Feb 12, 1993 by Catholic News Herald

0£

M -66

111

Ad VbSI

NOS1IM

3 dV H D D

0£6£

NOI1D 31103

.ATHOLIC

U000-801

News & Herald

ving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

Volume 2 Number 23

February

•

1993

12,

Bishop Baptizes Namesake; Michael Joseph Begley Kuhn CAROL HAZARD

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

this

ceremony

a "very special per-

son" to the family, she

Foremost, he

said.

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

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

...

Bishop Begley ordained Father Kuhn a Catholic priest on Nov.

of All Saints. Father

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

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)

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

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

our extended family, so

have a very large family," Carol said. "They (parishioners) have always been very accepting.

makes

hard for

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

hg point for diocesan- wide Eucharistic Ition,"

While

ille

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

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

will "not to

but to creatively nourish

In his

added.

that the "tradition

neighborhoods,

many

families can't afford

the tuition.

As a result, he said, the Archdiocese of St.

Paul and Minneapolis

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

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

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

attended by Pope John Paul

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,

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

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.

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

Church and families must work together to keep Catholic schools alive, said Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and

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."

See Schools Page

16,

Cathclic

News

February 12,

Herald

\9)

Mending Broken Marriages

Couples Relearn Vows By JOANN

KEANE

Associate Editor

— Beth and Matt

CHARLOTTE Vows

The weekend

not a miracle cure

Six follow-up

for ailing marriages.

were on the verge of divorce. of fidelity had been broken,

sessions continue the renewal process.

promises of trust violated. Even the mutual and unconditional love for their 3-year-old daughter couldn't bond the couple's marriage. Their marriage had

These session review concepts in detail, and urge couples to apply them.

reached an impasse.

Separated and living apart, the couple drifted farther away from the

vows

them

that once linked

in perpetual

love.

Counseling didn't seem to help. Resentments grew deeper, and bitterness spread like wildfire. Yet the couple

"Our marriage

not without prob-

now we can get through them without hurting each lems," says Beth. "But

other."

When their relationship began slipping back into old patterns, Matt and Beth began searching for a refresher course. Reinvolvement led the couple

embrace Retrouvaille more than they

ever imagined.

held tight to a frayed

Half a decade

strand of hope that

since their first

Retrouvaille

somehow

they would reunite as one.

When

"Retrouvaille

a friend

hope

suggested

weekend, Beth

gave us

and Matt now vol-

that our

unteer their time

marriage could be saved."

Retrouvaille (pro-

nounced Retro-Vi),

as a presenting

Retrouvaille weekends a

mar-

their aching

Retrouvaille

program

for

past to benefit other couples in need.

"We want to give back what it gave

couples, designed to help heal and re-

troubled marriages.

More impor-

tantly, Retrouvaille helps couples rediscover themselves and each other. Trans-

French into English, retrouvaille means rediscovery. It is a peer ministry where three couples and one priest lead a weekend designed to strengthen a couple's marriage by addressing the intricate problated

year,

they reenact their

riage one last shot.

new

Several

couple.

they decided to give

from

to us," says Beth.

Holding a crucifix

her hand, Beth often swells with tears as she looks out into the eyes of other struggling couples and sees that they

connect.

we say," own lives in

"People relate to things says Matt. "They see their the stories

tell."

Retrouvaille opens the door to un-

lems that gnaw the very core of a once-

derstanding for couples thinking of sepa-

solid union.

ration or divorce, but

So much animosity had

built

between them, that Matt, a 36-year-old wished for divorce. Yet,

teacher, often

he instigated the weekend rendezvous. "I didn't have a lot of hope for the

program," says Beth, a 35-year-old torney.

went

at-

to the Retrouvaille

weekend with a terrible attitude." With no intentional malice, Beth's decision to attend the weekend was one of, "I'll show you this won't work." Ineffective

The weekend

neither group

therapy, nor a spiritual retreat. a

seminar

social

It is

not

gathering.

Retrouvaille offers couples the opportunity to look within themselves

Retrouvaille emphasizes nication,

commu-

and offers techniques that open

Homer

coming

Trinitarian

Char-

5:30 p.m. Mass. Sister

Miriam

In fact, they struck a home run in the third year in a row, residents of

Angels Nursery tial

visit

another.

Charlotte Diocese to help couples

a residen-

capped children and adoles-

along with Scott and Elizabeth Thomas, a marriage encounter couple, to establish Retrouvaille in the

—

facility for severely handi-

— received a personal

from members of the At-

lanta Braves, along with the

Braves mascot,

Homer

the

Brave.

renew troubled marriages.

There were smiles and around as members

specific area of the marital relationship.

Retrouvaille began in 1977 as a

Following each presentation, couples

French language weekend for hurting marriages in the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was adapted into English, revised and strengthened, and expanded to include post-weekend ses-

taken as treasures by children

1982, the program was

living in the residential facil-

"It

challenges you to look

self," says Beth.

your-

And through self evaluand healing are pos-

ation, forgiveness

sions.

sible.

Retrouvaille teaches couples to

become one again,

and rediscover

how

introduced in the United States.

one an-

to help couples

who

all

of the Atlanta Braves signed autograph upon autograph for the children.

Baseball cards

signed by players were quickly

ity.

The primary goal of Retrouvaille

to forgive the past

their love for

giggles

live in disap-

Braves relief pitcher Mark Wohlers, minor league outfielder Melvin Nieves and

other.

pointment and pain of a marriage

"Through the grace of God, my bitterness melted away, and I began to

The weekend helps husbands and wives communicate and

Homer the

respond," says Beth.

gain an awareness of themselves as

the way.

individuals and as a couple.

with excitement as the base-

"One

message

central

God

you

trouble.

In addition to couples seeking

your marriage," says Beth, reiterating the basic premise of the Retrouvaille mission; God is an important ingredient in a sound marriage. "Too often, problems get to the point you can't deal with

information on Retrouvaille, volun-

Retrouvaille

them. But,

Beth

God and

there with

there," says Beth.

Matt

agree

Retrouvaille saved their marriage.

that

teers are

needed

to coordinate the

program. For more information, contact Sr. Miriam, at (704) 333-9954, or Scott and Elizabeth Thomas, at (704) 875-1535.

Brave, toured Holy

Angels, greeting children along Little faces

beamed

ball players stopped to chat. "It is a privilege to

come

here, touch them and make them

happy," says Wohlers.

"The

visit

gives the chil-

dren another opportunity

at life

would not have," says Regina Moody, Holy Angels director. that they ordinarily

"It's

back

hearts of Holy Angels children. For the

cents

hope

reflect privately with his or her spouse.

Amy,

a resident

JOANN

KEANE

scored big in Belmont on Jan. 27.

Fiduccia, of Catholic Social Services,

heal and

with

Photo by

BELMONT — The Atlanta Braves

lotte on Feb. 20. Beth and Matt, the couple featured in the main article, will present an information sharing session at St. Gabriel's fellowship

hall following the

moment

Braves Score Home Ru At Holy Angels Nursery

Want To Know More? Retrouvaille

the Brave, shares a

Angels Nursery.

Associate Editor

couples to reestablish dialogue with one Presenting couples focus upon a

Atlanta Braves mascot,

By JOANN

and evalu-

ate the relationship with their spouse.

to try again.

marriage could be saved," says Beth. "Over time, we put the pieces back together, began to trust, and ultimately, it saved our marriage."

past counseling soured her thoughts of

another session of worthless analysis.

want

both spouses are willing to attempt anew, Retrouvaille can help. "Retrouvaille gave us hope that our If

Holy

a great opportunity

I to

to people," said Nieves.

cannot do that

much

ing those smiles,

for them, bu

makes us

doing something for them."

feel

1993

;hruary 12,

The Catholic News

Church Reaches To Divorced:

Responds To Those Hurting CAROL HAZARD

Associate Editor

Martin Hennigan lost his sense of

"The Church has made a concerted

purpose after his 15-year marriage dissolved. He had always considered himself a family man. He

effort since the late '70s to reach out to

felt

disconnected.

He couldn't relate to his old friends

y more.

Although he'd been away from the some 20 years, he decided to k to a priest. Maybe a priest could lurch for

him

direction.

Tom

Father

Clements, pastor of

Church in Salisbury, in:ed Hennigan to work with the RCIA jgram, helping people who wanted to cred Heart

this population,"

says Trinitarian Sister

Miriam Fidducia, parish outreach coordinator for Family Life. "In it

many cases,

a hurting population within our

Church and there

a great need for

pastoral care."

Most Catholics have been brought up with the Church teaching that divorce is unacceptable, so the experience can be very frightening and disorienting, she says. "It's important to say, 'we care, we want you to be whole and we believe the Lord can bring something good out of this time of pain and anguish.'"

Trinitarian Sister Margaret Burnard,

who has organized the Widowed, Sepa-

n the Church.

rated and Divorced retreat since

more involve>nt, specifically with the Widowed, parated and Divorced Ministry.

ception in 1979, says people in this

The

invitation led to

:nnigan

a team

member

for the

Widowed, Separated and Dirced diocesan retreat. The ministry is nual

ided in part

by the Diocesan Support

Hennigan says he was amazed at both he and the Church had

w much iwn. He

learned, despite his divorce,

he was

tat's

group tend to feel distant from the Church, their families and themselves. "Because many people feel alienated, there is a special need to reach out," she says.

a big word," Hennigan sudden I started doing things I never imagined I could or would do." He began serving on the Family Life Commission, speaking in front of groups and organizing an annual Widowed, Separated and Divorced program at his parish for Rowan County. "Invitation

says. "All of a

>peal.

its in-

still

welcome

in the

Church,

more, he could receive

Com-

mion.

Being divorced urch today

in the Catholic

not like being divorced

Church 20 or 30 years Hennigan. "The Church is far ire responsive and sensitive than it the Catholic

lb," says

"One's greatest enemy going through an emotional loss like this is the temptation to isolate oneself and become a loner," he says. Yet, the Church reached out and, as a result, Hennigan

Receives Second Major From High Point Family

flaryfield

—

Maryfield NursHIGH POINT |; Home has received a $500,000 gift

|m Louise M. Smith in memory of her liband, Herman Smith. The gift, the ifond largest in the home's 45-year

chased a cottage in Maryfield Acres, the retirement home section of Maryfield, Inc. Smith served as a member of the board of directors, advisory council, development committee and as honor-

from the family.

ary chair family for Maryfield's suc-

|e Smith family gave $1 million in

cessful $3.5 million fund raising drive

tory,

the second

and two-year building improvement

19.

The Smith name has become syn1990, Herman Smith High Point University, High Regional Hospital, High Point

Randolph H. (Randy) Smith, the

his death in

couple's son, said recently,

Id list

Linda, and

1CA and Maryfield Nursing Home ong the projects they have supported. In 1980, Smith and his wife pur-

Remember His Will In Yours.

"My

sister,

have known for a long time that Maryfield was a love of mother and dad's. Now, we have been given the I

See Gift, Page 15

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-

ment to the Church and the community in which we live'.' Bishop John

Donoghue

and Chris Bell of Hoboken,

Photo by

Pro-Life Acivists

Speak At

St.

Benedict

By JEFF MINICK Well known

—

ASHEVILLE

"/ leave to the

Charlotte the the residue

Roman

Catholic Diocese of percent of ( or estate) for its religious, educational

and charitable works. For more information on how to make a Will that works, contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development,

Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 East Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

their pro-life work, Chris Bell and Joan

merly of Greensboro, was hired last fall as office manager and fundraising coor-

Andrews

dinator.

Bell of

Hoboken,

N.J., trav-

The

eled to St. Lawrence Church in Asheville

and St. Benedict Church in Greensboro to speak out against abortion and raise support for single mothers.

Joan Andrews Bell spent more than

two years

in a Florida prison for her

attempts to shut

down

an abortion cen-

Bells are writing a

"We must change hearts and minds rather than laws," Joan said. for rescues.

"It's spiritual

faithful actions

designed to help single mothers help themselves.

lics

The

Bells arrived in Asheville Sat-

Annual March For Life

in Washington, D.C. There, they joined some 60 parish-

ioners at St.

Lawrence Church

rosary and benediction

for a

commencing an

warfare rather than

of God's people

lumbus, Catholic Daughters, and Catholics For Life, the Guadelupe:

Operation LAMB Raises $516,000

all

performing abortions and for the

Clinton administration. Following the benediction, the Bells

spoke informally

at a

They

reception in the

meeting in where Chris visprison in ited Joan at the behest of one of her sisters. The meeting led to marriage. told of

One of the blessings of the marriage is Mary Louise, their 4-month-old daughter.

The

Bells spoke of the

power of

prayer in the fight for life. "Before becoming active, begin in prayer," Joan said.

the

On Sunday, Chris Bell spoke about Good Counsel Homes. The homes

provide shelter, food and assistance to single mothers. Life in each home is

all

Helen Gordon of Guadalupe: CathoFor Life agreed. "We need to move hearts," she said. "People need to pray, fast, and make sacrifices." For more information on Good Counsel Homes, write to Good Counsel Inc., 303 Madison St., Hoboken, NJ 07030. Jeff Minick is a parishioner at St.

John

was an offering of prayers for the unborn, mothers tempted by abortion,

—

it."

Ail-Night Prayer Vigil For Life. Sponsored by the Knights of Co-

vigil

politi-

Fasting, praying, offering up, the

cal.

are a part of

urday, Jan. 23, the day after the 20th

book about

principles for pro-life work, particularly

Her husband, Chris Bell, is founder of Good Counsel Homes, group homes ter.

sum of $

of my

Lawrence

centered on prayer. Albert Hodges, forfor

New Jersey,

Y|J

at St.

CAROL HAZARD

Greensboro Parishes

Asheville,

parish hall.

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

spoke recently

N.J.,

Greensboro.

project.

vmous with philanthropy in the Triad,

Asheville and

See Divorce, Page 13

|:d to be."

Rift

Pro-life activists Joan

in Waynesville.

SOUTHERN PINES — At the midyear meeting of the North Carolina

Knights of Columbus final figures

annual

last month, the were announced for the

"LAMB"

drive to raise

money

for the state's retarded children.

