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erving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

Number 39 • June

19,

1992

300 Turn Out To Help Day Care Center Celebrate By

VALE

0th Anniversary

CAROL HAZARD

the

Associate Editor

her or the other four

— Hugs were

younger ones, couldn't get enough of There are

plentiful at the

10th anniversary of the Maryvale

Day Care

School run by the Maryvale nuns

farming community 50 miles northwest of

world and they are

tian environment.

Kids of

all

about 300 in

ages and their families

all

— showed up on

—

this

on June 7 for a potluck picnic, country music, games and prizes. The event was marked by balloons and pleasant afternoon

vows during a June 6 celebration at Belmont. They are (1Mary Margaret Wharton, Jane Marie Davis, Mary Kathleen McNamara, Mary Eugenia jrtman,Marianne Angert, Mary John Madden and Mary Theophane Field of Mercy Jubilrians renew their

Photo by

JOANN KEANE

parked pickup trucks along June Bug Road.

The

air

was

"or

visible sign

bam

door, giving a

of the 25 acres of land worked

the Maryvale sisters.

Somewhere near

fields.

the

bam and

motherhouse was a garden with

By JOANN KEANE

faith,

Associate Editor

BELMONT —Celebrating milestones, ven Sisters of

and

Mercy marked diamond,

on June 6. bilarians gathered in reflection and eelcation with more than 500 family, friends d their Sisters in community. Sixty-year observances were celebrated Sister Mary Theophane Field and Sister ary John Madden. Fifty-year jubilarians were Sister arianne Angert, Sister Mary Eugenia irtman and Sister Mary Kathleen cNamara. Sister Jane Marie Davis and Sister argaretMary Wharton celebrated 25 years Iden,

Sisters

silver anniversaries

of Mercy.

Homilist Father cted

on the

irit

Anonymous chapel as the ized.

permeated the thoughts were vocal-

reflections

sisters'

One by one, images of their response

God's

call

were

me which

gift

of faith, as

came

gift

first,"

not clear said

one

Thomas Clements

spiritual journey

of the seven

Each

provided him with their

as they reflected

re-

Mother Catherine McCauley (foundress of the Sisters of Mercy) wanted each of her sisters to be a lamp; akindle with the fire of divine love shining and giving light to all. of

all

years in religious

life, I

have tried to cultivate some degree of union with God, and place my confidence in

own

their journeys

is this

knew

Bolick, a painfully shy 5-year-old, had only been around adults before she came to school. Since being at Maryvale, she 's come

out of her shell, said her mother. In the morning, the children pray "for

grandmother who's sick or the dog that died or whatever," said Sister Mary Francis. The main goal is to "teach God's values of sharing and loving one another." However, there

Him

confidence that gives

me courage

...

Every day I touch the ring I wear and remind myself of the motto written

inside. 'In

you,

Founded in Ireland in 183 1 by Catherine McAuley, the Sisters of Mercy now the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas vow to serve through education, health care and

a curriculum that includes reading,

By the time the children graduate, and they

literally

"graduate" with a ceremony

complete with caps and gowns, most know

ABCs.

Some

stay at

Rosanne Krawiec said her son, Timoway above his grade level in grammar school because of the strong foundation he

thy, is

received at Maryvale.

"The sisters teach the kids and love them so much," said parent.Paula Garrick. "They are firm but loving."

Mary Francis, the administrator,

Megan, age

ers.

with the chicken pox.

the kids

graphs of all the 404 children tender age

who had at a

come to Maryvale, she scribbled

school

when

"Megan

4, insisted

she stayed

tells

upon

calling the

home

for a

week

everyone she has one

brother and three sisters,' said Self. Megan '

three sisters are Sisters

Mary Francis, Mary

Mary Michael. They show her a lot of love and it feels

Clare and

the following autograph:

To My Dear Bobby,

Always be close to God as you are now. I love you, Sister

how her daughter,

Teresa Self recalled

by name, even the older ones who had metamorphosed into teenagall

Maryvale for

kindergarten.

Mary Francis

like they are part of our family," said Self. "I

thank

God every day

for our 'sisters'."

The message varied depending upon whose yearbook she was signing, she said.

out of her

"They're

could go to school here.

all different."

No matter how busy Sister Mary Francis was hosting the event, she always had time and a word of encouragement. The children, particularly

Reba Ledbetter

way

said she

would drive

necessary so her children "It's the best

place

Lincoln County to send kids to nursery

school."

to give a child a hug, a smile

alone.'"

writing and arithmetic.

In a paperbound yearbook with photo-

jubiliarian.

"In

house. Sister

my vocation without

But the hoes and

plows were still this day. All the activity was in the yard of the blue and white school

reflected.

"I can't talk about

bringing in the

green beans, cabbage, broccoli, peas, radishes, tomatos, squash.

of Mercy.

like Catherine did," wrote one jubilarian. "It

interspersing personal reflections. nliarian

culminating the many years in service

to the Sisters

the

lettuce,

for

daughter," said Debra Bolick. Stephanie

their

Sheep, goats and cattle roamed distant

7 Sisters Of Mercy At Belmont

sisters in the

here on this peaceful

active in the school.

sweet. In the distance, a white

cross shone above a

Renewal Of Vows Marks Jubilees

all

"They have done wonders

were a high school reunion, a hundred or so people would be a good turnout. But this celebration was for a day care, for children ages 6 and younger who were taught their ABCs in a loving, ChrisIf this

Sisters

sisters.

Maryvale

countryside in North Carolina Three are

Charlotte.

sters

five

Folks weren't so sure about

that,

how

See Maryvale, Page 16

— —

other ministries that further social, political,

economic and spiritual well-being. Through direct service and influence, they seek to relieve misery, to address

support

all

people

who

its

causes and to

struggle for full

dignity.

Rosary Crusade

Founder Dies At 83 WASHJNGTON(CNS)— HolyCross Father Patrick Peyton, the Irish-bom priest

who

got Hollywood stars to promote the

on radio and television, died June 3 San Pedro, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. He was 83. Father Peyton died at a Little Sisters of the Poor retirement center, where he had lived in recent years. He has been in ill health

rosary in

in recent months, a continuation of a years

long cardiac ailment. Sister

Mary Theophane

Mamation during the

jubilee

Field sings in

liturgical celebration

and those of

six other sisters.

Photo by JOANN

KEANE

Father Peyton, a

man from

Ireland's

tall,

ruddy looking

rugged County Mayo,

was known as the rosary priest for his efforts to spread devotion to

Mary.

Sister

Mary

Francis hugs former Maryvale

Day Care

students

Hannah

Rudisill

fl)

and Drew

Ledbetter during the school's tenth anniversary celebration.

Photo by CAROL

2 The Catholic

Herald

June 19, 19

Michael's School To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

St.

The

News

original St. Michael's School

on South York Street

Gastonia during the 1943-44

school year. The five-room house was big enough for the 22 students enrolled at that time.

The St.

By LINDA PELLERIN GASTONIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It began with a few motivated parents

who were

searching

school was structure

moved

St.

into a

new

stone

a shoestring, St.

five-room cottage on South York Street in Gastonia. The school was in a

by Sisters of Mercy from the Sacred Heart Motherhouse in Belmont. The principal was Mother Margaret Mary Wheeler. Enrollment that first September in 1942 was 22 students. The school had six grades. Through the years, St. Michael's School has grown and prospered. No longer staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, staffed

the faculty consists of lay teachers.

The

In 1944, Benedictine Father Gregory Eichenlaub became pastor of St. Michael Church as well as a driving force behind the school. Father Eichenlaub named the school "the ought school," referring to what every graduate ought to be and do. Enrollment swelled to 250 students

dropped suband St. Michael's School is once again thriving with every classromm filled to capacity. The recent success has been atin 1966. In later years,

stantially but the trend has reversed

DANNY HOLMES

books and fees Appalachian State University to Kathy Granack; a full full tuition scholarship,

to play volleyball at

One hundred and ninety Catholic high school seniors from the Diocese of

tuition scholarship to play football at

Charlotte shook hands with Bishop John

East Tennessee State University to

Donoghue or Dr. Michael F. Skube as

they received their diplomas during graduation ceremonies June 4 and

scholarship to East Carolina University

From Charlotte Catholic High School, at the

students received diplomas

37th annual

commencement

Michael Hosemann; the Teaching Fellows Award for full tuition and fees

and a full tuition scholarship, books and fees to play ten-

to Colleen Carosella;

nis at the University of Mississippi to

Meredeth Quinn. A check for $ 1 1 00 was presented to Sister Paulette by Senior Class President Michael Dipilato. The money will be used for a computer station in the

Skube, superintendent of schools in the Diocese of Charlotte; Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, principal, and Gerald S.

Healy, assistant principal.

At Bishop McGuinness High School in Winston Salem, 59 students received diplomas from Skube. Bishop Donoghue did not attend the graduation ceremony but was the celebrant at the June 5 Baccalaurate Mass. "We have experienced the love of God in many ways," Charlotte Catholic High Salutatorian Maria Ferry told her classmates at the June 4 ceremony. "He has been protection in times of trouble, guidance when we appeared to be lost, wisdom and truth during times of confu-

Valedictorian Denise Johnson closed the ceremony by talking to her classmates about her interpretation of

"Fame and fortune doesn't necessarily mean success," she said. "In my success.

opinion, success

lege scholarships totaling

when all appeared to be dark, and the key which opens the door to our

$140,000.

future."

Salutatorian

acknowledged 28

happiness." Johnson

urged her classmates to decide for themselves what success is and to "always know and believe in your own personal definition of success." At Bishop McGuinness, 10 students received 1 8 academic and athletic col-

sion, light

Sister Paulette

Major scholarship

more than

recipients

cellor Scholarship for $20,000;

who

Rossitch,

received 57 scholarships totaling

Among the major scholarship awards were a Four- Year Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Scholarship to the college of his choice and appointment to the United States Naval ademy given to William Bushman; a !

re-

ceived the Syracuse University Chan-

Charlotte Catholic High School students

$743,000.

were

Anne Ferguson, who

who

Michael received the Carnegie

Mellon Scholarship for $20,000; Brian Helma, who received the Lineburger Scholarship for $42,276; and Everett Ward, who received a soccer scholarship to Coker College for $4,000. After Bart Lopina received a gold medal for being class valedictorian, the

attend'

teach at the school.

Fat!

Kieran Neilson, former assistant pas' of St. Michael, told delightful stor about his long-time friend and asso ate. Following Mass, the Knights Columbus hosted breakfast. Tentative plans to

mark the upco(

ing celebration include burying a

tit

capsule to be opened sometime in future and a contest for a

new

studei

designed school logo. Liz Elkin and Sharon Smith ha spearheaded the 50th anniversary c ebration. Elkin's father

was

student

Michael when the school was form< She and her brothers and sisters tended and her children are there no St.

and families are invited to attend at St. Michael Church. A continental breakfast will be served af-

"There's a sense of heritage that can't

9 a.m. Mass

taken away," said Elkin.

terward.

alumni. Although

The Alumni Association had two events in 1991 to commemorate the anniversary. The first was an alumni

area, it's difficult to get people to ate

125 alumni, their famiies, teachers and former teachers gathered at the parish center for lunch and reminiscing. Special guests were some of the Sisters of Mercy who taught at St. Michael. As they walked the school halls down memory lane, some tears were shed. The second event was a tribute to Father Eichenlaub last December. At

Elkin

still

searching for

many

still

live in 1

an elementary school celebration,

"We're welcoming anyone w it was one year or eight, and anyone who m have worked at the school in any capi ity. We are also welcoming parents a anyone who may have helped keep said.

attended the school whether

school going

all

these years."

For more information, call Liz Ell at

(704) 867-1195 or Sharon Smith

(704) 865-2239.

Linda Pellerin

a parishione,?r

Michael.

Knights Collect Rosaries For

Former Soviet Republics CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than

library.

who

now

morning Mass, Benedictine

St.

Ovens Auditorium. Officiating at the ceremony were Bishop Donoghue;

students sending

friends

picnic last September. Approximately

Staff Writer

and

Puceta and the teaching staff. The 50th anniversary will be celebrated with a reunion June 27-28, beginning at noon Saturday with a picnic lunch at the St. Michael parish center. People are asked to bring enough food to feed their families. Drinks and paper products will be provided. Alumni and other guests will be invited to the gym for an evening of food, dancing and conversation beginning at 7:30 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Pat's DJ Services. Cost is $12 per person. On Sunday, all alumni, teachers,

then, the school

Diocesan High Schools Grant Diplomas To 1 90 Graduates By

tributed in part to the dedication

many former

the alumni with their children

the alumni are three

Gastonia

had added seventh and eighth grades and later the same year, a kindergarten.

Founded on

Among

innovative programs of Principal Joe

their children.

Michael's School opened 50 years ago

Michael's School.

some of

Michael's Lane in

for an alternative in the education of

in 1952.

heritage of St. Michael's School continues with

children to the school. Pictured are

,600

from the Charlotte area are headed to Russia, Ukraine and other countries that once made up the Soviet rosaries

donated by Catholics in a drive sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, are part of a nationwide Rosaries for Russia campaign. The late Holy Cross Father Patrick Payton, of Albany, N.Y., set a goal of 1 million rosaries to be collected in 1992.

The

was

excellent."

Swol contacted Knights

Union.

