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April was months pregnant; and understandably confused. The 1 5-year-old dropped out of high school and convinced herself that she needed neither help in prenatal care nor in raising her child. That was two years ago. She was referred to Hand to Hand a program developed by Catholic eight

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Social Services to assist pregnant teen-

Today April — and her 2 month— have Hand Hand old baby agers.

girl

thank for giving her the inspiration to be to

Hand

an average of

me ways

are

five percent of our clients are mi-

again and most importantly, encouraged

norities

to continue

my education and work

towards a high school diploma," says April.

Since 1988, this adolescent pregnancy program has displayed a positive impact in the community. "Our mission is to provide mentoring and supportive services to first time pregnant and parenting teens," says Connie McVay,

program director

Hand

for

Hand

Hand.

services include; in-

dividual attention via trained volunteers,

productive in society.

peer support counseling,

volunteers gave over 4,400 hours

tance, professional social

crisis assis-

work services

and individual and family counseling. "These girls have a need for structure and encouragement in their lives," says McVay. "Our program tries to get these young women to the point were they can reach their full potential."

Priest

Titled "The Gospel of Life,"

In 1994,

of service.

The

girls are

volunteers

matched with

who give them support

three to five hours a week.

These

forth-

condemns abortion and euthanasia, the major attacks on human life at its beginning and end. It

what several ob-

also contains

servers have called the strongest expres-

sion ever of church teaching against capital punishment: justifiable use of

says the cases of

today are "very rare,

not practically nonexistent."

The new

who come from low-income homes. Eighty-one percent come from single parent families and over half of our participants' mothers were teen parents." Using trained volunteers and staff services, the program assists teens in having healthy babies, learning and using good parenting skills, postponing a second pregnancy and achieving educational and career goals in order to be

Pope

rightly

protecting myself from getting pregnant

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tificate.

preg-

nancy and childbearing. "Ninety-

child,

(CNS)

11th encyclical could

II' s

become the most memorable of his pon-

says minority teens

ways of

properly caring for

WASHINGTON John Paul

15 teens a year.

at risk for early

Pope

This

Hand to Hand provides services to

McVay

taught

and Natural Resources, the Forsyth County United Way, the Greater Triad Chapter of the March of Dimes and private donations. According to the North Carolina Bureau of Vital Statistics, Forsyth County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in North Carolina. Over 600 teens between the ages of 10-19 gave birth last year in Forsyth County.

strong and confident.

"Hand

Most Memorable By Life

given by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health

Staff Writer

Encyclical

Program Offers Support To Pregnant Teens BY EDUARDO PEREZ

31« April 7, 1995

encyclical, dated

March

25 and released March 30, carries three formal statements of church teaching against the taking of innocent life: "By the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his successors, and in communion with the bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being is always gravely immoral." "By the authority which Christ conferred upon Peter and his successors, in communion with the bishops who on various occasions have condemned abortion and who ... albeit dispersed throughout the world, have shown unanimous agreement concerning this

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Lutheran-Catholic pilgrimage took an ecumenical group of 30 to the Holy Land on a lenten retreat. Pictured above, Tim Von Der Embse of St. Peter Catholic Church in Charlotte carries the cross along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. Helping with the cross is Eloise Taylor, a member of Christ Redeemer Lutheran in Charlotte. St. Peter is covenanted with Christ Redeemer and A Mighty Fortress Lutheran. Over the last four years, congregations have joined together for shared celebrations.

See Hand to Hand, page 2

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doctrine

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declare that direct abor-

tion, that is, abortion willed as

moral disorder, since

killing of an innocent

— "Taking

Pushes Private Charity Solution To Current Welfare Crisis

an end or

as a means, always constitutes a grave is

the deliberate

human

being."

into account (previously

stated) distinctions, in harmony with the magisterium of my predecessors and in communion with the bishops of the Catholic Church, I confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God, since it is the deliberate and morally unacceptable killing of a human

person."

By NANCY

HARTNAGEL WASHINGTON (CNS) — Solutions to the current welfare crisis are in

enough," he said of efforts to replace federal funding of specific programs with block grants to states is correct but not

communities, not in governments, said Paulist Father Robert A. Sirico.

states.

"Government is compassion's least able practitioner," he said March 29 at a conference in Washington that brought

tor,"

"The future

together theoreticians and practitioners

is with the private secwith responsibility for welfare going to communities of caring people in local institutions such as churches, synagogues, mosques and

of private charity to explore "Welfare

neighborhood organizations.

That Works."

Under the current system, "government benefits carry no concrete responsibility on the part of recipients," the

The conference was sponsored by the

Acton

Study of Religion & Liberty, a nonprofit educational and literary center founded five years ago b>' Father Sirico in Grand Rapids, Mich. Stating that "a moral vision for priInstitute for the

vate provision of welfare

required,"

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he said the principle of subsidiarity solving problems at the most local level possible is a critical element in reforming welfare. "Devolving responsibility to the

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said,

priest noted. sc

also said the size and

oe of the welfare

state

have lessened and sensi-

direct contact with recipients tivity to

them

as individuals with indi-

vidual problems.

The system

was intended as a "has become a mon-

that

social safety net

strous bureaucratic machine," he said.

"Genuine charity must now take up the social ills that the federal government has failed to correct and has in some

instances exacerbated."

Pope John Paul

Regarding the problem of illegitimacy, Father Sirico said he thought cutting off cash benefits to teen-age mothers, already approved in the House,

would not increase

abortion, but

would

called abortion

and

euthanasia trends part of an unprec-

edented "conspiracy against life." Behind them, he said, is a "profound crisis of culture" in which crimes against life are

made

legal

and justified

discourage promiscuity and increase

"as legitimate expressions of individual

parental responsibility.

freedom, to be acknowledged and pro-

"The most effective welfare program is a growing economy," said the priest. He would promote the right of creative initiative, which reflects God as creator, he said, and which translates

tected as actual rights."

The pope framed

his encyclical

within a broader framework of the Gospel call to honor and protect the sacred-

ness of human

life at

every phase and in

economics. In a recent interview with The Catholic Telegraph, Cincinnati' s archdiocesan newspaper, Father Sirico said he believes the principles of a free market society more fully respect the poor and

every aspect.

their abilities.

lical.

At a food pantry, he suggested, people could help bag their own grocer-

Scripture to develop the themes of the

See Welfare Reform, page 16

See Encyclical, page 16

into entrepreneurship in

Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of

Chicago,

who has long championed that

"consistent ethic of life" approach in the

United States, praised Pope John Paul for his use of that approach in the encyc-

The pope

also

drew strongly on

lie

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Conferences Give

Renewed

Families

Hand

Vision

ticipants. lies

Throughout the morning, famijoined together in prayer and vari-

were held in the Diocese of Charlotte.

ous

activities. In the

gave families the opportunity of taking time out from their busy schedules and spending time with each other. Each conference provided resources

afternoon families

merged for one activity session. The event at St. Barnabas Church in Arden, "Building a Peaceful Family and World," was held on Feb. 18 with sixty

— representing

participants

Hand

from page one

On three Saturdays in February, Nurturing Peaceful Family conferences It

15 fami-

Throughout the morning, families

young women are matched with caring and specially trained volunteers, says McVay. "Volunteers help by spending time with them, assisting with their doctor visits

and even coaching them

through Lamaze classes." Volunteers are encouraged to make a twelve month commitment to the program. Now in its seventh year, the program has shown positive results. Seventy percent of the girls graduate or are

forfamilies, focusing on; skills for peace-

lies.

making, peace-keeping, conflict man-

moved

agement within families. Families were given hope and a renewed vision of what it means to be a

ties.

St.

care and fewer than three percent of the

ing the problems of teenage pregnancy,"

family in light of the social mission of

Barnabas meeting said, "The conference provided families an opportunity of learning the skills needed to communicate and resolve conflicts in peaceful and positive ways." It was nice watching families spend quality time together in activities and prayer. We hope to make this an annual event." All three churches have expressed interest in future workshops. Participants at each event have been very pleased with the conference and emotional and spiritual rewards. Funds for the events were given by the Justice and Peace Ministry of the Office of Faith Formation and Belmont

babies born into the program have low birthweights.

keting for

the Church, said Scott Spivak, coordi-

nator of the Justice and Peace Ministry.

"The program strengthened families, by providing the opportunity for families to

come

together and sharing their

struggles in raising children," he added.

At Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, "Peacemaking in the Family" was held in the school cafeteria on Feb. 4. Fifteen families 50 participants attended. During much of the morning, families moved together from

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prayer area, eating area, crafts area to story-telling area. In the afternoon, chil-

dren and parents had separate activities On Feb. 11, "Bridges to Peace: A

Day of Harmony held

at St.

for Families,"

Luke Church

with twenty-five families

was

Mint Hill 100 par-

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were

together through various activi-

During the afternoon, age groups split up accordingly.

Cathie Stout, chairperson for the

Abbey

attending school or job training two

years after their baby's birth, says All of the girls receive prenatal

Connie McVay (I) and Bobbietta Evans demonstrate baby-handling techniques. Photo by EDUARDO PEREZ

McVay.

Recently,

Hand

Hand was

how

programs in North Carolina are address-

APPCNC.

we have shown Hand works. My personal work myself out of a job, but

until that

happens the program will con-

rated

one of the top ten programs in the state by the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina. On May 23-24 in Raleigh, all ten programs will receive awards and make presentations. "Besides from receiving awards, these two days are a great opportunity for elected state officials to see

says Tracey Gamble, director of mar-

"In the last six years

Hand

that

goal

tinue supporting teens

who

are strug-

gling through their pregnancies," says

McVay. For information concerning Hand to

Hand and

call

their volunteer services,

(910) 725-4263.

