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AROUND THE DIOCESE Accused priest indicted in Albemarle; supporters rally around long-time chaplain PAGE 4

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Envoy Institute honors ‘apostle of love’

Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

More than 11,000 Catholics pray, ‘Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us’

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6th Annual Eucharistic Congress draws record crowd

Immaculée Ilibagiza named 2010 Envoy of Year

CHARLOTTE ― It takes peace that goes beyond human understanding to forgive your family’s murderers. It also requires an unshakable faith in God. Immaculée Ilibagiza knows that peace and has that faith. On Sept. 9, Ilibagiza, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and author of “Left to Tell; Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust,” received the 2010 Envoy of the Year Award from the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College for her tireless efforts to promote the Gospel message of unconditional love, forgiveness and hope around the world. I l i b a g i z a ’s e n t i r e family, with the exception of one brother who was studying out of the country at the time, was brutally murdered in 1994 during those tragic three months when the Hutu tribe, incited by the government,

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Bishop Peter J. Jugis visits the kindergarten through fifth-grade children’s track during the Eucharistic Congress Sept. 10-11 at the Charlotte Convention Center. More than 11,000 Catholics from across the Diocese of Charlotte attended the sixth annual congress, themed “Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us.”

AROUND THE DIOCESE Belmont Abbey grad helps build church in Mexico PAGE 6

CHARLOTTE ― A record crowd of more than 11,000 Catholics c o n v e rg e d o n t h e C h a r l o t t e Convention Center to enjoy a faithfilled, family-oriented Sixth Annual Eucharistic Congress Sept. 10-11. Attendee Yolanda Adams, whose family has attended past Eucharistic congresses, summed up the joyful event for many, saying, “It’s great being here around all these Catholics. It’s comfortable, like a family reunion.” And to think this “reunion” wasn’t even planned. “You know Bishop [Peter] Jugis never intended for this to be a yearly thing,” said seminarian Peter Shaw. “But I remember the first year, I remember what he said exactly. He looked out over the room, in the convention center – every seat filled – and said, “So, do you want to do this next year?” And the whole place broke out into applause. And here we are five years later. What a blessing.” The congress began Friday with a welcome from Bishop Jugis, followed by a sacred music concert performed by the Diocese of Charlotte Choir. The concert featured hymns in Latin, English, Spanish and Tagalog, and it was directed by Tiffany Gallozzi and Dr. Larry Stratemeyer. After the concert, keynote speaker Patrick Madrid delivered an address entitled “Surprised by Truth.” Madrid, a Catholic author and apologist, is director of the See CONGRESS, page 10

IN OUR SCHOOLS

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Pre-K program starts at St. Ann School

Father Roger Arnsparger: Marriage is the sacrament of Christ’s enduring love

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InBrief WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF

Archbishop: Awaken others with new evangelization

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Katherine Milby from Abbotsford House looks at two vestments while posing for photographers during a media viewing in Abbotsford, Scotland, Sept. 7. The two vestments, once owned by Cardinal John Henry Newman, will become holy relics after Cardinal Newman’s beatification by Pope Benedict XVI Sept. 19.

Pope to highlight ongoing relevance of Newman in visit to Britain VATICAN CITY (CNS) ― Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to travel to Great Britain to personally beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman will give him an opportunity to highlight Cardinal Newman’s teaching about the relation between faith and reason, the role of conscience and the place of religion in society. During his Sept. 16-19 trip, the pope will visit Edinburgh and Glasgow before traveling to London and Birmingham for the beatification. Cardinal Newman was a 19th-century theologian and intellectual who was a leader in the Anglican reform effort known as the Oxford Movement before becoming a Catholic. The pope will celebrate open-air Masses, meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron and make a major address to leaders of British society. His visit includes a meeting with leaders of other religions, an ecumenical prayer service and a visit to a home for the aged. But the Vatican has billed the trip as a pastoral visit “on the occasion of the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman.” Since his election more than five years ago, Pope Benedict has presided over several canonization ceremonies, but he always has delegated the task of presiding over beatifications to highlight the different importance of the two ceremonies. The pope’s decision to make

Papal spokesman sees Britain trip as challenging

VATICAN CITY (CNS) ― While some of the media coverage in the run-up to Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain could make people think the pope was about to step into a minefield, the Vatican spokesman seemed to think the trip would be a challenge, but not a particularly dangerous one. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi reviewed plans late last week for the pope’s Sept. 16-19 trip to Scotland and England and answered reporters’ questions, including queries about planned protests, a possible papal meeting with victims of clerical sexual abuse, the participation of Anglican women priests at a papal prayer service and the costs of the trip to British taxpayers. “On other trips as well, there have been protests, debates and objections by some groups,” Father Lombardi told reporters Sept. 10. While there might be more groups in Great Britain being more vocal about their objections to the trip, “this is part of the normal climate of a very pluralistic society where there is wide freedom of expression,” he said.

an exception for Cardinal Newman demonstrates his personal admiration for the British churchman, an admiration he once said went back to his first semester of seminary theology studies in 1946.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) ― Pope Benedict XVI’s call for a new evangelization offers a special opportunity for all Catholics, Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, D.C., said in a new pastoral letter titled “Disciples of the Lord: Sharing the Vision.” The archbishop wrote in the pastoral, released Sept. 9: “What we call the new evangelization is all about retelling the story, this time awakening a sense of meeting Jesus.” He encouraged clergy, religious and laypeople in the archdiocese

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to embrace the pope’s call, to renew their own love for Christ and then to share their faith with others who may have drifted away from the faith or who have never heard the Gospel message. “Our archdiocesan efforts to share the good news and invite others into the joy of new life in Christ are not simply a new program – one among many,” he said. “I hope all of us will see the new evangelization as a lens through which we see everything that we are doing, but now in the light of our understanding of how important it is for each of us to tell the story, share the excitement and be that leaven where the faith has gone flat and that salt where the faith has lost its zest.” Catholics can help transform the world by reaching out to others with Christ’s message of hope and love, the pastoral letter noted.

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DIOCESAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Food pantry workshops planned

“Providing Food Assistance with Dignity” workshops are being planned to help churches and community groups meet growing demands for food assistance in their areas. Each workshop will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and includes lunch and a drawing to award a $200 grant to a participant for a food pantry of their choice. Workshop dates and locations are: Monday, Sept. 20, St. Joan of Arc Church, Candler; and Wednesday, Oct. 6, Holy Cross Church, Kernersville. For details, contact Joe Purello, director of the diocesan Catholic Social Services Office of Justice and Peace, at 704-370-3225 or visit www.cssnc.org.

Pray for the sanctity of life during ‘Life Chain’

Join thousands across the diocese

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ST. LUKE CHURCH, 13700 Lawyers Road

ST. ALOYSIUS CHURCH, 921 Second St., N.E.

ST. WILLIAM CHURCH, 765 Andrews Road

— Mass Appeal: Understanding the Mass, presented by a Sister of Our Lady of Christian Doctrine, 9 a.m.-noon Sept. 18; special Youth Teaching Session on the Mass available for grades 2-6 in the Family Life Center with Father Paul Gary.

— Charismatic Mass in Spanish, Sebastian Chapel, 7 p.m. Oct. 7. Call Joan Moran at 828-994-0880.

— Lunch and Learn Topic - Public Virtue: The foundations of Catholic Social Teachings, presented by Father Richard Wise, 11 a.m. Sept 18. A light lunch will follow.

HUNTERSVILLE ST. MARK CHURCH, 14740 Stumptown Road

ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL, 1621 Dilworth Road E. — Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Class (RCIA), 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22. Contact Deacon Carlos Medina at cmedina@stpatricks.org or 704-334-2283.

— Annual Ministry Fair, after each Mass Sept. 18 and 19, except 5 p.m. Sunday Mass — Centering Prayer Group, Chapel, 8:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. every Wednesday

CHARLOTTE CAMPUS MINISTRY, 9408 Sandburg Road

ST. PETER CHURCH, 507 S. Tryon St.

LINVILLE

— Wednesday Dinners, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, open to all college students. For more information, go to www.sco.uncc.edu/catholic.

