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Turkey urge

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day

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new life, and the Refugee Resettlement Office of Catholic Social Seris one organization of these people with food, housing, clothing, and medical care. One of the first smiling faces

vices in Charlotte

that

prayers, aid for quake victims

— Refugees come

to this country every

that helps

officials

the Diocese of Charlotte

Staff Writer

eastern N.C. bench

Pope, U.S. church

ALESHA M. PRICE

CHARLOTTE

appointed to

Western North Carolina

Modern-Day Florence Nightingale volunteers time and talents

Insid

Earthquake

many

see

Lynda

Stokes, a vol-

unteer with the Refugee Office. In her six years as a volunteer. Stokes has helped in almost every capacity from assisting with medical exams to driving clients to appointments or stores to helping them fill out immigration forms and other applications. Cira Ponce, Director of the Refiigee Resetdement Office, said, "We are blessed to ha\"(,' L3'nda as one of our d^iic^iLal volunteers to help our refligee community." Stokes began working with the Montagnards, a group of people from the highlands of Vietnam. Although much of her work has been with them, she has worked witli people from Somalia, Russia, Bosnia, and many other countries. Sonia Hayden, Coordinator of Volunteer Services of the Refugee Resettlement Office, said that Stokes volunteered many hours with Dr. Lawrence Galea who heads the International Health and Community Services division of his clinic, staffed mainly by volunteers. She continues to volunteer part-time at the clinic. Dr. Galea and the Refugee Resettlement Office have been in partnership

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Parish gatherings highlight

Hispanics' faith, struggles ...Page

Local

News Living

the Faith: Parish honors past, celebrates

future

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S.C. religious leaders express

concerns for video poker ...Page

Photo by Alesha M. Price

Lynda Stokes, volunteer

Refugee Resettlement Office in Charlotte, types notes for the new case managers' manual from Barbara Douglas, Administrative Assistant for the Refugee Office. for the

since the start of the clinic in 1992.

tal

"She established a rapport with

calmed their explained medical procedures, and learned the basics of various languages," said Hayden. Stokes became a tremendous asset during medical exams because she is a registered nurse who went back to school to obtain her bachelor's of nursing degree from UNCC. Prior to that, however, she was a practicing nurse in several area hospitals after completing three years of training at Mercy Hospi-

clients and patients, fears,

School of Nursing in the early 70s. During 1993, while she was still

attending UNCC and after suffering with serious medical problems, an instructor asked if she would like to help with the refugees in CSS. Stokes thougiit that it would be a good idea because she was on crutches at the time and won-

dered

how

she could

still

be a nurse to

the fullest capacity while recovering.

What

even more remarkable

See stokes, page

fvery Week Editorials

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My food

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to do the will of sent me and to finish his work ... The reaper is already receiving his pajnnent and gathering crops for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper can rejoice together. For here the saying is verified that ...

the one

who

'One sows and another reaps.' John 4: 34, 36-37

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Photo by Joann S. Keane

50th Anniversary of Sacred Heart Church

that Stokes, while in considerable pain.

Brevard

Carved formations of the four evangelists are depicted in Sacred Heart parish in Brevard. The wood panels were specially commissioned. Local artist and professor of art at Brevard College Tim Murray completed the artwork, which was unveiled on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the mountain parish. See story, page 16.

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Pro-life walkers end crosscountry trek in Washington WASHINGTON (CNS)

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August 27, 1999

Brief

system hopes Wall Street and the United Nations will ring with the cries of the poor on Oct. 12, 2000. New York City on that date celebrated in the United States- and in some Latin American countries as Columbus Day has been chosen as the focal point of a continental campaign against the economic system that has come to dominate Latin America. Father Luiz Bassegio, an

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group of youths who walked 3,400 miles across the country this summer to promote the pro-life cause ended

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journey in Washington Aug. 14 by reciting the rosary at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, then walking one last leg from the court to the U.S. Capitol. They said they walked those last steps, covering 4,400 feet, to their

adviser to the Brazilian bishops' conference pastoral commission, ex-

draw attention to the number of abortions performed each day in the

New York City was chosen as the protest site for the culmination of next year's campaign because

plained that

United States. "(It's) our little way of being .symbolic, of the 4,400 babies who will die today across the nation and that's why we do this every year," said Steve Sanborn, who is president and founder of the walk, called Crossroads. It is organized to protest abortion, euthanasia "and other assaults on human life."

CNS

Colombian

bishop and released a priest abducted with him. The bishop had also been held hostage by rebels in 1997. Rebels Aug. 15 blocked the truck of Bishop Jose de Jesus Quintero Diaz of Tibu as he was returning to his diocese in northern Colombia from the town of Tarra, where he visited a parish with Father Vianey Sanchez. Both were kidnapped, but early Aug. 16 the priest was released to inform the vicar general of Tibu, Msgr. Nelson" Rozo.

Seventh-day

communion

Gikongoro, 56, went on trial in Kigali, Rwanda, Aug. 20, charged

Belgrade protest

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Colombia (CNS) rebels kidnapped

Milosevic Aug. 19 in Belgrade. rule and attacked his opponents,

by the end included

all five

tan bishops of the

who

metropoli-

Greek Orthodox

affiliated

with

the

Adventists.

Lutherans approve

full

growing turmoil and division in his church, Archbishop Spyridon resigned Aug. 19 as Greek Orthodox archbishop of America. The

The

was headlined "Earth's Final Warning" and quotes heavily from the

with Episcopalians, Moravians DENVER (CNS) Culminating 30 years of ecumenical dialogue, the churchwide assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America approved full communion with the Episcopal Church Aug. 19. Under full communion, the 5.2 million-member ELCA and the 2.4 million-member Episcopal Church will retain their own structures. But each will recognize the other's sacraments, clergy from either church can be accepted for work in the other, and the two can hold joint worship services. In a sepa-

Associated Press reported that Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople appointed as a successor Metropolitan Demetrios of Vresthena, 71, a bishop from Greece widely described as the only non-American capable of Archbishop restoring peace. Spyridon, in a letter announcing his resignation, defended his three-year

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blessing Aug. 22 at his summer residence outside Rome, the pope said the increasing violations of human dignity in Angola represent an "agony"

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For

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details, call (704)

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The 50+ Club of John Neumann Church meets today at 10:30 a.m. Mayor Pat St.

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on the upcoming Florida trip, call Stephen Ferraro at (704) 455-2528. For other information, call Ann Mclntyre at (704) 545-5046. "Exodus from 9 CHARLOTTE Strongholds," a 12-week Bible-based seminar focusing on overcoming per-

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GREENVILLE,

Compassion

—

in the

courtroom can

While N.C. newest district court

be difficult to come by, Blick says, but blending compassion with justice is a

judge must respect the separation be-

necessary task. "When I first hear a set of facts from the DA, a witness or a victim, my first response is probably justice what does this person deserve," he says. "Then when I hear from (the accused), it seems like in the short time that I've been on the bench, that's where the compassion

Pitt County's

tween church and state from the bench, he says his Cathohc faith instilled the strong sense of compassion and justice necessary for the job. Joseph Blick Jr., a 16-year vet-

eran of the Pitt County court system, is the first Roman Catholic to serve as judge in this eastern North Carolina district. He says his faith is inherently part of his daily

comes

"It

Schools Career Mentor Program, and serves as vice president of the NC Professional Society on the Abuse of Children as well. "Joe Blick has a tremendous record of public service," said Gov. James Hunt in a written statement. "In addition to his years as a prosecutor, Joe has committed his life to improving the lives of children, not only in the courtroom, but through his volunteer work and dedication to his

dignity and respect."

