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Brothers and sisters: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Each must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

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Doctor discusses ethics of end-oflife issues

By JOANITA M. NELLEBACH Correspondent MAGGIE VALLEY — Quality of life, decisions on what medical treatment to provide, relieving suffering — all are end-of-life issues.

These were among the topics Dr. Edmund Pellegrino presented to members of the Diocese of Charlotte Presbyteral Council at its meeting July 30-31 at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center.

Pellegrino, who received his medical degree from New York University in 1944, is professor emeritus of medicine and bioethics at Georgetown University Medical Center and the author of more than 500 articles and 24 books, including “The Christian Virtues in Medical Practice,” (with David C. Thomasma, Georgetown University Press, 1996).

“Suffering is different from pain,” Pellegrino said.

“Suffering is an individual response to pain. People suffer for many reasons — pain is only one. The greatest fear of the dying patient is that they’ll be left to die alone.

One cause of their suffering is our reaction to them; they pick up on our reaction to them.”

Patients also dread the pain that sometimes accompanies terminal illness. However, Pellegrino said, “With proper care, most pain can be satisfactorily relieved. It is moral and legal malpractice not to relieve pain.”

Then why wouldn’t doctors prescribe as much medication as necessary for the terminally ill? Two reasons.

Pain, he said, is often not

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Don Tate, 15, of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte, waves the American and North Carolina state flags while awaiting the pope at World Youth Day in Toronto.

“The world you are inheriting is a world which desperately needs a new sense of brotherhood and human solidarity. It is a world which needs to be touched and healed by the beauty and richness of God’s love. It needs witnesses to that love. It needs you — to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world,” said Pope John Paul II at the closing Mass July 28 at World Youth Day in Toronto.

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By MARY MARSHALL Correspondent GASTONIA — “Just knowing I’ve had the opportunity to impact so many people has changed my life,” said Ashley House, who recently completed her reign as Miss North Carolina.

“Miss North Carolina is far more than a beauty pageant,” said House. “That’s the ceremonial part.

We represent the state visiting communities, getting our hands dirty. I believed I could have a positive impact as Miss North Carolina with my platform — the awareness and management of disabilities.”

House knows first hand the difficulties associated with disabilities. In 1993, her father, Carroll House, suffered severe mental and physical disabilities following an automobile accident. House and her mother, Brenda, have brought him through bouts of depression and anger as well as assisting him with his physical limitations.

“Helping my dad with just normal things — cutting up his food, making sure he swallows, giving him his medicine, etc. — changed my life in so many ways,” House said. “That which does not kill makes us stronger.”

House’s faith also grew. She turned to God in times of despair.

“He was there carrying me every step of the way,” she said.

It was from these experiences that House realized her gift for reaching out and helping others.

House grew up in Gastonia and attended St. Michael Church.

She graduated from Ashbrook High School in 1998 and was a dean’s list student at Gaston College. House transferred to Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., where she was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Sorority and a Thomas Jack Lynch Scholarship recipient.

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Bush, in Pittsburgh to mark miners’ rescue, signs ‘born-alive’ act PITTSBURGH (CNS) — On a visit to Pennsylvania to celebrate the lives of nine rescued miners Aug. 5, President Bush, quoting Pope John Paul II, also signed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act into law, drawing praise from Catholic leaders and guaranteeing basic rights to children born alive during an abortion.

“Today we’re here to celebrate life, the value of life and most importantly the spirit of America,” the president said at a Pittsburgh firehouse, where he addressed an audience of about 300 people. The crowd included the nine men rescued July 28 after they spent more than 77 hours trapped in a flooded, abandoned mine in nearby Somerset County. Members of the rescue team were also in the audience.

Later at the bill-signing ceremony, Bush said the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act “ensures that every infant born alive — including an infant who survives an abortion procedure — is considered a person under federal law. This reform was passed with the overwhelming support of both political parties, and it is about to become the law of the land.”

Pope thanks Knights of Columbus for support of church amid scandal VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a time of “painful purification and great suffering” in the U.S. Catholic Church over the clerical sex abuse scandal, Pope John Paul II thanked the Knights of Columbus for their support of U.S. priests and bishops. The pope sent a message to the Knights’ 120th annual convention Aug. 6-8 in Anaheim, Calif. The text of the pope’s message was released Aug. 6 at the Vatican. “As the church in America seeks to move forward with sincere faith and confidence in the Lord’s sustaining grace, I urge all the Knights and their families to intensify their prayers for the authentic renewal of ecclesial life and the preservation” of the church’s unity, the message said.

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Woman stands with incense outside Basilica of Guadalupe An indigenous woman from Oaxaca stands with incense to offer Pope John Paul II outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 1. The pontiff beatified two indigenous martyrs, Jacinto de los Angeles and Juan Bautista, who were killed by a mob in 1700.

Eight bishops propose new plenary council of U.S. church WASHINGTON (CNS) — Eight U.S. bishops have asked their fellow prelates to consider convoking a national plenary council to promote holiness, priestly celibacy and sound sexual morality in the U.S. Catholic Church. Such a council would be the first in the United States since the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1884, which lasted nearly a month and led to the development of the Baltimore Catechism and strong efforts for Catholic schools throughout the country. In a letter sent to the bishops in mid-July and obtained by Catholic News Service Aug. 6, the group said the bishops “took a first step in dealing with the crisis of sexual abuse of minors” at their June meeting in Dallas. The letter added, however, that the bishops still need to address “the root causes of this crisis” and the challenge posed by Pope John Paul II

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Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events: September 5 Episcopal ordination Philadelphia, Pa. September 13 — 11 a.m. Mass Installation of Belmont Abbey College President James Gearity, Ph.D. Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont September 14 — 6 p.m.

Confirmation St. William Church, Murphy September 15 — 11 a.m.

Confirmation Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Hayesville September 21 — 5 p.m.

50th anniversary celebration and Mass St. John Baptist de la Salle Church, North Wilkesboro

With war ending, new problems emerge in Angola as country seeks aid CUBAL, Angola (CNS) — Many can hardly believe it, but peace — for decades an impossible dream — is looming over Angola. A peace accord between the government and rebels, signed last April, is working. The rebels are disarming; demobilization camps have filled with more than 330,000 ex-fighters and their families. But, although the guns have gone silent, the celebrations are muted because of a fresh disaster — one with Catholic missionaries and aid workers, not soldiers, at the frontline. Hundreds of thousands of villagers, for years isolated from international aid, are emerging from their hiding places in the bush. Some are dressed in rags; others are stricken with disease. Most have not eaten for days, sometimes weeks.

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Catholic Girls’ Group is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. The group will be meeting at St. Joseph Church, 720 West 13th St., at 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more details, call Debbie Vickers at (828) 495-2039.

27 ALBEMARLE — Catholic Social Services, Elder Ministry in collaboration with U.S. Financial Services will be presenting “The Senior Financial Workshop” this morning from 1011:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, 416 N. 2nd St. The free educational workshop for seniors 65 and over will focus on ways to reduce or eliminate taxes on social security, protecting assets from nursing homes and probate, alternatives to Wall Street and other elder planning techniques. For reservations and other information, call Sandra Breakfield at

‘deadly’ failure PHOENIX (CNS) — The U.S. government’s eight-year, $20 billion campaign to cut down on illegal traffic across the Mexican border is a “deadly” failure, according to the chairman of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. In an op-ed piece in The Arizona Republic, a Phoenix daily newspaper, Bishop Nicholas A. Dimarzio of Camden, N.J., cited a new study to support his argument that the border policy “has not only failed” but is “also deadly.” The study by the Public Policy Institute of California concluded that the buildup of Border Patrol forces and technology has accomplished some secondary goals, but failed in its primary focus: reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the United States. People who cross illegally are more likely to be caught now, it concluded, but the massive buildup has not cut down on the number of people in the country illegally, and may actually be a factor in them staying in the United States longer, the study concluded. It also noted that by tightening the border at traditional crossing points near cities, the effort has effectively forced those who try to cross to do so in more dangerous, remote places, leading to more deaths.

Future doctors at Catholic-run medical school serve Third World poor CHICAGO (CNS) — Junior will always stand out among Sarah Carreon’s memories of her 10 days in Haiti. Junior is a bright, happy 8-year-old. “He’s just beautiful,” Carreon said, despite a disfiguring tumor on his face that has made it difficult for him to eat and breathe and is now eating into his skull. Carreon and nine other students from Jesuit-run Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine, in the Chicago suburb of Maywood, met Junior at St. Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blanc, a town about 60 miles outside Haiti’s capital Port au Prince. The students were assisting two U.S. doctors as part of an immersion program that connects medical students with service opportunities in the developing world.

The program is sponsored by Loyola’s campus ministry office.

(704) 370-3220 or Marlo Wallace at (704) 370-3228.

28 GUILFORD COUNTY — The Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking for more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational seminars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.

29 MOORESVILLE — The Health Care Committee of St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd., will host Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, M.D., MACP, tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. He will speak on modern technology vs. human identity and Christian beliefs. For more information, call Maureen Sabbagh at (704) 664-3101.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior to the publication date.

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Pope authorizes plenary indulgence for Divine Mercy devotion VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a further sign of his attachment to the Divine Mercy devotion, Pope John Paul II has authorized the recognition of a plenary indulgence to Catholics who participate fully in the devotion on the Sunday after Easter. “To ensure that the faithful live this celebration with intense piety, the supreme pontiff has ordered that the Sunday be enriched with the plenary indulgence,” said an Aug. 3 Vatican announcement. The announcement and the conditions necessary for receiving the indulgence were published by the Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican court. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment deserved for sins.

ABC trying to be more familyfriendly in prime time HOLLYWOOD (CNS) — ABC, whose ratings fell drastically last season after “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire” experienced a sudden drop in popularity, says it will return to a formula that had put it atop the ratings race in years past. That formula, according to ABC executives, includes airing series during the first hour of prime time when Mom and Dad can watch and not be skittish about their kids gravitating to the set to watch along with them. That hour is 8-9 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, 7-8 p.m. in the Central and Mountain time zones. ABC’s calling it the “Happy Hour,” and ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne said it may be similar to, but is distinct from, the “family hour” concept that networks struggled to embrace in the 1970s. Lyne added, “What we were trying to do with Happy Hour was to offer an entertaining block of television that was targeted at our core 18-to-49 (yearold) audience but would be fine to watch with a 10-year-old or 12-year-old, should they choose to do that with you.”

Pope beatifies two indigenous martyrs in Mexico City ceremony MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II completed his two-day stay in Mexico by beatifying two Zapotec Indian martyrs from the southern state of Oaxaca, the day after he had given the Americas its tion of all areas of life and how prayer can enhance one’s physical, spiritual and emotional well-being. For reservations and other details, call the center at (828) 926-3833 or e-mail lwcrc@ main.nc.us.