College.

Staff Writer Eduardo Perez contributed to this article.

Egg Art. Hobby

Painter

Luise Hedjazi displays

two of her Easter eggs decorated with motifs of Pablo Picasso during a

March

Excellency,

His

March

Francis of

to Pastor,

Assisi,

CNS photo from Reuters

1995

21,

Rev. Michael Butner, from Parochial Administrator, St.

Francis of

St.

Assisi.

Diocese of Charlotte P.O. Box 36776 Charlotte,

NC 28236

The Very Reverend Mauricio W. West, V.G. Chancellor

April

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(Formerly

CRISM

Picnic)

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April 27,

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KLC

10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Come early for Continental Breakfast 9-1 0 50/50, Lunch and For information,

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in Christ:

homeland, is our spiritual home as well. Over the years, the shrines marking the great events of His life and death have been cherished and protected from harm by the kind support of Christians the world over.

The Holy Land,

Christ's

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Mass

Your generosity is what keeps alive the caring spirit of Jesus in the Holy Places. Your generosity is what supports the work of the Franciscan Missioners, Christians

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serve the people there. ..pilgrims, native

and the poor of every faith who are

in need.

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other meal for a refugee child, a candle for a dark shrine, a bit of spruce-up paint on a door, a warm place to sleep for young pilgrims, the very bread and wine for our daily Eucharist.

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blessings,

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Mahony Encourages Vocations On-Line

Cardinal WASHINGTON want

(CNS)

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you

you can reach Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles at: ubys57a@prodigy.com.

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meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, stopped in at the Catholic News Service offices March 1

Soon his

own

he signed on, he

set

own

At one point he switched to a "speak

"God" menu and

the text" option, activating a voice syn-

"Catholic" submenu. "It's just

sage, translating

computer's speaker. "This

his

for those

who are visually impaired," the

cardinal

commented. had circulated a sign-up the Administrative Committee

486 laptop, flipping through onscreen menus to get to his latest electronic mail "E-mail" in computer

—

He sheet at

jargon.

their

really

He had

great

they have one.

disappointed to find that only

process of going on-line. Counting himself, "three out of 58 on-line is not very

good," he

said.

In California, he said, he can elec-

Bishop Phillip F. San Bernardino, who is also on Prodigy, and Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Curry, who is on Netcom. Also on his electronic address list were several journalists and radio-TV commentator Rush Limbaugh whom he said he has tried several times to send tronically contact

Cardinal On-Line

Straling of

written to

his bishop but "other than a nice letter

of encouragement I've gotten formation."

two others there actually had E-mail addresses and two more were then in the

interested in the priesthood but

feeling discouraged:

"A lot of it is prayer requests. Some-

said he

E-mail addresses

He was

need to pray for vocations and work for them, and if anyone has an interest, etc., let me know." "I'd say I must have had maybe 25 responses so far from this," he added. "It's really been interesting." He pulled up a note on his screen from a high school senior who said he

was

there "generally very good."

said.

meeting, asking the 58 bishops there for

message he

posted on the board "said

little in-

The cardinal said he informed the young man how to get in touch with his

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diocesan vocations director and urged him to "call your vocations director

a note to "but

can't get through."

Office of the Bishop

on-line service to

— Cardinal Roger M. Mahony

check

his E-mail.

"I'd like to see us use (the

pro-actively....

think there's unlimited

potential for the church here," he said. In his own bulletin board, he opened up a recent message from a man named David Clifton. It read: "If one is 39, how would one go about looking into a voca-

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Or has

window

you're 39 in Christ:

priests.

window closed?

the

ligion or beliefs or practices. If that

ap-

himself.

Asked about the quality of exchanges on doctrinal or moral issues, he said, "What I have been surprised at is how knowledgeable a lot of Catholics are on these issues. Somebody will ask a question and you will get a number of men and women responding to it. I've been very edified, actually." "I could put a bulletin board here on anything, but I've chosen to do it on vocations," he said. "It would take you days just to pull up and look at all the

not closed.

is fine,

flipped to

The

fact that

no problem.'" a message from Tho-

mas Sumowski, a New Jerseyite who had corresponded with him earlier about a vocation and whom he had put in touch with local church officials. The new if Cardinal Mahony was going to be in New Jersey this fall when

message asked

the pope visits there: "If you are coming,

we have twenty men in various seminaries, and we look to the day when they will be ordained and begin their sendee to the Church in the Diocese of Charlotte. Like other dioceses, we are in Presently,

need of men who feel called to the priesthood needs of our growing Catholic population.

to serve the spiritual

would be nice

to see you.

Happy

stuff that's here."

St.

The

Patrick's Day."

The voice synthesizer handled

grams

and other pro-

keep our priests abreast of developments in theology and pastoral practices. This theological updating is important and will help our priests in serving the needs of all the faithful. The cost of education continues to rise and it is only through your kindness and generosity that we are able to meet these escalating expenses. to

message pretty well except for the end, where it had to guess at the abbreviation.

morning and again

The synthesizer read

limit

it:

"Happy

Remember HisWll

"This stuff

Collection to be taken

on the weekend of April

15-16.

Wishing you and yours the blessings of this Holy Season,

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

ment to the Church and the community in which we live." Bishop William G. Curlin

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

Prayerfully in the Lord,

"I leave to the

Charlotte (or

Roman

Catholic Diocese of

parish, city) the

sum of$

percent of the residue of my estate) for religious, educational and charitable works'.' (or

Most Reverend William G. Curlin Bishop of Charlotte

For more information on

how

make a

its

Will that works, contact

Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead

1524

Morehead

Street Charlotte,

NC 28207

St.,

at night.

so addictive,

Charlotte,

NC 28207,

try to

myself to 15 to 20 minutes maximum," he said.

street.

In Yours.

know

of our gratitude and appreciation for your generous response to the Seminary and Priests' Continuing Education Please

cardinal said he usually goes

on-line about 15 to 20 minutes every

that

Patrick's day."

Also, the Diocese regularly sponsors workshops

happens, the manager has the ability to come on and erase that guy's message

"So I sent him back a message," the

At Easter, we ask your generous support and response to the second collection which will be taken in all churches of our diocese to help meet the needs of our Vocation and Seminarian Program, as well as to provide support for the continuing education of our

into

one is going to have an operation, someone has cancer, whatever it might be." The quality of any bulletin board "depends on who the bulletin board manager is," he said. "You can't use the bulletin board to attack somebody's re-

whole

much more

electronic network field)

cardinal said. "I said, 'Absolutely not,

Dear Friends

Los Angeles plugs

computer networking.

tion?

He said he wants to promote vocations via

preciate your time."

April

Prodigy, Cardinal

phonetically through

fingers ran across the keyboard of his

said the opening

mes-

thesizer that read the on-screen

wonderful," he said as his

IBM

said he finds the discussions

bulletin board.

bulletin board, "priestly voca-

tions" under the

Mahony

his computer up to a phone line and called up the Prodigy network. He gave an impromptu demonstration of his

months ago.

after

Scrolling through other parts of the

"Catholic"

all

hooked

when he

signed up with the Prodigy network service a few

cause

during a break in the meeting. At the start of the interview, he

said he got started

surfing on computer networks

Commit-

tee

—

can get anybody on Internet, beyou have to have is their ID and the proper information (about which network they can be reached on)," he "I

ington for the Administrative

Mahony who is also a helicopter pilot and a ham radio buff in his spare time

did."

Cardinal Mahony, who was in Wash-

on-line,

Cardinal

So he

directly....

to explore a priesthood vocation

(704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

April 7, 1995

Qro-Lift Corner @

Pope Says Religious Should Have Special Devotion To Mary

(What

irony that a society

confronted with plastics bags filled with the remains of aborted babies should be more concerned about the problem of recycling plastic.

next few weeks:

April 11

Ecumenical prayer breakfast, Charlotte Convention Center, 7:15

St.

Priests,

Crism Mass, 7:30 St.

the virgin of the virgins. first

model of consecrated virginity," the pope said March 29 at his general audience. life,

reli-

the

time to re-evaluate virginity in the light of

Mary," he said. "It is time to repropose it to young men and women as a serious way of life." The pope prayed that Mary would support those who choose to consecrate themselves totally to Christ and the church, that she would help them see "the nobility of the total giving of their hearts to God," and that she would sustain them in times of difficulty. Outlining other ways that Mary is a model for religious, the pope said: She reminds religious that a vocation is an unmerited gift from God. She shows a complete openness to the working of God's grace in her life. She is a woman of faith who actively participates in "the fulfillment of a divine design which according to human understanding would appear to be

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Mary is a model of complete and continuing devotion to Jesus. Pope John Paul said that just as Jesus told his disciple John to accept Mary as his mother, all religious are asked to welcome her into their hearts, homes and communities and "to love her as Christ loved her."

Patrick Cathedral

April 13, 14, 15 St. Patrick Cathedral Mass, 7:30 pm

Pope Seeks Romanian President's Help To Get Churches Returned VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II met Romanian President Ion Iliescu and asked him to help Romania's Eastern-rite Catholics get some of their

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April 16 Easter Sunday St. Patrick Cathedral Mass, 10:45 am

churches back.

The pope met Iliescu March

April 18

Ordination of Bishop-elect Kevin Bolin of Savannah St. John the Baptist, Savannah, 2 pm

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28, four days after he

met the nation's Eastern-rite bishops and acknowledged how difficult it was for them to rebuild their faith communities without adequate space for worship.

