural Family Planning program director. She appreciates that the pandemic has afforded the opportunity to expand online NFP services in English and Spanish. Follow up support and comprehensive education is available for women in transitions such as postpartum and perimenopause.

Adcock also emphasizes that tracking the menstrual cycle, as is done with NFP methods, can be valuable for any cycling woman, as a tool for optimizing health and well-being. She is now offering a new online course called “Know Your Body” that explores the menstrual cycle as a vital sign and femininity in the context of Church teaching on “feminine genius.”

She points out that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics encourage teens and women to consider their menstrual cycles as a vital sign, but that unfortunately, many women are on the pill to treat health problems that manifest in the menstrual cycle.

“Rather than ‘treating’ symptoms, such as acne or migraines by suppressing ovulation with the pill, women are looking to restore normal hormone balance and health,” Adcock says. “Even though this approach

requires more education and discipline, women are willing, so that the root cause of their health issues is addressed and to protect their future fertility.”

Adcock adds that it is critical teens get educated on the importance of their cycles for their overall health.

“Ovulation impacts bone growth and brain development, the cardiovascular system, and overall well-being. The answer to menstrual problems is not suppressing ovulation with the pill and its inherent risks of decreased bone density, depression and stroke,” she says.

“Teens and pre-teens are encouraged to track their cycles as well. A young woman can use cycle tracking to assess the impact her lifestyle choices have on her health.

She grows immensely in self-awarenesscoming to understand, with time, how her hormones impact her energy, emotions and behavior,” Adcock adds.

One way the diocese is educating teens focuses on a method of Natural Family Planning called FEMM, which comes with a free app. Several instructors around the diocese, English and Spanish speaking, offer instruction in FEMM and other NFP methods.

In the Charlotte diocese, several teenFEMM retreats have been offered with success in Charlotte, Boone and Asheville.

This content is now available online.

“Parents and their daughters are learning the ins and outs of the menstrual cycle, in the context of Church teaching on feminine dignity,” Adcock explains.

Learn more At Catholic Charities’ website, www. ccdoc.org/nfp, get information in English and Spanish about NFP under the Services/ Family Enrichment tab. Included is a schedule of free, one-day NFP courses around the diocese (currently suspended-online options are available); video testimonies from couples, a physician and a diocesan priest about the many benefits of NFP; a list of NFP supportive physicians in North Carolina; plus detailed information about the various NFP methods and other basics.

For questions, contact Batrice Adcock, MSN, Natural Family Planning program director, at 704-370-3230 or bnadcock@charlottediocese. org.

St. Eugene parishioner’s gifts will impact generations to come SUEANN HOWELL SENIOR REPORTER

ASHEVILLE — George Pfaff lived his Catholic faith wholeheartedly in life, and even after his death in 2018, he wanted to help continue building up the local Church.

Like so many others, Pfaff and his wife Jane were transplants to the Diocese of Charlotte, moving from Albany, N.Y., to Asheville in 2004 to be closer to their daughter and her family. Right from the start, George Pfaff wanted to contribute to Catholic causes in western North Carolina.

During their years in the diocese, the Pfaffs contributed to their parish and Asheville Catholic School. They also gave more than $500,000 to efforts that strengthen the Church across western North Carolina: Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte, the annual Diocesan Support Appeal, the Eucharistic Congress, the Seminarian Education Fund and the diocese’s “Forward In Faith, Hope, and Love” campaign.

Jane Pfaff passed away in 2009, and in 2016 George Pfaff moved to Oregon to be nearer to his daughter, Maggie and her family. Two years later, he died at the age of 92.

As part of his estate planning, Pfaff made arrangements for estate gifts totaling $233,000. He left a donation of $100,000 for Asheville Catholic School’s capital campaign, a $78,000 gift to Catholic Charities including an endowment, and a $55,000 endowment for St. Eugene Church.

Father Patrick Cahill, pastor of St. Eugene Church, fondly recalls Pfaff’s devotion to St. Anthony of Padua and also his patriotism.

“George was a devout Catholic who loved St. Eugene and Asheville Catholic School,” Father Cahill said. “I miss him very, very much – especially our Sunday evening dinners together.”

Jim Kelley, the diocese’s director of development, met Pfaff in 2004. He says the development office was first made aware that Pfaff was making a planned estate gift in 2007.

“I knew George for 13 years,” Kelley said. “Within three years of being here, he wanted to remember the Church in his estate. He gave every year from 2004 to 2016.

A great example of stewardship to others, he gave at both the parish and the diocesan level because he loved the Church.”

“He still decided to leave the estate gifts here, even after he moved to Oregon,” Kelley added.

“We are very grateful to him, and his generosity will impact us for generations to come at St. Eugene and Asheville Catholic School,” Father Cahill said.

Leave a legacy Interested in setting up an endowment?

Individuals can establish an endowment in the diocesan foundation by leaving a bequest in their will, a beneficiary designation from a retirement plan, a gift of real estate, a gift of life insurance, cash or securities sufficient to set up an endowment, or a life income arrangement such as a trust or annuity.

For details about setting up an endowment to benefit the Church in western North Carolina, contact Gina Rhodes at 704-370-3364 or email gmrhodes@charlottediocese.org.

Development Director MiraVia is seeking a full-time Development Director. The position requires proven fundraising success and will be responsible for developing and implementing all fundraising plans in alignment with the organization’s mission, values and goals.

Candidate much have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and a minimum of three to five years of successful fund development experience, including a successful record with direct solicitation of gifts and capital campaigns. Proven success at meeting fundraising goals must be demonstrated along with experience in preparing budgets including forecasting income and related expenses.

MiraVia is a Catholic, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the Charlotte, NC area that provides both residential and outreach services to pregnant women in need. Through a unique combination of a college-campus residential maternity facility as well as an Outreach Center for pregnant women in need, MiraVia provides meaningful material assistance, structured support, and educational life-skills programming that empower single, pregnant women to achieve healthy, independent lives.

Please visit www.miravia.org to view the full requirements and job description.

Submit resume to Debbie Capen at debbiecapen@miravia.org.

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Hit hard by COVID-19 economic fallout, western North Carolina needs your help Catholic Charities responding to address people’s basic needs PATRICIA L. GUILFOYLE EDITOR

CHARLOTTE — Western North Carolina has not been spared from the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. After the pandemic forced many businesses to close in mid-March, the state’s unemployment rate shot up from 4.3 to 12.9 percent – and many communities within the Diocese of Charlotte were hit even harder.

North Carolina’s jobless numbers for June were to be released July 17, but even if the economy shows signs of rejuvenation, thousands of people across the diocese continue to suffer the consequences: lost wages, food insecurity and the inability to pay their rent or mortgage bills.

