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S e r v i n g C a t h o l i c s in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

Special Section: Seven priests ordained to serve Diocese of Charlotte ...Inside

Ex Corde: Vatican clears U.S. Catholic higher education norms ...Page 10

Pope thanks journalists for dedication to profession

Local News Catholic News heralds national recognition ...Page 3

CSS program fosters family connections ...Page 5

Hendersonville students literally raise the roof ...Page 7

Every Week Entertainment ...Pages 14-15

Editorials & Columns ...Pages 16-17

Pentecost Sunday June 11 “And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.”

— Acts 2:4

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2 The Catholic News & Herald The nonprofit company, called Tiber River, is based in Ann Arbor and a division of Ave Maria Communications. Tiber River and Ave Maria were founded by Thomas S. Monaghan, the former Domino’s Pizza owner who also founded Legatus International, an organization of Catholic business leaders. Monaghan is chairman of Tiber River. President of the new company is Anthony Buono, who heads Single Catholics Online and formerly was general manager of Scepter Publishers in Princeton, N.J. Indonesian Catholic official condemns church bombings MEDAN, Indonesia (CNS) — A Catholic Church leader in North Sumatra, western Indonesia, strongly condemned bomb attacks on churches and asked Catholics to stay calm and keep alert. Capuchin Father Paulinus Simbolon, vicar general of Medan Archdiocese, said the local Catholic Church “strongly condemned all terrors, including the recent bomb terror and threats” that disturb religious practice, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. A homemade bomb blast rocked the Indonesian Protestant Christian Church May 28 at the start of Sunday liturgical service around 8:30 a.m. Forty-seven churchgoers were injured.

Diocese in Sierra Leone traces children lost during war KENEMA, Sierra Leone (CNS) — The Diocese of Kenema in eastern Sierra Leone has begun tracing lost children. The sporadic and surprising attacks on villages by rebels frequently causes parents and children to be separated while fleeing for their lives. “We thought it necessary to trace those children and reunite them with their families,” said Father Ambrose Turay, coordinator of the Kenema diocesan development office. He said more than 1,400 children had been traced, and “most of them had resorted to begging to get their living,” he said. He added that 29 children have already been reunited with their families.

Southern African bishops welcome bill to curb gun use

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Praying for peace Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christian women pray for peace in Eritrea’s capital of Asmara. The special prayer service coincided with peace talks taking place in Algiers between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The countries have been locked in a border war for at least two years.

Record gift of $20 million goes to Catholic women’s college ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who founded the College of St. Catherine nearly a century ago, presented the college with an unrestricted gift of $20 million June 2. Believed to be the largest unrestricted contribution ever made to a Catholic women’s college, the $20 million is intended to support the college’s vision “to be the world’s pre-eminent Catholic college educating women to lead and influence.”

The United States and Canada have 74 women’s colleges, according to the Women’s College Coalition in Washington; there are 150 in the world.

New Web site offers guidance on Catholic books ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CNS) — The founder of Domino’s Pizza and the founder of Single Catholics Online have joined in a new Internet company that will evaluate, recommend and sell Catholic books judged faithful to the teaching authority of the church.

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Publisher: Most Reverend William G. Curlin Editor: Joann S. Keane Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar Staff Writer: Alesha M. Price Production Associate: Julie Radcliffe Advertising Representative: Cindi Feerick Secretary: Jane Glodowski 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203 Mail: P.O. Box 37267, Charlotte, NC 28237 Phone: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382 E-mail: catholicnews@charlottediocese.org The Catholic News & Herald, USPC 007-393, is published by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, 44 times a year, weekly except for Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during June, July and August for $15 per year for enrollees in parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and $18 per year for all other subscribers. Second-class postage paid at Charlotte NC and other cities. POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to The Catholic News & Herald, P.O. Box 37267, Charlotte, NC 28237.

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Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events: June 12 — 15 Clergy Retreat Diocese of Pittsburgh, Pa. June 17 — 11 a.m.

Transitional Diaconate Ordination St. Vincent de Paul, Charlotte June 18 — 5:30 p.m.

Confirmation St. Eugene, Asheville June 19 - 23 Convocation of Priests Asheville June 25 — 3 p.m.

Corpus Christi Mass and Procession Maryfield Nursing Home, High Point

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) — The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference welcomed a new bill that aims to curb gun use and that would allow tough sentences for the unlicensed possession of firearms and ammunition. South Africa’s Firearms Control Bill would increase the maximum sentence for the illegal possession of firearms from five to 15 years. A sentence of 25 years could be imposed for the possession of prohibited firearms, such as automatic weapons. “Many of the points we made in our submissions to parliament have been incorporated into the bill,” said Father Peter-John Pearson, who heads the bishops’ parliamentary liaison office.

Rapid growth seen in religious order associates WASHINGTON (CNS) — There are now more than 25,000 lay associates of U.S. Catholic religious orders, says a new study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate.

The study found some 11,000 more

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ROCK HILL, S.C — The Oratory Religion Camp will hold two separate oneweek sessions at Camp York in Kings Mountain State Park during the weeks of July 9-15 and July 16-22. Boys and girls under 12, entering grades 2-6 in Sept., can apply for consideration.

Those wishing to volunteer as counselors can write for a staff application.

For more information and application, write to: The Oratory Religion Camp, P.O. Box 11586, Rock Hill, S.C. 297311586 or call (803) 327-2097.

Ongoing ASHEVILLE — The Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St., one of three jubilee year pilgrimage churches in the Diocese of Charlotte, hosts free tours of the historic church after each weekend Mass. The Masses are celebrated every Sat. at 5 p.m., and on Sun. at 9 a.m., noon and 5 p.m.

associates than a similar study five years earlier. Respondents reported nearly 2,700 new associates currently in formation. Most formation programs are about one year. Those figures indicated that the American Catholics seeking to connect with the spirituality, life, prayer and mission of religious institutes form a significant and rapidly growing new presence in the U.S. church.

Vatican to publish document on world’s prisons VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Shortly before Pope John Paul II visits a Rome prison in July, the Vatican will publish a document examining the situation and needs of prisoners around the world. Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Vatican spokesman, said the document being prepared by the Holy Year coordinating committee should be released shortly before the July 9 celebration of the Jubilee for Prisoners. NavarroValls said the new document “will confront the theme of the condition of prisons around the world from the human, social and pastoral points of view, but above all it will provide some ideas about facing the problems and not only through the use of clemency.”

Mexican cardinal calls for end to ‘xenophobic attitudes’ in U.S. MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City asked an end to “xenophobic attitudes” in the United States that have contributed to recent violence and deaths for Mexicans who have tried to cross the border illegally. Speaking to reporters following a Mass May 28, the cardinal was especially critical of ranchers in southern Arizona who have organized vigilante groups to capture undocumented workers. “A fundamental human right is the right to work ... and I believe that the laws of countries and concrete attitudes must leave behind those xenophobic feelings and attitudes,” he said.

For more information on scheduling guided tours, call Shirley Gregory at (828) 274-4592.

BRYSON CITY — Beginning in July, the regular schedule for the St. Joseph Church thrift shop will resume every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For the month of June, the schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

For more information, call the church office, located at 316 Main St., at (828) 488-2266.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to publication date.

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Web site offering online Mass-buying

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — A site on the World Wide Web that offered to help people “buy” memorial Masses anywhere in the United States was dismantled June 7 after Catholic News Service informed the owner it violates church law.

Funeral home owner Peter Savage of Binghamton, N.Y., told CNS he was only trying to provide a service for people and did not intend to make any profit on the site.

He said the site had prompted a few inquiries, but he had not actually processed any orders for Masses.

A pop-up banner ad for eMasscard.com still comes up on the computer screen if someone uses “Catholic” as a search word on the America Online search engine.

But the former site — which offered to let people buy a memorial Mass anywhere in the United States for $20 by e-mail, online order form or toll-free telephone — has been replaced with a simple message in

bold type: “Please contact your local church.”

Before reaching Savage, CNS spoke with several church officials and a canon lawyer who found the original site’s use of phrases like “buy a Mass” and “pay for the Mass” in violation of church law.

Franciscan Father Arthur Espelage, executive coordinator of

commerce is to be entirely excluded from Mass offerings.”

Church law makes clear that any offering made for a Mass intention must be treated strictly as an offering, not a payment or purchase. Many priests today refuse such offerings or apply them to charitable or apostolic works.

Canon law permits priests to receive such offerings but devotes 14 canons to the topic, spelling out strict limits and obligations to prevent any abuse.

In a telephone interview late June 7, Savage said he first became aware of legal and theological problems posed by his site a short time earlier when he opened an email from CNS asking him to comment on those issues.

He said he realized immediately that the site should be taken down. By the next morning it was gone. t

Church law makes clear that any offering made for a Mass intention must be treated strictly as an offering, not a payment or purchase. Many priests today refuse such offerings or apply them to charitable or apostolic the Canon Law Society of America, said he was “surprised and aghast that someone is selling Masses.”

Upon viewing the original Web site, he said it clearly violated Canon 947 of the Code of Canon Law, which says, “Any appearance of trafficking or

Youth promote parish pride, plan for Rome

gram is finished, said Katyn.

“We’re glad we can inspire some pride in our church while we help ourselves go to Rome,” said Leksa.

The St. Eugene youth are among 50 youth and adults from across the western half of North Carolina who plan to travel to Rome for World Youth Day, a part of the year long Jubilee 2000 celebration. The diocesan group will leave Aug. 11 and return on Aug. 23.

“We will get to see the Pope and also meet other Catholic youth from around the world,” said Leksa.

“I think it is a neat idea to go on pilgrimage,” said Kaytn. “A lot of

By Dianne Riggs Correspondent ASHEVILLE — Young people from St. Eugene Church heading for World Youth Day in Rome this summer have come up with a unique way to raise funds for the trip. They are selling plastic license plates bearing the likeness of St. Eugene, according to Leksa and Katyn Chmielewski, two sisters who are among 10 from the church who plan to attend.

The license plates are for the front of a vehicle and will have a gray background with magenta writing and a picture of the church as it is going to look when the current building pro-

people don’t get that chance.”

“It is exciting when youth get to participate in the Jubilee Year,” said St. Eugene’s pastor, Father Frank Cancro.

“It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

He expects that for some it will be their first time to visit Europe, to get a sense of a different country and a different culture. Rome expects World Youth Day to draw some 800,000 young people, he said.

Father Cancro hopes to join the St. Eugene youth at some point in the trip and spend time in Assisi, helping them see some of the sights in the area. t

weekend of July 14-16 and Japanese English Teachers from Aug 4-19. If you have an interest in making international friends and would like to help the guests learn more about American culture and lifestyle, call Kathy Ballard, home stay coordinator, at (704) 663-5861 or Mark Beam at (704) 5472597.

MAGGIE VALLEY — Rev. Mr. Keith Kolodziej and the Diocese of Charlotte Renewal Team are sponsoring a weekend retreat, entitled “You Will Receive Power,” July 7-9 at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane. The goal and purpose of the weekend is to renew God’s people by studying sacred scripture, sacraments and the teaching of the church with great emphasis on personal prayer and worship devoted to the Holy Spirit and the metanoia and spiritual fruits which flow from it. Space is limited, so for registration and further details, contact Augustinian Father Terry Hyland at (828) 9263833 or e-mail: lwcrc@main.nc.us.

June 11 CHARLOTTE — St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, is having a charismatic Mass at 4 p.m. with prayer teams available at 3 p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. For more information, call Josie at (704) 527-4676.

14 GREENSBORO — There is an Alzheimer’s support group meeting this morning from 10 a.m.-noon at Guilford College Methodist Church.

If anyone in your family has memory loss, this group can give you the support you need to help your loved one.

St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church is working with the Methodist Church to obtain information on Alzheimer’s/ dementia for those who need it. For location and other information, call Colleen Assal at (336) 294-4696.

19 MAGGIE VALLEY — Augustinian Father Terry Hyland and Charity Sister Fran Grady are leading an art retreat entitled “Recreate in Us a New Spirit, Lord.” This retreat is designed

for those with artistic abilities to explore their talent and spirituality with the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop. It will serve as a time to reflect, pray, create and share unique creative and spiritual expression of the Divine Artist within. For more information on the retreat being held today through June 23, call Father Hyland at the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, at (828) 926-3833 or e-mail: lwcrc@main.nc.us.

20 WINSTON-SALEM — There is a natural family planning session being held at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Tom and Mary Beth Young at (336) 922-0479.

21 CHARLOTTE — Jesuit Father Gene McCreesh is the facilitator of “Spiritual Direction for Gays and Lesbians” at St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St., at 7 p.m. tonight. For more information, call the church office at (704) 332-5342.

25 SALISBURY — Sacred Heart Church, 128 N. Fulton St., is celebrat-

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Newspaper takes honors in national CPA

By Joann S. Keane Editor BALTIMORE — The Catholic News & Herald was recognized for excellence during the 2000 Catholic Press Association newspaper awards competition held May 26.

Julie Radcliffe, production associate, took top honors nationally in the category of best single ad in the black and white category, for an ad designed for Catholic Social Service’s marriage preparation program. Radcliffe’s work was judged in a category that included all Catholic newspapers, both diocesan, and publications with national circulation.

Judges described her work as, “comprehensive but not cluttered and praised her selection of graphics.”

