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JESUS

— THE GIFT

OF THE FATHER'S LOVE Sisters host vocation day for women

Holy

Week

brought us new

...

Page 9

invites us into intimacy with Jesus as

we

relive the events that

through His suffering, death and Resurrection. As His disciples, Jesus has asked that we witness our love for Him by sharing that love with our neighbors, even the least among us. Allow me to share with you the story of how one man experienced the new life granted him through faith in Jesus as his Lord and Savior. life

loved Charlotte and was, in turn, loved by those whom he served in priestly There are countless stories that describe how he brought God's mercy and love to the needy in our midst. He literally walked the streets of Charlotte searching for homeless people and inviting them to the security and comfort within a shelter. He used to distribute food to hungry men and women who lived under bridges and in alleys. Through his example and encouragement, food programs and shelters have won strong support within the Charlotte community. Like Mother Teresa, he ministered to those ill or dying with AIDS. He also labored to bring Catholic homosexuals back to the Church. While he received criticism from those who would restrict God's love, he received many expressions of gratitude from mothers and fathers for his compassionate ministry to their gay and lesbian children. Father Gene McCreesh, Sj has left St. Peter Church in Charlotte and is now receiving hospice care in Baltimore, Maryland. During these final days of his life, Father Gene continues to remind us that ALL IS GRACE

He

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that you are seeking Jesus

the crucified. He

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Holy Week is a time for the enrichment of the soul as we walk with Jesus through His suffering and death to the glory of His Resurrection. We are invited on Holy Thursday to celebrate the sacrament of His love in the gift of His Sacred Body and Blood. Good Friday bids us to contemplate "the wondrous love" (to again quote Mother Teresa) of Jesus taking upon Himself the sins of the world, the innocent dying for the guilty. The beauty of the Easter Vigil and the Masses that follow ring with the joy of Jesus' triumph over sin and death. Easter calls us to "die to the life of sin and rise to life in Jesus." God grant us the grace to spend these days in a spirit of faith that will deepen our love for Him and help us to follow Him with an undivided heart.

not here,

for

he has been raised just as

he

said.'"

-

JESUS.

Most Reverend William G. Curlin

Matthew 28: 5-6

— The Catholic News & Herald

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The World

April 6,

Brief

in

Conference focuses on moral,

sion commercials to be aired first in those

ethical issues of capital

punishment

WASHINGTON

and then in other cities. Father Frank Pavone, the national director of Priests for Life, said the billboards were areas,

— The

(CNS)

US. support

turning on

is

tide

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles because "those three areas are, sadly, abortion capitals in our counbeing concentrated in

for the death

penalty, said speakers at a two-day confer-

ence on the subject at turn has less their

The Catholic Univer-

Washington. But that to do with people changing

of America

sity

try."

in

European bishops urge overhaul of

EU

minds about the morality of execution

as crime policy than

understanding that the

way

deeply flawed, they

the United

punishment

States handles capital

(CNS)

— While

expressing concern for the plight of Euro-

pean farmers

is

The conference on

said.

agriculture policies

VATICAN CITY

does with public

it

2001

disease

the morality of the death penalty brought

after disastrous

among

outbreaks of

livestock, bishops called for

an overhaul of the agriculture policies of the

together lawyers, ethicists, philosophers,

European Union. 'The current agriculture

was sponsored by the university's Columbus School of Law and its Interdisciplinary Program in

policy

Josef

Law and

the Commission of the Bishops' Confer-

sociologists

and

clergy. It

Religion,

is

not economically, socially or eco-

German Bishop Homeyer of Hildesheim, president of

logically sustainable," said

and the School of Reli-

gious Studies.

ences of the European Community.

Protesters seek less radiation from Vatican Radio antennae Several VATICAN CITY (CNS) hundred protesters gathered at Vatican

EU's

ous overproduction, harming the land and

—

1

to

demand of

its

flooding the international market with exports, Bishop

residents.

"No

The

many

protesters,

with

chil-

wore T-shirts proclaiming, (radio) waves, Yes to life," while

concerns during an inconclusive half-hour

meeting with the Vatican Radio's directors.

The demonstration was the latest in a monthslong dispute over the radiation lev-

CNS

photo from Reuters

Inmate makes cross at notorious Brazil prison An inmate with an amputated leg makes a cross to pass time

-

at the Carandiru prison in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in late March. Brazilian officials have promised to shut down the notorious prison, one of Latin America's largest, within a year and move inmates to several smaller modern penitentiaries. The Carandiru complex, built to hold 3,250 inmates, houses more than twice that many.

emitted from the radio's cluster of anten-

nae

Rome's

in

people to orient their lives toward Christ,

outskirts.

Youths need to hear Gospel's demanding invitation, pope says

—

VATICAN CITY

(CNS) Preparing for a meeting with youths from Canada and Rome, Pope John Paul II said young people today need to hear the Gospel's demanding invitation to deny oneself and "take up the cross." Speaking at a Sunday blessing April 1, the pope said Lent was a good time to reflect on Christ's which should be "the Christian's style." "Jesus does not propose mollification as an end in itself In reality, to deny oneself and take up the cross means

call for self-sacrifice,

assuming completely one's responsibility before God and other people," he said. The pope said that as the church asks young

it

make it sound easy.

Franciscans develop new Web site

should not

for inactive Catholics

CINCINNATI (CNS)

— Combining

ish," said

man,

Cincinnati unveiled a

new

friars in

Web site March

2 1 dedicated to inviting and assisting inactive Catholics to return to the church.

Named

www.OnceCatholic.org, the site is sponsored by the Franciscans of the St.

John the Baptist province, based in Cincinnati, and St. Anthony Messenger Press.

Franciscan Father

member

Greg

Fried-

of the project's develop-

ment team. million

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

Priests

budget of $4 million last year, plans to spend three times that amount through the end of 2002 on a media campaign reaching out to women who have had or are considering an aborfor Life, with a

tion. Billboards

with the slogan 'The Doors

of the Church Are Open" are already going

with the hope of re-

up in die New York Los Angeles and Chicago metropolitan areas, with San Francisco and Washington to follow. They will be augmented by bus and train adver-

connecting them with a local Catholic par-

tisements, as well as a series of four televi-

tpiscopa., j calendar

Diocesan. planner

The

goal of the

new

Web

site is to "offer

people a welcoming place to stop in on their

quest for

spirituality,

W

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8 CHAPvLOTTE

— The

diocesan choir

Chrism Mass continue today from 4-5:30 p.m. at St Patrick Cathedral, 1521 Dilworth Rd. East The Chrism Mass, being celebrated by Bishop Curlin, is being held on April 10 at 11 a.m., also at the cathedral. For further information, call

334-2283,

Dr. Larry Stratemeyer at (704)

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April rehearsals for die

—

Mass of the

—

7 p.m.

Confirmation

St Francis of Assisi, Mocksville

22.

— The

Raiders Associa-

from Our Lady of Assumption School is hosting a 'Family Day of Golf' today at noon at the Larkhaven Golf Club. The day includes celebrity guest host Ethan Horton, snacks, lunch, drinks and an afternoon of golfing for kids of all ages. A professional golf clinic, clubs and prizes are being provided for the young participants, and the adults can compete to win prizes. For information, call Diana Kennedy at (704) 548-0568. tion

—

sions, as did the top officers

of the larger

Council of European Episcopal Conferences.

Greek Orthodox leader urges pope to address Catholic 'intransigence' ATHENS, Greece (CNS) The head of Greece's Orthodox Church appealed for Pope John Paul II to take "further steps" toward recognizing Catholic Church "in-

—

transigence" before his planned

$12 media campaign

Priests for Life launching

the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi with 21st-

century technology, Franciscan

a

Th

N E

at a

from bishops' conferences in the 15 countries which make up the European Union met March 29-30 at the Vatican. Bishops from Poland, Malta and Switzerland non-EU nations joined them for discus-

their representatives discussed the citizens'

els

March 30

that the broadcaster lower the

transmission radiation, which

in tow,

to

said

Vatican press conference. Representatives

St. Peter's

they say endangers the health of nearby

dren

Homeyer

Square April

Radio's office near

levels

The

price guarantee policy has led to seri-

May

visit

Greek Orthodox Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens praised Pope John Paul for regretting past "church errors," but said others also must be addressed. Meanwhile, a priest who is a Catholic cathedral administrator said most to the country.

Catholic clergy believe the pilgrimage

should be postponed because of current church-state disputes. Archbishop Christodoulos said in a March 23 statement 'For the first time in the Vatican's age-old intransigence, this pope has shown serious signs of apologizing. But this is barely the first step. There are many further ones which need to be taken."

CHARLOTTE — Churches

in

the Char-

by on the following dates

lotte area are hosting ultreyas followed

a school of leaders

and times: St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 p.m. tonight for adults only with shared snacks; St Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd., from 1-2:30 p.m. on April 12 with childcare and a family poduck and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on April 22 with childcare and a family poduck For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 5446665 or Aliceann Coon at (704) 540-8696.

Living Waters MAGGIE VALLEY Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living

—

Waters Lane,

is

hosting a Holy

Week

re-

through April 15. All are welcome to join the Augustinian Friars and the parish family of St. Margaret Church to celebrate liturgies throughout the week treat today

and share

in the celebration

of the sacred

Triduum. For more information, call e-mail 926-3833 or (828) lwcrc@main.nc.us.

