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News & Herald
Volume 7 Number 43
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
August
»
21, 1998
Pope, Irish Church Leaders Condemn Northern Ireland Bombing —
By CHRISTENA COCLOUGH BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS) Irish
church leaders and Pope John
15 bombing, which hit a busy
shoppmg disOmagh, 50 miles west of Belfast,
such a tragic and senseless way," and asked
trict in
blessings on the injured, the families in
sary of the
iirst
deployment of British troops
Northern Ireland.
sure these people that these evil ones
who
people will turn away from vio-
was believed
be the work of Irish Republican Army who oppose the peace process. At the papal summer home in Castel Gandolfo Aug. 16, Pope John Paul said, to
Staff Writer
much
and ideological conno-
laughs into the phone receiver in response
tation as religious.
to his trans- Adantic caller; he's
Their hometowns in County Fermanagh, some 75 miles southwest of Belfast, are remote from much of the re-
up on things back
Kingdom. At the kitchen
home
table,
checking United
in the
Gary
McGowan
waits for Dilworth to finish his ter six
weeks
go home
in
call.
Af-
in Charlotte, the teens will
a couple of days.
The
16-year-
olds will return with souvenirs, a bit of a
sunburn, and cherished memories of sum-
mertime
fun.
But
this trip
has been no
ordinary sojourn.
Dilworth
is
Catholic. Their
Protestant,
McGowan
a
home is Northern Ireland,
where warring sectarian groups have caused a cycle of fear and violence for
many
like so
others in their native land
are
—
steadfast in their conviction that friend-
ship
is
the
way
McGowan
to peace.
and Dilworth have come United States as part of Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland, Inc. The non-profit organization promotes peace in Northern Ireland by pairing Catholic and Protestant teen-agers in American homes. Organizers hope the neutral atmosphere allows the teens to to the
ing to
again, blind violence
impede
is
attempt-
the difficult path of peace
"The family They are just
said:
Monahan is survived by her husband, Michael, two daughters and a son. Her eldest child
is 6.
The bomb victims were herded
into
bomb after an inaccurate warning was given. Acting on a telephone tip, police evacuated the shoppers to the end of the street, where the bomb eventually exploded.
Police, firefighters
ambulance crews and for hours to move
worked
those injured by the blast to local hospi-
and productive harmony which most dis-
focus on their similarities and establish lasting friendships
— building blocks
for
a future of harmony.
and no difference,"
"Basically, (with) the Catholics
—
cent bloodshed. Yet the teens
them were killed. Archbishop Brady
See Bombing, page 3
— and Teach — Lesson of Hope
words
Protestant and Catholic carry as political, social,
at the time of the blast with her 30-year-old daughter Avirl Monahan, who was pregnant with twins, and Avirl's 18-month-old daughter, Maura. All of
the path of the
dissidents
"Once
in
Omagh
so shocked."
Police said the car bomb
CHARLOTTE — Matthew Dilworth
was shopping
65,
are just totally devastated.
that
members
bombing.
Mary Grimes,
bishop Brady said. "People had begun to dare to hope that scenes like this had disappeared. It will open up old wounds. We can only lence," he said.
a place where the
in the
carried out this will not succeed," Arch-
hope
It is
mourning and "all who continue to put their trust in dialogue and agreement." In the late afternoon Aug. 16, Archbishop Brady, primate of all Ireland, traveled to Beragh, near Omagh, to visit a family that lost several family
Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh, visibly shaken from the atrocity, said churchgoers must unite in prayer and not lose hope that the peace process will triumph. "Words are not very useful. We must support people by (our) presence and as-
decades.
succumb to violence and that they will
on which the whole future depends," he said. The pope prayed for those killed "in
to
JIMMY ROSTAR
not
who visited the scene of the Aug.
200 people were injured by the 500-pound car bomb, which came on the 29th anniver-
By
people of good will
that peaceful coexistence
spoke of confusion, numbness and grief. At least 28 people were killed and more than
Northern Ireland Teens Learn
that Irish
persevere with determination in building
Priests
Parishioner Agnes Rogers shares a laugh with Father Joseph Kelleher at Our Lady of the Assumption Church's 50th anniversary celebration held Aug. 14. Rogers is a founding member of the parish. Father Kelleher served as Our Lady of the Assumption pastor from 1 977-1 986. The parish consisted of 40 people in 1948 and now boasts 2,300 members. See related story, page 2.
possible.
is
earnest hope for that beloved
is
urging people to reject violence and continue to seek peace.
Church's Golden Anniversary
"My country
II condemned the bloodiest terrorist bombing in Northern Ireland's history,
Paul
A
cerning people are convinced
the Protestants, there's
McGowan. "There shouldn't be any
says
"People need to stop the killing and look forward to the future," adds
Katy Volponi
hosting another pair.
Host families agree
to
pay for airfare room and
board, and include them as family bers. Itineraries are
up
mem-
to individual fami-
them on fundraising opportunities. The project is open nes, and organizers advise
Dilworth. is
a regional coordina-
She and her husband, former hosts. "When you understand who and what a human being is on an individual level," she says, "then you dispel some prejudgement about them. It's a matter of education and broadening horizons." More than 1 20 teens aged 15-18 have tor for the project. Phil, are also
ily is
for the teens, provide their
divide lines."
...
been hosted in 14 states this summer. In western North Carolina, three pairs of young men and women are spending their time in Charlotte; a Blowing Rock fam-
to host families of all faiths.
Dilworth and
McGowan
say their
belief in interaction rather than segrega-
been reinforced. At home, each has Catholic and Protestant friends. They tion has
share a love for sports, technology, art
See Northern
Ireland,
page 3
2 The Catholic
News
& Herald
August 21, 1998
50 Years With Mary By Our Side
Assumption Parish Celebrates Golden Anniversary
Our Lady By
of the
MIKE KROKOS Editor
CHARLOTTE — Agnes Rogers is a pioneer.
"Many cultures are represented in our church family. We have Indian, Hispanic, Vietnamese, Cambodian,
G. Curlin presided at an anniversary Mass on the vigil of the Feast of the Assumption with Jesuit Father Francis Gillespie, pastor, former pastors and priests of the parish. Nearly 500 parish-
Sham-
rock Drive was a landmark in the parish history.
"They
(the diocese)
years of my priesthood were in this par-
Her cousin, the late Jesuit Father Andrew Graves, was an ecumenical and civic leader in western
North Carolina
who pioneered missionary
ern region, Rogers
efforts in
was busy helping
ish."
build a parish in the Piedmont region of the state.
tor
From an
initial
congregation of 40,
Rogers has seen the parish move several times and grow to the 2,300-member church that exists today. The 80year-old remembers Missionary Servant of the Blessed Trinity Father Michael Gibhn, the church's founding pastor, and
Mass celebrated
Oct. 3, 1948,
Father Joseph Kelleher, OLA pasfrom 1977-1986, agreed. "When
Bishop Donoghue reassigned
me to an-
other parish in the summer of 1986, it broke my heart," he said. "I loved the people here and my years in this parish."
In his homily. Father Gillespie tied in the parish's anniversary
ebrating 50 Years with
Madonna
versity of this parish," he said. "Just as
"If I had two sons, one of them would be Father John, and the other would be Father Fran," she said. "I love them both." Fellow parishioner Suzanne Anthony said Our Lady of the Assumption has not only grown in size, but in eth-
Mary was at the side of Jesus, and just as Mary has been at our side for the last
nic diversity over the years as well.
Bishop Curlin said the Our Lady of
Matthew 23:23-26 Wednesday 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18
Matthew 23:27-32 Thursday Photo by
J.
50th anniversary
IVIass.
Corinthians 1:1-9
1
Parishioner Desiree Coutinho presents the gifts at Our Lady of the Assumption's
Also show
Matthew 24:42-51
is
Friday
Jesuit Father Francis Gillespie, pastor. 1
Assumption church family is indeed blessed. "The hallmark of this parish (is) it is very, very evident that you do love one another, and that you do witness Christ in the way you love one another,"
Corinthians 1:17-25
Matthew 25:1-13 Saturday 1
Corinthians 1:26-31
Mark 6:17-29
he added.
Side."
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is
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had pur-
unite the Catholic population in the west-
Trailblazers run in Rogers' family.
Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13 Luke 13:22-30
Both Rogers and Anthony agreed the building of the current church on
Madison and Yancey counties from 1937 until 1985. While Father Graves was making a name for himself for his tireless generosity and Christian witness to
ioners attended the celebration.
Sunday Isaiah 66:18-21
fruits."
chased the property back in the early 1960s, and the parish had been trying to build a new church for years," Anthony said. (Then) Bishop John F. Donoghue and parishioners broke ground on March 19, 1989, and the first Mass at the new church was celebrated in February 1990. For Father Hanic, pastor from 19861992, memories of a loving church family come to mind when reminiscing about his years at Our Lady of the Assumption. "They were wonderful, caring people that were greatly diverse in their lifestyles," he said. "The happiest
"Our
—
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"I've been here (at Our Lady of the Assumption Church) since day one," Rogers said while showing off old pictures of the parish which celebrated its 50th birthday Aug. 15. Bishop William
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The Catholic News
Bombing, from
page
Northern Ireland,
1
day to find words." Father Eddie Deney, who works in South Africa but was on his way home for a vacation, was traveling though It
will take another
Omagh when the blast occurred. He and other priests administered last it was from was so much
rites to the victims,
but he said
nearly impossible to
tell
the dead
the injured because there
blood. "I felt completely numb," Father Deney "The only way to cope with what I saw was to switch off my emotions." The Church of Ireland primate. Archbishop Robin Fames, comforted the insaid.
jured at
Dungannon hospital.
"We have had year after year of this," he
said.
"This
is
mass murder.
We
need
be shown that this peace process something that can survive."
to
Catholics at St. Joseph's Church in Omagh pray Aug. 16 for the victims of a car bomb which exploded the day before in Northern Ireland. Pope John Paul II and Irish church leaders condemned the bombing which killed at least 28 people. Forensic experts scoured the rubble
tals.
and debris
to find missing limbs.