Staff Writer Alesha Price received an honorable mention for a personality profile of Pauline Leeper, a Belmont woman, who tirelessly worked to bridge race relations in North Carolina. In her story, Price captured the essence of this Rosa Parks-of-awoman noted for her efforts in civil rights issues.

The Catholic News Herald, which serves 46 counties in western North Carolina has a circulation exceeding 45,000. The diocesan newspaper has collected more than a dozen CPA awards since establishment of the publication in 1990.

CPA membership includes nearly 200 diocesan newspapers in the United States and Canada with a combined circulation of nearly 30 million. t Contact Editor Joann Keane by calling (704) 370-3336 or e-mail jskeane@ charlottediocese.org.

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ing the jubilee year at the 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon Masses today with a blessing of the entrance doors, inspirational music and a gospel reading. For more information, call the church office at (704) 633-0591.

Upcoming CHARLOTTE — UNC Charlotte’s Office of International Programs is looking for volunteers to host visitors from Japan as they take part in an intensive study program. Volunteers are needed to host the following students for these upcoming dates: Japanese Bankers during the

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Friends and family say farewell to CCHS

By ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer CHARLOTTE — Alumni, family and friends gathered on June 4 to offer their best wishes to a petite powerhouse of a principal.

Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, who has spent 27 years with Charlotte Catholic High School, as a teacher and as principal for the past 20 years, has been appointed as the director of Marian Center, a skilled care facility for the Sisters of Mercy in Belmont.

The class of 2000 is Sister Paulette’s last class as she steps down from her position as principal of CCHS to begin a new chapter in her life.

At a farewell reception in the school that Sister Paulette helped to build, the Parent Teacher Organization, Alumni Association, Athletic Organization and the CCHS Foundation all co-sponsored the gathering and coordinated the event.

“We wanted everyone who has ever come in contact with Sister Paulette to attend the reception and feel welcome,” explained Vickie Britton, president of the PTO, whose oldest daughter is a CCHS graduate and whose middle daughter is graduating this year. “We sent hundreds of invitations because we wanted to reach everyone, and we pooled our resources to have one big reception.”

The co-sponsors and those in attendance also pooled their resources

Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, principal of CCHS, accepts a check for $7,000 of funds collected from the support of the Alumni Association, Parent-Teacher Association, CCHS Foundation, Athletic Association and other supporters at a co-sponsored farewell reception on June 4. David Watson, treasurer of the PTO, presented the check.

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to present a check for $7,000 to Sister Paulette in honor of her years of dedication to the school and the students.

A tearful Sister Paulette thanked everyone who had been a part of her life in academia: “I will always have strong ties to CCHS, and I will miss the family, friends and members of the community that have touched my life.

I am most grateful to the diocese and the Sisters of Mercy, who many years ago, saved the school from closing. I wouldn’t have been able to be a part of this if not for them. I feel that this ministry has been a real blessing in my life and that I have received more than

Oscar and Rina Goco, whose son Timothy is a student at CCHS, offer good luck to Mercy Sister Paulette Williams.

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I have given.”

Mike Maher, president of the Athletic Association, whose son is a rising senior, said, “She did a terrific job when she was at the school, and we will miss her involvement in all aspects of the school.”

Rob Keuten, a rising senior, is slowly growing accustomed to the fact that he will spend his last high school year without Sister Paulette.

“It will be hard for us because we are used to her system,” he said.

“Although I think that this is good for her to make this decision at this time in her life, I will miss her unbelievably. At first, she seems tough, but after a certain amount of time, you realize that everything she does is for you.”

The faculty and staff party for Sister Paulette was held on May 4, complete with skits depicting the years, jeers and tears of “Sister Smallette,” as the staff and students affectionately call their principal, and a gift of a computer

and printer from the faculty.

Sister Paulette taught Debbie Stathakis math and religion when she attended CCHS and helped Stathakis obtain a job as a teacher at her alma mater.

“I will miss her wit, honesty and genuine concern for others,” said Stathakis, sophomore and senior Spanish teacher. “Her dreams for the CCHS family came to life because she didn’t view her role as principal as a job. To her, it helped to perpetuate a living ministry of faith and education started by the Sisters of Mercy.”

Dr. Michael Skube, superintendent of schools, commented on her skill and prowess as a principal: “Sister Paulette has contributed an enormous amount of leadership not only to CCHS but also for our entire diocese. She served 20 years as principal and seven years prior to that as a teacher and helped to build the school to the point where we are now. We certainly wish her well and we will be counting on her to help to smooth the transition.”

Steve Carpenter, assistant principal, said, “She has been an amazing role model, and we are very grateful to have had her for as long as we did and are happy that she is moving on to her new ministry.” t

Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.

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Catholic Social Services agency fosters family

By JIMMY ROSTAR Associate Editor CHARLOTTE — Photographs adorn the walls of Jean Davis’ office: smiling babies with Santa Claus, toddlers at their first birthday parties, young men and women in formal family portraits. Years of history decorate this space — years of history and hundreds of stories.

They are stories interwoven with love: children in need of loving parents, parents who want to offer that love, and a human services agency that makes it all possible.

An adoption social worker for Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte, Jean Davis has spent more than 18 years helping make those connections a reality for children and parents alike. She said ensuring that family bond through the years is a number-one priority in the adoption program.

“We have a lot invested in our boards around here,” Davis said, referring to the families pictured on bulletin boards in the CSS offices. “We feel it’s very important that there is a family continuity.”

Catholic Social Services’ domestic adoption program is coordinated by social workers in Asheville, WinstonSalem and Charlotte. The program works with Catholic and non-Catholic adoptive families, and with birth parents of any faith.

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ates an international adoption program which has been featured in past issues of The Catholic News & Herald.

The CSS domestic adoption program serves couples wanting children but who face infertility. Prospective parents work with the agency through an extensive process ensuring that the right matches are made.

An adoption committee meets once a month to study new applications, and members decide how to best address those inquiries. Once initial approval is given, social workers begin the comprehensive interview and home assessment process with prospective parents.

CSS’ domestic adoption program aims to nurture the family relationship from the parents’ point of inquiry into the child’s early adulthood and beyond.

“We try not to have too many families waiting,” said Davis. “We do try to have a good number of families because we have children of all different needs. ... We have to keep a balanced pool of families as best we can — from the Winston area, from the Asheville area, from the Charlotte area.”

The program hosts several gatherings each year to keep connections going, including a Christmas party and a springtime picnic. In addition, the agency facilitates a support group for prospective parents going through the process.

“I think both Lisa and I were a little apprehensive about coming in and

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wondering whether they are going to put you under a spotlight,” said Brian Perry of the interview phase. He and his wife are near the end of the home assessment with CSS. “But they have made us feel very comfortable,” he said. “It’s just like talking to a friend, and it feels very natural.”

Lisa and Brian Perry, who had been trying to start a family four years before contacting CSS, said the domestic program does indeed offer that sense of family Davis speaks so highly of.

“When you are a child coming into an adoptive situation, you’re not only getting a new mom and dad, but you’re getting an extended family,” Brian said. “You meet them every year at the picnic, or here at Catholic Social Services.”

Lisa added that the support system offered by CSS has calmed nerves and renewed hope for a future with children.

“We see that there has been — and is going to be — a lot of support through the whole process,” she said.

“It’s very personalized. And I know that we can call here at any point after we are fortunate enough to adopt.”

There are volumes upon volumes of paperwork chronicling the agency’s work. Each case must be documented thoroughly; many aspects in the lives of the children, birth parents and adoptive families are extensively detailed and regularly updated. Every contact between the families and the agency is recorded.

And through it all, the program keeps that open-door policy to families, both new and old, who seek counseling, information and friendly chats for years after the children’s placement.

“We stop in periodically, and send notes and pictures so they can see the progress,” said Kate Jones, who with husband Ray adopted two children through CSS nearly two decades ago.

“This agency is really concerned about the adoptive families. There really are caring and nurturing people who work there, who are concerned for the existing family and how it changes when a child is placed with them.”

“We are still here for families,” Davis said with a smile. “We work with families all the time. We laugh with our families and say, ‘When you hooked up with us that first time, you didn’t realize it was a lifetime commitment, did you?’

“But that’s the way we choose to look at it. We are here forever for families if they need us.” t Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334 or e-mail jtrostar@charlottediocese.org.

6 The Catholic News & Herald Nation’s oldest woman religious dies at age 111 GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — Imagine seeing the Catholic Church in three different centuries. Franciscan Sister Martha Pellow did. At age 111, she was the oldest religious sister in the United States. She died June 2 at her motherhouse in Bay Settlement, just north of Green Bay. She entered her community, the Sisters of St. Francis, on June 10, 1908. “Sister was well prepared for her death. She was longing eagerly to meet her God face to face,” Sister Sally Ann Brickner, community superior, told The Compass, Green Bay’s diocesan newspaper.

Former Treasury Secretary Simon, prominent Catholic, dies SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (CNS) — Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon, a prominent investment banker, philanthropist and activist in Catholic causes, died June 3 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. He was 72. He died of complications from pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. His funeral was to be celebrated June 8 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Simon, who proudly described himself as “an outspoken conservative,” was widely regarded as a leading spokesman for free enterprise and limited government.

In the 1980s he was one of the most prominent critics of the U.S. bishops’ 1986 pastoral letter, “Economic Justice for All.” Montreal cardinal describes ‘The Rocket’ as man of passion MONTREAL (CNS) — Montreal Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte described former hockey star Maurice Richard as a humble man of quiet passion who gave his all for his team, his family and his fans. The cardinal said “The Rocket,” as Richard was known, kept the religious values transmitted to him in childhood all his life. “He wanted to be faithful to God. That is why his funeral is taking place in a church,” the cardinal told more than 3,000 mourners, including Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, packed into Notre Dame Basilica May 31.

Richard died May 27 at the age of 78 after a three-year battle with cancer.

Bush blocks execution of inmate to allow new DNA use

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CNS photo by John Whitman, courtesy Basilica of the National Shrine

New oratory dedicated at National Shrine Sisters of the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence gather with Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Thad Jakubowski in the new oratory dedicated to the Mother of Divine Providence at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington June 5.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CNS) — Texas Gov. George W. Bush approved a 30-day delay in the scheduled execution of convicted killer Ricky McGinn June 1 to allow a review of DNA evidence that the inmate and his lawyers say will exonerate him.

Bush’s action came about a week after he reiterated his strong support for the death penalty in remarks to Catholic journalists gathered in Baltimore, but also told them “if DNA helps to settle a case or raise any doubts, of course we ought to be using it.” The reprieve for McGinn came less than 30 minutes before the death-row inmate was scheduled to die by lethal injection for the May 1993 rape and ax slaying of his 12-year-old stepdaughter.

Cardinal honored for efforts in Catholic-Jewish dialogue WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Anti-Defamation League awarded Cardinal James A. Hickey of Washington its second annual Jan Karski Award for his efforts to “strengthen relations between Catholics and Jews and for his fighting anti-Semitism.”

“The cardinal has seen the viciousness

of hatred, and he has been a progressive leader against that hatred,” said David Friedman, regional director of the ADL. The ADL was created to fight anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry. The ADL, in presenting the award May 23, singled out Cardinal Hickey’s efforts to establish “Bearing Witness,” a program that trains Catholic school educators in how to teach about the Holocaust.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey dies at age 68 SCRANTON, Pa. (CNS) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey, whose outspokenness against abortion cost him the chance to speak at the 1992 Democratic National Convention, died May 30 at Mercy Hospital in Scranton from what was described as an infection. He was 68.

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Casey had suffered from familial amyloidosis, which systematically destroys major organs. The condition led him to get a rare heart-liver transplant in 1993. News reports said he learned in 1997 he had prostate cancer and underwent radiation treatment for it and that he had been in and out of the hospital over the past year.

Archbishop celebrates Mass for former hostages CALI, Colombia (CNS) — Archbishop Isaias Duarte Cancino of Cali celebrated Mass for 175 former hostages of the National Liberation Army, marking a year since their kidnapping at the Church of La Maria. Archbishop Duarte invited the 38 hostages held by the National Liberation Army for the longest time to sit in the front pews.

The May 30 Mass was preceded by a minute of silence and prayer in memory of Yaslin Duran Cordoba, the bodyguard killed by the guerrillas when he tried to prevent his boss from being kidnapped.

Our Lady of Guadalupe is carved into old palm tree SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) — Alfredo Gutierrez’s philosophy is “You don’t know what you can do until you try.” And what he has tried to do recently has made people stop and take a closer look at the 6-foottall statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe carved from the stump of a palm tree next to a smaller Juan Diego statue kneeling before her. Gutierrez, who has no formal training in carving or sculpture, says, “I guess God gave me a little talent.” He is carving the statues on a small mound of earth in the corner of a vacant lot next to his home near Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Sacramento.

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Immaculata community raises barn,

said Formichella. “He suggested inBy Dianne Riggs volving the pre-school and the upper Correspondent grades.” And that is what began the HENDERSONVILLE — There project of which students took full is nothing like an old-fashioned “barn ownership. raising” to draw folks together and The grant, for almost $5,200, build community. That is exactly funded material for the shed, the what happened at Immaculata School tricycles and helmets for the Pre-K in Hendersonville. In three short students. It funded part of Tessler’s weeks, a beautiful 13-by-20 foot cesalary as well. dar barn-like outTessler became building was built on contractor and carthe school grounds “It gave me and the other penter for the strucby parents, teachers teachers the idea of ‘what ture. The first thing and children, and by can we do next?’” said he did was have the volunteers from Immaculate Conception Formichella. “If you believe school children draw a picture of a barn.

