Aug. 28, 2020

August 28, 2020

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Pope Francis

With millions deprived of basic needs, Christians must act

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hristians cannot stand idly by and watch as millions of people are deprived of their basic needs because of others’ greed, Pope Francis said. “When the obsession to possess and dominate excludes millions of people from having primary goods, when economic and technological inequality are such that the social fabric is torn and when dependence on unlimited material progress threatens our common home, then we cannot stand by and watch,” he said Aug. 26 during his weekly general audience.

Christians must act together, rooted in God and united in the hope of “generating something different and better” that is more just and equitable, he said.

During a livestream from the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis continued a series of talks on the principles of the Church’s social doctrine as a guide for healing and building a better future.

Focusing on the universal destination of goods, the pope said this is “the first principle of the whole ethical and social order.” God entrusted the earth and its resources “to the common stewardship of mankind to take care of them,” he said, citing the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2402).

When God called on His children to “have dominion” over the earth in His name, the pope said, this was not to be interpreted as “a ‘carte blanche’ to do whatever you want with the earth.”

“No,” he said. “There exists a relationship of mutual responsibility between us and nature.”

Communities must protect the earth, take only what they need for subsistence and make sure the fruits of the earth reach everyone, not just a few people, he said. A person should see his or her legitimate possessions “not only as his own but also as common in the sense that they should be able to benefit not only him but also others,” according to the Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (“Gaudium et Spes”).

In fact, the catechism says ownership of any property makes the “holder a steward of providence, with the task of making it fruitful and communicating its benefits to others,” he said.

The pope said the catechism also says: “political authority has the right and duty to regulate the legitimate exercise of the right to ownership for the sake of the common good.” This “subordination of private property to the universal destination of goods is a golden rule of social conduct and the first principle of the whole ethical and social order.”

St. Jeanne Jugan: Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor On Aug. 30, the Church celebrates St. Jeanne Jugan, also known as Sister Mary of the Cross. During the 19th century, she founded the Little Sisters of the Poor with the goal of imitating Christ’s humility through service to elderly people in need.

In his homily for her canonization in October 2009, Pope Benedict XVI praised St. Jeanne as “a beacon to guide our societies” toward a renewed love for those in old age. The pope recalled how she “lived the mystery of love” in a way that remains “ever timely while so many elderly people are suffering from numerous forms of poverty and solitude and are sometimes also abandoned by their families.”

Born on Oct. 25, 1792, in a port city of the French region of Brittany, Jeanne Jugan grew up during the political and religious upheavals of the French Revolution. Four years after she was born, her father was lost at sea. Her mother struggled to provide for Jeanne and her three siblings, while also providing them secretly with religious instruction amid the anti-Catholic persecutions of the day.

Jeanne worked as a shepherdess, and later as a domestic servant. At age 18, and again six years later, she declined two marriage proposals from the same man. She told her mother that God had other plans, and was calling her to “a work which is not yet founded.”

At age 25, the young woman joined the Third Order of St. John Eudes, a religious association for laypersons founded during the 17th century. Jeanne worked as a nurse in the town of SaintServan for six years, but had to leave her position due to health troubles. Afterward she worked for 12 years as the servant of a fellow member of the third order, until the woman’s death in 1835.

During 1839, a year of economic hardship in Saint-Servan, Jeanne was sharing an apartment with an older woman and an orphaned young lady. It was during the winter of this year that Jeanne encountered Anne Chauvin, an elderly woman who was blind, partially paralyzed, and had no one to care for her.

Jeanne carried Anne home to her apartment and took her in from that day forward, letting the woman have her bed while Jeanne slept in the attic. She soon took in two more old women in need of help, and by 1841 she had rented a room to provide housing for a dozen elderly people. The following year, she acquired an unused convent building that could house 40 of them.

During the 1840s, many other young women joined Jeanne in her mission of service to the elderly poor. By begging in the streets, the foundress was able to establish four more homes for their beneficiaries by the end of the decade. By 1850, over 100 women had joined the congregation that had become known as the Little Sisters of the Poor.

However, Jeanne Jugan – known in religious life as Sister Mary of the Cross – had been forced out of her leadership role by Father Auguste Le Pailleur, the priest who had been appointed superior

Photograph of St. Jeanne Jugan general of the congregation. In an apparent effort to suppress her true role as foundress, the superior general ordered her into retirement and a life of obscurity for 27 years.

During these years, she served the order through her prayers and by accepting the trial permitted by God. At the time of her death on Aug. 29, 1879, she was not known to have founded the order, which by then had 2,400 members serving internationally.

Father Le Pailleur, however, was eventually investigated and disciplined, and St. Jeanne Jugan came to be acknowledged as their foundress.

— Catholic News Agency

Daily Scripture readings AUG. 30-SEPT. 5

Sunday: Jeremiah 20:7-9, Romans 12:1-2, Matthew 16:21-27; Monday: 1 Corinthians 2:15, Luke 4:16-30; Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 2:1016, Luke 4:31-37; Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, Luke 4:38-44; Thursday (St. Gregory the Great): 1 Corinthians 3:18-23, Luke 5:1-11; Friday: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Luke 5:3339; Saturday (St. Teresa of Calcutta): 1 Corinthians 4:6-15, Luke 6:1-5

SEPT. 6-12

Sunday: Ezekiel 33:7-9, Romans 13:8-10, Matthew 18:15-20; Monday: 1 Corinthians 5:18, Luke 6:6-11; Tuesday (The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary): Micah 5:1-4, Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23; Wednesday (St. Peter Claver): 1 Corinthians 7:25-31, Luke 6:20-26; Thursday: 1 Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13, Luke 6:27-38; Friday: 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-27, Luke 6:39-42; Saturday (The Most Holy Name of Mary): 1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Luke 6:43-49

SEPT. 13-19

Sunday: Sirach 27:30-28:7, Romans 14:7-9, Matthew 18:21-35; Monday (The Exaltation of the Holy Cross): Numbers 21:4-9, Philippians 2:6-11, John 3:13-17; Tuesday (Our Lady of Sorrows): 1 Corinthians 12:1214, 27-31, John 19:25-27; Wednesday (Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian): 1 Corinthians 12:3113:13, Luke 7:31-35; Thursday (St. Robert Bellarmine): 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 7:3650; Friday: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 8:1-3; Saturday (St. Januarius): 1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49, Luke 8:4-15

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In Brief Second education vicar named for growing diocese CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis announces the appointment of a second vicar of education to help oversee the growing work of the Education Vicariate.

Father Timothy Reid has been named Vicar for Education: For Catholic Schools. Father Roger Arnsparger, the current education vicar, will serve as Vicar for Education: For Catechetical Formation.

The Education Vicariate covers an extensive range of programs and ministries for faith formation and Catholic education at all ages – everything from the 19 Catholic schools across the diocese to campus ministry, young adult, youth and adult faith formation and lay ministry, to the RCIA program.

The vicariate also oversees the Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage and Totus Tuus summer faith formation program, diocesan youth retreats, and Campus Ministry service projects.

It also provides catechist training and certification and coordinates work among the parishes’ religious education directors, and it organizes the annual diocesan catechetical conference.

The office also organizes the diocese’s annual Eucharistic Congress each September.

The growth of the diocese’s education and evangelization related activities prompted the move to split the office and share the leadership duties, Father Arnsparger said in a statement.

Father Reid is the pastor of St. Ann Church in Charlotte and also serves as the vicar forane for the Charlotte vicariate of parishes. He will oversee the 19 Catholic schools system, which recently welcomed a new superintendent, Dr. Gregory Monroe.

“I am delighted to serve alongside Father Arnsparger in the Education Vicariate, and I very much look forward to working with Dr. Monroe, the staff at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, and especially our school communities,” Father Reid said. “It’s a privilege to serve in this capacity.”

— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, editor

Interim BMHS principal named KERNERSVILLE — George Boschini will serve as interim principal at Bishop McGuinness High School for the 2020-’21 school year.

A principal for many years and parishioner at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro, Boschini retired in 2018 after 41 years in education. Since retirement, he has served as an interim administrator for Guilford County Schools. Before retirement, he held teaching positions in the Fairfax County (Va.) Public School System and later served as the teacher evaluation coordinator in their central office. He has 26 years in administrative experience shared between the Diocese of Raleigh Catholic Schools system, Alamance-Burlington School System, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and Guilford County Schools.

He is also no stranger to Bishop McGuinness, as his sons were graduates of the classes of 2007 and 2009.

“As we begin this new school year, my primary focus will be on creating and maintaining a safe learning environment for our students, staff and families,” Boschini said in a statement, so the school can “focus on academic excellence in an environment where our Catholic faith is both celebrated and a part of everything we do.”

“We are extremely grateful to Mr. Randy Quarles (assistant principal) and his whole leadership team for their hard work and for leading Bishop McGuinness this summer as we prepared for the start of another school year,” said Dr. Gregory Monroe, superintendent of Catholic schools, in the statement. “Additionally, we want to thank our Bishop McGuinness principal search committee for vetting candidates this past summer and for ultimately leading us to Mr. Boschini.”

A formal search will begin this fall for a permanent principal, whose term will begin on or before the start of next school year.

— Catholic News Herald

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Over 20 permanent deacons attended Mass Aug. 15 with Bishop Peter Jugis to renew their ordination promises. (Below) Twelve men in diaconate formation were installed as acolytes.

‘Love one another as I have loved you’ Acolytes instituted, deacons affirm commitment to Church SUEANN HOWELL SENIOR REPORTER

CHARLOTTE — Twelve men took the next step in their formation for the permanent diaconate Saturday: instituted as acolytes by Bishop Peter Jugis during a special Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral.

During the same Mass, permanent deacons of the Diocese of Charlotte gathered to renew their ordination promises, an annual celebration which was more subdued this year due to public health restrictions.

The men instituted as acolytes include: Joseph Becker, Eduardo Bernal, Carl Brown, Margarito

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13th deacon candidate, William Melton Jr., will be instituted as acolyte at a later date.

As acolytes, the men are now entrusted with the duties of attending to the altar, assisting DEACONS, SEE PAGE 16

For more information At www.charlottediocese.org/permanent-diaconate: Learn more about the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Charlotte

Your DSA contributions at work The diocese’s Permanent Diaconate program is funded by contributions to the annual Diocesan Support Appeal. Learn more about the DSA and how you can contribute at www. charlottediocese.org/dsa.

