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April 26, 1996

Warns Of

Bishops' Panel

Dangers

Genetic Testing

The Committee on Science and Human Values issues a statement addressing the moral issues raised by increased use of genetic testing and its "enormous potential for abuse."

By JERRY FILTEAU WASHINGTON (CNS) — Genetic testing has legitimate uses but poses an

"enormous

potential for abuse," said

the U.S. bishops'

and

Human

Committee on Science

Values.

"Genetic testing raises and will continue to raise moral issues for the individual, for the family, for racial or

The Committee on Science and Values, headed by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Honolulu,

Human

convenes yearly meetings of bishops and scientists. The new statement grew out of their September 1995 meeting and was approved for publication by the bishops' Administrative Committee when it met in March. "Genetic testing is an important tool,

ethnic groups and for society as a whole," it

said in a

,500- word statement released

April 23. Just one week earlier two U.S. Marines were court-martialed in Hawaii for refusing to provide blood and tissue samples for the Defense Department's

four-year-old

DNA databank.

Their headline-making case brought

many will suffer if wisdom and sound morality do not guide its use," the

but

statement said. "Clearly, the scientific

community

cannot shoulder the whole burden of bringing ethics to bear," it said. It urged church collaboration with scientists "to harmonize scientific advance with

national attention to

some of the moral and legal issues that genetic testing

religious insight."

poses.

See Genetics, page 13

Chancellor Confirms Commitment During Visit a

ASHEVILLE

— Students,

faculty

and parents at Asheville Catholic School had taken a "snow-check" on Father Mauricio West's first scheduled visit during National Catholic School Week in February. When the diocesan chancellor and vicar general, Father "Mo," finally made it on March 29, Father Frank Cancro, the school's administrator, invited

him

to preside at

a school liturgy, tour the classrooms and

meet with the school board and members of the Parent Faculty Association (PFA) at a noon luncheon. While visiting informally with the students, Father Mo was asked by fourthgrade teacher Lynn Steen whether he ever used basic math in his work. "Of course," he replied. "When I have to make a loan from the diocese, for instance, I have to compute the interest rate." Unwilling to miss such an opportunity, Steen ventured to ask,

'Then, we could make our list right now and you could compute the figures." A leaky roof over the fourth grade classroom has recently ruined a wall map of the state which the students promptly pointed out to him. Not to outdone, Father Mo told Steen: "Order

new map and send me

the bill."

During his homily at the Mass for the student body concelebrated by Father Cancro and Father Andrew Latsko, pastor of St. Margaret Mary in Swannanoa, Father Mo asked the students: "Tell me things about your

Elizabeth Taylor Donates To

AIDS House Of Mercy

school." Again, the leaky roof led to a

By ELIZABETH

litany of to-do' s as well as to-give-

thanks-for's. Eventually the students

mentioned the value of learning about Jesus Christ as a salient feature of their

education

an opportunity to discuss school related issues with members of the school board, and members of the PFA. Judy Cavallo, principal of Asheville Catholic School, said that parents

wanted

convey

their concerns about the

school's continued existence and growth. "In respect to funding, Cavallo explained,

"we

are unlike the diocesan

schools of the Mecklenburg region. are

we simply

a parochial school.

are an inter-parochial entity

Nor

which

depends on the active participation of the parishes throughout the area for our operational revenues." Since most the students now enrolled are from St.

See Chancellor,

MAYBACH

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE visit to Charlotte,

spired others to

Asheville Catholic.

The noon luncheon gave Father Mo

Father

JOANN KEANE

two-year-old girl peeks around out of the corner of her "house" near Kingston, Jamaica. The child and her family are among the thousands living in destitute poverty on this West Indies island. (See notebook, page 4)

To Asheville School By PAUL FREDETTE

Photo by

During a recent

AIDS Foundation that gets support from

Elizabeth Taylor in-

her fragrance sales," Sister Straney said. "She' s very committed to helping those

make

a difference.

Taylor was in the Charlotte area to promote a new fragrance last week. She made a personal appearance to about 900 people at the Eastland Mall Belk store April 19, during which she presented a check to House of Mercy, Inc., a hospice-type organization of the Sisters of Mercy in Belmont that provides care to those who have AIDS. Taylor, long a supporter of AIDS ministries, donated $5,000 and established a matching program that provided another $5,000 each from the Belk Foundation and Elizabeth Arden

AIDS Founwas established in 1992, and gets its funding from activities directed by Taylor. The initial funding came from the sale of wedding photographs from her marriage to Larry Fortensky. Because Taylor underwrites all costs dations

for the foundation,

all

through the foundation to

AIDS

money

organizations. In

years, the

ETAF

raised

given directly

its first

two

distributed $2.3 mil-

lion.

Sister Straney said she

began

talk-

ing with Taylor's staff in February. "At

cosmetics.

Mercy

with AIDS." The Elizabeth Taylor

Sister

Margaret Straney,

first, I

didn't

know who it

CEO and president of House of Mercy,

would say was

accepted the $ 1 5 ,000 donation from the three groups. "Elizabeth Taylor has an

See Taylor, page

that

was 1

was. All they a celebrity,"

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April 26, 1996

Chancellor Shares

Vision For Catholic Schools,

generating most

school

of the subsidies. Currently, the cost per

throughout

student for the academic year

the Asheville

fiugene, that parish

is $650. This year's enrollment of 199 prekindergarten through eighth grade students is only two-thirds of Asheville Catholic School's current capacity of 292. While there is no hard data

available, school administrators estimate

that significant

numbers of Catholic

Mary

Ann Minkin, co-president of the PFA and a member of the

Asheville

advantage

Catholic

educational

the

opportunities offered by the school.

school superintendent Dr. Michael F. Skube visited with members of Asheville Catholic s school board to explore ways of increasing enrollment. Cavallo observed that parents want to know how the diocesan church looks upon the school. She believes that those involved

diocesan

Recently,

work

school regard

at the

as a

School

Board,

has

three children

enrolled in the

For Father

school. her,

Mo's

visit

Father Mo talks with a student kindergarten program.

dispelled any

that

fears

"We are supposed to be sharing

being out of sight,

the faith.

We need supportive clergy as

"We sometimes

Father Mo' s

was an eye opener

visit

of sorts for school administrator Frank

Cancro. "The meeting made

very clear

commitment to Catholic education on the part of everyone." For Cancro, it was an that there

a deep

opportunity to see "real ownership and leadership

among

the parents

about being engaged

in further

who

care

focusing

the Asheville Catholic School pre-

Asheville,

ministry.

well as committed parish communities."

region.

families in the area are not taking

from page

also out of mind.

worry that we are struggling on our own," she admits. "Father Mo's presentation showed a depth of feeling. We're in good hands and I feel positively about the future of our school." Just

what

that future will hold,

according to Cavallo, depends on a growing sense of "ownership" by the families of the children enrolled there. As a result of Father Mo' s visit, Cavallo

believes that the school board and the

PFA

have a clearer understanding of by the diocese and of the

the role played

challenges facing them: "It's not the

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

our school." The word change is a small one. But change in attitude could spell the difference between success and failure school

it's

CNS

This

poster promoting

Catholic

education features the "Family Circus" characters of cartoonist billKeane. The poster was produced as part of the

Educational

as Asheville Catholic school seeks to

National

utilize resources

Association's marketing campaign for Catholic Schools.

unlimited

that are hardly

a cost that is hardly

Catholic

negligible.

a vision for the future of Asheville

Catholic."

Doug Thigpen, newly president of St. Margaret in

Swannanoa and

the

Gala Benefits

elected

Mary

Parish

Mercy Ministries

parish's

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BELMONT The Spring Gala, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, is Saturday, May 1 from 6:30-1 1 p.m. at Cramer Mountain Country Club. Proceeds from the event, formerly known as "The Garden Gala," will benefit Holy Angels, Catherine's House, Well of Mercy and House of Mercy.

representative to the Asheville Catholic

School Board was delighted with Father

Mo's

"We

visit.

found

very

energizing," he said, recalling that the

school had gone through a difficult time

of transition for several years during

which morale was low and enrollment plummeted. Thigpen, whose son has attended the school for five years, believes they have turned a corner now:

"We have an extremely interested and dynamic school board that is determined to do whatever it takes to make this school better. The diocese has a little gem here in north Asheville that we've worked hard to keep polished. It deserved to be recognized." Father Mo agreed. "I'm impressed by their fthe school board's] commitment to providing quality education." Commenting on the often cited distance from Charlotte that sometimes strains the sense of diocesan support, Father Mo left no doubt in the minds of those attending about the interest of the diocesan leadership. "We need to do what we can to show our support for Asheville Catholic as part of the diocesan family," he later commented while reflecting on the school's unique status. "As an interparochial institution

whose

subsidies

Mrs. Steen's fourth grade "map" class enjoyed their

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Sunday:

heartening to

see that the leadership of Asheville

Catholic School is serious about broadening the bases of support for the

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Monday:

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Tuesday:

Acts 11: 19-26 John 10: 22-30

Wednesday:

Acts 12: 24 -- 13: 5 John 12: 44-50

Thursday:

Acts 13: 13-25 John 13: 16-20

joined the Dominican tertiary and her

wisdom was sought by civil leaders. She convinced Pope Gregory XI to return the seat of the papacy to

him

to restore

Rome

peace

Catherine wrote four mystical

treatises.

and was

She was canonized in 1461 later

Friday:

declared

a Doctor of the

Church. Her April

at the

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Mecklenburg

demand more creativity at all levels." In

with Father

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are generated differently than the

regional schools, successful planning for the future will

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WASHINGTON, D.C. In an unusual attack, the Vatican April 19 accused the President of what it called a

chose to veto H.R. 1833." The Vatican speaks often on social issues but usually does so through its

"shameful action" in vetoing the PartialBirth Abortion Act. Partial-birth abortions are a particularly gruesome type of abortion used after 20 weeks of pregnancy and

own publication or the national bishops'

involve extracting the baby feet

to Navarro-Valls.

with only the head

left in

first

conferences. However, the Vatican intervened because this was "of such importance for the Holy See and the Catholic Church worldwide," according

the birth canal.