Church. in abundance, you find Their ideals were inIn a last-minute corporated into the revision of a grant abundance. design, he said. “The proposal to the Henconcept was to get derson County Partthe whole school involved, so it wasn’t nership for Children Quality Enhancejust hammers and carpentry,” said ment Project, what would have been Tessler. just a standard, pre-fab structure built The seventh-grade class took a to house tricycles, was changed by field trip to the County Building to get lead Pre-K teacher and curriculum the building permit pulled on Tessler’s coordinator Trish Formichella into a license and had a lesson on zoning and teaching-learning event involving the permit requirements for the city and whole school. county, said Tessler. The fifth- and All of that would not have hapseventh-grade classes had a lesson on pened had Formichella not met Reid loads common to buildings.

Tessler, general contractor and former “They were smart,” Tessler said shop teacher. “We talked for one and a of the students. “They realized there is half hours and the idea mushroomed,” not just a down load, but a wind load.”

The children also compared the differences in stability between a rectangle and triangle — and then built the trusses, which are a series of triangles, he said.

The new barn structure at Immaculata School will be used to house tricycles and helmets for the Pre-K students.

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Reid Tessler lifts Josh Horowitz of Immaculata School as he hammers at the new barn structure at the school. Tessler, a general contractor and former shop teacher, became contractor and carpenter for the building.

“The kids helped with everything except work on the high ladder, for safety reasons,” said Tessler.

Remarkably, even the youngest children helped with the barn, said Formichella. Like the older ones, they were involved with clearing the ground, digging the foundation, hauling dirt, spreading gravel, pouring cement, hammering studs, siding, trusses and doors, and carrying materials, all done with age-appropriate tools, until the barn was complete.

Parents and other adults from the church were involved in all phases, said Formichella. Also, local community suppliers, who desired to remain anonymous, donated materials.

Upper-grade children who helped on the physical structure mainly did so during the after-school program, and Pre-K kids came with a parent on Saturday mornings.

Some children kept journals of the event, and others took pictures, so there is a record of the process. “I think it helped the children involved,

with their self-esteem,” said Formichella.

The next phase of the project is the painting. Currently the art teacher, Lois Hansen, and children are working on a mural for one outside wall of St. Francis and animals. They are also going to do pictures on the two false windows.

“The biggest satisfaction for me was the process of the job,” said Formichella. “Whatever I needed was brought to me instantly. Reid would say, ‘We need plywood and shingles’ and then he would call a little later and say, ‘They’re delivering this afternoon.’ Or, ‘We need someone to help put up the roof,’ and at church that Sunday, there they were!”

“It gave me and the other teachers the idea of ‘what can we do next?’” said Formichella. “If you believe in abundance, you find abundance.” t

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Msgr. John Francis Xavier Roueche, senior priest for the diocese, HIGH POINT — Msgr. John Francis Xavier Roueche knew North Carolina as well as any priest who ever served in the state — and better than most. A native of Salisbury and a descendant of that city’s first Catholic resident, he served in 11 parishes from New Bern to Asheville during his 42 years of active priesthood.

For several of those years, he also directed the Missionary Fathers Apostolate in North Carolina and was director of the Missionary Trailer Chapels, which served rural areas of the state where there were no Catholic churches.

Msgr. Roueche was born Nov. 7, 1906, in Salisbury, where his family long was active in Sacred Heart parish.

After graduation from Belmont Abbey College, he entered St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore under the sponsorship of Bishop William J. Hafey of the Diocese of Raleigh. He was ordained

by Bishop Hafey at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury on June 11, 1933.

Father Roueche’s first assignment was as an assistant at Holy Trinity parish in Kinston. After a year in Kinston, he was assigned to the Missionary Fathers Apostolate, then based at Nazareth Orphanage in Raleigh. He was at Nazareth until January 1938, when he was assigned to Blessed Sacrament parish in Burlington with ad-

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ditional summer duties as a substitute chaplain at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

With America’s involvement in World War II fast approaching, he entered the U.S. Army in March 1941, as a chaplain at Camp Lee, Virginia. In 1942, he was promoted to captain and became chaplain at an army hospital

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in Hawaii. Following the invasion of Normandy in 1944, he took part in campaigns in northern France and Germany.

Following his discharge early in 1946, Father Roueche served briefly as pastor of St. Joan of Arc in Asheville and then became pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Dunn where he served for three years.

From March 1949 to June 1952, he was director of the Apostolate residence at Wake Forest. He then became pastor of St. John’s in North Wilkesboro as well as training director of the Apostolate and director of the Missionary Trailer Chapels. He also directed the Trailer Chapel serving western North Carolina.

In November of that year, the Apostolate headquarters was shifted to Newton Grove, and Father Roueche served as pastor there for a year. In November 1954, he was appointed pastor of St. Paul’s in New Bern and dean of the New Bern Deanery. On May 5, 1955, he was elevated to the rank of Domestic Prelate with the title of monsignor.

In January 1958, Msgr. Roueche became pastor of St. Lawrence in

Asheville and dean of the Asheville Deanery. In September 1962, he was appointed rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Raleigh, dean of the Raleigh Deanery and consultor to Bishop Vincent S. Waters.

He served as pastor of Queen of the Apostles parish in Belmont from March 1967 until July 1971, when he became pastor of St. Vincent de Paul in Charlotte. He became a priest of the Diocese of Charlotte when the new diocese was established in January 1972.

From January 1973 until his retirement on May 9, 1975, Msgr. Roueche served as pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in Tryon. Following his retirement, he made his home in Southern Pines, prior to moving to Maryfield Nursing Home in High Point.

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Father Joseph Schaefer, O.S.F.S., served diocese, dies at WILMINGTON, Del. — Father Joseph Schaefer, 75, died of heart failure at Annecy Hall, an assisted living care center for convalescent Oblates, at the De Sales Centre in Childs, Maryland at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2000.

Father Schaefer was born March 28, 1925 in Philadelphia, Pa. and was a son of the late Mr. John H. Schaefer and the late Mrs. Bridged Mellon Schaefer.

He graduated from Immaculate Conception Parochial School in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. in 1939.

He graduated from St. Joseph High School in Princeton, NJ in 1943.

He received a BA in Philosophy from Niagara University in Niagara, N.Y., in 1949.

Following graduation from high school, Father Schaefer joined the Vin-

centians Fathers and studied with the Vincentians until he joined the Oblates in 1951.

The Vincentians Fathers administer Niagara University where Father probably encountered the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales who attended school there.

He completed his Theological Studies at the De Sales Hall School of Theology in Hyattsville, Md., in 1956.

He entered the Oblates in Aug. 1951, made his first profession of vows Sept.13, 1951, and perpetual profession of vows Sept. 14, 1954.

His ordination was June 9, 1956, in St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Delaware by Bishop Edmond J. FitzMaurice, Bishop of the Diocese of Wilmington.

Among his pastoral assignments

were Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Lexington from 1983-1995 and St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Lenoir from 1990-1995.

Viewing was Friday, June 9 from 3:00-4:30p.m. at Our Lady of Light Chapel at The De Sales Centre in Childs, Md. Mass of Christian Burial followed the viewing at 4:30p.m.

Interment took place in the Oblate Cemetery located on the grounds of The De Sales Centre in Childs, Md., following the Mass at 5:30 p.m.

Father Schaefer is survived by one sister, Mrs. Nancy Hill of Orange Park, Fla. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers.

The Oblates request that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be sent to

the Oblate Retirement Fund, 2200 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, Del. 19806.

In addition to his ministry in North Carolina, Father Schaefer’s assignments included time in Maryland, Washington, Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

During much of this time, Father Schaefer ministered as a teacher of Latin and English.

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Rev. Mr. Edward Morovich, retired deacon of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, dies at

LEXINGTON — Rev. Mr. Edward Morovich, 79, of Lexington, died June 1 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

Rev. Mr. Morovich was a retired deacon at Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Lexington. He was born in Fayette County, Pa. on November 25, 1920, to John George Morovich and Mary Elizabeth Krupa Morovich.

He was retired and a member of Central Carolina Civitans, Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post 8,

VFW Post 3074. At Our Lady of the Rosary Church he was a member of the Deacons Organization and served on the Chaplaincy Board at the Davidson County Correctional Center. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during WW II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Rose Kobe Morovich and a brother, John Raymond Morovich.

He is survived by his sons John Morovich of Alexandria, Louisiana

and Mark Em Morovich of Bensenville, Ill.; a daughter, Susan Decker of Elgin, Ill.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and two sisters, Margaret Eleanor Popovich of Canonsburg, Pa., and Elizabeth Ann Hammer of Gibsonia, Pa. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, June 3, with a Rosary Service at 7 p.m. at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington.

A celebration of Christian funeral memorial Mass was held at 4 p.m. Sun.,

June 4, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church with Father Albert Gondek, O.S.F.S. officiating. Burial took place at National Cemetery in Salisbury with a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday, June 5, with Military Graveside Rites

by VFW Post 3074.

Notes of sympathy may be sent to the Morovich Family at 5414 E. US Highway 64, Lexington, N.C. 272928075. t

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Vatican clears U.S. Catholic higher education

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The National Conference of Catholic Bishops announced June 7 that the Vatican has approved the U.S. bishops’ particular norms for Catholic colleges and universities.

They will take effect May 3, 2001, one year from the date of the Vatican decree of “recognition” or approval.

Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, NCCB president, said the purpose of the U.S. norms “is, above all, to strengthen our Catholic colleges and universities, especially by helping them to maintain their Catholic identity.”

The bishops approved the norms at their general meeting last November in a document titled “‘Ex Corde Ecclesiae’: An Application to the United States.”

The Latin part of that title, which means “from the heart of the church,” comes from the name of Pope John Paul II’s 1990 apostolic constitution on Catholic higher education.

The papal document set out a vision of the mission and role of Catholic institutes of higher learning and established general norms applicable to such institutions worldwide.

It called on bishops’ conferences to develop more specific applications of the papal text to the situation of Catholic colleges and universities in their own countries.

In a statement sent to bishops June 1 and released June 7, Bishop Fiorenza said the yearlong period before the U.S. application takes effect will be used to resolve questions and deal with “prac-

Participants in the debate struggled to achieve a delicate balance of institutional autonomy for the university, academic freedom for its professors and the right and responsibility of the bishop to safeguard the faithful teaching of Catholic doctrine to the people of God in his diocese. tical matters of implementation.”

During that time, he said, “the issues behind many of these inquiries will be addressed in dialogue with college and university presidents, theologians and canonists.”

The application discusses the theological and pastoral principles of the role of Catholic institutions of higher learning in the life of the church and the civic community.

It says what Catholic identity means for those institutions and spells out ways in which that Catholic identity and inspiration is to be nurtured in a university’s foundational documents, board, administration, faculty and student body, in campus life, service to others and academics, research and interaction with culture.

It speaks of the collaboration, mutual trust and ongoing dialogue that must mark the relationship between the university and church authorities.

Throughout years of development of the U.S. application, one of the most vigorously debated issues was how to apply in the U.S. context the general church law that theology professors need a “mandatum,” or mandate to teach, from the competent ecclesiastical authority, the diocesan bishop.

Participants in the debate struggled to achieve a delicate balance of

institutional autonomy for the university, academic freedom for its professors and the right and responsibility of the bishop to safeguard the faithful teaching of Catholic doctrine to the people of God in his diocese.

The Vatican approved the principles the bishops adopted for the “mandatum” — including their theological and legal description of what it is and is not and their principle that ordinarily once a theologian has received a “mandatum” it goes with him, even if he takes up a new post in a different diocese.

The “mandatum,” as described in the norms: — “Is fundamentally an acknowledgment by church authority that a Catholic professor of a theological discipline is a teacher within the full communion of the Catholic Church.”

— “Should not be construed as an appointment, authorization, delegation or approbation of one’s teaching by church authorities. Those who have received a ‘mandatum’ teach in their own name in virtue of their baptism and their academic and professional competence, not in the name of the bishop

or of the church’s magisterium.”

— “Recognizes the professor’s commitment and responsibility to teach authentic Catholic doctrine and to refrain from putting forth as Catholic teaching anything contrary to the church’s magisterium.”

In a footnote to the norm on how the “mandatum” is to be construed, the document says that “it is not the responsibility of a Catholic university to seek the ‘mandatum’; this is a personal obligation of each professor.”

It adds, “If a particular professor lacks a ‘mandatum’ and continues to teach a theological discipline, the university must determine what further action may be taken in accordance with its own mission and statutes.”

The norms also discuss the process by which a ‘mandatum’ is granted, denied or removed.

They say the bishop of the diocese where the institution is located is the competent authority to grant it, he may do so personally or through a delegate, and conferral, denial or revocation should be in writing.