One eyewitness little
said: "I
picked up a
boy. His legs had been
blown
off,
but he did not even reahze."
Father Kevin Mullan of Christ the
King Church
in
Omagh was among
local reUgious leaders
tims' families as they awaited
temporary hospital
set
up
news
at a
in the town's
community center. "There
is
Queen Elizabeth
II
Ireland.
this
"Irish-Americans totally condemn monstrous act of savagery," he said,
calling the
bombing "a
and viciously equate to
evil act.
brutally violent
No words
are ad-
condemn it."
a terrible sense of grief
God be with them," am just going to cry with them.
waiting to explode.
he said.
"I
from page
-
McGowan
says, for all of Northern Ire-
land "to forget about the past and
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Volponi says,
the true purpose of the project. "They're
an age where they're standing on the brink of adulthood, trying to decide what role they're going to play," she adds. at
The day after The Catholic News & Herald interviews with McGowan and Dilworth, 28 people were killed and 220 injured after a car bomb exploded on a crowded street in Omagh, some 55 miles west of Belfast. The teens' families were not directly affected. The car bomb ex-
interacted with people of various
plosion was the deadliest single attack
nadons during
of terrorism in 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. See page 1 for story.
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The Pope Speaks
CPro^^ife Corner
Pope John Paul II
The Spirit In Creation VATICAN CITY (CNS) Here is
—
Pope John Paul IPs remarks weekly general audience Aug. 12.
text of
release in September will
the Vatican English at his
in
feature images of Pope John
Paul
The three-and-a-
II.
half minute video, featuring
a song about the pope by an
The deepest element of God's commandment to protect human hfe is
the requirement to
Dear brothers and
show reverence
we reflect today on the fact that,
while the Holy Spirit works in a unique and full manner within the church, he also acts outside her visible
and love for every person and the hfe
frontiers.
of every person.
— John Paul
Year 2000,
The ery
Evangelium Vitae
II,
Spirit is present in creation
moment of the
and active
history of salvation.
at ev-
He directs
all
things to the definitive event of the Incarnation of the
Word. Through Christ, this same Spirit is communicated by the Father to the church and to all of humanity. Wherever people sincerely look for the revelafion of God and wait in hope of salvation, it is possible to discern the hidden but efficacious
piscopal Galen Jar Bisliop
WiEiam G.
Ciirliiii
take part in the folowing events
1
In
j
life in the Spirit to all
p.m.
The
Spirit"
Catholic Evangelization
The history of salvation is not separate from huhistory but points to and brings about the redemption achieved in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The church is at the service of the Spirit's work and sees herself as sent to bring the fullness of
man
August 22
"One
work
of the Spirit.
will
Commission
Ecumenical Rally Marshall Park Charlotte
4 p.m. Dedication of New Classroom Building Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School
peoples.
I cordially welcome all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors, especially those from Taiwan, Japan and the United States of America. I gladly invoke the joy and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ upon you and your families.
With Vatican's Blessing, l\/lusic Video Features Images Of Pope (CNS) A music video scheduled
—
ROME
pop musician, has
Italian
sisters,
In our continuing preparation for the Great Jubilee of the
the blessings of the Vatican
be seen in Italy on Telepace, a church-based, nationwide broadcaster, as part of a tribute to Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The papal video will be set to the tune of "A Man Come From Afar" by Amedeo
and
is to
Minghi, who performed the song for Pope John Paul in 1996 while a few video clips of the pope were projected on a screen.
Pope Establishes New Diocese
In India,
Names Bishop VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— Pope John Paul
II has new diocese in northeastern India, bordering Nepal, and has named a 44-year-old priest to
established a
be its first bishop. The new Diocese of Bettiah, made up of territory previously belonging to the Diocese of Muzaffarpur, covers an area of almost 7,500 square miles with a population of more than 11.5 million people. The pope named as the first bishop of Bettiah Father Victor Henry Thakur, who was born in Chakhni, a town within the borders of the new dio-
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August 23 I
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21,
1998
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The
title is
simply "Jude," but a footnote in large
why
book
"An
used her
skills as
an inves-
tigative reporter to get the
real story of this elusive
who
saint,
where
—
surfaces every-
in a hundred
news-
ac-
papers a day where people
claimed journalist takes a spellbinding voyage in search of the 20th century's most beloved yet mysterious saint," the patron saint of last resort, lost causes and the im-
thank Jude for favors received, in uncountable shrines and in innumerable
possible.
testimonies,
letters gives a hint
this
is
unusual.
—
Liz immediately recognized the author's name She is an Emmy Award- winning journalist for her reporting on the Vietnam War. I saw her from the '60s to the '80s on NBC and then CBS television. I had tremendous respect for her achievements as a woman in a male-dominated industry. A few years back she wrote "Fighting for Air, In the Trenches With Television News," a fascinating book about her work and "getting kicked out after 20 years." When I got her book on Jude, I wanted to meet this fascinating woman. We agreed to get together for breakI
Trotta.
The Catholic
News
Journalist Investigates Saint Of The Last Resort The Catholic Digest Book Club called its July editor's choice "the first book of its kind!"
fast in
New York.
Reading her book but did not get a
I
much
learned
more about
clearer picture of
St.
Jude,
who he
is.
Even the author acknowledges that after all her research, which took her to Rome, Turkey and many churches in America, no clear picture of this revered apostle emerges. Jude remains "the saint of shadows, a holy helper,
who hears the weakest, most desolate cries." Mysteriously, that may be why you can't
children's hospital in St. Jude's
answered prayers. When I met fast, straight
who
is
now New York bu-
I learned you get woman. She was happy that someone who interviewed her
answers from
definitely not
this classy
referred to her, incorrectly, as a "lapsed Catholic."
In fact, when I asked her if writing this book had been something of a faith journey for her, she countered immediately that the answer was no. She knows who she is and what her faith is, she responded with confidence. That faith is rooted in a good heritage, from a decent, hard-working Italian family that believed in education, specifically Catholic education. I
then asked her about a line in her book where she drew me here from
says, "I suspect that Jude himself
is more summons than Her comment? He wanted a good reporter, she is. "I had an assigrmient and I carWhy would he pick a bad reporter?" You
the beginning, that the journey privilege."
and
book down. You read the stories of the people so touched by this saint, and you feel a magnetic draw to speak to him yourself. He has been the obscure apostle of his-
ried
confused with the traitor Judas. Yet, he is the one people through the ages have called upon when they are desperate, most in need of hope. Why?
Trotta,
reau chief for the Washington Times,
put this
tory, too often
many from the Danny Thomas, who built a name in gratitude for
well known, like the late
that's it
who
out.
have to
like Liz Trotta!
What she observed in researching St. Jude's life and impact on the world was that many people have "an extraordinary, spectacular faith." "I
wasn't surprised to find
And, she comments,
it."
That's the question Trotta wanted to answer. She
embarked upon an extraordinarily detailed
search.
She
Antoinette Bosco
is
a
CNS
columnist.
August 21, 1998
Light
One Candle
Father Thomas
A Growing
Epidemic: Teen Suicide
On
a
September day
worthless and helpless.
Ana Martinez called her mother work. "I just called to tell you I love
you, Mami. I love you so much," Ana said. "I love you too, honey. I'm a little busy now. Can I call you right back?" her mother asked. "No, you don't have to," Ana answered. "I'm going to lie down and sleep." When her father got home, he found his daughter hanging from a pole inside the family's backyard shed. Ana had killed herself. Across the United States, an epidemic of teen-age suicide is claiming the lives of more and more young people. From 1980 to 1995, the suicide rate among children aged 10 to 14 has jumped 120 percent. While suicide rates are generally highest in white males, they are
increasing
among young ethnic
Experts don't have to
what
they
is
know
happening that
many
Some rebel, even
females.
the answers our teens. Still, young people feel all
to
McSweeney after a
good
rest"
taboo.
accomplish nothing.
warning signs, though not everyone shows them: changes in personal appear-
of
we might
cide, that
are available.
Then encourage
react
So what do you do
—
if
a
young perseems
son or a person of any age be threatening suicide?
—
when you are dealing person, remember you
outset,
with a suicidal are dealing with an individual lost the ability to cope.
who
not
know
all
the answers.
You
therapist nor a counselor, but
has
Whatever the
are not a
you can lis-
ten.
who
the po-
tentially suicidal person,
you commit suicide!" This is no time to debate issues of right or wrong. That just puts the burden of talking them out of it on you. Simply tell the person straight away that you do to hell if
to
Show your
support, but avoid promises of secrecy.
the sin of sui-
with horror: "But you'll go
suicide.
Be non-judgmental.
Offer hope that alternatives
On the other hand, some us may be so over-
whelmed by
ance or behavior, giving away treasured possessions, depression, a history of suicide attempts, talking about committing
At the
J.
morrow
There are
violently, to hide their feelings.
in 1993, 15-
year-old at
& Herald 5
The Catholic News
sional
young or old, to get profesassistance from a mental health
agency or
family doctor,
crisis center,
therapist, or school counselor. If they
and ask how to handle the situation. People matter. Not some people some of the time, but all people all of the time.
refuse, get in contact yourself
for advice in
talk about
Even if we don't think so, God does. Our
self-destructive
killing themselves are relieved to find
merciful Father wants each of us, his
thoughts and actions. That presents a problem for most of us, because we do
someone who is not scared to discuss their suicidal inclinations. Talking openly
children, to cherish ourselves as he does:
The
cause, the suicidal person needs to talk to
someone about their
not react well to
someone who
fact
is,
people
about suicide does not influence a person to go ahead with it. It has just the opposite effect. Giving someone permission to air their feelings in a frank and caring conversation helps ease their burden and takes away some of the topic's
talks
about depression, anger or sense of loss.
We
usually feel obliged to cheer that person up or talk him or her out of it. You can't. Easy reassurances like "it's only a phase," or "you'll feel better to-
"Because you are precious in My sight, and honored, and I love you." (Isaiah 43:4)
Father Thomas
J.