An incision is made into the back of the

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baby's head and the brain is suctioned out with a catheter until the skull collapses.

In a strong statement, Vatican

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With this issue, The Catholic News Herald begins a feature called

spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls

During a recent visit to the Catholic Center, Bishop William G. Curlin met with students from

warned

that

procedure," the president has put the

and moral future of American

ethical

by approving an "inhuman

society at risk. "The presidential

Parish Profiles. In it, we plan to highlight all 89 of the church communities in our diocese.

UNC-Greensboro,

decision against the position of the

Questionaires seeking input for

Guilford College and Greensboro College.

American Congress is a 'shameful veto' which in practice is equivalent to an

the feature should have been received

The bishop celebrated Mass for more than fifty

incredibly brutal act of aggression

pastors to complete the forms and

students and dedicated the

against the inalienable

recently renovated student

the unborn," Navarro-Valls said.

chapel in honor of Francis de Sales.

a majority of non-Catholics oppose this

include a photo of the church,

procedure and consider it brutal and inhuman, including many of those who

schedule, pastor and other information

consider themselves

share.

against an innocent

life

and

rights of

church offices by now.

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minority of extremists in defending this gruesome procedure."

and

system,

thought would be interesting to We also hope to run an

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Pope spoke out strongly against abortion. He has denounced America's

to highlight a

pro-abortion position at a United Nations

variety to the feature.

population conference, and has repeatedly lamented the "culture of death" that is emerging in America regarding abortion and euthanasia. The Vatican supports the American Conference of Catholic Bishops in their promise to encourage Congress to override the veto. In a final blow to the president, the Bishops vowed, "we will

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are asking the others to submit a

inform (the public) that partial-birth abortions will continue because you

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accompanying photo of each church' pastor. Currently, we have more than half of the pastors' photos on file but

with the president standing by his side,

Catholic-oriented

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Pro-Life Corner

Pope John Paul 11

Pope Says He Hopes Tunisia

Visit

Helps

Catholic-Muslim Dialog VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Here

the Vatican

of Pope John Paul IPs remarks in English at his weekly general audience April 17. Dear brothers and sisters, Last Sunday, at the kind invitation of the bishop of Tunis and the president of the republic, I had the great joy of visiting Tunisia. During my pastoral visit to the Catholic community, I was heartened by the spiritual vitality of this "little flock" and by the witness it bears to Christ in a country noted for its openness and tolerance. In Tunisia, the church's testimony to God's mercy and love and its commitment to the integral development of man and society draws strength from its noble past: the unforgettable example of its martyrs, such as Saints Perpetua and Felicity, and of its illustrious pastors, such as Saints Cyprian and Augustine. It was also a joy for me to meet the bishops of the Maghreb and assure them of the fraternal closeness of the successor of Peter, and to proclaim to all the faithful the message of hope expressed by the African text

"A man got six months in prison ... for shooting and killing a wolf that was part of a project to restore the animal to Yellowstone National Park," reports Associated Press.

One has

wonder when

the

media

will

begin reporting as worthy of

punishment the murders of innocent pre-bom babies!

synod.

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Life Office

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I was especially happy to have the opportunity to encourage cultural exchanges and interreligious dialogue between Christians and Muslims, initiatives which are increasing in number and becoming ever more fruitful. It is my prayer that such efforts will draw all Tunisians closer together in works of service and in the search for divine truth. Such cooperation is a true

preparation for the great jubilee of the year 2000.

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the

May

Mary continue to guide, sustain and comfort the church in

following events

North Africa on its journey toward her son, our risen

Lord. I

pleased to welcome the English-speaking

visitors present at today ' s audience.

April 27 5:30 pm

Confirmation St.

My special greeting

goes to the pilgrims from India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States. May your visit to Rome deepen your love for Christ's holy church.

Leo Church

Pope Urges Lesotho Bishops To Help Those Who Work In South Africa VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II

—

encouraged the bishops of Lesotho to offer compassion and assistance to the thousands of laborers who must travel to South Africa to work. The resulting strain on family life requires special pastoral attention, the pope said April 16. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, required every five years. Lesotho, a small country surrounded by South African territory, provides many workers for mines and other industries in South Africa. Adults males often spend

weeks or months far from home. The condition has been aggravated by recent economic problems in Lesotho and the closing of several mines in South Africa, the bishops said in a report to the pope.

Pope

Tells Rabbi Their Friendship Is Sign Of

Hope For World VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II told Rabbi Elio Toaff, the chief rabbi of Rome, that their friendship is a sign of hope for a world looking for authentic brotherhood. The pope and the rabbi held a formal meeting at the Vatican April 1 5 to mark the 1 0th anniversary of Pope John Paul' s historic visit to Rome' synagogue. Addressing 80-year-old Rabbi Toaff and representatives of Rome's Jewish community as "dear friends," the pope said it was important to mark the anniversary of his visit because "in the sphere of Jewish-Christian relations, it had a particular importance."

Winston-Salem

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Diocesan Youth Conference

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paradise.

conditions, a sense of

For most visitors, a vacation to Jamaica Montego Bay, maybe Ocho Rio. Few tourists venture beyond the boundaries of these

peace prevails. While observing living conditions well below what we of the western world consider basic, the question that kept rolling through my mind was: Why not build and relocate these indigenous people? I mulled this thought while watching Food for the Poor disseminate the goods and services that hold substantive properties. In many third world locales, providing these basics for survival can be more beneficial than

tropical ports of call.

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seaside wasn't on the itinerary. In fact, the rich colors

view as the jet began Instead —

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all

other subscrib-

and other Catholic

cities.

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at the invitation

journey brought

of Food for the Poor

face to face with the most

Thousands of individuals huddled in shanty towns constructed of scraps of steel, hundreds lined up for charitable street feedings, and wandering goats and chickens that share the streets with those eyeing them hungrily. Ironically, a hundred miles away, a Calypso beat rings in the good life, all but forgetting those in need. It's all part of the mosaic of Jamaica. Notwithstanding

is the beauty that hope springs even in the most extreme poverty. In garrison communities, residents are quick to thank God for

eternal,

of rice, a missionary sharing the Word. In the most infernal

living

introducing radical changes in lifestyles. Change, after

austere living conditions:

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of the Caribbean Sea were visible only from an aerial

Maybach

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week was my opportunity

Jamaica, without lounging poolside sipping rum. The

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blessings evoked; a

beaches with crystal clear Caribbean blue and green waters lapping gently against soft white sand. What isn't printed for the general tourist population? Photos of the dire poverty that permeates this West Indies

concentrates around

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always progress. for the Poor has a unique approach to reckon with the needs of this third world nation, providing the wherewithal to deliver goods and services all, isn't

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to those in need.

an upcoming

edition,

The .Catholic News

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Light

One Candle

Father John Catoir

Making Time For Charity

person finding the solitude to write is always a challenge. My muse usually comes late at night, but recently I was struck by an idea for a column in mid-

Creativity often requires solitude,

but the quest for solitude should never take priority over the flexibility it takes to be charitable

when

the

call

comes.

chew

pencils, to scribble

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

off guard.

mind

I wanted to help, but we literally had nothing in the refrigerator and there

was

money at the knows that giving

a policy not to give

door. Every priest

dilemma, trying to find time and solitude. It isn't easy. For a busy writer's

flying in every

direction. What can I do? nothing in the

raced.

beautifully she captures the

now

were

was

was caught

cash handouts attracts beggars like

was bread in the freezer and I toasted four slices. Voila! Two tuna sandwiches and two cans of Coke. There was food after all. I needed the will and imagination to find it. The men left in good spirits.

My emotions

"There'

and erase and

flame.

alone in the rectory so the responsibility

to pace, to

scribble again."

How

all mine. I pushed myself away form the desk and went to the window to see who was at the back door. He was a tall stranger, shabbily dressed and he pressed the bell hard a second time. "I'm coming, I'm coming." I went downstairs and opened the door slowly. I didn't know what to expect. His soft voice surprised me. "Father, do you have anything to eat? I'm hungry."

The Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet Mary Oliver has a new book entitled, Blue Pastures (Harcourt Brace Publisher, New York, 1995). "Creative work needs solitude," she comments. "It needs concentration, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to fly in and no eye watching until it comes to that certainty which it aspires to, but does not necessarily have at once. Privacy then, a place apart

was

deep concentration when the door bell jarred me back to reality. "Nuts!" I shouted. I was all afternoon.

moths

refrigerator,"

The

"Thanks, Father," they chimed, "and God bless you!"

"God I

said apologetically.

stranger

saw

my quandary and

quickly came to the rescue. "Father,

replied.

The muse was gone. I had no

interest in

writing any more. Instead, I sat back and

not alone." He turned and yelled, "Jim

bless you,"

returned to my desk and sat silently.

just laughed at

my earlier annoyance at

Out from behind the garage an old man appeared. He was smaller and more bedraggled looking. "We're both

being interrupted. It taught me the lesson

hungry," he pleaded.

beggars did me a favor. It' s not good to live inside your own head too much.

That did it. I had to find something. "Wait here," I said as I went back to the kitchen and scanned the cupboard. The rows of canned goods were of no use. Then I saw it. Tuna fish. Small cans of tuna. I opened two, slapped on some mayonnaise and began mixing. There

that it's

much

charity than

easier to write about to actually

it is

it.

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Question Box FatherJohn Dietzen

Rite For Bringing

Child

Baptized

In the constraints of an

Some friends recently had a baby who became dangerously ill shortly after

rite

A nurse baptized her at the time. Now the baby is to be taken to

church for another baptism ceremony. We and the baby 's parents are converts to the Catholic faith,

and don't

quite

understanding this. We thought that once baptized, always baptized. Could you explain? understand this practice can be confusing, but actually it has a beautiful and logical purpose. I

First, there is

involved

at all.

no second baptism

You

are correct in that

once an individual

baptized a Christian, there is nothing to "add" to it except, of course, living out that commitment. A second baptism would do nothing the first valid baptism didn't already do. About 600 years ago the church began the practice of "supplying the ceremonies" of baptism. As you know if you have attended a Catholic baptism, the liturgy for this sacrament involves many important prayers and symbolic is

emergency

baptism, most of these other parts of the

birth.

obviously must be omitted. All there

time for are the essentials, pouring the

water and saying the words of baptism. The ceremony for your friends' baby will provide all that was missed. Your concern is a valid one, however, because people frequently misunderstand this ceremony. For example, the old form for supplying baptism ceremonies included what is called the exorcism, a graphic excoriation directly addressed to the "accursed devil," ordering him to depart from the children being baptized. Consequently, it was not uncommon for people to believe that emergency baptism was not really effective and that children remained "under the power of Satan" until the exorcism was

pronounced

We ask

that

letters

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1969 issued a revised Rite for Bringing a

celebrate an aspect of this sacrament that is easily overshadowed in the usual

celebration of this sacrament.

Baptized

By baptism we become, and

Child to the Church, which makes clear throughout that the child is already a fully baptized member of the church.

The whole tone of this new ceremony is different. There is no exorcism. At the beginning, parents are asked, "What do you ask of God' s church

now that your child has been baptized?" The answer: "We ask community will know

that the

been received into the church." In other words, everything the anointing, giving of the baptism candle,

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frightened by a degree of violence that

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from the effects of these movies. A meaningful rating system would help

children.

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the present full baptism ceremony, this "exorcism" has become a prayer addressed to God, asking him and thanking him for the victory over sin and the powers of darkness, which we share with Christ through baptism. At the request of the bishops at

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Vocations Update Father Frank 0 'Rourke

May the Lord who has begun this good work in you, bring it to completion. These words, taken from the Lord's

call to

response to

ritual

for ordination, express a confidence trust that the

generous God's

and

priesthood

call.

They look forward to

sustained through His providential care.

sharing

you the ordination to priesthood of Thomas Williamson and Fidel Melo, and the ordination to the

their lives with

It is

a joy to share with

you as ordained ministers

of the Church.

We are blessed in their generosity.

diaconate of Arturo DeAguilar.

UNC-Charlotte student Deborah Connolly and a youngster enjoy each other's at the children's outreach program.

company

Thomas Williamson completes his formation in preparation for priesthood at St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Ind. Bishop Curlin has set his ordination

April 28

World Day of Prayer for

who

feel called to a vocation in religious life.

1996 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick As you all have shared in Thomas' journey, I hope that you will accept this invitation to join him and his for June

Vocations. Please pray for those

Cathedral.

Students' Spring Break Spent With Inner City Kids CHARLOTTE

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family in celebration of his ordination to priesthood. Fidel

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While most of

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Charlotte. Fidel completes his preparation

headed home for Easter, University of North Carolina-Charlotte students Jozlyn Shawchuk and Deborah Connolly did something different during the break: they gave some of their free

inner city to minister to the youngsters.

for priesthood at St. Vincent de Paul

Diocese of Gharlotte to hear /he

This year, the program was held in an old warehouse Rev. Chisholm has converted

Regional Seminary in Boyton Beach,

Gaff/o Serve. Our needs are

their classmates

time to others.

Six students and Barbara Neff-

ministering to youngsters in inner city

Charlotte. More than 200 children gathered to sing, learn and act out stories

from the Bible. Rev. Eric Chisholm, pastor of Outreach Revival Church, began the Children's Outreach program in 1994. "I wanted to respond to the needs I saw in the inner city," he said. "I was seeing a lot of dysfunctional families and wanted to start a children's program to get kids involved." The program is aimed at youths aged 3-13. Children growing up in the inner city are faced with drugs and guns and other temptations, Rev. Chisholm said, and goal

there to help them.

prevention.

where there

part of the outreach,

children are invited to bring their parents

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Hutchison, director of Catholic campus ministry at UNC-C, spent Holy Saturday

the outreach

into a church.

"Our

We wanted to respond

no ministry."

The first two years, UNC-C students and Rev. Chisholm rode a bus from

a great experience."

Daniel Coleman, who graduated from

UNC-C a few months ago, is still involved campus ministry. He also served as

in the

mentor for the Holy Saturday program. "I just wanted to do something special for Easter," he said. Shawchuk, a sophomore, agreed. a

1 1

Saturday, June yreat,

a.m. at the Cathedral of the

Diocese of Queretaro City, Mexico. Arturo DeAguilar is completing his third year of formation in preparation for priesthood at St. Vincent Seminary. Arturo will be ordained a deacon in Mexico. In his desire to afford Fidel and Arturo' s families the opportunity to celebrate their ordinations, Bishop William G. Curlin has given special

permission for these ordinations to take

you

to join

to talk with

anyone

Fidel and Arturo invite

them and would like

interested in traveling to

Mexico for their

ordinations. Fidel can be reached at (704)

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The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S.

Creative Elements

Vid GOS

Combine

To Produce Peach Of A Film NEW YORK (CNS) — An orphan new home on board a flying fruit

with insects for pals in the darkly whimsical "James and the Giant Peach."

and

their parents

leaves most animated films in the dust.

There are many memorable images,

Based on Roald Dahl's 1961 children's

movie and ends

story, the

starts

with real actors (live action) but

the lion's share

employs

stop-

puppet animation and action

superb computer imagery, the first

—

a feature film. pastel hues

CNS

James surveys

on a

the

ocean with

his friend

photo from Wall Disney

Grasshopper.

British beach, the

James (Paul Terry) promise to take him to New York City, "where dreams come true." Unfortunately, James is soon orphaned gentle parents of

little

and taken in as a slave to his truly wicked aunts Sponge (Joanna Lumley) and Spiker (Miriam Margolyes). Lonely and miserable, James clings to his dream of reaching New York. A mysterious stranger (Pete Postlethwaite) leaves

him

a bizarre gift of glowing

five sturdy musical production

numbers

Newman, good

pacing,

by Randy

excellent voice talents and just

enough

humor to soften the scary moments. James proves a highly resourceful 9-

crusty

year-old

who earns his companions'

love

and respect as they weather the bonechilling North Pole, an underwater escape from skeleton pirates, a mechanical shark of ferocious tenacity and a fearsome airborne blue rhino.

Not

crocodile tongues and soon the aunts'

entirely faithful to Dahl's story,

nonetheless stands up reasonably well

long- barren peach tree sprouts a beauty

on its own under the spirited direction of Henry Selick, who was also previously teamed with its producer, Tim Burton, on "The Nightmare Before Christmas." Some weaknesses are evidenced by unexplained arrival of old salt Postlethwaite and his bag of magic tricks, and the two worms lack distinctive

feet in diameter.

As James crawls inside it the movie switches gears to stop- motion puppetry

and the now button-eyed boy meets his new life-size pals: a French spider (Susan Sarandon), an antsy earthworm (David Thewlis), a fiddle-playing grasshopper (Simon Callow), the prim Mrs. Ladybug (Jane Leeves), a cheerful glowworm (Miriam Margolyes) and an irascible cigar-smoking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss). Rolling right over the alarmed aunts and onto the sea, the peach becomes the

means for James and his buggy buddies have extraordinary adventures as they soar aloft borne by seagulls toward their

Landing plum smack on top of the Empire State Building, James resumes human form and stands up to his abusive aunts before settling

down

in Central

Park with his newfound family. This is a remarkable film of great written and visual creativity, although several scenes of mighty meanness and major menace are too intense for very small children. In fact, with no warning we are told James' loving mom and dad were simply gobbled up by a rhino, a frightening prospect for is

personalities.

