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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

Graham Urges Oklahomans:

April 28, 1995

The Healing Begin

'Let

OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) —The sun symbolically broke through the clouds

policeman reaching through rubble to grasp the hand of a victim. The volunteer

as approximately 20,000 people gath-

stretcher-bearers

ered April 23 at the state fairgrounds in

white,

Oklahoma City

remember and pray bombing of

for victims of the April 19

Murrah federal building. "The Bible says 'He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds,'" said the Rev. Billy Graham. "With this

the

service today

stand to say,

let

the

healing begin."

National and state officials and

reli-

gious leaders joined in the afternoon prayer service also attended by President

Clinton and Clinton;

first

lady Hillary

bishop Eusebius J. Beltran. Rescue workers at the bomb site paused momentarily at 3 p.m., as did others throughout the city and nation, to unite in prayer

national day of

— and compassion — rushing

on what was declared a mourning by President

Clinton.

The service opened with a choir of thousands singing a moving rendition of "Amazing Graze." Even reporters in the press section sang and dried their tears.

some black, some some brown, all linked in courage aid to the

wounded." Looking at the fairgrounds' arena floor, where family members sat holding photos and mementos of those lost or dead, Keating said, "Through all this through the tears, the righteous anger, the soul-rending sorrow of immeasurwe have sometimes felt able loss alone. But we are never truly alone. We have God and we have each other."

—

Rodham

Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating

and his wife, Cathy; Texas Gov. George Bush and his wife; Attorney General Janet Reno; and Oklahoma City Arch-

The victim count stood jured, 150 missing

dead, including

400

in-

and 78 confirmed

3 children.

Some of the

dead had not yet been identified. Keating praised "the saints in gray and blue and white and khaki the rescuers and the healers. They have labored long and nobly," he said. "And they have cried with us." "The thousands of us gathered here today are multiplied by God's love, anointed by his gentle mercy," he said. "Today we are one with him, and with one another."

—

the

As they did before the service began, crowd gave a standing ovation to the

Following the hymn, Gov. Keating, is Catholic, reminded the grieving audience, "The tragedy of April 19 shocked America. It's unspeakable evil sickened the world. We have the terrifying images and (have) read the hearttouching stories." "Some of us have lived them," he

medical and rescue personnel, firefighters

said, recalling, "the firefighter clutching

anger you feel is valid, but you must not allow yourself to be consumed by it." Quoting St. Paul, the president said, "Let us not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good." He praised the community spirit of

who

Oklahoma City residents sit in silence during an April 20 prayer service for the victims of the bombing of a federal office building. (CNS photo from Reuters)

the

body of a sweet, innocent child. The

Parish Organizes Support For Victims

and police among them who had assisted in rescue efforts.

Parents and relatives wept openly as the Children's Choral Society of Okla-

homa performed. "Your pain is unimaginable and we know that," said President Clinton. "The

Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) — The morning explosion at the federal building in

Oklahoma City April 19 left hanging,

like the dust in the air, the lives of

hun-

affected families. Registered psychologists were to conduct a special session on

the evening of April

dreds of residents in central Oklahoma. St.

John the Baptist Church

Edmond,

just north of

Oklahoma

City,

appeared to be the hardest-hit Catholic parish. Three parishioners have been confirmed dead, three or four missing

and five injured. Many parishioners also have friends directly affected by the April 1 9 bombing. "Please tell everybody to pray," said Father John A. Petuskey, pastor of St. John's. "These people really are in crisis. The Lord is our only hope." Every classroom in the parish school has at least one child with either a relative or neighbor missing. "It's important to be with these children, to allow them to talk,"

explained Father Petuskey.

Two

days after the bombing, the school set aside a time "to encourage the children to pray."

The parish has assembled an emergency crisis team of psychologists, physicians and pastoral staff to meet with

24 to help parishio-

ners deal with stress and grief.

old daughter, Ashley. The child was with

her grandparents at the Murrah building

organizing support group

for a 9 a.m. appointment at the Social

meetings to begin immediately and continue at different times during the week for the next six weeks. The purpose of the groups

Treanor held up a picture of her 4-year-

to Father Petuskey, the

According parish also

Outside a makeshift Red Cross cenday after the bombing, Kathleen

ter the

to help parishioners pro-

cess their grief.

Security office;

all

three were still among

the missing April 24.

"This was

baby," cried Mrs. have hope that she's down there in a pocket somewhere."

Treanor. "I

still

National Conference of Catholic Bishops, to preach at every parish Mass

Hugging Ashley's teddy bear, her sobbing mother said, "I want everyone to know what my little girl looks like in case they've seen her. If someone finds her,

April 29-30.

please bring her to me."

also has invited Father Bruce

Nieli, director of evangelization for the

"The long-term effects haven' t even begun," Father Petuskey said. "That will be the big thing. Right now we are still in shock, while needing for life to go on." He said that confirmation and first Communion ceremonies scheduled for the

weekend

after the

bombing were

going to proceed as planned. The Treanor family of Guthrie, north

Oklahoma City, was among those whose lives were left hanging by the

explosion.

"We believe in God," Mrs. Treanor said.

"Even with these monsters, these

evil people,

who are willing to hurt inno-

cents who have never hurt anyone in their lives."

In an especially poignant plea, Mrs. Treanor added, "If we could just stop the killing and the hate, these senseless things wouldn't happen ... Oh my baby. She was so very precious. I just have to know."

City. "If anybody thinks Americans are mean and selfish, they ought to come to Oklahoma," he said. "If they think Americans have lost the capacity for love and courage, they ought to come to Oklahoma." Many in the overflow audience had waited in line for several hours wrapped in blankets against the wind and chill. Clinton told them, "Those who are lost are with God. Someday we will be with

them. Until that happens, their legacy

must be our lives." Archbishop Beltran, among those officiating during the service, said every-

one there had been affected, had been hurt and grieving, but reminded them of the need for hope. "Everyone of us can be a person filled with hope," he said, "for our hope is in the Lord God." He added, "the hope we express here today is realistic and attainable." "Times like this will do one of two things," said Dr. Graham, "make us hard, bitter and angry at God, or tender and open to reach out in faith." "I pray that you won't let bitterness and poison creep into your soul," he added. "Turn and trust in God. Better to face something like this with God than without him."

he Catholic

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News

April 28, 1995

300 Join Marians For Annual Celebration Of Divine Mercy By

Devotion To Divine Mercy Has Five Major Characteristics By

EDUARDO PEREZ Staff Writer

BROTHER LEONARD KONOPKA

The Feast of Divine Mercy

that devotion to the Divine Mercy brings

sources of truth. Scripture and Tradi-

an individual eternal grace with God. On April 23 approximately 300 people came to Our Lady of Grace Church to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The devotion to the Divine Mercy is centered

make

that

Faustina kept.

for all souls, but especially for poor

Devotion to the Divine Mercy The intrinsic message of Divine Mercy is that God is merciful. He wants no one to be denied His merciful forgiveness. Jesus wants it to be known that mercy is His greatest attribute. Furthermore, because of His love, God wants us to turn to Him with trust and repentance while it is still a time of

Mercy. Through Sister Faustina, the Lord revealed His request for a solemn celebration of His mercy on the Sunday after Easter: "I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter sinners.

ABC,

said

Marian Brother Leonard

Konopka. Ask

for his

Mercy

— God

for

wants us to approach Him in prayer. Be Merciful God wants us to receive His Mercy and let it flow through us to others. Complete Trust God wants us to know that the graces of His Mercy are dependent upon our trust. "Divine Mercy wants us to believe in Him, once we do that we can completely trust Jesus," said Brother Konopka. Brother Konopka associates the devotion to the sacraments of baptism and

seeing a vision of Jesus with rays of

the Eucharist. All who receive Commun-

mercy streaming from His heart. "The soul that will venerate this image will not perish, " reads entry #48 from her diary. "The Divine Mercy is inviting us to turn our hearts to God," said Father Lamprich. "It shows that God doesn't want to condemn or punish us, but invites us to be saved by His mercy." Divine Mercy Sunday is an important event at Our Lady of Grace Church, which houses three members of the Marian community. The congregation of Marians, based

ion on this day and practice penance

Faustina were presented by Marian Father Mark Lamprich, pastor at

of Grace. "Christianity lose

its

Our Lady

beginning to

power and persuasiveness in the

world," said Father Lamprich.

more than ever we need

"Now

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Mercy." Sister Faustina is well

in Stockbridge,

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themselves to the adoration of the Divine

Mercy. Every day for the last 40 years at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, the Marians have recited a novena to the Divine Mercy. The message of the Divine Mercy can be seen as simply as remembering

—

around this time with the intention of Divine Mercy shall be completely free from all eternal punishment due to sin, says Brother Konopka. "Whoever receives the Source of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness and punishment," reads entry #138 of Sister Faustina's diary.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (CNS) Serenaded by bagpipes and with 1 ,200 wellwishers in attendance, Savannah's 13th bishop, J. Kevin Boland, was ordained and installed April 1 8 in a ceremony at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Atlanta Archbishop John F. Donoghue performed his first episcopal ordination, laying his hands on Bishop Boland' s head and calling down the power of the Holy Spirit.

A native of Ireland who has served Savannah all his 36 years as a priest, Bishop Boland in particular thanked his predecessor Bishop Raymond W. Lessard, who resigned because chronic back problems made it too difficult for in

presented Bishop Boland with his miter,

and the rose of Sharon pastoral staff of was presented by Father

the diocese

Thomas J. Peyton. As he thanked those who have

sup-

ported him in his ministry, Bishop Boland

spoke of his late parents, Frank and Gertrude Boland.

"My faith,

father a

man

of deep, abiding

died the year before I was ordained

he said. "And my mother went home to the Lord two years ago this past month." Later, he added "It would not surprise me that she has just made a comment to one of her heavenly friends that it is about time that Kevin quit speaking and let's get on with the

to the priesthood,"

him to fulfill his travel obligations. The new bishop also singled out

party."

"big brother, Ray, for his advice and

other Boland brothers, Frank and Tony,

direction." His sibling, Bishop Raymond

their wives and seven of their eight neph-

Boland, heads the Kansas City-St.

