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August 4, 2000 Volume 9 t Number 42

Inside Pope says tourism a means to greater global union Addressing the needs of young adults ...Page 5

Witnesses support Infant Protections Act

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Local News Celebrating jubilee

Smoky Mountain Vicariate plans commemoration

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Diocese to launch leadership program ...Page 8

Every Week Entertainment ...Pages 10-11

Editorials & Columns ...Pages 12-13

The Transfiguration of Jesus: August 6 “And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.”

— Mark 9: 3

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

New Roman Missal instruction brings minor changes

By Jerry Filteau Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican’s new General Instruction of the Roman Missal, replacing the one issued in 1975, will not make big changes in the way churches are set up or Mass is celebrated in most places, but it will bring a number of small changes.

“These changes will bring us to a greater awareness of the sacredness of God’s presence in the Mass,” said Bishop William G. Curlin. “Jesus is our liturgy, and these rules are to make us more fully conscious of that reality.”

Some of these are new rules, some are clarifications or greater emphasis in areas where some rules were sometimes ignored or subject to various interpretations.

Here are highlights of some of the areas where the 22,400-word Latin document, released July 28, gives new or clearer direction on the arrangement of the church and conduct during Mass: — In the entrance procession, a deacon or reader may carry the Book of the Gospels, “slightly elevated.”

“The Lectionary is never carried in procession.” No book is carried in the closing procession.

— Both the processional cross and, if there is one, the fixed cross on

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An eighth-century mosaic titled “Ecclesia Romana” portrays a woman.

The work is among the items in the exhibit “Women in the Times of the Jubilee” on display at Rome’s Museo Vittoriano through Oct. 1.

See page 9 for a related story.

Mass opens doors to gay and lesbian faithful

By JIMMY ROSTAR Associate Editor CHARLOTTE — During a year the Catholic Church is urging its faithful to be fully open to the experience of Christ, a Mass for lesbian and gay Catholics and those of other faith traditions reaffirmed their right to participate in church life in an atmosphere of welcome.

“A Celebration of Unity in the Spirit” was the theme of the July 26 Mass, celebrated at St. Peter Church by a half-dozen diocesan and religious priests serving the Diocese of Charlotte. The annual Mass for gays, lesbians, parents and supporters was sponsored by the diocese’s Commission for Gay and Lesbian Ministry.

Among the commission’s purposes

is to foster a sense of welcome to those who often feel ostracized in church and societal settings. Especially in the past quarter-century, the Catholic Church has increased outreach to gays and lesbians while incorporating church teachings and pastoral concern.

“You are heroes for me,” Jesuit Father Gene McCreesh, St. Peter Church parochial vicar and a committee member, told the ecumenical group during the Mass at which he presided.

“This decade has been a beautiful one for me in my meeting you folks and seeing you staying there, believing and hoping....”

Father McCreesh’s reference to heroes continued a theme set by Msgr.

Richard Allen in his homily.

“Our world is built upon heroes,”

said Msgr. Allen, a retiring diocesan priest who would later receive a standing ovation for his ministry to gay and lesbian people. “They are made because of talents. They are made because of how they present themselves to people, to one another.”

Msgr. Allen spoke of the heroic struggle people endure in the face of prejudice, injustice and controversy.

That challenge, he added, can sometimes be better addressed by turning inward — and always by asking God’s help as people of faith.

“This is a jubilee year, and although there is a lot of celebration

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2 The Catholic News & Herald BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNS) — Bishop Ruben Frassia, head of the Argentine bishops’ migration and tourism commission, said tens of thousand of illegal immigrants should be included in a jubilee amnesty. “The bishops expect from the government a wide and generous amnesty for those undocumented immigrants who have come to Argentina looking for a better life,” said Bishop Frassia at the end of a July 17-19 meeting on migration in the Andean city of Bariloche.

Altar honors U.S. missionary women killed in El Salvador MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) — An altar honoring the four missionary women killed in El Salvador has been donated to the Maryknoll Sisters. Ursuline Sister Diane Therese Pinchot, who made the altar, told Catholic News Service she did not envision it for celebration of the Mass, but as a symbol of the sacrifice of life that had been offered up. It commemorates the four women killed by the El Salvador military on Dec. 2, 1980: Maryknoll Sisters Maura Clark and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and a lay woman, Jean Donovan. The altar was on exhibit at the headquarters of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers from July 9. A service July 20 marked the presentation of the altar to the Maryknoll Sisters.

Catholic agencies enlist foster care for former child soldiers FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (CNS) — Two Catholic agencies in Sierra Leone have placed hundreds of former child soldiers in foster homes to help them readjust to society. Anti-social habits and violent tendencies of the former child soldiers, as well as the ongoing war in Sierra Leone, have made it difficult to reunite them with their families. Often the families are displaced, or they reject their children, said spokesmen for the two agencies, Caritas and the Family Homes Movement. “We decided to put them under foster parents so that they will be able to adjust in society,” said Sunkari Koroma, project manager for Caritas.

Papal nuncio asks Ugandan youths to ignore advice on

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South American mural Residents of Macuto, Venezuela, pass a mural of Christ painted on a building destroyed by flooding and mudslides late last year. Despite record unemployment and crime in the South American country, President Hugo Chavez was re-elected in the July 31 presidential election. He has been in office since Febrary 1999.

Catholic health executives lobby on Medicare cuts WASHINGTON (CNS) — More than 100 officials of Catholic health systems nationwide went to Congress July 18 to ask for help in staying afloat in the face of severe Medicare cuts.

Their message was grim: The cuts in Medicare funding mandated by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 for the years 1997-2002 have already left more than a third of U.S. hospitals struggling to maintain services and forced some home health agencies and nursing homes to cut services or close. The health care executives, all members of the Catholic Health Association, argued that the effects of the Balanced Budget Act have been unexpectedly and unintentionally harsh on those who receive funds from the Medicare program for the nation’s elderly and the Medicaid program that pays for health care for low-income or disabled Americans.

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

Aug. 5 Permanent diaconate candidates installation to ministry of acolyte St. Joseph, Newton Aug. 13 — 4 p.m.

Charismatic Mass St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte Aug. 17 — 10 a.m.

Foundation board meeting Catholic Conference Center, Hickory Aug. 19-20 Homilist for the 300th anniversary of St. Peter Church, Waldorf, Md. Cardinal James Hickey, celebrant Aug. 21 — 5:30 p.m. Mass Farewell celebration for Sister of Charity Loretto John Meehan Hayesville

condom use KAMPALA, Uganda (CNS) — The papal representative to Uganda has asked youths to ignore people who urge them to use condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. Archbishop Christoph Pierre, apostolic nuncio to Uganda, made the appeal just two weeks after Ugandan Vice President Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe criticized religious leaders who oppose the use of condoms. Archbishop Pierre, celebrating Mass for Uganda Martyrs High School day July 29, said condoms are not a solution to AIDS. Study finds teens benefit from religious, social justice programs WASHINGTON (CNS) — A report funded by the Ford Foundation gives high marks to a program directing teens toward service, social justice and spiritual values. The program, E Pluribus Unum, brings together about 60 Protestant, Catholic and Jewish high school graduates for an intense three-week seminar about putting their faith into action. The program’s

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morrow in the activity center. The proceeds from this sale will benefit church and outreach programs. To donate or for more information, call Linda Hutchinson at (336) 748-8277 or Liz Matthews at (336) 768-6641.

Upcoming CROZET, Va. — A Cistercian (Trappist) vocation awareness retreat for prayerful single women of all ages is taking place Sept. 1-5 over Labor Day Weekend at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery. The retreat is free, but space is limited. For reservations and details, call Natalie Smith at (954) 7521332, write to 6311 NW 47 Ct., Coral Springs, Fla., 33067 or e-mail deserttraveler@aol.com.

Ongoing GLOVERVILLE, S.C. — The Daugh-

name comes from the Latin phrase on U.S. coins which means, “Out of the many, one.” It is sponsored by the Washington Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values, based in Rockville, Md., in cooperation with the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry and the National Council of Churches. The program is funded by the Lilly Endowment, the Ford Foundation and the Righteous Persons Foundation.