The

Swol, a Council 7343 member w proposed the collection as a K ol project and directed it. "The respor

rosaries,

collection in the Charlotte area

Vincent DePaul, St. Gabriel, St. thew and Our Lady of the Assumpti parishes for help.

"Some of the rosaries had a spec meaning to the donors," Swol said. "S others were hand-made by groups people."

Swol

said Cecile

Dodson and Ste

was directed by Knights of Columbus Council 7343 at St. John Neumann

Horai of St. John Neumann organize group that made dozens of rosaries

Church. "I thought it was a worthwhile effort for us to be involved in," said Walter

sent before his death earlier this moi

The

rosaries

from Charlotte

to Father Peyton in Albany.

From the

they will be sent to countries that hf

ceremony ended with a presentation of the class gift by the senior class; a trophy case and a shade tree for the outside lunch area.

Danny Holmes is a junior majoring in journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a summer intern for The Catholic News & Herald.

spun off from the breakup of the So\ Union last year. In many of those coi tries, government regulations proh ited Catholics from saying the rosa Those restrictions have been lifted nc and Catholics are asking for help fr

other nations.

The Catholic News

Faith-Based Support Group Formed For Grieving Parents By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

—

CHARLOTTE

The pain in the was palpable. Fighting back tears, a young woman fidgeted nervously in her chair. Her husband clasped her parish hall

Still, the tears came. These were people who had gath-

hand.

ered for the

first

time to share their

Some, like young couple, were newly grieving parents. Others had old wounds. All were scarred. No matter what their age stories about losing a child.

the

or circumstance, the natural order had

McGinnis and Steve Uzzell of St. Luke Parish in Mint Hill complete a self-awareness orksheet at the Bereavement Ministry training program June 1 1 at St. Matthew.

!ary

Photo by

Complete Training Course b Minister To Bereaved DANNY HOLMES

Parishes need these types of support

groups, she said.

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE — A group of about

The closeness was

trainees

ted

Matthew Parish June 1 1 The occa3n was the final meeting of the Be.

avement Ministry training program. Led by psychologist Micki Lukse d Mercy Sister Therese Galligan, the lining session doubled as a support oup for people who have lost loved les.

Most have experienced

and

Some

The meeting,

in a friendly and lovatmosphere, concluded a four-ses>n training program, which began on

Anniversaries are usually the toughest times, she said.

came with mixed feelings and w feel very glad it was here for us,"

"Not only do people

remember dates of a loved one's death, but so do friends and family members,

group member Marilyn Adrian.

even decades before their prime. The children had died of natural causes, disease, genetic defects, murder, accidents and suicide. It was all there at St. John Neumann Saturday, June 6. Where was the Catholic Church in their despair?

Sorting through fractured pieces of

shared even more stories, talking mostly about ways they had practiced their ministry since the last meeting. One person told the group about being there for a friend whose husband had died. Another expressed her anger toward the suicide of her daughter's friend. Two more grieved about the

ay 7. "I

piecing her

and comShe offered her own stories of how she had witnessed loss in the past weeks. She also talked about some of the most difficult times of coping with death.

group of about 30 looked

ways of reaching out to others who would be in similar circumstances. They discussed what worked for them and what didn't, and how their pastors, friends and parishioners had helped them cope.

They talked mostly about forming a

and they can make it difficult as well." Sister Therese spoke about people who seem to disappear and may not want help after a death. "We can not be all things to all people ... and that's O.K.," she reassured them. this

Although the training ended with meeting, the group will meet again.

They

will get together for update ses-

sions every three months. "If

are in

a situation where nobody asks 'How's

going?' then

we won't

last

very long,"

Sister Therese said.

The meeting closed with

a prayer

intended for letting go and moving on

with

life.

the group gathered in a

circle to hold hands, tears Diocese of Charlotte

P.O Box

36776

Charlotte, N.C.

28236

were shed and

hugs were shared. (704)377-6871 It

seemed a fitting ending to a meet-

ing that opened with the song, "I The Chancery

Servant" by Joni Eareckson. June

are lonely, 3,

am A

"When you

you 're the only one to blame,"

1992

the lyrics say. Dear Friends in Christ:

Danny Holmes, a junior majoring journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill, is a summer internforThe Catholic News & in

It is again time to call upon you for support of the spiritual and charitable works of the Holy Father, through the annual Holy Father (Peter's Pence) Collection, to be taken in our diocese on the weekend of June 27-28.

Pope John Paul II is, in many ways, the most recognized and respected spokesman for peace, justice, freedom and hope in the world today. He is truly a beacon of light for countless millions suffering the ravages of war, hunger, oppression and natural disasters. As a spokesman and servant of the people, the Holy Father travels tirelessly throughout the world, offering words of inspiration and sharing God's peace.

Once a year, Catholics from East to West join in a special day of prayer and sacrifice for the Holy Father, to make his unique mission possible. The faithful in our diocese have always shown their love and fidelity to the Pope in service to Christ and the world, especially in these very troubled times. We are in a very privileged partnership with the Holy Father in his efforts to bring to a fullness the presence of Jesus Christ among all of God's children.

Thank you for all you do for your parish, for the diocese and for the Church throughout the world by your prayers and sacrifices. May God bless you and your loved ones in heaLbh and peace

Martha Ausmann shares her story about child.

ing prayer, music and meditation, they

listened, supported

for their lost

been, for young lives struck down years,

themselves. After the open-

forted the storytellers.

They grieved not only

children but also for what could have

their lives, this

Lukse

are further along in

bereavement process than others,

e said.

among

dents killed by a drunk driver.

death of a loved one, Sister

terese said.

Even

senseless deaths of UNC-Charlotte stu-

feel a calling to help others deal

th the

;

grief,

apparent.

before the meeting began, people chat-

from Charlotte and Mint Hill irishes met to share stories and tears at

)

before them.

DANNY HOLMES

defied them. Their children had died

life

together after the loss of a

Photo by

faith-based support group.

found solace

Kindermourn and Compassionate Friends. Yet, many were there that day because they were looking for answers from God. Why, for example, did God miraculously spare the life of an adult woman who lay on her death bed but did not save the life of 4-year-old Billy, the son of Martha Ausman?

"Was my

enough Ausman, the speaker for the meeting. "Had I not been good enough? Did we not say enough faith not strong

after all?" said

prayers?"

seemingly healthy, blond-haired, blueeyed happy little boy to a dying child. "I don't think anyone could have been more prepared spiritually for their child's death than I was," recalled Ausman. A Catholic from birth, Ausman was educated at St. Patrick's Elementary, Charlotte Catholic High School and Sacred Heart College in Belmont. Her abiding faith pulled her through the "shocking, unbelievable five months of Billy's illness and death," she said. Her life had become a surrealistic series of "hospitals, doctors, shattered dreams, endless prayers and bargaining with God." And miracles, she said. There were times Billy should have died but didn't. There were times Ausman would beg her son to take medication to alleviate his pain. But Billy would refuse. "No, Mom," he would say. "Say a prayer. That works.'" Because of their faith in God's presence

Remember HisWUl In Yours.

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-

ment to the Church and the community in which we live!' Bishop John

Donoghue

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte. Simply have the following

Roman

Catholic Diocese of percent of (or estate) for its religious, educational

sum of$

the residue of my

and charitable works.

FAX (704) 358- 208 1

—

See Parents, Page 16

Charlotte the

N C 28207

—

Thirteen years ago, Billy fourth son was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease. Billy quickly changed from being a normal,

Ausman 's

statement included in your Will:

Rlotte.

Some had

support groups such as

Herald.

"/ leave to the

1524 E Morehead Street

CAROL HAZARD

For more information on how to make a Will that works, contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 East Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

ne Catholic

News

Herald

June 19,

The Pope Speaks CABINDA, Angola (CNS)

— Pope John Paul

traveled to a volatile northern enclave of

Angola and

pleaded for a peaceful resolution of the region

struggle

for independence.

Local aspirations must he recognized, the pope said, but without forgetting the "interests of the whole country." He spoke at an airport Mass June 8 in Cabinda, an oil-rich territorial pocket on the Atlantic. Citing Angola's recent . , » devastation by civil war, he said it was all the more important to "resolve Cabinda' s problems without violence, but with peace

who traveled to Cabinda for the Mass. The pc normally kisses the ground upon his arrival in a n country. Father Tetika said there were thousands

priest

Cabinda refugees in his diocese, waiting for indepi dence to go home. "Without independence, there will be no peaq he

said.

Cabinda' s heavily Catholic population was repc

Editorial Racism In a pastoral statement issued for Pentecost, Cardi-

Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles had some strong comments that needed to be comments about racism made and which probably should be repeated again and nal

and dialogue." The pope's words received mild applause from a crowd of about

—

Cardinal

Mahony

§P

again.

10,000. The sentiment in Cabinda is almost unanimously for independence,

said the nation's cities are "se-

verely divided" by racial and ethnic barriers which are

by "selfish economic motives." The cardinal said Christians need to examine

raised

workers. the

obstacles to a just distribution of the nation's resources

and opportunities. As he put it, "We can no longer as Americans or Christians ignore the anger and injustice which these deprivations continue to cause in the lives of so many." He said persons with economic power have the responsibility to question whether corporate and public policies guarantee access of all racial and ethnic groups to "a fair use of capital." Without such protection, he said, "economic discrimination increasingly becomes a disguise for racism, creating a seemongly unbreakable cycle of poverty

and dependence from which minorities

in particu-

unable to break free."

lar are

The

cardinal's

comments stemmed

specifically

from the violence which erupted in his city following Rodney King case. But the comments

the verdict in the

much of the nation

apply to

— not

The problem can be found

according to local church

"Everyone here wants independence, not autonomy. We want a free Cabinda, free of corruption," said Brazilian Mercedian Sister Maria Luisa Lafuente, who has worked in Cabinda for 18 years. Separated from the rest of Angola by a small strip of Zairean territory, Cabinda has long supplied about two-thirds of Angola's income through oil sales. With the end of the Angolan civil war last year, the territory is poised for an economic breakthrough. Two separatist guerilla movements have continued to wage small-scale warfare near the Zairean border, with the latest shootings coming only two days before the pope's arrival, according to U.N. observers

who

attended the papal Mass. Security at the airport

was unusually heavy. "It was a little disappointing that he did not kiss the

visit. While some coming would legitimize Ango others thought the pope might say someth:

edly divided about the papal

lieved the pope's control,

in favor of self-determination, Father Tetika said. id.

The pope's sermon, however, avoided direct tion of independence. While praising Cabindans their "enterprising spirit," he reminded them thatttrl rich resources were, after

all,

a result of "divine gei >er

osity."

When the pope arrived at the Mass site, riot pol quickly moved in to stop hundreds of people who rat

occupy an empty area behind the altar. La Vatican security agents took down a plywood a backing so the crowd could see the pope, and a gi to

cheer arose. Pope John Paul was greeted by a tn

ceremony

tional

which natives

costumes made

leaves danced in welcome. Later, the pope flew to M'Banza Congo in Congo River basin, where the first Catholic mission ies in

Angola arrived 500 years ago.

There, at a prayer service in front of the ruins 1

6th-century cathedral, he asked the international cc

munity

keep up support

in resettling

Ango

estimated 1.2 million refugees and displaced.

"Angola, like other countries in southern Afri needs your help to avoid dying of hunger, and in ori to follow the road of development," he said. He s returning refugees were also counting on north

Angolans

to help

them find

their families

and

reloc

in their traditional lands.

ground here," said Father Jean-Marie Tetika, a Zairean

just to the big cities.

any

size city and, to

an extent, in rural and suburban areas. We hope the cardinal s words will be taken to heart particularly by those with the power to do something about the problem. '

—

Letters To

The

Editor

Peter's Pence

Pence Collection for the Holy Father which will be desperately needed to carry out the world-

the Editor:

One hundred fathers.

wide mission of Pope John Paul II. Please be generous.

The

percent of

pro-life

all

This Father's Day,

let fathers trust

our Heavenly

precious unborn baby, that

support the mother-to-be in

moment The Catholic

June

Volume Publisher:

Number 39

Most Reverend John

crisis.

at a time, letting the rose

unfold naturally. 1

"...so don't

be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink ... Your Father knows that you need these things. Instead be concerned with His kingdom and He will provide you with these things." Luke 12:29-32. For more information or to help, call (704) 3224272.

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them and Take one step, one

entrusted to

"...never lose heart." 2 Cronithians 4:

[cpa! *».»

Donoghue

Gene

day, June 13th.

These heterophobics who have a phobia (an excessive fear) against the normal man-wor relationship, are demanding that the Asheville (J

ijl

tional,

Council pass an ordinance in favor of "sexual prej ence". If their

demands are met, the next step is to get

ordinance passed in

all

surrounding towns and

till

Concerned citizens are therefore urged to proteJ Box 7 148, AshevJ N.C. 28802, and to attend the Family March, the Asheville City Council, P.O.

Saturday, June 20th, at the City/County Plaza :00 a.m.