Jobs in industries that have typically thrived in the region – hospitality and tourism, restaurants, trade, construction – have evaporated.

Asheville, whose economy is heavily dependent on tourism and leisure activities, had an unemployment rate of 16.1 percent in May – 5 percentage points higher than the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Hickory region, which includes Lenoir and Morganton, is not much better at 15 percent, and unemployment in the Greensboro and High Point areas sits at 14.5 percent.

Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte has been responding to the resulting rise in demand for basic assistance during the pandemic – continuing to operate its three food pantries and providing emergency assistance for rent and utilities. The agency is even handing out free face masks to anyone who needs them, thanks to a donation from Catholic Charities USA. Your help is needed now more than ever, the agency says. Catholic Charities’ three food pantries in Asheville, Charlotte and WinstonSalem, in particular, rely heavily on regular donations to keep operating. Both food and nonfood items are needed for distribution each week.

Support has been coming in the form of individual and parish-wide efforts.

“We are blessed to have close relationships with local parishes which so generously provide food and nonperishable donations each month, either with direct donations or through a larger drive

at the church,” says Dr. Gerard Carter, Catholic Charities’ executive director. “These parish partnerships are always deeply appreciated but even more so when many people must rely upon outside assistance during this difficult time.”

Many times it is more convenient for parishioners to participate in church

agency has also distributed over $40,000 in housing and utility bill assistance with an additional $92,000 distributed specifically to homeless veterans and their families.

They anticipate the need for financial assistance (rent and utilities) to increase over the next few months and their hope is to be

ANGELA WILHELM | THE CITIZEN-TIMES

Well wishes are seen on the boarded windows of Westville Pub as the city of Asheville closed amid the coronavirus pandemic in March. collections rather than drive to the Diocesan Pastoral Center or local Catholic Charities office to drop off donations, agency officials note, so at right is a suggested list of both food and non-food items that are commonly needed.

Since March, Catholic Charities has provided 199,936 pounds of food – an increase of 46,726 pounds over the prior quarter – to 4,439 people at its three food pantries, including 2,073 children and 389 seniors. The

able to keep responding to those requests.

Meanwhile, people have expressed their appreciation that Catholic Charities has been there for them in their time of need: “This is such a blessing! It is so much food that I won’t need to even try to go to the store anytime soon. Thank you so much! This is a godsend for my family.”

“Thank you so much for all this food! And, thank you for the face masks also. We need them.”

Donate now to help To help with COVID-19 recovery efforts, please consider making a secure financial donation through Catholic Charities’ website, www. ccdoc.org/donate, or mailing your donation to: Catholic Charities Central Processing, 1123 S Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.

Donate food and other items For parishioners within easy distance of Catholic Charities’ food pantries in Asheville, Charlotte and Winston-Salem, consider organizing a food drive at your church or drop off donations directly at the food pantry. Please call ahead, as office hours and staffing may vary. Contact Catholic Charities directly via email to ccdoc@charlottediocese.org or call: Asheville at 828-255-0146; Charlotte at 704-370-3262; or Winston-Salem at 336-727-0705.

Items being pre-packed and distributed to individuals include: hot and cold cereal jelly tuna canned pasta/dry pasta rice pasta sauce/tomato sauce dried beans/canned beans canned fruit canned vegetables peanut butter flour/sugar cooking oil kid-friendly snacks easy-to-prepare meals/dried meals Maseca corn flour laundry detergent bar soap toiletries toothpaste toilet paper paper towels diapers and wipes

Need help?

To find out about medical resources, changes to government benefits and food pantries near you, call 2-1-1 to find up-to-date information on available community services.

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In theaters

‘Greyhound’ (Apple+) Taut World War II drama follows the captain of a U.S. destroyer (Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay) as, over a period of five days, the convoy of troop transports and supply ships his vessel is helping to protect passes across the area of the North Atlantic beyond the reach of Allied air support. The skipper’s Christian faith is prominent in Hanks’ script, adapted from C.S. Forrester’s 1955 novel “The Good Shepherd.” So, too, are his humane values and ability to endure in

the face of overwhelming challenges.

Shelly Johnson’s atmospheric cinematography contributes to the success of director Aaron Schneider’s engrossing film which, rooted as it is in real events, provides viewers with an educational retrospective as well as a rousing adventure. Probably acceptable for older teens. Much stylized combat violence with minimal gore, a couple of mild oaths, one rough term.

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

The ever-popular 2021 Saints Calendar and Daily Planner is a 16-month calendar ready to use in September. The spiral-bound design allows plenty of space for daily appointments in a lay-flat format.

This calendar has become a favorite for home or office with professionals, students and busy homeschool families.

TAN calendars contain special feasts and fascinating Catholic traditions. They are marked with days of Fasting, special saints days, and the Sundays of the Liturgical Year for both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Calendar.

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On TV n Saturday, July 18, 8 p.m. (EWTN) “Charbel.”

Charbel gives the biography of the life of Saint Charbel Makhluf, a Maronite monk and miracle worker. It is an inspiration for all to embark on a journey of sharing, peace, humility and self-giving. n Monday, July 20, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Blessed by thy People.”

A documentary on the historical roots of Christianity in Egypt, where the Copts make up 10% of the population, the largest in the Arab world, but face an uncertain future. n Tuesday, July 21, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Zanzibar, We are Brave.” Islamic extremism threatens the Christian minority in idyllic Zanzibar, now facing violence and an uncertain future after living peacefully with their Muslim neighbors for over 150 years. n Wednesday, July 22, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Iraq, Nineveh.”

Christians of the Ninevah plains reclaim their devastated homes and towns after the defeat of Isis, giving powerful testimony to their painful journey and their renewed hope for the future. n Sunday, July 26, 10 p.m. (EWTN) “Father Stanley Rother: American Martyr.” After struggling with his studies in the seminary, a young priest from Oklahoma discerns his call to serve Guatemala’s native people, no matter the cost.

Hosted by Father Charles Connor.

HAVE YOU ANSWERED THE CALL TO SUPPORT THE DSA? The purpose of the Diocesan Support Appeal (DSA) is to help provide the annual funding necessary to carry out the mission of our diocese – namely to fulfill our call to “grow ever more perfectly into a community of praise, worship, and witness, and to become a leaven of service and sign of peace through love in the Piedmont and western North Carolina.” The DSA provides funding for 50 ministries and programs.

When we make our annual contribution to the DSA, we join with all our brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the diocese to do the Lord’s work – works of love and service that no one individual or parish can do alone.