— “Second Journey” Retreat, Biss Hall, 8:30 a.m.noon Sept. 25, a morning of reflection, prayer and contemplation. Open to ages 40 and older. Free parking available in the Green parking garage next to St. Peter Church. To register, contact secondjourneyretreat@ gmail.com or 704-332-2901.

ST. BERNADETTE MISSION, State Hwy. 105

ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH, 8451 Idlewild Road — Advanced Planning Seminar, 9:45 a.m.-noon Sept. 18. Call Maria Romeo at 704-708-5001. — “He Taught Them in Parables,” Parish Hall, 7:308:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and 29 and Oct. 6, mini-series on the Parables. Call 704-536-6520. — Estate Planning Seminar, 6 p.m. soup and salad, 6:45 p.m. seminar Sept. 30. RSVP to Maria Romeo at 704-708-5001. ST. MATTHEW CHURCH, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. — Hospice and Palliative Care- What is it and why do we need it? New Life Center Room 234/235, 7 p.m. Sept. 20. For reservations or information, call 704543-7677, ext. 1007. — St. Peregrine Healing Prayer Service, Sanctuary, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 — Companion Training for Welcome Home for Returning Catholics, for those interested in assisting returning Catholics, 8 a.m.-noon Oct. 2. Contact Julie Jahn at urblessed@carolina.rr.com or 704-560-9202.

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and the nation Sunday, Oct. 3, for “Life Chain,” to pray for the lives of precious unborn children. Stand for one hour in peaceful prayer as a witness to the sanctity of each human life from the moment of conception. For details, go to www.lifechain.net. n In Belmont, Queen of Apostles Church parishioners will gather at North Main Street at North Central Avenue, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (likely start at 2 p.m.) n In Charlotte, the following Life Chains will be: ― St. Patrick Cathedral: 2-3 p.m., Kings Drive and Morehead Street (suggested parking at The Map Shop, 1500 E. Morehead St.). ― St. Matthew Church: 2-3 p.m., Ballantyne Commons Parkway at Rea Road ― St. John Neumann Church: 1:302:30 p.m., Idlewild at Valley Grove Road ― St. Vincent de Paul Church: 12:45-1:45 p.m., Old Reid Road at Park Road ― St. Ann Church: 2-3 p.m., Park Road at Hillside Avenue

— Jewish Catholic Dialogue Group, 5 p.m. Oct 3. This year’s theme is “Life Cycles: How Each Faith Celebrates.” Call Ann Weber at 704-364-9850 or Gail Breen at 704-522-1495.

— Natural Family Planning Class, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 2. RSVP required to Batrice Adcock, MSN, RN, at cssnfp@charlottediocese.org or 704-370-3230.

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CHURCH, 728 W. Union St.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CHURCH, 6828 Old Reid Road — Learn About L.I.F.E. (Love, Infatuation, Friendship and Exploitation), 7-9 p.m. Sept. 29. To register, contact Paul Kotlowski at pjkym@ymail.com or 704-370-3211.

STEELE CREEK PARK/CAMPGROUNDS, 7081 N.C. Hwy. 181 N.

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Road — Grief Support Group, Reception Area Lounge, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, will meet for six weeks ST. PIUS X CHURCH, 2200 North Elm St. — 50th Anniversary Fall Festival Celebration, 12-10 p.m. Oct 2, rain or shine

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SACRED HEART CHURCH, 375 Lumen Christi Lane — National Prayer Chain for the Unborn, meet at the Square (Innes & Main streets), 2-3 p.m. Oct. 3. Call Barbara Causey at 704-636-2117. SWANNANOA ST. MARGARET MARY CHURCH, 102 Andrew Pl. — Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Introductory Session, 9:40 a.m. Sept. 19 WINSTON-SALEM

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— Learn About L.I.F.E. (Love, Infatuation, Friendship and Exploitation), 7-9 p.m. Sept. 21. To register, contact Terri Martino at church417@bellsouth.net or 828-4373108.

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— Diocesan-wide Grand Ultreya, hosted by the Cursillo Movement of the Diocese of Charlotte, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Bring a covered dish and a 2-liter drink.

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH, 4820 Kinnamon Road — Catholics Returning Home, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. For non-practicing Catholics interested in returning to the Church. Contact Sean or Kelly Hines at hinesnc@adelphia.net or 336-940-6053.

― St. Gabriel Church: 2-3 p.m., Providence Road at Sharon Amity ― Our Lady of Assumption Church: 1-2 p.m. Shamrock at Crestmont Drive ― St. Thomas Aquinas Church: 1-2 p.m. n In Hendersonville, Life Chain will be 2:30-3:30 p.m., and the route will be in two locations along U.S. 25: the entrance to Patton Park at Clairmont Avenue and at Hendersonville High School football field. For details, contact Sharon Asbury at sasbury@morrisbb.net or 828-697-6188. n In Huntersville, St. Mark Church members will meet at 2 p.m. at Stumptown at Ranson roads. A parish family picnic is also planned. n In Mint Hill, St. Luke Church members will meet at 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Lawyers Road. n In Winston-Salem, Life Chain will be 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Hanes Mall Boulevard. Gather in front of Home Depot. For details, call Mary Poehailos at 336-408-1186.

Youth minister to speak Sept. 21, 29

Sister Kieran Sawyer of the School Sisters of Notre Dame will speak Sept. 21 in Morganton and Sept. 29 in Charlotte about “Learning about L.I.F.E. (Love, Infatuation, Friendship, and Exploitation).” In these free programs, Sister Kieran will educate parish catechetical program leaders, catechists, youth ministers, parents, priests and deacons about this family-based approach to Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. To register for the Sept. 21 program, contact Terri Martino at church417@ bellsouth.net or 828-437-3108. To

register for the Sept. 29 program, contact Paul Kotlowski at pjkym@ymail.com or 704-370-3211 or 828-466-0588.

New ministry focused on the teachings of St. Francis

Juliane McElmurry, campus minister at Wake Forest University and Salem College, has founded a new ministry, “Franciscan Passages,” which aims to educate people in the study of Franciscan texts and thought, and to inspire everyone to live holy lives. McElmurry will offer Franciscan-themed retreats and talks to introduce Franciscan texts to people in a way that is accessible, interesting and inspiring. A talk on “St. Francis and the Environment” will be given Sept. 29 at the UNC-Greensboro Catholic Campus Ministry. Go online to learn more at www.franciscanpassages.org or call 336403-8352.

Disability seminar set for Oct. 5

The National Catholic Partnership on Disability will conduct a live internet seminar discussing “Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal and Non-lethal Conditions and Disability,” 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. Topics to be discussed include Church teaching, pastoral, family and medical support, and examinations of medical issues. To register or get more information, visit www.ncpd.org or contact Dr. Nancy Thompson at 319270-6923 or nthompson@ncpd.org.

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OLC gospel choir preps for Sept. 30 competition

OUR LADY OF FATIMA MISSION, corner of Cherry and Third streets — 2010 Pinwheels for Peace Retreat/Workshop, Chapel, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 18. Open to middle school, high school and college youths. To register, contact Betti Longinotti at bettisfo@gmail.com.

MOORESVILLE ST. THERESE CHURCH, 217 Brawley School Road — Learn from Jesus How to Pray, presented by Renew International Press, Multi-Purpose room, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 28

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Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in the following events:

Sept. 18 – 1 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation Sacred Heart Church, Burnsville

Sept. 23 – 12:10 p.m. Mass for home school groups St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

Sept. 20 – 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St. Barnabas Church, Arden

Sept. 25 – 5 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville

Sept. 21 – 1 p.m. N.C. Council of Churches meeting Greensboro

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The Our Lady of Consolation Church Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir has been preparing diligently for its upcoming live performance in “Verizon How Sweet the Sound Search for the Best Church Choir in America.” The Sept. 30 performance at Time Warner Arena is the regional round of this national gospel choir competition. Voting to advance to the next round of competition will take place during the live performance, so the more people who can attend to show their support, the greater chance the choir will be successful. Go online to buy tickets and support the choir at www2.howsweetthesound.com, or buy tickets in person at Time Warner Arena.