—

comes

community." "He is a man of utmost

in.

"It's like a

sliding scale.

You

try

to be respectful, try not to lord over

life.

into play in dealing

with people as individuals," says Blick, a daily communicant and an active parishioner at St. Peter Church in Greenville. "Catholic faith

that our job as Christians

teaches

to try to

find tlie Christ in each person.

When

you're sitting up there on the bench,

sometimes it's real hard to do that, and you have to strain a bit. "But in the back of my mind, my faith is always there reminding me that this person was created in the image of God, and therefore I need to treat them with dignity and re-

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spect regardless of whether or not they have treated people with

anybody, but try to effectuate justice. In my experience, justice and compassion blend well, and I'd probably be doing a disservice if they didn't." Blick served as an assistant district attorney since 1983, and was

promoted

of values." Blick

Judge Joseph Blick

Hunt made

Jr.

prosecuted sexual assault, child abuse and even murder cases, all too often encountering "lost kids and lost parents" who don't live by or teach "any formal sort

Now,

that."

to chief assistant district

attorney last April.

in a position that

can have even greater impact on the lives of those who are "lost." It's not a role he takes lightly.

June

"The judge does have a lot of power and control in the courtroom," Blick says. "Every day when I go to Mass, I ask God for the humility to do the job that he wants me to do.

way

That's the judgeship

—

there for

that

some

The Mass

look at this

Lord has put

that our

named to CSS Board of Directors

CHARLOTTE

— Virginia Williamson,

a parishioner of

Our Lady of

Consolation Church, has been appointed to the Catholic Social Services Board of Directors. She has been involved in many capacities, including the Task Force for Elderly Ministry, work in nursing homes and with the homeless, and Body Recall, an elderly exercise program. Gerry Carter, Director of Special Ministries for CSS, asked her to be a part of the board, and after filing the application, she received a congratulatory letter from Bishop William G. Curlin. The CSS Board is interested in family life, prison ministry, disaster relief, and other areas; moreover,

Williamson wants to focus on the elderly and the youth around the diocese. "I want people to be aware of resources that CSS offers. I want to touch lives and make a difference. I knew it would be a commitment as well as a responsibility, but I feel it is something that God wants me to t do," said Williamson,

8-10 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Parkway, Rev. Mr. Keith Kolodziej

the facilitator of the

"Nite of Joy," a time for sharing of faith

and refiection through contemporary Christian music and reading the Gospels. Open to all and free to the public.

CONCORD Mass

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All are invited to a

for home-schoolers at

James Church, 251 Union

1 1

St.

a.m. at St.

North.

potluck lunch follows in the church

CHARLOTTE

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There

hall. is

HOPE

group meeting held tonight in Luke Church Family Center, 13700 Lawyers Rd. Questions, call

the St.

Ann

537-3831. 12 CHARLOTTE A Charismatic Mass, celebrated by Bishop Curlin, will be held at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth East at 4 p.m. Prayer teams available at 3 p.m. with a potluck dinner to follow. For information, call Josie at (704) 527-4676. 14 CHARLOTTE "Art from the Heart" is a workshop that uses scripture and art exercises to worship God

Sister

at (704)

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that will take place today beginning with 9:30 a.m. Eucharist and ending at noon with lunch. To find out more or to register, call Joanne Longenecker, a registered art therapist at (704) 845-9163 or Father John Hoover at (336) 699-4005. GREENSBORO A "Day of Reflection" happens this morning at St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St. from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church hall. Father Frank Connolly will be presiding during the program which includes Mass and the Rosary. Lunch will be

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provided. For details, call

vant, and I've got to imitate

some

When

he's

not hearing cases,

Blick spends time with his family: wife Mary, and sons Jeffrey, 16, and Brian, who just turned 10. He's also an avid baseball and football fan,

coaching kids each summer and fall. For more than a decade, Blick has also spent a great deal of time with youth at local parishes, serving as a volunteer youth leader in the Greenville Catholic Youth Organization. He is involved in the Pitt County

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16 HIGH POINT There will be a charismatic mass held at Maryfield Nursing Home in the chapel, 1315 Greensboro Road. For details, call Rev. Mr. Ron or Bette Steinkamp at (336) 427-9717 or (336^1 882-9717.

17 HICKORY

— The next Marriage

Encounter weekend

The

7 p.m. sessions will be held

John Neumann Church parish hall, 8451 Idlewild Road, tonight and on Sept. 21 and 28. Babysitting will be provided, and for details, call Donna St.

Rayle at (704) 366-3218.

as a judge.

prosecutor and

"When

young per-

son comes into my courtroom," he says, "I find myself perking up a little bit more in hopes that maybe somesay to them will

may encourage

that

that person to

says he doesn't seek to change

the world during his

which

click.

might structure something

new

judgeship,

for reelection in 2002.

new

life of one of his role models. think this is where Mother Teresa comes in," says Blick, who keeps a crucifix and images of the Blessed Mother and the beloved nun from Calcutta in his office. "Paraphrasing her, if I can just do little things great, then I'll be satisfied. If I can change just one person, I'll be happy. I think that's all you can hope T for." Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334 or email jtrostar@charlottediocese. org.

the

calls

will

be today

Adult Day Respite, a non-profit,

encing Alzheimer's or dementia meets every Mon. and Wed. from 8:30 a.m.-l:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel. Snack, lunch, activities, and socialization are provided. Those not affiliated

with the parish are welcome. at. (704) 376-

ference Center. For registration, call

4135

for information.

Tom

HICKORY VICARIATE

at the Catholic

Con-

and Emilie Sandin at (336) 2744424 and for information, call Tom

and Susan Rozycki

(704) 483-

2329.

— Our Lady of

Spanish Mass

Joseph in Newton at 12:45 Our Lady of the Angels in at

Hickory

at 2 p.m.,

ing on Sept. 12, 19, and 26 and Oct. 3, 10, and 17. Classes held in the gym on Sun. evenings 6-7 p.m. for adults and 7-

Morganton

St., will

8 p.m. for children. Call the parish office

details at (336) 722-7001.

On going

CHARLOTTE

—

Shining Stars

a.m., St.

p.m..

Marion

Main

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celebrated every Sunday at the following churches: St. Francis in Lenoir at 9 a.m., Holy Trinity in Taylorsville at 10:30 is

be holding six-week dance classes start-

pri-

vate organization for those experi-

Suzanne Bach

for

When

position, he re-

Call

through Sept. 19

Mercy Church, 1919

Mary

Afraid

into the courts, both

Marcaccio will be telling the public about "Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask."

him

way.'"

Upcoming

Mass but Were

way

thinking about his

there's the ultimate public ser-

WINSTON-SALEM

the

now

its

his time as a

know,

Father Anthony

Ask about

during

take a different route."

CHARLOTTE to

made

pressures in life and work build. "It's really easy when you sit there in the church and look at the crucifix," he says. "I always say to myself, 'You

Violante at (336) 282-4099.