Anchorage Archdiocese helps young Russians get to World Youth Day ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) — At the request of Bishop Jerzy Mazur, eastern Siberia’s apostolic administrator, the Anchorage Archdiocese will provide monetary assistance to send 45 young Russians to World Youth Day in Rome. The archdiocese’s Russian Desk will contribute $20,000 in air and ground transportation costs for the Russians, according to director Brian Kuzel. He is preparing an appeal to area Catholics to help support the mission. The young Russians will join 60 youths from the archdiocese and hundreds of thousands from around the world at the Aug. 15-20 World Youth Day. Middle East church leaders regret failure of peace talks JERUSALEM (CNS) — Members of the Middle East Council of Churches said they “regret (the) painful failure” of U.S. brokered peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. In a statement issues July 26, the council members said they felt saddened “by the inability of the national leaders of Israel and Palestine — with the deft facilitation of the USA — to reach a just and long-lasting accord that will pave the way for a true resolution of this conflict.” “We applaud the ... efforts of all leaders. We also remain convinced that peacemaking requires courage,” said the statement.

ters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul invites single Catholic women between the ages of 19-55 to partner with them to aid the poor or needy, for one week, anytime throughout the year. This live-in program includes communal prayer, volunteer ministry to needy people and time for reflection on the Vincentian spirit of love. Opportunities to serve are in the following states: Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and northern Florida. For further information, call Daughter of Charity Sister Maureen Houlihan at (803) 593-5158 or write P.O. Box 358, Gloverville, S.C., 29828.

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

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Smoky Mountain Vicariate to commemorate jubilee year SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE — In a gesture of fellowship and solidarity in celebration of the jubilee year, the diocese’s westernmost parishes are gathering for an outdoor jubilee Mass and picnic with Bishop William G. Curlin on Labor Day, Sept. 4, at the Swain County Recreation Park in Bryson City.

After the morning Mass, beginning at 11 a.m., where area candidates will receive the sacrament of confirmation, the community will gather for a covered dish feast in the park.

The vicariate invites the diocese to join them for a celebration of faith during the new millennium.

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Bishop William G. Curlin announces the following pastoral assignments: Effective July 25, 2000:

New Vicars Asheville Vicariate: Very Rev. John Aurilia, OFM Cap., VF Boone Vicariate: Very Rev. John Schneider, VF Gastonia Vicariate: Very Rev. Eric Houseknecht, VF Salisbury Vicariate: Very Rev. John Smyth, CSSR, VF Winston-SalemVicariate: Very Rev. Francis O’Rourke, VF Effective Sept. 1, 2000: Rev. Edward Vilkauskas, CSSp From: Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe To: Reassignment by religious community Rev. Carlo Tarasi

From: Ministry outside diocese To: Pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe

Borromeo Church, 714 West Union St., and followed by fellowship and potluck lunch with church community-donated dishes and beverages. More fellowship follows at Steele Creek Park after the event. For more information, call Tommy Barnhart at (336) 7660377 or e-mail tbarnhar@bellsouth. net.

21 MAGGIE VALLEY — Augustinian Father Terry Hyland, director of the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, and Charity Sister Fran Grady, are hosting “Nature Retreat: Drink the Living Water” beginning today through Aug. 27.

The purpose of the retreat is to hear the voices of infinity in the silence of the woods and to reacquaint one’s self with the God of creation. For more information, call the center at (828) 926-3833 or e-mail lwcrc@main.nc.us.

25 WINSTON-SALEM — St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., is having its semi-annual fall and winter children’s clothing sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. this morning and 8 a.m.-noon to-

Tourism is means to greater global solidarity, pope says

consists of the following churches: Holy Redeemer in Andrews, Immaculate Conception in Canton, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Cherokee, St. Francis of Assisi in Franklin, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hayesville, Our Lady of the Mountains in Highlands, St. Margaret in Maggie Valley, St. William in Murphy, Prince of Peace in Robbinsville, St. Mary in Sylva, St. John in Waynesville and Catholic campus ministry from Western Carolina University in Cullowee.

For more information, call the St. Francis of Assisi Church office at (828) 524-2289.

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August 5 HAYESVILLE — The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Women’s Club is holding its annual White Elephant Sale today from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church commons, located on Hwy. 64, approximately one mile west of the traffic light. Furniture, small appliances, tools, household goods and books will be on sale, as well as sweets, coffee, homemade preserves, fresh vegetables and baked goods for the attendants.

For further details, call Jerrie Kearney at (828) 389-1019.

7 CONYERS, Ga. — A Cistercian (Trappist) vocation awareness retreat for prayerful single men of all ages takes place today through Aug. 11 at Holy Spirit Monastery. The retreat is free, but space is limited. For reservations and details, call Natalie Smith at (954) 752-1332, write to 6311 NW 47 Ct., Coral Springs, Fla., 33067 or email deserttraveler@aol.com.

9 CHARLOTTE — The 50+ Club of St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., is having a meeting

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By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Tourists open to encountering new people and situations play an important role in advancing a culture of global solidarity necessary for the 21st century, Pope John Paul II said.

In a message for the World Day of Tourism 2000, he noted that increased mobility brought on by technological advances has made tourism a more effective tool in breaking down cultural barriers.

“Tourism, which now takes on international dimensions, can thus become a precious contribution for the culture of solidarity and can promote that international cooperation which the jubilee encourages,” he said.

The pope’s message, addressed to Archbishop Stephen Fumio Hamoa, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, was released at the Vatican Aug. 1 only in Italian.

The annual U.N.-sponsored World Tourism Day will be celebrated Sept.

27. This year’s theme is “Technology and Nature: Two Challenges for Tourism at the Dawn of the 21st Century.” today at 11 a.m. in the parish center with speaker Ruth Silverman. Lunch is being served, and a love offering is being taken during the meeting. For more information, call Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343 or Louise Brewer at (704) 566-1200.

10 GREENSBORO — Franciscan Sister Bernadette Svatos, diocesan coordinator for Northern Region faith formation, is presenting “To Be a Mirror of Christ Was St. Claire’s Way of Preaching the Gospel” at the Franciscan Center, 233 North Greene St., during the noontime session today from 12:10-1 p.m. Lunch is being served, and a love offering is being taken. For more information, call the center at (704) 273-2554.

12 HIGH POINT — Christ the King Church, 1505 East Kivett Dr., is celebrating a Mass in the Syro-Malabar Rite in Malayalam at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

For further details, call the church office at (336) 884-0244.

13 CHARLOTTE — Bishop Curlin is the celebrant at a charismatic Mass at

The pope said the jubilee’s call to reconciliation with others invites all people to work for social justice and mutual understanding.

“In this way, the jubilee message pushes pilgrims and tourists to have eyes capable of ‘seeing’ the reality,” he said, “especially when one has the opportunity to visit places and situations in which the people live in precarious human conditions or where the aspiration for fair development is seriously undermined by factors of environmental unbalance or structural injustice.”

Bishop William G. Curlin will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in March of 2001. The 10-day pilgrimage will depart Charlotte March 12, returning on the 21st. For registration information, send your name, address and phone number to: Editor Joann Keane, The Catholic News & Herald, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.

St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at 4 p.m. with prayer teams available at 3 p.m. and a potluck dinner after the Mass in the school cafeteria. For more information, call Josie Backus at (704) 527-4676.

16 CHARLOTTE — Jesuit Father Gene McCreesh is facilitating “Spiritual Direction for Gays and Lesbians” at 7 p.m. tonight at St. Peter Church, 507 South Tryon St. For details, call Father Gene at (704) 332-5342.

18 HOT SPRINGS — There is a women’s AA retreat being held at the Jesuit House of Prayer, 289 NW Hwy 25/70, this weekend. For all those in need of spiritual guidance and healing from the effects of alcoholism, write the Jesuit House of Prayer, P.O. Box 7, Hot Springs, N.C., 28743, or call (828) 622-7366.

19 MORGANTON — There is a Grand Ultreya for all cursillistas in the diocese, beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. this morning at St. Charles

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Ex-missionary eager to work with students at Charlotte Catholic

By STEVE LYTTLE The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE — The Rev. James Cassidy’s resume includes time served as a missionary in Nicaragua during the Contra war two decades ago.

The latest addition to that resume is principal at Charlotte Catholic High School.

Cassidy, 54, was named to the position earlier this month by Bishop William Curlin of the Charlotte Diocese.