McSweeney is diand a CNS
rector of The Christophers
columnist.
Question Corner Father John Dietzen
Never Alone Dear Readers, Several weeks ago I responded to a woman who had been baptized and made her first Communion, but had not been raised Catholic. Her parents were bitter against the church, for reasons she never
knew.
She was promiscuous. She had an abortion in her 20s. Through a 12-step program, she rediscovered God and her faith, but feared going to church where she would be alone in pews full of whole families.
The response to that column, from baby boomers and post-boomers, was astounding. Clearly, there are many more
after
I
I felt
was
a first step
agonies and emptiness, aloneness and
never forget going to Mass, sitback and then getting quickly out
I'll
ting in
with
us.
they don't necessarily want to
It
be noticed. Know that I am pews. You are not
in those
alone. I
have advice even beyond Father
me. I'm
Dietzen's: Get involved in the church as
but I'm getting there.
well. Join a Bible study or faith forma-
I wanted to write to you because Fawas right: The church does want you back. And the Lord desperately wants you back. Now that I have children I have an ever clearer grasp on the smallest bit of God's great love for us. My child could do the worst thing imaginable, and I would still love him and want him back. So much more does God want us.
tion group, volunteer for the
ther Dietzen
longing.
Those
filled
You don't notice them maybe because just like you are/were feeling,
and the
God, of course, already had forgiven still working on forgiving myself,
my life in my early 20s! Same sins, simi-
are not alone.
church pews are people like
smartest.
Dear "Post-boomer" from Ohio: Your letter to Father Dietzen was amazing; it was like someone described lar
You
so
to
finally
fore the birth of our child.
When she tried to go, she turned
back home, ashamed. "With all my sins," she said, "what should be my first step?" I answered that God wants her back, that whatever she has done is past, and she is repentant, and many more people than she could imagine in their 20s and 30s and 40s have the same story she has.
started.
be there. went to confession years later. I was married and pregnant, and wanted to be "cleansed" beI
imagined who have the same story and who want help coming home. I want to share one of these letters with you, this one from the East Coast. It was meant for me to send to the original writer, but Linda approved my use of it in this column. I'm grateful for her letter and hope it will help some of you or someone you know. people than
Mass
unworthy
homeless
sheher or whatever your parish offers. It's time to go out on your own. You won't be alone. God is with you, your guardian angel is with you, and I am with
you
too!
My prayers and my love, Linda. Father John Dietzen
a
is
CNS
col-
Family Reflections Andrew Family Togetiierness
Sometimes asking a family member to accompany us on a personal errand can become an opportunity for bonding. Sports events, movies, powercouple.
We believe in family togetherness. We exert great effort in having activities as a
whole family. As we journey deeper into adolescence with our two children, find-
&
Terri Lyke
scurried
all
day from one
relationship between two fam-
roller coaster ride to the next,
ily
members than
while Andrea and Terri en-
ily as
joyed an unhurried day of shopping. Those usual ten-
present in
a whole. all
We
sions at family outings aren't
are gathered in
take advantage of these chance moments,
other occasions are opportunities for one-
necessarily negative because
there
on-one family connections.
they teach us
ing such time can be a real challenge.
recognizing that there are times
when we
need to separate to deepen our family bonds with our children and with each other. Over the years there have been Daddy/Daughter and Mother/Son dances, and various other opportunities to make personal connections through memorable moments. When Andrew's job demanded he be away on either of the kid's birthdays, he would take them out to breakfast before his trip and celebrate with them. Shop-
trips,
It
gives us
18:20)
daughter.
the family
Having stronger relationships between members, we gain a stronger family unit, and a deeper appreciation of the family. For the love between parent and child, brother and sister, and husband and wife have God as their source. They are different aspects of God's love. God is not less present in the
scarce, we trust that the connections we make one-on-one strengthen our family
and to better appreciate them.
Though family day trips to Six Flags amusement park have become an annual
of family outings, Marty and Andrew'
way
my name, I am among them." (Mat
the experience
ily
on-one time with the kids. Our shared ministry offers us time to ourselves as a
a regular
fully
tradition in recent years,
individual relationships within our fam-
Terri spends one-
is
how to be with
fam-
each other harmoniously. However, there are times when we need full doses of male bonding and female bonding that somehow feed our family connections. And there are times also when mother and son need separate bonding time, and so with father and
time to experience the uniqueness of those
we found that was less amusing for Terri and Andrea than for Andrew and Marty. So this year, instead of us all going together, the guys went roller coaster hopping while the girls went to nearby Gumee Mills for a day of shopping.
ping
ships.
is
"For where two or three
speaking engagements, community service activities, and walks, fishing
in the
God
family relation-
Free of the usual male/female tensions
As our children get older, finding time more difficult. However, there are still many opportuniconnections with ties to make one-on-one each family member. Though family meals are less frequent and times when together as a family gets
is
fully present are
becoming
bonds, and that nonetheless, God present in those connections.
Andrew umnists.
&
Terri Lyke are
is
CNS
fully
col-
6 The Catholic
News
& Herald
August 21, 1998
Pope Says Faithful Should Do Good
Newspaper Advisory Board Shares
News &
Insight With — Four times a
HICKORY
Mary Carol Campbell
Herald Staff
Works On Sunday CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)
— On Sunday
year,
drives four to six
hours from her mountain home so she can
people's suffering, Pope John Paul
spend a Saturday morning talking about this newspaper. Campbell is one of 10 advisory board members for The Cathohc News & Herald. And she's been covering the miles and giving up some of her weekends because she wants to make it a better newspaper. "I do think we've accomplished a lot and brought things to the attention of the staff," said Campbell, communications director for the Good Shepherd Home Health Agency in Hayesville. "They seem to appreciate it and use our suggestions." Campbell brings a unique perspective to the board, which meets in Hickory and Charlotte. She is a diocesan employee
who
communion with one's neighbor is felt." Pope John Paul has discussed various aspects of his letter "Dies Domini" ("The Day of the Lord") on successive Sundays since it was issued July 7. In his Aug. 17 address, he said that in addition to being a "day of joy," Sunday is a "day of sharing." "To invite a person who is alone to lunch, to offer what is necessary to a needy family, to visit one who is sick or imprisoned, to dedicate a bit of time to someone enduring a difficult moment,
far
Members
The
these are
News &
Herald advisory board include, front row, from and Chip Wilson. Back Shaw, John Drescher, and Mary Carol Campbell. Not pictured: Father Michael Buttner and Spiritan Father Ed Vilkauskas.
left:
of
Catholic
Tim Reid, Mercy
Sister Pauline Clifford, Hilda Gurdian,
row: Michael Scotto, Rev. Mr. Vince
some of the many possible conmake Sunday a day of Pope John Paul said.
crete gestures to
fraternal solidarity,"
In so doing, he added, the faithful can
ensure that the Lord's
are:
Day is also "a
'day of
man,' because it helps our humanity to grow." •
St.
n said.
Addressing pilgrims gathered for a Sunday noon blessing at his summer residence outside of Rome, the pope noted that Sunday was "the day on which a stronger
also lives in the sometimes-isolated
western edge of the state. The committee's other members, who hail from varied parts of the diocese and varied professions, have been meeting quarterly since early last year. Other members
in particular, the faithful
should do good works to alleviate other
Father Michael Buttner, pastor of
Francis of Assisi Church in Lenoir.
Ed Vilkauskas, pasOur Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe and diocesan director of evange•
Spiritan Father
tor of
Mercy
Sister Pauline Clifford, vice
president of the Sisters of
Mercy
in
Belmont. •
John Drescher, page one editor of
The Charlotte Observer. Hilda Gurdian, publisher of La Noticia, a Hispanic newspaper in Charlotte. •
•
Rev. Mr. Vince Shaw, a permanent dea-
Tim
Reid, business writer for
The
"The CathoUc News and Herald staff is doing a great job, but they're always under
Charlotte Observer.
the pressure of a deadline," Reid said.
The board's ex officio members are W. West, diocesan vicar general and chancellor, and Bishop WiUiam G. Curlin, publisher of the newspaper. "We're diverse people from different backgrounds," said Reid, the board's chairman. "We bring different skills and can add to the mix." Already, the committee has been hard
"We have the luxury of meeting periodically and looking at the big picture."
Reid said the advisory board is particularly interested in what readers have to say.
we've got a good product," Reid said. "We hope we can package it better and keep it more finely tuned to what affects peoples' lives and what they want to read about." "I think
work hammering out a revised mission
Asheville Citizen-Times.
at
Michael Scotto, a marketing expert from St. Paul the Apostle Church in Greensboro.
ways
•
sign.
con from St. Mary Church in Greensboro. • Chip Wilson, a staff writer for The
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The Catholic News
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Entertainment
Moral Decision At The Heart Of "Return To Paradise" By GERRI PARE (CNS)
NEW YORK
— Two —
Americans are put to the test when they can save the life of a friend provided they each give up three years of their lives in "Return to Paradise"
about their decisions, Beth goes into overdrive to persuade them both. She succeeds, but once in Malaysia, Lewis' de-
and a new renewed soul-search-
teriorated mental condition revelation occasions
ing as time runs out.
The moral decision
(Polygram).
Two
at the heart
of the
years earlier in Malaysia young American guys met and
story provides a promising premise for a
hung out together, enjoying the beautiful women and cheap hash. Then it was back to New York and work for architect Tony (David Conrad) and
Unfortunately, in director Joseph Ruben's hands, the film gradually descends into the territory of overwrought melodrama. Added to that, the twists the
limo driver Sheriff (Vince Vaughn). Gentle Lewis (Joaquin Phoenix), however, decided to stay and help save endangered orangutans in Borneo.
plot takes are not-so-subtly telegraphed
Unbeknownst
clusion.
three
to
Tony and Lewis, he
never got there as the next day, Malaysian police found the guys' leftover stash of hash enough to get Lewis quickly convicted of drug dealing and imprisoned on death row. Enter lawyer Beth (Anne Heche), who tracks down Lewis' two pals in the Big Apple and gives them the shocking news that Lewis will be hanged in eight days unless they return within the week, admit their share of responsibility for the crime, and
—
serve three years hard time. If only one is
willing to go, the term in the
Ma-
laysian prison will be six years to spare
Lewis'
life.