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Blick's

has

him

when

the appointment on was sworn in on July 9. concern for young people

16. Blick

thing

reason."

a gift that keeps

focused, Blick notes, especially

Williamson

integrity,"

adds Passionist Father Justin Kerber, pastor of St. Peter Church in Greenville. "I think it's because he stays close to Christ in the Eucharist that he's able to do so many things for so many people. It all flows from

p.m., St Aloysius in

and

St.

Charles in

at 5 p.m.

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Reflections on an orange crate

The Pope

Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL

Conversion

means

active return

to God, pope says ByLYNNEWEIL News Service Conversion (CNS) comprises a return to God and liberation from evil, a process which each individual must actively undertake to be saved, Pope John Paul II said. "While the struggle against evil is a significant part of the experience of personal and community life, we know that to overcome sin we must rely on the strength which God Catholic

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VATICAN CITY

gives us in Christ," the pontiff told pilgrims at his Aug. 18 general audience. Scripture emphasizes that conversion means making a sincere return to God as well

from

he noted. "In this process," he added, "the sinner recognizes his sin and returns to God, placing his confidence in God's mercy and forgive-

as being freed

sin,

ness."

"As Christians, we believe that Jesus Christ has definitively conquered the evil one," Pope John Paul said. "However, each one of us must freely accept this victory by undertaking the commitment and continual vigilance which the struggle against sin re-

friend called the other day and asked if we could have lunch together, adding quickly, "I know you're terribly busy, but I was hoping." It was that emphasis on the word "busy" that made me a bit uncomfortable, for recently I had been thinking a lot about how almost all my conversations include that word. I'm busy writing, busy taking care of some family need or emergency, busy doing pro bono work with one of about a half dozen involvements I call my ministries, busy working to keep the grounds of my home neat, busy doing housework, busy, busy, busy. I've become conscious of how often I preface conversations with "so-o-o-o 'busy."' And guess

what?

gotten bored with the word. Well, if I'm bored talking about how busy I am, then I must be boring everybody else too. That's an embarrassing thought. It's not surprising that I have been busy all my life. My immigrant parents raised me to "run, don't walk" when it came to doing just about anything. It was important to prove yourself, and this was done

The Bottom Line

ANTOINNETTE BOSCO

CNS

ing Shakespeare.

I've

best by embracing responsibility.

This was reinforced in Catholic school when the nuns would tell us we mustn't waste a minute because "eternity is in it." That was a heavy! Years later when my marriage broke up, and I was left to raise and support six children, my responsibility training came in handy since I had to

work about suppose person

make ends meet.

17 hours a da}^ to

that's

— and

when

a responsible

— and

one

—

was a busy really sunk in.

the reality that

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times when I "yearning for the orange crate." I remember visiting a couple back when I was a young mother with three little ones. I went into a mild shock when I went into their house. Their four little children were a mess, running around unkempt rooms with virtually no furniture. And there was their mother, sitting on an orange crate readYet, there were

get what

still

are

quires."

The pope said "our entire personal and community history presents itself in large

Giving

is,

to return sincerely to evil;

maybe with

CINDY RICE Guest Columnist

gest that the time has

up and

Now that word

personification of evil."

provoked

the world by the spiritual being, called the devil or Satan in biblical revelation, who deliberately opposes God," he continued. "Human malignity caused by that which is demoniac or which is provoked by its influence," the pope said, is present "even in our time in an alluring form, seducing minds and

"This

way causing the loss of the sense of evil and of sin." Pope John Paul noted that he had previously asked the faithful to consider the theme of conversion throughout this final year before the church's year 2000 celebrations.

hearts, in this

come now

for

on the orange crate when and

sit

to lighten if

choose.

I'm getting in charge of that four-letter

that begins with b and ends with y, I think it. All I have to do is find an orange crate!

can do

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more personal level, by using the retirement make a gift, you have the pleasure of know-

used for the Lx)rd's work in Western North Carolina. Retirement plan assets may also be used to

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evil."

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less intensity.

children say they're glad they had clean

ing that the funds you worked so hard to save will be

God

ance "from the evil one" an "adjective form," the pope added, "which can indicate a

clothes and fresh, cooked meals. But they also sug-

these are the

Pope John Paul pointed out that in the Gospel of Matthew's version of the Our Father, the faithful are meant to ask for deliver-

moment.

I went home and continued to work, getting and staying busier and busier for the next four decades of my life. But frequently and regularly I have visualized that mother, and I have yearned to sit on an orange crate and feel the inner freedom she had. Somehow I was never able to balance responsibility with that brand of freedom, and even now I know I would still put responsibility first, but

assets to

two aspects of a single path." The pope added, "only Jesus makes us conscious of

that

itemize their deductions.

part as a struggle against He said immorality, which arises from evil, provokes suffering that can be alleviated only by overcoming sin. "We are called to conversion," Pope John

Paul said, "that

tremendous envy

responsibilities?

evil."

and to free ourselves from

felt

yearned to have the ability she had to let go of all responsibility and do something for herself I asked her how could she read Shakespeare when there was so much to do. She gave no explanation. She only said, "I love Shakespeare." I envied her all the more, even as I felt a revulsion that she could ignore all the work that needed to be done. How could she so completely shirk her

call a

Planned

Columnist

Carefully saving, thoughtfully giving

Winston lix'ing

Churchill once said, "We make a by what we get; we make a life

through what we give." phy of generosity more

No where

this philoso-

e\'ident than right here in

have been honored with the opportunity to meet with so many of you in the diocese who, ha\'ing benefited from your own hard work and God's blessings, decide to help others through charitable gifts to the community. Most of us who work to support our family and meet our financial commitments also diligently save part of our income for retirement years. Since such a large portion of your assets may be held in qualithe Diocese of Charlotte.

retirement plans, you may want to consider these plans as additional "pockets" from which to make gifts to your parish. Catholic school, agency, the diocese, or the diocesan foundation. There are many simple ways you can use your retirement plan assets to fund charitable gifts. For example, if you are over age 59 l/2, making gifts from retirement accounts may be particularly appealing because of the benefits for you. When you make a withdrawal to fund a gift, you generally will

fied

completed only

other heirs are unable to receive

their portions.

may be especially appealing to provide a loved one with an income for a certain period of time. You can direct that all or a portion of your retirement plan assets be used to establish life income plans that will help your loved one and tiien provide future support to the Church and our many life-changing programs. those

third option

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The Catholic News & Herald 5

Editorials & Columns

Light

mersed in your task you -begin putting things where they belong, like airline ticket receipts under

One

and used

"travel"

Candle

Matthews

cofiFee

cups

in the

Spirituality

dishwasher.

visualizes the scene: "Before

you know

for Today

it, you're on a roll erasers into the top drawer, telephone books onto the shelf pizza cartons into the bin. You even wipe the chocolate caramel off the telephone." Suddenly, you have a vision a tidy office! You feel a surge of excitement and find your.

—

FATHER THOMAS

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

Take the plunge

When

no scarcity of experts

—

just check out the

racks of self-help literature at your local bookstore.

Our

experience has been that the Bible

hard to And occasionally an top as a blueprint for living. author does come along who has a knack for making the Scriptures accessible in instructive yet novel ways.