Curlin said Cassidy “was among several candidates considered” by a selection committee.

Cassidy, a native of Manhattan, N.Y., is an Augustinian priest who frequently wears his order’s robe as he works.

He said he enjoys working with youths and respects their special set of problems.

“I have the utmost respect for young Christians, because of the challenges and temptations they face,” he said.

And the example set by adults is key in the growth of children, he said.

“What we do tells our young people what we are about.”

Cassidy follows Sister Paulette Williams, who was principal at Catholic High for 20 years and oversaw

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the move of the school from cramped quarters on Park Road to a new facility on N.C. 51 near Carmel Road.

Sister Paulette retired as an educator in June to take over an outreach ministry with the Sisters of Mercy.

Cassidy has considerable experience as an educator, most recently as dean of students and director of the guidance department at St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J., outside Philadelphia. He also was an administrator at Catholic schools in Washington and Miami.

From May 1986 to September 1987, he served as a missionary in Peru and then in Nicaragua. “I saw the Contra war up close,” he said.

The Catholic Diocese also has announced that Reverend Stephen Hoyt, who was popular among students as chaplain at Catholic High several years ago, is returning to that post.

“I have the utmost respect for young Christians, because of the challenges and temptations they face.”

Reprinted with permission of The Charlotte Observer. Steve Lyttle is a staff writer with The Charlotte Observer and parishioner at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Charlotte.

Catherine’s House receives award honoring sister

BELMONT — The first Sister Mary Barbara Sullivan Award was presented recently to Catherine’s House in the Legislative Building of State Congress in Raleigh by the North Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition.

The honor is bestowed for commitment to the needs of very low-income individuals in the state. In the spirit of the award’s namesake, this achievement marks an organization’s exemplary efforts in the field.

Catherine’s House, a ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, provides transitional housing for women and children who are homeless.

As the first official award recipient, Catherine’s House was honored at a formal press conference at the State Capitol that also included recognition of two state legislators who have worked diligently for the causes of the North Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition over the past year. Sister Rosalind Picot, president of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina, accepted the award along with Sister Maureen Dees, a long-time volunteer and supporter of Catherine’s House.

Father John Murphy, OSFS, dies at age 69 HIGH POINT — Oblate of St. Francis de Sales Father John S. Murphy, who ministered and lived in the Triad area of North Carolina for more than 20 years, died Monday, July 24, 2000, at High Point Regional Hospital. He was 69 years old.

An educator, pastor and chaplain during his ordained life, Father Murphy served as pastor of Our Lady of the Highways Church in Thomasville and chaplain of Maryfield Nursing Home in High Point from 1977-97.

From 1997-99, he continued his role as chaplain at Maryfield, where he was a resident until his death.

Prior pastoral and educational assignments took him to Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Oblate assignments included a postulate novitiate from July 1947 to September 1947; a novice noviate from September 1947 to September 1948; study from 1948-52 at De Chantal Hall in Lewiston, N.Y.; a teacher of mathematics and chemistry at Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia from 1952-54; theology study at De Sales Hall School of Theology in Washington from 1954-58; teacher of mathematics at Father Judge High School in Philadelphia from 1958-64; a teacher of mathematics at the Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales in Center Valley, Pa., from 1964-72; and parish work in Wernersville, Pa., and in Thomasville, N.C. The son of the late John B. Murphy Sr. and the late Jeanne D. Murphy of Philadelphia, Pa., Father Murphy was born Nov. 30, 1930, in Philadelphia. He received a bachelor’s degree in Latin from Niagara University in Niagara, N.Y., in 1952, and a master’s in mathematics from the Catholic University of America in Washing-

ton in 1956. He then pursued graduate studies at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa., and at the University of Philadelphia.

He entered the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales in July 1947, made his first profession a year later and made his perpetual profession Nov. 20, 1951. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1957, at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wilmington, Del. Always an avid golfer, Father Murphy qualified to compete in many amateur tournaments, including the 1972 National Amateur Championship Tournament at the Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte.

Bishop William G. Curlin presided at a memorial Mass at Maryfield Nursing Home July 26 following a viewing there. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated July 28, following a viewing, at Our Lady of Light Chapel at the De Sales Center in Childs, Md. Interment was in the Oblate cemetery on the De Sales Center grounds.

Father Murphy is survived by a sister, Madeline Magee; two brothers, John Rent and Frank Murphy; and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the Oblates request that memorial contributions be sent to Oblate Retirement Fund, 2200 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19806.

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Representatives gather to address young adult

BY ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer CHARLOTTE — Colleen McDermott, diocesan director of campus and young adult ministry, was one of 50 invited participants to the “futuring symposium” entitled “Meeting the Challenges of Ministry with Young Adults in a New Millennium.”

The conference, held July 17-20 in Omaha, Nebraska, was sponsored by the Center for Ministry Development, the National Association of Campus Ministry and the National Association of Young Adult Ministry and underwritten by the Louisville Institute.

The conference results will help shape the direction of diocesan young adult ministry for the next decade.

“The idea was to look at the research about Catholic young adults,

organizations from around the countheir experiences, education level try and Bishop Kevin Britt, chairman and their knowledge about their reof the Subcomligion and develop a plan mittee on Youth for the next 10 years,” and Young Adults explained McDermott, of the National a board member of the Conference of National Association of Catholic Bishops, Diocesan Directors of met to study and Campus Ministry. “The discuss materipoint was to, in a focused als collected over way, bring people together a six-year span from around the country about the needs to look at the findings of young adults and get them published in the Catholic in order to assist those Church. The reinvolved with young adult sult was a guideministry.”

Colleen McDermott line, depicting the Young adult, parish “ideal church” of and campus ministers, milthe next decade, itary chaplains, ecumenito assist campus and young adult mincal leaders, affiliates from Catholic

isters, national Catholic organizations and other groups to better understand the younger generation.

“The ideal church, open to young adults, would be justice-oriented and diverse by design. It would reach out to others and be made up of evangelizing, intergenerational and authentic communities,” explained McDermott.

Over the course of the six years, “Ministry with Young Adults - A National Catholic Initiative,” a research project of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association and the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association, consisted of conferences, development of writing resources geared for young adults, ages 18 to 39, and individual diocesan in-service workshops. Funded by the Raskob Foundation, the findings were compiled by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate or CARA from Georgetown University.

The purpose of last month’s symposium, a culmination of the six-year endeavor, was to figure out what is next, a “where-do-we-go-from-here” approach.

One of the general findings was many young adults do not have the religious vocabulary that the previous generation had and that many do not have the faith experience of earlier generations, said McDermott.

“The young adults of this postmodern culture, ages 39 and under, were raised differently in terms of cultural changes and education,” she said. “There is a hunger for spirituality, but it is not being recognized. Young adults are asking for more spiritual education but are not receiving it.”

Also, the tendency of these young adults to move from place to place has an effect on their parish and diocesan affiliations, she continued. “Many

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6 The Catholic News & Herald Lutheran layman channels millions to Catholic education PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — When Warne Nunn looks out his office window at St. Mary’s Academy, he sees two things that make him smile.

One is the Portland all-girls’ Catholic high school where his Lutheran-raised granddaughter received a “great education.” The other is that the venerable red-brick academy looks especially good these days, in part because two years ago he helped funnel $1 million of Meyer Memorial Trust money to remodel it. Nunn is past board chairman of the trust, which has $535 million in assets and is one of Oregon’s largest foundations aiding not-forprofit organizations. “I’m hooked on Catholic schools,” he told the Catholic Sentinel, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland and Diocese of Baker.

German Archbishop Dyba dies of heart failure at age 70 COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) — Archbishop Johannes Dyba of Fulda, whose outspokenness sometimes put him at odds with fellow bishops, died of heart failure July 23. He was 70.

Bishop Karl Lehmann of Mainz, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, said Archbishop Dyba’s death early the morning of July 23 “left a big gap” in the conference. Archbishop Dyba had always “spoken passionately for a decisive way of being a Christian, and an unambiguous position for the church. Although we often argued with him, his humanity and humor often helped us,” said Bishop Lehmann.