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Accused priest indicted Supporters rally around long-time chaplain Patricia Guilfoyle and SueAnn Howell The Catholic News & Herald ALBEMARLE ― A Stanly County grand jury indicted Father Michael Joseph Kelleher Aug. 2 on one felony count of taking indecent liberties with a child. His first appearance in Stanly County Superior Court, already rescheduled from Aug. 9 to Sept. 3, was postponed again to Nov. 8 by the district attorney, said Lynnie Lawrence of the Superior Court clerk’s office. Father Kelleher, 82, is accused of molesting a teen-aged boy in the mid-1970s at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in Albemarle, where he was pastor from 1973 to 1977. Although officially retired, Kelleher was serving as chaplain at Bishop McGuiness High School in Kernersville when he was arrested in July by Albemarle police. A separate investigation continues in Charlotte, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are still investigating a July 14 claim that Father Kelleher forcibly fondled a 13-year-old boy in 1981 when Father Kelleher was assigned to Our Lady of the Assumption Church. No arrest warrant has been issued. The Diocese of Charlotte has placed Father Kelleher under administrative leave while it conducts its own investigation. Meanwhile, supporters of Father Kelleher have created a group page on Facebook, “Justice for Father Kelleher,� that has gained more than 1,300 supporters. Jennifer Cramer of Charlotte, who created the Facebook page, knows Father Kelleher from when she was a student at Our Lady of the Assumption School in the late 1980s. She helped organize a Charlotte prayer vigil in July attended by about 25 supporters. Another prayer vigil attended by about 100 supporters was organized in WinstonSalem the same day. A Mass was offered in Winston-Salem as well. “We are sending Father Kelleher cards and letters of support, too,� Cramer said.

DIOCESAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Learn about the rosary KANNAPOLIS ― The 2010 N.C. Rosary Congress will be held Oct. 7-9 at St. Joseph Church in Kannapolis. Learn more about the rosary and our Blessed Mother from internationally known speakers and enjoy sacred and contemporary music by local vocalists. Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin will speak on the topic of Mary’s intervention in our world through her apparitions with emphasis on Our Lady of Lourdes. Rev. Monsignor Mauricio West, vicar general and chancellor of the diocese, will celebrate Mass. The congress will also include exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a musical rosary, and a rosary fiesta by the Filipino-American Rosary Groups of the Carolinas. For details, contact Joy Brennan at

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704-920-8473 or brennankan@yahoo. com, or Nancy Policastro at 704-9604121 or nejp2002@hotmail.com. ― Submitted by Christine DePascale

Our Lady of Lourdes VBS a success

MONROE ― Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe recently held a successful vacation Bible school for about 70 children aged 11 or younger, with the theme “High Seas Expedition.� More than 50 volunteers and support from the Knights of Columbus, the Women’s Guild, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream of Monroe and parishioners’ donations made the program possible. ― Submitted by Vonn Stone

Sister Mary John Madden dies in her 80th year as a Sister of Mercy Sister Mary John Madden, 96, a Sister of Mercy known for her lovely smile and Irish brogue, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at Marian Center at Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont. She was in her 80th year as a Sister of Mercy. A funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 8, 2010, in Cardinal Gibbons Chapel at Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont. Burial followed at Belmont Abbey Cemetery. Born in 1914 to Margaret Doyle Madden and John Madden in Limerick City, Ireland, Sister Mary John immigrated to the United States in 1930 after her mother died. She and her two sisters came to Sacred Heart Academy in Belmont to complete their secondary education. Influenced by her aunt, Mother Mary Raphael Doyle, who was a Sister of Mercy, Sister Mary John entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1930 at 16. Sister Mary John received her bachelor’s degree in history from Belmont Abbey College and her master’s degree in history from St. John’s University in New York. Much of her ministry was in education as a teacher and administrator in most of the schools staffed by the Sisters of Mercy throughout North Carolina and on Guam. After serving as director of formation to help direct and develop young women entering religious life in

Belmont, she was appointed Regional Superior of Guam for four years. Sister Mary John officially left her ministry in education in 1997 and moved to Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont. However, as one of the most active sisters imaginable, she was not ready for retirement quite yet. Instead, she and Sister Sister Mary Josephine Maria John Madden Thomas began an active ministry of visitation of the sick and homebound from Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont. In April of this year, Sister Mary John had the joy and privilege of celebrating 80 years as a Sister of Mercy. During those years she was devoted to the care and welfare of those who needed her assistance. She was prayerful, disciplined and a wonderfully engaging companion up to the moment of her death. Sister Mary John is survived by her religious community, and by her nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, Sacred Heart Convent, 100 Mercy Drive, Belmont, N.C. 28012-4805. Carothers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

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Father Denny celebrates 20th anniversary of ordination Paul Viau Correspondent MAGGIE VALLEY ― Augustinian Father John “Jack� Denny, pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his ordination, and he did so in his own, not-so-quiet way – at the annual parish picnic. At precisely 4 p.m. on Aug. 15, Father Denny was escorted down the mountain from the church to the parish hall, accompanied by as many children as could fit in a three-seater golf cart. It has been nearly three years since Father Denny became pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland, where it’s far cry from his previous assignments in “Delaware County, Penn.,� which Father Denny reluctantly admits is a suburb of Philadelphia. “Delaware County, Penn.� is his home: he grew up there, attended Monsignor Bonner High School there, taught at Villanova University there, and has six brothers, a sister, a mother and a host of other friends wondering why he isn’t still there. (With Father Denny’s permission, I will repeat “Delaware County, Penn.� as often as possible, just as the good Father does in his weekly homilies.) DCP, after all, is the U.S. home base for the Augustinians – the Catholic order dedicated to the teachings of St. Augustine. The Augustinians have been a powerful force in the Church for 750 years, spreading St. Augustine’s simple message of truth, unity and love. Few proclaim St. Augustine’s message as simply, sincerely and eloquently as Father Denny. And few men of the cloth are such good, natural teachers.

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Parishioners of St. Margaret rarely go to Mass without learning something about the Bible, their faith or themselves. Father Denny considers himself first and foremost “an educator.� And he’s proud to tell people, “I love to teach.� All six of Father Denny’s brothers went to Monsignor Bonner High School in Delaware County, Penn., graduated from Villanova and became engineers. But Father Denny wasn’t cut from the same cloth. His mother recognized that, and when it came time to choose a college, she told him “Maybe you should go away.� He took her advice and went to Boston College, majoring in history. He then went to work with one of his brothers as a commercial real estate estimator. He admits he learned a lot, but he knew it wasn’t his life’s work. When the principal of Monsignor Bonner High School asked him to be a long-term substitute teacher, he jumped at the chance. His parents were strong supporters of Catholic education, and this gave him “at least a nine-month reprieve from his father asking, ‘What do you want to do with your life?’� Looking back, Father Denny says, he knew “it was a good fit.� And when he was asked to stay on another three years, he quickly accepted. His responsibilities included the MBHS senior retreat, a two-night religious retreat organized by the Augustinians. He was the first layperson to be an active member of the retreat team. During planning for the senior retreat in 1985, he realized he’d been so busy planning for the weekend that he forgot to tell the French teacher he was dating that he would be gone for three days.

That weekend he reflected a lot, and one of his colleagues asked him what he was thinking about. He used St. Paul to express the depth of his soul-searching: “The Church is a body, and I’m trying to look like a leg.� “Are you saying what I think you are saying?� his colleague asked. Quickly Father Denny’s path became clear. The next fall, his older brother Tim, “my very best friend in the whole wide world,� dropped him off at the seminary. Following his ordination, he returned to Monsignor Bonner High School in 1990 where he served as chaplain, principal and then president. He was also director of vocations for the Augustinians’ Villanova Province and chaplain of Villanova School of Law and adjunct professor of theology. While at Villanova, Father Denny met his mentor and greatest spiritual influence, Father William Atkinson, who had been paralyzed from the neck down in a tobogganing accident at 19. Despite this setback Father Atkinson completed college, and with a special dispensation from Pope Paul VI he became an ordained priest. Father Denny was one of the Augustinians charged with Father Atkinson’s daily care, and he recalls many wonderful spiritual lessons learned from “Father Bill.� During his years at Villanova, he also had the good fortune to attend a few retreats at Living Waters Retreat Center in Maggie Valley. He liked what he saw and in 2007, he was assigned as pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland. Father Denny’s brother Tim, who’d dropped him off at the seminary 23 years earlier, again rose to the occasion, and said, “I should drive you again.� The two said goodbye to their brothers and sister and their 88-year-old mother, and headed out on their “road trip.� Driving through Tennessee in October, Fr. Denny turned to his brother and said, “You know, I’m not going to say I’m from Philadelphia.�

Father John T. Denny, pictured above baptizing Sophie Yarrington, recently celebrated his 20th anniversary as a priest. Now pastor of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley, Father Denny said he considers himself first and foremost an educator. And he’s proud to tell people, “I love to teach.â€? “Why?â€? his brother asked. Father Denny replied, “I don’t want them to think I’m a city boy.â€? My wife and I first visited St. Margaret of Scotland during the big snow in January 2008. We had heard good things about the church, but had no idea how beautiful it could be, shrouded in the new-fallen snow. And we had no idea how charming Father Denny could be. The theme of his homily that day was, “It’s a snow day ‌ and with a view like this, I know you won’t listen to a word I’m saying.â€? Was that Father Denny the school principal or Father Denny the pastor talking? The truth is, they are one and the same. Paul Viau and his wife Carol are members of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley.

