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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

18,

1995

Telecommunications Bill Lacks Education Access, USCC Says

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) Lost amid the sweeping changes outlined in a telecommunications bill passed by the House was the opportunity for educational institutions to get easy access to the information

superhighway, ac-

cording to the U.S. Catholic Conference.

not in the House version, but language in the Senate version that satisfies our concerns," said USCC spokesman William Ryan. "That gives us hope that something can be worked out in the conference committee."

"It's

there

is

The House version "lacks any meaningful assurances that schools will be able to use telecommunications services," said Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco, USCC interim secretary for communications, in an Aug. 1 letHouse members.

The letter was written in an attempt to get a last-minute amendment ter to

requiring easier access to telecommunications services for schools.

The

,

passed 305-117 Aug. 4 without new language on such access for schools. In June the Senate approved a similar measure by an 81-18

The wide margin of

vote.

(Top) Mountains isolate the Peninsula of Kalaupapa, the site of the leper colony, from the rest of the Island of Molokai. (Bottom) St. Philomenia Ghurch is viewed through the trees. It was built by Father Damien in the mid 1800's. (Right) Father Damien was buried in this grave until his body was transferred to Louvain, in his native country of Belgium, at the request of the Belgians. After Pope John Paul II visited there in June to declare him Blessed Damien, the second step in becoming a saint of the church, relics from his tomb were brought back and reinterred here, accompanied by great celebrations at the Catholic churches in Hawaii See Msgr. Richard Allen's pilgrimage reflection on page 4.

WASHINGTON

Life Activists

—

(CNS) Many movement hailed the announcement by Norma McCorvey, the "Jane Roe" in the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court abortion case, that she was switching to the pro-life cause.

The switch was nottotal; McCorvey,

now still

47, said in one interview that she

supported the right to a first-trimes-

ter abortion, particularly in cases tal

of fe-

deformity.

ABC News Aug.

10 broke the story of McCorvey' s Aug. 8 baptism as a born-again Christian by Operation Rescue director Rev. Flip Benham and her renunciation of the abortion rights movement. Immediately, pro-life leaders cheered, while abortion rights supporters tried to minimize the importance of her defection.

"We are heartened by Norma McCorvey 's reconsideration of her position on abortion," said Gail Quinn, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, in a

statement.

"One hopes

that the U.S.

Supreme

Court, which gave this nation the most liberal abortion

dent Clinton.

"At present, most schools are paying commercial business rates for regular telephone service

law in the Western world

23 years ago in the Roe case, will recon-

sider

and revise the Roe ruling."

and find it almost

Maniscalco wrote to House members.

"School telephone rates actually subsidize residential telephone rates in

many communities," he added. Cer-

tain lines

in the pro-life

victory in

both bodies indicates lawmakers could override a threatened veto by Presi-

impossible to afford advanced telecommunications services," Msgr.

Laud Switch Of Norma "Jane Roe" McCorvey

Pro

bill

National Right to Life Committee.

advanced telecommunications can cost up to $ 1 ,500 a month, he

said.

"Today Norma McCorvey dispelled the myth that abortion liberates women,"

her and

who are moving away

"The end result of present telecommunications pricing to schools is

said Serrin Foster, Feminists for Life of

from the culture of death and toward a

that less than 3 percent of classrooms

America executive director.

"Her acknowledgement of emo-

greater realization of the sanctity of life,"

in the

by Catholic Campaign for America's executive director, Michael Ferguson.

McCorvey' s "conversion" is "a compelling witness to the power and truth of the pro-life message," said a statement by Paulist Father Robert Sirico, president of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty.

cess," Msgr. Maniscalco said. "This

tional distress over abortion is the first

wave in the turning tide of sentiment among women who realize that the toll abortion exacts on women's lives is simply too high," Foster said in a statement.

McCorvey told ABC, "I think abortion

is

wrong.

wrong.

I

think what

I

did

was

"In spirit and in prayer, all

others

we are with

said a statement

And I just had to take a pro-life

Benham moved Operation Rescue'

position on choice."

headquarters in April next door to a

She added she was haunted by seeing empty swings on a playground.

"They were swinging back and forth but they were all empty and I just totally

Dallas abortion clinic, where

lost it,"

McCorvey said. "And I thought,

oh my God, the playgrounds are empty because there's no children because they've all been aborted."

"As America begin to recognize the tragic error of abortion on demand, it is extremely heartening to see that McCorvey is coming to the same realization," said a statement by spokeswoman Michele Arocha Allen of the

was marketing

"When

McCorvey

director.

I first

started talking with

would sit there and talk to him for hours, it seemed like, and he was never

Flip

I

judgmental," McCorvey told ABC. She resigned her job with the abortion clinic and is now an Operation Rescue file clerk, but said she would not take part in demonstrations.

"They are

my

friends.

United States have Internet ac-

will not

improve unless schools are

ensured access that is affordable."

The Senate version of the bill requires carriers to provide discounted rates to grade and high schools for telecommunications services.

Among the other provisions in the House •

bill:

TV set manufacturers would have

to install a "V-chip" to block out vio-

programs. Networks would have one year to set up a ratings system and encode violent shows so parents could lent

screen them out. If the networks don't, the Federal Communications Commission could set up a ratings advisory panel to do the job.

In a statement accompanying Msgr.

Maniscalco' s

Thomas J.

letter,

Auxiliary Bishop

Costello of Syracuse, N.Y.,

They accept

See McCorvey

See

page 12

page 12

Bill

The Catholic News

& Herald

August

Mercy Strengthen Commitments, Sisters Of

New

Elect

Leaders

—

Delegates from 25 regional

com-

munities and eleven foreign countries and more than 200 observers attended the July

1

9-29 meeting, called a "chap-

governing authority of this Institute of 6,400 sisters and 1 ,400 lay associates in the United States, Central and South Americas, the Car-

ter." It is the highest

ibbean and the Pacific.

Sisters Doris Gottemoeller, Marie Chin, and Mary Waskowiak were

re-

egates also approved a change in the Constitutions suggested by the ILT that extends their term from four to six years.

Five Initiatives or specific ways that Sisters of Mercy of the Americas will live out their Direction Statement

were approved by the delegates:

—

Horn and bagpipe, ATLANTA banners and dancing marked the official beginning of local Catholic involvement 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

The "World of Welcome" kickoff

second four-year-term as president of the Institute, Sister Chin will serve as vice president, and Sister Waskowiak as councilor. They will be joined by newly elected councilors Sisters Maureen Lowry and Maria Luisa Vera.

Sister

Maureen Lowry

served as

in St.

Louis

at the

time of her election.

She has also served as president of Mercy Health Corporation in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. and as a teacher and administrator in Catholic elementary and

at the

Shrine of the

Immaculate Conception, whose proximity to the Olympic yenues and Underground Atlanta has made it a focal point for Olympic planning and activity.

Archbishop John F. Donoghue joined Shrine pastor Father John Adamski and rows of T-shirted volunteers from around the archdiocese to publicly embrace ideals of hospitality and brotherhood in a pre-Olympic gesture of Christian unity.

An international

song and dance was

poverty;

held in the Shrine hall and adjacent Georgia Plaza Park following the prayer

•Establish structures and processes

promote the Institute's identity and development as a multi-cultural and international congregation, including immersion experiences, language and culture study and enhanced participation by sisters from beyond the U.S. in Institute governance and networking;

senior associate for sponsorship at the

Catholic Health Association of the U.S.

was held July 23

festival of ethnic

that

•

Empower

ILT and

the

the Insti-

Leadership Conference to speak on behalf of the Institute on issues related to the Direction Statement and

tute

service.

"All the faithful scattered through-

communion with each other," Shrine member and Olympic volunteer Flo Walsh proclaimed during the service, reading from Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church.

"This character of universality. ..is a gift form the Lord himself whereby the

described the upcoming

Lowry entered the Merion Sisters of Mercy I 1953.

Sister Maria Luisa Vera was presi-

and create their preferred future for sponsored ministries;

opportunity to "actually live the univer-

Louis regional community since 1992 and is a board member of the Catholic Health Association and

flection with regard to

dent of the

St.

the

Mexican American Cultural Cen-

ter.

A native of Brownsville, Tx.,

ter

Vera entered the St. Louis

Mercy in 1963.

The 177 Mercy

Sis-

Sisters of

sisters

more than $18,000.

Proceeds will be divided equally be-

tween Mercy Manor, a Dayton transitional house for women who have been released from incarceration and Mercy Action, a subsidiary of the Institute

which awards grants to sisters and associates for programs that benefit women and children.

The Director of Mercy Manor, Sister Donna Liette, C.P.P.S., and two of the residents participated in the walk.

When

the check

was presented,

Sister

Liette said gratefully, "This donation

comes sure

at

(if)

a crucial time.

we

membership

in re-

women

in the

church and society;

women

sisters' identity as

of race language and gender; Mercy spirituality; and new forms of commitin the church; issues

culture,

ment

to

Mercy

We

weren't

could remain open."

The sisters added another commitment to the Direction Statement that impels them to act in "harmony and

The note of welcoming

unity

was

echoed by Archbishop Donoghue, who

sality

Games

as an

of Church."

Inviting Olympic visitors into Catho-

homes and spaces of worship, offering them sacrament and liturgy, shelter

priorities for the next four years

were

the culmination of a year-long consul-

membership.

Through a process of theological reflection, delegates and observers con sidered all of the issues raised by the membership. They finally approvec tation with the entire

native language, the international ban-

ners

hung gracefully from the church's

interior pillars as the last participants

exited the prayer service into the bright

afternoon sun.