CHARLOTTE — Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte is reporting a spike in requests for help after government protections against evictions and utility shut-offs have expired.

Moratoriums have expired on landlords evicting tenants and utility companies disconnecting residential service due to nonpayment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The protections were designed to help people stay in their homes and have access to vital utilities such as water and electricity during the public health crisis.

In the past four weeks, Catholic Charities has given out nearly $21,000 to 16 people in the Charlotte area to help them pay their past-due rent and utility bills. The agency is relying on contributions from the public as well as two recent grants from the CharlotteMecklenburg COVID-19 Response Fund to provide emergency assistance.

“Many of these families were facing eviction or utility shut-off because they did not have the means to pay. All were affected financially by COVID-19,” said Sandy Buck, Catholic Charities’ Charlotte regional director.

Catholic Charities’ Winston-Salem office is also seeing a rise in demand for assistance.

In one example, a father of six who was furloughed from his job in March because of COVID-19 reached out for help after being evicted. He had managed to cover his expenses until May, but then the money ran out and his landlord took him to court.

Meghan Miles, case management coordinator for the Piedmont Triad office, said the man reached out to Catholic Charities after his family was locked out and forced to move into a hotel.

“He tried everything to stave off the eviction,” Miles explained. “However, without the ability to make a full payment of all that was due, the office would not take any portion of the back rent. A management change in the rental office also delayed his ability to advocate for his family.”

Thanks to suggestions from Catholic Charities, he was able to access federal funds through Central Piedmont Community Action. Catholic Charities helped him with the remaining rent he owed, and his family was able to move back into their home.

“After a daunting week at the hotel and with financial and food assistance, they returned home and he received the call to come back to work,” Miles said.

How you can help Your financial donations can support Catholic Charities in its work to help people affected by the pandemic to buy food, pay their utility bills and avoid eviction.

ASSISTANCE, SEE PAGE 16

Online Masses 4

catholicnewsherald.com | August 28, 2020 CATHOLIC NEWS HERALD

August 28, 2020 Volume 29 • NUMBER 24

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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

RECORDED 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 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

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 10 a.m.

Sunday OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, MONROE: 9 a.m. daily

ADVERTISING MANAGER: Kevin Eagan 704-370-3332, keeagan@charlottediocese.org

QUEEN OF THE APOSTLES CHURCH, BELMONT: 9:15 and 11 a.m.

Sunday

SENIOR REPORTER: SueAnn Howell 704-370-3354, sahowell@charlottediocese.org

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

Sunday

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

ST. ANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (Latin Mass) Sunday ST. BARNABAS CHURCH, ARDEN: 10 a.m. Sunday ST. BASIL THE GREAT EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 11 a.m. Sunday 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. English; 10:30 a.m. Spanish ST. JAMES CHURCH, CONCORD: English and Spanish ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday in English and 12 p.m. Sunday in Spanish ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH, WAYNESVILLE, AND IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MISSION, CANTON

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

ST. LUKE CHURCH, MINT HILL: 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday in English; 1 p.m. Sunday bilingual; 4:30 p.m. Sunday

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 8 a.m. domingo; 7:30 p.m. martes; 12 p.m. miércoles, jueves y viernes.

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

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, MONROE

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

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH, CHARLOTTE 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. JAMES THE GREATER CHURCH, CONCORD ST. JOAN OF ARC CHURCH, CANDLER

ST. MICHAEL CHURCH, GASTONIA: 9 a.m. Sunday

ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH, CHARLOTTE: 12 p.m. Domingo

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; 4:30 p.m. Saturday; 10:30 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: AUG. 29 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Benedict Church, Greensboro SEPT. 1 – 6 P.M. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Matthew Church, Charlotte

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Christ the King Church 1505 E MLK Jr. Dr., High Point, NC 27260 Christ the King Mission 818 McGowan Road, Shelby NC 28150 Church of the Epiphany Mission 163 Galax Lane, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 Divine Redeemer Church P.O. Box 370, Boonville, NC 27011 Good Shepherd Mission 105 Good Shepherd Dr., King, NC 27021 Holy Angels Church 1208 North Main St., Mount Airy, NC 27030-3640 Holy Cross Church 616 South Cherry St., Kernersville, NC 27284 Holy Family Church P.O. Box 130, Clemmons, NC 27012 Holy Infant Church P.O. Box 1197, Reidsville, NC 27323 Holy Redeemer Church 214 Aquone Road, Andrews, NC 28901 Holy Spirit Church 537 N NC 16 Business, Denver, NC 28037 Holy Trinity Church 1041 NC Hwy. 90 West, Taylorsville, NC 28681 Immaculate Conception Church 1024 West Main St., Forest City, NC 28043 Immaculate Conception Church 611 N. Church St., Suite 101, Hendersonville, NC 28792 Immaculate Conception Mission 42 Newfound St., Canton, NC 28716 Immaculate Heart of Mary Church 4145 Johnson St., High Point, NC 27265 Immaculate Heart of Mary Mission P.O. Box 546, Murphy, NC 28906 Our Lady of Consolation Church 1235 Badger Court, Charlotte, NC 28206 Our Lady of Fatima Mission 211 West Third St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Our Lady of Grace Church 2203 West Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403 Our Lady of Guadalupe Church 6212 Tuckaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28214 Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission P.O. Box 727, Bryson City, NC 28713 Our Lady of Lourdes Church 725 Deese St., Monroe, NC 28112 Our Lady of Mercy Church 1730 Link Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 Our Lady of the Americas Church P.O. Box 159, Candor, NC 27229 Our Lady of the Angels Mission 290 N. Garden St., Marion, NC 28752 Our Lady of the Annunciation Church 416 N. Second St., Albemarle, NC 28001 Our Lady of the Assumption Church 4207 Shamrock Dr., Charlotte, NC 28215 Our Lady of the Highways Church 943 Ball Park Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 Our Lady of the Mountains Mission 315 North 5th St., Highlands, NC 28741 Our Lady of the Rosary Church 619 South Main St., Lexington, NC 27292 Prince of Peace Mission c/o Holy Redeemer Church 214 Aquone Road, Andrews, NC 28901 Queen of the Apostles Church 503 North Main St., Belmont, NC 28012 Sacred Heart Church 150 Brian Berg Lane, Brevard, NC 28712 Sacred Heart Church 375 Lumen Christi Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147 Sacred Heart Mission P.O. Box 1208, Hamlet, NC 28345 Sacred Heart Mission P.O. Box 1406, Mars Hill, NC 28754 St. Aloysius Church 921 Second St. NE, Hickory, NC 28601 St. Andrew the Apostle Church P.O. Box 1406, Mars Hill, NC 28754 St. Ann Church 3635 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209 St. Barnabas Church P.O. Box 39, Arden, NC 28704 St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Church 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 St. Bernadette Church P.O. BOX 1252, Linville, NC 28646 St. Benedict Church 109 West Smith St., Greensboro, NC 27401 St. Benedict the Moor Church 1625 East 12th St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 St. Charles Borromeo Church 728 West Union St., Morganton, NC 28655 St. Dorothy Church 148 Saint Dorothy’s Lane, Lincolnton, NC 28092 St. Elizabeth Church 259 Pilgrims Way, Boone, NC 28607 St. Eugene Church 72 Culvern St., Asheville, NC 28804 St. Frances of Rome Mission P.O. Box 367, Sparta, NC 28675 St. Francis of Assisi Church 299 Maple St., Franklin, NC 28734 St. Francis of Assisi Church P.O. Box 634, Jefferson, NC 28640 St. Francis of Assisi Church 328-B Woodsway Lane NW, Lenoir, NC 28645 St. Francis of Assisi Church 862 Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, NC 27028 St. Gabriel Church 3016 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 St. Helen Mission 1235 Badger Court, Charlotte, NC 28206 St. James Church P.O. Box 1208, Hamlet, NC 28345 St. James the Greater Church 139 Manor Ave. SW, Concord, NC 28025 St. Joan of Arc Church 768 Asbury Road, Candler, NC 28715 St. John Baptist de la Salle Church 275 CC Wright School Road, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 St. John Lee Korean Church 7109 Robinson Church Road, Charlotte, NC 28215 St. John Neumann Church 8451 Idlewild Road, Charlotte, NC 28227 St. John the Baptist Church 180 Laurel Ave., Tryon, NC 28782 St. John the Evangelist Church 234 Church, St., Waynesville, NC 28786 St. Joseph Church 720 West 13th St., Newton, NC 28658 St. Joseph Church 512 West Wainman Ave., Asheboro, NC 27203 St. Joseph Church P.O. Box 727, Bryson City, NC 28713 St. Joseph Church 108 Saint Joseph St., Kannapolis, NC 28083 St. Joseph of the Hills Church 316 Boone Road, Eden, NC 27288 St. Joseph Vietnamese Church 4929 Sandy Porter Road, Charlotte, NC 28273 St. Jude Church 3011 US-64, Sapphire, NC 28774 St. Lawrence Basilica P.O. Box 1850, Asheville, NC 28802 St. Leo the Great Church 335 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27104 St. Lucien Church P.O. BOX 688, Spruce Pine, NC 28777 St. Luke Church 13700 Lawyers Road, Mint Hill, NC 28227 St. Margaret Mary Church 102 Andrew Pl., Swannanoa, NC 28778 St. Margaret of Scotland Church P.O. Box 1359, Maggie Valley, NC 28751 St. Mark Church 14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville, NC 28078 St. Mary’s Church 812 Duke St., Greensboro, NC 27401 St. Mary Help of Christians Church 818 McGowan Road, Shelby, NC 28150 St. Mary, Mother of God Church 22 Bartlett St., Sylva, NC 28779 St. Matthew Church P.O. 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Online giving sustains parishes, ministries during uncertain times SUEANN HOWELL SENIOR REPORTER

CHARLOTTE — Online giving has grown into a substantial source of income for parishes as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Three-quarters of parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte now offer online giving, and offertory revenues as of July are at approximately 85 percent of what they were at this time last year, diocesan officials report.

Offertory collections – once largely collected in envelopes at Sunday Masses – are the primary source of income for parishes to fund their ministry efforts and cover their operating costs. As the pandemic forced churches to close in March, parishes saw a dramatic drop in income. Online giving has enabled parishioners to continue supporting their parish as in-person Masses and other activities have slowly resumed with limited capacities.