We need to take a strong

Asheville, at

Jean M. Hirsch Granite Falls

against this ordinance and only if enough people

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sti

i ti

we hope to accomplish this. Also contact your senators and representativ Washington D.C. concerning legislation S. 574, sr. sored by Senators Ted Kennedy, Cranston, Kd Moynihan, Inouye, Pell, Chafee, Simon and Ak; which is" to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act which out can

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was a N.C. Lesbian anc downtown Asheville on

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The

One Candle

Light

Notebook

Editor's

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR

BOB GATELY

In view of the fact that your faith

About as I expected, we have received a fair number of letters regarding the oosed changes in the English text of the Mass. All of the letters so far have cerned the proposed new wording of the Nicene Creed and the Our Father dally the Our Father. There apparently is little concern about changes in the introduction to the memorial acclamatioon following the

—

...

consecration.

should be concerned about sharing

The July

Diocese of Raleigh. The major change

dynamic

layman

will serve as chancellor.

of vicar general in curia

is in

which only a

A moderator of the curia — with the

— has been appointed

to handle those functions of the

can perform. There also has been a change in the operation of the NC Catholic. After 18 ths as acting editor, Guy Munger finally has been given the job. I've had ings with Guy off and on over the years dating back to his days with the ;nsboro Daily News in the 1950s and I know he'll do a good job as editor. Now, at least I hope they're planning to do ley have to do is hire an assistant editor 's no fun to try putting out a newspaper by yourself. And, if you think I'm king with the voice of experience, I am. :e

priest

—

took advantage of the change in publishing schedules to clean up my vacation year ending June 30. 1 picked a great time. I haven't quite deveoped fins but

iie

I guess it could have been worse. We could have planned beach or mountains instead of staying home. And, at least, my wife is y about some things. Since the weather kept us inside, I finally got around to ? of the chores I've been promising to take care of since we moved into our new iment back in March. \nd maybe the next vcation will be better. It can't rain all the time. Or can it? 1

haven't dried out.

)

to the

gift,

don't you think you

life.

Imagine yourself as an heir to a fortune. No matter what happens, you know your heavenly Father loves you; He has communicated His love to you over and over again. You do not have the slightest doubt about His ongoing support. You sense His support in all you do, and His promise of future gifts fills your soul with joy here and now. Time and again, you feel the touch of His hand on your shoulder as though to reassure you. Whenever you become conscious of your weakness, you feel His love, and you receive immediate strength and power. His touch brings a smile to your face every time you advert to it. For the person of faith, the very name of God means joy. To know

the office of chancellor. For the first time in the history of iiocese, a

such a precious

your sins. Don't be afraid to tell the good news of God's unchanging love. For me, the life of faith breaks the chains of doubt and fear. With a little imagination faith enables you to cope with life's troubles and live a happier, more

3 issue also will include a story on the recent

in the

a bit more?

Granted, you can't force your faith on anyone, but you can speak up once in a while and explain how much your faith means to you. Jesus loves you, He died for

There has been some favorable response to the proposed changes but most of it has been critical. We'll be publishing a sampling of those letters in the July 3 issue of The Catholic News & Herald. (As I trust all of our readers remember, we are now on our summer schedule of bi-weekly publication.)

changes

Him

is to live in

His gladness.

is not what God wants, He asks you to live with Him and for Him. Whenever you feel troubled, He wants you to draw close to Him and He will give you everything you need, as you need it. Calm down and trust the Lord. Remember the words of Jesus: "Fear is useless, trust me!" The same healing process can take place when you have doubts of any kind. Immediately turn your thoughts to God's unchanging love. Speak to Him. Deliberately advert to His touch, and gradually all negative thoughts and feelings will begin to dissipate. When your soul returns to its normal state of peace and joy, then you can begin prayers of thanksgiving. At any time, day or night, even in the darkest moments, He is there to comfort and support you. Shouldn't you share this wonderful gift of faith more than you do? You may appear to be foolish to some, but so did Jesus. He was vilified merely for calling the God of Israel, Father. (In Aramaic, the word "Abba" actually means "Poppa" or

Ceaseless activity

"Daddy".)

you just said, "Jesus loves you, He died for you," your words might strike a in someone desperately in need of spiritual comfort. You are a wonderful instrument of God's healing grace, but the instrument has to be used. Faith is a precious gift and we should share it. Let your own light shine, no matter If

chord

The Church Teaches Abortion

Is Evil

what. I

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN I understand that for a long time the Church distinguished between an lated (with a soul) fetus and an inanimated (without a soul) fetus. St. nas and other theologians held this view. Why did the Church change its ion so that a fetus is now considered animated at conception? (Pennsylva-

believe every parish should have an evangelization committee which meets

"How can we do a better job of sharing our faith?" Call "Love Committee", and pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance at every turn. Father John Catoir is director of The Christophers.

often to address the question: it

the

Abba! Father!

— The Torch By SISTER CECILIA

It is

important

examining Christian teaching and practice, to separate the question about time of animation from that of

first

all,

abortion.

One of

the earliest Christian

New

documents we possess,

commonly The Teaching of the Apostles. Written probably somewhere around the year 125, it contains an explicit condemnation of abortion and infanticide. That condemoutside the

Testament,

the Didache,

called

one form or another, continued throughout Not a lot was known about the formation of humans before birth; hence most of the controvernation, in

Christian tradition.

sies

about the time of "ensoulment."

But that a human being was developing somehow, and to kill it was wrong, was never disputed by any major theologian or Church official, [lie question you ask arises solely and simply from the fact that until very Irn times people had very little knowledge about how new life develops in a ler's

womb.

[irst

all,

they

knew nothing of how sperm and ovum unite to form a human new human (or other animal) life was believed to be

dl the living material of a

male "seed." Females contributed only the "nest" and the material (blood) on |i the seed fed and grew. jimilarly, little was known about stages of growth, especially before quickening Jfeeling of movement), which everyone throughout the ages understandably |:d as a crucial stage of fetal development. repeat, however, that even with this minimal knowledge, deliberate killing of |ti human life at any stage was never considered, from any Christian point of a morally responsible act.

Church (and for the rest of the human race) came from the of biological, genetic and psychological sciences during the past two

Ihe change for the [veries

ies, especially in

recent decades.

speak only of genetics, it is now a certainty that the genetic code (genes, etc.) identifies each species and each individual for life is present already in the very >

lell. 1

the

axiom goes, from

the

moment the

first cell is

formed

(for

example

union of the sperm and ovum), until death occurs, the being "becomes what

[ady is."

And the life present is of a cat or a monkey. It is definitively identifiable as human life, another way, the Church now has a clear scientific basis, not available

the beginning, the cells are living and growing. isly not that i

put

/ious centuries, for its teaching that taking the life of the ;

babies,

opyright

bom

or unborn,

Catholic

unborn

evil

civilized solution to any problem,

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wonderful thing happened to Mr. Ba. It changed his life entirely. People in the neighborhood noticed it. One evening, dark shadows invaded the entire neighborhood, Mr. Ba's house was lit with bright and warm light. Everyone noticed Mrs. Ba's and her children's faces also lit up with this kind of mysterious and joyous light. The only visible sign was that Mr. Ba was not home. He was with his friends

somewhere, they thought. After some time, Mr. Ba dragged himself home. Opening the door of the living room he was so surprised because his wife and children were waiting for him in their best clothes. Everyone was very happy, waiting for him. He then understood that it was Father's Day and he had forgotten. Each of his children had a huge gift box for him. Tan, his eldest son, gave him something like a shoe box. Then his favorite daughter gave him a box full of new chothes and a pair of tennis shoes. Even his youngest child brought him a gift. Yet how strange it was! All the gifts had sizes " XL" on them. He thought to himself, "What on earth is this? My wife often bought my clothes. She should have known better."

He turned to ask his daughter. With a smiling face she gave him a beautiful shirt it on. What a strange thing! The shirt had an extra large size on it yet it fit him to perfection. He was still puzzling about this as everyone burst out so that he could try

to him and said, " Daddy, mother and all of us here want to say house you are very important to us. Indeed extra important. You are more important to us than you are to your co-workers." Now, Mr. Ba understood the message that his wife and children had wanted to send him by putting the XL sizes on his gifts. The message was that he has an

laughing. to

you

Tan came

that in this

important role to play as the father to his family.

He felt ashamed. Since the day he came to United States he did not care much about his wife and children. He left the education of his children entirely to his wife. Because of this attitude, he often was absent from home. He knew only how to work and then to find his own friends. He almost forgot the duty of a father and a husband. He knew that he did not fulfill his duties and thus he needed forgiveness from his wife and children because he had given up his role as the father of the family. He knew only one thing and that was to earn money and to give it to his wife. He told himself that from now on he would not come home late anymore; he would come home to eat with his family as he did when he was in Vietnam. This example, brought me many beautiful childhood memories of my father. The tender touches, extra care with innocent ways of treating a child made me

and that See Tong, Page

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Herald

June

How Does Canon Law Affect Us? Married Christ

—

CARR

Simply because she

moment of

her best and most joyful in the

is at

total

surrender to her heart's beloved. Wrote Victor Hugo in his fascinating Les Miserables: "The supreme happiness

the conviction that

life is

in spite

—

are loved; loved for ourselves

say, rather, loved

of ourselves."

God loves to be loved. And so do we. Religious vows (for one called to them) can best be understood as a nuptial covenant with the Lord: "By my vows, I married Christ." Mystical, to be sure. Matrimony is a sacrament instituted by Christ; religious life isn't. But there are similarities. All this is set forth aptly in legal/spiritual terms in the Church's 1983 Code of Canon Law: "Religious life, as a consecration of the whole person, manifests in the Church a wonderful marriage brought about by God as a sign of the world to come. Religious thus consummate a full gift of themselves as a sacrifice offered to God..." (can. 607)

a year ago.

home for persons with AIDS He had two to four weeks to

live but

hoped

on June

18.

year

to see his

later,

40th birthday

he has celebrated his

4 1 st birthday as well as the first anniversary of the House of Mercy. The home allows six residents in the advanced stages of AIDS to live with assisted care

and to conclude

their lives with dignity.

Ken has seen the outpouring of community support during the home's operating year.

first

recalls the kindness

and generosity of the people he has met.

The volunteer hours and donations that have made it work are awe-inspiring. "I've met people from clergy to the volunteers

who

says Ken.

so to speak, by the Church. She views that charism as an integral part of her mission

refusal.

of teaching, serving, sanctifying, ruling.

Code of Canon Law does

Above all, he talks of the staff, kind and compassionate. Mercy Sister Mary Margaret Wright, president and CEO,

nevertheless

turned the vision of a hospice steeped in

life

—

And so the Church each

— no

institute

respects the individuality, the "personality" and charism of

clones, please! Therefore, while her

contain basic laws applicable to

recognizes

itself

Canon law

("proper law").

("universal law"),

all institutes

The

Rome, of course, remains

authority of

intact.

thus a vital aid, indispensable, in carrying out the witness to the

Christian message which the consecrated

life

provides, even in

some unsuspected

forms. (The 1983 code legislates for two ancient vocations: hermits and the exclusively feminine Order of Virgins,

Church

who live alone or in groups... there is a special

summary such

Worth

matter what the request, never heard an out and out

"We

person disease

who has the who happens

respond to the

disease, not the to

be a person,"

she says.

members have transformed

six-bed residential facility into a home. antiseptic requirements of a hos-

pice are subtle in contrast with the homi-

How

The admission of members and how they

are trained for the

Obligations/rights of institutes and their

members. (Cans. 662-672)

Apostolates of institutes. (Cans. 673-683) Departure of members. (Cans. 684-704)

religious institutes are governed. (Cans. 617-640)

ness and love that life.

(Cans. 641-

661)

fill

the house.

The love and compassion of the staff appears effortless. The needs of the residents are

first.

Many

studies

suggest a separation of emotions be-

tween

staff and residents,

maintaining a

(The two preceding articles in this column treated other preliminary matters.) The code also contains laws relating to forms of consecrated life that are somewhat different from the "religious life" in the strict understanding of that

clinical distance.

phrase. These other styles are called "Secular Institutes" (Cans. 710-730), and

Mercy. "The

"Societies of Apostolic Life." (Cans. 731-746)

ment to the philosophy of the house, and the mission of the House of Mercy,"

Trappist Father Christian Carr

the former abbot of the Trappist monastery Corner, S.C. and a former editor o/Homiletic Review.

ofMepkin Abbey at Moncks

holds a civil law degree

and a doctorate

canon law.

Church At Mass

ASHEVILLE who were

— About 30 people

recently received into the

a newspaper ad

Catholic faith celebrated the Lord's

placed by Father William Evans, pastor

Maggie Valley. Nine

Supper with Bishop John F. Donoghue a special Mass in their honor June 7 at

of St. Margaret

of the 14 stuck with the program and

Eugene Church. The occasion was the third and final Neophyte Mass celebrated by the bishop

joined the Church.

St.

this spring for

people initiated into the

Church during the Easter Vigil. The first was May 10 at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, followed by a May 17 Mass at Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro.

The Asheville Mass drew neophytes, friends, families

and sponsors from about

"Does the Catholic Church intrigue you?" the ad read. "Are you a Catholic who has drifted away from the Church for any reason and might want to return? Have you ever wanted to become Catholic and didn't know how?" Riddle had been fascinated with the Church since she was a child and went to Mass with a friend. But her Protestant parents resisted the idea.

When

10 parishes in the area. In

all,

more than 600

adults

from

throughout the diocese joined the Church this year,

becoming members by going

through the

RCIA

(Rite of Christian

Initiation for Adults)

and partaking

the sacraments of baptism, confirmation

they

make

their faith journeys,

she grew up, Riddle stopped

going to church completely. Now, at age 40, she was given the opportunity to follow through on her childhood hunches. She started RCIA class the first week in September and received First

and communion.