Tony would appear most
have the
to
to lose, with his career just tak-
ing off and a fiancee to leave behind,
but he cannot accept that Lewis will die
if
he doesn
'
t
return.
no real emotional connections to anyone and deflects Beth's pleas even when she seems to be offering him the equivalent of three years' salary and possibly herself if he would agree to do the time. However, once Tony agrees to go. Sheriff feels off the hook and is content to let Tony face the double senSheriff seemingly has
—
—
serious story of sacrifice, betrayal or both.
from the start, reducing suspense and making the movie seem drawn-out in reaching its inevitable con-
A sudden passionate romance between the intense Beth and chilly Sheriff is one more unconvincing contrivance that tests
Videos
audience patience.
to Paradise" further features a
choppy
subplot in which aggressive reporter Jada Pinkett Smith gets
wind of the
story
and
won't let go. Her resulting coverage catapults
it
into a last-minute international
cause celebre with severe consequences. The cast gives adequate perfor-
mances, considering the script's limitations, and visually the movie's dark tones in the New York segments and exotic settings in Asia are pluses. All in all, however, this flawed cautionary tale reduces a complex moral problem to a mostly predictable course of events with little to ponder over once the credits begin to roll. Due to brief violence and recreational drug abuse, implied affairs, recurring profanity and much rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is
A-III
—
adults.
The Motion
Association of America rating
Picture is
R
—
movie-within-a-movie in which an enraged director (Eric Idle) steals the master negative of his movie after the producer (Ryan O'Neal) re-cuts his film. Directed by Alan Smithee from a script by Joe Eszterhas, the movie's Satirical
inside jokes are self-serving in lionizing creative types
who refuse to compromise
lic
Broadcasting.
of producing an army of supernatural warriors.
rough language and occasional profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification
about love, loyalty, courage and the importance of friendship over power. Some creepy moments. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested.
— —
"The Borrowers" (1998) Whimsical fantasy
lence, sexual situations, constant
—
The Motion Association of America rating is
A-III
Picture
adults.
is
R
—
restricted.
"The Apostle" (1997)
When
a Texas Pentecostal preacher
lainous banker (John
Can't
remember how a recent
was
can look film reviews up on America Online. you're connected to AOL, just use the CNS to go to Catholic News Service's online site, then look for movie reviews.
which a vilsets
home only to discover he is up against a resourceful family of miniature people also living on the premises. Directed by Peter Hewitt from the children's stories of Mary Norton, the
losing his congregation and wife (Farrah
movie doesn't lack for charm or gentle humor as the two families join forces
Fawcett) to a younger minister, he bashes
to outwit big bully
(Robert Duvall) becomes distraught over
his rival's
head with a baseball
flees to a rural Louisiana
bat, then
community
revitalizes an old church
and
whose growing
Goodman. Some
menace and comic violence. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II
—
adults and adolescents.
America rating is PG
ten and directed
ance suggested.
by Duvall, this portrait of an evangelical preacher explores his seen within the human context of a Southern community. A strong scene of violence, menacing situations and marital infidelity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America
—
PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be in-
rating
is
appropriate for children under 13.
Once
"The Black Cauldron" (1985)
keyword
Disney animated adventure about the brave attempts of a peasant boy to prevent the evil Horned King from, gaining possession of a black cauldron capable
The
Motion Picture Association of
popularity leads to his arrest. Also writ-
—
film
classified by the USCC? Want to know whether to let the kids go see it? Now you
in
Goodman)
out to drive a family of three from their
—
parental guid-
"Deceiver" (1998) Talky psychological thriller
religious zeal and personal failings as
MOVIES ONLINE
The result is a delightful fanwhich the boy learns
tasy saga during
their artistic vision. Brief stylized vio-
starts a radio ministry
on the staff of the U.S. CathoConference Office for Film and is
Broadcasting.
"An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn" (1998)
where he
restricted.
Thefollowing are home videocassette reviewsfrom Catholic Conference Office for Film and Each videocassette is available on VHS format Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification andMotion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. the U.S.
Based on the 1989 movie "Force Majeure" and bound to remind audiences of 1978's "Midnight Express," "Return
Pare
With the days ticking off and each some ambivalence
—
—
to the audience
tence.
fellow showing
Gary Sinese and Nicholas Cage star in the action thriller "Snake Eyes." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.
in
a rich murder suspect (Tim Roth) undergoes a series of lie detector tests administered by two detectives (Chris Penn and Michael Rooker), with occasional flashbacks to the crime as well as pivotal events in the lives of the three men. Criminal violence, intense menace, sexual situations, recurring rough language and occasional profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America
which
—
rating
is
R
—
restricted.
8
The Catholic News
& Herald
August 21, 1998
Why would you
spend time
with the Bihie? God's word, the psalm-
lamp to light to
ist says, "is a
feet
and a
my my
path" (Ps 119:105). Taking the Bible off the shelf and spending more time with it can reap great rewards for individuals as well as communities. Like a family that takes out its scrapbooks to reminisce and share a common
it's midnight. Do you know where your Bible is? Is it in the den on a shelf next to the dictio-
nary and other reference books or back in your bedroom in a pile of "things to read when
minute"?
bond of experience, we
Maybe your Bible has been put out in the garage with other "how to" manuals. Or could it be in a drawer in the spare bedroom providing some insomniac guest a nonprescription sleep-
take out our Bible to recall how the faithful
have
1
a
encounter God whenever they open the book. "In the sacred book, the Father
who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet and talks with them" (Catechism No. 104). There are some days when family problems and/or challenges at work make us feel isolated and out on a limb without direction. At those times, it is good to recall that the Bible is our companion for the journey on this planet. Like a map that guides us through unknown territory, the Bible helps us see where we are going and often assists us his children
in avoiding pitfalls.
Next
there
for us to encounter on a daily ba-
For Catholics who read the Bible, it is important to recognize that God's revelation
aid?
comes not only in the written texts but also through tradition. When seeking to know God, "both Scripture
verse.
Many families end their day by gathering around the bedside of the children for a "story" from a children's Bible or a comforting passage from
and tradition must be accepted and honored with equal sentiments of devotion
Several couples who attend a monthly Bible study class at their church make a regular habit of taking turns reading part of their Scripture to each other as they get ;
ready for bed at night. The Bible is a book written for us ordinary people. It is about parents and
wars among peoples, the
rich
and the poor. It is about how to treat your family, your neighbor and your enemy. It is about refugees and powerofficials.
But mostly, it's a book about God's steadfast love and faithfulness to the family as it moves through time. Those who read this book can be comforted in every conceivable hu-
human
man
situation.
Though the Bible is the most widely and frequently published book in the history of the printing process, no two people approach it exactly the same way.
— — — For many a book to study from and theologize about. — Others take the Bible along Some use the Bible as a reference book or problem solver. Others see it as a recipe book for
irrelevant, it might be good to start with reading "about" the
life.
it is
Bible. It is literature. It is a collection of books written in many different literary forms. To understand the meaning of each book, it helps to understand the various kinds of writing used by the authors such as
wherever they go simply for good company. Just as there are an infinite variety of ways for our human family to approach God, there are a variety of ways to approach the Bible, which is the word of God in human words. We can be pretty certain that the holy to us to be put on
word was not given
es,
a shelf.
The Bible
,
is
(No. 104). Scripture ish us and light our
is
meant
around us seem dark and
nourthings
to
way when
difficult.
poems and
letters, etc.
us over the years, guiding, healing, calling and sustaining us into new
If you do not understand the difference between an editorial, a comic strip and a news story, you will surely misinterpret the news-
life.
paper.
intended, as the Cat-
echism of the Catholic Church says, to be "strength for our faith, food for the soul and a ... font of spiritual life"
and rever-
ence" (Vatican Council II, "Constitution on Divine Revelation," 9). For those who find Bible reading dry and
Isaiah.
government
no better
is
word
reach on a shelf in the kitchen right next to the vitamin bottle! Every day when she pops her vitamin she reaches for the Bible to read a psalm or
ful
Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, who is God's Word made flesh,
I know one woman who keeps the Bible within
children,
to
Yahweh
— God — has been here for
The Bible is God's communication with us. So those who read the Bible
The same is true for the Bible. The more we understand how and why the inspired word of God developed over time, the greater our rewards in reading and praying.
/ was lucky when I was a young adult to have professors who found the Bible sufficiently interesting to spend their it. Little by little, they made the Bible interesting to me too. Up to then, however, I definitely hadn't thought of myself as one who might enjoy the Bible! That the Bible makes interesting reading is a pretty mundane reason for recommending it. What I can add is that this interest factor gradually drew me into an encounter with the great Scriptural themes, which, I soon discovered, remain key themes of life in the space age. These are themes such as "exodus" (the dying and rising that punctuate everyone's existence); "pilgrimage" (the long journey of discovery, undertaken in trust, that leads individuals, families or communities forward in life); or "covenant" (the bond to God and all God has created that shapes and changes us). At that point I had started to find my way "inside" the Bible. Now it could begin to "work" for me not solving all life's problems, perhaps, but enabling me to envision existence differently and begin to grasp how life can be lived in the light of hope. entire lives studying
—
David Gibson 28
Editor, Faith Alive!
(Pedersen is coordinator of the Leadership in Family Life Training Profor the Archdiocese of Omaha,
gram Neb.)
)pyright
©1998 by CNS
August 21, 1998
The Catholic News
& Herald 9
Finding your own story in Scripture stories knitting alone that night in a motel
room in a strange city, I felt depressed and fearful. For many months 1 had found myself susceptible to sudden, unpredictable waves of anxiety. I had talked and prayed and sought guidance, but nothing seemed to help. The really scary thing was wondering if this paralyzing sense of vulner-
Whatever the immediate cause, I am convinced that the Spirit of God was behind it, prompting me to read this: "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.... Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows" (Mt 10: 29,31).