In March, when the pandemic restrictions took effect, parish offertories sank 21.4 percent compared to the prior year. By the end of June, offertories had rebounded to 14.2 percent below the prior year. In July, offertories overall were reported at 15.5 percent below last year.

As of the latest available data, a little more than a third of the diocese’s 92 parishes have recovered to 90 percent or more of their offertory revenues year over year, and another third report revenues are at 70 to 90 percent of last year’s levels.

“Thankfully, parishioners are responding to the call to stewardship during these challenging times,” said Jim Kelley, diocesan development director.

But parishes are not out of the woods yet.

About a quarter of the diocese’s parishes report their offertories remain below 70 percent of their revenues compared

to last year. And attendance at Masses remains low – public health protocols have limited churches’ capacity for in-person Masses and many people continue to stay homebound, relying on livestreamed Masses.

The intent of online giving is to move away from weekly envelopes and toward a regular system of giving that can provide income to the parish and to support second collections, even when the parishioner isn’t at church on a given Sunday. It also eases the workload of parish staff and volunteer counters after the weekend Masses.

Diocesan finance and development officials continue to reach out to pastors with resources and ideas to keep parishioners engaged and address the challenges everyone is facing.

Kelley noted that it is important for parishes to encourage members to remain connected, involved, and close to the sacraments – even as social distancing and other public health measures keep people apart.

“It is important that we stay involved with our Church and with people,” he said.

He sees parishes engaging in communication efforts with calls, letters and social media outreach in addition to finding new ways to engage in education online.

“We are still called to respond to being good stewards to give time and financial resources, and to give in gratitude for all the blessings we received,” he said. “The Church is still performing vital ministry work, even though it may be different at this time as in virtual education or online streaming of Mass.”

“If you haven’t given yet to financially support your parish, please consider the options of giving online, through the mail or by dropping off a gift at the church,” he said.

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Padre Julio Domínguez

La comunión en la mano

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ace algunos días, un amigo me decía es que él no quería asistir a la Santa Misa hasta que se abriera la oportunidad de poder recibir la Eucaristía en la lengua, como era costumbre de la mayoría de nosotros antes de la pandemia.

Le expliqué que en nuestra diócesis se ha dado permiso para que los fieles reciban la comunión en la lengua si así lo desean, o en la mano por el motivo de la pandemia. Me preguntó, “¿y qué pasaría si mi párroco no quiere darme la comunión en la lengua?”. Le respondí que podía hablar con él respetuosamente y apelar al permiso que se dio en la diócesis por parte de nuestro obispo.

Sé que para muchos de nosotros, los latinos, recibir la comunión en la mano es algo bastante fuera de lo normal pues en nuestros países la práctica ha sido siempre en la boca.

Para que la recepción de la Eucaristía, tanto en la boca como en la mano, se haga de una manera segura, debemos tener en cuenta primero el salvaguardar el sumo respeto a la Eucaristía y, segundo, el evitar el contagio. Por ello, me gustaría dar algunas normas sencillas que podrían ayudarnos para hacerlo con sumo respeto y evitar los contagios.

Para quienes reciben en la mano: n Tener conciencia que estamos recibiendo el Cuerpo y Sangre de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Por tanto, debemos hacer con nuestras manos un verdadero lugar sagrado donde se pueda depositar la Eucaristía sin dar ocasión a que caiga. n Lo que se ha sugerido siempre es que se ponga la mano izquierda sobre la derecha bien estirada, de manera que se deposite la sagrada Eucaristía allí. Así, el sacerdote no tendrá ocasión de tocar la mano quienes reciben la Eucaristía. n Al recibir la Eucaristía en la mano, la tomamos con dos dedos de la mano derecha y la llevamos a la boca directamente.

He visto a más de uno hacer la señal de la cruz con ella y eso es erróneo. n Tenemos la obligación tener cuidado que no haya quedado ninguna partícula en nuestra mano, pues en la menor partícula está contenida toda la divinidad, Cuerpo y Sangre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. Si hubiera alguna partícula, recogerla con toda reverencia y consumirla inmediatamente. n A algunos les da por limpiarse la mano en la ropa después de comulgar y eso no es correcto.

Para quienes reciben en la boca: n No están haciendo algo contrario a la práctica de la Iglesia.

Por el contrario, es la forma ordinaria y más noble en la recepción del Sacramento, y si fuera de rodillas mucho mejor. n Les pido que traten de sacar bien su lengua, ampliándola lo más que puedan para que el sacerdote deposite en ella la Eucaristía evitando que caiga. n Esperen que sea el sacerdote quien ponga en ustedes la Sagrada Forma y no ustedes los que quieran quitársela con su boca de los dedos, pues da lugar a que se toque los dedos del sacerdote, precisamente lo que estamos tratando de evitar. n El sacerdote presenta la Eucaristía delante de ustedes y les dice: “El Cuerpo de Cristo”. Procuren no tener cerrados sus ojos pues necesitan visualizar la Eucaristía para que no caiga.

En estos tiempos de pandemia, tenemos que ser muy cautelosos en lo referente a la propagación del virus, pero mucho más en que podamos recibir con gran dignidad a nuestro Señor Jesucristo en la boca o en la mano.

Dios les bendiga.

EL PADRE JULIO DOMÍNGUEZ es director del Ministerio Hispano de la Diócesis de Charlotte. Vea sus mensajes en video en la página de YouTube de la Diócesis de Charlotte.

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El Obispo Peter Jugis celebró Misa y presidió el Rito del Acólito para 12 hombres que se encuentran en formación para el diaconado permanente el pasado 15 de agosto en la Catedral San Patricio en Charlotte. Actualmente hay 13 hombres en la clase de diaconado que esperan ser ordenados en 2021.

Instituyen Acólitos y diáconos reafirman su compromiso con la Iglesia SUEANN HOWELL REPORTERA SENIOR

CHARLOTTE ­— Doce hombres dieron un paso adelante en su formación para el diaconado permanente el sábado 15, al ser instituidos como acólitos por el Obispo Peter Jugis durante una Misa especial en la Catedral San Patricio.

Durante la Misa, los diáconos permanentes de la Diócesis de Charlotte se reunieron para renovar sus promesas de ordenación, una celebración anual que fue más sobria este año debido a restricciones de salud pública.

Los hombres instituidos como acólitos son Joseph Becker, Eduardo Bernal, Carl Brown, Margarito Franco, Charles Hindbaugh, Todd Labonte, John Langlois, Thomas Martin, Richard Michaels, Francisco Piña, Herbert Quintanilla y Joseph Smith.

Un decimotercer candidato, William Melton Jr., será instituido posteriormente.

Como acólitos, se les confían los deberes de asistir al altar, ayudar al diácono y al sacerdote en Misa y distribuir la Sagrada Comunión como ministros extraordinarios.

Durante la Misa, los candidatos se sentaron socialmente distanciados en un lado de la Catedral, con más de 20 diáconos permanentes haciendo lo mismo al otro lado del pasillo. En circunstancias normales, la catedral hubiera estado llena de diáconos, candidatos con sus esposas y familias, ya que los diáconos permanentes de la diócesis, así como sus esposas, renovaron su compromiso de servir a la Iglesia.

Durante el rito, los 12 candidatos vestidos con albas blancas se acercaron uno a uno al altar y arrodillaron ante el obispo. Él puso un ciborium en las manos de cada candidato y dijo: “Toma este recipiente con pan para la celebración de la Eucaristía. Haz que tu vida sea digna de tu servicio en la mesa del Señor y de Su

Iglesia”. A lo que ellos respondieron: “Amén”.

En su homilía, el Obispo Jugis instó a los candidatos a diácono a acercarse a la Eucaristía en su vida diaria.

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“Es un gran día para celebrar la institución al ministerio de acólito, para estar al servicio de la Sagrada Eucaristía”, dijo, en la fiesta de la Asunción, cuando María fue llevada al cielo en cuerpo y alma. Su Asunción es un recordatorio que “también nosotros, DIÁCONOS, PASA A LA PÁGINA 8

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Santa Rosa, patrona de Lima, de Perú, del Nuevo Mundo y Filipinas CÉSAR HURTADO REPORTERO

El 23 de agosto se celebró la fiesta universal de Santa Rosa de Lima, la primera mujer americana declarada santa por la Iglesia Católica; aunque en Perú, su tierra natal, la fiesta se conmemora el 30 de agosto con un feriado nacional no laborable.

Nacida en Lima, capital de Perú, en 1586, fue bautizada como Isabel Flores de Oliva, pero luego su madre, María de Oliva, al ver que su rostro se volvía hermoso como una rosa, empezó a llamarla con el nombre de Rosa. El Arzobispo, Toribio de Mogrovejo, hoy elevado a los altares, al darle la confirmación le puso definitivamente ese nombre, con el cual es conocida en todo el mundo.

Se cuenta que la niña estaba un día rezando ante una imagen de la Virgen María y le pareció que el niño Jesús le decía: “Rosa, conságrame a mí todo tu amor”. Y en adelante se propuso no vivir sino para amar a Jesucristo.

CONSAGRADA A DIOS

Al crecer, Rosa se convirtió en una hermosa jovencita. Para evitar ser tentación de nadie, se cortó el cabello, se propuso llevar el rostro cubierto con un velo y declaró a su familia que renunciaba a todo matrimonio, por brillante y económicamente conveniente que fuera.

Como era de esperarse, un joven se enamoró de Rosa y quería casarse con ella. La familia de Rosa estaba feliz, ellos eran pobres, el joven rico y ese matrimonio le daría a la joven un futuro seguro y con comodidades. Ella se opuso y declaró que se había propuesto que su amor sería totalmente para Dios y renunciaba por completo a todo matrimonio.

Ingresó como terciaria de la orden dominica y, a partir de entonces, pasaba el tiempo en una ermita en el huerto de su casa. Sólo salía para visitar el templo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario y atender las necesidades espirituales de los indígenas y los negros de la ciudad.

También atendía a muchos enfermos que se acercaban a su casa buscando ayuda, mientras usaba una pesada corona de plata con pequeñas espinas en su interior, emulando la corona de espinas de Jesucristo.

Rosa tomó como modelo a la terciaria dominica más famosa, Santa Catalina de Siena, y logró de manera admirable imitarla en muchos aspectos.