The other

four insects,

however, are a delight and one roots for James all the way. The aunts, however, seem overly hideous and their fate is clumsily sewn up. Yet one can't help but be impressed by the technological wizardry on display and the script's sense of gifted imaginations happily set free. Visual designer Lane Smith deserves

fabled destination.

The tone

Robert James Waller's novel set in 1965 Iowa, where a middle-aged farm wife (Meryl Streep) spends several days in an intense relationship with a traveling photographer (Clint Eastwood) while her husband and teen-age children are at a state fair, but chooses to stay in her marriage and not disrupt the lives of her loved ones. Also directed by Eastwood, the tastefully told love story walks a fine line between romanticizing adultery and affirming a positive moral choice. Restrained treatment of infidelity, fleeting shadowy nudity, minimal profanity and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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time all three elements have been combined in

Opening

on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience.

"The Bridges of Madison County" (1995) Glossy woman's romance from

sinister for a children's story, but that said, for older children it

little

kids.

also dark and rather

Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on WHS format. Theatrical movies

James And The Giant Peach

finds a

& Herald

kudos for the movie's boldly innovative look, which never fails to engross the eye even when the doings are on the slightly

"Cutthroat Island" (1995) Rousing 17th-century adventure in which a fearless female pirate (Geena Davis) teams with a dashing thief (Matthew Modine) to beat her murderous uncle (Frank Langella) in finding a huge cache of pirate treasure. Producerdirector Renny Harlin's lavish swashbuckler is fast-paced escapist fun as assorted blackguards engage in fiery, death-defying stunts on ship and shore. Frequent stylized violence and some sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III

—

adults. The Motion Picture Association

—

parents of America rating is PG-13 are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

hazardous materials and a monster who snacks on Oreo cookies. Scenes of menace to children, mystifying rituals and a few vulgar expressions. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The

—

Motion Picture Association of America rating

parental

"Now and Then" (1995) Four friends from childhood (Rita Wilson, Demi Moore, Rosie O'Donnell and Melanie Griffith) recall how they helped each other face personal problems when they were 12 in 1970 suburbia. Director Lesli Linka Glatter casts a rosy glow over reminiscences of being on the cusp of adolescence, but with scant story and little character development, the result is a sweet but shallow salute to supportive female friendships. Fleeting nudity and some sexual references. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

—

"Unstrung Heroes" (1995) Bittersweet comedy about a 12year-old who moves in with his very eccentric uncles during the terminal

adored

illness of his

mom

(Andie

MacDowell) cared for at home by his emotionally stressed dad (John Turturro). Directed by Diane Keaton,

sensitive

the

performances and

distinctive characters keep the mother' loss

from becoming maudlin as the

child learns from his uncles the

importance of family and his Jewish faith in coping with life and death. The death of a parent and occasional

in the Water" (1995) Muddled adventure fantasy in which a divorced dad (Mark Harmon) takes his two youngsters on a backwoods vacation

cursing. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II

where they encounter a lake monster trying to warn humans about toxic wastes poisoning the water. Director Rick

rating

"Magic

—

The Motion Picture Association of America adults and adolescents.

from quirky

rural characters, but there is

more confusion than magic in a jumbled plot involving Native American myths, a gang using the lake to dispose of

—

parental guidance

suggested.

"Waiting to Exhale" (1995)

Stevenson finds some genuine warmth in the family relationships and a bit of humor

Glossy romantic saga of African-

American women friends (Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon) and their love affairs during the course of a turbulent year of change for each of

them. Director Forest Whitaker's sassy

ghoulish side.

but

some may

—

guidance suggested.

emotionally

manipulative

James more of a surrealistic treat for grown-ups

adaptation of the Terry McMillan novel

than a fairy tale for children.

friendships but presents their affairs as

In fact,

find this

pays tribute to supportive female

means to find Mr. Right. Several bedroom scenes, minor substance abuse the

Because of frequent menace, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AII adults and adolescents. The Motion

— PG —

Picture Association of

America rating

parental guidance suggested.

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION

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and recurring rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of

—

America rating

— restricted.

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Evaluating your family's "well-being" pretty hard on themselves often comparing their family to others who appear so much better (smarter, richer, more talented or popular). Our doubts about ourselves are fueled by media images of sucessful families that include new cars, lovely homes, interesting vacations.

some years when we seemed By Mary

Catholic

to be "more well" than others. Wellness isn't something a family achieves once and for all; there are some "sick" times for

Pedersen

Miller

News

Service

One day someone in the grocery store asked how I and my family were doing. It was a polite greeting ex-

all of us.

Voices from every direction assert that this or that is essential for a family's wellness. Parents tend to be

tended across Checkstands 6 and 7. My father was dying, our daughter had just broken up with her boyfriend a month before prom and my husband was in the middle of a tense legal case at his law firm. Did she really want to

know

does

loaded

mean

life is

running smoothly, what

mean?... While looking through a family album

had some years when we seemed to be 'more well' than others. Wellness isn't something a family achieves once and for all."

"We're doing pretty well," I responded before I even thought about it.

But as

recently

that?

all

'doing well' doesn't

"If

groceries into the

realized that we've

back of the car, I realized that my spontaneous answer held a truth far deeper than the polite response it was

meant

well.

— — —

life is

What

family's

affect

factors wellness?

money, or how family get along? Is it a family's stress level or the level of support or acceptance it receives from the community? All these factors contribute to Is it health, or

members

some extent. While looking through a family album recently, I realized that we've had

FAITH IN THE

Name two

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Mimi Forsyth

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essential "ingredients" of a satisfying homelife.

members are feeling and "Love and communication. You need communication so that you know what other family say something hurtful. you also need to know that love is going to be there even when family members disagree or

thinking, but

— Jacqueline

Prendergast, State College, Pa.

"Love and trust, because Wrentham, Mass.

that's the foundation of

"Love, for one. And respect.... If you Jeanenne Leven, Manhattan, Kan.

love

with

each other because we

marriage

someone, you

to love one another have shortcomings."

"Love and patience. You have all

to raise

will create a just

nur-

turing life. Joining together to clean up after a flood is building community. Raising responsible citizens sometimes means holding a belligerent teen to the consequences when she has done something wrong. Parents may not feel all is well with their family during the teen years because of the conflict that accompanies adolescents' efforts at emancipation. But a family is most healthy and successful when it is doing its job of guiding and disciplining its young. It is helpful for families to do a wellness checkup on themselves, but not during times of crisis or transition. Some families have family meetings each week where they take an honest look at how they are doing. Others seek

mean?

who

families function the best. Caring for a colicky baby

that her family had never been closer, stronger or more faithful to each other than during the aftermath of the flood.

mean

The church's measuring stick for wellness is based on the family's identity as the domestic church. The measure applies to every face of family: couples with or without children, single parents, blended or extended families, rich or poor, black or white, powerful or oppressed. Four functions of family are described in Pope John Paul II's 1981 apostolic letter on the family. The first function is to create a

society. Fourth is to take part in the mission of the universal church. Often it is in difficult times that

Friends showed up at the door with food during the long vigil at the hospital. Associates at work pitched in to do some of the work in my absence. Our older children offered assistance and emotional support. We were in a terrible mess in some ways, but were doing quite well under the circumstances. A friend whose home was ravaged by flood waters told me two years later

"doing well" doesn't

tasks.

upright citizens

battle.

have to do with how faithfully work at essential family

families

and respect life at all stages. The family's third task is

were

present to one another. We cried together at the sight of my dad lying helpless in the hospital; we moaned about the possibility of prom night for my daughter who was on the prom committee with a dress and no date; we shared the frustration over the polarization taking place in the legal

running smoothly, what does

criteria

sense of belonging and community among members. Second is to nurture

to be.

Our family was

The Catholic Christian tradition provides a rich teaching on family life that offers criteria for families to use in evaluating their own wellness. The

— James Palmer, — them with respect even when you disagree with them."

— and marriage

treat

be happy

the

the foundation of the family."

home, and

all

— Vickie Corralez, Portales, N.M.

"Treat your husband and children as you would your best friend.

It's

family

surprising the effect

members have has."

to learn to

— Veronica

Fries,

be patient

Sioux

City,

counseling now and then when an issue causes their family to get stuck. A checkup might be as simple as a nightly prayer for forgiveness said before bedtime. In some places, families gather annually for a "Growing Strong in Family Weekend Retreat." It is a one and onehalf day event, put together by fami lies themselves to look at family strengths and limitations in a format of fun and prayer combined. Family success in the eyes of Christians has to do with becoming what we are called to be: "intimate communities of love and life," as the pope put it.

That means sticking with each other in the good times and when ev erything stinks. It means being able to negotiate dip ferences and eventually forgive each other for what we are not. It means not letting society's measuring stick of looks, popularity and self-gratification get in the way of loving each other unconditionally.

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"Rule No.

of 'family making' focuses

family's oneness.

human

The

never

perfection unless

committed to the

will

& Herald

on the achieve

deeply

'we.'"