Romania over the last harsh communist repression of the

The nation's bishops wrote to Iliescu last November requesting government assistance in getting back some of the property confiscated by the communist

government in 1946 when the Eastern-rite Catholic Church was outlawed. Because most of the buildings were turned over to the Romanian Orthodox Church, Iliescu' s government has insisted that the two churches decide who owns or needs what buildings. As of last November, the bishops said, fewer than 10 of the 2,000 churches it had prior to World War II had been returned. The buildings still being used by the Orthodox include several of the Eastern-rite cathedrals.

Pope To Beatify Father De Veuster In Belgium BRUSSELS, Belgium (CNS) Pope John Paul II plans a June 4 beatification of Father Damien de

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Veuster, the 19th-century Belgian missionary

five years after the

who

worked among Hawaii's victims of Hansen's disease. The beatification, the step before sainthood, is set for Brussels during a June 3-4 papal visit, said a March 27 statement from the Belgian bishops' conference. The pope had been scheduled to beatify Father Damien, as he is known, last May, but the trip had to be canceled after the pope broke his thigh bone. Beatification bestows the title "blessed" on^ person and allows the person to have a feast day on local liturgical calendars.

The Vatican has not announced trip,

the dates of the

but Vatican officials involved in papal planning

privately confirmed the dates. lists

The preliminary program released by the bishops the beatification ceremony during a morning out-

door Mass. Other papal events planned include a luncheon meeting with the Belgian bishops and a meeting with members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Father Damien was a member of the congregation.

Father Damien was a Flemish-speaking Belgian born in 1840 as Joseph de Veuster. He is often cited as an example of missionary dedication because of his commitment to victims of Hansen' s disease, then called leprosy.

He was known

as the "leper priest."

Father Damien went to Hawaii in 1864. In 1873 he

"Church-state relations in

volunteered to work in a colony set aside for Hansen's

past"

was the main topic of conversation in Iliescu' meetings with the pope and with officials of the Vatican

disease patients on the island of Molokai.

Secretariat of State, a Vatican statement said.

adviser and guardian to the 800 members of the colony.

"In particular, reference 4s

She has been

centuries of the church as the

impossible."

Gabriel, 3

"Mary

recognized since the

"It is

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

Holy Hour for

(CNS) Religious men and should have a special devotion to the Virgin Mary and should see her as their model in following Christ, Pope John Paul II said.

pope said Mary's "desire to preserve her virginity" was no less surprising and countercultural in her day as it is for modern religious.

piscopal Calendar

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VATICAN CITY

gious

Ihe Respect Life Office Diocese ofCnarbtte (704)331-1720

Pope John Paul

women

Continuing a series of audience talks about

Winifred Egan

The Pope Speaks

was made to

the

problem

The

priest gained a reputation as a pastor, medic,

He contracted the disease in 1 884 and continued work-

of ecclesiastical goods in the five Catholic dioceses of

ing in the colony until a

the Eastern rite," the statement said.

49.

month before

his death at age

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show programs and

this

explosion of sleazy talk

one of our own. My readers already suspect I would certainly watch a program billed "Parishioners Who Get Sick From Holding Hands During the 'Our Father.'" How about "Children Traumatized When the Fire Department Had to Unlodge Their Elbow from the Pew Rack" with re-enactment? Our pews, parishes and personalities are bursting with program themes and ideas. start

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Heaven knows the talk show "entertainers" tap every possible and some not-so-probable church "scandals" and hawk them for ratings. Why should they get all the good stuff? Such as, "Pastors Who Confess They've Shotgunned Their Answering Machine."

Ooooh, we could dig for really juicy stuff, like Who Have Been Knocked Unconscious By a Cardinal' s Harsh Look to the Head," or "Priests Who' ve Fantasized about Loading the Confessional With a "People

Whoopie Cushion."

could pander to violence: "Choir Directors

Who' ve Pulled Pins on Fake Grenades to Make People Sing" or "Offertory Ushers

Who

Stalk the Parking

Lot."

For a change of pace, there could be a poignant

show on "CCD Teachers Found Weeping Under Desks"

See Dan Morris, page 5

& lit raid

The Catholic News

April 7, 1995

The Confessional Dan Morris from page four

Week why

During Holy

for the nearest confessional?

God!

the love of

Accidentally Sold Their Cars

As you wait on line, you may wonhow the priest will react, especially

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about "Deacons Who Admit Plagiarizing Lutheran Homilies,"

for a while. Ignore all your anxious

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Who

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you've neglected your

kneel before the

priest only gives absolution in

Lord's Prayer or some other prayer to invoke God's assistance; or he may ask

feel relieved

God's name. People can forgive one

the penitent to put a few coins in the poor

health.

the assurance

box to help feed the hungry of the world. St. Peter once said, "Charity overcomes

will bring

a multitude of sins." Acts of charity

God's

make an excellent penance. Once the penance is accepted,

life.

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remember

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As you

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and restored to

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one more reason why you need the Church in your gift to

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1965) The Sacrament of Reconciliation conveys the Divine action. When the priest calls

upon our Divine Lord

to act

Salvation for Non-Christians Q. Some of my Catholic co-workour Jewish co-workers that they can never achieve eternal happiness after death because they have not accepted Jesus into their lives. What is the official church posi-

very seriously.

We also believe that our Lord estab-

Question Box

community of believers, the church on earth, the body of Christ, to be the means of salvation for all people. However, the Catholic Church also

Father John Dietzen

ers told

tion

lished his

this issue?

Catholic friends are correct, what does this mean for the millions of good people who lived before Jesus? Or the other millions who never had the opportunity to hear about Jesus or were raised in a non-Christian faith? (Pennsylvania) If

recognizes the realities of history, that

Catholic Church was founded as neces-

hundreds of millions, even to this day, have no way of knowing about Christ or

either to enter

the church.

And we believe God would

not hold them responsible for refusing to fulfill an obligation they don't

know

even

about.

Thus, the

new Catechism of

the

Catholic Church speaks strongly, as

What your

would expect

Catholic co-workers

to,

about the essential

are saying is not what our church teaches.

place of Jesus Christ and baptism and

may agree with them, but Catholic doctrine today is

membership in the church in God' s sav-

Certain other Christians

ing plan.

Then

adds a most significant and "Hence, they could not be saved who, knowing that the

clearly to the contrary.

Obviously, we take belief and acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Savior

critical sentence.

sary by God through Christ, would refuse it

or to remain in

by the

not

all,

people of the Jewish

through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his church, but who nevertheless seek God with a

moved by grace, try in his will as they know

through the dictates of their conscience

believe that the Catholic

Incommunity needs to be more than ever a source of clear moral vision and effective action. We are called to be the of the earth" and "light of the world" In the words of the Scriptures (Mt. 5: 13-16), this task belongs to every believer "salt

and every

cannot be assigned to a' few or simply delegated to diocesan or national structures. The pursuit of Justice and peace Is an essential part of what makes a parish.

parish Catholic." U.S. Catholic Bishops,

Communities ofSalt and Liqht °

God's grace is guid-

who

live sincerely

and conscientiously good lives, but who have, for whatever reason, honestly never seen the embrace of Christ or the church as a personal religious obligation.

Pope John Paul II invokes this Cathounderstanding in very hopeful and

"r^0 social H*s

humankind

don't

in Jesus Christ."

know how God does

all

But we do know, the pope continues, that "Christ came into the world for all these peoples. He redeemed them all and has his own ways of reaching each of them" in the present age of salvation

this.

history (pages 80-83).

a beautiful

It' s

ing that

some

God

way of acknowledgmuch about

has told us

details of his saving love for us;

but he

still

"has his

own ways" of doing

things.

God says as much in his own words. above the above your thoughts above your

as the heavens are

earth, so high are

ways, and thoughts"

my ways

(Is 55:9).

anywhere, we would be true in his plan for the salvation of the world through Jesus Christ. Pope John Paul expresses clearly our belief that this is indeed the case. If that is true

expect

moving ways in his book "Crossing the Threshold of Hope." His chapter on why there are so

charist

many religions notes the many common

self-addressed envelope to Father John

elements of belief between Christianity

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and what we would usually call "pagan"

St.,

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"As high

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faith that

to save all

eternal salva-

tion" (No. 847).

In other words,

these challenging days,

faith.

The idea behind this teaching is made more explicit in the following catechism paragraph. "Those who,

— those too may achieve

Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish

we are "guided God the Creator wants

gions," he says, because

you read the emphasized words carefully, you can see that they would not apply to billions of people on earth, now and in the past, including most, if

JSctgAt

sincere heart and,

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(No.

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News

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April 7, 1995

Make The Most Of Pre-Cana We've been

presenting marriage

preparation programs for a long time.

intriguing aspect of a typical Pre-

Cana

session

the general attitude the

engaged couples bring to the program. They're there because it's one of those hoops you have to jump through to get married in the church. Because attending the program is mandatory, they are indeed a captive audience. Sometimes you can read it clearly in their faces that

seem to say, "Lets get this thing going so we can be done with it!" Often their expectation

that they will

being preached

—

couples

see in their

atti-

who's

in the bridal party, bridal

show-

honeymoon and on and

ers, the

What

What does friend mean to you? What does God mean to you? What does Church mean to you? What does Love mean to you? What is your most endearing qual-

—

the marriage. In the course of eight hours

around the

we fol-

ity?