The

Knights give away Tootsie Rolls in appreciation for the money donated by the public during the fall. The 1992 gross was $95,000. The net was approximately $516,000. Fifteen percent of the money is distributed to the major centers in North Carolina; such as Caswell, Black Mountain, Murdoch, Western Carolina, Holy Angels and O' Berry. The remaining 85 percent is given by individual councils to local organizations working in the field of mental retardation.

News

C atholic

February

Herald

12, 19

Pro-Life Corner .0

"Between the eighth and twelfth weeks of life, the unborn baby becomes much more active, skeletal structure, muscles and nervous system are developing rapidly during this time. The

In-

child,

one'),

now called a fetus (from the Latin for 'young one,' 'little can kick, fan his toes, make a fist, move his wrists, turn

open his mouth and swallow considerable quantities of the amniotic fluid that surrounds him but there is no danger that the baby will drown. This swallowing is thought to help in the developing of the lungs." The First Human Right: A Pro-Life Primer his head,

Editorial

The Respect Life Office

—

(704) 331-1720

Diocese of Charlotte

The Struggle Continues

When than a

of The Catholic

this issue

reaches our readers,

Ash Wednesday

week away. However, we

News & Herald will

think

The Pope Speaks

be more never too

still

early to call attention to a special aspect of that day.

Ash Wednesday Lent,

Church

not only marks the beginning of

the date of the U.S. bishops' collection for the

Central and Eastern Europe. Recognizing

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

accepted and nurtured, Pope John Paul

"Human

the great need for financial support for the Church in that once communist-dominated section of the world,

which began

*\«, lable gift of

another from rising hunger and unemployment to the return of anti-democratic

ing

money — something which

All of this requires in short

supply

Only the generosity of American Catholics can provide the funding for these projects.

The

first

year of the U.S. collection

1991 raised

almost $6.5 million. Despite the economic recession

1992 collection raised more than $7 million. That money is helping more than 350 Churchlast year, the

related projects in the region.

The need

great. Please

be generous.

God

a wonder

how

easily people

to accept

"an obvious

one hand, he said, the most advanced technology is used to care for people and save lives. But then, in "public opinion and the laws of many nations, the right to life of the

(CNS)

human being

just

— Pope John Paul

II,

and Muslims

young people

to pray for peace.

pray for peace with more insistence

and babies should not suffer. Our fellow Christians and Muslims, along with the others, should not suffer," he said Jan. 31. The pope has many times appealed for an end to civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians live. He made his remarks, after an Angelus blessing, to a group of Italian schoolchildren gathered at the Vatican during a march for peace. The same day, the pope touched on the theme of peace during a meeting with because boys,

girls

young people at a Rome parish. The pope explained that the fighting in Bosnia was The Cathouc

''us

12,

1993

Number 23

Most Reverend John

Donoghue

Editor: Robert E. Gately

Advertising Representative:

Morehead

Gene

Street, Charlotte

37267, Charlotte

NC 28237

Phone: (704) 331-1713

Printing:

Mullen Publications,

The Catholic News published by the

1524 East Morehead

Inc.

Herald.VSPS 007-393,

Roman St.,

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, Charlotte

a year, weekly except for Christmas

week and every two weeks during

28207, 44 times

week and Easter

June, July and

August for $15 per year for enrollees in parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and $18 per year for all other subscribers. Second-class postage paid at

NC. POSTMASTER: Send address correcThe Catholic News & Herald, PO Box 37267,

Charlotte tions to

Charlotte

NC 28237.

parts of the

new

attention

Year of the Family with and new assistance would

given to the family, "the sanctuary of

The pope the Church's

life."

said the family should be the subje

new

evangelization efforts, with pj

grams designed to educate every family member { should rely on families to spread the faith to others,

"The family must be at the center of concer every diocesan community, of every parish cor nity and of every pastoral structure sensitive tc requirements of our times," he said.

"not a world war, but a regional one: a very drami war between neighboring peoples, with major atK ties." -

urged the children to pray for peace, even

youngest. "Even the smallest ones can be peacem, ers. In fact, their voice, their

cry has a special

quence," he said. In a

sermon during Mass

at the parish, the p<

spoke about the beatitudes. He said the modern wci sometimes views as "losers" the sick, the afflicted,! disabled, those who suffer persecution and those Vi "pay a price for bringing peace to their brothers." He asked his listeners to challenge the logic of world and its emphasis on material gain over spir growth. |

The latest official worldwide statistics from show that religious order membership decreased al 8.5 percent over the previous decade, but that the

of decline was slowing.

of religious orders Feb.

increase in

said.

women

Sullivan

28207

PO Box

that

This holds out hope and promise for the universal church, the pope said at a Mass for members II

2, the feast

of the Presentation

Some areas, like Africa and Asia, showed a mar numbers of women religious. Anoi

the contributions of

men and

was that the number of religious pri hood candidates over the same period grew by at

religious, especially missionaries,

and said

one-third worldwide, with the greatest increase

positive sign

The pope praised

Hispanic Editor: Sister Irene Halahan

Mail Address:

— While

in a "vocational winter,"

of the Lord.

Associate Editors: Joann Keane, Carol Hazard

Office: 1524 East

(CNS)

some religious orders are beginning to flourish again, Pope John Church are stuck Paul

Publisher:

He said the Church would prepare for and celebr

VATICAN CITY Volume

for the Family.

News & Herald February

Paul's Jan. 30 talk to cil

said.

"We must

was also part of Pope Jc members of the Pontifical Coi

ministering to families

hope

contradiction" in their be-

current wars, asked

should become the starting point for buildir world marked by solidarity and peace. The connection between defending human life

be ac-

life.

VATICAN CITY

not recognized," the pope said.

pope said Jan. 3 1 during his midday Angelus address. The pope said it is sur-

seem

human

said recognition of the dignity of every hi

the 1994 International

prising

havior toward

cepted with gratitude," the

citing the suffering of Christians

region.

in the

It is

indi-

be rediscovered with an

fment,

measure. Since the collapse of communist rule in the area began in 1989, the region has suffered one crisis after

television stations.

conceived life

always renewed amazea sacred and invio-

1991 as a temporary

movements and the devastatwar in what once was Yugoslavia. With the help of American Catholics, the Church is reestablishing the network of Catholic charitable and service agencies which had been banned under the communists. But the Church itself has problems in the area. Churches must be restored, religious orders reestablished, seminaries reopened and religious education programs revived. To help spread the Christian message after decades of oppression, atheism and corrosive materialism, the Church is trying to reestablish its means of communication, including Catholic newspapers and radio and

II said.

life is

visible good:

the bishops voted at their fall meeting to continue the

special collection

— The Church must help

modem families realize that human life must always be

they gave the Church invaluable pastoral service as

Africa, Asia and South America.

well as spiritual inspiration.

The pope remarked that many religious have gi courageous witness to the Gospel, sometimes paj with their lives. As an example, he cited a grouj Spanish Claretians killed in the Spanish civil wa

world we are witnessing the extension of a worrisome vocational winter," he said. "Elsewhere, where the Gospel is followed with more trust and courage, there is an authentic revival going on, rich in hope and promise for the Church and humanity," he said. The pope said religious vocations were a sign that local Catholics were refusing to conform to worldly "Unfortunately, in

values.

some

parts of the

offered a prayer that vocations

continue to grow, "even in our age, which

by a

spirit that is

Christ."

opposed

to the truth

would

tormented brought by

1936.

"These heroic heralds of Christ died gripping Many humble and often hid disciples of the Lord have followed them, and conti to follow them, on the road of martyrdom," he sa crucifix in their hands.

In particular,

been killed

members of missionary

in service to the

Gospel, he

orders

said. Chi

officials recently said that at least

192 missions

have been killed since 1980, and

that the rate

increased since 1985.

nil

ejuary 12,

1993

The Catholic News

The

By Elsewhere in this issue there imission seeking

Notebook

Editor's

Light

BOB GATELY a story about the Federal

Communications

comments on the question of how to define indecency and who should do it. It seems to to pass the buck.

The

FCC

indecency

me to be

a case of the

FCC trying

presumably has the authority to regulate

broadcasting and the courts have pretty well answered the question of what is or is not indecent, in

although there are some

who claim the court guidelines are

too vague.

That would appear to settle the issue without the need any comments except for one thing. The FCC in the past has demonstrated great reluctance to exercise its advertising

—

all called, each of us, to become instruments of God's peace and healing. We see "through a glass darkly," as St. Paul put it. It's a staggering idea, I admit, but oh, so

are

beautiful.

God also dreams about liberating us from the cocoon of our own selfishness. He wants us to live in harmony with

've seen a lot of political

Many

of broadcasters, including most of the major networks, says the FCC stations to decide what is indecent programming but authority to bar ads such as the ones in question.

V coalition Id

leave

jut '11

up to individual

buy the

of that but not the

last part

first part. If stations

consider indecent, they could bar any ads that didn't

fit

can bar political ads with the views of the

|>n management.

But leaving it up to the stations to decide what is indecent could I o chaos. What's indecent to one station could be perfectly acceptable to another

in the same market. think the only answer is for the FCC to find the courage to exercise its authority.

way,

be only one set of standards for every broadcaster. suggest that the members of the FCC take a good look Iiat passes for television entertainment these days. It may not be as bad as what I' Europeans see on the tube but some of it is pretty raunchy. Of course, I'm not I; to hold my breath waiting for the FCC to do something about it. jiTiat would be expecting too much. at least, there will

Ivnd, while they are at

to heal relationships.

Harmony

divisions.

other types of commercials.)

it, I

harmony

God

an essential part of God's dream for us, whereas the lack of

discordant and antagonistic to his plan.

invites us to share our stories of

He dreams

In the liturgy,

of the day

celebrate

Church And Evolution

in 1895, Zahm attempted to reconcile religion by suggesting that Catholics could accept the theory of evolution )ut damage to their faith. In a decree in 1898, the Sacred Congregation of ndex prohibited the publication and circulation of this book. Most tists accept evolution, but I'm not sure of theologians. What is the ch's position on evolution, particularly as it applies to human beings?

Dame University, written

|icience

will help

God's wonderful dream for

us.

recognize the gifts

discover our

we have been

celebrate those gifts.

Word we

Good News

with one another. At the and give ourselves to the Father in humble obedience. During the Consecration the bread and wine is transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ, and Jesus comes to empower us with His love. We become carriers of His spirit. The ancient Greeks once said of the Christian converts among them, "See how they love one another." They had seen God's dream in action. God's dream will be fully realized one day, but you and I have to pray for the grace to become instruments of peace and love. (For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Let's Celebrate," send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Christophers, 12 East 48 Street, New York, Offertory of the

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Our Catholic newspaper several weeks ago said that Galileo can "come if his room now." After 359 years it turns out that Earth really does revolve rid the sun. In the book, Evolution and Dogma, by Father John Zahm of

when we

dignity in His universal plan of redemption, In the Liturgy of the

I).

ourselves and with all people. He is always challenging us He wants families and people of different nations to overcome

brokenness and restoration with one and support one another, the strongest reaching out to the weakest. God dreams of a kingdom of love, but He cannot create it without our cooperation. The Word of God teaches us wonderful ideas about our destiny. "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." ( Romans 12:21). Evil may be widespread, but we are overcoming it little by little. Life can be overpowering at times but we are not left alone as poor helpless creatures. There is always grace. We are changing the world day by day. Granted, no one can change the world all at once, but each of us can change the world for the better by changing ourselves. The promised kingdom will be a place of peace, unity and love, a place where the power of evil is chained and transformed. another.

given, and

He had a plan for you. of us to perform some task in this life, an assignment or mission that belongs to no one else. We

:ent.

close to

God

God called each

that

commercials but I have yet to see one that a reasonable are in poor taste or insulting to the intelligence or slanderous but that's not indecency. (The same thing could be said of

be able to understand that

out of dissonance.

Jome candidates in Georgia wanted to air commercials showing aborted fetuses, e television stations refused to carry them on the grounds that they were

could call indecent.

will

Imagine if you will, God dreaming about you before you were even born. Explore with me for a moment the mind of God while He was in the process of creating you. What do you suppose were His hopes for you? It's a very mysterious exercise, I admit, but long before the dawn of history you existed as a dream in the mind of God. He created you to help Him bring harmony

d the issue this time.

you have, then you

attain in their lifetime? If

a dreamer too.

And it was

specifically political advertising

One Candle

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR Have you ever dreamed great dreams for someone you loved, perhaps your own child? Have you dreamed about their future and the things you'd like to see them

for

authority, especially in the case of advertising.

Mass we

share the

unite as one

Body

in Christ

10017.)

Father John Catoir

director of The Christophers.

(North Carolina) A. If by evolution you mean the theory that human beings and most other life on this earth developed in some manner from other living beings, as distinct from having

been

Crosswinds

formed immediately by God "out of the clay it says in Genesis, the Church has no position on this one way or the other today.

literally

of the ground" as official

Our

faith teaches that the world, including

human

was created by God. The existence of each human soul results in some way from a particular act of God's

beings,

Crosswinds

creative powers.

How God

actually accomplished

human bodies, extended over many years, created our

or in stages that

all this,

how God

example, whether

an not a question which our

for-

does not affect Catholic teaching, •fedo not look to the Bible for answers to questions like this. As I have explained e, the Scriptures, at least according to our Catholic understanding, do not intend .wer such scientific or technical questions. he great faith declarations of Genesis that God created the world and all that by his own creative, loving power; that creation as it comes from the hand of >lic

faith addresses.

—

good; that even after mankind's fall God calls the human family to renewed with the Creator and so on none of these stand or fall on exactly how God

—

world, including

bd the

human

beings.

concerned, that is a scientific question, not a religious one. lome self-acclaimed scientific experts of the past, who were often no better tists than they were theologians, claimed that the theory of evolution spelled the is far

as the Church

{

of the Bible and Christianity.

convinced that the evidence from biology, paleontology and sciences make at least some form of evolution the only reasonable position

ersonally,

[brace.

fne

ihere.

however, if he thinks the scientific evidence leads Catholic in no conflict with the doctrine of the a good

free to hold otherwise,

One may be

Church either way. he Church has taught, and still teaches, that the spiritual part of each human what we call the soul, can only come into existence through a direct creative •God. jilic

See Dietzen, Page 6

a series of columns

nized part of

how

myself in the months

members about

honest,

their experiences. In

order to protect client confidentiality, the staff members are not identified. When I attended graduate school for social work, it followed years in the service dimension of Catholic Social Service agencies. Positions included placement of children in our Children's Home and work with mothers who were pregnant and in need of help talking through the situation with their families and/or planning for the infant. At graduate school, I did none of the above. For the first time, it seemed, I was left alone with a client in a room for an hour or so and we had no problem to work on except the client's feelings of inadequacy, loss and anxiety. This was awesome for me. I was used to helping people solve specific problems. I was not used to attempting to help people change internal, seemingly intangible things like emotions. During my two-year graduate program and inherent internships, I recog-

this

would be using

written by Catholic Social Services staff

come and,

to be

was concerned. Now, some years later, I look at all quite differently. Emotions are, inI

me and often speak louder than words. I am a believer in counseling and

deed, very tangible to

love the opportunities afforded within

CSS me,

to take a wholistic approach.