In the spacious courtyard of balloon-filled Georgia Plaza Park, onlook-

sampled refreshments while they enjoyed lively Mexican and Vietnamese folk dancing and song. Downstairs in the Shrine basement, food and drink

ers

were accompanied by Irish melodies, Argentine and Cuban dance and Aramaic choral singing.

The

social hall also

of extensive Olympic and Paralympic volunteer opportunities.

"Our location has focused the spoton us," explained Pat Gardella, the Shrine's Olympic Welcoming Committee chair, but volunteers from other par-

light

National Register of Historic Places as well as a convenient worship space, the city's oldest Catholic Church should be

brimming with visitors next summer.

"Our (volunteer) requirements are

and fellowship extends the "care, concern and generosity" of the biblical Good

only "live, breathe and

Samaritan, the archbishop said in his

make

Quoting from ST. Paul, he encouraged the Catholic community to "treat everyone with equal kindness" and to "do all you can to live at peace with everyone."

As lanta

the world

and

its

makes

its

way

to At-

environs, the archbishop

asked that Catholics "remember always welcome strangers, for by doing this,

their

homes to athletes'

HOST

coordina-

for the

"World of

Welcome"

approved

at the Institute's first

ter four years ago,

commits

Chap-

Sisters of

See

kickoff.

Kickoff,

p.

12

presented hand-crafted banners to the archbishop, who blessed them in prepa-

PUT YOUR GIFTS

Mercy

to act in solidarity with the economically poor of the world, espe cially women and children; with women seeking fullness of life and equality in church and society and with one another. It impels them to act from a multi-cultural, international perspe6 tive,

com-

who was on hand

tor

Representatives from 15 parishes

families during

archdiocesan Atlanta

some people have entertained angels without knowing it."

initiatives.

to

petition, according to Jane Enniss,

Statement, a change in the Constitu

and the five

know how

to the Shrine."

Another avenue for those interested Olympic visitors in Atlanta HOST, which offers housing for families of Olympic athletes. So far, close to 600 Catholic families and individuals plan to open their

an addition to the Institute Direction

The Institute Direction Statement

way

in extending hospitality to the

to

tions,

accommodated

information tables where visitors learned

very basic," said Gardella, expressing gratitude for even small blocks of time people could share. Volunteers need

lic

homily.

life.

Decisions about the congregation'

and associates took a "break" from the meeting on Saturday, July 22 to participate in the three-mile "Mercy in Action Walka-thon," raising

the

addressed to individual countries in their

Olympic demand.

During the Games, the Shrine will offer expanded hours and multilingual tours. As a designated building on the

goods under Christ the Head in the

who are poor, promote systemic change

Engage

and during the Olympics. The banners will be in place through the Paralympic Games, which end Aug. 27, 1996.

Adorned with words of welcome

ishes are needed due to the expected

all

unity of his Spirit."

•

central outlet

Church" before

for the hospitality of the

humanity and

seeks for the return of

Engage the Institute in a discus sion on sponsorship to determine how to effectively meet the needs of those

phia, Sister

community he dubbed "a

Catholic ceaselessly and efficaciously

the Constitutions.

secondary schools in the archdiocese of Philadelphia. A native of Philadel-

ration for their display at the Shrine, the

out the world are in

all its

•

;i

By THEA JARVIS

and engage with persons suffering from

elected to the Institute Leadership Team

(ILT). Sister Gottemoeller will serve a

Take concrete actions to connect

•

1995

Unity Sought At Olympic Kickoff

in the

At their ten-day international meeting, Sisters of Mercy DAYTON, Oh. of the Americas elected new leaders, raised more the $19,000 and established congregational goals for the next four years.

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Greater Understanding Dear Friends

HICKORY

in Christ:

with great pleasure that

It is

I

announce plans

to strengthen the

Catholic education of our youth.

Beginning August 21, Rev. James Hawker will assume duties as my special assistant, focusing on catechetics and religious education. His assignment is to help us enhance our Catholic

and

identity

Father

to insure

Hawker

our faith

work

will

is

being fully taught on every level.

closely with Dr. Christine

Newnan,

diocesan director of Faith Formation and Dr. Michael Skube, superintendent of Catholic Schools, as well as

all

teachers of

religion.

Father Hawker, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, brings a strong background in religious education and comes highly

recommended by His Eminence, Cardinal Law, who has released Father Hawker for one year to assist the Diocese of Charlotte.

This is a positive step for Catholic education in our diocese, and the beneficiaries will be our young people,

Church.

It

essential that

is

foundation in our Catholic

Please join

we

who are the future of the

provide them with this solid

faith.

me in welcoming Father Hawker to the Diocese of

Charlotte.

Prayerfully yours in the Lord,

—

God

Seeds for greater understanding of African American Catholic needs were set during a recent Conference Center Celebration dubbed "Planting, Cultivating and Harvesting."

The day-long conference reminded African American Catholics of their need to utilize and share their inherent Godgiven talents.

"When you plant the

said fice

has called us to the community," Brenda Easley, director of the Ofof Black Ministry in the Diocese of

Buffalo. In her keynote address, Easley

outlined the National Black Pastoral Plan.

She centered around the history of

the plan and

its

primary points; African

American history and culture, evangelization and spirituality, family, youth

catechesis and liturgy,

seed of Jesus,

and

community

ac-

service.

you plant a seed of love and His presence," said Bishop William G. Curlin.

"The seed is cultivated through sacrament, prayer and charity. To plant, you need the mind of Jesus and the understanding of what the soil is like, and what you intend to plant in people's lives. Your responsibility is to harvest that presence of Christ and take it to those hungry for Jesus in their lives."

Nearly 200 individuals representing a dozen parishes participated in the July 22 African American Minis-

tivities

Conference at the Catholic Conference Center.

Bishop Curlin and Father Mauricio West, chancellor and vicar general, participated in the opening ceremonies, which included a praise and worship celebration and music by Our Lady of Consolation (Charlotte) Gospel Choir, St. Helen (Spencer Mountain) Gospel Choir, and Richard Campbell's Quaba

opportunity to outline plans presented

Drummers.

"Today we celebrate why and how

African American Ministry, call Rev.

"This pastoral plan gives us the chance to renew ourselves and come together in worship and to find out what God is calling us to do in our communities," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vicar for African

need

—

We

to

American community."

While the conference provided an

try

Catholic Population

Affairs. "Scrip-

respond to God's call and begin to affirm one another and identify the gifts and talents of those in our African

—

Most Reverend William G. Curlin

American

ture is the foundation of our lives.

in the National

Black Catholic Pastoral

Plan, Rev. Mr. Todd, calls this first

diocesan-wide effort a step towards greater understanding, and hopes to combine and implement portions of the national plan with ideas gathered locally.

A follow-up meeting will take place at the

Catholic Conference Center on

Sept. 9. For

more information on the

Mr. Curtiss Todd, (704) 331-1727.

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Catholic,

Orthodox Can Be

18,

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In

Communion

Full

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— The

first

millennium

of Christianity holds proof that Catholic and Orthodox churches can be in full communion, even though they

^Jhe longest life is short, and the shortest life is a

Mirade.

Sister Bridget Kiniry

have different ways of expressing the

faith,

Pope John

Paul II said.

"Despite our current separation, one cannot forget the long journey we traveled together under the banner of fidelity to a common apostolic heritage," the pope said Aug. 9 during his weekly general audience.

Continuing a series of talks about ecumenism, the

pope said the Orthodox churches and their Eastern-rite Catholic counterparts deserve special attention and respect from Latin-rite Catholics.

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of the other church. of the Christian East," he said, begin with the liturgy, which is conducted with

great love.

marginalization."

life

spiritual treasures

The Eastern churches

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

"The

contribution of the East to the

life

of Christ'

church was and remains very important," the pope said.

That is why the Second Vatican Council called on all Catholics to become familiar with, show esteem for

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also have a rich tradition of

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next few weeks:

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women.

"Any Catholic, when it is impossible to reach a Catholic priest, can receive from a minister of the Eastern church the sacraments of penance, Eucharist

September 4 Labor Day

Seminarians of St. Meinrad at St.

always important, but especially when

ence," he said.

It is

particularly true of theology

and

philosophy, where the questions include what it means to be a person, what the destiny of each individual is and

what the meaning of life is, he said.

"These decisive questions cannot be answered adequately in science laboratories," he said. They require questioning and reflection in the minds and hearts of real people.

"No less than other women of her time, she bore the weight of an epoch in which very little room was given to women. Yet the Son of God did not hesitate to place

gift

Meinrad Seminar)'

what

is

are at play are basic questions regarding exist-

who ask for

dignity and freedom of consciences."

The pope prayed that the Catholic and Orthodox churches would grow in knowledge and love for one another and that God would give them once again the

September 11-12 Day of Prayer with

"This

The church's attitude toward women and culture, pope said, is inspired by the relationship between Jesus and his mother Mary.

them," the pope said.

In both cases, he said, "one must avoid every form of pastoral action which is not fully respectful of the

Charlotte Catholic High School Dedication, 3 pm

women.

Cultural activity, he said, should be a reflection of human reality, and that reality is made up of men and

and anointing of the sick," he said.

"In the same way, Catholic ministers may licitly administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist and anointing of the sick to Eastern Christians

September 10

The pope said he hoped one outcome of the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, set for September in China, would be a global realization not only that women have a right to express themselves in cultural fields, but also that culture is incomplete without the

learn to appreciate one another's traditions, accept legitimate differences and move toward restoring full

ments have affirmed that under certain conditions, Catholic and Orthodox may receive the sacraments from each other's priests.

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limited."

contribution of

pope said.