Easy Ways to Donate Pledge | One-Time Gift | Online Gift | Stock Donation | IRA Contribution www.charlottediocese.org/DSA

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Manifestantes a favor de DACA sostienen carteles fuera de la Corte Suprema en Washington el pasado 12 de noviembre de 2019.

El presidente anunció que presentará una norma migratoria con protecciones adicionales para los beneficiarios del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia.

Padre Julio Domínguez

Toda vida importa

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ecientemente he visto algo que me parece bastante alarmante y preocupante y que ha atraído la mirada de miles de personas por la difusión en los medios de comunicación.

El hecho de que miles de personas se manifiesten pidiendo justicia por la muerte de un ser humano me parece genial, lo que me parece incomprensible es que se delinee solo una parte de los seres humanos y se olvide en su totalidad al común denominador que sería la persona humana en cuanto tal.

Si reflexionamos un poquito, el valor de la persona humana es majestuoso.

La persona humana en cuanto tal es querida y formada por Dios, a su imagen y semejanza, creada por amor y en el amor y por voluntad divina traída al mundo. Por ende, la gran dignidad de todo ser humano radica en que es criatura querida por Dios.

La Iglesia afirma que toda persona humana partiendo de su ser tiene una dignidad querida por su Creador desde el momento de su concepción hasta el último suspiro en la separación de cuerpo y alma.

Y es esto lo que debemos nosotros como católicos creer y proclamar con fe firme pues es la doctrina de nuestra Iglesia basada en la revelación.

En la actualidad estamos enfatizando mucho las razas, las culturas, el color de piel y los estatus sociales a tal manera que queriéndolo o no estamos dividiéndonos cada vez más. Si viéramos más el querer de Dios que nos invita a la unidad en vez de enfatizar las diferencias podríamos trabajar mejor en el rescate del respeto humano. Pienso que el Evangelio de San Juan C. 17 nos enseña esta voluntad de Dios.

La misma naturaleza en sí nos anima a ver la unidad en la diversidad y lo maravilloso que es nuestro Creador al hacernos a cada uno de nosotros únicos e irrepetibles, y sin embargo, con la misma dignidad humana. Soy un contemplativo de la naturaleza y siempre me encanta ver a las creaturas y encuentro siempre en ellas una enseñanza de su divino Creador. Durante el verano, por ejemplo, podemos ver los grandes jardines que se hacen y la multitud de plantas y flores que se ponen; desde plantas muy coloridas y grandes a plantas muy pequeñas pero muy hermosas. Desde flores grandes y brillantes a florecillas insignificantes, pero tan llenas de alegría. En el panorama de la vida no vemos simplemente la diversidad de plantas que están en el jardín sino el conjunto y la belleza que estas forman al estar todas juntas adornándolo.

De la misma manera tenemos que darnos cuenta de que Dios ha querido hacer lo mismo con los humanos. A unos

nos hizo blancos, a otros cafecitos, a otros negros, a otros amarillos y rojos y el Señor recrea su mirada en cada uno de ellos. El Señor quiso hacer a unos muy altos, a otros estatura media, a otros muy chaparritos y aún a otros enanitos, el Señor recrea su mirada en cada uno de ellos. El Señor quiso dar a algunos inteligencia brillante, a otros muchas habilidades, a otros grandes virtudes, a otros ser capaces de hacer cosas manuales increíbles, a otros el ingenio de crear cosas nuevas, a otros la habilidad de los números o deportes y así podría decir los muchos talentos y dones que el Señor nos ha dado y el Señor recrea su mirada en cada uno de ellos. ¿Qué quiero decir con esto? Quiero decir que el Señor ha querido nuestra diversidad, pero siempre formando una verdadera unidad. Si todos los seres humanos viéramos a nuestros hermanos con los ojos de Dios, nos alegraríamos de nuestras diferencias y veríamos que, así como estamos, somos interdependientes unos con otros. En la visión de Dios no existe que estemos dividiéndonos más y más con injusticias e ideologías y mucho menos que estemos apoyando este tipo de división. Debemos orar con Cristo, nuestra Cabeza, al Padre de los Cielos que seamos uno como Él y su Padre en comunión del Espíritu Santo son Uno. La gran ruptura del mundo actual no es una raza o clase privilegiada, sino la pérdida del sentido de la persona humana, porque si nos vamos seccionando que tal raza, color o estatus importa más que otros, tendríamos que los miles de nonatos abortados estarían exigiendo que ellos también importan. Los miles de ancianos descuidados por nosotros y sometidos a la eutanasia estarían manifestándose por su vida gritando que también ellos importan, los miles de hispanos sometidos a situación de trabajo bastante precarios estarían manifestándose y gritando que también ellos importan, doctores y enfermeras que tienen que poner su vida en riesgo para salvar otras vidas estarían gritando que también sus vidas valen y así podría nombrar a muchos otros. Aquí no se trata tanto de resolver una injusticia (que no existiría si valoráramos a cada uno por lo que es), sino de valorar mas a la persona humana y ver su dignidad tal cual Dios quiso hacerla, no importando su raza, color o condición social.

Padre, que sean uno como Tu Y Yo somos Uno (Jn 17).

EL PADRE JULIO DOMÍNGUEZ es director del Ministerio Hispano de la Diócesis de Charlotte. Puede seguir sus mensajes en vídeo en la página de YouTube de la Diócesis de Charlotte.

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Beneficiarios de DACA “en tiempo de espera” después de fallo de la Corte Suprema KIMBERLY BENDER Y CÉSAR HURTADO CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

CHARLOTTE — El presidente Donald Trump dijo que próximamente planea presentar una medida migratoria que incluiría algunas protecciones para los beneficiarios del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA). La sorpresiva declaración es posterior a la reciente decisión de la Corte Suprema que dictaminó que su administración trató de terminar el programa de manera incorrecta, dejando a sus beneficiarios en un futuro incierto.

El fallo del tribunal superior del 18 de junio dictaminó que el presidente Trump no podía detener el programa DACA con una orden ejecutiva en 2017. DACA protege de la deportación a cerca de 700,000 jóvenes, permitiéndoles trabajar, ir a la universidad, obtener una licencia de conducir y cobertura médica.

La Diócesis de Charlotte se encuentra entre las 10 diócesis más importantes del país para los beneficiarios de DACA, con un estimado de 14.300, según una investigación realizada por el Centro de Estudios de Migración (CMS), con sede en Nueva York.

DACA fue establecido en 2012 por el presidente Barack Obama a través de una orden ejecutiva, permitiendo que los jóvenes, ingresados por sus padres ilegalmente al país cuando eran niños, se queden en Estados Unidos.