FAITH IN ACTION

Human

beings must never define themselves in one "role." To do so frustrates the multiple gifts that all of us have been given. 9. The family needs to respect work. The difficulty is that parents don't always have the kinds of jobs that engage them fully, creatively and enthusiastically. Nonetheless, this point is critical: Children need effort to discover how labor contributes to the "whole," whether that means the development of the whole person, the whole family, the whole community or the whole soci-

—

Guidelines for families

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ety.

By Brother Cyprian Catholic

News

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Service

make

a family unless certain rules guide them. Here is the set of rules that guides me: 1. A unified "we" is the family's overarching reality. Unity in multiplicity is extremely difficult for families to maintain in a culture that is more concerned with the full and unbridled expression of the "I" the individual. But rule No. 1 of "family making" focuses on the family's oneness. The "I" never will achieve human perfection unless it is deeply committed to the "we." Do you remember how Jesus referred to himself as being in the Father and the Father in him? 2. Children need to learn from parents how to pursue creative goals without neglecting the family's other mem-

—

bers.

Parents ought to show children how work and homelife can be brought together so that each is enindividual

riched. 3.

family's

members must always

be in dialogue so that all the individuals can continue to discover the meaning of the whole. 4. Dialogue among family members must occur in an atmosphere of prayer so that the Spirit will be heard in the voices of each

member.

For, each family

member is

a revela-

a work

process.

And

But God appoints parents to be the guardians of their children. This guardianship must provide the appropriate climate in which children can pursue and express God's purposes. 7. Family many in one; one in all; all for one must mean that parents spend private time with each other and with each child (even if only 10 minutes

— —

a day). 8. Parents' love for each other is as important to children as is the parents' love for the children.

the truth

is,

sometimes

feels that way!

—

The Old Testament writers did not leave us much in the way of complete pictures of well-adjusted, happy families. However, the authors of the wisdom books did give indirect images of such families. These accounts are valuable, for their authors traveled widely, observed sharply and recorded the result of their observations.

These authors saw

what made

for

themselves

for the well-being of fami-

lies and passed on the results of their observations. They noticed the traits that characterized congenial families: mutual respect and practical concern for others' needs.

steps to take toward such

In Mediterranean culture, of which was a part, one value and one disvalue were paramount: honor and

But if families are correct to think they could do better, think they're wrong to harbor a suspicion that they shouldn't be "works in progress." Some families may

family members, and hence to the family, was to be earnestly promoted;

be kinder toward each

other, give

more and take

less.

The

family could

be happier.

And

yes, decisions

Israel

may well be needed about some

shame. Whatever brought honor to

goals. I

judge themselves failures simply because they are imperfect. Some families are hard on themselves in this regard suspecting, wrongly, that certain other families don't need to work on kindness or making time for each other. No wonder Pope John Paul II penned these words in 1981 "The modern Christian family is often tempted to be discouraged and is distressed at the growth of its difficulties; it is an eminent form of love to give it back its reasons for confidence in itself." Family members might feel more hopeful and less discouraged if they bore in mind that family life is, by nature, a pilgrimage.

—

retreat for families intent

assessing their

Ten

own

well-being.

12 families are brought

together to learn the guiding principles that make for a healthy

The

family.

five retreat

themes

center around "appreciating each other ... listening and sharing as family

...

conflict

dealing with stress and

...

commitment

...

and

family spirituality." Families learn that "healthy families It's

have

what they do with

conflict.

that

makes

the difference." And, "healthy families negotiate well

Every healthy family

a hurting

and early. sometimes

family."

Reflection: This week I will take a good look at my own family and determine where members need

encouragement. that

we not

take our

important

own

well-

being for granted.

"successful" family

Parents, and children too, get frustrated at times. They feel that their family could do better and they're right. Family members could spend more time together,

Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb. (Family Ufe Office, 3214 N. 60th St., Omaha, Neb. 68104. 1996. Paperback, $10). It details strategies used during a weekend

Biblical insights for

FOOD FOR THOUGHT Every family

The

wrapped in a

Family is what family does on a number of levels. But people don't necessarily

real family must be spirituality of love. God is in the center of all things CNS photo by Karen Callaway familial. When this reality is untion of God. In fact, God is present in derstood, a foundation exists for the many ways within a family. Sometimes type of "belonging" that each family God's ways are surprising and may member needs if the family is to be even feel strange at first. "one" in mind, heart and spirit. 5. Dialogue must occur in an atmosphere of respect for experience and or(Marist Brother Rowe is a research der. associate in the Department of PsychiaRemember that discipline is not the try at Johns Hopkins School of Medipower to make all lines straight in life. cine and a dean of students at the Rather, discipline means order in the Graduate School of Social Work at the sense that Claire Leighton saw order in University of Maryland, Baltimore.) the tides: "Watching the discipline of tides, with their evident rhythm," there is a flow; sometimes the sea is high and sometimes low, but in the overall there is order. 6. Family cannot exist either as an autocracy or a democracy. Parents do not own their children. Children have been granted to them as a sacred trust by God. This trust reBy Father John J. Castelot quires them to be constantly attentive Catholic News Service to the genius of each child. 10.

FMS

Growing Strong in Family Retreat Weekend is a manual in the

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

He who honors his father atones for sins; he stores up riches who reveres his mother" (3:2-4). It goes without saying that parents must live in such a way as to warrant

her sons.

their children's love and respect. Parents who raise children in such an atmosphere are proud of them and bless them, and this is basic to the wellbeing of a family: "For a father's blessing gives a family firm roots, but a

mother's curse uproots the growing plant" (Sirach 3:9). In devoted families the care of aging parents is urgent: "My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate with him; revile him not in the fullness of your strength" (Sirach 3:12-13). The New Testament authors prescribed the same ingredients for the well-being of families: mutual love, respect and caring. Discipline will be necessary, but it must be administered

with care. Harsh, insensitive discipline can defeat its purpose by breaking children's

whatever caused shame to them was to

spirit,

be carefully avoided. Respect for parental guidance was basic: "Observe, my son, your father's bidding, and reject not your mother's teaching; keep them fastened over your heart always, put them around your neck" (Proverbs 6:20-21). Or, "A wise son makes his father glad, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother" (10:1). Sirach is more specific: "For the Lord sets a father in honor over his children; a mother's authority he confirms over

role as parents themselves: "Fathers,

making them

unfit for a future

do not provoke your children, so they

may

not

become

discouraged"

(Coiossians 3:21). All of this practical advice, rooted in

and proven by experience, is a touchstone against which to measure the well-being of families in every age and culture.

(Father Castelot

scholar, author, teacher

a Scripture

and

lecturer.)

The Catholic News

& Herald

April 26, 1996

People

The News allows licensed Texans over the age of 21 to carry concealed handguns. "Christ calls us in the Beatitudes to be

peacemakers

and we, as leaders, must give public witness of what it means to be ...

a follower of Christ in this regard," the bishop wrote.

Some Religious Stay In Liberia, Continue Work Despite Fighting ROME (CNS) From the altar at Old Road Catholic Church in Monrovia, Liberia, Salesian Father Joe Brown watched a carload of young men with

—

thought there would be shots, but there weren't," he said during an April 15 telephone interview with Catholic News Service in Rome. Father

guns drive up.

Brown, a native of England who has been in Liberia for 16 years, was one of 15

Connie Fairchild holds her daughter Sarah as they pass the fence surrounding the site where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood in Oklahoma City. Catholic schools there continue to help children heal from last year's tragic bombing which killed 168 people.

Bomb

Victim's Family Struggles With Grief

ROGERS, Ark. (CNS)

— A year

And Anger A Year

Later

son was killed in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, Joyce and Don Bolte agreed they couldn't have survived without faith. "I don't think people could make it after something like this in

God," said Mrs. Bolte

Rock diocesan newspaper,

Catholic School

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

memory

of his wife, Gracie Allen, comedian George Burns bequeathed $100,000 to her Catholic alma mater, Star of the Sea School in San Francisco. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who operate the 320-student parish elementary school, were notified in a letter from attorneys for Burns' estate a few weeks after his death in March. He was 100. In a telephone interview April 1 6, Carmel Tickler, a native of County Sligo, Ireland,

who

the secretary at

Star of the Sea Parish, told Catholic

News

Robert Keller

Reporter Says Picking Right Parish Key To His Pulitzer

Newsday

reporter

(CNS) who won

—

The

was picking

the right parish.

"Being a Catholic myself and having experience

knew

in a lot

of different places,

there were parishes and parishes,"

said Robert Keeler,

who

Service that Gracie Allen was in

Father

Brown

Dies;

Of Finest Wheat'

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CNS) — Rob-

who composed more than 500 songs for liturgical and secular use, was buried April 1 1 after a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Church in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Kreutz, who was 72, died April 7. His most enduring work is "Gift of Finest Wheat," which he co-wrote with lyricist Omer Westendorf. The song won a song-writing contest held in conj unction with the 4 1 st International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia in 1976, and is sung in Catholic parishes across the country. Kreutz, a Colorado resident since 1953, was also the musical director for 27 years at St. Bernadette Parish in Lakewood. ert

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'Gift

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SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) Erma Bombeck, who died April 22 at age 69 in San Francisco hospital, was a remembered by family, friends and

people can share prayer requests as "world

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SCRANTON, PA.

