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April 2, 1999

Volume

Number 30

8

Serving Catholics

HERALD

& in

Western North Carolina

the Diocese of Charlotte

in

Insid Palm

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Sunday Christians see their

own

in Christ

sins

By bishop WILLIAM G.^CURLIN

on

the cross

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3

the past forty days we have read and During meditated on the sorrowful journey of Jesus as he walked towards Calvary, where he would offer his life on the cross that you and I might be freed from the penalty of our sins. In the words of St. Paul: "In that one death we were freed of our sins."

Holy oils

blessed at

Chrism Allow me

Mass

I

visited a

home to confer the Sacrament

of Confirmation. This was unusual, for ordinarily this sacrament church. However, a

...Page

16

U.S. Bishops issue

statement on death penalty

Crisis in

A few days ago

to share a personal story with you.

...Page

7

...Page

8

Kosovo

young mother

When

is

celebrated in one's parish

lay dying and expressed a wish to see her son confirmed

I immediately noticed the tenderness and love and other family members. We prayed together, and then I began the rite of Confirmation. As I laid my hands upon her son's head, he gently reached out his hand to touch his mother. There were smiles and tears on everyone's face. Before I left I knelt and spoke words of comfort in his mother's ear. I assured her that she would be with Jesus in heaven, for she had carried his cross on earth. This morning during Holy Week she passed from this life into that life promised to all who live and die in God's love. Her husband told me that his dear wife left this life just as the sun was rising and birds were singing. Remembering such a moment years ago, I answered that the music of birds was the voice of angels welcoming his loved one to heaven.

before her death.

entering her home,

offered her by her devoted husband, children

it

You and I are preparing to celebrate the Resitfrection of the Savior. What does mean to us unless we believe in Jesus' promise of eternal life for all who live and There is no one who does not long to live forever. This desire for immortality is part of our very being, for God created us to live forever. This is why Jesus came among us to show us the way to heaven. "I am the way, the truth and the life." But this demands of us a response to his invitation to his

die in his love?

Local News

kingdom.

Scholar

The

discusses

eternal

three

saintly Cardinal Befnardin, life lifted

many wonderful gifts. We have schools, hospitals, parish many ministries of service that touch and serve countIndeed we cannot do without them. But they will accomplish

blessed with

organizations, and

prophets

less lives.

that

little

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of lasting value without our personal conversion to Jesus and

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be published

April 16.

is

is

not a once-

we recommit our lives to Jesus if we are to fulfill the command of

that

necessary

God with all our heart, with all our mind, and soul. And Jesus added that we are to love our

love

Easter can mean very little to one with shallow faith who does not understand the real meaning of the Resurrection. Jesus points to death as the doorway to eternal life. It unites life on earth with life in heaven for all who follow him with an undivided

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us that "personal conversion

demands

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whose personal witness to his belief in some years ago: "The Church is

millions of hearts, wrote

"I

never

am

the resurrection and the

life;

whoever

believes in

me

die."

Mary Magdalene,

the

first to see

the Risen Jesus, quickly ran to

tell

the

have seen the Lord!" Her message continues to ring out throughout two thousand years. It is for us now to hear that message and to accept the truth of Jesus' triumph over death. May God help us to accept his grace, to live in his love that we might one day share his resurrection and rise to immortal life in his kingdom. glorious

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The Catholic News & Herald

The World

in

April 2,

Brief

Archbishop Tutu urges U.S. to learn from South Africa's stru^le WASHINGTON (CNS) Bringing thanks for help in dismantling apartheid, South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu also advised a congressional audience to work with God's plan for the human race in ending global conflicts and easing the United States' own racial hurts. A world facing dire conflicts in Kosovo, the Middle East, Asia and central Africa should heed the lesson of how South Africa moved away from apartheid without a bloody revolution. Archbishop Tutu said at a March 25 forum.

Pope John Paul IPs recent postsynodal

—

needed

military groups.

—

trine of the Faith in investigating the

orthodoxy of theologians. Austrian Cardinal Franz Konig said the Vatican congregation should adopt a less de-

more careful method when examining theological

fensive attitude and a

writings on interreligious dialogue.

German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who heads the doctrinal congregation, only doing

said his

agency

when

protects the faith

it

is

its

— and

— from concepts

job the

that would same level.

Paraguyan bishops warn against violence after VP's murder ASUNCION, Paraguay (CNS)

faithful

place

all

religions on the

—

In the midst of political turmoil fol-

ITh

planned summer ballot, expected to support East Timor's long-sought independence from Indonesia.

Cardinal calls on N.Y. police to address charges of maltreatment YORK (CNS) Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York praised the city's police in a homily March 21, but said perceptions of police injustices against minorities must be addressed.

"It is rare that perceptions have no foundation," he said. With hundreds of police

CNS

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say evidence points to the site being the place of the baptism of Jesus.

hope the area

will attract Christian pilgrims

lowing the murder of Paraguayan Vice President Luis Maria Argana, the country's bishops appealed for an end to violence. "This brutal act

must make

us reflect on the fact that violence can only generate other similar acts, which only bring confusion and chaos," the bishop said in a statement. Argana, 66, who had been involved in a power struggle with President Raul Cubas, was killed by 10 machine gun shots as he arrived at his office March 23.

Honduran archbishop urges voice against arms, poverty WASHINCiTON (CNS) Arch-

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pm

Denver

—

April 11 10:30 am Confirmation Sacred Heart, Brevard

They

marking the new millennium.

bishop Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, said March 23 that the church in America must speak out prophetically against the arms race and the growing rich-poor gap. Speaking at The Catholic University of America, he also revealed that the Vatican has started working on the official catechism of Catholic social teaching which the 1997 Synod of Bishops for America recommended.

The topic of his lecture was the social and cultural challenges for the church in the Western Hemisphere addressed by the 1997 .synod and spelled out in

Diocesan planner April

10 CHARLOTTE

— Father Richard

Bellow, pastor of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Charlotte, is the speaker at a talk for adults on being Catholic today at 7 p.m. at the 5620 Clubhouse of Strawberry Hill Apartments on Provi-

dence Road. Dessert and coffee will be served. Reservations are required; call Helen at (704) 365-4^93^ for details.

GREENSBORO — A family

ice-skat-

IceHouse today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost is $5, which ining party

is

at the

—

cludes skates, a lesson, an ice-hockey exhibition and an ice-dancing exhibition. Proceeds benefit the Twin Parish

—

Program of Our Lady of Grace Church, which sponsors a Catholic parish in Kharkov, Ukraine. Funds will help purchase a radio station for the

for

Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during

PHOTO FROM ReUTERS

A worker cleans a mosaic discovered near the Jordan River. Jordanian officials

—

Most Reverend William G. Curlin Joann S. Keane

Publisher:

FILE

Jordan River site

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:

April 2, 1999

from the Holy

Name

Society in

Cathedral for their annual Mass, the cardinal spoke of tensions arising over a number of tragedies, especially the Feb. 4 killing of an unSt. Patrick's

Episcopal, calendar

HERALU

&

—

NEW

,

NEWS

intensified the attacks in late in an attempt to disrupt a

March

—

two cardinals

"The only solution is

—

and now

have debated the proper role of the Vatican's Congregation for the Doc-

Timor

that we need help, from the outside," Father Francisco Barreto, director of Caritas East Timor, said in late March. The militias armed, trained and financially supported by the Indonesian military for East

of doctrinal congregation (CNS) In an unusual

airing of differences,

A

sought refuge in churches and safe houses after fleeing attacks from para-

thousands of voices that before were silenced have opened up to clamor, in the name of democracy, all that he clamored for in the name of God," said Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador. Normally more reserved in his public declarations about the case.