The norms also say, “Without prejudice to the rights of the local bishop, a ‘mandatum,’ once granted, remains in effect wherever and as long as the professor teaches unless and until withdrawn by competent

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Seven ordained to priesthood in Diocese of Charlotte

By JIMMY ROSTAR Associate Editor CHARLOTTE — In a spirited message to seven candidates for priesthood in the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop William G. Curlin focused on the mystery of holy orders and the responsibility that comes with the sacrament.

Rev. Messrs. Frank Seabo, Luis Osorio, Shawn O’Neal, Matthew Kauth, Christopher Gober, Joseph Long Dinh and David Brzoska became the diocese’s newest priests during a two-hour Mass June 3 at St. Matthew Church.

The ordination of the seven men was a historic occasion for a 28-yearold diocese that has never before had this many men ordained for priestly service at a single liturgy.

The ordination class was also among the largest in the South this year, second in size only to the Archdiocese of Atlanta, according a 2000 survey of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Vocations.

But Bishop Curlin said the true significance of the gathering was the entrance of seven men into priestly service, men who will leave behind the trappings of a worldly life to bring Christ to others.

“You stand before all these wonderful people of God, and you’re willing to give all this up in loving someone you have never seen with your eyes or touched,” the bishop told the candidates during his homily. “And you’ve recognized his voice calling you to this sacred ministry, which is the priesthood of Jesus Christ.”

The bishop cited the inspiration of joyful priests and the influence of parents among the ways men consider answering that call to priesthood.

“To live this life, you have to realize, my brothers, you’re living a mystery,” the bishop said. “It is the mystery of Christ extending his ministry in you.”

As priests, the seven must remember to lead and live by example while remembering their own faults and weaknesses, Bishop Curlin said.

“Never ask of God’s people anything you would not do yourself — any sacrifice, any penance, any challenge, any new thrust of spirituality,” he said.

“We must preach what we live.”

More than 1,100 lay people, candidates’ parents, clergy, religious and seminarians gathered for the Mass, which was punctuated several times with rounds of applause. Members of the Knights of Columbus, the Order

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nam.

During the Rite of Ordination, the candidates affirmed their promise to fulfill the office of priesthood.

Kneeling, each man placed his hands between Bishop Curlin’s hands in a promise of obedience to him and his successors.

The congregation was invited to join in prayer for the entire church and its people as the candidates lay prostrate during the singing of the Litany of the Saints.

During the rite’s most solemn moment, the candidates knelt in silence before Bishop Curlin, who laid his hands on their heads. The celebration of the sacrament of holy orders was completed as the bishop extended his hands over the kneeling candidates and prayed the prayer of consecration.

Each new priest was vested with a stole and a chasuble, outer garments of the priestly office, and was presented with a chalice signifying his role as a celebrant of the Eucharist.

The seven men joined their broth-

of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulcher — fraternal and chivalric organizations well-known for acts of charity and faith — joined in the procession.

Special guests also included the Friends of Seminarians, a group who financially supports vocations in the Diocese of Charlotte.

In addition to the seven ordinands and diocesan, religious and visiting priests, concelebrants included Abbot Placid Solari of Belmont Abbey and Father Mauricio West, diocesan vicar general and chancellor.

A multilingual liturgy, with readings, prayers and hymns in Spanish, Vietnamese, English and Latin, reflected both the ethnic variety in this year’s ordination class and of a diocese whose multicultural makeup is becoming more varied.

Two of this year’s ordinands, Fathers Osorio and Dinh, are immigrants to this country: Father Osorio is from Colombia, South America, while Father Dinh was born in Viet-

er priests to concelebrate the Mass, thus opening new chapters in their lives — lives of service to a rapidly growing Catholic population in the western half of North Carolina.

For Father Frank O’Rourke, a veteran priest of the diocese and a former vocations director, the ordination liturgy was a special time of celebration.

“It’s a wonderful experience to be at an ordination, and especially this one,” said Father O’Rourke, pastor of Holy Family Church in Clemmons. “I know all of these men, and this certainly makes you have a great sense of hope the future. It touches at our own ordinations, and gives a great sense of oneness in the Lord and the awesomeness of that vocation.” t Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334 or e-mail jtrostar@charlottediocese.org.

“To live this life, you have to realize, my brothers, you’re living a mystery. You’re living a life that would be hard for people to grasp. It is the mystery of Christ extending His ministry in you.”

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This middle child, flanked by an older brother and a younger sister, enjoys playing sports and reading during his free time hours.

Father Matthew Kauth Father Matthew Kauth, now 26, was a high school senior, planning to go to college and have the life that he always thought he would, complete with a job and a family. However, he began to question if that life was what he truly wanted. He had first heard the call to priesthood as a young altar boy but ignored it and went on with his high school activities.

After high school graduation, prayer, soul-searching and talks with priests in his home diocese of Peoria led him to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy.

He earned his S.T.B., bachelor’s degree of sacred theology, from the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Meeting Bishop William G. Curlin and talking with him about missionary work was a significant occurrence in his life and compelled him to want to be a diocesan priest.

Father Kauth says that through prayer and dedication to God people can find inner peace and derive strength.

He will share what he has learned through his prayer life and deep devotion to God with members of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

His concern is that over the last 15 to 20 years, that truth is presented as over and against love, when the opposite was the case in years past.

He hopes that people will work to make truth and love a binding force in their spiritual lives in upcoming years.

Father Kauth reads and plays basketball and other sports in his down time.

Father Shawn O’Neal

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Father Shawn O’Neal was born in Metairie, a suburb outside of New Orleans and made his way to the Diocese of Charlotte when he, his twin sister and his parents moved to Charlotte.

He, like many other young men, decided to attend college and chose Appalachian State University in Boone and completed his history degree in 1991.

He decided to attend graduate school at UNCC to pursue a master’s in education and had been working as a journalist when he heard his calling.

He entered St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Ind., and completed his studies in May 2000.

He hopes to preach in a way that meets people where they are and helps people to view the church as not only God’s house but their home as well.

He is interested in youth ministry and helping to prepare young people be joyful witnesses to gospel living.

Father O’Neal wants to reiterate to parishioners at St. Elizabeth Church in Boone, his new home parish, that the church is not only a refuge but is also a source of joyous living for all to see and share.

He hopes to be a sign of hope and peace for all, especially in the sacrament of reconciliation, and wants to contribute to the community as a visible servant and leader.

Father O’Neal, 30, is now learning more about classical music and also enjoys an occasional street hockey game. He also loves to read travel essays and Spanish and South American history.

Father Luis Osorio Father Luis Osorio, 42, was born in Colombia, South America, where he spent most of his life with his three sisters and one brother, never considering life in the priesthood. His parents worked to send him to Libre of Perira University, and he graduated with a bachelor of science degree in political economics.

He lived his personal and professional life in South America working in the newspaper, government and factory fields.

After his sister moved to Statesville, N.C., he also immigrated to the area and became acquainted with Father Joseph Waters, who was pastor of St. Philip the Apostle Church in Statesville at the time.

Impressed with Father Waters’ work with Hispanics in the diocese and his dedication to his congregation, he began to work with Hispanic ministry, assisting with retreats, workshops and lay ministry.

It was during this period when Father Osorio began to seriously consider the priesthood, and he entered St. Vincent’s Seminary in Latrobe, Pa. His main focus will be the Hispanic population with whom he will use his bilingualism to the fullest.

He states that his understanding Father Dave Brzoska offers Bishop Curlin a blessing prior to the recessional.

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From left, Fathers Chris Gober, Luis Osorio, Shawn O’Neal, Frank Seabo, Joe Di of the Spanish language and culture will be of great benefit to him as he begins his life as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe.

Father Osorio says he will work to help the diocese in the areas of evangelization and inculturation.

Ministering to the Hispanic culture and other cultures, serving as a bridge between cultures through language and teaching people about others’ needs is what he would like to do within the Diocese of Charlotte.

Father Frank Seabo Father Frank Seabo, 42, was born and raised in Vineland, N.J., with his two other siblings.

He earned bachelor’s degree in finance and master’s degree in business administration from Drexel University in Philidelphia, Pa. He moved to North Carolina and worked in law enforcement education and in other areas of business for 14 years.

He taught faith formation classes and became active with his parish and the Knights of Columbus, eventually becoming a Grand Knight in the Raleigh area.

He found that he enjoyed teaching and helping others in a parish setting.

Friends noticed his dedication and love of working and serving in the church.

They suggested life in the priesthood, and he also began to ponder the idea.

Through their support and ardent

prayer, he entered the Theological College at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., four years ago and completed his studies in May 2000.

His assignment, the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, will be the place where Father Seabo will be able to continue his work with faith formation, youth ministry and Hispanic ministry and share with the parishioners his devout prayer life. t Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-mail amprice@charlottediocese.org.

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Father Matt Kauth, foreground, and Father Shawn O’Neal distribute Communion during Mass.

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support he received in his own life and the grace from his strong relationship with Jesus.

In his spare time, Father Brzoska, 37, has a special interest in art museums. He enjoys hiking, playing sports like tennis, golf and softball and attending movies.

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inh, Dave Broszka, and Matt Kauth with Bishop Curlin following the ordination.

By ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer CHARLOTTE — This is the story of seven men, chosen by God to lead His flock, in the Diocese of Charlotte.

On one historic day, seven men answered their call to God and were ordained as priests at the ordination liturgy on June 3 at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

The events that led this “class of 2000” to the priesthood differ yet are similar in many ways.

Father David Brzoska Father David Brzoska had spent nearly a decade in a career with a manufacturer of disposable hospital plastics in various positions as a technical coordinator, product manager and assistant to the company vice president before considering the priesthood as an alternate way of life.

Born and raised in Norristown, Pa., as the youngest of four children, he graduated from Penn State in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. After working in New Jersey for three years, the company transferred him to Newton, N.C., in 1987, which, unbeknownst to him at the time, was a life-changing decision.

Father Brzoska began attending St. Aloysius Church in Hickory, where Father Wilbur Thomas was pastor at the time.

He began to feel unfulfilled and dissatisfied with his profession; howev-

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Father Frank O’Rourke helps Father Shawn O’Neal with vestments during the ordination. er, parish work with Bible study, adult education and AIDS ministry and talks with Father Thomas and Father Frank O’Rourke, then the director of vocations, helped to propel him in the direction of priesthood and to remain in the diocese.

He entered St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pa., in 1994 and completed his studies in May 2000. His new parish home is St. Mark Church in Huntersville, where he wants to share with the parishioners the love and

Father Joseph Long Dinh Father Joseph Long Dinh, 40, felt the calling to the priesthood at an early age in his hometown of Hue in Central Vietnam at a time of political and social upheaval. Father Dinh, 11 years old at the time, entered minor seminary with his family’s blessings.

As he grew up, he further explored his vocational choice and graduated from high school seminary in 1977, an event his father sadly missed. His father had died in a concentration camp a year earlier.

Young Dinh was sent to a forced labor camp for three years and had to postpone his seminary studies. With the seminary closed and his health in poor condition after the rigors of the camp, he struggled to leave Vietnam after several years and attempts and fled the country on a small boat to Thailand to refugee camps.

He arrived in California in 1989, sponsored by a Michigan priest, with his dream of becoming a priest still intact. He worked to send money to his family in Vietnam, and later entered Divine Word College Seminary in Epworth, Iowa, in 1990.

His family was able to immigrate to the United Stated to Charlotte after his graduation.

While helping his family to become acclimated to their new surroundings, he began to view the Diocese of Charlotte as a home. He believes that God with His divine providence has propelled him along his difficult journey and that putting his fate into God’s hands ensured his survival and helped with his work in seminary.

He has also received his master’s of divinity from St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Md. Father Dinh wants to bring the gospel message of love to all and to share the Good News with the congregation at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury.

Music and sports are of special interest to Father Dinh when he is able to catch a few extra moments.

Father Christopher Gober Father Christopher Gober, a Kewanee, Ill., native, graduated fromhigh school with a couple of ideas for a major in mind, sports medicine or physical therapy. During that time, he traveled with his pastor and a group to Rome, where the thoughts of priesthood first entered into his mind.

After talking with several priests in Rome and discussion with his parish priest, he began to attend daily Mass, and his life path became clearer.

At the advice of priests in the Diocese of Peoria, Gober came to the Diocese of Charlotte and met Bishop

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Father Luis Osorio blesses one of the faithful who attended the ordination liturgy at St. Matthew Church.

William G. Curlin, who invited him to become a diocesan priest. Father Gober was interested in this area of the country because of the rapid growth of Catholics and the need for priests in the Diocese of Charlotte.

He says that prayer led him to make that decision, a difficult one, but fully rewarding to him. Father Gober entered St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia and earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy.

He attended the Theological College of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C and completed his S.T.B., bachelor’s degree of sacred theology.

Father Gober, 26, feels that his youth and vitality will be an asset to him as he serves members of St. Michael Church in Gastonia, as parochial vicar. Prayer and a steadfast belief in the need for daily Mass are two focal points in his life. He says that he looks forward to teaching the truth of the faith, helping others know Jesus and administering the sacraments, espe-

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Parental praises for priests, pleased with explained Mr. O’Neal. “We want him to be truthful, honest and happy, which is all any of us can hope for.”

Mrs. O’Neal said that Father Shawn O’Neal has a particularly special mission in his life as a priest. “We have been to other ordinations before, but to have your own son involved is special. As parents, we hope to continue supporting him in whatever way we can.”