Pope John Paul told people at the audience that the Second Vatican Council and more recent church docu-

September 3

"For too long," he said, "the space open for their self-expression outside of the family has been denied or

and support the rich heritage of Eastern Christians.

While not ignoring the causes for the split between the churches, Catholics and Orthodox must once again

visible unity, the

August 27 3 pm Confirmation Christ the King Kings Mountain

is limited, Pope John Paul II said. time to close the gap between cultural opportunities open to men and to women everywhere," the pope said Aug. 6 during his midday Angelus address.

those fields

Although throughout history women have made important contributions to education, science and the arts, he said, "unfortunately, looking objectively at historic reality, it is necessary to note with sadness that also on this level women have suffered a systematic

"The

piscopal Calendar

—

losophy, science and literature cannot claim to reflect a given culture as long as the contribution of women in "It is

Not only do the Catholic and Orthodox churches recognize the validity of each other's sacraments, including priesthood and the Eucharist, the pope said, they also have spiritual and liturgical gifts that can strengthen the

E

Womens's Contributions To Culture Must Not Be Limited, Pope Says Art, phiCASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)

of

the

himself, in a way, in her school," the pope said.

"May Mary obtain for all the women of the world the full awareness of their potential and their role at the service of a culture ever

more

authentically

human and

conforming to the designs of God," he prayed.

full unity.

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We were permitted to come to this spot, not for the purpose of "looking at" lepers on this earliest of leper colonies, but to stand witness to a man who gave his Joseph de life in his love for the outcasts of society

—

—

later to be ordained as Father Damien.

Vuester This peninsula, now managed by the National Park Service, is still occupied by 62 people who carry the disease of leprosy, although in a dormant stage.

Richard Marks, who has lived with leprosy for over 60 years, was our guide. He spoke of the priests, brothers and sisters who followed Father Damien, and those who minister to the lepers today. He shared accounts of the inhumanities suffered by the inhabitants of the island over the years, as well as myths and facts about

the disease and stories of his

May that all

10, 1873, the

own

life.

day the king of Hawaii declared

lepers be placed in total isolation,

day that Father Damien

set foot

was the same

on the island's shores,

destined to change forever the nature of leprosy treatment in Hawaii. While others made loud statements about what should be done for the good of society, h

concentrated on what had to be done to ease the suffering of the individual who had been removed from his or her family in order to "protect" society.

On Sunday, liturgy was celebrated at St Philomenia Church, which was built by Father Damier

and

is

also his of burial place.

At the end of the five-hour island tour, we returnee to the hustle and bustle of Honolulu; better people fo; having walked where he walked and experienced th< work of the loving and caring hands of a "saint for ou

Damien of Molokai, Pray for us!

Msgr. Richard Allen is the pastor of St. Am

times." Blessed

Church

in Charlotte.

August

The Catholic News

1995

18,

& Ken

Shoko Asahara, My Neighbor When I read that horrible story about

When

the nerve gas attack on commuters in the

slept a

Tokyo subway, I shook my head in disbelief. The tragedy seemed a million

kingdom of Light.

in New York, Shoko Asahara few yards from the Eucharist, and yet he was light years away from the

How did this man gain such power?

day when a group of photographers showed up taking pictures of the build-

Reiko Hatsumi, the author of "Rain and the Feast of the Stars," wrote about him on the Op Ed page of the New York Times, May 24, 1 995 "the most disturbing thought is that people who appeared sane and well educated were drawn with such blind devotion to something so false, contradictory and violent." He explained that Asahara was a genius at manipulating the human needs and weakness of his followers and conjectured

is until

ing next door.

The heavily bearded Shoko Asahara,

Aum

Shinrikyo religious cult actually lived right next door to our Christopher headquarters in New York leader of the

he had a picture of himself

City. In fact

on display

at the building's entrance.

Most of us thought he was a Hindu swami of some kind. I saw him once when he was entering the building with an entourage of fawning followers. New

York is filled with strange looking people so I never gave him a second thought.

It' s hard to believe that one thin wall separated his building from our chapel.

:

he did

that

it

to feed his

own

inordinate

passion for power and money.

Pondering the lure of Asahara' s charismatic personality, Hatsumi continued,

"When

life is

for brooding

One Candle

Father John Catoir

the very next

miles away, that

Light

hard,

we have

and mischief.

little

time

We may as-

pire to wealth, not

bring

boredom or

knowing

that

it

can

that our children

environment of affluence, (to be) demanding and immature. Just as children can be cruel because they lack the experience and imagination to understand the suffering of others perhaps the agony of innocent people did not matter to Mr. Asahara and his cohorts."

Those who become bored and disenchanted with political structures often open themselves to strange ideas and influences. As their frustration mounts they break out, engaging in antisocial (raised) in an

may grow up

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

behavior.

We've seen

Tokyo subway and

in the

Oklahoma

who have way, including Shoko Asahara and Timothy McVeigh. Why? Because Jesus told us to "Return good for evil."

I can think of no other reason.

For afree copy ofthe Christopher News Note, "Straight Talk About Violence, " send City bombing. Pray for those lost their

a stamped, self-addressed envelope Christophers, 12 East 48th Street,

The

to

New York,

NY 10017.

Father John Catoir

is

director of The

Christophers.

the results in the

Families Share "Sacred" Memoiries we had a family out-

The outing was a step back to another era of our lives. Our thirteen-

awareness we grew closer to each We discovered newness in each other and marveled at our individual blossoming. We liked what we saw and knew that we would be together always.

The North Lakefront was where together we jogged, bicycled and often walked. Many evenings we would go to the jazz clubs on Lincoln Avenue. One of our favorite restaurants was R.J. Grunts. We had many special moments there sharing our dreams about our fu-

year-old daughter and ten-year-old son

ture together. Our relationship was larger

Last weekend

ing that turned out to be a grace-filled

experience.

We

went bicycling on

Chicago's Lakefront

summer

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not an unusual

We usually

outing.

the south at 57th Street and

start

from

go north

to

This time, however, we started from downtown and went north through the Lincoln Park area, a stretch of land that has great significance for us

Navy

Pier.

cial

Andrew &Terri Lyke our future family.

as

we

experi-

enced the kids and us together in what seemed to be "sacred" surroundings.

Actually,

it

was not

the Lakefront,

In our dating years and early mar-

our kids was a mystical experience.

with the kids revealed that in some ways

God

we spent a lot of time

While much has changed (for example, the joggers have been replaced by rollerbladers), there were many reminders of our days of adventure and discovery.

we

same as we were then. But even more, it showed how very much we

thread of love that weaves throughout

We

riage

some of the places

that fomented the love

from which they

For us there was no power stronger than what we had in each other.

than

were conceived. riage (before kids)

in that part of the city. It

was in the early seemed

'70' s in an area of Chicago that

be

less race-conscious

preference-conscious.

and sexual-

We encountered

cultures and life-styles that stretched

our tastes, social spheres and assumptions about other people and ourselves.

During this period of growing so-

life.

took the kids to R.J. Grunts for lunch. What made it even more special there

was the music from the

piped

in.

we had

There

we were

'

70' s they

sitting

where

so often shared our dreams of

are the

are different today.

Over

Q. In April 1994, 1 was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. I am 26

ceremony.

years old.

many

years together, with several chil-

Becoming Catholic was a lifelong dream, and I have been very happy in the

dren.

But

:

aith I

have accepted and want to

In September 1994,

Catholic

man

months

live.

May

Church,

of 1995,

at his request.

months before that.

I don't know what to do now. Some-

me

I

could receive the sacra-

ments until legally divorced, but after hat I could not receive Communion.

have been very slack in going to :hurch because I am ashamed I could not ceep my marriage going. He goes every veek, and it makes me very uncomfortible being around him, even at Mass.

I

Also, since

I

was baptized

a year

have never been to confession.

My husband was married twice beore he married me, but they were outide the church. I should have seen those wo previous marriages as warning signs,

igo, I

ait I

didn't.

a

need some guidance, but I'm go to my deacon or priest since ley were so much a part of my marriage I

really

Taid to

I

that

in those rebellious

found out

after

days of adventure, grounds has

made it clear that not only is God working in our lives today as believers,

God

was with us then when we thought it Was "just us." This experience graced us

with hindsight that offered evidence that

envelopes us with a continuous

our past into our present. It is such evidence that matures our faith and keeps us confident about the future. It is such evidence that

who

tells

us that

it

is

not

we

and the wondrous power we feel in us and in our family is the love of God. are larger than

life;

revisiting those familiar

A Divorce Question Box

we would have two months

Father John Dietzen

when I thought I was preg-

nant, that he did not want children at

all.

Fortunately for everyone involved, I

was not pregnant. Where do

I

start?

we

We were

separated four

one told

hope was

of marriage,

was married to

in the Catholic

later, in

were divorced,

1

My

the last twenty years of mar-

we have come to an appreciation of God in our relationship. Though we had little sense of God in our lives back

Receiving The Sacraments After

I

both got goose

Traversing this same terrain with

got a guided tour of

ix

We

bumps and teary-eyed

Lincoln Park, R.J. Grunts or the music that was sacred at all. They symbolized for us the sacredness of our relationship and the important growth and awareness we experienced during a special time of our lives. Stepping back in time

as a couple.

to

Family Reflections

other.

have three important suggesand most of all, go to the sacraments, now.

Whoever gave you the information about receiving Communion was misA.

I

tions. First

taken.

You

certainly

may

continue to

receive the Eucharist, even after you are legally divorced.

Obviously, the Catholic Church bepermanence of marriage. It also knows that, given the weaknesses and various kinds of sinfulness that afflict our human lives, some marriage relationships fall apart.

