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ving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
Volume 2 Number 23
February
•
1993
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Bishop Baptizes Namesake; Michael Joseph Begley Kuhn CAROL HAZARD
By
Associate Editor
—
CHARLOTTE
"Little Mike" was Mike" in a ceremony at St. Ann Church Feb. 2 on the Feast of the
Catholic Church.
Presentation.
you doing, partner?" the bishop said. Father Kuhn asked if he was busy. "Yes," replied the bishop, "I am eating a ham-
baptized by "Big
Tonight,
little
we pray for you to
Mike,
God bless you
and your family. Big Mike. The excerpt is from a personal note
a former Episcopal
bishop of the Diocese
priest, is the
only ried
priest in the diocese.
"We
discussed a
of names, but
lot
nothing struck either one of us until
Kuhn
one," Carol
said after the
Bishop Begley
is
this
ceremony
a "very special per-
son" to the family, she
Foremost, he
said.
is
for us to
have
boy bear your name!" he said. "We thank you for your sense of humor, your powerful faith, your joyful manner and for the risk you took in allowing this little
...
us to
we
come
who
Before those
in.
thank you very much, yes
son's
name
—
love you,
—
for our
but also for our presence in
the parish."
Taylor Kuhn, 20, and Stephen Neill Kuhn,
man, open
anybody
to
...
a
Bishop Begley ordained Father Kuhn a Catholic priest on Nov.
of All Saints. Father
1
,
1
982, on the Feast
Kuhn recounted at the
baptism the story of his conversion: Father
Kuhn was
when a
in Florida
was passed allowing for Episcopal priests to become Catholic priests. The next day, on Aug. 21, 1980, Father pastoral provision
Ann Church
it
Bishop
comed the family into the Catholic Church. Moreover, he is regarded by the Kuhns as "a very holy
St.
"How much of a joy
up,"-
brought the Kuhns to the diocese and wel-
person with a humility that not many people are prmfcgpEI ro have," said Carol:
and Father Dennis Kuhn, parochial vicar at
listened nonetheless to Father
"When you said 'come on up,' you meant 'come on in, come on in to the heart of the Lord in a special way,'" recalled Father Kuhn.
first
'
(1)
He
seph Begley, the
'
Kuhn
"How
Kuhn's request. "Come on Begley said. "Let's talk."
'Little Mike' is Michael Joseph Begley Kuhn, the 1 -month-old son of Father Dennis Kuhn and his wife, Carol. Father Kuhn,
Michael Joseph Begley holds Michael Joseph Begley Kuhn after baptizing him. Baby
.
namesake written by and read aloud at the baptism by retired Bishop Michael Joof Charlotte.
son of Carol
spring of 1 98 1
burger." to
his
ael is the
in the
are
be blessed by the Holy Spirit.
jd Bishop
In need of a sponsoring bishop, he called
Bishop Begley
Kuhn began
seeking a
way
to get into the
in
The Kuhns two
older sons
— Jeremy
—
are named after Anglican priests. 18, Daughter Dorothy Sayers Kuhn, 1 6, is named after an Anglican author and lay theologian.
Hopkins Kuhn, 6, has her mother's maiden name as her middle name. The immediate family as well as the parish family were invited to the baptism. Caitlin
"The parish
is
our extended family, so
we
have a very large family," Carol said. "They (parishioners) have always been very accepting.
It
makes
it
hard for
me
to believe
they are not used to having married priests."
Photo by CAROL HAZARD
lotte.
Archbishop Roach Urges Partnership
shop To Lead Pilgrimage To Spain br
To Keep Catholic Schools Alive he ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — The
World Eucharistic Congress By JOANN
just doesn't
KEANE papal representative officially visited En-
Associate Editor
HARLOTTE— When the Eucharis-
gland since the Reformation, and the 1964
Bombay,
India, the first con-
ongress convenes this June in Seville,
meeting
i pilgrims from the Diocese of Char-
gress held in a nation with such a small
will join the international faithful. )p
John F. Donoghue will lead a
pil-
ige to the 45th International Eucharis-
ongress.
Fhe
trip is
ige to
the
international pil-
first
be led by Bishop Donoghue.
deeper understanding and devotion Holy Eucharist. | 'I would like to see a resurgence of
pom
to the Eucharist," said
Bishop
Highue.
The
eucharistic congress serves as
a
hg point for diocesan- wide Eucharistic Ition,"
While
^
ille
he
attracted 20 cardinals, several
kristic
we have perpetual adoration in devotion in
hundred bish-
ops and more than 30,000 participants. Pope John Paul II is scheduled to attend
I
would like to see
all
Sessions will focus on evangelization
and public demonstrations of faith, with by delegates from
cultural presentations
news-
and said people must have the just sell
it
will "not to
but to creatively nourish
In his
is
added.
that the "tradition
neighborhoods,
many
families can't afford
the tuition.
As a result, he said, the Archdiocese of St.
Paul and Minneapolis
is
studying
column published Feb. 4 for Week, which was ob6,
best education
we can, and that we are using
our
years by Catholic schools.
stewardship," said the archbishop.
years ago," he said,
ways
"We have some very hard decisions to make to be certain that we are providing the
the archbishop noted changes faced over the
"Some
of
no longer is possible." The archbishop said that now, when Catholic schools are needed most in tuition-free Catholic schools
schools can cooperate with one another.
it."
served around the country Jan. 31 -Feb.
the bill,"
"when we
facilities
He
with a very strong sense of
said Catholic schools shouldn't
congress was originated through the efforts of Marie Marthe Emilia
talked about Catholic education our general
price themselves "out of the market for
frame ofreference was anetwork"of schools
people
who encouraged pilgrims to variin France known for eucharistic
with kindergarten through 12th-grade and
scale.
The
Tamisier,
ous
sites
first
in Seoul,
South Korea,
was held 1989, and was
in
attended by Pope John Paul
H
In addition to the nine day diocesan
pilgrimage, afour-day extension to Lourdes,
For more information on the diocesan pilgrimage, contact Msgr. Richard Allen, St.
Ann Church
leant historical events including the
gathering in London, the
523-4641.
in Charlotte,
NC
colleges and universities.
Today
632
28209, or
Hillside
call
(704)
"there are
now more
students
lower end of the economic would be the worst of all possible ironies, if those who need us most were priced out of our ability to form and educate at the
It
enrolled in our religious education program
them."
than in our schools, and
Archbishop Roach lamented that many young people in public schools receive "the bare minimum of Catholic instruction" and that "more and more of the people who are teaching both in our schools and in our religious education programs have had lim-
it's
impossible to
meet the needs of families by simply providing a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade
program
France will be available.
Ave., Charlotte,
time a
in his archdiocesan
fit
Another change
called Catholic education a "great treasure"
various nations.
i,
first
column
In a
paper, the Catholic Bulletin, the archbishop
Catholic Schools
in Seville.
vicariates."
800 Europeans attended the first pristic Congress in Lille, France in the gatherings have been held regu|n various locations around the world. Several of the congresses have marked »inee
Minneapolis.
the last three days of the June 7- 1 3 congress
miracles. The most recent congress
said.
and Charlotte,
That meeting
percentage of Catholics.
pongress offers clergy, religious and la
in
Church and families must work together to keep Catholic schools alive, said Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and
in
our elementary schools," he
said.
Archbishop Roach said
most of work and often a single parent heads the home. "The standard 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. school program in
today's families, both parents
ited religious
formation themselves."
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