“I feel very blessed that he would choose this vocation in life,” said Mary Gober about her son, Father Christopher Gober, being ordained to the priesthood.

Craig Gober echoed the sentiments of many of the parents of the new priests.

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Elizabeth and Thomas O’Neal participated in the presentation of the gifts for Mass.

BY ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer CHARLOTTE — Alice and Bernard Brzoska were surprised to the point of laughter when their youngest son announced that he was going to become a priest.

“I was waiting for the punchline,” said Mrs. Brzoska. “Dave had been living in Hickory and working in Newton for about eight years and decided at the age of 32 that he, our youngest child, was going to try ‘something else’ in life. I was stunned.”

That “something else” was the vocation of priesthood.

Father Dave Brzoska and six other men pledged their lives to God at the ordination liturgy on June 3. Their parents, family, friends and the diocesan Catholic community were on hand to witness the event.

“We are excited and so honored about his becoming a priest,” continued Mrs. Brzoska. “I hope he will touch other people’s lives through the priesthood the way he has touched the lives of his family members.”

The Kauths, not unlike the Brzoskas, admitted they were really not aware of Father Matthew Kauth’s desire to become a priest until he informed them of his decision.

“We were surprised but very happy that God would find us worthy enough to call Matt and that he would answer that call,” said Rev. Mr. Richard Kauth, who credits the family’s devotion to the Blessed Mother as their son’s main inspiration. “I hope he will not be just a priest but also a holy man of God who can remember that he is called to serve the people.”

“We have been waiting eight years for this, and now, today, everything is just overwhelming. We are both quite pleased,” added Mrs. Kauth.

O’Neal that “something special” would be in store for their boy and girl twins. “Shawn weighed one pound and nine ounces and survived. I knew there was a special calling for him,”

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Father Chris Gober shares a sign of peace with his parents, Craig and Mary Gober, during the ordination liturgy.

“I pray that he remain humble and keep the Lord in his soul and mind every day,” he said. “I hope that he can wake up saying ‘how can I be of service to the Lord and my fellow man today?’ I hope that he is the best priest that he can be and sets examples for humanity so other people might follow in his footsteps.” t

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Bay Cao Dinh carries vestments for her son, Father Joe Dinh, in the procession into St. Matthew Church for the ordination liturgy.

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Bishops to vote on national plan for priests’

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops will vote on a National Plan for the Ongoing Formation of Priests when they meet in Milwaukee June 15-17.

The 138-page document explores specific formation needs at different stages of life as well as ongoing formation concerns regardless of a priest’s age or office.

About half the text is devoted to key stages in priestly life, the specific issues accompanying each, and programmatic responses of formation to help the priest meet new challenges he faces and grow with them.

The five stages it identifies are: — The first years of priesthood.

— Transition, when a priest receives a change of assignment.

— The first pastorate.

— Midlife, a period of re-examining one’s identity, values and direction.

— The “third age” or senior years, when advancing age and retirement bring a realignment of activity and responsibility.

Bishop Richard C. Hanifen of Colorado Springs, Colo., chairman of the Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry, is to present the plan at the meeting. Passage requires approval by two-thirds of the nation’s active bishops.

Father J. Cletus Kiley, the committee’s staff director in Washington, said in an interview that in the past the bishops have addressed various aspects of continuing education of clergy, but “to date they have not done anything

as comprehensive as this.”

He said much of the inspiration for the national plan comes from “Pastores Dabo Vobis” (“I Will Give You Shepherds”), Pope John Paul II’s 1992 apostolic exhortation on priestly formation, which addressed ongoing formation after ordination as well as seminary training.

He said the exhortation “gave us a fuller understanding of what formation involved” with its perspective that comprehensive formation should bring growth in one’s human, spiritual and ministerial dimensions as well as intellectual.

What was once called “continuing education” has evolved into “ongoing formation” as bishops and priests became more aware of the multiple dimensions of growth that need to be addressed, Father Kiley said.

He said the plan presents guidelines for priests and bishops to discuss and to use in assessing strengths and weaknesses in their current ongoing formation policies and programs.

Part of the plan is a discussion of what it calls “10 significant contexts” underlying formation needs of U.S. priests at the start of the 21st century.

It summarizes these as: — An “incomplete shift in sacramental consciousness” since the Second Vatican Council: “As a church, we have not completed the shift from a narrow focus on the event of the sacrament to the process of living out the sacrament.”

— “Divisions in presbyterates,” with differences in age, background, theological perspective and formation

requiring priests to work consciously for common ground and unity.

— “Diminishing numbers of priests.”

— The “dramatic contrast” between priestly commitments and “current cultural sexual mores, values.”

— “International priests and multiculturalism in the United States.”

— “Social shifts and realignment of church resources,” making new demands on priestly ministry with communities in transition.

— “Social engagement of the church in matters of justice, life and reconciliation” at a time when Americans tend “to privatize religion and to separate it, at least implicitly, from public life.”

— “The new evangelization,” challenging priests to re-evangelize Catholics who are only “weakly or loosely connected with faith and church.”

— “Fluidity and polarization in the post-Vatican (II) church,” in which renewal is not only an ongoing task but a source of division and contrasting interpretations.

— “Sharing many ministries,” as the growth of lay ministry makes new

demands on priestly leadership and challenges priests to a deeper understanding of their own identity.

Father Kiley said primary responsibility for ongoing formation lies with each priest personally, but the plan also highlights the role of the bishop and of the presbyterate as a whole.

He said the diminishing number of priests — which is also to be a separate topic of discussion during the Milwaukee meeting — has its impact on priests’ ongoing formation in a number of ways.

When a diocese’s ordination classes are smaller and more diverse in age and background, he said, one can no longer assume the kind of esprit de corps that once bonded priests.

He added that with ever more oneand two-priest parishes, the mentoring of younger priests by more experienced priests in a large rectory can no longer be presumed either, so dioceses are developing explicit mentoring programs. t

Gerald Costello named interim administrator of The Christophers NEW YORK (CNS) — Gerald M. Costello, retired editor in chief of Catholic

New York newspaper, has been appointed interim administrator of The Christophers.

Costello, whose new duties begin July 1, will also chair the search committee for a new director to replace Msgr. Thomas J. McSweeney, who has been recalled to his home diocese of Erie, Pa. “I hope that this will be a brief period of interim service, and that our search for a new director will be short and successful,” Costello said.

During the interim period, Msgr. McSweeney will continue writing The Christophers’ “Light One Candle” column and serving as host of the “Christopher Closeup” television series.

Costello, founding editor of both Catholic New York and The Beacon, newspaper of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J., has been a member of the board of The Christophers since 1980.

The Christophers, founded in 1945 by Maryknoll Father James Keller, uses the media to spread a message of hope and understanding to people of all faiths and those of no particular faith. It also presents the annual Christopher Awards to honor films, TV programs and books that “affirm the highest values of the

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Pope thanks journalists for keeping world informed of his

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II thanked journalists who, for almost 22 years, have kept the world informed about what he says and what he does.

Waving his cane to acknowledge journalists’ applause while showing them he is not quite as frail as they sometimes report him to be, the 80-year-old pope concluded the June 1-4 Jubilee for Journalists.

Pope John Paul said he owed “a personal debt of gratitude to the numerous professionals who, throughout the years of my pontificate, have worked to make known the words and facts of my ministry.”

“For this commitment, for the objectivity and courtesy which have characterized the majority of this service, I am deeply grateful,” he said.

The pope told an estimated 7,000 journalists and family members that with their “vast and direct influence on public opinion” comes an equally weighty responsibility to report the truth and to turn people’s attention to the needs of the weak and poor.

Journalism, he said, cannot be guided only by profit, popularity or politics.

The means of communication must be used “for the good of all and particularly for the good of the weakest sectors of society: from children to the poor, from the sick to people who are on the margins and discriminated against,” the pope said.

“It is possible to be authentic Christians and excellent journalists at

the same time,” he said.

Celebrating the jubilee Mass June 4, French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray said that to fulfill their responsibility as voices for their fellow citizens, journalists have a right and obligation to make ethical demands on media owners.

Journalists must fight against the tendency to make news judgments based on the results of owners’ politics or of opinion polls, said the cardinal, president of the Vatican’s jubilee committee.

They also must resist “the tendency toward conformity” which results when one newspaper or program plagiarizes another and they all end up using the same source and providing the same point of view, he said.

Cardinal Etchegaray asked the journalists to “struggle against the dictatorship of urgency, of instant news, which is by no means a guarantee of truth.”

With their questions and their potential impact on public opinion, he said, journalists can break “the circles of collective shortsightedness” and draw the world’s attention to the needs of the poor and the victims of war.

The cardinal also paid “homage to those journalists who with courage have obtained great victories against fear, injustice, violence, hunger (and) illiteracy.”

Like the pope, Cardinal Etchegaray had special thanks for the journalists who cover the Vatican; “thanks to them, the jubilee is truly a religious event which counts for all humanity.”

Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, presi-

dent of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, and representatives of the World Council of Churches led a June 3 ecumenical prayer service for the journalists.

In his homily, the cardinal said journalists “are frequently called upon to report divisions and violence between members of a family, of opposing groups, of nations.”

In reporting those kinds of events, Cardinal Cassidy said, journalists have a role in making reconciliation possible by providing information that can help people overcome prejudice and ignorance.

Journalism is a “powerful instrument for good or evil, for bringing opposed peoples together or confirming them in their divisions,” he said.

The journalists’ jubilee also included a June 2 evening press conference broadcast live to Washington, Mexico City, Manila, Philippines, and Johannesburg, South Africa. Technical difficulties prevented most participants outside the Vatican from asking questions.

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, introduced the press conference with a brief explanation of the Vatican’s role in promoting peace and justice in the world.

“There are those who would like public denunciations and those who would prefer the Holy See to dedicate itself to a profound and silent work with those who have the fate of people

in their hands,” the cardinal said.

“The methods vary in every case,” he said. “But one thing is certain: I can assure you that the Holy See’s commitment in favor of peace will never diminish. The fate of humanity is at stake.”

Bishop Diarmuid Martin, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told the journalists the Vatican had not given up hope that its efforts to convince rich countries to forgive the foreign debt of the world’s poorest countries would bear fruit.

“There is almost a unanimous opinion that the reduction of the debt, or the elimination of the debt of the poorest countries of the world is a real necessity, a moral necessity and also an economic necessity,” he said.

However, he said, the world’s richest countries have not kept their promises to forgive or restructure the debt and provide development aid to the poorest nations.

“We cannot have a just international system if countries make promises they do not live up to,” Bishop Martin said.

“My hope is that by the end of this jubilee year we will have gotten ourselves out of this current inertia, because there is a real danger that we will lose the gains we have made,” he said. t

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ecclesiastical authority.”

In one of the few changes made to the original text in the consultations preceding final Vatican approval, a new footnote was added at that point explaining the standard canonical phrase “without prejudice to the rights of the local bishop.”

The footnote says, “Although the general principle is that, once granted, there is no need for the ‘mandatum’ to be granted again by another diocesan bishop, every diocesan bishop has the right to require otherwise in his own diocese.”

The final text of the application includes a few minor editorial revisions, such as substituting “universal law of the church” for “canon law” in one place and adding “students” to a sentence that omitted them in listing the various groups that form the university community.

Most of the changes consisted of inserting additional references to church documents in some of the footnotes.

The Vatican decree of recognition came from the Congregation for Bishops, which oversees the work of bishops’ conferences worldwide. It said it found the norms valid and in conformity with church law after consultation with the Congregation for Catholic Education and the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts. t

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Vatican refutes claim to end support for women

By Tracy Early Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — Charges

by Amnesty International that the Vatican entered into an “unholy alliance” with some U.N. members to undermine support for women’s rights are absolutely false, the Vatican’s U.N. nuncio said.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino said in an interview June 7 that the Vatican was “always on the side of women” and supports the view that human rights applied to women and men alike.

Amnesty International made its allegations in a statement from its London headquarters June 5 regarding a special session of the U.N. General Assembly held to review implementation of the Plan of Action adopted at the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women.

Known as Beijing +5, the special session at U.N. headquarters in New York June 5-9 was arranged as one of a series to review results of recent international conferences after five years.

A review of the 1994 Cairo Conference on Population and Development was held in New York last year, and a review of the 1995 Copenhagen Conference on Social Development is to be held in Geneva June 26-30.

“The unholy alliance formed by the Holy See, Iran, Algeria, Nicaragua, Syria, Libya, Morocco and Pakistan

has attempted to hold ransom women’s human rights,” Amnesty International charged regarding preparations for Beijing +5.

Pierre Sane, a native of Senegal who is the organization’s general secretary, made similar comments in a speech June 4 at a forum at Columbia University in New York.

He charged that the Vatican and its allies had played “a very obstructive role” in negotiations at the United Nations and tried to renegotiate agreements reached in Beijing.

Archbishop Martino said the accusations from a human rights agency showed lack of awareness of what actually happened in the preparatory process, and were surprising because the Vatican had always supported human rights “in every respect.”

Differences arose when some countries tried to impose the concept that practices such as same-sex marriage or abortion were human rights, he said.

He added that pressure on those points generally came from the wealthier countries, and that in confrontations at the United Nations on economic questions such as sanctions and the right to development, the Vatican was characteristically supporting the rights of the poorer countries.