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Thomas Merton American Mystic: Retreat and Retrospective

Saturday October 9, 2010

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September 17, 2010

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Belmont Abbey grad helps build church in Mexico Adam Trufant Special to The Catholic News & Herald Pope Benedict XVI once said, “The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness!� I was inspired by the pope’s words while I was studying in Rome last spring when I went from Belmont Abbey College to participate in the International Leadership Semester, a global program designed to build strong youth leaders for the Church (www.ilsrome.org). It was there that I met Father Raoul Leblanc, L.C., who was in Rome to finish his studies before returning to missions in Mexico. He had been working unceasingly as a spiritual director, responsible for 32 Mayan villages in the deepest parts of the Yucatan’s jungles for five years before returning to Rome for a few months to finish his studies. Father Raoul was invited to share his understanding of Christian leadership to the students of I.L.S. and gave moving accounts of the piety of the Mayan people. After he took some questions, he extended an invitation: “So, who of you is going to come to help me in the missions?� I was not expecting it, but something leapt in my heart, a deep-seated desire to serve the Church that has given me so much. I brought it to prayer in the eucharistic chapel, and soon after agreed to spend three months serving the Roman Catholic Prelature of Cancun–Chetumal after my graduation from Belmont Abbey College. There has not been a dull moment so far. My project has been to build a church

with a team of 10 Mayan townsmen who have agreed to work for free for however long it takes. The church itself will serve several hundred families in the town and the surrounding jungles, and it will have a permanent tabernacle where they can adore the Lord in His substancial presence in the Eucharist. The construction is very difficult, especially considering that most of the heavy construction work is done without tractors or machines. When I asked the only man in town who speaks a little English whether we would use a tractor for a particularly tough land clearing job, he replied, “Tractor? Here, man is tractor!� Needless to say, working on a Mayan construction crew has been instructive and comical at times, given that I speak only broken Spanish and no Mayan. Though the mission is tough and uncomfortable at times, I have no worries; the Lord paves the way for His projects, and this church is coming along nicely. The men here are proud of their work and their strength. The Mayans have 5,000 years of history and culture to stand on. Their history became distinctly Catholic on Dec. 12, 1531, with the miraculous apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Guadalupe, Mexico. In the first 10 years following the apparition, 8 million of the indigenous peoples converted to Catholicism from their traditional religions, many of which involved human sacrifice. The Virgin of Guadalupe is venerated in nearly every home and workplace and continues to be a sign to the Mayans and all the peoples of this hemisphere of God’s particular affection for North, Central and South

HOW YOU CAN HELP

September 17, 2010

around the diocese

Encouraging, loving people through ministry with therapy dogs

Belmont Abbey College

Dorice M. Narins Correspondent

graduate Adam Trufant and several of his friends are in San Ramon, Mexico, helping the people there build a church. The estimated cost of the project is $20,000, and so far they have raised a little more than $7,000. Tax-deductible donations may be made through Change Lives Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and may be mailed to: Change Lives Now, 2500 Morgan Mill Road, Brevard, NC 28712. photo provided by Adam Trufant

Adam Trufant of Brevard, who graduated in May from Belmont Abbey College, is on a mission to build a Catholic church in a little Mayan village on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. America. The village in which I am living and working has had electricity for 10 years, though they use electricity for little more than lighting. Nearly all of the people of San Ramon live on dirt floors in traditional huts and still cook over open fires. The traditional Mayan home looks pleasant among the jungle backdrop with a thatch palm roof and walls made of the trunks of young trees strung together with bark.

Adam’s blog can be viewed at http://yucatanmission. blogspot.com.

The people themselves are exceedingly generous with a sort of grateful good humor almost all the time. I have learned much just by observing how they quietly go about their lives diligently, keeping to the rhythm of the village and caring for their families. I beg your prayers for sound construction of the church on this land and for a sound construction of Christ’s Church in the hearts of these people.

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Deanna Klingel, a parishioner at St. Jude Church in Sapphire, is pictured with her therapy dog partner, Lily.

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SAPPHIRE ― Deanna Klingel gets a lesson in humility each time she and her dog are together. The Golden Retriever named Lily steals the show each time they work as a therapy dog team, ministering to the sick or elderly. Everyone remembers Lily, but they don’t remember who was at the other end of the leash, Klingel says. Klingel, who attends St. Jude Church in Sapphire and Sacred Heart Church in Brevard, has just published a book about her therapy dog ministry, entitled “Just for the Moment: The Remarkable Gift of the Therapy Dog.� Therapy dogs give comfort and emotional support, promote healing and improve the quality of life for the people they visit in hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, schools and more. They also provide stimulation and encourage interest in physical therapy. Clinical studies have shown that petting, touching and talking to a therapy dog results in lowering someone’s blood pressure or easing depression. Klingel also says the dogs’ unquestioning love serves as an example of God’s unconditional love for us, and she uses Lily and her other Golden Retriever Jessie as part of her ministry to encourage people to become closer to God.

Klingel said she was drawn to this ministry because Lily played a major part in her recovery from Lyme’s disease. They are a calming and loving team together, visiting hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, day care centers, schools and more, helping not only the patients, but also the staff. Therapy dogs must pass rigorous training standards and continuing training programs set through Therapy Dogs International. They must have sound and calm temperaments, and they cannot be easily distracted by such things as crutches or the unfamiliar sounds and smells of a clinical environment. Her dogs know that they are going to work when Klingel puts on their scarves to identify them as therapy dogs. Lily is more active in the ministry these days, since at 14 Jessie is semi-retired because she is deaf and has arthritis. Klingel has written stories about her ministry on the Web site BustedHalo. com, and her new book is a compilation of her experiences with therapy dogs over the past eight years. She said she hopes to encourage care facilities that haven’t used therapy dogs in the past to see the possibilities and the value of such a program. Meanwhile, Klingel continues training with Lily, and weekday Massgoers can often find the pair at St. Jude or Sacred Heart churches.