Nebraska coach hands off signed football to archbishop OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — Football players with the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers had a gift for retired Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan of Omaha that he couldn’t pass up: a signed football. Head coach Frank Solich handed off the ball — bearing the signatures of players on the preseason team — to the archbishop at

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Volunteer makes quilts for newborns Roman Friendshuh prepares quilt material for sewing at his home in St. Michael, Minn. The 86-year-old retiree and his wife have sewn more than 6,000 quilts for newborns along the Texas-Mexico border. the Alegent Health Mercy Care Center in Omaha July 15. The 83-year-old prelate is staying at the center while being treated for a malignant brain tumor. “I’ve been reading some football magazines and you’re rated No. 1 by some of them,” said Archbishop Sheehan, wearing a red polo shirt with the word “Huskers” on the pocket. “So I’ve heard, but I don’t read those magazines,’’ the Nebraska coach said with a smile. “We’ve got a long season ahead of us and that’s what I’m concentrating on.’’

In Jerusalem, U.S. Catholic educators study Holocaust JERUSALEM (CNS) — Thirteen Catholic educators from throughout the United States spent an intensive month at the International School for Holocaust Studies at Jerusalem’s Yad

Vashem Holocaust memorial. It is the 12th year groups of Catholic educators have participated in the program through the Seton Hill Catholic In-

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stitute for Holocaust Studies, founded in 1987 by Sister Gemma del Duca, a member of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, and Seton Hill President JoAnne Boyle. Sister del Duca, originally from Greensburg, Pa., is a former associate professor of history and chair of the history department at Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pa., and has lived in Israel since 1975.

Hong Kong Cardinal Wu celebrates 25th anniversary as bishop HONG KONG (CNS) — Cardinal John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung of Hong Kong, joined by 106 concelebrants, celebrated Mass marking his 25th anniversary as a bishop. About 1,000 local and expatriate clergy, religious and laity packed the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception July 25 for the anniversary Mass. The cardinal, who turned 75 in March, prayed for God’s blessing so that Catholics in the diocese be “united in communion to share our faith and proclaim Christ, to serve the community and work together to make Hong Kong a better place in which to live — free, just and more humane.”

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Witnesses back bill to protect infants who survive

By Nancy Frazier O’Brien Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — An abortion survivor, a Princeton professor and a nurse who has comforted infants born after botched abortions testified before a House subcommittee July 20 about a bill that would entitle those infants to medical care.

The testimony on H.R. 4292, the proposed Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2000, came before the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on the Constitution, chaired

by Rep. Charles Canady, R-Fla., chief sponsor of the legislation.

“If a child born alive after a botched abortion does not receive the protection of the law, what is to prevent an abortionist from simply delivering a child and killing it?” Canady asked at the hearing.

The bill was approved by the House Judiciary Committee by a 22-1 vote July 26.

Witnesses included Gianna Jessen, a 23-year-old survivor of a late-term saline abortion; Robert P. George, a professor of jurisprudence in the department of politics at Princeton; and Jill L. Stanek, a registered nurse who works in the labor and delivery department at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill. All three spoke in favor of the legislation, but the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League said in a statement at the hearing that the bill “attempts to inject Congress into what should be personal and private decisions about medical treatment.”

Helen Alvare, director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, said the NARAL comment demonstrated a “frightening opinion” that “the deci-

line solution. sion to kill a fully born infant, at any “When the freedoms of one group stage of development, is a personal of helpless citizens are infringed upon, and private medical decision.” such as the unborn, the newborn, the “Nothing could prove more perdisabled and so-called ‘imperfect,’ suasively the need for Congress to rewhat we do not realize is that our freeaffirm the obvious fact that live-born doms as a nation and individuals are in infants are persons,” Alvare said. “If great peril,” she added. our lawmakers do not take a stand Born with cerebral palsy because now, whose life will be next?” of a lack of oxygen to the brain, JesThe Born Alive Infants Protecsen said she now has only “a slight tion Act states that any infant “who is limp” after using a walker or leg braccompletely expelled or extracted from es for years. her mother George spoke and who is about the views a l i ve ” i s a of fellow Princperson under eton professor Pefederal law, ter Singer, who regardless he said has recof the child’s ognized “a class lung developof human beings, ment, his or including newher expected born infants, who chances of are, in effect, nonsur vival or persons” and thus whether the could be killed. baby survived “The legitimian abortion. zation of infan“ We a s ticide constitutes people of — Gianna Gessen a grave threat to faith must the principle of educate ourhuman equality at selves about the heart of American civil rights idethe facts, and the facts are frightenals,” George added. ing,” said Maggie Nadol, program Stanek, who has worked for five director for Respect Life Ministry in years at Christ Hospital, said a prothe Diocese of Charlotte. “NARAL is cedure called “live-birth abortion” is arguing that Congress is infringing used there and “it is not uncommon” on personal and medical issues with for live aborted babies to survive “for the Born Alive Infants Protection Act. an hour or two or even longer.”

Obviously, their agenda goes beyond Aborted children born alive reabortion rights. It is appalling that we ceive “no medical assessments or care” are even at the point where we need a but get only the “comfort care” of bebill to recognize a newborn as a fullying wrapped in a blanket, Stanek said. formed human being.”

She recalled one night when a Jessen’s testimony recounted the nursing colleague was taking a Down details of her birth in a California syndrome baby who was born alive abortion clinic after 18 hours in a sa-

“When the freedoms of one group of helpless citizens are infringed upon, such as the unborn, the newborn, the disabled and so-called ‘imperfect,’ what we do not realize is that our freedoms as a nation and individuals are in great peril.”

to the hospital’s soiled utility room “because his parents did not want to hold him, and she did not have time to hold him.”

“I could not bear the thought of this suffering child dying alone in a soiled utility room, so I cradled and rocked him for the 45 minutes that he lived,” she said.

“Something is very wrong with a legal system that says doctors are mandated to pronounce babies dead but are not mandated to assess babies for life and chances of survival,” Stanek said. “No other children in America are medically abandoned like this.”

In a July 25 letter to members of Congress, Gail Quinn, executive director of the bishops’ pro-life secretariat, urged swift enactment of the legislation to deter moves by abortion advocates to expand abortion “rights” to encompass killing after birth.

The Supreme Court’s majority opinion on Nebraska’s partial-birth abortion law “has made it clear that until the court’s own thinking changes or a constitutional amendment can be passed, no child in the womb (or even partly in the womb) will have meaningful legal protection,” Quinn wrote.

“Our immediate task, as this Congress nears its end, is to ensure that the lethal mentality of Roe (vs.

Wade) does not claim new victims — vulnerable human beings struggling for their lives outside the womb,” she added.

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Leadership training program to be launched in Charlotte CHARLOTTE — A pilot leadership program geared for lay ministers in the Diocese of Charlotte will launch this fall, the diocese’s Education Vicariate announced recently.

The new program will feature three tracks focusing on leadership skills, law issues and ministerial skills for people primarily in educational ministry, said Father James Hawker, diocesan vicar for education.

The program is sponsored by the Education Vicariate and will differ from the diocesan lay ministry program currently in operation.

“This program is designed to assist those in leadership in parishes to be more effective in their roles and responsibilities,” said Father Hawker.

“We are inviting people who are involved in a variety of education ministry — youth ministers, parish catechetical leaders, campus ministers, school principals and so forth,” he added.

A panel of diocesan and professional leaders has been assembled to lead the workshops, scheduled for Nov. 3-5 at the Diocese of Charlotte Pastoral Center, 1123 S. Church St. in Charlotte.

The program is also scheduled for March 2001.

Presenters include a diverse team

of business leaders from the area who will facilitate workshops on leadership skills, including leadership models, organizational and listening skills, conflict management, and volunteer recruitment and management.

Diocesan officials include Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor, who will discuss employment issues; Richard Lucey, diocesan attorney, who will lead a workshop on civil law; and Father Peter Jugis, judicial vicar, who will address canon law. A range of legal concerns will be addressed in this track.

In another track, issues of catechetical ministry will be discussed.

Joanna Case, an educator, will discuss facilitating the faith experience. Terry Aiken will discuss developing skills for multicultural sensitivities. A third workshop will focus on advocacy skills for marginalized people.

Workshops will run from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 3; 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 4; and 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 4.

Brochures and registration information will be available Sept. 15.

For more information, contact the Diocese of Charlotte Education Office, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, (704) 370-3244.