For

means assessing whether

the

this

individual has repressed his or her spirituality

and

identifies with atheists, is

overwhelmed with

and under

life's sufferings

aligns with an agnostic stance,

the "law" and rigidly applies Scripture

happenings especially for other people or becomes scrupulous regarding themselves, or is "under the Lord" and has with the counselor a mutual resting place in which to begin to recoup to life's

and look

at the

present situation.

client is the one who "under the Lord," because his or her recuperative powers are truly enhanced.

optimum

essentially

Catholic

News

Herald

February

HOW Does Canon Law Affect US?

12, lS ji

Stewardshi P Questions and Answers By JIM KELLEY

The

Question:

Living Will

What

are some examples of stewardship of time and

Answer: The following

talent'

of stewardship opportunities for time and tale while not comprehensive, idoes give a broad view list

many ways

that one can give of his/her time and talei Adult day care volunteer, adult education facilitat

McNALLY

By SISTER JEANNE-MARGARET

AIDS program volunteer, altar guild, altar server, arts g

This is the second article on the topic of self-determination in healthcare. The two ways of carrying out self-determination are through the living will and the durable power of attorney. The term living will was used in 1969 to describe a document in which a competent adult sets forth directions

crafts teacher,

ill ministry, Bible study leader, board meml of community agency, budget planning.

terminally

1991 more than 40 states had living will

Campus

All have problems.

statutes.

English

common

law has a vast body of law on

law deals with the content of the will only after the person is dead. A will has no effect during life. The usual living will has no binding effect. It provides

an instruction directive that states if incompetence prevents participation in decision making the patient does not wish life sustaining procedures to be used to postpone the moment of death. This requires an understanding of the meaning of terms that could be used. Fatal pathology is any disease, illness or injury that will cause death if allowed to run its course. The disease may be acute or chronic. Effective therapy takes into consideration its use to treat illness or injury in which the therapy can help the person pursue his/her life goals. Grave burden is that which seriously impedes striving for the mission or goals of life. The "quality of life is impaired." Life prolonging therapy is any medical therapy that serves to maintain life. These can be technologically complex interventions or simple ones. Euthanasia implies a direct intention to bring about a sick person's death to alleviate suffering. Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) is a pathology that affects the function of the cerebral cortex (higher brain), but not the function of the brain stem (lower brain). Because of brain damage the person is unaware of the environment and is incapable of performing voluntary or purposeful actions. Most states allow a person to execute a living will at any time. Some require that it be reaffirmed at specific intervals. All states require the doctor to diagnose terminal illness usually with a second opinion. All states declare that the death of a patient whose living will is honored is not suicide or homicide. Some states will not honor living wills in cases of pregnancy and some provide special protection to children and to nursing home patients. Hence, it is necessary to use a format for a living will that complies with your state's statutes. The ethical norm is that life should be prolonged unless the therapy to prolong life imposes grave burden or is ineffective in so far as the overall well-being of the patient is concerned. in the

living will

event of terminal illness,

Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally is a licentiate judge of The Tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte

Witnessing For

cannon law and a

Life By JOHN

About 3,000 people turned out

FLYNN

and march in Raleigh. Organized by the N.C. Right to Life, the purpose of our witness was to mark the 20th anniversary of

Roe

When I awoke

How

easy

myself and

Wade.

ber,

including a priest.

The experience brought me

spiritual gifts

of insight into

bones.

The cold

rain glistened as it dripped off the stark, gray granite building blocks of the closed government offices. It felt as if there was no life except that which was

mass down the middle of the street, bringing light into stillness and stepped out of formation and onto a knoll and looked about. De Colores, all in color, I thought, the marchers looked like a brightly colored ribbon wrapped about a empty box.

moving

darkness.

was

crisis

member, cloth Commission me

pregnancy voluntc

Commission member, electrical work, English as a sea language teacher, Evangelization Commission member. Family Life Commission member, Finance Commission member, food de eries to sick/shut its, Habitat for Humanity volunteer, homeless shelter volunfc hospital or hospice volunteer, kitchen help, Knights of Columbus. Ladies Club, lawn care, lector, Legion of Mary, literacy program volunfe Liturgical Commission member, masonry, Men's Club, migrant ministry volunfe Minority ministry volunteer, Mothers Morning Out volunteer, musician, newcc ers coffee, newsletter work, office work, outreach to inactive Catholics, outreaci

the unchurched.

member, phone answ and shrubbery care, plumbing work, prayer group lec

Painting, parish dinner preparation, Pastoral Council ing, photographer, plant

printer, pro-life volunteer, property/real estate assistance, public relations as

tance.

RCIA

volunteer, school volunteer, scout leadership, sewing, social serv

agency volunteer, sound systems/electronics help, soup kitchen volunteer, team leader, Stewardship Committee member, Sunday morning coffee.

sp<

Teacher's aid, teacher's substitute, telephone ministry, typing, usher/gree Young Adult Ministry, youth group counselor. Jim Kelley is director of development for the Diocese of Charlotte.

visitation to sick/shut-ins,

Dietzen (From Page

which is spiritual or "immaterial," has no parts. One cannot take it on in the way our parents, for example, pass on the initial mate for our bodies from their own. This position on evolution has been repeated numerous times in the

The

soul,

a piece and pass

generation.

Pope Pius XII in his encyclical "Humani Generis" (1950) explains that conformity with the current state of human sciences and sacred theology, the Chi has no problem with research and discussions among those experienced in t science and theology with regard to the doctrine of evolution insofar as it inqu into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent living matter. The problem is not with the body, he says, "for Catholic faith obliges us to I that souls are immediately created by God." (A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about Mary, the Mothe Jesus, is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father J Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61701. Questi for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.) Copyright © 1993 by Catholic News Service

myself which I could not have received otherwise. I reached Raleigh just before noon. It was cold and a light rain was falling. Like Tallahassee, this rally brought together Christians of all denominations. Bishop Joseph Gossman gave the invocation and set the tone of the rally, which was to stop the passage of the Freedom of Choice Act at this session of Congress. By the score, we left the assembly area and began a half mile walk around the empty governor's residence and state office buildings. The dampness made its way

computer programmer,

Life

morning,

As I drove, I reflected on another call to witness in 1987 in Tallahassee, Fla., where Joan Andrews Bell, a pro-life activist was serving a jail term for her actions. While there, as a result of circumstances at a abortion clinic, I became an inmate of the Tallahassee City Jail for four days along with some 200 Christian men and

into

teacher, choir

Community

Driver, Education

four-hour drive.

women

CCD

ministry volunteer,

I hesitated about going. Besides, it was snowing. excuse myself. But I had made a commitment to compelled to perform. I dressed, made lunch and headed out on the

that

would have been

felt

for a Jan. 16 pro-life rally

ministry volunteer, capital campaign vol

teer, carpentry,

wills, but the

only advice.

Baby-sitting, baptismal/marriage preparation, bereav

regarding his/her medical treatment in the event of future incapacity.

artwork for various publications,

repair, auxiliary minister.

a slow

like witnessing to the

dead which

in fact

we were. As we approached the

war memorials loomed ahead. The statues seemed to look out upon the living as we marched in silence. We were in effect testifying to the dead about this terrible slaughter of innocent unborn babies whose deaths far outnumber our many war dead. I thought, what must these brave soldiers think of what has become of their country? If only they could talk. There was no jubilation here only senate offices, the

a cold reminder of struggle yet to come. I prayed for some understanding of God's will and knew all was well. John Flynn of Banner Elk is a parishioner at St. Elizabeth Church in Boone.

-the

saints

<gt LUCIUS WAS NAMEP BISHOP OF ADRIANOPLE, MACEDONIA, ON THE PEATH OF St EUTROP/US. LUCIUS WAS ONE OF MANY CHRISTIANS WHO W£R£ EXILEP BY THE ARIANS. FORCEP TO FLEE AGAIN SOON AFTER HIS RETURN, HE WENT TO ROME TO PLEAP HIS CASE. BACK AGAIN IN APRIANOPLE, HE WAS ARRESTEP WITH SOME OF HIS FOLLOWERS WHEN HE REFUSED TO EMBRACE ARIANISM. THE FOLLOWERS WERE ALL BEHEAPEP ANP LUCIUS WAS CONPEMNEP TO PRISON ANP EXILE. LUCIUS PIEP IN PRISON IN THE YEAR 350, OF THE ILL TREATMENT HE RECEIVER. ST ATHANASJU5, WHOM HE MET WHILE IN ROME, WRITES

ST LUCIUS

APMIRINGLY OF ST LUCIUS' CONSTANCY ANP COURAGE. THE FEAST OF ST LUCIUS IS

FEB.

1993

II.

CNS Graphics

iarv

12,

1993

The Catholic News

Isiah HHnm

By Tom Ehart

M M^

hat do you get

when you add

15,000+ points

over the

last

things aren't

ten years, ten straight years on the NBA All Star

team, and a set of awe-

in terms of financial

inner

cities'

commitments

to the

educational systems and the

churches. The three things that really conin

trol society are religion,

a pretty

family,

tough neighborhood on Chicago's West

How do you

Side.

these.

think inner-city kids

can break out of what

really

seem

ment

war zones nowadays?

Isiah

Thomas:

There has

and school

say, it,"

encompassed

to inner-city education.

Isiah:

keep pushing?

the Hail

Youth Beat: Where did you

My mom's faith has definitely

every other teenager faces.

steal or

things that

On days when

He'll

always

all

just

for

reminds

for you."

ers as

have and the

just

do unto

oth-

you would have them do unto

two.

you. That's the thing that you always

back on. That's the thing that keeps society as stable as

that I've got to

it is. •

fall

this

• •

move on. Everything else

myself and

Life

young Christians have been will-

the

will

"You make

get up, get off the spot, quit feeling sorry

ing to do just that for the love of God.

Which brings us to

my life, espe-

and the values. You know, the

most important thing

Whenever I'm down, always,

work the wonder

By Paul Lauer

Well,

find comfort in the Scriptures.

principles

make

same

preached the Lord and preached believing in God.

do you not? Do you

Isiah:

cially in the discipline that

one step and the Lord

don't you? Probably the

Our Father. That

my strongest supporter, and has always

thing you faced as a teenager?

take drugs or

the

They've had an impact on

is,

cern for what's happening in the inner-

know why. always say

Mary and

influenced mine. She's always been the

always her favorite saying

A combination of things. Do you

don't

one gives me the most confidence. Youth Beat: Do you read the Bible?

get your

strong faith from?

Isiah:

itself out.

the Hail Mary?

Or do you

Youth Beat: What was the toughest Isiah:

not only in terms of lip service but

government and

There has to be a stronger commit-

strong political and government con-

city,

you just

and give up?

ble basketball player named Isiah Thomas. Youth Beat: You grew up

will

Youth Beat: You once said that you pray a lot of Hail Marys on the court. Why

"Forget

some stats that never seem to end? A mighty long list? Mo, one incredi-

work

going good, do

DATING o

most radical of

rx/i

young Christians: Mary. At fifteen,

she took on the most intense role ever:

By Tom Ehart

she became the mother of Jesus

Christ—the mother of God himself!

Now why do you think God asked a teenager to take on such a big project?

us feelings of belonging, security, and a sense that

what he was doing! Check: Young peo-

having a steady can help us learn to

ple have guts. "Is

besides ourselves.

on. Is

impossible?

by lions? Does

that

the perfect couple. Pressure to

God brought God to earth.

we answer "yes"

with

me Holy Spirit and bring Christ to the And there is no more radical person than one who is filled with the world.

sound

power of the living God.

more radical than a slam dunk?

Comic violence, some sexual refThe U.S.

erences and a flash of nudity.

— The

follow-

nome videocassette reviews from Catholic Conference Office for

Broadcasting. Theatrical mov-

ideo have a U.S. Catholic

Conc classification and Motion Pic^ociation of America rating. *

Becomes Her" (1992)

fore and *r |i

fantasy clash in this black

about two aging celebrities

Hawn and Meryl

Streep) ready

»ch other over an alcoholic plasreon (Bruce Willis). I

The humor

edly plastic in director Robert

Catholic Conference classification is A-III rating is adults. The parents are strongly cauPG-13 tioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

— —

to our

listen to

are needed.

And

and care about people

its pitfalls.

Number one

pressure,

or our steady's expectations. Pressure to be

couples

make

everything look great even

the movies or on

—hey

it's

not.

that's

—

down

the

•••

aisle.

••

Zemeckis' frenzied movie, with Streep's finely nuanced performance the sole

WW YORK (CNS)

the cheer-

what they're doing, we should be doing the same things, right? Wrong. Going steady can be an excuse for a boyfriend or girlfriend to use us. We get hurt because we do things that our date tells us we should. That's an abuse of friendship, and it's an abuse of real love. No one ever died from not going steady! In fact, waiting may help us be better prepared to find Mr. or Miss Right the one we'll go steady

PAGE FURNISHED

merit.

live

Pressure to be

with...

a bit

own

had the courage to answer his call. Her

And each of us is called to do the

yOUrdefinitionofradi-

But going steady can also have pressure to

"yes" to

A reverse slam dunk? How about

being chowed

it!"

God picked Mary because he knew she

God like Mary did, we are filled

cal?

I'll

radical? I'm all over

same. Each time

What'S

hear about the quarterback and

leader going steady. But what about the rest of us? Going steady can give

God chose a teenager because he knew

take

Mary: God's Radical Teen

We always

MPAA

by YOU! America

Catholic Youth Magazine 29800 Agoura Rd. =102 Agoura

an Ohio youth (Audie Murphy) coming of age in combat during the Civil War. Brutally truncated by the studio before

"Little Big

all

the family.