That

why we

invited Australian writer

and

illustra-

Andrew Matthews

to be a guest on our Christopher His upbeat and concise book, Follow Your Heart, gets right to the heart of living a good life. With humor and insight, he offers ten common sense concepts to having a happy, meaningful existence. One concept is that "God is never going to come down from a cloud and say: 'You now have permission to be successful.' You have to give yourself permission." He goes on to explain that an individual of faith lives by acting, not thinking about acting. Even the most mundane experiences show us the truth of this. For example, has this ever happened to you? either at home or You are sitting at your desk work - and you start searching for something and tor

Closeup

series.

—

cannot find

it.

stacks of stuff

You

— junk

rummaging through

start

mail, out-of-date brochures,

insurance policies, and flashlight batteries. Im-

I'll

comes to advice on how to find purpose in your life and work, there is

clearly

workspace! You have taken the plunge, and then you feel the energy. We often make the mistake of saying "When I get the energy, I'll begin jogging every morning!" No! You start first. "When I feel more enthusiastic, self creating the world's cleanest

energy,

Which one

on your makeup and costume. first

the

Then you

step onto the stage,

and suddenly you are alive. Once you've actually begun the show, the energy supply is limitless." Some of us say, "Give me some kind of guarantee that I won't fail. Then I'll start." Instead, commit to do something. Prepare as best you can, and then start without all the answers and without any guarantees. You get motivated by doing things, not by thinking about them. Action gets you excited and action reveals opportunity. So take the plunge. Remember Saint Peter being summoned by Jesus to come to Him in the throes of a turbulent sea? Peter did not really show his faith until he took that first step.

—

Question

man

designated as

his father-in-law,

thus

tracing Mary's ancestors.

Since he did not carry any of Joseph 's genes,

why do

the evangelists bother to trace Joseph's lineage instead

of of Jesus. and the writers were well

Mary's? Joseph should not be called

He was

merely the stepfather,

the father

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

aware of this. A. Genealogies

in ancient

times normally differed

considerably, in nature and purpose, from the family trees

we know

today.

Most

obviously, for ordinary

people, like Joseph for example, records going back

even a few generations became extremely tangled. Thus, among the Jews, except for the priestly families, almost no one could trace family histories back very far, let alone 2,000 years or more. Some rabbis held that all this confijsion would be resolved only when the prophet Elijah returned. Also, genealogies often were constructed for symbolic, instructive purposes, emphasizing the prowess or special significance of an individual, with no particular concern for historical accuracy.

These realities, among others, are relevant to the many differences between the ancestry of Jesus given by Matthew (1:2-17) and Luke (3:23-38). Obviously each of these evangelists had partially different sources as well. For example, Luke's list contains 36 names not found in Matthew or in the Old Testament. This brief background can help us approach these interesting if puzzling genealogies a little more thoughtfully. Matthew's listing, from Abraham to Christ, is focused on David, in whom God's promise to Abraham seemed to be fulfilled. But that covenant was broken by David and the people, leading to exile and decline, until the true "son of David," the Messiah, arrived in the person of Jesus. Luke's much longer list starts with Jesus and

of repressed anger, it could You won't be

Joseph (whose father is different, by the way, in the two accounts) and extends back to "Adam, the son of God," which suggests perhaps the major interest of Luke in presenting his list. Immediately before his genealogy, he reports the voice from heaven identifying Jesus as "my beloved Son." Immediately after it, the tempter in the desert calls him the Son of God. The genealogy therefore places Jesus and his ministry in the context of human history, emphasizing his dignity and role as coming from, and acting as, God's Son. In Hebrew culture the number seven was the "perfect," and therefore somewhat sacred, number. Both genealogies play on that symbolism. Matthew himself observes (v. 17) that he has arranged his list in three sets of 14 (2 x 7) generations each, though in fact the list does not total exactly 42. In

Luke we

Thus

find

1 1

sequences of seven "fathers," the

God

himself No. 77, superperfect as it were. Jesus begins the 12th (another number of special

one

final

and final age of history. Joseph is the fosterfather of Jesus. A step-father is the husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage, which was not true, of course, in this case. Mary herself incidentally, calls Joseph the father of Jesus (Lk 2:48), so it can't be too bad, as long significance for the Jewish people)

The more

accurate

what we mean

title for

clear.

You

it.

will

have to change your thinking. Your will has no direct control over your feelings. However, you do have control over your thoughts, and the thoughts you think control the state of your emotional life.

Thoughts

are like seeds. Just as well-selected

seeds produce flowers, so too do poorly selected seeds produce tangled weeds. In the same way, the thoughts feel

—

think produce the emotions

for better or worse.

Wholesome,

positive

thoughts produce good feelings, whereas dark, angry thoughts reap a harx^est of painful feelings. Your anger may be totally justified. You have every right to be angry if you were abused, but anger can become toxic. It can hurt you more and more as time goes on. If you repress or deny your anger, you will use up enormous energy and become depressed. Some people enjoy being angry, but they do not see that anger begets depression. They want to get rid of the blues, but do not know how. How does one let go, and let God? The will cannot turn off the anger, but the will can say yes or no to a different mindset. You can decide to let go and forgive even if the guilty party hasn't asked for

it.

forgives before he or she feels like

Corner

was probably

full

serious depression.

able to shake free by just willing in

Jane Summerhayes, a veteran Broadway musical me recently: "People would be surprised to learn what drudgery it can become. You drag yourself to the theatre hoping you have enough stamina hear the overture and take that

Ifcause

your

theatre star, told

correct?

I heard one interpretation that the

Joseph's father

a result of

community who fill the stage night after night with fresh energy, personal presence and conviction.

Jesus' genealogy

The problem with anger you are

for the job after

theatre

to even put

Columnist

get the

involvement. The secret is to make a start. I have always been impressed by my friends

question concerns the lineage of Jesus. The accounts of his ancestors in Luke and Matthew do not agree.

CNS

start this project." Mistake! Actually,

you get the energy and enthusiasm you begin. You get the energy as

homework." Wrong! "When

I'll

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

give."

Let go of it, and

God

true Christian it.

You

"fore-

will handle the rest.

When I feel anger toward someone, I immediately begin to pray for that person. I see my prayer as a sign that I want to do the right thing and forgive, even though I might not feel like it at the moment. I don't forgive because the person deserves it. I forgive because Jesus asks it of me. When I obey him, the toxic effect of my anger dissolves, and I feel much better. There is no part of creation that is separate from God, but union with God is more intense are part of the for the baptized Christian. mystical body of Christ. "In him we live and breathe and have our being."

This means that we are called to open are supourselves to the Spirit of Jesus. posed to think the way he thinks. Do you remember his words in the Sermon on the Mount? "Return good for evil.... Turn the other

cheek.... Bless

those

who

persecute

you....

For-

give seventy times seven." Either you accept this teaching and act upon it, or you do not. The choice is yours. But I ask you, why carry excess baggage around

with you? Let go of anger, jealousy, fear and anxiety. Let joy return to your soul. Let go, and let God. Turn your resentment over to him. Keep turning it over, and be patient. Let go, and let God deal with the justice issue. If you do this, your anger will slowly evaporate. Throw away the pills, and begin again. Through the grace of God you can be-

come a new creation. Always remember the words of Julian of Norwich: "The greatest honor you can give to almighty

God

to live joyfully because of the

knowledge of his love." Honor God with your trust. Let go, and let God.