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Abbot Placid Solari, abbot of Belmont Abbey, recently presided at his first celebration of the sacrament of confirmation since his election, at St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon. Pictured with Abbot Placid and the confirmation class is Father Gregg Littleton, far left, administrator of St. John the Baptist Church.

McDermott, from page 5 young adults tend to not register in the churches they attend because of their mobility. I have been trying to make sure we are reaching out to all colleges in the diocese; however, I think we are missing many young adults who have graduated and those in the workforce.”

One way that McDermott hopes to reach these young adults is through diocesan and regional gatherings where people can discuss issues that affect them and to become acquainted with other Catholics in their age range. Moreover, she would like for vocation directors from religious communities to be in attendance at the gatherings.

“I would like for that background of faith formation and religious education, of which many young adults are not aware, to be present at the gatherings, and for the attendants to be ex-

posed to priests, deacons and women religious,” she said.

McDermott hopes that through diocesan endeavors, a yearly conference, retreats and the sustained involvement of vocational directors, young adult ministry will continue to develop and grow in the near future.

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

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Last Call: Italy pilgrimage

By Joann S. Keane Editor CHARLOTTE — The unique opportunity of being witness to canonization ceremonies in St. Peter Square is still within reach.

When Blessed Katherine Drexel and Mother Josephine Bakhita are canonized on Oct. 1, pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte will be present as Pope John Paul II conducts the canonization in St. Peter Square.

Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and vicar for African American Affairs will lead the group who will first visit Assisi and Florence before spending several days in Rome.

Blessed Katherine Drexel, who walked among the African-American and Native American people of her time, heard the cries of injustice, listened to hopes for unity and dreams of peace.

While a young woman, Katherine became aware of the desperate plight of African-Americans and Native Americans for whom she built 14 boarding schools in nine different states, including North Carolina.

Blessed Josephine Bakhita was born in Sudan in 1869 and died in Vicenza, Italy in 1947.

This African flower who knew the anguish of kidnapping and of slavery, bloomed marvelously in Italy, in response to God’s grace, close to the Daughters of Charity. In Vicenza, where she spent many years of her life, everyone still calls her “our Black Mother.”

She was guided from her Sudanese slavery through innumerable and unspeakable suffering to human freedom and to the freedom of faith, and finally to the consecration of her whole life to God. A few slots on this pilgrimage are still available. This eight-day trip is $2,190 per person, based on double occupancy, and includes hotel, air, breakfast and dinner daily as well as admission fees and local travel.

Contact Editor Joann Keane by calling (704) 370-3336 or e-mail jskeane@ charlottediocese.org

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to it ... there is a time for introspection,” Msgr. Allen said. “We must also come to terms with places that we have failed, the times that we have not lived up to our hero status.”

The congregation he addressed is blessed, he said, because they gather with “a knowledge and an appreciation of who God is.” Opportunities like this, he added, are not merely for socializing, but rather for feeling “a real sense of holiness in this place” and “to experience how that is lived out” in daily life.

Msgr. Allen also took time to acknowledge the families, friends and supporters of people who are gay.

“It is a wonderful thing to know that you seek God’s blessing in a special way in what it is that you do for those who are your own flesh and blood,” he added to family members.

The Mass of welcome is one of

several events and services the diocesan commission is involved in each year. The commission’s primary goal is to advise the bishop on matters of pastoral care of gay and lesbian people, ensuring their welcome in the church community.

At the recommendation of the diocese’s presbyteral council, Bishop William G. Curlin established the commission as a board of consulters and advisers in the fall of 1996. The ministry, say commission members, is based on the Gospel message, church teachings and pastoral care, and is attentive to the insights of the current human sciences.

Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334, or E-mail jtrostar@charlottediocese.org.

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Missal, from page 1 or near the altar are to have the figure of the crucified Christ on them.

— One way the people express their unity is by “uniformity in their gestures and postures”; they “are to shun any appearance of individualism or division.”

— The tabernacle may be either in a chapel of reservation or in the sanctuary, but it is not to be on the altar where Mass is celebrated.

— There is to be one free-standing altar for celebrating Mass, and the priest celebrates facing the people “whenever possible.”

— If the Eucharist is reserved in the sanctuary, the priest and all ministers involved in the celebration genuflect toward it only at the beginning and end of Mass, never during the celebration. Cross and candle bearers bow their heads instead of genuflecting at those times. If the Eucharist is not reserved in the sanctuary, priest and ministers bow their body toward the altar.

— Instead of standing at the prayer over the gifts before the preface, the people stand when the priest invites them, “Pray that our sacrifice....”

— During the eucharistic prayer, “as a general rule” the deacon assisting at the altar kneels from the epiclesis, or invocation of the Spirit, until the elevation of the chalice.

— The priest may exchange the sign of peace with the ministers around the altar and “for a good reason” with a few of the faithful, but he should not leave the sanctuary.

— The breaking of the bread before Communion “is reserved to the priest and the deacon.”

— Lay eucharistic ministers do not approach the altar until the priest has received Communion.

— Whether after Communion or after Mass, only a priest, deacon or formally instituted acolyte is to cleanse the sacred vessels.

— A genuflection “signifies adoration” and is made only to the Blessed Sacrament and, on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, in solemn adoration of the cross.

The U.S. bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy prepared the English study translation of the text and devoted the June-July issue of its newsletter to a commentary on it.

By agreement with the Holy See, the committee planned to post the official Latin text of the instruction on the Internet as soon as it was released, for viewing or downloading free. It can be found under the liturgy deppartment section of the Web site www.nccbuscc. org.

The instruction is meant to accompany the third edition of the Roman Missal and will take effect with the promulgation of that missal, which is expected to be published later this year.

In general the new text gives increased emphasis to the proper blessing and care of those things intended for use in the liturgy.

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Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of Aug. 6 - 12, 2000 Sunday (Transfiguration of the Lord), Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 2 Peter 1:1619, Mark 9:2-10; Monday (Sts. Sixtus II & Companions), Jeremiah 28:1-17, Matthew 14:13-21; Tuesday (St. Dominic), Jeremiah 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22, Matthew 14:22-36; Wednesday, Jeremiah 31:1-7, Matthew 15:21-28; Thursday (St. Lawrence), 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, John 12:24-26; Friday (St. Clare), Nahum 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7, Matthew 16:24-28; Saturday, Habakkuk 1:12-2:4, Matthew 17:14-20 Readings for the week of Aug. 13 - 19, 2000 Sunday, 1 Kings 19:4-8, Ephesians 4:30-5:2, John 6:41-51; Monday (St. Maximilian Kolbe), Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28, Matthew 17:22-27; Tuesday (The Assumption of Mary), Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10, 1 Corinthians 15:20-27, Luke 1:39-56; Wednesday (St. Stephen of Hungary), Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22, Matthew 18:15-20; Thursday, Ezekiel 12:1-2, Matthew 18:21-19:1; Friday (St. Jane Frances de Chantal), Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63, Matthew 19:3-12; Saturday (St. John Eudes), Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32, Matthew 19:13-15

Best Sellers Here is the hardcover Catholic Bestsellers List for August 2000, according to the

Catholic Book Publishers Association.

1. “Lamb’s Supper.” Scott Hahn (Doubleday) 2. “Life of the Beloved.” Henri J.M. Nouwen (Crossroad) 3. “Catechism of the Catholic Church.” (Our Sunday Visitor) 4. “She Said Yes.” Misty Bernall (Plough Publishing) 5. “Imitation of Christ.” Thomas a Kempis (Catholic Book Publishing) 6. “Butler’s Lives of the Saints,” December. Kathleen Jones (Liturgical Press) 7. “Witness to Hope.” George Weigel (HarperCollins) 8. “Why Forgive.” Johann Christoph Arnold (Plough Publishing) 9. “Lives of the Saints” Vol. 1. Hugo Hoever (Catholic Book Publishing) 10. “Expositions of the Psalms, 1-32.” Augustine of Hippo (New City Press)

Word to Life

August 6, The Transfiguration of the Lord, Cycle B Readings: 1) Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 2) 2 Peter 1:16-19 3) Gospel: Mark 9:2-10

By BEVERLY CORZINE Catholic News Service Years ago in West Texas when oil caused whole towns to rise from the mesquite-covered landscape, stories of instant wealth, diamonds, long sumptuous limousines and fabulous shopping sprees in far-off Dallas flourished.