It may be the fault of one or both parties, or even sometimes of neither of them. Pressures of one kind or another may be so severe that the couple simply are morally incapable of handling them. lieves seriously in the

In any case,

if after

a separation or

divorce a Catholic partner repents of

any wrongdoing and confesses any serious sin that may have been involved, there is no more obstacle to receiving the sacraments than there is for any other

annulment.

Catholic.

rule out your

The question about receiving Communion only arises if there is a subsequent marriage outside the church, not from the divorce itself.

Second, when I speak of receiving the sacraments, I include the sacrament of penance. It's been way over a year since

you were baptized. You've been

lot of opportunity for spiritual growth and strength by not celebrating this sacrament at all during this period.

I realize these months have been stressful and painful for you, but don't wait any more. You need all the help and growth in union with Christ you can manage.

missing a

Finally, please talk with

someone

about addressing the possibility of an

And

don't be too quick to deacon or priest. If they were so close to you at the time of your wedding, you can be sure they share your disappointment and pain very deeply, and will want to do everything they can to help.

Obviously, no one can make even a tentative prediction of what your diocesan tribunal might do. But the facts you describe indicate at very least a series of serious reasons to present your case.

A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about the holy Eucharist is available by sending a stamped self-ad-

dressed envelope to Father John Dietzen,

Holy

Trinity Church,

Bloomington,

III.

704

N

Main

St.,

61701.

Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the

same address.

August

18,

1995

Lesson From Immigrant Father Propelled Panetta's Public Service

By JULIE Catholic

When

ASHER

News

Service

White House Chief of

Staff

Leon Panetta was

growing up in California, his Italian immigrant father talked about how much America offered but also how important it was to give something back.

Carmelo Panetta told his two boys "this country offered a great deal to

and

to all of us

because

it

him

provided good

opportunity," recalled Panetta, 57, in a recent interview in his big, bright office

West Wing of the White House.

As an new immigrant in the '30s,

in the

Carmelo worked in a Wyoming copper mine and eventually came to own a walnut farm in California's Carmel Valley.

"But he also used to stress that it was important to give something ... back to the community," added Panetta.

That message, he

helped spark

said,

one that has spanned almost 30 years and has taken him from being a Republican to a Demohis career in public service,

crat. It

has seen him deeply involved in given him 16 years in

Leon Panetta -- White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta said his immigrants father's American pride led him toward a career in public service. In an interview with CNS, Panetta talks about his reliance on faith and how it impacts his family and his decisions as the president's top aide.

CNS photos by Nancy Wiechec In political circles there

is

a

still

Congress and landed him a critical role in

tendency to talk about "the Catholic vote," noted Panetta, though he's not

the Clinton administration.

sure

civil rights issues,

And

on to him by his father and his mother, Carmelina Maria, also made an impact.

"The values that were built into me by my parents as well as my education,

by

vir-

tue of being Catholic cast a certain vote,"

he

said. "I

do think

that the values that

among Catholic do influence the way they vote. are reflected

families .

. .

Catho-

(have) kind of a shared experience.

particularly in Catholic schools, played a

lics

major role in forming my approach to issues and my philosophy with regards to what this country is all about," he said.

"My parents ... brought the values that a lot of immigrants brought to this country. They had a deep faith,they went to church and they also worked hard."

"But on the other hand Catholics are very independent people."

In recent months the White House seems to be increasingly tuned in to

President Clinton picked Panetta in

June 1994 as his top

aide.

He had headed

.

.

their creed or their color.

We've made

with two bishops and Catholic Charities officials on welfare reform. Last

some progress. There was

a lot of blood he continued.

Hickey held what he described as a "fruitful" closed-door meeting with Clinton on moral and religious values, reminding the White House of the Catho-

He

has been described as being a on social issues and a moderate on economic matters. More than most Democrats he has promoted spending cuts along

with higher taxes.

Known for a disarming

sense of hu-

lic

position against abortion.

Panetta said that as a Catholic he

opposes abortion, but he says abortion is a decision "government has no business in" and "certainly ought not to promote

mor, he's also got a reputation for being disciplined and decisive and, observers

it."

was chosen to bring order to a somewhat chaotic White House.

decision that the individual has to make,"

say,

His goals

at the outset

instilling "greater discipline in

how

included

terms of

making sure issues President Clinton must handle are properly put together before, and having a better focus on just what issues are the place operated,"

priorities.

He instituted a 7:30 a.m. meet-

ing with top advisers, followed by an

8:15 session with the next

tier

of aides.

"One of us needed to establish what were the important issues to deal with that week or that month, to have better focus ... rather than kind of moving from issue to issue," Panetta added. With the help of two good deputies, he said, he feels "much better about how the White House

is

functioning (but) that doesn't

mean

there isn't more to be done."

According to Panetta, there are staffers who keep track of statements issued by religious groups on various issues,

including Catholic leaders.

important to take that into consideration, when the bishops do in fact "It's

come together on

a statement, or for that matter even a papal pronouncement," Panetta said. "It has an impact because

you've got to pay attention to it ... you know that people out there respect what the bishops are saying."

based on

In mid- July Clinton and Panetta met

April Washington Cardinal James A.

liberal

"We were able to move (to) a society their race or

USA

"I really think that

it

has to be a

he added, "and that the best place to influence that individual decision is by the churches and by the faiths being able to make clear to people what' s right and

wrong

Of lines

spilled in that process...,"

The Catholic

many

making headthese days, one area in which issues

work I did in work I do here."

As Washington debates affirmative

equal rights, the

action programs, he doesn't want to see

That doesn' t mean "there aren' t ways improve how things are done or that every law works perfectly," he added.

In general, he thinks it would be a good idea for everybody to have a honest dialogue on such issues "by lowering our to

mad or being kind of, you know, moved by the last loud voice we heard on the radio." voices, rather than being angry,

"Most people work

hard. They're

trying to raise their kids right

...

to live

by

the rules and they're having a hard time

said.

Republican senator from California. He was hired soon after his March 1966 discharge from the Army.

From the start he focused on civil rights. He helped draft the open housing bill of 1968, and eventually was named to head the Office of Civil Rights.

His task was to oversee implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

He had to ensure that 515 Southern school districts which refused to desegregate complied with the law. The Nixon administration, afraid of losing Southern votes, pressured him to go slow.

Panetta refused to do that. He re-

in terms

of our relationships with one another."

making

as a legislative aide to a

"backwards

the country going

Disagreements with his party on civil rights enforcement led Panetta to switch from his long-held Republicanism to the Democratic Party in the '70s.

Panetta, who has an undergraduate degree and law degree from Jesuit-run Santa Clara University, first came to

Washington

on the God's

eyes. That' s reflected in the

Panetta has been deeply involved is civil rights.

faith is built

principle "that we're all equal in

in this decision."

the

parent during the

sometimes day

it

"And

to day,"

he

the last thing they need to

hear is a bunch of politicians back here in

Washington screaming

at each other without trying to solve problems."

When Panetta was in Congress, he'd

"get his perspective back" on what the rest

of the country was thinking by rehome district every week-

turning to his

ÂŁ>rtit

week and

also ran her

husband' s district office. She would keep

Sundays open "I think

by

993, and before that spent

California's 17th district.

with regards to equal opportunity in this

His wife lived there; Panetta shared Washington with other lawmakers. Mrs. Panetta was the primary a rental in

country," said Panetta.

their capability (not)

Management and Budget

now

law firm and formally registered as a Democrat. In 1976 he ran his first successful campaign for the U.S. House.

"Over certainly the last 30 or 40 years, we have made tremendous progress

that tried to recognize people

1

is

New

mayor of

for the

Catholics on a range of issues.

since January

16 years in the U.S. House representing

become part of the political background."

months

Catholic opinion, holding briefings with

the Office of

what

York,

Panetta returned to California, opened a

leadership threatened to keep places seg.

"I don't think that Catholics

the Catholic faith passed

end and every recess.

Going back in those years was important for another reason. He and his wife, Sylvia, wanted to raise their three boys in California and not let "them

regated indefinitely After working a few

exists.

it

signed on Feb. 17, 1970, and later made clear he felt President Nixon's lack of

it

for the family.

it

upbringing that tant to

is

a large part of our

we just felt it was impor-

keep the family unit as close

we could so that we tried ... to spend as much time with the kids, having dinner with them, meeting with them and going to church with them."

"In the end it paid off," he remarked.

"The kids are doing well and they are on their own. That was probably the most important achievement we could make."

Mrs. Panetta has joined her husband in Washington, but they still consider California home. They belong to the Carmel Mission church, where Leon was an altar boy and attended grade school. together as

In

Washington their parish is St. Peter' s.

Panetta says he has no plans right

now

to again seek elected office.

"I've always operated

you do the best

on the basis

job you're he remarked. "If you are working at a job as tough as this and you try to set your sights on something else, it begins to impact your ability to make the right decisions on the job. I do this job on a day-to-day basis. I'm thankful if I can make it home at night and everything is

that

in the

in...,"

still

standing!"

Whenhe'snot working, Panettatries to unwind by playing the piano.

It was his parents' dream, he noted, that he become a concert pianist. Years ago "I gave some concerts, so I just kept (the playing) up. It' s been good for me to do that."

,/lnA JJi^dt

Reflections on the Social Mission of the Parish

"

A key

test of a parish's "Catholicity" ^SfSSiT-

is its

its

willingness to

go beyond

boundaries to serve those

need and work and peace."