Man"

(1970)

At age 121, the

sole survivor of

Custer's Last Stand (Dustin Hoffman)

his

adults.

own words as well as those of contemporaries. Director Peter W.

Kunhardt's four-hour television documentary is prime history, meticulously researched and brimming with rare and remarkable images of the era and its people. Sensitive, moving portrait of a

91301 Ph; (818) 991-1813

great leader from the nation's past can

Lincoln's

coln are presented almost entirely in black-and-white period photographs and

be shared by

some tall tales of his wild life and woolly times on the frontier. Although not tightly conceived or executed, director Arthur Penn's large canvas provides a major overview of the Old West and its conflicts between Indians and pioneers. Some graphic violence and sexual references. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III

"Lincoln" (1992) The life and times of Abraham Lin-

Hills,

recalls

The

MPAA

rating

— —

parental guidance suggested.

"The Red Badge of Courage' (1951) *

Powerful though uneven dramatization of Stephen Crane's novel about

its release, what remains of director John Huston's effort is a strong, naturalistic re-creation of the period's bloody warfare of attrition and the human cost

for those

who

violence

The

fought

it.

The

battlefield

strong fare for youngsters.

U.S. Catholic Conference classiis A-I general patronage.

fication

—

Not rated by the

MPAA.

This newspaper is printed on recycled newsprint and is recyclable.

News

Catholic

Herald

February

12,

How God's presence

home

the

chang By Robert and Joann Evans Catholic

A 1

Service

Evans," the carpenter said, "you told me a story when I came to fix the hinges on that bedroom door last year, and I r.

ylrl

News

* '

God's presence leads to service to another and to the community. But keeping faith bottled up us from seeing God's presence faith into action enables us to s

never forgot it."

The

remembrance got

carpenter's

—

the conversation going about how thin the ice sometimes gets between parents and children. The door in question was to one of our children's rooms. There had been an argument involving one child who was upset because we wouldn't allow

him

to do

something his

ents were permitting.

ter.

When we focus with words on presence, that presence is more re. nizable.

There was one occasion durir prayer-group session at the home couple who are friends when we what the group refers to as a contribution." It was initiated by of the typical husband and wife

friends' par-

He stormed up

the stairs and into his room, then slammed the door and locked it. His father said, "Lord, Lord, not in this house!" Within seconds he had busted through the door. CNS Photo by Mimi Forsyth Children always seem to know when you're not going to do anything, or at least they count on it. But "If openly talking with God helps sometimes events in family life lead right to the us discern the divine presence, core of an issue, which approaching each other and our happened in that instance. children the way God approaches Dad wasn't too happy with what he had done, us also helps to reveal this the door being off hinges presence. So parents need to talk and he in the doorway.

Our

must have been

child

thinking,

"Who

We both felt moved by God in a cial

—

could be harmful. Still, God's promise remains firm. God is present even when you feel things are not moving in the direction

you want them to.

into?"

when not

We see ourselves in the same position as other families, struggling to live a decent life while being mindful of our ultimate destination. Perhaps because this is a struggle, praying spontaneously talking to God regularly is something we do a lot as parents. We feel God is right there listening, so we talk to him regularly. This is how we believe things work when it comes to recognizing God's identifying how God is presence present: The practice of prayer deepens

—

But even in moments like this

a lot of

time is taken to weigh things, people can draw upon God's presence, rely upon it for counsel. There is a divine presence offering guidance even in the midst of turmoil. When you are angry and upset, something inside you says, "Hold tight! Don't do anything that might hurt." So you do feel something there conveying it to you.

file

believe

to talk about, to pray all in their

who were away at college two strongly communicative, sens: sons bookending a very capable 20s,

have to discipline children or deny something a family member wants something you believe, in the long run,

another."

man, what has he changed

way

our three children,

and to one

to their children

this

nudging-in-the-side technique.

and hope our children

an unusual instance of turmoil like

this one away with all the hugs they receive, and somewhere along the line, with prayer, it balances out. But faith

has to be there if you are to recognize that things can balance out. Rest assured, however, the harder you try, the more it seems life will challenge you, especially when you

—

— —Faith, in turn, leads to love and an ability to recognize God's presence. —Invariably, love and a sense of

faith.

caring daughter. Essentially, the core of our pr was that God would touch the hear each "hild wherever he or she in be: in the college cafeteria, studyir a dormitory, enjoying friendship, ticipating in sports or even in tiently pondering the swirling ing machine in the university la

room.

That prayer touched a chord in group, bringing out feelings thatn shared. The impact of that praye the impact of the Spirit? is stil membered years later.

—

If openly talking with God help discern the divine presence, appro ing each other and our children way God approaches us also hen; reveal this presence. So parents to talk to their children and to another. We believe this talk should occ ij

an up-front, open manner, even

MARKETPLACE of a time when you strongly felt God was

FAITH IN THE Tell

present

your homelife.

"In 1988 lost my brother. !n 1989 lost my father and this summer lost my mother. Those are hard times. really felt Margaret Dobek, Northport, N. Y. God was with us helping us to go through this." "We were lighting our Advent candle at dinner. seemed like a highly intense spiritual time. We felt closer as a family to Bill Cline, Kokomo, Ind. God at that time than we had before." I

—

"As went through the long preparation to become a deacon. At one point the program was put on hold. The process took 1 0 years. There were times was tempted to give up. But was sustained through it all by the prayers and the I

my wife." — Bill O'Neal, Niceville, Fla. "When was dating my husband-to-be. Some of our family was against us getting I

encouragement

relationship

and decisions we were making.

felt

(God) was guiding us."

—

Lori

married. just felt a peace with our Murphy, Naugatuck, Conn. I

"My sister was dying in the hospital. She was carrying on a conversation and we asked her who she was talking with. She said, 'Jesus.' Of course we could only hear her side of the conversation. But all 1 3 of us strongly felt God's presence.

We all felt we were halfway to heaven with her." — Ruth

children say things and ask quest

Reddersdorf, Kokomo,

Ind.

most parents would back away frc For God is up front and open \ you really think about it. Our dinner table has been a ft for every discussion. We also w take the children aside and tal

them individually. Today our young-adult childrer us anything. We may not al' agree with their decisions, but will talk to us regarding them. Our very conversation is a sign God is there, in our home. tell

(The Evans live in Philadelphk recruits students for high school college; she gives retreats natio,

and vocations counseling and spir * edition asks: Tell of a time when God's will was not identical with your wishes. How did you feel about would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alivel 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington,

An upcoming

that? If you D.C. 20017-1100.

direction in the Philadelphia Are« cese and the Brooklyn Diocese.) '

All

eUary

12,

1993

The Catholic News

where

ixactly Catholic

News

God at home

Father David K. O'Rourke,

jjy

to look for

Service

couple's ordinary efforts to cre-

what hurts

ate a decent, happy home repreJ sent signs of God's presence in marriage. Why?BecauseGod has on our ordinariness, cently I was slogging through the

builders reinforccentury-old church against Iprnia's well-known earthquakes, i trocess of putting in tons of steel yards of concrete left us in the lie of a mess. a misstep oozed me down into particularly cold and gooey all this

mess

cept by us.

do with being a pastor. The er: It had everything to do with

Finally,

ic;o

holy at

a pastor.

explain by broadening the ion to this: What makes life holy? does God enter daily life? tholic tradition responds in a stent way to those questions, h makes life holy is not a what but »•>: God. And God enters daily life t

ing human. ien God became human rn

Jesus of Nazareth, our huwas given a share in God's

fiiature ||lo,

putting

>ecause

it is

CNS Photo by Mimi

simply, daily

life is

human,

fortunately, this truth often is flioked. Because of the importance t 'lies place on worship and on their 4j laces, we can begin to suspect that •pliness in our lives derives only ploseness to the altar. The truth is altar needs Christ for its holi-

Forsytn

much as we do. we think of what married

washing clothes or grocery shopping is not. But that is not accurate.

couples can do to recognize God's presence in their homes, the first, and perhaps the most important step is to recognize that God is there already. In all our efforts to survive, to make a home and to live decently, God already is

Catholic theological tradition tells us that why we do what we do is one way we give our actions their moral quality. We clean and shop and go to work and treat each other well because it goes with the life we have chosen.

there.

Doing what we can to make a go of the most ordinary aspects of family life is not only religious, it may be the most important religious task we face. Third, compassion is a sign of God's presence at home. We have to be aware

ness just as

So in the

know

—

||>ur

wondered what

of us do

churned up by

Most

knowledge; we should not try to hurt. Talking to each other also is an ordinary activity of marriage that is Godlike a sign of God's presence at home. It is amazing how many people think that spouses ought to be able to read each other's minds in some variation of the "if he loved me he'd know what I'm thinking" attitude. But our minds are not readable ex-

tie,

others.

for we know the chinks in each other's armor. shouldn't exploit that it,

The second step

a matter of recognition. If we tend to divide our lives into religious areas and non-religious areas, getting the kids ready for Mass on Sundays is religious, while also

an ordinary means

home

of being to "report in." Couples

need to let each other know where they are, what's going on within each one and what is important in their lives. This takes time, and it requires that couples take themselves, each other and their relationship seriously. When they do this, however, they become signs to each other and to their other

members

family this

of God's presence in

home.

(Father O'Rourke is pastor of Dominic Church in Benicia, Calif.)

FAITH IN ACTION Though God's

"creative presence" encountered at every moment, "we are only intermittently aware of the encounter," writes Jesuit is

Father William A. Barry in Spiritual and the Encounter With

Direction

God

Israel's

clear signs of divine favor. The psalms, prayers of the people, reflect this attitude:

households By Father John Catholic

News

1 I ouses were not

Castelot

like a fruitful vine in the recesses of

Service

filled

with

reli-

gious objects in the Israel of biblical times. In fact, images of

iind were forbidden by the Law. |}rthermore, what we would call y devotions do not seem to have I in vogue. Tpetheless, the

your home; your children like olive plants around your table. Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the Lord" (Psalm 128:1-4). The very names given to children were a constant reminder of God's presence in the home: Joel (Yahweh is

(Yahweh is glorious) and innumerable other combinations of the divine name. We are given only occasional glimpses of actual home life and hardly any information about the conGod), Yochabed

home was perme-

an awareness of God's presence. I mother and father were thems God-figures, living reminders of |ivine presence in the home. Their l>y

)rity,

"Happy are you who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways!... Happy shall you be, and favored. Your wife shall be

their title to respect,

came

God. Sirach develops this truth in lung of family interrelationships: Ipr the Lord sets a father in honor

and a mother's auconfirms over her sons.... He everes his father will have a long e obeys the Lord who brings como his mother.... For a father's ing gives a family firm roots, but H her's curse uproots the growing "(Sirach 3:2-9). Ija culture in which the home was enter of life, work, play and ir, God's presence was part of the sople breathed. Parents were the ers, and they kept the tradition f[ "Hear, my son, your father's inHcion, and reject not your mother's wing" (Proverbs 1:8). Barents were living reminders of 4 constant love and strong, caring •frn, children were regarded as

sciousness of God's activity at home. But the indirect references are eloquent. Occasionally an especially intimate

scene flashes onto the biblical screen, like that of Elkanah and Hannah, parents of Samuel. Very much in love, they felt their existence was marred by her childlessness and resultant depression. One of the tenderest lines in Scripture is Elkanah's anxious question:

"Hannah, why do you weep, and why do you refuse to eat? Am I not more to you than 10 sons?" (1 Samuel 1:8). Through it all God remained very much part of their lives. On their annual pilgrimage to the shrine at Shiloh, Hannah made her condition known to Eli the high priest. He prayed for her and she had a son, whom she named Samuel, interpreted as "asked of God" a living reminder

—

of God's action in their lives.

(Paulist Press,

Blvd.,

Mahwah,

997 Macarthur

N.J.

07430. 1992.

Paperback, $7.95). Our unawareness

derives from deep-seated fears which lead to "blind spots and resistances to the drawing love of

God." But people

God

who

believe

can

discover in their experience "more than what at first blush seemed to be there and

name

that 'more'

God," the author

suggests.

Reflection. Suppose that in listening intently to a family member I am freed from an old

understanding of him or her that weighed me down with worry or anger. Is my new understanding

—

my new freedom

—

experience of God's liberating

(Father Castelot is a Scripture scholar, author and lecturer.)

love?

Ibis children; R;y he

FOOD FOR THOUGHT The world is such a mess! Is that what you think, at least sometimes? It is no wonder people mentally confine God to some "place" outside the mess

—

of real

life.

Wouldn't

debase the

divine to

considering what kind of "midst" it is?! propose that God's footprints actually are in our midst We say God always is present. But do we believe it? Or do we imagine that God just couldn't just wouldn't always be present here? Was God anywhere around when you struggled to get your teen-ager to go to school this morning? Was God there when your well-planned day fell apart at the seams yesterday? The answer is yes, but it is indeed "food for thought." Christians can learn to be on the lookout for God. In 1 993, Faith Alive! will return again and again to the search for God in the world of the here-and-now. How is this search conducted by someone like me or someone like you? Begin by asking whether you are undermined in the furthest reaches of your mind by a sneaking suspicion that God is just too good for you and is therefore ordinarily inaccessible. David Gibson, Editor,

—

St.

—

Faith Alivel

News

atholic

February 12,

Herald

People

The News

In Letter On Schools, Cardinal Hickey

the people but not

Urges Faith Reawakening WASHINGTON (CNS) Catholics need to reawaken their faith, Cardinal James A. Hickey of Washington said Feb. 3 in a pastoral letter on Catholic schools. "Impressive statistics and

"They have persecuted a population a

—

Retired Bishop Schuck Dies At 80; Was American Serving In Brazil

can National Committee has elected a new chairman who pledged to make it clear that Republicans are "diverse and tolerant" on the issue of abortion. The action came after the outgoing chairman of the Republican National Committee

—

DENVILLE,

ReN.J. (CNS) Bishop James Anthony Schuck, who founded and headed the Diocese of

tired

Cristalandia in the Brazilian state of

Goias, died Jan. 31 at tal in

Denville.

was Feb. 4

Clare's Hospi-

St.