22 BOONE — A series of presentations; sponsored by CSS Elder Ministry and facilitated by Richard Von Stamwitz, a national certified gerontological counselor; are being presented throughout the diocese. Today’s twosession presentation will be given at St. Elizabeth Church, 259 Pilgrims Way from 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. with a provided lunch. For Aug. 19 pre-registration and other information, call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220 or Elaine Grant at (828) 264-8338.

25 HENDERSONVILLE — The St. Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West.

Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so for more information, call Helen Gillogly, SFO, at (828) 883-9645.

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Malnourished child fed by mother In Luena, Angola, a displaced mother feeds her daughter at a center funded by Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders.) During Angola’s 25-year civil war, 4 million citizens became internally displaced — uprooted from their homes to barely subsist in the bush — to avoid battles between government and rebel UNITA forces. first indigenous saint in Juan Diego. It was an emotional farewell to a country that he has visited five times. The pope ended the Aug. 1 beatification service, held in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, with the unscripted pronouncement, “I may be going, but my heart stays with you.

Beautiful Mexico, may God bless you.” He left the basilica to cheers even louder than those he received upon arrival. The pope said he beatified Jacinto de los Angeles and Juan Bautista, who were killed in 1700 by a lynch mob angered by the pair’s zealousness in denouncing pagan practices, because they “gave their lives to defend the faith.”

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Korea helps defectors from North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) — A church group in South Korea is helping young North Korean defectors adjust to a new life through person-to-person contact. The Seoul Archdiocese’s Meeting for Unity group aims to help defectors settle into their new life in South Korea, said Perpetual Help Sister Sophonia Oh Hye-jung, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.

The group wants its volunteers to understand that the process of reunification is not fantasy but hard work, Sister Oh said. She said that defectors “don’t have any friend or relative on whom they can

August 16 HOT SPRINGS — The Jesuit House of Prayer, 289 NW Hwy. 25/70, will be hosting a women’s Alcoholics Anonymous retreat tonight from 7 p.m. through morning Mass and a light lunch Aug. 18. Trinitarian Sister Eileen McLaughlin will be the facilitator and will lead open discussion, renewal and time for prayer for recovering alcoholic women. For registration and other information, call (828) 622-7366.

17 ASHEBORO — Glenmary Father Rollie Hautz of the Glenmary Home Missioners will be sharing information about the Glenmarys’ ministry in Appalachia, the rural South and the Southwest. He will speak at Masses today and Aug. 18 at St. Joseph Church, 512 West Wainman Ave. Glenmary Father Gus Guppenberger will be speaking at Our Lady of the Highways Church, 943 Ball Park Rd., in Thomasville today and Aug. 18 at weekend Masses. This Catholic society of

priests and brothers work exclusively in the U.S. in areas where less than one percent of the population is Catholic and the poverty rate is twice the national average. For further details, call St. Joseph at (336) 629-0221 and Our Lady of the Highways at (336) 475-2732.

18 BELMONT — An ecumenical youth gathering will take place this evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 807 South Point Dr. Youth will be able to pray and reflect on the upcoming school year, and this will serve as the first meeting for the Queen of the Apostles Church youth ministry. For further details or transportation, call Dennis Teall-Fleming, parish director of faith formation, at (704) 825-9600, Ext. 26 or e-mail teallfleming@yahoo.com.

18 MURPHY — Bach, Telemanan and Handel will be performed at an afternoon concert today at 2:15 p.m. in the Glenmary House of St. William Church, 765 Andrews Rd. Instruments of all kinds and a barbershop

rely and they really need psychological support. That is why we stress person-toperson relations as one of our main activities.” The Seoul Archdiocese’s Committee for the Reconciliation of Korean People started the unity group in 1999 to help young defectors settle in the South.

Vatican publishes decree excommunicating women ordained in Germany VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Seven women who claimed to be ordained Catholic priests have been excommunicated because, despite a Vatican warning, they did not give “any indication of amendment or repentance for the most serious offense they had committed,” said an official Vatican decree. “They have incurred excommunication,” said the decree published Aug. 5 by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The decree was signed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the congregation, and by Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone, the secretary.

The women, who come from Germany, Austria and the United States, were ordained in late June on a boat on the Danube River. The ceremony was performed

by Archbishop Romulo Antonio Braschi, founder of the breakaway Catholic-Apostolic Charismatic Church of Jesus the King. The preface to the Vatican decree said that “as a schismatic” the archbishop has “already incurred excommunication.”

Centrality of Gospel was message of World Youth Day, pope says CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — Pope John Paul II, reflecting on his trip to Toronto for World Youth Day, said the central message of the celebration was that society needs the saving power of the Gospel. The hundreds of thousands of young people in Toronto understood that they should model their actions on Christ if they want to change the world, he said.

The pope made the remarks at a Sunday blessing Aug. 4 at his summer residence outside Rome. He had returned two days earlier from an 11-day trip that included World Youth Day events and stops in Guatemala and Mexico.

quartet will provide music for people of all ages. All love offerings will go toward the 2003 WMJS Summer Scholarship program for high school students. Contact Ted and Afra Wade at (828) 837-6261 for further information.

19 ASHEVILLE — The St. Martin De Porres Pro-Chapter of the Dominican Laity will be meeting tonight and every third Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Justin’s Center at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly Reid, OPL, at (828) 253-6676.

19 MAGGIE VALLEY — Franciscan Sister Mary Ellen McAleese, provincial leader of the Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton, Ill., will be leading a retreat entitled “Wholeness and Holiness; Wellness and Prayer” at the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane this evening through Aug. 25. Sister Mary Ellen will explore the connec-

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Deacons and wives attend lecture on aging

By REV. MR. GERALD POTKAY Correspondent HIGH POINT — As part of their ongoing process of continuing education, over 70 deacons and wives gathered for Dr. Kevin Sodon’s lecture on “The Aging Deacon Couple” at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Aug. 3.

Sodon, a Charlotte emergency room doctor and graduate of Belmont Abbey College, said wellness is nothing less than a total unity between spirit, mind and body, and stressed the importance for those in religious vocations to, “Take care of yourselves. You say it all the time and mean it for the other person, yet you neglect yourselves.”

Sodon challenged the deacons and wives present to not only recognize the presence of the sacred within, but to bring together the needs of the world while utilizing the unique gifts of individual vocations.

“Why do you need all this stuff?” he asked, referring to material things, and encouraged the couples to “repack your bags” by eliminating non-essentials.

“Take your personal pulse each day by reviewing your own state of bodily health (physical fitness), spiritual health (How does one focus on God?) and emotional health (Is my mind ready to deal with the problems of the day?),” he said. “After taking an account of the task pressures you are aware of, then you must do the same for your significant other.”

According to Sodon, the questions should not be “What’s wrong with you?” but “What’s right with you?”

“In other words, what are the factors in play when you feel the best?” he asked.

Participants responded with, “Getting in touch with God,” “Feeling alive around children,” and “Taking time for self and family.”

Of the natural causes of death, Sodon reported, “Eighty to 85 percent were due to heart attacks, cancer and stroke.”

He emphasized that the older one gets, the more at risk for illness one becomes.

Other risk factors included hypertension, exercise, obesity, diabetes and lipids.

To counter these risks, said Sodon, one needs to exercise to build collateral circulation either by anaerobic exercises (such as weight lifting, which restores bone mass while decreasing protein loss) or aerobic exercises (such as cycling, walking and swimming at an intensity that allows an increase in heart rate) for 20-30 minutes per day and three to five times a week.

“This is different than I thought it would be. I’m living this ‘Aging Deacon’ thing,” said Rev. Mr. Eugene McGuirk of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City. “It is most interesting how Dr. Sodon integrated medicine into the unity of mind, body and spirit.”

“At my age, I felt that Dr. Sodon was speaking directly to me,” said Bette Steinkamp, wife of Rev. Mr. Ronald F. Steinkamp at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro.

Sodon appears monthly on NBC’s “Today Show” and is about to go on a national speaking tour for women’s health issues.

Contact Correspondent Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay by calling (336) 427-8218 or e-mail gpotkay@triad.rr.com.

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Dr. Kevin Sodor, a Charlotte emergency room doctor, answers questions during his “The Aging Deacon Couple” lecture, part of deacons’ continuing education class, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point Aug. 3.

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Charlotte Catholic student examines medical

By SUSAN DeGUZMAN Correspondent CHARLOTTE — Catherine Ta has been heavily involved with the medical field for most of her life. This may not seem remarkable, except that Ta is only a senior in high school.

Ta has volunteered in her father’s medical clinic ever since she can remember and has developed a love for the field of medicine. She eagerly attended the 10-day National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine (NYLF/MED) in Atlanta, Ga., July 21-30. The forum presented information about the medical field and what it takes to be a doctor.

“I found it to be a very rewarding experience. I never knew I could learn so much in such a short time,” said Ta. Ta, a Charlotte Catholic High School senior, was one of more than 400 students from around the country accepted to attend the forum at Emory University. NYLF/MED targets students who achieve a high GPA, show leadership potential and express an interest in medicine.

The forum brought students together with some of the most prestigious physicians, hospitals, research facilities and medical schools in the country. Students learned about a variety of concepts in public health, medical ethics, research and general practice.

The program was rigorous, according to Ta, who participated in panel discussions and a patient simulation, and was part of a medical ethics debate.

The forum allowed each student to choose sessions in areas of interest that they wanted to explore, Ta explained, who was interested in the sessions on internal medicine — her father’s field — and plastic surgery, which she has an interest in pursuing.

One of the most interesting sessions for Ta was an HIV/AIDS panel discussion with a guest speaker from the AIDS Atlanta Program. Ta found the speaker to be very dynamic and able to really drill the students with information that was easily retainable.

Thinking she already knew a lot about the subject, Ta reported, “I learned a lot of information about HIV and AIDS, particularly about how fast it is spreading.”

Another favorite session was a trip to Yerkes Primate Research Center a few hours outside of Atlanta where scientists are attempting to develop an AIDS vaccine.

The patient-simulation lesson was also a highlight of the program for Ta. Students worked in medical groups of 20 students and met two or three times a day to conduct research to analyze a fictitious patient’s symptoms and then make a hypothesis. The patient was a 34-year-old Vietnamese woman who relied on her daughter to translate. Ta is of Vietnamese descent and works with many Vietnamese patients from her father’s clinic.

Ta volunteers in the clinic almost every day during the summer months and whenever she has time during the school year. Many of the patients are from low-income families and a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

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ers at the forum were very passionate when izing that medicine was no longer the profesthey spoke about their patients. In addition, sion they wanted to pursue, she said. she found that many of the students brought Giving high school students the insight up the subject of their religion, particularly to make well-informed career choices is what during the ethics debates, and how it factored NYLF is all about. The non-profit educationinto practicing medicine. al organization has helped more than 50,000 Family and faith have played a large young people since it began 10 years ago. It role in Ta’s love for the medical field. “We’ve also offers programs for students interested always been taught to help in law and national security. other people out. That’s While at Charlotte what the medical field is,” Catholic High School, she said.