U.S. Catholic Bishops,

in

o u

for global justice

Communities of Salt and Light

August

1995

18,

The Catholic Nen

Catherine's House, Inc. Awarded Grant From Mercy Action

—

BELMONT

Stewardship Profile

Joseph Church, Newton

St. Sister Fidelis

McDonough, Chair of Mercy

Action,

has announced that Catherine's House,

program in guiding residents self sufficiency and increased respon-

tial

to

to our

sibility for their

NEWTON — How can we get our

own lives. We are deeply

prize drawing at the end of the

—

fair.

has been awarded a $3,500 grant by

grateful to

Mercy Action, Inc. The grant is one of 24 Mercy Action has awarded this

port," said

Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer for

not just giving intellectual assent to a

year to projects that improve the quality

Catherine's House, Inc.

set

Mercy Action is a sponsored work of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, an international community of Catholic women vowed to serve the poor, especially women. In innovative and traditional ways, they address human needs

This question plagued Father Richard Hokanson, pastor of St. Joseph

great deal of outreach; they actually

Parish.

try."

through collaborative efforts in education, health care, housing, pastoral and social services. Grant funds come from an endowment by the Sisters of Mercy

progress was made,

Inc.

the

of

life

for

women and

children and

change structures and attitudes that perMercy Action awarded a total of $258,400 in petuate unjust conditions.

1995.

Catherine's House, Inc. provides

housing for women and children who are homeless. "The grant from Mercy Action will provide funds to assist us with a part-time case manager and counselor for our residents. Case management and counseling Is essentransitional

Mercy Action for their supMercy Sister Mary Barbara

and from individual contributions by Mercy sisters, associates and friends.

people really involved in parish

committed

really

life

Father Hokanson attributes the suc-

He

still it

BELMONT —Holy

Angels received a $5,000 grant from the N.C. Arts Council for its Music Therapy Program. This project is supported by the Grassroots Arts Program of the N.C. Arts Council, a state agency, and the Arts Fund of Gaston County.

The grant was used to develop the music therapy program. Music therapy an important part of the curriculum for residents at Holy Angels, teaching is

skills that are

practiced during sessions

with a music therapist.

Movement

is

staff

They enjoy simple dances as members move them in their

moving their bodies through

the parish has expe-

ewarddiip

as

in

'awavi%

though the same people were doing most of the work and

Our Lady

And St. Jude For Prayers Answered And Favors Granted M.A.S.

Mary Ellen Smith, MSW, Individual, Couples

CCSW and

Family Therapy Center For Psychotherapy

and Spiritual Growth St.,

Charlotte,

Suite 108-B

NC 28204

(704) 554-8240

ing in the Spiritual

Life Commission and was blessed with new lectors, Eucharistic ministers, and others involved in the liturgy and prayer

were truly committed

life.

then

Father Hokanson says that the faith community of St. Joseph has witnessed

directed the diocesan stewardship ef-

a spiritual transformation, and he con-

was invited to speak. Her simple yet moving testimony of personal stew-

factors in that transformation.

fort

who

siders stewardship to

,

be one of the key

The weekly offertory has also seen

movement

nited a spark in the hearts and

minds of

a 29 percent increase since the stew-

exercise, students

move

brightly colored scarves through the air in specific patterns to the

rhythm of the

music.

Instruments are also used during

music therapy sessions. Grasping rhythm instruments increases fine motor skills ity.

and creates a motivating activ-

Visual

skills are targeted

their tastes in

stu-

choosing materials, songs

and partners during music therapy

the parishioners. Plans

breathe

ses-

sions.

new

life into

training as well.

Holy Angels is a private non-profit corporation founded by the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina.

Regional Coordinator of Faith Formation For Western Region (Asheville, Smokey Mtn. Vicariates). Person in this position reports directly to the Diocesan Director of Faith Formation and is responsible for the coordination of ministry of faith formation services in the parishes region. Qualifications are: Masters de-

gree in religious education or related ministry,

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Plans are underway for

996

to

be

became chairman new stewardship committee.

Stewardship became a year-round

of couples working with the stewardship committee plan to visit everyone

function, with added emphasis on regu-

have a threefold purpose:

Scott Gilfillan

in the parish during the year.

interest in the various parish ministries to the faith this,

community. To achieve

plans were

made for a "CommisThe commission or parish

sions Fair" the following spring.

group

set

up a booth

both an ambitious and important

to present their

project.

ministry.

The spark that was ignited in August of '94 has grown to become a

After Masses one weekend in

was given a Commissions Fair "ticket" marked with blocks of space for each commisApril, each parishioner

blazing tic

.

in the appropriate space. Tickets that

punched were

¥

Scott Gilfillan

is

optimisat St. Jo-

like

each booth, talk to the representative and have their ticket punched fully

fire.

about future stewardship

seph Parish. "We are on a journey, just everyone else. Some of us are crawling, others are walking. We are pleased with our progress at this point on our journey."

sion or pari sh group Pari shioners were to visit

were

They

meet ev-

to

eryone as a representative of the church, seeking ways that the parish can meet the needs of individual families; to serve as lay witnesses, spreading their stewardship message; and to provide a means of "connecting" a parish that is dispersed over three counties. This is

meetings and awareness programs.

The committee sought to develop

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A core group

of the

to:

£>etvice.

ardship effort began.

to

the "Year of Visitation."

director of each

music is not only for enjoyment but for communication, skill enhancement and

were made

the stewardship

effort.

lar

when

in motion. Students learn to express

Charlotte,

spectacular ^ood.

number of

the

ministers participat-

ardship and her practical advice, ig-

experience in catechesis for

1801 E. Fitfth

rienced an increase

wheelchairs to the music. In a creative

Music is part of the human experience of life. For Holy Angels' residents, In Thanksgiving To

did a

Since the stew-

parish leaders. Pat Signs,

dents watch colorful balloons or rings

always a part of the

music therapy lesson. Students learn about their environment as they are assisted in

space.

at the fair

ardship effort began,

Plans began last August to make stewardship come alive at St. Joseph's at a meeting of the pastoral council, parish staff, and other

Receives Arts Grant

"Workers

Some

seemed

which

sought out and called others to minis-

to the parish.

Holy Angels

said,

Since 1992 there had been yearly stew-

but

in

the workers presented their ministry.

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18,

1995

'(^mnniciuemonoj Orador dice a catolicos hispanos que no sacrifiquen su cultura —

SAN ANTONIO,

3 ,.!

p

Texas (CNS) Uno de los principales oradores de la Convocation Hispana de 1 995 celebrada el pasado mes en San Antonio, dijo a los catolicos hispano de los Estados Unidos que ellos deben insistir en no pagar el

preparados para pagar este precio", dijo

precio que han pagado otro inmigrantes,

por

de sacrificar u ocultar las rafces culturales

hispana "constituye lo que

de su

Vaticano Segundo califico de una de las sehales de los tiempos que pasan por alto

,

fe.

En vezdeeso, laculturade los hispanos debe ser un ejemplo para todos los catolicos acerca de la importancia de la justicia social

en

la Iglesia

y en

la sociedad, dijo

Monsenor Albacete. "La solution es una campana solida de evangelization que la fe, o bien produce una cultura, o se pierde".

En la "nueva evangelization" pedida

"Juan Pablo

para estudios

II"

sobre el Matrimonio y la Familia de Washington y consultor del Comite de los Obispos Estadounidenses sobre Asuntos

Aun

dentro de

Iglesia,

la

las

generaciones anteriores de inmigrantes

Papa Juan Pablo

la presencia

II,

Concilio

el

'

'

a riesgo de soslayar lo que el Espfritu

Santo esta diciendole a

la Iglesia

...

de los

Estados Unidos", dijo Monsenor Albacete.

La "nueva evangelization" de

las

Americas ha sido un tema recurrente de la Iglesia en el Hemisferio Occidental desde 1992, cuando el Papa Juan Pablo II hablo hemisferio durante su reunion con los

obispos de la America Latina en Santo

la presencia

favor de la corriente principal del pais, dijo Monsenor Albacete, quien pronuncio

teologica en "el llamado y la oportunidad de recuperar la experiencia de la 'option

Hubo una

preferentepor los pobres'", dijo Monsenor

ingles disponible varios dfas

Albacete. Es"un punto de partida" para

convocation de San Anto-

comprender el papel que la inculturacion de la fe tiene en la nueva evangelization,

despues de

al

la

nio.

"Debemos insistir en que no estamos

termino diciendo

II, en una carta mundo, elogio los

El Papa Juan Pablo

aportes historicos de las mujeres

carta,

hora de condenar

la

sexual que a

el

10 de

julio,

dijo

de violencia

tramite considerablemente

positivo que debe

tiempo,

el

menudo tienen a las mujeres

ir

Al mismo hombres y las

adelante.

Papa dijo que

los

mujeres tienen adecuadamente una

—

"diversidad de papeles" en la sociedad y en la iglesia que reflejan sus naturalezas complementarias.

El sacerdocio solo masculino, por ejemplo, no quita meritos al papel de la mujeres y no es una sehal de dominio

—

masculino, dijo

el.

El Papa condeno al aborto

como un

pecado grave, pero destaco que

la

responsabilidad del aborto puede extenderse

mucho mas alia de la mujer involucrada en

tal

violencia",

el.

En una referenda a la prostitution y al

respaldo a la liberation de las mujeres

como un

las clases

defiendan eficazmente de publicada

turismo sexual,

el

culpo a "la cultura

hedonista y comercial

muy extendida" de

alentar a la explotacion sistematica

de

la

sexualidad y corromper "hasta a las jovencitas para que sus cuerpos sean usados a fin de obtener ganancias".