Though
I
had
Bible,
"We can discover ourselves
heard and read this passage
the down times too. I was overcome with a sense of peace that, more than 20 years later, still brings a smile to my face. It was the beginning of a long slow journey to the light. It wasn't the first time I'd been shocked to discover my own story as I read or heard the
many
and
it
cer-
tainly wasn't the last.
in tlie pages of Scripture."
—
Over the years like a dutiful
looking through a family surprised to catch child
album, who
is
glimpses of his life in the faces of relatives long dead I have been surprised and encouraged by the frequency with which my life story is connected to the stories of the Bible. There was the time when, teaching at a boarding school in Rome, my students and I recognized in the lament of the Israelites in exile our own sadness and longing for home.
—
—
Tlie biblical
ability ever
would go away.
I
would
feel
fine for awhile, gaining confidence,
when, without warning, the fear would engulf me again. Sitting in the motel room, I prayed as I usually did during these dark with the fervor of desperaperiods tion. I opened my Bible, hoping for com-
—
—
fort. I
can't
remember why
I
wound up
reading the 10th chapter of Matthew's Gospel. Perhaps there had been a book,
mark
might just have opened the book at random. there or
I
suddenly recognized myself in those fretful sparrows, powerless to change their circumstances. More to the point, I heard Jesus' words as words addressed to me: "Fear not." Suddenly, and blessedly, 1 saw that every time I had fallen into a hole, I had been lifted out. For every day I had felt frightened and lost, there had been many others of peace and confidence. Those words from Scripture illuminated my own life like a signal flare over a dark ocean. 1 saw that God was with me, not only in the up times but times,
I
started to laugh, realizing that the
problems I was encountering in the late 20th century are similar to problems Paul encountered long ago.
A
basic balance
and equilibrium
reflected in that biblical sentence
Have you ever found life
in reading the Bible that
situation were being addressed?
you and your
— —
Although the Bible provides insights and direction, it is not really an "answer book." Instead, we do well to look for themes and ongo-
comes from the
"I sometimes 'play' what people call 'Bible roulette,' thumbing through the Bible at random. When 1 do that I have to spend quiet time and reflective prayer, and give myself a chance to let the reading fully speak to me." Jamie Kovarik, Southern Pines, N.C.
of war, especially the just-war criteria. When I finished, someone asked from the floor whether this war would be the Armageddon the Bible speaks of,
—
—
had some circumstances where I've felt the Lord was leading me through difficult times, and the 23rd Psalm was a particular comfort." Judi Fischer, La Crosse, Wis. "I've
—
do
is
me
to
I
meditate and pray before reading the Bible, and the Spirit I need, to the right passage. Sometimes when 1 just to Scripture and be com-
what
need the comfort of the Father's love, I can turn forted." Sally Lawson, Irvine, Calif
—
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women. The stories, images and themes
Fourth
St.
of
—
Scripture tell us of particular people people who lived at particular moments in history and in particular places. But these are also the stories, images and themes of our own lives. The themes of the Bible captivity and liberation; covenant and pUgrimage; death and resurrection echo in our lives today. We can discover ourselves in the pages of
—
—
Scripture.
(Luby is the director of the Division of Christian Formation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.)
purpose and commitment. The early church often used the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew's Gospel as a type of catechesis, especially for new members. To grasp the Beatitudes, for example, one must go beyond the words "blessed are the sorrowing" or "blessed are the single-hearted" to get a sense of what Jesus means. Jesus is calling for a new attitude and a different outlook on life. If we read Scripture in a literalistic or legalistic way, we may miss Jesus' point altogether. Reading Scripture regularly with an eye to the flavor and texture of Jesus' own life leads to a genuine sense of the Bible. It doesn't take long until the words come to life in one's heart. Then Scripture is a well of strength to draw from. That strength leads to incredible peace of mind.
(Father Weber
is
the pastor of St.
Peter's Parish in Mansfield, Ohio,
and
a free-lance writer.)
ing currents of understanding. I recall being involved in a public
How?
forum just before the Persian Gulf War. After a political scientist and a historian traced the events between Iraq and Kuwait that led to crisis, I was supposed to sketch the Christian view
"What
—
Bible.
"Getting along with your neighbor, your family, living the way of love is the basic teaching of the Bible, and everywhere you look in the Bible you're encouraged to consider the other person and his or her point of view." Janis Sventeckis, Indianapolis, Ind.
just leads
was the funeral at which of a favorite aunt seemed permirrored in the story of the Last Supper. There was the time I understood in a new way the horror of the slaughter of the innocents by King Herod because I had just heard of death squads in El Salvador killing pregnant life
fectly
way to view life
kJhortly after I had become pastor, I discovered some of the petty politics that take place in almost any parish. I was discouraged that we as a church were not rising above such matters. That evening I sat down for some Scripture reading. A passage of the day was in St. Paul's second letter to the Thessalonians. In the New American Bible translation, Chapter 3:11 reads, "We hear that some of you are unruly, not keeping busy but acting like busybodI
—There
the
since Iraq represented the ancient Babylon. I wasn't expecting such a question because I do not read the Bible as a forecast of doom or series of predictions. Unfortunately, many folks do. Do we want to use the Bible merely to look for simple answers to complicated current problems? In Scripture there is nothing per se about artificial insemination, genetic testing, cloning, the hole in the ozone layer or a U.N.sanctioned war. What one finds in the Bible includes a way of viewing life with a sense of
""Nutshell No two people approach the Bible exactly the
same way.
Many are surprised that Bible stories connect to
I
their life
own
life
story
— to
on the eve of the third
millennium. J
Scripture says nothing per se about genetic testing, cloning, the
ozone layer's hole. One will find a way to view life with a sense of purpose and commitment.
10 The Catholic
News
& Herald
August 21, 1998
People In The News Aug. 4
Mercy
Fitzgerald
should not have been conomitted," said
Hospital in Darby. At the time of his
Father Cottier, a papal theologian and a leading member of the year- 2000 plan-
years, died
at
death, the 86-year-old Philadelphia native
had been a bishop longer than any other Uving U.S. bishop. That distinction now goes to retired Bishop Leo A. Pursley of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., who was
ning committee.
Pope Prays For
— Pope John Paul
ordained a bishop in 1950. Prince Andrew Visits Catholic
ing
—
the Internet this British Prince
fall,
world through
thanks in part to
Andrew, the Duke of York,
Heaven and presented them with a gift of 40 computers. The students demonstrated how the new system worked and surfed the World Wide Web as the prince visited each computer station and talked to the
Says Official Church Worship Needs Approved Texts Liturgist
WASHINGTON
"It's
thony
J.
Spence has resigned as editor
in
per of the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, to
become director of alumni publications
at
Vanderbilt University. Spence, a former
president of the Catholic Press Associa-
and Canada, will
oversee the university's flagship publication, Vanderbilt
Magazine, and 12 other 1. Bishop
publications, effective Sept.
Edward U. Kmiec of Nashville has named Rick Musacchio, 35, as his successor. Film Helps Outsiders Understand War Is Hell, Priest Says
CHICAGO
(CNS)
Edwin Bohula went
— When Father
to see the
new
film
"Saving Private Ryan," he was transported
back
to his years as a military chaplain.
at
not glamorous. It's Bohula, pastor of St.
It's
Sag Bridge,
in
— Church
expected to pronounce a formal "mea culpa" in the year 2000 for the past faults of Christians, but will care-
Bishops. "Liturgy
fully avoid accusations against individu-
which
Culpa'
In
Year 2000
— Pope
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
Lemont. A veteran of three tours of duty in Vietnam and 27 years of service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Father Bohula has not only seen the world, but said he has been to hell and back. "War is a terrible, destructive, awful thing," he told The New World, Chicago archdiocesan newspaper, after viewing the movie. "But the role of the chaplain is to be there to perform the last rites and pray with the soldiers. It doesn't matter which war you were in. The chaplain has his job to do and he has to do it. He has to be strong." Archbishop IVIcDonough, Longestserving U.S. Bishop, Dead At 86 DARBY, Pa. (CNS) Retired Archbishop Thomas J. McDonough of Louisville, Ky., a bishop for more than 50
James
chief of the Tennessee Register, newspa-
tion of the United States
not pretty.
hell," said Father
(CNS)
law is clear that only Scripture texts approved for liturgical use can be used in official church worship, said Father James P. Moroney, secretary for liturgy of the National Conference of Catholic
John Paul
II is
als or groups, a
—
240 million people, one-
fourth of the Chinese population.
Pope To Pronounce Formal 'Mea
Spence To Vanderbilt; Musacchio Is Successor NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) An-
the millions of people
suffer in various parts of the world.
rectly affected
students.
Nashville's
Asia
prayed for the vic-
Speaking at a Sunday blessing Aug. 10, the pope turned his thoughts to the "millions of famihes on mainland China who have remained victims of devastating floods, as well as those in Bangladesh and South Korea." The flooding has left at least 2,500 Chinese dead and has indi-
visited the school in late July. The prince met with students at Gate of
Blessing at LaVang
them among
who
who
Father Emanuel Nguyen Vinh Giang blesses an image of Mary for a pilgrim at the Marian shrine at LaVang in central Vietnam Aug. 14. Some 150,000 people were expected for services at the shrine on the 200th anniversary of an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
In
II
tims of massive flooding in China, count-
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Vatican official said. The
is
is
defined as anything
the public prayer of the church,
contained in the official (hturgical) books
pope's statement, planned for Ash Wednesday in the jubilee year, will be based in part on two Vatican-sponsored symposiums to investigate Christian responsibility for practices of anti- Judaism and for the excesses of the Inquisition, Father Georges Cottier told Vatican Radio Aug. 10. In these and other areas, "the awareness and reflection of the church
of the church," he said.