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El máximo tribunal dictaminó que la forma en que Trump terminó el programa no era la correcta. Los beneficiarios de DACA ahora tienen tiempo para renovar su estatus, aunque el fallo de la corte le permitiría al presidente cancelar el programa si sigue diferentes pasos.

Algunos líderes católicos que trabajan en temas migratorios habían pronosticado que Trump continuaría sus esfuerzos de terminar con DACA volviendo a presentar la documentación, de manera que cumpla con los requisitos del tribunal superior.

Trump había dicho que planeaba hacerlo,

pero luego, en una entrevista el 10 de julio con Noticias Telemundo, dijo que estaba planeando protecciones adicionales para DACA en una próxima orden ejecutiva.

CMS estima que 1.02 millones de inmigrantes eran elegibles para el programa DACA, según datos del Censo de 2018. Sin embargo, el Servicio de Inmigración y Ciudadanía de Estados Unidos (USCIS) reportó que había 649,070 beneficiarios activos de DACA al 31 de diciembre de 2019.

Adicionalmente, a miles de inmigrantes indocumentados que habrían calificado para el programa se les negó la oportunidad de presentar una solicitud porque no habían cumplido 15 años cuando la administración Trump canceló el programa. CMS estima que 61,000 inmigrantes que cumplen con los criterios de elegibilidad de DACA han cumplido 15 años desde la rescisión del programa y ahora deberían poder presentar sus solicitudes iniciales de DACA. Jennifer Riddle, abogada de Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC), con sede en Asheville, dijo que el fallo del tribunal es una “victoria temporal” que deja a los beneficiarios de DACA “en tiempo de espera”.

“Saludamos la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos que señala que la administración Trump no siguió los procedimientos administrativos necesarios para derogar el programa DACA”, afirmaron en una declaración el 18 de junio el Arzobispo de Los Ángeles y presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos de Estados Unidos (USCCB), José H. Gómez; y el Obispo auxiliar de Washington, Mario E. Dorsonville, presidente del Comité de Migración de la USCCB. Le dijeron a los beneficiarios de DACA: “Más allá de la decisión” (de la Corte Suprema), “seguiremos acompañándolos a ustedes y sus familias. Son una parte vital de nuestra Iglesia y comunidad de fe.

Estamos con ustedes”. También instaron a Trump a mantener DACA intacto.

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El 16º Congreso Eucarístico anual había sido programado del 11 al 12 de septiembre en el Centro de Convenciones de Charlotte. El evento anual, que atrae un promedio de diez a quince mil personas, lleva a cabo una espectacular Procesión Eucarística por las calles del Uptown de Charlotte y realiza programas educativos para todas las edades, confesiones, conferencias y una Misa de clausura ofrecida por el obispo.

Sin embargo, después de una exhaustiva revisión con el comité de planificación del Congreso Eucarístico, el Obispo Jugis ha decidido cancelar la reunión de este año “debido a la incertidumbre de la pandemia, los preparativos muy involucrados para el Congreso”, y en gran consideración por la salud

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y “el cuidado de nuestros feligreses, planificadores, oradores invitados, trabajadores y visitantes”, escribió en una carta a los sacerdotes fechada el 6 de julio.

“Les pido que reserven esas mismas fechas... para que cada parroquia celebre de manera especial nuestro amor por la Santísima Eucaristía”, pidió a los pastores, como una forma alternativa de celebración del evento anual “en toda la diócesis”.

“Este esfuerzo de toda la diócesis para resaltar la Sagrada Eucaristía es especialmente apropiado este año, ya que nuestros feligreses han enfrentado desafíos muy serios en su capacidad de recibir la Sagrada Comunión durante la pandemia”, señaló el obispo.

El tema para el evento 2020, es “Sean santos”, tomado de la Primera Carta de San Pedro, 1 Pedro 1:16. La sagrada imagen de la tarjeta de este año, seleccionada por el obispo, es una representación de la Sagrada Familia del pintor español del siglo XVII, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo.

“La Sagrada Familia es un modelo para nuestras familias e individualmente para cada uno de nosotros de nuestra vocación a la santidad en Cristo”, dijo el obispo.

Las oraciones y otros recursos para que las familias y parroquias celebren el Congreso Eucarístico a nivel local se publicarán en la página web goeucharist.com.

Más online En www.goeucharist.com: Lea la carta completa del Obispo Jugis

Semana de la Planificación Familiar Natural celebra la “verdad y belleza del plan de Dios” de disminución de la densidad ósea, depresión y accidente cerebrovascular”.

La diócesis educa a las adolescentes en un método llamado FEMM, que viene con un app gratuito. Varias instructoras, que hablan inglés y español, ofrecen FEMM y otros métodos de PFN. “Las madres y sus hijas están aprendiendo sobre el ciclo menstrual, en el contexto de la enseñanza de la Iglesia sobre la dignidad femenina”, explica Adcock.

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CHARLOTTE — “Vive la verdad y la belleza del plan de Dios para el amor conyugal” es el tema de la campaña de este año de la Semana de Concientización sobre PFN que se celebrará del 19 al 25 de julio.

La PFN proporciona un enfoque auténtico de planificación familiar para los esposos y esposas porque sus métodos pueden usarse para intentar o evitar el embarazo. Estos métodos se basan en la observación de los síntomas naturales de las fases fértiles e infértiles del ciclo menstrual de una mujer. No se utilizan otras modalidades para evitar el embarazo.

La práctica de la PFN refleja la dignidad de la persona humana en el contexto del matrimonio y la vida familiar, promueve la apertura a la vida y reconoce el valor de los niños.

Batrice Adcock, MSN, directora del programa diocesano de PFN, afirma que seguir el ciclo menstrual

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con los métodos de PFN, es una herramienta valiosa para optimizar la salud y bienestar de cualquier mujer. Agrega que la respuesta a los problemas menstruales no es suprimir la ovulación con la píldora y sus riesgos inherentes

En www.ccdoc.org/nfp, infórmese sobre PFN bajo la pestaña Services/Family Enrichment. Hay un cronograma de cursos gratuitos, testimonios sobre los beneficios de la PFN; una lista de médicos e información detallada sobre conceptos básicos. ¿Preguntas?

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Campaña DSA 2020 pone la fe en acción SUEANN HOWELL REPORTERA SENIOR

CHARLOTTE — La pandemia de COVID-19 ha puesto a más personas al borde de la pobreza en el oeste de Carolina del Norte, y los feligreses de la Diócesis de Charlotte están dando un paso al frente para brindar su ayuda a través de la Campaña de Apoyo Diocesano.