The General Assembly was expected to issue a statement at the end of the special session, but the proposed document was still under negotiation.

Archbishop Martino said Sane was operating with a predetermined idea of how the document should be written when he accused some delegates of being obstructive.

If a committee had difficulty reaching agreement on what was supposed to be a consensus document, it would be no more valid to accuse one side of “obstructive” tactics than the other, the archbishop said.

He also denied that the Vatican had entered into any special alliances.

“Absolutely not,” he said. “We walk on a path, and sometimes we find companions walking on the same path.”

If these companions are govern-

ments subject to criticism on other points, it does not make the relationship “unholy,” the nuncio said.

Archbishop Martino said that on issues as protection of life and defense of the family, the Vatican sometimes supported language proposed by other delegations and the others sometimes supported Vatican proposals.

“When governments take positions that uphold basic principles inscribed in human nature, these have to be appreciated,” the Vatican representative said.

Archbishop Martino said charges

by Amnesty International that the Vatican and governments in agreement with it were trying to renegotiate positions adopted at Beijing really applied to the other side.

At Beijing, professor Mary Ann Glendon of the Harvard Law School, who chaired the Vatican delegation, said the document adopted there was flawed by “exaggerated individualism” and by giving “disproportionate attention to sexual and reproductive health.”

As a result, the Vatican could accept the consensus language only in a partial way and with reservations specified in a document submitted for inclusion with her statement, she said.

However, in responding to the charges by Amnesty International, Archbishop Martino said the Vatican was not now attempting “to change anything adopted in Beijing.”

On the contrary, the other side was attempting to “go beyond Beijing” and get acceptance of language not used there, he said. And he said this violated the ruling, given by the General Assembly when it voted to have the special session, that there should be no attempt to reopen the issues debated at Beijing. t

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By Lou Jacquet Catholic News Service s the year 2000 nears its halfway point, more than a few commentators have been heard to say that America is in a state of serious moral decline.

In such a climate, Bishop Thomas G. Doran of Rockford, Ill., brings a refreshing take on the problems of the day. Things have been much worse in previous eras, the bishop contends, and may be worse again in the future.

But the Catholic Church offers a time-tested prescription for the world’s ills that works in every age and outlasts even the most overwhelming problems of the day. He urges Catholics to avoid despair and pessimism and take the longer view.

This volume, compiled and edited from the bishop’s speeches and writings, seeks to counteract what the author calls the “religion of secularism and atheism” espoused by the nation’s media.

Bishop Doran considers the many changes in our fast-paced modern world, noting that “not all change is for the better” and expressing concern that today’s Americans have in some respects “left a declining quality of life for the next generation.”

But there is hope, he stresses, because those who follow the direction set by the Ten Commandments cannot help but build a better society.

The timeless truths found therein can make a genuine difference in the lives of individuals and American society at large if these truths were but better articulated and better understood, he believes.

The book is full of common-sense thought articulated in direct and forceful fashion. “We accept things in con-

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Bishop Doran clearly respects church teaching; perhaps one of his most important contributions here for those in the pews involves his ability to tackle complex issues in a readable and understandable manner with down-to-earth examples to illustrate his points. temporary society that we know in the depths of our being are terribly, terribly wrong,” Bishop Doran writes, “and we do not want to talk about them.”

He draws an interesting distinction between law and faith, noting that law settles arguments but “is not for forging a people.” He stresses the importance of the Judeo-Christian tradition in keeping human dignity at the forefront of discussion in the United States, though he acknowledges that the quality of life in the United States is now too often based on materialism, consumerism and individualism.

In the strongest section of the work, he asserts that “taking God out of the picture has sent us on a false quest, a mistaken trip, a journey to nowhere.” His discussion on the failure of materialism, consumerism and in-

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Word to Life

June 11, Pentecost Sunday, Cycle B Readings: 1) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1ab, 24ac, 29bc-30, 31, 34 2) 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 3) Gospel: John 20:19-23

“At the Crossroads: A Vision of Hope”

By Bishop Thomas G. Doran JCG/United Publishing Corps (Rockford, Ill., 2000) 173 pp., $19.95. dividualism to satisfy would provide a good beginning for discussion on those topics in religious education classrooms or small faith-sharing groups.

Readers will find Bishop Doran’s ruminations filled with interesting sidelights. Among them: that the United States has 50 million illiterate people; that the Nicene Creed, composed about 325 A.D., has articulated core Catholic truths down to our own day without need of updating; that the 1347-51 “Black Death” in Europe led to a later flowering of the catechetical movement because it wiped out many who knew the faith and could articulate it.

His cultural commentary is dropdead accurate: “Adultery has become, on daytime TV, a major indoor sport.”

Bishop Doran clearly respects church teaching; perhaps one of his most important contributions here for those in the pews involves his ability to tackle complex issues in a readable and understandable manner with down-to-earth examples to illustrate his points.

Finally, though not many Catholics seem to think of becoming a saint these days, Bishop Doran rightly suggests that “there is no one who cannot become a saint by using the helps available through the church.”

He writes that it has been his intention to introduce a few of the “basic, vital treasures” of the church “with the intention of providing a solid base from which (the reader) may launch or continue (his or her) own exploration and “discover many more reasons for hope.”

That is a worthwhile reason to compile a book, and this one has thought-provoking depth. Mission accomplished. t Jacquet is editor/general manager of The Catholic Exponent, newspaper of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio.

By Beverly Corzine Catholic News Service Several years ago a friend and I were driving past St. Michael’s Catholic Community in Bedford. Out in front of the church, festive red banners and long red streamers were flying joyously in a snappy spring breeze. The mere sight of all that red said “celebration” and inspired an unexpected conversation between two friends of different faiths about the Pentecost events recorded in Acts that will be proclaimed this weekend.

The reading is filled with vivid images of a house filling with the noise of a great wind and tongues of fire hovering over the people gathered inside. Outside the house others express amazement and confusion when they hear about the “mighty acts of God” stated publicly to them by a group of unsophisticated but Spirit-filled Galileans.

The question that seems to occupy the passersby in Acts is the same question that my friend and I found fascinating: Who are these Galileans?

We agree that we are exceedingly grateful for the few verses that precede today’s Acts reading. For

us it always has been wonderful to know that Jesus’ mother was there, along with the apostles, the women who had followed Jesus and a number of unnamed others who bring the total count up to about 120.

Some of the 120 we imagine have questionable backgrounds.

Most probably none of the power elite are gathered there on this particular day. They are ordinary people who have been blessed with an extraordinary encounter with Jesus and have received his promised gift of the Holy Spirit.

Indeed, who are these Galileans? They are ordinary people who open themselves completely to the Holy Spirit and change the world.

My friend and I remember the words in a book titled “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. We often read it to our senior students a few days before graduation.

The opening words from this familiar children’s book connect with the festive spirit of the red Pentecost banners we saw fluttering in the wind. Moreover, we agree that the words echo the message those seemingly unimportant Galileans received so long ago in the Upper Room: “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to great places!

You’re off and away!”

Question: Have you sought the Holy Spirit’s guidance to lead you into the service of God, of his word, of his people, of the poor?

“When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth” — Psalm 104:30

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of June 11 - 17, 2000 Pentecost Sunday, Acts 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John 20:1923; Monday, 1 Kings 17:1-6, Matthew 5:1-12; Tuesday (St. Anthony of Padua), 1 Kings 17:7-16, Matthew 5:13-16; Wednesday, 1 Kings 18:20-39, Matthew 5:17-19; Thursday, 1 Kings 18:41-46, Matthew 5:20-26; Friday, 1 Kings 19:9, 11-16, Matthew 5:27-32; Saturday, 1 Kings 19:19-21, Matthew 5:33-37 Readings for the week of June 18 - 24, 2000 Trinity Sunday, Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40, Romans 8:14-17, Matthew 28:16-20; Monday (St. Romuald), 1 Kings 21:1-16, Matthew 5:38-42; Tuesday, 1 Kings 21:17-29, Matthew 5:43-48; Wednesday (St. Aloysius Gonzaga), 2 Kings 2:1, 6-14, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; Thursday (Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More), Sirach 48:1-14, Matthew 6:7-15; Friday, 2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20; Matthew 6:19-23; Saturday (Birth of St. John the Baptist), Isaiah 49:1-6, Luke 1:57-66, 80

Catholic Bestsellers List for June 2000

According to the Catholic Book Publishers Association.

Hardcover 1. “Lamb’s Supper.” Scott Hahn (Doubleday) 2. “She Said Yes.” Misty Bernall (Plough Publishing) 3. “Why Forgive.” Johann Christoph Arnold (Plough Publishing) 4. “Francis of Assisi,” Vol. 2: The Founder. Regis Armstrong (New City Press) 5. “Catechism of the Catholic Church.” (Our Sunday Visitor) 6. “Imitation of Christ.” Thomas a Kempis (Catholic Book Publishing) 7. “Life of the Beloved.” Henri J.M. Nouwen (Crossroad) 8. “St. Alphonsus & His Brothers.” Hamish Swanston (Liguori) 9. “Lives of the Saints” Vol. 1. Hugo Hoever (Catholic Book Publishing) 10. “Witness to Hope.” George Weigel (HarperCollins)

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Video reviews NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on VHS format. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience.

“As Good as It Gets” (1997) Acerbic comedy in which a misanthropic author (Jack Nicholson) tries to rejoin the human race after falling in love with a tolerant waitress (Helen Hunt) and befriending a broke homosexual artist (Greg Kinnear). Directed

by James L. Brooks, the thin plot begins with the mean-spirited humor of Nicholson’s nasty, self-centered sociopath, then turns mushy as he attempts to reform but the proceedings are overlong and only sporadically amusing. Stylized violence, 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 rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

“Comfort and Joy” (1984) The melancholy-comic chronicle of the worst Christmas week ever spent by an aging Scottish disc jockey (Bill Peterson) who, deserted by his mistress, throws himself into his work and becomes involved as mediator in

a local ice cream war. Directed by Bill Forsyth, there’s not much of interest here except for the Glasgow locale. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested.

“Crucible of Empire: The SpanishAmerican War” (1999) Thoughtful documentary chronicles how the United States, encouraged in part by Hearst newspaper accounts of Spanish brutality in Cuba, entered the war with Spain in 1898 and became a colonial power as a result. The visually splendid and wellassembled documentary revisits the debate over American imperialism as historians provide provocative commentary from many perspectives. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

“Five Easy Pieces” (1970) Jack Nicholson gives an outstanding performance as a young man who has lost his sense of identity and is

but an increasingly indifferent public by the time of his death at age 35. As directed by Milos Forman, no insights emerge about the oddball entertainer and despite Carrey’s uncanny performance viewers may wonder why this minor figure merited a major motion picture biography. Sexual situations with nudity, a live-in relationship, brief wrestling violence, occasional profanity and sporadic rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) Screen version of the Ken Kesey novel about an abortive rebellion in a mental institution led by a drifter (Jack Nicholson) feigning mental illness to avoid being sent to a prison farm.

Director Milos Forman’s smooth, lowkeyed movie about life in an asylum is filled with colorful, often amusing incidents and characterizations, but the central confrontation between the sane drifter and the repressed and repressing nurse (Louise Fletcher) is too contrived to evoke a strong emotional response. Some violence, very rough dialogue and an incident presenting loveless sexual intercourse as therapeutic. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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wasting his life searching and unsatisfied. Directed with precision by Bob Rafelson, the movie’s best scene is when Nicholson breaks down and confesses his loneliness to his strokevictim father. The movie’s moral ambiguity makes it more suitable for serious viewing rather than casual entertainment. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

“The Little Shop of Horrors” (1986) Low-budget comic chiller in which a dim florist’s clerk (Jonathan Haze) nurtures a small carnivorous plant, then winds up killing people to feed its insatiable appetite as it grows to monstrous size. Directed by Roger Corman, the tongue-in-cheek proceedings range from the weird to the gruesome, including a masochist (Jack Nicholson) who enjoys visiting dentists and a plant that calls out, “Feed me,” when it’s hungry. Comic violence, menacing situations and sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

“Man on the Moon” (1999) Uninvolving biography about 1970s-80s comedian Andy Kaufman (Jim Carrey), whose peculiar sense of humor, elaborate charades and the abrasive style of his vulgar alter-ego character drew some ardent admirers

PBS biopic covers last years of German minister who stook up to

By Gerri Pare Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — A German minister stands up to the Nazi regime at great personal cost in the fact-based “Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace,” airing Wednesday, June 14, 9:30-11 p.m.

EDT on PBS. This well-crafted biopic covers the last six years of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (Ulrich Tukur), a highly respected Lutheran theologian who returned from the States to 1939 Berlin, where he spoke out against Hitler’s policies, especially his virulent antiSemitism.

Although watched closely by the Nazis, Bonhoeffer was recruited for the Abwehr, a German military agency, which gave him cover to be active in the Resistance. As a secret courier, he smuggled Jews out of Germany while continuing to write about his burning philosophical concern, ethics.

At the same time the 37-year-old Bonhoeffer fell in love with and became engaged to 18-year-old Maria von Wedemeyer (Johanna Klante).

The drama intelligently presents how Bonhoeffer was conflicted by the violence around him that he opposed, but reluctantly gave his blessing to, a Hitler assassination plot.