Archbishop Saenz surprised many by his direct words at a March 24 Mass.

Cardinals air differences on role

ROME

—

where some 10,000 people have

tried to si...

East Timor

Caritas official has called for U.N. peacekeeping troops in East Timor,

said the current archbishop of

who

in

DILI, East Timor (CNS)

—

San Salvador. "Those

exhortation,

Director says U.N. peacekeepers

Archbishop says predecessor

lence his voice didn't succeed

apostolic

"Ecclesia in America"

died to give fruit to democracy SAN SALVADOR (CNS) The late Archbishop Oscar A. Romero was like "a grain of wheat that died to give fruit,"

1999

April 12 7:00 pm Confirmation St. Leo, V/inston-Salem April 13 9:30 am Speaker, Wingate College Campus Ministry

parish there.

1 1

CHARLOTTE — A Divine Mercy

armed black man. Amadou

Diallo,

by

four white police officers.

U.S. Catholic-Jewish dialogue continues despite world tensions

BALTIMORE

(CNS)

— Despite

tensions in Catholic-Jewish relations

worldwide, U.S. Catholic leaders renewed their dialogue with representatives of the Reform and Conservative branches of U.S. Judaism March 23.

The U.S. dialogue is characterized by "openness and honesty and frankness," said Rabbi Joel Zeiman of Baltimore following the daylong session at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore that included discussion of capital punishment, premarital counseling, Jerusalem and the Christian millennium.

Sunday celebration is planned for today in St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., with confessions at 2 p.m., the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 2:45, and Mass at 3. For details, call Terri

DeLuca

at (704) 888-6050.

CHARLOTTE — A charismatic Mass is

celebrated today at St. Patrick Ca-

thedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East at 4

p.m. Prayer teams are available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner follows in the school cafeteria. For more information, call Josie at (704) 5274676.

Mass

GREENSBORO

— The Ultreya

for

the Cursillo community in the Greensboro area will be held today in the Church, parish center of St. Pius

X

2210 N. Elm

St., at

7 p.m.

Tommy

For

details,

Barnhart at (336) 7660377 or (336) 856-1929.

"Finding a 13 GREENSBORO Christian Way in Today's Culture" is the theme of an adult education presentation today from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the activity center of Our Lady of call

—

April 2,

1999

In

Christians see

on the

Christ

own

Biblical scholar says

sins in

'connected world' should include respect for its religions

pope

cross, says

WOODEN

By CINDY Catholic

tlieir

News

Service

VATICAN CITY

— Watching Christ

(CNS) on

By JIMMY

suffer

well as their

own

sins

WINSTON-SALEM

II

on the

cross,

Week

and our

and

sins

The March 28 Mass, into St. Peter's Ba-

because of the rain and cold, also marked the pope's annual celebration of World silica

ciation, said

and gives the ultimate to

human

exist-

Leo the

world ap-

CNS

Pope John Paul

PHOTO FROM Reuters

holds his staff and an olive branch as he prepares to celebrate

bear: injustice, evil, sin, ha-

II

Palm Sunday Mass March 28.

at St. Peter's Basilica

youthful crowds in Jerusalem who recognized Jesus as the Messiah, laid palm branches on the path before him and greeted him with shouts of "Hosanna."

"On the eve of the new millennium, this is your hour," the pope told youths waving palm and olive branches in the basilica.

"The world opens new paths to you and calls you to be bearers of faith and joy, as the palm and olive branches you carry today express, symbols of a new springtime of

grace, of beauty, of goodness and of peace," he said.

The message of Holy Week and is that God

Easter, the pope said, loves,

pardons and

who follow

will heal all those Christ in his suffering in

order to share in his resurrection.

The conflicting calls of "Hosanna" and "Crucify him" from the crowds of Jerusalem are a lesson for all

who

follow Christ, the pope said.

"We must not be discouraged was

our only victory is fidelity to the mission received from the Father," he said, t it

Barone highlighted the manifestation of Jesus Christ and Christianity, Mohammed and Islam, and Moses and Judaism.

He especially concentrated on the impact of the traditions' greatest proclaimers, while pointing out that each religion has a collection of holy writings meant to be internalized by the faithful. It is the personal experience of faith, after all, that leads to full realization of the kingdom of God, he said.

"This reality must be able to be discovered and attained by people any-

ditions.

where and everywhere," Father

"The more we learn, the more we become aware of mystery the mystery of God, the mystery of the self, of personal identity, the mystery of interpersonal relationships, the mystery of other people, and life," Father Barone

Barone

"This cannot be just the

said.

truth of God for Catholics or

or Jews.

It

Muslims must be the truth of human See

scholar,

page

15

assembly at the Winston-Salem school.

His audience comprised 185 teachers and principals from Catholic schools in Greensboro, High Point,

Winston-Salem and Salisbury.

"The mystery is sensed by some people in a profound way," Father Barone added. "But not everyone has is so powerful that opens up a revelation for millions of that unique expeople for centuries perience of mystery that becomes the source of a religious tradition."

the experience that it

—

by

defeats nor exalt over victories because, like

commentary

said during an

death," he said.

Pope John Paul prayed that young Catholics would be like the

historical

with slide presentations of artwork and photographs taken over 30 years of leading study groups to the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Father

a respect for the world's religious tra-

—

pope said.

"Although he was without sin, Christ took upon himself everything which men and women could not

ence," the

tred, suffering and, in the end,

12 at St. as the

proaches the third millennium, it is more interconnected than ever before.

That union, he added, ought to include

Through Christ, who suffered, "God loves all, pardons all

March

Great School that

Youth Day.

meaning

practice, a biblical scholar told

Triad-area Catholic educators, each served as a prophet of one God. Father Robert J. Barone, a professor at the University of Scranton and a member of the Catholic Biblical Asso-

carried Jesus to the cross."

moved

Jesus,

gious traditions. And while the legacies of their teachings vary in content

with a Palm Sunday Mass, the pope said, "Jesus carried our sins

—

and Moses are treated in scholarship and belief both as historical figures and the proclaimers of reli-

said.

Beginning Holy

Combining

Mohammed

and suf-

Pope John Paul

ROSTAR

Associate Editor

the cross, Christians see the suffering of all humanity as fering,

The Catholic News & Herald 3

the News

for Christ,

Father Robert J. Barone addresses teachers and principals from the

Triad and Salisbury during an educational assembly on three world religions.

Grace Church, 2205 W. Market St. Cathy Bombell, parish youth minister,

Laverne Banquet Hall, featuring dialogue among Catholics and Protestants on the subject of social justice as

10:30 a.m. Sandwiches, coffee and cake will be served. For more information, call Joanne Halgas at (704) 5353745.

1 5 ASHEVILLE "Creating Circles of Peace: Promoting Alternatives to Violence in Families, Schools and Communities" is a series of workshops and presentations on violence prevention today through April 1 8 in various

a faith issue. Special guests include re-

locations in Asheville. Activities in-

and community leaders, including Bishop William G. Curlin of the Diocese of Charlotte, and the Rev. Tony Campolo, a nationally known speaker and author. Rev. Campolo will

clude a free dinner and workshop for

facilitates

the session. Call (336) 274-

0415.

WINGATE

— Wingate

hosts the "Faith

University

Doing Justice"

confer-

ence today from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in

ligious

also give a formal presentation at 7:30

For details, 233-8026 or

p.m. in Austin Auditorium. call

Todd Lake Whichard

at (704)

233-8531. Adlunch and dinner are available for a minimal cost in the campus cafeteria.