What

lowing questions:

What

responsibilities

do you ex-

Sunday, the Church cel-

income?

fun, while remaining appropriately sen-

Each and every one of these quesmore important that the wedding and honeymoon. More often than sitive.

Who takes the major responsibility for child care?

Does one partner control

the rela-

tionship? In what areas?

How flexible are you? Can you adapt change? are your needs for emotional

What

and physical space? What are your needs for financial

tions are

not couples haven't discussed many of them. Instead of being preached to, the engaged couples find themselves chal-

lenged to be ambassadors of marriage, and encouraged to trust in the rightfulness of their relationships. Through our personal stories we

people wave palm branches in

procession before the principal liturgy.

Luke

This procession is not a historical reenactment, but a liturgical action to open the celebration of the Christian Pass-

brought the animal laying their costliest garments upon it and other people spreading theirs on the road. Luke pictures the crowd of Jesus'

After the blessing of palms, an account of the Lord's entrance is pro-

claimed from one of the three synoptic Gospels according to the cycle. This year it is from the Gospel of Luke (19:2840). This author has pictured Jesus making one long, definitive journey from Galilee to Jerusalem while instructing his disciples about the meaning of following him along his way. Now Jesus completes his journey through his passion, death, resurrection, and glorification. Where he leads, his disciples must

pel. Instead, faithful to his

pictures the

two

God

disciples praising

ment of the angels Gospel.

disciples

was

loudly for the

at Jesus' birth in this

to bring the gift of

mission heavenly peace

through salvation. The author then quotes verse 26 of Psalm 1 1 8, the psalm that pilgrims sang

their final ascent to the

in the

he (the pilgrim)

name of

Temple:

who comes

the Lord." But in this

erything in the lives of his followers in

psalm the author substitutes "king" for "he," thus becoming the only evangelist to give Jesus this title explicitly when he

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We are gratified when couples, years how imporday was for them. They often

after their Pre-Cana, tell us

tant that

still use some of the tips What more could we ask of our work than to know that it has made a

tell

us they

offered.

difference for even one marriage?

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prohibited

it.

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and nationalities of people. He opposed slavery and was credited for the passing of a law that

sick, the

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are saved.

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gees, addicts, the bitter, the lonely, the

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22: 14.23, 23: 1-49

Archbishop of Canterbury and Doctor of the Church, St. Anselm lived in the 11th century during politically turbulent times. In exile he wrote "Cur

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it's

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of the work) leads from Jerusalem to the

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He believes that Jesus'

Jerusalem is the city of destiny for Luke. Everything in the life of Jesus in to Jerusalem,

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Gostheme of

mighty deeds such as the exorcisms and healings they had seen Jesus perform. And then he puts on their lips an acclamation, "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest," That echoes the announce-

"Blessed

Gospel leads

marriage

this

sacrificing one's material possessions,

follow.

this

how

institution with rigid

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Matthew does. Nor do the

aspect of it as

accomplish our salvation. A memorial of this entry is included in every Mass, with a solemn

over.

Will

demonstrate

a king. But he does not exploit the regal

ebrates the entry of Jesus into the holy city of Jerusalem to

greatest fear of marry-

We broach all of these subjects with

Who takes the major responsibility

easily to

ing you?

pect each of you to assume? for earning

are your needs for emotional

security?

"The Stones On Palm

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security?

on...

However, on their Pre-Cana they put all of that aside to focus on what will still remain when the wedding and honeymoon are but a glimmering memory

tudes at the end of the program after they

have spent a day full of energetic and sometimes riveting conversation and deep introspection. As facilitators, we emphasize the importance of the engaged making the day theirs, not ours. While we bring a great deal of preparation and structure to the program, they bring their uniqueness and their collective wisdom. Together they all bring a unique moment in their lives. Never again will they spend a day as engaged couples with so many other engaged

Andrew and

ceremonies: invitations, gowns, tuxedos,

facilitate discussions

What a contrast we

Family Reflections

Paramount in their minds are all the wedding plans. All the details of their

spend a day

to.

well, that's the ideal.

encourage them to savor the day and make the most of it.

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"Diary of a Country Priest" (1951)

Maryknoll Father William Grimm visits

Shanghai, China, to see

how

Director Robert Bresson's adaptation of the Georges Bernanos novel is a

Catholics, after decades of persecution

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zeal set in the bleak Normandy country-

where a dedicated priest tries to rundown parish but is regarded with suspicion by the locals. The diary format serves to evoke the interior side

revitalize a

life

of a lonely soul

trials

who

accepts his

and ultimately finds peace within The subtitled French produc-

himself.

—

win many converts and friends until

retirement in Scotland fishing for sup-

per rather than souls. Directed by John Stahl, the narrative is interestingly con-

and Peck's characterization is and sincere though,

trived

she lay dying in a nearby hospital, was

entirely likable

many and 1950 as the Filmed in Italy,

many

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subsequently venerated by

like so

ultimately canonized in

tures about religion, lacking

the 60-minute video provides

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material on St. Maria Goretti 's family as the daughter of a hard-working

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"The Keys of the Kingdom" (1944) Underrated adaptation of A.J. Cronin's novel about a Scottish priest

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at the

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woman who won the world's admiraand respect for her work on behalf

of the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta as well as other impover-

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resisting a rapist, forgave her attacker as

church' s youngest saint.

"China Church: Old Roots, New Shoots" (1993)

wounded

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April 7, 1995

The

Spirit of

memory

your By Father Lawrence Catholic

News

Lent is a time memory. To do that

dove or wind or fire that symbolize the Holy Spirit. In any event, the age of the church is the age of the Holy Spirit. But we still need to learn to recognize the Spirit's presence clearly. to the

Mick

Service

to exercise the

we need the Holy Spirit. Think about the importance of your memory. For thinking about that helps to clarify the importance of the well,

The new catechism

may

help Catholics to appreciate the work of the

Spirit in the church.

What happens when people develop

Holy Spirit more

amnesia and lose their memory? The answer is simple: They don't remember who they are. They lose sight of

our lives. Besides the section of the catechism devoted to the eighth article of the Spirit's role in

their identity.

Our memories shape our identity. During Lent, we who are Christians attempt to remember who we are. If we've been forgetting what we are all about, we hope in this season to re-

Apostles' Creed ("I believe in the Holy Spirit"), the catechism often refers to the Spirit in its other sec-

cover our identity as baptized followers of Jesus. And this is why the Spirit of God matters so much. It is the Spirit who restores our memory, reminding us

who we

intriguing that the

new

traditionally ascribes the inspiration of the Scriptures to the Holy Spirit, and the Scriptures form a crucial part of our common memory as a community. They remind us of God's actions throughout history and of Jesus' teachings. Nonetheless, it is the Spirit who is our "living" memory, the catechism says. What are we to make of this?

think the Holy Spirit often does a good job for us without being noticed. In the Western world, at least, the Holy Spirit has received less attention from most Catholics than the Father or the Son. Perhaps that's because it is easier for us to relate to our mental images of the Father and the Son than to relate

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"Discovering my true self what God intends me to be.... When you reach your 30s and 40s, you start putting off all false selves and learn to be your true self." Jenni Stevens, Sacramento, Calif.

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"The

Spirit

keeps bringing

for other people."

—

back to the importance Dolores King, Cheboygan, Mich.

of praying

— especially

When the Scriptures are proclaimed during worship, it is the Spirit who animates the lector to proclaim the Word of God with power. The same Spirit, dwelling in each of us, enables us to hear that powerful word and welcome it so that it can shape our lives. Making Scripture a living word is one way the Spirit is the church's living memory. In similar fashion, the Holy Spirit makes present in our worship the events by which we were saved. As the catechism puts it, "Christian liturgy not only recalls the events that saved us but actualizes them, makes them "The paschal mystery is celebrated, not repeated. It is the celebrations that are repeated, and in each celebration there is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that makes the unique mystery present" (No. 1104).

find that it is easy to think that am serving the Lord. But set bloc of time where now I'm going to serve the Lord. It's every moment of every day, asking what the Lord wants me to do now." Linda Arthur, South Burlington, Vt.

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it's

not just

one

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"To find my own potential, to find what have can serve." Susan Murphy, Bartlesville, Okla.

—

to offer the world

and the way

So in this way, too, the Spirit serves as the church's living

"To be consciously aware of God's love as a blessing and as a universal law of unimaginable proportions and repercussions! It is ... an inspiration to discover talents and abilities to respond to challenging relationships and situations." Mary Anne White, Washington Court House, Ohio

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An upcoming

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—The Holy Spirit reminds us of that Jesus taught. —The Holy Spirit brings us into communion with

the Spirit

who

animates the lector to proclaim the word of God with power."

present.

"The Holy Spirit is calling me to be more aware that there are so many hurting people and to be Christ to them." Dorothy Wertis, Raleigh, N.C.

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Scriptures are proclaimed

during worship,

mean? The church

the Spirit

the section on the liturgy, for example, that the catechism makes the intriguing statement that "the Holy Spirit is the church's living memory" (No. 1099). But what on earth does that

(No. 1099).

FAITH IN THE

It is in

Catechism of the Catholic Church calls the Holy Spirit "the church's living

memory"

^^^^^w

tions,

are.

find

fully, for

frequently refers to the Spirit's action and to the

name.

—The Holy Spirit pro-

vides the memory that enables us to be Christ's church.

Without the Holy the church would be a mere human organiSpirit,

zation

—

spiritually a

lifeless corpse.

The

so that the church Christ.