“Nuestra fe en acción”, el tema de la Campaña de Apoyo Diocesano 2020, alienta a los fieles a vivir el llamado del Evangelio expresando su fe con obras. A poco más de medio año, los esfuerzos son claros: el DSA ha recaudado $ 4.2 millones, aproximadamente dos tercios de su meta de $ 6.2 millones.

En su carta de llamado de apoyo a la campaña DSA 2020 publicada a principios de este año, el Obispo Peter Jugis compartió un pasaje de las Escrituras de Santiago 1:22 que refleja esta verdad: “Sean hacedores de la palabra y no solamente oidores que se engañan a sí mismos”.

“Este es un recordatorio brillante y una oportunidad para poner nuestra fe en acción para ayudar a otros”, dijo el Obispo Jugis.

La campaña DSA financia más de 50 programas dentro de las operaciones centrales de 30 ministerios y agencias que sirven a miles de personas en toda la diócesis. En particular, el DSA es una importante fuente de financiamiento para Caridades Católicas de la Diócesis de Charlotte y sus servicios de asesoramiento, despensas de alimentos, apoyo al embarazo, reasentamiento de refugiados, ministerio de ancianos, Respeto a la vida y otros programas; así como también a los programas y ministerios del Vicariato de Educación.

El DSA también apoya los ministerios multiculturales, la educación de los seminaristas, el diaconado permanente, el Congreso Eucarístico anual y la corporación de vivienda de la diócesis.

Caridades Católicas recibe el 33 por ciento de los fondos recaudados a través de la campaña DSA. Otros fondos del DSA se asignan al Vicariato de Educación (29 por ciento); vocaciones (14 por ciento); ministerios multiculturales (11 por ciento); y el Congreso Eucarístico y el ministerio diocesano de vivienda (7 por ciento).

Los feligreses de las 92 parroquias y misiones en la diócesis financian la campaña anual del DSA. Cada parroquia tiene una meta evaluada. Las parroquias que superan su objetivo en donaciones reciben un reembolso del 100 por ciento de los fondos adicionales recaudados. Las parroquias que no cumplen su objetivo con las donaciones de sus feligreses compensan el déficit con fondos de sus presupuestos operativos.

Apoye al DSA n Done online: Visite www.charlottediocese.org/dsa para hacer su donación online de manera segura. n Donación única: realice una contribución única en respuesta a un envío por correo que haya recibido. n Compromiso: haga un compromiso de donación en respuesta a un correo recibido (Las promesas deben cumplirse antes del 31 de diciembre de 2020). n Donación de acciones: realice una donación de valores cotizados en bolsa. Las instrucciones las encuentra online en www. charlottediocese.org/ways-to-give. n Contribución de IRA: Para donantes mayores de 70 años y medio de edad, comuníquese con su asesor financiero para solicitar una distribución caritativa de su IRA.

Lecturas Diarias JULIO 19-25

Domingo: Sabiduría 12:13, 16-19, Romanos 8:26-27, Mateo 13:24-43; Lunes (San Apolinario): Miqueas 6:1-4, 6-8, Mateo 12:38-42; Martes (San Lorenzo de Brindisi): Miqueas 7:14-15, 18-20, Mateo 12:46-50; Miércoles (Santa María Magdalena): Cantar de los Cantares 3:1-4, 2 Corintios 5:14-17, Juan 20:1-2, 1118; Jueves (Santa Brígida): Jeremías 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13, Mateo 13:10-17; Viernes (San Shárbel Makhluf): Jeremías 3:14-17, Jeremías 31:10-13, Mateo 13:18-23; Sábado (San Santiago): 2 Corintios 4:7-15, Mateo 20:20-28

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Domingo: 1 Reyes 3:5, 7-12, Romanos 8:28-30, Mateo 13:44-52; Lunes: Jeremías 13:1-11, Deuteronomio 32:18-21, Mateo 13:31-35; Martes: Jeremás 14:17-22, Mateo 13:36-43; Miércoles (Santa Marta): Jeremías 15:10, 16-21, Juan 11:19-27; Jueves (San Pedro Crisólogo): Jeremías 18:1-6, Mateo 13:4753; Viernes (San Ignacio de Loyola): Jeremías 26:1-9, Mateo 13:54-58; Sábado (San Alfonso Liguori): Jeremías 26:11-16, 24, Mateo 14:1-12

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Domingo: Isaías 55:1-3, Romanos 8:35, 37-39, Mateo 14:1321; Lunes: Jeremías 28:1-17, Mateo 14:22-36; Martes (San Juan Vianney): Jeremías 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22, Mateo 14:22-36; Miércoles: Jeremías 31:1-7, Jeremías 31:10-13, Mateo 15:2128; Jueves (La Transfiguración del Señor): Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Pedro 1:16-19, Mateo 17:1-9; Viernes (San Sixto II y Compañeros, San Cayetano de Thiene): Nahúm 2:1, 3:1-3, 6-7, Deuteronomio 32:35-36, 39, 41, Mateo 16:24-28; Sábado (Santo Domingo de Guzmán): Habacuc 1:12-2:4, Mateo 17:1420

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Court rules in favor of employer exemptions to contraceptive coverage

In Brief Coakley: Loans keep ‘essential ministries’ going during national emergency WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the federal emergency “bridge loans” that dioceses, parishes and other Catholic entities applied for provided a lifeline. “The Catholic Church is the largest nongovernmental supplier of social services in the United States,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City. “Each year, our parishes, schools and ministries serve millions of people in need, regardless of race, ethnicity or religion.” “The novel coronavirus only intensified the needs of the people we serve and the demand for our ministries,” he said. “The loans we applied for enabled our essential ministries to continue to function in a time of national emergency.”

Archbishop Coakley, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, made the comments in a statement released late July 10 in response to an Associated Press story

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 7-2 decision July 8, the Supreme Court upheld regulations by the Trump administration giving employers more ability to opt out of providing contraceptive coverage in their health plans. The decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, said the administration had “the authority to provide exemptions from the regulatory contraceptive requirements for employers with religious and conscientious objections.” Dissenting votes were by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor.

“This is a saga that did not need to occur.

Contraception is not health care, and the government should never have mandated that employers provide it in the first place,” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said. The bishops said they welcomed the decision and hoped it “brings a close to this episode of government discrimination against people of faith.”

The case examined if the expansion of the conscience exemption from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate violated the health care law and laws governing federal administrative agencies. It combined Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania.