He was

80. His funeral

Anthony Church

at St.

Butler, N.J., with burial in Calvary

etery there.

Born

criticized the party

strong stand against

Both Richard N. Bond, the outgoing chairman, and Mississippi lawyer and lobbyist Haley Barbour, who was elected to succeed him Jan. 29, described themselves as pro-life. But Bond said the Republican Party should move away from its identification with abortion as a key national issue. abortion.

Cem-

Trevorton, Pa.,

Bishop Schuck entered the Franciscans' Holy Name Province in Paterson, N.J., in 1933 and professed his final vows as a Franciscan on Sept. 17, 1937. Ordained to the priesthood in 1 940, Bishop Schuck taught briefly at St. Bonaventure University and in 1943 volunteered to join the first group of friars from Holy

Priest Sentenced

For Molesting Baby

Sitter

—A

ing dozens of children, has been sen-

tenced to six months

Father Rossetti Joins

ing a 15-year-old

Institute

SUITLAND, Md. (CNS)

— Father

its

founding,

Luke

St.

come one of the

In the

Washing-

sitter.

2 years since

Institute has be-

left

the priest-

nation specializing in treatment of clergy

men and women

who

suf-

Military Archbishop Protests Clinton

fer substance addictions, eating disor-

sion or other psychological problems.

Changes On Gays; Abortions SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) The head of the Catholic military arch-

Father Rossetti became a priest of the

diocese in the United States has warned

Diocese of Syracuse, N. Y., in 1 984 after service in the Air Force as a military intelligence officer. He was an associate pastor in two Syracuse-area parishes before he began to specialize in work

President Clinton that accepting

and

religious

—

ders, sexual behavior problems, depres-

nuns and brothers.

Theologian, Honored By Marianist, Says Women's Ordination Coming

women

and the grow-

men

Monika Hellwig. She made

the

would pose a "moral and ethical dilemma" for Catholic healthcare providers in the armed forces.

com-

THE

She said she thinks

killings "make one think of a premeditated plan to impose again the law of the jungle," he added. "But for the moment I would not dare to point out in

until

United States were much like those France, though perhaps "a fl grumpier." Her sister, Genny, a sect

what direction we think investigations should go." While giving no other details, Bishop Rosa Chavez faulted the government of President Alfredo

who

grader

likes reading, stuffed 6

mals and paper dolls, agreed. Wl asked what she liked best about visit, she quickly replied: "Seeing

Cristiani for failing to investigate the

grandparents."

killings properly.

rsti

preschool in Strasbourg. Her husba

—

the West to

lift

the

embargo against

Pierre,

Grandadams have one other

"inhuman" economic

Iraq, saying

an engineer and mayor

age

has hurt

son,

15.

(

Becoming a

will

soon be available

Five-Star Dealer

slowly,

Orders

now being

taken

is Carolina Catholic

Head Pledges To Show Party

4:30 p.m." Claire, a fourth grader with a p sion for ballet, thought people in

The

doesn't see the possibility."

'Diverse, Tolerant'

—

though not under Pope John Paul II, who "has said so dogmatically that he

GOP

selective violence,"

UNIVERSAL CATECHISM

come

we could call

Plaine, a village near Strasbourg

ordination will

of San Salvador said in a homily Jan. 3 1

days

thing

bishop Paul Dahdah of Baghdad urged

for her contributions to Catholic intellectual tradition.

Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez

school in Strasbourg where the stud body includes German, Italian, Sp a ish, and American students. "There have no school on Wednesday," Da says. "But we go to school half a day Saturday. And we go later on the ot

"selective violence"

all

ments upon receiving the University of Dayton s 1 993 Marianist Award Jan. 28

women's

David, a seventh grader who enjJ playing tennis, attends an intematioi

Baghdad Archbishop Urges West To Lift Economic Embargo ROME (CNS) Latin-rite Arch-

concerned." Archbishop Joseph T. Dimino, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services U.S.A., took that stand in a Jan. 27 letter to Clinton. The archdiocese is based in the Washington suburb

ing

married as an answer to ing priest shortage, said theologian

—

school

here.

til

ting abortions in military hospitals, say-

the issue of ordination of

weeks

several

A (CNS) leading Salvadoran churchman said that SAN SALVADOR

— attended

of Strasbourg

Still

live in Asheville, teaches English

The

—

Salvador Bishop Says Violence Prevalent

sexuality in the military will have "di-

Catholic Church can no longer evade

Ohio (CNS)

le?

Louise Grandadam, whose pare

of Silver Spring. In a separate letter, also dated Jan. 27, he expressed concern about Clinton's executive order permit-

DAYTON,

Schi

homo-

sastrous consequences for

related to psychological treatment of priests,

Students at

Community

more about France when three visit David, Claire, and Genny Grandad

explained cases and they point to some-

in 1974.

—

recently had the opportunity to

in Beltsville,

Porter,

in three states before

ASHEVILLE Asheville Catholic

the letter in conjunction with a visit to

also placed the former priest,

hood

leading hospitals in the

Students Learn Fro French Visitors

few vocations to the priesthood and religious life. All these are serious indicators that the faith needs to be reawakened." Cardinal Hickey released are too

is endemic in El Salvador despite the end of 12 years of brutal civil war. "There are enough un-

James on 10 years probation and ordered him to undergo treatment for pedophilia. Porter would have to serve another six months in jail if he does not complete his treatment. Porter has been accused of molesting dozens of children

Institute in Suitland Jan. 19 as director

new programs.

baby

molest-

ton County District Judge Kenneth Maas

Stephen J. Rossetti, a psychologist and editor of Slayer of the Soul, a study of child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church, joined the staff of St. Luke of

in jail for

on the Clinton administration p change policies.

adopt attitudes and standards of behavior that are contrary to the Gospel. There

Joseph Catholic School

t.l

called

Some

Md.

former Catholic priest, accused of abus-

in Brazil.

Luke

Jail

STILLWATER, Minn. (CNS)

Name Province to serve as missionaries

St.

"Too many Catholics do not know and many have grown cold in

their relationship with the Lord.

their faith

St.

Former

impoverished the country. But how lc will it last, and what is the goal of t embargo?" Archbishop Dahdah said an interview in Rome Feb. 1 If the thought it could provoke civil unr and a political uprising against Sadd Hussein, "it was a bad bet," he said,

large institutions are not enough," he

wrote.

Saddam Husse

1109

BookShoppe

McAlway Road

Charlotte.

Abortion

ST. LOUIS (CNS) — The Republi-

wry easy.

282

(704)364-8778

All you have to

do is fed

satisfy your customers,

^txxyAnxt

All you have to

be courteous, highly trained,

efficient, friendly, professional, proficient,

prompt,

honest, skilled, and caring. Every minute of every day,

Readings For The

Week Of February

February 20

with every customer. Nothing to that

Sunday: Sirach 15:15-20;

Monday: Genesis 4:1-15,

Corinthians 2:6-10; Matthew 5:17-37.

25;

Mark

it.

Or maybe

our people are so good, they make

Come

see us soon.

And judge

it's

just

look easy.

for yourself.

8:1 1-13.

Tuesday: Genesis 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10; Mark 8:14-21.

Wednesday: Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22; Mark 8:22-26

ILDERTON

Chrysler • Plymouth • Dodge • Subaru

701-709 S. Main

St.,

Highpoint

(919)841-6100 Thursday: Genesis 9:1-13; Mark 8:27-33. Friday: Genesis 11:1-9;

Saturday:

Hebrews

Mark

11:1-7;

8:34-9:1.

Mark

9:2-13.

Advantage: ^

QfT>opor FIVE-STAR

CUSTOMER CARE

The Ilderton Family Members of Immaculate Heart Of Mary

Jruary 12,

1993

The Catholic News

Urges Congress To Scrap Research Ethics

Has

ro-Life Official ot I

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

The

ii of the U.S. bishops' pro-life office U urged Congress to amend legisla1 revoking longtime ethical standards

research on unborn children. I In letters to members of the U.S. late and of the House Energy and Mimerce Committee, Gail Quinn, of the U.S. bishops'

lj;utive director jj-etariat

for Pro-Life Activities, criti-

the "potentially destructive im-

two

It"

| thorization

sections

bill

the

for the National In-

Ites of Health.

I"In a

new

administration publicly

Senate's Igress

actions in the 103rd

first

may be

weaken or discard

|:al standards in federally

funded

AFRICA

ment on ethical grounds" if the ethics board were divided on the matter, she said.

"Surely any proposal for ethically questionable uses of the taxpayers'

money should ultimately be by an

official

interest

sworn

February 3-10

scrutinized

BENIN

to serve the public

— not determined by

UGANDA SUDAN

the special

interests of researchers themselves,"

Quinn said. She also questioned provisions

the reauthorization bill to repeal a regu-

by an on the unborn

lation requiring prior approval

ethics board for research

Imitted to ethics in government, I surprised and saddened that one of

10 th PAPAL TRIP TO

prior to implantation in the mother's

womb, such

as for "in vitro" fertiliza-

tion.

Quinn

said this area of

netic research "has

human

far its

troversial applications

—

ge-

most con-

e.g., 'quality

lical research," she said.

control' of

Quinn said much attention has been

creation of hybrids between

l)ted to the research guidelines for

and other species, and other experimental manipulations of living embryonic humans." Countries such as Germany, Great Britain, France and Australia that con-

human

Pope Urges African Religions To Respect Each Others' Beliefs PARAKOU, Benin (CNS)— Chris-

beings, cloning, the

humans

Muslims and animists

tians,

Benin

he said, mentioning religious tensions in Liberia, Somalia, the Middle East, India and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Ilren.

duct "significant in vitro research clearly

must respect each others' religious beliefs, Pope John Paul II said. The second day of the pope's Feb. 3-10 trip to Africa focused on the need for cooperation and mutual respect among the main religious groups on the

I Die reauthorization bill, introduced le Senate as S.l and in the House as

recognize the need for ethical scrutiny

African continent

and regulatory

have found themselves on opposite sides

peace

of civil conflicts.

Catholics to recommit themselves to

Ited fetuses and the "woefully inadItte" safeguards in that area. But her

|r centered on two aspects of re|:h policy affecting living unborn

1.4,

would require

llth

and

Human

the Secretary of

Services to grant a

I'er allowing research

on embryos

NIH ethics

board linated by medical researchers took litero," unless the

for stand against that research. I Quinn noted that the HHS secreihad approved only one waiver since Under the current proposal, the secretary would be "legally proed from disallowing the experii.

said.

And

limits in this area," she

the U.S. Congress last year

approved new regulations on commer"ample evidence of exploitation and deception in cial "in vitro" clinics, after

Communications Commission comments on the question )w to define indecency and who ibest do it. Some have suggested the FCC de-

—

Iments to the FCC that the other lid be more liable to expanding the |iition of indecency.

What could come under a wider liition

of indecency are the graphic

|)f aborted fetuses olitical iel

used by a handful

awareness" about research on living outside the mother's body, Quinn said.

human embryos

during his travels. "No one should be surprised if broth-

in written

who

comments

and sisters, who believe in one God, want to know each other better and exchange viewpoints," he told them. On the short drive to the meeting hall, the popemobile passed through an honor guard formed by drum-beating Bariba hunters on horseback. Bariba is the main ethnic group in the central Benin province, whose capital is ers

indecent speech,"

said Becker, a Republican

November,

"So many countries, both in Europe in Africa and many other regions of the world, thirst and hunger for this peace, without which the development of a people becomes impossible," he

The pope said it is natural that he would want to meet Muslim leaders

lost in

to the

FCC. Becker said he believes the FCC should define indecency. "It would be

Parakou.

Becker and some minor-party candidates tried to buy ads showing aborted

Paul that Muslims and Christians in Benin have always lived together in peace, often becoming part of the

area.

family through marriage. "They look in the same direction and cultivate the same values of peace and tolerance. Muslim believers appre-

ads, claiming indecent content, or tried to air

them

late at night, a "safe

'Broadcasters should not be arbi-

See

speech even when lim-

harbor"

FCC, Page

C & D Leasing Inc. to

all

makes of automobiles, vans and trucks

as well as office equipment meet your church or business needs.

The pope,

too,

encouraged joint

ef-

continue the tradition of "Christians and Muslims living together side by side." Believers from both commuforts to

nities share a

common reliance on prayer,

life and respect for humanity dignity, he said. The pope said Christian and Muslim parents must teach religious values to their children from the youngest age. "In this way they will prepare them to practice respect for the freedom of essential conscience and worship

a morally upright

—

conditions for the

common

life

of the

nation."

At a Mass for Christian unity, celebrated in a small stadium across the dirt pope continued his message "humanity forms one family because all human beings were created in the image of God." The most basic and important dialogue for Christian unity, he said, "is that of daily life in which everyone tries that

to cultivate the spirit of

good neighbors

sharing joys and sorrows, problems and

place, he said. Speaking specifically to local conflicts continue to

inflame different regions of the world,"

concerns."

dialogue between Christian and traditional African values must also take

young people at the Mass, the pope asked them to develop a sense of personal responsibility.

tJ^ I

-r^y

Carolina

"Can it not be said that perhaps the African social environment sometimes

CathoIic

tends to dissolve individual responsibil-

ity into

r Bookshoppe

a group mentality?" he asked.

The pope mitment

1109

McAl way

Rd.

NC 28211

comwork and honesty, de-

also encouraged a

to hard

crying the "parasitism" that has bled

African nations dry under corrupt re-

gimes.

III

617 Belmont Mt. Holly Rd. P.O. Box 1629 Belmont, N.C. 28012-1629

Muslim, with most of the rest practicing traditional African religions.

leader said.

(704) 364-8778

704/825-5186

about 15 per-

common

look around

Charlotte,

N. Frank Dixon

peace even more when they at what is happening in the world," the white-turbaned Muslim

ciate this

"Grave

We lease

same

fetuses

on television stations in their Although federal law guarantees

According to statistics from the bish-

road, the

Imam Issiaka Ligali told Pope John

said.

who was one

Df political

lim community.

nity in the central

said.

"reasonable access" to political broadcasts, some stations either refused the

candidate.

dialogue and cooperation with the Mus-

and

candidates last year, said

Becker of Georgia,

world and asked Benin's

the last remaining vestige of ethical

unpopular political message under the guise that the message is indecent," he

I back one side said in recent written

in the

cent Catholic and about 15 percent

too easy for a broadcaster to censor an

it.