Spirit gives us life the living body of

And every time the Eucharist is celwe pray ebrated we pray for this that the Holy Spirit will make us more fully the body of Christ. What is being acknowledged is that the way we are in contact with the living Christ is through his Spirit. It was in baptism that each of us first received the gift of the Holy Spirit, and that same Spirit, dwelling within us, constantly calls us to a closer union with Christ and the Father. So what is the Holy Spirit up to? The Spirit is doing us a lot of good, though as I suggested the Spirit at times seems to go almost unnoticed.

—

The Spirit wants to wake up faith, convert hearts and invite adherence to the Father's will (Catechism, No. 1098). That is why opening ourselves more completely to the action of the Holy Spirit is an important first step we can

take to observe Lent

fully.

(Father Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freelance writer.) All

contents copyright

The Catholic News & Hera

April 7, 1995

FAITH IN ACTION By Father Herbert Weber Catholic

News

How the Spirit wakes you up

Service

"Already during the second century Christians prepared for" Easter "by

two days." Thus, the idea of setting aside time to get ready for Easter, "the holiest of fasting for

A friend who must get to work quite early each morning sets three alarm clocks. The first one is a standard electric clock set to go off at the necessary rising time. The second alarm clock has a snooze button that rings at four-minute intervals. That clock is set to go off a halfhour early so that my friend can have the luxury of shutting it off and the security of knowing he won't be late. The third clock is the just-in-case alarm. It operates on a battery and sits across the room, thus forcing my friend to get out of bed to shut it off. It is set to sound at the latest possible mo-

times," dates to the church's early

days, though "a distinct and lengthy season of preparation did not exist until the early fourth

Greg Dues in Customs and Traditions

century," writes

Catholic

(Twenty-Third Publications, 185 Willow St., Box 180, Mystic, Ct. 06355. 1992. Paperback, $9.95). "The whole church goes on retreat for six

weeks"

Christianity's

When I asked this friend which alarm actually awakens him, he responded that any of them, or some-

dead and

all of them together, do the job. The image of my friend shutting off alarm clocks came to mind when I first thought of the Holy Spirit awakening us from sleep. It is an awakening process that may use many and varied

times

especially,

Reflection: This

And this awareness sounded the awakening alarm in her soul. Such grandeur, she realized, had to come from a gracious and loving God. The other conversation reflected just the opposite. A man named Bill told me that his renewal started not

listen to

the sound of the Spirit trying to wake us up! Like the man who easily sleeps through various alarms, many Catholics even those with many years of religious education don't seem

—

came

mind when

thought of the Holy

first

Spirit

awakening us from sleep. It is an awakening process that may use many and

A woman

named Sally was re-

—

her sense of alienation from the calling

varied

church and her

— alarms."

distance from God. She indicated she had been caught up in some internal politics at a particular parish. For her peace of mind, she said she had stopped going to Mass. Yet a restlessness within herself told her that that was not the answer. When we talked, she was able to trace her awakened heart all the way back to a trip to Alaska. There, as she gazed at the pristine mountains and unpolluted rivers, she felt the awesomeness of God. She became aware of all that God had done for her and for

ing in its own time in their lives.

—

reflection.

The Spirit's

final step in

awakening

to the

This

there you have

friend 8

who

it!

By Father John Catholic

News

Castelot

Service

How much does it my life that am I

baptized into Christ and into his community of followers ?

of learning

cover?

reference of this catechesis 1

will

always be Jesus

698).

master

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

delivered

as a "mental word" in the mind. But the person get that mental

how does word

into

It first

The following words constituted a "wake-up" call in early Christianity: "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light" (Ephesians 5:14). The words seem to have been part of an early baptismal celebration. They called the one to be baptized away from the death of pagan conduct into a vibrant Christian

life.

an alarm that rings insistently Anyone who reads this Scripture is invited to get up and get It is

—

interior

with Spirit

5:18).

catechesis for the newness of life, beginning with the of life according to Christ," "a gentle guest and inspires, guides, corrects and strengthens" the new life in Christ.

— "the

centuries "preparation for

A wake-up call

then how you live." This wake-up call originally addressed to those about to be baptized now is addressed to the already baptized. It is a call to grow in virtue, to be "filled with the Spirit" (Ephesians

lay people, as well as religious, priests and deacons seek spiritual direction, join discussion-reflection groups, keep journals or go on retreats.

—

Spirit

(Father Weber is pastor of St. Peters Parish in Mansfield, Ohio, and a freelance writer.)

happening these days when

life.

first

baptism could last for several years.

The author of Ephesians immediately went on to say: "Watch carefully

With that question in mind, was pleasantly surprised, when planning materials that our offices would produce for Lent 1 995, to happen upon the outline of a "catechesis for the newness of life" found in No. 1697 of the new Catechism of the Catholic Church. A catechesis or education in the faith directed to the newness of life, it says, should focus on the Holy Spirit; grace; the Beatitudes; sin and forgiveness; the virtues; the twofold commandment of charity set forth in the Decalogue; and on the church and its people.

Holy

of baptism," writes Dues. He notes that during Christianity's

influence

movement is to reflect on one's

Christianity's heart.

last point of

sleep.

had discovered that God's Spirit was work-

—

and

—

indicated that the Spirit was at work. In both these cases the people involved

You might say that Lent is like an extended retreat leading to Easter the church's greatest celebration of new life. As often happens on a retreat, Lent becomes for many a special time of learning: learning geared to the "new life" at

first

—

and how the awakening us from our

sible to discover that

Holy Spirit

satisfied

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The

set aside to listen to and review what is going on in one's life, then it is pos-

his inner hunger. But the hunger itself

Whenever the time and energy are

Christ himself," the catechism insists (No.

will reflect

was empty and nothing that he

Sally discovered the display of ~ God's goodness. Bill discovered the emptiness without it. But I want to point out an element that was essential in their discoveries:

humankind.

And what areas might this kind

week I

that his life simply

"The image of my friend shutting off alarm clocks

Two recent conversations come to mind.

Bill said

— was doing

sonal connection with their God was never made.

the Lord."

life.

Spirit.

They've heard many good words, but for some reason the per-

all

from finding God's goodness, but from feeling that God was absent from his

—

awake to the

is Christ,

on my baptism's significance. "Lent evolved around the theme

—

During Lent

he writes.

prepares for the celebration of most fundamental belief: Jesus was raised from the

ment.

— alarms.

Lent,

"This annual spiritual renewal

in every age.

going.

not only this passage, however, but all of Scripture that alerts us to the insistent voice of the Spirit. Reading Scripture puts us in communication with the Spirit, the abiding dynamic power of the risen Christ. We speak today of the miracle of It is

someone else's mind? must be translated into

spo-

ken or written words. When the person at the other end of the line hears or reads these words, they become mental words in his own mind. Communication has been established; there is

now

a meeting of minds. the Spirit wants to get a "wake-up call" into our consciousness, words that we can understand are used, human words, the words of the biblical authors. As Vatican Council II put it, God speaks to us "in human fashion" through others (3:12). When we read the Scriptures with

When

open minds and hearts, we "pick up the receiver" and are in communication with the Holy Spirit. The Spirit's

"mental word" has become ours. We hear the Spirit's tireless and timeless urging: "Awake, O sleeper, and rise from the dead, and Christ will

Here

mans has "It is

—

and life. what the Letter

give you light"

to say

the hour

from sleep

to the Roabout wakefulness:

now for you to awake

the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness (and) put on the armor of light" (13:11-12). ...

(for)

modern communication, but the miracle of communication with the

(Father Castelot

from modern. The risen Lord, who promised to be with us all days, has been calling people for centuries, opening the lines of communication through the Scrip-

scholar, author, teacher

Spirit is far

tures.

How does this "work"? St. Augustine used an illustration that helps us understand the process. When a person wants to convey an idea to someone, that idea first exists

a Scripture

and lecturer.)

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News

& Herald

April 7, 1995

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Sabado Santo y "La

Iglesia

permanece durante

Sabado Santo meditando junto

•

sepulcro del Senor su Pasion y su Muerte

conservando desnudo el altar, se abstiene de celebrar el Sacrificio de la Misa hasta que, despues de la Vigilianocturna en espera de la Resurrecion-, se colme de gozo pascual, cuya abundancia se desbordara en los y,

cincuenta dfas siguientes."

La celebracion de la Pascua en si, da comienzo generalmente a la medianoche Sabado Santo. Esta noche es una Vigilia en honor del Senor, de manera que los fieles, siguiendo las del

amonestaciones del Evangelio (Lc 12, 35 ss), tengan encendidas las lamparas como los que aguardan a su Senor cuando vuelva, para que, al llegar, los encuentre en vela y los haga sentar a su mesa. La Vigilia se desarrolla en este orden:

Primera parte: un breve lucernario en el cual, en un lugar apto, fuera de la iglesia y a oscuras, sepreparaunafogata. Con el pueblo ahf congregado, el sacerdote, con el cirio pascual procede a la bendicion del fuego nuevo, del cual se enciende •

el Cirio.

los lugares

donde sea

encender una fogata, la bendicion del fuego puede acomodarsealascircunstancias. El cirio es bendecido previamente con una formula especial para esta ocacion; entonces se comienza la procesion hacia el interior de la diffcil

iglesia y poco a poco las luces y las velas se van encendiendo. Una vez

todos dentro del templo, se comienza

Pregon Pascual que es una proclamation de las maravillas que Dios ha obrado en el mundo, es un recuento de la historia de la salvation en la que se enfatiza esa noche gloriosa de la Pascua. El "Gloria" se canta por primera vez de nuevo; el

la Vigilia

Pascual

La confirmation Como vemos

hay campanas, se repican.