Communion at the Easter Vigil. "First Communion was such an

emotional time,

felt like I

these adults are discovering "the beauty

come home

and mystery of the Catholic faith as it unfolds in the Scripture and in their lives," said Father Frank O'Rourke, director of the Office of Worship. Consid Deborah McDonald Riddle, x cardiology nurse at Memorial Mission

Riddle. "I did what to do. I

had

:..

JOANN KEf

Photo by

day.

They don't lose family members.

residents, they

"I've never seen so the

much

supj

amount of caring and love

thai!

been demonstrated to each person has come and passed away," says

AIDS is a merciless hurricane astating, leaving only

memories

wake. In the eye of the hurricane House of Mercy. Calm and tran attending to the residents' every m "It's the damnedest virus I've seen," says Ken. "You can sit d» have lunch, by four o'clock be si than a dog, and by eight, be ready out for dinner." AIDS causes cha that fast. "When it gets aggressh lets you know," says Ken. "But, t the virus, one day you're well, the

fl-

day, total misery."

"No

matter what

going on residents' concerns and needs are most on the staff's minds," says S Mary Margaret. "It is a sign of G intervention and grace that this the house.

it!

stafl

Their commitment

me. "I think

it's

pretty remarkable'

I'm here to see the first year's end, Ken. "I'd like to be here for the year. Maybe I will. I want to be

Ter

tsi

Hospital in Asheville. She was one of 14

who answered

anniversai

the reildential facility and his 41st

Mary Margaret.

—

*he saints

Asheville

people

says Sister

embody the House of has made a commit-

staff

However, that theology forcesfacing imminent the harsh reality of AIDS death. Every death is deeply grieved.

Bishop Welcomes Neophytes Into

House of Mercy staff-

ers refute that notion.

Staffers

first

scrub our bathrooms,"

tance into reality.

The

The establishment of religious houses. (Cans. 608-616)

Ken, a resident of the House of recently celebrated the

unconditional love, caring and accep-

Staff

as this, only the high spots can be mentioned.

noting are these matters (the relevant canons are indicated): 1

Ken say s he

ritual for their consecration.)

In a brief

BELMONT — Ken moved into the residential

of the publicly vowed counsels of obedience, chastity, poverty, is officially constituted and guided by the Church. The charism of any religious is "owned," institute its "spirit," tradition, specific character and apostolates

This

Anniversary

Associate Editor

that at the ceremony of taking lifetime not so awfully long ago Time was vows of obedience, chastity and poverty in a Catholic religious community, a young lady wore a lovely bridal gown, for she was about to become a spouse of Christ. Is a girl ever so comely as one the day she is a bride? Ever so happy? So radiant?

Why?

First

JOANN KEANE

By FATHER CHRISTIAN

Hospice For Persons With AIDS Celebrates

His Church'

19,

finally

after all these years," says

I had always wanted had known for years it was what

should do."

About 200 people attended the Mass, followed by a reception prepared by the women of St. Eugene Parish.

JULIANA FALCONIERI WAS BORN IN \Z70. HER FATHER DIED WHEN SHE WAS VERY Y0UN6, SO SHE WAS RAISED BY HER MOTHER AND UNCLE ALEXIS. FROM HER

„

JULIAN/ FALCONIERI ST.

EARLIEST YEARS SHE SHOWEP SIGNS EXTRAORDINARY SANCTITY. HER PEVOTION TO THE SORROWS OF MARY -CS PREW HER TO THE SERVANTS OF MARY ANP WAS VESTED WITH THE SERVITE HABIT BY ST. PHILIP BENIZI, AT THE AGE OF Ife; REJECTING HER FAMILYS PLAN OF

THAT SHE MARRY. HER HOLINESS ATTRACTED MANY NOVICES AND WITH RELUCTANCE SHE FOUNDED THE "MANTELLATE;' (SERVITE NUNS;. SHE CONSIDERED HERSELF LEAST OF ALL ANP GUIDED THE SISTERS WITH WISDOM AND LOVE. SHE PREW UP A RULE WHICH WAS APPROVED BY

POPE MARTIN V.

EVENTUALLY, IN 1341, A DISEASE PREVENTED HER FROM RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION. WHEN SHE WAS NEAR PEflTH, JULIANA BEGGED TO GAZE UPON THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT; IT WAS PLPCZV OVER HER HEART. THOSE PRESENT CLAIMED THAT AT THE MOMENT SHE PIED THE SACRED HOST PISAPPEARED. AFTER PEATH THE FORM OF THE HOST WAS FOUND IMPRINTED

UPON HER BREAST

THE SPOT

WAS

LA IP, WITH THE FIGURE OF THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST st. Juliana, founpress of the servite nuns, was canonized in 1737.

HER FEAST

JUNE

19.

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line 19,

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1992

with his parishioners shines through his

own

laid-back commentary. Minimal

street language.

NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are capsule reviews of

movies

The

"For Sasha"(MK2)

Conference Office for Film and Broad-

Tangled love story

she has followed there from Paris and

Episcopal Father Robert Castle, the white

three lifelong friends (Fabien Orcier.

Marceau), the teacher (Richard Berry

rector of a mostly black parish in Harlem,

Niels Dubost and Frederic Quiring )

chronicling his decades of social activ-

come

championing minority

Director Jonathan

Demme's

love that

SISTER

MARY ANN WALSH

down-to-earth in unwittingly teaching

—

(CNS) Teresa Avila and Whoopi Goldberg have mething in common. The 16th cen-

y mystic belonged to the

about prayer. As lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier, she s hiding in a convent as

but the pastor's undiminished idealism and involvement

Carmelites,

assailants.

While

would-be

there, she urges the

comedienne dons order's habit in the new movie "Sis-

nuns to sing hymns with "an attitude." "You are singing to the Lord!" she

Act."

exclaims.

d the 20th century

There's more. Both Teresa and loopi also teach about contemplan, that prayer in which hearts are ved and led to God by a part of the

—a

rid

Eventually the

draws these sounds.

woman

sisters into

with a past

present-day

The chorus brings a new

"atti-

tude" to other music, one of joyful con-

—

They sing out "My God" their variation on the classic "My Guy"

tree, a flower, or, in this case,

Motown

templation.

sound.

— and give Teresa of

Teresa teaches through her writWhoopi through her movie.

marriage a whole

Contemplation means seeking

Avila' s mystical

new wedding

song.

d's presence in our own lives and the

Make no mistake. "Sister Act" does not set out to promote prayer. Some real

nuns might even resent

of others.

;nt,

It's

finding

in the world, in the

God

cosmos. Par-

sisters as

who have paused to wonder at their

III

ping child have found a contempla-

heights

—

some mystics were so

literally

—

they grew

essential of Christianity

commitment

new movie Whoopi

annual Carmelite Summer Seminar will be on the life, spirituality and canonization of St. Therese, the "Little Flower". The seminar will be held July 24-26 at the Newman Center UNC-Chapel Hill and will consist of five two-hour sessions from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. Fr.

Theodore Centala,

OCD and

Fr.

Maftlas Montgomery, OCD. Because this "little" saint has been so popular with children and young people, many have missed the deep spiritual insights in her doctrine. We hope this seminar will give everyone an adult appreciation of the great wisdom of one of the most famous and beloved saints of the Church.

— parents are strongly cautioned

that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Proof

(Fine Line)

Absorbing psychological drama about a blind, emotionally fragile photographer (Hugo Weaving), his new

Crowe) who describes

played by Maggie Smith, needs to go outside to see God in others. As they

friend (Russell

becomes less selfish, Reverend Mother becomes less fearful and conversion is on both sides. Whoopi 's Deloris even has a mes-

housekeeper (Genevieve Picot) who is determined to wreck their friendship. Writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse builds an eerily suspenseful story out of the strange dynamics motivating this odd triangle of troubled adults learning to relate to one another. Fleeting sexual encounter, flash of nudity and minimal rough language. The U.S. Catholic

the content of his photos and a jealous

directs

to the choir.

"You must

listen to

each other

you 're going to be a group," she exhorts. Her nugget of truth holds meaning for everyone, from post-riot inner-city com-

—

Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Associa-

munities to synods in Rome.

Contemplation leads to finding God unexpected places, even, apparently,

America rating

tion of

been happening since you last at your will? Have there been marriages, births or deaths in your

hat's

information, write or

Don't Let

about ways to make a difference in people lives through your faith?

Times change. People change. And

Your Will Age With You.

if it is to do Meet with your attorney to review your any major life changes. As you plan, focus on your

as they do, so should your will,

the best job of distributing your property.

will every few years and after goals for yourself, your family, and charitable interests such as your parish, Catholic schools, Catholic agencies or the diocese. All can find a place in your will. Call or write today for information about planning and updating

a will.

Please send a free copy of

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City, State, Zip

at the local theater.

Cost for the seminar is $30 which Includes registration fee. Low cost housing is available for the weekend on the campus of UNC-CH.

stricted.

family? Did you change jobs or retire from full-time employment? Are you thinking

fifth

The seminar will be presented by

—

and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-

God in herself. Mother Superior,

HERESE The

love.

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to the Lord.

—

to find

refer-

in a Box" (Fine Line) Monologuist Spalding Gray relates how writer's block chained him to a monster the huge, autobiographical manuscript which he toted around for years before completing. As directed by Nick Broomfield, writer Gray's darkly funny one-man show generally overcomes the limitations of its form to engage audiences with lively storytelling and sharp observations. Mild sexual innuendo and references to his mother's suicide. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults

Contemplation involves profound awareness of God, one that's accompanied by delight and admiration for what s contemplated. It touches on the unexplainable that reason we love someone over another. It' s present as the nuns sing "I Will Follow Him." "There isn't an ocean too deep, a mountain so high it can keep, keep me away," they chorus, and they mean it. One senses viewers see beyond the incongruity of fully habited nuns of all ages singing Motown. "Sister Act" also teaches about conversion, a goal of contemplation. Whoopi 's character needs to go inward

— a personal

"Nothing you can say can take

and suicidal

The U.S. Catholic Conference

"Monster

affectionate possession reserved for

who

stirring

the Israeli

is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

God," they sing, and their fervor equals that which other enamored women have conveyed through the modern love song. Audiences smile as they grasp the meaning of such feeling for God. The nuns reflect their vowed bond with God, one so strong they can sing "My" God. They know the sense of those

its

live-in relationship,

classification

ser to the Creator.

In her

ences.

sage for the broader Church, though she

development for moviegoers, audiences have interrupted with applause when "Sister Act" plays. People of all backgrounds seem to see in the nuns singing a certain unabashed affection for God, a cutting through to the

and nudity, a

battlefield violence

interact, Deloris

In a curious

in-

ed that they were even elevated v

the U.S. Catholic

tians are called to pursue.

ing both the senses and the intel-

History says

A-

teach about the contemplation Chris-

mately reach a transforming union

Church concept

— by

(It's classified

Such legitimate concern aside, however, the rollicking comedy manages to

nystical marriage.

a serious

adults

portrayal of

lence.)

when they practiced it, some might

It's

—

dimwitted.

its

Conference because of references to an extramarital affair and brief comic vio-

moment, a glimpse of God on earth. Teresa taught her nuns about this hest level of prayer. The Spanish stic said it could even lead individuto such a loving knowledge of God t

ter

Sister Mary Clarence to evade

more notable for commitment to

cause. Subtitles. Fleeting sexual encoun-

home movie,

away from

WASHINGTON

portrayal of

portrait of

his activist cousin is in part an easygo-

ing

who

Alexandre Arcady

to visit her.

directs a sentimental story of imperiled

rights de-

spite countless arrests since the 1960s.

eachings Of Teresa Of Avila

in-

(Sophie

"Cousin Bobby" (Cinevista) Affirmative documentary profile of

ism

)omic Unwittingly Demonstrates

on a kibbutz

Day War

woman

volves a young

mchstone Pictures)

set

during Israel's 1967 Six

casting.

Whoopi Goldberg, a murder witness hiding out as a Carmelite nun, urges the choir sing hymns with "an attitude" in the movie "Sister Act." In this new movie, Whoopi witting teaches about contemplation, says Sister Mary Ann Walsh. (CNS photo from

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re-

cently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic

>mic

U.S. Catholic

Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

Phone

(

)

Mail to Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28207, or call (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

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rholic

News

& Herald

June

19,

1992

The seductive

power By Brother Cyprian L. Rowe, Catholic News Service

He shook

"No!"

his

of prejudice FMS

head emphati-

"YouH never be equal to me!" His vehemence was neither angry nor belligerent. It was as if, in a spirit of cally.

he wanted me to believe that race was paramount. And he was at the top of the mountain. care,

The year was 1970. The ship was the LaFrance, and I was sailing back to Africa by

way

of England.

There were four of us in the stateroom: two white Americans, one Yugoslavian and me, a black American. The Yugoslavian was quite nice, but despite several years in Canada his English was not fluent. One of the other Americans was a tall young man who spent the whole trip "working" the female passengers. The defender of his superiority was a Navy man who worked in a naval-base food pantry. The sailor tried to engage me in conversation whenever he caughtme in

own

CNS Illustration by Beth

Loring

the stateroom.

some bemused

him with always want-

bore with

difficulty,

ing to escape. My efforts to get away escalated with every conversation. On this particular day I thought I could get some rest after lunch. He came into the room and started: "You say you're going back to Africa? Is it really that hot there? Aren't you sort of scared?" At the time, Martin Luther King Jr. had not been dead long; the pain and the euphoria of "the movement" swirled around and through my head; the feelings surrounding what I had been learning at Howard University in Washing-

ton were never far from

my lips.