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September 17, 2010

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Hibernians help out

Building a home for others

September 17, 2010

around the diocese

70.3: On a mission for a magnet Lennie Cox Special to The Catholic News & Herald

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Tim Lawson

Members of the Sons of Erin Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Mecklenburg County, pictured above, recently participated in a Habitat for Humanity construction project. Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness, partnering with low-income families to help them achieve the dream of homeownership. Sixteen volunteers from the division helped build a house for a refugee family from Vietnam. “We decided to do this build in order to give back to the community and help those less fortunate,� said Tim Lawson of the AOH division. “The division is very proud to donate our time and energy to building a house and finding other ways to promote our community and help those in need, which we believe is our duty as Hibernians.� The AOH’s motto is “In Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity.�

70.3. It’s a number sometimes seen stuck on the back of a car representing the mileage covered in what is referred to as a middle distance triathlon or “half ironman�: a 1.2-mile swim, a 56-mile bike, and a 13.1-mile run. It’s a feat to finish for the privilege of placing that oval magnet on your car. After about a year of swimming, a friend of mine and I were thinking about signing up for a half ironman. For years I had contemplated buying a bike, but I was apprehensive because of the time, cost, complexity and dangers associated with the sport of cycling. I prayed a lot, just as I did before pursuing the path to my first marathon, but I was still filled with fear and uncertainty until the day I wrote a letter to a childhood friend who needed some encouragement. Ironically, as I wrote that letter to my friend, I was the one filled with peace. I had recognized early on that running was God’s gift to me as an avenue toward a deeper faith, a more accepting love, and an appreciative and thankful spirit. But I didn’t realize that my new interest –

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Philippians 4:6: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.� potentially committing to and training for a half ironman – didn’t have to be a mere hobby. It could be a catalyst for mental, spiritual and physical growth. With a sense of calm and affirmation, I signed up to complete those 70.3 miles in White Lake, N.C., on May 8. I researched bikes, gear and training plans. I found the perfect bike – it was beautiful and had the potential to be quite fast. But with the combination of a long wet winter and no previous experience as an adult on a bike, let alone being clipped into pedals that made me feel as if someone were holding onto my ankles and refusing to let go, I made little progress outdoors over the next two months. I fell over on my bike more times than I could count. Realizing I needed professional help, I recruited a coach. He came to the conclusion that I had purchased the wrong bike. He and the folks at the bike shop graciously found a way to get me on a bike they thought I could ride. I had exactly four weeks until my half ironman, my third triathlon ever. My first was in one week, my second was in two weeks, and I still hadn’t learned to ride a bike and I had never been swimming in open water. One of the things I was committed to accomplishing was to glorify God throughout my experience. However, as my race drew closer and my competency only slowly improved, I was filled with self-doubt. With each conversation, I felt

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I finished those 70.3 miles with a smile on my face and my fists in the air. I loved that event despite the all-time record high of 94 degrees and unyielding 25 mph winds. Everyone’s thoughts and prayers were with me every second of those 6 hours, 59 minutes and 55 seconds. I felt the Lord’s presence with me at every moment, from the unexpected calmness I felt in the lake, to the brief change in the direction of the wind that propelled me forward on my bike – if only for a moment to keep me from going backwards or sideways. I felt Him with me through the kind volunteer who steadied my bike so I could dismount after riding for three and a half hours, and again through the thoughtful young boy who placed a wet towel around my neck as I began my 13.1-mile run. I reached my goal. I covered the distance if only by the grace of God and support from my family, friends and countless strangers. And yes, it stretched and strengthened me mentally, spiritually and physically, but I didn’t get to buy my 70.3 magnet after all. Just like my entire experience, it too was a gift. Lennie Cox is a member of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

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The Diocesan Office of  Lay Ministry offers a two-year program designed to help you understand more fully your baptismal call to minister to your family, to others in the Church, and to those in your daily life.Â

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like Peter who had denied Christ. Here I stood, supposedly a faith-filled Christian woman who wholeheartedly believed she had been given a holy thumbs-up to proceed, was confident in her decision and abilities, and then began to lose faith, to fear, to doubt and to deny. All the while there had been so many opportunities for failure and defeat, yet each one had been met with quiet triumph. I finished those first two triathlons. Though happy to have had the experience, my confidence continued to plummet. The week before my big event, I was feeling as overwhelmed as I had probably ever felt. I reached out to my dear and patient friends and family for support and attended my Bible study, where the lecture focused on Mary Magdalene. Apparently Mary was filled with such grief when she found the stone rolled away from the entrance of Jesus’ tomb after His death on the cross; she failed to recognize Jesus even when He was standing beside her. It wasn’t until she heard His voice, when He called her by name, that she recognized Him. Funny, but I had received ongoing confirmation over the past four months from so many sources. The hands of Jesus had been extended to me by family members, friends, acquaintances, even strangers. Yet as my race drew closer I became blinded to this outpouring of love, support and reassurance. Eventually I heard His voice, in the form of a text from another good friend who reminded me to “just keep thanking God u even have a strong body to do it and it will all stay in perspective.�

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EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

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‘Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us’

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The Eucharistic procession makes its way down College Street in uptown Charlotte Sept. 11 on its way to the Charlotte Convention Center for the 2010 Eucharistic Congress. Above right, a woman kneels in adoration as the Blessed Sacrament passes by during the procession. Above middle, Boy Scouts carry a flag with the bishop’s crest that they had made this year for Bishop Peter J. Jugis. Above left, priests of the Diocese of Charlotte gather in St. Peter Church for prayer prior to the Eucharistic procession.

First Communicants process along College Street strewing rose petals along the path in front of the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic procession.

Bishop Jugis carries the monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic procession. The monstrance was from the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration of St. Joseph Monastery in Charlotte, who moved to the diocese earlier this year.

Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College. On Saturday, the Church’s pageantry was exhibited in the Eucharistic procession as it wound its way through the streets of Charlotte. More than 35 Knights of Columbus led the way, followed by dozens of First Communicants dropping rose petals in advance of the Blessed Sacrament. Priests, deacons, seminarians and women religious – resplendent in their vestments or habits – set a pious tone to the procession. Families knelt in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as Our Lord passed by, then they joined the procession and walked behind colorful banners displaying the names of their parishes or their Catholic organizations. They were all of one faith and there for one reason: to adore the Blessed Sacrament, the source of our spiritual sustenance. Once inside the convention center, the multitude of banners were placed along the walls to serve as reminders of the many places the pilgrims had come from in this gathering of the Church in western North Carolina. Abbot Placid Solari of Belmont Abbey gave the homily during the Holy Hour on Saturday, and the rest of the congress proceeded with a round of speakers in English and Hispanic program tracks. Colleen Carroll Campbell, Dr. William Thierfelder and Dr. Ray Guarendi brought their wisdom and wit to the main assembly. Lupita Venegas and Father Pedro Castañera Ribé, LC, addressed the Hispanic faithful. Children sang songs with “The Donut Man,” Rob Evans, and teens were treated to talks by Deacon Ralph Poyo and Russell Hoyt. The Thorpes, like many others, made the Congress truly a family day, with everyone enjoying their different tracks and then, as with a family reunion, coming together to celebrate. “We walked in the procession this morning and that was nice,” said teenager Kevin Thorpe. “But we didn’t walk with the parish,” his younger brother Kyle added enthusiastically. “We walked with the Holy Crusaders Club.” “The Holy Crusaders is a boys club,” Kevin explained. “We go to Mass and Adoration together – you know, do Catholic things together.” Dad Christopher Thorpe laughed, adding, “We’ve been to every congress and walked in every procession. “They’re going to the high school track and I’ll try to hit all the speakers. Then we’ll go to Mass together.” The culmination of the congress was the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Bishop Jugis was the main celebrant of the bilingual Mass attended by more than 4,500 people. In his homily, Bishop Jugis said, “In this Eucharistic Congress, we have asked Jesus our Good Shepherd, to come feed us … and He has fed us in the talks and presentations we have heard today. And now He feeds us in a special way through the Eucharist.” Citing the words of Pope Benedict XVI, he added, “As we believe the Eucharist, we celebrate the Eucharist, we must also live the Eucharist.” Afterwards, attendee Margaret Ledbetter said, “The Eucharist Congress meant so much to me. It was like reviving Christ within me. It lifts you up! All year you are worshipping, but when you come to this, it is so exciting, you burst! So beautiful.” Her husband Fred Ledbetter, a Knight of Columbus who walked in the Eucharistic procession, said, “The Eucharistic Congress is a holy time. This is the day God has made. We are all a holy people, and this was the day to be holy.”

Banners from parishes across the diocese are carried in during the closing Mass.

The Knights of Columbus stand at attention as they flank the main aisle for the Eucharistic procession into the convention center.

Bishop Jugis holds the Blessed Sacrament aloft during the Holy Hour at the Eucharistic Congress.

Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (LIHM) sisters kneel in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the middle school children’s track Saturday.

Seminarians and altar servers process during the closing Mass.

Music concert echoes musical diversity Mollie Gordon Correspondent

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Members of the Diocese of Charlotte Choir sing during the sacred music concert Sept. 10 to kick off the 2010 Eucharistic Congress.