Es difícil encontrar en América otro caso de una mujer que haya hecho mayores penitencias. Mortificó su orgullo, su ayuno era casi continuo y, aunque a veces la sed la atormentaba, la aguantaba por amor a Dios. Dormía sobre tablas, con un palo por almohada.

Alguna vez que le empezaron a llegar deseos de cambiar sus tablas por un colchón y una almohada, miró al crucifijo y le pareció que Jesús le decía: “Mi cruz, era mucho más cruel que todo esto”. Y desde ese día nunca más volvió a pensar en buscar un lecho más cómodo.

ATAQUES DEL MALIGNO

El demonio la atacó con diversas enfermedades y temporadas en las que todo lo que fuera oración, meditación

o penitencia le producía horror y asco.

Alguna vez le reclamó amorosamente a Jesucristo por esto, diciéndole: “Señor, ¿y a dónde te vas cuando me dejas sola en estas terribles tempestades?”. Y oyó que Jesús le decía: “Yo no me he ido lejos. Estaba en tu espíritu dirigiendo todo para que la barquilla de tu alma no sucumbiera en medio de la tempestad”.

El 24 de agosto de 1617, a los 31 años, después de terrible agonía, expiró Rosa de Lima con la alegría de ir al encuentro del Salvador.

A despedir a la santa acudieron multitudes. Su entierro fue uno de los más notables de la época. Cargaron su ataúd los monseñores de la catedral, oidores y religiosos de las comunidades.

Se requirió de la fuerza de la guardia del virrey para impedir que Rosa fuera desvestida por los devotos que deseaban llevar como recuerdo alguna reliquia.

A pesar de ello, tuvieron que cambiarle tres veces los hábitos.

En 1667 fue beatificada por Clemente IX. La tradición cuenta que el Papa Clemente X, luego de oír los argumentos sobre su canonización dijo: “¡Patrona y Santa! ¿Y Rosa? ¡Que llueva flores sobre mi escritorio si es verdad!”, y la respuesta al instante fue una fragante lluvia de rosas sobre la mesa del Papa.

Clemente X la canonizó el 12 de abril de 1671, proclamándola “Principal Patrona del Nuevo Mundo”.

“Cuando servimos a los pobres y a los enfermos, somos buen olor de Cristo”.

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SANTUARIO LIMEÑO

En los jardines del templo que lleva su nombre, ubicado en las cercanías del centro de la ciudad de Lima, se exhiben los restos de un árbol limonero seco. Ahí se dice se escondió el demonio que la atormentaba, provocando que el frutal se secara en el acto.

También se conserva una ermita que la misma santa construyó, en donde se recluía por largos períodos de tiempo, durmiendo sobre duras tablas, con un palo por almohada.

Cada 30 de agosto llegan en peregrinación hasta el santuario limeño miles de fieles de todas partes del país y el mundo para rendir homenaje a la santa.

Es costumbre escribir una carta solicitando la intercesión de Rosa de Lima para recibir infinidad de favores.

Las misivas se depositan en un pozo seco, con la esperanza y fe que la santa atenderá los más difíciles pedidos. Sobre ese pozo, de 20 yardas de profundidad, cuenta la historia que Rosa arrojó la llave de un candado con el que había asegurado una pesada cadena de hierro que ceñía su cintura.

Para los residentes en el extranjero, y para aquellos peruanos que debido a la pandemia de Coronavirus no podrán peregrinar al santuario para dejar sus cartas, el Arzobispado de Lima mantiene un número WhatsApp que habilitó en 2017 para que los fieles aún puedan enviar sus deseos a la Santa. El número a disposición es +51934720733.

Más online En www.youtu.be/6aY4UnNNzmg: Vea el avance de la película sobre Santa Rosa de Lima que produjo la red católica EWTN y la productora peruana Azul Corporación.

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(Arriba) Templo de Santa Rosa de Lima en la capital de Perú. Se puede apreciar la hermita que la santa construyó.

(Abajo izquierda) Imagen del perfil de la santa en WhatsApp, donde sus fieles pueden escribirle mensajes desde cualquier parte del mundo.

(Abajo derecha) El pozo en el que miles de fieles dejan sus cartas a la santa limeña el 30 de agosto, fecha central de la festividad que se celebra con feriado nacional en territorio peruano.

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como pecadores que somos, tenemos a Jesucristo, de la vida eterna más allá de la tumba y resurrección de entre los muertos, y la gloria del cielo mediante la Eucaristía”.

El Obispo Jugis les dijo a los hombres que estaban recibiendo una gracia especial al ser instituidos formalmente como acólitos de la Iglesia. “Deben cultivar esa gracia a través de la amistad íntima con Jesús en la Eucaristía”, les aconsejó.

“Hay una realidad más allá de lo que podemos ver con nuestros ojos y tocar con nuestras manos, y la Presencia Real de Cristo en la Eucaristía es una verdad”, dijo el Obispo Jugis. “Nuestra fe nos abre una auténtica realidad más allá de las apariencias.

Los Apóstoles conservaron cuidadosamente las palabras de Jesús y la intención y diseño en la Última Cena respecto a la Eucaristía y fielmente transmitieron esto a la Iglesia. Y la Iglesia, a su vez, ha sido igualmente fiel en preservar lo que ha recibido del Señor mismo: ‘Este es mi Cuerpo, Esta es mi Sangre’”.

El Obispo Jugis animó a los nuevos diáconos “a que vayan a la iglesia con frecuencia para orar ante el tabernáculo, especialmente cuando su parroquia cuenta con una exposición del Santísimo Sacramento”.

El Obispo Jugis luego se dirigió a quienes observaban la Misa de manera presencial y online: “Incluso me gustaría que todos los ministros extraordinarios de la Sagrada Comunión en nuestras parroquias se tomaran un tiempo para orar ante el tabernáculo y estar presentes en la Exposición y Adoración Eucarística, e incluso comprometerse a tomar una o dos horas cada semana en una de nuestras capillas de Adoración Perpetua en la diócesis.

“Los ministros extraordinarios no son meros funcionarios que sólo se presentan a distribuir la sagrada forma”, continuó. “Todos debemos cultivar un amor y una espiritualidad más profundos por la Sagrada Eucaristía”.

Las restricciones de salud pública vigentes debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 han ayudado a todos a darse cuenta de “cuánto anhelamos el Pan de Vida y cuánto necesitamos la Eucaristía para nuestro crecimiento en santidad”, agregó.

Volviéndose nuevamente a los 12 hombres, dijo: “Como acólitos, vivan el ejemplo de amor que celebramos en el sacrificio del Señor en el altar”.

RESPONSABILIDAD DE AMOR

Luego leyó el texto oficial del rito del Acólito, diciendo: “Queridos hijos en Cristo, como personas elegidas para el ministerio de acólito tendrán un papel especial en el ministerio de la Iglesia. La cumbre y fuente de vida de la Iglesia es la Eucaristía, que edifica y hace crecer la comunidad cristiana”.

“Es su responsabilidad ayudar a los sacerdotes y diáconos en el desempeño de su ministerio y, como ministros especiales, dar la Sagrada Comunión a los fieles en la liturgia y a los enfermos. Debido a que están especialmente llamados a este ministerio, deben esforzarse por vivir plenamente el sacrificio del Señor y ser moldeados perfectamente a su semejanza”.

“Deben procurar comprender el profundo significado espiritual de lo que hacen, de modo que puedan ofrecerse diariamente a Dios como sacrificios espirituales aceptables para Él por medio de Jesucristo”.

“Al llevar adelante su ministerio, tengan en cuenta que, al compartir el único Pan con sus hermanos y hermanas, formarán un solo cuerpo con ellos.

Muestren un amor sincero por el Cuerpo Místico de Cristo, el pueblo santo de Dios, y especialmente por los débiles y enfermos”.

“Sean obedientes al mandamiento que el Señor dio a Sus Apóstoles en la Última Cena: ‘Amaos los unos a otros como yo también os he amado’”.

Los 13 candidatos están programados para ser ordenados al diaconado permanente en 2021.

Para mayor información En www.charlottediocese.org/permanent-diaconate: Infórmese sobre el diaconado permanente en la Diócesis de Charlotte

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CHARLOTTE — Caridades Católicas de la Diócesis de Charlotte informó un aumento en las solicitudes de ayuda después que expiraron las protecciones gubernamentales contra los desalojos y cortes de servicios públicos por falta de pago.

Han expirado las moratorias para los propietarios que desalojan a inquilinos, así como para las empresas de servicios públicos que desconectan servicios residenciales debido a la falta de pago durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

Las protecciones fueron establecidas para ayudar a las personas a permanecer en sus hogares y tener acceso a servicios vitales como agua y electricidad durante la crisis de salud pública.

En las cuatro últimas semanas, Caridades Católicas ha proporcionado casi $ 21,000 a 16 personas en el área de Charlotte para ayudarlas a pagar sus recibos de alquiler y servicios públicos vencidos. Para brindar esta ayuda, la agencia es apoyada por contribuciones del público, así como por dos subvenciones recientes del Fondo de Respuesta COVID-19 de Charlotte-Mecklenburg para brindar asistencia de emergencia.

“Muchas de estas familias enfrentaban el desalojo o el corte de servicios públicos porque no tenían los medios para pagar. Todos se vieron afectados financieramente por COVID-19”, dijo Sandy Buck, directora regional de Caridades Católicas de Charlotte.

La oficina de Caridades Católicas en Winston-Salem también está experimentando un aumento en la demanda de asistencia.

Como ejemplo, un padre de seis hijos que fue despedido de su trabajo en marzo debido a COVID-19 pidió ayuda después de haber sido desalojado. Había logrado cubrir sus gastos hasta mayo, pero luego se le acabó el dinero y su casero lo demandó en los tribunales.

Meghan Miles, coordinadora de gestión de casos de la oficina de Piedmont Triad, dijo que el hombre se acercó a Caridades Católicas después que su familia fue obligada a mudarse a un hotel.

“Hizo todo lo posible para evitar el desalojo”, explicó Miles. “Sin embargo, sin la capacidad de hacer un pago completo de todo lo adeudado, la oficina no recibiría pagos parciales por el alquiler atrasado. Un cambio de administración en la oficina de alquiler también retrasó su capacidad para defender a su familia”.

Gracias a las sugerencias de Caridades Católicas, pudo acceder a fondos federales a través de Central Piedmont Community Action. Caridades Católicas lo ayudó con el alquiler restante que debía y su familia pudo regresar a casa.