I wanted to flay him verbally. Instead answered calmly. "Yes, I am going back to Africa, and I have been much hotter in New York City and, no, I am not scared." But I was I

angry. I demanded. answer right away. I pre-

"Scared of what?"

didn't

"Yes, my major is African studie and I am into it and I can hardly wait

get back,"

responded.

"You know it's not going to do any good," he said. "Whatdo you mean?"

y( 2j

"Well, you're not white." I gave him my full attention now,

some way I despised him for being wh I

considered so pitiable a target.

"You mean to tell me ... "(increduli and contempt played out in notes pro' •

erly controlled) "that despite the fa

that I have achieved so much, I'm not good as you? I'm a college teacher My academic pedigree was laid out aloi with other achievements, and he cast) aside with one word: "Never." It was only years later that I came understand that his "never" was much a form of self-protection as w my contempt. I was prejudiced again him in a sense: At some level I felt th

•ill

"Prejudice confers power that one would not otherwise have. It does so by way of a state or condition that in and of itself lifts one above those who do not have it.... The message of unearned privilege is seductive. Only the Washer of Feet can help." tended to go back to my book. "Well, Africa ..." His voice trailed into a protective shrug.

He had

off

felt it

would be dangerous to say more, but he couldn't let

go.

because I had so much schooling I w better than he who lacked even a hi| school diploma. I guess he knew tb but had no other way of saying it. Prejudice is such an easy way out>!

gives power when no power is deservt We take it in with our earliest nurti £ ing. The culture teaches us from o beginnings that some things, includi persons, are in and of themselves h ter than others. but Prejudice confers power that o otherwise have. It does so would not way of a state or condition that in a

was

As long as people possess this or tt characteristic, there is little challer

!JU( '

J-ect

of itself lifts one above those who do r

have it. White over black; male over fema Christian over non-Christian; rich a\ poor; head-workers over hand-work<

— and so on.

to the excellence of their humanity, Let's not stop with race. Let's apj this to all the prejudices that bede

FOOD FOR THOUGHT I

hate to be prejudged.

who once

As the editor, along with

Faith Alive!, of a weekly documentary publication,

felt

prejudged by the friendly

said to me:

is so wonderful. All you have to do is sit here all day and read interesting speeches." he know what did all day. But he imagined he knew just what editors do: They read, and that's it! On a scale of 1 to 10, his prejudgment of me ranks extremely low in importance. But it is illustrative: the prejudgment stands in the way. Two parties meet; they could get to know each other better; but a third party Quietly, that prejudgment suggests there is no need to get to know each other better: no need to listen to one another; no need to comprehend the other's struggles; no need to discover what gifts the other has to offer. Under the banner of prejudice, the other person is a member of some category; you know all about him by "knowing" about his

"Oh, your job Little

did

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category.

The

„

truth

our world. The message of unearned privil; is seductive. Only the Washer of F can help. Only the one who gave up all in on to start with nothing can teach us h! not to be seduced.

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is,

m hm

"You know, there's a lot of blacks who work with me on my base," he said. "Oh?" "And we all get along fine." "Oh," I grunted again. My message was being ignored. He had something to say and was going to say it. "See, I'm in charge of the supplies and they have to work for me. But I treat them fine. Some are good friends." I looked up, pretended momentary interest and went back to my book. "Are you into all of this stuff that's going on?" His voice betrayed him. He was scared, but he was angrier than he scared. I knew his direction. "What stuff are you talking about?" "You know, all of this African stuff."

soul

however, that playing by the rules of prejudice, you never will know that other person at

all.

(Dr. Rowe, a Marist brother, u research associate in the Department Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School

Medicine in Baltimore and is on faculty of the Graduate School of Sot Work, University of Maryland at Ba more.)

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive! All

CNS

The Catholic News

ne 19, 1992

Her;

FURTHER NOURISHMENT book Enemies and How to Love Them, Gerard A. Vanderhaar, professor of and peace studies at Christian Brothers College in Memphis, Tenn., discusses Christ's attitude toward those who could be perceived as enemies and who betray unchecked prejudices and hostility. Jesus, he says, "always respected the person" and he held on to truth "in tight situations." Vanderhaar also describes what he calls "enemy thinking": Stereotyping is one form of this. "We attribute to all people in a particular category the unpleasant characteristics that may exist in a few." Writes Vanderhaar: "Enemy thinking is an important factor in enemy making." (Twenty-Third Publications, Box 180, Mystic, Conn. 06355. 1985. Paperback, $4.95.) In his

ow Jesus By Father John Catholic

News

dealt with prejudice There was a double prejudice here: Jew-Samaritan, male-female. Jesus could have reacted to her hostility by snapping back. This would have solved nothing. Instead, he kept his cool, controlled his emotions and offered to give her a "water" far more precious than that which the well contained. His acceptance of her as a person changed everything. Little by little her suspicions were allayed, and soon she was addressing him as "Sir." This was just the beginning of a process of total reconciliation that won over her whole village. When the disciples returned from their shopping trip, they "were amazed that he was talking with a woman" (John 4:27). Another irrational prejudice! Jesus fought this wretched attitude throughout his ministry. He scandalized people by embracing those whom elitism wrote off as irrevocably damned. "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!" (Luke 15:2).

Castelot

Service

It would be difficult to find a more vastating force in history than the rm of prejudice known as elitism,

sople

fancy themselves to be a priviand conclude that all oth-

»ed group

are unworthy of consideration. Even if certain people have good rean to believe they are special in God's es, others are special too, in their own

Unbridled elitism leads to rejection d even persecution of others, simply cause they are different.

One fierce prejudice in Jesus' day .ted Jews against Samaritans. The its of this unhappily mutual aversion I deep in history and had been aggrated over the centuries by atrocities on th sides. Emotion had conquered reala.

[How

to deal with it? Jesus' encounwith a Samaritan woman suggests answer. When he asked her for a link of cool water, she just couldn't lieve it. "How can you, a Jew, ask me, iamaritan and a woman, for a drink?" •

Stuck

The

Catholic

News

all

those

gathering. dinner.

We had Mass

difficult to

surmount?

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to insecurity."

so that they will Paul Lynch, Winchester, Mass.

interpret situations

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come

out

"One reason prejudices are so

difficult to surmount is that a prejudiced person's thinking is blocked by the intensity of his feelings. He cannot analyze his prejudices, he can only personify them.... Defeated intellectually, prejudice lingers

armal

...

notionally."

— Aubert Lemrise, Peru,

III.

prejudices are based on fear of the other person.... Fear puts up the >nces which make it harder to make the contact that overcomes prejudice." Dick eough, Syracuse, N.Y. f

lot of

—

"To change a prejudice

means a

real change of something that is learned over a reversing something you have held as a tenet of your life." |ony Bezila, Rochester, N.Y. >ng time.

means

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"Prejudice is rooted in the past. A lot of times people don't consider the history Bhind their prejudices.... For example, in our Oneida (Native American) community, he people even in our own area don't know about the development and maturity of ur

community. Once people come and see us, it helps them go beyond the history overcome their prejudices." Art Skenandore, DePere, Wis.

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St. N.E.,

(Father Castelot scholar, author

and

a Scripture

lecturer.) Lorina

rooted

who are

different

The time came for me to return to Jerusalem. My ride was not there, and

"Because people usually structure or

due

fe-

the fear that comes from meeting from us. Prejudice may be born of only one experience involving one member of a group. But its power to generalize is tremendous, and soon it spreads to all who belong to the same body of people." "Prejudice

people

and a simple

THE MARKETPLACE

basically

male and

male; for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28).

who

taught to us as young children. We grow up surtakes many more learned experiences as adults to vercome that early experience." Ruth Ellis, Steubenville, Ohio

It's

neither slave nor

CNS illustration by Beth

The person who was to drive me back

Why do you think prejudices are

n top.

Within the communities there were other prejudices to overcome, like that

to Jerusalem was not able to come to our

but it will not necessarily cure the

tually they did learn.

lehem area.

and much light can come from

free person, there is not

doctors and nurses working among the poor Palestinian population of the Beth-

Infected with it. (tt is possible to study prejudice as a

"Because most prejudice

nor Greek, there

dices,

ited a number of American missionaries,

ejudice comes in many forms. It can directed at anyone, and anyone can

xjnded by that prejudice.

his example.

tremendous, and it soon spreads to all who belong to the same body of people. I was in Jerusalem in the fall of 1988 doing some research at the French Biblical and Archeological School in East Jerusalem. One December evening I vis-

Inificant.

ITH IN

They had their own prejuand overcoming them to the extent of welcoming gentiles into the community was a painful process. But even-

(James 2:113). Paul enunciated the basic principle of unprejudiced Christian behavior when he wrote: "There is neither Jew

It is just as important to reflect on prejudice as we ourselves have observed it or been its object. Prejudice is rooted in fear that comes from meeting people who are different from us. Prejudice may be born of only one experience involving one member of a group. But its power to generalize is

Service

|rhe widows of Hebrew-speaking Ira were well-provided for in the daily Ibribution for the poor in Jerusalem's jly Christian community. But those jo spoke Greek were neglected, t long have wondered if prejudice was lolved in what could be the oldest case lliscrimination in Christian history. [Prom the story in Acts 6:1-7, there is Iway of telling, but the fact that we Ijht think of that possibility today is

It,

His first followers were slow to follow

conduct as unsuitable for Christians

prejudice

li.

lial ill,

dice.

of the affluent against the poor. The letter of James roundly denounces this

had classified as did not measure up to their criteria of righteousness, and

trhe Greek-speaking Jews had a prob-

Jesus' all-embracing table fellowship infuriated them. The effrontery of this Galilean, this peasant, this untrained layman! Jesus himself was the victim of elitist preju-

"better people"

sinners

Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS

fy Father

religion

write: Faith Alive!

there seemed no way to return. It was 9 p.m. Then one of the sisters volunteered to help. The plan was that she would come to the highway with me and we would hitchhike, but when someone stopped to take us on she would step back and the party would have to take me on alone. But she would stay around and explain. And that is exactly what happened. A younger Israeli couple stopped to pick us up. They were very nervous. But when sister explained the situation to them they relaxed, took me on and we

sped

off.

When I explained that I was going to the French Biblical and Archeological School outside the Damascus Gate in East Jerusalem, however, they nearly panicked. "That is a dangerous place," they said. I always thought it was a safe place. There were people there who could tell me if there was to be trouble that day. If there was a place to avoid, they knew it. But the Israeli couple did not know my friends. From their point of view I was going into a dangerous place. So the couple lost their nerve. No, they could not take me where I was going. It

was dangerous there. They left me off on the side of the highway between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, about a mile from the intersection. I would have to walk. They would take a new highway, skirting all Palestinian dwellings and neighborhoods, to West

Jerusalem. I

felt sad. Really,

these people, Israe-

and Palestinians, could be friends, just as their parents, if they were born lis

here, used to be. For most of them, one bad experience

had soured everything. And they had gotten stuck there. And is it not the way it is with most of us? (Father LaVerdiere is a Scripture scholar and senior editor of Emmanuel magazine.)

News

Catholic

Herald

June 19, 199

People

The News

Lutherans, Catholics Celebrate

Whose Cure Led To Canoniza'Overwhelmed' At Event VATICAN CITY (CNS) A Cali-

Retired Editor Of Cincinnati Archdiocesan Newspaper Dies James M. CINCINNATI (CNS) Shea, who for 1 5 years was editor of the

Jesuit

Catholic Telegraph, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, died June 9

onization Mass for St. Claude La Colombiere said he was "overwhelmed" by the event. It was the medically unexplainable cure of Jesuit Father John

tion

—

after a

fornia Jesuit

prolonged bout with Parkinson's

more than 12 years

disease diagnosed earlier.

He was

—

who concelebrated the can-

Houle's terminal lung disease that provided the miracle needed for the canonization of the 17th-century French Jesuit. Father Houle, who lives in Los Angeles, was one of 10 Jesuit

80. Shea's career at the

Catholic Telegraph spanned five decades. He joined the paper in 1947 as a reporter. In 1 95 1 he left for one year to become associate editor of the Catholic .

Columbus. Ohio. He returned to the Telegraph in 1952 as associate editor and was named editor in 1 965. He

concelebrants

retired in 1980, but continued to write

ther

Times

at the

May 3

papal

Mass

for the canonization. In an interview

broadcast June 7 by Vatican Radio, Fa-

Houle said he remembers nothing of the day he and others believe he was

and columns for the paper on a limited basis for nearly a decade after-

editorials

cured through the intercession of then-

Blessed Claude.

ward.

National Communication

Who Founded Substance Abuse Center Honored By Dr. Peale

Award

Priest

Goes To Magazine Founders DAYTON, Ohio (CNS)— Acouple

who launched

NEW YORK (CNS) — A Catholic

who founded one of the nation's most successful programs for the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse has been named to receive a 1 992 Norman Vincent

a religious quarterly re-

priest

view on a shoestring more than 40 years ago were named recipients of a national communication award from the University of Dayton. The Daniel J. Kane Religious Communications Award was presented June 18 to Joe and Sally Cunneen of West Nyack, N.Y., who founded Cross Currents magazine in December 1950 to provide the best in contemporary religious thought. The award is named for the former director of communications for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and is awarded annually to people who have made significant contributions to religious communications in the United States.