The! Catholic

News & Herald

August 27, 1999

Last Supper sculpted in butter for Iowa state fair DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS) Norma "Duffy" Lyon exudes warmth, which is a good thing considering that she spent nearly two weeks working in a walk-in cooler in the middle of August. She has sculpted

Xaverian Provincial House

in Wayne. Protesters oppose company's human cloning experiments

—

Christ

said it is a pro-life issue that should concern all Catholics. 'We are here to speak out in defense of the unborn babies who have no way to speak out for them-:

Father Daniel

selves," said

Becker o

The

Stephen's Parish.

St.

priest was'

among 85 pickets talcing part in ai protest Aug. 9-10 against Advanced

sculpture was on display at the Iowa State Fair this summer. The entire piece took

Cell Technologies Inc., which is conducting human cloning experiments. Irish president addresses pilgrims at Our Lady of Knock Shrine

2,000 pounds of butter to create.

KNOCK,

—

Ireland (CNS)

Mary McAleese,

President

Irish

an address

to pilgrims at Ireland's national

Marian

shrine, cautioned that secular anticipa-

new millennium has "drowned out" the importance of marktion over the

ing the 2,000th anniversary of Christ's birth.

CNS

PHOTO BY Anne Marie Cox, Catholic Mirror

The

Priest once held captive in Sierra Leone plans to return

—

(CNS) Xaverian Father Vittorio Mosele

it shook and made me wonder if I ever wanted to return to the mission,"

28 years. "At certain points,

won't soon forget the two months he

faith

said Father

"But

president noted that

many

people were already suffering from "mil-

lennium spent as a captive of rebel forces in Sierra Leone. But that won't keep him from returning in September to the West African nation where he has worked as a missionary for the past

sense of the presence of the Lord.

Mosele of

his experience.

did observe the wonderful soli-

darity of the people

who

helped

with medicines and food when they themselves lived in misery." The Italian priest talked about his experiences with The Beacon, Paterson diocesan newspaper, while he recuperated at the

overkill," partly

because "most

public attention seems to have focused

—

and monuments on the on the substance of the event." Pilgrims who had gathered for the annual novena at Our Lady of Knock Shrine packed the basilica Aug. 18 to hear McAleese's address on "starting the new millennium with a clean sheet."

festivities

face rather than

bishop prohibits gun raffies on church property

Erie By

GARY LONCKI

Catholic

Pa.

News

ommendation," he wrote. "Let me assure you that this matter was not taken lightly by your brother priests on council or by me. "We're not so naive to believe a policy of this sort is the answer to the problem of violence in our society," Bishop Trautman added. "For sure,

Service

—

(CNS)

Bishop

Donald W. Trautman of Erie has announced a ban on gun raffles on church property or by church-sponsored institutions, effective July

2001.

In a letter to pastors, the bishop

it's only a beginning, but begin we must. The root problem is in us, in our hearts, in the way we buy into a culture that markets violence in countless different ways." While the bishop said the diocese joined the rest of the country in mourning the "horrendous loss of life" brought about by the misuse of guns, he acknowledged that some parishioners would not be pleased with the

urged parishes to seek alternative sources of funding to gun raflQes as soon as possible. "The Diocese of Erie deplores the violence in our society that arises from the misuse of guns," the bishop

seen at the

unusual butter sculpture of the Last Supper by Norma "Duffy" Lyon of Toledo, Iowa. The

praying he would make it back to civilization. Robert Bogucki, a volunteer firefighter from Fairbanks, Alaska, was found Aug. 23- in the middle of the Great Sandy Desert by an Australian TV news helicopter searching with a search and rescue team from the United States. Bogucki told Msgr. Paul Boyers, vicar general of the Diocese of Broome, that he never gave up praying and felt a continuous

wrote.

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—

ERIE,

who

Worcester biotechnology company called for a ban on human cloning and

Butter sculpture

—

N.J.

Mass. (CNS) A took part in two of demonstrations outside a

days

cows, the heads of famous people, and more from butter that is recycled and used in future projects. But this year, she decided to tackle what may be her the Last Supper in largest project butter. It was on display during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Rescued U^. Catholic kept praying for help in Australian desert A PERTH, Australia (CNS) U.S. Catholic adventurer rescued after more than three weeks in an Australian desert said he never stopped

WAYNE,

—

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was

intro-

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WASHINGTON

—

world by helping transschools.

In an annual statement issued by the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Domestic Policy Committee for Labor Day, which this year is Sept. 6, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Catholics are called to examine economic relationships through the lens of Catholic social teaching prin-

grateful for

artisans

income today than similar people did 30 years ago a 16 percent share in 1968, 24 percent in 1996," he said. Meanwhile, the share of income going to the middle 60 percent of the population has declined by nearly 10 percent over the same period. The decline was even sharper for people in the bottom 20 percent of the income scale,

—

Cardinal

Mahony

You can

page

1 1

Roman

told the Standard

the sculpture of a lifetime

Cardinal

said. "I

don't expect to

like this or it

again in

Hickey

even any-

lifetime."

chose

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by 15

feet

and weighs more

Cervietti Studio, Italy's largest,

in Pietrasanta, in

Tuscany.

It is

a family

CNS PHOTO BY

Rafael Crisostomo, Catholic Standard

Franco Cervietti puts finishing touches on "The Universal Call to Holiness" relief at the BasUica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Cervietti and a team of about 24 artisans created the 50-foot long relief that covers the back wall of the shrine's upper church. Italian sculptor

was "humbling" to see his massive work installed in the shrine. "The rehave received

(to the sculp-

action

ture) has been positive," he said.

public centers, private

museums

and churches in Japan, Brazil, Australia, East Germany and Taiwan. Once the shrine installation was complete, Cervietti's job was to make sure each of the pieces was calibrated to form a

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte (or

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want people to see this and be by the message. I want them to

inspired

and have a sense of wholeness with the piece," he said. "The Universal Call to Holiness" identify with the figures

features the

dove

as a

for its religious,

parish, city) the

sum

of $

educational and charitable works."

Holy

Spirit

— represented

— descending

them

all

mem-

human family and uniting God. Mary stands beneath the

bers of the

sculpture's theme to evoke a central message of the Second Vatican Council, stated in the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, that "all in the

church

...

are called to holiness."

Msgr. Michael

Bransfield,

shrine rector, has called the sculpture "a unique work of Catholic art."

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George Carr of

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notes that the

labor day,

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"This for me,"

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cratic labor

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first team roughed out the marble, the second added definition and the third added minute details. This past spring, the Italian Botticino-Classico marble tablets were installed on the rear interior wall of the shrine's great Upper Church by a team of stone contractors, engineers and architects. In place, the sculpture measures

5 percent of the popula-

Washington Cardinal James A. Hickey,

The

tion takes a larger share of personal

a strong, active,

proud that it is in the largest (Catholic) church in the United States, and in the most important city in the world."

ever done," Cervietti said. "And

prising the sculpture, he explained.

widen.