Julie

mission

14

at (704)

is free;

CHARLOTTE

of St. John bingo and

—

The 50+ Club Neumann Church meets for its

monthly meeting today

at

—

workshop for professionals and volunteers who work with families, a workshop and lunch for families, a workshop for community organizers, a discussion on parenting for adults, and an adult workshop for the Hispanic community. There will be fees to cover lunch and materials April 17 and families, a

For details, call Allison BestTeague at (828) 667-5044, ext. 315.

HIGH POINT A healing Mass is 18.

—

celebrated today at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of Mar3rfield Nursing Home,

1315 Greensboro Rd.

16 CHARLOTTE

—

Catholic musi-

John Michael Talbot performs a concert today from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway.

Tickets are $ 10 and must be purchased in advance at Carolina Catholic Bookshoppe in Charlotte or at most Charlotte-area Catholic churches. For more information, call (704) 554-0553 after 6 p.m. Advance tickets are also available by mail. The event is sponsored by the Catholic Evangelization Commission of Charlotte, a nonprofit group of lay volunteers. cian and recording artist

HAYESVILLE

—A

retreat for high

school youth in the Smoky Mountain Vicariate is today through April 17 at the Hinton Center in Hayesville. For details, call (828)

669-0524.

21 CHARLOTTE

—

A

series of

home begins today from 7:15-8:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.

classes

on

spirituality for the

Father John Vianney Hoover of New Creation Monastery in Boonville fa-

cilitates.

The

first

session relates the

sacraments to human experiences.

Other sessions are April 28 and May 5.

For more information,

699-4005.

HICKORY

— Catholic

call

(336)

Social Ser-

Elder Ministry presents the 13th Annual Spring Fling today from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Catholic Conference Center. Cost is $7.50.

For details, call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220. vices'

23 BELMONT

— Belmont Abbey

College hosts an "Abbey Experience" today for prospective students. Students will have opportunities to meet current Abbey students and professors, tour the campus, attend classes, have lunch with the campus community, and attend a financial aid seminar. For reservations, call (888) 2226665.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to publication date.

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The Catholic News & Herald

April 2,

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The Pope all

more

the

ing

make

nonsensical,

any other

in

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was pondering the mystery of marriage the other day and decided that it is, candidly, im-

possible. It doesn't

Speaks

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"state"

sense.

I

And

to

Side

make things

would not think of exist-

— although

at that particular

my

spouse would just as soon have shot me out of a canon into another state. had hit one of those times some marriages hit from time to time when you are convinced you will not talk to one another again. Never, never, never, if not longer. Period. Ever. Nope, not, no chance. Take

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we have been there before. And for the life of am not sure how we worked through those Well, OK, God had something to do with it.

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me,

Pope, at audience, says

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times.

faith

But

must guide response to suffering ByJOHNTHAVIS Catholic

VATICAN CITY

News Service Human (CNS)

—

suffer-

ing is a mystery that challenges Christians to place complete trust in God's plan, which may

human

not always be grasped by Pope John Paul II said.

understanding,

The pope made the remarks before 20,000 people attending a general audience in St. Peter's Square March 24. In the countdown to the year 2000, he has dedicated his weekly talks to the theme of God the Father.

The pope said God exercises direct and providential care over the whole of creation, and his generous love has been apparent through the ages.

Yet people often ask themselves what can

human suffering, he said. needs to be recognized that the problem of suffering constitutes an enigma before which human reason loses its way," he said.

"Divine revelation helps us understand that suffering is not desired by God, but has entered the world because of sin. God allows suffering for the very salvation of man, drawing good out of evil," he said.

The pope said faith is needed to accept the fact of suffering along with the good that life possibly explain "It

I

remember being so very sure

"it"

was

over.

think I have reached a point in life when impossible contradictions don't bother me so much. I knew we'd never talk to one another again. Ever. But somehow we would. And just knowInterestingly,

ing that was true

I

made me

human

you

Marriage is waking up one morning after you've been married for about six months and realizing you have no idea who this person is to whom you have committed your life.

Marriage is surprising your sweetheart with a package of M&Ms for no other reason than you love him or her.

Marriage is learning it is OK for her or him to call his or her father a self-absorbed blowhard. But it's not OK for you to.

Marriage is sleeping on your side of the bed even when your spouse is out of town.

Marriage is nurtured by touch.

Marriage is unknowingly creating an intimate language of love that grows with the years until it

nuts.

transcends words.

However, words Write

help.

Dan Morris

at

6363

Christie Ave.

No. 222,

Emeryville, Calif. 94608; or e-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com

mates' puzzlement and horror. But as

I'd

hoped and

prayed, Jenny had gotten over whatever had brought her to that point and learned an essential lesson:

human

We

said.

"Knowing all

our trust

more

God

that

we should

loves us,

in his fatherly care, especially

difficult situations

of our

lives,"

he

said.

Pope says

priests

much teach faithful to

experience God's love

VATICAN CITY taught his disciples

(CNS)

how

father, so today's priests

—

Just as Christ

God

as their

must teach the

faithful

to pray to

and to experience God's fatherly love. Pope John Paul II said. Because of the ordained priest's "indissoluble bond linking him to pray

to the priesthood of Christ, the priest

is

the

teacher of prayer," the pope said in his annual Holy Thursday. The 13-

letter to priests for

page

Marriage is sharing tears of relief in the emergency room while your 8-year-old is having his or

spouse.

mystery.

plans; they are infinitely better, but

mind," he said.

In the face of this mystery, the Christian's task is not to accept passively whatever suffering may occur, but to cooperate with God in an active search for good, he said.

"The Gospel calls us to seek the things of heaven. should not be too concerned by worldly matters, because our heavenly Father already knows what we need before we ask," he

how

manual

will send along the operation

is life beyond high school. And it's pretty good.

I'm not knocking the joys of high school here, whatever they may be. There's a lot that's fun about those years, and after all, it just wouldn't work to skip from eighth grade to college, would it?

But to tell you the truth, I have never met a soul who has said of high school, no matter how much they enjoyed it, "Those were the best years of my life." The fact is, there is one element of high school that is pretty awful and is worth leaving behind.

It's a pressure cooker, in a way adult life isn't.

Sure, adults can exhibit snobbishness and judgment of others. They gossip. They hurt each other. They

There

often remain incomprehensible to the

in the

God

soon.

Marriage is coming to know yourself in new and funny and humbling ways through the eyes of your

ful

else,

"The plans of God do not always coincide

place

praying

her scalp stitched.

Marriage is an earthy school of theology where you gain hands-on experience of sacrament, fidelity, forgiveness, compassion, resurrection and patience.

Marriage is hard work.

Marriage is realizing that the once "cute" way he or she snorted when he or she laughed now drives

nothing

smile.

marriage is appreciating the irony of knowing another person deeply and intimately at the same time he or she remains a wonderIf

offers.

with

is sharing the awesome experience of new life, making room for this demanding new person who will call you Mom and Dad, and

Marriage

creating

letter

was released March 25

press conference.

at a Vatican

Life beyond high school former student I'll call Jenny the other day. She was on spring break from a college a couple of hundred miles away, but instead of lying on the beach she was spending most of her time back behind the cash register of the grocery store where she'd worked through most of high school.

Jenny greeted me with a big smile of recognition.

"Ms. Welborn!" she said. (I always tell these kids that after graduation, they're allowed first-name privileges, but you know, they never seem to take me up on it.) "How are you?"