In addition to his bishop brother, two

ews and nieces

participated in the ordi-

Joseph Diocese. Bishop Lessard had headed the Savannah Diocese for 22 years, making Bishop Boland' s installation the first for the city since 1973. Also in attendance was another former bishop of Savannah, retired Bishop Gerard L. Frey of

nation liturgy. In tribute to the Bolands'

who served in Savannah from 1967 to 1972. Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan,

Public Schools

Lafayette, La.,

Irish heritage, a bagpiper serenaded wor-

shipers outside the cathedral as they gathered for the service. Inside, a 72voice choir led a selection of hymns in

letter

from Pope John Paul

appointment, concluding: "I am confident your ministry will bring great benefits not only to the church,

as a whole."

but to society

also praised Bishop

Lessard for his service,

stirring a lengthy

ovation from the congregation. "Savannah holds a place of prestige in the history of American Catholicism,"

Archbishop Donoghue in his hom"God alone can count the number of souls that have found their way to his said

ily.

Church through the efforts of the people and clergy of this pioneering diocese." He noted that Bishop Boland is no stranger to the people of southern Geor-

gia and that he

"well-practiced" in

service to them.

the

As the rite of ordination concluded, new bishop was presented with a

stand-in episcopal ring

by Father

Gerard Schreck. It was borrowed for the occasion while Bishop Boland' s was being made. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke

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Catholic Schools

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the limit: shuffling jobs, worrying about

Carolina and a father of four, said children should not be raised in such a

Catholic school experience," U.S. Edu-

their children's safety, perpetually driv-

routine.

cation Secretary Richard Riley said April

ing from one drop-off point to the next,

21.

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lic

formally announcing Bishop Boland'

in Latrobe, Pa., as part of a $9 million capital campaign are Diocese of Charlotte seminarians (l-r) Dean Cesa, David Thomas Brzoska, Peter Thang Quoc Pham and Luis Salvador Osorio. Plans call for an addition to Gregory Hall to provide increased housing for seminarians. A new chapel will also be built.

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— Looking over a model showing new construction planned

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Addressing the final general session of the 92nd annual National Catholic

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Catholic schools also have a tradition of active parental involvement and instill in their

students a strong sense of

community service, he said. The four-day convention in Cincinnati drew about 10,000 Catholic educators from across the country.

— — family

For education to improve schools, public or private

in all in-

volvement is essential, Riley said. "A good family life with involved parents has to be seen as the basic rock and foundation on which a good education is built," he said.

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"They have little time slow down to be with their children." "We are letting some of our children grow up, at times, almost alone and often disconnected," he observed. "The edu-

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cation of

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—

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Gospel Of VATICAN CITY

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Life

— Evoking

Contrasts With Conflicts

the

modern

Calvary of war and Christ's message of peace and eternal life, Pope John Paul II led four days of Easter ceremonies in Rome and at the Vatican. In an Easter blessing to the world April 1 6, the pope said the Church's Gospel of life contrasts with the "all too many signs of death" in today's culture, especially

among nations.

conflict

Guiding a rain-dampened Way of the Cross on Good Friday, he used meditations prepared by a Protestant nun, and for the first time had others carry the wooden cross used in the service three women and three men. On Holy Thursday, the pope celebrated Mass in a Rome church and washed the feet of 1 2 elderly priests,

—

Editorial Getting

A Handle On

Terrorists

in Oklahoma City points up the need law enforcement agencies to keep a closer watch on potentially violent groups, both foreign and home-grown. Since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York two years ago, it should be obvious that this country is not immune from attacks by the foreign terrorist groups that have been operating overseas for years. It also is obvious that those groups have support-

The tragedy

He also found time to hear confessions in St. Peter' Basilica and preside over a lengthy Easter vigil, culmi-

nating in the announcement of Christ's resurrection.

The effort of leading the liturgical ceremonies sometimes showed in the expression of the 74-year-old pontiff, particularly as he maneuvered the steps and stairs at Rome's Colosseum during the late-night Way of the Cross.

ers in the United States.

But the pope was

Oklahoma City should make it equally obvious that at least some of the extreme right-wing groups that have organized in this country in recent years are not exactly the harmless nuts that many

people have considered them. Several months ago, Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty

Law

Center wrote to Atty. Gen. Janet Reno

urging her to take a good look at the militias, survi valists

and white supremacists who are now active in most states. Dees, an expert on hate goups, told Reno that these organizations are becoming more militant and must be considered dangerous. The FBI and other federal agencies have a pretty

good track record when

comes

to infiltrating poten-

dangerous organizations and keeping them under surveillance. The tactics were used successfully in the past against the Communist Party, the Ku Klux Klan and other groups. But that's all a thing of the past. Infiltration and surveillance are now virtually banned under Justice Department guidelines adopted some 20 years ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It's not a total ban but the restrictions are so stringent that it might as well be

tially

total. It would appear to be long past time for the Justice Department to modify those guidelines to allow lawmen to find out what these hate groups are really doing. The guidelines are not written into law so the only thing needed is a policy decision by Attorney General Reno. It might save a few lives. If the guidelines had been changed in the past, people now dead might still be alive. The bloody incident at Waco two years ago might have been headed off if federal aents had been allowed to infiltrate the Branch Davidians.

The pope, shielded from the rain by a large umwooden cross for only the first

imitating Jesus' gesture at the Last Supper.

for federal

Last week's bombing in

Switzerland, which is affiliated with the World Alliance

of Reformed Churches.

form and full voice as he then, from the central Peter's Basilica, offered greetings in 57 in full

Mass and

celebrated Easter

balcony of St. languages. His blessing urbi etorbi (to the city of Rome and the world) was televised to some 65 countries. "The Church proclaims the Gospel of life, with the power of the one who has vanquished death," he said. "Christ opens the way of life! To families torn apart by war, to the victims of hatred and violence, as in Algeria, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in Burundi and in southern Sudan, the Church does not hesitate to renew the paschal message of peace," he said. To peoples waiting for their "deepest aspirations" to be recognized, like the Palestinians and Kurds, the Church proposes dialogue as the only path toward a solution, he said. And to those tempted to put their hopes in armed struggle, as in the Caucasus and in Ecuador and Peru, the

Church

Easter insists that violence contradicts

human dignity, he

said.

The Easter morning Mass was moved

inside the

church because of rain and cold, and the estimated 100,000 flowers donated by the Netherlands overflowed the main altar. The night before, the pope stayed up past midnight for the Easter vigil. During the service he baptized 12 adults from Albania, China, Indonesia, South Korea and the United States, and led the dramatic lighting of candles in the darkened basilica.

Throughout the Easter events, the pope highlighted the role of first

women. He

said

was

significant that the

witnesses of the resurrection were, in fact, the

women who knew Jesus. At the

brella, carried the bare

He passed it to a nun from Sister de community; lay men and women and a Russian Orthodox priest also carried it for later stations. The pope, who broke his thigh bone a year ago, walked with a cane for the rest of the ceremony. and

last stations.

Vries'

In opening remarks, he said Christ's Way of the Cross is a journey that "continues in humanity, which is

immersed in pain, overwhelmed by the anguish of death and victim of violence and fratricidal wars: Bosnia, Chechnya, Rwanda, Burundi, the Middle East, Somalia."

He said Christ' s suffering takes on special meaning during this year of "tragic anniversaries" marking the end of World War II 50 years ago: "of Auschwitz, the

hideous extermination camp; of Dresden, razed to the ground; of Hiroshima, the city of enormous destruction."

Earlier

on Good Friday, the pope walked

—

a tradition he began years ago to highlight the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation. He later led a liturgy to

mark

Christ's Passion, praying during

the ceremony for Christians, non-Christians and nonbelievers.

On Holy Thursday, the pope celebrated a morning the clergy of Rome to bless the chrism oils

Mass with

used throughout the year in administering sacraments in the Rome Diocese. That evening, he traveled across the city to the Basilica of St. John Lateran and commemorated Christ' last meal with his apostles. A special collection during the Mass was marked for distribution to the warstricken African countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. The pope made a simple but basic point at the Holy Thursday Mass, reminding Catholics that Christ continues to give believers his body and blood at every celebration of the Eucharist.

"Aware

that precisely today the Last

Supper

taking place, we bow above the bread which the congregation brings daily to the altar," he said.

Way of the Cross on Good Friday, women

The meditations for the 1 stations were written at papal invitation by Sister Minke de Vries, superior of the Grandchamp Community in

also played a prominent role.

At every Mass, "it is Christ who pronounces the words of consecration; it is he who celebrates the Eucharist, who offers his body and his blood under the species of bread and wine," he said.

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He's Not After

Us Yet

April 28, 1995

Volume

Number 33

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back a couple of weeks after the neck surgery but it was too soon and I wound up back in the hospital. I've now completed the radiation treatments and seem to be in pretty good shape although I still can't swallow and my speaking voice is not all that it should be. I hope that anyone who has to talk to me on the phone

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tion.

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Don't Put Yourself Over

the years

have

tried to de-

velop a Christ-centered spirituality of affirmation and joy. Since the

Kingdom

of God is within, and since God is unchanging love, it is clear that Divine love permeates the deepest part of each one of us.

Because of this

St.

Paul urges us

to:

"Rejoice always." If only it were that easy!

Joy is elusive. So often we are upset by the personality defects of those around us and by life in general. Leon Bloy wrote, "The greatest sadness is not to be a saint."

We don'

have to force feelings to be joyful. Joy is simply the presence of God within us. Being aware of the Lord even in times of trial and turmoil within is the key to peace. Expect to have ups and downs. You are not made of cement. You are flesh and blood. As you know, priests read their daily prayers form the Breviary. I came across an interesting passage in the second reading on Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. It was written by an unnamed spiritual writer of the fourth t

If you are looking for inspiring

fam-

don't miss Turner Net-

work Television' s two-part presentation of the biblical story, "Joseph." fully portrays family trials

beauti-

and triumphs,

1,600 years.

The author explains how

everyone has to suffer unavoidable unhappiness at times: "Those who have been considered worth to go forth as the sons and daughters of God. ..are directed by the Spirit in varied and different ways. ..they are led invisibly in their hearts by grace. At times they. ..lament over (the misery of)

whole human race... "At other times they are enkindled by the (Holy) Spirit with such love and exultation that, were it possible, they would clasp in their embrace all mankind without discrimination, good and bad'

"Sometimes they lowliness of

spirit,

down. ..in

are cast

so that they reckon

theirs to be the lowest and

most abject of

conditions. (Then at other times) they are

held by the Spirit in eneffable joy."

What I found fascinating in this read-

seph.

No matter how much parents try to express love equally for each of their children,

one child often appears to be

it was with loved Joseph to the displeasure of his brothers

the apple of their eye.

who

Jacob and Rachel,

much who sold him as a slave. Of the trials Jacob endured, that was his

most

difficult,

but for Joseph

was

the first of many trials. In Egypt, Joseph

God

allow us to be buf-

we are being

prepared for something greater in the next life, we are like gold being purified in the fire.