One of my favorite stories from this era comes from a friend who worked in a bank during those boom days, now long past.

The lull in the day’s business had arrived. Outside her window the furious spring wind sent pedestrians scurrying for cover as a time-worn green station wagon rolled to a stop some few feet from the bank’s double front doors.

She watched a pudgy woman struggle to free herself from the driver’s seat and from the wind’s unseen hand that made opening the vehicle door an act of monumental strength.

My friend recalled, “I wondered what this poor woman was doing out on a day like this. Surely she was not coming into the bank, but in she came.

She headed straight toward my desk, frizzled gray hair standing on end, old run-over brown shoes and a faded blue dress that had seen better days, with about an inch and a half

of white slip flapping down behind, but with the kindest twinkling eyes.”

Slowly, my friend realized that sitting in front of her was a woman of immense wealth who was having the time of her life giving it away to colleges, churches and people in need.

When they finished their business, the woman said with a smile: “Honey, the Lord put those old dinosaurs under my worthless dry land so I could help folks out. You didn’t imagine I had a dime, did you?

Now, let’s not tell anyone,” she said, smiling. “I’ll be back soon so we can move some more money!”

Her encounter with the unexpected over, my friend vowed to give up making snap judgments as she watched the woman pass through the double doors and begin her struggle with wind and machine once more.

Generally, most of us love tales of the unexpected. The Gospel today is one such story. Peter, James and John learn on the mountain that their close friend and teacher is someone far beyond their comprehension.

They will spend the rest of their lives making sense of who he really is — making sense of the unexpected.

QUESTIONS: Have you seen God use what we sometimes label the weak and foolish to accomplish his will?

Has God ever surprised you with his ways of “making things happen”?

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Movie Capsules

NEW YORK (CNS) — Following are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Lions Gate) Strangely appealing documentary about the chaotic, campy life of former televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. Frequently melodramatic, directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s shamelessly flattering film ignores objectivity while presenting the human side of Tammy Faye, who was often ridiculed for her exaggerated makeup and hair. Shadowy nudity and references to adultery. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 — parents are strongly cautioned.

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

“The In Crowd” (Warner Bros.)

Dreadfully dull thriller about a young woman (Lori Heuring) working at a country club who is brought into the exclusive social circle of uppercrust college students by a charismatic socialite (Susan Ward) who is harboring dark secrets. Director Mary Lambert’s glossy film bores with a skimpy narrative, one-dimensional characters and laughable suspense-builders that lead to an obvious conclusion. Some violence, a few sexually implied encounters and lesbian innuendo, frequent substance abuse and some crass language with an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults.

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

“Loser” (Columbia) Lame romance in which a sweetly nerdy college student (Jason Biggs)

pines over a classmate (Mena Suvari) who is foolishly involved with their snooty literature professor (Greg Kinnear). Writer-director Amy Heckerling’s bland blend of teen angst tinged with a few frail comic moments is instantly forgettable. An implied affair, fleeting violence, crass expressions and an instance of rough language.

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

“Thomas and the Magic Railroad” (Destination) Disappointing children’s movie adapted from the television series in which Thomas the Tank Engine (voice of Eddie Glen) and his engine friends on the magic railroad fear destruction by a surly diesel engine (voice of Neil Crone). Not even is Mr. Conductor (Alec Baldwin) able to help since he has run out of his powerful sparkle dust. Combining live action, digital effects and traditional animation, writer-director Britt Allcroft’s whimsical film works best when the animated engines are the focus, but human performances are weak and the plot runs out of steam. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences.

“What Lies Beneath” (DreamWorks) Plodding ghost story in which a wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) feels haunted by a menacing spirit who turns out to have been involved with her geneticist husband (Harrison Ford). Director Robert Zemeckis attempts to generate

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“Pokemon the Movie 2000” Silly Japanese animated film based on the television cartoon series in which a human teen trainer of Pokemons is the only hope for a doomed world when the peaceful co-existence of three powerful Pokemon birds, who keep in balance the elements of fire, lightning and ice, is disturbed. With colorful but unexceptional animation, director Michael Haigney’s film has a nonsensical plot, which will likely not matter to the hordes of child fans, but is a snore for adults accompanying the tykes. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I — general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G — general audiences.

Hitchcock-like suspense but falls far short with glaring plot holes and an abundance of thriller cliches. Some violence, sexual situations with implied adultery, occasional profanity and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 — parents are strongly cautioned.

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

“Girl on the Bridge” (Paramount Classics) Enchanting French romantic comedy about a young woman (Vanessa Paradis) contemplating suicide on the railing of a Paris bridge when an itinerant professional knife thrower (Daniel Auteuil) recruits her to be his new human target. The black and white film has exciting thriller elements with stylish camera work and an eclectic score, but the intriguing premise disappoints with an anticlimactic conclusion. Subtitles. Some sexual encounters, mild violence and a few instances of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture

Association of America rating is R — restricted.

“Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” (Universal) Sluggish comedy sequel in which the upcoming marriage of a gentle, overweight professor (Eddie Murphy) to a beautiful colleague (Janet Jackson) is threatened by his obnoxious alter ego, “Buddy Love,” who is also after the professor’s miraculous youth serum. Few laughs are garnered as Murphy reprises his roles as the whole Klump clan in director Peter Segal’s flat film filled with unnecessary subplots, tasteless body-function jokes and ho-hum special effects. Frequent sexual references, crude toilet humor, mild fleeting violence, and several instances of crass language.

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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The Pope Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Experiencing God requires patience, pope says at audience

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To see how God works in the world and to experience his love, people must be patient, watchful and willing to be surprised, Pope John Paul II said.

“God does not disappoint the deep longing for him which exists in all of us,” the pope said at his weekly general audience July 26 in St. Peter’s Square.

“He does not leave us to wander far from his ways, nor does he let our hearts harden forever,” the pope told an estimated 20,000 visitors.

At the same time, he said, God may remain hidden if one is not interested in finding him.

The pope said people must be attentive, awake and watching for God. The necessary attitudes are “the opposite of the distraction which, unfortunately, is our almost habitual condition, especially in a rushed and superficial society like ours,” he said.

People also must avoid the temptation to rush their relationship with God, he said.

“Nine months are needed for the birth of a human creature,” Pope John Paul said. “To compose a book or music of value often requires years of patient searching. This is also the law of the spirit.”

In addition, he said, experiencing God’s presence requires an ability to stand before creation in “awe and marvel.”

But, Pope John Paul said, technology and materialism make it hard for people to look beyond what they see and discover God at work.

“We must be pure and simple like children, capable of admiration, surprise, wonder and being enchanted by the divine gestures of love and of closeness to us,” the pope said.

At the end of the audience, which took place on the feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of Mary, the pope offered special prayers for elderly couples.

He prayed that the saints would strengthen older couples “in their mission of supporting their families, comfort them in their pain and, together with Mary, intercede to obtain special grace for them at the moment of their passage to eternal life.”

Pope to leaders: Be mindful of Jerusalem’s spiritual meaning CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — As Israeli and Palestinian leaders meeting in the United States tried to agree on the status of Jerusalem, Pope John Paul II encouraged them to keep the spiritual meaning of the city in mind.

Speaking to visitors at his summer residence July 23, the pope said he knew the negotiations between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak were not easy, but he asked “the leaders to continue their efforts.” U.S.-mediated negotiations began two weeks earlier at Camp David in Thurmont, Md., and seemed to be mired in the details of an agreement on Jerusalem, which Israelis and Palestinians have claimed as their capital.

Slim Pickins on That Summer Job? Ah, the pleasures of the summer job.

My first real summer job was at a large store the name of which I’ll keep anonymous except for the last part: “-mart.” There. That gives you at least two choices to keep you guessing.

I worked in the “deli” — the small little box in the front of the store where customers could buy popcorn, slushees and their choice of three kinds of sandwiches.

Most days I had to work something like 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a few breaks to make it come out to eight hours. The trouble was that I quickly lost any semblance of a life. If you’re on your feet all day, the most you can do when you get home, even if you’re a teen-ager, is collapse, sleep and then get up just in time to go back to work.