"This trend

Carr said models for the figures included his mother, family and friends,

very well

sion on each of the 16 tablets

and economic growth. Cardinal Mahony wrote. "But our prosperity is not being widely shared. Too many have been left behind and the gap in family income -continues to

why we need

worked

Three teams worked

inflation

shrine sculpture.

in the statement.

— economic freedom, low

"The top

my work

fits

"This

dove, serving as a guide and model.

—

also from the perspective of average and low-wage workers and their

Americans have much

is almost as if it was always here, and that is the feeling I want people to have that it was always a part of this church." Cervietti told the Catholic Standard, newspaper of the Washington Archdiocese, that nearly two dozen

individual or family self-interest, but

he said

that

and

justments.

here," he said. "It

think about public policy proposals not only from the perspective of their

families,"

am proud

this church,

ciples.

"The church asks Catholics

—

(CNS)

make minor adtook him about a week. the largest project we've

seamless artwork and to

Franco Cervietti's Italian studio carved "The Universal Call to Holiness" sculpture for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. When Cervietti arrived at the shrine in early August to oversee "field adjustments" to the massive stone artwork, he said he was "impressed and very happy."

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The Diocese of Charlotte will consolidate all donations received through parish relief efforts and those made directly to the Diocese of Charlotte, and send all funds to Catholic Relief Services. On August 17th a massive earthquake struck the northwest region of Turkey. The quake, measuring a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, was centered between Izmit and Bursa, about 56 miles (90 km) east of Istanbul.

Catholic Relief Services

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closely with

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its

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The most urgent need

CRS was

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—

(CNS) As the death toll mounted with tens of thousands feared dead from the earthquake in northwestern Turkey, Pope John Paul II

Catholic partner organizations to provide water, food and shelter.

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repeated his solace to the vic-

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the devastation

especially painful for the thou-

sands of Turkish immigrants in our city who are cut off from information about loved ones in their homeland," Bishop Daily said in a statement.

"Many

of the

newly arrived are our neighbors, living in various communities of Brooklyn and Queens."

work currently

Bishop Edward

"The injured and homeless

many

said.

for prayers for the dead

under way." are innumerable,

Meanwhile, Bishop Thomas

22 at his summer villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Pope John Paul said, "The news that continues to emerge (from Turkey) describes a situation that goes beyond the contours of a catastrophe." Noting that official sources said the quake killed tens of thousands of people. Pope John Paul said the mounting numbers of casualties "augment little by little

statement from Kenneth F. CRS executive director,

Hackett,

O'Donnell

of Lafayette, La., asked that special

are the

buildings that have been decollections be taken up at weekend stroyed, and many homes razed Mas.ses Aug. 21-22, with the total CNS PHOTO FROM Reuters to the ground," he added. forwarded to CRS. Archbishop The pope, whose remarks A woman lies trapped in rubble as rescue workers attempt to free her from a collapsed Theodore E. McCarrick of Newwere published at the Vatican house in Istanbul Aug. 17. A powerful earthquake hit the region early that morning ark, N.J., announced he had authothat day, said he was following rized an emergency collection to be killing hundreds of people. events in Turkey "with constant taken up at all parishes to assist in apprehension and profound feelrelief services. on the Richter scale, occurred about ing housed in tents at sites lacking ing for these brothers and sisters who In Philadelphia, Cardinal Anthony at 3 a.m. local time, rocking some of basic facilities. have been tried so terribly." J. Bevilacqua asked Catholics to pray Turkey's biggest cities and collapsing Izmir, about 400 miles from the for the victims, the survivors and their He expressed his condolences for buildings with occupants asleep inquake's epicenter, also felt the powerfamilies and those "who are still missthose who died and prayed that God side, hitting hardest in a belt of indusful first shock. ing," and he pledged the archdiocese's would show them mercy. Archbishop Giuseppe Bernardini trial cities east of Istanbul. support "to the people of Turkey." The pope also prayed that the suffering of those who had lost "The immensity of this tragedy grows every day," he said. houses and property might be with garbage, corpses and sewage waste have High temperatures combined In New York, the Catholic alleviated. compounded the risl< of typhoid, cholera and other infectious diseases. Medical Mission Board announced He concluded by praying for Aug. 23 it had committed an initial those who were coordinating and Catholic Medical Mission Board, New York undertaking relief operations, $35,000 in emergency response of Izmir told the Italian Catholic daily funds as part of a joint effort with from state authorities to soldiers to Local officials said Aug. 23 that Avvenire that the situation in the Caritas Internationalis donors worldvolunteers. All were enduring "great more than 12,000 people were killed, earthquake-hit region was "desperate." wide that totaled more than $1 million. pain," the pope said, amid comforting 33,000 injured. A senior U.N. disaster "The needs of the population are will continue working and helping others. relief official said Turkish authorities enormous. Who could ever count all closely with its Caritas partners in Just after the earthquake ocrequested help in obtaining 45,000 those who have been made homecurred Aug. 17, Pope John Paul sent body bags, because they feared the Turkey and "is prepared to send less?" he said. his condolences. death toll could rise dramatically. medicines and medical supplies as onCatholic Relief Services, the BaltiSome 200,000 survivors were besite emergency teams request," the The earthquake, measuring 7.4 more-based overseas relief and develannouncement said. opment agency of the U.S. Catholic "High temperatures combined Church, said it would work with local with garbage, corpses and sewage The Wachovia College Account waste have compounded the risk of basically offers you fi-ee checking. typhoid, cholera and other infectious diseases," it said, t VISA Check Card with no

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have a better shot at achieving the peace and freedom many thousands have died for in recent decades. Shifts in the Indonesian leadership and the constantly growing international pressure on Jakarta to recognize the cultural, religious and political rights of this largely Catholic area may soon bear fruit. When it happens, no single person can take greater credit for the achievement and especially for its nonviolent and peaceful realization than this quietly

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Around Ihe Diocese

Parish gatherings highlight IHispanics' faith, struggles nancy NORTON

works

meticulously combs his hair in the mirror. Despite the sweltering heat, dresses and jeans are crisply pressed. The pews quickly fill while a Latino beat adds rhythm to the hymns. The Hispanic Mass at St. Charles in

from

his local

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to gain contractual rights

employer. Not only a leader in the Hispanic community, he is also a dedicated member of St. Charles Borromeo Church.

Correspondent Children play games in the hall at St. Charles Borromeo Church while a young man

Montes began

In February 1996,

the long fight for workers' rights as a

union activist. He gave up several promotions to stand with the work-

"The company offers leaders promotions to distance them from the ers.

Morganton

workers," he explains, admitting their plan often succeeds.

brings together families with needs

The workers want minimum

and wants similar to most Arriericans.

The church fills mostly with young men who have come to the States for work. They come to earn money,

conditions.

sparse in Mexico.

Much of what they earn travels home to help even poorer families. Many work for Case Farms, the local

supplies required for the job. Eighty

rights:

salary increase, additional

They want

work company

the

pay for gloves, hairnets, and other

percent of the workforce is non-English speaking, and the fear of losing jobs is strong. Still, 65 percent of the workers remain in the union. "We do not have a lot of education, but we know how to respect others," explains Felipe Lopez, from LIUNA Local 700. Unfortunately, as negotiations

poultry industry, and fight a battle familiar across America: cheap foreign labor that keeps consumer costs low while raising shareholder profits. Father Whittington, pastor of the Morganton parish, is a vocal supporter of the workers, their rights, and the need for social justice. In his homily during the Mass, Father Whittington points out the several meals that Jesus shares to illustrate that faith is necessary to feed the hun-

between management and labor slowed, a forced lock out has begun on Mondays. This management strategy forces the workers to survive on four days' pay.

make what you

gry. "Jesus said to

vacation time and friendlier

fact-finding delegation

formed to investigate

have available to (him)," he adds.

this

and other

tactics.