10

SWANNANOA

— At

St.

Margaret

The World Scientists, others debate cloning on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (CNS) Re-

human

—

who intend to clone human beings clashed with genetics experts who oppose it in a seven-hour congressional hearing March 28. The Bush adsearchers

members of the House

ministration and

worship under a tree on the convent Some 100 militants armed with

bamboo

agency based

Thailand.

miles east of

New

Delhi. Sister Pushpa,

demanded land around

a peepul tree on

the convent's 40-acre property because

negotiations

is

the only

A return to peace way

build a temple near

BOSTON

— The

(CNS)

conflict

make

a determined effort to re-

spect each other's rights while affirming

human life," said the They also appealed for

new publication

"written for those

is

who

desire to see

its

new

"many

are desperate for food, cloth-

and the like."

Nuns in eastern India

seek police protection after death threats LALGARH, India (CNS) Nuns in

nation."

The

ened to

Mary

kill

them

if

than 25 years.

Church, 102

Andrew

lay people to pray Liturgy of the Hours VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope

8

pm

until

among

Psalter

was the

"ideal source"

deepen

its

of Christian

28

21 BLAIRSVILLE, Ga

—A

Life in the

seminar is taking place on eight Saturdays beginning this morning from 9:30-11:30 am. and ending on June 9. St. Francis of Assisi Church, Hwy. 76/515, halfway between Blairsville and Young

Spirit

Harris,

is

hosting this seminar geared to-

in his

coun-

the celebrant for this month's Mass.

mittee of Our

527-4676.

—

WARSAW,

is

at (706) 781-6636.

Lady of Assumption Church

hosting a golf tournament at Larkhaven

the church debt reduction fund.

For

forms, contact

For

information, contact Josie Backus at (704)

—

HENDERSONVILLE The St Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order meets today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West in the office wing.

Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so for

Cowan

Vince Coscia at (704) 536-4287 or (704) 907-3163 or e-mail vacoscia@AOL.com.

more

22 CHARLOTTE

Because of Holy 23 CHARLOTTE Week, the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 1 Mecklenburg County-St

—

St.

Matthew

Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., is celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday today at 3 p.m. with traditional solemn Benediction and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet The sacrament of reconciliation

more

is

available at 2 p.m.

For

information, call (704) 543-7677.

CHARLOTTE — Because of Holy Week,

ward helping people prepare for a deeper walk with the Lord and a further indwelling of his Holy Spirit For details about this

the charismatic

seminar extended to all Charlotte diocesan parishioners, call Jerry or Madeline

teams

p.m. in the school cafeteria Father

Rousseau at (706) 781-6292 or Rev. Mr.

thew Leonard from

free

and economic conditions

following the mid-March launch of an

CHARLOTTE — The fund-raising com-

economic conditions worsening in Macedonia, says priest Social,

Larry Casey

details, call (828)

try,

However, he added that the Catholic Church enjoyed "good relations" with other religious communities and was ready to act as a mediator. "Our church is already serving as a bridge," said Father Antun Siramotic, di-

participate in the event. Proceeds will ben-

Masses. For

social

ethnic Albanian rebellion.

the church."

more information and entry

am

Vicar General and Chancellor

at the

efit

1 1

Very Reverend Mauricio W. West

March

Mass at 3 p.m.

686-8833.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

"art of prayer" in the third

presentation of the "Heart of the Cross";

and

am

prayer, to which the church should turn to

during

Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. and April 15 - 8:30

of this holy Lenten Season, I

of the Hours, traditional daily prayers structured around the Psalms. He said the

Place,

blessing of the food and

the blessings

Christian lay people of the Liturgy

with veneration of the cross and a 7 p.m.

am

& Priests Continuing Education Collection, to be taken the weekend of

Wishing you

greater promotion

II called for

midnight; April 13 - children's

April 14 - 10

our

thereby

—

John Paul

Golf Club, 4801 Camp Stewart Rd. today, and golfers and sponsors are needed to

Stations of the Cross at noon,

to help keep

practices,

to better serve the faithful.

Pope urges

Hindus

Holy Week, the schedule is as follows: Today - 6 p.m. Seder meal with covered dish; April 12-7 p.m. Mass and washing of the feet followed by Eucharistic adoration from

programs

and pastoral

April 14-15.

let

they did not

Seminary

the center's monthly

Poland (CNS) A Macedonian priest warned of worsening

militants threat-

other

kindness

complement to Ethics & Medics, commentary for more

issues as a

an eastern Indian village sought police

Hindu

in theology

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quarterly will present an in-

depth analysis of the range of bioethical

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protection after

enabling them

contemporary

of developments

issues that trouble the conscience of the

weekly general audience, the pope said he was beginning a series of talks on the Psalter "to encourage and to help everyone pray with the same words used by Jesus, (which have been) present for millennia in the prayer of Israel and of

ing, shelter

and

Also, the Diocese sponsors workshops priests abreast

time-honored prin-

Christian leaders.

that

as priests, in the Diocese of

Charlotte.

the great moral tradition of the church and

who

have 20 men in various seminaries and we await the time

they will be able to begin their service,

respect

millennium. Speaking to pilgrims

international humanitarian aid to

when

John M.

Haas, president of the center, said the

Easter,

We presently

of the National Catho-

the dignity of every

those caught up in conflict zones, saying

we ask your generous support and response to the second which will be taken in all churches of our Diocese to help meet the needs of our Seminary and Priests' Continuing Education programs.

National

Bioethics Center in Boston.

lic

well-being of all the region's peoples, they

Their statement was published March 28 by Fides, the Vatican's missionary news service. "The violence which has intensified over these past months will only end when both parties in the

At

collection

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to ensure the

said.

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they consider the tree holy and want to

ciples applied to pressing

raeli-Palestinian conflict.

state's

some 600

superior of the convent, said the Hindus

other nations.

—

Bihar

district,

journal

Orthodox and Protestant church leaders in the Holy Land issued a joint appeal for an "urgent conclusion" to the ongoing Is-

The convent

in Lalgarh, a village in

technology Industry Organization, a group of more than 950 biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state centers and related organizations throughout the United States and 33

Church leaders call for 'urgent conclusion' to Mideast conflict VATICAN CITY (CNS) Catholic,

.

in

law banning human cloning a three years ago by an inability to reach consensus on specifics of such a law. Human reproductive cloning should not be attempted because "it is simply too dangerous technically and raises far too many ethical and social questions," said lead-off witness Dr. Thomas Okarma, president of the biopharmaceutical company Geron. He expressed opposition on behalf of Bio-

2001

attended Mass outside, reported News, an Asian church news

UCA

West Champaran

—

6,

women

indicated a strong desire to create a fed-

move thwarted

April

Holy Cross nuns and eight other women from entering the grounds in mid-March after the sticks blocked five

is

eral

Brief

in

grounds.

subcommittee that convened the hearing

more

The Catholic News & Herald 3

2001

April 6,

Mass

is

being held at

St.

Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at at

4 p.m. with prayer

3 p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 St.

Mat-

Gabriel Church

is

information, call Pat

884-4246.

Brigid,

at (828)

—

an Irish-Catholic

table inter-parish group,

social

and

chari-

meets tonight at

7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016

Providence Rd. Anyone interested in her IrislvCatholic roots, call Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-0720.

CHARLOTTE

— There

is

a support

group meeting for caregivers of family and friends suffering from Alzheimer's/dementia today and every fourth Monday from 10-1 1:15 am. in room E of the ministry center at St. Gabriel Church, 3016

rector of Macedonia's Caritas organization,

the local church's charitable agency.

"We

are

helping

marginalized from

we have no

conflict

Muslims. Thanks to side,

he

the

all

poor

social groups,

and and

with Orthodox and this closeness to

each

we are well positioned to foster unity,"

said.

Providence Rd. Activities for the memory-impaired are also being provided. For more information about the support group or the Adult Day Respite Program for the memory-impaired, which meets every Monday and Wednesday, call Suzanne Bach at (704) 376-4135.

MORGANTON — Catholic Social Serand St Charles Borromeo Church, 714 West Union St., are offering parish

vices

ministry classes for those

who

are minis-

would like to minister to the sick and elderly homebound. The classes; covering ministry, sick and elderly issues and administering the Eucharist to those in homes and hospitals; are being held at the church hall beginning today and continuing on the next two Mondays, April 30 and May 7. Participants will receive certificates and must bring their experience and willingness. Call Meg Smith at tering or

(828) 438-0774.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 0 days prior to the publication date.

4

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Soup's on at Shelby parish; faith-sharing on the By

JIMMY ROSTAR

more.

Associate Editor

SHELBY

— On Wednesday

nings during Lent,

St.

Mary

"I

eve-

Parish re-

sembled a buzzing cafeteria at dinner hour as much as it did a center of faith.

Parishioners from the Shelby area gathered at the church to share meals and soup and substance, if you stories

—

will.

For the second consecutive year, the Catholic parish in Shelby hosted a Lenten program of sharing simple soup meals and discussing faith issues. Each Wednesday, about 125 parishioners from St. Mary and Christ the King

Church

seats,

lot," said

Father

Eric

waiting for

to say next."

