March 26, 2010
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Perspectives The Annunciation: The Angel’s words ‘Hail Mary’ speak loudly to us today PAGE 14
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HEALTH CARE Legislation
Catholics greet health care votes with mix of emotions WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) ― As the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops quietly expressed d i s a p p o i n tm e n t , s o m e Catholic groups reacted with enthusiasm to the passage of health care reform legislation in Congress and the pending presidential executive order on taxpayer-funded abortion. On Tuesday President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection a n d A ff o r d a b l e C a r e Act, after the House of Representatives had approved it by a 219-212 vote March 21, followed by a vote of 220-211 for a package of legislative fixes which has now gone to the Senate for its approval. The U.S. bishops called on Congress and people in the Catholic community to make sure promises are kept that the legislation will not expand abortions in the U.S. Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the USCCB, See REFORM, page 16
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Read the U.S. bishops’ full statement at www.charlottediocese.org.
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
“We come to a holy place today to recommit ourselves to Jesus.”
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Sunshine, sacraments and song mark spring youth pilgrimage
– The Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis, bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte
Hundreds of youth celebrate ‘Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us’ SueAnn Howell Special to The Catholic News & Herald
BELMONT ― Under a bright Carolina blue sky, surrounded by a sea of turquoise T-shirts, Our Eucharistic Lord came and dwelt among more than 400 youth gathered on the front lawn of Belmont Abbey College for the Bishop’s Lenten Youth Pilgrimage March 20. See PILGRIMAGE, page 9
photo by SueAnn
Howell
More than 400 youth gathered on the front lawn of Belmont Abbey College for the Bishop’s Lenten Youth Pilgrimage March 20, an event culminating with the Eucharistic Procession led by Bishop Peter J. Jugis and Abbot Placid Solari.
New EC logo honors priestly vocation SueAnn Howell Special to The Catholic News & Herald CHARLOTTE ― There is a new look for the 2010 Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress. David Hains, director of communications for the diocese, unveiled the new logo and Web site, www.goeucharist.com, this week. “The new logo was selected by Bishop Peter J. Jugis in honor of the Year for Priests. It reflects the 2010 Eucharistic Congress theme ‘Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us,’” Hains said Bishop Jugis explained the theme saying,
“The Good Shepherd feeds His flock on His Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist. Through our priests, who share in the office of Christ the Shepherd, the Good Shepherd continues to feed His flock on his sacraments and His teaching. The prophet Isaiah refers to God as the Shepherd of Israel, and praises God’s loving care for His people with the words: ‘Like a shepherd He feeds his flock’ (Is 40:11). These words of the prophet Isaiah are brought to fulfillment in an amazing way in Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who feeds His flock with the precious gift of Himself – His Body and Blood – in the Eucharist.”
Get more
Go to www.goeucharist.com to view more pictures from the Bishop’s Lenten Youth Pilgrimage 2010, listen to Bishop Jugis’ address to the youth, and hear an interview from the retreat with Doug Barry, co-host of EWTN’s Life on The Rock.
2010
Diocese of Charlotte
Eucharistic Congress
Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us
See CONGRESS, page 16
Around the Diocese
In Brief
Coming Next Week
Campus Ministry students mark Lent with prayer, fasting, almsgiving and service during ‘alternative spring break’
Celebrate Holy Week at the Vatican with EWTN programs
The Way of the Cross: Prepare spiritually for Easter with our special Holy Week edition featuring Belmont Abbey College’s ‘Meditations on the Stations of the Cross’
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