CHARLOTTE ― The 2010 Eucharistic Congress began with a collection of musicians joined in praise, thanksgiving and petition. Members of parishes throughout the diocese came together to sing for the glory of God, under the musical direction of Tiffany Gallozzi. Dr. Larry Stratemeyer accompanied on the organ. “ T h i s y e a r ’s t h e m e ‘ G o o d Shepherd, Come Feed Us’ dictates the omnipotence of God here on Earth,” Gallozzi said before the Congress got under way. “These composers really meditated on God and who He is, and we as musicians can imagine ourselves in that Heavenly Throne Room. It is my

hope that through the combined effort of composers and musicians we can ignite the emotions of the assembly. And, hopefully, that emotion will carry through to the closing Mass and back to their home parishes.” The languages and styles of the music also exemplified musical diversity: English, Latin, Spanish and Tagalog, ranging from 16th-century motets to contemporary anthems. Soloists ornamented the repertoire. “Music so excites me that I want to share it,” Gallozzi said. “I chose a range of pieces in the hope that parish music directors would incorporate some of these pieces into their parish repertoire. The concert gives us a chance to consider that, to connect us as a larger musical community.”

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EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Father Vang Cong Tran and Father Duc Duong exchange a smile and a handshake after the Holy Hour Saturday.

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Dr. Ray Guarendi provides laughs and wisdom during his talk at the congress. Guarendi is a clinical psychologist often critical of his profession when it comes to advice about parenting.

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View more photos and highlights from the 2010 Eucharistic Congress online at charlottediocese. org.

Patrick Madrid, director of the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College, and Dr. William Thierfelder, president of Belmont Abbey College, along with writer Colleen Carroll Campbell, also spoke at the congress.

Photography by SueAnn Howell, Barbara Case Spears, Doreen Sugierski and Bill Washington

The Vietnamese community of the Diocese of Charlotte gives a warm welcome to Bishop Jugis as he joins them during the Vietnamese track at the congress.

Lupita Venegas, an internationally known speaker and family therapist, speaks at the Hispanic track. Also speaking in the Hispanic track was Father Pedro Castañera Ribé, LC, who founded “Project Family.”

Deacon Josh Voitus, who will be ordained a priest in June 2011, processes with the Blessed Sacrament into the Adoration chapel at the congress. At left, children in the kindergarten through fifth grade children’s track pray during Eucharistic Adoration. The Blessed Sacrament was processed into each of the three youth tracks at the congress.

At right, Bishop Peter J. Jugis elevates the Eucharist following the consecration at Mass.

Bishop Jugis accepts the gifts from a member of the Castillo family during the closing Mass.

“Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us,” this year’s theme for the congress, is illustrated here as Bishop Jugis distributes Holy Communion to the faithful. Seminarian Brian Kaup (right) assists Bishop Jugis.

Middle school children demonstrate “spiritual ecstasy.”

Catholics bow their heads in prayer during the closing Mass, the culmination of the 2010 Eucharistic Congress. An estimated 4,500 people attended the Mass at the convention center.

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SCHOOL NEWS IN BRIEF

OLM named 2010 Blue Ribbon School

WINSTON-SALEM ― Our Lady of Mercy School in Winston-Salem has been named a 2010 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, one of only two private schools in North Carolina and one of only 300 schools nationwide to win this national award. The other was a Catholic school in the Diocese of Raleigh. The Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award recognizes schools that demonstrate excellence and achievement in nine key areas: student focus and support; school organization and culture; challenging standards and curriculum; active teaching and learning; technology integration; professional community; leadership and educational vitality; school, family and community partnerships; and indicators of success. “Congratulations to Sister Geri Rogers, principal, and all of the students, parents, staff and parishioners for their support of Our Lady of Mercy School,�

New high school registration ends Sept. 30 CHARLOTTE – Early enrollment for the proposed new Christ The King Catholic High School north of Charlotte is underway for families with children who will be entering the ninth grade in

IN OUR SCHOOLS diocesan Superintendent of Schools Linda Cherry said. Sister Geri added, “Our Lady of Mercy School is thrilled to receive the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award! This is a tribute to our wonderful teachers as well as the strong work ethic instilled in our students.�

O’Shea graduates after earning 10 records

KERNERSVILLE ― Rose O’Shea of Greensboro was selected Female Athlete of the Year for Bishop McGuinness High School in Kernersville, and Northwest Conference Female Athlete of the Year for Track and Field, for her outstanding performance during the past school year and throughout her high school career. O’Shea was a top performer and starter for four varsity sports during the 2009-2010 school year. During her athletic career at Bishop McGuiness, she was selected to eight different AllConference teams and six All-State teams in three different sports. At Bishop

fall 2011. A minimum of 100 ninth grade students must be registered to proceed with the plans to open the new high school in a temporary facility. Each year following, another grade will be added and a plan to build a permanent facility is in the works. An informational meeting was held at St. Mark Church in Huntersville Sept. 15. A recap of the meeting is posted online at www.christthekinghs.com.

Pre-K program starts at St. Ann SueAnn Howell Staff writer CHARLOTTE ― Catholic preschools are hard to come by. Most are affiliated with a parish, not a Catholic school. But for 4-year-olds and their families in the Charlotte area, there is now a full-day pre-kindergarten at St. Ann School. The new pre-K class at the school is offered through the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools system. Teacher Sarah Kenary leads the weekday program. Assistant teacher is Angela Connor. The pre-K program at St. Ann School uses the “Creative Curriculum� and features “centers� where the students can explore and use their imaginations. There is an area for imaginative play with housekeeping items, an arts center, a discovery area with science-related items, and a center with toys and trains. “It’s exciting. It’s their introduction to school, so I am very excited to be a part of it,� Kenary said. Peggy Mazzola, principal of St. Ann School, shares her enthusiasm. “We had a busy summer planning and preparing for our new 4-year-old preschool class. Now we are happy to say that we have two wonderful teachers, Ms. Kenary and Mrs. Connor, a beautiful classroom, and a room full of happy 4-year-olds. This class has been a great addition to our school

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family.� St. Ann School, founded in 1955, teaches up to grade 5. A special Learning Language Stimulation Program is also offered for children with special needs. There are currently 11 students in the pre-K class with space for four more students. For more information, contact Virginia Bond, MACS director of admissions, at 704-370-3273 or go online to www.stanncatholicschool.com.

McGuinness she holds 10 school records in three different sports and one state record. O’Shea graduated in May with a 3.8 grade-point average, and she is now studying nursing at UNC-Charlotte. ― Submitted by Mike O’Shea

Exchange students come to OLG

GREENSBORO ― Students in the eighth-grade class at Our Lady of Grace School in Greensboro welcomed three students from Mexico who have come to the school for a study-abroad experience. Mariana Garcia-Vara, Paloma RojasEspino and Natalia Mendoza are staying with relatives or host families and look forward to learning more about American culture and community. They will also be sharing some of their customs and

experiences from Mexico with their new American classmates. ― Submitted by Gary Gelo

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IN OUR SCHOOLS

A patriotic first week of school

Meeting their teachers

MACS open house dates set

CHARLOTTE ― Open house dates for all MACS schools are as follows: n All elementary schools: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, and 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Oct. 19 n Charlotte Catholic High School: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 n Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School: 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, and 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 We welcome your school’s news. E-mail items to Editor Patricia Guilfoyle at plguilfoyle@charlottediocese.org.

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Students at St. Leo School in Winston-Salem ended the first week of school with a “Red, White, and Blue Dress Down Day� that included the first Mass of the year concelebrated by Father Brian Cook and Father Lucas Rossi. Also, prayer partners were introduced to each other, and the day ended with an “A+ for America� parade. Students in kindergarten through the fourth grade brought their favorite stuffed animals to show off to the other students, who sat on the gym floor with their American flags waving as the younger children paraded by. Finally, the students enjoyed red, white and blue popsicle treats. Also as a part of the school assembly, Maria Williams, mom of first-grader Ted Williams, presented a plaque and flag that had flown in Afghanistan.