“Después de una semana abrumadora en el hotel y con asistencia financiera y alimentaria, regresaron a casa y él recibió una llamada para volver al trabajo”, dijo Miles.

Usted puede ayudar Sus donaciones económicas pueden apoyar a Caridades Católicas en su trabajo de ayudar a las personas afectadas por la pandemia a comprar alimentos, pagar sus facturas de servicios públicos y evitar desalojos. Haga su donativo online en www.ccdoc.org (haga clic en “Donate”); o por correo a: Catholic Charities, Central Processing, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC

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Caridades Católicas tiene la intención de ayudar a tantas personas como le sea posible durante la pandemia. Para obtener información sobre recursos médicos, cambios en los beneficios del gobierno y despensas de alimentos cerca de usted, llame al 2-1-1 para encontrar información actualizada sobre los servicios comunitarios disponibles. Las familias que necesitan asistencia financiera pueden autorreferirse a través de NCCARE360 en https://nccare360.org/request-assistance/.

Caridades Católicas organiza campaña de útiles escolares CHARLOTTE - Caridades Católicas de la Diócesis de Charlotte está recolectando útiles escolares para los estudiantes necesitados.

“Somos muy conscientes de las muchas, muchas formas en las que COVID-19 ha impactado dramáticamente nuestras vidas”, dijo el Dr. Gerard Carter, director ejecutivo de Caridades Católicas.

“Este es especialmente el caso de los estudiantes que regresan a la instrucción en medio de una gran incertidumbre”.

La recolección de útiles escolares y mochilas es una forma más en que la agencia brinda ayuda a los niños que son especialmente vulnerables durante la pandemia.

Carter dijo que la agencia agradece cualquier donación de útiles escolares nuevos, que incluye: mochilas, lápices y sacapuntas, crayones, lápices de colores, pizarrones y marcadores de borrado en seco, tijeras, reglas, barras de pegamento, cuadernos, papel para folders y auriculares de computadora. También se necesitan toallitas desinfectantes, desinfectante para manos, pañuelos y cubiertas faciales.

Puede encontrar una lista completa de las necesidades y más información en la página 16.

Las donaciones se pueden colocar en cajas de recolección ubicadas en la entrada de las oficinas regionales de Caridades Católicas: n Charlotte Regional Office – 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, N.C. 28203 n Piedmont Triad Regional Office – 1612 East 14th st., WinstonSalem, N.C. 27105 n Western Regional Office – 50 Orange St., Asheville, N.C. 28801 — SueAnn Howell, reportera senio

Posiciones de trabajo abiertas en la diócesis ¡Estamos contratando personal! Más de cincuenta puestos de empleo estan actualmente disponibles en la Diócesis de Charlotte, sus Escuelas Católicas y Caridades Católicas. Los trabajos que se ofrecen van desde recepcionista a tiempo parcial, maestros a tiempo completo y hasta posiciones administrativas. n Encuentre empleos en la Diócesis de Charlotte: www. charlottediocese.org/human-resources/employmentopportunities n Encuentre empleos en las Escuelas Católicas: charlottediocese.org/schools-office/employment-opportunities n Encuentre empleos en Caridades Católicas de la Diócesis de Charlotte: www.ccdoc.org/about-us/jobs

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Domingo: Jer 20:7-9, Rom 12:1-2, Mt 16:21-27; Lunes: 1 Cor 2:1-5, Lc 4:16-30; Martes: 1 Cor 2:10-16, Lc 4:31-37; Miércoles: 1 Cor 3:1-9, Lc 4:38-44; Jueves (San Gregorio): 1 Cor 3:18-23, Lc 5:1-11; Viernes: 1 Cor 4:1-5, Lc 5:33-39; Sábado (Santa Teresa de Calcuta): 1 Cor 4:6-15, Lc 6:1-5

SEPTIEMBRE 6-12

Domingo: Ez 33: 7-9, Rom 13: 8-10, 29-32, Mt 18: 15-20; Lunes: 1 Cor 5: 1-8, Lc 6: 6-11; Martes: (Fiesta de Natividad de la Santísima Virgen María) Miq 5: 1-4, Mt 1: 1-16. 18-23; Miércoles (San Pedro Claver): 1 Cor 7: 25-31, Lc 6: 20-26; Jueves: 1 Cor 8: 1-13, Lc 6: 27-38; Viernes: 1 Cor 9: 16-19. 22-27, Lc 6: 39-42; Sábado: 1 Cor 10: 14-22, Lc 6: 43-49

SEPTIEMBRE 13-19

Domingo: Ec (Sir) 27: 33–28, 9, Rom 14: 7-9, Mt 18: 21-35; Lunes (Fiesta de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz): Num 21: 4-9, Flp 2: 6-11, Jn 3: 13-17; Martes (Memoria de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores): 1 Cor 12: 12-14. 27-31, Jn 19, 25-27; Miércoles: (Santos Cornelio, Papa, y Cipriano, obispo, mártires) 1 Cor 12: 31–13: 13, Lc 7: 31-35; Jueves: 1 Cor 15: 1-11, Lc 7: 36-50; Viernes: 1 Cor 15: 12-20, Lc 8: 1-3; Sábado: 1 Cor 15: 35-37. 42-49, Lc 8: 4-15

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ASHEVILLE — Con el objetivo de fortalecer el espíritu de la comunidad católica latina, el Ministerio Hispano del Vicariato de Asheville ha logrado producir y difundir una serie de mensajes grabados con diversos temas de interés, tanto de Iglesia como comunitarios, los que se encuentran gratuitamente a disposición de los interesados a través de plataformas como Spotify, Apple y Google Podcast, Breaker, Overcast y otras.

Antonio García, coordinador del ministerio hispano de ese vicariato y creador de la iniciativa, dijo que hasta el momento se han grabado algunas charlas sobre los sacramentos de Bautismo y Matrimonio, además de un cursillo de preparación para quinceañeras. “También hemos grabado más conversaciones sobre el ​​Cursillo, el movimiento Emaús, retiros de evangelización y otros programas que están plenamente vivos en el vicariato, incluso en medio de la pandemia”.

El pasado fin de semana del 23 de agosto inició una serie de grabaciones semanales teniendo como invitados a los líderes de las más de 35 comunidades eclesiales de base del vicariato. “Esto nos dará la oportunidad de discutir las lecturas del Evangelio de los domingos, orar y compartirlo con la comunidad con la esperanza de que puedan usar esta herramenta en casa y continuar promoviendo el espíritu de las comunidades eclesiales de base dentro de su familia”, dijo el coordinador.

Adicionalmente, el mismo día se puso a disposición de la comunidad un podcast en inglés que toca el tema de la preparación de las parejas para el matrimonio. El programa contó con la participación del Padre Patrick Cahill, pastor de la parroquia San Eugenio en Asheville. “Este programa lo preparamos para las parejas hispanas que hablan poco español”, explicó García.

Para acceder a todos los podcast producidos hasta el momento, ingrese a anchor.fm/ministeriohispanoclt. También puede visitar Spotify y escribir en el buscador “Ministerio Católico Hispano”.

CHARLOTTE — Un grupo de damas consagradas al Inmaculado Corazón de María de la parroquia Santo Tomás de Aquino iniciaron el pasado 6 de agosto una nueva jornada de preparación con el objetivo de consagrar a más de 70 personas el próximo 8 de septiembre, día en que se celebra la Natividad de la Virgen María.

Así lo dio a conocer Elizabeth Albarracín, organizadora de las consagraciones en la parroquia Santo Tomás, durante la sesión de información online que realizaron el martes 4 de agosto, a través de la plataforma zoom, desde los exteriores de la iglesia ubicada en la zona universitaria de la Ciudad Reina.

En la jornada participó el Diácono Darío García, coordinador del Ministerio Hispano del Vicariato de Hickory, quien explicó el proceso y compromiso que se adquiere con la consagración.

El Diácono García conduce desde hace muchos años la Misión del Santo Rosario en la parroquia San José en Newton, donde participan activamente más de 300 familias en este grupo.

“Las consagraciones se inician generalmente por una devoción especial por la Virgen María”, dijo el diácono, aunque “la idea es consagrar familias, no personas”, que luego, entrando en una comunión de corazones, se consagrarán a los Sagrados Corazones, “es decir, al Inmaculado Corazón de María y el Sagrado Corazón de Jesús”.

A través de un proceso de 33 días, en el que se sigue una guía y reza diariamente el Santo Rosario hacia un glorioso amanecer, se llega a una ceremonia de consagración y se adquieren serios compromisos.

“Es un proceso de 4 semanas en los que nos inspiramos y examinamos la vida de San Luis María de Montfort, San Maximiliano Kolbe, Santa Teresa de Calcuta y San Juan Pablo II para, al igual que ellos, ser completamente de María y entregarnos a ella”, dijo el Diácono García.

Los cinco días finales son de síntesis para repasar la vida de estos santos sin dejar de rezar el Rosario. Al terminar los 33 días pasan al día definitivo de la consagración donde se les concede una medalla y un escapulario a quienes completen la exigente preparación.

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(Arriba) El Diácono Darío García condujo una sesión informativa sobre el proceso de consagración al Inmaculado Corazón de María.

(Izquierda) Elizabeth Albarracín, María Paz Eckmann y Mónica Walker, integrantes del equipo organizador, reciben una bendición al término de la transmisión online. cumplimiento de serios compromisos como son rezar el Santo Rosario diariamente, la renovación de las promesas bautismales, la dedicación de los primeros sábados a la Virgen y la promesa de convertirse en misionero, “en el llamado a otros para que, gracias a la Virgen, también estén protegidos contra el demonio”, según asegura el Diácono García.

María Paz Eckmann, parroquiana de Santo Tomás de Aquino e integrante del equipo organizador, dijo que consagrarse a María genera un cambio total “no solo para el alma sino para las familias”.

“Tomamos el camino de María, camino perfecto y corto hacia Jesús, porque nuestra madre así nos lo pide desde 1917 en Fátima”, y su amor de madre “nos va trabajando, poquito a poquito, porque ella es el misterio perfecto”.

Destacó que uno de los cambios radicales es el crecimiento de la fe. “No es como una varita mágica”, pero les inspira un deseo ferviente de seguir la voluntad de Dios. “Nos da un fuego para ser parte del ejército de la misión de Dios. La Virgen quiere formar ejércitos para llevar las

almas al trono de Dios”.