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U.S. carries out first federal execution in nearly two decades TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Early July 13, a temporary stay of all scheduled federal executions was announced by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia due to evidence the drug to be administered causes severe pain. Most Immediately affected was federal inmate Daniel Lewis Lee, whose execution had been scheduled at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute for later that day. But at 2 a.m. July 14, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the decision. Less than 24 hours after having his execution temporarily stayed, Lee was executed and declared dead at 8:07 a.m. July 14, as reported by Reuters. He was the first federal prisoner to be put to death since 2003.

U.S. bishops welcome court decision on Catholic schools WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two U.S. bishops said they welcomed the Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling July 8 which said California Catholic schools could not be sued for job discrimination in firing teachers. The bishops said the decision “rightly acknowledged” the limit on state authority. The decision, written

by Justice Samuel Alito, said: “What matters, at bottom, is what an employee does.” He said that even though the elementary school teachers “were not given the title of ‘minister’ and have less religious training” that the teacher in the previous court case involving the ministerial exception, the court holds that the same rule applies. “The

religious education and formation of students is the very reason for the existence of most private religious schools, and therefore the selection and supervision of the teachers upon whom the schools rely to do this work lie at the core of their mission,” Alito wrote. “Education is a central aspect of the Church’s mission,” the bishops said. “As “institutions carrying out a ministry of the Church, Catholic schools have a right, recognized by the Constitution, to select people who will perform ministry.”

Soto: ‘Strenuous labor’ of ending racism shouldn’t be ‘toppled’ by looting SACRAMENTO, Calif. — By defacing and toppling a statue of St. Junipero Serra in Sacramento, protesters may have meant “to draw attention to the sorrowful, angry memories over California’s past,” but “this act of vandalism does little to build the future,” Bishop Jaime Soto said July 5. The Sacramento bishop’s comments came after the statue on the grounds of the California Capitol in Capitol Park was torn down by a group of demonstrators July 4.

“There is no question that California’s indigenous people endured great suffering during the colonial period and then later faced the horror of government-sanctioned genocide under the nascent state of California,” he said. However, “it is also true that while Father Serra worked under this colonial system, he denounced its evils and worked to protect the dignity of native peoples.”

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In Brief Pope ‘saddened’ by Turkish court ruling on Hagia Sophia VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said he was saddened after a Turkish court ruled to revert the iconic Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque.

U.S. bishops echoes his statement and urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “to reverse this unnecessary and painful decision and restore Hagia Sophia as a place of prayer and reflection for all peoples.” While commemorating the International Day of the Sea during his Sunday Angelus address July 12, Pope Francis told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that “the sea carries me a little farther away in my thoughts: to Istanbul.” “I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened,” he said.

Erdogan issued a decree to hand over control of Hagia Sophia to the country’s Directorate of Religious Affairs after Turkey’s highest court revoked its status as a museum July 10.

Vatican: More must be done to protect rights, dignity of refugees VATICAN CITY — The international community must increase its efforts to help protect the lives of refugees, who are often exploited instead of being protected, a Vatican official said. While some governments, with the help of faith-based organizations, have offered “durable solutions to refugees,” including resettlement programs, more needs to be done, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, said July 7 at a meeting sponsored by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

The meeting was called to discuss the

UNHCR’s 2019 document, “Resettlement and Complementary Pathways,” which offered a three-year strategy to increase the number of resettlement countries, develop opportunities for refugees to be more self-reliant and promote welcoming and more-inclusive societies.

Archbishop Jurkovic noted “that the overwhelming majority of refugees and families remain uncertain of their future and are forced, at best, to survive without being able to fulfill their own daily needs or, at worst, are confined to detention centers, where they are deprived of access to education, health care, and decent work opportunities, and risk being subjected to the crimes of human trafficking and modernday slavery.”

In his address, Archbishop Jurkovic said the Vatican recognized the U.N. High Commissioner’s efforts to “increase thirdcountry solutions for refugees.”

Central American bishops: ‘We all must get involved’ during pandemic MEXICO CITY — Central America’s bishops have urged their governments and people to join together to provide health care and protect lives as the COVID-19 pandemic heaps misery and economic consequences on one of the poorer parts of the hemisphere. In a July 5 statement, the episcopal secretariat of Central America, known by its Spanish acronym as SEDAC, referenced Pope Francis’ admonishment, “We can only get out of this situation together as a whole humanity,” and added: “We’re all in the same boat. No one should be forgotten. We all must get involved.

Governments and citizens must join together in a common effort in favor of health and people’s lives.”

“We all must comply with the health security measures to protect the lives of our brothers and sisters,” a reference to the calls for lifting quarantines and reopening churches, even as the pandemic continues claiming lives. The

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statement was signed by the secretariat’s president, Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas, and its secretary-general, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez, both of San Salvador, El Salvador.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardship in Central America, where poverty afflicts many and forced quarantines have denied millions a way to make ends meet. It’s also exposed shortcomings in underfunded and underequipped health systems, left unprepared by neglect and corruption.

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The retired pope had written to his deceased brother a letter, which was read out loud at the ceremony by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Pope Benedict’s private secretary.

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Retired Pope Benedict follows his brother’s funeral virtually REGENSBURG, Germany — Retired Pope Benedict XVI followed the funeral of his brother, Georg Ratzinger, via livestreaming, reported the German Catholic news agency KNA. Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg said Pope Benedict, 93, was connected to the Mass taking place for his older brother July 8 in the Regensburg Cathedral. Msgr. Georg Ratzinger died July 1 at age 96.

During the Mass, the Regensburg bishop recalled the surprise June 18-22 visit Pope Benedict paid to the sickbed of his dying brother. “This sign of humanity touched many people. So all the more do we share in your mourning,” he said in words addressed to the

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Jesuit Father John Michalowski

Sister Mary Raphael

A reflection on divine indwelling The Real Presence and conversion from a real absence W Each year when our faith formation teachers are giving the First Communion Class their retreat, I gather with their parents for a session on the meaning of the sacrament that their children are about to receive. After a little introduction, I ask them if they have taken their children to dine with Jesus and to see God. Some look puzzled, while others realize that I am speaking about the Mystery of the Eucharistic Liturgy.

At each Mass, we meet Christ in Word and Sacrament, in sign and symbol, and in the community, I tell them. Soon their children will not only dine with Jesus at the Eucharistic banquet but will also be nourished with Him under the appearances of bread and wine. Jesus will do for them what He did for the Apostles at the Last Supper when He instituted the Eucharist – “Take this, all of you, and eat of this, for this is my Body, which will be given up for you (plural).” “This is the chalice of my Blood, of the new and everlasting covenant, that will be poured out for you (plural) and for many, for the forgiveness of sins.”