The Muslim leader thanked the pope and gigantic work" for

for his "heroic

peace.

Those

broadcasters should do

Muslim commu-

would be "irresponsible in the extreme" if Congress were to "repeal It

lindecent material. Others say indiIfal

morning meeting Feb. 4 with

representatives of the

and egoism," the 1 00 Muslim leaders the hall voiced their agreement.

ops' conference, Benin

this industry," she said.

ited to the context

licking

that often

Ligali said the conflicts are

Beninese city of Parakou, the pope urged prayers for

Raises Question Of Who hould Define Indecency On Air WASHINGTON (CNS) — The of |;ral

In a

— groups

When

rooted in "social injustice, intolerance

In our 12th year of

Serving the Carolinas Monday

Friday 9:30

Saturday 9:30

Books

5:00

1:30

& Gift Items

Special Orders/Mail Orders

Welcome

Thanks For Favors Thanks be to God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels and saints and especially St. Jude for prayers answered and favors granted.

Catholic

News

February 12,

Herald

Los Hispanos En Holy Cross, Kernersville

Los

guitarristas Bonifacio Briceno, Luis

Sanchez y

Valdivia con Elsa Suarez y Gladys Scharyj..

Sirviendo

como

Ministro de

la Eucaristfa,

Celia Tapia

ofrece la copa a un hispano durante la Misa de las 12:30 p.m.

Maricela y Ernesto Ponce con sus hijos Ernesto Mariana a la entrada de la iglesia.

Jr.

Hagamos Nuestras las Penas y Alegrias de los Demas

machetes.

Obispos Peruanos Advierten Sobre Situation

Economica

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO

(CNS)

—

estelade las reformas economicas del gobierno,

En la mas de

mitad de la poblacion del Peru vive en la pobreza y experimenta dificultades mayores para encontrar una cantidad suficiente de alimentos, dijeron los obispos la

del

pat's.

Segiin informo la Radio Vaticana, los obispos advirtieron que la situacion en decaimiento ha favorecido el

Sor Juana, Hermana de la Misericordia, dijo que la mayoria habfan sufrido torturas tanto ftsicas como sicologicas. Uno de los residentes presencio la ejecusion de todos sus familiares. Otros vieron violaciones en masa por parte de pandillas o recibieron heridas de

regreso de enfermedades contagiosas, tales

como

Tambien ha ocasionado una recesion profunda, con un desempleo mas elevado y la

tuberculosis pulmonar.

disminucion de los niveles de la vida. Esto ha reducido a los mas desventajados a una situacion de pobreza extrema, dijeron los obispos. "La pobreza oprime a las dos terceras partes de los peruanos debido a que se ha olvidado la importancia primordial de la persona humana". Por lo tanto, el pais necesita sentar las bases de una economfa basada sobre la armonia y la eficiencia nacionales, agregaron los obispos.

"Su Casa" brinda albergue a refugiados procedentes de Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru y Mexico. Fue fundada en 1990. Distribuidos $4 Millones Para Proyectos en la America Latina

—

pais esta asolado por dificultades economicas, la

corrupcion y la inujusticia. Los obispos pidieron una consulta nacional para el consenso y prepararse adecuadamente para las elecciones del 94. Ellos agregaron que el sistema defectuoso de justicia de Panama era uno de los problemas de mayor urgencia del pais. Persisten las circunstancias inhumanas en las prisiones congestionadas. Los prelados sugirieron una amnistfa parcial para los presos polfticos, no de los

procurar soluciones mediante

acusados de torturas o asesinatos. Los obispos dijeron que la desilusion y la confusion en Panama eran ocasionadas, en parte, por las luchas contmuas por el poder.

Victimas de Torturas Empiezan Largo Sendro Hacia Curacion CHICAGO (CNS) Los 18 residentes de "Su Casa" de la calle Laflin en Chicago encuentran dificultades para dormir, dijo la Hermana Juana Persch, "evitan dormir porque a menudo terminal volviendo a vivir en sus suenos los horrores que han sufrido

WASHINGTON (CNS) —Mas de cuatro millones de dolares fueron entregados en 1992 a proyectos America Latina a traves de la colecta especial anual, que comenzo en 1 966. En conjunto 270 proyectos distintos fueron dotados de fondos el ano pasado. Los proyectos son aprobados y los fondos asignados por el Comite de los Obispos de los Estados Unidos para la Iglesia de America Latina, presidido por Monsenor AArthur Tafoya, Obispo de Pueblo, Colo-

catolicos en la

la reconciliacion, dijo el prelado.

Funcionario del Vaticano Urge a los Cubanos a Mejorar el Pais.

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) —El Cam m Roger Etchegaray, presidente de los Con; p Pontificios para la Justicia y la Paz, visito la isj m Cuba el pasado mes de diciembre. En un mensa S; despedida urgio a los cubanos a buscar soluq | nacionales para superar su pobreza extra\ema, "! m no puede esperar que todo le sea facilitado pc otros" dijo el Cardenal, "Todos los cubanos, blan, j ffl

negros, mestizos, creyentes y no creyentes deber las manos para construir una unidad nacional". Tan ^ anadio que la comunidad internacional no p

permanecer indiferente ante Cuba.

pobreza

extreir

;

^Sabia Usted?

rado.

Que Sor Anita de Luna,

Ultimo Proyecto de Sor Angelica Ocupa Cima de Montana

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNS)

— La nueva

estacion de radio de onda corta de la red de Television la Palabra Eterna es tan grande, que la red tuvo que comprar una montaha para situarla. La misma, que se cree sea la mayor "cortina" de transmision en onda corta existente en cualquier parte, es en realidad un conjunto de ocho antenas que transmiten la senal de onda corta de la red a traves de cinco continentes. El proyecto de $20 millones en sus aumento primeras semanas de funcionamiento, su tiempo de transmision a 24 horas diarias y el niimero de idiomas de sus programas a 20. Segiin dice Sor Angelica, la estacion es "promordialmente un instrumento para la evangelizacion", especialmente en los pai'ses de desarrollo y las naciones del bloque oriental anteriormente sojuzgadas por los comunistas. "En mi calidad de catolica, hay ciertos dogmas y ciertas practicas de nuestra fe que me gustaria explicar a todos. .creo en mi corazon que, en este salon, el mundo entero va a ser cambiado" dijo la fundadora de EWTN y WEWN. La nueva estacion recibio un donativo de $20 millones de los filantropos holandeses Piet y Trudy Derksen.

WEWN

—

anteriormente".

profundo entre los partidos tradicionales". El conlj social que surge de la injusticia halla una respues

Obispos Dicen Panama Esta Asolada Por Dificultad e Injusticia CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) Los obispos de Panama dijeron al comienzo de nuevo ano que aquel

agencia de prensa catolica ACI-PRENSA, basa Lima, que "en Honduras se necesita en gran una compana de reconciliacion porque, descj independencia, ha habido un enfrentamiento poll

superiora general

Catequistas Misioneras de la Divina Provider 1989 obtuvo situacion pontificia para su comui

haciendo de esta la primera congregation meJ americana con aprobacion canonica en los Es Unidos. Ademas Sor Anita fue elegida preside la Conferencia de Dirigencia de Religiosas de en la asamblea que tuvo lugar en Greensboro, pasado mes de agosto.- Greensboro, NC (CNS) Que los obispos de Colombia pusieron fin] papel de mediadores en la guerra de guerrillas de y dijeron que

gobierno deberia adoptar me

energicas contra los guerrilleros marxistas de la na<[

Bogota, Colombia (CNS). Que el Para Juan Pablo II aprobo el Catecisi la Iglesia Catolica, redactado originalmente en y tradicido despues a otras lenguas.

Ciui

Vaticano (CNS). Que el Papa Juan Pablo II beatified a 26 mexi en la festividad de Cristo Rey, incluyendo a la pr mujer mexicana que haya sido beatificasa. Sor Natividad Venegas, fundadora de la Hijas del Sa; Corazon de Jesus fue beatificada junto a 22 sacei y 3 laicos martirizados en Mexico entre 1915 y J

por su oposicion a las limitaciones fijadas f gobierno a las practicas religiosas.- Ciudad del Val

(CNS). Dice Arzobispo

Que

Reconciliacion es Principal Tarea Pastoral LIMA, Peru (CNS) Monsenor Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, nombrada el 1 1 de enero como dirigente de la Arquidiocesis de Tegucigalpa, Honduras, dijo a la

—

Que Honduras

tiene

un laicado muy

anil

Palabra y Movirnii Apostolicos muy activos, tambien los seminarf Tegucigalpa han recibido a 95 candidatos enj 3)comparado a 17 en 1982.- Lima, Peru (CNS)

15,000 Ministros de

bary

1993

12,

Education

f Justice

By SCOTT SPIVAK llELMONT We are called to action

—

Integrating justice

fully

l)ur parish and school programs

ore

By SISTER monly known

as the

two

feet

impact the system and work for structural

"We

need

wear a justice

faith. "It is

were

told during

well as a charity hat," says Bright.

justice

an overview of our Catholic Social Teaching. This teaching is a "set of principles, a

body of thought, and a call

li not be the work of a few. It is Ihing to which all Christians are called.

bishops,

§ ous educators, however, have a unique

The bishops

tunity to raise the consciousness of the

basic principles or themes as central to the

l o work

for social

change as well as

service. >r.

Thomas Bright, from the Center for

Ministry Development, challenged

who atthe Jan. 30 workshop to develop new

than 30 religious educators 1

iches

and

strategies to justice educa-

outh ministry and adult education and

etical ;al

central,

where

in our

programs?" asks Bright.

One

the infusion method. This method

lizes

new programs and there-

and global

rights

human

solidarity into

were raised by Bright. Education ice issues should be rooted in Chrisith, draw its relevance from connectesis

for the

important to recognize that our

indeed a

call to action.

Catechesis should therefore be ing,

i.e.,

life

chang-

and Christians does justice.

religious educators

are called to a faith that

Scott Spivak

and Peace

As for

life,

importance of

period

when

indecent programs can be for

aired.

A broadcasting coalition whose members include

how

does

get into the

encompass

all

compass news, information and series dramatic programming on a variety of topics,"

concern for justice?

for justice

the coalition told the

Belmont

lina Association

Moody

of Residential Resources).

firmly believes that every per-

son has the right to the highest possible quality of life. She is an avid spokesperson

and advocate for people unable

Mercy

Sister

Nancy Nance

nity relations director

first

Divorce feels

"connected again," he says.

"Even though the Church still doesn't condone divorce, it's come a long way in dealing with

it,"

The Church

he says.

realizes that advising people to stay in

built.

member of the

She

family

"It

was

if you were divorced, it you were wearing this big red

used to be,

letter."

Support groups have sprung up

experiences for persons with

men-

retardation.

throughout the diocese. Pathfinders

all

the Charlotte parishes, for example.

Beginnings, which meets

at the

are

national organization addressing the needs of people with developmental disabilities, over the past five years as a member of their

different than those of the separated

and

board has helped broaden the scope of the mission of PUSH, a national service project

a social group,' says New Beginnings mem-

Kappa Phi Fraternity. She currently is is

"We are a light hearted group, more of '

ber Adele Scarano. Although their loss grief through death, not

says.

Some widowed, separated and divorced

House, a shelter for

people may not

given discretion to determine what

importance of providing safe shelter for

group. For them, counseling

hunger as well as to answer

to feed the hungry.

These are com-

those

file

The U.S. Catholic Conference did not comments to the FCC in the matter.

Regional Mass

Week with

— On

a regional

Jan. 31,

Mass

at St.

women and

children

who

ready to be in a support

may be

the

answer, says Sister Miriam. Counseling

provided through Catholic Social Services,

nowhere

which

else to live.

also funded

by the DSA.

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools celebrated the beginning of Catholic Schools Gabriel Church. Approximately 700 children, parents and friends attended the Mass

McSweeney,

equip children to

vicar general and chancellor.

"We

make

a difference in society,"

must help them learn

to bring

about

make choices based on Christian values." Bishop Donoghue greets a MACS student following Mass.

changes and Left:

are often

feel

subjected to domestic violence and have

celebrated by Bishop John F. Donoghue."Our challenge today said the homiilist, Msgr. John

by choice, most

have gone through the grieving process, she

secretary of the board of

directors of Catherine's

for

divorced.

homeless women and children. She sees the

|tuses of

New

Catholic

was organized two years ago widows and widowers, whose needs

Moody

cent.

at St.

Gabriel Church draws about 75 people from

Center,

vice president of the board.

inde-

may not be

the best course of action, he says.

in recruiting

house was

(Friom Page 3)

ment, said individual stations need to be

e can educate ways to eradicate the

commu-

of Holy Angels.

how do our parish budgets reflect

to speak for

themselves.

unhealthy and unsafe marriages

of the Belmont Habitat

She continues to serve as a coordinator Holy Angels Great Adventures which

for Pi

FCC.

(North

NORCARR (North Caro-

Retardation), and

Turner Broadcasting, inaseparate state-

activities,

professional

NCAAMR

central to

our liturgies? If justice th,

How many

and peace are offered

for

Her association with PUSH America, a

of these

parish mission statements reflect a ind

tal

'Any definition ofindecency that would

be broad enough

advertisements could also threaten to en-

for the parish?"

member

Humanity, she assisted

spiritual

to not expand the definition of indecency to include ads such as Becker's.

For example,

lay life

YMCA

provides social, recreational, service and

NBC, ABC, PBS and Fox

ming and

ion outside of the classroom. "If jusintegral,

An-

Carolina American Association on Mental

selection committee.

asked the FCC to let individual broadcasters

and community

has also served as a

11)

continue to judge the content of program-

right also cited the

Little

and the East Gaston community.

Ministry.

volunteers as the

FCC (From Page

very involved

Development Center and Great

mittee developing a

the diocesan coordina-

tor for the Justice

Oakcrest);

Her caring nature extends beyond the Holy Angels family to the community in which she lives. This is evident by the organizations to which she has committed much of her time and energy. For the past two years, Moody has served on a 20-member organizational com-

ity.

social thought

Along with community

Moody

Adventures.

solidar-

experience, be develop-

life

ipture, tradition

poor and the vulnerable and

homes; Maria Morrow Center; gels Child

She is a member of the Belmont Rotary and serves as a member of the Gaston Memorial Hospital board of trustees.

organizations such as

dinner.