El Papa continuo tratando de la violation y las preguntas que plantea sobre

El dijo que ese asunto se presenta no solo en casos de guerra, sino en las sociedades tolerantes senaladas por

el aborto.

sociedad

a la complicidad del ambiente social en

Los funcionarios del Vaticano esperan un debate fuerte durante la conferencia respecto de los asuntos del aborto, la diferencia de los generos y el papel de las mujeres en la familia. La carta del Papa, no obstante, evito la controversia y adopto una

Papa insto a realizar de que la igualdad de las mujeres sea una realidad en el mundo de hoy, pidiendo una paga igual por un trabajo igual, la protection de las madres que

de

la violation".

la

decision de someterse a un aborto

oration, de sacrificios, de evangelization.

en la Asamblea General de la Organization de Naciones Unidas (ONU), el cardenal

El y por su doctrina, siguiendo sus huellas

Alfonzo Lopez

Trujillo,

tuvo una

Creo que

seria

de mucho interes para conocer los aspectos

y dialogo la

resumidos los principales aspectos y puntos, fundados en una densa conception de los derechos fundamentales del hombre, ya que los derechos de la familia son manifestation y aplicacion sistematica de la ley natural referida a la comunidad familiar, fundamento vital de la sociedad.

Mas adelante, expuso S.E. el cardenal Lopez Trujillo: "A lo largo de la historia se ha buscado defender y ayudar a la comunidad familiar, en donde se asegura el bien de los esposos, el bien de los hijos y el bien de la sociedad. ^Que seria, en efecto, el futuro de los hijos, su desarrollo armonico, su education su formation integral y su dinamica y positiva incorporaci6n a la sociedad, si no nacieran y crecieran en

como union

responsable de

^No es,

acaso,

fuerza de la familia y su protection, la mejor garantfa para tutelar a los ninos, de

inclufa gracias por todo lo

mujeres.

Pero

al

relacionar los obstaculos a la

igualdad de las mujeres

el dijo

tambien

que "al don de la maternidad se le penaliza a menudo antes que recompensarsele".

Se va fortaleciendo en el

la fe,

conocimiento del

significado de los divinos misterios y

procurando proclamarlos segun sus posibilidades y en todas las ocaciones que se le ofrezcan a lo largo de su vida. Se va perfeccionando en el servicio de la caridad,

amando de verdad a Dios y al projimo haciendo que sigua ardiendo y que se propague en el mundo ese fuego divino

Y

primeros educadores en la fe de sus hijos oahijados. Esta tarea es tan necesaria que

como

podra ser complementada o mejorada por la catequesis de la comunidad eclesial, pero nunca sustituida. ( Con permiso de

generoso y sacrificado de sus padres, a su ejemplo, a la formation de la cual su misma conducta es una condition. Una adecuada polftica familiar exige que la

que ha hecho las mujeres, una petition de disculpas porque la Iglesia ha dejado de reconocer siempr estos aportes y una condenacion de lo que el Papa califico de

salven.

profundizando en

que

amen a Cristo y se

para concluir manifesto: "La inestabilidad

Unidas sobre los derechos del nino?"

hombres y

trabajan, equidad en los ascensos e igualdad en los derechos familiares para hombres y

todos ellos conozcan y

acuerdo con la Convention de las Naciones

familia,

corazones, bajo un techo?

primeras vfctimas a los ninos, vfctimas

fin

como valiente discfpulo suyo. Se pone al

que Cristo ha trafdo al genero humano.

Se va cimentando en la esperanza, confiando siempre en la realization de todas las promesas divinas y deseando con ansia la definitiva llegada de su Reino.

Y,enfin, se varenovandoenelempeno de vivir santamente, cuyo logro significa una clara e indudable madurez cristiana.

Para concluir recordaremos de nueva cuenta el compromiso de los padres y de La los padrinos del confirmado. confirmacion es un sacramento que supone una preparation inicial, esto es, una preparation adecuada y suficiente, ya sea antes de que se reciba el sacramento o despues de haberlo recibido. Esta initiation o preparation debe constituu* uno de los puntos mas sobresalientes en la tarea de los padres y padrinos de ser los

"Pero antes de ser algo para culpar a la mujer, es un delito por el cual necesita

cambios a

Se pone al servicio de Cristo optando por

servicio de los demds, procurando

importante intervention.

y

general", agrego. El

projimo, a su vida de

International acerca de la familia, efectuada

la

continua siendo un pecado grave.

atribuirse la culpabilidad a los

al

lucha por la fidelidad a Cristo, a su vida de

la

Aun en los casos de violation, dijo el,

se hace Iglesia

vinculandose estrechamente a su vida de

amor a Dios y

amor heroico por el hijo que han concebido, llevan adelante un embarazo resultante de

septiembre proximo.

La misma

El confirmado va desarrollandose

como hijo o hija de Dios:

Conferencia

una

la injusticia

tonica estrictamente positiva.

la

Con motivo de

"conducta masculina agresiva".

El elogio a "aquellas mujeres que, con

mismo.

El Papa dijo que su carta sin precedentes era una tentati va de hablar "directamente al corazon y a la mente de cada mujer", antes del comienzo de la Cuarta Conferencia Mundial de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Mujeres, que tendra lugar en Beijing en

el

familia: celula

Carta de los derechos de la familia elaborada por la Santa Sede, en donde son

"Ha llegado

Foto Luis Wolf

La Confirmacion IX La

como instrumento de trabajo

como objeto y de promulgar leyes que las

La

Miami quien f ue la instructora en la ultima

Luis Lecaros y Abel Medina.

sexual contra las mujeres.

mayor contra

formas de violencia y

al frente

"historia larga y degradante" de violencia

como

curso de dos afios de Ministerio Laico

Son de pie, de izquierda a Carmen Misiara, Consuelo Cansler, Daisy

mas relevantes del discurso del cardenal Lopez Trujillo en defensa de la familia.

En la Iglesia catolica se ha tornado

vigorosomanete

las

Ministerio Laico de la Arquidiocesis de

clase y

nuestros lectores,

madres, esposas y dirigentes sociales, y dijo que ellas necesitan una protection explotacion.

el

Pastoral del Sureste (SEPI).

Medina, Carmen Kaiser, Ana Esquivel, Dolores Sharp y Zoila Diaz, Directora del

el.

Papa elogia aportes de mujeres en carta preliminar a Beijing

dirigida a las mujeres del

el Instituto

derecha: Rafael Silva, Flor Vallhonrat,

Para la Iglesia de los Estados Unidos, hispana ofrece signification

dentro de ellos mismos, o abandonarla en

traduction

ofrecido por

basica de

Domingo, Republica Dominicana.

eran apremiadas para mantener su cultura

su discurso en espanol.

Grupo de personas que completaros

sobre la necesidad de volver a evangelizar al

Hispanos.

el

P leu

reconozca claramente que

Monsenor Lorenzo Albacete, teologo del Instituto

52

la erosion

de

la familia tiene

inocentes, que tienen derecho al

amor

familia sea reconocida y ayudada como sujeto social, integrador de todos y cada

uno de sus miembros,

el

hombre y

la

mujer, esposo y esposa, hijos e hijas, ninos,

los

Padres de

la

Sociedad de San Pablo).

To Our Friends Part

IX of a

series

on the Sacrament of

Confirmation. — Cardinal Alfonso Lopez

Trujillo speaks about the family during the

International Conference on the Family at the

ONU.

— Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete

told to the

jovenes, ancianos, sanos y enfermos."

(Tornado de la Vida Cristiana,

Hispanic Catholics in the United States

boletin dominical de la Iglesia catolica

their culture

cubana)

at the

Hispanic Convocation '95, not tosacrifice

— Pope John Paul

II

praised

women in a letter addressed to the women of the world the

— Photo of

a group that completed

two year course on Lay Ministry

August

The Catholic News

1995

18,

&t

Diocesan News Briefs MARS

—

HILL

Amanda Marie Glass completed the course work necessary to graduate from high school as a homeAmanda Marie Glass

97%

average

Social Sun-

day, Aug. 20 from 4-7 p.m. at the school.

To Sing At Mass ASHEVILLE The Christ Our

S.C. Choir

—

a presidential scholarship and will at-

tend the Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is also the recipient of a four-year Knights of Columbus schol-

School Has New Director Of Development

An auction begins at

10 a.m.

Games and

refreshments will be available through-

Enneagram a Journey of Self-Discovery, is Sept. 21-24.

tact

Caring Ministry Workshop Methodist Church will Series Caring Ministry Workshop Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. featuring information on the Stephen Series method of training lay persons for oneon-one caring ministries in and around their congregations. Cost is $15 per person or $50 for a group of four or more from the same congregation. For information and registration, call Daisy or Lib at (704) 366-9166.

$140.

DENVER — The tradition of food, vendors and entertainment continues at the fifth annual Holy Spirit Church September-Fest, Saturday, Sept. 23 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. An action begins at 12 p.m.

Live entertainment includes the Main Street Stompers, the School of Dance and Hardlin Minor. Pony rides, a petting zoo, games, bingo, crafts and entertainment will be available all day. For booth,

register for these retreats, conLiving Waters Reflection Center,

.

3833.

And Leaders' Schools

Ultreya

CHARLOTTE— Ultrey a meets the month at 3 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church. Lead-

fourth Saturday each

September- Fest

United host a Stephen

is

1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, NC 2875 1 For information, call (704) 926-

ers'

CHARLOTTE —Sharon

Donation

Join in singing the praises of God at

To

Fall Festival.