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non-Catholics alike will be able to access photos, readings, and prayers for Sunday

and weekday Masses on the Internet. They will also be able to place prayer requests on a special prayer petition page. The prayer requests will be included

Mass

in the petitions of a

celebrated at

all over the world and remind our viewers in the U.S. that they have strong spiritual ties with people of faith everywhere." Father Grace is also launching an

together in prayer from

interfaith Internet prayerline. "I spent

five years in India

and Africa where

witnessed great faith

Bishop Thomas

Costello, chair of

Committee

on Communications, celebrated the first Mass to be made available in cyberspace. He was at Saint Ann's Shrine Easter Monday to celebrate the second anniversary of the "Daily Mass" on the Faith and Values Channel. Bishop Costello' s photo and homily for the Mass are available on the new web site: (http:/ /www.themass.org). The Mass on the Internet and the Faith and Values Channel is produced by Saint Ann's Media, Scranton. Father Peter Grace, director, says he hopes the Mass on the Internet "will bring people

Christians. Prayer

"She was twice as funny in conversation as in her columns and

www:

English in 1949.

including a writers' workshop; and

is:

prayerline.org.

Both the Mass and the Prayerline are dedicated to Pope John Paul II in honor of his 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood (Nov. 1, 1996). Saint Ann's

Media

A resident of Paradise Valley, Ariz., Bombeck

died of complications from a

recent kidney transplant.

Diagnosed with breast cancer

Exponent, the college magazine. "He said to me, 'Why don't you contribute some humor to this?' That

three years.

was like a breath of fresh air," she recalled. "No one wanted to write humor at that time.... It was tricky for one thing. To make fun of someone or something takes

Bombeck' s writing career began in 1964 when she persuaded a small weekly newspaper in Ohio, to pay her $3 a week to write a humor column. More than 900

advance

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In addition to her husband, Bombeck survived by a daughter, Betsy, and two

sons,

Matthew and Andrew. Plans

for

The Bombecks were members of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Phoenix. Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien of Phoenix called Bombeck "a light that sparked many souls with humor." He would be "remembered

for the

things that she did."

"I will also remember her as a person

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newspapers eventually picked up the nationally syndicated column, "At Wit's End." She also found success with bestselling books that included "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank," "I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression," "A Marriage Made in

Director of Religious Formation for Catholic Schools Full-time position in a diocesan Catholic school system

mail campaigns to help recruit students. In a 1991 interview with the University of Dayton Quarterly, an

Price,

different faith groups.

participated in advertising and direct-

She had to undergo dialysis four times a day at home and was on a waiting list for a suitable donor kidney for more than

then shortly after that, her kidneys began

ritual April

in the

called adult polycystic kidney disease.

Community, with Passionist the headquarters in Rome, Italy and South River, N.J. The Faith and Values Channel is an interfaith satellite network operated by the National Interfaith Cable Coalition and subsidiaries of Telecommunications, Inc. The channel represents more than 60 human

campaign

failing as a result of a hereditary disease

1992, she underwent a mastectomy and

university's capital

alumni magazine, Bombeck spoke of the encouragement she had received as a student from Marianist Brother Tom

a ministry of

Africa.

MACS

donate them to the University of Dayton, where they will be housed and displayed. Over the years, she had been generous to the university with her time and money. She served on the board of trustees from 1984 to 1987 and was named an honorary trustee in 1988. She also cochaired with her husband the National Alumni Challenge Campaign during the

address

and Reconciliation Commission in South

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cleansing

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She had a good

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together.'"

abuses and clergymen perform a

institutions (in society).

family that prays together, stays

rights

studies or theology and a

human

Brother Fitz said. "At the same time, she could raise criticisms of life,"

Dayton in Ohio and a friend of Mrs. Bombeck' s since the early 1980s. It was at the University of Dayton that Erma Louise Fiste met Bill Bombeck, who became her husband of nearly 47 years, and decided to convert to Catholicism. She graduated from the

Victims of

schools,

"Her humor always made us, in some sense, realize the frailty of our

Just

L. Fitz, president of the University of

on the Faith and Values Channel. Viewers of the T.V. Mass will be asked to pray for the prayer

the U.S. Catholic Bishops'

suburbs in her syndicated

in the

column.

among Hindus,

powerful force for uniting people. It can help break down sectarian rivalries and foster compassion and understanding among peoples of different cultures. The motto of the new web site is 'the world

petitions received via the Internet.

life

books," said Marianist Brother Raymond

Muslims and

to Friday across the U.S.

colleagues for chronicling life's absurdities and finding humor in everyday

Saint Ann's Shrine, Scranton, Pa.

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lived her faith as a compassionate and caring human being," the bishop added. "Her unbounding love for her husband Bill and her family was reflected in everything she did."

Cartoonist Bil Keane, also a Catholic and a collaborator with Bombeck on a book, was a longtime friend and neighbor of the Bombecks. "She was always such a fun lady to be with. She could laugh at the drop of a hat," he said. Keane said Bombeck was an inspiration for many humor writers.

Many

"nobody seemed to match her consistency and humor," Keane said.

tried to imitate her style, but

"Erma

left

a treasury of

humor

for

whole world," he added. "The one good thing to come out of this is that they're laughing in heaven today at Erma's humor." Contributing to this story was Christopher Gunty in Phoenix.

the

The Catholic News

& Herald

April 26, 1996

What Does It Mean To Be A Steward?

Official Latin Text

Of Catechism Expected In '97 VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

—

BARBARA ROHRMAN

The

ewardrfiip

of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" is expected to be published by mid- 1 997, said Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. The Latin text will be the "editio typica," or the standard for other translations of the catechism. Vatican officials have said the Latin text will include corrections and some official Latin text

Lebanese Christians and Muslims light candles 21 to

Beirut April

mourn the 102

civilians killed in Israeli

attack on

southern Lebanon. The attack took place

during Israel's blitz against Lebanese

changes to the various existing versions of the catechism, which were translated from a French text. For example, when Pope John Paul s encyclical "The Gospel of Life" was published in 1995 with a strong caution against the death penalty in most cases, Vatican officials had said the catechism' more accepting discussion of capital punishment would have to be revised. Addressing European bishops and

provided by God. As we mature, God blesses us with abilities and talents that help us sustain, utilize, increase and accumulate spiritual and material goods, along with a will that is free to choose how, why and when to use them. Then, when we leave this world, we

guerrillas.

staff

members of

CNS

on the continent in mid-April, Archbishop Sepe said his congregation and the doctrinal congregation which have been working together on the catechism's development and implementation would sponsor an international congress on the catechism after the Latin text was ready and a

John Paul II appealed on behalf of civilian victims for an end to the "incredible violence" in southern Lebanon, saying there was no apparent justification for

revised "General Catechetical Directory"

Israeli shelling in the area.

offices

—

By JOHN THAVIS VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

was published.

The pope's words

— Pope

Sunday

said he expected the congress

blessing April 21 echoed an earlier

could be held in the second half of 1997. The original French text of the catechism was published in late 1992. The publication of the official English translation was delayed until mid- 1994, mainly because of questions concerning

Vatican statement that condemned the Israeli bombardment. The shelling, a response to rocket attacks on northern Israel by Iranian-backed guerrillas, left more than 1 30 people dead, most of them

the use of gender-neutral language

Lebanese civilians. Speaking from his apartment window to several thousand people, the pope said he was worried about the "incredible violence that again has shaken the Middle

when

referring to people.

The Vatican committee responsible for approving the translations rejected

an inclusive-language version of the catechism at that time as part of an overall attempt to follow the French as closely as

"Once again

population — — which has paid

the price of the actions

of war, for which

it is

difficult to find

acceptable justifications," he said.

He reminded all

the initial English translation,

avoid inclusive

sides in the conflict

does not arrive through hatred and the violence of weapons." Guerrillas of Hezbollah, or Party of

that "real justice

references would be reviewed once the Latin typical edition

has been the civilian

especially the Lebanese

Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, who along with a British bishop oversaw later said the decision to

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was

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Implications," the statement is to be published later this year in brochure form. It opened with a series of "fictional

Kennedy, and their daughter, Kerry Kennedy Cuomo. Cuomo said she and her mother wanted to show Sister ert

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or soon with genetic testing.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ursuline Dianna Ortiz, a native of New Mexico, announced the fast at an emotional press conference April 22 in Washington as she began the fourth week of a silent vigil outside the White House. Her visitors have included first lady Hillary Sister

Rodham The fast are

said.

receive this informa-

cannot heal."

Sister Ortiz said that during the White

House vigil she has experi-

vigil

and the

enced "heavy

aimed

at find-

sun, blustery winds and

case and the truth

about

American accent, the nun said. "I want the truth, not just

Clinton.

ing out "the truth about

all

"Only the truth will

those Guate-

cold temperatures."