Ta has been a member of “I’m sure that a lot of numerous academic clubs kids would like to do volincluding the National unteering at a doctor’s Honor Society, the Spanoffice but can’t. There ish National Honor Soare volunteer jobs at ciety, and the Beta Club. hospitals, but you don’t Ta is a member of the always get to work with Charlotte Youth Oratorio patients,” said Ta, fortuand a choir member at nate for her experiences Our Lady of the Assumpat the clinic. tion Church. She has also While much of what played the piano for 14 she does is paperwork, she years and performed in Catherine Ta has been able to interact national festivals. more with Spanish-only Next year, Ta hopes speaking patients since she learned the lanto attend college in North Carolina, guage in school. possibly at UNC Greensboro. It seems The program was not just serious likely that medical school is also down business all of the time, said Ta. One of her the road. favorite aspects was meeting many different “I would recommend this forum to people from many different places. She also anyone with an interest in the medienjoyed living in the dormitories. “I got a cal field. It reinforced my interest and glimpse of college life,” she admitted. opened the window to different opTa said that the forum also revealed to portunities I was unaware of,” she said. some students that the medical field was not what they envisioned. Some went away real-

6 The Catholic News & Herald Priest, speed skater among Hispanic heritage award winners WASHINGTON (CNS) — Mexican-American theologian Father Virgilio Elizondo, Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin and Mexican-American Olympic gold-medal speed skater Derek Parra are among the winners of the 2002 Hispanic Heritage awards. Father Elizondo, professor of Latino theology at the University of Notre Dame, was cited for his “worldwide impact upon Hispanic religion” through his writings, lectures and televised bilingual Masses. A priest of the San Antonio Archdiocese, Father Elizondo is the founder of the Mexican American Cultural Center in San Antonio, which trains people for Hispanic and multicultural ministry. Other award winners announced Aug. 1 by the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation are novelist Julia Alvarez, born in the Dominican Republic, and Lisa Quiroz. Quiroz, of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent, is founder and publisher of the magazine People en Espanol. The awards cite each winner as a positive Hispanic role model.

White House official shares stories of work with Mother Teresa, Bush CHICAGO (CNS) — The director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives brought an audience of Catholic health care and social service leaders to laughter Aug. 4 in Chicago with stories of encounters with the president and his former work with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. But the White House official, Jim Towey, also made them sit a little taller with pride in their work to solve “intractable social problems” in an environment that is sometimes hostile to faith-based efforts.

Towey’s morning address to a joint conference of Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Health Association followed a five-minute videotaped talk by his boss, President Bush, who called the conference participants “prime examples of what I like to call the ‘armies of compassion.’”

Pakistan nun receives Magsaysay Award for work with leprosy patients MANILA (CNS) — A Catholic nun from Pakistan has been cited for her work with people with leprosy by the

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Dancers celebrate the canonization of Saint Juan Diego before Mass at St. Raphael Church in Raleigh, N.C., July 31.

Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation.

Sister Ruth Pfau, 72, was one of six recipients of the Magsaysay Awards, often referred to as the “Asian Nobel Prize.”

The other winners announced by the foundation July 30 include Venerable Pomnyun Snim, a Buddhist monk from South Korea; Dr. Cynthia Maung of Myanmar; Philippines Supreme Court Justice Hilario Davide Jr.; journalist Bharat Koirala of Nepal; and Sandeep Pandey, a children’s advocate from India. The annual Magsaysay Awards honor the selfless service of individuals or groups in Asia. Each awardee will receive a certificate, a medallion and $50,000 when the awards are presented Aug. 31 in Manila. Sister Pfau, of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary congregation, was chosen for the public service award based on her “lifelong dedication to eradicate leprosy and its stigma” in Pakistan, her adopted country.

Miners, rescuers say God was present at mining accident GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) — Death was knocking at Robert Pugh Jr.’s door. So

he and the eight other miners trapped more than the length of a football field below the ground prayed “hard, real hard.” One recited the first few words of the Our Father and another picked it up. Pugh, meanwhile, thought of his three kids and prayed to

God to get out alive. Pugh, 50, and his coworkers were trapped for nearly 78 hours July 24-27 at Quecreek Mine in Somerset County after they accidentally dug into an abandoned mine, flooding their own with millions of gallons of water. “Water was up to our noses,” Pugh told The Catholic Accent, newspaper of the Greensburg Diocese.

“All we could do was sit there and pray. ...

It seemed like it was taking so much time to find us. Time was something we didn’t have.”

Lacemaking course brings Sister of St. Joseph closer to roots SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) — Three weeks alone in France studying lacemaking is not the typical dream summer vacation. But for Sister of St. Joseph Patty Hottin, associate dean of students at Elms College in Chicopee, it was exactly that. Last summer, she acted on her longtime dream, traveling to Le Puy, France, to take an intensive three-week course at the Center for the Teaching of Lacemaking. In an interview with The Catholic Observer, newspaper of the Springfield Diocese, Sister Hottin said it was daunting to live alone in an austere room and take classes in a foreign language. But her desire to learn lacemaking was so strong and deep that she just did it.

“I became interested in lacemaking as long as I knew the history of our congregation,” said Sister Hottin.

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Training the trainers

Diocese prepares individuals to instruct others to identify and eradicate sexual misconduct

By JOANN S. KEANE Editor HICKORY — From the bishops’ June meeting in Dallas came the charter for the protection of children and young people. The charter, overwhelmingly approved on June 14, is designed to become the compass for dioceses as they map out individual plans to combat sexual misconduct by clergy and church personnel.

The Diocese of Charlotte is ahead of the curve.

Diocesan policy calling for continuing education on sexual misconduct was instituted in 1993. Approximately every year and a half, the diocese conducts training for employees, clergy and religious.

Though not the result of Dallas directives, the topic of recent training was the impetus for this specific training session.

“Periodically, we conduct training in the area of sexual misconduct,” said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and director of Human Resources.

“The recent (national clergy sexual misconduct) scandal provided the timeliness for this particular training.”

A group spent last weekend at the Catholic Conference Center undergoing two days of intensive instruction; training them to, in turn, become trainers.

The 14 individuals — both diocesan employees and volunteers — are the first to be certified to train others as the diocese pledges to institute the VIRTUS program, a course designed to strengthen faith communities through education on sexual misconduct prevention.

Sixteen additional individuals will be trained next week at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center in Maggie Valley. The 30 will then train the approximately 5,000 clergy, volunteers and employees of the diocese.

“Awareness, communication and timely response are the core principals of this program,” said Terri Wilhelm, associate director of Human Resources.

“Our goal is to train our diocesan employees and volunteers — especially those who work with children,” said Rev. Mr. Todd. “We need our per-

“Awareness, communication and timely response are the core principals of

sonnel to be aware and know how to respond when and if incidents occur.”

“This is a very positive and proactive step,” said participant Janice Ritter, acting superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Charlotte.

“Our teachers need strategies in place.

The first step is educating people.”

To protect the faithful in the future, the national charter calls for dioceses to establish “safe environment” programs; to provide education and training about ways to make and maintain a safe environment for children.

“We want the people in the Diocese of Charlotte to take steps, recognize, report, prevent abuse, and to insure it doesn’t happen,” said Rev. Mr. Todd.

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

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Former Vatican ambassador reflects on

CHICAGO (CNS) — A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican reflected on her more than 50 years of public service in a talk to the Catholic Health Association convention Aug. 5 in Chicago.

Ambassador Corrine “Lindy” Boggs recounted her memories of being in Washington for both the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

“In both instances, we as a nation and as individuals have been able to overcome,” she said.

A member of Congress for 17 years, she also assessed the prospects for passage of a prescription drug plan for seniors during “this frantic time of year” in Congress.

Boggs also spoke of her four years as ambassador to the Vatican and praised Pope John Paul II’s “holistic approach” to easing the pain and suffering caused by hunger, war and other ills.

“The Holy Father gave our government the highest compliment he could pay,” she said, by accepting the Congressional Gold Medal. A delegation of U.S. lawmakers presented the honor to the pope in January 2001 for his efforts to defend human dignity and promote peace.

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Keeping The CODE for

By SUSAN DEGUZMAN Correspondent WINSTON-SALEM — It was Frederick Douglas who said, “It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

This famous statement is the basis for the motto of The CODE, a unique pregnancy prevention program for young males. That’s right, pregnancy prevention for males, not females.

Run by the Catholic Social Services (CSS) office in Winston-Salem, the program has just graduated its first class of boys this past June. However, the program is now suffering from state budget cuts and those who run it are hoping that area parishes and other public and private supporters will be able to help out.

The CODE targets 10-13 year-old boys of all income levels. Jeff Jones, director of the program, explains the need to work with this age group, “Boys at this age are just learning about their body stages whereas by the time they reach eighth grade, they have pretty much made up their minds about what they’re going to do.”

Like the Sisters program of CSS, The CODE teaches abstinence before marriage, as well as a host of other values such as respect, honor and trust. It is part of Youth Empowerment Support Services (YESS), which also includes Hand-to-Hand, a program for pregnant teens. The three YESS programs are not funded by the diocese but through the United Way and state grants. YESS Director Constance McVey developed The CODE and also wrote the grant, chosen over others by the state, to fund it.

“I had already been working with young, pregnant girls for so long.

Many parents wanted to know what programs were available for young boys, since they are an equal part of the problem,” said McVey. She sought for a program that catered more to boys’ interests at this stage of development. Sports seemed to be the answer and she claimed, “I

really do think that this is God’s idea.”

Yet The CODE is far more than just about sports. The boys meet once a week for two hours after school for an entire academic year. Jones and two facilitators begin their sessions with the kids discussing the curriculum, talking about such things as personal and family values, self-esteem, drugs and alcohol, taking responsibility for one’s own behavior and decision-making. The curriculum is derived from the nationally known “Wise Guys” program.

Following the discussions, the boys play different sports but must answer questions during their game from what they previously learned.

In a basketball game, for example, the shooter who makes a basket is asked a question, such as, “Can you name an STD or disease that you can’t get rid of ?” Only if he answers correctly will his basket count.

Sometimes the questions are individually answered and sometimes the team may be consulted. Jones commented that, “The boys are much more intense about learning the curriculum so that they can guess correctly later.”

Three programs of The CODE were formed last year with a maximum of 20 boys at each location. Eighty percent participation was required for graduation. Many of the boys did not foresee how meaningful graduating the program would be, and were not eligible to participate in the program’s summer camp. This year, because there were only 22 graduates, the boys were able to go on a three-day overnight camp to the Great Smoky Mountains.

The CODE was so well received in the community when it started, according to McVey, that there was a waiting list. Jones feels that many more boys will meet the requirements for graduation this year now that they

know how the program works.