I said I was fine, but was far more interested in how she was doing, seven months into college.

An ever wider grin, if possible, broke across it's so much Jenny's face. "I love it! You know better than high school," she confided.

Because this was good news, I didn't hesitate in telling Jenny that I'd told her so.

It was great to see Jenny so happy, for this was the same girl who had ended up her senior year with an almost flawless academic record and deep depression. She'd sacrificed a great deal for those grades, including the same kind of social life many of her peers had enjoyed, and just didn't think it had been

I

saw

a

—

worth

it.

"I hate the person I've become," she announced at one point near graduation to her gathered class-

compete.

But after 20 years in the adult world, let me tell you that the social world of adults in general is a lot easier than what you're probably experiencing now, since it is generally not characterized by people sitting in classrooms waiting for their next victim to walk in, ready for the next session of tormenting,

demeaning, bullying and exclusion. j

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spare

moment you

if

can playing

softball,

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you

again.

Jenny's not the only one to experience the relief of release from the sometimes vicious world of high school. I've witnessed it time and time again: students returning with eyes that almost seem literally to have been widened by their new experiences, delighted to have found that the world is a lot bigger

and more tolerant place than the sniping of the Miss Thing who sits behind you would ever have led you to believe.

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the seed would sprout and

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know how. The

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— and he does not

earth produces of itself first the

then the head, and then the full grain in the when the grain is ripe, immediately he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come." (Mk 4:26-29) Notice that the farmer does not make the seed grow: "he does not know how." Nonetheless, slowly and unceasingly, the seed matures and ripens. The seed already has the secret of life and growth within.

No one has ever possessed the secret of life. No one has ever created anything in the full sense of the can rearrange term. can discover things. that can develop them. But create them them.

Family

stalk,

Candle

head. But

Reflections

.

FATHER THOMAS

J.

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

We

We We

Being patient

My

witli

God

old retreat master used to love a certain

story that he would occasionally weave into one of his sermons. And, I admit, it has become one of my favorites, also.

It seems there was a farmer who had a plot of land,

and with

stones, pulled

a great deal of toil all

he cleared away the

it

An

cultivate that seed.

This is one of those unmistakable truths that so impressed St. Mark, the evangelist of the first century, that he recorded a parable of Jesus that does not appear in any other Gospel.

He God is

faith-centered families. Reading the Bible to-

cooperate with him.

gether, telling and retelling the Bible stories

Remember

"The Kingdom of someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and

and

will.

"fix"

all

things

is

his

power

Own are laid to rest. God's own

is our comfort.

Eighteen centuries ago,

strength

St.

Irenaeus, considered

by many the first great Christian theologian, wrote: "It is not you who shapes God. It is God who shapes you. If then, you are the work of God, await the hand of the Artist, who does all things in due season."

So, be patient with God. And always hold on to

if I

am

willing to be the godmother. I

a dilemma. She

delighted, but there is

Catholic but not practicing her faith

is

and

the father

is

Her family wants to take

dedication.

it

to

Like the seed, the ability already its

lies

within us,

time.

Father Thomas

J.

McSweeney

is

director

of The

Christophers.

Question

Corner

is

My friend

a

Thai temple for some sort of undecided. If they go to the

is still

Catholic Church, do I say no because the baby will probably not be raised Catholic, or do I say yes

and

try to

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

have a

faith central in

our

the creation of a testament of faith

through the recording of and telling family faith stories. Living in a faith-centered family will have you making choices that may be considered peculiar to people of conventional wisdom.

The motives of faith-centered families go beyond "common sense." Very often the element of faith radically alters the

This

is

equation so that those

faith see faith-based choices as

a struggle for families

wanting a

but are influenced by conventional wisdom (that's all of us). Putting faith to action sometimes pushes us into choices that make little sense and seem unwise in the light of conventional wisdom. Andrew's voluntarily leaving his corporate job to pursue ministry work is an example. Family vacations serving the poor is another. The choices involved in simple living, community service, sacrificial giving can seem radical and "out of touch." witness miracles in our lives because we are open to a different reality. Miracles are beyond what makes sense. They can't be planned, predicted or controlled. Yet, we regularly experience them. Miracles in common sense thinking are the things we want that are impossible.

Miracles we experience as faith-centered people are the things we know are possible in faith. And it is our faith that brings those miracles into the realm of what makes perfect sense to us because of the wisdom and insight we gain from the

faith-centered

life,

We

the baby baptized, but the father

the

is

nonsense.

nonpracticing Buddhist.

wants

One way we keep our family

If we live in patience which cannot be defeated, in hope which cannot despair, we shall, by the grace of God, always play the part in the kingdom of God that he has given us.

just awaiting

is

another.

unmotivated by

was

not married,

When

hope!

A friend is due to have herfirst child next month

and has asked

Keeping faitii central to the family we say that our faith is central to our family life, what do we mean?

Regular prayer is a common characteristic of

Whatever fears we may face about having to

the world on our

Godparenting dilemma Q.

that behind

reports Jesus as saying: as if

Guest Columnists

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we cannot do.

Nor do we create the kingdom of God. Yet everyday, God fulfills his divine plan through us. Like the farmer, we can protect it and allow it to flourish and ripen. But because God gave us free will, it is our choice whether we frustrate and hinder his plan or

the weeds, fertilized the ground,

produced wonderful flowers and vegetables. extremely pious friend of the farmer visited one day and observed, "It is wonderful what God can do with a bit of ground like this, isn't it?"

"Oh yes," said the farmer, "but you should have seen this ground when God had it all to himselfl" The point of the story is that God's bounty and our toil must combine. Without God we can do nothing, and without our effort and cooperation God can do nothing for us. It is true that the living seed comes from God, but it is equally true that it is our task to until

ANDREW & TERRI LYKE

Columnist

Catholic influence on the child?

Spirit.

A. You do have a dilemma. Your problem may be solved for you, however, by the pastor of that family's

Apart from a serious medical emergency, it is not likely he will allow the baptism to take place in the circumstances you describe.

True, the church insists, in both its laws and baptism ritual, on parents' obligation to have their children baptized shortly after birth (Canon 867).

This policy assumes, however, that the parents are practicing Catholics who are prepared, by their teaching and example, to bring their children up as good Catholic men and women.

Thus, the same law requires that before or immediately after birth parents approach their parish priest to be properly prepared for this sacrament.

Most parishes today, of course, provide formal classes for this purpose. Further, the church also insists that a priest or other qualified person may not lawfully baptize a child unless there exists a solidly founded hope that the baby will be raised properly as a member of the Catholic religion.

If evidence for this hope is lacking, the priest must delay the baptism and explain to the parents why this is being done (Canon 868).

The Introduction to the Rite of Baptism empha-

parish.

At

during the baptism liturgy, Catholic parents are asked to openly declare that they accept and embrace the faith in which the child is being baptized, and that they intend to give sizes the point.

least twice

This promise cannot normally be made, of course, by supposedly Catholic parents unless they

Faith-centered families see what others and experience what others don't. And the more we pray together, tell the faith stories, and experience life in the Kingdom of God, the more we will do what makes little sense to conven-

themselves faithfully practice their faith as conscientiously as possible and are not simply bringing

wisdom

the example and teaching necessary for their child to

grow

in that faith.

baby for baptism out of a sense of family tradivague feeling that it's the right

can't,

tional

wisdom. For

faith gives us insight

that gives us

"uncommon

and

sense."

thing to do.

Unfortunately, situations like this are much more frequent today than formerly. are understandably concerned that parents not be placed in the position of making statements and a profession of faith that they do not honestly and fully believe.