The ancient author of

that

(it)

feel discouraged, don't

worse by putting yourself down. God loves you and all He asks for is your trust.

this

passage adds another precious insight: "In such varied ways does grace work within (us) ...renewing (each soul) ac-

ways so

He is

when you make matters

may be

in set

before the heavenly Father pure and whole

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and blameless."

on the other hand, saw him as a desirable man and tried to tempt Potiphar' s wife,

him. Again Mercurio portrays Joseph's strength in artfully holding firm because of loyalty to his friend, Potiphar.

to forgive them. This is fully

when he

The Human Side

handled beautithem that he is

Father Eugene Hemrick

reveals to

their brother Joseph.

You sense the swelling up of hearts and the instantaneous conversion that when people are overwhelmed one moment sorrow for the past is expressed, the joy of the moment follows

love. In

celebrated and

all is

forgiven.

At the end of Joseph, we are even more deeply touched as he and his two little sons ride out on a chariot to meet Jacob. As father and son rush to each other, you can feel Jacob' s ecstatic joy at finding that one who was thought to be dead is alive, and of Joseph once again reunited with his father. As Jacob beholds his grandsons for the first time, the

teaches

as a

does

a great Artist and

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firm without being

who saw him

Why

The Lord

not finished with you yet. So,

different

fullness ofjoy is complete.

pietistic.

of the mysterious process of

whole process to be the work of the Holy Spirit. In other words, our lows as well as our highs are the work of grace. the

was mocked for his loyalty to the one true God. Mercurio' s portrayal is tastefully Joseph was befriended by Potiphar,

It's all part

grace and purification.

cording to God's will and training

Joseph' s greatest trial was seeing his

be presented again over the next four Sundays and Mondays. It stars Oscar winner Ben Kingsley as Potiphar, the chief steward of the Egyptian pharaoh' court, Martin Landow as Joseph's father, Jacob, and Paul Mercurio as Jo-

Father John Catoir

ing was the fact that the author considers

brothers once again and bringing himself

One Candle

feted by adversity? Because

alike.

power to reunite the family. "Joseph" was shown on Easter, but

was

Light

the

strength in the midst of temptation and the heart's

Down

century, having survived an amazing

Joseph' ily television,

& Herald

The ily

—

many lessons.

Second, faith children

First,

— has

every famrebellious

must know for whom this is ultimately is said.

"Joseph" depicts especially well how thick family blood runs and

how

great

the desire for reunion with the family

almost always remains. The deep hold of

for today.

when

best passed on to

taught as a bond

—

family unity the real continuing value of the family, even for family members

between God and ourselves. Jacob holds

who

firm to his covenant with God despite the

"distances" of various kinds

hardship of losing Joseph and his rebel-

seen here.

lious sons. Joseph holds firm despite

mockery and temptation.

exquisite portrayal of Joseph

like Jacob's

members. Throughout "Joseph," Jacob holds firm as a father. He never gives up on his children, nor does he give in to them. Neither are his rules his own; they are God's. This is a model of fatherhood

In "Joseph"

appear to be separated by great

Father Hemrick

—

clearly

research direc-

tor for the United States Catholic

are taught that

it is

not enough just to say no to a temptation, or even to say no to one's children.

Con-

ference.

man blessed by God.

Caring For An Elderly Parent Dear Dr. Shuping,

nursing homes, though

My father is in a nursing home, but I don't feel that

he is getting good care.

He doesn't eat unless I feed him — the and won't take the time he needs to be able to eat. My sister lives in Arizona, and so all the responsibility falls on me. I have been spending seven days a week with Dad and I'm getting exhausted. What can I do to cope?

staff are too rushed

Unfortunately, the care

ways what we would expect

not

al-

some

derful.

even

some

are

won-

You don't say where you live, but more rural areas, there is some choice available. If your

in the

usually

father truly isn' t getting the care he needs,

you should look around option. Visit

some nursing homes. Ask

friends what they know about the ones in

your area. Even

printed on recycled

newsprint and recyclable.

Martha W. Shuping,

you end up using one that is a slightly greater distance from your home, if you can depend on the care he receives there, it's probably a good if

trade-off.

You really have to start taking days off once in a while or your own health be compromised. Do you have a friend who would be willing to check on and help feed your father even one time for you to get a day off? Is it possible for you to hire a private duty nurse or nursing assistant for a couple of days each will

This newspaper

Crosswinds

for a better

month? It may take some time before you

can arrange for a different nursing home, but it sounds like you need a day off

NOW.

guilt or anxiety

may want

—

about your father you your doctor or a

to talk to

counselor.

You may also want to check around

Dr. Shuping

contract staff with

for care-giver support groups. This would

Catholic Social Services and also has a

help to lessen any feelings of isolation

private practice as a psychiatrist in

you may have and give some ideas on how others in your situation have coped. If you do find that you are unable to take a day off and enjoy it because of

umn may be

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Winston-Salem. Questions for this colsent to: Dr. Martha W.

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News

& Herald

April 28, 1995

The Sounds Of Silence noise in our house but at least there' s less

Noise has always been a big part of life. With four brothers and one sister, the sounds of silence were nowhere to be found in my family's home. The sounds of the television, radio, ste-

reo, laughter, fighting, teasing,

whining.

live in a

bombarded by

world where

noise.

seem

are

to be

uncomfortable with quiet, stillness or even a brief lull in the conversation. Rather than listening to the rhythms of our souls, we're caught up in the beat of network news, talk radio, Court TV, car phones, the daily newspaper and the

game

playing and lively conversations were I grew up with. "Stop that rough housing " was the one sound heard above all others. During my school years, I found it difficult to do my homework without rock n' roll playing in the background.

the sounds

internet.

We're a

outside world which hinders

many

portunities to discover a world inside

of a lawnmower's engine coming to

ourselves.

or the grunts of football players practicing their drills at our nearby high school.

Then I had my children. Nothing makes you crave silence and solitude more than a crying newborn. If you have

op-

it is

we can

only

most

when we

really listen to

are

what

And only when we are still and silent can we open our minds and our hearts to what God is asking of us. I think we can give our children a wonderful gift if we build a little quiet time into their day. Ask your children to spend an hour in quiet time every afternoon to read, to dream, to imagine, to be still and to listen to their hearts. As a mother of two spirited children, I know

this is easier said

than done.

cially challenging

days with

On espemy kids, I

children: a hike in the

museum

Among

the places

where

States, including several

watching television or playing video games We need to let our children know that we value peace and quiet in the truest meanings of those words. In a deeply spiritual and significant work of non-fiction, Dakota, A Spiritual Geography, writer and poet Kathleen Norris reflects on her almost 20 years .

spent on the Dakota Plains. Norris

Norris writes, "Silence is the best response to mystery... The silence of the Plains, this great unpeopled landscape of

judge or even a minister of another religion could be considered valid by the Catholic Church, with no dispensation needed. Thus, just 87 years ago, a Vatican decree (Ne Temere) finally extended these provisions to the entire

for validity of

400 years ago.

This sounds complicated, but

should prove that the Church is acting well within its tradition and authority when it gives bishops the power to dis-

pense their people from the Catholic form of marriage which is presently in canon law. It should also encourage us to be sure we know what we're talking about before we accuse bishops or anyone else of "acting against" the Church.

a perfect spring day. And it we're really lucky, these silent times for prayer and

even help us to see the presence of God in a whining child. Copyright 7995 by Eileen Marx reflection might

Q. Can a divorced Catholic woman has received an annulment become a nun? I realize that discernment

who

is essential for all

possible,

parties involved. But

According to members of religious orders or congregations with

whom

how common or acceptable

have talked, a major element

In these

are late vocations to the religious for women? (Massachusetts)

life

instances

law,

it is

possible for a

woman

the fact that "late vocation"

wives and

perhaps mothers. See Question, Page

in the

situation you describe to enter a religious

community. As you point

out,

many

St.

Peter

Mary

Chanel fot

tlje ttieefc

of Styril

Sunday:

Monday:

Acts 5:27-32, 40-41 Revelations 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Acts 6:8-15 6:22-29 or Genesis 1:26-2:3 or Colossians 3:14-15, 17, 23-24 Matthew 13:54-58

Acts 7:51-8:1 6:30-35

John Wednesday:

Corinthians 15:1-8

John

14:6-14

and Thursday:

We cannot call ourselves followers

the native people for five years.

Acts 9:1-20 John 6:52-59

Saturday:

Acts 9:31-42 John 6:60-69

blind.'"

ofSalt and Light

and joined the Marists with the intention of becoming a missionary. Peter was one in a small group of missionaries that headed for work on the islands of the Pacific.

Friday:

Mary Chanel was born He became a priest

Acts 8:26-40

mission of

to the poor, liberty

Peter Louis

in 1803 in France.

John

6:44-51

women have lived a long time as adults either as single persons, or as

to serve those ^SfcSmtl*-*

and new sight to the

probably over some years, by herself and the community she wishes to enter.

it is

under Church law?

legal

is it

factors will need to be carefully weighed,

John

for justice

U.S. Catholic Bishops, Communities

God' s handiwork in a beautiful sunset or

Father John Dietzen

A. According to Catholic Church

«1 lie cannot be called truly 'Catholic' unless we hear and

to captives

reach out to others. The quiet moments of our day can help us to appreciate

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Tuesday:

his

The Question Box

Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish

news

It's

and restore ourselves so we have the ability to know our true selves, to focus on what's really important and to discover ways that we can to refresh

Protestant Churches

&f\it ^ln<K JUi^fit

we take up

Silence isn't about isolation.

way

earth and sky, is much like the silence one

world.

563) the Council of Trent ruled that a marriage must take place before one's pastor or bishop in order to be valid. However, because of some techni-

bringing 'good

we learn to love others."

major centers

world, a marriage of Catholics before a

( 1

of Jesus unless

the desert's grimness,

and isolation that bring us back to love. Here we discover the paradox of the contemplative life, that the desert of solitude can be the school where

did not

Until 1908, in all those parts of the

But no particular "form" of marriage (how and before whom it should

peace.

married Protestant woman who has formed special relationships with the monks and nuns of the Benedictine communities in the Dakotas.

all this is that it is its stillness

New York, and nearly all the Northwest

Christian community.

call

of Catholic population like Chicago and

and placed

the

trip to

or a visit to church. Try to

apply were large areas of the United

high value on those marriages taking place somehow in the context of their

power to re-form was the Plains that first drew me to the monastery, which I suppose is ironic, for who would go seeking a desert within a desert? The irony and wonder of silence that has the

century.

sidered marriage of their brothers and

Church's VV heed need and work

woods, a

finds in a monastery, an unfathomable you.. .It

also important for parents to

calities of Church law, mostly involving promulgation of this rule and another by Pope Benedict XIV about 200 years later, Trent' s regulation did not apply to much of the world until early in our own

Christians through the centuries con-

At that time

actually a rule to be quiet!

children' s lives by limiting the time spent

another person is saying.

are not.

the marriage until about

A library

a place where

through the season of Lent, we've heard a lot about the importance of listening,

to achieve.

states.

was required

there

—

closely monitor the noise in your

quiet that

A. The requirement that Catholics be married before a priest, which is the cause of your confusion, is a good example of truths and rules which many people think are essential to our faith, but

take place)

to the library.