During the graduation ceremony, many mothers stood up and praised the director and facilitators for being such wonderful role models to the boys, according to McVey. She personally commended Jones’ work.

“Part of what he does with the boys is to redefine masculinity, and that it’s not a macho thing,” said McVey. “He helps the boys see women and girls as people and to be respectful toward them.”

Jones’ background includes 10 years in the juvenile justice system.

The facilitators are both full-time teachers in the school system.

Latham Elementary School, Philo Middle School and Simms Recreation Center were the sites of The CODE last year. Isaiah Smith, a rising fifth-grader from Latham, said about his experience with The CODE, “They teach us things we will need to know in the future. They also teach us to be nice to one another.”

McVey felt that The CODE would be a beneficial program for parishes and other religious and non-religious groups.

These programs, financed by the individual groups, could be run through CSS, or facilitators of the group’s choice could be trained

by Jones to run their own program.

The state provided $60,000 to CSS to run The CODE for its first year. This amount served a maximum of 60 boys and paid one full-time and two part-time salaries. The grant was declining, with the expectation that the community would assume increasing financial responsibility with ensuing years. The state funds were

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Jeff Jones, director of The Code, a pregnancy prevention program for boys, hopes to instill values such as abstinence before marriage, respect, honor and trust while the boys are young. terminated abruptly in May. McVey explained that CSS has stated its support for The CODE and will work to serve as a bridge for as long as possible. She has already applied for assistance from private grants and continues to seek monies elsewhere.

Those interested in supporting The CODE or starting a group may contact Jeff Jones at CSS at (336)714-3212.

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By KEVIN E. MURRAY Associate Editor TORONTO — When they left North Carolina, each pilgrim had his or her own expectations for their journey — a journey that would, in essence, last long after the trip had ended.

A group of 44 youth and chaperones from the Diocese of Charlotte joined approximately 800,000 Catholic pilgrims from 170 nations at World Youth Day (WYD), a six-day Catholic youth event in Toronto July 23-28.

The festivities ended with a papal Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II. Launched in 1984, WYD is a biennial initiative of Pope John Paul II with previous international gatherings in Argentina, Spain, Poland, Philippines, France, Italy and Denver, Col. Appropriate that Toronto is the Huron Indian word for “meeting place.”

Many of the pilgrims, ranging in age from 15 to 30, shared similar reasons for making the journey north: to come to a new place to meet fellow Catholic youth and to leave with a deeper understanding of their faith.

“I’ve never been on a trip like this before. I want to get to know my faith better and meet other Catholics from around the world,” said Jenny Greene, 16, of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte. “I can see how they practice faith a different way and gain insight.”

“I saw the last one (WYD) on TV. I want to experience it and energize my faith,” said Phillip Wheeler, 30, from Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro.

This WYD’s theme was “You are the Salt of the Earth, You are the Light of the World,” and focused on baptism and Christian identity, evangelization and transforming the world, and reconciliation with other cultures and generations. The program consisted of speeches, musical performances, a prayer vigil, appearances by the Holy Father and an assortment of social service opportunities.

“This is an opportunity for the youth to jump-start their faith,” said Terry Aiken, a youth minister at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, who attended the last WYD in Rome. “It’s a chance to make their own personal and

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spiritual commitment.”

“Any chance I get to go on a trip like this, I take it,” said Andrew Achter, 18, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Considering the priesthood, Achter hoped the trip would deepen his spirituality. “I already have a foundation; I just want to build on that.”

WYD also featured a 13-foot wooden cross that was carried across much of Canada and to ground zero in New York before reaching its final destination in Toronto. Most of the diocesan group agreed seeing the 82-year-old pontiff would be the highlight of the trip.

“The main thing is to see the pope,” said Paul Park, 16, of St. John Lee Korean Church in Charlotte.

“He’s a highly respected religious leader,” said Greene. “There is so much greatness in him.”

They would see the pope soon enough. After traveling together aboard a bus for over 19 hours to their destination in Toronto, they hit their beds to prepare for six days that were purposely geared to change their lives in a positive way.

This is their story. (See next page.)

Above, a crowd of hundreds of thousands attended the July 23 welcome Mass at World Youth Day in Toronto.

Below, pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte make a three-mile hike to Downsview Park, where they will camp outside for the July 27 evening vigil and July 28 closing Mass with Pope John Paul II.

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TORONTO — Following is a daily recap of the six-day World Youth Day event July 23-28, chronicling the experiences of a diocesan group of young pilgrims who attended the event.

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Mass of Welcome Carrying the North Carolina state flag, the diocesan group joined thousands of pilgrims at Toronto’s Exhibition Place for the Mass of Welcome with Toronto’s Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic July 23. The flag was one of hundreds displayed above a sea of fellow youth.

“It’s neat to see all these flags from around the world,” said Phillip Wheeler, 30, of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro. “I didn’t realize there would be this many people.”

“It’s really overwhelming to see how many people turned out,” said Katie Stowe, 19, of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Mars Hill.

“I’ve never seen so many people in all my life,” said Mary Frances Ledford, 18, of St. Andrew the Apostle Church. “I just wish we could see the Mass.”

The Mass was projected onto jumbo screens and audible through speaker towers. Being in the massive crowd offered opportunity to mingle with others, take pictures and trade pins and flags.

“I’ve met people from Russia, Spain, Germany, Poland,” said Carly Simmons, 19, of Holy Family Church in Clemmons.

“I’ve learned about new prayers, new saints and how they (Catholics from other countries) do things.”

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Above, diocesan group members enjoy lunch after catechesis.

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2-4 Catechesis Each morning included catechesis sessions led by more than 500 bishops, cardinals and archbishops to impart church teachings upon the youth. At St. Bonaventure Church, one of 136 catechesis sites around Toronto, Archbishop Thomas Collins of Edmonton, Alberta, passionately lectured the group on July 24 about being the salt of the earth — about finding zest in their faith and seasoning the world with flavor.

“He grabbed your attention and made you think of how you wanted to live your life,” said Katie Russo, 16, of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.

“His speech was very inspiring and down to earth,” said Andrew Achter, 18, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point. “He had a way of portraying that he’s as human as any one there, which made it more effective.”

Australian Archbishop Francis Carroll of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn lectured the group on July 25 about being lights in the world.

“The two (archbishops’ lectures) were really different, but they came to the same answers from different directions,” said chaperone Capuchin Father Stanley Kobel, parochial vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte.

Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Archdiocese of Denver lectured

Above left, Katie Russo, 15, serves as a Eucharistic minister at Mass after a catechesis session. Above right, Pope John Paul II waves to the crowd as he enters Exhibition Place for the welcoming ceremony July 24. on July 26, stressing the importance of reconciliation in the world, which starts with the youth reconciling with God. “Through the sacrament of reconciliation, we don’t rely on ourselves; we rely on Christ,” said Archbishop Chaput. “And without him, we can’t change at all.”

The moving lecture left many of the group in silent contemplation.

“It’s something you need to reflect on,” said Wheeler. “When you’re at peace, you’re at peace with others.”

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Enter the Pope The pope surprised many by walking down the steps from his plane after arriving in Toronto June 23. Resting on Strawberry Island, a retreat run by the Basilian Fathers on Lake Simcoe, the pope came via helicopter to Exhibition Place for the July 24 welcoming ceremony with an estimated 375,000 pilgrims.

Group members were on hand to see the pope’s motorcade. The pope, who blew kisses from his “popemobile,” left many in the crowd excited and emotional; the group was jumping, shouting, crying — long after he had passed by.

“I can’t describe it. It’s an incredible feeling being so close to the pope,” said

Paul Buchanan, 17, of St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

“My knees are shaking. I can’t explain it,” said Achter.

“That was absolutely exhilarating,” said Ledford.

His voice strong and clear, the energetic pope addressed the crowd about their journey of faith. He allowed repeatedly interruptions from cheers and

applause, and he waved, smiled and tapped his hand on his chair in time with chants of, “John Paul II, we love you!”

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perience,” said Buchanan. “The trials and hardships of the preceding night only sweetened the anticipation of the pope’s Mass.”

“It was a more realistic, oldfashioned pilgrim experience,” said Ledford.

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Above, (from left) Carly Simmons, 19; Terri McKendry, program coordinator for youth and young adult ministry; Katie Stowe, 19; and Mary Frances Ledford, 18, carry the North Carolina state flag on the Toronto subway en route to World Youth Day festivities. the Cross near City Hall and watched — in the rain — the other stations on a jumbo screen.

“It was neat to watch it, and to see a lot of other people enjoying it,” she said.

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Paul Buchanan, 17, listens to a translation of the pope’s speech during the candelit vigil July 27.

After catechesis, group members joined tens of thousands for the Way of the Cross — the path Jesus took to his crucifixion — solemnly restaged along University Avenue July 26.

More than 50 young, amateur actors portraying Jesus, soldiers and other characters followed a script written by the pope, who watched the event from Strawberry Island.

“It was really cool. They did a really good job,” said Anne Diener, 16, of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte, who was at the first Station of

Pilgrim Trek and Evening Vigil Early July 27, the group walked for three hours to Downsview Park, a former Canadian air base where the pope celebrated a candelight vigil ceremony that night and Mass the next morning.

They lugged camping gear to spend the night, and the long walk in the hot sun took its toll on many of them.

“It was overwhelming at times.

My back really hurt, but God gives you only what you can handle, so I kept going,” said Diener.

“I could relate it to Christ’s journey to Calgary. That made it easier,” said Simmons. “(Motorists) would honk and wave

to us,” said Katie Dunn, 17, of St. Matthew Church. “It was cool.”

An estimated 800,000 were on hand for the candlelight vigil featuring prayers, songs, Scripture readings, testimonies and a message from the pope.

“The aspiration that humanity nurtures, amid countless injustices and sufferings, is the hope of a new civilization marked by freedom and peace.

But for such an undertaking, a new generation of builders is needed,” the pope said. “You must be those builders. The future is in your hearts and in your hands.”

“He (the pope) said he was getting old and that this might be his last World Youth Day,” said Simmons.

“That really hit me. I want to see the pope again.”

Afterward, the pope said, “You are invited tomorrow. Sleep well. Don’t leave.” The youth responded with roars of cheers and laughter.

The night was cold, and rain and wind welcomed the sleeping crowd early the next morning.

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The rain continued into the Mass, to which the pope joked the youth were being “baptized naturally.” Shortly after, however, the skies parted to reveal the sun as the massive crowd sang “Halleluiah.”

“The world you are inheriting is a world which desperately needs a new sense of brotherhood and human solidarity,” said the pope. “It is a world which needs to be touched and healed by the beauty and richness of God’s love. It needs witnesses to that love. It needs you — to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world.”

The papal Mass was the exciting finale for which many of the youth had hoped.