Despite his status within military intelligence, Bonhoeffer came under suspicion and was arrested in 1943. In prison he found a new sense of ministry and refused opportunities to escape, feeling he was needed by his fellow prisoners. Maria’s visits sustained

him emotionally as he steadfastly refused to divulge any information about the Resistance.

As his faith deepened in the appreciation of the sufferings of those around him united to Christ on the cross, he was transferred from the Gestapo prison in Berlin to Buchenwald, “Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace” June 14, 9:30-11 p.m. EDT on PBS where he was hanged in April 1945.

Director Eric Till gives the philosophical issues a fine human dimension and a sense of urgency in this inspiring true story. The sole fault is that the cast often speaks at a whisper level, requiring viewers to listen carefully to understand their dialogue. That, added to their accents, can be daunting at times but the concentration is worth the effort.

Bonhoeffer is seen facing several ethical quandaries that tax his beliefs as he struggles to be truly Christian and an example to his cell mates.

Tukur’s bland face nonetheless manages to convey his desire to live and raise a family with his beloved Maria, but not at a cost of betraying anyone — not even his own conscience.

This is a quality picture that many should find worthwhile. t Pare is director of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broad-

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The Pope Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Pope says Rome is place for worldwide spiritual renewal

By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The huge flow of pilgrims to Rome for the jubilee underscores the city’s unique vocation as a spiritual reference point for Christians and the whole world, said Pope John Paul II. “Numerous pilgrims from every part of the earth are coming to (Peter’s) tomb to celebrate the jubilee of the Lord’s incarnation and to profess Peter’s same faith in Christ,” he said.

“This demonstrates once again the particular vocation which Divine Providence reserved to Rome: that of being a reference point for the communion and unity of all the church, and of the spiritual renewal of all humanity,” he said.

The pope made his remarks during a Mass May 28 in St. Peter’s Square on the Jubilee for the Diocese of Rome, attended by some 70,000 Romans.

Christ’s commandment to his followers to love one another as he loved them should strike Romans with particular force, he said.

“Does not the church of Rome have perhaps the specific duty to ‘preside in charity’ in the entire Christian communion? Yes, the commandment of love commits our church of Rome with a special force and urgency,” he said.

He called Romans to express this love in their “joyful and kind” welcoming of pilgrims.

More than 20 million people from around the world, seven times Rome’s population, were expected to visit during the jubilee year.

In a greeting before the Mass, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar of the Rome Diocese, announced the dedication of a new parish to St. Charles Borromeo, the pope’s patron saint, as a “gesture of best wishes” for the pope’s 80th birthday May 18. The new parish brought to the total number of Roman parishes to 330, of which the pope has visited 291.

Pope donates $50,000 to fight hunger, poverty in North Korea VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II has made the first donation in response to an appeal from Catholic charities to fight hunger and poverty in North Korea.

The pope gave $50,000 to the campaign to raise $3.6 million to augment food supplies, assist farmers and provide health care and education, reported Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The papal donation was made through the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum,” the Vatican council that coordinates and encourages charitable giving, Fides said June 2.

Executive pay mirrors an ugly system In 1998 Michael Eisner, CEO of Disney, commanded the highest compensation package of any CEO, $576 million. In comparison, just ten years before, he topped the highest paid list when his pay package hit $40 million.

Between 1990 and 1998, average CEO pay rose 443 percent, while workers’ pay rose only 28 percent.

Some other ugly comparisons: In 1999, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, and former Microsoft executive Paul Allen possessed a combined wealth of $156 billion more than the combined GNP’s of the poorest 43 nations on earth.

The 475 people worldwide worth over a billion dollars in 1999 (totaling beyond $1.7 trillion) surpassed the combined incomes of the world’s poorest half of humanity.

The unprecedented level of wealth and inequality of CEOs comes from the system of compensation. Stock options play a key role, since salary and bonuses now represent only 20 percent of top executives’ pay. Because of the compensation structure, U.S. CEOs of major companies earned 419 times the pay of the average blue collar worker in 1998, whereas the ratio in Japan approached 20 to 1 and in Great Britain 35 to 1.

Critics of excessive executive pay recognize the power of money in the political process. The wealthy contribute to the candidates and get disproportional political access and influence. Other critics focus on the economic negatives. Excessive CEO pay hurts employee morale. It undermines the bottom line of corporate earnings. And it shifts the tax burden from the corporation to the taxpayer by allowing corporate deductions for executive salaries, benefits and perks as business expenses.

While respecting the arguments against excessive pay in regard to democracy and effective business practices, people of faith raise two additional considerations: Greed and community.

Paul reminds Timothy: “For the love of money is the root of all evils” (I Tim. 6:10.) Yet, the entire American culture shows a preoccupation with money.

During the work day, the media hourly reports the movements of the stock market. TV and radio programming focuses on getting rich and personal money matters. Financial advisers counsel middle

Advice for grads TOM SHERIDAN Guest Columnist

Too many commencement speakers appeal to the go-it-alone, shoulder-the-load, take-on-the-world sense of entrepreneurial individualism fostered in our culture these day, the “I can do it; if it’s to be, it’s gotta be me” attitude.

Faith is more complex — and perhaps more difficult — because it calls people to community, without surrendering their individuality.

Here’s an unsolicited nugget for grads of the Class of 2000: Succeed? Certainly. Change the world? It sure can use changing. Earn a good living?

At least enough to live. More important, though, find someone to hold hands with while you do all that.

And then find a community of faith to support, and be supported by.

The world — and you — will be better for it.

Tom Sheridan is editor and general manager of The Catholic New World, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Economy of Faith FATHER JOHN RAUSCH Guest Columnist

class couples to amass a million dollars just for a modest retirement. A society based on rugged individualism will feed greed because few can feel truly financially secure.

Yet, community can alleviate excessive greed. Images like the vine and the branches, the body of Christ, and brothers and sisters in the Lord offer a security for those disregarded by the economic system.

John Paul II expresses this common bond: “On the basis of his work, each person is fully entitled to consider himself a part-owner of the great workbench at which he is working with everyone else.”

(Laborem Exercens, par. 14.6.)

Ron, not a CEO but an executive with a Fortune 500 company, watched his firm restructure and reduce his department by 25 percent a few years back.

His personal secretary of ten years, a female minority worker struggling as a single parent to raise a teenage daughter, became support staff for seven people.

When Ron’s department exceeded its production goals at year’s end, he got a bonus. Support staff, although essential to helping bosses meet their goals, did not qualify for bonuses. Ron, however, recognized the hypocrisy, took out his checkbook and shared his bonus with his secretary.

Until shareholder campaigns prevail against excessive executive pay, or legislation limits the deductibility of executive compensation, people of faith will need the creativity of Ron to limit the greed of the system and promote the community of all workers.

Glenmary Father John S. Rausch writes, teaches and organizes in Appalachia.

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his is graduation time; thousands of Catholic students — from public and parochial high schools and universities — are listening, perhaps endlessly, to commencement speeches. They are being encouraged to change the world, to make it better, to be successful, to maybe earn lots of money in the process.

Many, if we’re to be honest about it, would rather the speeches just be over so they can get on with their lives. As one who’s heard, and given, a commencement address or three, I understand that impatience. The world beckons.

What the graduates don’t deserve, however, is a commencement-address view of the world that strips it from all things spiritual. And I don’t just mean the feel-good-inside-no-matter-what-showsoutside kind of spirituality that sometimes passes for reality these days.

Oh, there will be plenty of that, sometimes wrapped in pleasing packages like the talk given by Oprah Winfrey at Roosevelt University. No knock on her talk; it said many of the right things. She told the grads that life is a “contract with the Creator.”

And, asking that “higher power,” “What would you have me do?”

Of course, those are bits of good advice. It’s a mantra that certainly has worked for Winfrey. But it’s just a little incomplete.

Spirituality is a component of faith; without faith, mere spirituality could get lonely.

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Light One Candle FATHER THOMAS J. McSWEENEY Guest Columnist gathering that gets men back on track with their children and their wives.

Some high profile dads have decided to scale back their careers to benefit their kids and themselves as family. Glenn McCleod, senior bank executive, was able to cut back his hours. He led his two sons’ Boy Scout troop, volunteered for community activities and spent more time with his wife. He says he has gained a new selfconfidence as a father and feels “a lot richer in life, and a tremendous increase in energy, to tackle whatever comes along.” William Galston, a former presidential policy advisor, says, “I have never had a moment’s regret” since resigning in order to join a university faculty. “I am indispensable in one place and only one place,” he insists — “at home.”

Not every father can, or should, change careers.

But every father can make some choices about how and where he spends his time. Many parents try very hard to give their children “everything.” But if everything does not include their time and presence, they do their youngsters and themselves an injustice.

So, Dads, I wish you a good time this Father’s Day. Mostly, I just wish you time — with your family.

Father Thomas J. McSweeney is director of The Christophers.

ers. The complex of symptoms seems often not easy for physicians to identify and diagnose.

— Second, celiacs report amazingly diverse, sometimes contradictory, experiences of what they can and cannot bear. For example, a number easily tolerate part (some even all) of a Communion host; for others even a tiny piece excites the allergy.

Some can tolerate no wine, especially if it contains sulfates. Others say they can take only American, or only European, wine. And so on.

Obviously, each one’s regimen needs to be worked out in consultation with a personal physician.

One thing all agree on. They feel there should be some way they could receive the Eucharist without endangering their health, if not their lives.

— Third, on a different plane, it is astonishing to me that some Catholics’ eucharistic theology on this subject is, to put it at its kindest, so greatly confused.

Several wrote reminding me quite firmly that after the consecration at Mass, bread is no longer present.

It has become the body of Christ. Therefore, to speak of someone being affected by wheat in the bread is effectively to deny the Catholic faith.

The same argument is raised when I bring up the point that recovering alcoholics usually do not receive Communion from the cup. This group insists that the wine (alcohol) which was in the chalice is no longer there. It is now the blood of Christ and thus could have no alcoholic effect on a believer.

Most Catholics are aware, of course, that this notion contradicts Catholic teaching, that in the Eucharist the substance of the bread and wine is changed but the “accidents,” the physical characteristics of bread and wine, remain.

Apart from this, however, it tends to lay an unjust guilt trip on celiac sufferers, implying that their problem is in fact nothing but a lack of faith.

Fortunately, good resources are available for celiac patients and their families, particularly from the Celiac Sprue Association, Omaha, Neb. 68131-0700.

Their Web site (www.csaceliacs.org) is also loaded with helpful background and practical information.

Fatherhood means being there I guess maybe it is because I have never had to balance my job with the responsibilities of being a parent, but I just don’t get it! What does all this talk about having “quality” time with your kids mean?

My dad’s idea of parenting was about “quantity” time. I cannot recall one event or moment in my childhood, or early adult life, when I felt, wished, or thought my father should be there and wasn’t. From those frigid winter mornings helping me on my paper route to when I had my first car breakdown in the middle of the night, somehow my dad was always there for me, in every sense of the term.

Sadly, today’s statistics on parenting reveal that everyone does not have the kind of father I did.

Fewer and fewer men are living up to the honor and responsibilities of fatherhood. Between 1960 and 1990, the percentage of kids living apart from their biological fathers more than doubled from 17 to 36 percent. To me that means the image of any father, let alone a loving father, is becoming an abstract concept to many of our youngest generation. And many youngsters who do live with their dads do not experience the warm, close relationship that can mean so much to a child’s well-being and character.

Even so, I am convinced that millions of men are doing a great job of being dads. And I believe that examples of fathers who take their roles seriously just might inspire other men to reassess their duties as dads.

That is exactly what John Ream was compelled to do when he asked one of his daughters to share some memory about him from when she was growing up. She replied bluntly: “To tell you the truth, Dad, you were gone a lot.”

Ream, a former Marine and retired president of a large financial institution, owned up to the fact that he was gone a lot — both physically and emotionally.

But his daughter’s words motivated him to dedicate himself to his family and to help young fathers.

He teaches lessons in parenting through his crash course, “The Effective Father Seminar,” an informal

Question Corner FATHER JOHN DIETZEN CNS Columnist

Notes about celiac disease Dear Father Dietzen: It was good to read in a recent column your discussion of celiac disease, a problem we faced years ago in a vacuum. Good also to know we came to similar conclusions.

In the late ’60s, our youngest son was diagnosed as probably having celiac/sprue disease, a malabsorption syndrome in which the small intestine cannot absorb food nutrients in the presence of gluten. This means they cannot tolerate wheat and several other grains.

As for receiving wine, in correspondence with some industry people in Canada I learned that only wine fermented by wild yeast is safe, since “domestic” yeast is grown with the forbidden grains.

I was advised to use foreign wines, because wine makers in Europe generally used wild yeast, at least at that time. Thank you for your help.

I am grateful to this mother and the dozens of other readers who responded with their experiences, diet suggestions, frustrations, and some disagreements with parts of my column.

From all this, I learned at least three lessons.

— First, there are far more people suffering from this complicated and often very dangerous disease than I imagined. Nearly 100,000 men, women and children are known to have it. It is thought the sickness remains unrecognized for many thousands of oth-

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Planned Giving Jim Kelley Guest Columnist Memorial gifts honor loves ones Spring is a time our thoughts turn to cherished loved ones. Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, graduations and Father’s Day lead us to reflect on the impact those who are dearest to us have had on our lives and our communities.