But

it is

Catholics Marrying

sisters in the faith as sacred,

them

very appealing to me It's

conversations,

Q. Can you please explain why the bishops are allowing some Catholics a dispensation to marry in a Protestant church? Is this another example of where American bishops are acting against our Holy Father? Please answer immediately. I cannot in conscience attend the wedding I am invited to unless I am sure this is really approved by the Catholic Church. (Iowa)

participate in quiet activities with their

prayer, reflection and silence. In

often take

Most parents realize how necessary it is to find a few quiet moments each day and at the same time they recognize how nearly impossible

an infant with colic (which we had) you may find yourself in a corner of the basement or an attic crawl space in your own fetal position pleading for 15 minutes of peace and quiet. Soon after parents have made it through their toddler' s tears, the whining years begin. And you thought you craved silence when they were babies My husband, Joe, who has an extraordinary amount of patience with our two children, has a tough time when it comes to whining. In exasperation one night he started "The Whiny Patrol," a group of invisible police whose mission it is to find the whiners and tickle them until they stop. It works. There's still a lot of

Marx

reflectors.

are often influenced by our

And somehow it didn't seem like a Saturday morning unless I woke up to the blare life

Eileen

society of achievers

and doers not mediators and

Our actions

Family Matters

He taught Christianity to He was

clubbed to death when a learned his son had been converted and baptized.

The

tribal chief

saint's

feast is April 28.

0 1995 CMS Graphics

April 28, 1995

Entertainment

The Pebble And The Penguin Gordy

The following are home videocassette reviews from the Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on VHS format. Theatrical movies 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 U.S. Catholic

Vid GOS

Children's Movies Offer

Family Entertainment

audience.

"The Blue Bird" (1940) Heavy-handed fantasy from the Maurice Maeterlinck story of two children (Shirley Temple and Johnny Russell) searching for the blue bird of

happiness in the land of the past, the

domain of luxury and the world of the future until finding it at home. Directed by Walter Lang, the allegorical

ensemble of characters, not

least

Disney animated movies eye-popping, animator Don Bluth's production of "The Pebble and the Penguin" (MGM) offers children modest treats. The story couldn't be simpler. Shy, stuttering Hubie (voice of Martin Short), an Antarctic penguin in love with Marina (voice of Annie Golden), wants to present Marina with a pretty pebble to seal their engagement. But before he can do it he is tossed into the raging ocean surf by bullying romantic rival Drake (voice of Tim Curry) and swept away. Unless Hubie and his precious pebble can make it back within 1 0 days, Drake will force Marina to accept him as her groom.

—

tronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

"Elephant Boy" (1937)

charm or imagina-

of colonial India, where a local youth

save the

little

visit to the future's

be-

clouded nursery filled with children waiting to be born. Best for the younger members of the family. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification general patronage. Not is A-I rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

—

"David Copperfield" (1935) Classic adaptation of the Charles

Dickens story about an orphan (Freddie Bartholomew) saved from the wicked designs of a cruel stepfather (Basil Rathbone) with the help of his aunt (Edna May Oliver) and a host of friends (among them Maureen O' Sullivan, Jessie Ralph, Lionel, Barrymore and Herbert Mundin). Director George Cukor captures the flavor of Dickens' mix of whimsy and melodrama with the proper Victorian atmosphere and an outstanding cast portraying its rich

FOUR GREAT NAMES to

nor comic relief as Hubie' s grumpy

Roland Young' s Uriah Heep. Prime family fare. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general pa-

Sturdy little adventure in the jungles

narrative has

Resourceful Rocko provides mi-

make

ing the megabudgets that help

settings are colorful but the fanciful

tion,

NEW YORK (CNS) — While lack-

whom is W.C. Fields' Micawber besting

(Sabu) helps a British hunting party on

of a great elephant herd. Codirected by Robert Flaherty and Zoltan Korda, the simple story focuses on young Sabu' s winning performance, though the film' s semi-documentary style mixes the authentic with the phony, including making elephants appear to dance. For all its dated qualities, the movie still delights youngsters. The U.S. Catholic Confergeneral ence classification is A-I the

trail

What follows

—

Little

Rocko

story of a poor little rich girl (Shirley Temple) put to work as a servant in a

boarding school when her father (Ian Hunter) is reported dead during the

ritzy

Boer War but she persists in searching for him among the convoys of wounded. Directed by Walter Lang, the story is not only a good heart-tugger but gives Shirley a chance to sing, dance and dream of being a queen. Charming family movie. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

sequence of killer whales pursuing the penguins, a formula tale of true romance rewarded stirring action

reigns.

This

rhyme or

—

general audiences.

cute

little

pig

becomes a na-

and saves his family from the sausage factory in the cornpone fantasy "Gordy." The movie follows the adventional celebrity

their

tures of the title's talking piglet after his family is shipped off to be slaugh-

tered in a meatpacking plant up north.

—

Determined young Gordy sets off them but along the way is taken by the good-hearted daughter

even puzzlingly so as the penguins' chests switch from white to lilac to gray little

entertaining fare for the

—

Destination reached, gentle Hubie must confront the daunting, dastardly Drake to win back his sweetheart.

with

under-8 set, but parents may like best of all that Hubie and Marina discover happily-ever-after land in a zippy 74 minutes. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is

chances against hungry sea monsters on the long voyage home.

The animation is always colorful

— without being

especially memorable. Aside from a

(voice of

James Belushi) and they take

Princess" (1939)

Delightfully sentimental children's

—

story peppily along

—

with fellow prisoner

"The

buddy road movie as Hubie finds himself captured by seafaring traders and bound for a zoo until he jumps ship

patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

brings out the strong

bumbling bird. Several bouncy musical numbers Barry Manilow's score propel the

suitor in the

the equivalent of a

who

sidekick

to rescue

reason.

But there is no confusion over who'

—

who here it is almost comical how female penguins sport girlish waistlines while villain Drake looks positively beastly with his wolfish head and men-

(Kristy

Young) of a country musician

(Doug

Stone).

Gordy,

and

who talks only to himself

to the children

he encounters,

becomes a media hero when he saves an industrialist's son from drowning. After naming Gordy in his will as

acing cloak.

trustee of his business empire,

the millionaire (Ted

promptly

Manson)

dies, leaving the re-

sourceful piglet to keep by the man' s greedy widow (Deborah Hobart) and conniving publicist (James Donadio) from

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grabbing the

estate.

When Gordy finally learns meatpacking plant to was being

that the

which sent

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the convoluted narrative tends to drag

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another without any sense of 7001

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entertainment that youngsters

may

more congenial

to sit

find a

whole

lot

Though some comic menace and

through than their elders. there's

threatening images of a sausage factory, the U.S. Catholic Confergeneral ence classification is A-I patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is general audiences.

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Franken stars as the stubbornly optimistic Stuart Smalley in "Stuart Saves His Family." The U.S. Catholic Conference, calling the film "surprisingly sweet," classifies it A-I adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-1 3 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be appropriate for children under 13. Al

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June

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What a parent By Mary

Miller

Catholic

News

not

Pedersen Service

A parent is not perfect. A parent's first question when a kid I

All

"Where did go wrong?" The assumption is that if

gets into trouble usually

is,

we can erase the notion that we have to be God. Instead, we can accept the privilege of having

we knew

who is raising whom. At times, parents

the exact right

wouldn't be able to do it "right" every time because we are limited human

Concentrating on our imperfection is only helpful in small doses and only fruitful when it moves us toward

parent's role is to help a child grow and increase. The drive to grow is a holy instinct given by God.

growth in parenting. One antidote to an unhealthy perfectionism in parenting is an honest acceptance and love of ourselves as we are, with limitations and strengths. A parent is not God. We may have conceived, birthed or adopted our child, but we are not that child's Creator. God

A parent is a companion on the journey, a mentor, a guide. Children subconsciously want and need the leadership and limits parents provide. To do this well, parents themselves

We mirror God's love to children by daily efforts at loving them unconditionally for who they are, not what

they produce.

A mother who offers comfort by listening to a 13-year-old's self-doubts and feelings of inferiority is really "counseling the doubtful." (Remember the spiritual works of mercy?) A dad

Illustration

by Joan

Hyme

directing

feel

gently as

an it

artist,

some pressure to be a buddy,

who shapes the clay by (Ms. Pedersen is the coordinator of the Leadership in Family Life Training Program for the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb.)

...

but parents are also at risk

of sacrificing their role as authority in the household."

who cleans and bandages a nasty bruise is "comforting the afflicted" (another spiritual work). Feeding the hungry (even a stop for fast food on the way to a game) and sheltering the homeless (that's what you do with your paycheck) are holy actions, done in ordinary ways. Parenting for Christians is a call to holiness, like the call to the ordained, single or religious life.

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Consider parents who believe but are not 100 percent certain they should say no to a particular activity planned by their teen-ager. Will they say no, fearing their decision might possibly be imperfect? A wrong decision in daily life isn't usually the worst thing that could happen for parents or children. The Catechism of the Catholic Church offers an insight: "By knowing how to acknowledge their own failings to their children, parents will be better able to guide and correct them" (No. 2223). What should concern a parent? Here are a few of the catechism's numerous suggestions: Parents should "regard their children as children of God and respect them as human persons (No. 2222). Parents should create "a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity and disinterested service are the rule" (No. 2223). Parents should live in such a way that all family members "learn to care and take responsibility for the young, the old, the sick, the handicapped and the poor" (No. 2208). David Gibson, Editor

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a potter

spins on the wheel.... At times, parents

Parents are not perfect. Even so, many think they should be perfect. For example, parents today worry that imperfect decisions they make will harm their children. Some are afraid to act like parents, knowing they will act

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not.