“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Don Tate, 15, of St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

“It was really amazing how many people were there to worship the same faith as I do,” said Jenny Greene, 16, of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

“An international gathering like this is truly a reflection of the face of Christ,” said Paul Kotlowski, director of youth ministry.

“What better experience of God’s universal church than in a gathering of the body of Christ from around the globe with its earthly head — Pope John Paul II.” POSTSCRIPT: Reflections After the Mass, the group returned to the hotel to pack for the long trip home.

Most of the youth agreed the weeklong experience had changed them.

“My faith has been revived,” said Diener. “It’s like I have more strength now to continue my journey of faith.”

“It was a very profound week for me, one of the most beautiful of my life,” said Ledford. “I’m taking away a better understanding of the church and a yearn to learn more.”

“I enjoyed the experience and the good times,” said Tate. “I’m taking new friendships home with me.”

“I see how strong we Catholics are and how much we can accomplish together,”

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Charlotte teens cook up means to attend World Youth

By KEVIN E. MURRAY Associate Editor CHARLOTTE — Four teens cooked meals, babysat and wrapped gifts to pay their way to Canada to see the pope.

St. Patrick Cathedral youth ministry members Lauren Hege, 15; Katie Russo, 16; Catherine Mobley and Kate VanderWood, both 17, spent eight months raising money to join the diocesan group to World Youth Day (WYD), a six-day Catholic youth event in Toronto July 22-28.

“We heard it (WYD) is a lot of fun, and seeing fellow Catholics from around the world would be a great experience,” said Mobley.

“I thought it would be an awesome experience for them to see the Holy Father, and to see many youth from around the world united as Catholics,” said Heather McCaa, the teens’ youth minister at St. Patrick Cathedral.

The teens heard about WYD in October 2001, but didn’t think they could raise the $4,000 needed to go. They began saving their money and came up with a few fundraising ideas.

“Our big thing was the Lenten dinners,” said Mobley. “We sold non-meat dinners to the parishioners on Fridays during Lent.”

“They were very dedicated,” said McCaa. “These teens gave up their Friday nights to spend making and selling dinners.”

“Our parents and confirmation sponsors came and helped out a couple of weeks,” said Russo.

Unfortunately, Lent came to an end.

The teens babysat for parishioners and wrapped Christmas gifts at a Barnes & Noble bookstore for donations.

“That wasn’t as successful as we thought it would be,” said VanderWood.

“But every dollar helped,” added Mobley.

They also went before their parish at Mass and asked for donations.

“I didn’t feel bad asking (for money) the first time, but I felt bad doing it again,” said VanderWood. “I felt we were asking the same people for more money.”

The teens continued to raise the

money for the pilgrimage up until June 2002. “We worked right up to the last day of that month,” said Russo.

Their efforts paid off. The teens proudly joined the diocesan group and approximately 800,000 other pilgrims to celebrate WYD with the pope in Toronto.

“The people here are so into their faith,” said Hege. “It’s very inspiring.”

“It’s awesome to be surrounded by Catholics who have come together to open their hearts to the words of the Holy Father,” said McCaa. “I enjoyed seeing all of the other teens and young adults so enthusiastic over their faith,” said Mobley, who had never before been outside the United States.

The teens participated in three days of catechesis sessions with various bishops. At Mass after one session, Russo volunteered to be a Eucharistic minister.

“I never did anything like that before,” she said. “It was very different, because they were waiting for you to give them something so special to them.”

Seeing and celebrating Mass with the pope was the highlight of the trip for the teens.

“My mom saw him when he came to the States and I was around two, and she kept going on about what a wonderful experience it was,” said Mobley.

“She hoped I would get to see him one day. Seeing him was amazing. You hear about him all the time and seeing others get enthusiastic about seeing him was overwhelming.”

The teens agreed the trip was worth their hard work and fundraising efforts.

As a thank you, they are writing postcards to their parishioners back home.

“This trip has been priceless,” said Russo. “It’s bought us an opportunity to grow in our faith. You can’t beat that.”

Contact Associate Editor Kevin E. Murray by calling (704) 370-3334 or email kemurray@charlottediocese.org.

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Heather McCaa, youth minister at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, distributes Canadian money to youth ministry members Lauren Hege, Katie Russo, Catherine Mobley and Kate VanderWood. The teens spent eight months raising money to join the diocesan group at World Youth Day July 22-28.

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Good Shepherd Church youth attend WYD Top row from left, Andrew Joyce, Toralf Cross and Lindsey Pfundstein.

Bottom row from left, Chris Smith, Allison Alphonso and Ashton Alphonso. The group traveled to Toronto with chaperone Anne Alphonso, church secretary (not pictured).

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ETHICS, from page 1 relieved to the degree that it could be because the physician believes that high doses of medication will make the patient an addict. Also, the physician may fear that he will lose his license if he prescribes the extremely high doses of painkillers necessary to relieve some pain. The law states that drugs must be used properly, and some doctors fear they’ll be accused of prescribing the drugs improperly.

But, Pellegrino said, “Your best defense is that you acted to relieve pain, which is a primary ethical obligation for all physicians.”

The best interest of the patient also includes deciding when to prescribe certain treatments. What are the criteria for the decision? Age, for instance, doesn’t always come into it.

“Age, by itself, is not a valid criteria for giving or withholding treatment,” Pellegrino said. For instance, a heart transplant is much less beneficial for an 85-year-old than for a younger person. However, for an 85-year-old with kidney failure and no other medical problems, dialysis is just as effective as for someone half his or her age.

What about quality of life?

“No one is empowered to make a quality-of-life decision for anyone else,” Pellegrino told the group. Quality of life, he said, is based on the life the patient wants to live, not “on the kind of life you or I would want to live.”

Quality-of-life issues for terminally ill patients include the benefit of the treatments they receive. Care, such as making the patient comfortable, is never futile, but some treatments can

Around the Dihave little worth. “If a treatment is futile, we are under no moral obligation to provide treatment,” Pellegrino said.

This is not the same as physicianassisted suicide, which Pellegrino said is never acceptable. He reiterated Catholic teaching that it is morally wrong to commit an evil act — in this case, taking life — even if good (relieving suffering) will result. However, no one is forced to use heroic means to keep someone alive.

For a terminally ill patient who is able to make decisions, Pellegrino said, “It is morally valid for you, the patient, to say, ‘I don’t want to bankrupt my family for a marginally beneficial treatment.’ “ However, Pellegrino added, cost of treatment cannot be the only factor in whether or not to continue treatment: “It is morally invalid for anyone else to say, ‘This is costing too much money; let’s end the treatment.’ My

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covenant is with you, the patient. It doesn’t mean what the HMO or society think is valid.”

Contact Correspondent Joanita M. Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or e-mail jnell@dnet.net.

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Self-help books link Scripture to life

Reviewed by BRIANT T. OLSZEWSKI Catholic News Service Each of these books could be classified as “self-help.” How much help you want, in which area you want it, and how much of yourself you are willing to invest in seeking it will determine which text you choose.

“Getting Along” is subtitled “A Guide to Building Better Relationships on the Job.” Author Mary Whelchel gives advice about communication, organization, confrontation and other workplace matters with references to Scripture. Each chapter begins with a Bible story and then addresses the topic at hand.

For example, in addressing constructive confrontation, Whelchel opens with the story of Nathan and King David (2 Sm 12:114). Later she lists references to Proverbs as ways of handling and executing confrontation.

Whelchel’s advice may not be new, but it is sound.

The Scripture link encourages the reader to examine workplace situations in a manner rarely presented in other books. The easyto-read, practical advice makes “Getting Along” a good investment for any office — particularly one in which the employees are doing church-related work.

“Tools Matter for Practicing the Spiritual Life” is an excellent place for one to begin spiritual renewal. Benedictine Sister Mary Margaret Funk provides a volume of tools for tending to one’s soul. Those tools are designed to root out distractions from God and to direct our focus to God. Among those distractions are thoughts about food, sex, and things in general.

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This book will provide novices in spiritual renewal with many points for reflection on prayer, fasting, penance, humility and spiritual direction. It will also introduce them to the big names in spirituality, i.e., St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila, and Jean-Pierre de Caussade. Nothing deep, but just enough of an overview from which to delve into further study.

For the reader who wishes to do some very intense soul-searching, “Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose: Vocation and the Ethics of Ambition” is certainly an option. Brian J. Mahan’s text often rambles from story to story, person to person, but he manages to keep readers examining their lives by asking where they are and where they want to be.

Readers would be advised to have a familiarity with the works of Walker Percy, Thomas Merton, Leo Tolstoy and William James, as references to them and their works are part of the foundation of this book, which speaks as much to the head as it does to the heart. That combination is one reason why “Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose” might make a good discussion-group text.

While Mahan isn’t always easy to follow, he does provide readers with opportunities to think about their lives and examine them in ways they might not have considered. This is not an easy read, but then self-examination and selftransformation aren’t easy tasks either.

Olszewski is editor of the Northwest Indiana Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Gary, Ind.

Word to Life

Sunday Scripture Readings: August 18, 2002 August 18, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Cycle A Readings: 1) Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5-6, 8 2) Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 3) Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28

By JEAN DENTON Catholic News Service Talk about your haunting — maybe taunting — messages! This weekend’s Gospel is one of those that I’ve always preferred to skip over because I don’t like the picture it paints of Jesus.

He seems so unkind in his remarks to the Canaanite woman. (Is he calling her a dog?)

However, I’ve learned that the most uncomfortable scriptural passages are the very ones that beg to be examined further. Sure enough, with this one I realize that, actually, the picture I don’t like is the one it paints of Jesus’ disciples, who, tired of the woman’s entreaties, asked Jesus to please send her away.

It reminded me of a conversation I heard in a recent social justice workshop for youth ministers. Unfortunately, it was about to break down into a competition as to who had had the most meaningful experience of service to the poor.

Finally, one person said, “The important thing is that the youth saw how poor some people are and learned to

appreciate what they themselves have.”

But another responded, “Well, that’s good, but they need to realize that they are called to help change the system that allows some people to have so little.”

The first, obviously irritated, shot back: “That’s not what I’m talking about. They aren’t going to be able to change the world.”

The Jesus of this weekend’s Gospel supposedly was talking to the Canaanite woman. But, really, he was directing his remarks to his disciples — including those at that workshop.

He was saying he had come for them — he offered them the food they needed, but they were lost sheep. They didn’t get it. They didn’t realize that he was offering them the chance to share it, to be servants of the oppressed, marginalized, suffering people who came among them.

They just wanted to sit with Jesus and “appreciate” him. They didn’t see that he wanted them to act — as he wanted the disciples to act in the life of the Canaanite woman.

When they didn’t, in his goodness he took care of her — of course. He was Jesus.

But the disciples?

The moment was theirs: to love, to care, to serve. To change the world!

They missed out.