'Summer-fest"Saturday, Aug. 19 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church parking lot.

and

Dominican Maria Beesing, co-author of The directed by

tion is $80.

information.

the fun

Sister

Interiority

25-28 weekend retreat, Around with Francis," directed

by Dominican Father Martin Iott. Dona-

out the day. Call (704) 632-8009 for

—

annual Holy Trinity Church

Communion,"

"The

retreat,

"Fiddlin'

Lopina is the new Director of DevelopColleen Lopina ment and Public Relations at Bishop McGuinness High School. In the months to come she will develop the school's Alumni Association and work on annual events, including the Annual Fund Appeal and the

at the third

weekend

Enneagram: Diversity,

the Sept.

WINSTON-SALEM — Colleen

arship.

Summer-Fest TAYLORS VILLE Join

Living Waters Retreats

A King Church choir from Charleston, S.C. will provide the music at the 1 1 :30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, D.M.

ing a

7366.

For information, call Father Dennis Kuhn at (704) 527-5277.

schooler, maintain-

throughout high school, she was selected as one of ten freshmen to receive

House of Prayer, P.O. Box 7, Hot Springs, N.C. 28743, (7040 622-

tact Jesuit

come Gathering and Pizza

MORGANTON — Ultreya

SALISBURY

—

Ultreya for the

7:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church. Leaders' School fol-

CHARLOTTE — Ultreya meets the

Thursday each month at &:30 p.m.

Gabriel Church. Leaders' School

last

Pat or Marie Lisi at (704) 896-7735.

at St.

Support Group Meets ASHEVILLE A Catholic

—

at

lows.

advertising or general information, call

port group for widowed

the joy

Chosen WINSTON-SA-

of an ongoing, intimate relationship with

LEM— Bobby Hite,

Christ at the conference, "His Healing

son of Keith and Maureen Hite and parishioner of Holy Family Church in Clemmons, has been Squire Of chosen as the State The Year Squire of the Year for the Colombian Squires, a Catholic young men's organization created by the Knights of Columbus.

HICKORY

— Experience

Squire Of The Year

Presence," Oct. 31 -Nov. 3 at the Catho-

Conference Center. There are sevpackages available. Register

by Sept. 20 and save $25. For information and registration application, call John and Natalie Benson at (704) 2971877 or (704) 297-2277. lic

eral cost

Maximilian Portrayed WINSTON-SALEM Our Lady of Mercy Church presents a professional,

—

meets Sunday, Aug. 27

Marie for

original one-man dramatization, Maximilian: Saint of Auschwitz," starring Leonardo Defillippis Monday, Sept.

1

at

7:30 p.m. Admission

is

retreat leader

$4.

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte CathoHigh School freshman

the annual

are invited to

Big Brother/Big

on mens'

Sister

Auction And Yard HENDERSONVILLE

Sale

— An auc-

tion and yard sale benefiting Immaculata

School

Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Na-

is

tional Guard Armory. All items of value,

except clothes, are needed. For information, call Terry McCool at (704) 6978924.

issues of dreams in the Judaeo-Christian traditon

and is led by Dr. Eileen Riordan.

For information or reservations, con-

Wel-

"Our family Caring Por Yours"

•

Day Of Reflection

—

WINSTON-SALEM VICARIATE A CRISM sponsored Catholic citi-

zen day of reflection led by Father Richard Contiliano is Thursday, Sept. 14 at Holy Angels Church, Mount Airy. For

Bach (704)

355-6872.

Family Fun

ARDEN — The Second Annual "St. is

House Of Prayer, N.C,

Ties

Community Of

Appalachian Mountains. Home-cooked meals; casual quiet atmosphere.

A Community of Justice," Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9:45 a.m.-3:15

to Be...

p.m. at Holy Family Church. Participants will celebrate 25 years of the Catholic Church working to end poverty and inj ustice in America and North Carolina. Presenters include Bishop

William G. Curlin, and Ron White, education coordinator for CHD. Deadline for registration is Sept. is

1

5

.

No fee

required. For information and reg-

istration, call Scott

Spivak

at

(704)

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs. Good photographs; preferably black and white, also are welcome. Please submit news releases and photos at least 10 days before the date of publication.

Mortgage Network,

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4917 Albemarle Rd. Suite 200 Charlotte, NC 28205 The Source For All Mortgage Loans

a private or directed re-

weekend for an individual or

small group, write or

Beth Manning

call:

Loan

To T^e Community"

Justice

lands along the Appalachian

Trail in the heart of the

treat or a

Dam Munn DeBort) & Jo(m DeBorS

Our

1723 for registration and information.

in the

704-545-3553 "Strengthening

cludes meals. The overnight fee is $ 1 6.50. Call the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation/Y outh Ministry at (704) 33 1 -

331-1714.

To schedule

(at Idlewild Rd.)

Belmont Abbey Col$20 and in-

Human Development present "A Call

wooded

4715 Margaret Wallace Road

sion Aug. 25-26 at

lege. Registration cost is

Peace Ministry and The Campaign for

Situated in Hot Springs.

Introducing:

Ministry Adult Leadership Training ses-

Commissioned To Heal,"

Residence and Hikers' Hostel

Personalized Burial & Cremation Services Advanced Funeral Planning Family Owned & Operated

.

an ecumenical retreat Sept. 22-24 at First Lutheran Church. Deadline for registration is Aug. 21. Cost is $5. For registration and information, call Betty Ford at (910) 282-3208.

ing Ministry:

Jesuit

LLC

255-0146.

CLEMMONS — The Justice and

Barnabas Blast" (formerly Fall Fling)

FUNERAL HOME

details at (704)

Become New," is the theme at the Youth

Ecumenical Retreat

information, call Suzanne

Re-establishing an Old Tradition in Funeral Service

at

GREENSBORO— "Christ's Heal-

spiritual issues.

The Sept 22-24 weekend retreat, "Dreams and Spirituality" examines the

Freshman Social

lic

retreat, "Commitments Men. Make" will be led by Peter McCord, past

weekend

4 p.m.

Youth Ministry Training

is

—

at

BELMONT— "Behold, All Things

Is

House Of Prayer Retreats HOT SPRINGS The Sept. 8-10

sup-

men and women

Catholic Social Services. Call Sister

follows.

"His Healing Presence"

Calif.

Sunday, Aug. 27 from 12:30-7 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church. Events include Carnival games, crafts, prizes, Bingo, Karaoke, refreshments and more.

Salisbury/ Albemarle areas meets the last

Friday each month

San Diego,

in

for the

Charles Church. Leaders' School

follows.

and St. Peter Church parishioner Molly Brooks Beam, daughter of Debi and Bob Zion, was among the 1 60 young women from across the nation competing for the title of Miss Teen of America at the 1 2th Annual Miss Teen of America Program recently

School follows.

Morganton/Hickory areas meets the fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at St.

Charlotte Catholic High School senior

FATHER VINCENT ALAGIA, PO Box 947 Hot Springs, NC 28754 (704) 622-7366

S.J.

Officer

Call (704) 536-4575

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18,

1995

World and National Briefs U.S. Senate Approves Moratorium On Land Mines

ing table in July 1993 at Benjamin's

Metro Women's Clinic

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S.

Senate has called for an expansion of the U.S. moratorium on anti-personnel land mines and sanctions against other countries that export them. By a vote of 67-27

The amendment came

all

(CNS)

— Two

and the University of Dayton in Ohio each received a grant of $45,000 through a program named for Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy specifically set up to improve Catholic religious education for children and adults with mental retardation. At Duquesne, the grant will be used to develop a catechetical program for mentally rein Pittsburgh

bipartisan Senate support for the amendRieser, an aide to the

tarded children in a variety of settings,

Demo-

according to the university. The Univer-

J.

Leahy of Vermont.

sity

of Dayton will produce materials

weekly religious educa-

for teachers in

Woman Who

Died During Abortion Wasn't Only One,

Group Charges

Toronto. "The fact of the matter is that many of the children who come to us

and the wider public. The encyclical

handicapped students receive religious instruction. Duquesne University

absolutely crucial role" in getting strong

cratic Sen. Patrick

community

the attention of the Catholic

tally

United States to take the lead in bringing about a global ban on all anti- personnel land mines. The bishops "played an

Tim

Joan Cronin, executive director of the Institute for Catholic Education in

uterus and vagina during an abortion.

WASHINGTON

to a vote

chief author of the amendment,

1972 as a way to bring church teaching on the value and dignity of human life to

the doctor tore a three-inch hole in her

Catholic universities have received grants from the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation in Washington to help men-

on Capitol Hill Aug. 4, less than two months after the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a major statement urging the

ment, said

after

condemns murder,

U.S. military exports to any other nation that continues to sell or export such land mines.

Queens

Schools To Develop Religious Ed Materials For Handicapped

senators passed an amendment to a defense authorization bill that would sharply limit U.S. military use of such

land mines in three years and halt

in

and

lege in early August for the World Union

Outspoken Irish Bishop Not Expected At Vatican Until Fall

ROME

—

(CNS)

pected to

visit the

Bishop Says Biggest Concern Is Lack Of Openness In Church DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Lack

Bishop

Irish

Brendan Comiskey of Ferns

of Catholic Teachers.

not ex-

is

—

Vatican to discuss his

support for a married Latin-rite priest-

of openness

hood

September or October, said

the church today rather than debate or

Father Walter Ford, diocesan press of-

disagreement over a specific issue, said Bishop Brendan Comiskey of Ferns.

The bishop also said he favors neither a married nor a celibate clergy. Bothforms should have an honored place in the

until

news reports said that the bishop would be in Rome in August to discuss his views with Cardinal ficer. Initial

Bernardin Gantin, head of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops. Father Ford

News

— — combin-

request to discuss his statements with the cardinal. But

occurrence, the National Right to Life

ing prayer, pastoral services, advocacy

questing the meeting had been received

Committee charged after the doctor in that case was convicted of second-de-

and public education centers on Pope John Paul IPs encyclical, "The Gospel of Life." The National Conference of

yet

—

The

New York woman while getwas not an

ting an abortion

isolated

—

gree murder. "Unfortunately, in too

no

letter

formally re-

by the bishop, Father Ford said

in a

telephone interview.