There is no room here to expand further, but if we stop to reflect we should be able to realize how this policy is not only fair to the parents and child, for whom baptism has major implications for the future, but also faithful to the meaning of baptism for us as a

Families centered in faith will appear odd, and downright foolish. But, so did Jesus. In the limited view of conventional wisdom his folly was the biggest of all.

Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set hertable. She has sent out her servant-girls, she calls fi-om the highest places in the town, "You that are simple, turn in here!" To those without sense she says, "Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight." (Prov

Christian community.

9:1-6)

their

tion or pressure, or a

We

eccentric, peculiar

Finally, even if you are not the

godmother, that is not the end. You can still do everything the parents will allow to influence the child in a good way, guided by your own Christian fa:ith.

If their plans move ahead further, I suggest you talk with your priest and ask his advice.

Andrew

& TerriLyke are coordinators of mar-

riage ministry in the African-American community

for

the Archdiocese

of Chicago.

6

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in

April 2,

the News

Baltimore Catholic school sends Cuba young 'baseball diplomats'

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

themselves from the Catholic Church.

"I'm up to my earlobes in conflict," Bishop Matthew Clark said in an interview he gave in Washington.

Fif-

teen boys from a Baltimore inner-city Catholic school packed up their lacrosse sticks March 25 to become emissaries to Cuba, along with their

hometown

the delegation to the

Reedy, Marquette dean and Johnson spokesman, dead at 81

MILWAUKEE

As part of

baseball team. first

Lyndon

B. Johnson and former journalism dean at Jesuit-run Marquette University, died March 2 1 at age 8 1 He came to Milwaukee in 1971 as dean; of Marquette University's College of Journalism. Reedy, an Episcopalian, was born Aug. 5, 1917, in East Chicago, Ind., grew up in Chicago, and graduated from the University of Chi-

U.S.-Cuba

week before

the Bal-

timore Orioles were to leave for Havana for a March 28 exhibition baseball game, Jesuit Father William J. Watters was asked by the team's owner if the students at St. Ignatius Loyola School might be interested in going on the trip. Father Watters is pastor of St. Ignatius Parish and founded the school in 1993.

cago in 1938. He was a Washington correspondent for United Press until 1951, when he went to work for Johnson, then a Texas senator.

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Listening to the pope CD Two Sisters of Nazareth at a London music store give a listen March 29 to a new CD that features reflections of Pope John Paul IL The disc, titled "Abba Pater," was made available worldwide.

Taiwan envoy says Vatican-Beijing ties would mean more freedom If the Holy See ROME (CNS)

—

were

to establish formal diplomatic ties

with the People's Republic of China,

spect for

freedom,"

human rights and religious said Raymond Tai, Taiwan's

ambassador to the Vatican.

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In a

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ops urged an end to capital punishment, asking Catholics and all people of good will to preach, teach, pray and serve as witnesses against the "tragic illusion" of the death penalty.

"We

oppose capital punishment

not just for what it does to those guilty of horrible crimes but for what it does to all of us as a society," said the April 2 statement of the Administrative Board

the death penalty," the statement said, noting that the church's teaching on

our fellow citizens that

the subject has evolved.

biased ways,"

Pope John Paul II's request to governments to stop using capital punishment in his 1995 encyclical "Evangelium Vitae" ("The Gospel of

in

It refers

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penalty

if not

practically nonexistent."

nor can

we

"We

continued.

stand

permit capital punishment and federal laws that would expand it."

It also encouraged Catholics to support crime victims and their families, through compassionate response to their pain and anger and by standing with them "as they struggle to overcome their

criminals,

of those convicted of their murders. The death penalty offers

the tragic illusion that we can defend "Sadly,

many

many Americans

including

support the death penalty out of understandable fear of crime and horror at so many innocent Catholics

still

through criminal violence," the Friday statement said. "We hope

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we

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of

and the value of following the example of Jesus in forgiving injustice.

Those sentiments have been echoed and expanded upon over the years in statements and pastoral letters issued by

"These numbers are deeply troubling," said the statement. "The pace of executions is numbing. The discovery of people on death row who are innocent is frightening."

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As the statement noted, the bishops have called for an end to the death penalty in the United States for more than 25 years. After a lengthy debate at their 1974 general meeting, the bishops issued a one-sentence statement: "The U.S. Catholic Conference goes on record in opposition to capital punishment."

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NATO ambassadors, urges halt to military action

mote an end

News Service At a VATICAN CITY (CNS) meeting with ambassadors from the United States and other leading Catholic

April 2,

Kosovo

to the fighting.

A Vatican statement ward gave the

issued after-

clearest explanation

on air strikes against the Yugoslav targets, the ethnic violence countries, Vatican officials pressed

by Serbian forces on the ground and for a halt to military operations in the future path for Yugoslavia and negotiations on urged urgent huKosovo. manitarian aid to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, The Vatican's Kosovo refugees. position was summaThe Vatican told Vatican secretary of state, rized to the ambassathe diplomatic repredors in four points: sentatives that in orconvened the unusual Appreciation der to reach a rapid meeting March 31. He said for the "efforts made solution to the in recent months by Kosovo crisis, the the purpose was to clearly international the United Nations and community" to rethe Organization for state the Holy See's solve the dramatic Security and Coopsituation in Kosovo. eration in Europe position on the Kosovo (Those efforts led to should be involved in situation and prompt a a proposed aupeace mediation. tonomy deal for Cardinal Angelo discussion of possible Kosovo that was reSodano, Vatican secjected by Yugoslaretary of state, conways out of the conflict. via, prompting vened the unusual NATO to begin air meeting March 31. midstrikes in He said the purpose March.) was to clearly state the Holy See's "The need to cease military position on the Kosovo situation and operations so that violence does not prompt a discussion of possible ways have the last word." out of the conflict. Attending were The immediate delivery of hu16 ambassadors representing counmanitarian aid for refugees and tries in NATO and the U.N. Security homeless in the region.

Council, including the U.S. ambassaInvolvement of the United dor to the Holy See, Lindy Boggs.

Nations and the Organization for SeCardinal Sodano expressed Pope curity and Cooperation in Europe in John Paul IPs deep concern about the peace process. (NATO acted on the fate of suffering populations in its own in ordering the air strikes. the Kosovo area. He also outlined the Vatican's diplomatic steps to proThe U.N. Security Council on March to date of the Vatican's position

NATO

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Macedonian soldier guides arriving Kosovar refugees across the border March 29. Refugees were flooding across the borders as the Serb army ordered people from their homes, often with just a few minutes' notice.

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Before the group encounter with the ambassadors, Cardinal Sodano held private talks with Yugoslav Ambassador Dojcilo Maslovaric. In remarks to Italian reporters, Maslovaric said his country appreciated the Vatican's diplomatic moves and hoped they succeeded.

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all

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a 'term of convenience' used to promote a particular ideological viewpoint with or without good reason. It has to be criti-

in a half-

day symposium on ecclesiology March 27 at The Catholic University of America. The symposium marked the 25th anniversary of the university's

Father Komonchak said it would be a mistake to look for "a fully coherent, systematic and comprehensive ecclesiology" in the documents of Vatican II. On the other hand, he said, "one should not speak of several ecclesiologies.

There is no evidence whatever that the council fathers thought that they were juggling various images, notions or models of the church."

Focusing especially on the council's two main ecclesiological documents the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Father Komonchak said that the council fathers worked "to achieve the greatest possible consensus, which, when achieved in conditions of freedom and charity within a common faith, is regarded as the work of the Holy Spirit."