Segunda parte: la Liturgia de la Palabra en ella, la Iglesia medita :

grandezas que desde los comienzos realizo Dios con su pueblo. Para esta parte, la Iglesia propone 9 lecturas: siete del Antiguo Testamento y dos del Nuevo (una epfstola y el Evangelio). Algunas de estas lecturas pueden ser omitidas segun sea conveniente. Antes del Evangelio se proclama el Aleluya. • Tercera parte: la Liturg ia Bautismal aquf se lleva a cabo el bautismo de los cateciimenos que se han estado preparando durante el curso del ano liturgico y/o tambien de infantes, que deben ser presentados por sus padres. Encaso de que no haya bautismos, simplemente se procede a bendecir la fuente bautismal y el agua. • Cuarte parte: Liturg ia Eucaristica Al acercarse ya el dfa de la Resurrecion, la Iglesia es invitada a participar en el banquete eucarfstico, que por su Muerte y Resurrecion, el Senor prepare para su pueblo. En el participan por primera vez los recien bautizados. Al terminar la Eucaristfa se despide al pueblo con el "podefs ir en paz, Aleluya, Aleluya". Toda la celebracion de la Pascua se realiza durante la noche, de tal manera las

que no se vaya a comenzar antes del anochecer, o se termine antes de la aurora del domingo. Esta Misa, aunque se celebre antes de la medianoche, es la Misa pascual del Domingo de Resurrecion. Los que participan en esta Misa, pueden volver a comulgar en la segunda Misa de Pascua, que se celebra durante el transcurso de este domingo. (Tornado del Misal Romano de la Iglesia catolica)

Donativos catolicos a Latino America pasan

Testamento, en

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) Se espera que la colecta nacional de los obispos estadounidenses en 1994 para la Iglesia catolica de la America Latina sobrepase los $4 millones por tercer ano consecutivo. Hasta

primero de febrero, los catolicos estadounidenses habfan donado mas de $3.9 millones, que se utilizaran para 292 proyectos pastorales, dijo el padre James Ronan, director ejecutivo del Secretariado Episcopal para la Iglesia de la America el

Latina.

Bautismo una especial comunicacion que se realiza por medio de la oration y de la imposition de las manos de parte de los Apostoles y constituye como una afirmacion y una renovation del don recibido, y nos al

del Espfritu Santo,

como testigos y servidores del Reino: es la Confirmation. califica

El libro de Los Hechos de los Apostoles da testimonio de esta efusion del Espfritu que se realiza sobre aquellos

que eran solo bautizados. "Cuando comenzaron a creer en la predication de Felipe... hombres y mujeres se hacfan bautizar... Los Apostoles supieron que Samaria habfa acogido la Palabra de Dios y enviaron a Pedro y Juan. Ellos descendieron y oraron para que recibieran el Espfritu Santo. De hecho no habfa descendido sobre ninguno de pues solo habfan sido bautizados en el nombre del Senor Jesus. Entonces imponfan sobre ellos las manos y ellos recibfan el Espfritu Santo" (Hch 8, 12ellos,

17).

Desde su comienzo en 1966, la citada colecta ha recaudado mas de $67 millones para ayudar a los catolicos de muchas de las diocesis de America Latina, que pasan

como separation, como lo demuestra la praxis misma de la Iglesia, que antiguamente celebraba en el unico acto los sacramentos de la initiation. En ambos sacramentos actuan Cristo y el Espfritu y en ambos actualizan los misterios de la Pascua y Pentecostes. Sin embargo, como la persona humana se desarrolla en un crecimiento gradual para volverse siempre mas sf misma, asf el cristiano, pasando del

Bautismo

a la Confirmacion, esta

llamado a hacerse siempre mas lo que es y a testimoniar ante todo el mundo su condition de nueva creatura en la que ha sido transformado. De la consagracion bautismal a Dios que lo ha hecho su hijo, el bautizado pasa al ejercicio de lamision de testigo. Por eso la Iglesia pone en el corazon y sobre los labios de los confirmados

"Concede, oh Dios

omnipotente y misericordioso, que el Espfritu Santo venga a habitar en nosotros y nos transforme en el templo de su gloria... cumple oh Padre tu promesa y envfa sobre nosotros al Espfritu Santo, para que nos haga delante del mundo testigos del Evangelio de Jesucristo nuestro Senor". ( Con permiso de los Padres de Sociedad de San Pablo)

—

about the sacrament of Confirmation and its importance in

—

life.

all

and meaning

Article about Holy Saturday

the Easter Vigil, covering the

the rites in those celebrations.

— about Easter time and — News about U.S. doArticle

188 diocesis participaron. Se dan subvenciones a diocesis, parroquias y grupos cuyos proyectos, aprobados por los obispos locales, puedan terminarse dentro del espacio de 12 meses. Aproximadamente un tercio del costo de cada proyecto lo proporciona la Iglesia

nations of almost $4 million to Latin

local.

America

las

El Comite para la Iglesia de la America Latina, de los obispos estadounidenses, presidido por Monsenor Raymundo J. Peha, obispo de El Paso, Texas aprueba las

bvenciones y maneja

las

asignaciones de fondos.

meaning within the

its

liturgical year.

Catholics'

— News about Mrs. Sara Luna, a

Mexican woman who may be the oldest living person in the world.

ARTURO DE AGUILAR

Esta es la ultima parte del ano liturgico antes de comenzar un largo periodo de tiempo ordinario. Comienza

con la celebracion de la Pascua y termina con el domingo de Pentecostes. Abarca cincuenta dfas que se celebran con gozo y alegria, como si fuesen un unico dfa de fiesta, mas aun, como un "gran domingo". Este tiempo abarca siete domingos. Los ocho primeros dfas del tiempo pascual constituyen la octava de Pascua, y se celebran como solemnidades del Senor. Tambien dentro de este tiempo esta inclufda la solemnidad de la Ascencion, que se celebra cuarenta dfas despues de la Pascua. Despues de la Ascencion, hasta el sabado anterior a Pentecostes, se prepara la venidad del Espfritu Santo.

El mensaje de la Pascua es el mensaje

mas humano

del cristianismo porque nos habla no solo de que Dios ha tocado el corazon del hombre, sino de que ha tocado la carne y la ha vivificado, ha vencido la muerte. Cristo ha resucitado porque en la muerte ha conquistado para siempre el centro mas fntimo de todo lo

terreno y lo ha salvado. Y resucitando lo ha conservado, y de esta manera El permanece aquf. Lo unico que hace falta es que su obra, su resurrecion, que no podemos ignorar, se convierta en la felicidad de nuestra existencia. Tiene que resucitar tambien dentro de nuestro corazon, en nuestras palabras y en nuestra forma de actuar.

ahos Sara Luna puede persona mas vieja

los 126

ser

BALDWIN PARK, (CNS )

— El

California

libro de Records de Guinness

ha declarado a la francesa Jeanne Calment, que cumplio 1 20 anos a finales del pasado mes de febrero, como la persona viva mas vieja del mundo. Pero no le digan eso a la Sra. Sara Luna, nacida en Mexico, que esta bien viva en California a la edad de 1 26 anos. Su edad est£ atestiguada por la copia de su certifiacdo de nacimiento que su familia solicito al gobierno mexicano en 1992.

La misma muestra una fecha de nacimiento el 20 de noviembre de 1 868, el ano en que Ulysses S. Grant fue electo presidente de los Estados Unidos.

Una al

C.N.S.

First article

Christian

Por

copia del documento fue entregada

To Our Friends

de 700.

En 1993, la colecta totalizo $4.3 millones y en 1992 llego a 4.2 millones. Un computo final para 1994 no se ha terminado aun, pero el padre Ronan dijo que 131

Bautismo y debemos pensar

distincion entre

Confirmacion no

En una nota de prensa, el padre Ronan dijo que los catolicos de todo el hemisferio sur estan profundamente agradecidos a los catolicos estadounidenses por esa generosidad.

en el Nuevo crecimiento y

desarrollo de la vida cristiana se ahade

esta suplica:

de 4 millones de dolares

Tiempo Pascual

La Sra. Luna y su hija de 75 anos, Emerita Carrasco, viven en Telacu Senior Court en Baldwin Park. La Sra. Luna se ha casado y enviudado 4 veces y tuvo 8 hijos. En 1992 algunos de sus 70 nietos y numerosos biznietos y tataranietos hijos sobrevivientes, sus

dieron

una

fiesta

en honor a

ella.

Alcalde de Baldwin Park habfa dado a la Sra. Luna una placa de bronce en nombre

la ciudad.

En una

entrevista, la Sra. Carrasco

dijo que ella trajo a su madre de Durango,

Mexico, a los Estados Unidos en 1979, "cuando mama tenia 1 10 anos de edad".

The Catholic New

April 7, 1995

May Cost UNICEF

Support Of Abortion

Peace

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Ministry Offers

Vatican Support By

UNITED NATIONS (CNS)

— The

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Forum On Poverty

TRACY EARLY

while there as a delegate to the Commission on the Status of

Women,

the

body

UNICEF into abortion and family planThe U.S. delegation was "measured" in its comments, he said.

could be lost entirely in the coming months, according to a Vatican representative on the U.N. agency's

preparing for the Beijing Fourth World

board.

sented the Vatican at a regular UNICEF board meeting, where a principal topic was a proposed statement on how UNICEF should follow up on last September's population and development conference in Cairo, Egypt. Klink said the board had called at its previous meeting for the UNICEF secretariat to produce the paper, but at the latest meeting sent the draft version back

that they

for rewriting.

said

Speaking for the Vatican, Klink delivered a statement March 23 declaring that UNICEF should not "reopen the

to prevent pregnancies

"We're at a crossroads here," said John M. Klink in an interview March 27.

said the United Nations Children's Fund faces two "pivotal" decisions that could cost

church sup-

port.