Mary

Frye, a parishioner and the

communication commission chairperson at the parish, was taken by stories of the Jews' faithfulness. "Had Christ not come, I would have been Jewish because they relate everything to God," she said, adding, 'When Christ came, he took the Jewish customs and made them relevant for Christian living for the whole world, not just one selected people."

Father Houseknecht said he was

Houseknecht, pastor, facilitated the sessions.

week

he discussed aspects of Jewish tradition and culture in the

overwhelmed by the interest and numbers

"We're building on the basic

of

life

Jesus.

life;

that

we're returning to

some of the family values of gatheringtogetherand breaking bread, sharing a meal and talking about our day

- only in

this case, we're talking

about our

"We're trying to have a family

to get people in the

mindset of ortant

how imp-

God

total life

is in the of the Jewish

person, and that this

night,

and we're makingthat an

important night here."

is

Christ," said Father Houseknecht. "It's

from these roots and traditions that you begin to make sense of some of our traditions and celebrations."

The group took a historical, cultural and theological journey into the Jewish tradition, focusing on who God is from the importance of

Moses; David and the prophets; the development of the Scriptures and the rituals, celebrations and ceremonies that define Jewish faith lite.

The program concluded April 4 with a discussion of the Passover Seder, a meal-and-prayer service Jews celebrate

homes on the night

before the

day of Passover.

Marisa Alvarez, a parishioner and the administrative assistant at St. Mary,

Caritas Sierra Leone provides help to former female soldiers ALPHA JALLOH

By

—

FREETOWN,

United Front

Leone (CNS) Caritas, the Catholic development Sierra

"The most

excit-

me is it

vocational training will get financial assis-

program

self-reliant, said a

tance to purchase equipment to start their

"They are mostly

in their teens," said

own

business.

Sunkari Kamara, Caritas' child welfare pro-

"We want to prevent them from resort-

gram manager.

The young women not only need help to

ing to prostitution or adopting anti-social lifestyles after their training,"

Kamara

acquire vocational training, but assistance to

on

start small-scale businesses

Kamara said.

Kamara

own,

their

said the female soldiers are

"They are

hairdressing, tailoring, dyeing

their

tempered," she

to

women to help them overcome their trauma, she

As more

the families, from the

in,"

she

accommodate

to have been gang-raped while at the

intergenerational

front

capital city

war

also took part in arson, killing,

of the country.

"We

it

difficult

Town,

of Sierra Leone. appreciation for the

community's cooperation teen

in taking care

We give financial assis-

she

if

they

feel

trau-

Kamara

said she believes that

said with the contin-

ued deployment of U.N. troops

in areas for-

merly controlled by the Revolutionary

'The community has been very recepshe said. "There have been no threats on

tive,"

the girls like in other parts of the country,

where residents are

hostile to

former

rebels."

erings, especially in the South.

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that

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be able to overcome

their stress.

said.

The Caritas official

girls,"

said.

foster care, the girls will

are not surprised

Kamara

them

tance to those adopting school-going

ditionally associated with church gath-

of Jesus and of all family

of

women.

tinue fostering

torturing and amputating villagers in the

matized,"

finding

is

of them in Lungi

"We have asked the community to con-

Many of the young women are reported

interior

all

across the river from Freetown, the coastal

said.

very young to the old," he said. "We're doing

They

make a living on

female soldiers are disarmed

Kamara expressed

forget the events they have taken part

catering.

own.

and demobilized, Caritas

said.

"We provide recreational facilities to help

and

do not know the

training they will be able to

said.

said.

now learned

whereabouts of their parents, she added, with

and sometimes plunged into a pensive mood. They lack concentration in what they do and are hotrestless

she

have

said the girls

Since most of the girls

traumatized after their disarmament

them

parishioners enthusiastic

rebels are turning

become more official.

incorporates and includes all members of

catechesis here."

more

rebels,

in demobilization centers.

"We expect to get more girls in the coming months," she added.

She said young women who receive

Counseling services are provided for the

ing part of it for

up

agency of Sierra Leone, provides assistance to former female soldiers to help them

affair.

are so about the soup and substance program that they are planning on expanding it to year-round potluck dinners and discussion sessions. Father Houseknecht said such a program brings a Catholic faith community together on a night tra-

the Jewish perspective; the Jewish con-

in their

family

The

what cradled the humanity of Jesus

cept of creation;

of the parishioners who have attended. He added that the program has truly been a

Father Houseknecht said.

faith,"

basically try

is,

Alvarez. "Ev-

on the edge of their what Father is going

sits

tenets of Jesus and of all family

dietary sustenance.

"I'd

learned a

erybody just

nearby

in

Kings Mountain gathered for spiritual and

Every

menu

2001

April 6,

Around the Diocese

April 6,

2001

The Catholic News & Herald 5

Around the Diocese

Church leaders must appreciate diversity, challenge

assumptions, speaker says JIMMY ROSTAR

the church

"We do that every day with people," he said. "That's the frightening thing, because we make those assumptions, and we walk away without ever even making the attempt to challenge

lead,

the assumptions."

ministry.

the state's Office of Juvenile Justice and

Terry Aiken, who for six years has been a diversity and leadership consult-

youth minister

was the keynote speaker at "Leadership Training for Lay Ministers," a program sponsored by the Diocese of

said people transfer

By

Associate Editor

—

CHARLOTTE cultural, ethnic

and

Appreciating

social diversity in

is important for those who an expert on diversity and leadership told a group of people who serve in

Aiken, a juvenile court counselor for

Mary

ant,

Charlotte's Education Vicariate

23-24 at

St.

some

church to under-

stand ways of maximizing their leadership potential.

Aiken said to lead effectively, people must challenge their cultural, ethnic and social assumptions about others and work toward the understanding that diversity and human relations are inter-

the

To challenge the assumptions of oneself and others, real leaders must make an

against challenging the assumptions people make. That internal struggle can often yield negative effects, including a

who

lack of embracing people for

they

are instead of how they look, for instance,

or assuming what their needs are instead of asking

them

said.

going to challenge as-

sumptions, don't challenge assumptions every other day," he said. "Challenge assumptions daily, and it becomes part of who you are."

Challenging one's assumptions was key to the discussions of the participants throughout the weekend.

One of three tracks offered, "Evangelization and Inculturation" included

fights

directly.

Photo by Jimmy Rostar

effort to live the "practice-what-

you-preach" mentality, Aiken

human mind it

a cycle that in

believe, children observe parents

"If you're

Because of the way the

—

unhealthy.

same type of behavior."

twined.

processes information, he said,

is

and adults more than we realize.

"If you're going to lead by example, then you can assume that everything you believe in life (will be passed on) to children, who are going to be adults with

designed prima-

people involved in educa-

tional ministry in the

instances

"Children today listen to parents said. "Contrary to what we

may

rily for lay

High Point, ways of thinking to

more," Aiken

in

Charlotte.

The program was

Immaculate Heart of

the next generation

March

Vincent de Paul Church

at

Catholic Church in

Mercy Sister Mary Timothy Warren, director of the diocesan lay ministry program, shares a laugh with Terry Aiken following his keynote address to

March

lay ministers

23.

workshops on challenges

of workshops that identified leadership

how

skills.

in ministry, the church exists to evangelize all

people and everyone.

how

the church welcomes

ters in

members of the local Catholic Hispanic community oftheir insights on how fered During

Organizers geared this latest round of workshops to assist lay minis-

this track,

&

House Painting

Plans to extend the program into

i

their boundaries

Communi-

ways of dialoguing, com-

collaborating and motivating with

"Providing Parish and

Human

church plays References Provided Si. Gabriel Parishioner

ways

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on the role the

in offering

in the parish

offered

Services in the

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discussed effective

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Pressure Washing

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the mountains and Triad are ongoing.

multiculturalism offers unique ministry

Steve Hughes

applying

ministries.

human

services

as leaders to

and

and young adult

listen to the

ministries,

who

co-

planned the program. "That was an important topic, because we as leaders should not always assume what the should ask them needs of people are. and walk with them in answering

We

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leaders can

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might be reached by EasApril 15. Vatican sources have said that while contacts with the society have continued, it is too early to onciliation ter,

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Vatican in battle against proabortion groups, says diplomat MANAGUA, Nicaragua (CNS) The Vatican is in a worldwide battle against pro-abortion groups

—

CNS

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May 4-5 and

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CHARLOTTE

—

Nestled

ping center off of Monroe Road

in a

shop-

a store

lies

20th chapter in history

where people have found a plethora of Cadiolic-themed and -inspired literature, gifts and other Christian and religious items for a variety of occasions. For two Carolina Catholic decades, the Bookshoppe has been a fixture in the lives of Catholics and non-Catholics in the Western half of the state and has helped to nourish people's spiritual and social needs in

The Catholic News & Herald 7

From the Cover in

the middle section of the store, but the

women

allow people to browse freely

without

much

disturbance.

"People find

it is

a 'safe place' to talk

and provides an opportunity for fellowship. People come from work or during their lunch hours because it is quiet here," said Gritzmacher.