"This method tends to frustrate intransigents of all colors," he said, because consensus statements "do not settle legitimately controverted questions but ...

—

—

depend partly on how contemporary challenges to church unity are resolved, said Benedictine Father Patrick Granfield, professor of systemtheology at Catholic University. said the use of communion theology as one of the primary ways of understanding church has many positive values, but "some cautions may also be raised. First, the concept of atic

He

Many

what

day "remain of the church, in the relationships between clergy and in the life

between pope and bishops, between Rome and local church authority, between the whole church and the particular churches, between church and world."

Father Dulles used the five models of church he described in his book church as mystical communion, institution, sacrament, herald and servant to assess Pope John Paul's laity,

A

—

said,

what the church

to its reality as

tion

and

"John Paul

communion,

II

as sacrament.

is

attends

as institu-

of rapid change because of the shortage of priests.

Developing "a balanced and mutually productive relationship between the church and the world in light of the increased secularism and pervasive relativism in our culture." istries" in a situation

treatment of the church's mission to evangelize and to serve as a leavening influence in secular society."

He said the pope focuses especially in the pope's

—

on communion as a way of defining the church. "The supreme model for the as a

is

— "How

the divine Trinity

how

'communio personarum' (commun-

Father Granfield noted that the 1985 world Synod of Bishops affirmed the centrality of "the ecclesiology of that the

...

Congrega-

tion for the Doctrine of the Faith in

1992 called it "a key for the renewal of Catholic ecclesiology."

One reason for its value, he said, is

flows through a diocesan endowment.

When you

establish

to unite Christianity and

to evangelize the non-Christian."

Father Granfield argued that because of its richness, communion ecclesiology "is helpful in bringing together many issues.

It can be used to relate the spiritual and institutional aspects of the church, pluralism and unity, evangelization and salvation, primacy and episcopacy, and the local church and the universal church." t

ion of persons)," Father Dulles said.

communion" and

Father

is

—

The remaining

two models, however, are prominent

church, he explains,

challenge

"resistance to ecclesial authority in both the local and universal church." He said church authority seems to have been contested in every period in church history, but the problem "is especially widespread now."

Other challenges he listed were: "Relating clerical and lay min-

ecclesiology.

he

second

Granfield cited

—

"In explaining

it

to

The first challenge, he said, is maintaining unity in the diversity of a world church composed of "a billion members with marked ethnic, racial, economic and theological differences."

Diversity enriches the church, he said, but "in some instances, the downside of diversity is polarization which divides rather than unites. It is a major problem in the United States."

faith."

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in itself,"

is

unity that the church confronts today.

can accept as

all

common

issues the council left unre-

unresolved

cally evaluated."

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"Vatican II did not offer a simple definition of the church," said Father Joseph A. Komonchak, Hubbard professor of religious studies at Catholic University and co-editor of a five-volume history of the council.

"John Paul II's preferred category for ecclesiology is evidently that of communion," said Jesuit Father Avery Dulles of Fordham University. He is also theology professor emeritus at Catholic University and author of the widely known book on ecclesiology "Models of the Church."

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Mother Teresa's own description of prayer, found in the book, says: "Prayer is not meant to be a torture, not meant to make us feel uneasy, is not meant to trouble us. It is something to look forward to, to talk to my Father, to talk to Jesus, the one to whom I belong: body, soul, mind and heart." t

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By JEFF HENSLEY News Service

It is

who sought

sincerity of heart.

Easter for

all

of us now, and

a billion Catholics and a slightly

number of Protestants and Orthodox celebrate it with us as we smaller

Jesus' birth.

Easter morning Mary arrives at The stone is rolled away, and she is shocked. She flies to Peter and John and tells them: "The Lord has been taken from the tomb! don't know where they have put him!" John and Peter race to the tomb. They look inside and find the wrappings in which Jesus had been bound lying on the ground. None of the three knows what to make of all this because "as yet they did not understand the Scripture that Jesus had the tomb.

We

from the dead."

Then, beyond the Scriptures for this Sunday, Mary, weeping, stoops to peer inside the tomb and sees two to rise

angels in dazzling robes. They ask her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She tells them it is because she

know where

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approach the 2,000th anniversary of

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Jesus chooses to reveal his resurrection first to the one

they have car-

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Our challenge

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And

if

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is

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Alleluia, he is risen! He is risen, indeed.

Question:

As we enter the Easter season, can you commit yourself to quiet time seeking the Lord, to celebrate all that his life, death and resurrection have done for us?

"Early in the morning on the first

day of the week, while

Mary Magdalene came

— John

it

was

still

dark,

to the tomb.

20:1a.

She turns and sees Jesus, but does not recognize him. He asks the same question as the angels: "Woman, why are you weeping?" and adds, "Who is it you are looking for?" She thinks him the gardener and repeats her concern, at which he says to her, "Mary!" and she turns to him and calls him "Rabbouni!" Hebrew for teacher.

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of April 4 - 10, 1999 Easter Sunday, Acts 10:34, 37-43, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, John 20:1-9; Easter Monday, Acts 2:14, 22-23, Matthew 28:8-15; Easter Tuesday, Acts 2:36-41, John 20:1 1-18; Easter Wednesday, Acts 3:1-10, Luke 24:13-35; Easter Thursday, Acts 3:11-26, Luke 24:35-48; Easter Friday, Acts 4:1-12, John 21:1-14; Easter Saturday, Acts 4: 13-21, Mark 16:9-15

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Administrative Board has approved guidelines to help Catholics traveling to the Holy Land in 2000 better understand their jubilee pilgrimage as a time of renewal, solidarity and reconciliation.

Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J., said in a statement, "These guidelines are intended as a practical tool to help those traveling to the Holy Land on pilgrimage to enrich their experience by gaining an appreciation for the living reality as well as Muslim and Jewish of the Christian

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a vicar general of the

istrator of St. Joseph of the Pines pital in

Wake

the Pines.

Medical Center

in

Msgr. McSweeney,

Cary.

74,

was

In

a

priest of the Diocese of Raleigh since his ordination

May

A

17, 1950.

na-

Lakewood, Ohio, he chose to minister in North Carolina because of his interest in mission development work.

His first assignment was as associate pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Whiteville. He later served at 10 churches in the Diocese of Raleigh, which until 1972 covered the entire state. His pastorships included Im-

lived in

ishes as needed.

He is survived by a sister, Jane McSweeney Nicolay, and her husband, Anthony, of Mesa,

Ariz.; a brother,

Donald McSweeney, and

his wife,

Mary, of LaJolla, Calif A wake was held March 30 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Raleigh.

The Mass of Christian burial was celebrated March 31 by Raleigh Bishop

as

chancellor for the diocese from 1962-

F. Joseph Gossman at Our Lady of Lourdes. Burial followed in the priest's section at Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery in Newton Grove.

67, and in March 1963 was named a domestic prelate by Pope Paul VI and given the title Right Reverend Mon-

to as-

McSweeney was

Msgr. McSweeney retired in 1990.

Cary and assisted in par-

He

Raleigh.

the Catholic Church

1981, Msgr.

appointed vicar general of the diocese, a position he held until his death. He also served as judicial vicar of the diocesan tribunal, the office called to administer church laws as they apply to marriage.

tive of

Msgr. McSweeney served

Hos-

Southern Pines. He served on the board of directors of St. Joseph of

Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, N.C., died Sunday, March 28, at Western

maculate Conception Parish in Durham, St. Michael Parish in Cary and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in

signor.

meeting the education needs of its lay people.