Peale

Award

ceived the award from Dr. Peale June

New York. Other

1 992 honorees were John Templeton, a mutual fund pioneer who created the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, and Tiffany Talley, a 22-year-old woman from San Angelo, Texas, who counsels termi-

Sir

nally

ill

children. Father Martin,

who

has worked in alcohol education since 1970, founded the center

Md.,

known

as Fa-

Ashley in Havre de Grace,

ther Martin's

—

cut, is

being cared for

in 1983.

Lutherans and Roman Catholics from western North Carolina gathered June 6 at St. Eugene

Church

mark

the covenant

main areas thatstill needed to be worke; out between the churches: teaching ai thority, the make up of the Churcl| Salvation, and Sanctification. However, to emphasize how muc| work has been done. Bishop McDanitj used The Common Catechism, a boc published jointly by Catholic anil

the first anniversary of

between the two churches.

The main speaker

event was

at the

Bishop Michael C. D. McDaniel, former bishop of the North Carolina Synod. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He took his listeners on a journey covering 450 years of history from the age of Martin Luther to the

Lutheran scholars.

He showed the vast number of page where the two churches agreed. Thei he displayed how few cover the area (i disagreement. The problem is "we ha\ I

present day.

Bishop McDaniel touched on the "mutual darkness of our journey" of not speaking to one another and what he

]

allowed those disagreements to harde and crystalize," said Bishop McDanie If progress toward unity is to cor tinue, Bishop McDaniel urged stud; Lutherans should know Roman Cath<| lies and Roman Catholics should kno

saw as a new period of the Holy Spirit at work in the Church. The changes that have taken place between the Roman Cathoand Lutheran churches were compared to the recent changes in Europe. "We have seen the Berlin Wall disappear. The walls between us have begun in relations lic

Lutherans.

"Be patient," he said, "it has taken] long time. Things are changing."

"You can never tell what this God going to do. He is unpredictable." "We are common ambassadors fij Jesus Christ," he said. In his greeting to the assembll Bishop John F. Donoghue called til covenant a "harbinger of things to come]

to disappear."

by the Sons of Divine Providence, and over the years received every religious

emblem the Catholic diocesan commiton scouting has

tee

to offer.

Bishop Donoghue said Catholiil and Lutherans once thought they we] doing the right thing by maintaining separateness. He said that was wronj "That is not what Jesus intended." He said the matters which divide til two churches are insignificant compan

College Studies Part Of New College President Preparations DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) Brother Richard Gilman is not your typical college student. He enrolled in the Univer-

—

sity

of Dayton's doctoral program in

educational leadership last

fall to

pre-

to the mission ahead.

During a break

college that

the University of Notre

Catholic Eagle Scout 61 Years Old

(CNS)

—

George Day received his Eagle Scout badge over the Memorial Day weekend. His mother would have been so proud. Day, 61, who is mentally impaired, has been

a monastery

Ind.

Home in Jasper

overseas, an Irish priest-columnist said.

a resident at Providence

Bishop Casey, 65, has been in hiding since news broke that he had a teenage son from the love affair in Ireland in the 1970s. The bishop's affair with Annie Murphy, now a 44-year-old receptionist in Ridgefield, Conn., received wide attention and shocked Irish Catholics.

since 1979. Calling himself

who

"likes to

sits

Dame

in the meeting.

Roman Catholic and Lutheran commil

across the street from

New Is

JASPER,

living in Connectiat

The progress made to date does nq mean all the problems have been worke out. Bishop McDaniel outlined foil

—

College, a two-year liberal arts Catholic

Bishop With U.S. Son Said To Be In Overseas Monastery DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Bishop Eamonn Casey, the former head of the Galway Diocese whose career was toppled by the revelation he had a son

woman now

MATT DOYLE

pare to become president of Holy Cross

Irish

with a

ASHEVILLE

for Positive Thinking.

Sulpician Father Joseph C. Martin rein

Anniversary Of Covenant

nities at

South Bend, Ind. When the 48-year-old Cleveland native takes over the post Aug. 1, he will launch an $8 million capital campaign for the private college and work toward doubling the school's enrollment to 1,000 by the year 2000. in

their

Cherokee came together to sijl

own

pact in the spirit of cooper !

and understanding taken from

tion

Glenmary Father Thomas E. Fiejj two groups had spent two oijj

said the

See Covenant, Page

someone

keep busy," he became a

server and a reader at daily

Mass

there

and tends the roses on the grounds. He also joined the Knights of Columbus and is now a Third Degree member. He joined Boy Scout Troop 188 at Providence, a home for the handicapped run

trtpturs

Readings For The

Week Of June 21- June 27

Sunday: Genesis 14:18-20;

Corinthians 11:23-26;

Luke 9:11-17.

LAY MINISTRY TRAINING Monday: 2 Kings

17:5-8, 13-15, 18;

Matthew

7:1-5.

A Two Year Academic Program Which Helps appreciate more

be affirmed in grow in faith; fulfill

fully

their

Participants the call to ministry through Baptism;

Tuesday: 2 Kings 19:9-11, 14-21, 31-35, 36; Matthew 7:6, 12-14.

present ministries;

Wednesday:

the pre-requisite for the Permanent Diaconate and the Spiritual Director Program

Diocesan

Isaiah 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26;

ARDEN

SEPTEMBER, 1992

CHARLOTTE

1:57-66, 80.

Romans

5:5-11;

Luke

15:3-7.

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Saturday: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19;

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Thursday: 2 Kings 24:8-17; Matthew 7:21-29. Friday: Ezekiel 34:11-16;

SESSIONS WILL BEGIN

Monday: Acts

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Tuesday:

12:1-1

Amos

Matthew

Week Of June 28

Kings 19:16, 19-21: Galatians

8:5-17.

July 4

5:1, 13-18;

Luke 9:51-62.

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19.

3:1-8, 4:1 1-12;

Matthew 8:23-27.

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August

Amos

5:14-15, 21-24;

7:10-17;

Matthew

Matthew 8:28-34. 9:1-8.

Friday: Ephesians 2:19-22: John 20:24-29.

Satursay:

Amos

9:11-15;

tli]

statewide covenant.

Matthew 9:14-17.

The Catholic News &

June 19, 1992

Court To Rehear Abortion Case; Delay

Means Thomas Can Join

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

preme Court decision

— A Su-

to rehear a case

invoking a 121-year-old law to keep protesters away from abortion clinics

means Justice Clarence Thomas now can participate. The court June 8 asked for Bray vs. Alexandria Women s Health '

Clinic to be reargued, probably in the

term beginning in October. The case hinges on a claim that the Ku Klux Klan

Act of 1871 prohibits abortion clinic blockades because they infringe on the interstate travel rights of women who live in other states and seek abortions at the Alexandria, Va., clinic. Thomas had not yet been confirmed to the court when Bray was argued in October and therefore

was ineligible to participate in

pating a six-week campaign of protests

Pro-Life Corner

and against abortion this summer, Milwaukee Archdiocese said civil disobedience is as American as the Boston Tea Party, but protests involving violence or verbal abuse are unacceptable. "Nothing will be gained in furthering any cause when protesters give in to hatred and violence," said the archdiocese in a statement. It was mailed to all archdiocesan priests and published June 4 in the archdiocesan newspaper, the for

the

Catholic Herald.

NCCB

Official Criticizes

Abortion

Provision In Military Budget

WASHINGTON (CNS) — An offiof the U.S. bishops' conference has

cial

condemned

extreme" a

as "uniquely

provision of the defense budget that

would require

a ruling.

military hospitals over-

seas to provide abortions if the patients

Academicians Urged To Pose Convincing Reasons Against Abortion WASHINGTON (CNS) Pro-life academicians were urged June 5 to come

pay for them. Msgr. Robert N. Lynch, general secretary of the National Con-

up with convincing reasons against abortion. "A flat 'because I said so,' or 'that's how I feel about it,' or 'that's what the Church teaches' will not do," Jesuit Father William Byron said."This issue calls for convincing reasons why. Reasoned moral arguments must be advanced to address these questions and

members of Congress. The House approved the amendment on abortion June

—

ference of Catholic Bishops, commented

on the provision

which a moral society can exjpress its will on the protection of both life and rights within the womb," Father Byron said.

Archdiocese Defends Non- Violent Protests Against Abortion

MILWAUKEE

(CNS)

—

Antici-

June 3

letter to

4 by a 216-193 vote, and passed the full the $270 billion Defense Department budget June 5 by a 198-168 vote.

Bishop Says Vatican Monitors More Than Population Issues At Summit

WASHINGTON

establish the baseline for political de|bate in

in a

(CNS)

—

dence"

its

representatives.

"We have

considerable leeway" to speak on sues,

is-

telephone interviews

said. In

with Catholic News Service in Washington and with the Catholic Star Herald in Camden, Bishop McHugh said he

and other Holy See delegates had attended committee meetings and met with representatives of other delegations.

Crosswinds

Al-

though media attention has centered on the Vatican's views on population, Vatican delegates at Brazil s Earth Summit have monitored all the major issues, said Bishop James T. McHugh of Camden, N.J. Bishop McHugh, a member of the Vatican delegation, said the Holy See had "considerable confi-

Canadian Bishops Create Respect Life Committee OTTAWA (CNS) —The Canadian

bishops have created a committee to advise them on promoting respect for life.

The Ad Hoc Committee Concernwork at

ing Respect for Life Issues will least until the bishops'

1993 general

assembly, said a statement from the

artrno,"

ncisnisu-

THE "CHOICE"

LIE

Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archbishop Austin Burke of Halifax will serve as committee president.

impose their

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that those who oppose abortion do

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Puerta de

Damasco

al la

Noticias Breves

entrada de la antigua Jerusalem

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PADRE

SILL

RUEDA

Estaba David sentado entre las dos puertas. El centinela que estaba en la torre sobre la puerta alzo los ojos y miro y vio el hombre que coma solo hacia la ciudad y grito para advertir al Rey. El Rey dijo: Si viene solo es que trae buenas noticias. (2 Sam.18,24 )

Tierra Santa

Deuda Latinoamericana produce deuda social, dice ex-presidente Ciudad del Vaticano (CNS)

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Por PADRE SILL RUEDA El cinturon de murallas que rodea a la ciudad antigua de Jerusalen, esta lleno de historias, como todos los monumentos de esa ciudad. Tiene ocho famosas puertas a su alrededor que cuentan las epopeyas de la ciudad antigua por capitulos y epocas llenas de derrotas y glorias. Cuando nos acercamos a las puertas para ver lo que ocurre adentro, notamos que una de ellas esta completamente cerrada o mejor dicho tapiada j0>Utit^y las otras siete dando un tono tfpico de cultura y bienvenida W aP" a a cm dad santa. Sobre estas murallas de Jerusalen de piedra rosa P ro P' a de ^ a region, se encuentran hoy las puertas m ~ antiguas de la ciudad, abiertas a los pereginos y turistas que cada ano llegan allfde diferentes rincones del mundo, atraidos por el magnetismo de Israel. La Puerta Dorada construida en el periodo bizantino, esta al frente de un sementerio musulman y fue cerrada por ellos hace mas de 800 anos. Se cree que por esta puerta entro Jesus el domingo de ramos. Sus cimientos se remontan a los tiempos de Salomon. La Puerta de Damasco, una de las mas lindas por sus disenos arquitectonicos, esta en el punto donde arrancaba la antigua carretera que iba hacia el norte. Hoy por este lugar unas excavaciones arqueologicas han descubierto ruinas del acceso a la ciudad, de epoca romana. Actualmente se encuentra muy congestionada por el mercado arabe que se realiza alH todos los dias. La Puerta de Herodes conduce al barrio musulman y fue construida por el Rey Herodes en el periodo de gloria que vivio la ciudad. La Puerta de los Leones llamada asi por los adornos en piedra tallada de los leones que tiene a cada lado de su entrada. Tambien se le llama de San Esteban, por la identification de los cristianos de aquel lugar como el sitio donde murio martir el santo. Al entrar por ella se encuentra al lado izquierdo una pequena capilla que recuerda al diacono San Esteban. La Puerta del Basurero comunica directamente al lugar donde esta el muro de las lamentaciones y es llamada asi porque en la epoca bizantina los cristianos acostumbraban tirar la basura entre las ruinas de la explanada del templo y a pesar de que hoy no ocurre asi, sigue conservando este nombre. La Puerta de Sion conduce al barrio hebreo y fue construida en la primera mitad del siglo XVI por el Sultan Soliman II el Magm'fico. Y como se abre hacia el monte Sion donde esta el sitio del sepulcro del Rey David, los arabes acostumbran llamarla, la puerta de David. La Puerta de Jaffa muy famosa tambien por su bullicio y movimiento comercial, nos lleva a la principal avenida de la ciudad que se dirige hacia occidente y nos recuerda, tambien, con su nombre, el antiguo puerto de los Filisteos, en el Mar Mediterraneo, parte hoy del Estado de Israel. Y por ultimo la Puerta Nueva que fue construida a finales del siglo pasado y conduce a varios lugares de la ciudad antigua. Todas estas puertas con una larga historia de acontecimientos y como testigos mudos de la vida de la ciudad en cada una de sus epocas. Por alii han pasado principes y reyes, plebeyos y pobres, invasores conquistadores, constructores y destructores,santos y pecadores y miles de turistas pereginos como nosotros, con el unico fin de conocer la tierra santa.