"A parent

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

imperfectly.

need

be growing. And children provide that opportunity for parents daily! Accepting their authority puts parents in partnership with the divine author of life, who loves us unconditionally for who we are, not for what we are

cooperate in bringing new lives into the world, but are more like stew-

remember that! Our children can experience the nurturing love of God when we love and forgive them, offer warm hugs or clothe and feed them.

some pressure

The word "authority" is taken from Latin terms that refer to one who "causes to grow" or "to increase." A

beings.

ards than owners. Like the faithful steward in Scripture who multiplied his master's resources, we are to encourage growth and development in our children. We are not God, but we are an image of God to our children. It is important to

feel

to be a buddy, to be "liked" as a friend by their children. But parents also are at risk of sacrificing their role as authority in the household.

thing to do in every instance of parenting (which we don't), we

is!

an awesome author-

shape and nurture our children. A parent is not a friend, buddy or peer, even though TV sitcoms about families sometimes leave us wondering

ity to

disciplining. if

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shape it, then offers love and guidance to aid our ongoing formation. When we look at parenting this way,

a parent does everything perfectly, perfect children will be produced. Wrong! The most likely result would be children unequipped to live in an imperfect world. For years I've listened to moms and dads berate themselves because they are not patient enough, or forgiving all the time, or 100 percent consistent in

Even

Faith Alive!

Parenting is not a job, it is a vocaJobs have clear "job descriptions," with lunch hours, breaks and paid holidays. You can quit a job or be fired. At your job you take on projects, and eventually you finish the project. Not so with parenting! Children may be compared to a lot of tion.

things. Mark Twain called them a "blessing and an inestimable bother." But kids are not projects. They are never complete. Recently I put together a resource book for our diocese titled Parenting: Life's Most Important Work. But parenting is not "work" like our other jobs.

Parenting is a daily invitation to love without condition as much as possible.

When we

Godlike. That's

do this we are being

what holiness

is.

Parenting is a calling to a life of selfsacrifice and forgiving "70 times seven" (a hard-won holiness in ence). parent is more like

experi-

FAITH IN ACTION Parenting: Life's Most Important

Work (The Family Life Office, Archdiocese of Omaha, 3214 N. 60th St., Omaha, Neb. 681 01 1994. Paperback, $6.95) is a directory of parenting enrichment parenting classes; resources local speakers on parenting for church or school; locating

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parent education resources in the culturally sensitive

community; strategies for making parent education an ongoing part of parish life; videos, books, etc. It was produced by Mary Miller Pedersen and Sister Jan Mengenhauser, PVBM, for the Omaha Archdiocese, but is being used by others as a model. The authors say: "Children don't with instruction

artist,

potter who shapes the clay by directing it gently as it spins on the wheel. Our children, like clay, are gifts with unique characteristics composed only in part by us. Parenting is the attentive shaping of that child-gift, sometimes by limiting its movement, other times by allowing it more freedom to take its own shape. This holding-on and letting-go love is holy! That's because it reflects the way God deals with us. God, our divine

manuals

...

come

parents need all the help they can The authors call for increased parent education and get!"

support. Reflection:

What resources exist

my area that offer support and education for parents? Can my in

parish or diocesan family life office guide me toward the kind of

support I'd like to find?

The Catholic News &

April 28, 1995

Did biblical parents have

easy?

By Father John Catholic

News

liou8

Castelot

Service

The Scriptures paint such a consissmooth picture of family life that modern parents sometimes feel like failures. Sometimes they may feel tently

if they're

reading biblical variations

on a theme from "The Brady Bunch."

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Fatherhood isn't what imagined

photo by Les Fetchko

Realistic parents, of course, realize that "The Brady Bunch," like all TV fantasies, depicted family life in a misleading and unreal light; even in the early 1970s mothers and fathers often felt baffled, frustrated and, yes, angry. Of course, times have changed. The '90s are not the '70s, and definitely not

the '50s! Actually, culture has changed, and cultural changes have led to problems and challenges that would have given the Brady parents nightmares.

tional presence that

1When

children demand is much greater than I ever anticipated. I am sure my dad gave that

Kehrwald News Service

Leif

Catholic

I began my fatherhood career years ago, I had some idea what it would be like. I knew, for example, hat it would be life-limiting. I also knew that being a dad would >e life-draining. Talk about an understatement! I think I've been sleep-deirived since the first onset of my wife's norning sickness. I was determined, though, to be a nodern dad who could feed, change md bathe baby every bit as well as nother could. What did it get me?

Veil,

Mom

has suc-

trained the hree of us boys over he last 13 years to ;et up, get dressed md get where we're lupposed to go in the norning with an ap:essfully

>ropriate

measure

loubt,

life

presence to me, but I never knew how hard he worked until I became a father. I didn't know that fatherhood would alter my whole identity. While I knew it would demand tons of time, energy and self-sacrifice, I was sur-

prised to find that my role as a father occupies one of two signature stones in the mosaic of my identity. The other, of course, is my role as husband. I was one of those guys who thought I could have children and still be the same guy I was B.K. (before kids). I found not only that this is not possible, it is no

"There are, however, a few things that come with this job that

bagain

for.

ndependence! I knew that parading also would be ife-giving. Without a

didn't

For example,

know that

fatherhood requires so

much

'mothering.'"

aside.)

There are, however, a few things hat come with this job that I didn't argain for. For example, I didn't :now that fatherhood requires so auch "mothering." I always thought the relationship tuff would be easy especially with ioys. Just teach them how to kick, hrow, bat and catch, and they will rorship the ground you walk on. Not! I've got one son who, astonishing as his may sound, takes no interest in tiy athletic prowess. The second, /hile he dreams of becoming the next bhn Stockton, constantly asks quesions that I can't possibly answer. Dad, what's your third favorite

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olor?"

and

rela-

If culture has changed so much in recent decades, think how much it changed over the centuries that separate us from biblical times. In biblical times, culture was more uniform. What I mean is that parents and children spoke the same language, accepted the same standards. They

didn't live in different worlds.

There was a long-established tradition of parental authority and filial respect. In fact, "filial piety," as it was called,

was a sacred

civic virtue, a

mainstay of society. Disrespect for parents was, quite literally, a crime. When St. Paul wrote about reprehensible pagan conduct, he said: "They are insolent, haughty, boastful, ingenious in their wickedness, and rebel-

The authority of the father was unquestioned and absolute, so absolute as to be dangerous. That is why a later Pauline author offered this admonishment: "Fathers, do not provoke your children, so that they may not become discouraged" (Colossians 3:22). Living in a culture like this, biblical parents had a tremendous advantage. Furthermore, biblical families had less to contend with in terms of outside influences such as those so common in our society: movies, television, advertising.

Modern parents need not feel like hopeless failures when they measure themselves against biblical standards. Those standards hold up valuable ideals to strive for. But people need to realistically recognize that biblical writers discussed these ideals in a culture vastly different from today's. And biblical families had their problems, too. I doubt that biblical parents felt they were perfect in their roles.

Undoubtedly, parents in biblical times worried for their children, struggled to understand their children. How do you suppose the father of the Prodigal Son felt before his son returned home? I suppose the father felt great pain, as if he had lost his son. No wonder he rejoiced at having him back.

The challenges of parenthood are daunting. But with God's grace, the challenges are not paralyzing or discouraging. I think this, above all, is what biblical

families knew.

(Father Castelot

a Scripture

scholar, author, teacher and lecturer.)

longer anywhere near what I want. IH admit it. My

FAITH IN THE

identity is wrapped up in my kids. They can send my heart soaring to new heights and/or great

How do you think a parent's role is most misunderstood today?

only fooling myself if I don't recognize how they shape my own heart and

MARKETPLACE

"Parents cannot do alone. We can't follow our children wherever they go. We are dependent upon our schools, churches and friends to help us cultivate this ...

child into

depths. I know I have to be careful to allow

them to live their own lives, but I'm

enriched by ny sons. I like to say to them, Of all he young boys in the world, how did I uck out to get you two?" They beam! But the 13-year-old only beams on the ireatly

Seriously, the emotional

toward their parents" (Romans

1:31).

loving, caring servant of

God."

— Linda Yancy, Palham,

Ala.

"When a young person gets into severe trouble with the law and has to be punished, the authorities will go back to their past. The troubled youth will always focus on the way he was brought up and put the blame on ... parents. Isn't it time they take responsibility for their own actions?" Pat Ribel, Big Lake, Minn.

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soul.

Finally, I had no idea I would still need parenting once I became a parent. When I was a child, my folks always seemed sure and ready with answers. I remember looking forward to

the age when I could deal with anything the world threw in my path just as they could. I'm still waiting. We parents are a bit foolish, don't you think, when we don't offer each other support, affirmation and downto-earth mutual commiseration? I know now that I will always need someone to "make it better," to hold me when I have a bad dream and cheer for me on the playing fields of life.

(Kehrwald is director of family life for the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., and a free-lance writer.)

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"The way parenting is depicted in the media parents out of control or befuddled. Television has done a real disservice to parents. They depict parents as idiots." Maureen Beeley, Providence, R.I.

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"It's more fun to be a (child's) friend. But that is not what the child needs. They need most a teacher and supporter to help them become an adult. Then you can Yvonne Patterson, Wheeling, W.Va. be a friend."

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"That you need to be there more than once a week. Children need both parents be committed to them." Bernie Casey, Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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"Parents do not think enough of their obligation to their children, so they don't exercise the authority that they should. Parents give their children too much leeway and too much money." Father Thaddeus Tamm, Birmingham, Ala.

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An upcoming

edition asks: Tell of an occasion when affirming a young person's special qualities made a big difference. If you would tike to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alivel 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

"acholic

News

& Herald

April 28, 1995

'(^mimiquemonoj Nuestra Senora de Lujan

Tiempo de Renovarse Por ARTURO DE AGUILAR En aquella, posiblemente fresca madrugada de primavera, el primer dfa de la semana cuando Maria Magdalena, Juana y Maria, madre de Santiago, se dirigieron con vendajes y aceites

a valer de

un grupo de Pescadores, de

debil para cimentar su Iglesia, para

cambiar

mundo? Durante un

corto

perfodo de tiempo Jesus se aparece ante sus discipulos para alimentar sus esperanzas y reforzar su fe como

aromaticos para preparar el cuerpo de su senor, hacia el lugar donde Jesus fue sepultado, jamas imaginaron la gran

preparation final para su ministerio.

sorpresa que en el sepulcro les esperaba.

de Pentecostes, la Iglesia comienza un viaje de renovation. Durante la pascua, renovamos nuestras promesas bautismales y nos vamos acercando a la manifestacion del Espfritu Santo, que nos prepara a un nuevo nacimiento del Espfritu en nuestras vidas. Al renovar nuestra fe, nuestra vida y nuestro espfritu, se nos pide que veamos a esos pobres a quienes Jesus trae la libertad, a esos ciegos a quienes Jesus devuelve la vista y a esos cautivos y oprimidos a quienes Jesus libera. Todos ellos estan entre nosotros y quiza nos cueste trabajo encontrarlos debido a los prejuicios que a veces nos ciegan y nos asustan. Sin embargo, podemos alegrarnos al saber que Jesus es quien anda entre nosotros y nos viene a traer su Espfritu para remover las piedras de indiferencia que bloquean la entrada a nuestro corazon. Entonces podemos tambien correr a proclamar: jel Senor a

Al descubrir que entrada a

piedra que cubria la

tumba habfa sido movida

intuyeron algo; confusas entraron al sepulcro. Una vez dentro, en vez de a su

senorencuentranadosjovenesradiantes,

con vestiduras blancas que les dirigen la palabra: "No teman, buscan a Jesus de Nazaret, el que fue crucificado, pero no esta aquf, ha resucitado. Vayan y dfganselo a sus discipulos" (Lc 24, 1-6).