Por su parte Albarracín señaló que en su caso personal la consagración fue de gran ayuda para su familia.

“Mis compañeras me dijeron que había que agarrarse de la Virgen para poder resolver mis problemas y decidí darle el ‘Sí’ a María, doblar mis rodillas. Mi fe ha aumentado mucho y pude ver cambios para bien en toda mi familia. He sido muy bendecida”.

Mónica Walker, especialista que tiene a su cargo el manejo de las redes sociales de la campaña de consagración, dijo que son más de setenta las personas las que han asumido el compromiso de participar en esta consagración, algunas desde Puerto Rico, Perú y Colombia. “Hemos encontrado esta vía para continuar nuestra misión durante el tiempo de pandemia”, señaló.

Las consagraciones al Inmaculado Corazón de María iniciaron en 2017 en la parroquia Santo Tomás de Aquino. Hasta el momento se han realizado tres jornadas de consagración con la ayuda de las misiones de las parroquias San Marcos en Huntersville y San José en Hickory.

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What does it mean to be a part of something epic? Our Catholic Church established by Jesus is wonderfully epic, spanning centuries and continents. From taking care of our sick brothers and sisters to reading Scripture together, Jesus’ Catholic Church acts like a family because it is a family.

This illustrated book is a wonderful way to share with your child that they too are part of the family of believers. You and your child can enjoy this book together, knowing that you both always have a home in the Catholic Church.

‘Fatima’ Drama recounting the 1917 apparitions of the Virgin Mary (Joana Ribeiro) to three shepherd children near the Portuguese city of the title is told in flashbacks during a 1980s interview between a skeptical professor (Harvey Keitel) and Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos (Sonia Braga), the only one of the trio to have survived into adulthood. The screenplay, on which Pontecorvo collaborated with Valerio D’Annunzio and Barbara Nicolosi, emphasizes the context of World War I within which Mary’s message of prayer and repentance as the path to peace was delivered as well as the family and community conflicts that arose when news of her appearances spread, disputes that roiled the lives of the visionaries’ parents (most prominently Lucia Moniz), the local parish priest (Joaquim De Almeida) and Fatima’s anti-clerical mayor (Goran Visnjic). The film successfully portrays piety without yielding to sentimentality but fails to wrap up the loose ends of its story. Mature themes, bloodless images of combat violence.

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On TV n Saturday, Aug. 29, 8 p.m. (EWTN) “Don Bosco.”

Flavio Insinna gives an award-winning performance as Father John Bosco, the great priest and educator whose unconditional love and glowing witness of Christ changed lives of countless impoverished children.

Part 1. n Monday, Aug. 31, 5:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Mother Teresa: All for Jesus.” After a brief introduction of his background, Father Maasburg shares memories of how he first came to meet Mother Teresa and became a part of her global ministry. n Thursday, Sept. 3, 1:40 p.m. (EWTN) “Pier Giorgio Frassati: Get to Know Him.” A brief introduction to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: a young, joyful man, whose devotion and charity towards the poor caused Pope Francis to encourage young people to look up to him as an example of holiness. n Sunday, Sept.

6, 6 p.m. (EWTN) “Angelus with Pope Francis.” Pope Francis leads the world in the recitation of The Angelus, live from Rome. n Tuesday, Sept. 8, 11:30 a.m. (EWTN) “Cuba: Our Lady of Charity, Mother of the Cuban People.” Our Lady of Charity is Cuba’s most profound symbol. She is their queen and a big part of their history. Despite Communist takeover, devotion to her has not been eroded. This documentary illustrates the 400th anniversary of her statue’s discovery in 1612.

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In Brief Bishop Cantú: Californians ‘on edge’ as historic wildfires rage WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some of the few Masses available for Catholics in California’s Bay Area came to a halt the weekend of Aug. 22 as bishops urged parishioners to pray for one another, for firefighters, and to stay home as air quality diminished in some parts of the state because of some of the largest wildfires in California history. “People are just stunned, with the pandemic and the downturn in the economy and the racial issues and then on top of that, the wildfires,” said Bishop Oscar Cantú, head of the Diocese of San Jose in an Aug. 24 interview. “It makes you wonder, what else? All we need is an earthquake.” Evacuation orders have affected more than 250,000 Californians, including many Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the dioceses of San Jose, Sacramento and Monterey. All except Monterey are on a list of cities trending at the national level for fastrising COVID-19 rates. More than a million acres in the area burned in the span of a week, The Associated Press reported, causing 7 deaths as of Aug. 24. The blazes, which began Aug. 14, are believed to have been caused by lightning strikes and made worse by drought conditions.

Cardinal Dolan’s prayer opens Republican National Convention CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan thanked God for living in a country that respects religious freedom and prayed for people battling COVID-19 and those caring for them, the unborn, the elderly, immigrants and refugees during the opening evening of the Republican National Convention. The cardinal offered the prayer, which was prerecorded, prior to a full evening of speakers Aug. 24. The cardinal also prayed “that all lives may be protected and respected, in our troubled cities and the police who guard them.” The minute-long invocation recalled the men and women of the U.S. military serving “in tense world situations” working to “keep the peace.” Cardinal Dolan also prayed for people facing serious challenges including those whose lives are “threatened by religious persecution throughout the world, or by plague, hunger, drugs, human trafficking or war.”

Prayers at Democratic convention seek compassion for people, planet in peril CLEVELAND — Prayers offered by a pair of prominent Catholics during the closing night of the Democratic National Convention focused on addressing the needs of people on the margins of society and a planet facing environmental catastrophe. The prayers from Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a Catholic social justice lobby, and Jesuit Father James Martin, editor at large of America magazine, bookended the convention agenda Aug. 20. Sister Campbell, a member of the Sisters of Social Service, and Father Martin, pre-recorded their respective prayers earlier. Sister Campbell offered the invocation and Father Martin delivered a benediction. In her opening prayer, Sister Campbell called upon the “Divine Spirit” to “stir our hearts and minds that we might fight for a vision that is worthy of you and your call to honor

the dignity of all of your creation.” Father Martin’s benediction focused on “the dignity of all human life, including the unborn, including LGBT people, including inmates on death row.” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, a Catholic, accepted the party’s nomination for president during the evening’s events.

PP drops suit against Indiana abortion law on ultrasounds FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Ending three years of legal dueling, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill announced Aug. 20 that Planned Parenthood has conceded defeat in a lawsuit that challenged a state law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours before having an abortion. After the Indiana Legislature passed the ultrasound bill in 2017, Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky was successful in getting a court injunction that prevented the law from being implemented. The organization claimed the law was unconstitutional and would prevent some women from getting abortions, especially low-income women who would be forced to travel to clinics located farther away because not all Planned Parenthood offices have ultrasound equipment. The concession on the suit was the result of Planned Parenthood’s decision to offer the ultrasounds required by law at a clinic in Fort Wayne that no longer offers abortion procedures.

Planned Parenthood agreed to drop its lawsuit against the ultrasound requirement provided that Indiana refrains from enforcing it until Jan. 1, 2021 – giving Planned Parenthood time to train staff at its Fort Wayne clinic to operate ultrasound equipment.

Report shows NGOs complying with ban on using U.S. foreign aid for abortion WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has released its second report on implementation of its Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy, which bans all foreign nongovernmental organizations that receive U.S. foreign aid from using the funds to perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning in other countries.

The report shows the vast majority of foreign nongovernmental organizations – 1,285 out of 1,340 – have complied “with this policy with minimal disruption of health services and no reduction in funding.” In response to the report, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said the Trump administration “deserves our praise for ensuring that U.S. global health assistance funding actually promotes health and human rights, and doesn’t undermine them by promoting abortion.

Killing innocent and defenseless unborn children through abortion is not health care,” Archbishop Naumann said in an Aug. 20 statement. “Abortion violates an unborn child’s most basic human right, the right to life, and it also can wound the mother emotionally and physically.” By executive order Jan. 23, 2017, President Donald Trump reinstated the so-called “Mexico City Policy, which had been suspended by President Barack Obama, and expanded it to create the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy.

NIH board votes against funding most research proposals using fetal tissue WASHINGTON, D.C. — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee Aug. 20 praised the National Institutes of Health’s Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board for its decision to withhold funds from 13 of

14 research proposals that involved the use of fetal tissue. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said the bishops applaud the Trump administration “for moving NIH in a direction that shows greater consideration for medical ethics in research, and greater respect for innocent human life.” “It is neither ethical nor necessary to further violate the bodies of aborted babies by commodifying them for use in medical research,” he said in a statement. “The victims of abortion deserve the same respect as every other human person. We are grateful that the administration is following through on its commitment to end federal funding of research using aborted fetal tissue.” The 15-member NIH advisory board issued its report late Aug. 18. It can be found online at https://bit.ly/3j0m8qZ.

Bishop Bransfield repays diocese, publicly apologizes WHEELING, W.Va. — Bishop Michael J. Bransfield, former head of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, was told to publicly apologize to West Virginia Catholics and repay the diocese $441,000. The Congregation for Bishops in Rome reached this decision on how Bishop Bransfield should fulfill Pope Francis’ requirement that he “make personal amends for some of the harm he caused” while serving in the diocese. Bishop Mark E. Brennan, Wheeling-Charleston’s current bishop, made the announcement in a letter to the faithful Aug. 20, saying that the decision comes after extensive input from him and with consideration of governing factors in both civil and canon law.

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Wheeling-Charleston the amount stipulated for “unauthorized benefits received from diocesan resources.” The diocese also has received his letter of apology, dated Aug. 15, which has been made public on its website www.dwc.org. “I am grateful to Pope Francis and the Congregation for Bishops for accepting in large part the outline of the amends plan I presented to Bishop Bransfield in November 2019,” Bishop Brennan said in his letter to the Catholics in the diocese.

Damages caused by Iowa derecho disaster estimated at $4B DAVENPORT, Iowa — The derecho storm that ravaged Iowa Aug. 10 caused an estimated $4 billion in damages, and Gov. Kim Reynolds requested an expedited Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the state to assist with the recovery. “From cities to farms, Iowans are hurting; many still have challenges with shelter, food, and power. Resilience is in our DNA, but we’re going to need a strong and timely federal response to support recovery efforts,” Reynolds said in an Aug. 16 news release. She requested funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance Program for 27 counties, including nine in the Diocese of Davenport. She also requested funding under FEMA’s Public Assistance Program for repair or replacement of public infrastructure and debris removal for 16 counties, seven of which are in the Diocese of Davenport. On Aug. 17, Trump signed the disaster declaration, but an AP story said he had approved only the public assistance portion of the governor’s request for $3.99 billion.