1999

in

Photo by Joann S. Keane

Many of the people in this

Knights of Columbus State Deputy John Harrison, presents a $2,500 check to Bishop William G. Curlin and Father James Hawker, vicar for education, to be used for LIMEX scholarships.

program are or will be the future teachers of our children and leaders in

left,

our faith formation programs. We see this as a great way to

States, Canada,

answer the

pines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the

The

call for

evangelization."

first recipient

of scholarship

funds wrote in a letter that the LIMEX program "was the answer to my prayers." The recipient extended a "thank you to the Knights for your kindness and generosity in providing the financial

means

for

me

to take ad-

vantage of this great opportunity, because it would have been impossibility without this assistance."

The Knights of Columbus, a

Mexico, the PhilipDominican Republic, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.

Membership

is

nearly 1.6 million

dues-paying members plus their famiapproximately 4.5 million lies people total many of whom are actively involved in volunteer service programs for the Catholic Church,

—

—

their communities, their families,

Catholic, family, fraternal, service or-

young people and one another.

1997, members reported over 50

New Ha-

lion hours of volunteer service

ganization,

was founded

in

ven, Conn., in 1882 in the basement of

Mary's Catholic Church by Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of Catholic laymen.

The aim of the St.

In

mil-

and $107 million raised and donated to charitable and fraternal projects, t

Students' Lenten activities provide 'hands-on' experience By

Correspondent

CLEMMONS — Students and parents of the faith formation program at Holy Family church gathered earlier this month for Lenten Fair.

Father Frank O'Rourke, pastor, began the event with a prayer

The

participating in a variety of activities designed to enrich their understanding

of the Lenten season.

"Hands-on, small activities are a helpful way for children to learn," said Rose Walsh, faith formation program coordinator.

Activities included decorating crosses, designing Easter cards for shutins, making prayer clocks, and building milk-box churches. Each activity was connected to passages from Scripture.

Parents had their own activity room, too.

Holy Family Church's Wednesday evening faith formation program comprises 300 students in grades one through five. There are also Sunday programs for students in pre-school and kindergarten, and for middle- and high-schoolers, t

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accredited by the state of North Carolina, the

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on qualiflcadons and experience.

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children then broke into groups and rotated to different classrooms,

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT The Diocese of Charlotte,

Catholic

SUSAN deGUZMAN

1123 South Church Street. Chariotte,

NC 28203-4003

April 2,

1999

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Around Ihe Diocese

Scholar, from pages experience, and therefore accessible to each and every person who lives or who has lived or who will ever live on

for students to really understand their

this earth."

and live."

Father Barone said that while each tradition is unique unto itself certain tenets of faith are transcendent.

There's the strong link among the

Mercy

and how

religions,

On three religions

understand other people think and

diocesan Catholic Schools Office, agreed. "In the world today, through our knowledge of the diversity of many groups, we become aware of where we fit into the whole picture," said Sister Maureen, who arranged for

excerpts are from Father Robert J. Barone's presentation on three world faith traditions March 12 at St. Leo the Great

the presentation.

"The importance of bringing in biblical scholars is to show us that we do have a beautiful heritage in Jesus, who fulfilled the prophetic role," she said, adding that events like this also "widen the visions of all of us in our respect for others."

Linda Lee, first-grade teacher at Our Lady of Mercy School in Winston-Salem, said the presentation ofgood food for thought. "It opened up my eyes as to the way people in other religions think and

fered

they process information," she

said.

School

life

is

is

New

"UHien you read the

personal relationship with and submission to God, he added.

"We're dealing with an interconimportant, as

Winston-Salem.

in

• On Christianity and its great prophet, Jesus, also believed by the Christian faithful to be the Messiah:

three traditions of Abraham's role as a patriarch, for instance. Prayer a

Testament

narrative of the prophet Jesus.

...

"Christian hope

of course, hope of resuscitation, but hope of a metamorphosis

is not,

transformation. Faith begins that metamorphosis transformation in the Christian believes

is

*

On Islam and

632 A.D

in

Its

what

is

great prophet, Mohammed, now Saudi Arabia:

"Islam believes that

God

the

is

prophet, the seal of the prophets,

"There

mailtojtrostar@charlottediocese.org.

the

is

always

the holy book

the sacred

is

Rock, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. and lodgings with Christian institutions that use the income to support their operations; be attentive to opportunities to support Christian businesses, including Christian travel agencies and guides.

Stay alert to security concerns, in general, keeping to tour buses and avoiding public buses.

Regarding security, the bishops also said, "Potential pilgrims should not be discouraged by reports of millennial cultists and the ongoing political instability in the region. They should draw strength from the generations of Christians who have made the pilgrimage to the Holy Land before them."

The guidelines, which conclude with information about Holy Land contacts for U.S. pilgrims, were prepared in consultation with the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, Catholic Relief Services and the bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, t

Woodstock,

Call (704)341-2200.

Director of Development: The diocesan Office of Development has an opening for a full-time director of development for Catholic Social Services.

The candidate must be a college graduate with a degree in marketing, communications, or related field. Appropriate experience in fund-raising and marketing may be substituted for education. Applicants should have strong interpersonal and communications skills, the ability to handle numerous tasks at once and the ability to interact well with diverse groups. Responsibilities include

managing the annual giving campaigns, handling all

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Elementary Principal: Blessed Sacrament School in historic Savannah, Georgia and nearby Atlantic Ocean beaches, is seeking a principal beginning July 1999. With an enrollment of 410 students in 1,

Love people? Part-time positions available. Flexible hours. Colchester Place Gardens and Nursery.

aspects of production of newsletters and annual

and serving as liaison to diocesan and regional boards. Please submit resume by April 30 to Jim Kelley, Office of Development, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203. reports,

Full-time Music Director: St. Michael the Archangel is a new, fast growing parish located north of Atlanta in Cherokee County. The parish is seeking a full-time music director. The position will involve planning and coordinating music and choirs for Sunday and Holy Day liturgies. Applicants

must possess good working knowledge of Catholic liturgies and music, play organ/keyboard, work well with people and be open to a diverse music program. Send resumes with references to: St. Michael the Archangel, 490 Arnold Mill Road,

the privileged

grades Pre-K through 8, this SACS and FCC accredited school challenges its students to strive for academic excellence and high standards of faith and moral values. Applicants are to be practicing Catholics who can enhance this family-oriented school with strong communication, leadership and financial

management

Candidates should have a master's degree in education and be certifiable by the State of Georgia. Salary commensurate with experience and credentials. Request application from, and mail or fax resume to: Blessed Sacrament Search Committee, Diocese of Savannah, 601 E. Liberty St., skills.

Savannah, GA 31401. Phone: (912)238-2344 Fax: (912)238-2339.

Director of Liturgy: Opportunity to serve fulltime in welcoming, prayerful community as the primary developer and coordinator of parish liturgical life.

Vatican II community, 1900 families in central North Carolina. Work with clergy, director of music ministries, staff. Requires master's degree or equivalent, knowledge of church rites and rituals; empowering, collaborative, pastoral; music skills welcome.

Immediate opening; salary commensurate with education and experience. Benefits package included.

Send resume to: Search Committee, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd., Greensboro, NC 27410. Phone (336)294-4696; fax (336)294-6149.