Not only

the store beneficial to the

is

customers, but

also helps

it

important to note that this

"It is

is

a

ministry, not necessarily a business,

'This is a place that provides symbols and books that pertain to the basis of our faith and helps us to grow in our faith," said Julie Byrne, a customer and member of St.

which helps as

far as serving people," said

Nickerson.

enjoy the community of

"I

working with like-minded people. I also get things from some of the customers

me

that speak to me, touch

Gabriel Church. celebrated

workers

its

ways.

in various

and around the diocese.

The shop

question or a child playing with the toys

its

in a spiritual

way. Sometimes people say things that you need to hear at that point in time. It

anniversary

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allows us to strengthen our faith and to

ments

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Catholic items, the store has

"She (Raeker) this

is

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there

Photos by Alesha M. Price

Pictured from left to right, Ann Nickerson, assistant manager, and Judy Gritzmacher, manager, discuss one of their store's items. The Carolina Catholic Bookshoppe celebrated 20 years in business this past March.

as the

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The

sell

religious

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'We

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Ann

rosaries, statues

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They see us as a resource and comment on how peaceful it is here. That is an

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March on multiple fronts: in the U.S. Supreme Court, in France where an late

anti-abortion activist suspected of killing a U.S. abortion doctor

was appre-

hended, in the state of Massachusetts, and at a Washington conference of law-

usual" as "if

and clergy.

The Supreme Court heard one case and agreed to take another case that raised different questions about the constitutionality of executing people with diminished mental capacities.

The court heard oral arguments March 27 in the case of a Texas death-row inmate whose lawyers say he has the mind of a 7-

Death penalty draws global, national

have the

chance to adequately consider his mental

death since 1975.

March 26 sentenced

prison without possibility of parole.

hear a case this

fall

that raises the

ecution for crimes, Marshall said, even

"Catholic

who

under federal laws that do

mur-

the court had ruled

earlier,

South Carolina case that jurors have know that they have the option of sentencing someone to life imprisonment without possibility of parole in a

as an alternative to the death sentence.

Dr. Barnett Slepian, tions at a

who

performed abor-

New York clinic.

French law prohibits extraditing where convictions could carry the death penalty. France outiawed capital punishment in 1981.

In Massachusetts, nurse Kristen Gilbert faced the possibility of becoming the first person in that state sentenced to

among

in

still

the

Furman, most domi-

determining

who

faces ex-

those prosecuted under federal

which "are supposed to be the champagne of death penalty laws." statutes,

What

the United States needs

is

Cardinal Dulles said the strongest

argument against the death penalty shows

flict said

Thomas

the effects

capital L.

on the community of requiring

on a

and consider a But Posner ruled against

saying he thought

priate to let the trial

it

inappro-

become a debate about

the death penalty.

penalty at

ethical issues

The

of the death

Catholic University of

America included a range of speakers, such as a federal judge who said "a Catholic judge does have a serious problem if he has to rule over a case with the death penalty."

Judge John T. Noonan Jr., of the 9th U.S. Circuit

Court of Appeals.,

said that despite a

long-standing tradition of capital punish-

ments

to be as a useless or counterpro-

'In our nation today die death penalty fails

to manifest die justice of God because the

state

is

no longer seen

audiority,"

he

for

it,

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He

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specific, objective

the Rev. Lloyd Steffen, a professor

of religion studies at Lehigh University

as having divine

said.

Conference keynote speaker Lawrence

In Washington, a two-day conference

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on Wrongful Comictions and law professor at Northwestern University's law school, said tiiat entirely aside from moral and etiiical issues, there is growing evidence tiiat capital punishment is a failed experiment Marshall said the way the death penalty is currendy applied has many of the same problems diat led the Supreme Court to overturn capital punishment nationwide.,^ 1972 in Furman vs. Georgia.

C. Marshall, legal director of the Center

and a United Church of Christ minister.

He suggested a nine-part frame-

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as a starting point.

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not vengeance; fairness of the

justice,

process; whether the use

is

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and proportionality.

In another session, Dr. Edmund

a last resort;

Pellegrino,

who

cal ethics at

teaches medicine and medi-

Georgetown

University, said

medical cooperation in the death penalty

wrong and

should be avoided by

"I

consider

it

a

moral obligation for

no matter no matter how Pellegrino said. At

In that case, the court said capital punish-

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pean countries, and recently opposition of the

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people

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her sentence.

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Hispanics seek answers at vocation day for women

By JIMMY

ROSTAR

— Concerned

LENOIR

need for awareness

about the

Hispanic com-

in the

munity regarding vocations, Franciscan Andrea Inkrott and Linda Scheckelhoff organized a vocation day for Hispanic women March 24 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Lenoir.

Sparked by the curiosity of four Hispanic women who had expressed interest

work together now a diocese, then

what heaven

Mercy

Sisters

in the religious

life,

the sisters

from the U.S. We're

section for people

going to be together, and to me,

Associate Editor

who work in women

vicar for

we

as a

if

we

all

can

community and

as

can show to the world

is like."

Sister

women

Mary Timothy Warren,

religious in die Diocese of

was impressed by the eagerness brought to the meeting. 'They were so respectful, welcoming and receptive to us," she said. 'It was a very significant day for all of us."

Charlotte,

the

women

Hispanic ministry and those four

planned day of prayer, song and a question-and-answer session with a panel of

women

religious.

women

Fifty-five

to come and see said Sister

responded to the

call

what religious life is all about,

Andrea,

who coordinates Hispanic

ministry in the Hickory Vicariate.

The women came

with questions and had never known any religious sisters personally or had any idea what their lives were like. Questions arose

Many

concerns.

how

over

to recognize a calling to a voca-

Many

asked about educational opand responsibilities in religious communities. Questions about immigration laws and documentation were asked. tion.

portunities

A

panel of religious sisters represent-

ing six communities answered those questions

own raise life

from their and missions and attempted to awareness of what a call to religious and

others, shared stories

lives

truly

is.

Andrea

Sister

said the vocation

reminded her that to work

day

in ministry

especially multicultural ministry

—

is

— to

appreciate a truly universal worldview,

one that includes room for people of all cultures and backgrounds.

"We were all impressed by the openness and the spirituality of the young women who were there," she said of the panel's impressions of the day. 'This

was

not a frivolous day; they were there

seri-

ously, they

were taking part and they were

sharing."

"There

is

a great need in the church for

religious workers," she added.

heaven is

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Readings

2001

Book Review

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with the church. ence and can't reconcile

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others never could understand the sacrament of confession and felt shamed

they

tor

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A

whole chapter is devoted to making parishes more welcoming in the areas

of liturgies,

education, staff and lay

These are the folks who grew up

ministry.

Although

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the

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Although they faced a hostile crowd, as disciples of God's justice those students also exemplified the truth foretold in the Gospel account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.

The Pharisees said, "Teacher, rebuke, your disciples," and he answered, "If they were to keep silent,

Gospel: Luke 22:14-23:56

DENTON

News Service watched a TV

film Recently I of the day in 1957 when nine black high school students walked the gauntlet of screaming, angry white students, parents and local officials to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, Ark. They must have been terrified, these children who made their way to the front door of a school where they would be new students and unwanted at that. Although physiprotected by National cally Guardsmen, these students were not accompanied by parents or friends. But with their "eyes on the prize," as one senator would describe the scene 40 years later, they bravely forged ahead, buffeted by insults and threats, in order to force justice into an unjust system.

As one who grew up in the deep South during that time, I can say witli certainty that the shouted words were truly insulting, the clip

I

tell

you the very stones would cry

out."

In other words, he is the Lord, and what God wills shall be done.

Jesus would suffer and die, but God willed that his Son would be raised to reconcile the world to God. No act of human will could prevent this.

People would suffer and

—

— but God

die in

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willed that schools

the American South would be "People would suffer willed that apart-

integrated.

and

die,

God

but

heid would be abolished in South Africa.

People would suffer and

die,

but God willed that that the church in El Salvador would not capitulate to political oppression.

The list goes on.

Unborn people would Palm Sunday

tells

die, but ... the story of

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justice.

threats were real, the atmosphere was permeated with unbridled hatred. These very young people, knowing their purpose was much

not

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Readings for the week of Palm Sunday, Luke 19:28-40, Isaiah 22:14-23:56; Monday, Isaiah 42:1-7, John

Much

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John 13:21-33, 36-38;

themselves."

Anyone who has

past hurts from the

church and attempts to return looking for reconciliation. respect are due

them

just for the effort.

Thursday, Exodus

Parishes that take this evangelization chal-

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lenge have a wonderful blueprint for action

5:7-9,

checklists

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22:8-9, 17- 18a, 19-20,

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2) Philippians 2:6-11

parish ministry for returning Catholics.

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Sunday

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wonder how

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N.J.,

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role in that relationship."

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man's rediscovered integrity thanks to a

home videocassette reviews from US. Catholic Conference Office for

ing are

mystical

the

cide and minimal profanity.

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

The

Catholic Conference classification

—

U.S. A-II

is

The Motion

adults and adolescents.

Picture Association of America rating

is

—

"Charlie's Angels" (2000) High-energy blend of comedy and ac-

TV station employees

for the video audience.

brainy, tors

Brief sexual situations, a sui-

ally.

PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned.

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (DreamWorks) "Lucky Numbers" (2000) Nasty comedy in which two greedy

tion fuels this

TV series-based tale of three

brawny and

Lisa

(Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and

McG's

Forsyth). Video director

ture-length debut

is

drawing to win

(Tim Roth and Michael

Rapaport) resort to blackmail and murder

Rockwell and Kelly Lynch) pose a threat to their elusive boss Charlie (voice

(John Travolta and

rig a lottery

their accomplices

(Sam

clients

Kudrow)

millions but have trouble collecting after

beautiful investiga-

Lucy Liu) whose cagey

to avoid exposure.

of John

acters

glossy fea-

tor

a fast-paced escapist

self-obsessed char-

Nora Ephron's comedy

appealing.

who just want to have kickboxing their way out of

The

and mean-spirited tone make

A

direc-

decidedly un-

sexual encounter, brief vio-

an implied sexual en-

much rough The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIV adults, with reservations. The Mo-

counter, a few coarse expressions and mini-

tion Picture Association of America rating

drug

fantasy about girls

lence, recreational

fun while

language and intermittent profanity.

assorted outlandish dangers. Frequent stylized violence,

mal

profanity.

The US.

ence classification

is

Catholic Confer-

A-IIL

—

adults.

is

The

ing

PG-13 Some

is

—

may

under

ate for children

at a seedy

(Columbia

TriStar)

"Dancer

the Dark" (2000)

in

Extravagant musical melodrama about a Czech immigrant (Bjork) going blind

who

is

sentenced to death after her

is

stolen

violence,

Morse) who is killed in a struggle over the money. Writer-director Lars von Trier's flamboyant tearjerker uses vertigo-inducing camera movements

The

lord (David

bizarre tale that

tell

is

but intense violence.

U.S. Catbolic Conference classification III

—

adults.

tion of

(New

The Motion

America rating

is

ATII

—

The Motion

adults.

is

Picture

R

—

re-

"102 Dalmatians" (2000) Cruella

The A-

De Vil (Glenn

dog orphanage

Close) buys a failing

to prove she's put her

nasty fur-obsessed ways behind her, but

is

when

she

Picture Associa-

her transformation

R

teams up with a rascally furrier (Gerard Depardieu) to create a sensational Dalmatian-spotted coat. As directed by Kevin

—

restricted.

Line)

tale

of a mysterious caddie

who

helps a dispirited

ing

is

G — general audiences. (Disney) "Red Planet" (2000)

is

sbort-lived

Lima, outrageous costumes, darling dogs and a few witty moments infuse the film

humans

to live since

an environmental mess, but their crash landing leaves them without a viable means of escape. Director Antony Hoffman's predictable plot is mixed with Earth

is

mumbo-jumbo micky

scientific chatter

paced

and gim-

which add up to a

special effects

dull, tediously

film.

Some

sci-fi

vio-

an instance of rough language and minimal crass language.

lence, brief nudity,

The

regain his

capture the imagination. Mild cartoon-like

menace. The US. Catholic Conference clas-

ing

tournament run by the vet's Southern belle ex-girlfriend (Charlize Theron). As di-

sification is

I

veteran (Matt

Damon)

with some fun, but the recycled plot

A-I

—

fails

general patronage.

to

The

Motion Picture Association of America rat-

is

coach (Denzel Washington). Aside from

maBoaz Yakin's heartwarming, fact-based saga shows the tri-

occasionally faltering with emotional nipulation, director

umph

of the

human

spirit

over adversity,

Racism theme and fleeting crass language. The U.S.

fear

and

societal prejudices.

Catholic Conference classification

—

adults and adolescents.

is

A-II

The Motion

Picture Association of America rating

PG

—

A-II

is

—

PG-13

tioned.

Some

(Disney)

parents are strongly cau-

material

ate for children

under

may 13.

be inappropri-

(Warner

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adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rat-

(Will Smith)

school football teams that learn to over-

come racism and go on

Tepid sci-fi drama set in the year 2050 in which a team of astronauts (including Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss and Benjamin Bratt) is sent to Mars to set up an alternate place for

Strained sequel in which a reformed

"The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) Mythic

U.S. Catholic Conference classification

stricted. (Universal)

its

ping but whose brutal conclusion strains credibility. Brief

sexual innuendo, occasional

Association of America rating

often emotionally grip-

is

some

from 20th Century Fox

Scene from movie 'Someone Like You' Ashley Judd and Hugh Jackman star in a scene from the movie "Someone Like You." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults.

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hotel

profanity and recurring rough language.

by her land-

and fantasy musical sequences to

Los Angeles

bittersweet but unfocused film. Fleeting

savings for her son's operation to prevent hereditary blindness

CNS photo

where most of the residents (including Jeremy Davies and Milla Jovovich) are mentally unstable indigents. Director Wim Wenders wanders in his attempts to inject humor and humanity into his characters, resulting in a

be inappropri-

13.

(Paramount)

restricted.

Gibson) investigates a possible homicide

parents are strongly cau-

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April 6,

& Columns

Editorials

Advice on Internet Strangers There has been a

The Pope

A

Internet recendy.

—

Coming of Age

amount of bad press about the

fair

large population of creepy people

—

mostiy are hanging around in die teen-oriented rooms and Web sites looking to "hook up" with teens, or even younger kids, for sexual relationships or worse. adults,

Speaks

2001

chat

These, sick and dangerous people use the Internet to

make contact with kids they could otherwise never meet.

Some of those kids, tragically, end up being their victims.

Young

people

the Internet, and

POPE JOHN PAUL

II

somehow

some of them out of

CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CNS Columnist

bedrooms, zapping about

their

sit in

adult predators are able to lure

homes and

their

into unsupervised

situations.

How do they do it? They Face

it,

if you

saw these

lie.

people, you'd never even talk

sense of intimacy, of shared experience and trust.

to them.

Pope urges

It's all

lay

people to pray

Hours

By JOHN NORTON Catholic News Service Pope John Paul VATICAN CITY (CNS) called for greater promotion among Christian

lay people of the Liturgy of the Hours, tradi-

tional daily prayers structured

He

was the

of Christian prayer, to which the church should turn to deepen its "art of prayer" in the third "ideal source"

millennium.

Speaking to pilgrims March 28 at the weekly general audience, the pope said he was beginning a series of talks on the Psalter "to encourage and to help everyone pray with the same words used by Jesus, (which have been) present for millennia in the prayer of Israel and of the church."

He

said

was encouraging

it

that

many

and

ticular hobbies

The

or favorite

activities.

person telling you he

man

first

is

a 14-year-old girl

with very sick

may

interests. If

tell him where you go to school, and especially if you him who your teachers are, he may soon be watching you at noon break.

A bit of emotional black magic can happen on the Internet. Strangers can feel like the closest friends you ever had. People you never met can seem to know you better than the people who go to school with you.

That's because on the Internet it's easy to tell your secrets. After all, this is a stranger,> someone you'll never have to deal with face to face. But once you have told somebody your personal problems and concerns, you feel a

you tell

Line

centuries, Christians turned

Psalms as "the prayer of the people of God," and early church theologians understood the texts as speaking ultimately of Christ, he to the

said.

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

was

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sometimes put aside in favor of other prayers, but was kept alive by monastic communities, he

Columnist

said.

One monk,

when

the Psalter became the

book par excellence of church prayer," he said.

The pope said the communal recitation of the Psalms throughout the centuries also served to remind Christians that it is impossible to pray to God "without an authentic communion of life with the brothers and sisters who inhabit the earth."

Praying the Liturgy of the Hours

in

no way

excludes other "freer expressions" that characterize personal prayer, said the pope. In fact, those expressions can even enrich liturgical prayer, for example, with hymns.

General church law in the Latin rite requires ordained ministers bishops, priests and deacons to pray the Liturgy of the Hours daily. Some religious orders and lay institutes require their members to observe this prayer.

—

—

Church norms encourage

make

especially the

all

Catholics to

primary hours of morning

and evening prayer part of *heir prayer

life.

illusion.

You

relationship,

You

are not talking with anothe

are typing notes. In an ordinary hu-

body language,

tone of voice communicate

facial

expressions and

much more

than the simple

words a person says. But on the Internet you don't even know whether the other person wept or laughed as you told your deepest secrets.

There are four simple rules of thumb for dealing with strangers on the Internet.

First, unless you already know the person in real life, assume that everybody you deal with is really a 45year-old man with a potbelly pretending to be somebody he is not Second, never give anybody on the Internet your address, phone number or other information that would allow someone to identify and locate you. Some of the people who have access to that information may want to come find you. Don't give them the chance.

Third, if you are relating to somebody on the Internet and think you need to hide tiiis from your parents, you're on dangerous ground. Internet creeps thrive on secrecy. They want you to keep them hidden from your

— —

—

parents.

—

Finally, never leave your home to meet somebody you know only from the Internet Never. Seriously, you might not make it back home.

Mary Ann explained that Barbara "drifted world like an autumn leaf carried on the wind and transformed me, my family and a community of friends with her extraordinary life force and amazing Sister

at the turn of the second millen-

nium, went so far as to assert that the Psalms are the "only way" to experience a truly profound prayer, said the pope.