Corriendo fueron hacia los discipulos para contarles lo acontecido, con sus corazones latiendo aceleradamente por

emotion y la confusion. Quiza podamos decir que estas mujeres madrugaron en vano, solo para tener un gran susto y una gran sorpresa. Pero tambien podemos estar seguros que la

encontraron una gran esperanza y alegria. Para nosotros el "viaje" durante laPascua hasta Pentecostes tambien es una epoca llena de sopresas.

^Quien podrfa decir que Jesus se iba

A traves de los 50 dfas que hay entre la Pascua de Resurrecion

y la celebration

Cuenta la tradicion que hacia 1630, en la ciudad de Cordoba de Tucuman, en la parte sur de Argentina, un hombre portugues construyo una pequena capilla que dedico a la Vigen de la Inmaculada. En busca de una imagen para colocar en dicha capilla, pidio a un amigo suyo que vivfa en Brasil que le enviara una imagen de la virgen. Al poco tiempo el amigo le envio no solo una sino dos imagenes en dos cajas de madera. Estas eran llevadas en una carreta jalada por bueyes, que al llegar al rio Lujan se detuvieron no queriendo andar un solo paso mas. Los carreteros, creyendo que se debfa al sobrepeso de la carga, bajaron parte de esta, pero ni aun asf los animales podfan caminar, ni con ayuda de otras yuntas. Entonces decidieron bajar una de las cajas que contenfa una de las imagenes, pero ni asf los animales caminaban. Subieron la carga y bajaron la otra caja que contenfa la imagen y entonces los animales continuaron sin dificultad. Las personas que se encontraban ahf entendieron que era la Virgen la que queria quedarse en ese lugar. Es por ello que se dice que fue la misma Virgen la

que decidio donde queria que se le construyera su Santuario, y asf fue hecho. Desde ese entonces se le conoce como la Virgen de Lujan, patrona de Argentina.

Imagen de Nuestra Senora de Lujan Venerada en Argentina (tomada de Nuestra Parroquia, Claretian Publications)

resucitado!

La Confirmacion

(II)

La Proposicion 187 amenaza a En

otros estados, dicen panelistas

Antiguo Testamento los

profetas anunciaron que el Espfritu Santo

reposaria sobre el Mesfas (Cf Is 11,2)

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

observando con precaution los problemas de derrames ocasionados por los inmigrantes que salen de California, dijeron los miembros del las legislaturas estan

Proposicion 1 87 de California puede estar atorada en los tribunales durante anos,

pero sus ideales y cualquier proyecto de legislation modelado por ella se ciernen

en el futuro proximo para otros estados, segun dijeron miembros de un grupo en una conferencia del ministerio social. "La proposicion 1 87 convierte a una criatura mftica en conversation", dijo Frank Sharry, director ejecutivo del Foro Nacional sobre Immigration. Lamedida, que prohibiria que los inmigrantes ilegales recibieran beneficios apoyados por impuestos tales como la ensenanza y la atencion medica, es para algunas personas la respuesta a sus desilusiones por el desempleo u otros problemas sociales. Para otros la Proposicion 1 87 es un aspecto atemorizador, que hace ilegales a los ninos, evita que las personas reciban atencion medica y convierte a los maestros, a los agentes de policfa y a los

grupo.

Y mayor

aunque

cumplimiento de

parte de la ley de California esta

obstrufdo por ordenes de los tribunales,

aun a traves del pais los inmigrantes que interpretan mal la ley estan actuando como si les fuera aplicable, dijo Ariana Quihones, directora de la fuerza de Trabajo por los Derechos Civiles, con sede en Washington. Las iglesias de California estuvieron entre los opositores mas firmes de la proposicion 187, y los condados en que los grupos religiosos estaban bien organizados fueron aquellos donde la medida fracaso o fue aprobada por un margen pequeno, dijo George Kepferle, director ejecutivo adjunto de Caridades Catolicas para la Diocesis de Oakland.

para realizar su mision salvffica (Cf Lc 4, 16-22).

Cuando Jesus fue al Jordan para ser Santo descendio sobre El y esta fue la serial de que El era el Mesfas, el Hijo de Dios que habfa de venir (Cf Mt 3 1 3- 1 7 Jn 1 33bautizado por Juan,

el Espfritu

;

inmigracion, segun dijeron Sharry y los

Esta plenitud del Espfritu Santo no debfa permanecer unicamente en Jesus, sino que debfa ser comunicada a todo el

pueblo mesianico (Cf Ez 36, 25-27; Jl

En varias ocasiones Jesus prometio

don

resucitado ante los apostoles y luego, de una manera mas manifiesta y clamorosa el dfa de Pentecostes (Cf Hch 2, 1-14) y Pedro declara que esta manifestacion del Espfritu Santo es signo de los tiempos

Muy pronto, para mejor significar el del Espfritu Santo, se anadio a la

imposicion de las manos una uncion con oleo perfumado (crisma). Esta uncion

nombre de cristiano que significa ungido y que tiene su origen en el nombre de Cristo al que "Dios ungio con el Espfritu Santo" (Hch 10, 38). de la ( Con permiso de los Padres ilustra el

En Mayo celebramos: 13

organizaciones catolicas del ministerio

San Pedro de Cordoba (autor

social.

del primer catesismo en

22 25 26

en sus proximas elecciones generales, modeladas por la ley aprobada por los sectores de California en noviembre ultimo. En otros estados,

por la tradicion catolica como el primitivo sacramento de la origen del Confirmacion, el cual perpetua, en cierto modo, en la Iglesia la gracia de

15). Esta promesa Jesus la cumplio el mi smo dfa de Pascua cuando se presento

Santos Felipe y Santiago (Fray Enrique de Coimbra, primer misionero en Brasil)

Algunos estados pueden tener

15-17; 19, 5-6).

Pentecostes (Paulo VI).

trabajo sobre cursos de action acerca de

iniciativas en sus boletas

Es esta imposicion de las manos la que ha sido considerada con toda razon

a sus discipulos esta efusion del Espfritu (Cf Lc 12, 12; Jn 3, 5-8, 37-39; 16, 7-

San Jose Obrero San Atanasio

reunion anual, por las

1-2).

Sharry fue uno de los cuatro miembros de un grupo en un taller de

en cumplimiento de la voluntad de Cristo, comunicaban a los nuevos bautizados, mediante la imposicion de las manos, el don del Espfritu Santo, destinado a completar la gracia del Bautismo" (Cf

Sociedad de San Pablo).

participantes del taller de trabajo.

durante

don del Espfritu (Hch 2, 38). "Desde aquel tiempo, los Apostoles,

Hch

34).

trabajadores medicos en agentes de

inmigracion efectuado en Washington

mesianicos (Cf Hch 2, 17-18). Las personas que oyeron el anuncio de Pedro y se hicieron bautizar recibieron a su vez el

America) Dfa Nacional de Oration Dfa de las Vocaciones Ntra. Senora de Lujan (Argentina)

Ntra. Sra del Rosario de

To Our Friends

Pompeya (Uruguay) 14

Fatima San Matfas. (Independencia

Ntra. Senora de

del Paraguay)

San Isidro Labrador Santa Rita de Casia Solemnidad de la Ascencion San Felipe Neri La visitation de Maria

Arturo

Aguilar

tells

us about the

change and renewal that Easter brings to our life as Christians. Second article about the sacrament of confirmation. News about proposition 1 87 in California and its possible spread to other states. May calendar of Hispanic religious celebrations. The story of our Lady of Lujan, patroness of Argentina.

The Catholic News

April 28, 1995

Herald

Record Amount Collected For Aging Religious WASHINGTON

(CNS)

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In re-

sponse to the 1994 appeal, American Catholics gave a record-setting $26.8 million to support aging religious in the

NEW HIGH

COLLECTION FOR RETIRED RELIGIOUS

United States. The money will pay for

health care and other critical needs of elderly religious,

whose retirement funds

are estimated to fall $6.3 billion short of

current need.

"Catholics continue to be generous," said Baltimore Cardinal

William H.

Keeler, president of the National Confer-

ence of Catholic Bishops. "Whenever they see a need with a clear tie-in to our faith, they respond." "Millions of us have been cared for

FATHER

by religious in Catholic schools and hospitals," he said. "A response like this shows our gratitude."

Priest

M. BASIL

PENNINGTON

To Lecture

Centering Prayer

The seventh annual collection for Fund for Religious was

the Retirement

sponsored

late last

year by the U.S.

GREENSBORO

bishops' conference, the Leadership

Conference of Women Religious and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men.

"centering prayer" Saturday

In 1986, the three organizations

1989

1988 :

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1994

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11990:

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(CNS Graphic By Carole Lowery)

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Last November

the U.S. bishops

approved expanding the tri-conference office to include the Conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious, which represents about 1 0 percent of all women religious.

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988. The remaining dioceses operate

own fund drives or had already begun local collections before 1988. Sister Janet Roesener, tri-conference

and a member of the Sisters of Joseph of Medaille, said the collection not only helps offset the financial crisis but also tells 45,000 retired religious how valued they are by the women and men they served and continue to

pastoral associate at

St.

Eastern Christian spiritual exercises and

Our Lady of

Grace Church, Greensboro.

"Our older

Church and the people ask to be remembered in their prayers," she explained.