Elementary Principal: St. Paul the Apostle School in Spartanburg, South Carolina is seeking a Principal for the 1999-2000 school year. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, within proximity of Char-

something that has is

really gotten blurred in

the profane.

to sacred time,

This

a powerful

is

and you don 't keep escaping

sacred space, you 'II become one of those arrogant people that the Koran

to

13th century "Moses

you earned. Tou'll

start to take credit for

some very powerful ideas that transcend Islam.

through

B.C.:

very tightly

is

through

woven

into the story

of the origins of Israel.

whom the children of Israel have whom they have received the law.

achieved freedom,

...

He is thefigure

and he

the figure

is

"Two things are intertwined in the figure of Moses: law andfreedom. The law of God, if lived, gives youfreedom, and thefreedom of God allows you to submit to his They

law.

intertwine, the

two

concepts.

— Jimmy Rostar NC and Atlanta,

GA.

Development Coordinator

minimum of five years' teaching and/or administration experience. Letters of interest and re-

in Charlotte: Flexhours/week). Catholic Social Services Refugee Office needs a development coordinator to develop community resources, primarily grants and individual donations. College degree required. Minimum of 3 years' experience in develo|v ment or association with non-profit, refugee or in-

sume should be addressed

ternational issues.

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Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334, or by sending e-

Pilgrimages, from page 13 or

...

genuinely appreciative of other people's diversity."

speaks of who thinks everything you have,

el Sharif,

which

life,

gradually permeated through the relationship the believer

has with Jesus.

profane space

— Where

you're not getting simply a biographical

You're getting, rather, a theological document

written from faith, for faith, in the light of the belief in the resurrection.

nected world, and the people that we deal with come from all directions," Father Barone reiterated. "The question is how do we maintain our own traditions without being close-minded toward other traditions?

"As we go into this 21st century, we're going to encounter ever more the need to not only be tolerant, but

She said the presentation sparked renewed interest in "the importance

Haram

...

The following

feel

Maureen Meehan,

Sister

director of religious formation for the

how

religion, but to also

gram

St. Paul's

School has a Pre-

eighth gi'ade academic and daycare pro-

for our

200+

students.

We are seeking a practic-

ing Catholic with dynamic teaching, development and leadership

skills.

MA

in

Education Administration or

related field,

De

Antonio, V.F.,

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St.,

to:

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plications: April

St.

,30,

ible part-time (20

Send resume

Services Refugee Office,

Catholic Social

to:

Attn. Director,

South Church Street, Charlotte,

NC

1123

28203

1999.

High School Teachers:

Charlotte Catholic High

PE/

Minister of Religious Education: Diocese of Richmond. A vibrant and growing parish of 900

School

families seeks a full-time Director of Religious

a

Education. Responsibilities include: family-centered program, direction of pre-school through Grade 8, adult formation, sacramental formation, recruitment and formation of catechists, budget, calendar. Qualifications include faith-filled, practicing Catholic with excellent communication and organizational skills, ability to work collaboratively. in Religious Education or its equivalency and at least three years of parish experience required. Position available July 1, 1999.

Salary and benefits according to Diocesan guidelines. Mail resume and references to: Search Committee, Church of the Incarnation, 635 Hillsdale Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901.

school year. For an application, please send re-

MA

Youth Minister: Our Lady of Grace

Catholic

Church in Greensboro, NC is seeking a full-time Youth Minister to coordinate all youth ministry activities and programs. Applicants should have a degree in Religious Education or a related field and three years' experience in youth ministry. Salary

commensurate with experience and education. Send resume and credentials to: Tom Johnson, Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 West Market Street, Green.sboro, NC. Phone (336) 274-6520.

is

hiring certified teachers in Math,

Health, Engli.sh, Religion, Part-time Spanish, and school-certified counselor for the

sume

to the school at

Road, Charlotte,

NC

1999-2000

7702 Pineville-Matthews

28226.

Elder Ministry: Catholic Social

Sen.'ices of the Diocese of Charlotte, NC has an opening for a Regional Coordinator of Elder Ministry for the Morganton/Hickory, NC area. Selected candidate

will contribute as a

team member

to

development

of elder programs and activities, will engage

in

ecumenical cooperation on elder issues, and provide on-site assistance to Catholic parishes within the designated region. Bachelor's degree desired and travel required throughout the 46 counties of the Diocese. SO hours per week ($16K-2lK) plus full benefits. Send inquiries/resume to: Gerard Carter, Catholic Social Services, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203-4003. Deadline:

April 15, 1999.

PRAYERS & INTENTIONS Thank "ou D.L.

St.

Jude for answering

my

prayers.

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Chrism Mass highlights union between bishop, By

jimmy ROSTAR

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

— During one of

presided over a recommitment to priestly service and blessed the holy oils priests will use throughout the

upcoming year.

Holy Week observances continued

the Catholic Church's most solemn Masses, Bishop Willliam G. Curlin

diocese in the

March 30 with

Mass The diocesan

the chrism

Patrick Cathedral.

in St.

shep-

herd gathered with about 100 priests ministering in the diocese to celebrate the liturgy with the

people of faith they serve.

"This is a special day in the church," said Bishop Curlin to his brother priests during his homily.

"This is a time to draw upon the graces that accompany us in our journey of leading the faithful to the kingdom."

1999

April 2,

Chrism Ma$$

priests,

The annual chrism Mass

diocesan faithful fountain of your salvation.

cel-

ebrated the ministry of priesthood and the role of the bishop as a spiritual shepherd. As principal celebrant of the Mass, presider over the priests' recommitment ceremony, and the person who blessed the sacred oils and consecrated the chrism, the bishop commended the priests in their ministry while being reaffirmed in his.

Bishop Curlin emphasized that at

"Pray also for me that despite my own unworthiness I may faithfully ful-

the heart of the ministry of priesthood

blessing of the oil of catechumens, which is used during the rite of baptism. The consecration of the chrism a privilege that belongs to the bishop alone took place near the

is

the Eucharist.

"What

a privilege

to be a priest, to take bread

the office of apostle which Jesus Christ has entrusted to me."

Also during the Mass, Bishop Curlin blessed three large vessels of oil whose use is significant in liturgies

fill

throughout the year.

The the

it is

and wine

"We must VI

sick,

used to anoint

first.

Next came

oil

the

—

close of the Mass. Chrism, which

perfumed with balsam,

is

an oil of consecration used after baptisms and during confirmation, the ordaining of bishops and priests, and the blessing of churches and altars.

Vials of the oils are dispersed to every parish and mission church in the:

celebrate the Eucharist,

with a transparency of that can nourish the minds, hearts and souls of our people," he added. "Jesus is our liturgy." said,

With

diocese.

faith

is

the sacred oils

—

and'

having recommitted themselves in the ministry they and their bishop share

—

The recommitment ceremony, which followed the Liturgy of the Word, included

of the

was blessed

—

every day and have heaven come down on earth through the words of consecration," he said.

The bishop said the priest must root himself in the sacramental life, in a life of prayer, and in a daily recommitment to Christ. "Apart from this, there is nothing," he said. as Paul

ill,

the priests returned to their par-

ishes rededicated in spiritual union

with the bishop and the people to whom they minister.

"People are hungry for God," Bishop Curlin said. "It's our privilege to put them in contact with Jesus Christ, to help them understand the mystery of how God lives in them, and

the priests' renewal of

dedication as ministers of Christ, of striving to be more like Christ, and of

being faithful to the sacred mysteries life of the church.

The bishop also addressed the congregation, asking for their continued

and sacramental

spiritual support.

how

ters,

grace to bring Christ to the world."

"My brothers and sispray for your priests," he said. "Ask the Lord to bless them with the fullness of his love, to help them be faithful ministers of Christ the high priest, so that they will be able to lead you to him, the

the

Holy

them

Spirit gives

the

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