"With this affirmation, which at first sight seems excessive, he in reality remained anchored in the best traditions of the first Christian centuries,

man

an

being.

and truly couldn't put it down.

At first I thought I was reading my own story. Her' father, like mine, was an immigrant from southern Italy, a butcher who owned a grocery store in Albany and never sent anyone hungry away; she went to Blessed Sacrament School, the first Catholic school I attended, and to my college, the College of St. Rose.

Her big Italian family spanned 23 years, like mine, and was devoted to children. I related so strongly to her and really understood why, nurtured in love herself by family and Christ she had become Barbara's mommy and given this beautiful child the home she yearned for.

The Bottom

reli-

In the intervening centuries, the Psalter

human

lay

gious.

Since the

victims.

St Brigid's, how can anybody find out that it isn't true? They can't Hanging around in the chats, creeps pick up information about potential targets: where they go to school, what they look like and most important, special interests, par-

people in the wake of the Second Vatican Council had begun to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, a practice once restricted to priests

boy

profile says he's a 13-year-old girl at

indeed be a 53-year-old said the Psalter

prefer

establishing a relationship, developing a

someplace away from home.

If a middle-aged man calls himself "Sally 13," and his

around the

Psalms.

number

Most

sense of trust and tiien luring the target to meet them

false

—

II

are almost always men.

pick female targets, but a fair

They work by

Liturgy of the

Web

Predators on the

into

Unusual Mother, Remarkable Child

— An

Easter Story

When

I

learned the inspiring account of an unusual

mother, holding the hand of her AIDS-afflicted

child,

traveling a Lenten journey to the cross and beyond,

knew

I

was immersed once more in the Easter love story. few years ago I saw an article in Readers' Digest by a reporter I knew from my hometown, Paul Grondahl I

A

my

grace."

—

Easter means new life and that's what the child Barbara gave to the world in her legacy of hav ing touched so many lives with joy. Even her physician, Dr. Kallana Manjunath, marveled at how this child accepted her diagnosis from a place of utter faith in God's will and

who knew

of the Times Union in Albany,

NY. He told the story of Mary Ann LoGuidice and her adoption of Barbara, a young child who was HIV-positive and whose mother was dying of AIDS. Sister Mary Ann was executive director of Community Maternity Services, an

with remarkable courage. Those

Mercy

she had an

agency in Albany helping pregnant AIDS and others.

that 8.2 million children worldwide are orphaned by

Sister

With

teens, children with

for her nearly five years age 8 in 1993.

The story was deeply moving, so honest about the excruciating pain and the faith struggle this nun-mother endured at the loss of her beloved child. I related.

Recentiy I sought out Paul Grondahl to talk to him about an astounding series he had written on high-tech prisons. I asked him about Sister Mary Ann. He told me

they

her death from

now had

AIDS

collaborated

was being considered

at

on

a

book and that the story

for a television movie.

book, 'That Place Called

Home"

I

got their

(Servant Publications),

her affirmed

gifts, from She showed us "a

excited about God's

butterflies to dandelions to sunsets.

glimpse of God."

While

Sister

Mary Ann

AIDS-afflicted mothers, her

Howard J. community, Sister Mary Ann

the blessing of Albany's Bishop

Hubbard and her religious became Barbara's mother, caring until

awe of life, was

youth takes on a

is still

work

in

"haunted" knowing

human

services for

special sacredness because of

Barbara's funeral

was held

Immaculate Conception, cally lived in until

I

my

in the

parish, the

Barbara

Cathedral of the

church

I

practi-

was married and moved away.

Bishop Hubbard presided, saying, "Barbara's is truly a a triumph of the human spirit and the conquest of goodness over the forces of ignorance, fear, sickness, suffering and even death."

Indeed, this is an Easter story that I pass on with joy! fantastic love story

—

April 6,

2001

Light

when you

One

The Catholic News & Herald 13

& Columns

Editorials

treat others the

way you wish

to be

treated.

We have a name for that, of course: The Golden Rule - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." That rule has an honored place among the world's great spiritual traditions. Here is what

Candle

Family Reflections

various faiths believe:

Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. (Udana-Varga 5:18) Confucianism: Is there one maxim which ought

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

upon throughout one's whole life?

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you. (Analects 15:23) Hinduism: This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.

(Mahabharata 5:1517) Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is to be acted

Guest Columnist

Build Up, Don't Tear

Down

Recently, two ancient statues known as the Great Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan were destroyed. These imposing figures, over a hundred feet tall and hewn from the rock of a mountain 1 500 years ago, were not ruined by natural disaster, but rather by deliberate demolition.

The area is controlled by the fundamentalist Taliban which believes that idols are forbidden by their faith.

An outcry against the destruction of these religious and cultural artifacts has come from other nations and people of many faiths, including Islam, but the Taliban minister of information and

commentary.

(Talmud, Shabbat 3id) Islam: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. (Sunnah) Christianity: In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and

was in no mood to compromise. The remaining parts of the Great Buddhas would come down, he said, adding, "It is easier to destroy than to build."

always

also

means respecting

are near and dear or

At

best,

others, not just those

who who

who

are like us, but those

and

who

mon.

We

we

we have more

have,

in

whom

are not like

is

the

director of the

Christophers

Guest Columnists

Disconnectedness

in communities Last week a horrible tragedy occurred just a couple of blocks away from our home. A fire in an

apartment building left several families homeless and a 4-year-old dead. Shocked by the horror that befell the families,

Many

though we would have more of an inside scoop on the current media event All we could report was what we saw from a distance, no insights on the victims, nothing to say about the poor little boy who lost his life.

Ours is a middle-class suburban community that

situated in Chicago's Southland.

is

in a subdivision, not a

we

less.

she truly receives the eucharistic body of Christ the .

same

as

anyone

does not make

else.

The

fact that the reception is sinful

any less a sacrament.

Somewhat the same is true in marriage. Christian persons who celebrate the sacrament of marriage in a it

receive the sacrament of

are. inhibited

by the

spiritual condition

whatever mortal

sin they are

aware of

is

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; doors opened by

the

of 1960s.

children of the

I

must note

yours,

am

I

that,

even

in

response to questions like

reluctant to speak of the sacraments so

The invitations and gifts of God which sacramental grace are living realities which reach back as a person prepares for a sacrament and extend into the future.

mechanically.

we

call

It

is

common

Catholic belief that the graces of

marriages (and penance, another obvious example) are

work in a couple as their love develops and as they prepare to commit themselves to the covenant and already at

.

communion

To

is

that

We

are not even part of the kingdom's landscape. communal people whose faith tells us that death is not the worst thing to happen to us. When loved ones die, our greatest comfort is in the care of faithful people who surround and encourage us to live on.

Today we

noticed a memorial at the foot of a

tree in front of the burnt apartment building.

forgiven.

that an individual who, while

or

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

who receive it. But they are married nevertheThey will not need to be, indeed cannot be, "remar-

ried" after

sin,

He

action

of those

receives the sacrament of marriage or the Eucharist, for example, receives the sacrament validly, even though unlawfully and sinfully.

I

wrong

that sin involves

Again, as with the Eucharist, the effect of the graces

v

while conscious of an unforgiven mortal

Movement

As followers of Christ, we are called to more than creature comfort. Actually, such comforts are

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether

them

marriage.

pediments to marriage: lack of age, impotence, pervows of chastity, a previous marriage and so on, Cohabitation is not one of these impediments.

Second, I'm surprised at the number who have written to me, many with extensive Catholic education, who believe that the marriage of a couple living together is not a valid marriage. That is not true and never has been.

that person receives the sacrament validly.

af-

em-

seriously

Catholic Church has limited and specific im-

Communion

American

We are a generation of families

bezzlement, malicious and destructive gossip, gross abuse of others, immoral sexual behavior or any other

state of serious sin

of the sacrament

a person receives

African Ameri-

something that our affluence cannot offer we had in abundance in our youthcommunity. there

petual

sin,

Columnist

many

church.

if

is

considered one of the most

Movement and its direct we have committed ourselves to raising our children with access to what we had not in our youth. Mostly we have succeeded in this effort.

Our children certainly live more comfortably than we did, and they go to better schools. However, As

have two confusions about the marriage been living together.

One mistake, which I addressed at length in the column to which you refer, is that cohabiting couples are impeded by church law from entering a Catholic marriage. While many elements in their lives need to be addressed and dealt with before they marry, living together does not in itself prohibit their marriage in the

Certainly you are aware that

is

beneficiaries,

who have

is

The Southland

Civil Rights

still

conscious of a serious

own

that enjoy the benefits of education and resulting

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

Catholic teaching

their

are neighbors. half of the population

employment opportunities

CNS

The

Our home

neighborhood, where

significant cross sections of African

Corner

j-esponse.

of couples

family members, friends and co-work-

ers asked us about the tragedy as

fluence in the U.S.

when both parties are in the state of grace.

The probability that cohabitation involves sexual relations means the sacrament of penance is necessary before the marriage. Perhaps it was your intention that the above information would be part of the pre-marriage preparation you spoke of if so, it was lost in your

Catholics

area.

TV

other state.

can.

Question

out the

received only

mail gives constant evidence that

acutely aware

business and keep up their lawns and properties.