I hated it, except for the money. Just like my oldest son hates his summer job right now stocking in a grocery store. The hours are getting to him. He usually works from around 3 p.m. to 10 at night, and his work involves a lot of physical labor. Unfortunately, it also involves a lot of boredom.

And since he’s not yet 18, either union or government rules restrict him from using certain kinds of equipment, even the box cutter! So there are lots of things he can’t do, and he gets bored.

Now my younger son, who’s just turned 15, is trying to get a job. Unfortunately, he’s presently infected with the same disease my oldest son had for a while, before necessity stepped in and cured him: He has to get a job that is, for lack of a better word, at what he conceives is the exalted level of his own existence.

So his first choice would be working at a golf course. Fast food, except for maybe a sub shop, is absolutely not on his list. Bagging groceries? Nope.

I don’t exactly know what that leaves. I do believe that if he had his way, he’d find a law firm to take him on for the summer.

But that’s not the way it is. For most of us, the

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You make a gift that is immediate.

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Coming of Age AMY WELBORN CNS Columnist

summer job involves long hours, hard, repetitive work, not the greatest pay in the world, and the lessons that come with all of that: First, you’re not as fabulous and above it all as you think you are. Sure, you think you’re too good for this job, but how can that be when this “demeaning” job is the only job you can get?

The truth is, there’s nothing wrong with any of those jobs. They’re necessary and just as important as any “profession,” and the people who spend their lives depending on that kind of work for a living have just as much dignity, strength and character as anyone who goes to work in a suit. (Maybe more).

Second, this is what life is. All teens have the hope and fantasy that they’ll spend the rest of their lives in the perfect job, doing exactly what they want.

For most of us, that just doesn’t happen. Even if you find a job you like, there are aspects of it that will frustrate you.

So good luck with that summer job. Instead of complaining, say a prayer of thanks for the opportunity you have — and take comfort in a fact that you never thought would ever give you comfort: School’s just around the corner. Now. Don’t you feel better?

What to do with “obsolete” insurance Do you have a life insurance policy you purchased years ago to provide financial protection — and no longer need it? If so, it may be a great asset to give your parish, Catholic school, agency, the Diocese of Charlotte or the diocesan Foundation.

Consider the benefits when you irrevocably name the church as both the owner and the beneficiary of the policy: You can receive an income tax deduction.

When you fill out your itemized tax return, you can claim a charitable deduction for the cost basis of the policy or an amount approximately equal to the cash surrender value. For deduction purposes, the gift is treated as though it were cash.

This means you can deduct the gift up to 50 percent of your adjusted gross income. And if you can’t use the full deduction in the first year, you can carry the unused portion up to five additional years.

You reduce the size of your estate.

At death, the face value of most life insurance policies is includable in the taxable estate of the deceased. For some estates, this can mean a significant increase in estate taxes.

However, transferring the policy during life will remove this “hidden” asset and reduce the size of your estate and any applicable taxes.

You leave your current home undisturbed.

Many people desire to give more to Catholic entities, but are concerned about their own cash flow and any unforeseen emergencies. They are reluctant to reduce investment assets.

We do not want any of our parishioners to jeopardize their security in making charitable gifts. At the same time, it’s quite possible that you have either forgotten about an “obsolete” life insurance policy or consider it an unneeded asset.

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Light One Candle FATHER THOMAS J. McSWEENEY Guest Columnist believe that God asks me to live by my conscience. If I do what I think He wants me to do, then I know He will take care of my wife and family.”

When he refused military service after being drafted, the local police chief offered to try to get him a noncombatant post. “Please don’t put me in the terrible position of having to arrest such a good man as you!” the chief pleaded. Again Franz Jaegerstaetter was determined: “I cannot believe that just because one has a wife and children, he is free to offend God. Did not Christ himself say ‘He who loves father, mother or children more than me is not deserving of my kingdom’?”

One witness recalls how the clergy and guards wept openly at his steadfast spirit. “To the end, his eyes shined with joy and confidence, his face was full of peace.”

On Aug. 9, 1943, Franz Jaegerstaetter was beheaded by guillotine, with no blindfold, his face upwards toward the blade. His family was left unharmed.

As a child of the light, his conscience would not let him serve the powers of evil. At the end, he knew exactly what he had done with his life: God’s will.

of the church might be prepared” for the fullness of God’s kingdom (Doctrine of Indulgences, No. 6).

Remission of temporal (as distinct from eternal) punishment for sins has been called “indulgence” for hundreds of years. Indulgences were formally attached by the church to certain prayers and actions, and could be applied to oneself or to one who has died.

A few important points should answer most of your questions. First, The number of permanent indulgenced prayers and works has been drastically reduced. Why was this?

Pope Paul VI explained the reason. “The main concern,” he wrote, “has been to attach greater importance to a Christian way of life and lead souls to cultivate a spirit of prayer and penance, and to practice the theological virtues (faith, hope and charity) rather than merely repeat certain formulas and acts” (Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1968).

Second, partial indulgences, as distinct from plenary, are granted using only those words, with no determination of days or years as was common previously.

This avoids confusion, among other things. Contrary to what many Catholics believed, an indulgence of one year, for example, did not mean “one year off of purgatory.”

It meant, rather, whatever alleviation of purgation or punishment might be achieved by one year of fasting or other penance. Thus it did not directly address the subject of time in purgatory.

Great pains are taken in recent years, by Pope John Paul II and other leaders, to keep the understanding of indulgences in harmony with the Gospel and with other Catholic teachings.

Remember that in all its devotional practices, including indulgences, the church desires that we, the faithful, “will be more effectively moved to live holier and more useful lives, thus healing the division between the faith which many profess and their daily lives” (Enchiridion, observations 4).

One Public Christian Is there a question you hope you will never be asked?

Most people have something that we would prefer not to reveal. For most Germans who were adults during the Second World War, it might be “Where were you and what did you do?” Chances are you won’t find many who admit they fought on the Western Front or knew what was happening to the Jews.

Shame does not begin or end with a single group.

Gary Wills’s recent book “Papal Sin” excoriates the bishops and priests who were supportive of the Nazis. Controversy still rages over the alleged “silence” of Pope Pius XII. Not long ago Pope John Paul II begged forgiveness for those Christians who “were not strong enough to raise their voices in protest.”

While there were countless acts of private heroism by people of every background, few spoke out. But there can be no disputing where Franz Jaegerstaetter stood. An Austrian farmer, devoted husband and father, he not only saw the evil of Nazism but also publicly refused to cooperate with that evil in any way.

Jaegerstaetter had been a rough and tumble youth who found work in the Steiermark iron mines.

Then, in the late 1930s, he experienced a religious re-conversion, if you will, to the Catholic faith of his childhood. He married a devout young woman and settled down in his village of St. Radegund where he tended his parent’s little farm. From his meager subsistence, he regularly gave generously to the poor.

According to historian Rev. Boniface Hanley, OFM, Jaegerstaetter became open about his hatred of all things Nazi when he voted against the German annexation of Austria. His village priest warned Franz that he was courting serious danger, since Nazis brooked no opposition, and advised him that he risked putting his family in harm’s way by not voting “yes.” The farmer answered, “Father, I

Question Corner FATHER JOHN DIETZEN CNS Columnist

The Church’s Position on Indulgences Q. My question concerns indulgences. As a convert to the Catholic faith 10 years ago, I don’t remember hearing any discussion about them.

I understand that during this jubilee year we have several indulgences available, but I’m still not sure what they mean. What is an indulgence? Even now we don’t hear much about them.

A. It’s true that the church is extremely careful in speaking of indulgences today, partly because this aspect of our faith has been so badly misunderstood in the past.

Catholic tradition on the subject is founded on the fact that every sin is not only a disobedience of God’s law; it also violates the harmony of creation established by God and is, at least to some degree, a rejection of his love.

Forgiveness then requires not only conversion, but a reintegration of that divine order, which itself normally involves some sort of pain and cleansing (purgation) before entering the eternal presence of God. In l967, Pope Paul VI called for a reform and better understanding of the whole indulgence structure.

In light of the doctrine of the Communion of Saints, he said, the church “undertook various ways of applying the fruits of our Lord’s redemption to the individual faithful and of leading them to cooperate in the salvation of their brothers so the entire body

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Campus Ministry FATHER JUDE DeANGELO, OFM Conv.