We then go on to discuss the many names that this sacrament has: Eucharist, Communion, the Body and Blood of Christ, the Real Presence, the Blessed Sacrament, Viaticum, the Host. Each name points to a dimension of the sacrament we receive.

Each one helps us to go deeper into the Mystery we receive.

What is a sacrament? My favorite definition is that a sacrament is an outward, communal symbol of inward grace. The very word “sacrament” means to make holy. To be holy is to be like Christ. We are to become what we eat: the Body of Christ. To say that a sacrament is outward is to say that it is physical. It involves the senses – sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell. Just as the Word of God became incarnate in Mary’s womb and was born in Jesus, so the physical becomes a carrier of the spiritual, so that we might one day say with St. Paul, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20).

This is what the inward grace is doing in us when we receive the Eucharist in faith.

But note that it is a communal symbol.

It is not just Jesus and me, but Jesus and we. We call the sacrament Communion.

Its root meaning is “to be united with.”

I am united not just to Christ but to all Christians, to all who are baptized into Christ, and through Christ I am united to all people, for He came to save all. It is here that we often need ongoing conversion. It is here that we can have a real absence – an absence not of Christ in the Eucharist, but an absence of finding Christ in our neighbor. Part of the grace of Communion is to unite all in Christ Jesus, to expand our hearts. Just as Jesus reached out to

Samaritans, sinners, tax collectors, lepers, a Roman centurion and a pagan woman, so we are called to reach out to those on the margins in our world: the sick, the homeless, the immigrant, the refugee, the lonely, the mentally ill. Whenever I act out of malice or fear and practice racism, prejudice, social snobbery, the denigration of others, I am absenting grace and the work of Communion in me. I am not letting Christ be the Lord of my life, but following a false god, a god of selfishness. I need the sacrament of reconciliation. Such conversion is the work of a lifetime, not just in me, but in every church, every city, every society, every nation, and every era.

How do we grow from “me and Jesus” to “we and Jesus,” to the graceful working for all in Jesus? It begins with the recognition that I and we need God. In humility we pray for what only comes as gift. We can be helped by pondering the words of St. John Chrysostom, an Eastern Church Father, who preached, “Do you want to honor Christ’s body? Then do not scorn Him in His nakedness, nor honor Him here in the church with silken garments while neglecting Him outside where He is cold and naked. For He who said: This is my body, and made it so by His words, also said: You saw me hungry and did not feed me, and inasmuch as you did not do it for one of these, the least of my brothers, you did not do it for me. What we do here in church requires a pure heart, not special garments; what we do outside requires great dedication.”

To live in Christ is to live like Christ, to see in every one a neighbor, and, like the Good Samaritan, to work for the healing of others. As St. Augustine said so well, the Eucharist is “the sign of unity and the bond of charity.”

Let us pray: Lord, on the cross You cried out, “I thirst.” Your thirst was not just for water but for all people to drink of Your grace, the living waters that alone can nourish the human heart. You thirst for the communion of all peoples in You, to become one in the Body of Christ.

Each time we receive Communion may we learn to thirst like You, to open our lives to a deeper compassion, to a wider reconciliation, and to see others as You see them. May Your Presence in the Eucharist enable me to be more present to others and may our sharing in Communion help us to work for communion with all. May Your Presence in the Eucharist enable us all to become what Saint John XXIII called us to be: “The Christian is the eighth sacrament, the only one that a non-Christian can receive.” We ask this in Your Name, Jesus, and in the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

JESUIT FATHER JOHN MICHALOWSKI is parochial vicar of St. Peter Church in Charlotte.

ithout necessarily realizing it, every person is seeking God on a daily basis. If we stop to honestly consider the level of our heart’s satisfaction, we will find that we are not quite fulfilled. Each of us would admit that there is something else that we long for, though maybe we are not sure what it is. The void in our hearts tells us that we are meant for more.

When God created us, He fashioned us with an innate desire that can only be fulfilled by Him. We can try to satisfy that yearning with something else, but such endeavors eventually prove useless and vain. It is the same as attempting to use a machine in a different capacity than what the manufacturer made it for. In the end, the machine will break.

God is all-wise and all-loving, though, and He arranged that we could find this ultimate fulfillment in Him, beginning even on this earth. He accomplishes this through His divine indwelling in our souls.

At the moment of our baptism, we begin sharing in the life of the Blessed Trinity, and the only way to permanently separate our souls from this relationship is through unrepented mortal sin (Catechism of the Catholic Church 265 and 1864).

So many times in Sacred Scripture, Jesus referred to this indwelling of the Blessed Trinity within the creature. “If a man loves Me,” says the Lord, “he will keep My word, and My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him” (Jn 14:23). “I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Counselor, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth ... you know Him, for He dwells with you, and will be in you” (Jn 14:16-17).

St. Paul also reiterated this truth to the Corinthians: “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” (1 Cor 3:16). Then to the Ephesians he wrote, “For through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father” (Eph 2:18).

Through the course of growth in the spiritual life, we can cultivate a deeper awareness of God’s presence in our souls.

At first it takes concerted efforts throughout the day to reflect upon this Divine indwelling.

“Most Holy Trinity, I believe in Your

Presence in my soul. Reign in me as You desire.”

Dressing in a modest, dignified manner reminds us and others that our bodies are temples of God, thus promoting respect for Him in us and a healthy respect for ourselves.

The practice of exterior, as well as interior, silence allows us to enter into those secret recesses of our hearts to communicate with the Holy Trinity at any time of the day or night.

As we continually practice awareness of the presence of God in our souls, then we will come to grow in our union with Him so as to eventually receive the gift of contemplating Him perpetually.

This does not mean that we become unaware of other persons and events around us. Rather, everything we do flows from our communion with God, as St. Paul stated, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal 2:20).

We will rejoice with the joy of God, weep with His sorrow for the sins of mankind and work in union with His work of creation, redemption and salvation.

Sometimes the situations in our lives seem so burdensome and overwhelming. Yet if we can confidently remind ourselves “God dwells in me,” we can face the trials and challenges of each day – not alone, but with Him. We will not run away from the circumstances surrounding us anymore, because then we will realize that God is actually present in that event or encounter.

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity grasped this beautiful reality and told her acquaintances, “I leave you my faith in the Presence of God, of the God who is all Love dwelling in our souls. I confide to you: it is this intimacy with Him ‘within’ that has been the beautiful sun illuminating my life, making it already an anticipated heaven.”

Let us begin our heaven on earth, eagerly looking forward to finally seeing God face to face in a relationship of eternal union.