QUESTIONS: When have you whined to Jesus to

Weekly Scripture Scripture for the week of August 11 - August 17 Sunday (Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time), 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13, Romans 9:1-5, Matthew 14:22-23; Monday, Ezekiel 1:2-5, 24-28, Matthew 17:22-27; Tuesday (Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus), Ezekiel 2:8—3:4, Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14; Wednesday, Ezekiel 9:1-7; 10:18-22, Matthew 18:15-20; Thursday (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10, 1 Corinthians 15:20-27, Luke 1:39-56; Friday (St. Stephen of Hungary), Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63, Matthew 19:3-12; Saturday, Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32, Matthew 19:13-15 Scripture for the week of August 18 - August 24 Sunday (Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time), Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Romans 11:13-15, 29-32, Matthew 15:21-28; Monday (St. John Eudes), Ezekiel 24:15-24, Matthew 19:16-22; Tuesday (St. Bernard), Ezekiel 28:1-10, Matthew 19:23-30; Wednesday (St. Pius X), Ezekiel 34:1-11, Matthew 20:1-16; Thursday (The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Ezekiel 36:23-8, Matthew 22:1-14; Friday (St. Rose of Lima), Ezekiel 37:1-14, Matthew 22:34-40; Saturday (St. Bartholomew), Revelation 21:9-14, John 1:45-51

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“Signs” point to frightful

By ANNE NAVARRO Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) — In the suspenseful thriller “Signs” (Touchstone), writer-director-producer M. Night Shyamalan masterfully builds tension to frighten and unnerve the audience. From nearly the first frame, the viewer is on heightened alert that something — or someone — strange is lurking about, ready to pounce around the next corner.

Shyamalan is certainly a fine storyteller, playing on fears and building dread with each passing minute. His techniques, with Hitchcockian influences, shape the film. He understands that what the audience doesn’t see is a lot scarier than what it does.

However, the surprising weak link in an otherwise entertaining film is the narrative. The audience becomes absorbed, anxiously anticipating the outcome of a film that asks whether bizarre, precise patterns carved into a cornfield are a hoax perpetrated by pranksters or the announcement of an alien invasion.

Yet the tale slips into stock scary-movie mode when it isolates the Hess family down in their cellar, cut off from the rest of the world where they fearfully play a waitand-see game with an unyielding intruder.

There is still much to like in “Signs” and it is a credit to Shyamalan that he can keep the audience on pins and needles despite a lightweight story that doesn’t provide as powerful a punch as the fear and anxiety that surrounds the viewer.

Of particular interest, however, is that the central character is also struggling with loss of faith after the horrible accidental death of his wife six months earlier. Graham (Mel Gibson) has turned his back on God and faith and no longer considers himself an Episcopalian minister. He angrily refuses to believe in the existence of anything greater than himself guiding and comforting people.

But in declaring his hatred of God, he acknowledges that there is a higher being watching over us whom he feels failed him when his wife died.

However, there is little meaningful exploration of this, and the film’s pat ending further underlines the superficial manner in which Graham’s crisis is treated. Although Shyamalan doesn’t probe this as insightfully as one would hope, its inclusion opens the door to viewer reflection on the spiritual life and not waiting until the last moment to nurture it.

The story is set in Bucks County, Pa.,

where farmer Graham lives with his young children, Morgan (Rory Culkin) and Bo (Abigail Breslin), and his brother Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix). Graham wakes up one day to find five perfect and distinct circles chiseled into his cornfield. The natural assumption is that they are the work of some teen-age hoodlums, but the enormous spheres are flawless, with the stems of the corn stalks bent at exacting angles.

Soon after Graham’s discovery, the TV news reports similar findings in India and England; eerily, these circles spring up all over the world. Then odd beams of light, strangely resembling UFOs, hover over Mexico City. Slowly the whole world begins to have the same question Graham and his family have: Is this a hoax or real?

And with this, Shyamalan is able to rouse up a world-threatening menace without leaving the family farm.

As the possibility of the world coming to an end looms over the characters, the director incorporates issues of faith and coincidence versus providence, making “Signs” more than a standard sci-fi flick about little green men coming to Earth.

Some of the scariest moments involve not the threat of extraterrestrials, but mundane occurrences. When Morgan has an asthma attack and is unable to get his medicine, Graham holds him, trying to soothe and calm him. The possibility of having one’s children harmed in any way is terrifying. Yet Shyamalan balances the terror with a wry, ironic wit that allows the audience to exhale and chuckle before being scared again.

A humorous scene involving tinfoil hats captures these giggles-to-goosebumps transitions.

The cast performances are fine indeed. In particular, Culkin and Breslin are natural and convincing as siblings, and there is little doubt that this family really is a family. In a coy move, Shyamalan has cast himself as the town veterinarian and although his performance is not as nuanced and attractive as Gibson’s, he does fairly well. Phoenix and Cherry Jones, who plays a local cop, are also top-notch.

Shyamalan shows his preference for old-fashioned moviemaking, no small feat in a special effects-crazed movie world.

He keeps it simple but makes every detail count, which is what makes “Signs” stay in the viewer’s mind long after the film has finished.

Due to some intensely frightening moments and scattered occasional ex-

CNS photo from Dimension Films

Scene from ‘Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’ Daryl Sabara and Alexa Vega star in Dimensions Films’ “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams.” The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested. pressions, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 — parents are strongly cautioned.

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Navarro is on the staff of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for Film and Broadcasting.

Movie Capsules

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office for Film and Broadcasting.

“The Master of Disguise” (Columbia) Dreadfully dull comedy in which a man (Dana Carvey) who comes from

a long line of highly skilled camouflage artists must save his kidnapped father from a dastardly thief planning to steal the world’s most precious treasures. Directed by Perry Andelin Blake and co-written by Carvey, the film depends solely on Carvey’s uninspired mimicking abilities, dragging on interminably and completely devoid of even a mildly involving story line.

Some crass expressions and humor with sporadic slapstick violence. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested.

“Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat” (Paramount) In this vulgar film directed by David Raynr, comedian Martin Lawrence delivers raunchy standup monologues in which he blathers on about his trials and tribulations of the past few years.

But mainly it is an excuse for Lawrence to mouth off in the most demeaning and depraved manner about sex. Explicit and denigrating sexual dialogue with nonstop rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is O — morally offensive.

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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The Pope Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL II

Pope, at summer residence, reviews visits to Guatemala, Mexico

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) — While Pope John Paul II was reviewing his recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, visitors at his Aug. 7 general audience tried to evoke some of the same atmosphere by chanting in Spanish and waving a Mexican flag.

While the Vatican’s list of groups attending the audience included only about 300 Spanish-speakers, most of the 2,500 people gathered in the courtyard of the pope’s summer residence joined in the chants.

Not to be outdone, a group from Hungary sang for the pope and his humming along was clearly audible through his microphone. Then, Polish pilgrims sang two songs — one slow and somber, one quick and light — and were rewarded with a big papal smile.

In his main audience address, Pope John Paul said his July 29-Aug. 1 visits to Guatemala City and Mexico City were marked “by a spiritual climate of joy and festivity.”

The large crowds at the canonization and beatification ceremonies and along the routes of the papal motorcades underscored the people’s faith, their love for the pope and “the enthusiasm of their belonging to the Catholic Church,” he said.

St. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, canonized in Guatemala City, was “humble and austere, he knew how to recognize the face of Christ in his brothers and sisters — especially the most abandoned — and for anyone in need he was a man of charity,” the pope said.

Pope John Paul prayed that the new saint’s example would inspire all Catholics “to open their hearts to Christ and to their brothers and sisters.”

In Mexico, he said, the canonization of St. Juan Diego and the beatification of two indigenous martyrs show how “one can reach the peaks of holiness while remaining faithful to one’s ancestral culture enlightened by the renewing grace of Christ.”

The mestizo features of Our Lady of Guadalupe, imprinted on Juan Diego’s cloak, “manifest a tender maternal love for all Mexicans,” no matter what their ethnic heritage, he said.

The pope prayed that the example of those he canonized and beatified on the trip would give new energy to missionary outreach in the region and spur all believers “to build a new humanity inspired by the permanent values of the Gospel.”

Polluting our safer world In 1979, a toxic cloud wafted over I-75 near Richmond, Ky., sending 45 people to the hospital with respiratory problems. The “smoke pot incident” originated at the Lexington Bluegrass Army Depot where officials were testing ways to dispose of obsolete chemical weapons. The inventory included some of the world’s most lethal blister and nerve agents that were slowly breaking down while their canisters were becoming brittle.

Despite the 1979 toxic scare, a few years later the Army proposed the time-honored method of on-site incineration to solve the problem of its 500-ton aging stockpile at the Bluegrass depot. Local opponents organized. Their research found that incinerators release toxins such as dioxins and furans, heavy metals, PCBs and scores more unidentified products of incomplete combustion (PICs). Ironically, the weapons designed to protect America were themselves becoming a threat to the nation’s public safety.

The possession of chemical and nuclear weapons, as with all forms of modern munitions, raises some questions about the consequences of their production, testing and disposal. While political and moral debate frequently focuses on the use of such weapons, less frequently does the discussion address the unexpected harm this production imposes on Americans’ quality of life. In reality, the boomerang effect of producing weapons affects the environment, the poor and ordinary citizens.

First, the environment has become a stakeholder in arms production. The U.S. Climate Action Report 2002, released in June, states global warming threatens heat waves, water shortages, more frequent and violent weather, and rising sea levels. The report admits that human activities are the primary cause of climate change. The questions remain: in the production of chemical and nuclear weapons, how is the waste contained and neutralized? What are the effects of testing and disposing of these weapons on the world’s common good, the environment?

Second, pockets of poor in the United States face greater dangers from weapons production than wealthier Americans. For example, the nine chemical weapon stockpile sites are located near communities of color and low-income pop-

The Bottom Line ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist

Widening the gap between rich and poor Yet again I am reading a feature focused on how people with money are spending it today. Are you ready for this? They’re buying space in the form of houses so huge they have a nickname: McMansions. A recent New York Times headline said it, without explanation: “Big, Bigger, Biggest: The Supersize Suburb.” The idea seems to be that if people have a huge house, everybody will know how important they are. And they are, aren’t they?

After all, they have money!

I guess you already get the idea that I think McMansions, which fall into the category of “conspicuous consumption,” are somewhat obscene. Even while families are getting smaller, especially among the rich, housing figures show there is a strong demand for these megamansions. One study reported, “In 1998 the Campbell-Ewald Reference Center listed ‘McMansion Mania’ as No. 1 on its ‘top 10’ list of social changes. Their date provided a compelling picture of how much American houses have grown since the middle of the 1980s — 18 percent.”

I wonder if some of the millions spent on such personal extravaganza couldn’t be put to better use. While two or three people occupy 22,000 square feet of space in their McMansions, nearly a million people in the United States have to search for shelter every night. We don’t call them by name. They’re just the “homeless.”