Guest Columnist

Packing for school

The art of packing for college is not a gift.

It is a skill that is usually earned by discussion, modeling and, well, trial and error. Many times parents take an active role in teaching the art and guiding the process of the “packing for college” experience.

The sight of son and daughter preparing today may resurrect ancient memories of late summer nights with clothes, mementos and appliances being stuffed into boxes, suitcases and trunks — some of which are gathering dust in attics or basements.

For some parents, assisting a child with their college packing brings closure to an important phase of family life. They know in their hearts that when their child goes off to school, nothing will be the same again.

Parents use the art of packing to have long discussions about remembrances of yesterdays that they thought would always be present.

Mothers tend to speak in coded messages of concern — reminding their children of past lessons learned. Fathers give warnings about possible dangers of college life and impart caution to their son or daughter about the great big world out there.

As sound systems find their way into hollowed tabernacles of plastic bubble wrap and cardboard, as arguments ensue about the need for four sweaters instead of three, and talks wear on about the need for cold remedies “just in case,” don’t forget to remind your son or daughter to pack all the tools of character and virtue in with the latest CD’s and sportswear.

Remind them to carry with them the love of God and respect for neighbor. Work into those “packing talks” reminders about connecting with God and the Catholic community through Mass and social interactions.

Between the roller blades and the khakis might be a good place to place the Scriptures and the small crucifix or medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

And, don’t forget to place a small mirror in the essentials for campus life. Attached to the mirror might be a note which states that as this object is used each day, let the reflection that is revealed be an image filled with dignity and self-respect, acceptance of failures and realizations that each day is a new beginning filled with hope and promise.

More simply phrased, the note on the mirror might read, “A son or daughter of a loving God.” Packing for college? Parents may never feel that they’ve packed enough.

It’s the student’s greatest challenge to unpack all the gifts they’ve been given.

Father DeAngelo is the Catholic campus minister for Wake Forest University, Salem College and North Carolina School of the Arts in WinstonSalem.

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Diocese to co-sponsor RCIA workshop

BROWN SUMMIT — The Diocese of Charlotte’s RCIA Commission recently announced a workshop for all who are actively ministering in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the process by which men and women fully enter the Catholic Church.

The Diocese of Charlotte and the North American Forum on the Catechumenate will co-sponsor the workshop at The Summit — An Episcopal Center, in Brown Summit Sept.

14-16. The workshop, called “The Initiating Community: Developing the Ministries,” will offer parish ministers the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, to implement and strengthen the initiation process in their parishes, to celebrate the liturgical rites well, to provide formation for ministry teams, and to grow in understanding of the assembly’s ministry.

The gathering will explore the foundations of initiation ministry as the

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ministry of all the baptized, and ways to invite others to share their gifts for the life of the community.

General sessions will be offered as well as four ministry tracks exploring specific areas of the RCIA process: catechesis for adults, children of catechetical age, liturgists and musicians, and priests and parish coordinators.

The North American forum on the Catechumenate is an international network of pastoral ministers, liturgists, catechists and theologians who share their knowledge of the Rite and their experience of the RCIA process with those who minister at the parish level.

The members of the workshop team are among the nation’s most experienced pastoral minsters, liturgists, catechists and theologians: — Steve Janco, an editorial staff member of World Library Publications, composer and music staff member of the Chicago Office for Divine Worship; in planned giving or related experience. Applicants should have strong interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to interact well with diverse groups. Responsibilities include organizing and directing efforts to assist parishioners in developing and implementing long-range financial plans for their benefit, the benefit of their family, their parish and/or the diocese. Part-time position for 21 hours per week; beginning August. Please submit resume to: Jim Kelley, Office of Development, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203-4003.

Director of Religious Education: Holy Family Catholic Church in Marietta seeks a fulltime 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. Must have bachelors and/or advanced degree in education and/or religious training. Must be practicing Catholic. Holy Family’s Religious Education programs serve a multi-cultural community.

Fluency in Spanish or equivalent background experience would be a useful asset. If interested, please submit resume and cover letter to Ret Siefferman, Director of Religious Education, Holy Family Catholic Church, 3401 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta, GA 30068. Fax (770) 578-0475. Inquire at (770)973-7400, ext. 21 with questions.

Music Ministry Director: Holy Infant Catholic Church is in search of a full-time Director of Music. Located in Durham, North Carolina, a dynamic and growing area of the country near Research Triangle Park, this Vatican II parish consists of 900 households that are committed to ongoing liturgical renewal.

Holy Infant Parish embraces its call to be hospitable, inclusive and Christ-centered. This position works closely with the Pastor and a collaborative and supportive staff. Requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field although a master’s degree is preferred. Must have music performance skill (e.g. piano, voice); choral directing; cantor training; knowledge of Catholic rites and rituals. Available no later than November 1, 2000. Salary commensurate

— Eliot Kapitan, director of worship for the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., and a teacher, writer and workshop presenter on liturgy and catechumenal ministry; — Jeannette Lucino, associate professor of religious education, director of the master of arts program in pastoral studies, and director of field education at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago; — Mickey Main, an active RCIA minister at the parish, diocesan and national level for 20 years, and a North American Forum member.

For registration information and other details, call Linda Licata at (336) 294-4696, ext. 27, E-mail llicata@ sprynet.com, or call the diocesan Office of Faith Formation at (704) 370-3244.

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GREENSBORO — The charismatic Mass, held in the chapel of Maryfield Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Rd., needs volunteers before the monthly services can be scheduled for the fall and winter months.

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Priest known for healing ministry coming to diocese

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St. Gabriel group extends hearts to Florida CHARLOTTE — A group of 27 youth and adults from St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte traveled to Winter Park, Fla., last month to take part in a national Catholic HEART (Helping Everyone Attain Relief Today) Workcamp.

The mission trip put the group, along with 130 other teens from across the country, in touch with the needy in the form of home-renewal projects, crisis center ministry and other outreach work in the Orlando vicinity.

The workcamps are hosted annually throughout the nation.

The campers turned a local middle school into home base for the week, participating in group prayer, Mass and a variety of spiritual and social programs.

The program helps low-income people attain a dignified standard of living while participants help build the kingdom of God, said Alex Barraza, parish youth minister.

“I am very thankful for our young people’s receptiveness to God throughout this week,” said Barraza. “Our young parishioners became poor to serve the poor; in a way, they learned how Jesus became poor to serve the poor.”

CHARLOTTE — Servite Father Peter Rookey, a priest who travels extensively to bring his healing ministry to large audiences, will visit North Carolina this month.

Father Rookey will preside at Masses and healing services Aug. 21-23 at three locations in the diocese: — St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway in Charlotte, on Aug. 21; — St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd. in Charlotte, on Aug. 22; — Immaculate Conception Church, 208 Seventh Ave. West in Hendersonville, on Aug. 23.

A rosary focusing on the seven sorrows of Mary will be prayed each day at 6:30 p.m., followed by Mass, a healing service and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 7:30.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1941, Father Rookey had known the power of prayer since being blinded at age 8 by a firecracker. He credits God with restoring his sight, a process filled with family prayer led by his mother.

“She led the family in prayer every evening, saying that if we prayed for a miracle the Lord would provide one,” Father Rookey said. “I asked theLord to heal me and I promised him that if he gave me back my sight I would become a priest.

“And gradually, despite the doc-

tors’ warnings that we were hoping in vain, my sight began to return until it was finally restored.”

As director of Benburb College in Northern Ireland, Father Rookey became well-known for his healing ministry.

After leaving Northern Ireland in the 1950s, he has served in various Servite missions and ministries through the years.

He has been involved in healing ministry fulltime since 1986. At age 84, the priest continues an extensive schedule.

“The Spirit of God flows where it will, but in many cases I believe it’s a great grace to have a gradual healing rather than an instantaneous one, in the sense that as I pray for my healing ... I am enriched by my continual prayer and I am becoming holier that way,” he has said.

“They’re all seeking peace and healing,” he said of those who attend his services. “We are all looking for that, especially peace.

“Actually, that’s the greatest gift, to have the peace of Christ. You can face anything, even serious sickness and pain.”

For more information on Father Rookey’s visit to the Diocese of Charlotte, call Terri DeLuca at (704) 888-6050.

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