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In Brief WHO leader supports pope’s call for fair, global access to vaccine VATICAN CITY — The head of the World Health Organization, which has been strongly advocating rapid, fair and equitable access to potential COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, voiced support for Pope Francis’ similar call for global protections. Pope Francis made appeals Aug. 19 both on Twitter and at his weekly general audience insisting that any vaccine developed for the novel coronavirus help everyone, not just the wealthiest or one nation over another. “The response to the pandemic is therefore dual. On the one hand, it is essential to find a cure for this small but terrible virus, which has brought the whole world to its knees. On the other, we must also cure a larger virus, that of social injustice, inequality of opportunity, marginalization, and the lack of protection for the weakest,” the pope, @Pontifex, said on Twitter. “I couldn’t agree more with Your Holiness,” the WHO’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, replied as he retweeted the papal tweet on his account, @ DrTedros. “The #Covid19 pandemic shows that we must make health a human right for all and not allow it to be a privilege for the few. It also gives us an opportunity to rebuild a better, safer, fairer world – together!” he replied in his tweet Aug. 20.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates can be a step for peace in the Middle East, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace. Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, Illinois, Aug. 20 welcomed the announcement in a statement, saying it was “gratifying” that as part of the agreement Israel said it would temporarily suspend plans to annex disputed Palestinian territory in the West Bank. The planned annexation of Palestinian lands by Israel has been a major point of contention between the Jewish state and much of the Arab world. “The Catholic bishops of the United States have long held that both morally and as a basis for lasting peace, the two parties must negotiate directly and arrive at a fair compromise that respects the aspirations and need of both peoples,” Bishop Malloy said. “As Catholic bishops we join in this aspiration and know much work remains in the pursuit of peace in the region,” he said.

Academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mary VATICAN CITY — Given the many criminal organizations and gangs worldwide that have distorted the true role and image of Mary, a pontifical academy has unveiled a new department dedicated to fighting “this deviant

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spirituality.” The Pontifical Marian International Academy will be working with the Italian government and law enforcement on a number of initiatives through the department dedicated to the “analysis, study and monitoring of criminal and Mafia-related phenomena” and to promoting “a theology of liberation from the Mafia,” according to its website. Pope Francis praised the “important initiative” in a letter sent to Franciscan Father Stefano Cecchin, the academy’s president, dated Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption of Mary. “Marian devotion is a religious-cultural heritage whose original purity needs safeguarding,” the pope wrote, according to an excerpt of the letter, published by Vatican News Aug. 20.

northeast Thailand, Divine Word Missionaries received $38,718 to support the work of the Mother of Perpetual Help Center, which the order founded in 2000 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A grant of $85,000 was awarded to the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference and its Education Commission’s formation programs for students in Catholic elementary schools and secondary schools and other programs. This formation includes promoting the welfare and protection of minors, including the Child Safeguarding Policy that the bishops’ conference implemented in all its Catholic institutions.

Foundation gives $9 million in grants to meet Catholics’ needs in 59 countries PHILADELPHIA — The Diocese of Moroto in Uganda and the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary ministering in Lubango, Angola, are among the recipients of grants from The Papal Foundation. The Philadelphia-based foundation recently announced its 2020 grants totaling over $9 million. These funds will support 110 programs identified by Pope Francis in 59 countries around the world, with a focus on developing nations. In this round of grants, the Diocese of Moroto and the Christian Community of Regina Mundi received a $100,000 grant.

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Kelly Henson

Matthew Newsome

Affirm the good when seeking to teach, admonish I

was driving near our college campus the other day when I came to a stop at a red light. The car in front of me was covered in bumper stickers promoting pro-abortion politicians and sporting prochoice slogans. But one sticker stood out among them. It had a picture of Mr. Rogers with the quote, “Every human being has value.” I was immediately struck by the incongruity.

As the light turned green and both our vehicles moved forward, I got to thinking: what if I had the chance to speak with the driver in front of me? What would I say? Would I verbally attack the person for their anti-life stance? Would I impugn their integrity for expressing inconsistent statements? Or would I say nothing at all, refusing to engage with someone who sees the world so differently from myself ?

I might be tempted to do all of those things. But what if I took a different approach instead: what if I focused on the good? I could offer a friendly smile and say, “Hey, I like your Mr. Rogers bumper sticker!” They’d probably smile back and say, “Thank you.” And then I’d ask, “Do you believe those words?”

“What do you mean?” they may respond.

“Every human being has value – do you believe it?” I’d clarify.

“Absolutely,” they would say. Then perhaps they would tell me how they admired Mr. Rogers for soaking his feet on public television in the same kiddie pool as Officer Clemmons, a black man, back in 1969. What a powerful witness his action was to a nation divided along racial lines, they would say, and we need that kind of public witness today. Perhaps they would tell me they do advocacy work on behalf of immigrants who suffer from a lack of housing and unsafe working conditions.

We might also talk about the injustice of separating children from their parents at the border.

Maybe they would share with me their concern that so many women are scarred by sexual abuse, and I would respond that as a Christian, my faith teaches that men and women are both created in the image of God and it is a sin to treat another person as an object. Maybe that would get us talking about the dignity of the human person – where it comes from and what it means.

At some point in our conversation, perhaps I would ask my new friend whether they thought Mr. Rogers’ affirmation applied to children in the womb. Don’t they have value? Should we

not also advocate for them? Maybe they would listen to what I had to say, because I first listened to them and affirmed the good in their heart, and because I cared enough to show them that certain things they advocate for are inconsistent with that good.

Let me be clear: I am not suggesting we whitewash moral evil. Admonishing the sinner is a spiritual work of mercy.

But admonishing the sinner is about converting hearts, not winning arguments.

As we condemn what is evil, we must also affirm what is good, and the latter is often a more prudent place to begin. Affirming the good provides common ground upon which to establish a relationship and sets the stage for conversion. Yelling at each other may be easier, but it is far less rewarding.

We find precedent for this approach in St. Paul’s writings. In his letter to the Colossians, he instructs us to “admonish one another” (Col 3:16). But first he exhorts us to put away “anger, fury, malice, slander and obscene language” (3:8) and put on “heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another” (3:12-13). He tells us to put on love, let our hearts be controlled by the peace of Christ, and be thankful (3:14-15). Only then does St. Paul tell us to “teach and admonish one another” with wisdom (3:16).

Conversion of souls – beginning with our own – requires us to focus our mind and heart on what is good, true and beautiful. This can be a struggle when so much in the world is designed to keep our attention on what is ugly and scandalous.

Focusing on the good is counter-cultural in the best sort of way. It’s also wonderfully attractive to those experiencing a real poverty of truth, beauty and goodness.

In his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul offers these words of encouragement: “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil 4:8). If we do this, he promises, then “the God of peace will be with you” (Phil 4:9).

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

Education and trust: Realize that God is charge

M

y 4-year-old daughter recently tried to use a colander for a puke bowl.

When I recommended that she get a metal bowl and lie down on the couch to settle her tummy, that’s all she could find. Somehow, I feel like this is an odd sort of analogy for nearly every parent and their emotions about education right now. Everything is off, you feel rather ill and the only solutions seem to have a lot of unhelpful holes in them and may be a disaster in the making.

At least, that’s how it feels.

Our family began school at the beginning of August because we homeschool, and I was going crazy without adding a little more structure to our days. On the first day, I burned the bacon for our celebratory breakfast, weathered some toddler tantrums and bristled at some of the inevitable interruptions that peppered our academic time. Suddenly, a still voice in my heart said, “I’m OK with an imperfect school year. Why can’t you be OK with it, too?”

In my pride, I wanted to overreact and retort, “Do you want me to fail my children, Lord?!” But I already knew the answer. God is in control. He already knows what’s coming. And He is OK with it playing out that way, burnt bacon included.

In fact, God chose for His own Son to be born into crisis. If Mary and Joseph could have planned for their young son’s education, I imagine that they would hope to have him surrounded by extended family, bolstered by the religious rites and liturgical rhythm of the Jewish people and taught by the same wise elders who instructed his parents in the Torah and the Prophets. Instead, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus were forced to flee into exile in Egypt for an indeterminate length of time. I’m sure they never pictured raising the Messiah apart from the Temple. We probably never pictured raising our children, temporarily, apart from the Mass and their instructional environments, as most of us have been forced to do at various points this year. Like us, the Holy Family knew the loneliness of isolation, the fear of physical danger and the uncertainty of adapting to new norms and patterns of life.

Extended family and friends, a school (or home school co-op) community, a parish, various extracurricular activities, therapies and social service ministries – these are all huge blessings that support a vocation to marriage and family. Reducing or removing these supports creates a void that is not easily filled. Yet, especially within the essential dynamic of parent and child, God can accomplish all He needs to do in that child’s life this year – even if it looks nothing like we expect.

The first beatitude points us in the right

direction: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:3). The Hebrew term used for “’poor in spirit” is “anawim” (pronounced “ann-a-weem”). It also translates as “the little ones,” and in the Psalms, this word refers to those humble few who remain faithful to God despite hardship. To be poor in spirit means to recognize our utter dependency on God rather than on the things, people and institutions of this world. We acknowledge our spiritual poverty and our inability to bring about the change we wish to see.

Joseph and Mary were certainly poor in spirit. Their humility was their strength, allowing them to be utterly flexible in the hands of God. Rather than trusting their own ability to control their environment and custom-make a perfect childhood for the Son of God, they relied upon God’s Providence to work out His will through their loving, daily actions as parents. This is obvious through Joseph’s immediate obedience to the messages of his dreams and Mary’s acceptance of the extraordinary mission entrusted to her by the angel. As she proclaimed to her cousin, Mary’s poverty of spirit was the well-spring of her joy: “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord .... He who is mighty has done great things for me” (Lk 1:46,49).