The

was the expected replacement within a few weeks of James first,

P. Grant, the

who

said,

UNICEF

former

director

died in January.

U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali will make the appoint-

Conference on

Women.

The previous week, he had

repre-

He also objected

ment, but Klink voiced concern that the

discussions of Cairo."

Clinton administration was pushing

that the

some Americans who support legal abor-

highest priority to "reproductive health"

be considered for the post. Klink said the other crucial decision concerned the direction taken in the

while neglecting such areas as the family, education and migrants that were

tion to

writing of a UNICEF mission statement,

which

be a major consideration at the annual UNICEF meeting in May, he will

said.

"If the mission statement

general direction of the

new

and the

executive

director run directly counter to our moral principles,

we would have to make that

clear to the general public," he warned.

Klink, a

who

New York

assists the

businessman

Vatican mission to the

United Nations on a volunteer basis, was interviewed at the United Nations

also

emphasized

KNOW

at Cairo.

Alluding to private support given through purchase of Christmas cards and other channels, Klink warned that its "fiscal health" could be endangered, especially if UNICEF followed a suggestion that it include abor-

UNICEF

tion in

its

programming.

He said the Vatican not only opposed such programs, but pointed out would duplicate work already done by other U.N. agencies, particu-

Fund for Population Activities and the World Health Organization. In 1989, Archbishop Renato R. larly the

UNICEF director clarifying

In a letter to the archbishop, Grant

spacing

which are too young, too old, too many and too frequent," but that it did not advocate any particular method of family planning nor had it ever financed abortion. Archbishop Martino told CNS at the time that he sought clarification be-

cause some pro-life groups had accused UNICEF of financing abortions and urged Catholics to stop contributing to

On the basis of Grant' s policy statement, Archbishop Martino said he could

recommend Catholic supUNICEF' s work for children, Vatican mission itself made an

continue to port of

in 1993 adopted a statement on family planning that the Vatican thought took the agency in the wrong direction, Archbishop Martino used the next pledging conference to give a warning signal by designating the Vatican gift to specific programs it approved. Last November, he gave a stronger

—

it."

In the interview, Klink said the Scan-

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April 7, 1995

World and National Briefs Show CompasOn Welfare Reform WASHINGTON (CNS) — At what

Senate Urged To sion

may be the final

members of

the

Finance Committee were encouraged to visit church-run family centers, shelters and children's homes to see who would be affected by reform proposals. "We'll

show you how

political rhetoric

matches up against political reality," said John Carr, secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference's Department of Social Development and World Peace in testimony March 29. At the same

Mary Rose McGeady, House in New

hearing, Sister

memory of the man whose murder helped

a hunger strike in

this in the future," said Bishop Pierfranco

a March 24 procession through the streets

mid-March to pressure the U.S. government for information on her missing Guatemalan husband ended her fast after a U.S. congressman said March 23

Pastore, secretary of the Pontifical Coun-

of the capital, from the spot where Archbishop Romero was shot to the cathedral where he was buried. Marchers chanted,

Deaths

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A U.S.

Senate hearing on wel-

fare reform this term,

try to

experiment could pave the way for online access to papal documents around the world. "If it works, we'll keep doing it. We would send every document like

Fast Ends After Congressman Alleges CIA Tie To American

president of Covenant

York, said she is troubled that the tone of debate on welfare reform seems so

who resumed

lawyer

the

CIA had

ordered his death. Accord-

ing to Rep. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., a

Guatemalan colonel under contract to the CIA ordered the deaths of an American and of attorney Jennifer Harbury's husband, a Guatemalan guerrilla leader who vanished three years ago after being captured by the Guatemalan army. In a letter to President Clinton released

March

23, Torricelli said the U.S. gov-

ernment has deliberately misled the American public about the two cases and that the CIA is "out of control."

Louisiana Bishop Warns Against Klan Activities

LAFAYETTE, La. (CNS)— Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell of Lafayette,

La.,

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recently cautioned Catholics in his dio-

cese about

Ku Klux Klan

activities

and

urged them not to join the organization. In a pastoral letter to priests, deacons and parish administrators, Bishop O' Donnell said the Klan has been openly recruiting members with claims that its members have foresworn violence and illegality and wish only to work for the benefit of the white race as other ethnic groups work for their own people.

Program Trains African-American Laity For Pastoral Role

CHICAGO

(CNS)

ship program begun in

—A

scholar-

990

helping

ease a shortage of African-American lay ministers in Chicago. The Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program pays for tuition

and books for African- Ameri-

cans pursuing graduate degrees

at the

Catholic Theological Union. In exchange, graduates agree to serve in a pastoral role in the

Chicago Archdio-

cese for three years.

A joint venture of

the theological school and the archdio-

OAK

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agement

Into

all

— What's

over?

Man-

Chicago's archdiocesan newspaper, The New World, has a new answer to that old joke parish newspapers. Six months ago, New World Publications gave parishes the chance to have their own newspapers free of charge. By March, 42 parishes had taken the offer, providing local material and readers, while the weekly archdiocesan newspaper staff does layout, production, printing and mailing. Total circulation is 200,000. Robert Gaskill, New World's general manager, created the parish newspaper network after pastors told him they were concerned about reaching Catholics who don't go to at

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Papal Encyclical Sent By ElecTo Limited Audience VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope

tronic Mail

John Paul

II is

—

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first trip

on the

information superhighway. His 194-

page encyclical, "Evangelium Vitae," was to be sent out by electronic mail

born African-American priest and founder of the first black Catholic church in

Chicago.

Communications

—

March 30

participated in activities that ended with

"We want

priests

who work

way through the city center's most crowded avenues, while shoppers and their

vendors looked on.

with a meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, said

he believes both Israelis and Palestinians want peace. "One thing that became very clear to me as I listened to both sides is the real desire for peace and the commitment to the peace process," the Chicago cardinal said after the meeting on the West Bank. "At the same time the situation is very complex and there are obstacles that have to be overcome," he said. He said those facts were underscored in the March 28 meeting with Arafat, chairman of the Palestinian Authority, a semi-autonomous body created under last year's agreements between the Palestinians and Israel.

Vatican Delegation Visits

Vietnam To Discuss Church Activities

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

Students Get Creative In EnFor Oregon 'Peace Fair' PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) High

tries

—

school students can invent gizmos for science fairs, hold forth in debate tour-

naments and show off numerical knowhow in math bowls. But young people don't get many chances to practice making peace and establishing justice in

communities and the world. That' what led the board of Catholic Peace Ministries in Oregon to organize what they called a "Peace Fair" for students from the state's Catholic high schools. "We want to encourage students to explore what they can offer to the causes of peace and justice and let the community see the result," said Karen Mertens, a peace ministries board member and one their

of the organizers of the

fair.

Vatican delegation traveled to Vietnam in late

March

to continue discussions

with the Vietnamese government over limits placed

on church

activity in the

country. Msgr. Claudio Maria Celli, the

Vatican's undersecretary for relations with states, and Msgr. Bernabe Nguyen Van Phuong, an official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples,

Rome March 27 to travel to Vietnam. A Vatican statement said the two would meet government authorities "to discuss problems regarding the Catholic Church in that country," would meet the country's bishops and would travel to several dioceses and seminaries.

Senators Introduce Bipartisan School Choice Legislation Two WASHINGTON (CNS)

—

U.S. senators introduced a school choice bill March 24 that would allow Congress to test the effectiveness of voucher

programs throughout the country. By introducing the Low-Income School Choice Demonstration Act, Sens. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., and Dan Coats, R-Ind., said they hoped to provide

more educational opportunities for

low-income for allowing

the

As an argument some choice in education,

families.

two lawmakers also pointed

Catholics Keep Alive

Memory Of

Archbishop

number of bishops' conferences and news agencies in Europe and South America. It was the first time an encyclical has been beamed

sands of Catholics celebrated the 15th anniversary of the death of Archbishop

into cyberspace and, if successful, the

Oscar A. Romero, keeping alive the

Slain

to a limited

SAN SALVADOR (CNS)— Thou-

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proved by Congress, authorizes up to 20 demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of vouchers for schools and students.

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People Lithuanian President, Ex-Communist, Now Practicing Catholic

VILNIUS, Lithuania (CNS)

—

Lithuanian

President Algirdas Brazauskas, former leader of the Communist Party, has become a practicing Catholic, said a Vilnius priest. Father Jan Kasiukiewicz, pastor of Holy Spirit

Church in Vilnius, said the government leader had come back to the church at a

March 17 Mass. 'As a practicing Catholic,

the president will pray together with

us that the merciful

God will help him in

been named an auxiliary bishop of St. Louis by Pope John Paul II. His appointment was announced in Washington March 28 by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, papal pro-nuncio to the United States. Bishop- designate Braxton has been a visiting lecturer at Harvard Divinity School and the University of Notre Dame and has served as a parttime professor of theology at The Catholic University of America. He has been pastor of St. Catherine-St. Lucy Parish in

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rights of all citizens," the

priest said.