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slaughtered more than one million men, women and children of the Tutsi tribe in her homeland of Rwanda. A college student at the time, Ilibagiza obeyed her father’s order to leave her family and seek refuge at a pastor’s house, where she endured 91 grueling days hidden in a cramped bathroom with seven other women while the world around them was being utterly destroyed. She credits her miraculous survival and her ability to forgive to her prayer – in particular, the rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, which she prayed repeatedly each day. Her devotion to prayer and the Blessed Mother continues to give her strength in her mission. Patrick Madrid, director of the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College, presented the 2010 Envoy of the Year Award to Ilibagiza. “I know that I will never forget the beautiful simplicity of the message that Immaculée brings to us. It is a message

of reconciliation and love,” Madrid said. “It is because she has dedicated her life to being an apostle of love and reconciliation that the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College is so grateful to honor her.” This is the second annual presentation of the award to an outstanding Catholic making a profound impact on the lives of others. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of the Archdiocese of Denver was the inaugural recipient in 2009. The Envoy Institute was established to provide a community of support for Catholics to help them explain, defend and share their faith more effectively in an ever-increasing secularist society. Through conferences, trainings and insights provided in the quarterly Envoy Magazine, young adults find the information they need and real heroes to relate to – people who can give them confidence, comfort and hope. “If this award can encourage people to care for what I care for, especially for our faith, for God’s mercy, God’s love… if they can look at Our Lord and say, ‘He is real,’ and not look at me… but look to His Word, that is what I hope happens,” Ilibagiza said. “That is what saved me.”

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Pope calls for respect for religious freedom, peace in South Asia VATICAN CITY (CNS) ― As violence surged in parts of South Asia, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and respect for religious liberty. He said he was following events unfolding in the region, especially in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, “with concern.” “I am praying for the victims and I ask that the respect for religious freedom and the logic of reconciliation and peace may prevail over hatred and violence,” the pope said in an appeal at the end of his general audience Sept. 15. Some 18 civilians died Sept. 13 in the worst violence this year in Kashmir, a flashpoint between India and Pakistan for decades. Protesting both Indian control of Kashmir and a Florida minister’s threat to burn the Quran, the predominantly Muslim separatists staged violent demonstrations in several cities throughout the Kashmir Valley Sept. 13. Police reported 18 deaths among the demonstrators and said more than 80 people, including police officers, were injured. In Pakistan, a series of suicide bombings has killed scores of people this month, and unmanned U.S. drone missiles aimed at al-Qaida militants killed at least 12 people Sept. 15. A surge in U.S. missile strikes in September left about 76 people, reportedly militants, dead in northwest Pakistan on the Afghan border. Up to 30 insurgents were killed in fighting in Afghanistan between Sept. 13 and 15, said NATO and Afghan officials. Parliamentary elections are scheduled Sept. 18. The pope made his appeal after delivering his catechesis to pilgrims gathered in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall. The pope briefly left the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo to give his audience talk to some 7,000 people from around the world, including a group of Chaldean Catholics from the Archdiocese of Urmia in Iran and pilgrims from the United Arab Emirates. He focused his talk on the life of St. Clare of Assisi, a “great mystic” and 13th-century founder of the Poor Clares. He said the Church “is indebted to courageous women who are rich in faith” like St. Clare, adding that such women “give a decisive impetus to the renewal of the Church.” St. Clare was able to convince Pope Gregory IX to grant the Poor Clares a unique exception to Church rules at the time and allowed the sisters to

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completely renounce all property. Pope Benedict said “this shows that even in medieval times the role of women was not secondary, but considerable.” In fact, St. Clare’s Rule of the Clares was the first rule for a religious order written by a woman and was formally approved by Pope Innocent IV just before her death in 1253, Pope Benedict said. Even though she lived a holy and cloistered life, her fame and virtues “shouted out” to the rest of the world, he said. The saints change the world for the better, the pope said, as they bring about a lasting transformation with an “energy that can only be called forth out of love inspired by the Gospel.” “The saints are the great benefactors of humanity,” he added. The pope’s audience came the day before he was set to leave for his visit to Scotland and England Sept. 16-19. Ahead of his visit, the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, published an article written by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who became a Catholic months after he stepped down in 2007. Writing about the life of Cardinal John Henry Newman, who will be beatified by Pope Benedict Sept. 19, Blair praised the way Cardinal Newman held true to his conscience and did what he thought was right no matter how inconvenient or unpopular. “This intellectual courage is admirable. It is something that many Catholics catch a glimpse of in Pope Benedict XVI,” he wrote. “As could be foreseen, some controversy has arisen over the beatification of Newman,” who left the Anglican church and converted to Catholicism in 1845, Blair wrote. “Some simply ask whether this is the right way to honor him. But no one can seriously doubt the fact that he was and is a Doctor of the Church. The time will come when he will be declared as such.”

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 19 – SEPT. 25 Sunday, Amos 8:4-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Luke 16:1-13; Monday (Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and Companions), Proverbs 3:27-34, Luke 8:16-18; Tuesday (St. Matthew), Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Matthew 9:9-13; Wednesday, Proverbs 30:5-9, Luke 9:1-6; Thursday (St. Pio of Pietrelcina), Ecclesiastes 1:2-11, Luke 9:7-9; Friday, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11, Luke 9:18-22; Saturday, Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8, Luke 9:43-45 SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 26 – OCT. 2 Sunday, Amos 6:1, 4-7, 1 Timothy 6:11-16, Luke 16:19-31; Monday (St. Vincent de Paul), Job 1:6-22, Luke 9:46-50; Tuesday (St. Wenceslaus, St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Job 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23, Luke 9:51-56; Wednesday (Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, archangels), Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, John 1:47-51; Thursday (St. Jerome), Job 19:21-27, Luke 10:1-12; Friday (St. Therese of the Child Jesus), Job 38:1, 12-21, 40:3-5, Luke 10:1316; Saturday, Job 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17, Matthew 18:1-5, 10

Marriage is the sacrament of Christ’s enduring love Realizing the power of visual images for evangelizing and catechizing, the Church has effectively used them to relate and reinforce the truths of the Gospel entrusted to her by our Blessed Lord. Use of the visual arts treasured by the Church – our architecture and the decoration of our churches, chapels and religious art collections – demonstrates the ability to intrigue the intellect and move the will. This year for Catechetical Sunday the U.S. Bishops have chosen to use the visual image of the icon of the Wedding Feast at Cana, written by contemporary artist and iconographer Vladimir Grygorenko. This icon focuses the viewer on the truth that marriage is a “Sacrament of Enduring Love.” As the USCCB states, it “depicts the major elements of the familiar story from the Gospel of John (2:1-11). At right, the head waiter tells the groom, seated beside the bride, that the good wine has been kept until last. The second man on the right represents the wedding guests, who do not understand the meaning of what has transpired. In the foreground, the server pours the water at Christ’s command, and at left, Mary converses with Christ. This conversation shows forth Christ’s desire to help the married couple at Mary’s request, and it is central to the meaning of the piece.” This icon exhibits the point of all Church art: to catechize, to proclaim the Gospel so that a person is moved to accept its truths and enter into a continuing and deepening union and participation with the love of the Most Holy Trinity. Here the viewer may understand that Christ is always offering His enduring love by responding to our prayerful requests for His intercession. Specifically, we are assured that Christ has the desire for every marriage to be filled with the graces of overflowing love from the “reservoir” of His own infinite love. Catechesis is the transmission of God’s Word, through whatever medium, to invite each person to a personal faith in God. A personal faith in God leads to a life of coherent integrity, putting the Gospel truths into practice in every aspect of our lives. To live that life of coherent integrity, one needs the graces God provides through His Mass and the sacraments. The icon leads us to desire the over-abundant grace Christ distributes through the sacraments. That grace enables us to experience the joy of living coherent integrity as we continue to grow in the perfection of charity and of love; we continue to be amazed at the daily growth of our spiritual lives. In his great work, “The Soul of the Apostolate,” Dom Chautard relates the joy of experiencing our souls, our reservoir of grace, being filled with grace and then overflowing into our daily Catholic lives of service to

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others. Our “reservoir” is filled by our participation in the sacraments of Holy Communion and frequent confession which flow from our baptism and confirmation. This is where the joy of Christianity finds its source. The Church’s reflection on marriage, as exhibited in the “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World” and more recently in the pastoral letter of the U.S. Bishops, “Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan,” enriches the world with an understanding of the strength and beauty of marriage. In the sacrament of marriage, the sacrament of “enduring love,” a man and a woman are called to continually seek the graces of Holy Communion and frequent confession. They are also given the specific sacramental graces of their marriage so that the “reservoir” of their souls can be filled each day with the continual enrichment and deepening of their enduring love for Christ and each other. The sacramental graces of marriage overflow into the deepening marital love and its necessary effect on the lives of those who encounter a married couple. Like the precious wine of Cana, the symbol of the Eucharistic and, therefore, sacrificial love of Christ, the precious wine of the enduring love of holy marriage flows from Christ to each Christian couple. Filled with the enduring sacramental love of Christ, each Christian couple enriches the world by being a living icon of the enduring love of Christian marriage. One of the five priorities of the U.S. bishops is the strengthening of marriage. Find a wealth of resources available from the USCCB’s continuing Initiative on Marriage, online at www. foryourmarriage.org. Father Roger K. Arnsparger is the vicar of education for the Diocese of Charlotte and pastor of St. Michael Church in Gastonia.