There’s a peace-filled mean between the extremes of anxiety and negligence, and that state of restful activity relies on trust. Recognizing our own littleness, our own emotional tides (and tsunamis) and the reality of God’s omnipotence helps us to overcome the tumult and set our anchor on the only unmoving rock in our lives: our Heavenly Father. His primary goal for us and for our children is not a scholarship to a university, a top position on a team, a memorable prom, a glittering career, an Instagram-worthy house or fascinating social life. The goal is heaven, and heaven is the promised reward for those who are poor in spirit.

This school year – no matter how quirky, distressing, exciting or academically challenging it ends up – is part of my child’s path to heaven. It will form my children in ways I could never anticipate.

Maybe that struggle will plant a seed that will grow into a particular vocation or calling. I can’t know for sure. But I do know that God extends a hand to us as we face the unknown. He is ready. We too will be prepared, if we start from a place of trust in His plan and then move forward in faith.

KELLY HENSON is a Catholic writer and speaker who explores the art of integrating faith into daily life. She and her family are parishioners of Our Lady of Grace Parish in Greensboro. She blogs at www.kellyjhenson. com.

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Bond of fraternity is essential for seminarian formation At St. Joseph College Seminary, we seminarians share a unique bond of fraternity. This bond is important because it is a means God provides for a seminarian’s formation. It centers and guides him to fraternal charity and self-sufficiency in matters of virtue.

In the midst of fraternal life, a seminarian begins to discover who he is and the truths of his character. This revelation comes forth as he uncovers the depth of his love for God the Father, the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph. Furthermore, living as a community under the same roof provides an opportunity for each young man to recognize the treasures that are sincerity of heart and reciprocated love among members of the community. However, if one of us restricted his fraternal interactions to mere pleasantries and shallow dialogue, how could he begin to understand the beauty or joy to be found in genuine fraternity?

This idea especially holds true with the virtues taught to me by my parents. Two particular virtues cultivated by my parents have prepared me for seminary and have kept me close to God: honesty (with God and my brothers) and courage. Honesty keeps the heart pure of self-deceit, and courage provides the strength of soul to accomplish its purpose – namely, sanctification. Moreover, when honesty is developed in one’s relationship with God, humility begins to take root. Fully realized, humility is the subjection of man to God, for whose sake he humbles himself by subjecting himself to others.

In the pursuit of this virtue essential to holiness, we can be sure that our patience will be tested. St. Thomas Aquinas noted in his disputations on the cardinal virtues that “courage includes patience,” for patience is necessary for perseverance (Disputations, De virtutibus cardinalibus, I, ad 14).

If we lack the courage sufficient to be honest when we speak to another, we should take heart and ask for grace where we fall short. Our Catholic faith is built upon courageous virtue, and it is the truth within us that scatters darkness as it pours forth through our speech.

True Catholic brotherhood is essential to our faith. It draws us towards deeper spiritual joy, provides confidence to be men of God, and inclines us to carry words of peace in a world darkened by love for power and violence. The brotherhood we share in Christ is illuminated by the Light of Lights and impelled by love for God, who anticipates us with heavenly grace.

I pray for you all. Be honest, be courageous, and hold dear to the promising fact that our hope and vocations are secured in Jesus. Pax Christi.

JAMES C. TWEED, a member of Sacred Heart Church in Brevard, is enrolled at St. Joseph College Seminary.

The vaccine for sin What is the ultimate virus to plague humanity? And is there a vaccine for it?

We, as Catholic Christians, are imperfect. We acknowledge our own sinfulness and are called, as St. Augustine said, to “hate the sin, yet love the sinner.”

Original sin has been so much a part of the history of salvation. Baptism takes away original sin, yet the inclination to sin remains.

Systemic sin among the unbaptized and baptized has been the ultimate virus to plague humanity since the fall of our first parents. Sins such as racism, abortion, human trafficking, theft, false witness, slander, etc., have been evils against the dignity of the human person since nearly the beginning of time.

For us as believers in Jesus Christ, “all lives are sacred,” created in the image and likeness of God as our faith teaches us. In these times – with popular slogans emphasizing

the value of life – I’d like to share two key passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture. The Catechism tells us: “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to Himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for: The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator.” (CCC 27) And in Jeremiah 1:5, we read again about the dignity of life: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you.”

There is hope for all humanity! There truly is a vaccine for all sin, prefigured by the snake mounted on the pole in the desert, as we read in Numbers 21:9. The war against sin – including sin against the dignity of the human person – was fought and won by Jesus Christ once and for all.

Jesus Christ is our vaccine – the answer to overcome all sin. Like St. Paul (1 Cor 1:23), we proclaim Jesus Christ crucified! We have the Good News and are called to proclaim it: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life” (John 3:16).

Let us continue to pray for each other and all people in these times.

FATHER RICHARD SUTTER is the pastor of St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte.

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the deacon and priest at Mass, and distributing Holy Communion as extraordinary ministers.

During Mass, the deacon candidates sat socially distanced on one side of the cathedral, with more than 20 permanent deacons doing likewise on the other side of the aisle. Under normal circumstances, the cathedral would be filled with the deacons, deacon candidates, their wives and families, as the diocese’s permanent deacons – as well as their wives – renewed their commitment to serving the Church.

During the institution rite, the 12 deacon candidates, clothed in white albs, approached the altar one by one and knelt before the bishop. He placed aciborium in the hands of each candidate and said, “Take this vessel with bread for the celebration of the Eucharist. Make your life worthy of your service at the table of the Lord and of His Church.” To which they replied, “Amen.”

In his homily, Bishop Jugis urged the deacon candidates to draw closer to the Eucharist in their daily lives.

“It is a great day to celebrate the institution to the ministry of acolyte, to be in the service of the Holy Eucharist,” he said, on the feast of the Assumption, Mary’s being taken up to heaven body and soul. Her Assumption is a reminder that “we also – sinners that we are – have Jesus Christ, of life everlasting beyond the grave and resurrection from the dead, and the glory of heaven through the Eucharist.”

Bishop Jugis told the men they were receiving a special grace by being

formally instituted as acolytes of the Church. “You must cultivate that grace through intimate friendship with Jesus in the Eucharist,” he advised them.

“There is a reality beyond what we can see with our eyes and touch with our hands, and the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist is such a reality,” Bishop Jugis said. “Our faith opens up to us an authentic reality which is beyond appearances. The Apostles carefully preserved Jesus’ words and intent and design at the Last Supper regarding the Eucharist and faithfully passed this on to the Church. And the Church, in turn, has been equally faithful in preserving what she has received from the Lord Himself: ‘This is my Body, This is my Blood.’”

Bishop Jugis told the 12 new acolytes, “I encourage you to go to church often to pray before the tabernacle, especially when your parish has exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament.”

Bishop Jugis then addressed the congregation – those sitting in the pews and those watching the livestream of the Mass online: “I would even like all of the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion in our parishes to make time to pray before the tabernacle and especially be present at Eucharistic exposition and Adoration, and even to commit to take an hour or two each week at one of our Perpetual Adoration chapels in the diocese.

“Extraordinary ministers are not mere functionaries, just to show up to distribute the sacred Species,” he continued. “We must all cultivate a deeper love and spirituality for the Holy Eucharist.”

The public health restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic have helped everyone realize “how much we

hunger for the Bread of Life and how much we need the Eucharist for our growth in holiness,” he added.

Turning again to the 12 men, he said, “As acolytes, live the example of love which we celebrate in the Lord’s sacrifice on the altar.”

He then read from the official instruction from the rite of Acolyte, saying: “Dear sons in Christ, as people chosen for the ministry of acolyte, you will have a special role in the Church’s ministry.

The summit and source of the Church’s life is the Eucharist, which builds up the Christian community and makes it grow.

“It is your responsibility to assist priests and deacons in carrying out their ministry and, as special ministers, to give Holy Communion to the faithful at the liturgy and to the sick. Because you are specially called to this ministry, you should strive to live more fully by the Lord’s sacrifice and to be molded more perfectly in its likeness.

“You should seek to understand the deep spiritual meaning of what you do, so that you may offer yourselves daily to God as spiritual sacrifices acceptable to Him through Jesus Christ.

“In performing your ministry bear in mind that, as you share the one Bread with your brothers and sisters, so you form one body with them. Show a sincere love for Christ’s Mystical Body, God’s holy people, and especially for the weak and the sick.

“Be obedient to the commandment which the Lord gave to His Apostles at the Last Supper: ‘Love one another as I also have loved you.’”

The 13 deacon candidates are scheduled for ordination to the permanent diaconate in 2021.

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Make donations online at www.ccdoc.org (click on “Donate”); or by mail to: Catholic Charities, Central Processing, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.

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Catholic Charities intends to help as many people as possible during the pandemic. 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. Families needing financial assistance can self-refer through NCCARE360 at www.nccare360.org/request-assistance.

Catholic Charities also hosting school supplies drive CHARLOTTE — Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte is collecting school supplies for students in need.

“We are very mindful of the many, many ways in which COVID-19 has dramatically impacted our lives,” said Dr. Gerard Carter, Catholic Charities’ executive director. “This is especially the case for students who are returning to instruction amid great uncertainty.”

Collecting school supplies and backpacks is one more way the agency is providing help to children who are especially vulnerable during the pandemic.

Carter said the agency is grateful for any donations of new school supplies.

A full list of supplies and more information can be found below.

— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter

School Supply Donations Catholic Charities wishes to provide school supplies to children in need this year.

Whether learning happens remotely or in-person, having proper supplies will enhance students’ learning.

• Charlotte Regional Office:

Donations can be dropped off at any Catholic Charities Regional Office.

• Piedmont Triad Regional Office:

1123 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203

• Western Regional Office:

1612 East 14th Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27105

50 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801

Suggested supplies are listed below • Headphones • Package of Pre Sharpened #2 Pencils • Plastic Pencil Box • Box of 24 Crayons • Glue Sticks • Pair of Scissors • Personal Pencil Sharpener • Wide Ruled Composition Notebook (Red, Yellow, Black)

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Individual Dry Erase Board Dry Erase Markers (4 count) Spiral Notebooks Colored Pencils (12 Count) 3x3 Post It Notes, assorted colors • Pack of Notebook Paper • 12 inch Ruler • Pack- Grid Paper

Items needed when returning to in-class learning • Disinfecting Wipes • Personal Hand Sanitizer • Individual Pack of Kleenex Facial Tissue • Backpack • Extra masks

Collection containers will be placed at the entrance for safe and easy drop off.

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