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Colombia, dijo que la deuda externa de America Latina, que aumenta continuamente, ha producido una "deuda social" domestica, ya que hay menos

Algunos paises gastan la mitad de sus ingresos por concepto de exportaciones solo para pagar los intereses de la deuda, dijo Betancur el 1 5 de mayo en una conferencia de prensa en el Vaticano. La menor cantidad de dinero disponible para las necesidades interiores hace aumentar a las tensiones sociales, agrego el.

Obispo Estadounidense destacara aspecto moral en cumbre ambiental Camden, New Jersey (CNS) El

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en Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Locales

Belisario Betancur, ex-presidente de

dinero para escuelas y servicios publicos.

Puertas antiguas de Jerusalen

PADRE FRANCIS O'ROURKE

Vaticano esta participando en la proxima Cumbre Terrestre internacional, debido a que "la salvaguarda y la protection del ambiente son asuntos morales", segun dijo un Obispo estadounidense que sera miembro de la delegacion del Vaticano. "Estamos obligados a proteger el ambiente como administradores de la creation de Dios", dijo Monsenor James T.McHugh, Obispo de Camden, en una entrevista del 18 de mayo con su periodico diocesano, el "Catholic Star Herald". Monsenor Renato R.Martino,

Arzobispo que dirige la mision observadora del Vaticano en las Naciones Unidas, fue el director de la delegacion de la Santa Sede a la conferencia internacional sobre el ambiente, celebrada del 3 al 14 de junio

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cho va mudn cho chung ta tnidng thanh trong do de giup chung

Tong

(From Page

chd,chd cho

moi su de cho chung

sil

ru'nhien va

tdi

khi

chong

minh ldn dan.

ldn,

ngudi chan

Ngai cung dung nhuhg si? hi nhien

truong thanh trong moi trudng song cua minh.

wonder. When I got sick, after coming from work, he came hurrying to embrace me,or else he got me on his knees and sang his usual songs with a funny voice which

made me

laugh.

y apostolicas y a movimientos que sirven a la mision de la Iglesia. El Reino es propagado igualmente por aquellos que sirven en un gran niimero de

There were times that he got us children around him near to the fireplace, burning fire while my mother singing and listening to the noise from the wasknitting away with her joyous laughter. How can I ever forget those scenes which are forever imprinted in my memory. When I went to school and listened to the sisters who told me about God's love for me as a father and a mother, I understood immediately. When I read the Gospel of St. Matthew which described the loving relationship with His Father when He raised His eyes to heaven and said with such tender love, "Abba! Father!" What a picture of tenderness and loving trust between Father and son! This living memory supported Jesus through His life and His Passion. The love and tender care of God also was shown in the Old Testament when God took the form of a torch leading His chosen people into the night or a bright cloud during the day so that His people would not get lost in the hot desert. That is the

escuelas, hospitales, casas de retiro, agencias sociales y otras instituciones

love of

iCOMO EL PUEBLO DE DIOS VIVE Y PROMUEVE EL REINO DE DIOS MAS ALLA DE LAS ACTIVIDADES PERSONALES, DE LA FAMILIA Y DE LA COMUNIDAD PARROQUIAL? 30.

Los

fieles

responden a

promueven

Evangelio en el

[social

Reino de Dios perteneciendo a organizaciones religiosas

fieles participan

socieda

[operante a la |si

mensaje la

for us

la Iglesia

promoviendo los

ideales

la justicia social,

persona

—

por

growing up.

shown

His infinite patience

in waiting

process of

also

participacion en la

Sobre

misma mision

salvi'fica

Apostolado de los Seglares, 33, Concilio

II)

Iglesia esta haciendo un

llamado "a todos

Igenerosidad y corazdn dispuesto a

of growth.

director of the Vietnamese Apostolate of the

Diocese of Charlotte.

cristiano.

embargo, estan llamados, particularmente, a hacer presente y Iglesia en los lugares y condiciones donde ella no puede ser sal de la tierra ellos." (Decreto

up.

Handmaids Sister Cecilia Tong

respeto a la

es parte importante y

beings!

He did not hurry us up or do anything to push the No, He waits in patience and accepts the natural process

we grow

until

human

sign of God's love

Covenant

(From Page 10)

los seglares para

voz de Cristo, que en esta hora

que respondan con

los invita con

mayor

y a los impulsos del Espi'ritu santo." {Decreto Sobre el Apostolado de los [Seglares, 33, Concilio Vaticano II)

linsistencia,

Our Lady of Guadalupe. He said there was a desire on

the

part of both churches to be together

and

laicos, sin

no es a traves de

|Vaticano

mision de

humanos de

"El apostolado de los laicos es

Los

— luchando por

|esencial de la evangel izacion y del

God

A special

mundo en que ellos viven y trabajan. Ensenar y propagar la doctrina

la Iglesia

Idignidad, igualdad y los derechos

[Iglesia...

que

mision del Evangelio.

Y, de nuevo, los Idel

weeks working on an agreement to bring the two lcommunities together. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and the newly-formed Living Waters Lutheran Church were "picking up on existing Lutheran and Catholic dialogue and writing one (covenant) three

that

involved. "We're a mission church. They're a mission church. The two are banding together." Father Field said the churches are no longer in competition while both

remain

local," said Father Field, pastor

faithful to their traditions.

iCUALES SON ALGUNOS DE LOS ASUNTOS QUE NECESITAN ATENCION PARA QUE LA MISION DE LA IGLESIA lAVANCE EN LA NACION? 31.

Necesitamos mas escuelas parroquiales y mejores programas de educacion en los niveles elemental y secundario.

THE OMTORY

|religiosa

b) Necesitamos darle

mas atencion

a la aceptacion, formacion, participacion y

bfirmacion a nuestros jovenes.

Necesitamos recibir y acomodar mejor a nuestros hermanos y hermanas de otros componen los hogares de fe en la nacion. d) Necesitamos una mayor respuesta a las vocaciones de sacerdotes, diaconos y

HORIZONS OF THE SPIRIT

|»rupos culturales que

Evening Series

Monday, July

Thursday, July 16

tJida religiosa. e) Necesitamos

7:30

9:00 p.m. Susan Muto, PhDTopic: "Spiritual Formation of the Laity:

un nuevo despertar de nuestra responsabilidad de ser evangelizadores

que no practican la fe verdadera. Necesitamos estar mas conscientes y atentos a los factores de nuestra sociedad fcue son contrarios a una vida religiosa saludable como el materialismo, la concupiscencia, |jara llegar a los catolicos separados y a los

Foundational Approach"

la indiferencia religiosa, la vida aborto, eutanasia, violencia).

licensiosa, los prejuicios, la falta de respeto a la vida

g) Nuestras parroquias necesitan fortalecer la fidelidad de sus

la educacion religiosa, promoviendo una liturgias, cultivando el espi'ritu de

total

miembros mejorando

y consciente participacion en las

comunidad, hospitalidad, amor y servicio, fervor y

roarticipacion activa de los laicos.

Hay necesidad de renovar el sentido de realidad y gravedad del pecado y como la gravedad de renunciar a la fe catolica de uno.

sus

Dr.

Muto

executive director of the Epiphany Association, a non-profit

ecumenical organization whose members and supporters are dedicated to the spiritual formation of life and the world. She aims in her teaching to integrate the life of prayer and presence with professional ministry and lay formation in the home and marketplace. Susan Muto is the author of numerous books and is a widely acclaimed lecturer on the spiritual life. Pre-registration encouraged $7.50/sessions $25.00/series

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Day

—

Bishop John F. BELMONT Donoghue will celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Saturday, June 27 at Belmont Abbey. Mass in the 2 p.m., the rosary at the Marian Shrine is at 3:30 p.m. Bring a chair. For more information, call Phil or Terriat(704) 568-5118. church

is at

Spiritual Directors Certification

—

CHARLOTTE p.m.

Mass

will

cel-

ebrated by Bishop John F. Donoghue.

Thirty-two people have completed the diocesan training

and practice of

program

in the art

spiritual direction.

Raising Children Alone

CHARLOTTE Services

— Catholic

Brown

Singles Alert

MOORESVILLE — St.

Therese is forming a singles group, ages 21 to 35. Activities will include camping, skiing, beach parties, group dinners, community service projects and faith sharing meetings. For more information, call Paul Cunningham at (704) 664-6138.

New

sponsoring a morning of

20 from 9:15 a.m.12:15 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church. Childcare is available. For more information, call Suzanne Bach at (704) 3764135.

Married Couples Retreat

— A married couples

scheduled July 24-25

Catholic Conference Center.

Friday

widows and widowers meets the second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Catholic Center. For more infor-

Camp

The

tory

to a better understanding

of each other, and open the channels of

communication between husband and wife and also with God. Spiritual director is Bobbie May. Cost is $101 a couple. To register, send a $20 non-refundable deposit to Bobbie May, 5617 Clearlake Dr.,

Upcoming

from 9:30 a.m.

sponsoring religion

camp

Kings Mountain State 19-25. Cost

$75. For

for

8:30 a.m. Signs will be

last

of three

The camp

from 10 a.m.

3 p.i irj

to noon.

Cost for the older children is $60 or $150 for three weeks. Cost fi the toddlers is $30 a week. For mo information, call (704) 846-6558.

week

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Bible Study

CHARLOTTE

— An Old Test

ment Bible Seminar

will be present by Susan Brady, religious educati< director, at St. John Neumann Chur> June 22 - June 25. Sessions are at 9: 15 a.m. and 7 p.i Babysitting will be available. Cost

$20.

For more information, call Shanl^ Gabriel at (704) 366-2738 or Cin. » at St. John Neumann at (704) 535-415 The seminar is co-sponsored by Gabriel and St. John Neumann. at St.

Young Adult

Service

Day

GREENSBORO — Catholic Tri

area

young

homele

adults are taking

children on a park outing Saturday, Ju 27. For

more information,

call Maf;f

Callahan, (919) 282-4575.

lunch.

Anniversary observances were held Greensboro and Asheville.

earlier in

more informaat

—

Camp York in Park. Two ses-

Father William Pentis

—

North Carolina Lutheran-Catholic Covenant anniversary observances is June 20 at St. Peter Church in Greenville. Cost is $ 1 0 at the door, and includes

sions are available: July 12-18 and July

tion, call

in the all-purpose

at St.

Ben

children in grades 2-7 at

(803)

327-3236.

Widowed, Separated and Divorced

The Catholic News & Herald m comes parish newsfor the diocesan n<

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vices

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HICKORY — Catholic Social Ser-

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HICKORY — A retreat designed to

of the child within is scheduled for June 25-28 at the Catholic Conference Cen-

retreat is designed to help

come

Vegas Night"

Covenant Anniversary GREENVILLE The

offering an annual retreat for

widowed, separated and divorced Catholics at the Catholic Conference Center July 10-12. Deadline for registration

Good

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tion.

June 2 1 For more information and scholar-

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couples

for ages 5-9. For toddlers, ages 2-4,

Diane Hoefling, (704) 541-3760.

— The Ora-

open processes that lead to inner healing

- 7 p.m., followed by a country western dance in the gym and "Las

Michael Church. Northern and South-

provided. For more information, call

mation, call Trinitarian Sister Agnes Vincent Garrett at (704) 331-1720.

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summer d«

ern style barbecue will be served from 5

beginning

for

at the

7:30 p.m. and ends Saturday

camp

CHARLOTTE' The Colwick Tower abortion center in Charlotte will be picketed every Wednesday morning

CHARLOTTE — A support group

begins

3 p.m.

Vincent de Paul Church f the weeks of July 13-17, July 20 and July 27-31.

Abortion Protest

Beginnings

— Camp Gabe

accepting registrations for

room. Entertainment will be provided by the John Daniel Coe Band. Country singer Tana Tucker of Matthews is scheduled to make a guest appearance. Marian and Randy Hartman, dance instructors at Coyote Joe's in Charlotte, will be giving dance lessons. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, call the parish at (704) 867-6212.

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p.m.

Birthright, a pro-

emergency pregnancy service, needs volunteers. Office hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. 1 p.m. For more information, call Karen

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—

Gregory Coun-

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rchbishop Weakland Urges Revival f Ecumenical Interest MILWAUKEE (CNS) At a din-

—

June 4 with Presbyterian officials, [oman Catholic Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee urged a [jvival of ecumenical interest among ;r

|ie

Christian churches, especially at the

where a sense of "fatigue"

•ass roots

ks set

in.

He said some symbolic break needed for churches

[trough is

maximum

allowable in

New Jersey

juveniles, could be reduced

for

they tes-

expected against two other teens charged in the case, James Castaldo, 18, and James Wanger, 17. Robert Solimine tify as

Jr., 17,

who

parking

lot,

sat in his father's car in a

was garroted Feb. 16 while

Mary and saying

praying the Hail

words "now and

the

— The

SEATTLE, Wash. (CNS)

bishops of Washington state and an auxiliary bishop in Connecticut have joined in a boycott of Columbia Crest

and Chateau

Ste.