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Mother Teresa’s legacy isn’t just her life, but her death Mother Teresa was born Aug. 26, 1910, and she died on Sept. 5, 1997. These 87 years of her life have been examined extensively in the media in the past few weeks and will continue to be a source of interest over the course of this year as we honor the 100th anniversary of her birth. If you pay close attention, you will notice that most commentaries suggest that Mother Teresa’s greatest legacy is the example of her life. In our modern age of materialism, she gave us an extraordinary example of radical poverty. In an age of individualism and personal ambition, she gave us a relevant example of selfless service among the poorest of the poor. In a culture of death such as our own, that so often embraces abortion, contraception and euthanasia, she promoted a culture of life by constantly defending the innocent children in the womb, as well as the elderly and the sick who are near death’s door. Mother Teresa certainly lived a Christian life worthy of admiration and imitation. However, I would argue that the great lesson of Mother Teresa is not primarily her living, but her dying. Following the teaching and example of Our Lord, Mother Teresa demonstrated that the only way to experience the profound joy of life we all want is by experiencing death. Mother Teresa experienced countless little spiritual “deaths” in her life, and it was these mortifications that infused life into her work among the poorest of the poor. And it all began at the tender age of 18. On Sept. 26, 1928, Mother Teresa left the comfort of her home and the safety of her family to pursue a religious vocation in Ireland. She joined the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Loreto Sisters, who were dedicated to the education of youth. Like all those who have left their homes and

families to pursue religious vocations, Mother Teresa experienced a kind of spiritual death in detaching herself from her home and family. She had to sacrifice the love of her parents and her family to pursue the greatest love ― the love for the Lord. Sacrifice always involves a kind of spiritual death. This was the beginning of a life of self-sacrifice and spiritual death that would mark her years of service in the religious life. Eleven years later, she sealed her love for Jesus, her Divine Spouse, as she celebrated her final vows and received the name “Mother Teresa.” But she was clearly not perfect. She continued to struggle with her pride and so she wrote to her spiritual director: “Pray for me — I need prayer now more than ever. I want to be only for Jesus … Many times this goes upside-down — so my reverend “I” gets the most important place.” Later in the same letter, she wrote, “Only one thing is different — my love for Jesus — I would give everything, even life itself, for Him. It sounds nice but in reality it is not so easy.” Mother Teresa, like all of us, struggled with her pride, but she also knew her love for the Lord was enough to overcome it. And so, after many happy years of religious life, Mother Teresa did something unusual and rather extraordinary. She already experienced death by detaching from home and family, by taking the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the religious life, but this was not enough to conquer her pride. A further death was needed. And so, in April 1942, Mother Teresa made a private vow to God. She wrote that, “I made a vow to God, binding under [pain of] mortal sin, to give to God anything that He may ask, ‘Not to refuse Him anything.’” This would be the definitive turning

Lessons about silence and compassion during recent Masses Dear Editor, I recently attended the opening Mass at Charlotte Catholic High School, where my son is a senior. As Father Roger K. Arnsparger, the diocese’s vicar of education and homilist at the Mass, said, “The doors of the gymnasium were transformed into the doors of a church” for the 1,500 students, faculty and staff in attendance. Also in attendance were Father John Putnam, Father Christopher Gober, Father Francis O’Rourke, Father Matthew Kauth, Father Matthew Buettner, Father Patrick Cahill, and Father Patrick Toole – many of whom traveled quite a distance to concelebrate the Mass. In his homily, Father Arnsparger highlighted the virtue of silence as the most needed medicine of our time, to remedy the constant noise of thoughts

and images in our minds. This brings to mind Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who often said, “What is needed is silence.” Her starting point was interior silence when she taught: “The fruit of silence is prayer, the fruit of prayer is faith, the fruit of faith is love, the fruit of love is service, the fruit of service is peace.” Another beautiful Mass celebrated in our diocese recently by Bishop Peter Jugis, with Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin as homilist, and attended by our local Missionaries of Charity sisters and a cathedral full of Mother Teresa fans, honored Mother Teresa’s 100th birthday and her lifelong commitment to silence, prayer, faith, love, service and peace. In his homily Bishop Curlin highlighted the virtue of compassion,

Guest column Father Matthew Buettner St. Dorothy Church point in her life, because it was a definitive death to her pride, her ego, her self-love. To give one’s total submission to God, to make a vow binding under pain of mortal sin, to sacrifice one’s personal desires and will, is to bring about spiritual death. And through this death, Mother Teresa experienced new life: a new religious order was soon conceived. In September 1946, Mother Teresa began to receive interior messages from Our Lord. Jesus spoke directly to her about a special mission to serve the poorest of the poor. Our Lord opened His Sacred Heart to her and He revealed His pain, His love, His compassion, His thirst for those who suffer most. He also revealed to her His plan of sending her and other sisters as carriers of His love, Missionaries of Charity, into the depths of human suffering. Mother Teresa was convinced of the Lord’s plan, but it took two years to see this mission fulfilled. Finally, Mother Teresa received approval from Pope Pius XII to leave the Loreto Sisters and found the Missionaries of Charity. She suffered many spiritual deaths waiting patiently for this permission, but these deaths fortified her for her mission — the mission to refuse nothing to the Lord and to give everything to Him by serving the poorest of the poor. “All for Jesus,” would be the motto by which she would live her Christian life. And giving

Letter to the Editor which he explained means to suffer with and to stay with others in their suffering, as Mary did at the foot of the cross. The memorial Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral for Mother Teresa was quite noisy, with many families with young children and babies in attendance, just the way Mother would have wanted it! On the other hand, you could hear a pin drop at Mass in Charlotte Catholic’s gymnasium, proving that Catholic students are quick to learn! Thanks to Bishop Jugis, Bishop Curlin, Father Arnsparger and all our priests for providing invaluable lessons for us and our students within the context of the Mass. Mary Thierfelder Gastonia, N.C.

everything to Him, without hesitation, without reservation, is known as “total surrender.” Another woman, another saint, who lived in the 17th century, Jane Frances de Chantal, described this path of total surrender as “the martyrdom of love.” In this “martyrdom of love,” St. Jane Frances de Chantal said, “Here God keeps His servants and handmaids in this present life so that they may labor for Him, and He makes of them both martyrs and confessors.” When asked how long the martyrdom would continue, she responded, “From the moment when we commit ourselves unreservedly to God, until our last breath. I am speaking, of course, of great souled individuals who keep nothing back for themselves, but instead are faithful in love.” Nearly 300 years before Mother Teresa, St. Jane Frances de Chantal described the manner of life that would mark the life of Mother Teresa: she committed herself unreservedly to God; she held nothing back. She was “all for Jesus,” and so she suffered the “martyrdom of love” — the daily sacrifice of herself for the love of God and neighbor. Indeed, Mother Teresa teaches us how to live an authentic Christian life. But before she teaches us how to live, she shows us how to die — the daily martyrdom of love. On Sept. 5, 2010, we honored the 13th anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa. But prior to this final and definitive death, she suffered a thousand little “deaths,” that formed and shaped the Christian life that we so admire today. Father Matthew Buettner is pastor of St. Dorothy Church in Lincolnton. This is an excerpt from a homily given Sept. 5 on the memorial of Blessed Teresa’s death.

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