There are no expectations of relationship simply

fact that the sacrament of matrimony can be validly

My

our

good neighbors are those who mind

Q. In your answer to a question concerning cohabit-

A.

more

ties in

are as disconnected to us as people living in an-

About

I

are also

news covered the incident. As we watched the news reporters interview immediate neighbors, we couldn't help but notice that we saw no familiar faces. The people affected by this tragedy were only a couple of blocks away. Yet, they Local

because

left

we

of the lack of community

is

you don't necessarily agree you at all. You "build up"

ing couples being married in the church, you

TERRI

LYKE

com-

are beloved children of God, created to

Msgr. Jim Lis ante

You build up your community and your world when you show tolerance and understanding are not.

for people with

differences

And The Golden Rule, more timeless and enduring than the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan, will continue to be the measure of humanity at its best.

is always easier than building Constructive action, however large or small,

requires time, thought and positive action. it

many

love Him, ourselves and others.

is.

Tearing down up.

7:12)

Building a better world on a foundation of respect, understanding and tolerance will never be easy, but it will always be possible. No matter how

culture

It

(Matthew

the prophets.

ANDREW &

that

is

marriage.

what

I said previously, none of the above diminishes the responsibility of a cohabiting couple, and the priest or other parish minister working with

repeat

them, to deal in every way possible with the spiritual, emotional, sacramental and marital implications of their lifestyle before marriage.

There was a teddy bear, flowers, ribbons, notes and religious symbols. We wonder if they are all from loved ones and immediate neighbors. Or is it possible that community can rise from the ashes of death and suffering? Perhaps in the wake of such a horrible tragedy, there is a glimmer of hope, an opportunity to reach out and offer a word of sympathy.

We pray for the victims of this tragedy and particularly for the family of young Xavier Sanner whose life was cut short. Though we don't know them, they are our neighbors and part of our community.

Andrew and Tern Lyke riage Ministry for

tlie

are coordinators of Mar-

Archdiocese of Chicago.

.

14 The Catholic News & Herald

In brief

rary and traditional Christian music A love offer-

for attendants of all ages.

.

.

.

Ecumenical youth choir shares gift of song The New CHARLOTTE

—

ing is being taken during the event, and for further details about this free event, open to the public, call Jan Cosentino at (704) 846-1302.

Vi-

Memorial Mass

brations, a traveling ecumenical youth choir, will perform two concerts on April 29 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke

CHARLOTTE who have

—

All families

suffered a loss are invited to

attend the monthly memorial Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dil worth

eryone to attend "A Day of Reflection: Being Catholic in the Carolinas" on April 21 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chi Rho House on the campus of Belmont Abbey College. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the conclusion of Holy Week and the Lenten

Kienast, and topics include the history of Catholicism in the Carolinas, Franciscan and Ignatian Spiritualities and the presence and growth of

Theology on Tap program. Guest speakers include Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, and Mercy Sister Jeanne Marie

442-1119, Colleen McDermott at (704) 370-3212 or Jen Rupp at (704) 370-3359.

Young adult Day of Reflection BELMONT The Office of

—

St.

Campus and Young Adult Ministry

Mary's School, a SACS-accredited Catholic school affiliated with the Archdio.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, a kindergarten through 8th grade school, enrolls 246 students with

Immaculate Heart of Mary

is

a professional staff

fully accredited

of 25.

to

St. Mary's enrolls 250 students in grades Pre-K through 8, and plans 400 students in the next five years. Construction is slated for a new facility

and will begin

skills

educational administration, supervision, education or a related

an elementary

field,

school principal in the

of North Carolina. Applicant must have teaching and adminiselementary school located in High Point,

with multicultural experience and/or bilingual

of the

Excellent benefits. Salary negotiable depending

and a passion for working with

Charlotte

is

NC.

Candidates

and

and parents

in

a positive school

an excellent school and the vision to guide the community in growing and strengthening St.

Mary's. Experience as a teacher and/or administrator in elementary and/or middle

school

is

required, as

is

certification as

an elementary school administrator.

Qualified prospective candidates should send, in confidence, an application that consists of the following materials: cover letter explaining interest in position and

skills preferred.

on qualifications and beginning the 2001-02 school year.

available

Interested persons should submit a letter of intent, resume, references,

children, teachers

environment. The principal should have the educational leadership qualities to sustain

qualifications;

experience. Position

2001.

elementary grades. Immaculate Heart of Mary

School

Diocese of

fall

The ideal candidate should be a practicing Catholic and have effective communication

Applicant must be a practicing Catholic with a master's degree in

trative experience in the

spiritual leadership for the school

by the Diocese of Char-

and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

certified or certifiable as

and provides

community.

growth

a parish

Mary's Catholic School Rome, Georgia

principal oversees daily operation

Catholic Elementary School

is

Hispanic

cese of Atlanta, seeks an outstanding educational leader to begin in July 200 1 The

PRINCIPAL

Catholic

and

Catholics in the Carolinas. For more information, call Will Esser at (704)

of the Diocese of Charlotte invite evSt.

state

African-American

PRINCIPAL

the church office at (704) 334-2283 with the name(s) of loved ones so they may be remembered during the Mass.

New Vibrations choir is made up of 43 teens from churches of various denominations including St. Matthew, St. Luke and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Churches. Live musical performances and choreography are accompanying a mixture of contempo-

and be

2001

Rd. East, on April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Call

Church, 13700 Lawyers Rd. The

lotte

April 6,

Around the Diocese

salary expectations

by April 27

list

of

resume showing all relevant educational experiences; statement of

educational philosophy;

list

of five references.

Please use fax only in sending applications

to:

Fax (706) 295-3932.

to:

Nominations and questions should be directed to: Dr. Michael Skube

Jennifer and Dennis Heller

Superintendent ofSchools, Diocese ofCharlotte

Chairmen of Principal Search Committee Phone: (706) 295-4614 E-mail Dheller235@aol.com

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2001

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Around the Diocese

Church leaders gather for

Upcoming papal trips pose

annual ecumenical dialogue

major ecumenical test

GEORGE KLOSTER

By FATHER

reconciliation has been absent because

News & Herald "The role of the

Special to The Catholic

HICKORY church

—

not to reflect the values and

is

attitudes of society, but

it

should be the

voice of prophetic justice modeling for

and

society an atmosphere of acceptance

welcome for all people."

Led by Rev. Dr. Juan P. Gray, pastor of St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem and chair of the committee on religion and race for Conference of the United the

WNC

Methodist Church, participants at the annual Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue examined many of the divisions which cause tensions within Christian denominations and hinder the work of the church in its ministry.

The Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue is sponsored by the bishops of the CathoDiocese of Charlotte, the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, the N.C Lutheran Synod of the Evangelical lic

WNC

America and the Conference of the United Methodist Church.

Race was the central focus of much

Church

in

of the discussion, but others "isms" such

and

as classism, sexism, national origin

gender orientation were highlighted as issues which divide the Body of Christ.

In his call for a blended society, Gray said the church must be a place of "open hearts, open- minds and open doors." Citing former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bill Bradley, says, "race lives in

is

who

a factor in every part of our

America," Gray said that "racial

is

churches.

the bridge"

Gray

races,

Catholic

among

people of various

said that too often churches

"who look like churches tend to

among

evangelize

and often

etc.,

is,

own

their

race, class,

uncomfortable with

feel

people of different cultures and color.

In order to

move

to the future,

1.

in

Implement

a definite action plan

support of reconciliation with repen-

tance for past failures as an essential

component symbolism 2.

in

a process

moving from

the

cated by the local

Visiting Greece, Syria, Ukraine and

Armenia over the next six months, the pope will travel to countries where no modern pontiff has been and where CathoHis route appears to

not for the church itself. Racism can and does go both ways, but it is the role of the church to bring people together."

Father George

ficer for

Kloster, ecumenical of-

Diocese of Cliarhtte,

tlie

is

pastor at

Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in

St.

William Church

many

observers

Or-

"It's

still

alive.

going to be a

ecumenical

test,"

real test for him,

an

said U.S. Jesuit Father

many years

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linked to visit.

Its officials

have also warned of protests and demon-

when

The

the pope visits the cities of in late June.

prospect of creating

new

barriers

with the Russian Orthodox Church

is

something ecumenists do not relish. Some believe the pope's advisers, weary of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II's rebuffs of papal overtures, hav e adopted a "take

it

because of ecumenical tensions. But this

for September, will be easier.

time around the pope and his aides have

nian Apostolic Church

For decades, these countries were con-

knocked harder on the doors, perhaps aware that the pope's traveling time is not limitless.

As

a result, he will arrive in

Greece and Ukraine without a clear invitation from the major Orthodox Churches.

For some experts, that has raised questions about the lasting legacy of these visits.

"I I

want

on

to put a positive spin

can't really convince

some

myself I'm

it,

but

afraid

real difficulties that

Long

said.

where the pope will n-avel May 4^5 to commemorate St Paul's evangelization in Athens nearly 2,000 years ago, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Greece voted not to formally oppose the visit, stressing that it was a personal pilgrimage by the pope.

But some Orthodox clergy and faith-

or leave

it"

attitude

The Arme-

one of six independent Oriental Orthodox Churches that split

with Catholicism

is

in

the

century

fifth

over a council's explanation of the

human

and divine nature of Christ.