Allegations include the firing of three Hispanic workers who complained of intolerable line speeds, lack of bathroom breaks and arbitrary supervisory treatment. After -signing his fourth contract, one 10-year grower relents, "I have have beno say in my contract. come slaves on our own farms". "Many do not realize what is happening to their brother," adds Jose Ramirez. "Blood runs through our bodies too, and we have the rights that all people have. are brought

Continuing the struggle The poultry industry is big business in North Carolina and the United States. In 10 years, sales of poultry products have increased almost 400 percent, and profits have risen 325 percent to $2.1 billion a year. The industry includes growers, catchers, plant workers and transporters who all must adhere to company standards, contracts and rules. A longtime leader in the union movement, Juan Ignacio Montes

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Rev. Mr.

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a transitional deacon, and Joanne Frazer, director of the diocesan Office of Justice and Peace, chat with Francisco Risso at

Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton. A discussion following Mass focused on rights and concerns of workers at a local poultry industry. St.

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A gathering

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Monkamp offers campers a look behind monastery walls By jean M. SCHILDZ

ST.

joked Benedictine Father Bede Price, the program's director for the past

News Service

Catholic

LOUIS (CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

"Would

Camp

young" men spray soap suds at a car and each other. Welcome to Monkamp at the St.

Abbey of

Louis.

Each summer the abbey

frail

is in part from pure curiosity. "During the school year, no one really enters the monastery," he told the St. Louis Review, newspaper of the St. Louis Archdiocese. "So part of the whole mystery is, what goes on in the monaster}'."

evening with orientation, vespers and benediction, followed by supper, an introduction to the Divine Office and music practice, then it's off for some recreation before lights out at 10 p.m. During the week, the youths, dubbed "monklets," do ser\'ice projects, perform manual labor, pray, take field trips, go swimming, eat, spend time out in the countryside, listen to lectures and

In addition,

way for boys to way of life," said

Salinas,

who

will en-

monastery's history and the variety of people there, said Tom Tuthill, a Latin teacher at St. Louis Priory School who helps shepherd the monklets.

1999 camp assistant, said he never would have imagined before

compline, the last prayers.

monks are normal

Silence "just allows you to focus on other things," the priest explained. "And our life is very busy with the

boys, so silence

try to teach the boys.

Camp

why

later still

and ghostly

sort of like leaven" Louis Priory School, said Father Price. Students who have participated and learned "what's going on the other side of the wall" have an effect on their school and other

The monklets

who

Monkamp,

haven't

been

change the sign

way

Zucchero said. also invariably

the monastery hall-

that spells out "paz," or "peace" in

Spanish. tion to

Louis exorcism

St.

tales late at night while

visiting a gra\'eyard,

"is

in the life of St.

students

traditions include telling the

story of a well-known

we're out here five years helping out."

Monkamp

kind of nice."

you see the boys washing cars or hauling mulch or praying, they are imitating the life of a Benedictine monk, Salinas said. Their motto is "Ora et Labora," which is Latin for prayer and work, Tuthill said. That's what the monks

coming to the camp "how much fun it would be getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning, and running around doing manual labor and the whole bit." "It's a surprisingly good time," he said. "We all have a blast here, and that's

When

reads

"It's

move

always been the tradi'z' and the 'p' so it

the

the 17-year-old added.

'zap,'"

always have the tradition of putting it back," said Father Rigby with a smile.

said.

"And I hope it teaches them something about one way of learning

The community

aspect of monasan important attraction, Father Rigby said. "The boys sense,

abbey's superior.

The camps have grown

so popular

the past several years that the

tery

monks

two weekly sessions

each summer. Both have waiting some 30 monklet wanna-bes.

What makes Monkamp they enjoy

lists

life

also

monks

normal people, that we can have fun and are normal

perhaps, that

so far as

frail

are

human

beings go."

Father Rigby said the camp's main goal is not to attract vocations. "I don't see it and never have seen it

so populai"?

scratch our heads.

why

learn about another

Participants are exposed to the

Benedictines have been offering Monkamp for some 23 years, said Benedictine Father Luke Rigby, current novice master who originated the program in 1976 when he was the

imagine

a great

"is

Kenrick Seminary this fall. "Why would they pursue religious life if they had no idea about what it was like? It's a great way to learn about it."

The

"We

Monkamp

ter

practice the art of silence.

offer

Zucchero, a senior at the priory

A.J.

school and

human beings go."

traction

The program begins Sunday

Christians."

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Father Luke Rigby

boys,

generally eighth-graders through high school sophomores.

have had to

people, that we can have fun and are normal so far as

offers

assis-

said the camp's at-

two Monkamp sessions. They run Sunday through Thursday, and each session can handle up to

camp

as a

about God," he added. The monks spend most of their time in the morning in church, where they don't talk. Father Price said. They remain silent in parts of the building, including the second floor of the monastery, when they go to and from church, when it is mealtime, and at night after

what we can offer to our help them be good Catholic

"This

"The boys sense, perhaps, that

Mary and

St.

summer,

Louis Priory

St.

who worked

tant this

1 1

Benedictine

veteran Nick Salinas, a 1999

graduate of nearby School,

said.

boys to

eight years.

your car washed?" a monk dressed in shorts and shirt asks the .monastery visitor. Nearby a crew of

you

as exclusively about vocations," he

can't

so much,"

HispaniCS,

from page 12

to achieve a union contract.

believes in the union. "This

historic

Anna and Naomi, 6. Juan remains optimistic. "I knowmany people are praying for me and my family," he says. ei^ht-year-old

still

for Latino people to organize in a for-

eign country," he says.

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As the community of St. Charles Borromeo seeks to regain the momentum that Juan Montes began, they close with a focus on a verse from to act justly, Scripture, Micah 6:8: ". to love mercy and to walk humbly

helps to care for .Juan's daughters.

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Montes has been away from work two months while receiving treatment. Insurance pays most of the medical

but his wife, Maria, has

bills

now gone

work

a factory.

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South Carolina

relij^ious

Labor Day,

leadership

Concerns expressed regarding video pol<er

SCCAC. is

social justice for all instead of class

Mahony

Many

of the labor movement's values reflect the church's own faith values. Cardinal Mahony said, such as the drive for public policies "that

that

keep

"This Labor Day,

how

sionate witness of faith to inspire and

Clasnfied

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"Everyday

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for Justice," a statement

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said.

we need to reon the values we seek to advance in our economic and public life," he wrote. "We need to

govern-

Cardinal Mahony concluded by quoting

Christianity:

"This Labor Day,

and Thirst on how to live

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to maintaining our national

experience for the benefit of all who now consider the future of gambling in our state. are pleased now to join the South Carolina Christian Action Council and its members, representing the great majority of Christians in our state, in an effort to regulate the gambling industry in South Carolina. In particular, we add our voices to that chorus of churches urging all our citizens to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999, and to vote "NO" on the question: "Shall cash payoffs for credits earned on video game machines continue to be allowed after June 30, 2000?"

profession.