He
said texts and
prayers that are not approved for liturgical use
may be of value to people in their
private prayer. Father
Moroney was
translations not
approved for
liturgical
use after the U.S. bishops' imprimatur, or ecclesiastical permission to publish,
was withdrawn from an English
transla-
Psalms by the International
allows us to recognize today that such
tion of the
actions should not be committed and
Commission for English in the Liturgy.
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Vatican Says Youth By LYNNE WEIL VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— An
tion,"
in-
on youth produced a valuable document, but it fell Vatican authorities said. Government ministers on youth
met Aug.
of young people." The statement was made available the Vatican Aug. 17.
in favor
short in areas concerning sexual moral-
policy and other authorities
even though the document was "of
great importance in providing guidelines
ternational conference
ity,
Document Valuable,
ervations about the "Lisbon Declara-
at
Among the delegation's main points were
8-
that education about sexuality
and
Falls Short
male and female biological characteristics, and not sexual orientafer only to
tion. It
underlined church teaching on control and abortion,
tificial birth
ar-
em-
phasizing that the Vatican does not consider access to abortion "as a dimension of reproductive health care.
reproductive health should be considered
The Holy See's delegation raised ob-
"primarily and fundamentally the right,
jections early in the U.N. gathering by
countries voted on the final document.
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Religious Involvement Can Aid Blood Pressure, Study Shows —
ReguDURHAM, N.C. (CNS) involvement in religious worship and prayer can help the elderly maintain lower blood pressure, according to a new study by researchers at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham. The study involving 4,000 North Carolinians aged 65 or older was made public Aug. 10 and published in the August issue of the International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. Researchers found that those who attended religious services and prayed weekly or studied the Bible at least once a week were 40 percent less likely to have high diastolic pressure or diastolic hypertension, the type of high blood pressure associated with heart attacks and
blood pressure. If you cope with stress better, your blood pressure isn't going to be as high." The benefits of religious participation were especially marked among African-Americans and those between 65
lar
who
strokes, than those
and 75, Koenig said. "In these subgroups, you could predict ahead of time what their blood pressure would be during the next wave of the study, based on their religious activity,"
did not partici-
showed that had smaller in-
In addition, the study
creases in blood pressure over the years
than their nonreligious counterparts did.
The blood pressure
study,
funded by
the National Institute on Aging, latest in a series
Duke on
was
the
of studies conducted
at
religious involvement and
health. Earlier research
showed
ligious activities can,
that re-
among
said.
cluded a monitoring of the participants' blood pressure as well as their health status and levels of chronic disability. "When we analyzed the data, we controlled for health status and chronic disabilities that might prevent people from going to church," Koenig said. "In this way, we were able to rule out the possibility that high blood pressure affected religious participation rather than the other way around." The researchers also looked into whether religious people might have lower blood pressure simply because they were more like to follow their doctors' orders on treatment. But although religious participants were found to be more likely to comply with doctors' in-
pate regularly in either activity. religious participants
he
The study was conducted in three waves in 1986, 1989 and 1992 and in-
other
improve immune function and speed recovery from depression. Harold Koenig, an associate professor of psychiatry at Duke and co-author
things,
Koenig
structions,
said that
ficient to explain the
was not
suf-
lower blood pres-
sures.
of the study, said the findings hold up "even after you take age, sex, race,
Linda George, a Duke sociology professor who co-wrote the study, said the
smoking history, and a number of chronic
research seemed to
illnesses into account."
people "have better support systems which keep them healthier." "The sense of meaning and kind of comfort that religious beliefs provide
"The likelihood of this finding happening randomly is less than one in 10,000," he said. "Our studies have repeatedly shown that the
make them more
show
that religious
Arizona Abortionist
Agrees To End Practice There PHOENIX (CNS) doctor
baby
who
— The Arizona
delivered a nearly full-term
June while attempting an abortion has agreed to give up his medical in
hcense.
Arizona authorities said Dr. John Biskind agreed to stop practicing in the state after admitting his role in the June abortion attempt and in the April death of another patient from internal bleeding after an abortion. The June case drew national attention when Biskind diagnosed a pregnancy as being in the 23rd week, began an abortion and ultimately delivered a live baby in her 37th week of gestation. The Arizona Medical Board on July 20 suspended Biskind's license pending a hearing into the two incidents. Arizona newspapers reported that Biskind's agreement to admit to allegations made by the medical board in his licensing case will not affect a criminal investigation
into the incidents.
Biskind, 72, also practices medicine
Ohio, where he lives part of the year. According to the Arizona Republic daily newspaper, Ohio health authorities said Biskind's license in that state might be in jeopardy if Arizona revoked his license. The Arizona Board of Medical Examiners was to meet the week of Aug. 24 to consider revoking his license. Following public outcry over the June abortion attempt and revelations about the April death and several other in
l\/ledical
which Biskind was investiowner of the A-Z Women's Center in Phoenix, where he practiced, closed the clinic. incidents for
gated, the
The clinic owner, Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch, who is based in New York, also closed two other clinics in Phoenix and nearby Scottsdale. In the June case, Biskind diagnosed a 17-year-old patient as being in her 23rd
week of pregnancy and attempted to perform an abortion. Once he began the procedure, he realized the baby was much and delivered her alive. Arizona law prohibits abortions after the 24th week except in cases of demonstrated medical necessity. The 6-pound, 2-ounce baby was determined to be in her 37th week of gesfarther along
tation. Suffering from lacerations, the baby is reportedly being adopted by a Texas couple.
LouAnne Herron, from a punctured uterus Biskind performed an abortion. According to state investigators, Biskind left the clinic and Herron did not receive medical care for more than three hours. Biskind also was investigated and reprimanded for previous cases involving inappropriate prescriptions and the In the April case,
33, bled to death aft6r
bleeding death of another patient.
resistant to stresses
both physical and social," she added. But George said the study could shed
emotional effects of religious ac-
have physical consequences throughout the body," Koenig added. "In this case, the effect we found was on tivities
no
light
on "the causal mechanism phenomenon."
that
underlies this
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established in 1995 and operates in part
general operating expenses.
from a mission to support non-profit health care, educational and social service orga-
tion provides housing
in
North and South Carolina.
Its
The organiza-
and support services homeless single pregnant women. • Selwyn Life Center at Mercy in Charlotte has been awarded a three-year grant to
nizations in the Charlotte metropolitan area
and
13
Mercy Foundation Announces 20 Grants
Sisters Of CHARLOTTE
& Herald
pro-
gram focus is on services benefiting women, children, the elderly and the eco-
totaling
$300,000 for general operating ex-
penses.
The
nomically poor. The Foundation is particu-
affordable adult day health services.
larly interested in
promoting systemic
•
change and the quality of life for unserved and underserved populations. The organizations who have been des-
Room At The Inn representatives receive their grant from the Sisters of Mercy Foundation. Shown, from left: Ed Schlicksup, executive director of the Mercy Foundation; Mercy Sister Mary Jerome Spradley, Foundation president; Albert Hodges, executive director of Room At The Inn; and Steve Yurko, chairman of Room At The Inn's Charlotte advisory board.
ignated for funding are as follows. • Burke United Ministries, Inc. in Morganton will receive $17,500 to expand its Clothing Closet Program by renovating space to provide low or no-cost clothing to
Work
First participants
who
to help to
are seeking
employment. •
ing the construction trade. •
Hope Haven,
Inc.
of Charlotte will
receive $100,000 to assist in renovating a
and Iredell counties.
building allowing
Catholic Social Ministries of the Dio-
•
cese of Raleigh will receive $25,000 to
fund a clinical supervisor position
work with volunteers and families in the
area of child abuse prevention in Alexander
The Girls' Home in Rock Hill,
will receive
S.C.,
$28,500 to purchase a 15-pas-
its
Family Program
provide services to 22 families. •
International
House MetroUna,
employ a family support coordinator for a
senger van for the Mothers and Babies Pro-
in Charlotte will receive
family center in Washington, N.C.
gram.
support the Intemational
•
lotte
Community Health Services in Char-
•
has been awarded $2 1 ,250 to fund the con-
has been awarded a $ 17,000 two-year
struction of a
grant to provide free health care services to
low-income cUents. •
cated
Exchange/SCAN of Iredell County
in Statesville will receive a
Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte
tat
m
Youth
TECH
the Construction of Homes) Habi-
House which
will be built
eight disadvantaged youth
$10,000 grant
(Teens Edu-
by a team of
who
are learn-
to
Inc.
$20,000 to help
House Citizenship Services Program which includes citizenship classes and immigration and namralization counseling. •
Lakewood Preschool Corporation in
Charlotte has been awarded $45,000 over three years to help
meet operating expenses
of its preschool program.
Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont has been given a $107,000 matching grant over a three-year period. •
in Charlotte
A Community
The organization provides legal services for While
economically disadvantaged persons.
center provides high-quality,
Spring Hill School in Raleigh will
receive $20,000 to acquire computers, edu-
and library books. Mark's Incorporated in Charlotte $40,000 for a registered nurse's salary for one year. St. Mark's provides educational, employment and enrichment opportunities for children and adults who cational software • St.
will receive
are developmentally disabled. • Tri County 2000 Community Health Murphy has been awarded $40,000 over two years.
Project in •
Union County Habitat for Humanity
will receive
$38,000 to fund the construchouse for a family of six.
tion of a Habitat •
Volunteers for Wilkes Literacy in
North WiUcesboro will receive $9,600 for operating expenses for a family literacy program. •
York Place-Episcopal Home for Chil-
dren in York, S.C., has been awarded $24,770 to purchase and install a computer network with recordkeeping/reporting software on the York Place campus. For more information concerning the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, please call (704) 366-0087.
Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools
of Believers environment, today's prograins and schcx)!.
A
state-of-the-art
and a new
transportation
facilities
emphasize
traditional
Chrisiian values in a secure
are anything but old
high school, before- and after-school care
program make
Chariotte
more
all
MUSIC
Catholic sch(3<jls in
attractive
than ever. .