Belhaven, South Point and Lake wood group

appropriate and involve reflection

with

Commerce

homes (Pinehaven, Brookview,

dignity,

g programs. ther elements of effective justice

!ly

outline six

to incorporate or "infuse" basic

concepts such as

named Belmont's Belmont Chamber

The life and dignity of the human person. The rights and responsibilities of the human person. The call to family, community and participation. The dignity of work and the rights of workers. The option

the difficulty religious educators

beginning

«ks l

is it

approach to educating for justice is

l as

to action" (U.S.

document

10 years, recently was

At Holy Angels, Moody is always looking for ways to improve the quality of life for the children and adults with disabilities who are served through the programs and services of Holy Angels. Under her leadership, Holy Angels has expanded services to include the Fox Run ICF/MR group

Century of Social Teaching). in their

ex-

Church's social vision.

mended anumber ofsuch approaches, f justice

NANCY NANCE

— Regina Moody,

Citizen of the Year at the

Bright also included in his presentation

ant Abbey. on behalf of

hat as

and Peace workshop

1'learly action

Citizen Of Year

ecutive director of Holy Angels for the past

concern, the former being the best foot to

an integral part of our

I;nt Justice

BELMONT

of social

reform.

iitional," participants

Named Belmont

Programs

Hera!

Holy Angels Executive Director

workshop Stresses Importance

slice.

The Catholic News

Above: Students carry banners from each of the

MACS

schools.

Photos by

JOANN KEANE

The Catholic News

February

Herald

Diocesan News Briefs Mardi Gras Dance

CHARLOTTE

1 1

—A

d'oeuvres.

Proceeds will be used for the Community Center playground. For tickets, call Carol Harrison at (704) 541-6548.

Annual Parish Mission

CHARLOTTE

—

Matthew's Sunday, Feb.

St.

Annual Parish Mission is 20 through Wednesday, March

3, be-

7:30 p.m. each night. Missionary Richard Collings will discuss "Interior Life and a Change of Heart" ginning

during the four-day event. By using Paul's letters to the Ephesians, he will

emphasize the importance of making Jesus a part of our everyday lives. For more information, call Terri Jarina at (704) 846-1733.

meeting about Retrouvaille, a program

Church Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 7:30

Feb.

p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Glenmary Father Tom Field will talk about illness, caretaking and death

for helping troubled marriages,

Gabriel Church in the Fellowship Hall following 5:30 p.m. Mass. For more information, call Elizaat St.

beth or Scot

from a

Thomas at (704) 875-1535.

76th Anniversary!" under the spiritual direction of Benedictine Abbot Edmund

McCaffrey is scheduled for July 26 through Aug. 7. Cost is $1,399 and includes roundtrip airfare from New York Kennedy Airport, meals and accommodations. For more information, write or call Kathleen Potter, 2710 Coltsgate Rd., Charlotte, NC 28211. Her telephone F.

number

CHARLOTTE

— Action

League

sponsoring a Prayer Vigil For Life Saturday, Feb. 27 at 7 a.m. The meeting place is Cotswold Shopping Center at is

Sharon Amity and Randolph roads. Participants will sing, read Scripture and pray vigil will

abortion centers.

be conducted with the coop-

pense paid

trip to

BELMONT

—

Mark

Dr. J. Christian Wilson, a professor of religious studies at Elon College, will present a seminar

on the "Gospel According To Mark" at Belmont Abbey College on Saturday, Feb. 27. The seminar will be in Grace Auditorium from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Coffee and pastries will be available beginning at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $20. For more information, call Belmont Abbey College's Office of Continuing Education at (704) 8256671.

School Sponsor's Fund

St. Philip, Statesville, 4-6:30 pm Andrew DeRiso (704) £73-0166

Freshman Claee Retreat Bethelwoods/YMCA Fr. Dinnis Kuhn (704) 523-5671

MAGGIE VALLEY Waters Catholic Reflection Ct sponsoring a retreat Feb. 19-21

on the

first

offered for parishio-

veloping a deep, intimate

While the

call Father

rily for

retreat is intended

catechumens, their spons

anyone interested

CHARLOTTE— All Saints CathoSchool Athletic Association is sponsoring a raffle for one year's tuition at any MACS school Tickets are $ 1 0 each .

The drawing is Feb. 27. For more information,

call

(704)

of Richmond,

The suggested donation is son and $140 per couple. Fo information, write to Living

surroundings.

ter

For more information, call Miriam or Darrel Kerr at (919) 282-4926.

Center

HICKORY — A Marriage Encoun-

their

ARDEN — "Footsteps of Jesus," a

Holy Land and ministry of Jesus, will be shown at St. Barnabas Church Tuesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. Susan Brady, a director of Faith Formation, will speak on the "Messianic Promises in the Hebrew Scriptures" at the church on Tuesday, March

marriages better.

has enriched

more than 70

countries.

The focus

The Catholic News & Hen comes parish news for the dioce.

Good photographs, prt, black and white, also are w< Please submit news releases ant at least 10 days before date of\ briefs.

tion is

Charismatic Day Of Renewal

CHARLOTTE

—

St.

Thomas

Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd., is sponsoring a Charismatic Day of Renewal Saturday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The leaders are Bobbie and Hugo May and Deloris Stevenson. The day will consist of music, praise and worship, various aspects of the Charismatic Renewal and its application, the Eucharist, Scripture and prayer. Cost is $8, payable at the door. Bring a bag lunch.

—

Catholic Conference

274-4424.

Violence A conference on "Women, Faith & Violence" is March 19-20 at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 W. Chapel Hill St., Faith

DURHAM

at the

Feb. 26-28.

improved communication. For more information and registration, call Tom or Emilie Sandin at (919)

in the

life

2 at 7 p.m.

Women,

the lives of thousands of married couples

presentation by Father John

associated with the

weekend

The weekend is for couples with good marriages who would like to make

Lenten Enrichment Offerings

Marie For-

FOUM GREAT NAMES to KNOT

vention of Sexual and Domestic Vio-

Marriage Retorno

Cost is $20 for Friday, $20 for Saturday or $35 for both days. To register, send check and name, address, phone number, occupation and religious affiliation to North Carolina Council of Churches, Suite 162, 1307 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC 27605-3258.

GREENSBORO— The Franciscan Center is sponsoring a marriage Retorno

weekend Feb.

19-21.

The weekend

designed to deepen marriage spirituality by praying the Scriptures as a couple. For more information or to register, call

Ben

MITSUBI

6951 E.lndepen

MITSUBISHI M0I0F1S

531-3131

Journey Retreat St. Michael's, Gastonia Pam Smith, (704) 331-1723

For Those Times

Parish

Always There to

HYUDDI

Beautifully Play Your Favorite Hymns and Church Music.

Synthia™ has been designed

for all those times

4100E. Indepen

5354455

you need music but

it. Simply plug Synthia™ in to a MIDI compatible keyboard and most songs from your Catholic hymnal are instantly available. Synthia™ is not a tape player but rather an easy to use, and yet

have no one to play

THE

aPoiNj DEALERSHIPS

sophisticated musical instrument player with the flexibility and quality

necesary for meaningful and enriched church services. For more information

Dance

Ferformance F\ace Hickory, 6 pm - midnight Sandi Schmitt (704) 324-2994

5354444

When You Need Music

Call or Write

Feb.

7001 E.Endepei

364-3634

Feb. 19-21

or Gladys Whitehouse at (919)

547-0573.

Wenning (704)

Greensboro, 7:30 pm Mirsa Nieland (919) 052-7235

(704) 926-3833.

10 Quarterly Meeting — Steering Committee for Fereone With Disabilities Catholic Center, Charlotte 4-5 pm

Feb. 19 Women;s Guild "Bash" St. Paul Parish Center,

journey is invited. The director is Msgr. ( Michael, retreat director of the I

tual

Feb.

F>en

relat

with Jesus. Throughout the retrei, will be guided mediations

Feb. 17

Deacon

part

Marriage Encounter

lence in Seattle.

Feb. 14

Retreat For RCIA Catechi Sponsors and Teachers

Catholic Reflection Center, 14i 28751 Rd., Maggie Valley,

D\oceean Events

of C Spaghetti Dinner

(704) 622-7366.

544-2070.

Upcoming Site TP3A, Hickory, 0-11 pm Carol Kllnker (704) 322-S550

House of Prayt

Box 7, Hot Springs, N.C. 28743

and Dinner Dance March 6. Three hundred tax-deductible tickets will be sold at $100 each. Proceeds will be used for St. Pius buildings and

tune, director of the Center for the Pre-

Youth Dance

contact the Jesuit

second part will be concerned v

series

lic

pre-

history and the Christ of revelati

and funeral

attorney, wills

ments will be served. For more information, Field at (704) 488-6766.

an all-ex-

of spirituality

from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information and reserv

power of

ners and community members. Refresh-

Hawaii for two or

Durham. The featured speaker

Feb. 13

day of reflection and shan

men on models

center in the

The

other prizes worth $ 1 00 or more. The St.

Pius

tian," a

teachers,

Win A Trip To Hawaii GREENSBORO Win

—

gal, will discuss living wills, health care

(704) 366-5127.

Schneider on places

The Gospel According To

David

Tuition Raffle

slide

ment.

spiritual perspective. Dr.

planning.

The

eration of the Charlotte Police Depart-

first

Berndt will discuss emotional aspects associated with aging, illness, coping with elderly and sick loved ones, dying and death. The second session is March 2. Mary Herr, community educator and parale-

Peace Pilgrimage To Fatima A "Peace Pilgrimage To Fatima:

& Christian' HOT SPRINGS —The Jesui% Prayer is offering "Male & M

'Male

CHARLOTTE— An informational

senting the Third Annual Reverse Raffle

Prayer Vigil

— The

of a two-part series on "Grief and Responsibility: Challenges of Caring for Family Elders" will be presented at St. Joseph

p.m.

$12.50 per person through Feb. 14, $15 per person after Feb. 14. Beer and wine will be provided. People are asked to bring their favorite hors Cost

BRYSON CITY

Retrouvaille

Mardi Gras Dance at St. Gabriel Church in the Community Center is Saturday, Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to

Grief and Responsibility

WHERE YOU ALWA) GET YOUR MONEY'S WC » I

1003 Pecan Avenue

njusic

Electronics, Inc.

F.J.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Phone (704) 375-8108 (800) 331-0768

LaPointe, President

Member

of St. Gabriel's

The Catholic News

uary 12, 1993

World and National Briefs Knights Of Columbus Sued By Insurance Agents

developed property"

thanasia.

the Netherlands, under the terms of the

The

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A group

leading

of Los Angeles has prom-

of current and former insurance agents

Catholic cemeteries. "I don't want

irch

Pledges $20 Million

uild

L.A., Focusing

LOS ANGELES (CNS) ijidiocese

—

to help rebuild

$20 million

of the Knights of

Los

|>n efforts

last

Columbus has

filed a

class-action lawsuit against the Catho-

especially by supporting edu-

Jeles,

|:ted

To Schools

those neighborhoods

lic fraternal

organization.

The

suit

asks

restitution to the Knights' policyhold-

spring's riots. Officials

and agents for the harm they

ers

ijbuild L.A., the post-riot revitaliza-

alleg-

com-

edly suffered as a result of the Knights'

ment could be the largest by a nonIt organization to the renewal effort.

Shaw, Knights public affairs spokesman, said the lawsuit is based on "a profound misunderstanding of what the Knights of Columbus is"

)

group, believe the financial

practices. Russell

28 .news conference on the

I Jan.

Inds of Our Lady of Loretto- Bishop

High School

lity

under U.S. law as a fraternal beneficiary society. He said that the Knights qualify under the Internal Revenue Code as a tax-exempt insurance provider only "on

in a riot-torn sector

los Angeles, Cardinal

Roger M.

iony of Los Angeles highlighted the diocese's economic and social

the condition that a substantial

Bets in the city.

of income from

Childhood Association Marks Anniversary In 1993

I 111

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

The Holy Childhood Aswhich has its U.S. headquar-

li Washington,

ness of pedophilia presents the Church

education programs for

lil

with the chance to "correct something

provides year-round all

that's

I schools and CCD religious educallasses of elementary school level, programs, designed to develop a I of the world Church in the young, Jjerated in conjunction with opporchildren to raise

es for

are "prophetic

voices calling for action" on this subject, said

recently

money by

St.

Father Stephen

named

Luke

Rossetti,

director of programs at

Md. "We community should have a

Institute in Suitland,

as a church

—

needy" in case individuals sexually molested

preferential option for the this

as children, said Father Rossetti.

made

To Consider Links Of Religious Activity

WASHINGTON (CNS)

church to show films on will be reviewed by the a family g me Court Feb. 24. The case of s Chapel vs. Center Moriches Free School District is one of two Is the court is to hear that day over

comments during

a parish

January.

— A New

for a

the

adult education class in Fall River in

Public

school district's refusal to rent

entanglement with religion. :ases have attracted keen interest wide variety of organizations. In ond case, James Zobrest and his sued when the Catalina Foothills 1 District in Tucson, Ariz., rejjto provide a sign-language interaid

while James attended Salpointe

High School. The district agreed

because I'm

to be disturbed,

afraid the Chinese

government

will take

back the cemetery for property development," said a woman who plans to relocate her husband s body from a Cathol ic cemetery in Hong Kong to mainland China before 1997. She is not the only one worried, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in '

Thailand. Ignatius Lee, superintendent

of the five Catholic cemeteries in

Hong

Kong, told UCA News about 30 mains are removed each year.

Some

British

Issue

Of Extinction

Orders Face

MANCHESTER, Some

re-

England (CNS)

British religious congrega-

dwindling numbers and aging communities, are asking themselves whether they should close their doors to new vocations and go out of existence, according to a variety of sources. The Universe, a Catholic weekly paper in Britain and Ireland, said that some congregations of women are thinking about allowing their orders to fade away "with dignity." Reports made during a recent meeting of the Conference of Major Religious Superiors of England and Wales in Derbyshire, England, showed the orders' average age rising and an a high rate of dropouts. A report on drop-out statistics from 116 congregations and societies showed that of the 436 women and 255 men who had tions, faced with

made

their first professions since

36 percent of the women men had left.