Michelle wines. The state

sonal workers of Stimson Lane Ltd. of

Woodinville, Wash., a Seattle suburb.

erupted over his rejection of a rock song

Stimson Lane is owned by UST Inc., which controls 90 percent of the U.S. chewing tobacco market.

Unfunded

Church Leader Seeks Catholic Activ-

ton bishops, the boycott has been en-

dorsed by Auxiliary Bishop Peter J. Rosazza of Hartford, Conn. The union

cipal of Sacred Heart School in Clifton

represents 200 full-time and 200 sea-

who heads the U.S. bishops' Ecumenical

and

"We're so conour inner problems right bw that somehow we don't seem to be pving ahead." The 204th General |ssembly of the Presbyterian Church .S.A.) was held in Milwaukee. terreligious Affairs.

:rned about

Teen-Agers Sentenced Schoolmate's Strangling

|iree

PATERSON,

N.J.

(CNS)

— Two

-year-olds and a 1 7-year-old who plot-

murder of a schoolmate as he bited the rosary were sentenced June 8 |i

the

according to

year after a media furor

Washing-

cation election. Besides the

CLIFTON, N.J. (CNS)— The prin-

lommittee

over the

vintner's refusal to hold a union certifi-

Catholic School Graduation Canceled Over Song Dispute

nother. "I

I'eakland,

evening of June

canceled the eighth-grade graduation

hour of our

begin

have to share

and eight Franciscan nuns held hostage by Serbian fighters in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, were released the Franciscan headquarters in Rome. The

their life with one do sense that people have the eling that we've reached some kind of ateau, that the spark has gone out of Archbishop said fcumenism,"

|ho

ROME(CNS)— Fifteen Franciscan priests

Farm

boycott was called by the United

Workers of Washington

Franciscans Released After Being Held In Bosnia

23 were taken hostage early June 8, according to the U.N. representatives of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, who had appealed for their release. Father Emanuel Hosco, a Croatian member of the Franciscan general staff, said the European Community's peacekeeping force secured the release of the 23 Franciscans and drove them to safety at a convent about 15 miles outside of Sarajevo, the capital of BosniaHerzegovina.

at the

death."

see one another as "living bodies"

Catholic Bishops In Two States Join Wine Boycott

ceremony

this

proposed by the students for the ceremony. The song in question: "We Are the Champions" by Queen. Some students told a local newspaper the 1 977 hit was banned because Queen's singer, Freddie Mercury, was bisexual and had died of AIDS. But principal Donald Quinlan said he turned down the song because it had been a subject of "bickering" in school and that students failed to do writing assignments he gave them to explain why the song should be accepted and why the Church might not approve of Mercury's lifestyle.

120 years in prison. The sentence, the

For Retired

Liability

Religious Goes

Down

$451 Million

retirement liability of $4.88 billion re-

In Eastern Ukraine WARSAW, Poland (CNS) The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church said his Church hopes to increase its presence in the predominantly Orthodox eastern Ukraine, while recognizing the right of the Orthodox to be active in

mains. The biennial survey taken by

the traditionally Catholic west. Cardi-

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

The

unfunded retirement liability for retired religious dropped $45 1 million between 1989 and 1991, according to a survey released June 5. However, an unfunded

Arthur Andersen & Co. for the TriConference Retirement Office added that if religious

orders used

all their

assets to

meet the needs of their aging members, they would still be $3.52 billion short.

ity

—

Myroslav Lubachivsky was quoted newspaper story as saying that the Church already has 1 0 parishes nal

in a Polish

in the eastern part

of the country, includ-

ing in Yalta and Sebastopol on the

Crimean peninsula. He was

Groups Scramble To Help Indian Drought Victims NEW DELHI, India (CNS) Relief

— Re-

clergy. In addition, he reiterated the

Ukrainian Church's longstanding de-

western India that has led to

sire for a patriarchate.

"Sahayak"

at least

(helper) net-

work, which includes the U.S. bishops' Catholic Relief Services,

Kingdom Beyond And The Parish

Community? promote the Kingdom of God by their membership in religious and and movements that serve the mission of the Church. The Kingdom is substantially advanced as well by those who serve in the great

The

faithful

lumber of schools, hospitals,

retreat houses, social agencies

and other institutions

that

|espond to the mission of the Gospel.

And, again, the

working

with non-governmental organizations to provide aid for those affected, re-

ported

|ipostolic organizations

UCA

News, an Asian church

news agency based in Thailand. Drought has driven about 40 million people from their homes in the region, said Gurinder Kaur of Oxfam, a volunteer relief orga-

Vatican Representative Holds DiscusWith Prince Sihanouk

sion

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNS)

— A Vatican diplomat, Cambodia

the first to visit

gained renewed recognition for the head of the country's Catholic Church who had been expelled in 17 years,

by the former communist government. Archbishop Alberto Tricarico, apostolic

nization.

See International, Page 16

pursue the mission of the Church by practicing and

faithful

Catholic youth by

Polish Latin-rite Catholic priests and

scrambling to help

deaths. India's

How

among Ukrainian

|>romoting the ideals of the Gospel in the world in which they live and work. Teaching

Ind spreading the social doctrine of the Church

in the life

locial justice, for respect for the dignity, equality jiertains to

evangelization and

"The apostolate of the hity...are

jlaces

|f the earth."

(Vatican Council

The Church l/illing,

making "to

—

struggling for

—

a sharing in the saving mission of the Church.. .the

given this special vocation: to

and circumstances where

of society

and rights of the human person

an essential part of the Christian message.

laity is

it is

make the Church present and

fruitful in those

only through them that she can become the

II,

Dogmatic Constitution on

all

the laity and earnest appeal in the

salt

who

Holy

the

Lord

to give a

at this

hour

young people. C) We need accommodate and embrace more fully our brothers and sisters of the |iany cultural groups that make up the household of the faith in our nation. D) We need a greater response to vocation to the priesthood, diaconate and

|ffirmation of our

I'ligious life.

We need a new awakening of our responsibility to be evangelizers — to reach

to alienated Catholics

and to those not practicing the true

We need to be more aware and more

when

faith.

Pope John Paul our

vital faith

—Pope John Paul

Spirit." (Vatican

ll. What Are Some Of The Concerns That Need Attention If The Church's Mission Is To Flourish In Our Nation? A) We need more parochial schools and stronger religious education programs on |ie elementary and secondary levels. B) We need give greater attention to the acceptance, formation, participation and

strengthened y is given to others.

"Faith

the Church, 33)

noble and enthusiatic response to the voice of Christ,

lummoning them more pressingly, and to the urging of |!ouncil II, Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People, 33)

rhrough the Annual Peter's Pence Collection for the Holy Father,

throughout

the world, bringing

and encouragement to love, comfort,

millions.

participate in

his vital mission

of sharing

Christ in

these times of political and

world

desperately in

social upheaval,

need of the gospel

he is a voice for peace and compassion

message.

heedful of the factors of our society that

te counterproductive to healthy religious lives [tligious indifference, licentiousness, prejudices,

—

materialism, concupiscence,

a lack of respect for

life

(abortion,

iithanasia, violence).

G) Our parishes need tligious education,

to strengthen the fidelity of their

promoting

pltivating a spirit of

full,

members by improving

conscious and active participation in the

community,

hospitality, love

Collection June 27-28

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and service, and active lay

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H) There needs

victims of a severe drought in central-

lief organizations are

BO. Do The People Of God Live And Promote the |rhe Activities Of Their Personal And Family Lives

also quoted

as being concerned about "proselytism

be a renewed sense of the reality and gravity of sin and

bnsequences, as well as of the gravity of renouncing one's Catholic Faith.

its

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June 19, 192

and miracles, a doctor who was an athe-

became a

ist

But why didn't

rection,

we have

the ultimate hope."

The meeting closed with a prayer

Ausman.

believer, said

God perform

the

ultimate miracle and save her son?

The

service led by Father Denis

Kuhn, paro-

Ann.

chial vicar of St.

Ausman. She felt she would never feel joy or happiness again. Finally, two years after Billy's death,

Father Kuhn apologized on behalf of his fellow clergy members for any

Ausman found the courage to get mad at

ing with the pain of bereaved parents.

God.

During a break, Father Kuhn told The Catholic News & Herald that the need for a support group for grieving

question haunted

insensitivity they

may

express in deal-

The pieces of Ausman 's life and especially her religion no longer looked the same or fit together the way they did

parents

before, she said.

numbers, but

The process of finding answers was excruciatingly slow and painful.

alleviating the pain

Ausman had

"Grief counseling requires so much energy and it never ends," said Father

her

life

to relearn

every piece of

from her husband (from

whom

"may

not be great in terms of is

Kuhn. "Mass ends,

her friends, social

the bishop

material goods,

and

facilitating

Christian healing."

she was later divorced) to her other kids, life,

great in terms of

comes

RCIA

story told

for confirmation, but

anger, depression and emptiness.

the sense of accomplishment in grief

and every piece had to

counseling

"Each be examined and

intanglible.

The

best

you

"He allowed us to love so deeply that we

can hope for is little victories." For Mark and Sara Colvin, it was the meeting that took place that day at St. John Neumann. The Colvins' son, David, died unexpectedly last year at

feel pain as intensely as the love."

age 13 from an undetected heart condi-

relearned," she said.

She and God "literally went through hell together," she said. She eventually came to appreciate God's gift of love.

want you

In closing, she said, "I

recently bereaved parents to

am no pain,

longer going through agonizing

and

no longer question God

tion.

know that I as

greater than ever before."

"What a

fascinating

God we have,"

Father Richard Contiliano, parochial

Thomas Aquinas,

vicar at St.

group. Father Contiliano

who came

four priests

told the

was one of

to the

meeting to

and offer spiritual direction. "While God was taking away one human being, He was giving another to hold, treasure and love," said Father Contiliano. "In Jesus' death and resurlisten

was because of David's death that

Cindy Cook began the process of organizing a support group.

before and my faith in God is deeper and

The group

tentatively called Car-

ing Hearts, not to be confused with the Diocesan Support Appeal slogan or a support group with the same name for spouses and significant others of people who have had heart attacks. The next meeting is Tuesday, July 14 at 7 p.m. at St. John Neumann in the parish hall. For more information, call Cindy Cook at (704) 535-4197.

Yves Ramousse in an informal meeting with Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk, UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, reported. Archbishop Tricarico visited with Sihanouk

dian capital,

Phnom

Penh, the Cambo-

May 22. The veteran Cam-

bodian politician

chairman of the

Supreme National Council, a transitional

Sarajevo Archbishop Speaks

Of Destruction, Atrocities VATICAN CITY (CNS)

— Serb

attacks in Bosnia-Herzegovina have killed Muslim leaders, destroyed Catholic

churches and displaced more than

million people, said Archbishop Puljic of Sarajevo.

"We do

not

Vinko

know

what has happened to many priests and nuns because of the lack of communications," he said. "But the situation of Muslim spiritual leaders is even worse, he said. Fifty-four Muslim leaders have been killed, "some cruelly tortured in front of their own faithful and then '

governing body.

Vatican Official Says Document Urges Protection Of Sound Doctrine

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

—A

re-

slaughtered," he said.

cent Vatican document on Church teach-

Mary Clare, Mother Mary Louis and Mary Francis enjoy a humori by MaryvaleDay Care parent Libby Baxter. Photo by CAROL HAZA!

Sisters (1-r)

Maryvale

(From Page

Their main objective

when the school opened in 1982. Most people in the area didn't know much about ever,

let alone nuns who wore habits. "They were afraid we'd make them 'papists'," said Mother Mary Louis. "That's a word I hadn't heard for years." The school opened with seven children. In six months, there were 13 students. The next year, 25 were enrolled. The following year, in 1984, there were 50 children and Maryvale was at full capacity as it has been ever since. Parents some-

Catholics,

times call to reserve a place soon after their

bom, even though children

children are can't

come

until they are

'Today

the culmination of people

wondering about

us, questioning us

beginning to love us," said Mother

moved

the

community

North

ing

needed for publish-

some books on Scripture and church

teaching,

also "turns itself directly to

the conscience of

all

the faithful," said

Scalabrinian Father Velasio

Paolis.

June 9 the Vatican officially

re-

leased the document, "Instruction

Some Aspects of the Use of the Instruments of Social Communication in Promoting the Doctrine of the Faith."

Cardinal Edward

Christian Unity,

made

his first visit to

Romania May 26-31. Msgr.

officials, including President

Ion

in additior

Aloysius.

The

non-profit

day care school w{

way of contributing to the community, are not in this to make money," said Mol Mary Louis. "It is just a way to pay bills allow people to have a good Chrisl

comes

opening

$50 a week, wheth day or

for part of the

6:15 a.m. to close at 5:30

care have been Catholic,

any difference

town one day soon after their arrival in their powder blue habits: "Look mom," exclaimed a child. "The pilgrims are

nity.

here."

into the

The Maryvale

sisters are, indeed, pil-

grims of sorts. They have become part of a

community

which farms are handed down from generation to generation and they have made a new life here. Like their neighbors, they farm the land. As one man put it, "You ladies are not hands

dirty," recalled

Mother Mary Louis. "They can

relate to

that."

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littl

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Mother Mary Louis. "T ]

we always seem

so happy."

That's not to say everything

ah*

rosy. Just ask

two of the kids from

graduating class of four students

the'fajC

who a*

to the 10th anniversary celebration.

"They made

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