Our Lady of
the
Assumption (iitholic Sc1kk)1 St.
Ann
Catholic Schcx)!
St.
Gabriel Catholic
St.
Patrick Catholic
School
School
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News
& Herald
August 21, 1998
Diocesan News Briefs Parish Plans "Blast" St. Barnabas Church
—
ARDEN plans
annual "Blast" for Sept. 20.
its fifth
The event
will include food, fun,
games
and a raffle for a four-day Bahamas. One-thousand chances will be sold at $5 each. For more information, call (828) 684-6098. Natural Family Planning for all ages,
cruise to the
ASHEVILLE
—A
To
a.m.
register for
any of these semi-
nars, call Sister Therese Galligan, (704)
362-5047, ext. 216, or Caryn Cusick, (704) 362-5047, ext. 276. Parish Carnival CHARLOTTE The annual St.
—
Ann
Parish carnival
is
Sept. 18
from
5-
10 p.m. and Sept. 19 from 11 a.m.-lO p.m. on church grounds, 3635 Park Rd.
free introductory
Highlights include raffles, rides, bingo,
on natural family planning is Sept. from 7:30-9 p.m. at Catholic Social Services, 35 Orange St. Call Ann Mines, (828) 258-8807, for reservations or more
clowns, food and refreshments, and music. A teen dance will take place Sept.
information.
team mascots
session 1
Home
School Support Group
ASHEVILLE
— The Catholic As-
sociation of Family Educators, a Catho-
home school support group, hosts a "mom's evening" Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. For
lic
Denise Vish at (828) 6456990 or Sheryl OUgny at (828) 298-0336. details, call
Company Endows Scholarship At Belmont Abbey College
BELMONT — Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc., has made a gift of $25,000 to endow a new scholarship at Belmont Abbey College in honor of Charles E. Zeigler Sr., the company's former chairman, president and CEO. Zeigler was also a member of the Abbey's board of trustees and has a long history of support for Belmont Abbey College. Ultreya
BOONE — Group
reunion Ultreya Elizabeth Church, 259 Pil-
meets at St. grims Way, each first Saturday after the 5:15 p.m. Mass. For details, call the parish office at (828) 284-8338. Vicariate Youth Retreat BREVARD "Stir Up the Flame," retreat a for Asheville Vicariate middleand high-school youth, is Aug. 28-30 at Kahdalea. Camp Cost is $50, which includes meals, lodging, use of camp faciHties, and conference sessions. For more information or to register, contact your parish youth minister or call Camp Kahdalea, (828) 884-6834.
—
Financial Seminar for Surviving
Spouses
CHARLOTTE — A financial seminar for
men and women whose
have died at St.
is
Sept. 12
spouses
from 9-11:30 a.m.
Matthew Catholic Church, 8015
Ballantyne
Commons Parkway. Daniel J.
Taylor, founder of a Charlotte-based
fi-
nancial firm specializing in working with the
widowed,
facilitates.
18.
Antique automobiles will be at the all day Sept. 19, and Charlotte will be on hand at lunch
carnival
time. Raffle prizes include vacations, airline tickets
based weight loss seminar begins at St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild
Church, 3016 Providence Rd., on Oct. 10 from 9-1 1 :30 a.m.; and at Huntersville United Methodist Church, 100 Ranson Dr., Huntersville, on Nov. 7 from 9- 1 1 :30
more information or Donna Rayle at (704) 545-
17 at 7: 15 p.m. For
Suther Rd. Bishop William G. Curlin will
to register, call
preside over the Mass. Call your parish office to be included.
8916.
Charismatic Mass
Retrouvaille
CHARLOTTE
— Retrouvaille
ing level, helps couples realize that their
Rd. For details, call Carolann Darling (704) 998-9842.
problems are not unique, helps couples identify their values and priorities, and teaches couples to start anew. The program begins Oct. 16. For further information, call Rev. Mr. Nick or Irene Fadero in Charlotte, (704) 544-0621, or (800) 470-2230.
Ecumenical Concert Event CHARLOTTE "One in
St., after
6:30 p.m.
at
—
the an all-ages, ecumenical concert event featuring seven local Christian music groups, is Aug. 22 from 1-6 p.m. at Marshall Park in uptown Charlotte. Bishop William G. Curhn will welcome Spirit,"
1 p.m., and families are encouraged to bring picnic lunches to the The performers are Centro Catolico Hispano choir, St. Matthew Catholic Church's Alive in the Spirit Choir, Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church's gospel choir, the United Methodist Church Brass Band, Forest Hill Presbyterian Church's A Few Young Fisherman, Cavalry Church's Praise Works Choir, and Cornerstone Baptist Church's choir. Admission is free, and donations will be accepted. The rain date is Aug. 29. Silver & Golden Anniversary
—
register or receive
call (828)
Living Waters Retreats
MAGGIE VALLEY — "Eat, Drink — A Spirituality of Sab& Be Merry
Hite, at (919) 821-9734.
Cost
Seminar
— A "Life
seminar is Aug. 28 from 7:30-9:30
is
a Sept. 4-6 retreat fo-
cusing on work, rest and renewal in the context of celebration and true Sabbath. is
Filled"
in the
House of Prayer. more information,
622-7366.
bath Eucharist"
Life in the Spirit
retreat including daily
treats are at the Jesuit
To
day at 7 p.m. The programs are produced by the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C. If you have comments, call the producer, Mark
GREENSBORO
4
a variety of recreational activities. All re-
$95. "Heaven and Earth are a Sept. 24-30 nature retreat fo-
is
cusing on God's glory, love and creative
backdrop of the autumn Cost is $260. To regis-
Spirit"
mountain
Pen Creek Rd. The Aug. 29 schedule includes Mass and dinner. For more information, call Freda Mandarano, (336)
treat schedule, write to the
454-8831.
2875 1,
Celebration
CHARLOTTE
— Couples married
25 or 50 years in 1998 will be honored
Young Adult
Ministry GREENSBORO The young adult ministry at Our Lady of Grace church meets at Helen's House on parish grounds, 2205 West Market St., each first and third Sunday of the month after the 7 p.m. Mass. For more information, call
—
Julia at (336) 856-9664.
Marriage Encounter
HICKORY
at
— Marriage Encounter
weekend experience designed for mar-
the 19th annual diocesan anniversary
is
Mass and
reception on Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.
ried couples to strengthen their marriages
Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400
and deepen their relationships by concentrating on open and intimate communications between husband and wife in an atmosphere of trust and confidence. The
in St.
more information,
St.
call the parish
464-9207, weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. scriptural rosary is recited in the
a
convent chapel at St.
Leo
at
the
Spirit against the
ter,
get
setting.
more information
or receive a re-
Living Wa103 Liv-
ters Catholic Reflection Center,
ing Waters Lane, call
Maggie
Valley,
NC
(828) 926-3833, or send a fax
to (828) 926-1997.
Christian Music Concert
MOORESVILLE — Contemporary Christian rock band
concert Aug. 22
at
Age
of Faith
is
in
8 p.m. at St. Therese
Catholic Church, 217 Brawley School is an all-ages event, and admission is $5 per person Refreshments will be available. For more information, call Diana Hollenback at (704) 664-7762.
Rd. This
Catholic Discussion Program
MOORESVILLE program
for
ing about the
who
— A discussion
anyone interested
in learn-
Roman Catholic Church and
lives in the vicinity of south Iredell
is each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Therese Church, 217 Brawley School
County
next weekends are at the Catholic Con1 8-20 and Nov. 6-8.
Rd., beginning Sept. 10. For details, call
For more information,
the parish office at (704) 664-3992.
ference Center Sept.
Stacey
Holcomb
reservations, call at (336)
Leo the Great Church each Wednesday in the convent chapel Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. St.
a Sept. 28-Oct.
prayers and reflection that connect with
Catholic Television Programs GREENSBORO Dominican Father Michael Burke presents a series of half-hour programs on the Catholic faith and spirituality on GCTV, Greensboro Community Television, each Sunday at
p.m. and Aug. 29 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 725 Deese
—A
at
—
park.
the 10 a.m. Mass. For
WINSTON-SALEM
Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon
The rosary is prayed at 6:30, and Benediction and adoration follow the Mass. House of Prayer Retreats HOT SPRINGS "The Servant Leadership of Jesus" is a Sept. 18-20 retreat for men. "God's Spirit in Nature" is 7 p.m.
concert-goers at
NEWTON — A group rosary is prayed each first Sunday at St. Joseph Church,
office, (828)
in
celebrated Aug. 31 at 7:15 p.m.
is
6 p.m. Episodes are repeated each Thurs-
Group Rosary Gatherings
at
charismatic
Mass
MONROE — The Knights of Columbus host a scriptural rosary at the grotto 720 W. 13th
—A
CLEMMONS
a
is
program for married couples that brings hope, teaches communication on a feel-
Around The Diocese Wednesdays
fiscal year's officers of the North Carolina Knights of Columbus State Council met recently in Charlotte. Pictured left to right are Anthony Petite, state treasurer; Luther J. Stultz, past state deputy; Philip Lamendola, state warden; John A. Harrison, state deputy; David Onofrio, state advocate; Father Frank O'Rourke, state chaplain; and Robert J. Singer, state secretary.
Rd., with a free introductory session Sept.
Future seminars
will take place at St. Gabriel Catholic
The 1998-99
and golf lessons.
Weigh Down Workshop CHARLOTTE — A 12-week, Bible-
at
call
Michael or
(704) 844-8181. For or Emilie Sandin
Tom
HIGH POINT
Mass
— A Latin Mass
is
celebrated at Christ the King Church,
1505 East Kivett
Young Adults Fellowship Group
—
Plans are WINSTON-SALEM at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 1919 S. Main St., for the formation of a group that will tend to the spiritual needs ^ of adults in their 20s and 30s. For details, J call Jonathan Lehman at (336) 760-0651.
underway
274-4424.
Latin
St.