‘If we can confidently remind ourselves “God dwells in me,” we can face the trials and challenges of each day – not alone, but with Him.’

SISTER MARY RAPHAEL is a member of the Daughters of the Virgin Mother, a community dedicated to serving the spiritual and practical needs of the priesthood and of seminarians in the Diocese of Charlotte.

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Deacon Matthew Newsome

St. Joseph: virile or venerable?

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hen Father Donald Calloway went looking for artwork for his new book “Consecration to St. Joseph,” he wanted to depict the guardian of the Holy Family as a strong, virile, royal figure. But he ran into a problem. In a May 1 blog post for the National Catholic Register, author Joseph Pronechen quotes Father Calloway as saying, “As I went through classic images on St. Joseph through the centuries, the majority of them pictured St. Joseph as old. And he is in the background and not very prominent.” He thought, “We’ve got to do something about that.”

So Father Calloway commissioned new works of art, which can be viewed and purchased at consecrationtojoseph.org.

One of the artists, Bernadette Carstensen, is quoted saying, “In reality, St. Joseph could have really been a very strong, young man close in age to Mary… Father wanted to counter the tradition of St. Joseph as very old, as a caretaker. St. Joseph was young and strong.” Father Calloway says, “I’m hoping other artists will see these, come up with their own ideas, and get some fresh presentations of St. Joseph out there, especially in parishes where a lot of the images they have of St. Joseph (show him) very old.”

These newly commissioned images are beautiful and inspiring, but do they depict the “real” St. Joseph? Why do so many traditional paintings of St. Joseph show him looking rather grandfatherly? Historical information about Joseph is scarce. The most reliable information comes from Matthew and Luke’s gospels, but they provide very little background information on Joseph’s life. The earliest extra-biblical account is the second-century “Protoevangelium of James.”

The historical veracity of this text is uncertain, but it is the oldest written source for many of the traditions we have about the Holy Family, including the names of Mary’s parents, Sts. Joachim and Ann. In that account, Mary is 3 years old when she is dedicated by her parents as a Temple Virgin in Jerusalem. When she comes of age, the priests decided to betroth her to an older widower who has already raised a family, to provide for Mary while preserving her vow of virginity. The man they chose was St. Joseph, who is called an “old man.” This sheds light on Mary’s question to St. Gabriel when the angel announces she will conceive and bear a son. “How can this be, since I have no relations with a man?” (Lk 1:34). It also helps explain why St. Joseph is absent from the gospel narratives after the finding of Jesus in the Temple at the age of 12. He likely did not live into Jesus’ adulthood.

Other early accounts put Joseph at 80 years old (the fourth century “Panerion”) or 90 years old (the fifth century “History of St. Joseph the Carpenter”) at the time he was betrothed to Mary.

While these early sources differ on the details, the

universal testimony of the early Church is that St. Joseph was rather advanced in years at the time of Jesus’ birth. By contrast, there is a complete absence of any early tradition describing Joseph as a younger man. We don’t start seeing a young St. Joseph in Christian art until the turn of the 16th century.

Father Calloway observes that Joseph is often depicted as being “in the background.” This is true, but is in no way meant to minimize his sanctity. There is a tradition in Eastern iconography that St. Joseph is never depicted alone. He is always shown either holding the Christ child, or as part of the Holy Family. This is most fitting for the “silent saint” who more than any other exemplifies the virtue of humility. Even in art, St. Joseph testifies to the truth expressed by St. John the Baptist: “He must increase, but I must decrease” (Jn 3:30).

Modern arguments for a young St. Joseph are based neither in history nor tradition, but in a concept of masculine virtue tied to virility. For example, in “The World’s First Love”

by Venerable Fulton Sheen (1952), he writes, “Joseph was probably a young man, strong, virile, athletic, handsome, chaste, and disciplined; the kind of man one sees sometimes shepherding sheep, or piloting a plane, or working at a carpenter’s bench…

He was not in the evening of life, but in its morning, bubbling over with energy, strength, and controlled passion.” In the artwork for his new book, Father Calloway has a similar desire to show St. Joseph as powerful and strong, the “Terror of Demons.” But it’s not the strength of Joseph’s arm that terrifies the demons. It’s the strength of his humility.

So while I understand the desire to depict Joseph as a young and virile model for both priests and husbands to follow, it would be a shame to disregard the tradition of the early Church reminding us that St. Joseph’s true strength is his holiness, not his youthful vitality. Virility, after all, is an accident of nature. As a middleaged husband, father and deacon, I find myself getting less virile with the passage of time. There’s nothing much I can do about that. Venerability, on the other hand, comes only with discipline, patience and trust in God. And in that respect I pray to become more and more like St. Joseph in the years to come.

DEACON MATTHEW NEWSOME is the Catholic campus minister at Western Carolina University and the regional faith formation coordinator for the Smoky Mountain Vicariate.

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Damara García-García sintió un gran alivio al enterarse de la decisión de la Corte Suprema, porque eso significa que puede continuar con su trabajo de maestra a la vez que estudia una segunda maestría.

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Tendré dos años más de estabilidad y dejaré de tener esa ansiedad que causa la incertidumbre”, dijo.

García-García llegó a los Estados Unidos muy niña, cuando sus padres se vieron obligados a abandonar México en busca de un futuro mejor para sus hijos. Consciente de sus limitaciones para acceder a estudios superiores debido a su estatus migratorio, la joven se destacó en la escuela y participó activamente en actividades comunitarias y parroquiales en la Iglesia San Gabriel.

Gracias a una beca, ingresó a la Universidad Johnson C. Smith en Charlotte poco después que el presidente Obama creara el programa DACA, justo cuando concluía la escuela secundaria. “Significó mucho para mí y toda mi familia”, explicó, porque el programa le permitió salir de las sombras, trabajar, obtener una licencia

de conducir, ayudar con los ingresos familiares, comprar un automóvil, pagar algunos gastos de estudio e incluso ahorrar algo de dinero.

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Ella nunca ha considerado regresar a México y siente la obligación de permanecer en el país “para ser parte de la lucha” porque, señala, “DACA no es una solución, es una solo una protección frágil para no ser deportada”.

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José Hernández-Paris, director ejecutivo de la Coalición Latinoamericana en Charlotte (LAC), dijo que se sintió aliviado por el fallo de la corte “por la oportunidad de que al menos esta protección pueda mantenerse”, a pesar que la victoria “no es una solución permanente”.

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Los partidarios de DACA, como LAC y la Iglesia Católica continuarán abogando por una solución permanente para los Soñadores, así como por una reforma migratoria integral para que más inmigrantes puedan obtener un camino hacia la ciudadanía.

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