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World and National Briefs San Francisco Archdiocese Sues Priest To Recover Funds

SAN FRANCISCO

(CNS)

— The

San Francisco Archdiocese has filed a suit against Father Martin F. Greenlaw to recover more than $200,000 he allegedly embezzled from the church civil

purchase real estate. He allegedly stole funds from St. Robert Parish in San Bruno, where he was pastor 1 984-90; St. Paul Parish in San Francisco, where he was pastor 1990-93; and the archdiocesan Propagation of the Faith Office, where he was director from Febto

ruary 1 994 until his retirement for health

reasons in August 1994. Archbishop

John R. Quinn of San Francisco said in an interview published April 16 that he took the unusual step of suing one of his priests after the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, in a criminal investigation, confirmed that Father

Greenlaw

had diverted church funds to

his per-

sonal use.

military under his leadership,

"War

war."

Bishop Launches Campaign Stressing Primacy Of Eucharist

—

COLUMBUS,

Ohio (CNS) Bishop James A. Griffin of Columbus has vowed to speak out "from now until

the millennium" about the primacy of

the Eucharist in the faith lives of Catholics. Responding to "one of the deepest concerns that I have for the church today," Bishop Griffin announced a new

informational campaign on the Eucha-

chrism Mass April 13. He said he had been disturbed by polls that indicate a serious decline in the number of

Clarify

—

(CNS)

murky

Washington, outlines what is and what is not currently permissible in ex-

prayers,"

he said at the Mass. "This ongoing campaign gives me a way, as bishop and teacher, to address a significant con-

—

troduced in the Texas Legislature would create an experimental voucher program for low- income students and introduce competition into public education in a small percentage of the state's 1,064 school districts. An omnibus Senate revision of the state's education code

would allow any school age child

led from her body to his apartment. He has been indicted on two counts of aggravated murder and one count each of rape, kidnapping and robbery. He is in

Cuyahoga County

Jail

on $1 million

bond. County Coroner Elizabeth Balraj said Sister Mascha had been strangled.

who

qualifies as

choice with public aid. free school is a nongovernmental educational establishment for secondary or elementary students that accepts students funded by

program in lieu of tuition. Catholic and other schools with a religious affiliation would be able to the state under this

Awards $47.5

To Nun, Other

Million

Atrocity Victims A U.S. judge has ordered a Guatemalan general to pay $47.5 million in reparations to an American nun and eight Guatemalans who were victims of atrocities committed by the military in the 1980s. But Sister Dianna Ortiz, an Ursuline nun who was raped and tortured while working in Guatemala in 1 989, and the other victims were not expected to collect any money from Gen. Hector Gramajo, a former Guatemalan defense minister now running for president of the country. Gramajo, who said he did not have enough

BOSTON

money

(CNS)

—

for plane fare to

come

to the

United States to defend himself against the lawsuit, denied any involvement in the attack on Sister Ortiz. He said of the other alleged excesses committed by the

demand

full

respect for

human

inside the cathedrals renewed their ordi-

nation promises and committed themselves once again to the ministry. Monica

Richards, one of the Liverpool

forgotten in

wome'n are virtually Holy Week services.

rights,"

Archbishop Ramon Ovidio Perez Morales of Maracaibo said. The archbishop

Bishops Ask For Peaceful, Honest Elections In Philippines

MANILA,

Philippines

—

(CNS)

by Bishop Ignacio Antonio Velazco

Philippine bishops have asked Filipinos

Garcia of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho, who denounced what he called the "unnecessary violence of the army against the innocent local population in the form of the deployments to fight drug trafficking and guerrillas."

to "stop violence"

Church Pressure Increases For Vienna Cardinal To Resign

VIENNA, Austria (CNS)

—

Church Hans Hermann head of the Vienna

pressure on Cardinal

Groer to resign as Archdiocese continued despite denials that he sexually abused several seminar-

20 years ago. Amid the pressure, Pope John Paul II named the cardinal's 50-year-old auxiliary, Bishop Christoph Schonborn, as coadjutor April 13. The Vatican issued a brief announcement of the appointment without

comment

and have "truly hon-

peaceful and meaningful" legisla-

est,

and

tive

local elections

May

The

bishops made their remarks in a pastoral letter,

"A Call to Christian Participation

in the Elections," reported

UCA News,

an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Against a history of electionrelated intimidation and violence, the bishops asked candidates and their supporters to "stop violence" and the Commission on Elections "to expose and neutralize all private

armed groups."

Czech Archbishop Rejects

ians

Criticism Of Canonization Poland (CNS)

—A

WARSAW,

Czech archbishop has

rejected Protes-

tant criticisms that declaring the saint-

Majority Of Irish Voters Favor Legalizing Divorce

ops' conference April 6. Bishop Johann

hood of a priest killed by Protestants in 1620 will damage ecumenical relations and rekindle hostility among Christians. The holiness of Blessed Jan Sarkander is

Weber, the new head of the conference,

evident despite the violence of his times,

said he planned to organize a council of

opinion poll shows a majority of Irish voters favors legalizing divorce. Sixty

experts to examine the allegations against

said Archbishop Jan Graubner of Olomouc, Czech Republic. Pope John

the 75-year-old cardinal because they

Paul

percent want to remove the ban on di-

threatened the church's credibility.

in Olomouc, the city where he was killed

explanation. Cardinal Groer had re-

participate in the program.

signed as president of the Austrian bish-

Poll

Shows

DUBLIN,

Ireland

(CNS)

—

vorce from the nation' s constitution, said

Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobal de Las Casas planned to personally invite Cardinal Roger Etchegaray and the

decide whether the constitutional ban on

Vatican's Pontifical Council for Justice

divorce should be removed. About 95

and Peace to visit Mexico's Chiapas state and observe the peace efforts there. In the Chiapas state capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Bishop Felipe Aguirre Franco told journalists Bishop Ruiz told him

tion professes Catholicism.

Cardinal Daly Urges Disarming Be Separate Peace Issue ARMAGH, Northern Ireland (CNS) The disarming of paramilitary groups should be considered separately from an

—

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The Irish Independent newspaper. This was a 4 percent increase since last November. The poll said 31 percent answered they would vote against the legalization of divorce, a drop of 3 percent. The government plans a November referendum to a poll published April 17 in

percent of Ireland's 3.5 million popula-

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rights are violated, the

church has the duty, the responsibility to

members but

asked prosecutors not to seek the death penalty for her alleged murderer. Sister Joanne Marie Mascha, 58, was found dead March 28 in a wooded area on the grounds of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, a Cleveland suburb. Within hours after finding her body police arrested Daniel Pitcher, 21 at his apartment 500 feet away. Police said muddy footprints

human rights as it carries out

The Liverpool

Thursday, April 13, as diocesan priests

expressed strong support for a statement

Vouchers For Low-Income Students Proposed In Texas AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) Bills in-

the public school or "free school" of

the death of one of their

—

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and two others took place Holy

vigil

organizers, said

educationally disadvantaged to attend

Cleveland's Ursuline Sisters mourned

Rights Violations CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS)

Women's

however human

belief kept inserting into

"Students have the right to pray individually or in groups or to discuss their religious views with their peers so long as they are not disruptive."

—

Weld

schools. For example, the statement says,

(CNS)

and were organized by Catholic

drals

Bishops Warn Government

an anti-drug campaign. "Wherever and

sense of urgency about this pivotal

participating districts

CLEVELAND

of women as Catholic priests conducted a series of Holy Week prayer vigils outside five cathedrals in England. They coincided with Masses inside the cathe-

pressing religious beliefs in public

Community Of Murdered Nun Says No To Death Penalty

—

A group campaigning for the ordination

to observe

released April 13 at a press conference

Women's Ordination Group Conducts Vigils At Cathedrals LIVERPOOL, England, (CNS)

present in the eucharistic bread and wine.

issue of prayer

and religious observances or discussions in public schools, a diverse group of religious and civil rights organizations have issued a joint statement of current law on the matter. A six -page statement,

ning, he said.

welcomed the idea of a Chiapas

visit when it was presented in early April.

Catholics who believe that Christ is truly

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WASHINGTON

official

The president of the Venezuelan bishops' conference warned the government

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October, told journalists that a Vatican

would allow this issue to be taken separately from the wider range of issues, which must be discussed and resolved in an overall settlement," he said April 16 in an Easter homily at St. Malachy Church in Armagh. Talks between the mainly Catholic Social Democratic and Labor Party and the Unionist parties, which favor continued political ties to Great Britain, were a hopeful begin-

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BALTIMORE

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—

Smith

Father

A. Silha, the diocesan director of Pro-

Ms.

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church's positions on issues such as

priest

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also will continue as

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WASHINGTON

a support program consisting of physicians, clergy and laity who help people

(CNS)

—

Pope

Consultant To Pontifical Council IRVING, Texas (CNS) A Uni-

John Paul II has named Auxiliary Bishop Henry J. Mansell of New York to be bishop of Buffalo, N.Y. He succeeds Bishop Edward D. Head, bishop of Buffalo since 1973, who turned 75 last August. Bishop Mansell, 57, was ordained a bishop Jan. 6, 1993, and has been New York archdiocesan vicar for administration and moderator of the curia. His appointment was announced in Washington by Archbishop Agostino

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Baltimore project, started in 1992 by Father Raum, is one of 95 diocesanbased Project Rachel programs already operating in the United States as part of the national office's ministry.

Dallas Professor

—

versity of Dallas professor has

appointed by Pope John Paul

II as

dinary kindness, and loving action."

gimes.

other diocesan priests concelebrated.

"Dolores Silha encountered Christ word, sacrament and community," Bishop Bullock said in his homily. "She in

Cardinal Denies Cooperating

With Argentine Military BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS)

— Cardinal Pio Laghi, head of

United States.

worked indefatigably for her people. She was a woman of prayer, of extraor-

Madison. She was 58. Her funeral Mass was celebrated by Madison Bishop William H. Bullock April 10 at Mision de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe in Endeavor, where Silha began her ministry to migrant farm workers 35 years ago. Auxiliary Bishop George O. Wirz and

Reconciliation and Healing in Milwaukee. Father

Five Argentine bishops also issued an open letter of support for the former nuncio. Cardinal Laghi, who served in Argentina from April 1974 to December 1 980, said that while he was there he made many efforts to help innocent people who suffered under the military regimes. On April 9, Pagina 12, an Argentine newspaper, said that Cardinal Laghi "was perfectly aware of the criminal actions that took place at the Mechanical School of the Argentine Navy." The paper also accused him of cooperating with the military. Argentine and international human rights activists have estimated that as many as 30,000 people were killed by the military or disappeared during the 1976-83 military re-

advocate for migrant workers, died of cancer April 7 at University Hospital in

abortion and euthanasia and for her book,

the National Office of Post-Abortion

the

Con-

gregation for Catholic Education and

consultant to a pontifical council that

Dolores Silha, Advocate For Migrants Dies At 58

supports pro-family efforts around the world. Janet Smith, a philosophy pro-

former papal nuncio to Argentina, has denied a press report that he cooperated with the military dictatorship of Argen-

MADISON, Wis. (CNS)— Dolores

fessor at the Catholic liberal arts univer-

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serve a five-year term on the

Pontifical Council for the Family.

and expert in post-abortion trauma, has been appointed diocesan program director for Blair P.

tina.