"But what I found most weather is the tempest of memories that everyday life in the park has unleashed: the sight of a uniformed police officer ... reminds me of the policeman who raped and tortured me ... the smell of cigarettes reminds me of the cigarettes that were used to brand my body ... the stream of questions from journalists, tourists and supporters reminds me of the interrogadifficult to

malans who have sufsponsored death squads, for years supported with U.S. tax dollars," Sister

cially

Ortiz said.

"Because I am still barred from knowing the truth, because I am still in a prison of silence, because U.S. government agencies deny me access to the documents that could allow me to recover my life, I will begin a fast of bread and water, continuing my silent vigil in front of the White House and daring to place my life in the hands of the U.S. government," she added.

gene which predisposes to hypertension. state of Maryland denies a marriage license to two people with mild mental . .

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retardation."

martialed for refusing to give

who broke down in tears

several times during the press conference, said she had already lost 10 pounds

question with a question:

How long will

government keep the

truth

from

me?"

Among

Sister Ortiz's supporters at

the press conference were Ethel

Kennedy,

widow of former Attorney General Rob-

said, for

testing

example, that prenatal when it does not

legitimate

involve disproportionate risks to the child

new regulations issued as a result of the

delicate area of

human

is done for the sake of early problems are detected. But if prenatal diagnosis is conducted

therapy

committee said. But it warned that without appropriate legal and ethical safeguards, such testing can lead to discrimination against people

predisposition to colon cancer

already detectable,"

said. "If

someone

"The church condemns and will never cease condemning the taking of innocent

unborn life, surely the saddest aggression of our violent time," the committee said. Before the committee released the statement, it was mailed April 19 to all

tests positive,

U.S. bishops. In a cover

risk? Potential employers? Potential

release the statement until

marriage partners? What if the existence of a gene predisposing to homosexuality is confirmed? Who should have access to

in a brochure format.

test results?"

give samples for genetic testing has given

"These simple examples illustrate the enormous potential for abuse," it said. The committee said that beyond

this issue visibility,"

issues of the appropriate uses of testing

Church," discussing the basic relationship between the worlds of religion and science. It intends to issue similar statements in the future reflecting

should this information be available to insurance companies, whose financial success depends on minimizing

memorandum to the bishops, Bishop DiLorenzo said the committee originally intended not to

noted that the

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these words," Sister Ortiz said, noting

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suicide in 1978.

want so desperately to live," she said. "I want so desperately to believe in humanity again ... to be free of Alejandro and all my Guatemalan torturers. Thousands of Guatemalans who have been tortured by the security forces also want to live and to believe in humanity again. Only the truth will set us free." "I

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face, then demolished by torture, is never

and

discussions between bishops scientists on other topics.

vastly increasing the possibilities

slap in the

with great horror that

the

Last year the committee issued a brochure, "Science and the Catholic

which aims to decode and record

the physical structure of every

release because "the current controversy

are those of genetic manipulation.

suffered torture will never again be at

"It is

genetic

'normality' and physical well- being."

the

with certain genes.

with the intention of abortion

reproduction,"

first

or mother and

She quoted Austrian philosopher Jean Amery, who said after being tortured by the Gestapo, "Anyone who has

already cracked by the

DNA

morality."

Another could have been, "U.S. military restricts DNA use to dead body identification and criminal justice." That was what the Defense Department decided

tion," she said.

since beginning her 21-hours-a-day

White House vigil March 3 1 She now weighs about 98 pounds, a spokeswoman for the nun said. Asked how long she would continue the fast, she replied, "Let me answer your

somatic cell therapy and to affect heredity through germ-line therapy," it said. It said the church supports research "directed toward respect for personal dignity and support of human life" but opposes the use of such research for decisions "not in accord with sound

military databank."

ease in the world.... Faith in humanity,

Sister Ortiz,

the U.S.

rains, harsh

set us free."

fered and died at the hands of the offi-

care policies to undergo testing for the

human life only within the parameters of

torturers. Until I

"Optimum Insurance

Testing has legitimate uses even in the

woman, she

documents," Sister Ortiz said April 22. "I want to know who Alejandro is. I want to know why our government has protected him. I want to know why a U.S. citizen had the authority to supervise and give orders to my tion,

human beings may be able change significantly the individual's genetic makeup through

generations,

"Genetic testing can assist sound decision-making in a range of situations....

spoke English with a perfect

Guatemala.

two

controversy surrounding the two Marines.

who spoke broken Spanish but began her vigil near the White human rights abuses in

influence physical and mental traits accelerating rapidly. Within one or

10 times with cigarettes,

Her torturers took orders from a man called Alejandro

to protest

discovery for genes that cause disease or

repeatedly raped and forced to

another

Ortiz

product.... Nevertheless, the rate of

problems are found, the committee said, Pope John Paul II has called that attitude "shameful and utterly reprehensible, since it presumes to measure the value of a

wield a small machete against

Dianna

them:

"Current therapies, by and large, manipulate a single gene or gene

both to

applicants for individual health

all

Had the statement been written a few months later, a not-at- all fictional scenario could have been, "Marines court-

than

House March 31

happen now

the kinds of things that could

by your courage and the hope you have given all of us with your courage." Sister Ortiz, now 37, was a schoolteacher in Guatemala in November 1989 when she was abducted at gunpoint from the backyard of a church retreat. During the 24 hours she was detained, she was burned more are

photo by Michael Alexander, Catholic Standard

Its

(but) not fanciful" scenarios illustrating

asks

CNS

Genetic Testing, from page

Titled "Critical Decisions: Genetic

Testing and

Ortiz

. .

the hands of the U.S. Sister Ortiz said she would "place government" by beginning a bread-and-water fast until she hears the truth about the U.S. role in her 1989 abduction, rape and torture in Guatemala.

Sister

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Diocesan News Briefs "Visions

Faith" Series

ROCK HILL, S .C. — Father Richard Gula of

Patrick Seminary presents

St.

"Visions in Faith" June 16-19 at the Oratory. The seminar is open to people interested in pastoral leadership. Contact

The Oratory

Have Run

Good Race."

Activities

on parables, verses and stories from the Bible. Mass is Sunday at 10 a.m. All Catholic scout troops are encouraged to attend. For information, call Frank

Thompson

1996 Spring Tractor Club Show BELMONT The annual Spring Tractor Show is April 27 -28 at the

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Saturday Devotions

—

BELMONT

First Saturday devotions are May 4 at Belmont Abbey beginning with the rosary at 9:30 a.m.,

followed by confessions at 10:30 a.m. and Mass at 1 1 :30 a.m. For information, call Terri or Phil at (704) 888-6050.

Mass

In Latin

ASHEVILLE celebrated in Latin

—

The Mass

May

5 and the

Ranch, 5 miles north of

The event includes hay

rides,

and contests. A 1943 Model A tractor will be raffled to benefit Holy Angels. Admission is $3 for adults and free for children under 12. Contact Jo Singleton at (704) 825-4161 for information.

Nocturnal Adoration

—

There is Nocturnal Adoration May 3 and the first Friday each month at Holy Spirit Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament starts at 7 p.m. Friday evening and concludes Saturday morning at 8 a.m. with Benediction, followed by first Saturday rosary and Mass. For information, call Jack Sweeney at (704) 896-7757.

Healing Mass

mind, body and spirit St. Peter Church is 1 and the first Wednesday each month at 7:30 p.m.

May

Academic

Fair

—

848-2121.

Conference Of Separated And Divorced Catholics Ind.

— The

School at (9 1 0) 748-8252 for information.

Nancy

(704) 379-

non-members. Preceding the a two-day

leadership workshop. Cost for the workshop is $ 1 45 for members and $ 1 6 for non-members. For information, contact

Box

NACSDC

1301,

Central Office, P.O.

La Grande, OR 97850, or call

Social

Groups Gather

combination of simple chants from Scripture, sung repetitively to create an atmosphere of meditation, is Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse Chapel. For information, call Sister Maria Goretta Weldon at (704) 825-8832. style prayer, a

Holy Spirit Seminar

CHARLOTTE— The seminar, "Life In the Spirit," is for anyone who wants to know more about the Holy Spirit' s call to will be presented May 2, 9, 16 and 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral in

life. It

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May

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retreat in the spirit of

directed

Cost

Thomas Merton

by Rev. Sidney

Griffith, S.T.

$225. register, contact Living

Waters

Reflection Center, 1420SocoRd.,

Maggie

NC 28751.

For information,

singles ages 21

Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue

—

HICKORY The Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue "Ecumenism '97" is May 7-8 at the Catholic Conference Center. The dialogue is sponsored annually by the Roman Catholic, United Methodist, Evangelical Lutheran and Episcopal Bishops of Piedmont and Western North Carolina. The Rev. Susan Gamelin, Assistant to the Bishop of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church will be the primary resource person. Bishop Bevel Jones of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church will be honored at a banquet on Tuesday evening.

RALEIGH

— A Catholic family

life

May

at 8

a.m. at Cardinal

Gibbons High School. For information or to register, call Theresa Leland at (919)212-0374.

Echoing God's Word

HICKORY

"Echoing God's Word: Catechesis and Preaching Based on the Liturgy of the Word"

a July

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs.

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Good

photographs, preferably

black and white, also are welcome. Please

submit news release and photos at least 10 days before the date of publication.