—

and Paul Cathedral March 27 to celebrate Bishop Robert E. Mulvee' s arrival as the

new

coadjutor bishop of

Providence. Bishop Mulvee, 65, has been a bishop since 1977 and bishop of Wilmington, Del., since 1985. In Providence he will assist Bishop Louis E. Gelineau, 66, who has been head of the Providence Diocese since 1972. As coadjutor, Bishop Mulvee has automatic right of succession in the event of Bishop

Gelineau' s transfer, retirement or death.

Father Braxton

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Bishop Of

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St.

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Edward K. Braxton, a pastor and theologian in the Archdiocese of Chicago, has

Damien de Veuster, the

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Family Rosary Day

—

CHARLOTTE Bishop

William

Curlin will join

St.

nation

all

humanity. Do-

"Modern Theology and the Twelve Steps" is May 5-7. A weekend retreat for everyone,

Vincent de Paul Parish for Family Rosary Day, Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m.

but especially for those in re-

covery programs and those who minister to persons in recovery programs, the retreat is led by

Seniors' Clubs Meet

—

The St. John Neumann Church "50+" seniors' club meets Wednesday,

Franciscan Father Edward Flanagan and Ken and Jacke Brinker. Donation is $80. A Nature retreat, "The Hills

April 12 at

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CHARLOTTE

1 1

church McKenzie

a.m. in the

May

15-21.

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Kernersville Priest Participates

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Com-

nature un-

St. Patrick's

Day

Radio Broadcast

—

WINSTON-SALEM

St.

Reverend Thomas J. Fitzpatrick, pastor of Holy Cross Church in Kernersville, was being interviewed "on the air" and taking phone calls from listeners of WBJS radio station in WinPatrick's Day,

ston-Salem.

greeted the listening audience

"Top of

with,

the mornin' to ya!" in a

thick, Irish brogue.

Patrick's death,

March

17.

He told the story of St.

which

celebrated on

The church, he said, celebrates

will entertain

der the direction of Jesuit Fa-

the saint's "birth into heaven" instead of

with her accordion. Bring

ther Joseph Fotzenlogen and

his natural birth date.

a bag lunch. Refresh-

Saint Joseph Sister Pat Willems.

significance of Saint Patrick as the patron

ments and dessert are

The donation is $210. The Swannanoa Valley Children's Choir sang recently at St. Margaret For information about any Mary Church. Pictured are members of the choir with Stephen of these retreats, call (704) 926Williams, director, and Father Anthony Marcaccio, pastor. The choir,

provided. For informa-

Ann Mclntyre

tion, call at

(704) 545-5046.

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comprised of children from various denominations, travels to different ing Waters Reflection Center CHARLOTTE churches synagogues and special events. 1429 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, The St. Patrick Cathedral . N.C. 28751. Amazing Grays seniors' club meets Thursday, April 13 at 1 1 a.m. Emergency Shelter Successful CRISM Spring Fling for a special program in the cathedral. GREENSBORO St. Paul the HICKORY The annual Guest speaker is Al Vigo from Home Apostle parishioners were successful in CRISM spring event for Catholic Health Care. providing emergency shelter in the rear retirees is April 27 from 10 a.m.of the parish center for the overflow 4 p.m. at the Catholic Conference Spiritual Retreat homeless from Greensboro Urban MAGGIE VALLEY A non-de- Ministry's Weaver Nigh Shelter. The Center. To register, send $7 to nominational spiritual retreat for mem- volunteers gave up comfortable nights at CRISM Spring Fling, 1524 E. Morehead St., Charlotte, N.C. bers of A.A. is at Living Waters Reflec- home during January to monitor the shel28207. Registration is limited to tion Center April 21-23. Cost is $80. ter for up to 10 clients per night. 225. For information, call Suzanne Reservations are limited. For informaBach at (704) 377-6871 ext. 314. tion, call Elaine at (704) 274-2366 or Bill

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discussed the

saint of Ireland.

His discussion of St. Patrick led him to the topic of the influence Irish

commu-

have on America. Based on call-ins to the station dur-

nities

ing his broadcast, Father Fitzpatrick

was

well-received by radio listeners.

—

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Celebration Banquet The Tenth Anniversary Salem Pregnancy Support Center Celebration Banquet is Saturday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptis Church. Carol Everett, a former owner of

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CHARLOTTE

—

The

St.

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an abortion clinic who now speaks in support of the pro-life movement, is the guest speaker. For reservations, call (9 1 0)

760-3680 by April 28.

Youth Rally

HICKORY

of the Diocese of Charlotte invites teenagers to the Catholic Father Thomas J. Fitzpatrick during Conference Center for a Youth interview on St. Patrick's Day. Rally May 6 from 2-4:30 p.m. featuring Jim

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SDR Group Meeting GREENSBORO — Separated,

Di-

vorced and Remarried Catholics group meets at University Catholic Center Friday, April 7 from 7-8:30 p.m. Nancy

Conrad Ball will speak. Dinner follows. For information, call Brenda at (910) 292-4114..

Single Catholics ages 18-45 are needed to work with the poor in Appalachia and the Deep South. One-week volunteer programs are available from MayAug. For an application or information,

Glenmary Home Missioners, P.O. Box 465618, Cincinnati, Ohio 45846-5618 or call (513) 874-8900. write the

Survivors Meeting

CHARLOTTE — Survivors,

a sup-

port group for widows/widowers, meets at the

call

Sunday each month at 4:30 p.m.

Catholic Center. For information,

Suzanne Bach

and Catholic Social Services group support for birthmothers die second Thursday each month from 78:30 p.m. at Family Services, Inc. Discussions center on grief and loss experienced in the adoption process. For information, call Rebecca Nagaishi at (910) 722-8173 or Becky DuBois at (910) 727vices, Inc.

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Pre-Catechuminate

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HICKORY — Ideal for parish staff,

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

April 28-30. Cost is $ 1 35 for single occupancy and $115 double occupancy and includes two nights lodging and five meals. There will be Benedictine chanting on Friday and Saturday and daily Mass in the Abbey Cathedral. For infor-

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

Good

photographs, preferably black and white, also are welcome. Please submit news releases and photos at least 10 days before the date of publication. briefs.

CHARLOTTE — Parishioners from downtown churches

will

meet

the

square at Trade and Tryon streets on

Palm Sunday, April

9, at

10:30 a.m. for

ecumenical prayer and processions services at their churches.

leadership participated in the event on

by evening's end most scouts were found at the expert runs. The St. Gabriel Church Men's Club sponsors Troop 174. Jean Whalen organized the

trip.

In addition to the ski trip,

had the opportucamping on the Appalachian Trail and spring camping on a barrier island off the coast of South the scouts have recently

nity to experience winter

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Wife Of Deacon Dies After Long Illness CHARLOTTE— Christel Eva Fohn, 58, of Charlotte, wife of Rev. Mr. Kurt

Lake, N.Y.; three daughters, Mrs. Angela Salmon of Raleigh, Miss Christine

Fohn, died March 3 1 at home after lowing an extended illness.

fol-

Fohn, Miss Jennifer Fohn; two brothers, Peter Tausendfreund of Neumunster, Ger-

Mass was celebrated

many, Horst Tausendfreund of Ludwigshafen, Germany; one grand-

The

funeral

Vincent de Paul Church, where she was a parishioner and where Rev. Mr. Fohn is a permanent deacon. A native of Konigsberg, Prussia, she was a homemaker and had been a CharApril 3 at

lotte

St.

residence since 1966.

She is survived by her husband, Rev. Mr. Fohn; son, Steffen Fohn of Mohegan

daughter.

Memorials may be made to St. Vincent de Paul Church building fund, 6828 Old Reid Rd., Charlotte, NC 28210 or to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC 28204.

Father Gilbert, Former Hamlet Pastor, Dies TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Oblate of Mary Immaculate

past president of the

Hamlet

Father Fred Gilbert,

Senior Citizens Club, served as chaplain

former pastor at St. James Church in Hamlet, died March 27 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Novitiate Infirmary in

Crisis Ministry, the Prison Ministry at

Tewksbury after suffering from a lengthy illness. He was 86. Father Gilbert served as pastor at

St.

Hamlet Hospital, was involved

in the

Cameron Morrison, Richmond County Hospice, the Cancer Crusade and was the originator of the local Postal Mail Carrier

Alert for older adults.

Memorial Masses were held March James Church and Immaculate

James Church from 1972 to 1986. During his 60 years as a priest, he served as

a missionary throughout the United States

Heart of

conducting parish retreats. Between 1 944- 1 949 he served as pastor at St. Paul Church in Douglas, Ga. In 1 949 he again began his missionary work up until 1972 when he became pastor of St. James Church.

at St.

Mary

Infirmary. Father Gilbert

survived by one brother, John Gilbert

of Falmouth, Mass.

Father Gilbert was instrumental in

purchasing the property and started the building fund for St. James Parish. Fa-

was

ther Gilbert Hall, the parish hall,

named

honor in 1983. During his years in Hamlet, he was active in numerous community affairs and was named Richmond County Outstanding Volunin his

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obedience, he said, and those

Encyclical from page one encyclical,

employing less of the heavily

philosophical, abstract language that has

characterized his previous encyclical letters.

While the encyclical itself did not employ explicit language of infallibility in expressing its teachings, at a

press conference introducing

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obedience. "In the face of this text, one cannot seek refuge in formalistic discussions about what, when and where, and on what authority, all this is being taught," said Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the

object

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objection."

Even

in traditionally Catholic counsuch as Italy and Spain, some government officials objected to papal efforts to influence civil abortion law, while others said his was a needed voice for life. On a pastoral note the pope acknowledged the difficult circumstances that can bring a woman to the "painful and even shattering decision" to have an abortion. He urged women who Have had an tries

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