980, and 48 percent 1

of the

Bishop Dedicates New 2,200-Seat 'Church On Las Vegas Strip Bishop LAS VEGAS (CNS) Daniel F. Walsh of Reno-Las Vegas

tremes to which public schools go

media

courts and the

jrtunate children.

>ls,

mo-

lested as children. Victims of abuse, the

g Christmas seals and other items, loney goes to help provide meals, water, and medical assistance for

needed correction," making a pri-

ority of assisting persons sexually

paro-

husband

— —

150th anniver-

lin 1993.

Ition,

Pedophilia Awareness Gives Church Chance To Help Sexually Molested FALL RIVER, Mass. (CNS) A priest-psychologist said growing aware-

The

Inal mission organization for chilits

amount

insurance sales

given to charitable works."

I Childhood Association, an inter-

I will celebrate

its

in Hong Kong are some Catholics to relocate deceased family members' remains to non-

—

new

Vatican Seeks Distinct Guarantees On Plurality In Jerusalem

VATICAN CITY Vatican

still

(CNS)

— The

wants "international guar-

2,200-seat "temple of

antees" to protect religious plurality in

God" in the midst of the nation's bestknown gambling casinos Feb. 2. The

Jerusalem, but sees this as clearly dis-

Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer, located near the southern end of the

istrative status or sovereignty, the rank-

Vegas Strip, is within walking distance of more than 17,000 hotel rooms and replaces the 1,000-seat Guardian Angels' Cathedral, which could no longer accommodate weekend crowds. The Shrine of the Most Holy Redeemer is

Archbishop Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, said the Vatican's current talks with Israel cover

dedicated a

tinct

from the issue of the

city's

admin-

ing Vatican official in Jerusalem said.

some of

in a non-religious private or

school, but said paying the inter-

accompany him to a Catholic would be unconstitutional.

| to

Meanwhile, he said, the sovereignty issue has been left largely to Arab and

Nevada.

Israeli negotiators.

Fear Of Future Leads Some Catholics To Relocate Graves HONG KONG (CNS) Fears of the Chinese government s plans for "un-

Dutch Bishops Opposed

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR The Diocese of Charleston covers the entire state of South Carolina, embracing 113 schools. The j.cs and missions and approximately 80.000 members. It includes 30 Catholic |se is forming a comprehensive development program to meet its present and future financial

prosecuted.

Bishops

Discuss Sexual

Abuse By Clergy

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

The

problem of child sexual abuse by priests will be explored at a two-day session in St. Louis sponsored by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry. The Feb. 22-23 session will study the problem of child sexual abuse in society; prevention of such abuse by better selection and training of candidates for the priesthood; professional and pastoral

help for victims; treatment of abus-

and the conditions under which who have been treated for sexual abuse can be reassigned to ministry. Church leaders, researchers, victims, priests being treated for abuse problems, and experts on various dimensions of the problem will participate.

ers;

priests

Bishop Timlin Named Episcopal Liaison To Airport Chaplains CHICAGO (CNS) Bishop James

—

C. Timlin of Scranton, Pa., a pilot for

more than 30 years, has been named

the

National Conference of Catholic Bishops' episcopal liaison to the National

Catholic Conference of Airport Chap-

Bishop Timlin, who owns an

lains.

air-

plane, has "a great interest in aviation"

and

promoting airport chaplaincies

throughout the United States, according to an announcement from the chaplains' Chicago headquarters. Catholic airport chaplains' ministry falls under the NCCB Committee on Migration. In

May, U.S. chaplains

will

meet

Rome

with their counterparts from around the world.

Gift (From Page

opportunity to learn why.

Mother has

spent time recuperating from several

bouts of

ill

health in Maryfield's infir-

mary The care she received at Maryfield is tremendous. High Point is fortunate .

the largest church building in the state of

—

euthanasia will technically remain a it stipulates that doctors who follow strict guidelines would not be

bill

crime. But

have such a

facility in

our

commu-

these sought-after guarantees.

for the interpreter as long as

was

According to news reports from

"Maryfield has long depended on community to maintain its standard of care," says Poor the support of the

Sister Lucy Hennessy, Maryfield administrator. "We rejoice that the Smith family has once again played a major role in Maryfield's history. The gift allows us to broaden our

Servants

Bill

Allowing Doctor-Assisted Suicides

VATICAN CITY

nity."

(CNS)

—

The

Dutch bishops have opposed a bill establishing guidelines by which doctors can aid in assisted suicides, reported Vatican Radio. The bill received preliminary approval in the Dutch parliament Feb. 2, a day after the bishops sent a letter to each member of parliament stating the Church's opposition to eu-

vision and plan significantly for the future."

Maryfield Nursing Homes was founded in 1947 by five Catholic sisters from England, members of the Poor Servants of the Mother of

God

congre-

gation.

fund a planning strategy, the Diocese is seeking an outstanding professional to be the Director of Develpment. This individual will represent the Diocese

Todevelop and implement I

fund Krleston to parish, school and community constituents and will develop and infplement

efforts for

Catholic schools. Diocesan Development Fund, Catholic Chanties and for

Sdual parish development.

The position will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer. Applicant should have a |um of five years' experience as a fundraisingprofessional. exceptional comunication skills, Ipervisory and management skills. Also required are skills pertinent to the position, including lledge of direct mail, marketing, major gift solicitation, deferred giiving and grant writing,

C.A. Zimmer,

classic

degree is preferred. The applicant should have identification with and espouse the philosophy ad objectives of Iholie Church with the ability to translate those objectives ito active fund raising strategies.

Inc.

organ technology

gtluale

Generations of experience in pipe organ building coupled with the finest musical technology available today to provide the best possible musical alternatives at prices any church can afford

commensurate with experience must he sent in writing to:

Inquiries

Call or write for

Director of Lay Personnel

more information and a

free consultation

Diocese of Charleston i

Box 818 SC 29402.

Post Office Charleston.

P.O.

BOX

1409

•

9801

WEST KINCEY AVENUE SUITE /

176

•

HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078

•

PHONE (704) 948-0356

News

The Catholic

Herald

February

Sister Act...

Crusader Corner By

12,

FRANK MERCOGLIANO

Both Belmont Abbey basketball teams will honor their departing seniors Saturday night in front of a packed house at the Wheeler Center on Parent's Weekend. The doubleheader basketball games are the culmination of the careers of four outstanding senior student athletes.

Head Coach Elaine Kebbe will honor her two seniors at women's game, in what promises to be a very special ceremony. The two seniors are Kathy Freeman, a 5-

halftime of the 5 guard from

Vero Beach,

Fla.,

who will finish second in the

of three-pointers made; and India Adams, a 5-9 forward from Radford, Va., who has twice been named Kodak Honorable Mention All-American, and this year all-time Abbey

list

alone she has been the conference Player of the times, District Player of the

Week

four

Week twice, and she has broken

,000 rebound and 2,000 point career marks. The women's game is scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off

the

with the ceremony probably occurring a

The men's game before the

start

tips-off at 7:30 p.m.

and coach Tim Jaeger

will

little

after

6 p.m.

honor his seniors

Maynard, who transferred three years ago from Marshall, has been the team's leading scorer for the past two seasons. He is a 6-2 guard from Huntington, W. Va., and is married to Alicia Maynard. Walters, a 5-9 guard from Woodstock, Va., has been the Crusader's sparkplug for four years. He is the all-time leader in three-pointers make and he was the 1989 Carolinas Conference Freshman of the Year.

The two

"Little" Sisters of St. Joseph, a.k.a. students

from

Ann School

St.

in Charlotte, pre;

a musical rendition of the recent movie "Sister Act" during a talent

of the game.

seniors are Jaeger's starting backcourt. Stan

Belmont Abbey's Lady Crusaders have won 10 games in a row and 15 of their last 16. They have outscored their opponents this year by an average of 13.5 points per game. They are 8-4 and have broken 100 points in a game three times this year.

show

for Ci

the Catholic Center in Charlotte. Little Sisters

Sounders, Jennifer Barbarino,

Nicole Terrell, Brooke Mollica, J

(1-r):

MonicaWyniemko and Molly Johnson. Photo by

JO ANN KEi

Catholic Social Services Name:

993 Beatty Award Winner

votes did they get in the Jan. 31 national poll?

CHARLOTTE

Zero. Zilch. Nothing. Not one.

Unbelievable? Yes, very.

How could this possible be? There are some reasons.

Belmont Abbey started out slow. They were only 3-3 when the first poll came out. The early losses kept their record from being good enough for the polls. 2. The District. Belmont Abbey has for the entire season been overshadowed by Lees-McRae (2 -4) and Wingate ( 1 8-3). These two schools have been in the Top 20. 3. Eddie Carter. He is the coach of Carson-Newman and the district rater. He lists the top four teams in the 17 team District 26. That list goes to all the raters who vote. Last week was the first week that Belmont Abbey was on the list, and they were fourth, behind Wingate, Carson-Newman (15-5) and Catawba (14-8). Belmont Abbey should move up to third in the area, but it will be difficult to 1

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Catholic

Social

vices with the assistance of coh

Beatty Award to Charles Leo "Chuck"

Maggi and Noel Nadol. Comi members are Beatty Doyle, Jim K

The coaches who vote in the poll tend to stick to their guns, Belmont Abbey's Top 20 hopes just might be shot down, even

Grace at the annual reception and dinner Thursday, March 4 at the Adams Mark

Anne

McKenna,

Beatty

Paliyenko, Marie Parsons and Eliz

Hotel.

The award

given annually with-

Thurbee.

out regard to religious denomination to

whose strong religious faith has prompted effective church and public service in Mecklenburg County. a person

Grace, a

in the poll this late.

and for that reason, after a 20-win season. Fats Domino said it best: "Ain't that a shame." Frank Mercogliano is sports information director for Belmont Abbey College.

Rachel Greene of Catholic Soci

Services will present the Colonel Francis

jump

Church,

member

Inc.

$45 a person. For

lie

call C

Social Services at (704) 333-

weekdays 8:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

Gabriel

St.

president and

Cummins Atlantic

Cost

information or reservations,

owner of

He was recently

inducted as a Knight of Malta, the high-,

Schools (From Page

honor bestowed upon a layperson by the Catholic Church. The distinction is shared by the late Colonel Beatty.

ing Catholic schools, which he

est

Pope Says African Bishops' Synod To Be At Vatican In 1 994 KAMPALA, Uganda (CNS) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The special

Synod of Bishops for Africa will

be held

at the

Vatican

1994 followed

by a papal trip to several African nations, Pope John Paul II announced Feb. 9. The announcement of the synod's April 10, 1994, opening came more than four years after the pope called for the synod. After the working sessions in Rome, have the intention of coming to Africa for a celebration phase to solemnly promulgate the fruits of the special assembly," the pope said during a meeting in Kampala with the synod planning committee. The pope will travel to several "I

African countries for the celebrations, said

Archbishop Jan Schotte, secretary

Synod of Bishops. At the Kampala meeting, the pope also released the working document that general of the

will

form the basis of presentations and

discussions at the synod.

The document ite

presents "a

compos-

picture of the present state of affairs

and the general views of the Christian

community in Africa with regard to the theme of evangelization," he said. The document and the synod discussions will be divided into five topics:

proclaiming the Gospel, inculturation, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, justice

and peace, and communications.

The pope

said the

two years of stud-

and meetings that led to the reports used to write the working ies, reflection

document were a blessing nent.

"He (Grace) reflects those qualities of ecumenism and commitment to com-

for the conti-

has brought "spiritual renewal, a

deeper sense of the Church and her teachings, and a greater awareness of the responsibility of all the People of God to respond in faith to situations which are uniquely African," he said. The pope said the high number of national bishops' conferences who responded to the synod's preparatory document was "the highest number of replies to date for any synodal assembly." Archbishop Schotte said responses came from 94 percent of Africa's bish-

The pope

said the African synod

where all synods have been held, as a sign of the tie between the bishops of Africa and the bishop of Rome. Archbishop Schotte told meeting participants that the Vatican location will allow the "continued presence" of the pope and curial officials at the working sessions. It "acknowledges the intimate bond of communion between the Church in Africa and the universal Church, but also highlights her unique contribution on the world level within will take place at the Vatican,

this mystical communion," the archbishop said.

The Kampala meeting was the

third

session of the planning committee to be

held in Africa with the pope.

The 1990

was held in Ivory Coast, and a 1992 session was held in Angola.

session

munity service exemplified by the life of Colonel Beatty," said Leslie Paliyenko, CSS Board of Advisors chairperson.

The award was established in 1991 name of the late Colonel Beatty whose lifetime of service touched a broad cross-section of the Charlotte

commu-

officer in three wars, Colonel

Beatty was a founding

member

of the

local chapter of the National Confer-

ence of Christians and Jews, a chairman of the Mercy Hospital board of trustees and a president of the National Cotton Council.

said despite the challenge

moted.

The archbishop said today's (J schools are "different organiz|

ally

and they face a different

questions," but they are "more

sional administratively."

There is also current documerl proving that Catholic school sCJ "form better values for responsiti ing in society than their counterpl

And

public schools."

Catholic

are realizing the difference

made

in the past

the?;l

and can make

particularly in poor neighborhoci

chairman of the board of Belmont Abbey College, and serves on the boards of directors for University Research Park, Carolina Freight Association, The Employers Association and First Union National

Grace

Bank.

he]

nessed firsthand since he began ing in 1946, enduring positive al of Catholic schools need to b(|

lie

in the

nity.

added.

trustees for

ops' conferences.

Schools Week. The students took their show on the road, performing for staff memi

How many

also helped create an active

Alumni Club encompassing North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia for Notre Dame, his alma mater.

He is married to Mary Ann Hamilton Grace. They have four children.

Spearheading the awards dinner

Thanks To

St.

Jude

Thanks to St. Jude for prayers answered and favors granted.

For couples with go\ marriages who want

make them

better.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS Apr. 23-2

Feb. 26-28

Sent. 10-12

For

Nov.

19-:

information

registration, contact:

DOA, JHB, HND, TJD, BH,

EAL

Tom & 419

Emile Sandin

Crestland

Greensboro,

Avenue

NC 27401

(919-274-4424)