Economy of Faith GLENMARY FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH Guest Columnist ulations. Until Congress passed the Marine Protection Act of 1972, the Army disposed of obsolete weapons by deepocean dumping. Poka Laenui, president of the Pacific Asia Council of Indigenous People says, “The ocean is the great connector rather than divider of us. She is the amniotic fluid from which all life is birthed, not the cesspool for humanity.

She is as sacred as land, sky, air and all living creatures.”

Finally, ordinary citizens face the unexplored damage to general health. Currently the Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are revising regulations allowing millions of tons of low-level radioactive refuse from the nation’s weapons facilities to be recycled into consumer products and building materials. Conceivably, a frying pan or engine block could eventually contain such discarded material. What will be the risk to public health with a constant small dosage of radiation in every day life?

For 18 years, the Chemical Weapons Working Group fought incineration in Kentucky, and consequently advances in technology produced three safer alternative ways of neutralizing the chemical weapons than incineration. Pope John Paul II referring to environmental ethics counsels: “... we must regain humility and recognize the limits of our powers, and most important, the limits of our knowledge and judgment.” Basically he cautions: Beware the boomerang effect.

A survey done in May by the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City pointed out that some 33,887 homeless people sleep in the shelters every night; among these are 7,879 families with a total number of 14,553 children! Maybe homeowners could find some space for them in their megamansions.

One had to experience conscience-pricking when the U.S. Census Bureau released an estimate earlier this year saying that 12 million children under the age of 18, roughly 16 percent of the nation’s young ones, live in poverty, defined as a family income of $17,650 or less. What choices are out there for children left out of the “American dream”?

The gap between the rich and the poor — which is always a barometer of basic injustices — is destined to get wider, by a whopping percentage, if Washington politics keep on the present wild course.

A year ago we reportedly were supposed to have a $5.6 trillion surplus over the next decade. But then we had the tax cuts that benefited the already wealthy, and we’re facing a soaring deficit. And now the Administration wants to phase out the estate tax.

If that goes through, we’ll have $100 billion less income for government needs in the next decade.

The people getting all that inherited money will be able to keep on buying McMansions, and the poor will get less and less, as is expected when the government runs at such a deficit. Do the heirs of the wealthiest Americans really need massive tax reductions? Isn’t this a matter of morals and conscience that our elected officials ought to take very seriously?

Admirably, the U.S. Catholic bishops have taken action to raise awareness of poverty in the United States through their Catholic Campaign for Human Development. We must take seriously what Pope John Paul II wrote in “On Social Concern,” his 1987 encyclical: “One must denounce the economic, financial and social mechanisms and structures that are manipulated by the rich and powerful for their own benefit at the expense of the poor.”

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Light One Candle Light One Candle MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist But nowhere did they indicate a desire to erase the very mention of God. This discussion will not end anytime soon.

As a young priest, I was regularly invited to public high school graduations to offer a short prayer and blessing for the assembled. Like most clergy, I went out of my way to keep the reference to God inclusive, not seeking to offend anyone. Now even that possibility is ended. My presence at those commencements in the role of prayer leader is now considered illegal. No one may mention God in prayer because it may offend a graduate who has no particular religious belief. Oddly, I have the freedom to curse and swear at the graduation — that’s protected by the First Amendment. But I may not pray!

At The Christophers, we believe that every person can make a difference for the better. The Founders of our great nation surely proved that. Against almost unimaginable odds, they beat the world’s most powerful empire to attain freedom, including the freedom of religious expression. Let’s continue to make a difference by seeing that our right to that expression remains unrestricted.

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said, “We are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights.” Was Jefferson wrong? Or should we defend our right to believe, and to speak up for that belief how and where we choose?

What about distributing the precious blood in small individual cups?

Q. I believe my question is on the minds of many Roman Catholics who are familiar with “Protestant” forms of Communion. They distribute the wine in small individual cups, which are then discarded.

Many Catholics do not partake of the chalice at Communion time for fear of germs or bacteria left there by others. Couldn’t separate cups be an answer for us? (New York) A. A number of readers of this column have made the same suggestion. Individual cups would not be acceptable to us for several reasons.

Drinking from the “one cup” and eating from the “one loaf ” has always been a living symbol of the unity of faith expressed and accomplished in the Eucharist. (See, for example, St. Paul’s reflection on this truth in 1 Corinthians 10:16-21.)

Even though there may be several cups, and it is not often possible to break one loaf for the assembled faithful, we try to preserve that symbolism as much as possible.

Also, again in accord with our theology of the sacraments, the Eucharist always should be ministered by the priest or deacon or other assisting ministers, which is why communicants do not simply go up to the altar and take the host or the cup themselves.

Perhaps the primary reason this method of receiving Communion is not possible for us, however, is that our belief in the eucharistic presence of our Lord in the consecrated bread and wine is significantly different from that of most Protestant churches.

We believe that Jesus Christ is present permanently after the eucharistic prayer at Mass as long as the species (appearance) of bread and wine are present. In other words, our theology is that even after Mass, if what remains appears to sight and taste as wine and bread, the Lord is still present sacramentally.

Knowing our roots, religious and otherwise Early this summer the Supreme Court made a 5-4 ruling which reopened the always animated discussion of what it means to have a separation of church and state. In this particular case, the court endorsed the possible use of school vouchers. School vouchers make public tax monies available to support the enrollment of students in private and religious schools.

The quest for such vouchers came from the failure of some public education programs to offer quality academic training for children in poorer communities. In fact, most voucher programs have been established in minority neighborhoods. Parents there are overwhelmed by the system’s failure to provide effective educational programs for their children. In their frustration, they seek alternatives. In Cleveland, which initiated the Supreme Court case, vouchers of up to $2250 a year place children in private schools. Critics of vouchers call such them a misuse of tax money. They believe these revenues should be used exclusively for public education and that the wall between church and state has been breached by the court’s decision.

Let’s look at this wall. America was largely settled

by European immigrants who had little, if any, religious freedom in their homelands. In fact, their religious choices were almost non-existent. If you lived in a predominantly Roman Catholic country, you either became a member of that faith or lived in a perpetual state of second-class citizenship, if not active persecution. It was the same for people in Protestant nations.

The founders of the United States of America determined that we would have freedom of religious practice.

Never again could the state impose a particular religious perspective on its citizens. But these same founders were quite clear about their belief in God, and said so in any number of important documents.

“The Almighty,” “our Creator” is spoken of frequently by Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their colleagues. You have to guess that they’d be mystified by the viewpoint that mentioning God in some way violates a person’s rights. They sought to free people to worship however they liked. Or not to worship at all.

Question Corner FATHER JOHN DIETZEN CNS Columnist

This is why the consecrated hosts are reserved in the tabernacle after Mass, and the chalice and other cups used for Communion are carefully washed with water, which is then consumed.

Obviously, in most cases at least some small amount of consecrated wine distributed in cups would remain in the cups after individual use. There would be no way to care properly for those remnants before the cups are discarded.

The way the sacrament of the Eucharist now is ministered at Mass has limitations, but I don’t think it is likely to change.

A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about receiving the holy Eucharist is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

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Family Reflections ANDREW & TERRI LYKE Guest Columnists

Is your “soul mate” the one?

In our work in marriage preparation, we find among the engaged a pervading belief in the “soul mate” ideal. Though this belief is packaged with great hopes for lifelong marriage, it contributes to the demise of many marriages.

Those who believe that there is a particular someone with whom God intended for them to live their lives may spend a lifetime searching and waiting. Those who believe they have found their soul mates may find themselves disillusioned with that person after they’ve revealed their “true nature.” They may ask themselves “What could God have been thinking?” or “How could I have been so wrong?” It’s only a matter of time before they realize that this person is not the soul mate of their dreams. Then they continue their search for Mr. or Mrs. Right in a lifetime of serial monogamy.

In the movie “The Matrix,” the protagonist, Thomas (Neo) Anderson, is asked often if he believes he is “the one” — a cyberspace messianic figure who is to save the world from evil. At first he completely rejects the notion that he is the one.

Yet, over time and through many trials he discovers that he in fact is that special person. And only when he comes to the full realization that he is the one can he fulfill his mission to save the world.

When we married in 1975, we too believed that our union was destined. There was so much evidence — our needs and desires, our mutual affection, all that we had in common and general consensus from our family and friends. It didn’t take very long for this soul mate ideal to crumble.

Through much trial and error we found that our marriage was indeed a blessing from God, but not one that was predestined. We discovered that for our marriage to be life giving and lifelong, we had to become “the one” for each other. Our searching had to be within ourselves, not outside.

Because we married very young (23 and 21), we had a lot of growing up to do. Part of that maturation was our becoming independent enough to choose interdependence. We learned that, though neither of us were the other’s ideal soul mate, we could develop ourselves and, with God’s grace, become “the one” for each other.

The soul mate ideal only works if our searching is within ourselves and our goal is to become “the one” for another person. When two people who have come to that realization meet and marry, they can, with God’s grace, become soul mates.

It’s not about finding that special someone but becoming that special someone for someone else.

Like Neo in “The Matrix,” only when a spouse comes to the realization that he or she is “the one” can they fulfill their sacred mission of lifelong marriage in Christ.

Questions for Reflection: a. What do you believe regarding the “soul-mate” ideal? b. How has this shaped your life? c. Are you “the one”?

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Staff writer moves on to people at the pastoral center and in the

By KEVIN E. MURRAY Diocese of Charlotte,” said Price. “What has Associate Editor been most fulfilling for me are the relationCHARLOTTE — The Catholic News ships I have developed with people through & Herald bids farewell to Staff Writer Alesha writing stories.”

M. Price, who leaves the publication with the In addition to working at the newspaper, printing of this edition.

Price has: volunteered with the Urban League Starting this week, Price will be teachof Central Carolinas Young ing English at Vance High Professionals Group; served School in Charlotte. on the planning commitHailing from tee for Theology on Tap, a Thibodaux, La., Price joined program sponsored by the The Catholic News & Herdiocesan young adult and ald in June 1999. In addition campus ministry departto writing articles, Price’s ment; served as coordinator responsibilities included on the planning committee photography, the weekly for Sankofa, a yearly cultural Episcopal and Diocesan retreat for teens sponsored planners, and her long runby Our Lady of Consoning Living the Faith series lation Church and the on diocesan deacons and Kabaka Drummers and women religious.

Dancers; served on the She has received acmedia relations committee claim in May 2000 when for the National Gathershe secured a Catholic Press Staff Writer ing for Black Catholic Association honorable menAlesha M. Price Women. tion award for her Novem“Working for the ber 1999 story on Pauline church has been fulfilling both spiritually Leeper, a Belmont woman who was a civil and professionally,” said Price. “I will greatrights activist and Vietnam War protestor. ly miss working with everyone.”