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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is May 4 and the first Saturday each month from 2-4 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church.

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and home schooling conference

singles ages 3JO-50. For information, call

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that addresses the

information.

BELMONT — An evening of Taize-

International Conference for Separated

for

symposium

Wilson

shop and other patient services. For information, call

Youth Exchange Service needs

The

Academic Fair, featuring displays of student work and tours of the school, is April 30 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Leo School in the activity center. Call St. Leo

Needed

— Mercy

Hospital has opportunities for caring volunteers to assist in family waiting rooms, the gift

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CHARLOTTE — A Mass for healing

Hospital Volunteers

Youth Exchange

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4:30 p.m.

CHARLOTTE Pathfinders, a peer support group for the separated or divorced, meets Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church. For information, call Martin at (803) 5477645.

a farm animal zoo, a strolling magician

first

Sunday each month at St. Lawrence Basilica at 5 p.m. Solemn Vespers is at

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and older to their upcoming Date Auction. Proceeds will benefit the Missionaries of Charity in Charlotte. For information, call Tim at (704) 549-4265 or Kathleen at (704) 544-1634.

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& Herald

World And National News Briefs Jury Clears Alabama Priest In Sex Abuse Lawsuit MOBILE, Ala. (CNS) A jury in

—

weather conditions

it's

cold and

raining," said Father Patrick Delahanty,

handicapped priest April 4 of allegations that from 1988 to 1991 he sexually abused a high school student in Mobile who went to him for counseling. The priest, Msgr. Cordell J. Lang, has used a wheelchair for more^ than a decade because of civil trial cleared a severely

multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease

director of Migration and Refugee Services of Catholic Charities.

Human

Life International

Conference Rallies Members

—

CINCINNATI (CNS) Respecting human life involves a spectrum of obligations such as fighting abortion,

speaking out against "offenses against and encouraging mothers to stay at home with their children,

of the nervous system. "Words are inadequate to express the sense of relief

chastity"

and vindication" at the jury's verdict, said Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of

according to speakers at the Human Life International conference in Cincinnati. More than 2,000 people attended the

Mobile.

pro-life organization's annual

Community Unites To Counter Ku Klux Klan Rally

Louisville

—

Some LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) 600 people gathered in a downtown Louisville park April 1 3 to make a stand

April 10-14.

meeting

The gathering also attracted

controversy and protests from groups

Women

and Planned Parenthood.

Officials in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Ku Klux

encouraged Catholics to approach Human

Klan rally being held across the street on the steps of the county courthouse. Catholics were among those opposing the Klan rally with their own rally for justice and unity. "I think it's a great

Life International with caution because

against racism and counter a

of positions taken by some people affiliated with the group.

The Catholic

BALTIMORE

between

— The

lines

building in Cumberland that adjoins the

Catholic Church of SS. Peter and Paul.

The archdiocese and

its

Cumberland

parish have filed suit in the U.S. District

Court of Baltimore against the mayor and City of Cumberland and its historic preservation committee, which blocked the parish's plans to raze the monastery and its attached chapel, long a familiar landmark in the western Maryland community. The question of what to do with the decaying yet historically rich monastery and chapel has been an issue in Cumberland for about a decade.

—

"We

might have hoped for more agreement"

drawn in the Archdiocese of Baltimore for a court battle over plans to demolish the 146- year-old monastery

KNOW

Patrick Ellis, president of

told Catholic educators April 12.

are being

integrally Catholic, Christian Brother

Church Buildings In Battle Over Historic Preservation (CNS)

popular

and

opinion

Catholicism, he said during the closing

session of the National Catholic Educational Association convention in Philadelphia. "But that stopped, especially in the '60s, and then even

more with

the

Roe

vs.

Wade

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said. Since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, Catholic schools had to "start taking positions that were against popular

opinion," he said.

Enrollment Increases In Catholic Schools For Fourth Year In Row PHILADELPHIA (CNS) For the

—

fourth consecutive year, enrollment has

increased in Catholic schools nationwide,

Testament, and not the "questionable speculations" of scholars, is the key to knowing Jesus Christ, said Omaha

Curtiss.

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seeing Jesus Christ simultaneously featured on the covers of three national weekly newsmagazines was quickly dispelled by the periodicals' contents. "I

should have known that the Jesus of the Gospels, the Jesus of faith, was not their

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topic," he said. Similar articles appeared

5354455

in the April 8 editions of Time,

and U.S.

THE

clPoinJe

DEALERSHIPS SERVING CHARLOTTE WITH INTEGRITY FOR OVER 33 YEARS! Frank LaPointe, President

Member of

The

felt at

St.

Gabriel Church

News

Newsweek

World Report. "As

purveyors of the dominant secular culture,

approach to the phenomenon of Jesus and his continuing influence was a rational and skeptical analysis based on 'scientific' evidence," Archbishop Curtiss wrote in a column for the April their

19 issue of The Catholic Voice, archdiocesan newspaper.

Omaha

Catholic Schools Can't Be Both Popular And Truly Catholic Ellis:

PHILADELPHIA (CNS)— Catholic schools cannot be both popular and

to rubble, finding the precise cause of the fire will

gathered in Philadelphia. Sister Catherine

NCEA president and a Sister Joseph of Carondolet, said more than 16,000 additional students enrolled in Catholic schools during the 1995-96 school year. Total enrollment for all 12 McNamee, St.

grades

more than

be extremely

—

and a U.S. nun have refused evacuation from a Catholic hospital in Monrovia, Liberia, but other missionaries priests

safely in a U.S. military helicopter.

At the same time, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican was in contact with church officials trying to make arrangements for the evacuation of Archbishop Michael Francis of Monrovia and several others who had sought safety at the archbishop' residence. Spanish members of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God and the four Salesians and one nun remained at St. Joseph's Hospital in Monrovia April 12. Bernardine Sister Miriam Sepkowski, 49, a native of Scranton, Pa., had planned to leave, but remained at the hospital.

2.6 million students.

"Catholic schools are experiencing their

own Olympic fever,

only we've been on

Patriarch

McNamee

annual convention that drew 17,000 Catholic educators.

Church On Pine Ridge Reservation Burns On Good Friday RAPID CITY, S.D. (CNS) The historic Holy Rosary Church on Pine Historic

—

Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota burned to the ground on Good Friday. Jesuit Father William McKenney, director of Holy Rosary Mission and president of the Red Cloud Indian School, said it appeared the April 5 fire started in the daily the left of the

main

Mass chapel to and was not of

When fire alarms 5:30 a.m., Pine Ridge

suspicious origin.

sounded

altar

Solidarity

Lebanon

JERUSALEM (CNS) — Lebanon's

during the April 9-12

NCEA

Seeks

For Refugees From Southern

track for four successive years," said Sister

difficult.

Some Missionaries Refuse Evacuation From Monrovia Four Salesian ROME (CNS)

left

Catholic Educational Association

Archbishop Elden

15 minutes and soon were joined by nearby volunteers from three communities. To save the 1887 mission building, the church was bulldozed shortly after noon. Since it was reduced

Knowing Jesus Not Based On 'Speculations,' Archbishop Says OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) The New

—

volunteer firefighters responded within

decision,"

according to officials of the National

MITSUBISHI

pnoto from Reuters

Germany, view a robe believed to be the one Christ wore on his way to be crucified. The Holy Coat of Trier will be on display at the church until May 16. It has been shown publicly only three times this century. Visitors to the cathedral in Trier,

University of America in Washington,

turnout of people, especially given the

FOUR GREAT NAMES

CNS

including the National Organization for

Maronite patriarch, Cardinal Nasrallah P. Sfeir, called on citizens to show solidarity with the 400,000 refugees flooding in from southern Lebanon following a military confrontation between the Israeli army and Hizbollah forces. "Is there anything

cruel

than people having to give up their homes and property?" he asked in a homily.

"We

call on everybody to identify and express their solidarity with (the

refugees);

it is

a national duty."

said

most painful aspect of the situation was that Lebanon finds itself alone in dealing with "this problem" and "there is no one ready to stretch out a hand to

the

help."

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The Catholic News

April 26, 1996

James Church

St. When

church.

people discovered his

was

intention for the property, he

immediately out-bid. A short time later another property was auctioned and Williams bid on the property and turned it over to the church. This is the property on which the church currently stands. The first pastors of the church were Benedictine fathers from Belmont and other areas of the diocese. In 1974 the Redemptorist Fathers came to St. James, and remain today. Father Daniel J. Carboy, a retired Air Force Lieutenant

aiish Profile CONCORD— Joseph Barnhardt, a convert to Catholicism,

always dreamed of having a church building in Concord, but died in 1858 before he could help plan it. However,

when Barnhardt' s

father-in-law died in

1869 he deeded a picturesque plot of

Colonel, became pastor in 1993.

land for the church.

In 1 954, St. James parishioner Charlie Williams began another tradition that

With the help of the parishioners, St. James Church was built and was dedicated on August 1, 1869. Father Joseph J. O'Connell, who would later write a book about Catholicism in the south, was then pastor of the parish. In the 1950s, a parishioner

continues today. Each year the parish

public and

Williams attempted

The barbeque

open

for

to the

the church's largest fund-

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named

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