In 1996, the pope and the late Armenian Catholicos Karekin signed an agreement that officially ended their disagreement over Christ's identity. But when the catholicos returned to Armenia, he faced deep opposition among his own faithful, and some conservative elements in his church \iewed it as a betrayal.

Those sentiments have died down, and all signs are that the pope will be

welcomed warmly by the current Armenian patriarch, Karekin II, when the two lead celebrations to

mark

1,700 years of

Christianity in the Caucasus nation.

Syria,

where the pope

days on his

St.

will

spend three

Paul pilgrimage

May,

in

is

Greece remain alarmed all the same.

One conservative union of Orthodox priests described the pontiff as an "arch-

an ecumenical oasis on his itinerary. The two main Orthodox communities in Syria have not only invited the pope but are on

and "the two-horned grotesque monster of Rome" and predicted massive protests during the visit.

the planning committee for the visit

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The papal visit to Armenia, planned

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the Orthodox

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thodox Christianity, where the centuriesold divisions with Catholicism are

much

split in

churches are supporting the papal

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In Ukraine, the situation

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very

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Greece he

has bitterly opposed the

are a small minority.

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unity issues for

God and

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John Long, who worked on Christian

ciples for

own

despite the pope's

sentative of the "decadent"

about the advantages of diversity. "Dis-

At the close of the conference, Gray "The church of God is a global church whose purpose is to make dis-

And

is

embark on a bold series of trips that could have lasting ecumenical conse-

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to

to service to substance.

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more its

criticism of the secularization of Europe, in

Gray

said several steps are necessary:

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It

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said

reflects

it

not only age-old ani-

Arme-

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Aleppo, Syria, said

in a

telephone inter-

view.

"Here the Orthodox are

in

an Arab

country, and there's a very different

men-

than in Greece or Russia. All the

mosities dating to the Catholic-Orthodox

tality

schism of 1054, but more recent misgivings about the "Westernizing" of Greece,

Christians here feel united because

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2001

April 6,

Living the faith it was never going to stop." As a government worker, Rev. Mr. Medina was ordered help rebuild not only their home but the homes and businesses of the other citizens, while his wife and children went to live with family.

As the earth shook so did the country's

like

Vatican releases Pope's Holy

Nicaragua native finds God

Week

By CINDY

— as re-

leased by the Vatican:

Mass April

known

if God had not been a large part of his life, but the realization of God's presence throughout Ms life almost blindsided him.

as

8

in

Peter's

St.

Square for Palm Sunday and the local celebration of World Youth Day. Young people from Canada, hosts of the next international youth gathering, will accept the World Youth Day cross from youths.

While

at a rest stop, his

dirough his mind, and

his spirituality

took on

another form

He

had been

Miami

living in

morning

Mass

in St. Peter's

Basilica.

—

Mass of the Lord's Supper in the evening April 12 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome. During the Mass, the pope will wash the feet of 1 2 priests.

Early in the evening Good Friday, April 13, the pope will preside over the liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica. At 9:15 p.m., he will lead the Stations of the Cross at the Colos-

—

seum.

—

Celebration of the Easter vigil April 14 in St. Peter's Basilica with the lighting of the fire and the Easter candle

life

after

witii his

emmigrating from Nicaragua to the

United States due to his country's surging political

and

satisfied

with his

He became

social upheaval.

way of life in

dis-

Florida, and, at

life.

I

by the

war. In 1978,

at the

time and their

Miami to stay with her sister, while Rev. Mr. Medina remained behind. "I decided it would be best for them to three children, fled to

and guidance. "The

things got worse."

my

separation of

It was only meant to be a visit to his wife and family in Miami. Rev. Mr. Medina was going

parents was terrible

and hard

for

They

bear.

me

didn't intend

I

to

divorced

when I was 1 1, and I went back and

to return to their

ing that his family

realized the

mother's houses.

During that time of

was safe. However, Mrs. Medina had

at all times

insecurity,

between

came

I

other ideas.

to

during my life," said Rev. Mr. Medina. "I had not recognized this fact and came to

prayers and com-

bad experience for

my

fort"

me, coming here

Because there was no concrete emphasis on faith in his childhood home, Rev. Mr. Medina

with

senses, realizing

why

I

was

had been unfair and unjust in and I wanted to do something This

here.

my

I

heart,

in return."

realization eventually caused Rev.

Nicaragua, the capital of a country located in

Peter's Square followed

Mrs. Medina pregnant

known

civil

country after ensur-

and the world).

in St.

April 15

began a

and

me

hand of God was upon

as the Contras

overthrew the

in the 1980s, rebels

my

experienced a conversion, a real

my

and

to leave myself but

father's

turning point in

dictatorship,

leave.

Rev. Mr. Medina had a revelation.

"I

di-

1979, Marxist revolutionaries, as the Sandinistas,

church for strength

forth

papal blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city

— Easter morning Mass

His parents' separation and eventual

the scru-

vorce sent him to the

move to North Carolina On die way to his new home, the advice of a teacher, decided to

Mr. Medina to become a permanent deacon.

However, his road to die diaconate had begun to be paved years before in a country that has known constant unrest and strife.

Rev. Mr. Medina was born in Managua,

at 8 p.m.

hard-working people."

journey passed

life's

wife and four children, trying to rebuild his

Celebration of the chrism

April 12 in the

In

ragua is the largest nation in Central America Young Medina grew up in a poor neighborhood in a small family. 'It was not as hard as people claimed it to be. We were a poor family, but my father and mother were

Medina found God on the highway while driving from Miami to Charlotte. It was not

its

ning rampant, and we, the government workers began to look bad."

the North and Costa Rica to the South, Nica-

Rev. Mr. Carlos

came

witii that inquiry

workers. "Corruption stared run-

Staff Writer

—

then a

called into question

tiny of

Central America Bordered by Honduras to

LLNCOLNTON

political structure,

began to be

and along

BY ALESHA M. PRICE

WOODEN

News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Here is the pope's schedule

—

Charlotte Diocese

in

Catholic

Rome

government The dictatorship,

schedule —

and home

Church

the

for

'It

own

"My

Rev. Mr. Carlos

Medina

Mrs. Medina

parents didn't teach

schoolyard served as a meeting

him and his future wife, Martha, and the two were married when Rev. Mr. Medina was 19 and Martha was 16. He said that the

place for

way

marriage served as a

down

settle

T

The next day (John) saw Jesus coming toward him and said "Behold takes

the

of God, who

away

the world.

the sin

He

of

the

is

one ofwhom I said

A

man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'

...

Now I have seen and testified that

he

is

life,

of his trying to

the

Son ofGod."

— John 1:29-30,34

any of their belongings or most of their clothing, the family began living in the United States. They applied for political asylum and visas because the government had been overthrown, and Rev. Mr. Medina began working odd jobs to support his family.

After arriving in Charlotte, they be-

and the couple's love

came involved with Hispanic ministry

blossomed as they grew.

Z00\

Lamb

his

look back and think sometimes,

it

was crazy to get married so young, but through everything, God has been a part of our lives," said Mrs. Medina. is a long time, but this only one time. Our love and the love of God have carried us through our lives."

Rev. Mr. Medina added, "We only knew each other about 6 to 8 months

and began helping with the Hispanic Mass when it was being held at St. Patrick Cathedral. Through training with Eucharistic, pastoral and lay minis-

and making

"Thirty-one years

tries

is

Rev. Mr.

before

we

got married.

We grew

in

love

we overcame

teacher while attending college and earned the equivalent of an associate's degree in executive assisting. He later began attending the university for a degree in business administration.

One woke

night in 1972, die

to rumbling

Medina family

and shaking.

A

devastat-

his Cursillo in Spanish,

Medina was introduced

to the

permanent diaconate through a conversation with Archbishop John F. idea of the

Donoghue of

Atlanta, then bishop of

Charlotte.

We

had difficulties, but them. Those differences have made us love each other more."

Rev. Mr. Medina worked for the government in the public school system as a clerical office assistant and assistant with each other.

without

So,

faith

was about I learned it on my own and liked what I learned. I raised myself Catholic."

The

felt

told him I wanted to go back to Nicaragua with him if he wasn't going to stay," remembered

spiritual re-

me what my

I

and I needed Carlos with me. I alone,

cism and developed lationship.

tiiree children

and pregnant

discovered Catholi-

his

was such a

Rev. Mr. Medina was ordained

and

now

serves at

Lincolnton.

painting

he

likes,

He

in

1995

St Dorothy Church

has his

company and

own

in

Qiarlotte-based

says he

is

doing what

helping and serving people. 'The

permanent diaconate has opened a better way for me to look at my wife and family. I see myself as a different person, and it is actually exciting for me to go from Charlotte to Lincolnton," said die grandfather of two. "I

preach to people about the hardships rienced and

how

to

overcome

I

expe-

situations

dirough the help of God."

ing earthquake annihilated the city including

home. "All of downtown was destroyed. was the worst tiling ever; more than

tiieir

It

Photo by Joann S. Keane

10,000 people died.

It

looked like an eternity,

Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or ema.il amprice@charlottediocese.org.