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Revival promises traditional renewal of

By KEVIN E. MURRAY Associate Editor CHARLOTTE - An old fashion tent revival, “Revival of the Spirit 2002: Do You Know My Jesus?” will take place at Our Lady of Consolation Church (OLC) Aug. 16-18.

“Past revivals have served the intent to bring people back to the church, to foster ecumenicism, and as the theme says, to revive and renew the spirit,” said Rev. Mr.

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Unlike the last two years, the revival will take place in OLC as opposed to outside under a tent.

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Diocesan priest charged with sexual misconduct, released on bail

By JOANN S. KEANE Editor SALISBURY — Father Richard Farwell, a diocesan priest most recently serving in ministry outside the Diocese of Charlotte, turned himself in to Rowan County authorities Aug. 7. He was charged with allegedly taking indecent liberties with a minor. He was released on a $3,000 bond, and is represented by private counsel.

Father Farwell had been serving in ministry outside the diocese [at his request] since 2000. Specifically, he worked in ministry with Food for the Poor in Deerfield Beach, Fla. In April, Food for the Poor fired Father Farwell following receipt of an allegation of sexual misconduct filed in Rowan County. At that time, the Diocese of Charlotte placed Father Farwell on administrative leave. Removing a priest from active ministry is standard policy for the diocese in cases of alleged sexual misconduct.

In February 1999, the alleged victim made an allegation that Father Richard Farwell had molested him once 19 years ago when the alleged victim was between 10 and 12 years of age. Father Farwell denied

The three-day event will feature revivalist Father Tony Ricard, pastor of Our Lady of the Sea and St. Phillip the Apostle churches in New Orleans and instructor of church doctrine at Xavier University.

OLC’s Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir with provide the music at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 17 and Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir from Philadelphia, Pa., will perform at 6 p.m. Aug. 17; Father Ricard will preach after the concerts on both nights. People are encouraged to come out early Aug. 17 for an “old fashion fish fry” from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

the charge and the alleged victim was informed. The diocese sought to verify the claim; the alleged victim would not purse the claim stating he did not want his name publicly revealed.

In April of this year, the Diocese of Charlotte received a letter from the alleged victim’s mother stating her son was now ready to come forth. The diocese then contacted the alleged victim to verify the information was received from his mother. In accordance with diocesan policy, the incident was reported to the Rowan County Department of Social Services and also referred to a diocesan committee for review.

Father Farwell, ordained in 1981, served parishes in Charlotte, Salisbury, and had been pastor in Lincolnton prior to his leave to serve outside the diocese.

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

The Harambee Mass with Father Ricard will begin at 11 a.m. Aug. 18, with music provided by both choirs.

“Even though the revival is sponsored by the African American Affairs Ministry, all are invited and welcomed,” said Rev. Mr. Todd.

For more information, call Rev. Mr. Todd at (704) 370-3339.

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August 9, 2002

HOUSE, from page 1 nately Baptist university, House discovered that 20 percent of the student body was Catholic. Yearning to bring them together in a faith community, House founded the Campbell University Catholic Community and served as president. The community was slow going at first with just 20 students bonding through volunteer projects at a mental health facility and with the Disaster Relief project.

But the word spread and the next year the group topped 75 students. House and her community members secured permission for a Catholic priest to speak at a Cultural Enrichment Program — a first at the university. The group also planned social activities, extending invitations to the student body. As non-Catholics attended the events, preconceived notions about Catholicism diminished on campus.

“These experiences strengthened by faith,” said House. “Bringing Catholics together for worship and prayer creates an indescribable energy. When you expose others to the faith and experience an awakening within them, it’s a wonderful feeling.”

House began entering pageants during her years at Ashbrook High School, where she never experienced the thrill of winning but enjoyed the activities and socializing accompanying the events.

Following graduation, scholarships and community service programs offered by the pageants were the magnets that attracted House to the local competitions.

In 1999, she won the Miss Mount Holly pageant and was third runner-up for Miss North Carolina. In 2001, she won the Miss Lincoln County pageant and then the Miss North Carolina pageant.

As Miss Lincoln County, House created the Angels Among Us program at Holy Angels in Belmont. She recruited area high school students to interact with high priority residents — those who receive few visits from family and friends.

“High school students were exposed to something they had never seen before,” said House. “They experienced a strengthening of faith.”

House also expanded her interests to the governmental aspects regarding the disabled.

Assisting lobbyist John Tote of Raleigh, she spent time in the House of Representatives and senate initiating new legislation.

During her reign as Miss North Carolina, House covered the entire state to speak to school groups on character education. She stressed the importance of staying in school and striving for one’s dreams. As guest speaker for the DARE program graduations, she encouraged students to continue to say no to drugs.

House has fond memories of visits to the Ronald McDonald Houses. “Just my presence renewed their sense of hope,” she added. “Families were grateful that I cared to be a part of the program and spend time with their children.”

The Children’s Miracle Network touched House’s heart in a new way. As the celebrity for the telethon, she mingled with hospitalized children and manned the phone lines. She witnessed the tremendous faith of the children and families despite their circumstances.

“When they announced that within six hours $800,000 had been pledged, Miracle Children were jumping up and down with joy, bringing me to tears,” said House. “I couldn’t believe I was part of such a great cause.”

Around the DiHouse was particularly touched by Guilford County’s Haley Crabtree, whom she met through the Children’s Miracle Network. Eight-year-old Crabtree has cerebral palsy. Feeling like an outcast among her classmates, she asked House to speak at her school. House told her classmates about the hardships of disabilities. She explained that those with disabilities are just like anyone else — get to know them and you will find a great friend.

Several weeks later, Crabtree called House bubbling over with enthusiasm — she had received a birthday party invitation. “To

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know I had changed just one life makes ever thing I did worthwhile,” said House.

House plans to complete her undergraduate degree at UNCC. Her goal is to become a lawyer to focus on improving legislation for the disabled.

“As Miss North Carolina, I went wherever needed. But for all I gave, I received tenfold,” she said.

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Living the

Sister helps clients search for solutions through love of in motion. It was not a foreign concept for

By ALESHA M. PRICE her because she had received her calling a Staff Writer couple of years before but had ignored it.

ASHEVILLE — After assuming the Frechette thought that she did not belong responsibility as one of the caretakers of in the motherhouse, but after talking with her siblings and her invalid grandmother, the reverend mother, she felt that it was the Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette thought right decision. that the life of a woman religious was almost She entered the Missionary Servants simple in comparison. The oldest of five of The Most Blessed Trinity (Trinitarian) children had many responsibilities while convent after high school graduation in growing up in Cape Cod, Mass., but she also 1965. Her family was had a memorable childshocked and worried hood. She was greatthat she had not made ly influenced by her the right decision but grandparents, Frenchsupported her choice.

Canadian Catholics on She adjusted well to life her father’s side, and in the convent and asgained her mechanical sumed her new responand electronic inclinasibilities with a serioustions from her maternal ness and dedication to grandfather. her order.

“I got my gift for “When I took first tinkering from my vows, I had it in my grandfather. I used mind that those were to fix radios as a teen formal for me,” said Sisand would rent them ter Marie, who professed out to transient help final vows in 1973. She who would come to attended classes in work in Cape Cod,” said Scripture and theology Sister Marie with her while working in the innortheastern accent still Trinitarian Sister firmary and the kitchen, prominent.

Marie Frechette making meringue for With the ocean as a desserts. backdrop keeping time She realized that teaching was not like a metronome, young Frechette would where her skills could best be used but attend Mass every Sunday morning. The realized that her love came from home family car would leave home whether visits with the families of faith formation everyone was present or not, and on sevstudents. “I realized I liked talking to people eral humorous occasions, a couple of the and figured I would capitalize on that gift,” Frechette children went to church without she said. shoes because they were running late.

Sister Marie’s current work as Frechette’s religious influence came area director of Catholic Social Sermainly from her family. She had a modern vices, Western Regional Office (CSS) home life in the midst of the 1950s and 60s stemmed from the early development with a two-income household and her father of her communication skills. In 1972, who cooked the meals. Her father was a chef she began working for Catholic Chariwho worked at area restaurants and at the ties in Greensburg, Pa., as a caseworker town high school, where he cooked only and supervisor for 13 years. During what most of the students liked. He had a this time, she received her bachelor’s in positive reputation, was a devout Catholic psychology from Seton Hill College in and served as the neighborhood coach with 1976 and earned her master’s in social children coming from all over to spend their work from the University of Chicago recreation time with him in 1979.

“He was like the Pied Piper: We would She was transferred to Pensecola, follow him everywhere. He was a true leadFla., where she was the coordinator of er because he wasn’t someone who would counseling services for CSS. This was one make you do things,” said Sister Marie. “He of her most fulfilling assignments because would kneel on the side of his bed, pray in she had the opportunity to organize comFrench and would continue to pray even munity prayer and bereavement support while we jumped all over him. He taught groups in her spare time. In 1993, the me how important it was to pray in the community sent her to the mountains of language of your heart.”

Asheville to work for CSS as the director.

Her mother, who worked nights at the “I grieved for Pensecola but love it telephone company, was also a role model here. I believe God lifted me on eagle’s for the teen. “Between the two of them, they wings,” said Sister Marie, who works nurtured my faith life. There was always with clients in areas such as adoption and that influence of the church,” she said. counseling. “I have had wonderful opFrechette and her sisters and brothportunities of seeing God’s face in all of ers would faithfully attend faith formation the people I meet every day. I love doing classes even in the dead of winter. She adcounseling and like solving problems and mired the Trinitarian Sisters who taught puzzles. When people come to me, we talk the classes, and she eventually began teachabout how they can solve their problems ing one class a week. “I would help them and see solutions.” (the sisters) with chores and liked hanging around them. I was one of their nuisances,” Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. said Sister Marie.

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-mail Inevitably, one of the sisters asked amprice@charlottediocese.org. the teen if she would consider becoming a woman religious, and that set her wheels

Come & bring your neighbors to an

Old Fashion Tent Revival! “ Revival of the Spirit 2002: Do You Know My Jesus? ” with Rev. R. Tony Ricard, New Orleans, Revivalist

Friday, August 16 through Sunday, August 18 Our Lady of Consolation, 2301 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, NC

F E A T U R I N G

Performances by The Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir Philadelphia, PA

S C H E D U L E

Friday, August 16

6:30 p.m.

Music by The Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir 7:30 p.m.

Preaching by Fr. Tony Ricard

Saturday, August 17

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Old Fashion Fish Fry

6:00 p.m.

Concert by Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir 7:00 p.m.

Preaching by Fr. Tony Ricard Music by Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir

Sunday, August 18

11:00 a.m.

Liturgy and Closing Mass with Fr. Tony Ricard Music by the combined Gospel choirs

For information, call Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd

(704) 370-3339

Sponsored by the African American Affairs Ministry, Diocese of Charlotte