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and minimize its opportunities to expand. We stand opposed to the major financing of any of the essential Photo courtesy of The New Catholic Miscellany, Charleston functions of our society from the proceeds of gambling. In particular, we offer our own sad experience with the game of bingo. For a time, some of our educational institutions allowed bingo to be enjoyed on their premises. Soon, there developed a tendency to depend on its profits as a major source of revenue to underwrite the ministries of these institutions. In allowing this to happen, we fell short of our responsibility as good stewards. We now have banned such regular and largescale gambling at, or for the sake of, any of our institutions. We offer this

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for

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gal status in our state,

we urge

wrote.

They

struggle."

become more popular in South Carolina. gambling is to have

American experiment in democracy and urged their membership to seek

their organization as part of the

not in principle against games of chance being played occasionally in family and social gather ings within reasonable limits. At this time, as gambling becomes big business in our beloved state, we are concerned about the detrimental effects it is having on the fabric of our society, particularly on our poorest citizens and those prone to addictions. They are likely to be the primary victims as gambling continues to Catholic Church

we believe are vital to maintainin our national commitment ensuring life of dignity for our parents, ourselves and our children are reflected in the national dialogue over the future of Social Security and national economic policy." As Congress considers changes to the Social Security system, certain goals from Catholic social teaching ought to be considered. Cardinal

"Through their efforts the great American middle class was born," he said. "Yet American unions never capitulated to the concept of 'class' struggle that found such fertile ground in the rest of the industrial world. Union leaders instead saw

full text of the statement, however, excerpts from the following will be printed

The Roman

from page i

tury.

In concert with other members of the South Carolina Christian Action Council (SCCAC), Bishop David B. Thompson and Bishop Elect Robert J. Baker issued thefollowing statement concerning the gambling industry on Aug. 1 6. Below is the

along with other statements by the

August 27, 1999

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Around fhe Diocese

Former principal, Douglas Rich, dies at 52

—

CHARLOTTE

Mr. Douglas

Powell Rich, 52, of Charlotte, NC, died Sunday, August 22, 1999 at his home.

Born September

1946

Puerto Rico, he was a graduate of The He served as a Major in the U.S. Army during

Citadel in Charleston, SC.

the Vietnam Era and

of the Silver Star.

was

a recipient

He was employed

by U.S. Textile Corporation in Lancaster, SC and previously had served as a Professor at The Citadel, as well as Principal of St. Michael's

end Eugene P. McCreesh. was said on Tuesday at Catholic Church.

Rosary Peter

St.

Survivors include his wife, JoAnn a teacher at St. Gabriel School; his father, Colonel David A. Rich, of Cocoa Beach, FL; a sister, Sharon Rich Mitchell, of Cocoa, FL;

Rateau Rich,

and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Foundation for Fighting Blindness, PO Box 17279, Baltimore, 21297; St. Peter Catholic Church, 507 South Tryon

Catholic School in Gastonia, NC. Doug served as a Lector at St. Peter Catholic Church and as Chairman of

charity of the donor's choice.

the Capital Campaign.

serving the family of Mr. Rich,

Street, Charlotte,

28202; or to the Photo by Alesha

Harry and Bryant Company

Catolico Hispano Choir perform at St. Ann Church Family Picnic Concert in the activity center on July 21 in Charlotte. They were a part of the celebration sponsored by the Catholic Evangelization Commission of Charlotte.

Memorial Mass was celebrated Wednesday, August 25, 1999 at St. Peter Catholic Church by The Rever-

continued, and

continues, to vol-

still

unteer in the Refugee Office, the

home, and

a nursing

clinic,

for Love, Inc., an

organization that helps people in need. Because of hip replacement and back operations, she

was not

able to

work

in a

hospital setting; therefore, she decided that she could

work

as a x'olunteer nurse

whatever capacity she could when slie was feeling physically sound. She can only work on certain days when she can in

sit

or stand for certain periods of time.

when I am able." "I wanted to do something different for my community health rotation class, and I thought that this would do what

can

be an interesting thing to do. 1 had no idea that I would simply fall in love

with these people," said Stokes. In order to communicate, she uses gestures and exaggerated facial expressions to convey what she wants from her patients. She also learned several key words and phrases in Spanish, Vietnamese, and other languages so that the refugees feel

comfortable.

"By piecing together what 1 can from their \ aiious languages and my own sign language, you can usually figure out what they are talking about," added Stokes. Because she is trained as a nurse, she stated that "she is able to assess medical needs and ha\e attention brought to that need. She is also able to educate them about basic preventative health care measures and simple things like phone calls and

bills."

Barbara Douglas, an AdministraRefugee Resettlement Office said, "her deep faith in God is what motivates her. She is very sweet, considerate, and helpful. She has a tive Assistant in the

strong bond with the refugee population

and looks for ways to meet It

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was

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this selfless attitude that

prompted

Hayden

nominate The

Stokes for three awards this year:

Nine Who Care Awards, sponsored by United Way of Central Carolina and WSOC-TV; the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Award; and the Betty Dodson Klemm Outstanding Volunteer Award from the NC Refugee Program. Stokes made a clean sweep by winning all three awards. Dr. Galea said, "If you saw her working in the clinic and the response to her caring attitude, you would knowwhy Lynda is most-deser\'ing of all. Patients feel comfortable

when

talking

and she sets them at ease." "Sonia QHaydenJ is very conscious to express appreciation to our volunteers, and over the past several years, Lynda has stood out among the volunteers, whether transporting people to and from appointments, helping us with our newsletter, asking for clothing and home furnishings for the refugees, and performing many other tasks," said Douglas. At the State Refugee Conference to her,

586

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Gods beauty at

and lunch with friends surrounded by

the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER A

Continuing Silence 25 or Sat., Dec. 3

Hunt Closing Mass with Bishop WiJUam G. CurHn Wednesday, October 13, 10:30-3:30 Directed by Father Lawrence

continuing community ofprayer support

gathers dt The Oratory every Participants are invited to

evening for

rest

5-4 months.

come Friday

and quiet. Saturday includes and several sessions

Coffee

Taize prayer

For more information,

ofsilent contemplation.

June, she was named the 1999 Outstanding Volunteer. In July, she received one of the Governor's Outstanding Volunteer Awards and will be honored at a luncheon in the fall. She was selected as one of the finalists from Mecklenburg County in the individual category for the Nine Who Care and will attend the final selection luncheon in September. Hayden stated, "Every year, we select a special volunteer that would serve as an example and to recognize work they have done with the Refugee Resettlement Office. We chose in

Lynda because of all her dedicated

When asked why she began volunteering. Stokes replied, "1 like people, and I try to help when 1 can. Even though

call

a blessing," said Stokes.

"We

are

put here to serve each other in whatever way we can. I think about what Jesus would do, and 1 put myself in

want someone

know

that

to help me."

would

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

Price by calling (704) 370-3334 or e-

amprice@cha rlottediocese. o rg.

Sandra Breakfteld (704) 370-3220