Teaching Gospel s Hampered

By Families' Lack Of Faith

many cases women are treated in a substandard manner when they seek what

Catholic Bishops' Secretariat for Pro-

are touted as 'safe, legal' abortions,"

for the program, a year-round effort

NRLC

which begins this year with Respect Life Sunday on Oct. 1. Nearly all 190

TORONTO (CNS) Teaching the Gospels in today's Catholic schools is being hampered by families that do not

Catholic dioceses in the United States

live out their faith at

said Michele

Arocha Allen,

Life Activities has published materials

spokeswoman, after the Aug. 8 convicDavid Benjamin. Benjamin, 58, could receive from 25 years to life when

tion of

he

is

gram, begun by the bishops in October

sentenced Sept. 12 in the death of

Position Available

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Rock Hill, SC, K-

Room

4 to 8 (350 students) is searching for a Catholic principal with middle

at the Inn

Residential Program has a

school experience. Master's Degree

School Administration preferred.

Must be eligible for a SC elementary in

principal's certificate, or

weekend,

live-in position

available.

Working hours

for this position are 5 p.m. Friday-5 p.m.

have one Contact:

To

from another state.

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(800) 327-3236,

said Sister

are involved in the Respect Life pro-

Guadalupe Negron, a 33-year-old mother of four. Mrs. Negron died on the operat-

St.

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home,

the primary concern in

Bishop Comiskey' s June call for continued debate of mandatory celibacy for Latin-rite priests has drawn a Vatican reprimand and a request to go to Rome to discuss his views with Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, head of the Vatican Congregation for Bishops. The bishop said he was astounded by the number of people who have commented publicly since his call for continued debate on celibacy. "It is not debate or even disagreement on those things which are not of the core of our faith which will kill our church, but apathy signaled by the absence of footsteps of those no longer walking with us," he said

Bishop Comiskey had been verbally informed in July by Archbishop Emanuele Gerada, papal nuncio to Ireland, of the

1995 Respect Life program

death of a

(CNS)

is

church, he said in an Aug. 9 statement.

Service Aug. 8 that

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today have never experienced the faith that they were baptized in," she said.

"They have never been evangelized."

Sister Cronin, a member of the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, spoke to about 80 international Catholic teaching delegates gathered at the University of Toronto's St. Michael Col-

in

Respect Life packet.

article for the

told Catholic

tion programs.

abortion, euthanasia

punishment

terms that signal "teachings of exceptional doctrinal force and uncontestable truth," said Dominican Father J. Augustine DiNoia, director of the bishops' Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices, in his capital

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People Bishops Establish Office For Catechism, Name First Director The WASHINGTON (CNS)

dress shirt,

came out

to greet the

In

young

The News who

Killarney

answering questions from the media and mingling with the crowd. Asked

most of her

National Conference of Catholic Bish-

ops has established an Office for the Catechism and named Father John Pol-

Joliet Catholic Explorer,

lard its executive director. Father Pol-

the Joliet Diocese, "(I'm) experiencing

lard, a priest

of the Archdiocese of Chi-

cago, has served since 1992 as represen-

tos,

how he was feeling, the cardinal told the newspaper of

—

cago, will provide staff assistance to the

Ad Hoc Committee

hospital after undergoing quintuple-by-

Oversee the Use of the Catechism, chaired by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis.

Before joining the staff of the bishops'

pass surgery.

The 65 -year-old

bishop will convalesce for the next three

was director

of the Office for Religious Education in

the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Winnipeg.

the Archdiocese of Chicago.

special significance.

Msgr. Radkewycz will administer the archdiocese during the archbishop's absence. Born in Saskatchewan, Archbishop Bzdel succeeded Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk as head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada in 1 993 Before his appointment, Archbishop Bzdel served as provincial superior of the Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers in Canada and the United States for nine

hospital,

years.

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Cardinal Hosts First

—

Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, an Aug. 6

meeting with some 1,000 young adult Catholics from his archdiocese and the neighboring Diocese of Joliet, 111., had a

"When I was in the I didn't know whether I would

said.

— and here

I

am," he

The outdoor reception

at the

be able to be here

cardinal's residence

was the first public

event he had hosted since his cancer surgery in June. Looking

fit,

a smiling

Cardinal Bernardin, clad in slacks and

HOWELL,

N.J.

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—

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church in Ireland is in a state of depression," according to Mercy Sister Mary

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the last day of the synod, held in Raboueh,

Lebanon. Born in

in

Kaael-Rim, Lebanon,

1933, the archbishop entered the

and was ordained

Father's Suffering Japan (CNS) Makota Nagai was 1 1 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown, Nagasaki. On Aug. 9, 1945, he and his 5-year-old sister, Kayano, left home at 7 a.m. to walk to their

—

NAGASAKI,

grandmother's farm, in a valley about four miles way from the city.

"My sister

several pastoral assignments in Leba-

non, he was transferred to the United States in 1971 and

was named pastor of

the Melkite parish in Warren, Mich. In

1987, he was

cese of

St.

named bishop of the Dio-

Michael's of Sydney, where

he was responsible for the pastoral care of some 10,000 Melkite Catholics in Australia and New Zealand.

walked the two hours to grandmother' s on the hot summer road," and

to the priesthood in

1965. After post-graduate studies and

I

he told Asia Focus, a publication of the Thailand-based Asian Catholic news agency, UCA News. "At 11,1 thought

bomb

struck the sun.

fell

The stove

in the

Thunder followed, and

over.

intense heat enveloped the village," he said.

"We soon knew of the destruction

of Nagasaki from escaping victims, who

came

in

our direction.

It

was

a fire lake

in the city."

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people by evangelizing and serving the poor. "Church attendance is down. The young are leaving the church and convents are closing," she told The Monitor, newspaper of the Diocese of Trenton.

arch-

months with relatives, said Msgr.

Jaropolk Radkewycz, vicar general of

conference, Father Pollard

She

own

Ukrainian Archbishop Michael Bzdel of Winnipeg has been released from the

to

who went home recently after spending three years in the United States.

a few side effects

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chairman of the U.S. bishops' nications Committee,

August

TV

Commu-

came out

in favor

system.

While the government may not

•

within

re-

the content of on-line services,

strict

1

5

months of a phone company

offering competition.

its

providers and users would not be held

TV stations could introduce new

•

liable for restricting access to "obscene,

services like digital

lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively vio-

TV

lent,

State laws guaranteeing local phone

companies' monopolies would be abolished, allowing such groups and cable operators and long-distance companies to offer local

phone

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• TV networks could merge, networks could buy cable systems, individual owners could own more than one TV station in a single community, and chains could own stations covering 35 percent of the nation up from 25 percent. Radio station ownership limits would be repealed.

The Senate version includes an

harassing or otherwise objection-

able" content.

•

own phone

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of both the blocking technology and a

TV ratings

systems or over their

lines.

telecommunications networks from discriminating against what the industry considers "high-cost" areas, or

faced local competition.

Phone companies could offer video

services either through separate cable

rural

Rescue.

tion League, told

Lawyer Sarah Weddington, who represented McCorvey before the U.S. Supreme Court, told Associated Press, "What really matters is what the judges on the Supreme Court think, what people

pro-lifers "will exploit this, take

in elected office think

citizens think.

it

out of

isn't."

in the case

which reached the U.S. Supreme Court did not end in abortion; the ruling came too late for that. She gave birth to a girl and gave her up for adoption. In 1989,

news

who

the daughter,

is

now

25,

was

lo-

cated and described herself as pro-life.

sought to overturn a

in a lawsuit that

page 2

Kickoff, from Erbs,

it

McCorvey 's pregnancy

about Jane Roe will change one mind."

The Roe case began in 1970, when McCorvey agreed to become a plaintiff

Lou

she expected

blow it up and make it appear to

be something

and what average

don't think this

I

context,

ABC

who

on Our Lady of Olympic planning

sits

the Assumption's

see for himself the Irish banner put

together by

members of

QUEST

At-

lingual skills and a willingness to pro-

it,"

also says that if a telecommuni-

extensions.

power."

He

vide housing have

earlier stated support for

come

lanta '96, the interdenominational Christian outreach to the

he said, but more are needed. "There's going to be another pitch" soon, he promised.

Fellow OLA parishioner Sharon Adams is also enthusiastic about her suburban parish's Olympic linkup.

wanted

"I

President Clinton said in late July he would veto the telecommunications bill because it "promotes mergers and concentrations of

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Kate Michelman of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Ac-

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not what I've done or what I can do for them. They genuinely love me," McCorvey said of Operation

who live in those

lack of

can't cover?

me for who I am,

"They wanted to know the Gaelic word (for 'welcome') and how to write

cations network shuns such an area for

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pily provided the translation that graces the

deep green banner. all parishes and coun-

Though not

tries are currently

represented in the

historic church's eye-catching array of

banners, Shrine parishioner Lisa South

be involved through

to

Olympics.

said there's room for more. Additional banners conforming to color and size

Adams, who feels the faith dimension of the Olympics is an important focus. "That's what draws

the church," said

restrictions will

tion of

people together anyway," she said.

Msgr. Louis Naughton came to the Shrine to catch the prayerful spirit and

be hung for the edifica-

Olympic

visitors, said South.

This article originally appeared in

The Georgia

Bulletin

and

is

reprinted

with permission.

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