Dr.,
each first Friday
at
August 21, 1998
The Catholic News
World And National News Aging Population Said To
Demand Changes In Health Care ATLANTA (CNS) — Catholic and other not-for-profit health care institutions
can lead the way in making the changes necessary to treat an increasingly aging and chronically ill U.S. population, according to the top official of the Catholic Health Association. Father Michael D. Place, CHA president and chief executive officer, told the American Health Planning Association in a speech in Atlanta that health care faces "a sea change in the type of needs that will predominate, with chronic illness and functional disability becoming more and more prevalent." He said that within the next three decades, the over-65 population will increase from 12 percent
20 percent of the population, or from 32 million to 70 million people. Most Holy Year Visitors Will Be From U.S., Say Rome Authorities ROME (CNS) Travelers from the United States are expected to form the largest block of foreign Holy Year pilgrims and to
—
visitors to
Rome,
said the city's jubilee
planning agency. The preparation committee, in
conjunction with the Italian tour-
ism ministry, issued provisional year 2000 tourist estimates Aug. 4, saying the number of Italian and foreign visitors to the city of Rome is expected to surpass 26 million in the jubilee year.
Brooklyn Diocesan Immersion
NEW YORK (CNS) — Smdents in a
immersion summer language institute offered by the Brooklyn Diocese came from as far away as Corpus Christi, Texas, and Sioux City, Iowa, and from countries in Europe and Latin America, according to its director. Father Michael J. Hardiman said the annual six-week session at the diocesan Institute of Languages and Cultures drew 67 students from 19 U.S. dioceses and eight other countries this summer to total
learn Italian, Spanish or Creole, or to study
Enghsh as a second language. Publisher Takes Book Off Sales List After Vatican Inquiry ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) The
—
Liturgical Press in CoUegeville has rea book titled which promotes women's ordination. The removal came after St. Cloud Bishop John F. Kinney received a letter of inquiry about the book last March from the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Bishop Kinney acquired a copy of the book, read it, and shared the letter with Benedictine
"Woman
its
sales
list
Bishop Kinney said the Vatican
congregation requested that the book "not be disseminated further."
Mexican Commission Member Says Paramilitaries Led To Disbandment MILWAUKEE (CNS) A member
—
of a Mexican commission that tried to seek a resolution to the conflict in Mexico's
southern state of Chiapas said the commission disbanded because of intensified paramilitary activity.
"We
Briefs
your face,'" said Onesimo Hidalgo, 34, a member of the disbanded National Medi-
Commission, known locally as CONAI. Hidalgo was in Milwaukee in late ating
July speaking to church groups and others
about the current
homeland.
strife in his
Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobal de Las Casas, in Chiapas, re-
signed June 7 as head of the commission.
The commission disbanded the same day. The commission had sponsored peace talks between the Mexican government and the mainly indigenous Zapatista movement, which began an uprising in January 1994.
Knights Convention Focuses On Fidelity To Church, Family CINCINNATI (CNS) Christian faith requires behef commitment and confidence from those who would accept
—
Christ's invitation to follow him. Arch-
bishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk told Knights of Columbus
at their
116th international
meeting in Cincinnati. "Faith is not a simple thing. There are several aspects that have to be in place if we are not to falter," Archbishop Pilarczyk said in his homily at the opening Mass for the convention, which ran Aug. 4-6. U.S. Bishops' Imprimatur Withdrawn On English Version of
Psalms
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Under infrom Rome Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland has withdrawn the U.S. bishops' imprimatur from "The Liturgian English translation of the Psalms prepared by the Intemational Commission on English in the Liturgy. Bishop cal Psalter,"
Pilla,
president of the National Conference
of Catholic Bishops, issued the decree of
withdrawal Aug. 6, declaring that the text should no longer be represented as approved by the NCCB and the imprimatur should not be printed with it in the future. Sources indicated the use of inclusive language for God, what translators call a "dynamic equivalence" approach to the translation, and unauthorized uses of the translation in liturgy were among key issues behind objections to it by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Guatemalan Bishops Urge Release Of Evidence Against Priest
at the Altar,"
Father Michael Naughton, Liturgical Press director.
15
structions
Language Program A Big Draw
moved from
& Herald
couldn't con-
GUATEMALA CITY
(CNS)
and comfort Catholics uprooted by
flooding that has devastated areas along the
Chang Jiang
River. In the worst-hit
province of Hubei, Bishop Petrus Zhang Boren of Hanyang has visited and comforted several thousand Catholic peasants suffering
from the worst prolonged flood-
ing along China's longest river since
UCA
News, an Asian 1954, reported church news agency based in Thailand. "The peasant Catholics are in a difficult situation.
Half of them have moved to
safer places in higher altitudes or to their
homes, as their homes were soaked in water and farmlands submerged under floodwaters brought by torrential rains," Bishop Zhang told UCA News. Catholics, Pentecostals Issue relatives'
On Evangelization WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a land-
Statement
—
mark
report
on evangelization,
partici-
expressly emphasize our dissatisfaction
way in which this case has been conducted," said an Aug. 7 statement isfor the
sued by the bishops' conference. The bishops criticized an "unnecessary" judicial
gag order placed on the reasons for the arrest of Father Mario Orantes.
Chinese Church Aids Victims Of Worst Flooding In 50 Years
HONG KONG (CNS) — The Catho-
were on top of it. As one local peasant said, 'You can't dialogue when there's a gun in
lic Church in various places in central China has been doing what it can to shel-
camp of Auschwitz,
in
Po-
They welcomed Polish Cardinal Jozef Glemp's call for a halt to the erection of crosses near the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz and urged the Polish Catholic Church to take responsibility for ending what they see as an insult to the memory of Jews executed at the camp. "We land.
welcome the intention to stop the desecration of the
memory of the Jewish victims we hope the same kind
of Auschwitz, and
of wisdom will prompt them to remove
all
of the existing crosses," said spokesman
David Bar Ilan. Study: Despite Reports, School
the media's focus
giance of a Christian from one ecclesial
dents has b(ien taken out of context and
Expressing sorrow at "the scandal of a divided witness," they
causing public policymakers and
said they hoped their work together would reduce Catholic-Pentecostal tensions, bring greater mutual respect and understanding, and point "toward possibilities of cooperation in mission for the sake of
much more
others.
"We
the Nazi death
uncharitable effort to transfer the alle-
Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City. The bishops said the government investigation of the murder was inadequate and reiterated their belief that the murder was politically motivated because of Bishop Gerardi's extensive investigations of human rights abuses.
moval of crosses recently erected outside
body
tecostal dialogue agreed that all Chris-
iary
—
JERUSALEM (CNS) Israeli and Jewish leaders continued to press for re-
fined as "a disrespectful, insensitive and
pants in the intemational Catholic-Pen-
evidence against the priest charged with the murder of Auxilofficials to release
Jewish Leaders Urge Removal Of Crosses After Cardinal's Statement
Violence Not Showing Steady Rise WASHINGTON (CNS) The number of school shootings was lower in 1998 than five years ago, says a new study. The study, called "School House Hype," said
Guatemalan bishops have urged judicial
when arms
tinue to negotiate at the table
ter
tians are called to witness the
Gospel
to
While affirming evangelization,
they rejected proselytism, which they de-
to another."
The dialogue members consome of the most divisive issues
—
inciis
politi-
cians to ignore the root of the problem.
"A
pressing issue for those concerned about the safety of children in America is the threat of everyday gun violence," said the study conducted by Justice Policy Institute, a criminal justice re-
The study was paid for by Annie E. Casey Foundation, which
the Gospel."
search group.
fronted
the
between Catholics and Pentecostals, especially in some parts of the world such as Latin America, where Catholic and Pentecostal leaders have often been harshly critical of one another.
on school shooting
supports juvenile justice efforts.
It
collected
data on fatal school shootings from federal agencies
and the National School
Safety Center at Pepperdine University in
Malibu, Calif
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& Herald
August 21, 1998
Hundreds Log On To Vatican Web SiteTo See Pope Speak Live By LYNNE WEIL
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Several
hundred people managed to get past technical obstacles and tune in to the firstever live Web casts of Pope John Paul II,
Cologne Anniversary A
procession
makes
its
way to the altar to mark the 750th anniversary of the Cologne cathedral Aug. 15
in
Cologne,
Germany. Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden laid
the foundation
stone of the Gothic cathedral in 1248.
Vatican officials said.
As the pontiff recited the noon prayer on the feast of the Assumption, Aug. 15, people with the proper software who were logged on to the Vatican Web site could see and hear him. "Unfortunately, there was such a tremendous demand that not everyone who wanted to take part in this event could," a Vatican spokesman. Father Ciro Benedettini, said Aug. 17. The priest said the Vatican planned to expand its capacity to upload audio and video material via the Internet before the end of the summer. Meanwhile, users had trouble getting through in the first two days of the new service. A Vatican source estimated that about 300 users at one time can access the live
Web casts.
Vatican Radio's regularly scheduled
programs in English, Italian and French were also being broadcast live through the Web site, with a few seconds' delay. The site includes a comprehensive list of radio reports and video images meant to be made available through an electronic archive. A program guide shows the Web cast schedule of the
next few weeks, mostly general audiences and Sunday noon prayers.
To receive the audio and video sigmust first download cost-free "RealAudio" and "RealVideo" software available from a Web site, the address of which is posted on the Vatican's own
nals, users
site.
Two new icons have been added to home page: a loudspeaker and a few frames of film, indicating audio and video capabilities reachable at the click of a mouse. The Vatican also plans to make available sound and pictures from papal visits abroad and solemn celebrations
the Vatican's
in St. Peter's Basilica.
After several years in preparation, the
Web
site
went on
on March 30,
line
1997, an Easter Sunday.
It
offers copies
of important Vatican documents, papal
speeches and other files. Initial reports from the Vatican indicated that users were most interested in information about Pope John Paul. Users in 50 countries accessed the site an average of 7 million times per
month in its first year. Services are available in Latin, English, French, Spanish, Italian,
German, Portuguese and Polish.
The Vatican Web
site
www.vatican.va.
pope's public appearances during the
The
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