Many people search for an appropriate means of remembering loved ones through a memorial gift in their honor. The church offers many opportunities for memorial giving of which you may not be aware.

One family combined their resources to establish an endowment in the diocesan Foundation to honor their father’s life. The Robert F. Moeller endowment was established through his children’s gifts to the Foundation and will make grants in his name to those seeking financial assistance for elder living arrangements.

Some families choose to make memorial gifts directly to a parish. Others may choose to make a gift to their favorite Catholic school to honor a retiring teacher or administrator. Charlotte Catholic High School recently established an endowment in the diocesan Foundation to honor Sister Paulette Williams for her many years as principal.

Gifts made in honor of a loved one are most often made in the form of a check. This is a convenient method for the giver, provides a tax deduction within allowable limits for those who itemize their deductions, and can readily be put to good use by the church.

But, cash is only one of many funding sources for memorial gifts. Assets such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds that have increased in value can also be used to make gifts in honor of others. In addition, by using appreciated assets to create a memorial or honor gift, you can receive extra tax savings.

When you fund a memorial gift with an appreciated stock you have owned for more than one year, you can deduct the entire market value from your taxable income. Plus, you avoid any capital gains tax on the stock because you donated it for charitable use. These additional tax savings are why many people prefer to make memorial gifts using assets other than cash.

Another means of creating a memorial is to do so through a gift that is completed through your will or long-range estate plan. One couple who lost a daughter many years ago made a provision through their will to create an endowment in the diocesan Foundation as a means to memorialize her too brief life.

From having a Mass said in your loved one’s honor to establishing a permanent endowment through the Foundation, there are several different ways to memorialize someone dear to you. If you are searching for a way to create a lasting memorial to a loved one in your life, or if you are looking for a meaningful gift for a graduation, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, consider a gift that will tangibly benefit the entire Catholic community. Perhaps the right gift is a gift in memory or tribute to your parish, Catholic school, agency, the diocese or the Foundation. Please contact me for additional information on memorial giving opportunities: Jim Kelley, Director of Development, (704) 370-3301, 1123 S Church St, Charlotte, NC 28203.

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Nun named head of National Religious Retirement

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Sister Andree Fries, a member of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood of O’Fallon, Mo., has been named director of the National Religious Retirement Office.

Sister Fries, 58, had for the past 20 months served as the office’s project director for retirement services.

She succeeds Sister Mary Leahy, a member of the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods, Ind., who had been director for the past three years.

Sister Fries also had served with the National Religious Retirement

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Office as associate director and director of allocations from 1987 to 1991, when the office was known as the TriConference Retirement Project.

She was superior general of her order for two terms, 1980-86 and 199298, and vicar general and member of its administrative council, 1974-80. In additions, she was her order’s director of financial planning, 1970-74.

Sister Fries, who entered religious life in 1959, is a past president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, 1994-96.

In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, she served on its finance council and

Catholic Church in Marietta seeks a full-time salaried Director for its Religious Education programs.

Practical leadership experience in the continuing development of a full range of primary, secondary, young adult and adult based Religious Education programs is essential. The ability to encourage a spirit of volunteerism to meet broad community needs is a must. Should be competent in managing all educational levels and administrative staff functions.

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Counselor: Part-time. St. Pius X Catholic School, Greensboro. Practicing Catholic with master’s in counseling and guidance. NC certification required. Experience preferred. Benefits included.

Send resume to: C. Usischon, 2200 N. Elm St., Greensboro, NC 27408 or Fax (336)273-0199.

Faith Formation Coordinator: Our Lady of Assumption parish has an immediate opening for a fulltime coordinator of its Faith Formation programs.

Candidates with parish involvement in teaching and/or administration in FF ministry, and/or possessing a college background in theology/religious studies are eligible. The competitive candidate will possess a vision of FF that mainly focuses on grade schoolers through high schoolers, yet encompasses adults, evidences good administrative skills, exemplary written and oral communication skills, ability with Word Perfect software, and able to work as a diocesan and parish team player. Salary in high $20s commensurate with experience and good benefits under diocesan coverage. Send resume with names of references to FF Search Committee: c/o Father Gillespie, SJ, 4207 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte NC 28215. (704)535-9965.

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Guidance Counselor: Part-time. Asheville Catholic School. Must be NC certified. Call (828)252-7896 for information. EOE.

Director: Retreat Center, rural southwest Virginia. Ecumenical spirit, experience in retreat ministry, administration. Bachelor’s or master’s.

Catholic in good standing. Living on site. Richmond Diocese, full-time. Application, job description: (540)623-5285, e-mail jomart@naxs.com or Search Committee, 19188 Jonesboro Road, Abingdon, VA, 24211. Applications June 27, postion opens August 15th.

Music Ministry Director: Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is seeking an organist/music director. Must be familiar with Catholic liturgy. Salary negotiable. Benefits available. Send resume and references to Immaculate Conception Church, 208 - 7 Ave. West, Hendersonville, NC 28791-3602.

Cosmetologists/Barbers: Full-time and parttime. Charlotte area upscale salon seeking warmhearted, skilled stylists and barbers. Convenient south Charlotte location. $12 per hour + tips.

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Director of Adult Catholic Enrichment/Order of Christian Initiation: Holy Family Catholic Church of Marietta seeks a full-time salaried Director for Adult Catholic Enrichment (ACE) and the Order of Christian Initiation (OCI) programs.

Applicants should have leadership experience in ACE/OCI areas and/or have religious education degreed background suitable to develop high quality programs and volunteer assistance in the community. Must be practicing Catholic. If interested, please submit resume and cover letter to Theresa Johnson, Director of Religious Education at Holy Family Catholic Church, 3401 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta, GA 30068. Fax (770) 578-0475. Inquire at (770) 973-7400, ext. 21 with questions.

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Music Ministry Director: Full-time position for a growing 1100-family parish near Charlotte. Responsible for 4 weekend liturgies plus holy days, weddings and funerals. Adult and children’s choirs, cantors, instrumentalists, new contemporary choir, and handbell choir. Rogers electronic organ, Yamaha upright piano, two-octave set of Malmark handbells.

Ideal candidate is practicing Catholic with music degree, experience, music performance skills (organ/ piano/voice), choral and cantor skills, knowledge of Catholic liturgical music. Salary commensurate with experience. Full benefits. Send/fax resume to Music Search, Saint Therese Parish, 217 Brawley School Rd., Mooresville, NC 28117. Phone (704)664-3992; Fax: (704)660-6321.

Music Ministry Director: St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg, VA seeks professional with bachelor’s degree (or above) in music; in-depth knowledge of Roman Catholic liturgy; and vocal, piano, organ

its strategic pastoral planning committee, both 1995-98, and as a trustee of the archdiocesan cemetery board, 1993-98.

From 1995 to 1998, Sister Fries was one of three elected U.S. representatives to the International Union of Superiors General in Rome.

Sister Fries co-founded the National Association of Treasurers of Religious Institutes and served as on the national board, 1977-81, including as its vice president, 1979-81.

She holds a master’s degree in business administration from southern Illinois University and a bachelor’s de-

gree in business from Quincy College (now a university) in Illinois.

The National Religious Retirement Office is jointly sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Leadership Conference of women Religious, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious.

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Teacher: Asheville Catholic School seeks dynamic grade 5 teacher. Must hold or be eligible for NC license; teach religion and all academic subjects. Call (828) 252-7896. EOE. Teacher and Librarian: Our Lady of Mercy has the following positions available: 8th grade homeroom to teach Language Arts, Social Studies, and Religion (if Catholic); Librarian for K-8th. Please call (910)7227204.

Teachers, Library/Media Specialist: Charlotte Catholic High School has the following openings beginning August, 2000: full-time teaching positions for Chemistry, Drama, English, Math, Spanish, and full-time Library/Media Specialist. Must have NC Certification. Also, part-time Guidance Secretary is needed. Call (704)543-1127 for application.

Teachers: Sacred Heart School (PreK-8) in Salisbury has the following teacher openings beginning in August: Computer, Music, PE, Spanish, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, and Middle School Language Arts.

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Teachers: St. Patrick’s School in Charlotte is accepting applications for part-time Music teacher and part-time Spanish teacher. Please contact school principal, Mrs. Angela Montague, (704) 333-3174 for interview. NC certification required.

Teachers: Full-time. St. Pius X Catholic School, Greensboro, has openings for 2000-2001 school year: Spanish, Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, Middle School Religion, Middle School Language Arts. Must be practicing Catholic with NC certification in field.

Experience preferred. Benefits included. Send resume to C. Usischon, 2200 N. Elm St., Greensboro, NC 27408 or fax: (336)273-0199.

Teachers: St. Michael’s School in Gastonia, NC is currently seeking dynamic teachers for the following positions: Full-time Middle School Language Arts/ Social Studies; Full-time Kindergarten; and part-time Art teacher. NC Certification required. Please call Joseph Puceta at (704)865-4382 for more information.

Youth Coordinator: St. John Neumann Church seeks part-time Coordinator of Youth Programs to work with parent/youth teams to plan, implement, oversee

youth programs; grades 9-12. Call (704)535-4197.

Send resume to St. John Neumann Church, Connie Milligan, 8451 Idlewild Road, Charlotte, NC 28227 or fax(704)536-3147.

Youth Minister: Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, NC is seeking a full-time Youth Minister to coordinate all youth activities and programs. Applicants should have a degree in Religious Education or related field and three years’ experience in Youth Ministry. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Send resume to Tom Johnson, Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 West Market St., Greensboro, NC 27403.

Youth/Young Adult Ministry Director: A tri-parish (including one Hispanic) Catholic community of 1800 families in a university setting is seeking a full-time Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry to implement comprehensive youth ministry as described in “Renewing the Vision.” Candidate should have prior ministry experience, and be able to work collaboratively with staff and members of parish community.

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Please contact Rev. Bernard Campbell, CSP, P.O. Box 112, Clemson, SC 29633 or (864)654-1757.

Youth Ministry Director: Saint James Catholic Church, 1700 families located in Savannah, Georgia, is seeking a full-time salaried director of youth ministry. Candidate must be a practicing Catholic. Practical leadership experience in the continuing development of a youth ministry program is essential. Must have bachelors and/ or advanced degree in education and/or religious training or equivalent. Please submit resume to Father John Kenneally, 8412 Whitfield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406.

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By PATRICK JOYCE Catholic News Service STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS) — When he was growing up in Philadelphia and preparing to go to a Jesuit high school, Jesuit Father J-Glenn Murray was worried about how he would introduce himself to his new classmates.

His grandmother knew what to say. Decades later he still relies on her words and tells others to rely on them: “If anybody asks who you are, tell them you’re a child of God.” Speaking a group of Stockton catechists, the priest, who is director of worship for the Cleveland Diocese, burst into song as he recalled his grandmother’s advice: “If anybody asks me who I am ... I tell them I’m a child of God.” “We who believe in God ... our responsibility is to hold fast to that belief, especially in our culture,” Father Murray said at an annual dinner hosted by the Stockton Diocese to honor the people who bring the word of God to youngsters.

Their mission is particularly important today, he said, in an era of “riots in streets, violence in the home, corruption in high places, justice for sale, children slaughtering one another, dying in their mother’s womb. The homeless, the poor, people of color treated as enemies of society. The comfortable abandoning the poor in

their misery. We do not make a pretty picture.

“Yet we who are gathered here this evening recognize that we do indeed believe in a God who sits high but looks low. This is what we believe,” he added.

Father Murray noted that as Pope John Paul II came of age in the shadow of the Holocaust, the conviction grew in him that “to be human is to be a moral agent. ... The great struggle of any life is to surrender the person I am to the person I ought to be.”

“Evil has made itself manifest in the world in such distinctly modern enterprise as the Holocaust and the Gulag,” Father Murray said. “But we believe that evil did not have the final word because at the center of the human problem is Christ who entered into human existence.”

Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, believed that Christcentered hope should be at the center of our lives, he said, “or as my grandmother said, ‘There must be a God somewhere.”’

“We believe that this God came down from heaven and pitched his tent among us or, as some AfricanAmerican teen-agers would say, took up residence in the ‘hood,”’ Father Murray continued.

“Jesus Christ was born in hellish conditions. ... He was rejected by religious leaders, misunderstood by his

family. betrayed by a friend, abandoned by his followers,” he said. “But the story did not end there.

“On Sunday morning he rose from the grave. All of us in this room know that no matter how burdensome life gets ... he says to us, ‘Come. Bring your anguished hearts. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.”’

All Christians are commissioned, Father Murray said, “to go out into the world and tell everyone what we know to be true, and you as catechists are asked to do what every Christian is asked to do and more. ... We try to get people to know about Christ but we try desperately to get people to know Christ.”

He asked the catechists to lead their people to the Eucharist because it is in the Eucharist that they come to know Jesus.

“We can talk about Christ Jesus but unless we celebrate Christ Jesus and encounter Christ Jesus in the Eucharist, it is sound and fury signifying nothing,” he said. “In the Eucharist we tell the world who we are and who we hope to become.”

Then, for one last time, Father Murray sang out his message: “If I can tell somebody as I travel on. I can cheer one body with a word. ... If I can keep one body from going wrong, then my living shall not be in vain.” t

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