One Of

'Living Dead' Attributes To Faith

Survival

—

HIGHWOOD, 111. (CNS) Mike Mocogni, a survivor of the Nazis' Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany, believes his Catholic faith got him through the ordeal. "I think God wanted to keep me here for some reason," said Mocogni, 71, who attends Mass regularly in suburban Chicago. He was among the prisoners whose liberation 50 years ago was captured in a famous photo taken by Margaret BourkeWhite for Life magazine. Dressed in prison stripes, the emaciated men crowd against a barbed wire fence and stare at the off-camera American tanks rumbling toward them on April 11, 1945. Published later in a book, the photo was captioned "the living dead." He told The New World, Chicago's archdiocesan

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Diocesan News Briefs Pilgrimage To Fatima The Tenth Annual Pilgrimage

information, call Julie to

Doyle,

(704) 274-5142.

Fatima, Portugal, under the spiritual direction of Father

July 24- Aug.

Edmund McCaffrey, Total cost from

York is $ 1 420 and includes air fare, meals andaccommodations.Forinformationand reservations, call Kathleen Potter at (704)

366-5127. First

Saturday Devotions

BELMONT — First Saturday devotions are

May 6 at Belmont Abbey begin-

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—

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only.

the

north, call Helen Witkowski at

(704) 684-4956. From the

Hendersonville area, call

Raywood Resources

(704) 696-3026.

Charlotte Catholic High School Presents "The Sound of Music" CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Catholic High School Drama Department,

Poverty Puzzle Forum CHARLOTTE The forum, "The Poverty

under the direction of Dottie Tippett, will

Rethinking Welfare," sponsored by Justice and Peace Ministry, is Tuesday, May 2 from 6:30-9 p.m. at Our

—

present the Rogers and Hammerstein musical, "The Sound of Music," May 4-

7:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

—

Lady

Tickets are $5.

The Friday and Saturday shows ture dinner theater presentations.

fea-

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BELMONT — Belmont Abbey Col-

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Prayer For Peace

WINSTON-SALEM — A scriptural convent chapel.

Albertino was recognized

for academic achievement in Biology.

Christopher Goodson was recognized as a senior demonstrating excellence in Historical Scholarship.

Kara L. Hubbard was

named outstanding senior in Psychology. Linda Huffman received the Outstanding Student Award in Graduate Education. Daniel Nichols received the Dr. Joseph

Matthews Award in Chemistry. Brenda Cannon received the Wall Street Journal Award for Academic Excellence in Busi-

Church

:40

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CHARLOTTE — There

a per-

Novena to the Blessed Mother Mondays at 8:30 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church. For information, call Eva at

petual

(704) 542-1614.

Family Rosary Day

CHARLOTTE G. Curlin will join

— Bishop William St.

Vincent de Paul

Parish for Family Rosary Day, Sunday,

May

7 at 3 p.m.

Living Waters Retreats

CONCORD 14 beginning

— Card Night

May

James Church the Parish Center. The evening inat

7:30

at St.

cludes poker, snacks, drinks and prizes.

$20; $10 for spectators. Those who are under 1 8 years old will not be admitted.

Entrance fee

Catholic

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Barnabas Lawrence Crypt. For

13 at 7 p.m. at

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Institute

HICKORY — Ideal for parish staff,

teams and those who work with the pre-catechuminate, "The PreCatechuminate: a Mini Institute" will take place at the Catholic Conference Center June 2-4. For information, call Sheri Wilson at (910) 765-3499. initiation

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Poker Night

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Perpetual Novena

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Leo

Pre-Catechuminate

Day Of Recollection

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The donation

—

Holy Angels Church invites neighboring parishes to a

"Day of Recollection" Saturday, May 6, beginning at 8 a.m. with Mass celebrated by Father Richard Contiliano followed by Benediction and Adoration. Father Vincent Donavan, author of Christianity Rediscovered will speak at 9:30 a.m. The program ends at 2:30 p.m. Bring a bag lunch.

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Camp Gabe Summer Program CHARLOTTE— St. Gabriel Church is

accepting applications for a

summer

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Living Rosary

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Council 8509 of Holy Cross Parish will sponsor a living rosary and May crowning after the 5:30 p.m. Mass Saturday May 6. Candles, flowers and the opportunity to revive old traditions should make this a

memorable

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infor-

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Pope To Commemorate

& Ht

Vocation Update

6th

Century Council Of Trent

FATHER FRANK O'ROURKE Vocation Director

The big question that everyone asks me is how do things look for next year.

—

ROME

The Church has been marked by nu-

During a trip to (CNS) northern Italy Pope John Paul II plans to commemorate the Council of Trent, a 450-year-old Church event that reaches

the 19th-century First Vatican Council

deeply into the 20th century.

and the more recent Vatican II, held from

The

April 29-30 visit to Trent, a city

365 miles north of Rome, gives the pope an opportunity to discuss Church reform and ecumenism, two issues bearing the stamp of the 16th-century council. The council approved a sweeping set of Church reforms establishing doctrinal and disciplinary measures visible in today s Church. These included requiring a seminary education system for future priests and mandating that bishops must live in the Church jurisdiction under their spiritual and administrative care. Trent also condemned numerous doc'

merous other challenges and responses since Trent, he added. Father Wicks cited

In addition to these six

Trent's influence on the

modern

Trent codified Latin as the official tongue.

would be an

"It

error to interpret

Vatican

30 commemoration speech in Trent's St. Vigilius Cathedral, where most of the

for our era, he said. Father

council sessions took place.

"were not resolved in a radical way." They were sufficient, but left room for further development in later eras, he said. Father Rogger, now retired, taught church history at the Trent diocesan seminary for 40 years and helped organize academic events for the Council of Trent

The commemoration will stress the relationship of Trent's work to the postVatican II Church and its role "on the long

road of reconciliation with Reformation Christians," said a Trent diocesan announcement of the papal program. Doing this can be tricky, however, because of the difficulties in understanding the Council of Trent outside of its

when

was in Church scholars. The Council of Trent began Dec. 1 3 1545, and ended Dec. 4, 1563. Besides Church reforms, it launched the CounterReformation, the massive Church effort to regain Catholics lost to the newly formed Protestant churches. It also produced a catechism for the universal Church, which remained in force until 1 992, when a new one was published. "We can't speak of a direct line from historical era,

Christianity

turmoil, said several

Trent to today," said Jesuit Father Jared Wicks, dean of the Gregorian University theology faculty.

employment opportunities

in the light of Trent," said

Father Iginio Rogger, Italian church historian.

"We have to understand Trent in the Vatican

light of

II,"

which

the council

Rogger added

that many of Trent' s institutional reforms

anniversary.

Regarding ecumenism, the key to rec-

means returning

gious Formation: Full-

time position in a re-

ics

forth

ture curriculum direc-

tions. Position begins

ementary schools,

look

are discerning the call to priesthood.

You can assist me and the Diocese of Charlotte by praying for an openness to who with a little encouragement might

the spirit on the part of these men and others

begin the process of reflection and discernment. Again, I ask you to look into your family and parish communities and invite those whom you believe to have gifts for the priesthood to contact me.

Lord's invitation to

To inquire about the be sent

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"We have to do not divide, such that go back to the apos-

at the things that

as the traditions

tolic Church and the fathers of the Church,"

said.

Father Wicks said that the ecumeniatmosphere is much better now, aided by the pope s encouragement of ecumenical activity. Yet some of Trent' s condemnations "pose difficulties today," said Father Wicks. The theologian was part of an international theological panel asked by the Vatican's Council for Promoting Christian Unity to study the Council of Trent's condemnations of Protestant positions in the light of contemporary theology. cal

There are issues, such as the sacraments and ministry, where positions are still contrary but with prospects for drawing closer, he said. "The major buttresses are not destroyed, but the bridge

broken," he said. Part of today is

is still

problem

that Protestant churches are divided

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News that the pope planned to commemorate Trent' s anniversary also stirred the interest of Father Hans Kung, a Swissborn dissident theologian. Trent was "a great effort at renewal" needed at the time, said Father Kung. "I

Church

Group Reports On

is-

sues, he said.

prefer Trent to Vatican II," he said.

and implement fu-

middles school, 1 high school). Candidate should possess an in

inquiries about the priesthood.

Trent, said Father Rogger.

service program; set

el-

making

early church rather than the Council of

develop middle school

system (7 schools: S

are

have had a wonderful experience in meeting with all of these men, particularly those who are thinking about entering seminary this year. We' ve had informal conversations and we've together to share our faith journeys. Our meetings, both formal and informal, have helped the men prayerfully reflect and discern the authenticity of their call. It is interesting that despite the diversity of age spans, educational and work experiences, the similarities are many in hearing and responding to the call. Many express apprehension about entering seminary. They wonder what seminary is like or if they will fit in. To help alleviate anxiety and help them experience seminary life, I have coordinated efforts for these men to visit a seminary or attend a "come and see weekend." These opportunities have been most helpful in answering some of their questions. Many people I meet throughout the diocese ask me how things look for next year. You, too, may be asking the same question. Be assured that there are men who I

to the

and liturgy planning;

gional Catholic school

have also been speaking with approximately

men who

criticize not Trent, but those of today

Coordinator of Reli-

there are 10 others with

are considering entering seminary within the next couple

of years.

Charlotte, call Father

onciliation often

men

whom I have been in contact throughout the year and who

Church "is dwarfed by Vatican II," he said. The changes caused by Vatican II broke with the Church's anti-modernism of the early 1900s rather than with the Council of Trent, said Father Wicks. Another problem cited by Church scholars is a too-easy comparison of the Council of Trent and Vatican II, which encouraged ecumenism and allowed local languages to be used for the Mass after

candidates will be entering

seminary next year? I have been in serious dialogue with six men who are exploring the possibility of entering seminary this year for the Diocese of Charlotte.

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how many

other words,

who

"The

always on the move, but it should not be backward." The Vatican took away Father Kung' permission to teach as a Catholic theologian, judging that his views on several key issues, such as papal infallibility, did not is

conform to Church teachings.

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